I was a god in the 18th century

Chapter 517 I Support Your Rebellion
Wen Renyi was not a good storyteller, so when he told Xia Qingdai about the relationship between their family and the statue of the "ancestor god", his speech was a bit dry, and the feeling of listening to him speak was second only to reading classical Chinese.

Even so, with Xia Qingdai's understanding of being admitted to a top 985 university, she still understood the relationship between the two.

She even thought more divergently and had other bolder associations - it was not that the statue was like her, but that she was like the statue.

Maybe she is not the only one in her family who has obtained the golden finger that allows her to travel through time and space. Her mother, who disappeared a long time ago, might have also had some adventures.

The key to unlocking the different time and space may not be the castle model, but "people" themselves.

She had reason to doubt this, because since she left England, Fucui Villa had not appeared in her landscape box.

If the castle is the key to time travel, then how is it that she can still travel through time when even the shadow of the castle cannot be seen?
According to Wenren Yi, this ancestral statue has existed in the Wenren clan's ancestral temple since the late Ming Dynasty. It is unknown which ancestor built it, but it is certain that the Wenren clan has worshipped this deity from generation to generation.

If you want to know which ancestor this ancestor god is, you won't find the answer even if you look through the family tree of the Wen family. But the descendants of each generation have tacitly accepted that this statue is their ancestor god.

From the master to the slaves, subordinates, and tenants who depend on them, everyone must believe in the ancestral gods.

This is what their grandfather's grandfather told them, and it is as indisputable as drinking water and eating.

Xia Qingdai suspected that this "ancestor god" was her own elder. She could travel back to this time and space in the 18th century, and this "ancestor god" could travel back to the end of the Ming Dynasty in the 17th century. Everything was possible.

Thirteen years ago, the Wenren family had a conflict with the county magistrate at the time and fled far away to avoid disaster. Even in such a difficult situation, the ancestral statue was not abandoned and was transported from Gusu to Tianjin with great difficulty.

A Taoist temple dedicated to him was built in an inconspicuous deep mountain forest.

Wen Renyi has been led by his family elders to worship the ancestral gods since he could remember. Their family does not believe in Buddhism or Taoism, but only in their own ancestral gods. In fact, most Chinese people worship their ancestors. Everyone believes that as long as the ancestral gods are still there, the family incense will not be extinguished.

But Wen Renyi was an outlier. He never placed his hopes on a stone statue, and believed in "my fate is determined by myself, not by God."

The reason why I have been guarding that Taoist temple for so many years is just out of habit.

When he encountered a major crisis like the giant hammer monster falling from the sky, the ancestor god did not show any sign of presence, so he made the decision to abandon this stronghold and the statue of the ancestor god without hesitation.

But I didn’t expect that the ancestor god would actually show up this time.

Although Xia Qingdai, the god, was too young, Wen Renyi did not dare to underestimate her. After all, she was a real god who could appear out of thin air, not a stone statue that only took incense but did nothing.

If Wen Renyi had any doubts and disrespectful thoughts towards the ancestor god before, they all disappeared when he saw with his own eyes Xia Qingdai's face, which was 80% similar to the statue of the ancestor god.

Now he is a staunch theist and an absolute believer in the ancestral god.

After talking about the statue, Xia Qingdai's doubts were temporarily resolved. She then casually asked Wen Renyi if he was afraid of being wanted after killing an official appointed by the imperial court. He was afraid that he would have to live in hiding in the future.

In the end, the other party told her that this was the kind of life he had been living. Besides, he was preparing to rebel, so why should he care whether he would be on the wanted list of the government?

"But you held back in this sneak attack. Except for that corrupt official who caused the destruction of your family, you did not kill anyone else." Xia Qingdai had been observing from the side and saw it quite clearly.

Wen Renyi said in a deep voice: "Qiao and Wang are barely good officials. For the sake of the local people, I don't want to commit more crimes. Besides, now is not the time to raise an army." Xia Qingdai chuckled: "I didn't realize you have such integrity. So tell me, why do you want to rebel?"

"The barbarians are above everyone else with the attitude of conquerors, arrogant, extravagant, lazy and indulgent. They are unworthy and unsubmissive."

"Oh, so you want to overthrow the Qing Dynasty and restore the Ming Dynasty? Are you from the Heaven and Earth Society or the White Lotus Society?"

"Neither." Wen Renyi showed a trace of disdain, "What is there worth revising tomorrow?"

"Well, do you want to do it alone? Rebellion requires the right time, place and people." Xia Qingdai squatted down, holding her head and looking at Wen Renyi.

She was a bit taller than where Wen Renyi was standing, so when she squatted down she could look him straight in the eye.

Wen Renyi was silent for a while, then he said embarrassedly: "In fact, I have developed some believers in your name and have been accumulating strength in secret."

"Ah?" Xia Qingdai opened her mouth slightly, a little surprised. It seemed that this man really wanted to rebel.

She tilted her head to look at Wen Renyi. The lines on the other's face were very sharp, with a sense of clear edges and corners. Judging from his appearance, he was not an easy person to deal with. He looked like one of the outstanding people written about in history.

After thinking for a while, Xia Qingdai made a decision. Since God had let her meet him and discover this magical stone statue, then they were destined to be together.

The most important thing is that Wen Renyi is good-looking and doesn’t have that unsightly rat-tail haircut!

She was already disappointed with the Qing Dynasty after the end of Emperor Qianlong's reign and wanted to change this period of history. As the saying goes, there is no construction without destruction, so instead of supporting the Qing court, she might as well support the rebellion of her "believer".

Anyway, the newly bought tank models and other things she had in her hands had not yet been given to the Qing court, so they could be used to equip him.

When the Eight-Power Allied Forces attacked the capital, the people lined the streets to welcome them. If the burning, killing and looting that followed had not made the people realize that they were just jackals and tigers, they might not have hated the invaders.

It can be seen how hopeless people's lives were at that time, and they had no sense of family and country. Even the situation was like this under the emperor's feet, which shows the public sentiment of the Qing Dynasty.

As for whether Wen Renyi was sincere, it was easy for Xia Qingdai to judge.

Because at this moment she received a bunch of solid incense of faith power from Wen Renyi, as thick as a finger!
"The world will become increasingly difficult in the future. It will be hard to live comfortably even as a law-abiding citizen." Xia Qingdai stood up and said, "It is not impossible for you to change the status quo. However, don't just think about recruiting soldiers and horses. Store up food first and open your eyes to see the world."

After saying this, she disappeared from the spot and returned to the modern era.

Xia Qingdai's move was not to leave without saying goodbye, but she had other ideas.

She took out her cell phone and opened a popular science article about the British Industrial Revolution in the 18th century. Then she leaned into the glass jar, placed the phone directly next to the stone statue, and clicked play for Wen Renyi.

Even someone as calm as Wen Renyi was startled when he first saw the scene on the phone, and he became more and more certain of Xia Qingdai's identity as the "Ancestor God".

The group of red-haired foreigners in the picture are obviously not on Chinese territory, but they are all confined in this small piece of heaven and earth, and they are unaware that this ancestor god has the ability to capture souls from other places!