For temples and shrines, Du Lengqiu is no stranger. In modern society, whether it is a Taoist temple or a Buddhist temple. It's all excessive commercial development, all kinds of contracting and selling, and the people of Lei are scorched on the outside and tender on the inside.

But observing the ancient temples, Du Lengqiu was the first time that the eldest girl got on the sedan chair.

The City God Temple is a pattern of sitting in the north and facing south, the four cornices each point to the four directions, and the eaves end is a row of small Pixiu mythical beast sculptures. On the eaves of the green tile roof, a few vassons stand upright, swaying slightly in the wind.

On both sides of the temple entrance, the cypress trees are verdant, and the cyan stone lions are old and have been slightly blackened. On both sides of the main entrance of the temple is a pair of couplets with gold characters on a black background, which reads:

The accumulation of good and evil between the yang world is up to you,

Who has been let go of the underworld throughout the ages.

The breeze is blowing, and you can clearly smell the slight smell of fireworks. But there are few pedestrians at the door, and few people come to offer incense, which shows that the fireworks in this city god temple are not full.

Walking into the door, there was a main hall in front of him, and there was no mother on both sides, no Zhao Gong's God of Wealth, and no aunt's loud voice of selling high incense, which made Du Lengqiu immediately breathe a sigh of relief.

"Atso, have you been here?"

"No, everyone usually goes to the Shuibo Temple next to Zhenshui, it is said, uh,......" As if remembering some warning, Ah Cuo, who had always been chattering, did not continue, but just blinked.

Du Lengqiu has always lacked reverence for the gods, this is a concept formed by more than ten years of education, under the red flag of growth, all things cannot become essence, this concept has been rooted in the depths of the soul, not easy to break. He said with a smile: "Isn't it more effective in the Shuibo Temple?" ”

Ah Cuo panicked, hurriedly stepped forward to cover Du Lengqiu's mouth, and said something in his mouth, "Tong Yan is unscrupulous, and the wind blows." Uh, no, in short, my young master made an unintentional mistake, Lord Chenghuang forgives his sins, don't forgive his sins, if you want to blame me, it's not good to blame me. ”

Seeing Acuo's nervous and concerned look, Du Lengqiu stopped teasing her and walked forward again. In the middle of the road is a three-legged copper tripod, with three pillars of high incense and green smoke.

Moving forward, walking into the main hall, you will be greeted by the golden body of the statue of the city god. The three rows of incense candles are burning vigorously, and the smoke is filled, which makes the statue solemn and mysterious.

Gold, a symbol of immortality!

Therefore, whether it is a palace or a temple, the statue of the god is a golden body. The statue of the golden deity in the temple is different, he is a civil official, with a long black beard, wearing an official hat, and holding a white pilgrimage. The gods on both sides are slightly inferior, and the white faces are not required to accompany the worship.

On the left side of the main hall, an old man in gray closed his eyes in the sun in a daze, lazy, without the slightest consciousness of the temple. Du Lengqiu sighed twice, and then looked at the horizontal plaque above the statue, and the four words judged yin and yang.

Du Lengqiu smiled silently and said to himself: "There is nothing special about this ancient palace, except that there is no contract, it is all the same clay sculpture and gold body. He paced around the main hall twice, and when he was about to leave, he suddenly noticed that the gate in had disappeared, and Atso, who was following him, was nowhere to be seen.

Du Lengqiu's heart tightened, and the white sand of the smoke cage was already in his hand. At this moment, a voice came from the smoke, "Don't be impatient, I have no ill intentions." ”

Du Lengqiu turned to look back, only to see the statue of the god sitting on the wooden niche walking down as if it was alive. When I first saw it, there was still some stiffness between the steps of the city god, but after four or five steps, it was no different from ordinary people.

In the main hall, the doors and windows of the pavilion are like a kaleidoscope of haha mirrors. In a moment, the main hall of the City God Temple has been transformed into a study style.

The idol smiled slightly, "This is the study room where I have studied scriptures and history since I was a child, and it is really a nostalgic feeling." Honorable guest, please forgive me for taking the liberty of interrupting!"

"Chenghuang?"

"It's old age. ”

Du Lengqiu faced the characters of myths and legends for the first time, although he was an extremely low-level god, he still gave him a great shock, and it was simply a subversion of the three views.

"Disrespectful, disrespectful!" Du Lengqiu bowed, and then asked bluntly and unceremoniously, "I don't know what the old man of Chenghuang appeared in front of, for what?"

Lord Chenghuang obviously didn't adapt to this kind of straightforward conversation, and couldn't help but be stunned. Generally speaking, the literati's style is two cups of tea, tentatively coming and going, using some allusions, and after seven or eight rounds of confrontation with each other, they can only get down to business.

However, this is all a small section, so don't mention it.

"The Venerable Guest is quick to talk and admirable. However, the title of City God, the little god can't afford it. You can call me Qi Gong. After speaking, Chenghuang stretched out his hand, and immediately two cups of tea appeared.

"Honorable guest, this is the big red robe of the emperor's seventh year, and the taste is excellent. ”

Chenghuang's humble words surprised Du Lengqiu, and he became more vigilant in his heart. As the saying goes, there is nothing to be done, and it is either a traitor or a thief. This city god is also a distinguished guest, and he is also a fragrant tea, but I am afraid that he has something to ask for. And what can make the gods ask for something cannot be trivial things.

"There have been some changes in my family, and I can't suffer for my father or save the family business, so I'm really ashamed to be a son. Is the purpose of Qi Gong's real body manifestation to enlighten the kid?"

