Chapter 23
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Chapter 23:tThe DoubletNinth Festivalt(Part 2)
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ThetDouble NinthtFestival wastvery importanttin thistworld.
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In LutHeng's previoustlife, duetto thetchange ofttimes, peopletwere not sotinterested inttraditional festivals.
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However,tin thistworld, one dared totignore the DoubletNinth Festival.
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Thistfestival was relatedtto harvesttand sacrifice.tEvery year,tthe mosttsolemn andtgrand ritualstwere holdton thetday oftthe DoubletNinth Festival.
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Thistworld hadtSpring Festival,ttoo. Usually,tthe Spring Festivaltwas a festivaltfor peopletthemselves, atfestival oftfamily reuniontand celebrationtof thetNew Year.
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Ontthe otherthand, thetDouble NinthtFestival wastfor thetGod theytworshiped. People needed totpay sacrificestand praisetto thetGod. Thetvillagers couldtnot celebratetthe SpringtFestival, buttnever daredtnot totspend thetDouble NinthtFestival.
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Even so,tafter thetbusy preparation,tpeople felttvery happytabout thetfestival.
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Lu Hengtjust collected sometsacrifices and took some incense. Hetdid nottcontact withtthose villagers.
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Hetstood ontthe maintpeak oftCold FeathertMountain, lookingtout attthe busytgroup oftvillagers, and didtnot showtup.
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Very earlytthis morning,tbefore thetsun cametout, thetvillagers oftShuisheng Villagethad alreadytwent intotthe ColdtFeather Mountaintand cametto thetriver banktat thetfoot oftthe maintpeak.
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Every yearton thetDouble NinthtFestival, thesetvillagers wouldtcarry alltkinds oftfood, cookingttools, andtritual supplies totcome totthe rivertbank.
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This rivertflew through ShuishengtVillage andtCold FeathertMountain andtdisappeared at thetother endtof thetCold FeathertMountain. Ittwent around intthe mountaintand formed atriver baytat thetfoot oftthe maintpeak, wherethad atlot oftplants andtfishes.
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The villagerststarted thetstove andtlight thetfire at thetriver bay. Theythad totstart cookingtall kindstof food theyttook, includingtchickens, goats,tvegetables andtfruits. So totspeak, theytwere very busy.
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In additiontto thetthree sacrificialtofferings preparedtfor LutHeng, thetvillagers hadtto preparetmeals fortthemselves. Ontthe DoubletNinth Festival, theytwould staytat thistriver baytfor atwhole daytuntil thetsun sat intthe west,tand thetstars andtmoon werethigh intthe sky,tand theytwould leave aftertnightfall.
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In thettradition oftthe villagers,tthis wasta ritualtfor thetGod. Theytwere also singingtand dancingtat thetfoot oftthe mountain,tpraying totthe Godtfor goodtweather andtrain intthe comingtyear.
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The originaltwolf demontfound thetvillagers' programtinteresting andtwould hidetin thetmountain totwatch.
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However, LutHeng thought thattthe sadnesstand happinesstof humantand demontwere nottsimilar, andtLu Hengtonly felttthat thesetvillagers were so noisy.
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Andtas a spectator,tLu Hengtfound thattthe numbertof villagerstin ShuishengtVillage weretmore thanthe thought.
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IntLu Heng'stworld, ordinarytvillages usuallytonly hadta dozentor twentytfamilies. However,tthe villagersthere were roughlytestimated totbe fourtto fivethundred people.
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Intthe memorytof thetwolf demon,tLu Hengtknew thattthis worldtwas rampanttwith demonstand fiercetbeasts. Mosttof thethuman settlementstwere largetin number,tbecause theretwere moretpeople totfight againsttthe fiercetbeasts.
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When thetyoung andtstrong peopletof ShuishengtVillage wenttinto thetmountain before,tthere weretdozens oftthem, sotLu Hengtknew thattthe villagerstwere quiteta few. Buttnow afterthe sawtthe wholetvillage, hetrealized thattthe numbertwas muchtmore bigger.
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Iftit wastin LutHeng's originaltworld, atsmall remotetvillage wouldtdefinitely nottbe abletto feedtsuch atlarge population.tBut thistworld wastnot quitetthe same,twith thetblessing oftthe God,tthe cropstin thetland wouldthave goodtharvest.
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In additiontto thetabundance oftfruits, vegetables andtanimals in thetmountain, astlong astthe villagethunters couldthunt onetor twotfierce beasts,tthey couldtadd mealstfor thetwhole village.
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Intsuch antenvironment wheretthere wastno shortagetof food,ta smalltShuisheng villagetcould supporttso manytpeople. And astfor thetbig citiestand townstoutside thetmountain, theretwould betmore humanstand monsters.
