When Zhao entered Qiaozhang Village, he found that the wall that had been destroyed by the pig-beaked people last time had been largely repaired, and the top was still full of sharpened bamboo strips.

Zhang Liwei led Zhao Huang to meet with the old people in the village, and the two sides exchanged a few words.

"I understand, you are worried that I will scare the rat demon away by opening the altar and performing the law, and after I leave, the rat demon will come back to take revenge." Zhao Xiao comforted the old man in the village: "But now that the two countries are about to fight, these mountain demons are likely to be the accomplices of the Jiuli barbarians, if you indulge it, if the officers and soldiers of the court are defeated, you will also suffer in the future!" ”

"Not bad!" Zhang Liwei also said on the side: "In the past, our village had to make offerings to the rat demon every New Year's holiday, and everyone couldn't stand it. ”

The old men sighed and said, "You young people don't know how to learn about Entu. Back then, our clan fled, and our belongings were robbed by rogues on the road, and if it weren't for the rescue of the True Monarch of the Void Sun, everyone would have suffered. And we were able to settle down here, also because of the guidance of the Void Sun True Monarch. ”

Lieutenant Zhang stomped his feet: "There were some favors back then, but how could we have been less in the past few decades?" The Void Sun True Monarch even asked us to sacrifice virgins, and in the name of it, it turned into a fairy fate! My second uncle left early, and his daughter was given to that group of rat demons by you! ”

Zhao Xiao frowned when he heard this, and the old man in the village waved his hand again and again and scolded: "What do you know? In those years, the days were sad, and there was not enough food in the village, so sending your second uncle's daughter to serve Zhenjun was good for her! What's more, with the blessing of the true monarch, our village has been able to adjust the wind and rain in recent years. ”

", in addition to destroying crops and harming people and making people sick, where does that group of rat demons have the mana to make the village wind and rain smooth?!" Lieutenant Zhang was so angry that he scolded.

Zhao Xiao was silent, he didn't quite believe that this Void Sun True Monarch had such mana, and opening his mouth to ask the common people for a virgin was completely an evil act, and it was definitely not an immortal truth.

"Calm down, a few people." Zhao Huang spoke out to dissuade him, and he could also see that although several old people in this village are still respected, the one who can really manage things is this Lieutenant Zhang.

"What is the origin of this Void Sun True Monarch, after I conduct a search, I will have my own judgment." Zhao Xiao's tone was serious: "It's just that the military situation is urgent, and I'm not discussing it with you." ”

The old people in the village were in awe of the authority of the government, Zhao Xiao showed his identity, and there was a group of soldiers, so he naturally did not dare to refute.

Lieutenant Zhang was nervous in his heart and a little glad that this pavilion monk with many titles was better to deal with than he expected, and immediately ordered someone to clean up a few houses and give Zhao Xiao and everyone a place to stay.

While the two were alone, Zhao Xiao suddenly spoke: "Lieutenant Zhang, I found that the number of people in the village is much smaller than before, and I haven't seen a few young people. Where did they go? ”

Lieutenant Zhang was stunned for a moment, so he had to explain: "They, they went to dig a canal in the mountains." ”

"Oh? At this time, digging a canal, aren't you afraid that there will be no one to defend when the pig-headed barbarian attacks the village again? Zhao Xiao asked.

"The pig's head has been wiped out by the immortal chief, and of course the village has no worries." Zhang Liwei praised again and again: "Zhao Xian has a wonderful method, and he wants to catch that group of rat demons." ”

Zhao Xiao smiled faintly: "It may not be possible to catch it." I just don't quite understand, , This Void Sun True Monarch was worshiped by the villagers in the past, and the shrine was smashed, didn't he take revenge? ”

"Yes! A few months ago, there was a rat demon who stole the villagers' stockpiles. Lieutenant Zhang said.

Zhao Xiao shook his head: "Lieutenant Zhang may not know, this kind of demon that can occupy one side and extort the people, after the shrine is destroyed, where will the little demon only be sent to steal?" They used to dare to ask for virgins, but they were unscrupulous. If you really want to take revenge, I'm afraid that your Qiaozhang Village will not be at peace for a long time. ”

Lieutenant Zhang knew in his heart that the reason why the rat demon did not retaliate was because the monks of Chiyundu searched and arrested him back and forth, and he was merciless to the monsters around him, so that he could deter the group of rat demons.

"Maybe it's really a bunch of incompetent rats, I'm suspicious." Zhao Xiao laughed: "I'm going to look for a suitable place to decorate the mandala, Lieutenant Zhang is a local, and he wants to be familiar with the surrounding situation, I don't know if he can advise me on a staff or two." ”

"Of course!" Lieutenant Zhang was also very curious about how capable this Zhao Xiao was. If he can really find out the Void Sun True Monarch and a group of rat demons, it can be regarded as saving Qiaozhang Village and several surrounding villages from future troubles, and it can also save Second Brother Yu and Chiyun from a worry.

