The people of a village and a town, after multiplying to a certain extent, will come together to build a city with defensive capabilities. After the city is established, according to the customs of Huayu Continent, a piece of feng shui treasure land will be selected and a 'religious building' will be established.

For example, in the Mobei grassland, where cities are scarce, except for the capital 'Yunzhong', most of them are gathering places built for trade or by water. The only religious belief in the Mobei grassland is the shamanism from the three roads of Youbei. Therefore, around the city of Mobei grassland, totem pillar stones full of relief inscriptions will be erected; If it is a city built on water, it will carve a water spirit totem; What if it was a city built for trade? Totem poles inlaid with metal decorations are erected.

As for the Northern Yan Dynasty, which is located in the hinterland of Huayu, the religious architecture is much more complicated. After the size of the city reaches a certain level, the places where different gods are worshipped will also 'rise from the ground'; As for the rise and fall of each incense, it depends on the personal preferences of His Majesty the Emperor at that time.

In the past, for Dayan, the kings of Dayan in the past dynasties respected the Xuanmen family alone, so those Xuanmen temples such as the City God Temple, the Land Temple, etc., were sprinkled all over every city of Dayan; And today's Northern Yan Dynasty, especially the Tianyou Emperor Zhou Yuanqing, seems to believe in everything, but also seems to believe nothing; Whether it is the Taoist head of the Xuanyue Dao Palace, or the senior monk of Nanlin Zen Buddhism, or the shaman shaman of the 'sworn enemy' Youbei Sanlu, or even the Heavenly God Sect from Nankang, this Tianyou Emperor does not refuse to come, and he also tastes it.

Therefore, at this moment, the people of Beiyan will also worship indiscriminately, as long as there are immortals with names and surnames, there will be a different number of believers; It is also under this situation that there is even a celebration called 'temple fair', which not only enriches the spiritual world of the people, but also satisfies their material needs, and is really a lively scene like a hundred flowers blooming.

The buildings outside the city on Youbei 3rd Road have always been all kinds of altars needed to establish shamanism. However, from the perspective of shamanic teachings, shamanism itself is not a 'monotheistic religion', it is about animism; Because of this, shamans and shamans do not reject various theories of other religions, and for the base camp of Youbei Sanlu, of course, they have no intention of eating alone.

Therefore, since the death of the first emperor Yan Hunting and his father, the legendary 'elixir of immortality' in Xuanmen has met the appetite of this Xuande emperor. And after Yan Hunt succeeded to the throne, the entire land temple and city god temple on the third road of Youbei also sprung up like mushrooms after a rain and took root in this bitter cold land.

However, after all, this is still the 'basic plate' of shamanism, and the common people don't seem to have any interest in those mud-tired wood carved gods; Therefore, Yan Hunt's immortal 'grand wish', in addition to cheapening those little veterans who are responsible for 'external publicity', has also become an 'unexpected benefit' for the beggars and disciples of Youbei Third Road.

Regardless of whether these temples are dedicated to the city god or the little ghost, as long as there is a piece of roof tile to shelter from the wind and rain, it is better than being frozen to death in the ice and snow. Over time, this kind of 'religious place' without folk incense has become a 'staff dormitory' for beggars.

So in a sense, the most devout group of Xuanmen lay disciples in the Xuanyue Dao Palace may be this group of stinky begging for food.

Just paid for a table of 'abalone ginseng winged belly', the 'unjust head' Shen Gui, his 'brother Du Xian', and the 'eldest uncle' Liu Banxian, came to a land temple outside the Great Wilderness City.

After a long battle, the three of them smelled the sour smell of the vinegar jar falling into the swill bucket. The 'Du Gongzi' with a round face couldn't help but cover his mouth with his sleeves, forbidden his nose and said:

"This bad smell is so punching, it's definitely not something that a few people called Hanako can get out! I said surnamed Shen, you are also their young helper, if you have nothing to do, can you take care of these disciples and grandchildren? If you go three miles further on, there is a big river, can't you wash it clean?; And now it's the height of summer, won't they feel bad when they smell it themselves? ”

Now that the three of them are facing the direction of the wind, Shen Gui is also red-eyed by the smell wafting in. He forcibly suppressed the overturning rivers and seas in his stomach, and explained to him, the 'Du Xian brother':

"Although this smell is a little rushed, it is precisely because of this that it can represent the faction of this land temple. Unbelief? For a while, you can see for yourself that there must be a group of 'Wuhuazi' living here. Forget it, let's go in with the half-immortals...... At this time, the climate is so hot, and the clothes of the group of flowers inside cannot be dignified and exquisite, you are still a woman after all......"

"Shen Gui, I'm Li ...... Although Du is a woman...... Well...... But I'm also a doctor who heals and saves people! In the eyes of you men, everything in this world is different from men and women; But in my eyes Du, there is only the difference between a doctor and a patient! And again...... Back then, when my master and I 'picked up the living from the coffin', you didn't know which flower street and willow lane to be happy in! ”

After speaking, Li Le'an shook the hem of his shirt and walked towards the Land Temple in the lead. And Shen Gui, who was standing on the spot with a wry smile on his face, seemed to see the original Miss Li again.

