Qingming today.

The only one in the entire returning county who will hold the Qingming Festival is the Liu family, and the Qingming Festival needs a shaman, and in the entire returning county, there is only one shaman in Qingjin Academy, which is Gu Beiyang, and since Gu Beiyang was seriously ill a few years ago, and someone has confirmed that he will die soon.

Now that Fu Chen's identity as a pariah has been completely exposed, everyone knows very well that it is impossible for a heavyweight to vouch for Fu Chen in the returning county, and Fu Chen's fate is only death or exile.

That indicates that the last shaman of the Qingjin Academy is gone, and it is natural to cut down the sacrificial garden.

The reason why this decision has to wait until after today is to give the Liu family a face.

Many people in the academy have begun to discuss who will be in charge of the abandoned sacrificial garden in the future.

At the same time, Fu Chen, who was carrying a few curses when he was discussed by everyone, had already gone down the mountain to Liu's house.

In the west of Huilai County, the once ordinary courtyard has been demolished since the current head of the family inherited it, and it has been piled up in situ to build a high foundation ten zhang above the flat land, and it has been transformed into one of the best mansions of the Liu family in the entire returning county.

At this time, at the back of the Liu family compound, on the top floor of a seven-story wooden tower, in the tower of the two abbots, there is a spiritual platform, but there is no spiritual position of the ancestors of the Liu family on the spiritual platform, only a palm-sized small clay figure is enshrined, and the small clay figure is cracked all over the body, and it is dark blue.

In front of the small clay figure is an incense burner as high as a jar, and the incense ash in the incense burner has been more than half of the incense burner, which shows that the incense is vigorous.

Liu Changming, the head of the family in a green robe, knelt quietly alone on the futon in front of the little clay figure.

This wooden pagoda was built by Liu Changping after he came back from going out ten years ago, and after going out for non-essential events, he almost stayed in this wooden pagoda, and outsiders were not allowed to enter, including Liu Changming's two sons, and declared that he was in retreat.

If it is known that the head of the Liu family has spent a lot of time kneeling down and worshipping a small clay figure every day for ten years, it is estimated that it will cause a sensation in the entire Guilai County.

The gate of Liu's house is a real high gate, three feet high, and there are two corresponding huge stone lions on the left and right to set off the majesty of the giant gate, at this time there is a young man lying on the stone lion on the right, wearing a green shirt, and his handsome face reveals a lazy and comfortable.

The young man on the stone lion and the young man in white in front of the stone lion looked at each other.

The young man is Liu Daoxuan, the second son of the Liu family, and the young man is naturally Fu Chen, Liu Daoxuan spread his hands and looked at Fu Chen helplessly: "You are the shaman Fu Chen recommended by Gu Beiyang?"

"Yes. ”

"Are you Gu Beiyang's disciple?"

"It's not. ”

"But you're the only disciple in the sacrificial garden of Qingjin Academy?"

"Yes. ”

Gu Beiyang is the only teacher in the sacrificial garden, and Fu Chen is the only disciple in the sacrificial garden, but Fu Chen said that he is not Gu Beiyang's disciple? Liu Daoxuan looked at the indifferent Fu Chen, at a young age, those dark eyes were like a 10,000-year-old ancient well without waves. After the two were silent for a long time, Liu Daoxuan smiled and said, "Interesting, you can come with me." ”

At this moment, a group of seven or eight people surrounded a gray-clothed young man embroidered with a large yin and yang diagram embroidered on his chest. Especially when a group of people suddenly walked out of the gate of Liu's house, which had been quiet before, they quickly stood in two rows in front of the door, and such a battle was obviously to welcome some people who came.

Liu Daoxuan and Fu Chen couldn't help but look back.

Everyone walked up, and the first young man looked at Liu Daoxuan, and said with some displeasure: "Second brother, Priest Wu was invited from the sacrificial alliance in the territory of our kings, what kind of system do you behave like this, and you can't come down to greet Priest Wu!"

Liu Daoxuan jumped off the stone lion, bowed to Priest Wu, and made an inviting gesture. Wu Xiao didn't care about this, and took the lead and walked towards the Liu family, Liu Daoxuan's eldest brother Liu Maoran followed closely behind everyone, extremely respectful.

Liu Daoxuan didn't say a word to the Wu priest who was courteous to almost the whole Liu family, but at this time, there were only two people left in front of the gate, but he smiled at Fu Chen: "Little priest, please?"

Fu Chen smiled, and the two walked side by side.

The head of the family, Liu Changming, had already stood in the white jade square to greet him, and he attached great importance to Master Wu, so he left after a short greeting, leaving all the remaining matters to be handled by the eldest prince Liu Maoran.

Along the way, Fu Chen could clearly feel that the entire Liu family seemed to have no respect for the second son, Liu Daoxuan, like an invisible person.

