He started as a shepherd and took on countless jobs.

The dark clouds dispersed, revealing a clear blue sky.

Sakagami Village became lively.

Everyone saw the bolt of lightning, as thick as a column of water, strike the riverbank.

In no time, villagers gathered in droves and headed towards the Dragon King Temple by the river.

"Hey, aren't those the Qin family grandfather and grandson?"

"Go and ask them quickly."

"Make way, make way, the village chief is here."

An elderly man with white temples but still bright and piercing eyes came out.

Village Chief Che Dali.

I practiced martial arts when I was young!

I heard they've entered the country!

Because of his martial arts background, Che Dali's status in the village rose significantly.

Che Dali glanced at the fragments of clay sculptures in the temple and said in a serious tone:

"Qin Ze, what's going on?"

"Village Chief..." Qin Ze was about to speak when his grandmother grabbed his hand and said with a forced smile:

"Village chief, the crops will die of drought sooner or later without rain. Bring Xiaoze to worship the Dragon King."

"Who would have thought that the heavens would be angry and send down lightning to shatter the statue of the Dragon King," Qin Bai hurriedly explained.

The words reached the villagers' ears and caused a stir.

"Yes, the Dragon King is in charge of rain. We've been suffering from drought for months, and the crops are all going to wilt and die."

"Thank God!"

"If you ask me, we in the Great Qian Dynasty don't tolerate idle people; this was a good thing!"

The villagers were discussing it animatedly, and many applauded.

What use are you if you only eat incense and offerings but don't do anything?

Only Che Dali's expression suddenly darkened; he knew more than the other villagers.

The Dragon King enshrined in this temple is the real deal!

Although it is not the legendary dragon or the dragon, it is a python demon that has cultivated for many years and is very powerful. It follows the path of incense offerings for cultivation!

If the clay statues of gods in this temple are destroyed, wouldn't that provoke this python demon?

I'm afraid the whole village will suffer the wrath of the python demon!

Che Dali was terrified, and cold sweat poured down his forehead.

"quiet!"

Suddenly, a strong and resonant voice rang out.

All the villagers looked at Che Dali, who was also completely bewildered and did not say a word.

Che Dali's pupils suddenly contracted.

Suddenly, white mist appeared in the Dragon King's small temple, and the outline of a snake's head emerged from the mist.

"Offer sacrifices, and in five days rain will fall!" A deep, rumbling roar echoed from the temple.

"The Dragon King has appeared!"

"Quickly, kneel down before the Dragon King! Dragon King, please send more rain to my crops!"

"Quickly, hurry home and kill a chicken to offer incense to the Dragon King."

Upon seeing this, the villagers all knelt down.

"Xiao Ze, quickly kneel down before the Dragon King, don't anger him." Qin Baishi hurriedly pulled her grandson.

Qin Ze gripped his pants tightly with both hands, gritted his teeth, and stared at the phantom in the Dragon King Temple.

Suddenly fog rolled in; this must be the work of immortals!

Pfft!

Qin Ze knelt down, gritted his teeth, and kowtowed, saying, "Please, Dragon King, send down your sweet rain!"

Although Che Dali had doubts, he still knelt down and kowtowed.

"Dragon King, I am Che Dali, the village chief. Please wait a moment while I lead the villagers to make preparations so that we can offer sacrifices to the immortals tomorrow!"

"Can."

For some reason, Che Dali sensed a hint of smugness in his tone.

"Then we'll take our leave." Che Dali waved his hand and led everyone away.

A pair of eyes watched the villagers disappear into the distance.

"Phew, I finally managed to fool them."

After the fog cleared, a little demon breathed a sigh of relief.

It was a ten-foot-long mudfish, half-human and half-demon, sitting on the ground.

Loach Demon.

"Hehe, these villagers are just stupid. With a little trickery, we can get offerings and incense from them." The mudfish demon smugly gleamed with a cunning light in its eyes.

A golden opportunity presented itself, allowing him to seize the moment!

One day, when he has received enough offerings, he too will become a revered immortal!

"As for rain or anything like that, I won't do that," the mudfish demon said nonchalantly, lying on the ground with his legs crossed.

