Just after the cold winter, the spring rain began to fall one after another. Dayan Mountain is extremely high, and the snow on the top of the mountain has not had time to turn into flowing water, and the bluestone pavement has been soaked by the drizzle.

The attendants of the witch temple took off their thick padded coats and replaced them with hoods made of black velvet mink, which were good at avoiding the quiet invasion of the drizzle.

Today's temple is not attended by believers, and it is as quiet as a sleeping mountain in the night, and it is full of solemnity and gloom.

However, this was not because the temple was closed, but because a large number of uninvited guests came and drove all the believers who had climbed up the mountain early out of the mountain gate.

The god servants on duty today were caught off guard by this group of intruders, but after seeing the other party's sword holding and looking ready to attack, they could only secretly suppress their anger and stand quietly aside in addition to sending someone to quickly inform the divine envoy.

The main hall is located on the highest platform of the temple, and nearly 100 stout moire stone pillars support the main hall. And the dark and translucent floor reflected the group of uninvited guests who were full of murderous aura and the gods who stood quietly on the side, clearly, clearly, and clearly.

On the left are the gods wrapped in cloaks, and on the right are the officers and soldiers of the court with swords at their waists.

No one spoke, and the empty main hall was nearly a thousand square meters, crowded with four or five hundred people, but no one spoke.

They are all waiting for someone to arrive.

Finally, the sound of slight footsteps came from outside the hall, and many people's heads did not move, but their eyes involuntarily turned over.

It was the divine envoy with a three-inch long beard, and the hooded cloak of black velvet mink, like a ghost, slowly walked into everyone's sight.

He was accompanied by a boy of seven or eight years of age, dressed in a very ordinary linen robe.

The boy's lips were red and his teeth were white, and his big black eyes were attracted by the statue of the god in black in the main hall, as if he wanted to see the whole picture of the witch god.

His appearance is incompatible with the scene here, but everyone knows that the focus at this moment is him!

The divine envoy walked into the main hall, did not look at the crowd on the left and right, but walked directly inside, ascended to the Majesty's level, and knelt down and kowtowed in front of the statue of the witch god who was three feet high.

Naturally, the witch god did not react much, but the strange thing was that after the god made the lord bow and salute, the group of men in armor clearly felt a sudden coercion, forcing them to clench their fists and grit their teeth to maintain their balance, so as to avoid their inexplicable weakness and weakness.

Thankfully, the coercion quickly faded away, almost as fast as you thought it was hallucinating.

After the salute, the god made the lord stand up, took the boy's hand again, and slowly walked down the hierarchy.

"Your Excellency!"

Out of the queue on the right came a bearded man wearing armor, a scimitar at his waist, and leather boots, he bent down towards the divine envoy, his words were full of respect, but there was no lack of arrogance: "The last general is Fan Dengfeng who is stationed in Oshida Prefecture, and this time he came to disturb the divine envoy, he has offended a lot, and I hope to bear with him." ”

"General Fan doesn't have to be polite, the mountains are high and the road is far away, and the general's hard trek is also due to official duties.

When he heard that the apprentice was coming, he took a step slower to come out to greet him, and he really neglected the distinguished guest, and I ask the general to forgive me!" the divine envoy pushed the boy forward, and said:

"This is a boy who was brought back two months ago. I heard that the general was looking for someone around, so he brought it with him.

I don't know if it's the one the general is looking for?"

God made the voice of the adult extremely hoarse, like an old man, giving people a feeling of breath, and like a dilapidated bellows, trying his best to blow out a trace of vitality.

Fan Dengfeng has thick eyebrows and big eyes, his eyes are bright, he has killed countless enemies in battle, what kind of treacherous realm has he not stayed?

However, as soon as he heard the gloomy and hoarse voice of the divine envoy, he still had goosebumps all over his body for no reason.

Soon, however, he adjusted his countenance, and reached out to pull the boy in front of him to take a closer look.

The boy was very nervous, his red lips tightened and he didn't dare to speak, and after being pulled over by Fan Dengfeng, he turned his head awkwardly and looked at the divine envoy for a moment, for fear that he would lose his support for no reason.

There was a burst of heat from the thick palms, but the boy only shivered.

His whole body was smeared with medicine, and the taste of a hundred ants devouring bones was already unbearable, but he still had to suffer from the eyes of the people in front of him, the kind of eyes that looked at the animals.

