I Can Recognize Everything, But the Information is Wrong-Chapter 482 - 444 Spring Festival

"Could it be that Beiyed County’s fields no longer grow crops?"

Cui’er replied, "It’s not that the fields don’t grow crops, but even though crops are growing, the pest infestation is overwhelming."

No sooner had Cui’er finished speaking than a series of chirping sounds rang out.

A few flying locusts suddenly darted toward the kitchen in the backyard like lightning.

Cui’er’s expression changed slightly, and she deftly swept the locusts into her sleeve.

Although the locusts flew quickly, Cui’er was a Late-stage Foundation Establishment expert. How could these few insects escape from under her watchful eye?

Cui’er caught the locusts without pride, her expression instead turned somber.

She turned to look at the maid she had reprimanded earlier and said, "Did you attract these locusts?"

The maid was terrified and quickly replied, "Miss, you know well, I wouldn’t dare provoke these insects; I’d hide from them if I could!"

Cui’er knew her question was unreasonable, yet she really didn’t want to admit that the northern suburb was also suffering from locust infestations.

Previously, only the southern suburbs had locusts, which were far away from the northern suburbs.

Besides, locust swarms were seen by most as a sign that the gods worshipped were inactive, or a punishment to the villagers."

Now that locusts arrived in the northern suburb, it indicates the land there is also ’being lazy’.

"These locusts have risen mysteriously. Supposedly, the Su family is fully capable of organizing people to eradicate them."

At this point, the maid spoke up, "The Su family has already done their best, I heard that the locust infestation affects not only us but other counties as well."

Tian Lin looked at Yu’er, and Yu’er added, "Two days ago, I sent a letter to Miss Mei, and she said that Southern State was also afflicted by locusts."

"Southern State was not affected by the shrine of Master Kong Wu, so this locust disaster must have been bound to happen, unrelated to Master Kong Wu’s shrine."

"Whether or not locusts fly doesn’t really matter; it doesn’t affect you, sir."

Yu’er’s words, although cold, were nonetheless true.

No matter how vicious the locusts are, as long as they don’t consume all the food under heaven, Tian Lin won’t go hungry.

"What do the sects say? Haven’t the Nascent Soul Elders taken action?"

Yu’er replied, "Young Master Ju from the Wenda Sect also mentioned in a letter that the sect recently tasked disciples with eradicating locusts in various places. Unfortunately, the source of these locusts remains a mystery. After killing one, thousands of insect egg dust will spawn, which will grow into more locusts overnight."

"Since the sect has sent disciples to eliminate locusts, it’s evident that the infestation has drawn the attention of the immortal gate. This shows how grand this disaster is, even Nascent Soul Elders are helpless."

Since the Nascent Soul Elders are helpless, there’s no point in Tian Lin worrying for the farmers.

At leisure, he took the locusts from Cui’er’s hand and saw that within the sphere of light, the locusts kept flapping their wings.

The sphere was formed by Cui’er’s True Qi, so no matter how hard the locusts flapped, they couldn’t escape from it.

"This is a method devised by the elders! To prevent the locusts from multiplying, they decided not to kill them but to find a way to imprison them. Without this method, the world would already be overrun with locusts."

No sooner had Cui’er finished speaking than there was a loud ’pop’, and one of the locusts in the sphere was snapped open by Tian Lin.

As soon as this locust died, a large amount of powder immediately drifted from its split belly.

The powder was contained within the sphere of light and couldn’t disperse into the air.

According to Cui’er, this powder can incubate a thousand more locusts.

"Clone Technique? No, this dust seems to hold souls within it."

Tian Lin stuffed the sphere of light into his Storage Bag and asked, "Does Wang Yanyu have any reliable methods against the locusts?"

Cui’er replied, "Miss Wang mentioned that now we can only hope during the spring festival that the Spring God hears the prayers of farmers and exterminates these locusts."

Tian Lin asked again, "Has the Spring God ever responded to sacrificial rituals before?"

The answer Tian Lin received was from the maid he had reprimanded: "In previous years, everything was smooth sailing, and any pest issue was resolved by the county’s Spirit Plant cultivators; there was never a need for the Spring God to manifest."

"So, that means in previous rituals, Ju Mang never showed divinity either?"

Before the maid could speak, Tian Lin said, "In two days, it’s the spring festival, and we’ll soon know whether the Spring God will manifest!"

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Usually, the poorer the place, the more exquisite the livestock offered at sacrifices to the divine spirits and the more grand the rituals.

This year, perhaps due to the disaster, people realized the importance of the spring festival, and the event appeared particularly solemn.

Early in the morning, villagers in the northern suburb had already gathered by the fields.

Fireworks, drums, and music were naturally part of it. Plows were lifted, and farmers were invited to sow seeds, which needed no mention. ƒreewebɳovel.com

The entire spring festival lasted a whole day, and by evening, when the sun slipped below the western hills, villagers were utterly exhausted and hungry as they dispersed.

"Now that the spring festival is over, by tomorrow morning, these locusts will surely all be slain by the old god Ju Mang. When that time comes, we’ll be able to plant crops with peace of mind again."

A villager thus reassured his family, but only the children believed such talk.

The adults, however, returned home with skepticism and furrowed brows, harboring hopes.

Did the spring festival help?

Regardless, Tian Lin found that the next day locusts had increased in the northern suburb, swarming like clouds, blocking out the sunlight.

In that moment, farmers appeared particularly anxious and fragile.

"Could it be that the old Spring God doesn’t care whether we live or die?"

A villager, his face filled with despair, accused Ju Mang, yet his complaint was quickly silenced.

"The old Spring God is so busy, isn’t he? We’ve only just performed the ritual, so if he can’t address us right away, it’s understandable. When he finishes other tasks, he’ll surely deal with these locusts."

Such words were nothing but consolation, but amidst the panicked farmers, what they lacked was this kind of reassuring falsehood.

Locusts feed solely on crops; fortunately, they don’t damage wooden houses or large trees.

Yet, after half a month, although the village’s big trees were untouched by locusts, their bark had already been stripped by the villagers.

By this stage, developments had reached a point they couldn’t be sustained by selling children or daughters.

The entire Beiyed County, its aristocratic families no longer needed servants. Meanwhile, ordinary farmers didn’t have surplus grain to afford another mouth.

Only at Tian Lin’s place did she occasionally trade a child for a loaf of bread—but even Tian Lin couldn’t support too many children.

Beiyed County had now transformed from selling children to exchanging children for food.

"Has the Goddess Sect responded yet?"

Cui’er replied, "Miss Mei said that a major event recently occurred at the Goddess Sect, delaying her receipt of our letter; however, the Goddess Sect’s lockdown is lifted now, and she’ll come to Beiyed County in two days. She’ll discuss anything further upon arriving."

"Seems like Ran Lang found the Ascension Pool of the Goddess Sect! It’s uncertain whether Ran Lang achieved immortality or not."

If Ran Lang became immortal, he should have a way to deal with these locusts!"

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