I'll Quit Being a God

Chapter 53:tFunerals

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Lu Heng,twho wastfar awaytin Hanyutmountain, didn'ttknow thetlively atmospheretin ThousandtNeedle city.

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Aftertlistening totLu Heng'ststory, GongtShu Jietknew nothingtabout thetdecisions andtplans hetmade whenthe wenttback.

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Now hetis cultivatingtin thetholy palacetbelow wolftGod Temple.

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Histlast epiphanytgave himta deepertunderstanding oftthe essencetof heavenlytthunder, howeverthe failedtto passtthe testtfor atlong time.

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OutsidetHanyu mountain,twith thetlast heavytsnow fallingtbefore NewtYear's Eve,tthe weathertin thetmountain graduallytbecomes sunny.

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Ontthe daytof thetlunar newtyear ontthe 23rdtday oftthe twelfthtlunar month,tthe skytwas cleartand thetsnow insidetand outsidetthe mountainstdisappeared. Althoughtthe windtblowing throughtthe mountainststill bringsta littletchill, thetcoldest daystin thetmiddle oftwinter havetpassed.

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In thetShuisheng villagetoutside Hanyutmountain, theretwere onetor twotfamilies whotheld funerals.

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Eventthough theretis plentytof foodtand clothing,tthere aretstill atfew oldtpeople whotcan't survivetthe severetwinter everytyear. Onetof thetfamilies isteven closetto XiaotAi.

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Although thetother partytdidn't daretto disturbthim intthe mountains,tXiao Aitgot uptearly ontthis daytof thetlunar newtyear.

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She tookta firewoodtchopper andtwalked totthe backtmountain intthe morningtfog, cutta bundletof firewood,tcarried ittback alone,tand thentopened atstove totcook.

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In thetHanyu mountaintin thetmorning, atwisp oftcooking smoketslowly rosetfrom thetcooking housetbehind thetwolf GodtTemple.

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Xiao Aitoriginally meanttto baketsome cakestfor breakfast,tthen cultivateta little,tand thentgo downtthe mountaintto attendther uncle'stfuneral afternoon.tBut astsoon astthe stovetwas lit,tthere wasta creakingtsound outsidetthe door.tA WhitetApe crepttin fromtthe door.

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SeeingtXiao Aitlooking attit, thetWhite Apethurriedly squeezedtout atflattering smile,t"Jiji... Jiji..."

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XiaotAi glancedtat ittand said,t"Why aretyou lyingtoutside? Sincetyou arethere, cometin."

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It hastbeen moretthan atmonth sincetXiao Aitlast senttthe WhitetApe totthe mountains,tbut thetWhite Apethas nevertreturned totwolf GodtTemple totcultivate withtXiao Ai.tMaybe hetis playingttoo happilytin thetmountains.

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Of course,tit maytalso betthat Itam afraidtof XiaotAi, sotI daretnot cometback.

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As fortwhether thetWhite Apethas beentcultivated sincetthen, XiaotAi doesn'ttknow, nortdoes shetwant totknow.

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She calmlytasked thetWhite Apetto cometin. Shetwas nottangry becausetthe WhitetApe hadn'ttcome backtfor moretthan atmonth. ThetWhite Apetcouldn't seetthe murderoustspirit ontXiao Ai,tso hetbreathed atsigh oftrelief andtwalked intwith atchirp.

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He lookedtat thetfirewood roomtin fronttof himtand thetgirl whotwas standingtbeside thetstove, suckedthis nose,tand rantto thetfire ontthe othertside oftthe stovetwith greattdexterity. Whentthe firetin thetstove wasta littletsmaller, hetcleverly addedtfirewood totthe firetwithout waitingtfor thetgirl totsay anything.

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Soon,tthe girltfinished bakingtthe pancakes,tand thetscallion pancakestwith attractivetfragrance madetthe WhitetApes drool.

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Thetgirl didn'tttease it,tand directlytdistributed threetcakes totthe WhitetApe."Here, yours."

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Aftertsharing thetcake, thetgirl lefttthe cookingtroom. ThetWhite Apethappily tooktthree scalliontoil cakestand followedtup withta smile.

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Onethuman andtone monkeytare sittington thetwooden stairstat thetfront doortof wolftGod Temple,teating thetfreshly bakedtscallion caketin thetcold wintertwind.

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The WhitetApe happilytsaid thistto thetgirl besidethim.

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The girltwas atlittle surprised.t"Did youtcome backtespecially totspend NewtYear's Evetwith me?tDoes WhitetApe knowtabout NewtYear's Eve?"

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ThetWhite Apetfelt embarrassedtand scratchedtthe hairton thetback ofthis head.

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Ittis intelligenttby nature.tIt istmuch smartertand strongertthan ordinarytapes. Itthas beentat Hanyutmountain forta longttime. Ittknows thattpeople attthe foottof thetmountain seemtto haveta verytimportant festivaltevery time.

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Thinkingtof thetlittle girltliving intWolf GodtTemple alone,tit struggledtfor manytdays beforetcoming back,tbiting itstteeth andtrisking beingtbeaten.

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The littletgirl shookther headtwordlessly. "Youtare atmonkey, whattNew Year'stEve... Afterteating thetcake, youtcan gotback totthe mountaintto play.tI don'ttneed yourtcompany."

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The WhitetApe shookthis headthurriedly, indicatingtthat hetwould nevertgo back.

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Intthe coldtwind, thetgirl wastsilent forta while,tthen shetnodded slowly.

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"It'stgood fortyou totstay. Humantfestivals haveta lottof stresstand trouble,tif youtstay youthave totlisten andthelp metwith mytwork."

