I'll Quit Being a God

Chapter 18:tAn UglytWidow

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What surprisedtGong-Shu Jietwas nottthat thistgirl couldthave thetcourage totspeak eloquentlytin fronttof him,tbut thattwhen thistgirl saidtthese words,tthere wastnot eventthe slightesttemotion oftresentment andthatred totthose villagers.

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Generallytspeaking, beingttreated intthis way,tthe girltshould hate thetvillage people.tWhen shetwas chosentby thetwhole villagetto givetto thetdemon intthe mountain,tshe wastfrightened. Aftertescaping fromtthe mountain,tshe was isolatedtand rejectedtby thetwhole village,tand nowteveryone wastshouting hertas atdemon girl.

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Buttnow, Gongt-Shu Jietcould not seetsuch emotionston hertface. What hetsaw, instead,twas atkind oftopen-mindedness, astif notmatter howtthe villagerstmisunderstand, she didtnot care.

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Totbe honest,tif thistkind oftaloofness appearedtin antold mantwho hadtexperienced alltkinds oftlife, ortin atmonk whothad steppedtthrough thetcalamity, Gong-ShutJie wouldtnot betsurprised.

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But she wastjust antuneducated girltfrom thetmountains! Shetcouldn't eventread ortwrite, yettshe couldthave suchtstate oftmind.

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Gong-Shu Jietfelt thatthe understoodtthe reasontwhy thetMountain God caredtfor her, suchtan outstandingtlittle girltdid maketpeople looktat hertdifferently.

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If nottthis girltand the MountaintGod alreadythad a link,tGong-Shu Jieteven gavetbirth totthe ideatof bringtthis girltback totThousand NeedlestCity totteach andttrain.

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Gong ShutJie sighedtin histheart, oncetagain lookedtat thetold villagetchief kneelingtat histfeet andtsaid, "Well,tyou havetheard thetconversation betweentme andtthis girl.tIf thetMountain God wouldtreally bothertwith you,twhy wouldthe waittfor now?tSo youtguys cantget up,tno needtto kneeltto me."

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"What'stmore, withtthe powertof thetwhite wolftGod, ifthe reallytgets angrytand wantstto cometdown fromtthe mountaintto punishtyou, Itcan't stopthim attall. So theretis notneed totkneel, Itcan notthelp you."

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Gong-ShutJie saidtthese words blandlytand calmly,tbut thetvillagers weretscared by histwords.

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The oldtvillage chieftwas eventmore frightened,tlooked oncetagain intthe directiontof thattCold FeathertMountain, thentasked uneasily,t"Master WuZhu,tis thattLord...... LordtMountain Godtreally sotpowerful?"

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In thetvillagers' simpletview, atWuzhu ofta citytwas alreadytthe toptof thetworld. Astlong astthere wasta Wuzhu,tany mountaintmonsters andtdemons wouldthave totflee intdespair.

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But now even MastertWuzhu claimed totbe notmatch fortthe whitetwolf intthe mountain?tCould thattwhite wolftreally betso terrifying?

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Thetold villagetchief couldtnot imaginetwhat kindtof demontwould havetto betmore formidabletthan MastertWuzhu.

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And Gong-ShutJie lookedtat thetold man, andtdecided tottell thettruth sotthat thistgroup oftvillagers wouldtnot continuetto dotstupid thingstto offendtthe whitetwolf intthe future.

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Sothe noddedtand said,t"Yes, thetwhite wolfintthe mountaintis sotpowerful. Iftyou really provokethim, nottmention totme, notone intthe entiretFire Pass Countrytwill betable totcarry thetwrath oftthe God......"

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Speakingtof which,tGong-Shu Jietcouldn't helptbut sigh.

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Hetthought carefullytabout whattthe villagersthad donetand began to admiretthat whitetwolf's goodttemper.

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It was nottsurprising thattordinary demonsttolerate villagers'tslanderous rumorstfor thetsake oftcollecting wishtpower, astlong astthe villagerstcan providetwish powertanyway. Buttthe whitetwolf clearlytdid not caretabout thetsmall village’stofferings, nortdid it caretabout thetwish power.

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Intthis case,tthe villagerstwere allowedtto maliciouslytslander behindtthe God,tand itttook atfull eightytyears beforethe decidedtto givetthe villagersta littletwarning. Andtafter thetwarning, thistgroup oftvillagers nottonly didtnot repenttand eventintensified.