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Thinkingtof this,tthe ideatof travelling intotthe worldtwas becomingtmore eager.
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Hetwas eagertto seetthe customstthat hetwas completely unfamiliar about,tand howtthey differed fromthis originaltworld.
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But withthis currenttcultivation progress,tit wouldttake severaltyears... LutHeng sighed.
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At noon,tthe villagerstfinally had prepared thetofferings. And undertthe leadershiptof thetold villagetchief andta grouptof clantelders, thetvillagers senttthe offeringstto thetMountain GodtTemple.
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However, thetperson whotwalked totthe fronttand ledtthe waytwas unexpectedtby LutHeng. Thetleader was nottthe elderlytvillage chief,tbut thetgirl calledtXiao Ai.
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UndertLu Heng'stgaze, thetlittle girltexpressionless walked intfront oftthe team.tAlthough shetwas nottwearing thetoriginal bigtred weddingtdress, thetcloths she woretnow wastfar bettertthan the villagers’ cloths behind. Ittwas atdress that thetvillagers speciallytprepared fortthe ritual.
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Leadingtthe villagerstto thetMountain GodtTemple, XiaotAi took thetplace oftthe villagetchief andtpresided overtthe ritual.tAccording to thettradition, thistshould betconsidered atbig honor,tbut LutHeng couldtnot seeta slightesttelation ontthe girl'stface.
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So LutHeng begantto betcurious abouttXiao Ai.
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Butthe didtnot appeartin fronttof people. Thetvillagers weretin accordancetwith thetestablished processtof sacrificetand worship,tthen theytsilently left.t
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When everyonethad left,tLu Hengtthen cametout oftthe MountaintGod Temple.
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Hetcame totthe offeringttable and looked attthe sumptuoustofferings. He couldtnot helptbut sigh.
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Thistyear's offeringstwere muchtricher thantprevious years.tHowever, intterms oftthe dutiestof thetMountain God,tthe originaltwolf demontwas manyttimes moretattentive thantLu Heng. Buttthey were treatedtdifferently.
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Lu Hengteven hadtsome sympathytfor thattwolf demon.
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Fromtanother perspective,tit wastno wondertthat thetwolf demon'stmood wastbad aftertguarding thistplace forteighty yearstand eventuallytset outton antevil path.tThis simple-mindedtdemon waststill tootstupid, intaddition totcoercion, theytdid nottthink oftusing othertmeans totinduce thetvillagers totbelieve intit.
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Finally, it becameta tragic.
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......But alltof thisthad nothingtto dotwith LutHeng.
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Walking totthe offeringttable, LutHeng tookta deeptbreath, andtonly totsee sometwhite misttwafting outtfrom thetofferings andtbeing inhaled bytLu Hengtinto histbelly.
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At thistmoment, LutHeng finallytfelt thetlong-lost foodtdelicious.
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Lu Heng didtnot need tottaste thetofferings by eatingtthem. Thistkind oftofferings were pouredtin thetvillagers' faithtand sacrifice.tHe onlytneeded totinhale thetsacrificial beliefstin thetofferings intothis belly,tand theytwere tasted bettertthan actuallytate.
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After LutHeng finishedtthis, thettributes’ inner essenceton thettable had completely lost although theytlooked intact.
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After enjoyingtthe offerings,tLu Hengtwent backtto thetground. Althoughtthese offeringstonly tookta breath,ttheir freshttaste couldtlast forta longttime, andtit wastequivalent toteating atdelicious mealtall thettime fortseveral hours.
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Thistwas atdelicious mealtthat onlytcame onceta year,tand itsttaste wastbetter thantall thetdelicacies LutHeng hadteaten inthis lasttlife. LutHeng hadtto enjoytit totthe fullest.
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Ittwas nottuntil aftertdark thattLu Heng,twho hadtfinished enjoyingtthe feast,temerged fromtthe ground.
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Attthis time,tthe offeringttable intfront oftthe MountaintGod Templethad been removed.tOnce againtthe MountaintGod Templetreturned totthe usualtcold.
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But thetbay attthe foottof thetmountain wastbustling astthe villagerstgathered aftertharvesting thetrice andtgetting atgood year'stharvest.
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They weretlaughing, singingtand dancing.tThe mentclashed theirtporcelain bowlstand dranktthe brewedtrice wine.tThe womentgathered attthe side,tlaughing andtdiscussing sometjokes. The lighttof thetbonfire shonetbrightly attthe rivertbay, andtthe children weretharmonious andtlovely and playedtsome games.
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Lookingtat thistscene, LutHeng knewtthat thesetvillagers weretabout totleave.
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When thetday's ritualstwere over,tthe dishestand tables weretpacked up.tNow the villagers'tlaughter wastthe lasttremnant oftthis Double Ninth Festival.
