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Chapter 109: Zhang Yaling's Devout Followers

Only then did Lu Yue realize that he knew too little about Zhang Yaling.

Quickly organize the information.

All clues point to two months ago.

Zhang Yaling is definitely related to the strange changes in the ruins two months ago.

And what happened exactly two months ago that caused Zhang Yaling to lose her memory and run away from the ruins node, which eventually led to the thefts in Changshan Village and the subsequent residential area.

Perhaps, these two ancients knew something.

But if I ask questions as a sacrifice, the other party will definitely not tell the truth.

At this moment, the witch and the old man with crutches, two ancient extraordinary beings, were kneeling and kowtowing while muttering. When they raised their heads again, they found that Lu Yue was already sitting cross-legged on the altar looking at them.

The two were stunned for a moment. It felt like they were kneeling down to worship a sacrifice.

But in order to ensure the completeness of the sacrificial ceremony, the two finally suppressed their anger and continued to kowtow and recite the sacrificial text.

Finally...the sacrificial ceremony is coming to an end.

The next step is to sacrifice those who come in from outside.

The old man with crutches stood up first. He was furious. He picked up the bronze knife beside him and chopped at Lu Yue. It was obvious that he was emotional while chopping.

Just when the bronze knife was about to hit Lu Yue's head, a hand quickly grabbed the blade and blocked the knife for Lu Yue...that person was the witch.

The witch called out in a trembling voice, kowtowing profusely: "Those are the clothes of the merciful and compassionate goddess who saves the suffering and the distressed. We cannot be disrespectful to her..."

The old man with crutches froze after seeing clearly, and the bronze knife in his hand fell to the ground with a clang.

He kowtowed madly and kept apologizing: "I have offended the queen, I shall die..."

On the altar, Lu Yue raised his eyebrows.

What the hell?
Zhang Yaling is a compassionate goddess who saves people from suffering.

Who gave this title?
It would be better to call her a gluttonous, homeless and illegal worker.

Lu Yue, who was sitting cross-legged, slowly stood up. At this time, he was already wearing Zhang Yaling's clothes that he had taken out of the body bag.

Zhang Yaling has always been frugal. Even when she was wanted by the authorities and her house was searched, she still thought about her property. Therefore, the body bag contained not only snacks, but also some used clothes.

And it happens to be the same one in the mirror.

"Do you recognize this? Do you know where I came from? Are you still willing to sacrifice me?" Relying on Zhang Yaling's clothes, Lu Yue asked three fatal questions.

"I dare not, I dare not..." The two witches became even more frightened. They curled up like a ball and kowtowed repeatedly, obviously showing their heartfelt respect for Zhang Yaling.

This behavior is incomprehensible to modern people. Modern people do not believe in God, or they believe in whichever god can satisfy their wishes. But once the god cannot satisfy their wishes, their beliefs will change immediately.

But for the ancient people in the Shang Dynasty, who were stubborn in their thinking, their belief in gods was even more important than their own lives.

"I came in this time because Zhang... um... it was the intention of the Merciful Goddess who saves the suffering and the distressed. The purpose was to test whether you are still loyal. Now it seems that I am very disappointed."

"God's messenger, please spare us, God's messenger, please spare us. We didn't know the identity of God's messenger, and we deserve to die. We have always been loyal to the queen and have never had any second thoughts..."

"Words are not enough, prove it to me." Lu Yue said.

"I will offer a sacrifice right now to prove my loyalty." The old man with crutches stood up and looked at the several extraordinary people who had secretly left.

Several people looked pale. They never expected that things would develop to this point.

"Sacrifice is not enough to prove it. I will ask you some questions now to see if your beliefs have changed since the Queen left."

"Have you forgotten that the Queen came to Chaoge City two months ago?"

"No, I dare not forget." The old man knelt down and said devoutly.

Lu Yue was wearing Zhang Yaling's clothes and pacing back and forth with his hands behind his back.

Start digging deeper into Zhang Yaling’s information.

Witness Zhang Yaling’s story from the perspective of an old man with crutches.

Life in the ruins goes on as usual. These ancient people, who were reshaped by the rules of the ruins thousands of years ago, live in Chaoge City. They have food and drink, live as long as the ruins, will not starve to death, will not bleed, and are also protected by the rules of the ruins.

Apart from the lack of a real physical body, he is unable to leave Chaoge City.

They also know that they actually died many years ago, but this can be considered an alternative form of longevity, and this is their ideal life.

They have always believed in the god in the ruins...Bigan.

Bigan lived in the bronze palace in the city of Chaoge.

