It Is Said That I Have Been Crushed By Dimensionality Reduction (Quick Travel) - Chapter 20

The villagers quickly dropped to their knees, bowing deeply with panic written across their faces. “Great lord, I have a strategy to suggest, so the immortal treats the county magistrate differently.”

Bai Yuan suddenly opened his eyes and saw the villager’s figure through the trees. He was instantly surprised.

It was Zhao Pingshun.

Bai Yuan thought back to his original memories. That person had disappeared for hours after the flood, and the next day the county magistrate brought a group of people to the village.

The original Bai Yuan was so frightened he hadn’t noticed this.

Now, Bai Yuan understood a bit about the imperial examination system. Beyond knowledge, most candidates aimed for fame.

Brother Lin’s talent wasn’t exceptional.

Zhao Pingshun probably feared that the disaster star’s reputation would hurt his children’s chances, so he informed the county magistrate about Bai Yuan’s original body.

The county magistrate, eager for promotion and to please his superiors, would surely seize the original body.

That would also earn Zhao Pingshun’s family favor with the magistrate, improving their lives.

Unexpectedly, the original family loved their children so much they died protecting them when the magistrate burned their home in anger.

It’s easy to guess that Zhao Pingshun’s family didn’t benefit and may have even been punished by the magistrate later.

But the original family’s life was lost forever.

Bai Yuan coldly watched Zhao Pingshun enter the house and said the nephew was a monster, and many villagers had been harmed by monsters, suffering even worse fates.

Zhao Pingshun added, “The immortal is busy breaking the seal on the big monster and can’t bother with smaller ones. Plus, everyone in the village protects the monsters. Maybe that’s why the immortal hasn’t acted to solve this.”

What happened made sense.

Zhao Pingshun truly believed this but dared not confront the disaster star himself. Instead, he thought of the county magistrate and asked him to send people to handle the disaster star.

With immortals and beasts in the river, if the disaster star summoned the monster king and asked the immortal to kill all monsters, wouldn’t their family be free from nighttime drownings?

The more he thought about it, the better the idea seemed.

The county magistrate was thrilled, saying, “The immortal is kind-hearted and won’t harm the people, but as their parent, I have the right to deal with the monsters.”

By then, the immortal’s opinion of him would surely change.

Excited, he paced back and forth, thinking it best to execute the disaster star publicly.

With so many witnesses, no one could take away his credit.

Zhao Pingshun worried, “That monster is powerful. You should send someone to capture that child at the mountain’s foot.”

The county magistrate ignored him, thinking the man was a coward.

He had many officers, and with immortals and beasts on his side, a five-year-old child, no matter how strong, wasn’t a threat.

The magistrate gathered his men, ordering officers to call villagers to the mountain foot while preparing to seize the disaster star.

They marched towards the village boldly. Villagers were puzzled but followed from afar.

Soon, some villagers’ expressions changed.

The path led to the mountain, where Brother Yuan’s family had temporarily settled.

Was the magistrate coming for Brother Yuan?

The village chief and others felt conflicted. The monster king had never harmed anyone but the Zhao family and the villagers.

This family just wanted peace.

But it was still a monster.

Who knew if the monster king might suddenly turn on them?

After hesitation, the villagers decided to follow.

At the mountain foot, Lin Cuiniang and Zhao Pingan packed their things while Bai Yuan said, “Someone is coming to cause trouble.”

The couple was shocked and angry.

Brother Yuan had saved people by killing demons, yet someone dared to bring trouble?

They quickly called Liu Ermei and their daughter inside and stood ready with knives.

After a while, a large group appeared. The leader wore a red official robe—the county magistrate—with officers.

Hearing the magistrate had come, the couple felt disgust at his bullying by the river.

They exchanged worried looks.

Could the magistrate be here to arrest the monster king?

The magistrate kicked open the fence and shouted with false authority, “You harbor a little monster, a capital crime! The immortal shows mercy, but you repay kindness with hatred?”

The couple was enraged.

The phrase “little monster” clearly referred to Brother Yuan.

The village chief apologized and said, “Brother Yuan is just a five-year-old, well-behaved and has never harmed anyone.”

Other villagers came forward to support them.

The magistrate exploded, “I know your village colluded with monsters and ignored the Zhao family’s suffering.”

Villagers were confused.

Who colluded with monsters?

The village chief wondered how the magistrate knew about Brother Yuan and the monster king. Someone must have secretly informed him, affecting the whole village.

At this moment, people from the river arrived, shocked by the story.

Weren’t these the people who sold pork demon meat? Was the little monster the one who killed the pig demon?

Did the little monster see mortals as parents?

Lin Cuiniang’s anger flared. The scene reminded her of the helplessness and despair the villagers felt five years ago.

“Whoever touches my children will be fought fiercely.”

The magistrate sneered, “You don’t know your place. Arrest this couple and the little monster, detain them by the Fairy River, and execute them on the spot.”

He glared at the crowd, “The monster king persecuted villagers, so it’s only right to punish him.”

Zhao family and villagers looked on with malicious joy.

Officers stepped forward to seize the couple, but Yu Guang noticed a child stepping out.

The child wore plain clothes, clean and neat.

People gasped.

The child had white eyes, long white hair, and skin as fair as ice jade under the sun, with a calm and composed presence.

They immediately thought of the immortal from last night, who had similar white hair and an ethereal aura.

This child was clearly different from the monster.

The county magistrate was surprised and shouted, “Snap out of it! Tie them up quickly!”

An officer shook off his daze and reached for the couple.

Bai Yuan’s voice was cold: “No one can hurt my parents.”

Suddenly, the world darkened. Snowflakes fell, and mythical beasts appeared around them—not majestic this time, but filled with kindness and anger.

The white-haired child radiated a dazzling light. His face blurred, and his clothes transformed into white robes embroidered with intricate patterns, surrounded by ice—just like the immortal from last night.

Even the slowest realized something.

The child the magistrate wanted to punish was the immortal who saved them from the demon last night.

The sky grew darker, thunder rolled.

God was angry.

Everyone was shocked and kneeled, crying, “Immortal! Immortal!”

The village chief and villagers who had defended Bai Yuan were stunned.

Brother Yuan was an immortal?!

Wasn’t he supposed to be a monster?

The magistrate and Zhao family turned pale with disbelief and fear.

Zhao Pingshun collapsed, shouting, “Impossible!”

A disaster star was just a bloodsucking curse from their family. How could he be an immortal?

Zhao Fu spat bl00d, staring at Brother Yuan.

None of this was a hallucination.

The mythical beasts formed a protective circle.

This alone proved he was the immortal from last night.

What had they missed? They had kicked out an immortal as a disaster star and severed ties.

Even if Brother Lin became top scholar, it didn’t compare to Brother Yuan’s immortal destiny.

Zhao Fu vomited bl00d again.

The couple ignored Zhao family, instead looking at Bai Yuan, astonished.

“How did Brother Yuan reveal he is an immortal?”

The village chief felt a glimmer of relief, sensing the couple didn’t know their child was immortal.

The villagers reacted in shock and realization.

No wonder Zhaojiacun was least affected by the disasters.

No wonder the monster king was friendly to Brother Yuan.

No wonder the immortals blessed the village’s river.

It was all because the immortal was Brother Yuan.

They trembled, amazed they lived in the same village as an immortal.

In disbelief, they looked at the magistrate, who had lost all arrogance and was terrified by the divine phenomena.

He collapsed to the ground, realizing he had almost killed the immortal and his parents.

They all gasped in horror.

How dare he?