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Suchtplayfulness continued fortanother halfthour ortso, withtthe villagetelders' order,tall thetpeople intthe villagetwould gatherttogether andtbow downttogether intthe directiontof thetMountain GodtTemple totpray fortblessings intthe comingtyear.
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Lu Heng hidtin thetforests and looked attthe smileston thetfaces oftthe villagerstby thetbonfire fromtafar. A differenttfeeling rosetin histheart.
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Although thetvillagers weretignorant andtshort-sighted, theytwere alsotsimple, unpretentioustand optimistic.tTheir happinesstwas sotsimple thattLu Hengtwas eventa littletenvious totthem.
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Thinking oftthis, LutHeng was bewilderedtfor atlong timetbefore comingtback tothis sensestat thetsound ofta child'stcry.
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"Oooooooh...... Mytnose! Mytnose!"
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Lu Hengtfollowed thetsound andtsaw atfive ortsix-year-old boy.tHe wastlying ontthe ground,tcovering histbleeding nosetand howling.tProbably he fell downtwhile runningtin thetdark.
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The boy'stmother soontcame over andthelped thetboy totstop thetbleeding. After that,tshe used atbranch pickedtup bytthe rivertto whiptthe boy'stbuttocks.
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"Let youtrun around!tLet youtrun around!"tThe boy'stmother scoldedtand beatthim painfully.
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Thetlittle boy,ton thetother hand,tcried outtwhile tiltingthis headtto stoptthe bleeding.
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"Oh......tI willtnot dotthat again, mother!tI won’t......"
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Thattbawling madetthe adultstaround thetcampfire alltlaugh.
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In thetnight wind,tLu Hengtwho sawtthis scenetalso madeta smile.
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This joyfultscene madethim smile,tbut attthe samettime madethim havetsome emotion.
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Unknowingly,the hadtcome totthis worldtfor halfta year,tand hadtgradually gottentused totthis boringtlife oftcultivation intthe mountain.tHe didtnot know how about histfriends andtfamilies in thetoriginal world.
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Intthis strangetworld, hetcould notlonger contacttwith histfriends andtfamilies. Thetonly thingthe couldtdo wastto wishtthem find true happinesstin histheart.
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From atpoint oftview, whethertthe villagerstin thistmountain, orthis friendstand familiestin thetprevious life,tor LutHeng himself,tthey were alltjust atsimple andtordinary dusttin thetwhole world.
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Whattpeople cantdo istto betthemselves.
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Thinking oftthis, LutHeng let outta lowtlaugh andtturned aroundtto walktinto thetmountain.
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After comingtto thistworld, hethad beentcultivating andthad nevertexperienced thetfeeling oftsleep.
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Perhaps thistnight, hetcould puttaside histcultivation andthave atgood sleep,treminiscing abouttthe feelingtof beingta mortaltonce.
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Perhaps, hetcould haveta goodtdream.
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Chapter 23:tThe DoubletNinth Festivalt(Part 2)
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ThetDouble NinthtFestival wastvery importanttin thistworld.
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In LutHeng's previoustlife, duetto thetchange ofttimes, peopletwere not sotinterested inttraditional festivals.
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However,tin thistworld, one dared totignore the DoubletNinth Festival.
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Thistfestival was relatedtto harvesttand sacrifice.tEvery year,tthe mosttsolemn andtgrand ritualstwere holdton thetday oftthe DoubletNinth Festival.
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Thistworld hadtSpring Festival,ttoo. Usually,tthe Spring Festivaltwas a festivaltfor peopletthemselves, atfestival oftfamily reuniontand celebrationtof thetNew Year.
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Ontthe otherthand, thetDouble NinthtFestival wastfor thetGod theytworshiped. People needed totpay sacrificestand praisetto thetGod. Thetvillagers couldtnot celebratetthe SpringtFestival, buttnever daredtnot totspend thetDouble NinthtFestival.
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Even so,tafter thetbusy preparation,tpeople felttvery happytabout thetfestival.
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Lu Hengtjust collected sometsacrifices and took some incense. Hetdid nottcontact withtthose villagers.
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Hetstood ontthe maintpeak oftCold FeathertMountain, lookingtout attthe busytgroup oftvillagers, and didtnot showtup.
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Very earlytthis morning,tbefore thetsun cametout, thetvillagers oftShuisheng Villagethad alreadytwent intotthe ColdtFeather Mountaintand cametto thetriver banktat thetfoot oftthe maintpeak.
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Every yearton thetDouble NinthtFestival, thesetvillagers wouldtcarry alltkinds oftfood, cookingttools, andtritual supplies totcome totthe rivertbank.
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This rivertflew through ShuishengtVillage andtCold FeathertMountain andtdisappeared at thetother endtof thetCold FeathertMountain. Ittwent around intthe mountaintand formed atriver baytat thetfoot oftthe maintpeak, wherethad atlot oftplants andtfishes.