Just when Li Le'an was about to stretch out his hand and knock on the door, a question came from behind the temple door:

"Guanyin Party rubs white (you female beggar is very beautiful)? …… Transfiguration (beggar disguised as a person who has accidentally fallen into distress)? Which one (and what origin)? ”

As soon as these words came out, Li Le'an, who was standing outside the temple gate, was stunned. She knew that this person was speaking the black language used by the people of the rivers and lakes to communicate with each other; Just take out every word, she is clear and clear, can speak and write; But now that they are connected to form a sentence, she doesn't know what it means......

Shen Gui saw that she was stunned, and he was also a little puzzled:

"What's the matter? Granny Lin didn't give you a spring (teach the Jianghu Spring Festival)? ”

Li Le'an shook his head:

"No, the master said that I am a girl's family, and I don't have much to do with the ghosts, snakes, and gods on the rivers and lakes......"

"The old lady is wise!"

After speaking, Shen Gui clasped his hands into fists, arched his hand in the direction of Nankang, and then led Li Le'an behind him, took two steps by himself, and replied to the temple gate:

"Wu's door, there is no sound! (I didn't bring a musical instrument to prove my identity)"

The people in the temple, of course, also heard the conversation between Shen Gui and Li Le'an; At this time, he listened to Shen Gui's answer and had no problem, so he directly pushed open the temple door.

A young beggar dressed in rags and missing a left arm looked at the three strange people who were 'patting the flower gate' with a bewildered face

"Three masters, ...... this?"

In the mind of this one-armed beggar, although the 'little master' who was the first to speak did not understand the Spring Festival, according to the 'man in the door (insider)', he was also half a Jianghu person. As a result, he himself did not continue to reunite in order to show respect for this 'half-faced' (half-understood) friend.

"In Xia Shengui, my uncle is Wu Chengfeng......"

As soon as Shen Gui's words came to this, the one-armed beggar immediately stepped out, closed the temple door with his backhand, stretched out his one-armed arm, and led the three to an open area not far away.

"Young helper, why did you come to this great desert city? How can we help? ”

Shen Gui originally just wanted to use the place of the beggar gang to hide people's eyes and ears, and then go to the bad luck of the 'Li Gao' master, but now seeing that the one-armed beggar's expression and behavior were a little abnormal, he couldn't help but feel a little curious in his heart.

Now that he had reported himself to his home, and that there was nothing wrong with all the answers, the one-armed beggar would not suspect that he was an impostor; But he still spoke hesitantly and looked uncertain, clearly hiding something from himself in his heart.

Don't look at Shen Gui's young age, but in terms of identity and seniority, he is the senior uncle of these people; Although the beggars have a low status, the concept of seniority in the gang is extremely strong!

When you were young, you didn't respect your uncle, and when you became your uncle, naturally no one respected you. Having less education and supporting the old is the long-term solution. Such a deception of the elders like him is a great sin in the beggars!

"In your little temple, are the people who hang (live) on the streets and painted yellow? (Phi Street: A beggar with a crippled body.) Yellow: A beggar pretending to be seriously ill)"

"Hey... Young Gang Master, it's not that a small one deliberately deceives you, but this big deserted city is really turbulent. You are the only disciple of Grandpa Wu, and you are also the future helper of our Huazi Xing, if you really give birth to a three-long and two-short in this great wilderness city, how can I explain to Master Zu! ”

"Now you can't explain it to Master Zu! Less nonsense, danger or not danger I can judge for myself. And I'm not here for you...... This time, I'm just stopping by to see what the hell is going on, but it's not necessarily......"

As Shen Gui spoke, he reached out and put his arm around the one-armed beggar's shoulder, only to feel that the thin body in his arms trembled, and his palm was also stained with some sticky liquid...

"Your arm...... Was it just broken? You're not on the street! Brother Du Xian, come over and take a look at him......"

Shen Gui put the mucus on his hand in front of the tip of his nose and immediately smelled a rancid smell. And this strange smell is also very different from the sour smell that is characteristic of beggars.

Hearing this, Li Le'an immediately stepped forward, first smelled the liquid on Shen Gui's hand, then raised his hand to touch the beggar's forehead, and then reached out to lift the strip of rag covering his broken arm......

Those rags shook lightly in Li Le'an's hands a few times, but they did not reveal the true face of the severed limb wound. Li Le'an's expression suddenly darkened, and he gave up the act of examining the wound, and shook his head at Shen Gui rather heavily.

Shen Gui already knew in his heart at this time: those rags were clearly glued to the wounds. Presumably because the wounds left by the winter have not healed completely, and now that the spring flowers are blooming and there is a lack of medical treatment, it has naturally become like this.

"Did you bring any medicine?"

"I was in a hurry, and there were half-immortals following, so I didn't expect anyone to be hurt...... But it doesn't matter, for me, there are all kinds of medicine available......"

"What? Will you ask Shennong to possess you? ”

"I'm not a shaman, possessed by a fart! It's just that the master once passed on the translation of the "Shamanic Debate on Medicine" to me, if you can't find a medicinal herb, you just need to replace it with a medicine with the same properties...... Anyway, now that the condition is urgent, there is nothing to talk about resolving the toxicity and damaging the qi and blood......"

The conversation between the two fell into the ears of the one-armed beggar. This person's face immediately turned delighted:

"This little brother, could it be that you are the Langzhong doctor in Beiyan who is proficient in the way of Qihuang?"

Li Le'an replied with a smug face:

"Even the ancient secret medicine of shamanism, I know a thing or two!"