During the meal, they chatted with Ah Jiang without a word, and gradually learned about some other things.

In today's Xiangji country, although not all the people are believers, other faiths and non-believers account for only more than 20%, and their total number is still decreasing. There was no special ritual required to join the Church, because their first followers consisted of the middle and lower classes of the poor people. So to this day, as long as you sign your name and press your handprint—if you are not educated, tell them that if you press your handprint again, you will be a member of the Xiangyin Sect. Since then, you can't worship any god except the god of incense.

Each member will be given a small hand stove. Ah Jiang also has it, she showed them, a small silver ball, very delicate. However, this hand stove is small enough to be held with one hand. Silver conducts heat well, so there are other insulating bedding materials inside. As a result, the amount of fuel that can be filled is even more limited. For believers, it is a small gift, a souvenir. But after all, it is made of silver, and it will not lose money if it is sold. In the early days, there were people who joined the church because they were short of money, just to exchange it for money, but now no one does such a thing. Everyone has something, the threshold is not high, and no one is rare in the arms of others. In addition, as a token of the religion, it can be held on the body at any time, and the connection is much smoother.

At that time, Jun Aoyan interrupted Ah Jiang and asked her: "If you trade the gift of joining the sect casually, Lord Xiangshen won't blame you?" ”

"No, it won't." Ah Jiang said seriously, "It's better to say that this is the purpose of Lord Xiangshen." As long as you can help the world anywhere, and you don't have to stick to the form, you will be happy. ”

Bai Ya and Qi Huan glanced at each other and didn't say much. Just listening to Ah Jiang's words, this Xiangshen is a serious character, like the rumors of many gentlemen in the rivers and lakes, he has the world in mind and convinces people with virtue. At least for now, the Xiangyin Sect is not a crooked sect, and I don't know if there is something hidden so that it can't get into Liu Shenghan's eyes.

When they were satisfied, they wiped their hands with new handkerchiefs. Bai Ya always felt that he couldn't wipe it clean, so he asked Ah Jiang to fetch some more water to wash his hands, and by the way, he asked if there was a map of the southern country here.

"Maps?" Ah Jiang was a little puzzled, "That's the kind of paper that shrinks things and marks a lot of lines and instructions?" ”

"Uh, almost."

Ah Jiang shook his head and expressed regret.

"It's been a long time since the Nine Heavens Kingdom has drawn or rubbed such a thing. I saw it when I was a kid, and I still heard it from my grandfather. Fear...... At least in the palace, there is no such thing, right? ”

Qi Huan also felt strange: "Then how do you know how to go where?" Although the Nine Heavens Kingdom is not very big compared to my homeland, there are countless mountains and rivers, and there are dozens of large and small city-states combined. You haven't had a map all these years, what's the joke? ”

"The people of the Nine Heavens live and work in peace and contentment, and they don't move around often. Isn't it nice that there are no people wandering around, and everyone has their own job? Anyway, there are large and small roads connecting every place, so if you ask more, you can still go where you want to go. You're the only strangers hanging around. However, in recent years, there seems to be a lot of people missing. Anyway, in the end, no matter who they belong here, they will find their place here. ”

"But why is it that no one even draws a map?" Qi Huan said, "In recent years, the pattern of the Nine Heavens Kingdom must have changed a lot, don't you all mark it?" ”

"Well, it's not like no one has drawn it. I heard that in the early years, there were still people who went to various places to investigate, but in the past few years, the maps that have been released one after another do not even match the number of east, west, north and south, which makes people feel that none of them are our land. Simply don't draw it. ”

They were shocked by it. This is obviously an anomaly, but everyone lives in a seemingly happy moment, and no one questions what changes should not happen, not at all. It was as if they were blinded by these gods, too content with the status quo, blind to the anomalous. If you can't see it, you don't exist, and it's really hypocritical to yourself.

But no one can question this. Perhaps, this is the way of life of the people of the Nine Heavens. In the dark, as long as you are slightly suspicious, you will be pinched out by the invisible force. If you persist in exploring, perhaps it will be more than just this small thought that will be stifled next time.

Ah Jiang took the table and retreated to rest first. She said that if there is anything, she can go to the small house next door and call her, or go directly to the guard brother. A few people thanked them and simply packed their luggage. At nightfall, the empty courtyard seemed unusually quiet, and the two guards finally began to dutifully guard the door, as if they were prisoners. For the rest of the exchange, they had to keep their voices down.

"What was the Nine Heavens like before it was renamed the Nine Heavens?"

Qi Huan finally found the right opportunity to ask Liu Shenghan. Although this information may not be of much help to them, the other two leaned over curiously to listen. However, Liu Sheng smiled sourly, and they had more or less guessed the answer.