But that place has always been a forbidden area and no one dares to approach it.

Although these people have never seen gods, they have always believed in them.

Even though Chaoge City later accepted information from the outside world and split into conservatives and open-minded people, the open-minded people had already lost their devotion to God, and only the conservatives still believed in the existence of God.

Until one day two months ago, the entire ruins was shaken by an earthquake.

At that time, the old man with crutches and the witch who were praying for the gods to appear found a white figure jumping out of the bronze palace. Isn't the bronze palace the residence of the gods?
Why do women appear?

Then they both found that the bronze palace was floating in the air.

Seems to be fleeing from Chaoge City.

Since then the ruins have changed and all food has disappeared.

As creatures of rules, they naturally don't have to worry about starving to death, but as devout servants of the gods, they have been offering sacrifices in an attempt to communicate with the gods.

Just like before, I couldn't get in touch with him.

As they regarded the belief in gods as more important than life, the two of them decided to leave Chaoge City and go to the bronze palace to worship the gods in person.

They firmly believed that God would not abandon them.

The result is predictable. As soon as the two of them stepped out of Chaoge City, the rules of the ruins could not be challenged. Their bodies began to collapse, and they kept praying for the gods to appear before they died.

Even if I just take a look at it, I will die without regrets.

But the gods they believed in did not respond.

Just when their bodies were about to collapse, the white figure appeared, carried them both into Chaoge City, and saved their lives.

This life-and-death crisis caused the worldview of the two people who believed in God to collapse.

Thousands of years... they have believed in it for thousands of years.

I just wanted to see God before I died, but God did not respond.

God doesn't care about them...

The greatest sorrow is to feel discouraged.

Then they noticed Zhang Yaling.

In the ruins, the rules of Chaoge City changed and all the food disappeared. Only Zhang Yaling was the only one who carried a sack full of food. Sometimes, she would give them fine wine and bacon.

He saved their lives, gave them precious food, never put on airs, and treated these products of rules like friends...

The bronze palace is where gods live, and no one can come out alive from it, but Zhang Yaling came out.

Isn't this a god!!!

The compassionate and merciful goddess who saves people from suffering must be a more powerful god than Bigan.

It was not known whether there was a bug in their consciousness after their bodies were on the verge of collapse and were regaining new life, or whether their thoughts had really changed, but their beliefs quietly turned into Zhang Yaling.

But after a few days, Zhang Yaling disappeared.

As we all know, there were no cameras in ancient times.

The witch had secretly recorded the precious scene using her own abilities, with the purpose of wanting to admire and worship Zhang Yaling's divine appearance at all times.

After the old man with crutches finished telling what happened after he met Zhang Yaling, the witch next to him immediately repeated it to express her piety, describing Zhang Yaling's expressions and movements, as well as every detail of those days.

From the two people, Lu Yue roughly understood what happened two months ago, although they did not actually see Zhang Yaling take action with their own eyes.

However, the time when Zhang Yaling appeared coincided with the time when the ruins changed.

What was the reason for the Bronze Palace's ascension?
Why did Zhang Yaling appear in the Bronze Palace?

Why did you lose your memory after you came out?
Lu Yue calmed down his thoughts, then looked at the two and said, "Yes, you are right. The Queen asked me to come in this time mainly to see you. The Queen knows that you are loyal, so she specially rewarded you with some of the food she usually eats."

Lu Yue took out a dozen packages of expired food and handed them to the two of them.

The two men were terrified and knelt down and kowtowed.

They never expected that the gods would actually remember them.

Still the same snack.

They had served Bigan for thousands of years, but not only did they not give him food, they didn't even get a greeting during sacrifices. The two of them only regretted that they had not served Zhang Yaling thousands of years earlier.

"Oh, there is one more thing. This is the task that the Queen has assigned to me."

"The messenger of God has ordered us to complete it."

Lu Yue cleared his throat and said, "The Queen has given her instructions. She is now accumulating strength in the real world to prepare for a counterattack on the ruins. She is in urgent need of money and equipment. I need you to donate. After you donate, give it to me. After we take down Chaoge City, you two will be the city lords."

"One more thing. From now on, all the tasks issued to you by the Ruins Rules will be invalid. You must hand over all the copper coins. The Queen's counterattack depends on you."

"Can these two tasks be completed?"

"We two will try our best to complete it."

"It's not about trying your best, it's about completing it!"

"Remember, from today on, every copper coin you hand in will become a weapon and be used to attack any enemy who blocks the Queen from moving into Chaoge."

"For the queen, we two will complete it." The two knelt down.

(End of this chapter)