Bearing the blue sky

Zhu Ge was stunned by her own thoughts.

But then I felt...

feasible!

The houses can be left behind; if they are gone, they can be rebuilt.

Besides, so many people here have been deified. Zhu Ge burned them all in one go, which can be considered a cremation.

As for those souls?

If the spirit is gone, it's useless to leave only the soul.

Let's just help everyone get out of this mess as soon as possible.

However, some planning was needed before burning down the entire village.

Not only do they want to burn down the village, but they also want to destroy the wedding chamber of the Goddess of Happiness!

There are now two gods, and they are restraining each other. Zhu Ge is also afraid that he will break a certain balance.

So, if we're going to destroy, let's destroy it all at once!

"Destroy the wedding room, destroy the village..."

Once Zhu Ge had an idea in mind, she immediately wanted to go find Yu Xiucai.

Don't alert them yet; it's best to ask around noon when the sun is strongest.

With such strong sunlight, Yu Xiucai might have woken up on his own.

So, after returning home at noon, Zhu Ge went back out to find Yu Xiucai.

……

The spring day is warm and gentle.

Scholar Yu was happily pasting some white paper-cuts on the wall in the bridal chamber.

The wedding room is already taking shape.

Except for the rooms, which are not visible from the inside, the outside of the rooms is covered with white paper-cuts and hung with white lanterns.

The only thing that was red was the "囍" character on the door frame.

Zhu Ge knew that the God of Happiness couldn't cause trouble during the day, so she came over without any worries.

As soon as he arrived, everyone around him immediately stopped laughing and turning to look at him.

The people controlled by the God of Happiness should be these dozen or so.

Zhu Ge glanced at them and confirmed the general situation of the two gods in Jianshan Village.

The God of Happiness controlled eighteen people, while the remaining hundred or so people were controlled by another god.

"Scholar Yu, I have important matters to discuss with you. Let's meet!"

Zhu Ge stopped outside and called out to Yu Xiucai, who was not far away.

Yu Xiucai, who had been expressionless, suddenly trembled upon hearing Zhu Ge's words, and the word "Confucian" gradually appeared in his heart.

His expression immediately turned serious.

"What's the matter?" Yu Xiucai strode over, while the others remained motionless.

These dozen or so people had peeled their skin under the scorching sun for the past two days, leaving their skin a patchwork of red, white, and black, which looked quite unsightly.

However, Zhu Ge didn't seem to care much about these things, and it wasn't the time to be concerned about other people's skin.

He pulled Yu Xiucai aside and then explained his thoughts.

"Burned? Burned?" Scholar Yu exclaimed in astonishment, "Have you been possessed by a spirit?"

"I'm serious," Zhu Ge said solemnly.

"Seriously..." Seeing that Zhu Ge didn't seem to be faking it, Yu Xiucai began to ponder the feasibility of Zhu Ge's idea.

"You mean, burn down the wedding chamber of the God of Happiness?" Scholar Yu frowned. "The shrine is destroyed, the god is gone... but how do we break the curse of the other god?"

"That's why the whole village has to be burned clean," Zhu Ge said solemnly. "The other god seems to be the Tiger God, but I haven't been able to find his shrine..."

Zhu Ge recounted her previous encounter with the young girl, Hua Xiaomei.

This caused Yu Xiucai's expression to change.

"That deity is definitely not the Tiger God!"

He responded to Zhu Ge in a deep voice: "When a beast becomes a god, its shrine must be its physical body, but the mountain lord is huge, so we would definitely be able to find it if it were in the village."

"Moreover, this god is still weak, and the strange abilities he possesses are merely due to his innate characteristics, which are different from those of the Tiger God's accomplices."

"Furthermore, these two gods should not be more powerful than those in the shrine, otherwise we would already be in danger."

"Now that there are two gods in my Jianshan Village, it is a good thing in a way. The two restrain each other, and we can find a way to break the deadlock."

"If you intend to destroy its shrine, you must destroy it simultaneously; otherwise, either one will become too powerful, or both will descend into madness, and we will surely perish!"

"Not Tiger God?" Zhu Ge raised an eyebrow slightly.

Just as he was about to say something, he noticed that the character "儒" (Confucian scholar) on Yu Xiucai's chest had begun to flash, so he decided to suppress his doubts and instead said:

"There's another question: is that shrine to the Goddess of Happiness her physical body? If so, why did I encounter her in the field earlier?"

"That's not her..."

Yu Xiucai also looked puzzled, turning around to glance at the bridal chamber behind him: "The real her should be in this bridal chamber. It's impossible for her to risk going out. Perhaps it's an illusion created by another god."

"Another question..." Zhu Ge hesitated, "What did you mean by 'we are doomed'? Did you mean there are still survivors in the village? Or were you referring to you and me?"

Just now, Scholar Yu said that the shrine must be destroyed at the same time, otherwise the two gods will go mad and "we" will surely die.

Is someone still alive?

"What I mean is..." Before Yu Xiucai could finish speaking, the "Confucian" symbol on his chest flickered violently a few times before disappearing.

Then, Yu Xiucai's previously sorrowful expression changed, and a joyful smile appeared on his face: "Oh? The groom has arrived? You..."

Before he could finish speaking, his expression changed to that of everyone else around him, staring blankly at Zhu Ge, and he said, "What I mean is, everyone here in the bridal chamber is still alive."

But when he said this, the character "儒" (Confucian) did not appear on Yu Xiucai's chest.

Zhu Ge's pupils contracted, cold sweat poured down his body, and a sense of horror spread throughout his body.

Without making any unnecessary movements, he immediately turned and left as quickly as possible.

……

"Was that last sentence spoken by Scholar Yu or the Goddess of Happiness?"

"The problem is, if the God of Happiness has usurped the divine power, then it shouldn't be able to control people. Or is my memory wrong, or is there something wrong with Scholar Yu?"

"What exactly does that mean...?"

Zhu Ge walked with a heavy heart.

Regardless of whether the last sentence was spoken by Yu Xiucai or Xi Shen, why is it said that the people in the bridal chamber were actually not dead?

He clearly used the transcendent method characteristic of the Kunpeng to see that the entire village had been possessed by divine power.

"Could it have been stored away?"

Food can be stored.

God is, in a sense, just a special kind of being.

However, most living things instinctively eat when they are hungry and rest when they are full, while only a small number have the habit of storing food.

God belongs to the majority.

Especially those in the first realm, those with little intelligence, who only instinctively engage in eating activities, which is called "soul stealing."

If the God of Happiness wants to seize the God of Godhood, how can it still be stored away?

"Or perhaps the God of Happiness is afraid I'll burn everyone here, which is why she spoke to make me hesitate?"

In fact, Zhu Ge had no concerns at all.

Heaven and earth are vast, but I am the greatest.

It doesn't matter if everyone else dies, as long as he lives.

Although he is not an extremely selfish person, he would also save others if given the chance.

But that's based on the premise that there's an "opportunity".

If you are successful, you will help the world, and if you are poor, you will be alone.

He's already at his wit's end, in a desperate situation, so he has no time to think about whether he can save others.

The key question is, if the God of Happiness can protect these people, can they become his allies?

Could the God of Happiness even become his ally?

There are no permanent friends, only permanent interests!

Enemies can become friends if there are enough benefits!

Now there are only one and a half living people in the whole village. He counts as one, and Yu Xiucai counts as half.

They were outmatched by the two gods.

But what if one of the gods is on their side?

"If we make good use of it, could we transform the God of Happiness into our own power?"

"Using one wolf to devour another!"