Will You Join the Yae Family? / Squeaky-Cute: I'm Done Being a Shrine Maiden!

Seeing Ling Xi suddenly attack and hurt people, the villagers finally reacted and surrounded Ling Xi.

"You bastards, stop right there!"

Tokiomi immediately spoke up to stop everyone, mainly because he was afraid that Ling Xi would be beaten to death or maimed by this group of people.

"Whoosh..."

Ling Xi silently watched everyone, pondering whether or not to make this village a thing of the past, since such a scourge... had no reason to exist!

However, I have to consider Yae Sakura and her family, and...

If he did that, Ling Xi was afraid that Yae Sakura and Rin would be traumatized and subconsciously fear him.

"Well, it seems that I have no choice but to tell the truth now."

Ling Xi took off the gloves she had just put on and threw them on the ground, laughing, "I originally wanted to interact with you as an ordinary person, but all I got in return was your estrangement. I'm not pretending anymore. My true identity is... Apostle of God!"

Since violence wasn't a good solution, Ling Xi decided to use magic to defeat magic. In other words, since these guys believed in God, she would use that to her advantage and present herself as a god!

However, becoming a god directly could easily lead to problems, so Ling Xi decisively decided to become Apostle of God. After all... Seele is a god, and she is Seele's apostle, which makes perfect sense.

However, upon hearing Ling Xi's words, almost everyone looked at Ling Xi as if she were an idiot, except for the Yae Sakura sisters, who... looked at her with concern.

"The world's cutest Goddess Seele!"

Ling Xi decisively raised his arms and said, "If sacrificing this old woman can satisfy you, then... grant me a generation's worth of food!"

"Splash..."

In an instant, a 25kg package of white rice appeared out of thin air in front of Ling Xi...

Everyone was stunned, except for Yae Sakura and Rin, since Ling Xi had used this trick on them more than once. But... the others had never seen it before, and in an instant...

Almost everyone was stunned, staring dumbfounded at the grain before them...

"Hiss..."

Ling Xi used a knife to cut a hole in the snakeskin bag, revealing immediately Abyss Flower inside...

"Grain, it really is grain?"

"How could this be... Could it be..."

"Is he really a messenger of the gods?"

Immediately, the villagers flocked to the white rice, confirming with their own hands and even their own mouths that it was indeed grain, and that it was high-quality white rice!

"My Lord, Divine Envoy!"

"My Lord, Divine Envoy!"

Instantly, the villagers knelt down before Ling Xi, calling him "Divine Envoy!"

Seeing this, Tokiomi was very confused, but he also seemed to have the urge to kneel down. Although he knew that Ling Xi had some skills, these skills seemed a bit too much!

At first, I thought that Ling Xi might be marrying above her station with my daughter, but now it seems...

Compared to Ling Xi, her own daughter's status was like a firefly trying to compete with the bright moon—she was overestimating herself!

Chapter 537: Do You Want to Become a Member of the Yae Family?

Feeling the worship of the crowd, Ling Xi actually felt a sense of pleasure for a moment. No wonder the ancients liked to pretend to be gods and ghosts. Well... no, even in modern times, there are still many people who like to pretend to be gods and ghosts, because the feeling of being worshipped is really great!

However, Ling Xi hadn't forgotten the important matter, and said with a smile, "Mortals, you have all seen that I am the true messenger of the gods. My words represent the will of the gods, so..."

Ling Xi pointed directly at the old woman from before and shouted, "Now, sacrifice her! Obey the God's command, and everyone will receive food from the God. The God also told me that if this fake old witch is sacrificed, it will rain soon."

"Yes, Your Excellency!"

Instantly, the villagers sprang into action. They didn't care about anything else; whoever gave them food or sent rain was the true messenger of the gods!

"No... no!"

The old woman, who was already somewhat unconscious, was terrified upon hearing these words and struggled incessantly.

