White

"Thump thump thump, thump thump thump." The drums sounded in a steady rhythm.

"Set the Heavenly Plate above, and heaven can turn. Set the Earthly Plate below, and earth can spin. Below, the Black Fish bears the earth; above, Aura holds up the sky. The Black Fish bears the earth, and earth can move; Aura holds up the sky, and heaven can turn. Then set the stars..."

Amid Bai Lingmiao's drumming, the smoke rising from the incense planted in the four corners of the room swiftly began circling the dying infant on the bed.

As the white smoke burrowed into the infant's body through its seven apertures, Yang Na took out a pair of scissors and directly cut open the center of the infant's left palm.

With all four hands exerting force, they squeezed out a dark yellow, half-congealed mass wrapped in white smoke.

As that still-wriggling thing was forced out, the infant's complexion rapidly turned rosy. Before long, the pain made it burst into loud wails.

Hearing the baby's resounding cries, the old man beside it grew so excited that tears streamed down his face. "My son is alive! My Old Zhao Family finally won't die out!"

Overwhelmed with gratitude, he led his entire family to kneel on the ground and kowtow to Bai Lingmiao. "Holy Maiden! You saved our family's lives! For the great cause of the White Lotus, I'll donate! I'll donate it all!"

"From this day onward, our whole family will believe in the White Lotus!!"

Bai Lingmiao walked out of the courtyard and watched box after box of gold and silver receive White Lotus Seals before White Lotus Believers hauled them away in single-wheeled carts.

"Is this really all right?" No sooner had Bai Lingmiao spoken than Second God's voice rang in her mind.

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