Lu Qiming did not answer. He looked at the woman in white quietly and didn't say a word.

The room was silent except for the faint sound of candles burning.

In this strange atmosphere, the middle-aged martial artist frowned, leaned forward slightly imperceptibly, and put his arm on the armrest of the seat.

In his posture, if things are not good, it is convenient to move forward to resist the enemy, and he can catch the woman in white at any time, and he can advance and retreat freely.

Lu Qiming laughed mockingly.

The woman in white knew what was going to happen when she saw his eyes, and couldn't help blurting out: "Don't kill it!"

As soon as she said the first word, she felt a flower in front of her eyes - Lu Qiming's hand had been pressed on the throat of the middle-aged martial artist, and by the time she finished speaking, the middle-aged martial artist was already unconscious and lying on the ground.

The chairs were vacant.

Lu Qiming didn't sit down, he gently slapped the dust that didn't exist on his hands, and just stood there looking down at her from top to bottom.

The woman knew that she was wrong, smiled, stretched out her hand to push him and said, "Brother Lu, good Brother Lu, sit down, please sit down first......"

Lu Qiming said in a deep voice: "Lin Youzhi, what do you want to do!"

This woman is naturally Lin Youzhi.

Lin Youzhi secretly screamed in her heart: "I'm really angry when it's over......" She had been thinking and meditating for a long time - how to explain to him if she saw Lu Qiming......

Lin Youzhi bit his lip, and simply raised his hand in surrender: "I was wrong! I was really wrong!" Her cat-like eyes looked at Lu Qiming sincerely, and suddenly held the plate of delicate pastries on the table to Lu Qiming.

"Red bean crisp," Lin Youzhi added in an accentuated tone, "I made it myself." ”

"Oh?" Lu Qiming looked at her with a smile and said, "Isn't it the tribute given to the gods by the 'Tianming Sect Holy Maiden'?

"How can I say it's 'someone else'!" Lin Youzhi took Lu Qiming's hand, picked out the best-looking red bean cake and put it in his palm, and said with a smile: "The 'god' I told them was originally shaped according to Brother Lu's glorious image! Honesty, humility, and benevolence!"

As she spoke, she grabbed the cup again and handed it to him, smiling brightly: "Come, Brother Lu has worked hard, please drink tea!"

Lu Qiming held the cup, and the corners of his eyes couldn't help but pick - what Lin Youzhi handed him was clearly her own teacup......

In the room, two people stared at each other.

After a while, Lu Qiming let out a long sigh and sat down, and Yu Guang unexpectedly glanced at Lin Youzhi's sly smile.

Lu Qiming held his forehead - what could he do with her?

Lin Youzhi came closer to see him and whispered, "Don't you be angry with me?"

Lu Qiming sighed, put down the teacup and red bean crisp, and said solemnly: "Yes, it's not a question of being angry or not." It's not your back garden out there -- this time, okay, you're all right, but what about the next time? Do you have to put your life on luck?"

Lin Youzhi rarely did not refute. First, the development of this matter was indeed beyond her control, and second, tired Lu Qiming rushed over, and she felt really guilty in her heart. She nodded and said seriously, "I was careless this time, and it won't be like this next time." ”

"Yes, you have to start cultivating. Lu Qiming stared at her, pointed to the martial artist on the ground and said, "This is just a martial artist, just a second-order, even Xiao Qi'er can handle it, but it traps you." ”

Lin Youzhi was silent for a while, and said with a smile: "Where is the time...... Besides, my cultivation qualifications are so poor, it's better to hire a guard. ”

"I don't know why you have always been so reluctant to cultivate," Lu Qiming frowned and said, "I only know that it is better to rely on others than on yourself. ”

Lu Qiming looked at her silently, and sighed: "Yes, you should at least read the cultivation books first." After this busy time, I'll see if I can refine an elixir that suits you. ”

"Pill!" Lin Youzhi's eyes rolled, "Is it the kind that can become a big master by eating one?"

Lu Qiming said with a straight face: "The beauty of thinking!"

......

The two chatted for a while, and Lin Youzhi began to explain what had happened these days-

Because the Lin family's large team was walking too slowly, after separating from Qin Yuefeng and Qin Yuerong that day, she sneaked out with her twin maids by the way, and walked in a place with beautiful mountains and rivers, and was at ease.

When she walked to Yulin Town, Lin Youzhi happened to listen to a gathering of Tianming Sect members, and some of the ideas preached in it immediately caught her attention......

When he said this, a trace of inexplicable nostalgia flashed on Lin Youzhi's face.

