Miracle District (1)
Ye Lang had another theory, but this theory had nothing to do with any modern scienceâŠ
His theory was that the girl was a soul living in his body. He wasnât supposed to be in this world, not supposed to have this body so this body was supposed to belong to the girl.
It was very possible that Ye Langâs soul had taken the girlâs body and merged with it. And because of Ye Langâs soul, the foetus destined to be male had developed into a female insteadâŠ
That seemed too far of a stretch thoughâŠ
Perhaps the girl was like him, both of the souls were not supposed to exist. However, their souls arrived at this body at the same time so now Ye Lang controls the body and she only exists in the dreamscape.
Of course, this was only a few speculations Ye Lang had when he was bored, they might not be true. It may or may not be true, but he thought there wasnât much of a need to dwell on the matter. He didnât care. He liked having someone to talk to in his dreams anyway.
And the girl disappeared whenever he woke up anyway, so she didnât affect his life in any way!
Take this moment as an example. Once Ye Lang woke up, heâd quickly forgotten about the girl and stared into space for a moment. Very soon, he heard a shout.
âMr Ye is awake!!â
There were many people guarding him. There werenât only the original refugees, but also Sheng Cityâs doctors, and that man who called himself Pope Eden who went from a shady preacher to the most prized experiment during the epidemic.
Pope Eden wasnât there to take revenge. Even if he wanted to, the Sacred Teachings would let him- and the hundred thousand people outside wouldnât either.
And with his wit, why would he want to take revenge now? That would only endanger his position and ruin his reputation among the people.
That would just be stupid. Right now, all he had to do was to thank Ye Lang for everything heâd done for the people.
âThank me? I punched you, then infected you with the plague and youâre thanking me? Youâre insane!â exclaimed Ye Lang, confused, when the pope thanked him. He thought the pope was there to take revenge too, he didnât expect this at all.
Everyone wanted to laugh when they saw Ye Langâs reaction but kept it in due to Pope Edenâs position.
ââŠThat was a misunderstanding. I understand now, I deserved that punch and I was infected so everyone could be saved. This is what I wanted all along. If I can help everyone, even death would be worth it!â said the pope passionately.
âYep, your death would be worth it!â nodded Ye Lang in agreement.
ââŠâ Everyone fell silent. Did this mean Ye Lang didnât actually have confidence in keeping the pope alive?
âI trusted that you could save everyone, I truly believed youâd save me!â smiled the pope as if he did believe in Ye Lang. Only his slightly clenched fists gave him away. He was actually on the verge of punching someone.
Ye Lang stared at him with a weird look, âI do trust myself, but I can never guarantee successful treatment. Why would YOU believe me?â
ââŠâ The pope was speechless for a moment, then looked up at the skies (more like at the low, ugly ceiling). The ceiling still didnât stop his awe for the heavensâŠ
âIt was the Goddess of Light!â
âSo the Goddess of Light believes in me⊠Girls tend to like me a lotâŠâ Ye Lang also looked up at the skies, thanking all the girls whoâd taken care of him in the past. It didnât matter if they werenât here, thanking them would never be wrong.
ââŠâ The pope fell silent, privately complaining. I never said she believed in YOU!
At this moment, Ye Lang left the silent group of people, including the pope to walk out of the hut. He only wanted to see where he was.
Ye Lang looked around and frowned, âWhat are you all doing here? Why did you build such ugly houses?â
âWe built them as a temporary shelter and also one for your safety, Sir. If you donât like it, weâll take them down immediately and weâll leave!!â said Alvin and the rest.
âYouâll have to tear the houses down, yes, but as for leaving⊠Thereâs no need for that!â Ye Lang had an idea as he looked at the alchemy formations still left on the ground.
âNot leaving? Why?â No one understood, thinking what he said contradicted each other. If he said they didnât need to leave, then why did they have to tear down the houses?
âI mean even if your work here is done, you still canât go back. Itâll take at least a few years for that to recover. No, maybe even more!â Ye Lang smiled, not only because of their current condition but also because of seventh brother.
Once Ye Langâs message arrived, seventh brother would definitely do something to the Gomera district. For his convenience, the fewer commoners there, the better.
Ye Lang continued, âAnd therefore, all of you need to build a new home. This is a very suitable place. I noticed there arenât many farms in this area on the way here, itâs a waste!â
Almost everyone knew that very few people who lived around Sheng City farmed, as a respect to the presence of the sacred city. The original population of the towns around them were low anyway.
Various reasons led to the current scarcity of crop fields in the plains surrounding the city. He felt like it was a waste of the landâs resources.
However, there was indeed very few people living in the area. While you could say it was a waste, it was still a normal thing since there werenât many people there to farm.
Because of this, Ye Lang felt like this crowd of a hundred thousand could definitely settle here. Sheng City shouldnât have a problem with this!
âThatâs not a bad idea at all!â nodded the pope. Although they didnât know if he was sincere or he was just being polite, at least this meant Sheng City approved of this suggestion.
âI think thatâs a great idea too, but sir, why do you want us to tear the houses down then?â asked Alvin, looking at Ye Lang.
If they were to settle, they still didnât have to tear down the houses. Although they were emergency shelters, they werenât of bad quality at all!
It wasnât bad compared to some of their initial homesâŠ
Why then?
The answer was simpleâŠ