His body was turned over, and after a short check, Bai Lixin felt his body being lifted lightly.
“Hey, Dijia, who is this child?”
An old voice came from a short distance away, and Bai Lixin heard a bland reply next to his ears, “A fainted human. He is still breathing. Have you seen this man before, Elder?”
The sound of footsteps came over. The older man looked at Bai Lixin and shook his head, “No, he is probably from the Gegelong tribe. I heard that the Gegelong tribe not far from us was attacked by beasts and many people who did not escape in time were killed by the sharp claws and steel teeth. This man probably escaped from there.”
“There is an empty house next to yours, Dijia. Take this poor child there to rest.”
“Yes, Elder.”
His body was shifted again, and Bai Lixin was carried on Dijia’s shoulders as he walked off towards the house.
Dijia seemed very used to life here; it had only been a day since he had disappeared from San Tuo Mountain, but his reputation was already high. Many people greeted Dijia affectionately along the way. Some women even offered him freshly picked melons and fruits.
Dijia excused himself one by one and finally returned to the house with Bai Lixin on his shoulder.
He pushed the door open, put Bai Lixin on the bed made of hay, and went out.
The room was empty, and Bai Lixin carefully took it in.
The dwellings of the gods were magnificent, and all the precious things under the sun were gathered in the temple, while the houses of the humans were simple and fragile.
Once the beasts launch a fierce attack, such a fragile thatched house would not be able to withstand the ferocious beasts. Humans would then be like ants on the ground, fleeing in all directions to be hunted by the beasts.
The sound of footsteps came from outside the room, getting closer and closer.
Bai Lixin quickly closed his eyes and pretended to be unconscious again.
The footsteps were soft and familiar, giving Bai Lixin an inexplicable sense of ease.
The footsteps came and stopped only when they reached his side.
A warm hand covered his forehead for a moment as if to make sure he did not have a fever, and then left his forehead.
Immediately afterwards, the corner of Bai Lixin’s lips cooled, and a refreshing sweetness slid down his slightly open lips and into his throat. Bai Lixin couldn’t help but swallow a little. Dijia delivered the water slowly, and when he saw that the man could still drink, he gave a few more sips. He only stopped when he had delivered a glass of water to Bai Lixin.
Dijia then draped the animal fur he had brought from his room over Bai Lixin’s body to keep him warm before leaving the room again.
Bai Lixin opened his eyes again after hearing that the sound of footsteps had gone. He reached out to caress the soft animal skin.
It must be fox fur. It felt very comfortable to the touch.
Bai Lixin recalled all of Dijia’s actions just now and smiled. Dijia was still Dijia. The responsibility in his bones was deeply rooted, even though he had just been born.
He can take such good care of a stranger who had fainted to the ground. No wonder Chaos dared to entrust the future of the universe into Dijia’s hands.
The next day, Dijia came into the room again.
He found Bai Lixin awake and sitting on the edge of the bed, “Did you save me?”
Bai Lixin looked at Dijia and said with emotion, “My people…my people were all taken….. to the beasts.”
Dijia’s eyes darkened slightly, “This will be your home and the people here will be your clan from now on. What is your name? ”
Bai Lixin thought for a moment and replied, “My name is Xin and yours?”
“Xin, call me Dijia.”
Bai Lixin examined Dijia’s appearance and realized that although Dijia had transformed into a human, his face had hardly changed much from when he was a god. His skin was slightly fairer and his hair was slightly longer as a god, but his hair was now shorter and his skin had turned wheatish.
Dijia was wearing animal skins, and judging from the craftsmanship, they must have been carefully sewn by the women of the clan. Bai Lixin suddenly felt a little jealous when he remembered the tenderness Dijia had secretly displayed just now.
If he could do that to a stranger, wouldn’t he be even gentler to the rest of the clan?
However, the following actions made Bai Lixin breathe a sigh of relief. Although Dijia had been so kind to him when he was unconscious, the expression on his face was nothing but indifference and detachment when he saw him awake, “This is your home and the people here are your clan. But you need to pay the corresponding labour if you want to exchange for food and water. Now that you are well, come with me.”
Dijia pushed open the door of the room, and a bright ray of sunlight streamed in through it.
The sun was infinitely brighter. Bai Lixin followed Dijia, enjoying a rare moment of peace.
“I have asked permission from the patriarch. Since I brought you back, you will first follow me on the hunt. Come here and polish the tools first.” Dijia led Bai Lixin to a suitable-sized stone and pointed at it, “You can polish hunting tools, right?”
