Fragrant willow catkins

Ningxu looked at the child's shining eyes and couldn't resist the expectation in his eyes. "Okay, lead the way!"

The back mountain that Lin Mu was talking about was actually a small hill behind the school. It was not that high, but there was a small stream on the mountain. The place Lin Mu wanted to go was where the stream was.

Ningxu sat on a rock by the shore eating a bun, watching the children standing barefoot in the water catching fish, their faces full of happiness and smiles. The sunlight shone through the shade of the trees onto the water, and the air was filled with the scent of spring.

Spring... Ningxu just then remembered the time when Li Jinze passed away not long ago, and when she traveled through time sitting in front of Li Jinze's tombstone. Was it her birthday?

Ningxu's birthday is the ninth day of the second lunar month. Since modern times have always used the solar calendar, if you don't look at the calendar, you really don't realize that her eighteenth birthday has long passed. It's only around February 20th in Yonghe Continent now, so it seems that the time here is parallel to the modern time.

After eating the buns, Ningxu stood up and looked towards Linmu. "I say, kid, there are only a few fish in your stream. Can you catch them?"

Lin Mu bared his teeth and smiled at Ning Xu, "Sister Rumeng, come down and play too!"

Ningxu: "I can't. I just want to watch you play! Do you have any fish?"

Lin Mu waded through the water to Ningxu's side and wiped the sweat off his face with his sleeves. "No, I haven't seen any fish for a long time..."

Ningxu: "Then why are you still here to play?"

“In fact, there used to be a lot of fish in this creek, but the water quality of the creek is bad, so many of the fish are gone.”

Ningxu: "The water quality is bad?"

"Yes, when I was a kid, I often came to this creek to catch fish with my classmates. I brought a bamboo basket to school every day. During the noon break, we would come here to catch fish with them. We could bring a basket home every time after school. But a few years ago, we found that there were fewer and fewer fish here, so we stopped catching fish, thinking that we would catch more fish when the fish were back to the way they were before. But unfortunately, the fish in the creek have gradually become fewer..."

Ningxu: "Does anyone know why?"

Lin Mu: "We asked the Master, and he said that it was because the power of the goddess' holy water had run out, and the ecology of the water had returned to its original state. The Master said that the reason why the creek was so fertile with fish was because the power of the goddess was blessing the people, but now the power is running out, and the blessing is gone."

Ningxu: "Goddess..."

Lin Mu: "Yes, the goddess hasn't appeared in the world for nearly 20 years. The uncle who farms at home said that the income from crops has returned to the original yield in recent years. I heard that the goddess would go to Xuewu Mountain to pray to the heavens for holy water. The holy water would flow down from the top of Xuewu Mountain and flow to every piece of land in the Tianle Dynasty!"

When Lin Mu said this, he looked up at the sky in the distance, with endless expectations and respect for the goddess. "When I grow up, I must go to Xuewu Mountain! To see how mysterious the place where the goddess sent down the holy water is!"

Ningxu looked at Lin Mu with a smile. The child had great ambitions and had been concerned about state affairs since childhood. If he was well trained, he would definitely achieve great things. "Then you must study hard. You must have rich knowledge and experience before you can venture into the world on your own and even climb the Snow Wu Mountain."

After hearing this, Lin Mu looked at Ning Xu expectantly, "Sister Rumeng, do you really believe that I can climb up Xuewu Mountain?" He tried to tell his companions about this, but no one believed that he could do it. After all, Xuewu Mountain was extremely dangerous and no one had ever really climbed up there.

Ningxu touched the child's head and said, "Of course I believe in your dreams. It is great for everyone to have dreams. As long as people have faith, they will succeed."

"Yeah!" Lin Mu smiled and nodded vigorously. Finally, someone was willing to believe him.

After wandering in the mountains for a while, Ningxu sent Linmu home. His parents had not returned yet, and a boy of the same age as Ningxu was sitting at home.

Lin Mu: "Brother! I'm back!"

The boy in the room was reading a book without even looking up. "Why are you back now?"

Lin Mu: "Brother, look up! I brought back a very beautiful sister!"

Hearing that someone was brought back, the young man looked up and saw Ningxu waving at him. He nodded politely with an expressionless face.

Seeing how indifferent he was, Lin Mu comforted Ning Xu and said, "Sister Rumeng, I'm sorry, my brother is just like that. He is reviewing and preparing for this year's exam."

Ningxu: "It's okay, I'll send you home so don't run around anymore, I'll be going back first."

"Ok!"

Lin Mu stood at the gate of the yard to see Ningxu off. Ningxu took one last look at him and went back home. She bought some cakes on the way and returned to the house just before closing time.

In the room, Zhu'er had not returned yet. Ningxu put the pastries on the table, jumped onto the bed and lay down, thinking about the goddess that Lin Mu had mentioned today.

There is a goddess in this world who will go to Xuewu Mountain to drop holy water. So, could she who traveled through time be that goddess? After completing the task of dropping holy water, she can go home? What is the medium to confirm whether she is a goddess? What is the method of dropping holy water?

Just as she was thinking, Zhu'er opened the door. Seeing Ningxu coming back, Zhu'er was very curious, "Sister Rumeng, did everything go well today?"

Ningxu: "It went well~ But what the teacher said was very boring. By the way, Zhu'er, do you know the goddess?"

Zhu'er closed the door and walked to the table to sit down, then skillfully opened the bag of pastries. "I know, the patron saint of Yonghe Continent."

Ningxu: "So, have you really seen the goddess ascend the Snow Wushan Mountain?"

Zhu'er: "How could commoners like us possibly have seen it, Sister Rumeng? It seems that it is usually accompanied by members of the royal family. The previous goddess was the current queen mother. But it is said that each goddess can only send down holy water once. I don't know anything else."

Ningxu: “Is that so…”

In order to determine whether she is a goddess, Ningxu must know the conditions for the goddess to bring down holy water, what kind of magic weapon she uses, or whether the goddess herself has magical powers.

Queen Mother...Does she want her to go to the palace and ask the Queen Mother?

Unable to get the information she wanted from Zhu'er, Ningxu could only take time out to leave the house and think of asking Boss He, because Boss He looked like he knew everything.

As Ningxu walked into Zhengnan Street, many people recognized her and greeted her. Boss He heard Rumeng's name in the store and hurried to the door to see. When he found out that it was really her who returned, he hurried out to pick her up.

Boss He: "Girl, is today a day off?"

The two walked towards the store together. "Yes, I'll come out to see you as soon as I have time."

After returning to the store, Ningxu found a seat and sat down. Boss He sat down next to her and asked her about her well-being, worried that she might be wronged in Prince Mo's mansion.

Ningxu: "Boss He, no one bullied me. I just took some time to come back to see you. I didn't feel wronged. I am not just a maid now. I am also half a chef, responsible for several dishes in the main meal."

Boss He: "Really? Has the monthly salary increased?"

Ningxu: "It has increased! By the way, Boss He, I want to ask you something."

"what?"

Ningxu: "Goddess, do you know?"