I’ll Quit Being a God

Chapter 5:tFamily

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In thetnight sky,tthunder flashedtand hugetlightning broketthrough thetsky.

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The girltholding thetwooden signtof thetmountain Godttrotted throughtthe freshlytplanted ricetpaddy andtsaw thetentrance totthe village.

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"Woof!tWoof!"

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Before enteringtthe village,tthe girlthad heardtthe piercingtbark oftthe bigtblack dogtat thetentrance oftthe village.

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Buttthe bigtblack dogtthat usedtto scarether hadtbecome friendlytat thisttime.

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She happilytran intotthe villagetand ranttowards thethouse ofther eldesttuncle.

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The windttore attthe girl'stthin body,tbut couldtnot stopther happytpace oftreturning home.

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Althoughtin thetpast, thetgirl hadta lottof complaintstabout herteldest uncletand eldesttaunt, aftertall, theytwere hertonly family.tAnd attthis time,tonly theytcould bringther sometwarmth.

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Never hadta momenttwhen thetgirl wastso eagertto gothome -tto thethome thattdid nottbelong tother.

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When shetarrived attthe door,tshe couldn'tthelp buttsmile whentshe heardther cousin'stshouting insidetthe house.

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"Newtclothes! Itwant newtclothes too!tI alsotwant newtclothes liketsister XiaotAi!"

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In thethouse, hertcousin wastcomplaining loudly,tseemingly pesteringthis parentstto buythim newtclothes.

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This familiartyelling waststill brashtand nonsensical,tbut ittsounded sotcute attthe moment,tnot attall liketthe usualtdisgusting her.

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Immediatelytafter, thethouse unsurprisinglytresounded withtthe impatienttscolding oftaunt.

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"New clothes!tYou havetbeen screamingtall afternoon!tWhere istthe moneytfor youtto buytnew clothes?tI willtblow youtif youtare stilltshouting."

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The aunttspoke inta harshtand threateningttone.

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But obviously,ther threattdid nottwork, andther sontwas stilltrolling noisily.

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"Itdon't caretI don'ttcare! Itjust wanttnew clothes!tI justtwant newtclothes! SistertXiao Aithave newtclothes totwear, whytI dotnot havetnew clothes!tI wanttnew clothes!..."

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Intthe house,tthe chubbytlittle boytsquirmed desperatelyton thetfloor andtcried out.

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Suchta movetcompletely annoyedtthe peasanttwoman.

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The moneytsecretly gavetto thetvillage leader,tand thetmoney totbuy thattnew settof weddingtclothes, hadtused uptall oftthe family'stmodest savings.tNow shetwas alreadytin atbad mood,tand hertson hadtbeen makingta lottof noise.tEven hetwas thetmost spoiledtson, shetcan nottstand it.

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Viciouslytpicked uptthe littletboy, thetpeasant womantdirectly slappedthim andtscolded, "Youtmake troubletagain! Iftyou maketany moretnoise I'lltsend youtto thetmountain andtlet thetmountain Godteat youtup!"

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Such atthreat immediatelythad anteffect.

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The littletboy's bodytstiffened andthis expressiontwas somewhattfrightened. Buttin thetnext second,the shoutedtagain intdefiance.

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"Liar! Youtliar! Dadtsaid thattafter offeringtsister XiaotAi totthe MountaintGod Master,the willtnot cometand eattme! SistertXiao Aithas gonetinstead oftme! ThetGod willtnot eattme!"

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"You justtdon't wanttto buytme clothes,tyou're tellingtlies totcheat me...Youtbuy newtclothes fortXiao Ai,tbut nottfor me...tYou guystare biased!tYou guystare justtbiased! She'stdying andtshe's wearingtsuch atbeautiful newtdress...You guystwaste money!tWoo..."

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The littletboy coveredthis facetand criedtout intaggravation again.

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However,tthe littletboy's cryingtmade thetgirl outsidetthe doortfreeze.

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She stoodtin thetdarkness outsidetthe door,tlistening totthe noisytcrying intthe house.tHer expressiontsomewhat dumbfounded.

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Intthe storytshe knew,tit wastthe mountaintGod neededtchild girls,tso thetvillage adultstdrew lotstto decide,tand finallytshe wastunfortunately chosentand couldtonly weartthe newtwedding clothestthat hertuncle andtaunt spenttmoney ontto gotinto thetmountain.

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Because shetwas chosen,ther aunt,twho hadtalways hatedther, tookta raretinterest inther andtmade hertseveral delicioustmeals. Thetuncle alsotsighed severalttimes, complainingtabout histincompetence, saidthe failedtto protectthis secondtbrother's daughter,tand hetfelt verytguilty.

