The old man took the burden from the young woman's hand and commanded in a low voice, "Sister Yun, you look at it." If the patrol comes, let me know. ”

"Hey." The young woman answered, turned around, faced the street, looked at the wind for the ancestor, and asked in a low voice, "Grandpa, is this method effective?" How come I have never heard that there is a Grandma Chenghuang in the world? ”

"What do you know? I said yes, there is! When we were children, this was the City God Temple. At that time, the children of all families cried endlessly, and they all went to this tree to ask for a small handful of sacred soil. Go back and boil it with water, and after the child drinks it, it will be fine immediately. The old man said as he opened his little baggage.

Inside was a stack of paper money, a small tile incense burner, three incense sticks and a fire fold.

The old man lit three incense sticks, quickly set up a simple incense table, knelt down towards the ancient tree, kowtowed three times, and prayed softly: "Grandma Chenghuang, the eldest great-granddaughter of the little old man has been crying all day long. The surrounding Langzhong and the monks in the temple are useless, please be merciful, give some divine land, protect the eldest great-granddaughter of the little old man, and tell her not to cry anymore. With that, he took off his two shoes and threw them on the ground.

One up, one down.

"Grandma Chenghuang agreed!" The old man happily lay on the ground and kowtowed, and did not care about putting on his shoes, but went barefoot to wrap a small handful of fine soil under the root of the tree with a white cloth, and put it in his arms and hid it.

Then he returned to the incense table and continued to pray while burning the paper money: "Grandma Chenghuang." If Xiao Lao'er's eldest great-granddaughter breaks off crying after serving your sacred land, Xiao Lao'er will come back in two days to burn a treasure mountain for you. ”

When the young woman heard this, her expression changed greatly, she turned around, and whispered, "Still coming?" Grandpa, we burn paper money here, if we are caught by the patrol, we will be treated as a demon and imprisoned in the Demon Tower! The Demon Suppression Tower is thousands of miles away from us. A lot of people died in the middle of the road......"

Now. The old man had already burned all the paper money. Interrupted her softly: "What are you talking about?" Why don't you come and help me pack my things? Clean up all the money and paper ashes, and don't leave traces. ”

"Oh." The young woman breathed a sigh of relief, stepped on the remaining fire, and held it into the small incense burner.

The three sticks of incense have not yet burned. The old man put on his shoes. Extinguish it. Put it away in a little baggage. The young woman returned cautiously with the old man in her arms. In a few moments, their figures disappeared into the night.

Gu Baixi said: "Sister Mu, there are still people who worship Chenghuang." Although "Grandma Chenghuang" sounds. It feels weird, but it's good news. According to the old man, they are now in the former City God Temple.

Mu Wan exhaled a breath of turbidity, looked at the ancient tree carefully, and said secretly: It would be nice if Xiangxiang was there. She could surely find out what had happened decades ago from the memory of this ancient tree.

It's a pity that she doesn't have this kind of supernatural power. The vicissitudes of the ancient tree stood there quietly. She couldn't see anything.

After thinking about it for a while, Mu Wan opened the "Commentary on the Great Qin Mountain Sutra" again-she just heard the young woman talking about the Demon Suppression Tower, and said that the demons were all locked up there. Burning a few pieces of paper money is a demon? It's so tightly controlled! Perhaps, useful clues can be found from there. However, why didn't she remember that the book mentioned the Demon Suppression Tower? Could it be a mistake?

Flipping through it again, she remembered correctly, and she didn't miss it, there was indeed no existence of the "Demon Town Tower" in the whole book.

It seems to be something made by the Dong'an Dynasty, and it is a household name. It shouldn't be hard to find.

With the idea in his heart, Mu Wan took out a citrus and peeled it slowly, and said to Gu Bai: "Ah Bai, tonight, we will deal with this tree for a night." Tomorrow, we'll first inquire about the Demon Tower in the city. ”

"There must be someone in the Demon Suppression Tower who knows where to find the City God." Gu Bai thought so too.

