On the eighth day, Fourteen was buried, and it was a rare sunny day.
Xiang Shu knew that Shi Shi had been reincarnated next to Qin Ji, but he still followed him.
Fourteen was famous for his long life in East Street. When he died, he was in mourning. Many neighbors came to pay his respects to him. There were even helpers carrying the coffin and digging the soil, so there was no need to spend extra money to hire him.
Busy from early morning to noon, a small mound appeared in the snow-capped mountains outside the city.
Widow Wang came up to Xiang Shu with a pen and ink in hand, pointed at the blank tombstone, and said a little embarrassedly: "Sister Xiang, look..."
Xiang Shen understood this and naturally he would not refuse. He took the brush and came to the tombstone and asked, "What should I write?"
"My late adoptive father went to Shisan's grave."
Widow Wang had obviously thought about it a long time ago and replied quickly, "I signed the title of adopted granddaughter Wang Shulian."
At this point, Widow Wang paused and then said, "There is also the righteous grandson Chen Wu."
Xiang Shen was slightly surprised and looked back at Tiejiang Chen. Seeing his face of shock and shame, he immediately understood something.
She finished writing the inscription as instructed, appended the hour at the end, said nothing, picked up the pen and stood up.
After the writing was dry, Widow Wang picked up the carving knife and walked up to Blacksmith Chen, stuffed it directly into his hand, and hummed, "Why don't you go quickly?"
Tiejiang Chen gave a heavy hum and immediately ran quickly to carve the monument.
Fengfeng looked confused, and looked up to see Aunt Wang smiling happily, as if she understood something, but also as if she didn't understand anything.
The step of engraving the monument took too long, and the neighbors who were mourning the funeral had to go home to take care of their business. They left in twos and threes, talking in low voices as they walked.
"Widow Wang's heart is, I am not saying, more generous than that of ordinary men."
"Who says it's not?"
"If it were me, I wouldn't let Mr. Chen carve a monument, and I wouldn't look at all the bad things he did in the past. I would make my father angry to death, drive away the fourteenth old man, treat my daughter poorly... just pull out any one of them. They can all be struck by lightning!"
"But for some reason, Chen Laosi seemed to have taken the wrong medicine these past few days. I heard that he knelt in the mourning hall of the Fourteenth Old Man for three whole days and three nights."
"I've heard about this too. Do you still remember the heavy downpour eight days ago? Many people died at the pier. Chen Laosi was also there, and he was the only one who came back alive."
"Escaped from death, no wonder..."
When Xiang Shu heard this, he finally remembered the person he had casually saved at the Dushui City dock.
At that time, her mind was focused on the fish demon and she did not care about that person's face. Only now did she realize that she had unintentionally accomplished a cause and effect.
When Fourteen said goodbye, he didn't mention Blacksmith Chen at all. The only ones whose souls were worried about him after his death were Widow Wang and Fengfeng.
Xiang Shu quietly looked at Blacksmith Chen's back as he carved the monument.
People often say that a prodigal son will never be replaced by gold, but the mistakes he committed will not disappear because of this.
The dock saved Blacksmith Chen's life. She and Old Blacksmith Chen had their accounts settled, and the fourteenth matter should be settled separately.
If he truly repented and spent the rest of his life atone for his sins, everything would be fine. If he was still as heartless and unrighteous as the neighbors said, she would not be merciful.
It was already evening when the tombstone was engraved and erected.
Widow Wang stared at the tombstone blankly until the sun set, then she put away the tears in her eyes and went home.
When she turned around, she found that Xiang Shu was still waiting at the top of the mountain. She couldn't help but be surprised, but she didn't say anything more. She just felt better about Xiang Shu.
Fengfeng had fallen asleep. Chen Tiejiang carefully held his daughter in his arms, and the four of them returned to the city against the scattered snowflakes.
When Xiang Shen opened the door of Zi Fang, he saw Wang Tuo nestled on the soft chair next to the charcoal pot, squinting comfortably, his slender tail hanging down under the chair, dangling here and there.
Seeing Xiang Shen coming back, he opened his mouth slightly and asked, "Did you come back with some wine?"
"I just came back from the funeral. I'll buy it for you tomorrow."
Xiang Shu responded casually and sat back at the table to continue thinking about Shinto.
Wang Tuo tilted his head and curled his lips, "The wine is sour and astringent to your teeth, why can't you buy some good wine?".z.br>
Xiang Shu smiled
His eyebrows arched, "When I sell a pair of calligraphy and painting, I'll buy it for you."
Wang Tuo rolled his eyes, "Then I'll never be able to drink again in my life."
The two of them chatted about each other, and in a tacit understanding, no one mentioned the cultivation method to ruin the atmosphere, which was quite interesting.
As the night progressed, the light snow gradually turned into heavy snow. The ice flakes mixed with the howling north wind and hit the door panel, making a thin sound.
Xiang Shu didn't pay attention and immersed himself in studying Shinto.
The Dongzhou area is so vast, mortals die every moment, not to mention that after the center of the earth changed, disasters occurred frequently, and more mortals died than before.
As she was the only one fighting fires everywhere, she would be unable to do anything at all. To do this, she would have to rely on the power of the entire world of cultivation.
This coincides with Jiang Yi's plan. But she has temporarily withdrawn from the world of cultivation. If she rashly steps forward to interfere again, it will be inconsistent and unreasonable.
Thinking of this, Xiang Shu glanced at him and suddenly had a new idea.
At this time, Wang Tuo's ears suddenly moved, he opened his eyes and looked out the door, "Someone is coming."
Xiang Shen opened his consciousness and immediately saw a middle-aged man coming to the door through the door panel despite the wind and snow.
