Little Immortal

Hancheng has suffered a three-year drought. Not a single drop of rain has fallen.

The city lord, Gu Yu, knelt in the Dragon King's temple and prayed bitterly for forty-nine days, but not a drop of rain fell.

Gu Yu smiled faintly, then ordered every household in the city to start making explosives.

I've been praying to you for forty-nine days and you still haven't sent rain? You think you can get away with this? I'll blow you to smithereens!

After three rounds of cannon fire, a light drizzle finally began to fall from the sky.

Gu Yu nodded in satisfaction.

Good. You know what's good for you. Otherwise, I'd have blown you up again.

Li Jinj jin, a newly appointed Dragon King who had just crossed the Dragon Gate, was preparing to return to his hometown and repay a debt of gratitude.

I hear it hasn't rained in my hometown for three years. Once I get there, I'll make sure the weather is favorable and the harvests are good.

But the very second he set foot in the sky above his hometown, a massive cannon came hurtling straight at him. The powerful cannonballs left hole after hole in his clothes.

Looking at the holes in the official uniform he'd saved up for ages to buy, Li Jinjin burst into tears.

Why are people still picking on Dragon Kings these days?! You have to pay for my clothes!

[An anthology with different stories, each featuring a main character who is a deity, a monster, or something similar.]

Theme: Work hard to create a better life.