After Transmigrating into an Evil God - Chapter 41

The Yun Family Medicine Shop.

Having finally gotten some free time, Yun Ling was lying sprawled on the counter, resting.

She had been quite busy these past few days. Too many people in the town had been injured, and the medicine shop was short-staffed, so she had come to help. Only in the last couple of days had things gradually become less hectic.

The Medicine Divine Lady had been exhausted these past few days as well. First she had dealt with the dreams of everyone in Shuigu Town, and then she had treated those who were injured as a result. There was no help for it—who told her to be involved in both matters? With Shuigu Town also short-handed, those who were capable had to work harder.

The Yun family felt sorry for their deity, so these past few days they had offered abundant incense and tribute. Wangyue appreciated their sentiment, but she was truly exhausted. When the Yun family burned incense and prayed to consult her about matters, she would answer with single words whenever possible, never saying more than necessary.

The fluffy big rabbit sprawled in her shrine, munching on the fragrant pears that Yun Ling had specially offered her, while thinking tearfully: Little Yun Ling is still the most considerate. She really hoped no more trouble would come knocking—she needed a good rest to recover.

Yun Ling was lying sprawled behind the counter, pondering what delicious food to seek out today, when she suddenly heard someone calling her from the doorway.

“Ding Qin!” Yun Ling stood up delightedly. “Where have you been lately? You haven’t come in so long!”

“I went on a long trip,” Ding Qin explained.

When she and Mister Li had returned to Shuigu Town, seven days had already passed. Mister Li planned to purchase a residence in town as a dwelling for himself and Wei Qiuning. Jin Yan and Wen Qianzi were curious and followed along to look, while she parted ways with them to visit Yun Ling first.

They held hands and found a quiet place to chat. Yun Ling said, “But it’s good you weren’t here these past couple days—something major happened!”

Yun Ling launched into an animated account of the Dream-Eating Tapir incident from several days ago.

Over these seven days, the deities of Shuigu Town, along with Chi Zhenzi, had worked non-stop and finally cleaned up most of the mess left by the Dream-Eating Tapir. The townspeople’s daily routines were gradually returning to normal. Though the events of that day had been strange and terrifying, the lasting consequences weren’t actually severe. After people gradually forgot their fear, they actually enjoyed discussing the matter, though they didn’t know much about it.

Because of her close relationship with the Medicine Divine Lady Wangyue, Yun Ling knew more about this than others. After finishing everything she knew in one breath, she grabbed the teacup beside her and gulped down several mouthfuls before finally saying:

“…Now the topic everyone most enjoys discussing is the deity who saved everyone in their dreams. I’ve heard them say that deity’s dreamscape was vast and ancient, with mountains reaching to the heavens and rivers splitting the earth, seemingly a scene from countless millennia ago. The deity who saved people hung suspended in the sky, with a brilliant radiance that was vast and warm, making people unable to help but weep and want to worship at first sight.”

As she spoke, her own face couldn’t help but show curiosity and longing. “Because we had the Medicine Divine Lady’s protection, we didn’t experience this danger, but hearing them describe it as so awe-inspiring, I can’t help but be curious and want to see what that dreamscape was really like.”

Yun Ling didn’t know the origin of that deity, but the more Ding Qin listened, the more familiar it sounded. Such vast and magnificent radiance—she had only seen it on Li Chi, the High God.

Has High God Li Chi taken action?

“You just said…” Ding Qin asked hesitantly, “are the people in town now worshipping this deity?”

“Not yet.” Yun Ling shook her head regretfully. “Everyone originally wanted to, but not a single person could see that deity’s clothing or appearance clearly—they could only glimpse a corner of white robes beneath that radiance. They also don’t know his divine name, so there’s no way to carve statues or make offerings and sacrifices. Everyone can only keep their gratitude in their hearts.”

Ding Qin breathed a slight sigh of relief. High God Li Chi was severely injured and had withdrawn from the world to this place—he probably didn’t want too many people to know of his existence.

While they were chatting, Yun Ling remembered something. She had previously promised to help the Medicine Divine Lady contact the deity behind Ding Qin, but afterward Ding Qin hadn’t come by, so she’d had no opportunity to mention it to her. Now was the perfect time.

Yun Ling stated the matter directly.

Ding Qin nodded. “I’ll help you ask the High God, but whether the High God will agree, I can’t say for certain.”

Yun Ling thanked her. “I’m troubling you with this.”

Asking the High God was quick—Ding Qin closed her eyes to communicate through the divine seal.

……

In the Li Manor, through the mysterious connection in the divine seal, Li Chi heard Ding Qin’s prayer.

The Medicine Divine Lady of the Yun family… that rabbit demon who hadn’t yet cultivated into a demon god?

She had previously tried to extend goodwill toward him, but afterward there had been no movement. Li Chi had thought she’d given up, but it seemed she simply had long patience.

In truth, it was just Wangyue who was shy: …..

