The Sweetness of the Seventies-Chapter 87: Sealing the Memory of the Stone Statue_1

For some reason, He Tiantian could actually feel the desolation emanating from that stone statue!

"Snake King, the Divine Beast Statue is about to be taken away, what can we do to keep the River Guardian Beast Statue here?" He Tiantian hastily asked, if they delayed any longer, the River Guardian Beast Statue would be gone.

The Snake King felt that He Tiantian was too naive and counter-asked, "Do you have the ability to persuade these people not to take away the River Guardian Beast Statue?"

He Tiantian was stunned and shook her head.

"If you can’t do it, what can I, a Snake King without restored great mana, possibly do?" The Snake King said helplessly, "Anyway, you and I will leave here later, this place has nothing to do with you, whether it’s good or bad here, what does that have to do with you!"

He Tiantian was indecisive. The Snake King was right, she was destined to leave this place, but... but why did she still feel so sad?

He Tiantian’s mind was filled with images of Taoyuan County, which had once been like a paradise on earth, turning into barren hills and harsh waters, her heart aching unbearably. She didn’t want to see such a scenario occur, nor did she want to see the kind people of Qijia Village homeless, so she said with conviction, "We can’t do it now, but that doesn’t mean we can’t in the future, Snake King, I’m not asking you to help me put the River Guardian Beast Statue back in the river right now, I just hope you can talk to that Divine Beast Statue and ask it to wait for me a few years. I will find a way to return it to its original place, I hope it won’t hold any grudges against the local people..."

Ah, this stubborn girl, why can’t she just give it up!

Well, since she encountered it, it must be fate, just go along with He Tiantian’s wishes.

"When the stone statue passes by you later, place your left hand on the head of the Rotating Turtle Statue," the Snake King instructed, sealing the spell on the Rotating Turtle Statue and causing the statue, which had acquired a rudimentary consciousness, to forget everything. When He Tiantian was capable of returning this statue to a distant location, its memory could be restored.

When the Rotating Turtle Statue passed by He Tiantian, the statue actually blinked its eyes. It was on the verge of becoming spirited!

He Tiantian, while no one was looking, placed her left hand on the head of the Rotating Turtle.

The Rotating Turtle Statue no longer wept, but gently closed its eyes! Those carrying the statue suddenly felt it become much lighter in their hands.

"You little girl, let go quickly, you’ve been poisoned, your whole body is turning black, you’ll be crying later," one of the middle-aged men carrying the statue quickly scolded, reaching out to slap He Tiantian’s arm. frёewebnoѵēl.com

He Tiantian reluctantly withdrew her hand, smiling awkwardly and not daring to speak, shrinking back into the crowd.

Just then, several old men who had heard the news fell to the ground, howling and crying bitterly, angrily scolding the villagers for not stopping the removal of the River Guardian Beast Statue.

He Tiantian sighed inwardly, but these matters couldn’t be spoken aloud, leaving her feeling extremely melancholic.

He Tiantian still wanted to ask the Snake King some questions, but her mind was in turmoil, lost and unwilling to ask anymore. She would talk about it later.

Human beings always have to pay the price for their stubbornness!

"Sister Tiantian, you were really brave just now. Weren’t you afraid of being poisoned? I heard from my dad that the two people who were sent to the hospital turned as black as the bottom of a pot," Qi Xiaoyan said, looking He Tiantian up and down, and, seeing that she was fine, finally felt relieved.

He Tiantian raised her left hand, which could still faintly feel the River Guardian Beast Statue transitioning from cold to warm, her heart filled with countless emotions, she said softly, "I’m fine. The ones who are really in trouble... are probably everyone..."

"What? Sister Tiantian, what did you say? I didn’t hear you clearly," Qi Xiaoyan, not having caught He Tiantian’s soft words, hurriedly asked.

He Tiantian forced a dry laugh and said, "I was just saying I’m fine, no need to worry about me. Now that I’m okay, we should get back to work."

Earlier, in the excitement of the moment, the pots and pans had not yet been washed!

In the afternoon, while washing the dishes, He Tiantian thought about the morning’s events.

All of this surpassed her understanding, but it also filled her with awe for the unknown world.

Qijia Village, as expected, completed the river work. Director Chen personally led a team for the inspection and on the spot, praised Secretary Qi and the villagers of Qijia Village for their labor achievements, and also presented them with a silk banner. As for subsequent rewards, they would be delivered to Qijia Village after the entire river project was finished.

The villagers of Qijia Village, having completed their task, joyfully returned home and incidentally scooped up a large amount of fish and shrimp from the river.

On the way, Qi Xiaoyan quietly asked, "Sister Tiantian, I heard Director Chen and my dad say that the stone turtle that was taken away last time has been placed at the newly built civic square, where lots of kids like to climb on the turtle."

Upon hearing this, He Tiantian felt sad: Ah, that was the River Guardian Beast Statue that had blessed the land! Now it couldn’t return to the water, and on top of that, it had to endure the scorching sun and kids riding on it, truly disgracing it.

"Oh, that’s a real pity. It was fine in the river, why did they have to dig it out?" He Tiantian muttered discontentedly, "I’ve heard from the elders that this is a River Guardian Beast Statue, aren’t they afraid of committing a taboo?"

If possible, she would steal the statue back and return it to the river. But leaving aside the long journey, even the weight of two to three hundred pounds, without the Snake King’s help, was something He Tiantian couldn’t move on her own!

Qi Xiaoyan looked around to make sure no one was listening, then whispered, "Keep your voice down, are you even supposed to say such things? If someone else hears you, you’ll be writing a self-criticism."

Seeing Qi Xiaoyan’s worry, He Tiantian smiled and said, "I won’t talk about it anymore, just mentioned it to you in passing."

"You can’t say it in front of anyone; be careful from now on and don’t get carried away," Qi Xiaoyan replied, as their parents had repeatedly emphasized in front of her the need for discretion and to avoid trouble coming from carelessly spoken words.

He Tiantian nodded repeatedly and, to stop Qi Xiaoyan from going on, quickly changed the subject, saying, "Xiao Yan, since we’re reaching a quiet period and there’s no work in the village, if you want to study music, you can come with me every day to see Professor Wang, she will teach you formal music theory knowledge."