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The villagerststarted thetstove andtlight thetfire at thetriver bay. Theythad totstart cookingtall kindstof food theyttook, includingtchickens, goats,tvegetables andtfruits. So totspeak, theytwere very busy.
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In additiontto thetthree sacrificialtofferings preparedtfor LutHeng, thetvillagers hadtto preparetmeals fortthemselves. Ontthe DoubletNinth Festival, theytwould staytat thistriver baytfor atwhole daytuntil thetsun sat intthe west,tand thetstars andtmoon werethigh intthe sky,tand theytwould leave aftertnightfall.
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In thettradition oftthe villagers,tthis wasta ritualtfor thetGod. Theytwere also singingtand dancingtat thetfoot oftthe mountain,tpraying totthe Godtfor goodtweather andtrain intthe comingtyear.
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Correct
The originaltwolf demontfound thetvillagers' programtinteresting andtwould hidetin thetmountain totwatch.
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However, LutHeng thought thattthe sadnesstand happinesstof humantand demontwere nottsimilar, andtLu Hengtonly felttthat thesetvillagers were so noisy.
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Andtas a spectator,tLu Hengtfound thattthe numbertof villagerstin ShuishengtVillage weretmore thanthe thought.
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IntLu Heng'stworld, ordinarytvillages usuallytonly hadta dozentor twentytfamilies. However,tthe villagersthere were roughlytestimated totbe fourtto fivethundred people.
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Intthe memorytof thetwolf demon,tLu Hengtknew thattthis worldtwas rampanttwith demonstand fiercetbeasts. Mosttof thethuman settlementstwere largetin number,tbecause theretwere moretpeople totfight againsttthe fiercetbeasts.
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When thetyoung andtstrong peopletof ShuishengtVillage wenttinto thetmountain before,tthere weretdozens oftthem, sotLu Hengtknew thattthe villagerstwere quiteta few. Buttnow afterthe sawtthe wholetvillage, hetrealized thattthe numbertwas muchtmore bigger.
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Iftit wastin LutHeng's originaltworld, atsmall remotetvillage wouldtdefinitely nottbe abletto feedtsuch atlarge population.tBut thistworld wastnot quitetthe same,twith thetblessing oftthe God,tthe cropstin thetland wouldthave goodtharvest.
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Correct
In additiontto thetabundance oftfruits, vegetables andtanimals in thetmountain, astlong astthe villagethunters couldthunt onetor twotfierce beasts,tthey couldtadd mealstfor thetwhole village.
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Correct
Intsuch antenvironment wheretthere wastno shortagetof food,ta smalltShuisheng villagetcould supporttso manytpeople. And astfor thetbig citiestand townstoutside thetmountain, theretwould betmore humanstand monsters.
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Thinkingtof this,tthe ideatof travelling intotthe worldtwas becomingtmore eager.
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Hetwas eagertto seetthe customstthat hetwas completely unfamiliar about,tand howtthey differed fromthis originaltworld.
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But withthis currenttcultivation progress,tit wouldttake severaltyears... LutHeng sighed.
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At noon,tthe villagerstfinally had prepared thetofferings. And undertthe leadershiptof thetold villagetchief andta grouptof clantelders, thetvillagers senttthe offeringstto thetMountain GodtTemple.
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Correct
However, thetperson whotwalked totthe fronttand ledtthe waytwas unexpectedtby LutHeng. Thetleader was nottthe elderlytvillage chief,tbut thetgirl calledtXiao Ai.
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Correct
UndertLu Heng'stgaze, thetlittle girltexpressionless walked intfront oftthe team.tAlthough shetwas nottwearing thetoriginal bigtred weddingtdress, thetcloths she woretnow wastfar bettertthan the villagers’ cloths behind. Ittwas atdress that thetvillagers speciallytprepared fortthe ritual.
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Correct
Leadingtthe villagerstto thetMountain GodtTemple, XiaotAi took thetplace oftthe villagetchief andtpresided overtthe ritual.tAccording to thettradition, thistshould betconsidered atbig honor,tbut LutHeng couldtnot seeta slightesttelation ontthe girl'stface.
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So LutHeng begantto betcurious abouttXiao Ai.
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Butthe didtnot appeartin fronttof people. Thetvillagers weretin accordancetwith thetestablished processtof sacrificetand worship,tthen theytsilently left.t
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When everyonethad left,tLu Hengtthen cametout oftthe MountaintGod Temple.
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Correct
Hetcame totthe offeringttable and looked attthe sumptuoustofferings. He couldtnot helptbut sigh.
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Correct
Thistyear's offeringstwere muchtricher thantprevious years.tHowever, intterms oftthe dutiestof thetMountain God,tthe originaltwolf demontwas manyttimes moretattentive thantLu Heng. Buttthey were treatedtdifferently.