"If I had known, I would have told you a long time ago, so why bother until now. The royal family that once ruled the entire Nine Heavens Kingdom and allied with us has now disappeared. All I know is Yagami descending to earth, and the locals don't know much, but they seem to know, and I avoid this question and question. Approximately, overnight, the royal power will be relinquished, and it will be dissolved peacefully. ”

"." Bai Ya's evaluation was simple and crude.

"I can't find any other explanation." She said.

"But I've heard that the capital back then was the territory of the Shura clan now. It belongs to the present-day Martial Kingdom. ”

Jun Aoyan felt funny: "This name is really direct enough, is there a Wenguo?" ”

"If you say it to their faces, I'm afraid your life will be in jeopardy." Liu Shenghan shook his head, "The monarch there has a very bad temper. ”

They chatted casually, but they didn't dare to say more. On someone else's territory, I'm afraid that the wall has ears. There are a lot of vacant rooms here, but they still only occupy two, and it is enough to have a place to sleep. Early the next morning, Matsukawa Yang came to call them, saying that the monarch had discussed the results with the cabinet.

Originally, a few people ate and slept well, and they were in a good mood. But when the monarch said the result of their decision with that ceremonial smile, they were dumbfounded.

"We naturally know the sincerity of your request. It's just that considering that Lord Xiangshen works day and night, there is no need to disturb the adult. I will order the garrisons throughout the country to keep an eye on it, and I will tell you as soon as I have any news. As for the tribute paintings, they can be handed over to the royal family, kept on their behalf, and handed over to Lord Xiangjin on an auspicious day. ”

"It's not a good thing to accept gifts, is it?"

Bai Ya has always spoken so straightforwardly, and he is not afraid of offending people. In the end, he was the king of a country, he didn't bother with the young man in front of him, but just said:

"You are neither your own citizens nor your followers of the incense god, and you are not a believer in bringing gifts and offerings to others, and your motives are not pure. Lord Xiangshen is magnanimous and will not be compared. Besides, your purpose is to find people, and the monarch of the country promised to use the power of the country to find people for you, which is a matter of coming and going. ”

"You-"

"I don't think you have a lot of money. Then I will ask someone to add you some clothes and some allowances. You can stay as long as you want. Whether you go around to play in the mountains and rivers, or rest in the palace, you are all happy. ”

But they weren't happy at all. Without waiting for them to say anything more, the king announced his retreat from the court, turned around and left. Several guards also signaled for them to leave as soon as possible. It feels like a fly swallowed so well that it will vomit along with the food they eat. It's really inauthentic and disgusting to say this.

However, there is no other way. Even if the monarch agreed to them to visit the god of incense, the vast majority of the cabinet members were followers of the Xiangyin sect. How could they allow these strangers to easily see the dignity of Lord Xiangshen? No one's face will be given.

They sat in the room in discouragement, and even the white walls were upset to watch.

Qi Huan felt that it was not a problem to wait here all the time. "We've got to think of something else," he said. Whether or not this old man fooled us, we have to look elsewhere. It's not a problem to stay here all the time. ”

"What can you do?" Jun Aoyan panicked, "We don't have any clues, and we can't even find a map." Think about it, that forest on the coast is so dangerous, and in other deserted places, who knows what else will happen? We weren't prepared at all. ”

"Why don't you ask him for a few more horses and show us the way, and we will go to the nearest country? Chills, where is the nearest place where there are people? Have you been? ”

Jun Aoyan shouted to Liu Shenghan in the back room, but there was no response. Strange, she poked her head out to look over there. After a burst of rummaging through the cabinets, Liu Shenghan walked quickly in front of the three of them with a calm face.

"The painting is gone."

"What?" Bai Ya frowned and slapped the table.

"Did you steal it from the thief?" Qi Huan was a little worried.

Liu Shenghan shook his head, thinking that no matter what he said, no thief would be so arrogant in the royal land. Perhaps it was when the maids were tidying up the house that they were ordered to take the paintings away. They each went back to the house to check their luggage, and nothing was lost, except for the painting of the incense god Qiandava. In the end, they ran to the guards to explain the situation. As if guessing what they were going to ask, the guards said bluntly that, yes, the king had indeed sent someone to take the painting.

"Oh, it's already yours before it reaches yours? Anyway, this is still our personal property, you are robbing it? ”

Bai Ya almost had a seizure, but he was pulled by Qi Huan. The guards did not back down, saying that the moment they decided to pay tribute, the painting was already the property of Lord Xiangshen. If it weren't for the fear that they were messing around in the palace, they would all be arrested and killed, Bai Ya would have jumped up and beaten people a long time ago.

For the rest of the day, they were a little distracted. Although they still don't know who Qianmin is, the hypocrisy of this monarch and cabinet has disgusted them enough.

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