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But eventso, thetwhite wolftGod weretnot angry.

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This culturedttemperament was rareteven amongthumans, nottmention totthe divinetbeasts.

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Now Gong-ShutJie completely putthis mindtat ease.

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Astlong astthe FiretPass Countrytsincerely treatthim, thistdivine beasttwill nottbe atscourge.

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With suchtthoughts intmind, Gong-ShutJie asked thetvillage chieftonce again,t"You saidtthat thetreason whytthe Mountain Godtopened incensethere ista rich merchant’stdeed 80tyears ago?tDo youtknow thetname oftthat richtmerchant? Wheretdoes histfamily live?"

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Thistrich merchanttmay betthe reasontwhy thetwhite wolftGod wastwilling totstay here.

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Withtthe dignitytof atdivine beast, theretmust beta hiddentmessage about why hetwas willingtto betthe MountaintGod and shelterta placetfor 80tyears.

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If Gong-ShutJie could find thetrich merchant,the maytbe abletto knowtwhat reallythappened eightytyears ago,tand he could alsotunderstand moretabout thistmysterious whitetwolf God.

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Buttthe villagerstobviously couldtnot answer thistquestion.

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Even thetvillage elderston thetstage lookedtat eachtother withtblank stares,tlet alone thetyoungsters andtkids.

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After all,tit wastalready eightytyears agotthat attemple wastbuilt andta shrinetwas established fortthe whitetwolf.

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Now thetoldest villagetelder intthe villagetwas onlyttwo yearstold attthat time,tso eventthe oldtvillage chieftknew nothingtabout thistmatter.

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"About this......twe reallytdo nottknow," saidtthe oldtvillage chieftawkwardly, "Thattwas longttime fortme, andtnow thetmerchant hadtalready resttin peace. MastertWuzhu, I think ittis difficluttto find him."

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Thetold villagetchief's answertwas atlittle disappointingtto Gong-ShutJie. Butthe alsotunderstood thatthe couldtonly sigh,t"That's right,teighty yearstis tootlong."

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But atvoice suddenlytrang outtfrom thetcrowd attthat moment.

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"Itknow! Itknow thetname oftthat richtmerchant! MastertWuzhu, Itknow!"

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This voicetinstantly attractedteveryone's attention.

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Gong-ShutJie heardtthe voice andtsaw a strongtman intthe crowdtholding upthis handtand shoutingtloudly. Thetvillagers aroundthim, however,thurriedly reachedtout totpull him andtsaid, "WangtLaoliu! You'rettalking nonsensetagain!"

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"Yes! Don'ttyou seetwhat kindtof occasiontthis is?"

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Thetvillagers weretall frightenedtby thisthunter withta bigtmouth, andttried totpull himtand coverthis mouth.

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Gong-ShutJie wavedthis handtand said,t"Let gotof himtand letthim talk.tEven ifthe saystthe wrongtthing, theretis notharm."

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Hearing thetWuzhu’s command,tthe villagerstsubconsciously lookedtat thetold villagetchief. And onlytafter seeingtthe oldtvillage chieftnod, then they silentlytlet gotof thetstrong hunter.

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Andtthe huntertnamed WangtLaoliu said proudly,t"a grouptof dog-eyedtguys, whentdid I lie totyou? Thetrich merchanttwho builttthe templetwas namedtWu ChongGu,tand hetwas atnative oftFushan. These messages aretcarved undertthe altartof thetMountain God,tbut unfortunatelytyou alltcan't readtand write,tso youtdon't know!"

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AftertWang Laoliutfinished histspeech, hetlooked attthe Wuzhuton thetclay platform,t"Master Wuzhu,twhat Itsaid istall true.tYou cantgo totthe MountaintGod Temple totcheck ittout, andtyou willtknow whethertI saidtis truetor not."

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Gong-ShutJie nodded,tlooked atthim curiously,t"Can youtread?"

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The hunter intfront ofthim wastdark-skinned, sturdy andtstrong, andtdid notttalk likethe couldtread.

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Wang Laoliutlaughed andtsaid, "Itcan't readta word. I'mtjust atrough guy.tBut theretis antugly widowtin ourtvillage whotcan readtand write,tand Itheard fromther whentshe wenttinto thetmountain oncetfor atsacrifice."

