Chapter 276 The King of the West Enters the Dream
"Demon? Talisman water? Invulnerable to swords and guns?"

These keywords made Zhao Si's eyes twitch:
"No... Why are you making this like the Yellow Turban Rebellion? The Monkey King was suppressed by the Five Elements Mountain only when Wang Mang usurped the Han Dynasty, so the apprenticeship and learning skills must have happened at least in the late Qin and early Han dynasties, right? The Yellow Turbans are time-traveling here..."

[Ding! This chapter is not Journey to the West, players should not get too involved. ]

OK, OK! You have the final say.

"…If we don't follow Journey to the West, then let's just follow the Yellow Turban Rebellion at the end of the Han Dynasty. It should be able to correspond to some extent…"

After reorganizing his thoughts, Zhao Si frowned and began to plan:
Since the monkey has not returned from school yet, the protagonist’s current situation is a bit dangerous.

Although peasant uprisings are inherently just, they are restricted by historical limitations. The rebels have always had poor military discipline, and there have been countless acts of burning, killing and looting. Once they really attack, the cities are likely to be in chaos, and the casualties will be very heavy!

"We can't figure out the rebels' situation right now. Just in case, the safest way to deal with it is to avoid big cities as much as possible and hide in remote places... Regardless of whether the monkey can come back to repay his gratitude, it is definitely the right thing to do to save his life first."

"But this might also be an opportunity!"

Zhao thought for a moment:

His own genuine magic failed for no reason, making the protagonist very passive. He was unable to rise as fast as Xue Xuan in the early days. He was almost forty years old and was still a mortal with no ability to resist risks.

Since the "demon" in front of us can make people invulnerable to swords and guns, this person must have touched the circle of immortal cultivation in this world. If we can get in touch with him, we may be able to get a ticket to the immortal cultivation...

“It’s a challenge, but also an opportunity!”

……

[As the situation became increasingly tense, bad news came one after another: the government troops were badly defeated, and wherever the enemy troops passed, men and women were taken hostage...]

[Some say the bandits kill people and burn things, some say they are invulnerable to swords and guns, and some say they enjoy eating people... In short, in one word: chaos! ]

[At this tense moment, the government quickly dispatched more people to defend the city and mobilized residents to raise the city walls, causing even more panic among the people...]

[You, who are always smart, have a premonition of one thing from these chaos: the enemy army is about to attack the city! ]

[Although you don't know exactly how far away it is, you still quickly arranged for your family to take their money and secretly run back to their hometown to avoid the war.]

[And you, helplessly, were dragged by the government to repair the city wall, with no way to escape...]

[Within three days, after the city walls were built a few times, the legendary bandits arrived! ]

[The densely packed bandits, armed with hoes, sickles and other farm tools, gradually approached the city from a distance...]

[You can see clearly from the top of the city: these so-called bandits are clearly peasants from the fields, all of them are ragged and skinny... At first glance, it's as if you saw the monkeys fainted from hunger back then, and these people are even thinner than monkeys! ]

[Their eyes were dull, and it was impossible to tell that they were afraid. Everyone was as numb as if they were dead...]

[As the crowd approaches, a dead and oppressive feeling gradually spreads into the city.]

[“Look! They’re starting to drink the magic water!”]

[Someone screamed, and everyone looked over: they saw a group of Taoist priests rushing out from behind the bandit army, and then they lit a lot of yellow talisman paper, burned it into talisman water, and poured a mouthful of it into the numb-faced bandit soldiers one by one.]

[After pouring the magic water, the bandits rushed forward and rushed straight to the city! ]

[“Shoot! Shoot!”]

[The government had already closed the city gates and urgently sent county soldiers to the city walls to shoot arrows. Although the county soldiers' arrows were not very accurate, the bandits below the city were gathered very densely, and the random arrows could still shoot down a large number of people! ]

【Seeing the bandits fall one after another, the county soldiers and the civilians guarding the city couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief: It seems that the rumors are just rumors, and they can't be taken seriously. What do you mean by invulnerable to swords and guns? Isn't this true?】

[But before you can be happy, these bandits who were shot down soon staggered to their feet and continued to advance towards the city wall...]

[“It’s a demon’s evil method!”]

[Everyone was shocked, and their worries started to rise again: The opponent was not dead at all, how could they possibly win? ]

【…】

[The fact is just as you thought. In the following battle to defend the city, facing this group of evil bandits who seemed to never die, the county soldiers and civilians defending the city were terrified.]

[Except for shooting arrows and throwing stones at the city, no one dared to do anything more. But even if the city walls were the only defense, the city would be able to hold out for a long time if the enemy soldiers had no siege equipment.]

[It was at this critical moment that a message from outside the city quietly spread...]

in the city.

"Did you hear that?"

A group of people whispered:
"Outside... a letter has been sent, saying that if you write the word [西] with cinnabar at home and burn incense and kowtow day and night, you will be safe from war after the city is conquered!"

"real or fake?"

"How should I know? Believe it or not, the cinnabar and incense in the city are all sold out..."

