Chapter 564: Never be superstitious about science!
Chapter 564 Don’t be superstitious about science!
As expected, courtesy is appreciated. Soon, Qingluan flew back and led Wen Rui down from the clouds and into the main hall of the Queen Wa Palace.
During the Shang Dynasty and the early Western Zhou Dynasty, the Wahuang Palace was very popular, especially on March 15th of each year, the birthday of Wahuang, when the emperor would lead all his officials to the Wahuang Palace to burn incense.
By the end of the Western Zhou Dynasty, the Zhou emperor was unjust and the Zhou royal court was in decline. The fairy palace that used to have jade hooks hanging obliquely, precious curtains dancing, golden incense burners shining with auspicious mist, and silver candles shining brightly now looked old and desolate, and it was obvious that the furniture had not been replaced for a long time.
This is actually somewhat related to the spread of Jiejiao knowledge in the mortal world in recent years. The theory of evolution has seriously threatened the legend of Nuwa creating humans. With the discovery of more fossil evidence of the origin and evolution of species, more and more people believe that humans evolved from monkeys.
At the same time, meteorology has also proved that the sky is impossible to break, and the severe heavy rainfall is caused by complex climate change. It is speculated that the main cause is the end of the ice age and the El Niño global warming.
Of course, in this magical world, humans are not necessarily evolved from monkeys. It is possible that the sky was hit by huge energy and a space crack was created, connecting to a certain water element plane. But some people are so superstitious about science that they greatly neglect the goddess Nuwa.
So, Wen Rui bravely came to see Nuwa, and lowered his posture and pretended to be a good boy from the moment he entered the door, because he had secretly cheated others in the past and now felt very guilty.
Arriving at the center of the hall, the first thing that catches your eye is an exquisitely carved jade statue of Nuwa, the very same statue that had captivated Emperor Xin at first sight.
Wen Rui looked at it with a critical eye and really didn't think it was that attractive. God knows what was going on in Emperor Xin's mind at that time that he would have such evil thoughts about a large-sized figurine.
There was no figure of Nuwa in the main hall. Wen Rui tactfully came to the statue, bowed respectfully, and completed the worship process according to the ancient ritual of worshiping Nuwa during the Shang Dynasty.
"I have heard of the good fortune and have come to pay my respects to the Goddess Nuwa. I wish you the best of luck and eternal happiness..."
In the hall, an unidentifiable and majestic female voice echoed: "Little boy from the Wen family, how dare you come to see me?"
Wen Rui's chrysanthemum tensed up and she was so scared that she almost subconsciously summoned the strong interaction force armor.
But he restrained his impulse. If he summoned it, he would immediately be accused of disrespecting the emperor by wearing armor, and would be beaten up for no reason.
Looking up and blinking his innocent big eyes, Wen Rui said in astonishment: "I don't know why the Majesty is angry. Please tell me clearly. If I am really at fault, I will accept the punishment."
As he spoke, he also emitted a golden and purple aura of merit.
He has transformed himself into a close elder brother to all living beings and a know-it-all in the three realms. With more than ten years of accumulated worship, his merits and virtues are more dazzling than when he first appeared in the Lingxiao Palace, and he has already exceeded the standard for being conferred the title of Heavenly Venerable Deity.
"Hmph, don't think that I can't hit you just because you show your spiritual light of merit!"
The female voice had an unfriendly tone. Before she finished speaking, a colorful light was projected from the statue of Nuwa in front of Wen Rui. The light gathered into a human shape, but the merit and spiritual light flashing from the human shape was too dazzling. Not only did it overshadow Wen Rui's merit and spiritual light, it also illuminated the entire hall in white, and nothing could be seen clearly.
Wen Rui immediately realized the gap between himself and the Meritorious Saint. It was like a firefly competing with the bright moon. Even the brightness and lumens of the other person's residual light were several times higher than his.
"I dare not boast about my merits and virtues in front of Queen Wa. I only want to prove that I have never done anything wrong."
Wen Rui hurriedly tried to make amends, tactfully put away his spiritual light of merit, and spoke cautiously.
The human-shaped light source gradually dimmed, and finally its figure was revealed, revealing its true form that was exactly the same as the jade statue.
