Chapter 126 - 124: Someone Met with Disaster

Chapter 126: Chapter 124: Someone Met with Disaster

In a hotel in Wuyuan County, a group of people in Taoist robes were gathered together, discussing the matter of Lin Xian Village.

"Daoist Ge, do you think this is real or fake?"

Ge Santong said cautiously, "I can’t say for certain whether it’s real or not. I’ll have to see it for myself to know."

A hot-tempered Daoist beside him said, "I think it’s a hoax. I’ve been cultivating for half my life. You’re telling me all my work is worth less than him building a temple?"

"Daoist Qiu, from what I understand, this Lin Xian Village is quite extraordinary. We can’t just dismiss it without investigating."

"Hmph! Haven’t we seen enough of these hoaxes before? They do nothing but tarnish the reputation of Taoism.

We shouldn’t be like those bald-headed monks, who’ve long forgotten what they’re cultivating and reek of money."

The leading Daoist said, "Alright, alright, that’s enough arguing. Since the higher-ups have tasked us with investigating, there must be something unusual about this Land God Temple. Let’s wait until the investigation is complete before we say more."

"By the way, does anyone know what that group of monks is here for?"

"It seems they want to build a Buddhist temple in Lin Xian Village."

"Heh, so they heard the Earth God showed his power and now they want to see if their Buddhist Cultivators can do the same here?"

"Those monks certainly have sharp ears. But this is out of our hands. It’s up to the owner of Lin Xian Village."

"When will the others arrive?"

"This afternoon. The people from above will also be here then and will go with us."

"Alright, then we’ll head to Lin Xian Village first thing tomorrow morning."

After returning to their rooms, they each began using their own methods to gather information about Lin Xian Village.

If an Earth God was truly manifesting his power, then Lin Xian Village would be of great importance to them.

In the same hotel, several monks were also gathered in a room, discussing matters concerning Lin Xian Village.

"Master, I’ve found out that the Land God Temple in Lin Xian Village can distinguish between good and evil. I heard the incense burned during worship produces a unique fragrance.

Evildoers can’t smell the fragrance, only good people can."

"Amitabha. It seems there are some things that have simply escaped our notice."

"Master, I heard they also plan to build a Mountain God Temple. If we want to build a Buddhist temple in Lin Xian Village, maybe we can find a way to have the Mountain God Temple built as a Buddhist temple instead."

"Heng Yin, that’s a good idea. We can try to persuade him to abandon the Mountain God Temple and build a Buddhist temple in its place."

"There’s no point in discussing it now. Let’s meet with the person in charge first."

If that Land God Temple was truly showing divine power, then no matter what, they had to build a Buddhist temple on that mountain.

At the same time, some of the people who had previously worshipped the Earth God began to trigger the "Disaster Befalls the Wicked Who Worship" attribute.

In a hospital in Wuyuan County, a man clutching an injured arm was shouting, "What Earth God’s protection? I’ve had nothing but trouble these past two days after worshipping him!

I think it’s an Evil God! We should smash that Land God Temple!"

The other patients nearby kept their distance, avoiding his words as if they were poison.

The hottest topic in Wuyuan County these days was the manifestation of the Earth God at the Lin Xian Village temple. This guy was actually cursing the Earth God right here. He deserved his bad luck.

In the psychiatric department office, a patient lamented, "Doctor, I’ve been having nightmares for the past two days. I don’t know what’s wrong."

"Nightmares are normal. Perhaps you were frightened, or maybe there’s an issue with your physical health."

"I started having nightmares ever since I worshipped that Earth God in Lin Xian Village. I never had them before. Doctor, do you think it’s related?"

The doctor’s pen-holding hand trembled slightly, drawing a slanted line across the paper.

"Just sit tight for a moment. I need to go get something."

This was the third patient he had diagnosed with psychological problems after worshipping the Earth God in Lin Xian Village. Something was clearly wrong.