"You seem to have always been interested in this kind of thing......" Lu Qiming looked at her shining eyes, thoughtful: "However, the feeling that Tianming taught me this time is indeed different from other small sects." ”

Lin Youzhi was a little surprised: "How did you see it?"

Lu Qiming recalled his previous feelings and muttered: "When these ordinary mountain people get together, they have a strange sense of connection with each other. ”

"That's right!" Lin Youzhi clasped his hands involuntarily tightly, and said incredulously: "It turns out that this kind of power can be observed, it's really a magical world......

"What about you?" Lu Qiming raised his eyebrows and asked with a smile: "How do you see the difference?"

Lin Youzhi sat up straight, and his voice rose slightly: "Doctrine." ”

She went through the wording in her mind, and said seriously: "There are many sects that spontaneously gather by people and believe in gods, but most of them lack enough convincing, cohesive, and self-consistent doctrines. The teachings of the Tianming Sect are far from perfect, but they already have the rudiments of 'that' - this is the first time I have seen it with my own eyes. ”

After a pause, Lin Youzhi couldn't help but continue to add: "As long as the teachings can establish a pillar in their hearts, an extremely strong inner connection will gradually arise - whether they are rich or poor, good or unhappy, they can feel that they are connected with the larger community and have the most solid spiritual backing......"

Lu Qiming also listened carefully, looking at her, the corners of his mouth couldn't help but show a smile - Lin Youzhi's eyebrows were slightly raised, and there was always a kind of heroism that other daughters did not have;

After she finished speaking, Lu Qiming said helplessly: "Even if you are curious, you won't leave the maid to come and see it alone." ”

Lin Youzhi spread his hands and said, "I'm really worried that Yaoyao and Cai Cai can't act......

That day, after deciding to find out, Lin Youzhi used Lu Qiming's drug to put down his maid, changed into the clothes of an ordinary mountain person, and secretly ran out alone.

With Lin Youzhi's ability to speak, he quickly got on the "line" - he had a good relationship with an eldest sister of the Tianming Sect. Under her introduction, Lin Youzhi joined the team to the sacrifice, chatting along the way, and making those signs indicating his whereabouts.

The team stopped for a moment in that small mountain village. The people in the village were simple, and they had never seen such a beautiful girl as Lin Youzhi, and for a time the whole village was curious to see her, and she was welcomed by everyone.

Coincidentally, not long after Lin Youzhi arrived in the village, the prophet of the Tianming Sect happened to come to this village as well.

The Tianming Sect has always welcomed new members to join, and when the Prophet heard about Lin Youzhi, he gladly invited her over and prepared to welcome her personally.

Speaking of this, Lin Youzhi's expression couldn't help but become a little strange.

"What happened after that?" Lu Qiming raised his eyebrows.

"After that......" Lin Youzhi glanced at the "prophet" on the ground, and said with a smile: "After this martial artist saw me, he had thoughts that he shouldn't have......

Lin Youzhi said it tactfully, but Lu Qiming didn't understand, and couldn't help but be even more disgusted with this martial artist. He glanced at the martial artist coldly, and kicked him away with a casual kick.

Lin Youzhi smiled and pulled him and said, "Don't worry, the fun is still to come." ”

The martial artist was fascinated by Lin Youzhi's beauty, but he was really a devout believer who strictly adhered to the precepts, but he suffered because of evil thoughts in his heart.

The martial artist asked Lin Youzhi to send him out, and he went into the quiet room alone to repent—this is something Lin Youzhi did not expect.

What I didn't expect is in the back-

Half a day later, the martial artist suddenly said that he had received the will of the gods - the gods said that he would make her Lin Youzhi a sacrifice! Lin Youzhi did not understand the extreme contradiction of his actions before and after, and besides, when the martial artist announced it, he showed sincere compassion - he himself was even surprised!

Lu Qiming frowned and glanced at the martial artist, and asked, "Could it be that he really believes that there is a god talking to him?" He originally thought that this was just a villain who was just a villain who bewitched the public.

Lin Youzhi nodded and said with a smile: "I later found out that this person has some mental conditions - he is particularly prone to hallucinations, and he deeply believes that his hallucinations are real. ”

That day was close to the sacrifice, and Lin Youzhi's appearance disturbed the martial artist's "prophet's heart", he subconsciously rejected Lin Youzhi's existence, and finally had the illusion of "divine decree" again.

Lu Qiming was suspicious: "Could it be that there is someone else behind this Tianming Sect who is manipulating......?

"Don't underestimate him, this martial artist seems to have been an official of the Dasheng Dynasty before......" Lin Youzhi laughed, and then added, "But his hallucinations may have something to do with this place......"

Lu Qiming said: "You mean the round platform outside?"

