Chapter 21 City God
The strong security of a county is very terrifying.
Not to mention, he acted on behalf of the court and was protected by luck. If he asked for a document and stamped the county seal, ordinary mountain spirits and wild ghosts, or even hair gods, would not even be able to get close to him.
"It seems that I have taken a great hot potato..."
Wu Ming was a little depressed, but this was a task in the main temple, so he had to take it.
He looked at the sun again. Seeing that it was almost noon, he stopped wandering around, but instead found a restaurant and walked in.
"Young Master, please come in there!"
The restaurant has a gilded sign on the two floors, which is obviously a time-honored brand.
Just as I entered the door, a shop with a white towel on her shoulder came forward and treated her attentively: "Young master? Is it good to sit by the window?"
"Um!"
Wu Ming went upstairs and sat down. When he moved his nose slightly, he smelled the aroma of wine and meat and couldn't help but smile and said, "Your sauce meat seems good!"
"Of course, the mutton and beef here are the best in the black platform! It's a decades-old sign, but beef is not often available. Today, the young master came here a coincidence. A few days ago, a dead cow fell off Lijiazhuang outside the city. Our boss bought two beef legs and came back. It was fresh and hot... Why don't you come some?"
The shopkeeper was very good at talking, and Wu Ming laughed: "Then let's have a pound... and stir-fry two vegetarian dishes and a pot of wine!"
"Okay!"
When the shop went down, they quickly brought a pot of wine. At this time, the food was precious and the wine became a little turbid. Fortunately, the degree was low and it could almost be drunk as a drink in the mouth.
Not long after, the two vegetarian fried rice were served again, green and green, with a fragrance. Wu Ming had been hungry, but at this time he was not too slow, eating and drinking slowly, and his movements were meticulous. He saw that he was a well-educated family.
"Young master, your beef sauce!"
When Wu Ming was halfway through eating and drinking, he served another plate of sliced beef. It was dark red in color and strong in texture. It tasted endlessly in his mouth, and it was full of color, fragrance and taste.
"You wait first!"
After eating a few chopsticks, Wu Ming secretly praised her and immediately called the waiter again.
"Hey! What are the instructions for the guest?"
The shopman asked respectfully with his hands crossed.
"I am from another place, and I am new to you. Your Heitai County... It seems that it is not very peaceful recently?"
Wu Ming seemed to say unintentionally.
"Oh... it is rare to be peaceful next to that ghost mountain..." The shop guy smiled bitterly: "But the customer said that in the past few months, I heard that many people have died in Heishui Town... Even the wild monks and Taoist priests invited by the county have died in a row, and no one dares to go..."
"Oh? That's it that there is a ghost?" Wu Ming was excited.
"Who said no? Everything on the edge of Black Mountain is evil, especially... since the land temple in Heishui Town was destroyed before March..."
The shopkeeper said casually, and then he said consciously: "Customer, please use it first... If you have any questions, please greet the villain..."
He went down in a hurry.
"The land temple was destroyed? Is it because the land was absent? It was impossible to attract the dead souls, and it caused an accident? It's not right... What's the land in a mere town? Isn't it enough to just send another place to the City God?"
I didn't ask much at this time. After all, it was a bit beyond Wu Ming's expectation that a waiter could know so much.
Now I had enough to drink, and after spending hundreds of dollars to check out, I walked out slowly.
...
"City God Temple?!"
When he went out, Wu Ming asked about the direction and came to the city god temple at this time.
There is a god in this world!
Even more than here, even the Great Zhou world also has gods.
In ancient times, the emperors held the power of the world, had the ability to create destiny, and could also promote and abolish the middle and lower-level ghosts and gods in sacrifices!
There are many sources of gods.
Some of them are famous officials who benefited the people during their lifetime, and after their death, they were erected and sacrificed.
Some are born elves, and naturally combine with the power of mountains, rivers and water veins to gain power.
Some of them are simply mountain monsters and monsters, evil ghosts, and foolish men and women in the countryside, and they can offer sacrifices to them with incense, fire, blood and food.
In short, there are all kinds of strange sources, but they must be recognized by the court or granted a priesthood to be considered as the result of cultivation. Otherwise, they will be considered as "elude temples and evil sacrifices" and are suppressed by the orthodox government.
The city god of Heitai County is naturally the kind that has achieved success. The temple covers several acres of land and has a solemn taste.
According to rumors, the Heitai City God was originally named Wang Xuanfan. He was a Jinshi of the previous dynasty. During his tenure as the magistrate of R County, he advised mulberry trees to raise silkworms and clean up politics. The territory was solemn that he did not pick up the remains on the road and did not close his doors at night. The population grew, which was a great governance.
Later, the imperial court increased taxes, and this person asked for the people, was exiled and died of illness on the road. The county people were moved and built a temple for him, but they were destroyed several times.
It was not until the dynasty that the prefect heard about this that the emperor submitted a letter to the heavens and asked for an order to build a temple for sacrifice. After several twists and turns, it was considered an imperial decree and achieved the right result.
When Wu Ming arrived at the temple, he saw the statue of the god above the altar.