Li Chi only pondered briefly before agreeing.

Though he didn’t know why the Yun family’s Medicine Divine Lady wanted to contact him, her aura was pure—there shouldn’t be anything malicious.

……

Ding Qin relayed Li Chi’s agreement to Yun Ling.

Yun Ling squinted her eyes happily. “Thank you!”

She added, “I’ll go tell the Medicine Divine Lady. She’s been exhausted lately—she needs some good news to cheer her up.”

Through the divine statue in the medicine shop, Yun Ling burned incense and informed the Medicine Divine Lady of this matter.

Wangyue, who was sprawled in her shrine: …!!!

Such… such a wonderful surprise.

But… did she need to prepare a meeting gift for that deity? If she needed to prepare one, what should she prepare? What should she say when they first meet? How should she present her request? To ask for help at their very first meeting—would she incur annoyance? What if that deity didn’t agree to her request? And if that deity agreed? How should she repay them…

A pile of questions that made her want to scream instantly flooded Wangyue’s mind, and for a moment she even wanted to refuse.

Yun Ling had helped her contact that deity. The final step to becoming a demon god had troubled her for hundreds of years, and now there was finally hope—she should be happy.

But…

Instant anxiety!

Eek…

Wangyue rushed to the medicine shop with tears in her eyes, hiding in the divine statue for a while, not daring to show herself. She began agonizing over whether she needed to first meet with Ding Qin to ask what kind of meeting gift would be appropriate…

Just as Wangyue was deeply troubled, two unexpected guests suddenly arrived at the Yun family medicine shop.

“Earth God, Immortal Chi Zhenzi.” Wangyue appeared in shock and bowed in greeting.

……

The Shuigu Earth God had been summoned by Chi Zhenzi.

Chi Zhenzi had been pestering the Huai River Divine Lord all this time, making him afraid to go to Shuigu Well. Had he finally succeeded? The Earth God was also quite surprised by this.

The Divine Lord was proud by nature—the more one tried to force him with such methods, the more he refused to comply. However, though Chi Zhenzi appeared on the surface to be a serene and peaceful old Daoist, his skill at being bothersome was truly formidable. Even Yu Jian had hidden away at his place.

Though the Divine Lord hoped the Earth God could drive Chi Zhenzi away, first, Chi Zhenzi’s cultivation wasn’t weak, and he came from Diancang Mountain; second, with all the busyness in Shuigu Town these past days, Chi Zhenzi had been helping everywhere, so the Earth God really couldn’t bring himself to drive him away.

The Earth God had thought to let the Huai River Divine Lord endure for a few days first. After all, once Chi Zhenzi couldn’t find any leads for a long time, he would leave, and then he could apologize to the Divine Lord.

But unexpectedly, Chi Zhenzi had actually obtained a lead from the Huai River Divine Lord. The Earth God had no idea how Chi Zhenzi had managed it. Though the Earth God was curious, he didn’t ask many questions, only came to the Yun family medicine shop together with Chi Zhenzi.

The moment he saw Ding Qin, the Earth God was certain—this young girl was exactly who they were looking for.

She faintly carried a clear and pure aura. Though it was faint, far less vast and magnificent than the deity who had appeared in the dreams, it was unmistakably from the same source.

Clearly, this girl who looked only fourteen or fifteen years old was that deity’s divine messenger. She seemed to have only recently become a divine messenger, which was why the divine aura on her appeared so dim, and her containment of it wasn’t perfect, allowing this trace to leak out for him to perceive and identify.

But… the Yun family medicine shop?

The Earth God looked up at the plaque in confusion, then looked around the courtyard. Ding Qin was holding hands with Yun Ling, who was a few years older, the two young girls intimately close together, looking quite friendly.

The Earth God turned to look at the Medicine Divine Lady Wangyue and asked, “You know each other?”

Wangyue nodded blankly.

The Earth God couldn’t help but frown and asked, “We’ve been searching everywhere for this deity these past few days. Since you knew, why didn’t you say so earlier?”

Wangyue felt terribly wronged. “How was I to know the deity you were looking for was this one?”

She hadn’t entered the dreams, so she only knew that a deity had saved people, but hadn’t personally experienced their aura. Besides, she’d been so busy and tired these past days, and had only just gotten to rest—where would she have had the time to ponder this?

The Earth God was silent for a moment, knowing it was his own mistake. He said, “You’ve worked hard these past days. Once this matter is concluded, I’ll have a generous reward for you.”

He then turned to Ding Qin and asked kindly, “This young lady…”

“My name is Ding Qin,” Ding Qin replied.

Her clear spiritual eyes looked at the Earth God and Chi Zhenzi, showing some curiosity and nervousness, but no fear.

Ding Qin hadn’t deliberately activated her spiritual eyes, but she still saw the powerful auras on them, with special qualities she had never seen before.

