A wish from the river god
Tang Ning glanced at Shao Mingxuan, who was staring at him deeply. The lens reflected the faces of all kinds of people. People's figures were stretched and distorted by the lens. Although they had human appearance, their eyes were hateful.
In the center of the lens was Tang Ning's dazed face. His appearance was not distorted, but clear and beautiful, passing through the lens into Shao Mingxuan's eyes.
Tang Ning shook his head. From the expressions of the townspeople around him, he could tell that this was not a good thing, otherwise the old man would not have looked so heroic.
Moreover, Tang Ning still remembered that Lin Yun had told him that gods could not appear in B-level copies, and only S-level copies would have gods. If that was the case, what was the old man praying for
Tang Ning felt a little creepy at the thought. He avoided Shao Mingxuan's slightly disappointed look and turned to look at the wishing well covered with coins. In the middle of the wishing well stood a moss-covered stone sculpture. Although the surface was already mottled, the outline of the sculpture could still be vaguely seen. It was a sculpture of a human body and a fish tail. The upper half of the body was a perfect figure of a sturdy man, with broad shoulders and a narrow waist. The lower part of the fish tail was folded, as if it would spring up at any time, full of explosive power.
This is a very good sculpture, but the only flaw is that it has a lot of flaws and dents, especially the broken wrists. Tang Ning was reminded of the Venus de Milo, and wondered what the sculpture would look like in its complete form.
The old man, who had been prostrating himself, slowly climbed up. It was very difficult for him as no one helped him. He stood up with the help of a crutch, holding an ancient coin in his hand. His lips kept trembling as if he was saying something.
What is this for
Tang Ning looked at Shao Mingxuan with a puzzled look. Shao Mingxuan immediately understood what Tang Ning meant. He continued to explain softly, "This is the last step of making a wish. He will throw the ancient coin into the pond. If the ancient coin faces right, it means that the river god is willing to fulfill his wish."
The old man closed his eyes and threw the ancient coin into the wishing pool with all his might. The ancient coin reflected a ray of colorful light under the sunlight. It fell into the water, and tiny splashes appeared. With a very light "puff", the ancient coin sank into the pool, but the old man stood there, as if he didn't have the courage to go and check the result.
The people around also held their breath and stopped.
Tang Ning was infected by the solemn atmosphere and he couldn't help but hold his breath. The wish made by the old man should be to make the town safe. His copy was for safe survival. For him, the more peaceful the town is, the better. He also hoped that the old man's wish would come true.
Was it successful
The old man walked forward slowly, he stood in front of the pool and looked for the ancient coin he had thrown. The old man looked very slowly, and when he stopped at a certain place, his turbid eyes burst into a light of hope. He knelt down in front of the sculpture again. This series of actions seemed to have exhausted all the old man's strength. He knelt in front of the wishing pool for a long time and did not get up for a long time.
The mayor walked to the old man's side. He wanted to help him up, but the old man fell on him. The mayor was shocked and put his hand under the old man's nose. "The old man is gone."
Tang Ning subconsciously looked at Shao Mingxun. This time, the other party did not explain anything. Instead, he pushed the frame of the camera and calmly watched the townspeople rush to the old man's side in grief and cry bitterly over the old man's corpse.
Tangning looked at Lin Yun and Jiang Mianmian again and noticed that the two players had the same solemn expressions.
"This is a B-level instance. A B-level instance cannot possibly have a true god. However, the process of these NPCs worshipping, the piety of their faith, and the accumulation of generations of villagers," Lin Yun whispered to Tangning, "It is very likely that there will be a demigod."
Isn't it good to be a demigod? With the gods protecting this ancient town, those monsters shouldn't dare to kill people wantonly, right
"No decent god would use the lives of believers as sacrifices." Lin Yun gritted his teeth and said, "Those who do this are usually evil gods or half-evil gods. If it really is this thing, we're probably done for."
Tangning then realized the seriousness of the problem. He typed, "But I saw an NPC made a wish and it seems like it was successful?"
Lin Yun frowned, "I don't know what wish he made."
The townspeople carried the old man's body and left. Jiang Mianmian stayed to observe the wishing well. Tang Ning and Lin Yun continued to follow the main group. Shao Mingxuan also followed Tang Ning. Tang Ning glanced at Shao Mingxuan and found that he appeared very dry, unlike before when he was still wet even after changing his clothes. Maybe he was finally dried by the wind
The team soon arrived near the mayor's house and happened to run into Zhang Shunping's family. They seemed to have finally calmed down. Aunt Zhang was supported by someone and walked. The wooden board containing Zhang Shunping's body was carried by someone. A gust of wind blew, and the white cloth covering the body was blown away. Zhang Shunping, who was lying on the wooden board, suddenly opened his eyes!