Bai Lixin nodded. He took the stone and sat down, slowly polishing it. Dijia did not leave but sat next to Bai Lixin. He got a piece of wood to carve something with a sharp stone knife that had already been polished.
While sharpening the stone, Bai Lixin asked curiously, “What are you doing?”
“I am trying to make a weapon that can shoot wild animals from a distance.” Dijia looked down earnestly as he tinkered with the wood and did not look up at Bai Lixin.
This was where it all began. Bai Lixin leaned unobtrusively in Dijia’s direction, his hands moving without stopping.
In Dijia’s memory, this was how they had first met.
No wonder Dijia said that he loved him, not Eros. He didn’t understand it then, but he now finally did.
And what happened after that?
According to S419M, Dijia was ambushed and killed by the pseudo Lord God.
How was Dijia ambushed? Did he not warn Dijia? Or did he tell Dijia and it still happened?
Or was he so selfish that he was afraid he would not be able to reunite with Dijia afterwards, so he let it happen so that they could meet later?
Bai Lixin was suddenly in a trance. Everything in his life, from the future to the beginning and vice versa, seemed to form a huge loop.
There was no beginning and no end.
The serpent bites the tail, bridging the beginning and the end; the end implies the beginning, and the beginning already determines the end…
And the cause and effect of all this could be none other than themselves.
Bai Lixin suddenly trembled at the thought.
Although his movements were small, Dijia still noticed them. “Is your body still not well? Go back and rest. I will take you hunting tomorrow. ”
Dijia’s placid voice gave him a feeling of safety. Bai Lixin pulled himself out of his thoughts and shook his head with a smile, “It’s okay, I’m fine. It’s just that a gust of demonic wind blew into my ears and I shivered. ”
Dijia glanced at Bai Lixin and said, “Okay, go on then.”
Bai Lixin looked down and continued polishing. Not long after, shouts and cheers came from the distance. The noisy men came up to meet them, shouting and laughing in celebration.
Bai Lixin looked up and saw two men carrying a stick in between them. There was a still-struggling wild deer tethered with twine.
“Dijia, your idea was great! We followed your method of setting a trap in the forest and, as you predicted, the prey took the bait after one night. Dijia, you must have been sent down by the gods to save us! You are a gift from the gods!”
Dijia stood up and went over to examine the prey. His expression was calm, “You are welcome. It is good that you are benefiting.”
The two men cheered loudly. The one at the front looked up at a young girl peeking out of the house and said, “Hey, we can all have roasted deer tonight. Maya, I’ll give you the skin of this deer as a bride price. How about that? ”
The maiden, called Maya, turned slightly red and snorted, “I’m not going to marry you. I’m going to marry the intelligent Dijia!”
Probably expecting the maiden to refuse, the man was not annoyed and he laughed, “Now all the women of the land want to marry Dijia. I would also want to marry Dijia if I were a woman. But does Dijia want you? Dijia is a blessing from the gods, and will eventually return to heaven!”
Maya refused, “So what if he won’t. I’ll go to Mount Yaqin tomorrow and pray that the god of love will bless me and let me marry Dijia.”
“Hahahahaha, you stupid woman. You go and pray to the God of Love to make Dijia fall in love with you, so should I also go and pray to the God of Love to make you fall in love with me? Do you think the God of Love will make you fall in love with Dijia or make you fall in love with me when the time comes? It’s ridiculous to think that even the God of Love is in a dilemma about such things, isn’t it?”
Bai Lixin could not help but laugh at the man’s outspoken words. The maiden, Maya was humiliated, and she punched the window frame several times in anger. She closed the window and didn’t make a sound again.
Deep inside him, a consciousness slowly revived. [I just heard someone trying to pray for my blessing].
Bai Lixin brightened up and spoke the man’s question from earlier before asking, [What would you do if you came across this situation?]
Eros hesitated for a moment before answering, [Every human being generates something called the power of faith when they pray. The greater the power of faith, the more sincere the person’s prayers are. Usually, in this case, I would feel their power of faith, and I would grant the wish of whoever has a higher power of faith]
[Wouldn’t Dijia be pitiful then?]
[Dijia? Successor to the Lord God? Why?]
[Because if the girl’s power of faith is stronger, won’t Dijia fall in love with her in a daze? Wouldn’t you want to first ask Dijia what he wants?]
Eros was silent for a long time before he said: [I see what you mean… I’m sorry… ]
[The power of faith…. heh, the determination to want something exceeds that of others. A stronger power of faith only means that the desire is stronger.]
If you really want to compare desire, no one can compare with my desire to have Dijia.