But how could she possibly be a match for the young male villagers? So she was quickly arrested.

"My Lord Shrine Maiden, save me! Save me!"

The old woman quickly called for help Tokiomi.

"Drag him away and lock him up!"

Tokiomi waved his hand and said, "Don't forget to sever her tendons and cut out her tongue to prevent her from bewitching people. The sacrifice will be held in two days."

This guy was just desperately trying to get Rin to sacrifice herself, so why would Tokiomi choose to save her now? Rather, it's more like... Ling Xi did what he'd always wanted to do. Over the years, how many people in the village had been sacrificed at her urging, and his own wife...

That is, Sakura and Rin's mother, ten years ago, when Sakura was two or three years old, was almost sacrificed. Fortunately, her younger sister offered herself up, which saved his wife's life. And now...

That was awesome!

"God, please give me food."

Ling Xi continued his charade, and then dozens of bags of white rice fell from the sky. Ling Xi then distributed the rice to the villagers. With the double boost of faith and food, the villagers trusted Ling Xi almost completely...

Soon, the group carried the grain and escorted the old woman away from Yae Sakura's house...

"Ah, uh..."

Watching everyone leave, Ling Xi stretched and yawned. She had to admit, pretending to be a charlatan was quite tiring.

"Ling Xi ..."

Rin then quickly ran towards Ling Xi, seemingly wanting to pounce on her.

"Return!"

Tokiomi decisively stopped Lin, then walked respectfully to Ling Xi, knelt on one knee, and said, "I'm sorry, Divine Envoy, I didn't know your identity before. My two daughters have caused you trouble."

"Um?"

Seeing that Tokiomi had also knelt down, even though it was only half-kneeling, Ling Xi was still speechless. This... was going too far.

"Um, actually I..."

Ling Xi wanted to explain, since she only wanted to pretend to be a charlatan to resolve Rin's crisis, not to actually become a charlatan, especially in front of Yae Sakura and the others.

"Yae Sakura, Rin, come here."

Ling Xi hesitated for a moment, then decided to call the two of them over first.

"Hmm..."

Yae Sakura hesitated for a moment, but still came over with Rin, asking, "Rin... Divine Envoy, is there anything you need?"

Ling Xi "..."

"Thump!"

"Eek..."

"God my ass!"

Ling Xi tapped Yae Sakura on the head and said irritably, "Yae Sakura, how many times have I told you? This is science, not theology. I'm not some divine messenger, just a human being who controls science. Don't call me that anymore."

"Mmm... I understand, Ling Xi."

Yae Sakura looked a little aggrieved, but she was actually very happy because... it meant that Ling Xi was still Ling Xi.

"Hehe, Ling Xi."

Rin, on the other hand, was much more natural than her sister. She hugged Ling Xi directly, showing that she had become very close to Ling Xi after spending these days together.

"Why..."

Ling Xi sighed silently, rubbed Lin's cheek, and then said to the two of them, "You two, explain to your father... about what happened these past few days. You can also tell him... in the end..."

Ling Xi said very seriously, "I'll say it again, I am not some divine messenger. There has never been a savior in this world, nor can we rely on gods or emperors. If we want to create happiness for mankind, we can only rely on ourselves!"

Because Ling Xi felt that explaining it would be a bit troublesome, she simply let the two of them explain it. After all, she had been bringing out new things in front of them almost every day for the past few days, and she had also told them that it was science!

Well, although Ling Xi thinks that Xiao Sirin's existence is inherently unscientific, but... this is Honkai world, so why bother with science? When in doubt, why not just use quantum mechanics?

After Yae Sakura and Rin explained for a long time, Tokiomi roughly understood some things, the first of which was...

The fact that Ling Xi could conjure food out of thin air wasn't done by a god, but by Ling Xi himself. Furthermore, Yae Sakura told her that their hunting trip ten days ago was also something Ling Xi had conjured—something called science and magic. Although Yae Sakura principles, but...