"Hello, Director? I need to report something. I’ve diagnosed three patients who developed problems after worshipping the Earth God in Lin Xian Village."

"Understood. Just focus on treating the patients for now. I’ll handle it."

The director looked at the report in his hand and also realized something was amiss. Too many people were having problems after worshipping the Earth God in Lin Xian Village.

After a moment’s thought, he picked up his phone, made a call, and reported the situation at the hospital.

In a conference room, several leaders were gathered, looking over the reported data.

"What’s going on? Why are people who worship the Earth God running into trouble?"

"We don’t know either. How about we call Lin Feng and ask?"

"Then hurry up and ask."

When Lin Feng received the call from the county, he didn’t immediately register what they were asking.

It took him a dozen seconds or so before he realized it was the "Disaster Befalls the Wicked Who Worship" attribute at work.

"Sir, some people who have done bad things have come to worship the Earth God. They might have offended him."

"Boss Lin, is this Earth God really that powerful?"

"That, I’m not sure about. But the police did rely on the Earth God to catch a few criminals."

"I see. Thank you for clearing that up."

After hanging up, the leaders in the conference room were at a loss for words.

"So, uh, how should we handle this?"

"Have someone spread the word, but don’t use official government channels. Just say that people who have done bad things will suffer misfortune if they worship the Earth God."

They were now even more curious about the Land God Temple in Lin Xian Village. It actually had such an ability.

Soon, a message was posted online and began to spread throughout Wuyuan County.

Over in Lin Xian Village, the news that bad people would suffer disaster if they worshipped the Earth God was spreading rapidly through the crowds.

"Did you hear? If bad people worship the Earth God, not only will they not be blessed, but they’ll also suffer disaster."

"I heard, I heard! Someone in my family group chat just said that my neighbor’s sister’s son’s maternal grandmother worshipped the Earth God yesterday and chipped her tooth this morning.

That old lady is so nasty, she’ll curse at anyone who just walks past her door in their village."

"Chipping a tooth is nothing. I just heard someone else say a guy broke his arm. He’s one of those despised local troublemakers in his village."

"Serves them right. How dare they come asking for the Earth God’s blessing when they’re so awful."

"This is great. Now we can just go back and see which families don’t come to worship the Earth God, or who gets hurt after worshipping him. Then we’ll know what kind of people they are."

Lin Feng never would have dreamed that whether or not someone worshipped the Earth God—and whether or not they suffered misfortune afterward—would become the public’s standard for telling good people from bad.

After the news spread, some guilt-ridden individuals in the queue to worship quietly slipped away from the line.

Meanwhile, netizens online were discussing this news even more heatedly.

Someone suggested that if the Earth God of Lin Xian Village was really that effective, you could bring new friends over to worship him.

That way, you could tell if the friends you were making were good or bad people.

All sorts of methods for using the Earth God to judge a person’s character appeared online, and some people actually started doing it.

Hu Xia found Lin Feng and asked, "Does the Earth God really have that ability?"

Lin Feng replied meaningfully, "People with a guilty conscience would be better off not worshipping him."

"It really does? That’s great! I’m sending this to my family group chat right now."

She had been going crazy these past two days, with crowds of people asking her for a way to worship the Earth God without waiting in line.

The news quickly spread through the Lin Xian Village employee group chat. Hearing that Manager Hu had confirmed the information with the boss, everyone hurriedly forwarded the message to their "Loving Family" WeChat groups.

After seeing the message, these people forwarded it again. More and more people learned that the boss of Lin Xian Village himself had confirmed it.

That settled it. Those who were still holding onto a sliver of hope completely lost the nerve to come worship in Lin Xian Village.

As for the patients who had been spouting nonsense in the hospital, they checked themselves out the very same day they heard the news.

Some who were only suffering from mental torment no longer dared to seek treatment at the hospital.

Online, the Earth God of Lin Xian Village became even more famous, and many people wanted to come and test it out for themselves.