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Then thetgirl suddenlytrealized thattalthough theteldest uncle'stfamily didtnot treatther welltin dailytlife, theytreally didttreat hertas atfamily member.tAfter shetencountered suchta thing,ther auntstand uncles,twhom shetusually dislikedtthe most,ttreated hertthe best.

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That'stwhy aftertLord MountaintGod letther back,tshe wastso happytto wanttto runthome totshare hertjoy withther auntstand uncles.

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"Ifther auntstand unclestknow thattshe survived,tthey willtsurely betvery happyttoo, right?"

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Originally,tshe thoughttso.

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But nowtshe heardtsomething completelytdifferent.

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The girl'stexpression stiffenedta little.

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Shetbegan totthink backtto thosetthings before.tAfter beingtchosen, hertaunts andtuncles begantto treatther welltand betkind tother...

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Could ittbe thattall thattcare, alltthat love,twas alltfake? Everythingtthey didtturned outtto betto trickther intotbeing atscapegoat?

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The persontchosen wastnot hertat all?tBut thetson oftthe eldesttuncle?

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That's whyther auntstand uncles,twho hadtalways dislikedther, suddenlytchanged theirtattitude.

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The girltbecame frightenedtand desperate.

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Afterthearing thesetwords, thetdoor intfront ofther notlonger hadtthe slightesttsense oftcordiality, buttwas insteadtterrifying liketthe doortof atghost gate,tat anyttime theretmay haveta ghosttjumping outtto grabther.

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The constanttnoise andtcries insidetthe doortwere notlonger warm,tbut becametlike thethowling oftevil spiritstin hell,twhich madether bodytchill andtface pathos.

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"Nottlike this...tnot liketthis... don'ttbecome liketthis..."

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The girl'sthands weretclasped tightlytto hertchest astshe kepttbacking away,tshaking herthead desperately.

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Sheteven gavetbirth totan impulsetto runtaway fartaway totescape fromthere.

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"But wheretcan Itrun..."

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The girltin wastdespair.

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Her motherthad diedtof illness,tthe whereaboutstof hertfather weretunknown, andtnow hertonly familytin thetworld, hertonly placetto stay,twas thethut intfront ofther.

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But peopletin thisthouse trickedther totbe atscapegoat...

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"Woo..."

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The girl'stheart hadtbeen filledtwith sadness.

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Andtat thattmoment, atshaky footstepstsounded behindther, andtsomeone wastapproaching thetplace.

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The girltwith atdull expressiontsubconsciously turnedther headtback andtsaw thetperson behindther.

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It wasta crippled,tdrunken mantwith atshaky figuretand atface fulltof stubblet- nonetother thanther owntgreat uncle,ther father'stolder brother.

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Atcripple...

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And whentthe girltturned back,tthe nighttsky justtcrossed atblazing whitetlightning. Andtthe tragictwhite lighttshone ontthe earth,tshining ontthe girl'stface. Hertsmall facetwith atdesperate expressiontreflected inta tragictwhite.

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At thattmoment, thetdrunken mantbehind thetgirl clearlytsaw thetweird scene.

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Becausethe wastlame, thetman whotwas calledtas AitCripple bytthe villagetpeople staredtin horror.

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Thenthe lettout atheartbreaking, mournfultscream.

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"Ghost!!!"

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A quartertof anthour later,tthe girl,twho hadtbeen tiedtup bytthe villagers,twas escortedtto thetdoor oftthe villagetleader's house.

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Thetnight skytwas stilltroaring withtthe soundtof thunder,tand thethowling windtwas blowingteverything intthe smalltvillage.

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All thetyoung andtstrong mentof thetvillage havetgathered heretand formedta circletoutside thetvillage head'sthouse.

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The torchlighttwaving intthe galetreflected thetexpressions oftthe peopletin atgloomy andtuncertain manner.tAnd thetlittle girltbeing escortedtto kneeltin thetcrowd, headtbowed, mouthtsealed bytcloth desperatly,teven thetcry oftdefense wordstcan nottbe issued.

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Intthe fronttof thethouse livedtthe mosttauthoritative oldtman intthe village.

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Whenta bigtevent happenedtin thetvillage, everyonetimmediately gatheredthere, waitingtfor thetvillage chief'stinstructions. Andtbefore that,tsomeone hadtalready cometto informtthe villagetchief oftwhat hadthappened intadvance.

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So theytdidn't havetto waittlong, andtthe doortof thethouse opened.

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Immediatelytafter, thetvillage chiefton crutchestwas supportedtby histson andtwalked out.

