Traveling through time and space to achieve a well-off life with your family

Cheng Mo walked slowly on the path in the field. The ground had deep cracks due to the lack of rain for many days. The fields that should have been green and lush had turned yellow and lifeless. The crops in the fields had long since withered and died, leaving only dry weeds lying powerlessly on the ground, as if their vitality had been drained. The trees on the roadside also looked particularly haggard, with sparse yellow leaves and occasionally a few birds standing on the branches, dying, as if they didn't even have the strength to sing.

Cheng Mo frowned tightly, and looked around anxiously. This was the third consecutive month without rain. Although he had ordered every household to store water, sent people out to look for available water resources, and even dug wells everywhere, these actions seemed powerless in the face of this natural disaster.

"Lord City Lord!" When Cheng Mo approached the nursing home, many elderly orcs who were sitting in front of the door to enjoy the cool air stood up and greeted him enthusiastically.

Cheng Mo smiled and responded: "Hello, everyone, you don't have to get up, continue to rest. I just came here to talk to the high priest."

Walking into the yard, Cheng Mo saw a white-haired old orc sitting on a tattered rocking chair. He had his eyes closed, and it was unclear whether he was asleep or resting.

Cheng Mo walked lightly to the side of the high priest and called softly, "High Priest..."

"Hmm?" The old man on the rocking chair slowly opened his eyes, revealing a pair of deep and wise eyes. He looked at Cheng Mo and showed a gentle smile on his face: "City Lord, long time no see."

"High Priest, how have you been recently?" Cheng Mo casually wiped the stone bench beside him and sat down.

"I'm fine. Why are you here?" Xiong Bo asked as he slowly sat up.

Cheng Mo hesitated for a moment and said, "It's okay... I, I don't have anything to do recently, so I thought of coming to see you."

"Didn't Banmu come with you?" Xiong Bai looked around.

However, this question made Cheng Mo fall into silence, and a trace of pain and helplessness flashed in his eyes, because Ban Mu had left long ago and never came back.

"No, he's been a little busy lately." Cheng Mo smiled with difficulty.

"I thought he was so attached to you that he would come with you. He values ​​you very much." Xiongbai raised his head and looked at the sky. His words revealed his admiration for Banmu.

Cheng Mo asked curiously: "High Priest, are you familiar with Banmu?"

Xiong Bai smiled slightly, and said in a relaxed and somewhat playful tone, "For a while, he came to me almost every day, just to ask me how to better pursue you!"

"When?" It was the first time that Cheng Mo heard such a thing. He couldn't help but widen his eyes with surprise.

"It was probably last year... That kid didn't talk at first. He just sat in my yard and left at night. I didn't know what he did. I thought he had no place to live. Later I heard that he was pursuing you, so I gave him some suggestions. From then on, he would always come to me to ask how to pursue you." Xiong Bo recalled with a smile, a hint of a smile appearing on his face.

"He has done such a thing before..." Cheng Mo whispered to himself.

"Yes, I remember that kid hasn't come to see me for a long time. The last time he came to see me, he asked me how he could help you!" Xiong Bai said with emotion. Thinking of Ban Mu's sincere and determined expression at that time, Xiong Bai's mood also became cheerful.

"Help me?" Cheng Mo thought of that night when Ban Mu looked at him with disappointment, accusing him of being ruthless and dissatisfied with his neglect. He thought he had forgotten that scene long ago, but when he thought about it now, he still felt suffocated by the pain.

Cheng Mo bit his lip silently, and quickly changed the subject and said, "By the way, High Priest, I want to ask you something."

Xiongbai nodded and asked with concern, "What is it? If I can help, I will do my best."

Cheng Mo took a deep breath, calmed down, and then slowly said: "As you know, it hasn't rained here for a long time. The crops have withered and people's lives have been greatly affected. I want to ask, have you ever encountered such a thing before? Is there any way to deal with these natural disasters?"

Xiongbai frowned, thought for a moment, and then answered: "The biggest natural disaster I have encountered since I took office was the wildfire when we first met. At that time, I consulted the Beast God and received instructions from him, so I was able to lead those people to survive. Maybe you can ask the high priests of other tribes."

Cheng Mo smiled bitterly and said, "I've asked, but it's no use."

"Didn't the high priests of other tribes hold rain-praying ceremonies?" Xiong Bai asked in confusion, frowning. He stood up angrily and said, "These old guys can't even tell fortunes?! Then I'll go by myself!"

"High Priest, please don't worry. Take care of yourself!" Seeing this, Cheng Mo, who was standing by, quickly reached out to support Xiong Bo and comforted him softly, "It's not like that! We did hold a rain-praying ceremony before, but it didn't work. And because of other reasons, many high priests of the tribes have left."

"You only held it once?!" Xiong Bo's face became more shocked when he heard this, and his voice unconsciously rose octaves.

"Yes, at that time, the high priests of many tribes held a rain-praying ceremony together, but the sky still did not rain. They thought that the Beast God might not want it to rain, so they gave up." Cheng Mo answered truthfully.

"Oh my, I've said long ago that the high priests of those tribes have too short a heritage and something bad will definitely happen! You know, the complete rain-praying ceremony is divided into three stages! The first is to communicate with the heaven and earth, the second is to summon the beast god to come, and the last is to tell the god about your own needs! You have only carried out one link, so you are still at the stage of communicating with the heaven and earth!" Xiong Bai was anxious, and while speaking, he kept slapping his thighs.

"Ah? Such a complicated procedure?" Cheng Mo was stunned after hearing this.

"What's so complicated about it?!" Xiong Bo's eyes widened, and he waved his hand vigorously and shouted, "Where's that old guy Yan Hai? Go call him over! I want to discuss the rain-praying ceremony with him."

Hearing this, Cheng Mo nodded in agreement and ran out quickly. He thought to himself, although he didn't know whether this rain-praying ceremony would work, as long as there was a way to try, it would be better than doing nothing. However, the beast god was Banmu, could Banmu really make it rain?