"Who is so quick?!"

"I don't know... Do you want to buy some? I happen to have a few extra. Of course, the price will definitely be a little higher..."

“…Give me some!”

"It's better to believe it than not to believe it! I'll have some too!"

"..."

Holding the newly bought cinnabar mixed with earth and low-quality incense, Lin Liu, who was dressed in brown, twitched his lips:
"Damn it! These unscrupulous businessmen are still making dirty money at this time!" Lin Liu finally understood why he couldn't make a lot of money, because his heart was not dark enough and his sense of business opportunities was not sensitive enough.

Look at them, at this critical moment, they are still hoarding goods and selling fake and inferior products to make a fortune from the disaster...

As for whether these things are useful or not, Lin Liu doesn't really care. If they are useful, that's good. If they are useless, that's fine.

"Anyway, I am now as free as that monkey..."

Lin Liu sighed, took a box of expensive cinnabar and a handful of cheap incense, and quietly returned to the house where he had lived for nearly twenty years...

The house was cold and deserted, with no one in it. Apart from the furniture, all the valuables were taken back home by his wife and daughter.

In order to protect his family and property, Lin Liu has done his best...

Trying to calm himself, Lin Liu opened the cinnabar box, then patiently separated the useless soil from it, and then mixed the cinnabar into water and ground it.

Finally, he wrote a crooked word "西" on the wall with cinnabar!

Although Lin Liu has never been to school, he has seen a lot over the years and can still write a simple character "西".

After finishing writing, Lin Liu took out three sticks of inferior incense, lit them, and bowed respectfully...

"Although I don't know if it will work, but... I have to believe it."

He couldn't help but not believe it!

After all, there are countless bandit troops surrounding the city. Once the city is breached, he dare not bet on whether the enemy will remain unharmed.

Although Lin Liu was mentally prepared to be killed, he would naturally try his best to grab at any life-saving straw he could!

Anyway, the cost is not high, it is better to give it a try...

Soon after I finished praying, an inexplicable feeling of drowsiness came over me.

"strangeness……"

Lin Liu shook his head, then lay down on the bed involuntarily and fell into a deep sleep.

In a state of half-sleep and half-wakefulness, a kind-hearted person dressed like an emperor gradually appeared in his mind...

[You had a strange dream. In the dream, a god who called himself "King of the West" found you.]

【King of the West?】

[Although you are in a dream, your consciousness is inexplicably clear. You think carefully for a long time, but you can't remember the existence of this god... However, you still respectfully pay your respects to Him.]

[The Western King has a compassionate face. He first tells you about His origins...]

[It turns out that he was the "Emperor of Heaven" in ancient times, ruling over the human world and the heavens. Under his rule, humans and gods lived together in peace. Whenever the human world was in trouble, he would send down gods to eliminate natural disasters and man-made disasters and save the suffering mortals.]

【Everyone should live well like this...】

[Until one day, a group of evil gods appeared! ]

[They attacked the Heavenly Palace, killed many gods, and finally even drove away Him, the Emperor of Heaven! ]

[This group of evil gods stole the status and worship of the righteous gods, but did nothing and allowed the human world to be ravaged by natural and man-made disasters. Countless people died tragically, and they did not receive any help from the gods until their death...]

[And the emperor of the human world is also in cahoots with the fake heaven, he is the running dog of the fake heavenly emperor! He is the fake heavenly emperor's agent in the human world! ]

【Speaking of this, the King of the West became passionate: He could not bear the suffering in the world, so he returned to the arena, determined to defeat the false heaven of the evil gods and create a real heaven for the benefit of all living beings! 】

[Down with the fake Heavenly Court's running dog emperor on earth! ]

[Smash the dog head of the false emperor of heaven "Xue Xuan"! ]

【Anti-Xuan and Reverse the West! 】

【The King of the West loves the world! 】

[His slogans come one after another, and your body trembles again and again...]

[Finally, He said solemnly: To accomplish such a great feat, the support of incense and offerings is naturally indispensable.]

[How about this, from now on, remember to burn a stick of incense for me every morning, noon and evening. You must be sincere when burning incense, so that the effect will be best...]

[In addition to burning incense, you should also recruit believers in the city, let more people come to worship me, and then attack and kill the government troops and the county magistrate... Finally, we will work together inside and outside to take down this city. ]

[When the false emperor is overthrown and the Western King is restored to his throne, you will be rewarded greatly! ]

[As he was speaking, the so-called "King of the West" who claimed to be the former emperor of heaven, smiled and said: I hope you will not let me down. After the city is conquered, the merits and demerits will be settled...]

[It took you a long time to understand all of His meanings: "The Emperor of Heaven is back in power" is just for fun. His core meanings are actually only two.]

[One is to increase the incense for Him, and the other is to help Him open the city gate and take over the county! ]

[This obvious meaning makes you feel a little overwhelmed: Incense is no problem, but help him take over the county...]

【You think you might need to think about this. 】

……

(End of this chapter)