His body was turned over, and after a short check, Bai Lixin felt his body being lifted lightly.
“Hey, Dijia, who is this child?”
An old voice came from a short distance away, and Bai Lixin heard a bland reply next to his ears, “A fainted human. He is still breathing. Have you seen this man before, Elder?”
The sound of footsteps came over. The older man looked at Bai Lixin and shook his head, “No, he is probably from the Gegelong tribe. I heard that the Gegelong tribe not far from us was attacked by beasts and many people who did not escape in time were killed by the sharp claws and steel teeth. This man probably escaped from there.”
“There is an empty house next to yours, Dijia. Take this poor child there to rest.”
“Yes, Elder.”
His body was shifted again, and Bai Lixin was carried on Dijia’s shoulders as he walked off towards the house.
Dijia seemed very used to life here; it had only been a day since he had disappeared from San Tuo Mountain, but his reputation was already high. Many people greeted Dijia affectionately along the way. Some women even offered him freshly picked melons and fruits.
Dijia excused himself one by one and finally returned to the house with Bai Lixin on his shoulder.
He pushed the door open, put Bai Lixin on the bed made of hay, and went out.
The room was empty, and Bai Lixin carefully took it in.
The dwellings of the gods were magnificent, and all the precious things under the sun were gathered in the temple, while the houses of the humans were simple and fragile.
Once the beasts launch a fierce attack, such a fragile thatched house would not be able to withstand the ferocious beasts. Humans would then be like ants on the ground, fleeing in all directions to be hunted by the beasts.
The sound of footsteps came from outside the room, getting closer and closer.
Bai Lixin quickly closed his eyes and pretended to be unconscious again.
The footsteps were soft and familiar, giving Bai Lixin an inexplicable sense of ease.
The footsteps came and stopped only when they reached his side.
A warm hand covered his forehead for a moment as if to make sure he did not have a fever, and then left his forehead.
Immediately afterwards, the corner of Bai Lixin’s lips cooled, and a refreshing sweetness slid down his slightly open lips and into his throat. Bai Lixin couldn’t help but swallow a little. Dijia delivered the water slowly, and when he saw that the man could still drink, he gave a few more sips. He only stopped when he had delivered a glass of water to Bai Lixin.
Dijia then draped the animal fur he had brought from his room over Bai Lixin’s body to keep him warm before leaving the room again.
Bai Lixin opened his eyes again after hearing that the sound of footsteps had gone. He reached out to caress the soft animal skin.
It must be fox fur. It felt very comfortable to the touch.
Bai Lixin recalled all of Dijia’s actions just now and smiled. Dijia was still Dijia. The responsibility in his bones was deeply rooted, even though he had just been born.
He can take such good care of a stranger who had fainted to the ground. No wonder Chaos dared to entrust the future of the universe into Dijia’s hands.
The next day, Dijia came into the room again.
He found Bai Lixin awake and sitting on the edge of the bed, “Did you save me?”
Bai Lixin looked at Dijia and said with emotion, “My people…my people were all taken….. to the beasts.”
Dijia’s eyes darkened slightly, “This will be your home and the people here will be your clan from now on. What is your name? ”
Bai Lixin thought for a moment and replied, “My name is Xin and yours?”
“Xin, call me Dijia.”
Bai Lixin examined Dijia’s appearance and realized that although Dijia had transformed into a human, his face had hardly changed much from when he was a god. His skin was slightly fairer and his hair was slightly longer as a god, but his hair was now shorter and his skin had turned wheatish.
Dijia was wearing animal skins, and judging from the craftsmanship, they must have been carefully sewn by the women of the clan. Bai Lixin suddenly felt a little jealous when he remembered the tenderness Dijia had secretly displayed just now.
If he could do that to a stranger, wouldn’t he be even gentler to the rest of the clan?
However, the following actions made Bai Lixin breathe a sigh of relief. Although Dijia had been so kind to him when he was unconscious, the expression on his face was nothing but indifference and detachment when he saw him awake, “This is your home and the people here are your clan. But you need to pay the corresponding labour if you want to exchange for food and water. Now that you are well, come with me.”
Dijia pushed open the door of the room, and a bright ray of sunlight streamed in through it.
The sun was infinitely brighter. Bai Lixin followed Dijia, enjoying a rare moment of peace.
“I have asked permission from the patriarch. Since I brought you back, you will first follow me on the hunt. Come here and polish the tools first.” Dijia led Bai Lixin to a suitable-sized stone and pointed at it, “You can polish hunting tools, right?”