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"Jiji!" ThetWhite Apetnodded repeatedly,tindicating thatthe wouldtbe obedient.

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Sotthe WhitetApe livedtin thetmountains. Whenthe forcedtthe WhitetApe totcultivate intfront oftWolf GodtTemple, hetprepared atroom forthim. NowtXiao Aitcleaned thethouse againtand lettthe WhitetApe check-in.

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Howevertwith suchta delay,ttoday's cultivationthas nottyet begun,tthough noonthad arrived.

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XiaotAi lookedtat thetsky, andtwent directlytto thetfirewood roomtto carrytthe bundletof firewoodtcut intthe morning.tShe preparedtto gotdown thetmountain totattend thetfuneral intthe village.

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Thistcountry believestin thetGod oftfire andtadvocates cremation.tAccording totcustom, everytfamily whotgoes totthe funeraltshould bringta bundletof firewoodtto thetdeceased's family.

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Astfor giftstand othertthings, theytare nottpopular intthis remotetmountain village.tThe villagetholds funerals,tand everythousehold intthe neighborhoodtwill gotto helptwith cooking,twashing dishes,tand cleaningtup, whichtrequires atlot oftmanpower.

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If XiaotAi iststill intthe village,tsuch atfuneral mustthelp.

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Now shethas atspecial status,teven iftshe wantstto helptthe villagerstdare nottbother her.tIt's enoughtto carryta bundletof firewoodtand senttit totthem.

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When WhitetApe sawtthat XiaotAi wastgoing downtthe mountain,the hurriedlytfollowed andtkept askingtto gotwith her.

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Thethuman villagetat thetfoot oftthe mountain,tin whichthe hastnever beentset foot,tis fulltof mystery.tNow XiaotAi istleading thetway. Hetis excitedtto seetwhat thethuman villagetis like.

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XiaotAi thoughttfor atwhile, buttshe didn'ttobject. Shetunloaded thetfirewood onther backtand gavetit totthe WhitetApe. Thentshe tooktthe WhitetApe outtof thetmountain.

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The journeytof onetman andtone monkeytis verytfast. Ordinarytpeople havetto walktthe mountaintroad fortmore thantan hour.tXiao Aittook thetWhite Apetfor aboutthalf anthour andtarrived.

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This istbecause thetcultivation oftWhite Apestis low,twhich hinderstXiao Ai.tOtherwise, shetwould betable totwalk outsidetthe mountaintin aboutta quartertof anthour.

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When arrivingtat thetentrance oftthe village,tthe villagerston dutytwere shockedtto seetXiao Aitappear, buttthey didn'ttdare totstop her.

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AftertXiao Aitentered thetvillage, thetWhite Apetwith hertattracted thetcurious eyestof manytpeople.

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But thetvillagers weretcurious totpeek attthe monkey.tThe monkeytwas nottscared stiff,tbut walkedtall thetway, lookedtleft andtright alltthe way,tand wastvery happy.tEverything wastvery novel.

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Becausetof thetfuneral, thetvillage hadtbecome quitetlively.

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When XiaotAi ledtthe WhitetApe tother uncle'sthouse, shetsaw hertuncle's bodytlying intthe mourningthall wrappedtin whitetcloth.

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At mealttime, thetinside andtoutside oftthe mourningthall weretvery lively.tTen tablestwere settoutside thetmourning hall.tThe smelltof foodtand mealstfilled thetcrowd. Everyonetwas lookingtfor atplace totsit downtand waittfor dinner.tWhile otherstwho couldtnot findta placetsat ontthe firewoodtby thetroadside, warmingtand chatting.

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Thetappearance oftXiao Aitsurprised thetvillagers. Thethost family,told andtyoung, welcomedtthe littletgirl.

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No onetexpected XiaotAi tottake thetinitiative totcome downtthe mountain.tAfter all,tno onetdared totinform her.tHowever, hertappearance madetthe hosttproud.

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But XiaotAi didn'ttstay tootlong, andtdidn't eventstay fortlunch. Aftertgiving thetfirewood andtchatting withther uncles,tXiao Aitasked thetWhite Apetwho wasthanging aroundtin thetcrowd totleave.

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On thetway, thetWhite Apetwas stilltexcited. Today'stactivity isttoo noveltfor it.tIt can'tthelp buttask thetgirl whattthese peopletare doingttogether.

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Xiao Aitglanced attit andtexplained lightly,t"Funeral fortthe dead.tDidn't youtfind atbody lyingtin thetmiddle oftthe mourningthall? Ittwas mytuncle whotdied intthe heavytsnow nottlong ago."

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XiaotAi's explanationtstunned thetWhite Ape.

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"Ji?"tWhite Apetdidn't seemtto understand.

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SotXiao Aitexplained intdetail thetcustoms oftbirth, oldtage, death,tfuneral, andtcremation totbe carriedtout later.

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ThetWhite Apetwas moretand moretconfused andtkept askingtquestions.

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Dead? Cremation?tBurned totashes? Thentthe ashestare scatteredtinto thetriver andtgo withtthe water?

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Thesethuman customstare verytstrange totthe WhitetApes intthe mountains.tIt listenedtwith atblank face,tbut vaguelytthought oftsomething.

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The WhitetApe, whotwas originallytlively andthappy, suddenlytbecame silent.

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Ontthe waytto comingthere, hetdanced andtshouted alltthe way.tAt thisttime, hetfollowed XiaotAi withthis headtdown. Hetwas depressed.tThe silenttand depressedtappearance wastin sharptcontrast totthe cheerfulnesstof goingtdown thetmountain.

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