In the teahouse, Yang Zheng kept talking about the common sense of the Divine Religion to Wu Gan, in case this person violated the taboo of the Divine Religion.

"The Cult of God has set up temples in various places, and someone needs to maintain them, and this is the priest and the servant. You see, the one in the black robe just now is the Divine Servant, and he is also the lowest-level existence in the Divine Cult. However, in the eyes of the people, these people dare not offend the most because they have more contact with the world.

As for the priests, they were in charge of these servants, who were the heads of the temples, and each temple had only one person. He rarely shows up on weekdays, and these servants are in charge of all affairs. It is also easy to identify the two, and the hem and cuffs of the black robe of the priest are inlaid with gold threads. ”

Wu Yan nodded, "Does that mean that there are still people in charge of the priests, and how should they identify them?" ”

Yang Zheng wrenched his fingers and introduced the situation of the Divine Cult to Wu Gen one by one, "Temples are also divided into large and small, generally a country has a general temple, usually located in the capital, which governs the temples in various places, and its presiding officer is also a priest, but it is one level higher than that of all places."

Due to the large jurisdiction of the Divine Religion, a priest is generally set up in several neighboring countries to rule over each country. Further up there are oracles, elders, great elders, and the like, most of which are located on the Holy Mountain. The Holy Mountain is located in the belly of Tianyuan Continent, and a large area around it is directly under the Divine Cult and does not belong to any country. ”

The more Wu Yan listened, the tighter his brows wrinkled, this temple could be said to have penetrated into all parts of the countries of Tianyuan Continent, it was well-organized and hierarchical, such a big monster, how difficult it was to shake it.

However, Wu Gen was not discouraged, people said that the fortified city was mostly attacked from within, and it can be seen from the attitude of the Divine Sect towards mortals that its foundation has been shaken a little, plus there are opponents composed of frustrated magnates like the Grinding Knife Gate.

As the saying goes, the embankment of a thousand miles collapses with the nest of ants, and the room of a hundred feet burns with the smoke of a breakthrough. As long as the foundation is shaken a little, over time, the Cult of God may not fall into its own greed.

The two chatted for a long time, and then left with tea money.

Walking in the alleys, Wu Gan's mood was much more relaxed, if this was the case in all the countries of Tianyuan Continent, he would have the confidence to stir up the wind and clouds and make a mess of this majestic trend.

Just as he was talking and laughing with Yang Zheng, suddenly in an alley, Wu Jian and Yang Zheng saw the woman who was denied entry to the temple again.

Most of the houses in this alley are shabby, and it is not a place where rich families live. The woman hurried to a courtyard and looked around on tiptoe.

Through the opening in the courtyard wall, you can see that in the courtyard, there is a priest with a long face and long arms, wearing a black robe, who is leading several people to repair the broken roof.

The woman hurried in, and held up the child in her hand to the priest who was repairing with a brick knife, and kept shouting something.

Wu Gen and Yang Zheng glanced at each other, and also walked to the side of the small courtyard.

Then the servant of God stepped down the ladder from the roof, patted the dust from his hands, and walked to the woman. The black robe on his body was already patched with patches, and there were still a lot of stains left in many places.

Wu Yan noticed that the woman did not kneel down when she saw the divine servant, but said something incoherently with an anxious face. The ugly-looking, gray-bearded servant showed no dissatisfaction, and inquired about the child's condition with a warm face.

Then the servant put a finger on the child's forehead, and the fingertip spat out an impure light and swept it back and forth at the child a few times.

"Wow." At last the child in the woman's arms burst into tears, and the old servant wiped the beads of sweat from his forehead and breathed a sigh of relief.

When the woman saw this, she quickly thanked the old servant, and took out a handkerchief stacked on top of each other, in which were a few pieces of broken silver and some copper coins.

The old servant smiled, but only picked up a copper coin, and waved the woman away.

With tears in her eyes, the woman bowed to the old servant again and again, and then left with a thousand thanks. When they passed by Wu Gen and Yang Zhengshi, they saw that the child in the woman's arms had a yellow face and thin muscles, and his eyes were blank, and he had obviously been sick for a long time.