In the early morning of the next day, Mu Wan took Gu Bai around the city again.

The first thing she thought about was to go to the bookstore and buy some idle books such as gossip and wild history. However, people here are slow to get up. After a long time, the shop has not yet opened.

She had no choice but to keep wandering.

When I passed by a street intersection, I happened to see several girls of seven or eight years old fighting. Three besieged one.

The girl at the head has big shoulders and a round waist. While kicking with her feet, she scolded viciously: "Dead demon, the whole family is closed to the goods of the Demon Tower!" ”

The other two were thinner and punched and kicked.

The beaters squatted on the ground with their hands tightly on their heads, allowing them to kick and beat.

It's not a joke between kids anymore. If you keep fighting, you'll break people!

Mu Wan walked over and stopped sharply: "What are you doing?" ”

"Run!" The girl at the head screamed, took the lead and fled.

Just those two little meat legs, how can you escape?

Mu Wan let go of her two accomplices and grabbed one of them: "Why are you beating people?" ”

This one is also a coward, Bai has a strong body, and his face is pale with fright: "She, she robbed me of my territory......"

Ho, you know the territory at a young age. Mu Wan tapped lightly on her head: "I killed someone, what should I do?" ”

"No, it won't. She's very good at being beaten. The strong girl felt that she was not malicious, and her expression eased slightly, "Big sister, let's have a joke." ”

The one on the ground was not a fuel-efficient one, she stood up with a snort, kicked the strong girl quickly, and ran away.

Mu Wan didn't pay attention, and actually let her succeed!

The strong girl was kicked in the stomach, and she burst into tears and cried loudly.

Sure enough, the bear children fought, and the adults couldn't interfere. Mu Wan let go of her embarrassedly, took out a citrus and coaxed, "Don't cry." Give you fruit to eat. ”

The strong girl really stopped crying, sobbed and took the fruit: "I am a big woman, so I didn't cry." ”

"Okay, no crying. I was wrong. Mu Wan couldn't help but smile and asked, "Do you know what the Demon Suppression Tower is?" At every turn, he cursed the whole family and locked him in the demon tower. ”

"Of course I do." The strong girl lowered her head and peeled the citrus as she said, "In the school, Mr. has taught me. ”

Mu Wan was overjoyed, raised her eyebrows and said, "Oh." Is it? Recite it to me. I'll see if you've deserted. If you get it right, I'll give you another piece of fruit. ”

The strong girl was hit by the agitated method, like pouring beans, and carried it back with a horn.

So, Mu Wan unexpectedly knew the relevant information of the Demon Tower: the Demon Tower is a folk saying, in fact, its real name is Qibao Ruyi Glazed Tower, located on the top of Tianwu Mountain, which was built by the founding Emperor Fenghuang of Dong'an, with a total of nine floors.

back then. Dong'an's founding Fenghuang soldiers besieged the capital of Great Qin. The last Emperor Feng of Great Qin set himself on fire on the star-picking tower in the palace. The national teacher could not bear the destruction of the capital in the war, and led the crowd out of the city to surrender.

Emperor Feng built this tower and enshrined it.

I don't want to, the national teacher is actually a fraud. It's just a delaying tactic. She has been secretly gathering people from all over the world. Trying to counterattack.

Outcome. There was a traitor among the men, and the matter was leaked.

Emperor Feng summoned the world that the national teacher and his disciples were really demons. In vain attempt to harm Dong'an, it has been stopped. Again, put down the butcher's knife and become a Buddha on the ground. Emperor Feng sent monks outside the tower every day to recite the scriptures for them and influence them.

Since then, the national teacher and others, as well as the so-called "demons" who were later captured from all over Dong'an, have been imprisoned in this tower and accepted the influence of the Buddha.

Over time, it was widely spread among the people: the Qibao Ruyi glazed tower was closed by "demons". This tower is also known as the "Demon Town Tower" because of this.

After listening to this, Mu Wan was even more convinced: The people in the Demon Town Tower must be cultivators.

