Huh? Isn't this an adventure kingdom building game?!-Chapter 91: Slightly Superior

The wrinkled eyes of the Xu Family elder twitched.

As a high-ranking manager, he didn’t bother to know the lowliest of the poor. If she hadn’t drawn the red lot, he wouldn’t have even glanced at her. Thinking about his son-in-law saying her mother was crazy, he felt this girl seemed to have a problem with her mind too.

"How many pieces of gold did you find?" Lin Chunxi asked urgently as he was about to leave.

The old Xu was too greedy for gold; he paused and replied, "Two pieces."

The girl in the red wedding dress laughed gleefully, "The Mountain God gave me thirty pieces of gold! You only found two, surely they were snatched from my mother? Don’t bother looking, the rest of the gold has been taken by the Mountain God, you..."

She pointed viciously at old Xu, cursing, "You are utterly heartless. Wait for the Mountain God’s punishment! You’ll die without a grave!"

Anyway, almost dying herself, Lin Chunxi shouted out the dirtiest and most venomous words she had ever heard, making the faces of the three major clan members turn green.

"Go gag her! What a disgrace to be shouting like this!" Old Xu was furious and ordered the village chief’s son-in-law to make Lin Chunxi shut up.

Other villagers also heard about the gold, some burst into the Lin Family to search thoroughly; others looked around where Qiao Mei passed by, all wanting to find gold to hide away and live well in the town later.

Riverfront Village was noisy and chaotic, and when Jiang Yuan arrived on a golden eagle in the air above the village, no one noticed.

[Lin Chunxi: Villager from Riverfront Village, chosen to become the "River God’s bride," awaiting to be pushed into the river to be sacrificed]

[Grass mat filled with flowers: "River God’s Wedding" prop, at noon the "bride" will be placed on the mat and pushed into the river, the mat unable to support weight will sink in the river]

[Hidden Dragon Lake: Massive lake formed by an earthquake, at the bottom exists a fragmented avatar of the White Snake Demon that has cultivated for over three thousand years, awaiting to swallow the "River God’s bride" whole]

"It really is a monster wanting to eat people." Jiang Yuan sat steadily on the golden eagle’s back, earnestly examining the area near the pavilion using system prompts.

From afar, he could see the divine statue standing at the village’s center, approximately five or six meters tall, far less exquisite than the Yin Mountain corpse’s sculpture, with even the eyebrows and eyes somewhat blurred, making Jiang Yuan unable to distinguish whether it was male or female at first glance.

The distance was slightly far, needing to get closer for the system to perform a detailed analysis.

But, it seemed not a formidable demon cultivator or ghost cultivator considering it was at the stage of collecting sacrificial offerings like rice, soybean oil, and not daring to take incense.

"Since ancient times, wealth moves the heart; for gold, these people are nearly crazy." Jiang Yuan looked down on the villagers gradually driven mad searching for gold, reflecting on it, he could understand, Riverfront Village was too poor, if they could have gold to leave this poor place and go to the town, their quality of life would improve a lot.

Humans, not being saints, have a selfish side, having been tamed in such a narrow and remote place, resulting in them being both hateful and pitiful.

The Xu Family elder watched as the gold mesmerized the lowliest, causing them not to follow orders but even foolishly thought to find gold earlier than him and take possession of it, his heart burning with anger, he turns around and slaps the village chief hard, "Idiot! Usually speaking and doing things with some shrewdness, turns out you’re the stupidest idiot! Go, tell them the hour has come, it’s time for the River God to marry."

His cloudy eyes maliciously glaring at his son-in-law, he spoke in a low voice, "Remember those fellows most crazed looking for gold, once the wedding ceremony is completed, say they disrespected the noble three major clans, throw a few into the river to intimidate the lowliest, you better do this well otherwise..."

The village chief was extremely annoyed, having been dazzled seeing the gold, thinking what threat could Qiao Mei, a woman, pose? At worst, kill her and throw into the river to accompany his daughter. But changing people was absolutely impossible, he was merely a son-in-law unable to influence the thoughts of the elders of the three major clans.

Thus, he couldn’t help but let his true nature be exposed.

No one could have imagined Qiao Mei was so bold, seeing the request failing without saying much, not even managing to knock her out and drag her away, the matter of the gold was shouted out.

