Chapter Seventy-Three: A Visit to Youtan Temple

Although Shanyang Town is not big, as a thoroughfare, there are many pedestrians and businessmen, so there are many inns.

The name of the Four Seas Inn is magnificent, but the scale is not large, the courtyard of the two entrances, more than a dozen houses, and the owner's family will take care of it.

Er Ya sat in the guest room a little sullen, originally thought that Brother Mengzi had entered some Lantai, it sounded very majestic, and it was time for a few days to have a peaceful birthday, who would have thought that in the past six months, there was almost no day when he was not running outside. Running around is rushing, although Erya is naughty, but the girl who grew up in the mountain village is not squeamish, this bit of bitterness is nothing to her, let alone being with the person she likes. But Brother Qing'er and Sister Lianhua have not heard from each other for half a year, and every time they urge Mengzi to look for it, there are always such and such things delayed.

Two days ago, I saw Chunni in Hexia Town, and Erya felt that the brothers and sisters of Mr. Mu in Chunni's mouth were Brother Qing'er and Sister Lotus. According to Erya's temperament, he should have arrested Zhang Hui of the county guard, since the escort business was arranged by Zhang Hui, he naturally knew something. Daddy Chen took over the business and never returned, so he didn't need to ask if something must have happened. If Mr. Mu's brother and sister were really Brother Qing'er and Sister Lotus, with their temperament, they would naturally not sit idly by, and they must have found something and tracked them down. It's just that he can find their traces, can't the Jun family find out? Besides, if you can call the county guard to do such a business, the power of these people behind you should not be underestimated, what if you and Mengzi go late, what if something happens to Brother Qing'er? Erya decided that if he didn't leave tonight, he would set off alone, although he didn't know the specific direction, but since it was a water transportation business, it was always right to chase along the Cangji River.

"My lord, let's go all the way, that group of people disappeared near Shanyang Town, according to my lordship, will it have something to do with the Jian family? After all, Jian Dahu is in Shanyang. A man in a green shirt poured a cup of tea and held it to the boy.

"Brother Jiu, how many times have I said it, you don't have to call me an adult, without you, I am still a young man from a mountain village, at most a young man from a mountain village who has won the fame of showing his talents, where can I have such a future now? Mengzi took the tea, but he didn't drink it, Erya's temper is too willful, Brother Qing'er and Sister Lotus are in danger, how can I not be in a hurry, but I am now in Lantai, and I can't do it by my temperament like before, after all, I still have responsibilities on my body, which are heavier than brotherhood.

"Your Excellency treats your subordinates sincerely, how can your subordinates not know? But Lantaizhong has a strict hierarchy and seems to be ruthless, but it is the foundation of governing the army, after all, we are doing things for the imperial court, not those who are reckless in the rivers and lakes, only relying on their enthusiasm and their own preferences. What we do is a major matter related to the safety of the country, one careless, something goes wrong, that is a big thing, I don't know how many people will lose their lives because of this, we must not act only by feelings. The man in the green shirt said sincerely, but his face was very serious, although the young man in front of him said that he had won the position of the god monarch, but the assessment had just begun, if he did not act wholeheartedly, he was robbed of the opportunity by the other three, and in the end he lost not only the god position, but also his life. This kid is good at everything, but he is easy to be emotional, if he is the same as before, he is just a teenager in a mountain village, and there is naturally nothing wrong with valuing love and righteousness, but now he is a god, the master of the entire "New Year" in the future, how can he have feelings?

"Brother Jiu taught me a lesson, and Mengzi wrote it down. Huo Dameng stood up and gave a very solemn salute to the man in the green shirt, in the past half a year, Huo Dameng felt the warmth of Lantai and also experienced the cruelty of Lantai. He knew that what the man in front of him said was right, if he was still like when he was in the mountain village before, his mind was only thinking about the one-third of an acre in front of him, and he only cared about the feelings of himself and the people he loved, not to mention the edict envoy, even the following brothers who followed him would not be at ease to entrust their lives to their own hands. He remembered the scene when he met Brother Jiu for the first time in the forest outside Dingbian City, yes, cruelty is a kind of faith, but it was only now that Huo Dameng understood that cruelty is not just for others, the people of Lantai must be more cruel and ruthless to themselves. From the day they joined Lantai, their lives no longer belonged to themselves, but to the world, and they must live for the world and die for the world one day.

Whoosh——, a shadow shot in from the open window as fast as lightning, and the next moment, the man in the green shirt had an extra small bird in his hand, the bird was red feathers and yellow beak, golden eyes and green feet, only the size of a palm, but he looked forward to his own self-righteousness, which seemed unstoppable.

"My lord, Seventeen just sent a message saying that he had found traces of the enemy near the Youtan Temple. The bird stopped on the man's hand and opened his mouth to spit out a white pill, and the man picked up the white pill and slapped it towards Yintang, and the white pill disappeared in an instant, as if it were a trick. The man stood with his eyes closed for a moment before reporting the message from the white pill to the fierce son.

"Notice seventeen, keep an eye on it, but don't act rashly, let's go shopping, I heard that the incense of Youtan Temple is flourishing, just to see and see. Huo Dameng no longer had a trace of the youth of the mountain village at this moment, and the words he said were tentatively cut off and unquestionable.

"That, Second Miss..."The man in the green shirt hesitated, but still asked, after half a year of getting along, he knew what Er Ya meant to this Lord Shenjun, Lantai is not a monk temple, and it is not forbidden for men to love women, but the whole Lantai can't find someone as dedicated as his own Lord Shenjun, and the man in green shirt always feels that Er Ya is a disaster for adults.