Must go to Tianwu Mountain! It is incumbent upon you to rescue your colleagues in the tower and protect our Taoism!

gave the strong girl another citrus, and Mu Wan went out of the city firmly.

After leaving the city and walking to a deserted place, Gu Bai squatted on the top floor of the luggage rack and asked, "Sister Mu, are we going to Tianwu Mountain now?" ”

Mu Wan nodded as she walked: "Yes." ”

"Great Qin has fallen, nearly sixty years ago. I'm afraid the national teacher is no longer there. Gu Bai said worriedly, "Also, there must be heavy guards and heavy organs. It's just the two of us, and I don't know if we can get into the tower. ”

Mu Wan replied: "It's man-made, let's go over and take a look first, and then make plans then." ”

"Okay, I'll listen to you." Gu Baiying Road. This is the Absolute Spirit Realm, and the two of them are trapped here, helpless. Is it really going to be consumed here? The trip to Tianwu Mountain, although it is very dangerous, may hide vitality. Besides, as a cultivator, how can he see the Dao system cut off and be indifferent? Yes, both in public and private, they must go.

Day and night, ten days later, they finally arrived around Tianwu Mountain.

As expected, there were heavy troops stationed here, and they were heavily guarded. The surroundings of Tianwu Mountain, within thirty miles, are all forbidden areas. No one is allowed to approach without a pass.

Mu Wan didn't dare to rush in, and temporarily settled down in a nearby town called Qilipo.

There is only one street in the whole town of Qilipo. There are less than thirty households in the town. Among them, seventy percent are inns. The remaining three adult families, although they did not directly open an inn, but their livelihood was also related to it.

Why is the inn business so hot in this broken place in the ravine?

Without him, according to legend, there are 100,000 troops hidden in Tianwu Mountain! When the rotation is rested, the soldiers will come out to stroll. According to the people in the town, "how can you stay with the Buddha on the mountain all day long, but also occasionally touch the fireworks in the world." In addition, the soldiers stayed on the mountain all year round and could not return home. Yes, there are also relatives who come to visit their relatives. In the forbidden area, relatives are not allowed to enter, so they can only find a nearby inn to settle in.

Mu Wan found a most ordinary "Wang Inn" to live in on the grounds of visiting relatives.

The price of the room here is not cheap, fifty copper dollars a night, and the meal fee is calculated separately. Mu Wan didn't know how long she was going to stay here. Moreover, her entire net worth is only two taels of silver.

After staying for a day, she discussed with the shopkeeper Mrs. Wang whether she could pay for the house with work - well, at night, she heard Mrs. Wang and her husband discuss: The guys in the store have returned to their hometown, and they have to hire another one.

Aunt Wang had a good impression of her, and asked her to chop firewood, carry water, and try work first. Seeing that she was very quick in her work, she agreed on the spot, including food and lodging, and her salary was all worth the price of the room - of course, the man did not have a room with fifty copper dollars a night. A bunk was set up in the firewood room, and there was Mu Wan's "room". In fact, this is when Aunt Wang saw her with a little fox pet and took extra care of her. Otherwise, she would have to live with two other fellows.

As a result, Mu Wan became a handyman at the "Wang Family Inn": chopping wood, carrying water, cleaning the courtyard, and going to the mountains to chop a load of firewood every morning.

The other two guys were all sorry for her - which was too harsh. However, Mu Wan worked hard and worked diligently. Every day, before dawn, she would go up the mountain to chop wood with the stars in her head. The amount of firewood picked back is also very large, a large load, no less than 200 catties.

From then on, the firewood in the store was completely sufficient, and there was no need to buy it from outside. Aunt Wang was very satisfied with this, and every four or five days, she would tell Daddy Wang to secretly add a poached egg to the bottom of the bowl for her.

===Dividing line===

A certain peak thanks to the book friend Ren Feiyang 11, the sky on the other side, and the month/ticket of the robot cat's bag, thank you! (To be continued.) )