Wu Gan's face was a little gloomy, and when he looked into the courtyard, the old divine servant had already climbed to the roof again, rolled up his sleeves and started working.

Yang Zheng bit his lip tightly, his swarthy face became darker and darker, and he stared at the divine servant on the roof, like an enemy.

"Are there many such people in the Divine Cult?" Wu Yan didn't look back, and asked in a low voice, his eyes a little dazed with the movements of the divine servant.

"Not much, but probably a lot. In the Cult of God, there have always been two opposing factions. One of them is the Puritan School, which advocates ascetic cultivation for the benefit of all sentient beings.

He is not luxurious, he is low-key, he mostly walks in the countryside and alleys to do indoctrination, and does not approve of the religion of God being too involved in secular power. Because they believe that as long as they are contaminated with power and money, no matter how determined they are, sooner or later they will become slaves to power.

There is also the secular faction, which you have just watched in front of the temple. They think that human nature is stupid, and they advocate controlling the countries and establishing a religion with authority, so that the Divine Religion will have more financial resources and power to grow and grow.

The two factions have been at loggerheads for a long time, and even on the Holy Mountain, there have been many debates and criticisms of each other. One faction thinks that the other faction thinks of itself as high and ignores the long-term vision of the Church. The other faction said that the other party was greedy for the powerful and had damaged the foundation of the Divine Cult. Anyway, the public said that the public was reasonable, and the mother-in-law said that the mother-in-law was reasonable, and it had been noisy for many years. ”

Hearing what Yang Zheng said so much, Wu Yan patted his shoulder heavily and pointed to the divine servant who was sweating on the roof, "It's difficult, no wonder the Divine Sect can dominate a continent alone, it is these people who support the foundation of the Divine Sect."

The real trouble we face is not the people who live in the magnificent temples, but the thousands of people who walk in the fireworks, who do not spare their powers, who can sink down, and who can look at the people at eye level. Let's go and meet this great sage. ”

Wu Gen and Yang Zheng walked into the yard and did not disturb others, but helped to pick up tiles and mud and clean up the house together.

Although these people looked surprised, they didn't say much. When it was time to clean up, the servant led the people to stand or sit in the courtyard, picked up bowls of water from a table with holes in the hole, and began to talk lightly while drinking.

"Master Zeng, thank you so much, if it weren't for you, I wouldn't have the money to hire someone to repair this dilapidated house." An old woman came out with a cane and a jug of water from the kitchen next to her. "I've already made the meal, and I'll invite Master Zeng and the little brothers to eat before leaving."

Wu Yan was shocked, it turned out that this person was helping the neighbors repair the houses.

The servant hurriedly stood up, "Lady Wang, don't see outside, they are all villagers, isn't it normal to take a hand, let's drink a bowl of water and leave." ”

A few young men on the side also agreed, put down the bowl in their hands and prepared to leave.

But the old princess didn't do it, stretched out her crutches to stop a few people, and said angrily: "Don't you look down on my princess, do you dislike my food." "Dead or alive don't let a few people leave.

When the servant was in distress, Wu Yan walked behind him and whispered: "Don't eat too much, don't be close to affection, just leave some money and things when you leave." ”

The divine servant suddenly apologized to the princess, and several people moved out of the kitchen from the cauldron, which was a pot of rice that looked a little yellow.

Wang Po put out a few plates of salted fish and shrimp paste, and several people stood or squatted and ate them on the spot. Some didn't have chopsticks, so they simply took a branch from a nearby tree, peeled the skin and broke it into two, and used it as chopsticks.

Wu Gen and Yang Zheng were not polite, so they gathered around to eat with these people-like people. Just after eating a few bites, Wu Yan clicked in his mouth, but he bit a piece of sand, looked at the willingness of everyone around him, and swallowed quietly.

