Reincarnated as God - Chapter 20

Chapter 20






Meng Li stayed in the simple house for a long time until he decided to try and meet the parents of the reincarnator . He remembered that the previous day, the husband returned at about this time . As such, he walked out and started meeting the neighbours . He met many people he already knew, and it was useful to know where they lived .

The entire thing didn't take much time, and before long, he came to the house of the young couple . With his Spiritual Sense he knew that the woman was still inside, currently preparing dinner for her husband . He politely knocked on the door .

After a few seconds, the door opened, revealing the familiar face . Although he had seen her many times through the Spiritual Sense, it was still his first time meeting her face to face . She was quite good looking, but her young face had some wrinkles on it, probably from the stress their living situation brought onto her . As she opened the door, she noticed him, and as he was an unfamiliar face, she couldn't help but show a puzzled look .

"Hello sir . Might I ask why you paid me a visit?" She asked politely .

"I moved in a few houses down the road, I wanted to meet my neighbours . I'm Meng Li, might I ask of your name, miss?" Meng Li replied with a smile .

"Oh, you're a new neighbour . Nice to meet you, my name is Xie Ju, I live with my husband, Ye Jin . " she answered, clearly relaxed . "I'm sorry that I won't invite you in, sir, but we don't have much to greet you . " she apologised .

"It's no problem, I only visited to learn of everyone's name . I will be leaving now . " Meng Li replied . As he turned away and started to walk towards the next house, he noticed that Xie Ju's husband, Ye Jin walking back . He looked tired, and had many scratches all over his body, but at the same time, he looked happy and excited . Meng Li noticed that a small purse hanging on his waist seemed to be bulging . It looked like he managed to pick an expensive herb and was happy to share .

As Ye Jin walked back, he inevitably noticed Meng Li who had just finished talking with Xie Ju . His gaze turned aggressive in an instant, and he sped up to catch up with Meng Li .





"Excuse me sir, who are you?" as he passed Meng Li, he shielded Xie Ju behind his back and coldly asked Meng Li .

"I'm Meng Li . I moved in to a house down the road, I was just introducing myself . " Meng Li couldn't help but furrow his brows at the man's aggressive stance .

"Oh . . . Ju'er, is that the case?" the large man asked his wife, who seemed small in comparison . As he moved away, Meng Li could see her glaring at him with a furrowed brow .
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"Yes! Don't just jump to conclusions like that . I'm sorry sir, my husband tends to be rash . " The first sentence was addressed at Ye Jin, who simply stood before her, knowing his mistake . Meng Li didn't take offence, because even though Ye Jin overreacted, it was fully justified to do so .

"Sorry about that friend . I'm Ye Jin, and you are?" He apologised with a big smile and cupped his hands towards Meng Li .

"No problem friend . I'm Meng Li, and as I previously said I live down the road that way . " Meng Li politely returned the bow with a slight smile and pointed in the direction of his house .

"By the way, miss Xie, how long until the baby is born?" Meng Li looked towards Xie Ju's large belly and asked . He wanted to confirm the system's guess .





"It's already been more than eight months . Just a few more days until my little treasure appears . " Xie Ju replied lovingly while massaging her belly . Ye Jin also couldn't help but show a big smile while looking caringly at his wife . The scene warmed Meng Li's heart, and he couldn't help but show a smile . He hoped that the reincarnated soul would take those people as his parents and care for them . It would be awful if their first child turned out not to care about them . . . After thinking such depressing thoughts, Meng Li's smile disappeared . However, he shook his head to get rid of such unpleasant ideas and showed a smile towards the smiling couple .

"I will return to my house now, it seems to be quite late . Take care!" Meng Li bode farewell to the couple, turned around and slowly walked towards his house . The sky was clouded and the sun was already setting behind the horizon . A light rain also started falling as he walked . Meng Li didn't use his Qi to prevent the rain from touching him . It was quite nice to be able to walk in the rain, with a house just a few meters away, without any troubles . . .

Upon returning to his house, Meng Li sat near the fireplace and replenished the wood . The heat radiating from the fire slowly dried his clothes and his hair, as Meng Li executed the Heavenly Yin Yang Shroud technique .

The next few days were peaceful . Meng Li mainly sat in his new house, using the Heavenly Yin Yang Shroud on Xie Ju's house, and using his Spiritual Sense to learn more about Qingshui Town . He did so in order to learn how he could fake his job . He had to stay here, but couldn't simply stay at his house all day or people would get suspicious .

After a few days of watching, Meng Li decided on a plan . Every day, he would go into the mountains with the other people gathering herbs . He didn't have any need for selling the herbs he gathered, so he would simply hide them in the bag of holding . What he would do with them? He didn't really know, but from his quick scan of the entire planet, he noticed that pills were already being made . This stay would be an opportunity for him to learn pill making . After the reincarnator is born, of course - before that, Meng Li would have to dedicate all his free time for the Heavenly Yin Yang Shroud to save the slumbering soul from the eyes of heaven .

With the plan in mind, Meng Li waited for the next day to come . It was night already - he was already executing the technique for a couple of days already . He would be able to use the excuse of 'settling in' for these few days, but he would need to get to work as soon as possible .

