Stone didn't get the answer he was looking for, and shook his head slowly.

Why is everyone in Shennong Palace lying? Nong Qingyun, Zhiyin, and the little beggar. What secrets do they have?

If Zhiyin said that he gave the Shennong whip to Uncle Hai, the stone might return the Shennong whip to Zhiyin on the spot. Now that they have deceived him, he does not have to confess to them.

"What's the matter, lad, don't you believe it? A few days ago, he also borrowed the "Treatise on the Mahayana" from Lao Gao. He can trust the old man, and the old man can trust him. ”

"I really can't imagine that the Zen master has such a deep relationship with the government!" Stone sneered.

"Hehe, it's not good for the old man to make friends with people in the government, but this is fate. Okay, it's the third watch in the middle of the night, you go back to sleep quickly, don't worry about anything. In a few hours, the water and land pujas will begin, and you will go and nourish your spirits first. "Zhiyin cares like an elder.

The stone walked to the door, and a dark shadow flashed through the window, blending perfectly with the boundless darkness.

"Someone!" The stone let out a low snort, and although he was extremely disappointed with Zhiyin, he still turned around and ran back to the house to inform Zhiyin: "Master, someone is watching you!" ”

Zhiyin disagreed, and smiled: "Hehe! Young man, you are so careful, who would spy on me an old monk? Don't be suspicious, go back to sleep. ”

"Good, good! Anyway, you don't believe what I say, and I don't bother to care. The stone turned away and vowed never to get involved in the ghost of Shennong Palace again.

At the beginning of the fifth watch, the earth was still shrouded in darkness, Wan Lai was still asleep in sleep, and Xuanyuan Temple had begun to stir.

The sound of chanting comes from the side halls that surround the temple. The stars in the main hall sat in the center like a moon to welcome the arrival of the four saints and six mortals.

In front of the left side of the main hall hangs a treasure flag, which reads: Initiation of the Ten Dharma Realms, Four Saints, Six Mortals, Water and Land Pudu, Great Lent Victory Victory Meritorious Flag.

The three Buddha statues of Virujana Buddha, Shakyamuni Buddha and Amitabha Buddha are enshrined in the center of the main hall, and the incense flowers, lamps and candles, and fruits are all available on the offering table.

Portraits of the subjects of the upper and lower halls are hung on both sides, and it is difficult for ordinary people to identify the sacred in the portraits unless they are senior Buddhists.

Therefore, a tablet is erected in front of each portrait, which is clear at a glance, and at the same time, it seems to be more respectful of the land and water like an invitation.

There were only four people in the main hall, Baotong, the Prison Yuan, the Capital Courtyard and Zhu Yuanzhang. They are the only ones who are qualified to have intimate contact with the Four Saints and Six Mortals.

Zhu Yuanzhang took off his graceful and luxurious yellow robe, the supreme crown, dressed in a sea green coat, wearing Arhat shoes on his feet, and half of his gray hair was tied into a bun on the top of his head.

In front of the beings of the six realms of samsara, he is no longer a ruler on a high level.

He, like all men, waited together for a dozen hours without complaint, bent down on his noble knees, and he was more pious than even any man, for his responsibility was greater than that of any man.

Stones scurried about the outer altar. Although he had made up his mind to behave in the monastery, it was limited to not having bad ideas against the monks.

As for kneeling in front of the Buddha and chanting sutras and having a heart-to-heart relationship with the Buddha, he felt his scalp tingle and his whole body was terrified when he thought about it.

The altar was reciting the "Liang Huang Bao Confession", and he saw some familiar monks. In the face of habitual impulses, his palms were hot and his eyes were shining.

However, with the sonorous and powerful recitation, he seemed to be inspired, his eyes slowly faded, and his palms gradually became cold.

He walked past the Fahua Altar without squinting, and slipped past the Huayan Altar in horror, because he saw the back of his father Li Shanchang.

There were the least number of people in Lengyan Altar, and he saw Nong Qingyun, the palace master of Shennong Palace, at a glance.

Hmph, he's embarrassed to come to worship the Buddha? What could he say to the Buddha? Ask the Buddha to help him get the Shennong whip? Haha, the one he should be asking for now is me!

The stone subconsciously touched the Shennong whip again, now he has developed this habit, and has invisibly formed a dependence, if he finds the lost owner one day, it will inevitably be sad and cry when he returns it.

Who is the woman next to Nong Qingyun? Is it her daughter? What are they whispering?

The woman the stone saw was Nong Tieshu. She was telling her father the latest information she had gotten.

"Dad, it turns out that the Shennong whip is no longer in the hands of the uncle."

"Not in his hands?" Hearing the news, Nong Qingyun's face turned like ashes.

Since the Shennong whip disappeared together with Nong Qingshan, he believed that the Shennong whip was in Nong Qingshan's hands. With this hope, in the past 20 years, Nong Qingyun has never dared to slack off, and has persistently investigated Nong Qingshan's whereabouts.

Huangtian lived up to his painstaking efforts, and finally let him find Nong Qingshan two months ago, how many times did he thank God for giving him this opportunity and getting the opportunity of Shennong Whip.

However, this hard-won opportunity was just a bubble.

"Not in his hands?" Nong Qingyun muttered and repeated, unable to accept the miserable reality, although he had never received the Shennong whip, but in the process of searching, at least there was hope in his heart.

