In ancient times, they secretly became gods in the deep mountains.

Chapter 5 Qihuang Mountain, everything comes to life in one night
"Heaven has sent down rain! Heaven has sent down rain!"

It's raining in Peach Blossom Village!

Three years ago, this was an ordinary thing.

Three years later, this is an extraordinary miracle.

The old woman, leaning on her cane, pounded and banged on the ground, crying and laughing at the same time: "Three years! It hasn't rained for three years, but it's raining today! God, you've finally opened your eyes!"

"Ahhh! It's raining!"

"Thank God! Waaah, Mom and Dad, your daughter can finally drink water! If you had waited another year, you would have seen rain and wouldn't have died of thirst!"

The villagers' faces changed from ashen to flushed. They danced excitedly, their limbs trembling, their heads tilted back and mouths agape to catch the rain. On their cracked, rough faces, laughter, tears, and rainwater mingled together.

"What are you standing there for! Hurry up and get the pots and pans out to fill with water, quick!" The experienced elder urged the younger generation.

People brought out water-fetching tools from their homes, laughing and shouting with excitement as they switched between tools to collect water.

"Village chief, did you see that? It's raining! It's really raining!" Gou Sheng's mother shouted excitedly to the village chief.

Village chief Zhang Youhe deftly collected the water, his face showing excitement mixed with a smile.

He laughed and said, "I'm blind and deaf, but I can feel the comfort of the rain on my body. Oh, it feels like a dream."

"Dog's mother, quickly tell your dog to bring everything out to get water. Just because God has opened his eyes today doesn't mean He will open his eyes again in the future."

Gousheng's mother said happily, "We told them to go a long time ago. Gousheng has already brought out everything in the house that can hold water!"

The villagers of Peach Blossom Village were laughing and joking as they ran wildly in the rain, as if their previous state of waiting to die had never existed.

Zhang Gousheng looked up, letting the rain wash over his face, his eyes shining with an unprecedented brilliance.

“I knew it. There are immortals on Qihuang Mountain. This rain must have been sent down out of compassion because the immortals saw how pitiful we were.”

He laughed and muttered to himself.

"Grandpa Village Chief, Mom, I told you, a fairy has come to Qihuang Mountain. She is compassionate and kind-hearted. This rain must have come from her. We must not forget our roots and must hurry up and go to pay our respects!" He ran to the village chief, Zhang Youhe, with his mother beside him.

Gou Sheng's mother's joy at the arrival of the rain vanished: "This child, Gou Sheng, is such a worry for me."

She looked at her son with pity: "I sent you to Qihuang Mountain, now you're in trouble!"

"Mother, what nonsense are you talking about? I'm not stupid at all!"

Gou Sheng pleaded vehemently, "Grandpa Village Chief, you have to believe me. If you believe me, you absolutely must believe me. Really, a deity just came to Mount Qihuang. If you don't believe me, I'll take you to Mount Qihuang to see for yourself..."

Suddenly remembering that the village chief was blind, he said, "Grandpa Village Chief, find a few people for me to take to the mountain. There really is a fairy palace there, and a goddess who is as tall as the sky lives inside!"

"Grandpa Village Chief, what if we anger the gods and they stop sending rain to us?"

Zhang Youhe was initially somewhat skeptical.

He didn't believe in gods. If gods really existed, why would they watch them suffer so much?

But he didn't believe Gousheng had gone mad; the kid was as clever as ever.

The villagers all said that he had been possessed by a mountain monster, but he didn't believe it.

"Gousheng, tell me, you really didn't lie to me, did you really see immortals on Qihuang Mountain?" "Alas, child, if you tell even one lie, and I send someone to take it to you, and they meet with an accident on the mountain, I will never have peace of mind for the rest of my life!"

Zhang Gousheng didn't change his story at all. With a solemn expression on his young face, he said seriously, "Grandpa Village Chief, I swear on my life, I really saw a god!"

Zhang Youhe patted him on the shoulder: "Okay, I'll trust you this once!"

If there really are gods, then they might be saved.

We don't know how many days this rain will last, or even if it will continue. If we could really find a deity, it would be an extra layer of protection.

As night fell, the torrential rain continued, and the villagers slept contentedly, clutching earthenware jars filled with rainwater.

The next day, people found that the torrential rain was still pouring down.

Their faces were filled with joy.

Village chief Zhang Youhe and experienced elders, however, thought differently.

Back then, it snowed in June, followed by three years of drought. Now that it's raining, it's a good thing. But seeing how fast and heavy the rain is, I'm always worried. What if this rain lasts for a year or two like the drought?

It's so hard to live!

Fortunately, the weather cleared up after three days of torrential rain, and the sun's heat was not much different from that during a drought. It seems that the three-day rain was just a coincidence.

For the sake of the villagers' life and death, the village chief organized the villagers in the village, intending to listen to Gousheng's words and go up the mountain to seek immortality!
Several elderly women volunteered.

"Life is tough for us, so why not give it a try and see if what Gou Shengzi said is true?"

Although so many people who went to Qihuang Mountain in search of food and water never returned, Zhang Gousheng's words still gave people some hope.

If there truly are deities, we must sincerely pay our respects and find a way for the villagers to survive.

Another day, Zhang Gousheng led five elderly women and several children around seven or eight years old up the mountain. It was the first time the old women had set foot in Qihuang Mountain. Being old, they couldn't keep up with the children's pace, and it took them nearly two hours to reach the place Zhang Gousheng had mentioned.

"Look!" an old woman exclaimed, her voice trembling as she pointed ahead.

Everyone who saw it felt as if their minds had exploded!

They haven't seen the gods yet.

However, a magnificent palace of immortals lay ahead, gleaming with golden light, accompanied by countless rays of nine-colored radiance, surrounded by swirling clouds and mist.

Most importantly, while the mountains and surrounding areas were barren, with withered vegetation and dried-up rivers, the area around the Temple of Immortals was teeming with life.

A huge ancient tree grows above the palace, its canopy blocking out the sun. The surrounding vegetation is lush, with all kinds of exotic flowers and plants vying for beauty, a vibrant scene that everyone has not seen for a long time.

Zhang Gousheng was deeply shocked.

Qihuang Mountain, overnight, all things came to life!

He wasn't like this last time he came.

An old woman exclaimed excitedly, "Gou Sheng was right!"

There really are gods!
(End of this chapter)