The next day.

咣 咣 咣!

A burst of gongs, drums, and suonas woke up the mudfish demon.

"Damn it, can't a person get a good night's sleep this early in the morning?!" The mudfish demon jumped up, hands on hips, cursing.

"Dragon King, we've prepared three sacrificial animals for you and are here to offer incense!" Che Dali shouted loudly from outside.

Upon hearing this, the mudfish demon's face lit up with joy—there would be incense to offer!

"Offer sacrifices and incense, and in four days rain will surely fall!"

"For the next four days, the incense must not be extinguished!" the mudfish demon said in a deep voice, deliberately changing his tone.

"Yes, yes, yes, we will offer incense every day without fail!" Che Dali replied.

Wisps of incense smoke flowed into the mudfish demon's body through its nostrils, and its cultivation level slowly increased.

The mudfish demon looked like it was enjoying itself, barely managing to suppress a groan.

Cool!

I'd be thrilled to receive a demon core from him!

The villagers offered sacrifices, kowtowed, and then left one after another.

The mudfish demon said, "After finishing the incense offerings in this village, I'll go find another village to beg for alms. How delightful!"

And so, four days passed quickly.

As agreed, the Dragon King will bring rain today.

Che Dali led a group of excited villagers to the Dragon King Temple.

To encourage the Dragon King to work harder at bringing rain, the villagers of Banshang Village specially invited the most skilled craftsman within a 30-mile radius to erect a new statue of the Dragon King.

The statue was covered with a large red cloth.

"Dragon King, please allow us to enter the temple so we can replace your statue with a new one," Che Dali said, trembling with fear.

Although he had doubts, he dared not say anything more.

After all, someone who can manipulate mist is someone a martial artist with declining health cannot afford to offend.

"Great...excellent!" the mudfish demon exclaimed with delight!

With the idol, the offerings he receives will be purer!

Che Dali lifted the red cloth.

A painted clay sculpture is exposed to the air.

The mudfish demon's eyes lit up; these villagers really knew how to please him!

Suddenly.

A thick cloud of black mist drifted rapidly toward the group, accompanied by lightning and thunder!

Under the watchful eyes of everyone.

A giant python, with a waist as thick as a bucket, a body entirely black, and small horns on its head, from which flashes of electricity slowly emerged from the black mist.

He flicked his tongue and spoke in human language:

"You unruly commoners, how dare you!"

With a loud shout, a flash of lightning struck straight into the temple.

boom!

The white mist dissipated, revealing the true form of the mudfish demon behind it.

The black python stared mockingly at the mudfish demon with its vertical pupils. "You incompletely transformed little mudfish, how dare you usurp my divine position! Die!"

boom!

Before the mudfish demon could react, its body was blasted into a bloody mist by the lightning!

The mudfish demon has been dealt with.

The black python turned its head, ready to settle scores with these short-sighted villagers.

Che Dali immediately knelt down, pleading, "Immortals, immortals, we have been deceived by that mudfish demon!"

"This...this..."

The black python flicked its tongue, a human-like smile spreading across its face, and said mockingly, "Never mind, never mind."

"I've been in a good mood these past few days, so I've been showing great mercy."

Upon hearing this, the villagers were overjoyed.

Suddenly, even the immortals seemed to become kind and benevolent.

"If I'm hungry, I'll eat thirty people to satisfy my craving," the black python suddenly said.

How about feeding thirty people to satisfy their cravings?

Some of the more timid individuals collapsed to the ground instantly.

"Immortal, immortal, this is unacceptable! This... if we eat thirty people at once, the incense offerings will be greatly reduced!" Che Dali wiped the cold sweat from his forehead, trying to mediate.

"Do you even have the right to speak here?" The black python suddenly opened its huge mouth, about to swallow Che Dali whole.

"You good-for-nothing beast, let this Taoist priest weigh you, shall we?"

First, the sky lit up with red light, and then rows of red lanterns hung across half of the sky.

Everyone looked up at the sky.

A crane flew by.

A young Taoist priest, carrying a grass root in his mouth, wearing a lotus crown and a Taoist robe, stepped out calmly, following the red lantern.

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