Nowadays, apart from a few famous demons, the most enviable is the Liyue force to which Li, who is known as the "God of War", belongs.

Not only did they occupy the fertile plains, but their people were also well developed. Under the principle that "all demons love people", such a large number of human settlements were simply tempting to those roaming demons.

Whether they are demons who treat humans as toys, consumables, or pets, they will only pursue more of this.

If the people of Guiliji will face even more severe survival challenges after this severe winter, then perhaps this year will be the last good year that they can enjoy.

"Don't worry. Guizhong and I, as well as the immortals under us, will sincerely protect Liyue and ensure it is safe for the next thousand years."

Li comforted the girl, and she nodded in conviction.

"With you and mom here, and so many immortals, Liyue will surely flourish!"

"Lulu!"

"Ah, and Guoba too, I'll give you more advice in the future!"

"Lu~"

This warm side made Li smile rarely, although it was a faint smile, it was something Guizhong had never seen before.

She couldn't help but cover her face and started to have some wild thoughts.

She was the superfluous one, how could she have such an idea?

More importantly, he showed such a tough side to himself in front of his daughter, but always acted like a stubborn rock in front of me.

It really makes me feel unwilling and jealous.

However, wouldn’t it be nice if the current situation could be maintained?

Finally, he revealed a gentle smile, then regained his spirits, threw himself into his daughter's arms, rubbed and kissed her, and was very intimate with her.

"Wow?! Mom, don't attack me suddenly!"

"Hehe, this is a manifestation of mother's love!"

……

In this way, Kuxue spent the first year after returning to Guiliji with Guizhong, Li, and Xiao Guoba.

However, it seems like I forgot someone important?

--the other side.

Gan Yu, who was waiting on the Immortal Peak and preparing to bid farewell to Master Liuyun Jiefeng, was listening to the scolding with a wrinkled face.

"This time when you go to Guiliji, you must think carefully about everything and remember not to cause trouble for Kuxue."

"I know, Zhenjun. You've said this many times!"

"Who made you always..."

"Okay, okay, I got it! Goodbye, Master Zhenjun. My sister and I will come to visit you later!"

Before she could finish her words, Ganyu fled away.

Only Master Liuyunjiefeng was left with a look of regret, and could only murmur a few words.

"Now that these two are gone, I don't know if they will remember me as their master."

"Why don't you come and have a few drinks with me, an old and forgotten guy?"

Ge Chenlangshi Zhenjun appeared at some point, sat beside the stone table, raised his glass and invited him.

The reunion of old friends made Liuyun Jiefeng Zhenjun very happy to talk.

"Very good, very good. Let me talk to you about my good disciple's childhood—"

Chapter 25 Origin of Wangsheng Hall

After the New Year, two or three months passed, probably around Qingming Festival.

Nowadays, people do not have the habit of commemorating the deceased in their family. Most of those who were killed by the attacks of demons or infected by the evil thoughts of demons cannot rest in peace after death.

Not only does the flesh become a breeding ground for the plague, infecting everyone, but the disease continues to spread and causes even more deaths.

Their souls will turn into lonely souls wandering in the world with nowhere to go. Even if they want to reincarnate, they will be captured by the demon god who occupies Wuwangpo and turned into so-called "subjects."

Therefore, people have always kept their distance from the dead. Not only do they not want to pay tribute to them, but they are also afraid of being infected by the plague or being cursed by the devil just by getting close to them.

Most of these bodies are thrown far away to prevent the land from being polluted. If the conditions are worse, they may be thrown directly on the roadside to let nature take care of it.

This period at the beginning of each year is also the peak period for deaths.

Even though the number of people who died of starvation or freezing in Guili was much less than that in the villages and settlements outside, there were still some people with hidden illnesses or those who were already old who met their destined end.

Even demons will eventually die, let alone powerless humans?

It was also the first time that Kuxue saw so many corpses piled together haphazardly, being loaded onto horse-drawn carriages and transported to a distant hill to be buried underground.

Gui Zhong also acquiesced to this matter. If he did not do so, a large-scale plague would soon break out in Guiliji.

By then, there will be no cure, and the death toll will only continue to increase, eventually turning this prosperous market area into a restricted area that no living person dares to enter.

The most important thing after the beginning of the year is sowing and transplanting rice. If a large number of young and strong people die at this time, spring planting will not work, and the same is likely to be true for summer planting.

There is no harvest from the cultivated land this year, and it is unrealistic to feed so many people just by hunting.

For this reason, Kuxue also volunteered to deal with these deaths.

Before she started to study with Master Liuyun Jiefeng, she had seen villages full of starving people and people suffering from the plague. After she started to study with Master Liuyun Jiefeng, she also asked Master Liuyun Jiefeng about this.

How to solve such a problem? If even the immortals are helpless about it, then it would be difficult for Kuxue to make up his mind to practice immortality.

Fortunately, Master Liuyun Jiefeng personally told her what to do afterwards.

To sum it up in eight words, it is to purify the miasma and burn the corpses.

Although there are some differences compared to the clear concept of hygiene in later generations, in Teyvat, perhaps the views of the immortals are correct.

The dark thoughts left behind by the demons after their death can indeed be curbed to a certain extent through fire.

Once the root cause of the plague is eliminated and the infectious agent is dealt with, the plague can naturally be eradicated.

However, what immortals usually do is to seal off the entire village and then implement the fire purification strategy.

Of course, the fire from heaven would not fall while mortals were still alive, but the people in the blocked villages could not get out.