The next moment, two "tuk-tuk" sounds sounded outside the door.
Xiang Shen opened his mouth and asked, knowingly: "Who?"
"Miss Xiang, I am the owner of the cloth shop next door. My name is Lu Wangsheng. We met during the funeral together during the day."
The man's voice came in, with a hint of embarrassment, "It's really offensive to visit late at night. It's just that the place where the charcoal is stored at home was damaged by a thief, so there was no charcoal fire for heating.
I saw that the other neighbors were all asleep, and seeing that the lights were still on at your place, girl, I came here to change some charcoal. I wonder if it would be convenient for you, girl? "
Lu Wangsheng finished speaking quickly, fearing that Xiang Shu would drive him away before he finished listening.
He had no choice. It was windy and snowy outside, and the sound couldn't travel far. He had gone to several houses before, shouting until his voice became hoarse, but he didn't see anyone shout out.
So I could only try my luck in this lit-up shop.
I thought that in the middle of the night, the people inside would hesitate for a moment, but as soon as I finished speaking, the door opened.
"Boss Lu."
Xiang Shu stepped aside and pointed to the basket in the corner of the back room: "You can take as much as you need."
Lu Wangsheng was stunned for a moment, thanked him profusely, walked to the back room, picked up more than twenty pieces of charcoal, threw it into a cloth bag, and then took out ten copper coins and put them on the table.
The market price of charcoal was two cents per catty, so he bothered me late at night and deliberately gave me some more.
Xiang Shu didn't say much as he looked at her. He just said lightly: "It's late at night and the snow is heavy. Boss Lu, walk slowly."
Lu Wangsheng clasped his fists and thought to himself, this woman seems to be cold-tempered and difficult to get in touch with, but she is actually a soft-hearted person.
With this in mind, Lu Wangsheng walked to the door, paused again, turned around and said, "Miss Xiang, I'm sorry to say more.
Although Chen Laosi has greeted the neighbors around him, no one will cause trouble for you. But with his three-legged cat skills, he can show off his power in front of the likes of us. If he really encounters a good opponent, he will definitely not be able to withstand it.
The world is not peaceful. A girl must be careful when walking alone. "
Xiang Shen nodded slightly, winning Lu Wangsheng's words.
Seeing this, Lu Wangsheng said nothing and disappeared into the night in the face of the wind and snow.
Xiang Shu didn't close the door in a hurry. He came to the door in two steps and frowned slightly as he looked at the howling snow outside.
Wang Tuo, who was lying on the chair, also jumped down and walked to Xiang Shu's feet. His golden eyes flashed, "You noticed it too?"
"Um."
Xiang Shu said softly, "It's a snow disaster caused by changes in the center of the earth."
Wang Tuo clicked his tongue, "Aren't you the God of Earth now? Can't you force the snow to stop?"
Xiang Shu shook his head, "This is a natural feedback from the center of the earth. If I forcefully stop it, it will only cause greater disaster.
But it doesn't matter, as long as I'm here, nothing will happen to Dushui City. "
Wang Tuo sat down and licked his paws, "As for other places, have you thought of a solution?"
"I have an idea, maybe I can give it a try."
Xiang Shu said, turning his palm and a light flashed, and an extra mirror appeared.
"Monday mirror?"
Wang Tuo was no more knowledgeable than before. He recognized the origin of the mirror at a glance and said in surprise: "Isn't this mirror from Qianxing Palace? Why is it here with you?"
"It's a long story."
Xiang Shen stroked the mirror with his palm, "This mirror has the power to monitor the sky. If I return it to its original owner, I can send messages to the various sects in Dongzhou through the Thousand Stars Palace."
"This is a good method."
Wang Tuo's eyes brightened slightly, "The message is sent secretly through the Sky Monitoring Mirror. When people in the Thousand Stars Palace see it, they will only think it is a sign of the Sky Monitoring Mirror, and no one will think of you."
"No, Jiang Yi will definitely be suspicious."
Xiang Shu narrowed his eyes, "However, he has only one flaw, so he can still bear it."
That night, Xiang Shu went to the Thousand Stars Palace and put the Sky Monitoring Mirror back into its original position silently.
Master Chang Yan was shocked when he saw the Sky Monitoring Mirror, and then saw floods, droughts, earthquakes, and plagues reflected on the mirror...
"So many signs of disaster, even the locations are clearly marked..."
Master Chang Yan was surprised and happy. The Sky Monitoring Mirror went missing and came back even more spiritual.
He was worried about how to deal with the subsequent impact of the change in the center of the earth. Now that he was dozing off and giving him a pillow, he was overjoyed and hurriedly summoned Jiang Yi for discussion.
What happened next was a matter of course.
Jiang Yi didn't think much about it after seeing the Tianjing Mirror. Xiang Shen didn't know that she had not received any summons.
In the next few days, the snowstorm in Dushui City really didn't stop. There was too much snow on the streets, forming a thick layer of ice, and no one walked around outside.
Every household in the city has the habit of hoarding food for the winter, so they simply don't go out and walk around. As for the scattered beggars on the streets of the city, Xiang Sheng has long since moved them directly to Sheocheng to protect them from freezing to death.
Widow Wang, however, was worried about Xiang Shen. She would come to visit her from time to time and bring some food. Little did she know that the life and death of this city were under Xiang Shen's control.
As the days passed, Xiang Shu gradually came up with some ideas to eliminate his resentment. He often went to the center of the earth to experiment, but often with little success.
However, it is not all without gain.
After several experiments, her mastery of the power of the Earth God improved to a higher level, and she also used this to find the fragments of the "Deception" array plate left in the underground magma, and pieced together the second array horn.