The boy had no backhand strength and power at this time, so he had to close his eyes and not look at the disgusting face.

Fan Dengfeng had seen the portrait of that person, and knew that the person should be thirteen or fourteen years old, but looking at the cowardly boy in front of him, in terms of temperament alone, he was completely incorrect!

There is also the facial features, the person is angular and angular, and he already has the handsome posture of an adult man, and the boy in front of him is just a childish child who has not grown up, and there is really no similarity.

He was particularly uneasy, and asked, "What is your surname, where do you live, and how old is this year?"

The boy was frightened by Fan Dengfeng's rough questioning, and trembled all over, and when he saw that the divine envoy had no intention of helping, he timidly replied, "I...... My name is Situ Duan, and I live in ...... Living in Liuhe Village, Fengchuan County, this year...... He is eight years old. ”

"Why are you here?" Fan Dengfeng actually had no suspicion of the boy, but he still asked in a businesslike manner.

"I ...... I fled with my parents...... Separated on the way to escape...... When you wake up, you ...... I found myself here. ”

"Oh?" Fan raised an eyebrow.

"When I was traveling and passing through Alkali Fengzhou, I picked him up. The divine envoy added at the right time.

"Oh, that's it!" Fan Dengfeng finally let go of his grip.

As soon as Situ Du was free, he hid behind the Divine Envoy.

Liuhe Village in Fengchuan County is located in the territory of Alkali Fengzhou, and Alkali Fengzhou is located in the western border of the Imperial Dynasty, a few months ago the Surong people came to attack, although there was a border army to respond to the battle in time, but still frightened the local people, resulting in a large number of displaced people escaped.

The Wushen Temple is in Heluo County, and Heluo County belongs to the jurisdiction of Otian Prefecture. And Otian Prefecture is adjacent to Alkali Fengzhou, and it is indeed normal for the gods to encounter one or two homeless people on the way.

But......

Fan Dengfeng touched his beard, looked at the divine envoy with blazing eyes, and asked, "It is said that the temple has a precept that no outsiders are allowed to stay.

Of course, it is a great thing to do good deeds and accumulate virtue, but it is a bit contrary to the precepts of the temple. ”

The servants present were the apprentices and grandchildren who were doing business in the main hall today, including Peng Yi and Bo Feng.

At this time, especially Bo Feng, after listening to General Fan's words, he couldn't help but be a little unable to hold back, and secretly rolled his eyes.

Oh, you actually know the temple precepts so well!

But it's none of your business! The people in our temple haven't been yelling yet, what right do you as an outsider have to point fingers here?

Of course, Fan Dengfeng couldn't hear Bo Feng's sarcasm, but he looked at the divine envoy with a good eye.

This is obvious and needs to be explained!

Although this boy was not the one they were ordered to search for, what other suspicious person was Bao Buqi?

A few years ago, there was a rumor that the holy dragon was not in good health.

Carefully calculated, the saint is also eighty out of sixty, and he has reigned for more than fifty years, and he has not yet canonized the crown prince.

Of course, it's not that the saint hasn't canonized, but that the first prince died of illness a few years earlier.

The saint was an amorous king, and after Empress Yuan's death more than 30 years ago, the throne has been vacant to this day. Now, the one who has been in charge of the seal is Xiao Guifei, who has been favored by the saint for more than 20 years. But it's a pity that Concubine Xiao only has a married princess, and it's hard to say whether she can sit in the position of the queen mother in the future.

The most likely to participate in the battle for the crown prince is the second prince Rong Ke born to Concubine Xian, the third prince Rong Yin born to Concubine Jing and the fourth prince Rong Mo born to Concubine Liang.

The three princes were of similar age, all thirteen or fourteen years old, when they were young and vigorous.

According to the rumors in the Imperial City circle, it seems that the Holy Lord has not paid special attention to any one.

If one day the Holy ......

Hmm, ahem...... Fan Dengfeng knew that it was difficult to figure out the changes in the court, but he was only in his early thirties, and he still had a chance to run up again.

Therefore, it is very important to stand in line!

Fan Dengfeng was one of the four generals sent by the imperial court to the 39 states of the country to take charge of defense, and his main task was to train troops in case of emergency.

He was not very lucky, three years ago he was transferred to the farthest away from the imperial capital of Okita Prefecture, usually there is no major event, suddenly received a secret order to find an important person, he rarely mobilized his eyeline, began to search in the jurisdiction.

