Wandering Gods of Day and Night-Chapter 946 - 380: Soul Shepherd City in the Mist (Part 2)

Chapter 946: Chapter 380: Soul Shepherd City in the Mist (Part 2)

"What the great master said is absolutely right, I will arrange it now."

"When arranging, also pick some good foxes, find the smartest and most capable ones... Additionally, make sure not to leak any information."

Zhou Xuan reminded once again.

"Don’t worry, great master, I understand your plan and there will not be any mistakes."

King Xishan immediately went out,

while Zhou Xuan, along with the painter and music master, observed the movements and situation within the medical college from the teaching building.

...

Zhou Xuan chose to use the method of "Legends of Foxes and Ghosts" as the prelude to the "Soul Shepherd City Descent" play, naturally with a reason.

He had also read many history books and knew that the biggest rumors in history were spread through such "supernatural tales."

For instance, the chirping of a fox—"The Great Chu rises, Chen Sheng becomes king."

And then the "one-eyed stone man" fished out from the Yellow River, accompanied by a nursery rhyme filled with supernatural tales— "A one-eyed stone man, stirring the Yellow River, overturning the world..."

Legends of foxes and ghosts are always believed by the common people, and once believed, they believe it to the bone, which is most suitable for spreading rumors.

At four o’clock in the morning that night, the deception set up by Zhou Xuan had begun to show effects.

Relying on the divine powers of King Xishan, the music master, and Peng Sheng—moving mountains, they together pried at the ground of the medical college, causing it to tremble slightly.

Although the tremor wasn’t large, it was enough to wake up many light sleepers,

and it could also trigger the instinctive reactions of nearby field mice and rabbits.

The field mice moved en masse, and the rabbits, regardless of their nests, bounced around the college.

Even the ant colonies hidden underground crawled out of the rifts in the earth, migrating in neat rows.

The tremor would cause various anomalies in the animals’ behavior.

In an era where meteorological monitoring was incomplete, people would rely on these animal anomalies to determine that a major disaster was occurring.

For a moment, those who woke up pushed those who hadn’t yet, talking about an impending earthquake.

But this tremor only lasted for a few dozen seconds before there was no more follow-up,

causing the people to first worry, then engage in heated discussion, and finally become indifferent. After being tossed around till five or six in the morning, they fell back into a deep sleep.

"To hell with the earthquake, Mingjiang Prefecture is already in ruins, and we’re still afraid of some damn earthquake."

The tremor came quickly and went quickly; the common people gradually forgot this sudden minor tremor,

but Zhou Xuan was very satisfied with this barely noticeable tremor—the sense of the tremor has planted a seed in the hearts of the people, and this seed has already taken root, only waiting to sprout.

... 𝐟𝕣𝕖𝐞𝐰𝕖𝚋𝐧𝗼𝚟𝐞𝕝.𝗰𝐨𝐦

At six in the morning, in the autumn, it was still not bright in Mingjiang Prefecture, in the southwest corner of the medical college, an old man, Zhao Huaidi, felt the urge to urinate, woke from his sleep, and went outside the tent to relieve himself.

As Zhao Huaidi lowered his pants, he heard some small chatter, sharp voices like children conversing.

However, listening to the content, there was no childishness in it,

Zhao Huaidi was very curious and tilted his head to look. In doing so, he saw a short distance away, in a "Fox Immortal Temple," three little white foxes were nests talking.

"The earthquake has already come; it’s time to leave."

"It’s not an earthquake. The little foxes over in West City told me, saying a large city had appeared in the mist in the west."

"A Xianhuo almost burnt Mingjiang Prefecture to ashes, where is there a large city?"

"It fell from the sky, that’s the city, descended here, causing the tremor in Mingjiang Prefecture."

"Where did that city come from?"

"That, I don’t know."

The conversation of the little foxes fell into Zhao Huaidi’s ears, and he then returned to the tent, sharing the fresh news he just heard with his companions inside.

In order to confer the title of "Fox Gate," Zhou Xuan built many Fox Immortal Temples within Hui Feng Medical College.

And in those corner Fox Immortal Temples, there were always some foxes, gathering in threes and fives, talking about "hearsay" rumors, which then would be "inadvertently" overheard by the people of Mingjiang Prefecture.

These rumors varied; some claimed that a large city descended around West City District,

others rumored that Zhou Xuan moved Heaven and Earth last night with a book, and Heaven and Earth bestowed great power to rebuild Mingjiang Prefecture.

There were even rumors that this rebuilding of Mingjiang Prefecture would resurrect those who died in the Xianhuo fire.

The "demonic words" of these foxes, like a pebble thrown into a still pond, stirred ripples in the quiet medical college, arousing great attention from the common people.

"Those little foxes are spreading the word, saying the great master can rebuild Mingjiang Prefecture and resurrect the dead."

"Can’t be true, dead like a candle extinguished."

"Hearing the specifics, it doesn’t seem like they’re making it up."

"I also think there’s some truth to it; if the dead can really be resurrected, then my child can come back to me, I really hope it’s true."

"Whether it’s true or not, why don’t we go and check in the West City?"

"Let’s go, to the West City, to the West City and take a look."

The common people’s attitude towards "resurrection" has, due to these fox words, subtly changed.

...

Zhou Xuan sat in the teaching building, watching through the window as numerous people, in groups, headed westward.

And Brother Xiao Er’s family, Donkey Shed, is in the West City area—that place, too, is the location Zhou Xuan designated for the "Descent of Soul Shepherd City."

The painter accompanied Zhou Xuan throughout the night; at this moment, Gu Ling from the God Traveling Department came to report.

"Great master, Lord Hua, among the common people, quite a few have taken an interest in those rumors, and at least one-fifth of the people have already set out for the West City District."