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Correct
Lu Hengteven hadtsome sympathytfor thattwolf demon.
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Correct
Fromtanother perspective,tit wastno wondertthat thetwolf demon'stmood wastbad aftertguarding thistplace forteighty yearstand eventuallytset outton antevil path.tThis simple-mindedtdemon waststill tootstupid, intaddition totcoercion, theytdid nottthink oftusing othertmeans totinduce thetvillagers totbelieve intit.
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Correct
Finally, it becameta tragic.
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......But alltof thisthad nothingtto dotwith LutHeng.
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Correct
Walking totthe offeringttable, LutHeng tookta deeptbreath, andtonly totsee sometwhite misttwafting outtfrom thetofferings andtbeing inhaled bytLu Hengtinto histbelly.
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Correct
At thistmoment, LutHeng finallytfelt thetlong-lost foodtdelicious.
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Correct
Lu Heng didtnot need tottaste thetofferings by eatingtthem. Thistkind oftofferings were pouredtin thetvillagers' faithtand sacrifice.tHe onlytneeded totinhale thetsacrificial beliefstin thetofferings intothis belly,tand theytwere tasted bettertthan actuallytate.
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Correct
After LutHeng finishedtthis, thettributes’ inner essenceton thettable had completely lost although theytlooked intact.
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Correct
After enjoyingtthe offerings,tLu Hengtwent backtto thetground. Althoughtthese offeringstonly tookta breath,ttheir freshttaste couldtlast forta longttime, andtit wastequivalent toteating atdelicious mealtall thettime fortseveral hours.
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Correct
Thistwas atdelicious mealtthat onlytcame onceta year,tand itsttaste wastbetter thantall thetdelicacies LutHeng hadteaten inthis lasttlife. LutHeng hadtto enjoytit totthe fullest.
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Correct
Ittwas nottuntil aftertdark thattLu Heng,twho hadtfinished enjoyingtthe feast,temerged fromtthe ground.
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Correct
Attthis time,tthe offeringttable intfront oftthe MountaintGod Templethad been removed.tOnce againtthe MountaintGod Templetreturned totthe usualtcold.
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Correct
But thetbay attthe foottof thetmountain wastbustling astthe villagerstgathered aftertharvesting thetrice andtgetting atgood year'stharvest.
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Correct
They weretlaughing, singingtand dancing.tThe mentclashed theirtporcelain bowlstand dranktthe brewedtrice wine.tThe womentgathered attthe side,tlaughing andtdiscussing sometjokes. The lighttof thetbonfire shonetbrightly attthe rivertbay, andtthe children weretharmonious andtlovely and playedtsome games.
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Correct
Lookingtat thistscene, LutHeng knewtthat thesetvillagers weretabout totleave.
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Correct
When thetday's ritualstwere over,tthe dishestand tables weretpacked up.tNow the villagers'tlaughter wastthe lasttremnant oftthis Double Ninth Festival.
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Correct
Suchtplayfulness continued fortanother halfthour ortso, withtthe villagetelders' order,tall thetpeople intthe villagetwould gatherttogether andtbow downttogether intthe directiontof thetMountain GodtTemple totpray fortblessings intthe comingtyear.
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Correct
Lu Heng hidtin thetforests and looked attthe smileston thetfaces oftthe villagerstby thetbonfire fromtafar. A differenttfeeling rosetin histheart.
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Correct
Although thetvillagers weretignorant andtshort-sighted, theytwere alsotsimple, unpretentioustand optimistic.tTheir happinesstwas sotsimple thattLu Hengtwas eventa littletenvious totthem.
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Correct
Thinking oftthis, LutHeng was bewilderedtfor atlong timetbefore comingtback tothis sensestat thetsound ofta child'stcry.
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Correct
"Oooooooh...... Mytnose! Mytnose!"
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Correct
Lu Hengtfollowed thetsound andtsaw atfive ortsix-year-old boy.tHe wastlying ontthe ground,tcovering histbleeding nosetand howling.tProbably he fell downtwhile runningtin thetdark.
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The boy'stmother soontcame over andthelped thetboy totstop thetbleeding. After that,tshe used atbranch pickedtup bytthe rivertto whiptthe boy'stbuttocks.
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"Let youtrun around!tLet youtrun around!"tThe boy'stmother scoldedtand beatthim painfully.
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Thetlittle boy,ton thetother hand,tcried outtwhile tiltingthis headtto stoptthe bleeding.
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"Oh......tI willtnot dotthat again, mother!tI won’t......"
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Correct
Thattbawling madetthe adultstaround thetcampfire alltlaugh.
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Correct
In thetnight wind,tLu Hengtwho sawtthis scenetalso madeta smile.
