Chapter Twelve: Incense Offerings, The Wishes of All Beings

  Yu Shu couldn't help but praise in his heart and kowtowed heavily. Only then did he happily return home.

  Liu Yi suddenly said "not good..."

  It suddenly occurred to him that this cold wind was not a common cold, but a plague. Even the king's family, Wang Da's wife, and Wang Xiong's mother had died of the plague at the beginning of the year.

  Moreover, this plague came with a strong momentum and the number of deaths was truly not small. In just one mountain village alone, there were over ten deaths.

  This is terrible, I don't even know what kind of disease this epidemic is. This cold medicine probably won't work for the symptoms, will it? Thinking about it, I inexplicably feel a sense of unease.

  Lai Fengli is the largest village in Fenglai Mountain, and its feng shui environment is also the best. Moreover, unlike the two villages in front of and behind the mountain, which are mixed surnames.

  Lai Fengli is different, however. More than half of the villagers are surnamed Yu. The other few households also have a surname of Yu and are related to each other.

  It was only in Liu Yina's world that such a thing as an ancestral temple did not flourish until after the Southern Song Dynasty. And in this world, there is no ancestral temple either.

  It is what is called the Son of Heaven having seven temples, the princes five temples, the high officials three temples, the scholars one temple, and the common people making offerings in their bedrooms.

  Yu's family, although a prominent surname in this place, is after all common people and cannot establish an ancestral temple. According to the rules of this world, only high-ranking officials with a salary of 2,000 dan can have the qualification to build an ancestral temple as a place for worshiping ancestors.

  There is a very profound truth in it, but at this time, Liu Yi couldn't grasp it and didn't understand.

  Yu Shu happily returned to the inner courtyard, which was similar to the one behind the mountain. The outer courtyard of Feng Li also had a surrounding wall, with sufficient manpower, and it was even more magnificent. A moat was even dug outside, bringing in living water to surround it.

  This is roughly the city wall. However, in this world, survival is difficult. Fierce beasts, monsters, and evil spirits are extremely numerous. The common people all live together in villages, building village walls for protection.

  Everyone on the road gives way and makes a bow when they see him, showing that Yu Shu's status is not low.

  He didn't even bother to return the courtesy and flew all the way back home. There, he saw a courtyard made of rammed earth, with wisteria crawling all over it, looking quite elegant.

  There was also a couple of servant husbands and wives who saw Yu Shu's fiery appearance, and they were all quite surprised: "The young master has always been polite, why is he so rude today?"

  Jian rushed into his mother Chen's room and cried out: "Mother..."

  Madam Chen was lying in bed, covered with thick quilts and a cold towel on her forehead. A pretty little maid of fifteen or sixteen years old was attending to her. When Yu Shu came in, she hastily got up and saluted him.

  "Mother, I've prayed to the land god. He sent two divine pills. Mother, your illness will be cured."

  Chen heard this and slowly came to, his head spinning, but he shouted: "One does not make offerings to a god that is not being worshipped... how dare you wildly make offerings to the gods?"

  She felt anxious in her heart and wanted to sit up. This world has too many gods and spirits, all jumbled together. Without great magical powers, they can't even protect their believers. But once they've latched on, they won't let go, like a maggot in the heel of a shoe.

  The Chen family has seen and heard a lot in this life, especially things that have broken families and led to death. Therefore, when they see it, they must scold.

  "Mother... this land god is different. It has already saved many people!" Yu Shu excitedly said: "Look at the medicine pill, where can it be made by human craftsmen?"

  Showed Chen two capsules, Chen was born in a famous family and had extensive knowledge. But also didn't see many such drugs, couldn't help but wonder: "What kind of god is this land god? Why isn't it recorded? Is it just the She Shen? She, the master of the land, the land is vast and cannot be revered everywhere, so the earth is enclosed as a She and worshipped, to report merits."

  Yu Shu didn't care about that, and smiled: "We'll talk about these things later. Mother, let's focus on treating your illness first. Now, is this medicine supposed to be boiled before eating, or...?"

  A maid beside her heard this and laughed: "Is the young master confused? Even if it's a medicine pill, just take it with warm water! I'll go get some water!"

  Yu Shu listened and slapped his forehead: "Exactly, I was confused!"

  Chen saw that his own son was so concerned about his illness, and he couldn't help but feel moved and heartbroken. Tears were about to roll down, but he held them back and asked: "Son, what kind of god is this land?"

  Yu Shu excitedly said: "I heard that the people in the back of the mountain said that this land god is really effective. There was an old woman named Zhang Wangshi in the village, who went to the temple to burn incense and suddenly died. Her heart didn't even beat..."

  Yu Shu has a bit of a knack for storytelling, and he elaborates on this small matter with vivid descriptions, ups and downs. Even the little maid holding water was startled, listening with rapt attention, forgetting the water in her hands.

  Chen waited for a long time and patted his chest, saying: "I was scared to death, after all good people have good rewards..."

  "This little girl just called out: 'Ah, this water has gone cold. I'll go and pour some more.'"

  He poured warm water again and swallowed a pill. Surprisingly, there was no bitterness at all, nor any medicinal taste.

  However, after hearing her son's story, Mrs. Chen had some confidence. The most important thing was that seeing her son being so filial, she wanted to recover soon and see him get married and start a career. With hope in her heart, she drank the medicine.

  According to Liu Yi's research on the original world, a patient's mentality has a great impact on their condition. Many people get cancer and are fine when they don't know about it. But once they find out, their body quickly deteriorates. This is a very obvious example.

  Mrs. Chen took the medicine and kept reciting the name of the land god in her heart, praying that she could recover soon and see her son get married and carry on the family line.

  This thought is especially sincere and intense, even directly transmitted to Liu Yi's temple.

  At this moment, he felt that the statue was originally a blue-faced and fang-toothed god, which didn't look good. He was thinking of replacing the statue.

  I felt a strong sense of willpower being transmitted over, as if it was right next to my ear.

  Liu Yi sighed, this medicine really worked here. It seemed that the so-called plague was just a flu after all. His own cold medicine was also antiviral. He had been lucky.

  Think about it, influenza is not a minor illness. Not to mention the avian flu that caused panic in his world, even in the early 20th century, that one flu virus took the lives of over 10 million people.

  What a pity! If I had come earlier, I could have saved more people.

  Again, incense and candles are just symbols of our wishes. The true power lies in the thoughts of all living beings!

  "This kind of vow is still a vow, but it's the lowest mode of the divine way." Liu Yi thought to himself, just like a merchant doing business.

  If all wishes were to come true, then where would the power of these wishes be enough? It can only be measured by what is put in and what is taken out, so it's better to just achieve a part of it.