In ancient times, they secretly became gods in the deep mountains.

Chapter 14 Puppet Dolls: Metal, Wood, Water, Fire, Earth

Gu Yuexi has always been bold in her thinking and actions.

"You exchange all 500 points of faith power for puppets. When I absorb the essence of the Great Sun, you must remove the protective barrier. Doing so may alert the demons and evil spirits in the deep mountains to the changes in Seven Luminaries Mountain, and they will all come to investigate."

"The five puppets can serve two purposes: first, to protect me, and second, to protect the villagers at the foot of the mountain from evil spirits."

She thought things through very carefully, and the system knew she was determined.

[Okay, host, you need to be careful.]

Fortunately, Gu Yuexi possessed a body from the cultivation world. If she had been reincarnated as an ordinary mortal, she probably wouldn't have been qualified to make such a decision.

Absorbing the sun's heat was the best solution Gu Yuexi could think of to solve the drought.

And it would be of great benefit to her.

The spiritual power contained in the pure essence of the sun and moon is incomparable to that of an ordinary first-order spiritual vein.

At least a fifth-order spiritual vein is required.

Gu Yuexi said, "Zero One, exchange for the puppet."

[Successfully redeemed 5 Qi Refining Level 3 Puppets]

Gu Yuexi saw five beautiful-looking "people" appear in the air.

"Greetings, Master!" The five puppets bowed their knees respectfully, cupped their hands, and lowered their heads.

[Host, these five puppets can change their appearance at will. If you are not satisfied with their appearance or gender, you can modify them as you wish.]

Gu Yuexi was amazed: "These puppets are so lifelike, and they can even change their appearance and gender at will. They must have been made by a level six puppeteer."

In the cultivation world, what she envied most were not the fellow cultivators who leveled up quickly, but those cultivators who mastered unorthodox techniques.

Because most of those alchemists, weapon refiners, and puppeteers were born into families of cultivators, they had no shortage of cultivation resources, and they could even produce cultivation resources themselves. They held extremely high status and were respected by others.

Most importantly, mastering an unorthodox art at least proves that they have the talent for it.

Unfortunately, Gu Yuexi doesn't possess any of these exceptional talents.

[If the host wishes to craft puppets, refine pills, or forge weapons, the system can help the host unlock their talent in these areas.]

Gu Yuexi smiled: "I never imagined that binding with the system would bring such good fortune."

The system will not let the host lose money.

"Everyone, get up."

She stepped forward and called out to the five puppets.

The puppets stood in a row, and she rubbed and pinched them on their bodies and faces with her hands.

A moment later, several puppets appeared with new faces.

"Zero One, how's my cooking?"

[It turns out the host likes children.]

The five puppets were originally adult men and women, but now they have all turned into children around five years old, each with a chubby face and an innocent and cute appearance.

Gu Yuexi pointed to several puppets and named them with great interest: "Golden Boy, Wooden Boy, Water Boy, Fire Boy, Earth Boy!"

Three girls and two boys. Fire Boy and Earth Boy are boys, and Gold Boy, Wood Boy, and Water Boy are girls.

Gu Yuexi changed their clothes to the corresponding colors.

"From now on, you will be the divine messengers of the Golden Sacred Palace."

"Thank you, Master, for bestowing this name upon me."

Gu Yuexi corrected: "From now on, call me Lady Jin Sheng."

"Thank you, empress!"

"In a few days, Your Majesty will be going into seclusion to absorb the sun's heat for spiritual cultivation. You must protect Your Majesty and safeguard the villagers at the foot of the mountain, lest the demons and evil spirits in the deep mountains harm them."

"Your disciples have remembered."

The puppet dolls had childish voices and solemn expressions.

With a few puppets in hand, Gu Yuexi felt much more at ease.

Peach Blossom Village at the foot of the mountain
After returning from the sacrificial ceremony, everyone was all smiles.

With water to drink and wild vegetables and fresh grass to eat, their joy grew exponentially, and their previous despondency and sorrow vanished, for they had encountered a compassionate deity who saved them from suffering.

In Pear Blossom Village lives Gou Sheng's mother's maternal grandmother.

After coming down from the mountain to worship the gods, Gou Sheng's mother was in high spirits because of the happy occasion. She immediately thought of her elderly mother who was still suffering, so she quickly took two jars of water and a handful of tender wild vegetables and went back to her mother's home.

Gou Sheng's mother's third grandfather was the village chief of Lihua Village, known as Grandfather Zhou.

A few years ago, he was captured and sent to fight, and after he turned eighty-five, he was sent back.

Seeing that the village was full of elderly, weak, women and children, he volunteered to take on the responsibility of caring for the villagers.

In years of famine, being the village chief was a difficult job.

The only river at the foot of the mountain has dried up, and the village chief can't find water. In recent days, more than ten people in the village have starved and died of thirst.

"Ugh!"

On Wednesday, Grandpa sat under the pear tree at the village entrance and sighed bitterly, saying that the drought had killed the pear tree.

He stared blankly at the mottled shadows on the cracks in the ground, his heart filled with bitterness.

Today, Zhou Dayu's grandson fainted. Grandpa Zhou knew at a glance that the child couldn't be saved.

Zhou Dayu's family consists of an old lady and two five-year-old grandchildren. The old lady's husband and son were conscripted into the army, and her daughter married in Peach Blossom Village and hasn't returned even once in the three years of drought.

It is difficult for an old woman to raise two five-year-old children even in peaceful times, let alone during a three-year drought.

When the old lady saw that her grandson was barely breathing, she cried her heart out.

Grandpa Zhou felt bitter on Wednesday.

If the heavens don't want people to live, what can they do?

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