The Earth God’s aura was heavy and solid, like the earth itself, and also had a uniquely close connection with the surrounding heaven and earth. This reminded Ding Qin of Mister Hou Li at the Li Manor, but was also different.

Beyond this, his aura also formed a unique resonance with the living beings in this town. Ding Qin couldn’t see it very clearly—if she wanted to see more clearly, she would need to actively activate her spiritual eyes.

As for Chi Zhenzi beside him, he also had a unique aura that Ding Qin had never encountered before. That aura was serene and peaceful, ethereal as cloud and mist. But above this aura, there seemed to be another layer covering it, like a mountain shrouded in clouds and mist, firmly anchoring Chi Zhenzi’s aura so it wouldn’t be easily affected.

Though Ding Qin had never seen them before, she had already confirmed their identities through Wangyue. Combined with what Yun Ling had told her about the events of recent days, their purpose in coming wasn’t hard to guess.

“Miss Ding Qin.” Chi Zhenzi treated her as an equal and performed a very proper bow. “The deity you serve—did he subdue a Dream-Eating Tapir in Shuigu Town eight days ago and save the townspeople?”

So the High God really had taken action?

Ding Qin was already eighty percent certain in her heart, but she didn’t give them a definite answer. Instead she said, “I don’t know. I left here these past few days and am not clear about what happened.”

“Could I trouble the young lady to inquire on our behalf? If the deity you serve is indeed the one who helped several days ago, might he allow me to pay a visit? This matter is extremely important to me. Chi Zhenzi thanks you in advance.” Chi Zhenzi bowed again.

Ding Qin stepped aside to avoid his bow. Chi Zhenzi’s hair and beard were all white, his age unknown. She was still young and was only receiving such respectful treatment because of High God Li Chi. A divine messenger acts on behalf of the deity’s will, but she shouldn’t and couldn’t make such decisions in place of High God Li Chi.

“I will inquire on your behalf. Please don’t be so formal.”

Ding Qin closed her eyes, and the power of the divine seal on her forehead faintly rippled.

Li Chi, far away in the Li Manor: ……

Was he receiving visitors today?

Let them come then. One visitor or three visitors—it was all the same.

Li Chi sat cross-legged on the large bluestone, with a two-stringed qin resting on his lap.

These past few days he hadn’t only been sorting through his memories—he’d also been contemplating the past life he had seen in the dream that day.

He always felt there was something still hidden behind the Dream-Eating Tapir.

Li Chi opened his hand, a strange aura resting in his palm. This was what he had simulated based on his dream memories—the aura on the Dream-Eating Tapir.

Each time he entered a dream and learned of his past, it was because some corresponding knowledge was triggered.

For instance, karmic threads, judgment, divine duties—but this time, what was so special about the aura contaminating the Dream-Eating Tapir that it made him dream of the scene where the deities wished to establish the Netherworld?

What connection did those beings who offered songs as sacrifice have with the Dream-Eating Tapir? And why had he suddenly awakened in the dream?

He had so many questions, yet why had he killed the Dream-Eating Tapir so cleanly and decisively in the dream, breaking the trail of clues?

Was the him acting in the dream still him?

Li Chi lowered his gaze to the qin on his lap. He had personally crafted this qin, and personally established the karmic connections of this incarnation. No matter what, he had already established connections with this world.

Enlightening Hou Li was him, taking in Jin Yan was him, saving Ding Qin was him, bestowing the name Wen Qianzi was him…

The person who had done these things and made contact with these beings was truly himself.

Li Chi pressed the qin strings, lowering his eyes in deep thought. Karma…

Though establishing karmic connections required caution, the crafting of this qin might not need to be so difficult.

Among joy, anger, sorrow, fear, love, hate, and desire—the seven emotions—each emotion had its own subdivisions. Just the single emotion of joy could be divided into different types like “sweet rain after a long drought” or “meeting an old friend in a distant land.”

The conditions for condensing Seven Emotion Triggers were extremely harsh. If one wanted to separately find corresponding Seven Emotion Triggers for each subdivided emotion and weave them all in, even spending countless years, without fortuitous encounters, would probably be difficult to accomplish.

But since Seven Emotion Triggers were called “triggers,” perhaps there were other methods to complete them. He already had the Seven Emotion Triggers for “fear” and “sorrow”—he could try using these.

Li Chi slowly stroked the qin. He felt uneasy in his heart, but this was something he couldn’t speak of to anyone. If he wanted to resolve this doubt, he needed to know the owner of this body’s identity. The Dream-Eating Tapir had clues behind it, but he had personally severed them. For now, he could only see if there were any leads behind Chi Zhenzi.

……

After receiving Li Chi’s agreement, Chi Zhenzi, who had the same idea, breathed a sigh of relief.

“In that case, let’s go today.” Chi Zhenzi turned to the Earth God.

The Earth God nodded and looked at Wangyue. “Since you also have business, come along.”

Wangyue: …Wait… wait a moment! She hadn’t decided whether she wanted to go right now!