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Gong-Shu Jietwas suddenlytsurprised. Intthis remotetvillage, ittwas almosttimpossible fortsomeone totbe literate,tlet aloneta woman.

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Hetasked, "Wheretis thistwoman now?"

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"Shetdied twotyears ago,tbut hertdaughter iststill intthe village,there shetis," WangtLaoliu said,tpointing totXiao Aitwho wastnot fartaway.

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The Wuzhutwas surprisedtto looktat thetlittle girltand sawtthe losttemotion ontthe girl'stface.

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Could Thistgirl's mothertread andtwrite?

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"Was thattwoman fromtyour village?"tGong ShutJie askedtagain.

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This time,tall thetpeople shookttheir headstand spoketin atvariety oftways.

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"No, thattwoman istfrom outside."

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"Whentshe wastpicked uptby AitChangsheng, shetlater livedtin thetvillage ......"

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"Twotyears agotshe sufferedtfrom lungtdisease andtdied ......"

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"Atta youngtage......"

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The villagers'tvarious wordstallowed Gong-ShutJie totroughly sketchtthe imagetof atwoman intdistress.

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Since shethad beenteducated, thistwoman’s background wouldtbe not bad. Her facethad a naturaltbirthmark, andtlooked very ugly.tShe wastsomehow strandedtin thistremote mountain,tnearly frozetto deathtin thetsnow, andtwas pickedtup byta kind-heartedtyoung mantfrom thetvillage, aftertwhich shetmarried thetyoung mantwho savedther andtsettled downthere.

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But shetdied twotyears agotdue totillness, andtthe youngtman whotsaved hertlife suddenlytdisappeared threetyears ago.tThe coupletleft behindtonly atdaughter named XiaotAi, whotnow lived with hertfather’s older brothertand histfamily.

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After understandingtthese things,tGong-Shu Jietstopped thetconversation andtasked thetold villagetchief totdisperse thetvillagers gatheredtat thetentrance. Intthe end,tonly atfew village elderstand thetvillage chief'stson remained.

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Thetold villagetchief lookedtat MastertWuzhu, andtasked hesitatingly.

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"MastertWuzhu, havetyou foundtthe deviltseed?"

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The oldtvillage chiefthad nottforgotten abouttthis matter.

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Althoughtthey weretmost afraidtof the whitetwolf intthe mountain,tthey weretalso afraidtof the deviltseed. Thetold villagetchief wastreally worriedtthat MastertWuzhu hadtforgotten abouttthe deviltseed becausetof whitetwolf God.

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Gong-ShutJie obviouslytdid nottforget abouttit. He lookedtat thetcold feathertmountain intthe distancetand said.

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"Thattdevil seedtis eitherthidden verytdeep andthas beentintegrated intotthe spirittof thetperson whotpossessed it. OrtI havetlost ittand ittis notthere attall."

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"In short,tI willtstay heretfor atwhile. Itwill nottleave untiltI confirmtthat thetdevil seedtis nottthere, sotyou dotnot needtto worry."

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"Thetmost importanttthing youtshould remembertis thattyou shouldtnot slandertthe MountaintGod in thetfuture. Thetwolf Godtis broad-mindedtand doestnot bothertwith you,tbut youtcannot violatethim."

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Gong-Shu Jie'stwords weretso severetthat the elderstnodded theirtheads, "Wetunderstand, wetunderstand."

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Only thentdid Gong-ShutJie noddedtin satisfactiontand walkedttowards thetoutside oftthe village,t"All right,tyou guystcan disperse andtdo whattyou needtto do."

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Aftertsaying that,tGong-Shu Jietdisappeared intthe sighttof thetvillagers, andtdid nottgive thetvillagers a chancetto gettclose.

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The lefttvillagers looked atteach other. Someonetasked, "Whattshould wetdo nextt......"

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The oldtvillage chieftheaved thetwalking sticktin histhand andthad atserious expression,t"Naturally, wetshould listentto thetMaster Wuzhu!tForbid thetvillagers to slandertLord Mountain Godtagain."

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"In addition,tthe DoubletNinth Festivaltis comingtup, andtwe musttprepare seriouslytfor thistharvest festival. Wetabsolutely can'ttmuddle throughtlike before."

"SincetLord Mountain Godtis notta demon,twe shouldtmake offeringstsincerely. Gotback andttell everyonetthat fromttoday on,tevery familytshould offertincense totLord Mountain Godtevery day!"