Wandering Gods of Day and Night-Chapter 957 - 383: Deceiving God (Part 3)

Some sounds are like the massive trees, forcibly broken by the grandeur of the city.

Other sounds are like the mountains and rocks being crushed.

They can even hear the sticky sound of the city pressing into the mountains, as the mountains are squeezed.

So many sounds layered together, leaving the people of Mingjiang Prefecture nearly convinced of the descent of Soul Shepherd City.

And what completely dispels their doubts is that after the second hand of Zhou Xuan’s pocket watch made another half turn, he commanded Peng Sheng, King Xishan, and the Music Master, to create noises.

The three had different roles.

King Xishan used the "Divine Power Wind" to blow the mountain wind, sweeping toward the people of Mingjiang Prefecture.

The Music Master employed the "Divine Power Earthquake Method" to create the sensation of shaking ground.

Meanwhile, Peng Sheng used the "Mountain Shifting Technique" to sweep up a large amount of dust and debris, aiming toward the Donkey Shed.

The debris, hundreds of meters in front of the gathering of common people, crashed to the ground like meteorites, leaving it pockmarked and uneven.

Flying stones, mountain winds, ground shaking—these signs seemed to paint a vivid picture in the minds of the common folk, illustrating a scene where the city had descended and its shockwaves transmitted to the Donkey Shed, causing the shaking earth and sending stones scattering like raindrops.

"It’s coming, Soul Shepherd City is coming, Mingjiang Prefecture is done for."

"The Ghost City has entered Mingjiang, we’re all doomed."

"What will become of us common folk, You Shen of the God Traveling Department?"

All the people were deeply engulfed in the fear of the descent of the Netherworld City upon Mingjiang Prefecture, their despair naturally emerging under the influence of the overwhelming momentum.

They feared, they sought help, they lamented, yet not one doubted the descent of Soul Shepherd City was false or man-made.

Whether it was the visuals, the noise, or the rain-like stones and trembling earth, everything seemed seamlessly true.

And the lanterns of the God Traveling Department, suspended in mid-air, also swayed lightly, unable to discern if the descent of Soul Shepherd City was a "play" the Painter forewarned or a reality. 𝓯𝓻𝒆𝙚𝒘𝓮𝙗𝓷𝒐𝓿𝙚𝒍.𝙘𝓸𝙢

The wavering of the God Traveling Department’s lanterns added the final irrefutable proof to the "descent of Soul Shepherd City"...

...

"They’re convinced, everyone is convinced, Ah Xuan, you are truly a genius."

Miss Qiang, observing from the Bell Tower, noticed that everyone in the Donkey Shed was in dead silence, realizing Zhou Xuan’s plan had succeeded.

All the common people believed in the real descent of Soul Shepherd City.

The Engineer also felt Zhou Xuan had accomplished a Divine Miracle—successfully simulating the momentum of Soul Shepherd City’s descent using only illusory visuals, sounds, and earth tremors.

The entire simulation, devoid of flaws, made her quite certain that had she not witnessed Zhou Xuan orchestrating the "simulation of momentum" from the Bell Tower, but was instead at the Donkey Shed, she too would have thought—Soul Shepherd City had truly descended.

The Engineer, a discerning person, even changed her address for Zhou Xuan, with a trembling voice filled with astonishment, asked,

"Boss Xuan, could such a Divine Miracle be made with only visuals, sounds, and vibrations?"

At this moment, the coordinating Zhou Xuan, also relieved, displayed the pocket watch in his hand and said: "It’s not that simple, to turn illusion into truth, one must respect real laws, and this watch, it conveys those laws to me."

"What do you mean by that?"

The Engineer didn’t quite understand.

Zhou Xuan said, "It’s simple, really. Visuals, sounds, and vibrations all have their speeds—watching a visual is akin to the movement of light.

The law of reality we need to respect is that light is faster than sound, and sound faster than the earth’s aftershocks, after all, aftershocks are formed due to the strong pressure the mountain body faces,

This pressure isn’t instantaneous, it takes time to reach the pressure limit before aftershocks are generated."

"So, I use the pocket watch to calculate that it takes about eight seconds for the sound from Big Curtain Mountain to reach the Donkey Shed, a distance of three kilometers, so eight seconds later, I let Little Brain make a sound,

The pressure Soul Shepherd City applies to Big Curtain Mountain takes about thirty seconds to create an aftershock, so after the second hand moves half a circle, I let Lao Xi and others create the earth tremors, mountain winds sweeping across, debris flying."