Nuwa is an ancient goddess, and she is older than Lishan Laomu. After Lishan Laomu escaped from the Ten Thousand Immortals Formation, she always liked to show herself as an old woman, but in fact, many ancient goddesses who are very old like to show the image of the most beautiful and blooming period of their long lives.
This is the case with Lady Nuwa. The beauty of her true saintly form is incomparable, and the purple aura of merit that she emanates unconsciously carries a transcendent fragrance, as if she has an aura of charm of the highest level, which makes people naturally like and yearn for her when they see her.
This is much more powerful than the nine-tailed fox's natural charm. No matter how high your level is, you are not immune to it. Wen Rui, who has shut down the secretion of hormones in his brain, feels like he is having a near-death experience when he is with her. He feels extremely comfortable, and a joy from the bottom of his soul surges in his heart.
All of a sudden, Wen Rui understood King Zhou. No wonder he made such a mistake back then.
It is really difficult for ordinary people to control themselves.
Fortunately, Wen Rui was not an ordinary person. He silently recited the "Heart Sutra" in his heart to eliminate distracting thoughts, and observed his mouth through his nose and his heart through his mouth. He did not show any inappropriate behavior.
"You assisted King Zhou in his atrocities and repeatedly poisoned King Wu. Although he was treated by the immortals, you left a root of illness, causing him to die soon after he ascended the throne."
Nuwa said coldly, "The poison you used was extremely vicious. It could destroy the roots of the human race and bring disaster to future generations. As a result, the Western Zhou royal family will never have wise rulers like King Wen and King Wu. The luck of the Western Zhou royal family will be eroded from generation to generation, and the current one is about to fall!"
"It's all your fault!"
This is really a case of "the pot comes from the sky while you are sitting at home". He never expected that as soon as they met, Goddess Nuwa would blame Wen Rui for the fall of the Zhou royal family.
Wen Rui also admitted that he used "dirty bombs" to poison the Zhou army, that is, spread radioactive dust, during the war against Zhou and several battles to defend the passes.
King Wu of Zhou was the first to be hit and suffered from radiation sickness, but he was surrounded by many talented people, and he recovered after taking a few elixirs and was able to go into battle again.
Of course, King Wu did die very early, and Wen Rui thought that he was the result of the backlash caused by the demise of the Shang Dynasty.
Now that I think about it, it was the elixir that gave King Wu super self-healing abilities, but it did not eliminate the radiation source in his body. The radiation-mutated cancer cells were devoured by the white blood cells before they had time to proliferate.
However, as the efficacy of the elixir was continuously consumed by radiation and cancer in the body, and the self-healing ability weakened or even disappeared, King Wu's life came to an end.
Radiation in the body will of course cause genetic mutations. It would be strange if the quality of the next generation could be good. It is a blessing from heaven and gods that no deformed children were born.
As a result, although King Wen and King Wu were wise and powerful, the next generations became weaker and weaker than the previous ones. By the time of King You of Zhou, their generation was a collection of degraded genes, and they eventually squandered the good fortune left by their ancestors.
This was too big a responsibility, Wen Rui didn't dare to take it, and quickly defended himself with a wronged look on his face: "My queen, it's unfair, the poison I put in back then was just a common mineral poison, didn't Jade Ding Zhenren easily cure it for King Wu?"
Nuwa squinted her beautiful eyes at him and sneered, "I have read all the books you spread among the people. Don't think I am easy to fool. The geography, physics, and chemistry textbooks you edited have detailed descriptions of radioactive substances. I believe that the poison you gave King Wu was the radioactive poison you purified from minerals. The evil consequences caused by that poison will befall King Wu!"
"Your Majesty, please do not be superstitious about science!"
Wen Rui immediately broke out in a cold sweat, racking his brains to defeat science with metaphysics: "Whether the kings of the Zhou royal family are wise or not depends on the reincarnated soul, what does it have to do with the poison I gave? My mortal poison can only affect the flesh and blood, but it cannot curse the blessings of future generations. The decline of the Zhou royal family is definitely due to karma, it is a punishment from heaven! Science can't explain it at all!"
(End of this chapter)