The Whole Family Out in Force

Lu's father and Lu Ming were both dazed, having no idea what the purpose of reciting this "chant" was.

"Dad, follow along and recite it."

Lu Zhao repeated it once more. Lu's father had a good memory and memorized it after only two hearings. Under the expectant gazes of Lu Zhao and Lu Ming, he recited it back.

"Dusk and dawn lead the wind of rebirth; mountains of corpses and seas of blood forge the altar."

"We pray for the Lord of Communion to descend to the mortal realm, to sever all worldly sorrows and settle the dust of tribulations."

The moment the last word left his mouth, he felt as if someone had given him a shove. Before he could even react, his body was taken over by that existence.

Without a single wasted movement, the entity controlled his body to bite his finger and use the blood to trace incantations upon himself.

The next moment, he heard the young man speak.

"Sacrifice your illness to the God! Pray for peace!"

Hearing this, Lu's father was somewhat bewildered.

Sacrifice an illness?

What kind of god was so unsophisticated that they would actually want something like that?

But before he could process the thought, his body had already spoken.

"Great Lord of Rebirth and Communion, I am willing to sacrifice all my illnesses in exchange for peace!"

Just as he finished speaking, the blood incantations on his body began to glow in bursts of light.

Lu's father could feel something within his body being stripped away bit by bit.

His originally heavy body was gradually becoming light.

By the time he came to his senses, the incantations on his body had vanished, and his illness had disappeared along with them.

He had never felt better in his entire life!

This sudden transformation left his mind a bit slow to react.

Yin Yang, however, had already stood up and said, "Tomorrow, go find a plot of land. It doesn't need to be large, about a hundred square meters will do. I will buy that land and build a temple there."

"From now on, you will be the temple priest."

"You don't need to worry about anything else. You only need to oversee the temple's construction and take care of its daily affairs. Can you do that?"

"I can."

Lu's father spoke subconsciously. Yin Yang nodded and walked straight out.

Lu Zhao gripped her father's hand, too emotional to know what to say. Lu Ming had already chased after Yin Yang out of the room. He wanted to shout, but immediately remembered they were in a hospital, so he could only suppress his excitement as he ran to Yin Yang's side.

"Brother, how can I ever thank you?"

Yin Yang smiled and took Canned Food from him.

"Taking good care of your family is thanks enough for me."

"Brother, I... I..."

Lu Ming's voice choked up. Yin Yang patted his shoulder.

"Remember, protecting your family is more important than anything else."

...

Lu Ming walked Yin Yang quite a distance before returning to the hospital. By the time he got back, Lu's father was already able to get out of bed and walk.

At this moment, he was more excited than anyone. Seeing Lu Ming return, he said hurriedly, "Son, handle the discharge papers! We have to go thank him properly!"

"Dad, you haven't even had a check-up yet."

"Check-up for what? The True God said I'm fine. Let's go, let's go, get the discharge papers. Why waste money here?"

Lu Ming quickly looked at Lu Zhao, hoping his sister would talk some sense into him.

"Dad, let's just do a check-up. It'll give Mom some peace of mind too."

Hearing this, Lu's father finally stopped resisting so much, but he still insisted, "Then we're leaving tomorrow. The True God said I need to find land to build the temple tomorrow."

Lu Zhao said helplessly, "The True God didn't say that; Wang Yang did."

"What's the difference? Anyone can see Wang Yang is the True God's envoy. If he said it, then it's as good as the True God saying it!"

He pressed his palms together to pray, but then thought something was wrong.

"When praying to the True God, do we not use this gesture? I saw you two doing something else earlier; should I use that?"

Hearing this, Lu Ming showed off a bit. "No, Dad. That's not for praying; it's for offering praise."

Lu's father then traced a ginkgo pattern on his chest, exactly the same as the one Lu Zhao and Lu Ming had used before!

Seeing this, the two weren't surprised; after all, their father had always been a very smart man.

Lu's father's eyes were red as he opened his arms wide. Lu Zhao and Lu Ming both threw themselves into their father's embrace.

No matter how old they were, they were still children in their parents' eyes.

"You've suffered these past two years. Don't be afraid; it's all over now. Papa can shield you from the wind and rain again."

Hearing those words, the siblings could no longer hold back their tears.

...

The next day, even more people came to seek Yin Yang's help with sacrifices, and some were not even fishermen.

They had simply heard about what happened and brought offerings to find Yin Yang.

Yin Yang turned no one away. Wearing his mask, he began to dance, facilitating the sacrifices for these people.

When the dance ended and the offerings vanished into ash, the onlookers' gazes toward Yin Yang were filled with awe and reverence.

And that reverence reached its peak when they saw the fully recovered Lu's father.

Indeed, Lu's father had been discharged early that morning and brought his entire family to thank Yin Yang, specifically choosing the time when the crowd was largest.

"Old Lu, you're cured?"

"Hahaha, you old dog, you're finally better! Can you head back out to sea now?"

"I'd say you're just lucky. With a capable son like Xiao Ming, you didn't have to worry about the family falling apart even while you were bedridden."

Several old friends greeted Lu's father, who had a smile on his face as he waved to everyone.

He eventually stood before Yin Yang and bowed deeply.

"I thank the Lord of Rebirth and Communion!"

As soon as he said this, the surrounding fishermen were taken aback and began to whisper among themselves.

"Lord of Rebirth and Communion? Who is the Lord of Rebirth and Communion? A god?"

"Oh! I remember! Last time when the Lu boy was brought back by the orca, didn't he say the one who saved him was the Lord of Rebirth and Communion?"

"Oh, I see. It looks like Old Lu is here to thank that Lord of Communion for saving his son."

But then, Lu's father's voice rang out loud and clear.

"I thank the Lord of Rebirth and Communion for curing my illness!"

The surrounding onlookers were stunned.

Curing an illness?

A god that can cure diseases?

Yin Yang lowered his mask and said with a serious expression, "The True God has perceived your devotion. Go now and find a site where the True God's temple shall be built."

"From this day forward, you are the temple priest of Huanggang."

Hearing this, the Lu family members looked excited as they left with countless thanks.

After they departed, the crowd of spectators began to disperse, but some fishermen who were on good terms with Yin Yang gathered around.

"Ah Yang, what was that Lord of Rebirth and Communion that Old Lu mentioned?"

"Yeah, yeah! Can it bless us to catch more fish?"

Yin Yang shook his head.

"The authority is different."

The fishermen were a bit disappointed upon hearing this. It seemed the Sea God and the Whale God were still more suited for them.

Yin Yang looked toward the ocean and added another sentence.

"At least for now."

...

Whale God Club.

Yang Shan pulled his hand out from the abdominal cavity of an eviscerated sacrifice and used the still-warm blood to trace incantations.

At the same time, he hummed a strange melody. Along with his voice, the surrounding sacrifices began to melt, turning into pools of blood that merged together.

Gurgle, gurgle...

The blood boiled and bubbled, only returning to a calm state after a long time.

A few seconds later, several crimson eyeballs snapped open on the surface of the blood.