Chenghuang smiled slightly, "I'm afraid that the honorable guest is not comparable to a small student." He nodded lightly, and then said: "The changes in the honorable guest's family are nothing more than because of the water. But do you know why this water is angry for no reason and blocks the river's transportation?"

The play meat is coming.

Du Lengqiu immediately sat upright, his face was serious, and he arched his hand and asked, "I was about to ask Gong Qi." ”

"Shui Bo died, and the divine throne was empty. ”

"Hiss" Du Lengqiu gasped and felt a little toothache. Since this city god mentioned that Shui Bo died, he must have coveted the divine position or other benefits.

The problem is that Du Lengqiuman has only been practicing martial arts for two months, and if he encounters the same kind of martial arts practitioners, or fierce beasts and fierce birds, he will dare to fight bravely.

Intervening in a war between two gods is not an option for smart people.

But now, is there any room for him to refuse?

"Shui Bo died, isn't it going to be taken care of by the above?" Du Lengqiu groaned for a moment, suppressed the uneasiness in his heart, and raised a finger and pointed to the sky.

Cheng Huang smiled, "Above, does the Venerable guest think that there will be anything above? the Heavenly Emperor who is respected by all directions? Or does the Venerable guest think that this position of Shuibo is canonized by the Heavenly Court?"

"Isn't it?" Du Lengqiu asked with great interest. There are many kinds of writings on mythology, but their authenticity is not as true as that of a deity.

"Would the immortals of the Wandering Heaven and Earth want to have all kinds of rules to restrain themselves?"

Cheng Huang did not continue the topic, but said: "The Venerable guest has an extraordinary background, and he is also a person who does great things. So, I have a proposal. ”

"Qi Gong, please speak. ”

Seeing that Chenghuang didn't mean to popularize the knowledge of the gods, he didn't care much about it, and just laughed it off. Knowledge, in ancient times, was the most important treasure. No one will spread it at will, even if there is a Buddha who teaches without class, teaching scriptures must be exchanged for gold.

"The Shui Bo God Throne is vacant, and the two demons under the command of Shui Bo will compete for the God Position, hindering water transportation, which is really not the blessing of all beings. If you can help me to calm the flood, I will get rid of this evil. Such a great merit is enough to help Your Excellency become a land and enjoy the divine fortune forever. Even if the merit is insufficient, the minor gods can also turn the honorable guest into a career, and in the future, they will also have the opportunity to ascend to the throne of the gods and live forever. ”

Chenghuang's words have been clearly stated, and the benefits are clearly listed.

The so-called becoming land is a pie of painting. The so-called pioneering is the benefit of reality. To put it bluntly, it is to give Du Lengqiu a sweet date, so that he can come forward to fight the two demon generals to the death.

Du Lengqiu has no interest in becoming an incense god. He's just a passing visitor to this world, and he won't stay in this world for long.

All karma, fame and fortune will pass away with the wind, and only the benefits that can be taken away are what he is interested in.

Du Lengqiu pondered for a long time, as if he had made difficult and complicated thoughts, but he was actually just pretending, thinking about how to refuse decently. After a long time, Du Lengqiu replied seriously, "It's just a city god to do, and it's not worth my life." ”

"Oh, what do you want?"

"In the water mansion of Qinshui Shuibo, I also need a place. After all, my Zhongsu Zheng family is in the water business. ”

"It's a little thing. As he spoke, Chenghuang changed his tone and said, "Now, I am already allies with Venerable Guest. Then he also asked the honorable guest to help send away the characters of Pai Jiao and take the altar of Pai Zu. The current situation is complicated enough, and there is no room for Pai Zu to interfere again. ”

"Pai Jiao, our Dongmu Mansion doesn't seem to have extravagant characters for Pai Jiao, why should Duke Qi provoke them?" Du Lengqiu seemed to be planning for Cheng Huang.

"I vaguely felt the fluctuation of Pai Zu's divine power, but it was difficult to determine where it was for a while. ”

"Please be careful, there are many evil arts, and they are not easy to provoke! I am here waiting for the good news of the honored guest. After the deed is done, let's talk about the demon general. With that, Cheng Huang smiled and waved his sleeves, turned and walked towards the wooden niche, and sat still again.

Du Lengqiu shook his head and watched the surrounding scenery return to the appearance of a temple. The window is bright and clean, and a breeze blows the sleeves, bringing a touch of coolness.

What a comfortable feeling, Du Lengqiu waved his sleeves, but found that Ah Cuo was shaking his arm, and shouted eagerly, "Young master, young master, why don't you keep quiet?"

Du Lengqiu ignored her, just stared at the gilded statue, and saw that the corners of the statue's mouth suddenly pulled a smile, exactly the same as the smile when Chenghuang left, and the chill in his heart couldn't help but rise, and his hands and feet were cold.

[Sure enough, everything in Shicai is not a dream. 】

He broke away from Ah Cuo's pull and said with a smile: "Haha, Ah Cuo, what are you fussing about." Young master, am I admiring the calligraphy on this couplet?"

Ah Cuo immediately looked up at the plaque and muttered, "People who are good and people who deceive the sky do not deceive, people who are evil and people who are afraid of the sky are not afraid, well, the horizontal criticism is acting yin and yang." This is an ordinary regular script, what's there to see?"

"Hey, Acuo, you didn't have a good family background since you were a child, why do you still know calligraphy?" Du Lengqiu turned around and made a fuss

"Hmph, it's all taught to me by Aunt Seven, and she also praised me for my extraordinary qualifications!"

"Really, why didn't my aunt mention it to me, it really delayed your talent. Otherwise, in the future, you may be able to mix the name of Su Huang Mi Cai. ”

“......”

The two continued to chat, and Ah Cuo was quickly led off the beaten track and casually left the City God Temple.