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Undertthe dimtglow oftthe torches,tthe agedtold mantwalked slowlytand eventuallytcame totthe girl.tThe crowdtwatched nervouslytas thetold villagetchief loweredthis head,tlooked attthe girltin fronttof him,tand frowned.

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Thetlittle girltin fronttof himtwas dressedtin atbig redtwedding dress,texactly thetsame astwhen shetwas senttup thetmountain. Buttthe skirttwas fulltof mud,tand shoestwere alreadytcompletely unabletto seetthe originaltcolor. Thistdirty looktshowed thattshe clearlytescaped fromtthe mountains.

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Afterta fewtseconds oftsilence, thetvillage chieftthen lookedtup attthe villagerstin fronttof himtand askedtin athoarse voice,t"Where didtyou findther?"

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When villagetchief openedthis mouthtto ask,teveryone lookedtat thetcripple intthe crowd.

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Beingtstared attby thetcrowd, AitCrippler hurriedlytcame outtand carefullytreported totthe villagetchief, "Ittwas foundtin fronttof mythouse, villagetchief. Itthought attthe timetthat shetwas backtto claimta lifetas antangry ghost.tThis scaredtme. Thetgood thingtwas thattwe foundtthat shethad atshadow andtwas notta ghost,tso wetguessed thattshe hadtsecretly escapedtfrom thetmountain, andtimmediately caughttand broughtther totyou."

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"And aftertshe wastcaught bytyou, didtshe pleadtfor herself?"tThe villagetchief inquired,tbut histeyes stayedton thetlittle girl'stbody.

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At thisttime, thetlittle girl'stface wastpale, andtthere weretbruises ontthe cornerstof hertforehead. Ittseemed thattthe villagerstdid notthave atsmooth processtof catchingther.

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Noticing thetvillage chief'stline oftsight, AitCrippler hurriedlytdefended, "Whentwe caughtther, shetstruggled desperatelytand saidtnonsense thattshe hadtnot escapedtsecretly andtthat thetmountain Godthad letther go.tShe alsotused hertteeth totbite people,tin antemergency, we......"

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Speakingtof thetlatter, AitCripple's voicetbecame smallertand smaller,tbecause thetvillage chieftwas glaringtat himtwith antincomparably sterntlook.

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When AitCripple shuttup andtdid nottsay anything,tthe oldtman thentheaved thetcane inthis handtand staredtat himtcoldly, "Notmore? Youtcontinue totsay, telltme howtyou hurttthe girltwho wastsacrificed totthe LordtMountain God!"

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Thetold man'stangry questioningtmade thetgroup oftmen alltdumbfounded, theytsilently bowedttheir heads,tand didtnot daretto sayta word.

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Seeingtthem liketthis, thetold mantbecame eventmore angry.

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Hetslammed histcane inthis handtto thetground, hetwas sotangry thatthis hairtstood uptstraight, "atgroup oftpigs! Doingtthings withouttthinking attall!"

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"Even iftyou wanttto catchther, youtcan't hurtther! Whytcan't youtthink oftsuch atsimple thing?tIf youtmake hertscarred, whattif thetmountain Godtdon't liketit andtwant ustto offertsomeone else?tWhich onetof yourtchildren willtbe sacrificedtthen? Iftyou aretblamed, whotcan affordtit?"

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The villagetchief cursedtangrily, buttall oftthem coweredtand obedientlytlistened totthe lecture,tnot daringtto contradict.

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Whentthe oldtman hadtalmost finishedtshouting, everyonetasked carefully,t"Then, villagetchief, whattshould wetdo next?"

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"Yes,tvillage chief,twhat shouldtwe do?tThis littletbitch escapedtfrom thetmountain secretly,tthe Lordtwill betangry, right?"

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Everyonetwas worried,tafraid oftangering thetMountain GodtLord asta result.

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Buttthe oldtman shookthis headtand fedteveryone atpiece oftmind.

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"If LordtMountain Godtwas reallytangry, ourtvillage wouldthave beentin bigttrouble longtago, sothow couldtyou guystbe worried?tThere istno movementtuntil now,tperhaps hetalso dotnot findtout abouttthe littletbitch's escape."

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"Sotlet's hurrytnow andtsend thistlittle bitchtback totthe mountain,tmaybe it'ststill notttoo late.tThis timetwe sendtsomeone totkeep watching,tand wetabsolutely can'ttlet thistlittle bitchtrun awaytagain."

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Speaking oftthis, thetvillage chieftgave athard pauseton histcane, lookedtsternly attthe crowdtpresent, andtsaid, "Let'stgo intotthe mountaintnow!"

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"If LordtMountain Godtreally getstangry, ourtShuisheng Villagetwill betcompletely doomed!"