"Overall, the visuals, sounds, and earth vibrations, I produce them according to real laws, distinct in layers, leaving the common people unable to detect any flaws."

Zhou Xuan tactically reclined, saying with a smile.

Miss Qiang felt a bit confused hearing this maneuver, asked: "Ah Xuan, where did you learn these tricks?"

"Where did I learn them? From junior high physics... People’s Education Press version..." Zhou Xuan said.

"..." Miss Qiang.

The Engineer frowned deeply upon hearing this, she shook her head saying: "Boss Xuan, you’re terrifying... you’re more dangerous than those Colorful Play Masters."

If Zhou Xuan’s grand play was achieved solely through the methods of the Colorful Play Master’s Tangkou, the Engineer would think Zhou Xuan merely had extraordinary talent in colorful play.

But the "descent of Soul Shepherd City," didn’t rely on the methods of a Colorful Play Master, it stemmed from Zhou Xuan’s knowledge, his observation of life, and human nature,

This is what frightens her.

"Following Boss Xuan, the trouble he stirs up, I estimate it’s not just a simple matter of being imprisoned for two thousand years."

Beside him, Pan Mountain Eagle handed over tea more frequently, sensing he grasped the right leg this time—anyone who could stage a grand play fooling the eyes of Mingjiang’s people, could they still be a mere fish in a pond?

"In the future, by holding onto the great teacher’s leg, I might just soar."

That’s what Pan Mountain Eagle thought, but he didn’t know—this deception didn’t just fool Mingjiang Prefecture...

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"Ah Xuan, you made Soul Shepherd City descend, though it’s ingenious—but for what purpose?"

Miss Qiang became a curious baby.

Zhou Xuan answered, "Do you remember the theme of this colorful play we’re putting on? The descent of Soul Shepherd City, Night Parade of Hundred Demons, Ghost Gate opens wide, resurrection of the departed."

"The common folk don’t believe the dead can return, so I stage a play—Soul Shepherd City’s descent is to host the Night Parade of Hundred Demons, and in Mingjiang Prefecture, a major figure steps forth to negotiate with Soul Shepherd City, designating a space to permit the Night Parade of Hundred Demons, but what Soul Shepherd City must do is release the deceased Mingjiang Prefecture people, one by one, from the Xianhuo disaster."

Zhou Xuan smiled and said, "With the negotiation between Soul Shepherd City and Mingjiang’s major figure, taking place under the eyes of the common folk, would they still doubt the ’resurrection’ reality?"

Hearing this, Miss Qiang fully understood, raised her thumb, saying: "Ah Xuan, you’re truly resourceful, coming up with such a plot, oh right, the major figure negotiating in your play with Soul Shepherd City... it couldn’t be you, could it?"

Zhou Xuan smiled without speaking.

Miss Qiang then looked at the Painter, Music Master, Peng Sheng, and King Xishan.

All four pointed at Zhou Xuan, smiling as if to say: "If not the great teacher, who else could it be? In terms of prestige, among the cultivators of Mingjiang Prefecture, name one, who could rival the great teacher?"

"The scene where I go negotiate, will naturally come later, wait for Little Brain to perform—a scene where Soul Shepherd City forcefully conducts the Night Parade of Hundred Demons,

This play will plunge the people of Mingjiang into deep despair, how cruel it is."

Zhou Xuan sipped his tea solemnly.

...

Those witnessing the descent of Soul Shepherd City were not just the common folk of Mingjiang Prefecture.

In the Heavenly Dome above, there was a Heavenly Eye peeking through the gaps in the clouds.

"It’s really descended, Zhou Xuan’s Will Heavenly Book, even influenced Soul Shepherd City."

Bi Fang couldn’t detect the flaw in Soul Shepherd City either—from the very moment the mist cleared, he saw the projection of Soul Shepherd City through the Heavenly Eye, as well as that moonlight formed by Divine Power.

"Zhou Xuan, Soul Shepherd City is Netherworld City, bringing such a Netherworld City to Mingjiang Prefecture, and you think of reconstruction? I think you’re delusional—this city will only turn Mingjiang Prefecture into a Ghost City, tonight I shall witness your grand play..."

Bi Fang grits his teeth nearly to the point of breaking...