The man holding the board screamed, and loosened his grip out of fear, causing the board to fall. Zhang Shunping, who was lying on the board, shook his body, and turned his head crookedly towards the oncoming team. His face was so swollen that it looked like a human being. His cloudy eyes emitted a strange light under the sunlight.
Open your eyes, dead man!
Tang Ning stopped, wondering if he had seen it wrong. The other townspeople were so frightened that they stepped back one after another. Aunt Zhang, who had no one to support her, collapsed to the ground.
What happened next was even more incredible. Zhang Shunping sat up straight without any help from anyone, even though the rest of his body did not move!
He turned his head to the left, and the foul-smelling yellow water flowed out of his ear. He turned his head to the right, and the foul-smelling water also flowed out of his right ear. After doing all this, he opened his mouth, and saliva flowed from his mouth. He looked at Aunt Zhang stiffly, and a weird smile appeared on the corner of his mouth: "Mom."
"Ahhh!!!" Screams came from Tang Ning's team. Tang Ning looked over and saw that the old man who had passed away had opened his eyes. He stood up straight without the help of anyone around him.
"The corpses are coming back to life! Oh my god! Help me!!" The townspeople around them tried to get away from the two strange things. Even Aunt Zhang didn't dare to go to see her son. The time field was extremely chaotic. Some men who were stimulated even wanted to raise wooden sticks to beat the two corpses to death. In the end, the mayor bravely walked up to the old man and said in a trembling voice: "Old man, what's wrong? Is there something that you are worried about?"
The old man smiled, a sinister smile, "Ah Zhong, my wish has come true."
The mayor is worthy of being the mayor. He was able to remain calm in the face of such a strange thing and asked, "Really? What wish did you make?"
"I made a wish to the river god," the old man said, "I ask him to protect this town so that no one will die again."
When Lin Yun heard this answer, he couldn't help but curse under his breath.
Tangning looked at Lin Yun, who whispered, "He is overestimating himself! How can his life be worth the lives of the entire village?"
The old man who had come back from the dead smiled at the people around him. Everyone who looked at him quickly avoided his sight. The old man was still smiling. He walked towards his home with a staggering step. People on the road frantically avoided this old man, while Zhang Shunping squatted beside the limp Aunt Zhang. He was already in his thirties, but his words and actions were like a half-grown child. "Mom, I'm hungry."
Aunt Zhang fainted immediately.
"Mayor! It's bad!" Someone ran over from the river, shouting to the mayor: "Second uncle and third uncle fell into the river while building the bridge!!!"
Bad news came one after another. The mayor seemed to have aged ten years. He held the young man's shoulder and said, "What did you say?!"
"My eldest brother went into the water to save my second and third uncles, but he fell in too!" Nian said as he burst into tears. While crying on one side, there were screams on the other side: "Oh no! Zhang Shunping has gone crazy!!!"
Zhang Shunping, who had pretended to be dead, buried his face in Aunt Zhang's abdomen, making gurgling sounds. The unconscious Aunt Zhang slowly opened her eyes, and after seeing what Zhang Shunping, who was lying on her, was doing, she fainted again.
Someone wielded a wooden stick and hit Zhang Shunping hard on the back of his head. Zhang Shunping's head was tilted. He turned his face and blood dripped from the corner of his blue mouth.
The strong man who beat the man saw this scene and waved his stick wildly, screaming miserably. He shouted loudly: "Help! Help! Zhang Shunping has been possessed by a ghost!!!"
At that time, the brave townspeople found the right tools. They worked together to subdue the mad Zhang Shunping and tied him up with hemp ropes. During this time, someone was accidentally bitten by Zhang Shunping.
Tang Ning was stunned. This series of events happened so fast that she was caught off guard. It was like a patient with early-stage cancer suddenly deteriorating to an incurable late stage.
"What a sin! It's all Zhang Yun's fault! He lived too well! It was he who turned the river god bad!" An old man wailed. His accusation made the townspeople, who were trapped in fear and had nowhere to turn, immediately find Fang.
"Yes! It's all Zhang Yun's fault! This is all because of him!!!" "If it weren't for him, Shunping wouldn't have died! The old man wouldn't have died! So many people died, how could he live so well!" "Mayor, go save my second uncle, third uncle and my eldest brother!" "Mayor, if you don't hold a ceremony, our whole town will be buried with Zhang Yun!" "Zhang Yun! Get the hell out of here! You bastard! Do you think you can hide in the mayor's house forever?!"
The mayor tried to calm everyone down, "No, folks, calm down! Don't be impulsive! We will find a way."
But how could the people trapped in fear and anger listen to the mayor's advice? Some of them wanted to force their way into the mayor's house, and some picked up weapons and surrounded the mayor aggressively, shouting the same request with angry faces: "Hold the ceremony! Hold the ceremony!! Hold the ceremony!!!"