From the Carp that Brings Children to the Celestial Officials

Chapter 59 The City God's Birthday (Please continue reading!)

"Dong dong dong."

"Clang, clang, clang."

The little carp stared with his round eyes wide open, the rhythmic noise around him making him feel like he was about to get dark circles under his eyes. Not far from him, the Dreamfire Fox also stared wide-eyed, its eyes bloodshot.

Starting three days ago, an area at the foot of Yuanling Mountain became a construction site.

"Hurry up, all of you!"

"If we don't finish the work today, none of you are going to eat!"

The foreman who had been so polite to You Ming before now revealed his irritable side.

He stood with his hands on his hips on a reclining ox rock, looking down at the viewer and gesturing wildly.

If anyone was slow to react, the rope in his hand would turn into a whip and lash them down hard.

Sometimes his shrill voice could even drown out the noise of the construction site.

At the edge of the construction site, a group of mirage slaves, whose figures resembled young girls but whose bodies were wrapped in two seashells, exhaled soft mist from their mouths. Within the mist, specks of spiritual light shimmered, forming a dozen or so dreamlike houses and connecting corridors.

The Shennu are said to be descendants of the Shenlong, but this is too ancient to verify.

Well, for Shintoists, the biggest use of their illusions is to design architectural renderings.

Those stone beasts, with bodies as thick as millstones and entirely dark gray, trod back and forth among the rocks, turning the rugged ground into a flat foundation.

Meanwhile, the disheveled Indigo Slave carried heavy beams and began to build the framework of the entire school, following the pavilions designed by the Mirage Slave.

The Crafts Department mobilized most of its staff, composing a maddening concerto of noise.

Hearing the noise outside, You Ming yawned again.

He had the same painful feeling as when he was home on the weekend and suddenly his neighbor started renovating. All sorts of noise kept drilling into his head, and just when he thought the neighbor was going to stop, there was another burst of drilling noise.

"Meow."

The Fire Fox couldn't take it anymore. It hadn't slept well for the past few days, and its fur was starting to dry out. After letting out an angry howl, it rummaged through the corner and found a few dried fish and half a roast chicken, preparing to run away from home.

You Ming also had his own thoughts. Anyway, I'm the boss, so it won't matter if I skip work for a few days... right?

"Master Xifei?"

"The little god has come to visit again."

Before the person even got close, a fawning voice rang out, and then the Night Wanderer Zhu Xin drifted into the temple like a gust of wind.

You Ming was a little disappointed, so he waved his hand, telling him to get straight to the point.

"In a few days, it will be the birthday of the City God. According to tradition, our Changning County will also have a three-day celebration."

"Especially this year's Shehuo (a traditional folk performance), a divine drama about you was added at the last minute, so the City God asked me to invite you to come and bestow blessings."

Zhu Xin's eyes were filled with undisguised envy. Being able to have ordinary people perform the Shehuo God Opera not only represented an honor, but also a symbol of status.

In fact, there are very few deities in the entire Changning County who are qualified to be so.

But there's no way around it. Nowadays, the temple is extremely popular because it's believed to be effective in granting wishes for children. As a result, the fetal deity enshrined in the side temple has also come into the public eye.

You Ming, who had been yawning, suddenly had a bright light in his eyes when he heard this.

This is great; not only can he get a few days of rest, but he can also get far away from the construction site at the foot of the mountain. As for the folk performance, he didn't understand what it was about and was too lazy to ask.

……

The moment You Ming and Zhu Xin passed through the gate of Changning County, their divine light flickered slightly. With a slight resistance, the surrounding scenery suddenly opened up.

A magnificent city, unlike anything in the ordinary world, appeared before the two of them.

On the wide streets, creatures of all shapes and sizes walk about, their noisy and bustling sounds creating a vibrant world of the City God.

Compared to usual, the City God Temple has been much more lively these past few days.

Above the starry sky, the night flowed like water, and countless lotus-shaped lantern boats drifted slowly by.

On the birthday of the City God, not only do the gods celebrate the festival, but the people also celebrate lavishly during these days. Some devout worshippers will release lotus lantern boats carrying their wishes onto the river.

Legend has it that these lantern boats will flow all the way to the world of the gods, and if the City God is lucky enough to see the wishes written on them, those wishes will be fulfilled.

On the wide streets, there were many more spirits, monks, and deities than usual.

Most spirits and low-level cultivators come here hoping to find a lucky opportunity.

Because the birthday of the City God is more important to the local deities than the New Year.

In these days, some generous and kind-hearted deities will bestow blessings lavishly. If you are lucky, you may have the opportunity to receive blessings and greatly increase your spiritual cultivation, saving you from years of arduous cultivation.

"Pears, selling pears!"

On one side of the street, a tree spirit with branches growing out of its head and hanging full of yellow pears squatted down. A human face grew on the broad trunk and was shouting loudly.

Occasionally, deities or cultivators would stop by and spend some spiritual sand or incense to buy a pear.

On the contrary, most of the monsters are poor and rarely buy such impractical things.

The main forms of currency here are spirit sand or incense.

Spiritual sand is the currency of cultivators; a complete spirit stone can be broken down into one hundred grains of spiritual sand. Incense, on the other hand, is calculated in strands; ten strands of incense make up one incense stick, and ten incense sticks can be converted into one unit of divine power.

Despite You Ming's constant complaints about being poor, his monthly salary and income are astronomical in the eyes of the little monsters.

"Hey, watch me show you a magic trick."

On the other side, a monster with a fish head but limbs like a burly man called out, and then, amidst cheers from the crowd, transformed into a female monster with voluptuous breasts and a large bottom.

Even You Ming was dumbfounded. This kind of supernatural power that directly transforms the physical body is extremely advanced. How could a little monster with such low strength be able to do it?
"Sir, don't be fooled by that guy. His true form is an eel, and he can naturally change his sex. There's nothing strange about it."

Zhu Xin shook his head dismissively. He was well-informed and naturally saw through the eel demon's little trick at a glance.

However, the onlookers still cheered continuously. You Ming found it interesting, so he flicked his finger, and a stick of incense fell into the pottery jar in front of the eel demon.

This was a whole incense offering, and the voluptuous eel demon's gaze immediately burned with desire as she looked at You Ming.

But Zhu Xin only gave him/her a fierce look, and the eel demon cowered and dared not come forward.

These two are genuine deities, holding extremely high positions in the City God's realm; no minor demon would dare to provoke them.

You Ming found everything strange and interesting.

Previously, his divine position was low and he did not belong to the earthly deity sequence, so he was not invited when people celebrated the gods' birthdays. This was the first time he had seen such a lively scene.

(End of this chapter)