Chapter 497

What? How could you say that? Didn't you say it yourself? I've always loved filial children my whole life, and now a filial child has run into trouble, and it's even to save his mother—how could I not lend a hand?

Don't say it's just sleeping for a while; even if it were twice, three times, or even four or five times worse, it wouldn't matter!

Zhang Deben's expression turned serious, but when his gaze fell on Wang Jin, a fleeting hint of guilt, hard to detect, flashed in the depths of his eyes as he asked:

"Little brother, can your mother still hold on for another month?"

"Can!"

Wang Jin nodded his head hard, tears in his eye sockets streaming like a burst river, uncontrollable; with a "plop!" he could no longer hold back the gratitude in his heart, knelt again before Zhang Deben, and spoke through tears:

"Mountain God, great Mountain God, thank you for your great mercy, thank you for saving my mother's life!"

"This isn't my great mercy; it's your kindness, your filial piety, that makes me do this. To be precise, this is what you deserve!"

Having said that, Zhang Deben paused, turned his head to look at the villagers outside the Mountain God Temple, all of them showing excitement, all having come from other villages to attend his god‑ascension ceremony this time, and said:

"By rights, I shouldn't send another divine rain for at least a year, but this time it will come next month—all thanks to this little brother. I don't ask you to thank him; at the very least you should learn from him and be filial to your own parents!"

"Mountain God, rest assured, we will certainly become filial people!"

Outside the Mountain God Temple, the crowd spoke in one voice, thundering like lightning across the surroundings, deafening.

"Little brother, rise; our De Ben dislikes anyone kneeling before him the most!"

Li Ping came up to Wang Jin, helped him up from the full‑prostration kneel before her husband, paying no mind; Wang Jin's face was streaked with tears, looking extremely unsightly, he took a wooden token from his bosom and handed it over.

Wang Jin asked, puzzled: "Lady Mountain God, what is this?"

"This is a Ping'an token; it contains the divine power blessed by our De Ben, which can keep you safe, and if you give it to your mother to wear, it can also lessen the torment brought by the illness on her body."

Li Ping had just finished explaining when she felt pair after pair of fervent gazes; she handed the Ping'an token to Wang Jin, looked around, saw that everyone's eyes were fixed on the token, and a smile touched her lips as she said:

"If you also have ideas about this Ping'an token, you can learn from this young Wang brother and become a filial son."

"If your filial deeds reach our De Ben's ears, or if you do more good deeds, those good deeds will likewise reach his ears."

"Besides that, just take good care of Lion Ridge, and you all have a chance to obtain a Ping'an token!"

"Really?"

A villager couldn't help but exclaim.

Li Ping lifted her head, glanced at him, expressionless, and said: "What, you don't believe my words?"

"How could it be, how could it be…"

That villager gave an embarrassed chuckle and said:

"It's mainly because this matter is too shocking for me; I don't know, Lady Mountain God, whether the good deeds or filial acts you've done before can also be exchanged here for a Ping'an token."

"Of course!"

Li Ping had just finished speaking when she saw this villager and other villagers open their mouths, preparing to say something, but before they could speak, she cut them off, saying:

However, for now it's still our family De Ben's god-ascension ceremony; to receive the Peace Token reward, we must start from tomorrow.

Any villager near Lion Ridge, as long as they perform an act of filial piety or a good deed, speak it out, and can convince others, can come to my family De Ben's place to receive a Peace Token.

You can come again tomorrow, or spread the word so that anyone who has performed an act of filial piety or a good deed can come here to receive a Peace Token!

"Mountain God's Wife, rest assured, this kind of huge blessing doesn't need you to say it; we will definitely spread it far and wide, so everyone knows that the Mountain God most likes filial children and good people!" Outside the Mountain God Temple, the crowd gave a hehe smile, their faces full of smiles they couldn't hide.

Although.

They clearly knew that whether it was an act of filial piety or a good deed, it wasn't something simple that could be said in just a sentence or two.

To make everyone, even the Mountain God, convinced, you can't say you have to reach the level of Wang Jin; Wang Jin can be said to be an oddity in their region.

Not to mention their villages near Lion Ridge; even the whole Qingyang County is one of a kind.

You can't compare with Wang Jin!

At the very least, one must care for bedridden parents for three to five years before it can be considered an act of filial piety.

Villages near Lion Ridge aren't nonexistent, but they are rare; however, with this reward from Zhang Deben, as long as the Peace Tokens he produces are good, they believe that in the future the villages near Lion Ridge will have as many filial sons as they desire and as many good people as they desire.

How could they possibly not be happy?

'My uncle and aunt, they really have good tactics!'

Wang Ping'an, out of the corner of his eye, saw the surroundings, one excited face after another; even Qi Wenshan, who had just shown contempt toward his uncle and aunt, now had a flicker of surprise deep in his eyes that flashed and disappeared.

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Obviously.

Also admiring his uncle and aunt's tactics!

One month later, the second divine rain baptism will be launched again, offering Peace Token rewards to those who have performed acts of filial piety and good deeds.

The benefits are tangible; he believes that from now on, not only Zhang Family Village, but also several other villages near Lion Ridge will have no objections to his uncle serving as the Lion Ridge Mountain God.

Among the populace near Lion Ridge, perhaps there is some jealousy; his uncle is merely a hunter, yet he struck dog-shit luck and became the Lion Ridge Mountain God.

But such people are ultimately a minority; more are envious, and besides that, what they care about is what benefits his uncle's serving as the Lion Ridge Mountain God will bring them.

As long as it brings benefits, as for who becomes the Lion Ridge Mountain God, they actually don't care.

Wang Ping'an unconsciously raised his head and saw his mother's face showing pride; he secretly thought it strange, saying:

'No way, does this also have my mother's contribution?'

When he was surprised by his uncle and aunt's tactics, he suddenly remembered in his mind that his mother had an epithet of 'Resourceful Star'.

Many things before had his mother's involvement, and he was curious whether this matter also had his mother's involvement.

Only then did he unconsciously raise his head; before he could carefully examine his mother's complexion, he saw on her face a look of pride.

Nine out of ten, his mother is still involved in this matter!

"De Ben—no, Mountain God, look, can we continue to the next procedure?"

Zhang Yongde stood up, and before he finished speaking, he immediately changed his form of address; seeing Zhang Deben nod, he then shouted loudly:

"Let's line up, take turns offering a stick of incense to the Mountain God; after that, the Mountain God's god-ascension ceremony can also be considered perfectly concluded!"

(End of chapter)