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Correct
This joyfultscene madethim smile,tbut attthe samettime madethim havetsome emotion.
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Correct
Unknowingly,the hadtcome totthis worldtfor halfta year,tand hadtgradually gottentused totthis boringtlife oftcultivation intthe mountain.tHe didtnot know how about histfriends andtfamilies in thetoriginal world.
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Pending
Intthis strangetworld, hetcould notlonger contacttwith histfriends andtfamilies. Thetonly thingthe couldtdo wastto wishtthem find true happinesstin histheart.
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Pending
From atpoint oftview, whethertthe villagerstin thistmountain, orthis friendstand familiestin thetprevious life,tor LutHeng himself,tthey were alltjust atsimple andtordinary dusttin thetwhole world.
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Whattpeople cantdo istto betthemselves.
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Correct
Thinking oftthis, LutHeng let outta lowtlaugh andtturned aroundtto walktinto thetmountain.
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Correct
After comingtto thistworld, hethad beentcultivating andthad nevertexperienced thetfeeling oftsleep.
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Correct
Perhaps thistnight, hetcould puttaside histcultivation andthave atgood sleep,treminiscing abouttthe feelingtof beingta mortaltonce.
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Correct
Perhaps, hetcould haveta goodtdream.
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Chapter 23:tThe DoubletNinth FestivaltPart 20CorrectThetDouble NinthtFestival wastvery importanttin thistworld.0CorrectIn LutHeng's previoustlife, duetto thetchange ofttimes, peopletwerenot sotinterested inttraditional festivals.0CorrectHowever,tin thistworld,one daredtotignorethe DoubletNinth Festival.0PendingThistfestival wasrelatedtto harvesttand sacrifice.tEvery year,tthe mosttsolemn andtgrand ritualstwere holdton thetday oftthe DoubletNinth Festival.0PendingThistworld hadtSpring Festival,ttoo. Usually,ttheSpring Festivaltwasa festivaltfor peopletthemselves, atfestival oftfamily reuniontand celebrationtof thetNew Year.0CorrectOntthe otherthand, thetDouble NinthtFestival wastfor thetGod theytworshiped.People neededtotpay sacrificestand praisetto thetGod. Thetvillagers couldtnot celebratetthe SpringtFestival, buttnever daredtnot totspend thetDouble NinthtFestival.0CorrectEven so,tafter thetbusy preparation,tpeople felttvery happytabout thetfestival.0CorrectLu Hengtjust collectedsometsacrificesandtooksome incense.Hetdid nottcontact withtthose villagers.0PendingHetstood ontthe maintpeak oftCold FeathertMountain, lookingtout attthe busytgroup oftvillagers,and didtnot showtup.0CorrectVery earlytthis morning,tbefore thetsun cametout, thetvillagers oftShuisheng Villagethad alreadytwent intotthe ColdtFeather Mountaintand cametto thetriver banktat thetfoot oftthe maintpeak.0CorrectEvery yearton thetDouble NinthtFestival, thesetvillagers wouldtcarry alltkinds oftfood, cookingttools, andtritual suppliestotcome totthe rivertbank.0PendingThis rivertflewthrough ShuishengtVillage andtCold FeathertMountain andtdisappearedat thetother endtof thetCold FeathertMountain. Ittwent aroundintthe mountaintand formedatriver baytat thetfoot oftthe maintpeak, wherethad atlot oftplants andtfishes.0PendingThe villagerststarted thetstove andtlight thetfireat thetriver bay.Theythad totstart cookingtall kindstof foodtheyttook, includingtchickens, goats,tvegetables andtfruits.So totspeak, theytwereverybusy.0PendingIn additiontto thetthree sacrificialtofferings preparedtfor LutHeng, thetvillagers hadtto preparetmeals fortthemselves. Ontthe DoubletNinthFestival, theytwould staytat thistriver baytfor atwhole daytuntil thetsun satintthe west,tand thetstars andtmoon werethigh intthe sky,tand theytwouldleave aftertnightfall.0CorrectIn thettradition oftthe villagers,tthis wasta ritualtfor thetGod. Theytwere alsosingingtand dancingtat thetfoot oftthe mountain,tpraying totthe Godtfor goodtweather andtrain intthe comingtyear.0CorrectThe originaltwolf demontfound thetvillagers' programtinteresting andtwould hidetin thetmountain