Chapter 1

In the ninth year of Tianchi in the Great Qian Dynasty, August, a severe drought hit Yuanzhou.

Again, an earthquake occurred, causing countless people to starve to death.

On the 19th of August, a man named Li Tong from Yuanzhou, who founded the Three Holy Teachings, incited the people and led a rebellion.

In three months, they captured nineteen cities, plunging Yuanzhou into chaos!

Influenced by the Three Holy Teachings of Yuanzhou, uprisings broke out all over the Great Qian, leading to nationwide turmoil!

The Great Qian Empire was in a state of turmoil!

......

"Water, give me water."

In a dark room, a faint beam of yellow light shone through.

Shi Yun woke up from his daze.

He didn't know where he was.

He only knew that he was extremely thirsty.

Moreover, his whole body ached as if it were about to split, and his mind felt as if it had been forcibly stuffed with many things.

"Brother Yun, you're finally awake?!"

Shi Hui exclaimed in surprise.

She quickly put down her work, wiped her hands, and brought a bowl of water to Shi Yun's side.

Shi Yun struggled to get up to drink the water.

However, as soon as he stood up, he staggered and fell to the ground again.

A piercing pain shot through his right foot.

He opened his eyes and looked at his right leg.

He saw that his right leg seemed to be immobilized with a wooden board.

There was also some black cloth wrapped around the wooden board.

"What happened to my leg?"

Shi Yun's voice was somewhat hoarse.

"Brother Yun, drink the water first."

Shi Hui held the water and helped Shi Yun drink it.

The cool water made Shi Yun's throat feel a bit better.

Only then did he carefully look at the woman in front of him.

She didn't seem very old.

She was wearing gray clothes that had been washed until they were almost white.

She was very thin, but her features were somewhat attractive.

However, due to malnutrition, her skin was somewhat yellow.

"Who are you..."

Shi Yun hesitated.

This woman seemed unfamiliar to him, but also somewhat familiar.

Shi Hui's face turned slightly pale, seemingly due to nervousness.

She quickly grabbed Shi Yun's hand and said loudly, "Brother Yun, what's wrong with you? Don't you remember your Second Sister? I'm your Second Sister..."

"Second Sister..."

Shi Yun's mind seemed to flash with some memory fragments.

Then, he felt a severe pain in his head.

He couldn't help but hold his head, his forehead drenched in cold sweat.

Seeing Shi Yun in such pain, Shi Hui was at a loss and almost in tears.

After a while, the pain in Shi Yun's head finally eased.

And Shi Yun finally understood his identity.

It turned out that he had been transported to a world he was not familiar with.

"Second Sister, I remember."

"I was working at the quarry when a huge rock rolled down and hit me."

"I don't know what happened after that."

"Second Sister, what's wrong with my leg? It seems to have no feeling..."

Shi Yun looked at his right foot.

Earlier, the pain in his right foot was intense, but it only came from his knee.

As for his calf and the sole of his right foot, they seemed to have no sensation at all.

Shi Hui's face darkened, and her eyes avoided his.

This made Shi Yun have a vague sense of foreboding.

He immediately moved his hand and forcibly tore off the black cloth and the wooden board.

"Brother Yun, you..."

Shi Hui tried to stop him.

But she couldn't stop him.

When Shi Yun removed the wooden board, he saw his right foot.

From his calf to the sole of his foot, everything was soft and limp.

There was almost no sensation at all.

Even when he pinched his calf and the sole of his foot hard, there was no sensation.

"Is my leg useless?"

Shi Yun was somewhat dazed.

Just after being transported here, he became a cripple?

Shi Hui finally couldn't hold back her tears.

She sobbed, "Brother Yun, it's all because your Second Sister is useless and couldn't find a good doctor to treat your leg..."

Shi Yun couldn't hear what she said after that.

As the sky grew dark,

Shi Yun sat in the room, lost in thought.

Shi Hui watched Shi Yun for a while. Seeing that he didn't want to talk, she went back to washing clothes.

Shi Hui earned a meager income by sewing and washing clothes for others to support the household.

"Thump..."

Suddenly, a noisy sound came from outside.

"Welcome the Venerable Qingyuan..."

Shi Yun struggled to crawl to the window and looked outside.

It was dusk.

A group of people in Taoist robes was parading through the city.

Among them were some local officials and gentry.

The men and women in Taoist robes were chanting something as they walked.

They also held triangular talismans and threw them into each household.

Shi Hui also ran to the door.

She "grabbed" a triangular talisman from the crowd.

A hint of joy appeared on Shi Hui's face.

She quickly ran back home and handed the triangular talisman she had just grabbed to Shi Yun, saying with a smile, "Brother Yun, this is the Venerable Qingyuan's talisman for dispelling disasters. It's said to be very effective."

"You've had a lot of bad luck lately. Carrying this triangular talisman can dispel disasters and bring good fortune."

Shi Yun frowned.

He looked at the people distributing the triangular talismans.

They looked like fraudsters.

Moreover, the local officials and gentry didn't seem to care about this obvious attempt to win people's hearts?

"Second Sister, who is this Venerable Qingyuan?"

Shi Yun asked.

Shi Hui did have some knowledge about it. She explained, "Brother Yun, the Venerable Qingyuan is a person with great magical powers. It's said that he was invited by the local officials to pray for rain."

"Recently, our Liu City has been suffering from a severe drought, and the crops have failed. If this continues, the consequences will be unimaginable."

"Pray for rain? Can the Venerable Qingyuan really make it rain in Liu City?"

"If he really had such abilities, Yuanzhou wouldn't have suffered from a three-year drought, leading to nationwide turmoil."

Shi Yun sneered.

In times of chaos, it's when these charlatans thrive.

"Brother Yun, don't speak rashly. The Venerable Qingyuan's talisman for dispelling disasters is quite effective..."

Shi Hui clearly believed that the Venerable Qingyuan could pray for rain.

"Dispelling disasters..."

Shi Yun picked up the so-called talisman for dispelling disasters.

It indeed had some strange symbols drawn on it.

There was even a faint fragrance.

But apart from that, there was nothing particularly miraculous about it.

"Hmm, this fragrance..."

However, when Shi Yun smelled the fragrance on the triangular talisman, he felt a slight mental refreshment.

The fragrance seemed very light, but it seemed to invigorate his mind.

He had been feeling somewhat tired and even drowsy just a moment ago.

But now, he was suddenly wide awake.

"The triangular talisman must contain some kind of fragrance..."

Shi Yun had intended to throw the triangular talisman away.

But since it could invigorate his mind,

It wasn't entirely useless.

So, he put the triangular talisman back in his pocket.

Feeling refreshed, Shi Yun had some thoughts.

Since he was here, he might as well make the best of it.

The Shi family now only had him as a man.

He had to pull himself together.

Could he let his Second Sister continue to support him by washing clothes?

Shi Yun had been lying in bed for so many days, feeling weak all over.

Now that he could move a bit, he wanted to exercise his body.

His right foot was disabled, but his hands were not.

So, he tried to do a few push-ups to exercise his arms.

But as soon as he did one push-up,

"Buzz."

The next moment, Shi Yun felt a slight dizziness.

Then, two halos suddenly appeared before his eyes.