The surrounding divine curtains were hanging down, and cigarettes were curling. A good nanmu table was enshrined with sacrifices for the four seasons. In the middle was a clay statue of a middle-aged scholar, wearing a seventh-rank official uniform, solemn and solemn, with a look of majesty.
After following the customs in the countryside, Wu Ming also lit the incense of thread and worshiped a few times.
"Um?"
In an instant, his brow moved.
His martial arts reached the peak of the True Qi Realm, and his half-step innateness made his body sense ten times more than that of an mortal. At this time, he felt a keen sense of attention from power.
"Divine power?"
This feeling flashed away. If Wu Ming hadn't been extremely sharp in his mind, he would have really not discovered it.
Of course, even if you discover it, nothing big happens.
After all, yin and yang have different paths, and it is not so easy for gods to interfere in the Yang world, especially those like Wu Ming who have almost reached the peak of martial arts and whose qi and blood are extremely strong.
"Pilgrim stay!"
After donating a silver dollar of sesame oil, Wu Ming wanted to leave, but another sound came from his ears.
Looking back, I saw a man dressed in temple prayers standing there with a smile: "What are the pilgrims asking for? Why don't you come and divine the divination?"
"Okay!"
Wu Ming followed this temple blessing and came to a small table.
"I wonder if the guest is asking about marriage or future?" The temple prayer was solemn, with a little aura and a bit like a charlatan.
Wu Ming did not believe this kind of thing in his previous life.
But at this time, when you come to the world of gods and ghosts, you would rather believe in it than not, and then say: "Solve the problem!"
"So, please feel free to write a word!"
Wu Ming picked up the brush, spread out the white paper, and casually wrote the word "no".
“Huh?”
The temple prayed in amazement: "There was nothing, so where did the dust be caused? According to the face of the young master, there should be no disaster or disaster, but how could there be such a person in the world? It's so strange!"
"What the young master is asking for is solving the problem..."
The temple prayed to find a turtle shell, a few copper coins, and muttered something in his mouth. Suddenly, he poured the turtle shell, and several copper coins were arranged on the white paper, which complemented the word "no".
"Young Master Tian was given a god. I can't see my fate and future, but if I only want to solve the problem, I can go south!"
Temple Zhu stared at his eyes and sweated down his forehead, as if he was exhausting a lot of effort, so he said reluctantly.
"South place?"
Wu Ming frowned, thinking of the layout of the county town at this time, most of the areas in the east are noble, rich in the west, poor in the north, and low in the south, which means the east and west are the residences of officials and gentry, and the north and south are common people, and even slums.
"You should not believe the words of gods and ghosts, but it doesn't matter if you look at them! Just..."
Wu Ming sneered in his heart.
The city god of this county seemed to treat him as a chess piece and wanted to be the chess player.
Of course, being treated as a pawn finally shows that it is useful.
Even if it is used, it is a little better than exclusion.
"Thank you, gentleman, I'm going to say goodbye!"
Wu Ming finally looked at the temple prayer deeply.
The man was shocked all over, and his eyes were confused, and he was even more vulgar. He didn't point it out. He smiled slightly, threw down more than a dozen cents, and strode out.
"It seems... this should be the struggle between the city god and even the county magistrate, and even the disadvantaged, or have concerns, that they have to come to find foreign aid?"
If an ordinary person who practices Taoism encounters such serious causal entanglement, he may have avoided it for a long time and flew thousands of miles away.
But Wu Ming is different.
As Temple Zhu said before, he had no cause and effect in this world, and he was even just a passerby, so why did he be afraid of it?
So what about the county magistrate? So what about the city god?
If you go against your own way, you can still kill it!
Of course, he still needs to rely on his strength at this time. He is not a middle-aged boy in later generations, so he always shouts about what to do if he wants to go against the will.
But there was a sense of pride in my heart for no reason, and I couldn't help but chant: "There will be a time when the wind and waves will be broken, and the clouds will sail across the vast sea!"
"good!"
Suddenly, a man in green clothes next to him clapped his hands and said, "It's really a good poem!"
Seeing Wu Ming's eyes looked over, his face turned red again: "This young master invited me. At the same time, Ye Xiaoyou came to burn incense and fulfill his wish. Seeing that the young master was extraordinary, he was very kind and yearned for it, and he was rude and rude..."
When I looked at it again, I saw Wu Ming’s fifteen or sixteen boy, with a big robe and a face as if it was like a jade, and he was even more secretly broken.
"It turns out that it is Brother Ye, who is here in Wu Ming, a foreigner, who has traveled here..."
Wu Ming bowed his hand and saw that behind Ye Xiaoyou, several carriages were magnificent and maids and servants were dressed, so he knew that this person had a good background.
"Young Master..."
At this time, the corner of the car curtain was slightly lifted, revealing a pair of bright and charming eyes. After a while, a beautiful maid came over with a golden hairpin and a beautiful girl, "The mistress is already urging..."
"My mother has been summoned, I'm really sorry..."
Ye Xiaoyou bowed his hand to the courtesy: "When you live in the entrance of Dongshui Lane in the next family, the first one with two stone lions is... If Brother Wu has time, don't forget to come to see me!"
"Is this person a rabbit?"
After this man said goodbye, Wu Ming felt chills.
Chapter completed!