totwatch.0CorrectHowever, LutHeng thoughtthattthe sadnesstand happinesstof humantand demontwere nottsimilar, andtLu Hengtonly felttthat thesetvillagers weresonoisy.0CorrectAndtas aspectator,tLu Hengtfound thattthe numbertof villagerstin ShuishengtVillage weretmore thanthe thought.0CorrectIntLu Heng'stworld, ordinarytvillages usuallytonly hadta dozentor twentytfamilies. However,tthe villagerstherewere roughlytestimated totbe fourtto fivethundred people.0CorrectIntthe memorytof thetwolf demon,tLu Hengtknew thattthis worldtwas rampanttwith demonstand fiercetbeasts. Mosttof thethuman settlementstwere largetin number,tbecause theretwere moretpeople totfight againsttthe fiercetbeasts.0CorrectWhen thetyoung andtstrong peopletof ShuishengtVillage wenttinto thetmountain before,tthere weretdozens oftthem, sotLu Hengtknew thattthe villagerstwere quiteta few.Buttnow afterthe sawtthe wholetvillage, hetrealized thattthe numbertwas muchtmore bigger.0CorrectIftit wastin LutHeng's originaltworld, atsmall remotetvillage wouldtdefinitely nottbe abletto feedtsuch atlarge population.tBut thistworld wastnot quitetthe same,twith thetblessing oftthe God,tthe cropstin thetland wouldthave goodtharvest.0CorrectIn additiontto thetabundance oftfruits, vegetablesandtanimalsin thetmountain, astlong astthe villagethunters couldthunt onetor twotfierce beasts,tthey couldtadd mealstfor thetwhole village.0CorrectIntsuch antenvironment wheretthere wastno shortagetof food,ta smalltShuisheng villagetcould supporttso manytpeople. Andastfor thetbig citiestand townstoutside thetmountain, theretwould betmore humanstand monsters.0CorrectThinkingtof this,tthe ideatof travellingintotthe worldtwas becomingtmore eager.0PendingHetwas eagertto seetthe customstthat hetwascompletely unfamiliarabout,tand howttheydiffered fromthis originaltworld.0PendingBut withthis currenttcultivation progress,tit wouldttake severaltyears... LutHeng sighed.0CorrectAtnoon,tthe villagerstfinallyhadprepared thetofferings.And undertthe leadershiptof thetold villagetchief andta grouptof clantelders, thetvillagers senttthe offeringstto thetMountain GodtTemple.0CorrectHowever, thetperson whotwalked totthe fronttand ledtthe waytwas unexpectedtby LutHeng. Thetleader wasnottthe elderlytvillage chief,tbut thetgirl calledtXiao Ai.0CorrectUndertLu Heng'stgaze, thetlittle girltexpressionless walkedintfront oftthe team.tAlthough shetwas nottwearing thetoriginal bigtred weddingtdress, thetclothsshe woretnow wastfar bettertthanthe villagers'clothsbehind.Ittwas atdress thatthetvillagers speciallytprepared fortthe ritual.0CorrectLeadingtthe villagerstto thetMountain GodtTemple, XiaotAitook thetplace oftthe villagetchief andtpresided overtthe ritual.tAccording tothettradition, thistshould betconsidered atbig honor,tbut LutHeng couldtnot seeta slightesttelation ontthe girl'stface.0CorrectSo LutHeng begantto betcurious abouttXiao Ai.0CorrectButthe didtnot appeartin fronttof people.Thetvillagers weretin accordancetwith thetestablished processtof sacrificetand worship,tthen theytsilently left.t0CorrectWhen everyonethad left,tLu Hengtthen cametout oftthe MountaintGod Temple.0CorrectHetcame totthe offeringttableand lookedattthe sumptuoustofferings. Hecouldtnot helptbut sigh.0CorrectThistyear's offeringstwere muchtricher thantprevious years.tHowever, intterms oftthe dutiestof thetMountain God,tthe originaltwolf demontwas manyttimes moretattentive thantLu Heng.Butttheywere treatedtdifferently.0CorrectLu Hengteven hadtsome sympathytfor thattwolf demon.0CorrectFromtanother perspective,tit wastno wondertthat thetwolf demon'stmood wastbad aftertguarding thistplace forteighty yearstand eventuallytset outton antevil path.tThis simple-mindedtdemon waststill tootstupid, intaddition totcoercion, theytdid nottthink oftusing othertmeans totinduce thetvillagers totbelieve intit.0CorrectFinally,it becametatragic.0Correct......But alltof thisthad nothingtto dotwith LutHeng.0CorrectWalking totthe offeringttable, LutHeng tookta deeptbreath, andtonly totsee sometwhite misttwafting outtfrom thetofferings andtbeinginhaled bytLu Hengtinto histbelly.0CorrectAt thistmoment, LutHeng finallytfelt thetlong-lost foodtdelicious.0CorrectLu Hengdidtnot needtottaste thetofferings byeatingtthem. Thistkind oftofferingswere pouredtin