"Impossible! There's definitely something strange about him—"

A middle-aged man in the crowd pointed at Xu Fu and shouted.

"Why can he leave, but we can't?!"

"It's also possible that he was behind it—"

The crowd began to murmur again, and even the village chief turned his suspicious gaze toward Xu Fu.

"Do you know something?" the village chief asked in a chilling voice.

Xu Fu stammered, "Even if I told you, you might not believe me."

"How do you know we don't believe you if you don't tell us?" another young man said hurriedly.

Then everyone echoed in agreement, even the village chief nodded.

Everyone stared intently at Xu Fu, as if they expected him to say something meaningful.

Then the crowd would pounce on them and tear them to pieces.

"Yes, it's the mountain god—" Xu Fu said again with difficulty.

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Xu Fu resisted the urge to roll his eyes and chuckled inwardly.

"The most irrational existence is the most persuasive to these dim-witted people."

"Life is tough, please don't tear this down, thank you!"

"You're talking nonsense!" A young man, enraged, rolled up his sleeves, ready to confront Xu Fu directly.

A series of left and right hooks, intended to subdue the person and then extract the truth from them.

"Don't be ridiculous!" the village chief snorted, directly interrupting the other party's momentum.

"Young Dog Egg, if you know the reason behind this, please tell us."

"I clearly said it was the mountain god—"

Xu Fu pretended that they didn't understand him and angrily roared at the crowd.

"The mountain god says you've committed heinous crimes, and someone has come in to take you away—"

"So the mountain god set up a barrier in our village to restrict anyone's movement."

"As long as you don't leave, the mountain god will surely spare your lives—"

If Xu Fu's story is nonsensical, even the village chief's fist will harden.

His chest heaved violently, and he pointed at Xu Fu, trembling, unable to utter a single word.

"Nonsense! We'll beat him to death today!"

The crowd rushed forward, but Xu Fu quickly dodged, ran into his own courtyard, and closed the gate.

He used all his strength to block the doorway, and didn't forget to add fuel to the fire.

"I've already said it, believe it or not is up to you—"

"If you don't believe me, you can simply throw those people who were lured in out of the village."

"Let's see if the mountain god will protect them and help them leave!"

"Moreover, I am the messenger of the mountain god. Who among you dares to harm me today?"

"He'll be taken away by the mountain god tomorrow!"

Just as everyone was about to break down the door, the village chief stepped forward again to uphold justice.

"Everyone, step back one zhang (approximately 3.3 meters) and clear this space for me!"

The village chief roared, and no one dared to disobey. In the blink of an eye, they vacated the open space in front of Xu Fu's courtyard.

The village chief nodded in satisfaction and called out again to Xu Fu in the courtyard.

"Hey, you little rascal, come out here."

With me here, they won't dare lay a hand on you—

"Really?" Xu Fu opened the door shakily and peeked outside.

Seeing that everyone had retreated far away, he finally felt relieved and walked out.

"What exactly is this mountain god you're talking about?" Village Chief Zhang Xufu asked with a grave expression.

"Tell me everything you know, from beginning to end."

Xu Fu hid directly behind the village chief and spoke slowly in a voice loud enough for everyone to hear.

"A week ago I went up the mountain to gather firewood and accidentally fell asleep—"

"In my dream, a young man with an ethereal and otherworldly air appeared."

He said he was a mountain god and was willing to take me as his disciple.

"From now on, let me cultivate immortality with him. I will be his envoy and disciple in the mortal realm."

"It's because I need to communicate with him in my dreams."

"As for the situation inside the village, the Mountain God said he calculated it with his fingers..."

"Seeing that a great disaster was about to befall the village, he set up a barrier outside the village to protect us."

"Only outsiders who do not belong here can leave."

"The remaining villagers can only leave after ten years of self-cultivation and spiritual retreat."

Xu Fu had just finished speaking when the crowd started making noise again.

"Ten years? Won't we starve to death in there?"

"Can we still get married?"

"If I don't do this job, where will I find a wife? I need to carry on the family line."

Hearing the crowd's discussion, the village chief agreed wholeheartedly and looked at Xu Fu with displeasure.

"Any other methods besides these?"

"It is said that the Great Dao is fifty, the Heavenly Cycle is forty-nine, and humanity escapes to the last one—"

"Even the most powerful mountain god cannot survive without the support of our village."

"How long can his cultivation last?" the village chief said slowly, his hands behind his back.

They had already planned it out in their minds: what if there really was a mountain god, and the mountain god was blocking their path to wealth—

That way, I can lead the villagers to open up another route.

If they could recruit the mountain god and Xu Fu into their ranks without losing a single soldier...

From now on, won't we be able to go straight to space?!

Xu Fu straightened his posture, adopting an even more enigmatic stance, and said...

"How could the mountain god possibly stand by and watch your lineage die out?"

"Nature left you with fire, therefore He bestowed upon you divine children—"

[Host, even this system wouldn't dare to fool you like this!]

I humbly admit defeat!

Xu Fu smugly whistled to himself, "I've finally blown this boast to the heavens!"

Upon hearing Xu Fu's explanation, the crowd became even more agitated.

"A rope, what is a rope?"

"The mountain god has a son?"

"And what is the spark?"

The village chief cleared his throat and said to Xu Fu, "Little Gou Dan, stop keeping me in suspense—"

"Quickly tell me the whole story, including the origin of the fire."

"The mountain god has sent his divine child to our village—"

Xu Fu's enigmatic words left everyone present momentarily stunned and bewildered.

Xu Fu nodded in satisfaction as he looked at the shocked expressions on everyone's faces.

"The divine child has shown signs of awakening, which is why I rushed back to the village."

"As long as the divine child cultivates by my side, he may be able to achieve the ability to fly through the clouds."

"Who is the Divine Child?" The village chief looked at Xu Fu with a puzzled expression and asked.

"The mountain god said—heavenly secrets cannot be revealed." Xu Fu shook his head calmly.

How do we know if you're telling the truth or not? Are you lying to us?

Someone in the crowd shouted loudly, and that's when someone thought of Huadian.

After all, the legend of the mountain god is too fantastical; no one has ever personally experienced it.

Naturally, they dared not immediately believe the story in Xu Fu's possession.

But Xu Fu had already thought of a way to deal with it. He calmly lifted his trouser leg and revealed his twisted and deformed lame leg.

He then revealed the scars on his face and neck.

He cupped his hands in a respectful gesture to the people present, saying, "As you all know, my health condition is..."

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