At this moment, his heart was hollowed out, and the depression that had never descended on him was pressed directly, and his body leaned forward, his hands propped on the ground.

Nong Tieshu panicked and hurriedly supported Nong Qingyun.

"Dad, are you alright?" Nong Tieshu had never seen Nong Qingyun so depressed, "Dad, don't worry. I was going to surprise you, so I sold a pass. Although the Shennong whip was not in Shibo's hands, I also inquired about its whereabouts. ”

"Where?" Nong Qingyun immediately raised his head, his voice was hoarse but urgent, his eyes were fixed on Nong Tieshu, like a person who had fallen into the water and saw a piece of driftwood, trying to grab it but was afraid that he couldn't catch it.

"In the hands of Lin Xian, the commander of Mingzhou. In order to repay Lin Xian for saving Haihui Temple from fire, Uncle Shi gave him a Shennong whip. ”

"He, how could he give the Shennong whip to others?" Nong Qingyun couldn't believe it, "Tie Shu, is your uncle lying to you?" ”

"Dad, this is not what Uncle Shi told me, I overheard their conversation."

"They? Who is he and whom? Nong Qingyun pressed forward step by step, and he didn't allow the slightest mistake in the middle.

"Uncle Shi and the stone."

"How could your uncle tell the stone about the whereabouts of Shennong's whip?"

"Because, because he ......"

"Say it quickly, don't be ambiguous!"

"The stone told Uncle Shi that you want to harm him......" Nong Tieshu felt unspeakable.

His father was great and tall in his mind, and she didn't want to put the deeds of a despicable villain on him. Although this is a fact, and she has also accepted the arrangements made by her father for Shennong Palace.

But once she had to say it, she still felt very embarrassed. She rubbed her hands together uneasily, and the futon under her knees had moved several inches unconsciously.

"What else?" Nong Qingyun continued to ask.

"He also said that you want me to pretend to be my uncle's daughter."

"What did your uncle say?"

"Oh, this, Dad, don't worry, Uncle Shi doesn't believe in the words of the stone," Nong Tieshu suddenly became confident, "He said that it was all a misunderstanding. But Shi didn't believe it, so Shi Bo told Shi the whereabouts of Shennong's whip. ”

"Hmm......" Nong Qingyun fell into deep thought, deeply feeling that there was something uncertain hidden under all the surfaces, but that thing was ethereal, and he couldn't grasp it after several attempts.

Eventually, his burning desire for the Shennong whip drove that little bit of negligible doubt into a corner that no one cared about.

He began to think in a new way. Who is Lin Xian? He didn't know the man. But it doesn't matter, even if the Jade Emperor retrieves the Shennong Whip, as long as he knows where the Shennong Whip is, he will definitely be able to get it.

"Dad, since the Shennong whip has arrived in Lin Xian's hands, let's not pester Uncle Shi in the future. I don't want to be his daughter, I just want to stay with my father. ”

"Look at you, what do you say?" Nong Qingyun's tone softened a lot, "Let you go and be his daughter and serve him, so you will be pestering him?" He is also your elder, and you should be good to him. ”

His hypocritical nature is revealed naturally all the time, and even in front of his own daughter, he does not tear off the mask of disguise.

"Oh, I can serve him, but I don't want to be his daughter, my dad only has one!" Nong Tieshu snuggled his head on Nong Qingyun's shoulder.

"Kneel, this is the altar!" Nong Qingyun glanced around, "Okay, don't talk about this." We must find the Shennong whip as soon as possible, so that I, the palace master, can be worthy of our ancestors. Have you seen Lin Xian? ”

"He didn't come, and he may have something to do."

Nong Qingyun pondered for a moment and said, "We can't go straight in with a single knife, this will startle the snake." We have to be friends with Lin Xian first. In this case, I will write an invitation and ask him to come to our Shennong Palace as a guest. ”

Nong Qingyun got up to leave, and Nong Tieshu followed behind him.

At first glance, Shi felt that Nong Qingyun's daughter was beautiful, and wondered if she was as vicious as Nong Qingyun?

At second glance, Shi found that Nong Tieshu was very familiar, and he quietly followed behind Nong Qingyun and Nong Tieshu.

As he passed by the altars, the stone caught a glimpse of a man, and his heart was so hot that he almost cried out.

Concubine Shu was dressed in a gray plain dress, kneeling on the futon, her hands folded, her eyes slightly closed, and her mouth was chanting.

Shi decided to give up the meaningless surveillance of Nong Qingyun, and he couldn't help but confide in Concubine Shu about his career in the past few months. Whether it's happy or bitter, it's a rare blessing to have someone to share.

Among all the elders, Shi was the most willing to confide in Concubine Shu.

Concubine Shu always stood on the side of the stone, relying on the incisive assertion that "everything has a cause before there is an effect", and determined that the stone would not make mistakes for no reason, and even the bad habit of not reading was considered by her to be caused by Li Shanchang's too strict discipline and restraint.

Stone repaid Concubine Shu with a heartfelt entrustment, and ranked her second among the people who cared most about him, and the first was his mother, Mrs. Li.

Stone walked lightly into the hall, glad that he had been able to restrain his excitement and not shout for Concubine Shu.