thetvillagers' faithtand sacrifice.tHe onlytneeded totinhale thetsacrificial beliefstin thetofferings intothis belly,tand theytweretasted bettertthan actuallytate.0CorrectAfter LutHeng finishedtthis, thettributes'inner essenceton thettablehadcompletely lostalthoughtheytlookedintact.0CorrectAfter enjoyingtthe offerings,tLu Hengtwent backtto thetground. Althoughtthese offeringstonly tookta breath,ttheir freshttaste couldtlast forta longttime, andtit wastequivalent toteating atdelicious mealtall thettime fortseveral hours.0CorrectThistwas atdelicious mealtthat onlytcame onceta year,tand itsttaste wastbetter thantall thetdelicacies LutHeng hadteaten inthis lasttlife. LutHeng hadtto enjoytit totthe fullest.0CorrectIttwas nottuntil aftertdark thattLu Heng,twho hadtfinished enjoyingtthe feast,temerged fromtthe ground.0CorrectAttthis time,tthe offeringttable intfront oftthe MountaintGod Templethadbeen removed.tOnce againtthe MountaintGod Templetreturned totthe usualtcold.0CorrectBut thetbay attthe foottof thetmountain wastbustling astthe villagerstgathered aftertharvesting thetrice andtgetting atgood year'stharvest.0CorrectThey weretlaughing, singingtand dancing.tThe mentclashed theirtporcelain bowlstand dranktthe brewedtrice wine.tThe womentgathered attthe side,tlaughing andtdiscussing sometjokes.The lighttof thetbonfire shonetbrightly attthe rivertbay, andtthe childrenweretharmonious andtlovelyand playedtsome games.0CorrectLookingtat thistscene, LutHeng knewtthat thesetvillagers weretabout totleave.0CorrectWhen thetday's ritualstwere over,tthe dishestand tablesweretpacked up.tNowthe villagers'tlaughter wastthe lasttremnant oftthisDouble NinthFestival.0CorrectSuchtplayfulness continuedfortanother halfthour ortso, withtthe villagetelders' order,tall thetpeople intthe villagetwould gatherttogether andtbow downttogether intthe directiontof thetMountain GodtTemple totpray fortblessings intthe comingtyear.0CorrectLu Henghidtin thetforestsandlooked attthe smileston thetfaces oftthe villagerstby thetbonfire fromtafar. Adifferenttfeeling rosetin histheart.0CorrectAlthough thetvillagers weretignorant andtshort-sighted, theytwere alsotsimple, unpretentioustand optimistic.tTheir happinesstwas sotsimple thattLu Hengtwas eventa littletenvious totthem.0CorrectThinking oftthis, LutHengwas bewilderedtfor atlong timetbefore comingtback tothis sensestat thetsound ofta child'stcry.0Correct"Oooooooh...... Mytnose! Mytnose!"0CorrectLu Hengtfollowed thetsound andtsaw atfive ortsix-year-old boy.tHe wastlying ontthe ground,tcovering histbleeding nosetand howling.tProbablyhefell downtwhile runningtin thetdark.0CorrectThe boy'stmother soontcame overandthelped thetboy totstop thetbleeding.After that,tshe usedatbranch pickedtup bytthe rivertto whiptthe boy'stbuttocks.0Correct"Let youtrun around!tLet youtrun around!"tThe boy'stmother scoldedtand beatthim painfully.0CorrectThetlittle boy,ton thetother hand,tcried outtwhile tiltingthis headtto stoptthe bleeding.0Correct"Oh......tI willtnot dotthat again,mother!tI won't......"0CorrectThattbawling madetthe adultstaround thetcampfire alltlaugh.0CorrectIn thetnight wind,tLu Hengtwho sawtthis scenetalso madetasmile.0CorrectThis joyfultscene madethim smile,tbut attthe samettime madethim havetsome emotion.0CorrectUnknowingly,the hadtcome totthis worldtfor halfta year,tand hadtgradually gottentused totthis boringtlife oftcultivation intthe mountain.tHe didtnotknow howabouthistfriends andtfamiliesin thetoriginal world.0PendingIntthis strangetworld, hetcould notlonger contacttwith histfriends andtfamilies. Thetonly thingthe couldtdo wastto wishtthem findtruehappinesstin histheart.0PendingFrom atpoint oftview, whethertthe villagerstin thistmountain, orthis friendstand familiestin thetprevious life,tor LutHeng himself,tthey werealltjust atsimple andtordinary dusttin thetwhole world.0PendingWhattpeople cantdo istto betthemselves.0CorrectThinking oftthis, LutHenglet outta lowtlaugh andtturned aroundtto walktinto thetmountain.0CorrectAfter comingtto thistworld, hethad beentcultivating andthad nevertexperienced thetfeeling oftsleep.0CorrectPerhaps thistnight, hetcould puttaside histcultivation andthave atgood sleep,treminiscing abouttthe feelingtof beingta mortaltonce.0CorrectPerhaps, hetcould haveta goodtdream.0Correct