Chapter 919: Inside the City God's Palace
The little girl smiled: "Of course I do, but it will be a little troublesome to cross the French Concession from here to the City God Temple." Biquge www.biquge.info.l."
"What's the trouble?" Moon Shadow Fuxian asked with a smile.
"The French Concession is a place for foreigners, and there was a murder there a few days ago, and now it is very strictly investigated......" The little girl frowned slightly, but then stretched out and smiled, "But it doesn't matter, I have my own way, you can come with me." As he spoke, he walked towards the east of the street.
Wu Zhiyuan and Moon Shadow Fuxian looked at each other and smiled, and followed.
"I think you'll have to call me uncle in the future." Wu Zhiyuan said with a smile as he walked.
"Why?" Moon Shadow Fuxian looked stunned, and he didn't understand what Wu Zhiyuan meant.
"That little sister calls me uncle, call you sister, don't you have to call me uncle too?" Wu Zhiyuan pretended to be serious.
"If I call you uncle, do you dare to agree?" Moon Shadow Fu Immortal also made a serious expression.
"Why don't you dare?" Wu Zhiyuan was stunned and said, "It's a big deal, just because I'm an old cow eating tender grass." ”
Moon Shadow Fuxian glanced at Wu Zhiyuan, his face sank, and said, "Wanxiang's whereabouts are unknown now, you are still in the mood to joke here!" ”
Wu Zhiyuan was choked by one sentence, so he had to stop talking. At this time, the little girl who was walking in front stopped and turned around to urge, and Wu Zhiyuan and Moon Shadow Fuxian hurriedly followed.
Along the way, Wu Zhiyuan asked the little girl a lot about the customs and customs of Shanghai, it turned out that Shanghai was divided into two areas, the French Concession and the Public Concession, the French Concession was occupied by the French, and the location of the three belonged to the Public Concession, which was jointly controlled by many Britain, Germany, Japan and other countries. Although this little girl often shuttles through the streets and alleys, she doesn't know much about the local forces in Shanghai, and only knows which street has more hooligans and thugs and which street is more peaceful, so the three of them have not encountered any obstacles along the way.
Out of the streets and alleys of the city, the little girl took Wu Zhiyuan and Moon Shadow Fuxian to a rural dirt road, and followed the dirt road to the east, and then came to a small river, and there was a stone bridge on the river.
Standing at the head of the bridge, the little girl pointed to the opposite side of the bridge and said: "After this article, it is the territory of the French Concession, and no one will check it from here." ”
"Can I go to the City God Temple before dawn?" Wu Zhiyuan was most concerned about this issue, and the head of the Sanhe Gang only said that the City God Temple would gather half a month later, but did not specify the specific time, so he wanted to wait at the City God Temple before dawn.
The little girl looked up at the sky, nodded, and said, "I will definitely be there before dawn." ”
At this time, it was the fourth watch, and the little girl took a shortcut, and at the same time cleverly avoided the places where gang activities were more frequent, so the road was still safe, and finally came to the bank of the Huangpu River when the sky was bright.
The Huangpu River runs through Shanghai, bends to the east, and flows into the Yangtze River, which is surging and majestic.
Overlooking the river, you can see that above the vast river, there are many boats, and it is a busy scene.
Wu Zhiyuan has seen the magnificence of Fuxian Lake, but the surging waters of the Huangpu River in front of him are a completely different scene.
"I don't know how many people died in this Huangpu River, those green gangs and red gangs fight and kill every day, and when they catch people, they say they will throw them into the Huangpu River to feed the fish." The little girl saw Wu Zhiyuan and Moon Shadow Fuxian staring at the river and said on the side.
"Green Gang?" When Wu Zhiyuan heard these two words, he couldn't help but be stunned and asked, "How much do you know about the gangs in Shanghai?" ”
The little girl shook her head and said, "I don't know much, but I see them fighting and killing every day, so I heard these names." ”
Wu Zhiyuan nodded thoughtfully, and seeing that the time was not early, he urged: "Let's go to the City God Temple first." ”
The little girl smiled, stretched out her hand to the northeast, and said, "Well, isn't that there?" ”
Wu Zhiyuan looked in the direction pointed by the little girl and saw a majestic building, looking at the architectural style, it was like a Taoist palace. In the past, he saw that the City God Temple was mostly a small temple, but he did not expect the City God Temple in Shanghai to be so majestic and extraordinary.