As long as her father understands that Ling Xi isn't relying on God, that's enough.

"Lord Ling Xi, thank you for saving Rin and bringing hope to the village."

After the explanation, Tokiomi believed that Ling Xi was not a divine messenger, but his respect for Ling Xi did not diminish in the slightest. On the contrary, he looked at Ling Xi with even more approval. After all, with Ling Xi's abilities, he could have made great achievements anywhere, but he chose to stay and save Rin, and change the lives of his family and Yae Village.

And the actions Lingxi took for Rin earlier completely turned the tide, and Ling Xi even sacrificed so much food... to be honest...

In such a famine year, if that grain were sold, it would be enough to buy ten girls like Rin, and they would have to be healthy!

However, Ling Xi gave away so much grain to the villagers without batting an eye for Lin. Such courage is rare in the world!

Therefore, Tokiomi's gaze gradually became more enthusiastic. After all... since the other party was not a divine messenger, some things could be considered.

"The Tokiomi... uh, no, Head of the Yae family, you're too kind. After all, it was Yae Sakura who rescued me and treated me like family, so..."

Ling Xi smiled righteously and said, "These are all things I should do. I'm just saving my own family."

Yae Sakura saved her, and she changed their fate in return. Perhaps... this is fate.

"Family..."

Hearing this, Tokiomi smiled and asked, "Then, Ling Xi, are you willing to become a member of our Yae family? I mean... truly become a member of our family!"

Chapter 538: Waaah: I don't want to be a shrine maiden anymore!

"Okay, sure."

Ling Xi accepted Tokiomi invitation without hesitation, since she had nowhere else to go, and considering her current physical condition...

Therefore, staying at Yae Sakura's house for the time being is the better option.

Besides, although Rin's fate has been temporarily changed, if she leaves, she may encounter some trouble later, so the best choice is to stay.

"Ling Xi, are you really a divine messenger?"

Back in Rin's room, Rin curiously asked Ling Xi about this question. Although she wanted to believe Ling Xi, but...

There was no way around it; it really went against her understanding.

"Of course not."

Ling Xi couldn't help but pinch Lin's cheek and said, "I'll say it again, this is science, and God doesn't care about humans. Just like your illness, no matter how much you believe in God or how much you pray, God won't cure your illness. But..."

Ling Xi smiled slightly and said, "The medicine I gave you is powered by science. Only science can cure your illness, not some ethereal god."

"So... does God really exist in this world?"

Rin was curious about this question after all. Although Ling Xi always talked about science, she never denied the existence of God.

"Hmm... yes."

Ling Xi hesitated for a moment, then nodded silently and smiled, "In the beginning, there was only one god, but he was an evil god, the kind of evil god who wanted to destroy mankind. So later, there was a handsome and dashing god who beat up the god, then stole half of the divine power, and gave this half of the divine power to another beautiful goddess, who is the Goddess Seele I mentioned before."

"From this point on, there were two gods in the world: the evil and ugly Honkai God, and the righteous and beautiful Goddess Seele."

While gently rubbing Lin's cheeks, Ling Xi recounted the events of that time as a story to the girl. Speaking of which... it seems many ancient myths have real-life counterparts, for example...

The story of Danzhu creating humans...

Well, it's a pity that I and Danzhu Cangxuan can't have children, so this legend should be over...

But speaking of which, did that girl Danzhu leave behind any figurines?

"Ling Xi ..."

At that moment, Sakura walked in and asked with a smile, "What are we having for dinner?"

"Mmm..."

Ling Xi hesitated for a moment, then looked at Lin and smiled, "Lin, what do you want to eat? You can tell me anything you like to eat."

Because of what happened today, Ling Xi no longer needs to be as careful as before in preparing special meals for Yae Sakura and Rin. Instead, she can directly provide the necessary supplies to completely improve the life of Yae Sakura's family.

"Hmm... what should I eat?"