Chapter 471: Is This Really the Reason Fate Hasn't Arrived?

Outside Zhang Family Village and the Mountain God Temple.

When the Zhang Family members and the Wang Family party just arrived, the entire Mountain God Temple could be described as packed with people.

Almost the whole of Zhang Family Village—every able-bodied person—came over; the Lion Ridge Mountain God, which hadn't appeared in a hundred years, showed up again, and it originated from their Zhang Family Village. As villagers of Zhang Family Village, how could they not feel proud?

How could they not attend the ceremony?

Not only Zhang Family Village, but also the surrounding villages of Shizi Ling, the villagers who got the news all rushed over.

Fortunately.

When the Mountain God Temple was built back then, almost the entire Zhang Family Village was mobilized.

To be impressive, to prevent outsiders from looking down on them, and to let the Lion Ridge Mountain God know their respect for him, so that he would look after Zhang Family Village in the future.

They chose a suitable spot; the Mountain God Temple occupied a large area, and there was also an open square nearby.

Only that.

When the Mountain God statue in the temple shattered a hundred years ago, it revealed that the Lion Ridge Mountain God had fallen, and the Mountain God Temple gradually declined, remaining unopened for over a hundred years.

Nevertheless, the surrounding square still often gathered Zhang Family Village villagers, because it was the best place to cool off, and its spaciousness made it ideal for drying rice, corn, peanuts and the like, making desolation hard to achieve.

This allowed Zhang Deben's deification ceremony this time to accommodate all the villagers of Zhang Family Village, plus the onlookers from surrounding villages.

They also wanted to know whether Zhang Deben becoming the Lion Ridge Mountain God was good or bad for them.

In the villages surrounding Shizi Ling, almost every notable person rushed over.

They planned to, after Zhang Deben's deification ceremony ended, privately request an audience with him to ask his opinions on governing Shizi Ling now that he had become the Lion Ridge Mountain God.

"Li Ping, you're here!"

Grandma Cao was outside the Mountain God Temple, chatting with other women. When she saw Li Ping's party, her eyes lit up instantly, and she hurried over. In her peripheral vision she suddenly noticed Wang Ping'an walking beside the Wang Family members, his eyes wide, his voice trembling as he exclaimed in shock:

"I—am I not fully awake?"

As she spoke, Cao Nainai rubbed her eyes, but what shocked her even more was seeing Wang Ping'an walking beside the Wang Family; she couldn't help swallowing, her face full of astonishment.

A few days earlier.

She had once inquired about Wang Ping'an's birth date, and she knew clearly that Wang Ping'an was only a few months old; she never expected to actually see Wang Ping'an walking.

"Auntie, are you okay?"

Li Ping jumped in surprise and hurriedly asked.

"I—I'm fine!"

Although she said that, the astonishment on Cao Nainai's face grew stronger each time. Staring at the upright Wang Ping'an beside the Wang Family, she fixed her gaze, took a deep breath, suppressing the shock in her heart, but still couldn't restrain herself and asked:

"Li Ping, I—I hope I'm not seeing things, Guihua, Guihua, can her grandson walk now?"

"Auntie, not only you— even I was startled when I saw this!"

Li Ping also let out a sigh of relief; she had been worried that something was wrong with Cao Nainai, but upon hearing that, she understood what was happening and explained with a smile:

"You don't know, this child Ping'an just came from our house all the way here without any pause, not even a rest; he walks steadier than I do!"

Earlier, when she learned at her own courtyard gate that Wang Ping'an could walk, she was shocked and found it hard to believe, because she had seen many infants and was especially familiar with them.

Not only could she estimate when a child would start walking, but also when they would speak; how could she possibly believe that a child only a few months old— not even half a year— could already walk?

But after her daughter-in-law reminded her, she realized she had been comparing a normal child to Ping'an of the Guihua family.

Ping'an of the Guihua family being noticed by one distinguished person after another, even by a monster who wanted him as a son-in-law, shows that Guihua's Ping'an is no ordinary person.

Later.

Liu Dongzhu, like showing off, set Ping'an down and let him walk in front of her once; she no longer had any doubt.

But what shocked her was that when Liu Dongzhu tried to carry Wang Ping'an to the Mountain God Temple, Wang Ping'an refused.

Although Wang Ping'an couldn't speak yet, every movement of his walking outward indicated that he seemed to want to walk to the Mountain God Temple by himself.

Regarding this, neither she nor the Wang Family thought Wang Ping'an could reach the Mountain God Temple, since her courtyard was far from it, yet they didn't refuse.

After all, the auspicious time was still far off, and they were curious how long this child Wang Ping'an could walk.

Who would have thought.

Wang Ping'an actually made it all the way to the Mountain God Temple!

Not only her, but even Liu Dongzhu, who spent day and night with Wang Ping'an, was unusually shocked, yet Liu Dongzhu's face showed even more an unmistakable happiness and pride.

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"Did this child walk all the way to the Mountain God Temple?"

Cao Nainai gasped, and although it was hard to believe, having seen Wang Ping'an walk, Li Ping had no need to fool her with such words and had to believe; suppressing the shock in her heart, she laughed:

"You must definitely tell De Ben; if De Ben knew this, he wouldn't know how happy he'd be!"

"Indeed, Auntie, you don't know that ever since De Ben came back to life—no, became our Lion Ridge Mountain God—being able to appear before me again, he watches Ping'an the most all day long!"

Li Ping's face was all smiles; like Zhang Deben, she loved children, and Wang Ping'an was her grandson—though not by blood—so she said:

"If De Ben knew that Ping'an could walk, who knows how happy De Ben would be!"

Cao Nainai sighed, "It's just Cheng Ze and Zhang Chengyong, those two boys, who are easy to get scolded!"

Zhang Chengyong, who was watching the spectacle, didn't expect to be mentioned and asked in confusion, "Cao Nainai, what do you mean me and my older brother are easy to get scolded? What does that have to do with us?"

"What else could it be? Of course it's your father wanting you to marry and have children; you always find excuses to refuse!"

Li Ping snorted, and as soon as she spoke, she saw beside her Zhu Lancui with a guilty expression, and comforted:

"Lancui, this isn't your fault; don't overthink it. Didn't the doctor say? You and Cheng Ze have no children—not because of you, but because your fate hasn't arrived yet!"

If one or two doctors said that, she might take it as comforting words, but all the doctors who examined Zhang Chengze and Zhu Lancui said exactly that...

Obviously it couldn't be comforting!

"Is it really just that fate hasn't arrived?"

Wang Ping'an couldn't help but, using his Dharma Eye, sneak a glance at Zhu Lancui—not to gawk, but to check his aunt's condition.

If it weren't a matter of fate, but a health issue, he would plan to go to Jiu tou shan ji shi next time to find medicine for his aunt or his uncle.

(End of chapter)