"That's the City God Temple?" Wu Zhiyuan asked in surprise.
"Follow me." The little girl did not answer, but jumped and ran in the direction of the City God Temple.
Wu Zhiyuan and Moon Shadow Fuxian hurriedly followed.
The three of them arrived at the main gate of the City God Temple, Wu Zhiyuan took a real look at the City God Temple, the end is the shape is simple, the momentum is magnificent, the building is towering, staggered, and its scale is not lost to the Maoshan Taoist Academy.
"Let's go!" The little girl paused to play, pulled the stunned Wu Zhiyuan, and ran into the main gate first.
"It's so big here?" Wu Zhiyuan couldn't help but ask in surprise, the City God Temple is so big, where should he go to find someone who is going to make an appointment with the head of the Sanhe Gang?
"yes, isn't that what you're here for?" The little girl jumped around the huge copper furnace in the yard, came to Wu Zhiyuan's side unsatisfied, and reached out to grab Wu Zhiyuan's sleeve.
Wu Zhiyuan looked around, saw the plaque on the main hall opposite the copper furnace with three gilt characters written "Niangniang Palace", and asked suspiciously: "What I want to go to is the City God Temple, not the Niangniang Palace, are you taking the wrong way?" ”
The little girl laughed out loud when she heard the words, and said: "You are really a foreigner, and there is no shame in not knowing, this City God Temple is not only dedicated to a god of the City God, but also the God of Wealth Temple, Guan Temple, Yuanchen Palace, Wenchang Palace, Niangniang Hall and other halls." ”
"Is there a City God's Palace?" Moon Shadow Fuxian asked from the side.
"Are you going to the City God's Palace?" The little girl blinked and suddenly realized.
Without waiting for Wu Zhiyuan and Moon Shadow Fuxian to respond, the little girl let out a brass bell-like laugh, pulled Wu Zhiyuan's sleeve, and ran north through the corridor.
Although it was early morning at this time, there were already many pilgrims in the City God Temple, and in the shuttle of people, Wu Zhiyuan was afraid of being separated from the little girl, so he hurriedly chased after the Moon Shadow Fuxian.
The three of them walked through several corridors, and the little girl stopped in front of a large hall, she bent down and put her hands on her knees, and said in a rough manner: "Oh, this is the City God Palace." ”
Wu Zhiyuan looked up, and sure enough, he saw the three words "City God Palace" written on the plaque of the main hall in front of him, for some reason, he suddenly moved in his heart, and walked towards the palace gate involuntarily.
Crossing the threshold, Wu Zhiyuan entered the main hall, and saw at a glance that the statue of the god of the city god was enshrined in the north of the god, and the statue was portrayed, the city god was a kind old man, with a gray beard, smiling eyebrows, and a very rich state.
Looking at the statue of the City God, Wu Zhiyuan suddenly had a sense of déjà vu, and there was a faint feeling in his heart, as if he had seen the City God somewhere, but after thinking about it, he felt funny, the City God is a Taoist god, how could he have the fate to meet him?
Looking at the pillars on both sides of the statue, I saw a couplet written on it, the upper one is "to be a good person, the body is resting and dreaming of stability", the lower one is "do some good deeds, God knows the ghosts and gods", and the plaque hangs on the four big characters of "Shepherd Li Min".
Wu Zhiyuan looked at the couplet on the pillar, and recited it silently, only feeling that there was an epiphany in his heart.
In life, you should do good deeds and accumulate virtues, be requisitioned, and benefit the common people, so as to live in vain. It is absolutely forbidden to harm others and deceive others, and to do things that violate morality and righteousness.
At this moment, Wu Zhiyuan seemed to understand a lot, although he had always thought the same thing in his heart, but the moment he saw the statue of the city god and the couplets on both sides, he had a clearer understanding of the world.
Just when Wu Zhiyuan was looking at the statue of the city god, suddenly there was a chaotic sound of footsteps outside the door, Wu Zhiyuan turned his head and saw that a group of people walked in outside, all dressed in short fights, menacing.