"Leave her alone. Mengzi said this, but he couldn't help but look at the other side through the window, the door of the aunt's room was closed, and he was still angry when he thought about it, no matter what, it was a big deal to buy some rouge, toys and the like when he came back, and then go to coax it.

It was the first time for Mengzi to see such a temple, there was no white elephant, green lion and the like in front of the door, but there were two lifelike crabs, eight sharp claws flashing in the scorching sun, and the appearance was not a trace of peace, but very vicious. 315 Chinese Network

Mengzi and the man in green shirts named Jiu Ge entered the gate of the temple with the pilgrims and believers, received three long incense sticks next to a wet platform next to the gate, and climbed the steps to a square.

There were two rows of shrimp soldiers standing on the square, the shrimp head was human, and the spears in their hands were ghostly and bright, which made people's hearts feel a little chilly. Today's incense in the temple is very good, at a glance, there are a lot of people who come with their families, some of the big girls and little daughters-in-law are making sedan chairs, and they are also supported by a few domestic servants next to them, and they are the families of large families at a glance. There are also horsebacks, donkeys, and even on foot, and there is no one else to be found next to them, except for a man in front of and behind them, and this is an ordinary woman. There are also filial piety, but also brought the old lady, a person in front of the lead, behind the donkey sitting on the back of an old woman, the mountains are full of flowers, there are talking and laughing, it is warm to see.

Before they could reach the square, two monks with cloth bags blocked their heads, and these pilgrims seemed to be accustomed to it, and one by one they took out some of their belongings and threw them into the cloth bags. There are wealthy people, throw some scattered silver, ordinary people are just a few copper plates, and even the more stingy ones, throw in a wooden comb. The two monks were not picky, and thanked them one by one. Mengzi took out a piece of broken silver from his arms and threw it in, he noticed that the cloth bag in the hands of the two monks was not big, but so many people had passed, and there were many things thrown in, and the cloth bag in the hands of the two was still shriveled, without a trace of swelling, as if they would never be satisfied. Mengzi and Brother Jiu glanced at each other, thinking in their hearts that this Zen temple was really a little weird.

On the square, the pilgrims bustling in the two rows of shrimp soldiers, these shrimp soldiers are more than a foot tall, the whole body is made of fine iron, into a stream of cold coolness through the body, the whole square is like washing, it seems very humid, the autumn sun hangs high, the sun is warm on people, and I don't know where the water comes from.

These shrimp soldiers are so tall, and the spears in their hands are extremely sharp, they don't look like decorations, but as if they are really going to fight. Mengzi and Brother Jiu were secretly on guard, but these shrimp soldiers didn't look like they were alive, and then they looked at those pilgrims, one by one, they were accustomed to it, bustling through it, and there was no trace of fear on their faces, as if there were pillars next to them.

Mengzi has experienced a lot in the past six months, first there were seventeen reports, and now when he has arrived at the earthly realm, it is so weird, how can he not figure it out? A small scorpion flashed away from the feet of Mengzi and disappeared in the body of a shrimp soldier. Mengzi frowned, he was just holding the idea of temptation, but he didn't expect it to be really alive. Although Mengzi was shocked in his heart, the look on his face did not change at all, and while following the pilgrims forward, he said this with Brother Jiu, and one by one the little cyan scorpions crawled out from under the feet of Mengzi and submerged into the bodies of shrimp soldiers one by one. The square was very wide, and the pilgrims walked slowly, and it took a pillar of incense to reach the door of a large hall.

"Floating Frost Water Mansion?" it was the first time that Mengzi had seen such a name in a temple. But now Mengzi doesn't think it's strange, this temple is full of weirdness from outside the mountain gate, and there are many weird places, but people don't think it's strange. Now that you have arrived, of course you have to go in and see what god you are worshipping.

Not only does this hall have a unique name, but it is also different from other temples. The main hall is very large, and there are many statues dressed as civil and military generals on both sides, and like the shrimp soldiers outside, they are also monsters made of fine iron. Only the emperor sitting on the high platform in the middle is a normal person, majestic, solemn, and has a bit of an emperor's bearing.

The pilgrims who arrived in front had already knelt down, and the incense burner at the emperor's feet was full of incense, so that the whole hall really had a bit of a fairy feeling.

Seeing that there are still many people in front of him, Mengzi is planning to repeat his old tricks, so he cleaned up those shrimp soldiers, and it didn't take much effort, it seems that these monsters who don't know what they are, although they look vicious, but the spirit is not strong, if you can directly take down a few, you can save a lot of effort.

This time, crawling out from the feet of the fierce son was a small purple scorpion, and its crystal-like body was shining in the sun, which was very beautiful.

The closest to the fierce son is a statue of a turtle, this turtle is wearing a purple straight-sleeved robe, and a jade belt is tied around the waist, and the shirt is embroidered with two colorful phoenixes, and the gold wire is drawn to life.

Mengzi didn't pay attention, the scorpion had already crawled to the feet of the turtle, the ninth brother suddenly pulled Mengzi, he noticed that something was wrong, this turtle purple robe and jade belt, it was clearly the prime minister's dress, since it was such an identity, how could he stand in such a remote corner as the door?

After receiving the signal of the ninth brother, the fierce son also saw that something was wrong, the purple scorpion did not climb the turtle's body after all, but there were still changes in the main hall.