Chapter 67: Master, I'm Here

"A good person for the country and its people?" Ci Xin turned to look at the man speaking and sneered, "You must be one of his accomplices?"

"You... You're talking nonsense! I don't even know the Celestial Master!" The man's face flushed red instantly. He was about to lash out at Ci Xin but was startled by the Celestial Master’s voice and reluctantly shut his mouth.

"Hey, who is making all this noise down there? You’re disrupting my communication with the Thunder God and Lightning Goddess in the heavens. If it doesn’t rain, you’ll be the culprit!" The Celestial Master pointed at Ci Xin and said.

"Don’t make a sound!" The people around them glared at Ci Xin angrily.

«See, human nature is like this. Whenever something affects their interests, they blame others, harm others, and protect themselves!»

«These people... truly aren’t worth saving!»

Xiao Yin’s eyebrows furrowed slightly as he gently patted his niece. His heart felt heavy.

These were indeed his subjects, but when faced with trouble, human nature was unpredictable. Xiao Xi'er had mentioned her experiences several times over these past few days, so Xiao Yin felt more heartache for his little niece than concern for her abilities.

"Send Baiyu down and have the Black Armor Guards ready. No matter what, we can’t let the venomous insects spread throughout Great Wei!" After some thought, Xiao Yin decided to deal with the venomous insects first.

«The venomous insects are related to him. He might try to sell whatever he summons during the rain ritual. We need to expose him!» Ruo Xi thought, «Well, let’s use the Truth Charm. I’ll see if I can find one. If not, I’ll have to draw one on the spot, but who has that skill...»

As Ruo Xi’s thoughts surfaced, she didn’t notice that her uncle was feeling melancholic.

And beside her, her mother also felt melancholic.

None of them knew how to draw charms, not even Ci Xin.

"All right, the time has come. This Celestial Master has already communicated with the heavenly deities. They say that as long as the people are devout, they will send down the sweet dew!" The fake Taoist declared loudly.

"We are devout. As long as the sweet dew comes, we will donate more incense money!"

"Yes, as long as it rains, we will give money. We will donate!"

The people waved their hands weakly, shouting half-heartedly.

"Ah-ah-ah..."

The fake Taoist began performing rituals. His entire body trembled, his wrists drawing patterns in the air, jumping around...

«Oh no, without the Truth Charm, even if we had one, how could we stick it on him?» Ruo Xi felt extremely melancholic.

"Your Majesty, Princess!" A voice came from behind.

«Hmm, Jing En is here!» Ruo Xi immediately turned her head.

Sure enough, the old bald monk had arrived. Now things would get better.

Xiao Yin turned to see Jing En, his eyes widening. He knew that Jing En could communicate with Little Treasure and that Jing En had even taken Little Treasure as his master, so there must be some connection between them.

Xiaoyao was also excited: "Master Jing En, look at this so-called Celestial Master. He’s clearly a charlatan trying to scam the people’s money. We need to expose him!"

"Alright, this shouldn’t be difficult. Let’s wait and see what else he can do!" Master Jing En nodded, fingering his prayer beads while looking at Ruo Xi, bowing slightly, "Master, I’m here!"

«Ah, Jing En, you’ve come just in time. I need someone to draw two charms. Come, let’s go draw the charms!» Ruo Xi waved her small hand.

Master Jing En entered his master’s space and immediately ran off to draw the charms.

"Master, what is the Truth Charm? Will sticking it make someone tell the truth? And can you really summon rain?" The white-haired and bearded Master Jing En asked curiously, like a child.

"These are basic things. Stop chattering and hurry up!" Ruo Xi immediately directed Jing En.

Outside, the Celestial Master continued dancing for a while. The people were almost unable to stand, leaning on each other, but he kept jumping.

When Xiaoyao and the others arrived, it was already afternoon.

With the delay, the sky gradually darkened.

"Rain God and deities, please send down the sweet dew so the people can live well!" The fake Taoist shouted to the sky.

"Rain God and deities, send the sweet dew!" The fake Taoist raised his voice.

Xiao Yin, Xiaoyao, Lady Jin, and Eunuch Gao watched the scene together. Suddenly, Xiaoyao raised her hand.

"Brother, is this a raindrop?" Xiaoyao wiped her face and asked.

"I feel it raining. It’s really raining!"

"Yes, I feel it too. It’s raining. Oh my god, it’s really raining. The Celestial Master is truly a deity!"

Raindrops started falling, pattering softly.

"Who are those monks?" Just as everyone was getting excited, Xiao Yin and his group remained still. The fake Taoist noticed them and approached, pointing his peachwood sword, "No monks or members of other sects allowed during the ritual. They will disrupt my magic!"

"Oh, it stopped raining. Oh no, it’s gone!" Someone suddenly exclaimed.

"It must be because of the monk!"

"Beat him up! How dare he stop our rain in Su County!"

Many people rushed forward, but the monk stood unmoved.

Xiao Yin’s eyebrows furrowed slightly, and he immediately shouted, "Have you all lost your minds? This is the enlightened Master Jing En. How dare you act recklessly?"

"This is Master Jing En? From Ganye Temple? Impossible. Why would he stop our rain? He’s the best!"

"That’s right. Master Jing En is an enlightened monk. He wouldn’t stop our rain!"

"This might not be Master Jing En. These people don’t look like good people. They must have ulterior motives. Perhaps the plague in Su County is related to them!" The fake Taoist suddenly pointed at Xiao Yin and the others and said.

"Yes, it must be related to them. Go, attack them!" Someone in the crowd incited, and a group of people rushed forward.

"These people are wearing fine clothes. Let's rob them first!" someone whispered.

"Get out of my way!" A loud shout echoed as Baiyu raised his hand, holding his long sword horizontally. He glared at these people with eyes filled with murderous intent.

"Sure enough, they aren't good people; they even have weapons! Lord Magistrate, quickly, order the soldiers to arrest these people!" The fake Taoist immediately shouted, then retreated backward.

"Hurry up and draw! If you're too late, it won't be fun anymore!" Ruo Xi urged Jing En from within the space.

The magistrate of Su County had originally been standing beside the Celestial Master to assist, but upon hearing the command, he carefully examined these few people. He felt a deep unease, his heart pounding and his eyelids twitching violently.