Feeling Fu Chen's strange eyes, Liu Daoxuan said disapprerovitically: "I am a mortal physique, so although I am the second son of the Liu family, I have no status except for eating, drinking, and being a few outsiders." ”

Fu Chen's characterization as a pariah may be because of the face problem of the academy, which has not yet been reported, otherwise the topic of Liu Daoxuan and Fu Chen will definitely not stop there.

Of course, if he knew all about this, Fu Chen would not even have a chance to enter the Liu family's house.

Fu Chen didn't speak, Liu Daoxuan took Fu Chen to the edge of the jade square and sat down, and said with a smile: "Although I can bring you in, but the next thing can only rely on yourself, if you have real skills, you can show it later, if you can compare that Wu Shaman to a better place, if you don't have any skills, then sit here quietly and eat and drink, after the end, in addition to getting some remuneration, maybe you can also learn something from Wu Shaman." ”

"I want to make up for sleep, so I won't accompany you," Liu Daoxuan left.

Liu Daoxuan was polite to Fu Chen, but it didn't mean that he believed that Fu Chen would have any clever means, and Fu Chen didn't say much, so he had to nod and thank him.

At noon, Priest Wu came to the table in the White Jade Square, and after turning around the table three times, his left hand was behind his back, and he muttered an obscure mantra in his mouth, and his right hand made a complex mudra in the air.

After the spell was completed, the right hand of the Wu priest lightly touched in the air, and suddenly a ripple spread out from the fingers, and finally formed a light gate with a length and width of one zhang in the air.

"This Wu Priest is worthy of being a person from Wangcheng, this technique is really amazing!"

"Then it doesn't need to be said! Gu Beiyang has been in charge for several years, and he doesn't see any clever means, nothing more than drawing talismans, chanting mantras, and burning paper, and what is the result? It's not that I haven't seen the head of the family personally receive it once, as soon as the Wu priest from this royal city came, the head of the family received it in person, and the head of the family received it in person, and the superiors saw it immediately!"

"Hey, did you see the kid standing on the side? I heard that it is Gu Beiyang's disciple, this Gu Beiyang is said to be dying, and before he died, he still wanted his apprentice to take the money from our Liu family, I really don't know if he is really shameless or wants money to die."

"In the past few years, I have not been optimistic about Gu Beiyang, I guess the head of the family also knows in his heart, it's just a dead horse as a live horse doctor, and now I should feel that Gu Beiyang is completely useless, so I spent a lot of money to go to Wangcheng to hire someone."

In the midst of everyone's discussions, Wu Shaman's technique was once again on the side, and the light gate disappeared, turning into a golden light, and as the latter's right hand pointed high into the sky, the golden light suddenly shot towards the sky.

The crowd was in an uproar.

"Rite over!"

Half an hour later, with the end of the Wu priest's salute, this year's Qingming Festival ended.

Liu Maoran came to him again and invited Priest Wu to move to the front hall for tea.

And the overlooked Fuchen is gone.

During the festival, almost everyone gathered in the White Jade Square, and was shocked by the methods of Wu Priest for a while, and naturally no one cared about a young man.

Not long after the sacrifice began, Fu Chen looked at it for a while, felt bored, and walked towards the wooden tower in the depths of the Liu family's compound, all the way unimpeded and no one intercepted him.

Coming to the wooden tower, Fu Chen walked slowly towards the top floor.

Coming to the top floor, Fu Chen knocked lightly on the door.

"Come in. ”

Fu Chen pushed the door in response.

Liu Changping, who was kneeling down, didn't open his eyes, Fu Chen walked in quietly, and saw the little clay figure on the table at a glance, and Fu Chen's eyes were full of curiosity.

"Done?"

"I guess it'......."

Liu Changming was slightly flustered, opened his eyes and looked back, only to see a young man in white standing with his hands in his hands, looking up at the table, with a calm expression.

Liu Changming, who thought it was the arrival of his eldest son, frowned, and said in a deep voice: "Who is it?"

Fu Chen didn't look at the latter, and responded softly: "Fu Chen"

Liu Changming was amused by Fu Chen's actions, and said in a cold tone: "You are the disciple of Gu Beiyang, you master and apprentice are really eye-opening to me, one is dead-skinned, and the other doesn't know whether to live or die!"

Fu Chen turned his head slightly to look at the latter, whose face was gloomy and almost violent and murderous.

Feeling the coercion released by Liu Changming, Fu Chen's face was a little pale, he took a few steps back, and said impatiently: "One, I am not Gu Beiyang's disciple, two, I know life and death best, and three, I am here to help it." ”

As he spoke, Fu Chen's finger pointed to the little clay figure on the table.

Liu Changming was furious, and suddenly a monstrous coercion filled the entire room, and Fu Chen retreated again and again, but suddenly the coercion disappeared suddenly, Liu Changming turned his head suddenly, and looked at the little clay figure with a shocked face.

At this time, the little clay figure did not move, but the incense in the incense burner in front of it suddenly transformed into a vague figure.