Fan Dengfeng didn't look mediocre, but his mind was extremely delicate, and after he had a premonition that the imperial court was going to change, he began to plan for his future career.

And if this errand is done well, he feels that he may have room for improvement.

Therefore, when he found that a stranger had entered the Witch Temple, which was usually not very conspicuous, he personally rushed over with the team.

Of course, the results were somewhat disappointing.

However, he thought again: although the Holy Authority does not explicitly prohibit religious belief today, it will not allow these gods to talk nonsense.

In the past, he had only heard of this legendary witch temple, but today, he had a little curiosity about this place.

After inquiring carefully, he actually found that this seemingly unknown witch temple actually had an unimaginable transcendent status in the local area.

He still remembered that he led the army into Heluo County, Chen Songnian, a seven-grade county official in this district, completely forgot the difference between up and down, and warned him uneasily, let him go up the mountain, don't collide with the divine envoy!

Don't bump into the Divine Envoy!

Listen, isn't this going to be the other way around?

Fan Dengfeng's eyes rolled, suppressed the unhappiness in his heart, and thought: Well, it's okay for them to stay in the temple honestly, if they do something bad, hehe...... But don't blame him for being ruthless!

Fan Dengfeng sank his face and waited for the divine envoy to reply.

The divine envoy on the side also knew that if he didn't give a reasonable explanation, this General Fan would never leave happily.

So, he said unhurriedly: "The temple does have a precept that no outsiders should stay. However, this boy was entrusted to X by the deceased before his death, and X really couldn't refuse.

However, when the time is right, he will be sent where he should go. ”

"Where to go?" Fan Dengfeng was upset by the ambiguous words of the Divine Envoy.

If you say it, you don't say it!

It is said that this witch temple can be big, can it be big to the sky?

However, Fan Dengfeng's eyes rolled a few times, pressed the thoughts in his heart, and smiled without smiling.

He still understands the truth that the strong dragon does not suppress the head snake.

If he offends the Witch Temple and causes chaos in his jurisdiction, he will not be able to explain to him.

In addition, now that the population is moving around, it is necessary to have identity plates and road guides. However, there was a border war in Fengzhou, and the displaced people fled in panic, so it was a little troublesome to verify the identity of the boy.

Anyway, this witch temple had caught his attention.

And no matter what the boy's identity is, and what his relationship is with this witch temple, in short, just pay more attention to this place in the future.

Thinking about it properly, Fan Dengfeng didn't stay long, hugged his fists and said goodbye to the divine envoy, and then led the soldiers down the mountain.

Soon, the army was gone, and the believers who had gone up the hill poured in.

The divine envoy summoned people to temporarily place the believers in the side hall, and then gathered all the people in the temple, and in front of a large area of Wuyangyang, he introduced in a serious manner:

"This is the son of the deceased, and his name is Situ Duan.

Although the temple has a precept that no outsiders are allowed to stay, because it has a great deal to do with the temple, he will stay here for a while in the future.

Wait until you concentrate on your work, and you can't talk about right and wrong anymore, understand?"

"Do as your lord commands!" the crowd bowed.

So, from then on, this little boy named Situ Du naturally lived in the temple.

However, unlike the servants and servants, and unlike the servants who have worshiped the gods, he accepts the teachings of the gods, but does not call the gods to master the gods, and does not do anything for the temple.

And the official announcement of Situ Duan's identity, even Bo Feng, who has always talked a lot, didn't dare to arrange anything indiscriminately.

But this is actually only a superficial calm, and there is a more secret, more alarming rumor that is spreading wildly in private.

That is: this person named Situ Du is very likely to be the successor cultivated by the Divine Envoy for himself!

This is a great gossip!

Even Yu Zhu, who had always been favored, began to pay attention to the matter of the Divine Envoy's personal teaching to Situ Dui, intentionally or unintentionally.

Yes, first it was rumored that the boy was a child of God's envoy, and then there was a legend that God made the adult abandon the precepts and pass on the throne to another person, which seems to make sense.

Although there are many precepts in the temple, everyone knows that these are the restraints of ordinary children and miscellaneous servants, and the divine envoy is obviously above the precepts!

As a result, the ripples brought by Situ Dui's small pebble did not disappear completely, but instead cast a more mysterious veil on the temple.