Bai Lixin nodded. He took the stone and sat down, slowly polishing it. Dijia did not leave but sat next to Bai Lixin. He got a piece of wood to carve something with a sharp stone knife that had already been polished.
While sharpening the stone, Bai Lixin asked curiously, “What are you doing?”
“I am trying to make a weapon that can shoot wild animals from a distance.” Dijia looked down earnestly as he tinkered with the wood and did not look up at Bai Lixin.
This was where it all began. Bai Lixin leaned unobtrusively in Dijia’s direction, his hands moving without stopping.
In Dijia’s memory, this was how they had first met.
No wonder Dijia said that he loved him, not Eros. He didn’t understand it then, but he now finally did.
And what happened after that?
According to S419M, Dijia was ambushed and killed by the pseudo Lord God.
How was Dijia ambushed? Did he not warn Dijia? Or did he tell Dijia and it still happened?
Or was he so selfish that he was afraid he would not be able to reunite with Dijia afterwards, so he let it happen so that they could meet later?
Bai Lixin was suddenly in a trance. Everything in his life, from the future to the beginning and vice versa, seemed to form a huge loop.
There was no beginning and no end.
The serpent bites the tail, bridging the beginning and the end; the end implies the beginning, and the beginning already determines the end…
And the cause and effect of all this could be none other than themselves.
Bai Lixin suddenly trembled at the thought.
Although his movements were small, Dijia still noticed them. “Is your body still not well? Go back and rest. I will take you hunting tomorrow. ”
Dijia’s placid voice gave him a feeling of safety. Bai Lixin pulled himself out of his thoughts and shook his head with a smile, “It’s okay, I’m fine. It’s just that a gust of demonic wind blew into my ears and I shivered. ”
Dijia glanced at Bai Lixin and said, “Okay, go on then.”
Bai Lixin looked down and continued polishing. Not long after, shouts and cheers came from the distance. The noisy men came up to meet them, shouting and laughing in celebration.
Bai Lixin looked up and saw two men carrying a stick in between them. There was a still-struggling wild deer tethered with twine.
“Dijia, your idea was great! We followed your method of setting a trap in the forest and, as you predicted, the prey took the bait after one night. Dijia, you must have been sent down by the gods to save us! You are a gift from the gods!”
Dijia stood up and went over to examine the prey. His expression was calm, “You are welcome. It is good that you are benefiting.”
The two men cheered loudly. The one at the front looked up at a young girl peeking out of the house and said, “Hey, we can all have roasted deer tonight. Maya, I’ll give you the skin of this deer as a bride price. How about that? ”
The maiden, called Maya, turned slightly red and snorted, “I’m not going to marry you. I’m going to marry the intelligent Dijia!”
Probably expecting the maiden to refuse, the man was not annoyed and he laughed, “Now all the women of the land want to marry Dijia. I would also want to marry Dijia if I were a woman. But does Dijia want you? Dijia is a blessing from the gods, and will eventually return to heaven!”
Maya refused, “So what if he won’t. I’ll go to Mount Yaqin tomorrow and pray that the god of love will bless me and let me marry Dijia.”
“Hahahahaha, you stupid woman. You go and pray to the God of Love to make Dijia fall in love with you, so should I also go and pray to the God of Love to make you fall in love with me? Do you think the God of Love will make you fall in love with Dijia or make you fall in love with me when the time comes? It’s ridiculous to think that even the God of Love is in a dilemma about such things, isn’t it?”
Bai Lixin could not help but laugh at the man’s outspoken words. The maiden, Maya was humiliated, and she punched the window frame several times in anger. She closed the window and didn’t make a sound again.
Deep inside him, a consciousness slowly revived. [I just heard someone trying to pray for my blessing].
Bai Lixin brightened up and spoke the man’s question from earlier before asking, [What would you do if you came across this situation?]
Eros hesitated for a moment before answering, [Every human being generates something called the power of faith when they pray. The greater the power of faith, the more sincere the person’s prayers are. Usually, in this case, I would feel their power of faith, and I would grant the wish of whoever has a higher power of faith]
[Wouldn’t Dijia be pitiful then?]
[Dijia? Successor to the Lord God? Why?]
[Because if the girl’s power of faith is stronger, won’t Dijia fall in love with her in a daze? Wouldn’t you want to first ask Dijia what he wants?]
Eros was silent for a long time before he said: [I see what you mean… I’m sorry… ]
[The power of faith…. heh, the determination to want something exceeds that of others. A stronger power of faith only means that the desire is stronger.]
If you really want to compare desire, no one can compare with my desire to have Dijia.