It can almost be said that it is waiting to die, but in the current situation where there is no way to solve the epidemic, as long as you are infected, you will definitely die soon.

This kind of waiting is the most torturous, and some immortals will take measures to let mortals be relieved in their sleep.

There is no other way.

This kind of plague either breaks out in the entire village at once, or rarely occurs in isolated cases, and almost no one can escape the infection.

Even though they couldn't bear it, for the sake of more living beings, and so that these people wouldn't be tortured by the devil and suffer the pain of the underworld, the immortals could only act so cruelly.

What Kuxue did was naturally not much more than that, but it was relatively more systematic.

Relying on the memory of funerals and burials, I proceeded slowly step by step.

At first, people did not understand why Lord Kuxue went to so much trouble to properly preserve the corpses that should have been sent to the mass grave, even the dry bones that were abandoned on the roadside.

During the collection process, the relics of the deceased were purified and handed over to their families as a memorial.

What follows is a ceremony. No matter whether they were alive or dead, no matter where they came from, now that they are gone, everything returns to dust.

People always long to be buried in peace, rather than leaving their bodies in the wilderness to be eaten by wild beasts and laid eggs by insects and flies.

Those who received the relics and came to attend the ceremony spontaneously stared blankly at the fire that was as bright as the sunset.

The red firewood continued to rise, and the corpses burned by the unbridled fire turned into ashes in the fire, freeing themselves from all the misfortunes and sorrows of the turbid world.

All that was left was a handful of spotless gray and a row of tombstones that had been erected.

After such a sacrificial ceremony, an inexplicable atmosphere spread throughout Guiliji.

Even the usually carefree Guoba felt it, although he couldn't explain what it felt like. He only knew that those who had deceased relatives in their families could no longer eat, or secretly covered their faces and cried at night.

Even though there was delicious food in front of him, facing such a heartbreaking thing, he could not muster up an appetite and became thinner day by day.

But now, people seem to have found a backbone. They no longer have to abandon their families with great pain, and the elderly at home no longer have to go out alone, find a secluded place, and wait for death to come.

But why does Kuxue, who should be the farthest away from death, have such an understanding of the death of mortals?

Guoba couldn't figure it out.

In early April, after the ceremony, people quickly entered the busy sowing period, and Kuxue naturally had to confirm the planting status of the Xuanyuhe seedlings.

After all, this is the first change she has made in this chaotic world. No matter what, she hopes for better results.

After that, there was a long period of busy farming. Unlike in the game, in reality, this job was not easy. Farmers worked facing the loess and back to the sky. It was normal for their skin to be tanned and their hands to be covered with calluses.

Fortunately, after the accumulation of this period of time, the emergence of the curved plow has reduced a lot of repetitive mechanical labor. Otherwise, countless people would have been exhausted to ensure that the spring planting progress would be completed and would not affect the summer planting.

The planting conditions in the first half of the year will determine the harvest in the second half of the year and what they will eat in the next six months.

Farm work was going on in an orderly manner, and Kuxue was so busy in this busy season that she even wanted to borrow the cat's claws.

Just when Kuxue was worried about not having enough oxen for plowing and a lot of work that was not completed.

Sister Ganyu came to visit——

Kuxue received her very warmly and prepared a table of delicious food for her to welcome Sister Ganyu.

Ganyu enjoyed the meal very much, and Kuxue also enjoyed watching it.

And whispered in her ear...

"Sister Ganyu, have you decided to move into Guiliyuan?"

"Mmm! Mmm! It smells good!"

Ganyu, who had no idea what was waiting for her in the future, was abducted onto a pirate ship.

And the next day, I looked at the construction site and the large amount of wood stacked nearby and fell into deep thought.

Could it be that I have fallen into my sister's...honey trap?

Chapter 26 Sisterhood Exchange

Sister Ganyu is very capable.

Whether she is doing clerical work or heavy physical labor, she can achieve things that ordinary people can hardly achieve.

It can almost be said that he and she are like natural twin stars, illuminating each other and making up for each other's shortcomings.

After all, even though she had practiced in the Immortal Peak for those years and had a half-immortal body, Kuxue's natural weakness still affected her. If she hadn't had Guizhong's care, she would probably have gotten sick soon.

Ganyu is different. Her body is much better than Kuxue's...

Although she herself was not happy about this matter, and even felt deeply guilty about it.

It was because of her that her sister's body was so weak. When she was studying under Master Liuyun Jiefeng, she had seen Kuxue often drinking the medicinal soup prepared by her master.

Even due to the characteristics of the Qilin clan, even the most bitter medicine will become sweet and refreshing once it enters the mouth.

But after drinking it too many times, even if the taste is not bad, it will no longer taste good. Instead, I will feel drowsy as soon as I smell the odor.

At this time, Ganyu always thought in her heart -

If the one who was born first was Kuxue, if the older sister was not me, if... I could bear this pain in her place.

Will everything be completely different?

At that time, Kuxue will have a healthier body, and both Master Liuyun Jiefeng and Lord Guizhong and the Emperor will be happier, right?

Ganyu, who had this inferiority complex, did not dare to speak out these thoughts, but kept them carefully hidden.

And, put it to work.

Only work can make her forget these worries temporarily and make Ganyu feel that even though she seems useless compared to her sister, she can still help everyone.

……

"Today's work has been completed ahead of schedule. Overtime? I understand. I will do my best."

When Kuxue found Ganyu, she was handing over a new task, but she looked obviously troubled.

The person on the other side was also a little embarrassed and had to apologize repeatedly.

"Is something wrong?"

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