29: Chapter 29: Turning Stone into Gold

Chu Xingyang watched everyone in the hospital busy in an orderly manner, so he turned to leave.

However, he saw the solitary saintess walking outside, looking dejected.

He walked over and asked curiously, "Wei Wei, are you not going to get a medical check-up?"

The saintess quickly turned around and knelt, hesitating for a moment before replying, "Reporting to Xingyang God, I am a descendant of Wei. Although I do not know medical magic, I can perform a self-check. My body is fine, but I can no longer conceive, and this cannot be cured."

Chu Xingyang felt a bit of pity: "Then where are you rushing off to right now? In a month, those whose bodies are fine or have recovered will have special carriages to take them back to their respective hometowns."

The hospital was bustling with noise and excitement.

But Wei Wei's state of mind was desolate. She raised her head, her eyes filled with confusion: "I don't know where to go. My dream since childhood was to be a saintess, but my body has been defiled. No longer able to be a saintess, I have no face to return to the Naya City-state."

She thought to herself, she would just wander in this capital city from now on.

If she was unlucky, she would freeze to death in the streets in winter; if she was lucky, being taken in by someone as a servant would be fine too.

Chu Xingyang nodded: "Come on, follow me for this period. I will be staying here for a while; it wouldn't be bad for you to serve tea and water as a maid."

Wei Wei's ecstatic eyes were filled with hesitation; being able to truly serve Xingyang God was her...

No, it was the deepest desire of all the saintesses in the Rising Sun Alliance, of everyone, but her body...

But seeing that the deity had already turned and left, she knew she couldn't give up this only light, so she hurriedly took a few steps to follow.

Beside the towering statue of Xingyang on the south side of the city-state was the magnificent palace.

At this moment, the palace hall was crowded with ten thousand people. Sitting in the front row were You Si, the king of the Rising Sun Alliance, and City Lord You Lu of the capital city-state.

Everyone in the hall stared anxiously at the luxurious chair on the high platform in front, looking forward to the arrival of the deity.

Finally, amidst the anxious and silent anticipation of ten thousand people, Chu Xingyang walked into the hall and sat slowly on the chair.

Standing behind him was Wei Wei, who had taken off her white saintess robe and changed into a maid's outfit.

King You Si's expression changed drastically, and he shouted in horror: "Xingyang God, that woman is the former saintess of Naya. She was captured by the Goblin. How can such a defiled person stand by your side and serve you? It will tarnish your holy radiance."

The people behind him were in an uproar, discussing it one after another.

Seeing so many people pointing at her, Wei Wei felt her face burning, and her heart was almost dead.

Chu Xingyang smiled and beckoned to You Si: "Well said. Come, come up, I will reward you with something!"

"Thank you, Xingyang God."

You Si immediately showed a greedy smile and scrambled up to the high platform.

Every piece of fat on his body was trembling with excitement.

What on earth will the great deity reward me with? I'm really looking forward to it.

When he finally climbed onto the platform, he was met with a slap from Chu Xingyang, who swung his arm with force.

It hit him so hard that he saw stars and bled all over his face.

The ten thousand people below were instantly frightened into silence.

It took a long time for You Si to regain consciousness.

He looked at his crown that had flown far away and the seven or eight teeth that had fallen from his mouth.

With his head still buzzing, he didn't dare to breathe loudly and could only sit slumped on the ground, waiting to be dealt with.

Chu Xingyang stood up, pointed at his nose, and scolded: "As a king of a country, you did not protect your subjects and allowed them to be abducted. Now that they have been rescued, instead of comforting them, you slander them as defiled. I think you are the one who is defiled!"

Behind him, Wei Wei's eyes flashed with a light she had never had before, staring fixedly at Xingyang God.

You Si, looking ashen, knelt on the ground, weeping bitterly and kowtowing like a pestle pounding garlic.

Tears mixed with blood on his face: "Deity, I know I was wrong. I will definitely repent. Please forgive me and spare me this time."

Chu Xingyang, who hadn't vented his anger yet, did not intend to let him off: "Forget it, stop being this king. Let the people choose someone with talent and virtue."

Before the words fell, several guards stepped forward and dragged the still-kicking and screaming You Si away.

Wei Wei took a step forward, standing closer to the deity.

The ten thousand people below erupted in a tsunami-like chorus of praise: "Xingyang God has compassion for all living beings, and we will remember this in our hearts for generations!"

Chu Xingyang waved his hand to signal everyone to be quiet, and then asked slowly: "For these women who came out of the Goblin's prison, if anyone dares to slander or make things difficult for them next time, do you know what to do?"

Everyone looked around blankly, whispering to each other.

City Lord You Lu, who had been motionless, shouted loudly: "Kill!"

The rest of the people immediately understood, and followed by shouting in unison: "Kill!"

Chu Xingyang nodded and suddenly remembered one more thing: "By the way, I know that every city-state of yours has a sanctuary with a varying number of saintesses. From the time they are selected at 14 until they leave at 25, they cannot speak to or have contact with any person of the opposite sex. I am thinking about whether to cancel this."

You Lu hesitated for a moment, but finally gathered the courage: "Great Deity Xingyang, this is our tradition. The saintesses are servants who serve you, and this is our way of expressing our piety to you."

Wei Wei also said in a low voice from behind: "Yes, Xingyang God. Many girls have dreamed of being a saintess since childhood. If you do this, it will make them lose the Hope in their hearts."

Chu Xingyang spread his hands: "These are just your psychological comfort; there is no need to use girls to express piety. In the future, this place will be peaceful, stable, and prosperous, and these girls will live happily even if they are not saintesses."

He paused, looked at the reluctant ten thousand people in front of him, and changed the plan: "Forget it, I just can't bear to see girls waste their best 11 years. Let's do this: the saintesses will be kept, but the term will be changed to 14 to 16 years old. Two years, just enough for those who want to be a saintess to enjoy it."

"Xingyang God is eternal, and his blessings are everlasting!"

"Xingyang God is eternal, and his blessings are everlasting!"

A tsunami-like chorus of praise erupted again below.

You Lu held back tears of emotion and recorded it in his notebook: "Great Deity Xingyang, I will immediately spread your divine decree to all city-states. From now on, the term for saintesses will be two years!"

Chu Xingyang looked at him: "Very well. After finishing this, take me to see the spring."

The center of this city-state was also the center of the Central Continent.

There was a spring in that place, and it was what gave some of the Shu People the ability to weakly manipulate elements.

A few days later, Chu Xingyang, standing by the spring, suddenly received a system notification.

【Acquired new skill: Matter Conversion】

Hmm? Was this triggered because I arrived at the spring?

It seems I need to travel more on this planet.

He thought as he picked up a stone and imagined it in his mind; the stone immediately transformed into a small piece of golden yellow gold.

The weight didn't change, so it became much smaller.

Beside him, City Lord You Lu widened his eyes; he was glad to have witnessed a miracle once again.

Wei Wei, standing behind, remained calm. Being able to truly serve the deity made her feel like the wealthiest person in the universe; in her eyes, gold was no different from a clod of dirt.

Chu Xingyang stared at her, lost in thought: "Do you want to be able to have children again, or do you want to become a virgin again?"

He wanted to test whether this skill would have an effect on the human body.