Heavenly Lunar Mansion Bi Star · Shang Yang (1/3)

The Tufang Kingdom Netherworld.

Li Boyang and Xiluo traveled along without seeing a single sign of human habitation.

Only the ruins of the former Tufang Kingdom tell the story of its past glory.

Where exactly are the Kunyu people now?

In response to Xiluo's question, Li Boyang tossed the Heavenly Mandate Bone Plastron while scanning the surroundings through his third eye between his eyebrows.

Soon, Li Boyang led Xiluo to a huge engineering ruin.

Judging from its location and the traces around it, this should be the site of a former sacrificial ceremony of the Tufang Kingdom.

The number of burial pits and tombs, which can be seen everywhere, is simply unimaginable.

Thirty years is not enough time to completely erase the traces of human activity here.

Therefore, every time Li Boyang and Xiluo walked forward a certain distance, they could see the scattered white bones on the ground.

The skeletons weren't limited to humans; there were also the remains of various wild animals and birds.

We've arrived.

Suddenly stopping in place, Li Boyang gazed at the tall altar not far away.

On this altar, which exudes a ghostly aura, an old man holding a metal rod stands out conspicuously.

The old man had white hair and beard, wore animal skins, and was surprisingly robust.

As for the metal rod in his hand?

You can vaguely see the faces of various beasts moving about on it.

The white-faced man would occasionally open his mouth, as if he were conversing with the old man.

"Rain Master? Kunyu?"

Her gaze swept between the old man and the iron rod, and Xiluo called out their names with a hint of suspicion.

Although Xiluo has guarded Flying Peak for over a thousand years, she has never seen the incarnations of Rain Master and Kunyu.

Especially the Rain Master, upon hearing the other person's voice and tone, she even thought the other person's avatar might be some kind of non-human spirit.

"You arrived much faster than I expected!"

With a kind smile typical of elders on his face, the Rain Master slowly turned around.

"You arrogant old fool, tell me how to repair Flying Peak!"

Not bothering to waste words with the Rain Master, Xiluo went straight to the point and shouted loudly.

The two sides have long been old friends, and excessive formalities would only seem insincere. Besides, Xiluo has never been the kind of obedient child.

The words "polite" and " courteous" have always been completely foreign to her.

"Don't worry! I'll tell you sooner or later."

"But before that, are you interested in learning about a piece of history that has been buried in the past?"

When she said this, Rain Master stopped looking at Xiluo and focused her gaze on Li Boyang.

"I think even if I said I didn't want to know, you would still tell me, right?"

A faint smile appeared on his face, and Li Boyang, who had already anticipated this, asked a teasing question.

"Besides, I am indeed very interested in that long-forgotten history you mentioned."

Looking down at the Heavenly Mandate Bone Plastron facing upwards in his hand, Li Boyang continued to ask.

"You, or rather, your Kunyu, are related to this Tufang Kingdom?"

Are you the gods that the Tufang Kingdom once worshipped? Or are you their ancestors from a thousand years ago?

Before Rain Master could react to Li Boyang's words, a look of surprise appeared on Xiluo's face.

You can remove the words "once upon" and "a thousand years ago" --

"Until thirty years ago, before the Tufang Kingdom was destroyed, I was their god."

A fleeting sadness flashed in his eyes as Rain Master reached out and stroked a stone tablet beside him.

"The sacrifices have continued uninterrupted for a thousand years, the offerings have never ceased—"

Even though I was no longer able to respond to their prayers, they still stubbornly called me Tianxiu Bixing Shang Yang.

The story of Rain Master and Shang Yang is actually not complicated.

A thousand years ago, the Witch of the Huai River passed through the Tufang Kingdom on their way south to the Hundred Lands Mountain Range.

Of course, at that time, the Tufang Kingdom could not even be called the "Tufang Tribe," but was just a small village where a group of Mountain Folk gathered together.

Before the arrival of the Witch of the Huai River, the Rain Master was the deity who protected those Mountain Folk.

This is based solely on the Rain Master's own subjective opinion.

He didn't actually want to become the god worshipped by those Mountain Folk.

The Rain Master was simply following his instincts, Summoning Clouds and Bringing Rain during the dry season he hated most, but by a twist of fate, he brought life to the Mountain Folk.

When the Witch of the Huai River noticed this...

He then took the initiative to befriend the Rain Master and told him how to completely change the harsh environment of the Tufang Kingdom.

It was only much later that Rain Master realized that the method the Witch of the Huai River taught her to change the environment was actually highly biased.

A favorable environment with abundant water resources is also the foundation for human survival.

However, looking at the group of Mountain Folk cheering for themselves...

The Rain Master had no intention of going back to settle scores with the Witch of the Huai River.

Because he suddenly realized that he actually quite liked these fragile yet tenacious Mountain Folk.

Watch them build their village and homes little by little, watch them grow a bountiful harvest from that barren land.

For the first time in his life, Rain Master felt a sense of accomplishment and fulfillment.

It was a joyful feeling of "life" that I had never experienced before.

Unfortunately, this period of peace and prosperity did not last long.

As the Witch of the Huai River chose to settle in the Hundred Lands Mountain Range and engage in magical battles with the Gods of the Hundred Lands, the Rain Master was inevitably drawn into it.

The final result was predictable: the Rain Master and the Gods of the Hundred Lands were sealed away at Flying Peak.

But the Witch of the Huai River also could not escape the fate of being devoured.

Thus, the new landscape and new order of the Hundred Lands Mountain Range came into being.

"This is the first time I've heard about your background. Why didn't you tell me this before?"

The question wasn't asked by Li Boyang, but by Xiluo, who was quietly listening nearby.

If Xiluo had known earlier that there was such a connection between the Rain Master and the Witch of the Huai River, she would at least have treated them much better.

"I know Wu Yao, not you."

She answered Xiluo's question with a smile.

The Rain Master spoke in a gentle yet exceptionally domineering tone.

"Besides, although I have been sealed in Ghost God Cliff for a thousand years, we have always gotten along quite well. In that case, why force Wu Yao into our relationship?"

"You and I are friends, you and Wu Yao are family, and Wu Yao and I are both rivals and friends."

"The relationship between the three of us is quite pure. Isn't it good to maintain this pure relationship?"

Rain Master's words successfully silenced Xiluo.

She instinctively felt that what the other person said was incorrect, but for a moment she couldn't find any rebuttal.

"Alright! We've heard about your past. Now, tell me how to repair Flying Peak, shall we?"

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