Wu Yan suddenly found that this old god servant ate more salted fish when he ate, but rarely touched the rice, and he was curious, so he took a few more looks.

seemed to see Wu Gan's puzzlement, and the old god servant took advantage of the absence of Wang Po and said with a smile: "The two of you are from other places. ”

Wu Yan nodded, "When I first arrived here, I saw Master Zeng working hard here, and I moved my body when I had nothing to do." Why doesn't Master Zeng eat rice, but this rice is not clean. ”

"It's not, the guest officer came from out of town, and he didn't know anything about the situation in Qingtong City. Qingtong City is close to the sea, and the rice is expensive and the fish is cheap. Wang Po took out her treasured rice this time, and I am afraid that she will only be able to eat these salted fish for a few days, so I don't want to eat rice. The servant said calmly, his expression calm, not half self-conscious.

Wu Gen and Yang Zheng were stunned, but they couldn't eat the rice in the bowl anymore. Who would have thought that rice, which can only be used as a staple food elsewhere, is a really good dish here?

The group ate hastily, and helped Wang Po wash the dishes and chopsticks, and left one after another.

Wu Gen and Yang Zheng walked with the divine servants, and inquired as they walked, "Dare to ask Master Zeng's surname." ”

"Zeng Sheng." Without hesitation, the servant replied, and stopped in the alley, "The two of you helped me with my work, and they accompanied each other all the way, but there was something to discuss. ”

Wu Yan smiled and arched his hand at Zeng Sheng, "Master Zeng, we have just arrived, and we have seen the glory of the temple and the majesty of the gods, I don't know why Master Zeng did not live in the temple for a long time, but lingered in the poor alleys. And I think Master Zeng's cultivation is not very good, how can he be willing to waste his mana to heal ordinary women. ”

Zeng Sheng glanced at Wu Gan, "The guests have a heart, there are people in the Divine Sect who do things, some people who are people, and some people who do things, and each has their own strengths." I'm just a shallow learner, and I'm clumsy in words, so I can only come out and do something.

Some things have also been seen by the guests, but there is no need to have prejudices about the Divine Religion because of this, after all, there are many people, there are high and low, and most of the people in the Divine Religion are still bloody, and they do not hesitate to throw themselves into the Hogo to save the people from fire and water.

I see that the guests are also people who have cultivated themselves, and the Divine Sect will certainly welcome guests who are benevolent and righteous, and do not rely on bullying. ”

Wu Gen smiled and shook his head slightly, "If you are taught, you will be exempted from joining the Divine Sect." He gave a formal salute to Zeng Sheng, and without waiting for the other party to return the salute, he turned around and left with Yang Zheng.

The two of them walked on the street, and Yang Zhengyin said compassionately: "This Zeng Sheng may have seen the hostility of the two of us to the Divine Sect, so he will act like this." I was afraid that he would denounce him, so I didn't do anything about him. ”

Looking at the roof of the temple in the distance, Wu Yan took a deep breath, "Forget it, a person like him would not do such a thing in the first place, even if he did, you think those who live in the Huawu will listen to him." Otherwise, with the wealth of the Cult of God, why is it difficult to repair all the houses in this city, not to mention one room? ”

Speaking of this, Wu Gen suddenly turned his head and said: "This kind of person is exactly what we really want to deal with, you can talk to the door and launch your own internal line." For people like Zeng Sheng, it is either suppressed and it is best to expel the Divine Cult, or get rid of it, breaking the foundation of the Divine Cult. As for the rest. ”

As he spoke, he pointed to the temple in the distance, his face was hideous, "These things, without a foundation, even if there are high-rise buildings, they are just snakes and rats, not enough to mention." ”

After two days, the people from the Knife Grinding Gate finally arranged the follow-up itinerary. Wu Gen and Yang Zheng were riding in a carriage and heading north.

The further we went, the more obvious the influence of the cult became. Not only did the temple occupy a large amount of land and use a large number of believers as free labor, but Wu also discovered that the god cult also set up a name and set up some kind of worship money in addition to the state tax money.

As long as you pay the money, you can get the protection of the Divine Religion and get the blessings of the afterlife. For this reason, many people do not hesitate to give their family's money to the Divine Cult as God's money, and sincerely practice penance around the Divine Cult, but do not care about their own relatives.

Looking at the barren fields and dilapidated villages, Wu Gen and Yang Zheng finally lost their minds about collecting customs and customs, but wanted to fly to Kuntianzhou as soon as possible.