Within the blink of an eye, the sun was peeking from beyond the horizon . Meng Li could already sense people waking up and starting their daily routine outside, so he stopped executing the technique and prepared himself . He was still sitting on one of the cushions near the fireplace, but the fire had gone out days ago, so the entire house was cold . Meng Li cleaned out the ash with a wave of his hand and placed some fresh firewood in . The fire grew, immediately adding life to the cold house . Meng Li stood up and stretched . Although sitting for merely a few days didn't cause any problems, stretching still felt good and energized him .

In the few days, some dust accumulated on his white robes and long hair . Using his qi, he got rid of it before placing the cushion near the table and walking outside . By now, people were already coming out of their houses to go to work . Meng Li saw Ye Jin leave his house to go gathering herbs . He jogged for a moment before catching up . He clasped his hand on Ye Jin's shoulder to let him know .





"Hello friend, are you going to work? Can I go with you?"

Ye Jin looked confusedly behind him . His face immediately showed a smile as he saw Meng Li .

"Haha, brother Meng, it's you! You've finally emerged from your house after all those days . " Ye Jin couldn't help but joke after seeing Meng Li . In the last few days, he wasn't able to catch a glimpse of Meng Li no matter where he looked - the door was closed and even after knocking, he didn't receive an answer .

"The past few days I was exploring the city, to familiarize myself . But now, I want to start working, so could you help me with that, brother?" Meng Li answered .

"Sure, sure! Such a small thing is not a problem for me . But, I'm not sure you're a good fit for the job . . . You know, gathering herbs might seem simple but it actually requires great strength and perception . Herbs naturally grow in the harder to access areas, like cliffs or the tops of trees . You not only need great perception to spot them, but also great strength and agility to retrieve them . " As Ye Jin talked, he suddenly seemed like a wise scholar, teaching Meng Li of the occupation that is herb gathering .

"Brother Ye, you don't need to worry about me . I might look weak but I'm actually much stronger than you think . " Meng Li responded with a laugh . Despite his strength growing tremendously, his body was not swollen, but lean and well-built . However, his muscles were sculpted like a statue and possessed extreme power .

"Hmmm . . . Okay then, Brother Meng . " Ye Jin looked at him with doubt, but ultimately decided not to push Meng Li .

While talking, the pair already reached a shop on the main road of the town . Ye Jin was leading the way, and when they reached the small shop, he introduced it to Meng Li .

"Brother Meng, this is the Zu Family's Herb Business - they employ herb gatherers in the town and buy the herbs we find for a price . Some more tedious parts of gathering are also settled by them, like the herb baskets, knifes and location scouting . Come, let us get our tools . " after introducing the shop, Ye Jin entered it, gesturing for Meng Li to follow . There were other people like them entering, who also seemed to be herb gatherers .

Inside, Meng Li realised that the real shop front was probably somewhere else, and this was the place they used to organize the gatherers . The room he was in was quite big, with many herb baskets placed in a corner and several tables located near the walls . Behind the desks sat some people who looked like scholars - they distributed baskets and recorded the names of people taking them . The people who entered the shop were queued in a line to the desk . The line progressed quite quickly - practically all of the people who were in the line were regulars who worked for a long time . When it came Meng Li's turn, the older gentleman sitting behind the desk noticed that he looked unfamiliar .

"You're new?" he asked .

"Yes . My name is Meng Li . " Meng Li politely answered .

"Alright . Take your knife, a basket and go . You have a friend who's showing you around already, so I won't stop all others to help . " the older man noticed Ye Jin was there to help Meng Li, so he hurried him over to handle the other people in the queue . Meng Li took a knife from the pile on the desk and hanged it on his belt . He also took a basket and placed it on his back, like Ye Jin demonstrated . It was light, but sturdy, and it didn't have large gaps - perfect for herbs . With that, he and Ye Jin continued towards the city gate . The Qingshui Town gad a total of three gates - the city was leaning against a cliff on one side, so there wasn't a gate built there . The gate Ye Jin was heading to was opposite to the gate Meng Li used to enter the town .

As he walked, he noticed many other people carrying similar baskets walking towards the gate . It seemed like the herb gathering spot he was heading towards was a popular one . As they walked out of the gate, all of the people were heading in one direction . There was actually a path paved in the ground simply from the amount of people walking there . After a few kilometres, Ye Jin pulled Meng Li off the path .

"This path is heading towards the place with the most herbs, but that place also has the most competition . I happen to know a good spot not many people know about, and it's not much worse compared to the one the path is heading . " Ye Jin explained quietly . Their departure from the group sparked some interest from the group, but when they saw an experienced gatherer pull a person who seemed like a rookie off the path, they assumed that Ye Jin was going to a worse place to teach Meng Li, and as such, didn't pay more attention .

In merely a few minutes, the trees covered the previous path, leaving Ye Jin and Meng Li alone in the woods . It was a magical feeling - Meng Li was entranced by the atmosphere of the forest . Ye Jin glanced at him and snickered at his expression - during his first time in the forest, he acted no different from Meng Li .

As they walked, Meng Li snapped out of the weird feeling and returned to chatting with Ye Jin . Mostly about herbs, but not only . There were a few kilometres before they reached the gathering spot, so they weren't in a hurry .