The dream of becoming a superior person in Anping Town shattered instantly, and the two gold coins in his pocket were soon seized by his father-in-law. At this moment, his mood was desolate yet hadn’t lost his rationale.

"I got it, I’ll go handle it now." No matter what, at least he was still a village chief who could eat and drink enough, he comforted himself by grabbing a broken basin and using a wooden stick to beat it with an urgent "dang dang dang" sound.

"The auspicious hour has come, the River God is marrying!"

"Worship the River God for Riverfront Village’s prosperity and protection, those who revere the deity will be prosperous, those who defy the deity will perish!"

Between worshiping the deity and finding gold, the villagers quickly chose the former.

After all this time, they hadn’t seen a single strand of gold, and who knew if Qiao Mei really hid other gold?

Even if they could find it, it would be difficult to take the whole family and make their way to the town for a new life, weighing the pros and cons, despite great reluctance, they had to bow to reality — under the lead of the three major clans, they prayed to the River God for protection, at least they’d have land to till, a house to live in, and food to eat.

"You won’t die a good death! None of you will die a good death!" Lin Chunxi, bound in the wide festive clothing, cursed with the most venomous words she could think of.

The Xu Family elder had long instructed that everyone in the village must stay by the riverbank to ensure the wedding ceremony proceeds smoothly.

After so many years, finally, the Xu Family regained their pride, he was in a good mood, completely unconcerned with the dying girl’s continuous curses, waving his hand he said loudly: "Bring over the mat to send the bride, invite the River God’s bride onto the mat into the river!"

"Hold on for a bit!" Jiang Yuan finally waited for everyone to gather, controlling the golden eagle to dive down and shout for a pause.

The paper sculpture that could carry people through flight had a massive size with a frightening appearance, its enormous wings flapped, creating a fierce wind and flying sand, despite being more than three meters above the ground, pushed people back.

"Ah! A Thousand-Year-Old Rat Spirit!"

"I saw a huge dark shadow flying past the mountain cave entrance the night before last, it must be him flying in the sky riding an eagle!"

"Able to spew fire and ride a great eagle, the Thousand-Year-Old Rat Spirit is formidable."

Villagers stepped back in terror, afraid of being caught or killed by the great eagle, only daring to whisper to themselves.

Jiang Yuan observed as the golden eagle’s wings created flying sand and stones pushing the crowd back, satisfied with his wicked fun, realizing descending from the sky was indeed impressive, no wonder protagonists in stories love to show off, it was truly so thrilling!

"Dad, how could he be a rat spirit when he looks so handsome?" Han Ya hadn’t been caught to the mines, thus hadn’t seen the legendary "Thousand-Year-Old Rat Spirit" said to have lived in Shuiyun Lake.

Now seeing the charming young man on the majestic eagle’s back with a face like jade and sword-like eyebrows with starry eyes, exceedingly more handsome than her beloved Wan Mingchuan, she was instantly infatuated and tugged her father’s sleeve, whispering, "I want to marry him! Dad, imagine if our He Family could have such a powerful son-in-law, wouldn’t the Xu Family and Wang Family obediently be trampled under our feet?"

While Han Ya was daydreaming, Lin Chunxi really thought she was dreaming.

Last night, she prayed countless times against the stone wall, hoping the little brother could come save her life, but really didn’t dare hope her plea for help had been communicated.

Yet now he actually appeared, just like facing the most desperate moment with death in the mines, descending from the sky, looking up with sunlight shining down, little brother seemed to be glowing! freewēbnoveℓ.com

"Did you really hear my prayers against the rock? Then, are you, you the Mountain God? You must be an Immortal!" She babbled excitedly, afraid this scene was just a delusion in her final moments.

Jiang Yuan didn’t understand her mumbling, smiling to comfort her, "Don’t be afraid, with me here, you won’t be thrown into the river as a sacrifice."

Tears streamed instantly, at this moment Lin Chunxi felt she was the luckiest and happiest person in the world!

Han Ya saw the interaction between the two, angrily stomping her feet, "That ugly black-haired girl, what right does she have to talk to my man."

"Clop clop clop!"

At this moment, sounds of hooves echoed from afar, two white shadows leaping from the forest along with Wan Mingchuan’s confident shout, "Master, we are here!"

Very well, Jiang Yuan nodded, the River God’s wedding ceremony finally had gathered its audience.