Lin Youzhi nodded and frowned: "Even if I live here for two days, I sometimes hear a faint singing voice in my ears...... It feels like a primitive sacrificial song......"

She shook her head, and continued, "Let's not talk about that yet. After he offered me a sacrifice, I was watched...... So there was no choice but to use the ink spider. ”

However, the nature of these mountain people is not bad, and the martial artist feels guilty in his heart, and avoids Lin Youzhi, as long as she does not resist, then he will not stop anything or anything.

This gives Lin Youzhi enough room to play.

Along the way, she was not afraid, but mixed up with the few people who took care of her. How can the insight of these ordinary mountain people be compared to that of her, a young lady of the family?

She told them about the grassland, the sea, and all kinds of strange and interesting things, which they regarded as a symbol of wisdom, but the information about the Tianming Sect was unconsciously swept away.

After the procession reached the valley floor, there was still a full day before the sacrifice began.

"Guess what I did that day?" Lin Youzhi pointed at Lu Qiming with his finger.

Lu Qiming smiled and followed her meaning and asked, "What?"

"I'm going to work with those mountain people—pounding clothes, feeding ducks, farming......" Lin Youzhi smiled with a dignified and holy standard, and said in a faint voice, "I'll tell them—"

"God created the world. Everything in the world is a part of God. ”

"The soil we cultivate, the sun and the rain, everything is spiritual, it is sacred. ”

"Offering sacrifices and blessings is just one way to show gratitude to God. In fact, God is omnipresent. ”

"We walk, we rest, we hunt, we work, we are imbued with the divine all the time, and this is also a way of communicating with God. ”

......

Lu Qiming listened, stroked his palms and sighed: "The correspondence is very accurate." ”

The people of Middle-earth generally believed that animism existed, and for these ordinary mountain dwellers - everything about "survival" was the most sacred - even if they did not know how to express the word "sacred".

In this case, a beautiful woman, not afraid that her life was coming to an end, came to them and told them what they wanted to believe most - there could be no more convincing than these!

This is indeed the case.

The valley bottom is not small, but it is not too big either. In the course of a day, everyone knew about this beautiful woman and heard her words.

But the sacrifice proceeded as usual.

As a sacrifice, the martial artist sent someone to bring a set of white robes to Lin Youzhi - but this was exactly what she wanted - a white robe naturally had more holy effect than the coarse cloth clothes of a peasant girl.

"What kind of sacrificial method?" Lu Qiming suddenly asked.

"With fire. Lin Youzhi replied nonchalantly.

Even though he knew that she was safe and sound, Lu Qiming's gaze was still three points colder.

Lin Youzhi patted him and said with a smile: "How do you expect them to sacrifice? Could it be that you can find a big plate for me to sit on and withdraw it after the sacrifice is over?"

She withdrew a thin line from her collar, and hung two beads, one red and one blue, on the line, and said with a smile: "Always have it at home - fire beads and water beads!"

On the day of the sacrifice, in the eyes of everyone, the fire was blazing, and the stunning girl in white stood in the center of the flames with her eyebrows on her face.

However, the next moment, the scene in front of them made people think that a miracle had become.

Lin Youzhi's clothes flew in the fire, but he was unharmed!

At this time, they heard the girl's cold voice ringing in their ears.

"I came with God's will. ”

......

Lu Qiming chuckled and said, "It turns out that you also brought 'Thousand Miles of Jade'. ”

Holding the "Thousand Miles of Jade" in his hand, even if he has no cultivation, his voice can be heard clearly by everyone - this treasure is naturally indispensable to Lin Youzhi.

Lin Youzhi nodded with a smile and said, "After that, I memorized the speech that I had prepared for a day. ”

Lu Qiming: "After that, she will become a saint?"

Lin Youzhi smiled proudly, and added: "Of course, this is because this Tianming Sect is sincere from 'prophet' to ordinary sect members, and I can only make them believe what they want to believe." ”

Lu Qiming shook his head - who else can do it but her?

"However, although this martial artist believed what I said later, he was still very vigilant. Lin Youzhi said helplessly: "After all, I seem to have robbed him of his job...... The more others respect me as a holy woman, the more closely he will look at me. So I really didn't find a chance to send news to the outside world......"

Lu Qiming said lightly: "What's so difficult about that, can't you get it with one needle?"

"You've run out of needles for me," Lin Youzhi stuck out his tongue and whispered, "The rest are all murderous ......"

Lu Qiming could only sigh again. He looked around and said to Lin Youzhi, "How is it? It's time to go back, right?"

Lin Youzhi nodded obediently first, and then hurriedly added: "There is one last thing!"