Zhang Liwei said that there were still some trivial matters in the village, and asked Zhao Huang to prepare first. After he left, He Dangguan came over and said, "Deacon Zhao, this village is unusual. ”

"Oh? How unusual? "Zhao Xiao has already seen it with the Ying Xuan Illumination Technique, and he has not found the demonic atmosphere.

"Just now I asked a few people to take a look, and found that the layout of the village wall and houses does not look like an ordinary countryside, but like a dock fortress wall." He Dangguan said.

"The War of the Five Kingdoms was not only a war between major powers, but also a lot of homeless people and thieves in the countryside." Zhao Huang said: "In order to protect themselves, it is very common for the clan and township party to build dock forts and gather people to live.

When I was a child, I saw some of the dock fortress walls near Middle-earth, and the largest ones could have thousands of households. After the autumn harvest, the men in the clan also have to practice martial arts and teach archery. Not to mention, the wealthy families in Huaxu also have their own manor castle walls, which are much larger than this Qiaozhang Village. ”

"But I found that the wall here is still relatively new, and it doesn't look like it was built decades ago. ”

"That's kind of weird." Zhao Xiao held his chin in his hand: "That Lieutenant Zhang, what do you think?" ”

"At first glance, he has practiced martial arts, taking root under his feet and having a positive breath." He Dangguan said.

"This remote village is not simple." Zhao Xiao sighed.

"Deacon Zhao, I heard that the Chiyun Rebellion Party was defeated and retreated to Cangwuling, but there are still many people who follow the Rebellion Party scattered in the southern counties." He Dangguan lowered his voice: "It's not too far from Cangwuling here, and the young people in the village have fled, will it be ......?"

Zhao Xiao's expression was solemn, so he said: "You tell everyone to be on guard, and you have to send people to take turns on duty at night." ”

"Understood!"

When Lieutenant Zhang came again, Zhao Huang also prepared things to practice the Dharma, he took a few monks from the Zhenzhen Pavilion and followed Lieutenant Zhang to find a place to set up an altar nearby.

"It's not very good, if you want to place an mandala, it's best to have a place where the spirit and spirit gather, such as a shrine and the like." Zhao Xiao looked at a few places, shook his head, and then asked, "By the way, the shrine of the Void Sun True Monarch should be near the village, right?" ”

"But the shrine has been destroyed." Lieutenant Zhang said.

"It doesn't matter if the shrine is destroyed, since the Void Sun True Monarch will set up a throne in that place, it must have its intentions." Zhao Yan said: "What's more, if you want to search for this generation, it is also the most appropriate to choose the place where it once haunted." ”

The valley is steep

Zhang Liwei was suspicious, so he had to take Zhao Xiao to a halfway up the mountainside, and he pointed to an overgrown clearing, where the collapsed low wall was faintly visible, and this was the original site of the Void Sun True Monarch Shrine.

Zhao Xiao used the Yingxuan Lighting Technique, scanned and probed around, and found that there was no slightest breath of ghosts and spirits infested here, but it was better to say that it was too clean, and even the wild birds and beasts in the mountains seemed to have avoided this area.

Pushing aside the waist-high grass, we came to the main hall of the shrine, where there was a flat area where no grass had grown, and the earth was charred black, apparently burned by fire.

"Strange."

Zhao Xiao was secretly suspicious, and it was not uncommon for the shrine to be burned by fire, but when he opened the shallow floating soil, he found that the scorch marks below were faintly curvy patterns, and they were somewhat familiar.

After thinking for a moment, Zhao Xiao remembered that when he was in Xingluo County, he had briefly captured the monk Sang Huazi of Chiyundu, and the fan in his hand had a talisman written on it, which was quite similar to what he saw in front of him.

"Sure enough, it's Chiyundu."

Zhao Xiao scratched his head with some annoyance, he had experienced the suppression of bandits in Xingluo County, and he would not regard Chiyun as an ordinary chaotic party and thief, but because of his identity, many thoughts could not be said to others.

Now that I see the traces left by the Chiyundu technique, it can be seen that smashing the shrine is not an impulsive move by the people of Qiaozhang Village, and there must be the assistance of the Chiyundu monks behind it. The one who can stop the Void Sun True Monarch from taking revenge must be Chiyundu.

In any case, Chiyundu's move was the most authentic way to punish the evil and destroy the temple, and it was not a move by the monks themselves, they also encouraged the people of Qiaozhang Village to work together to break the old customs of witchcraft.

Something similar happened to Zhao Xiao in the classics left by the ancestors of the Zanli officials. Because compared with destroying shrines, killing evil cults, and arresting temple guards, it is often the most difficult to educate the people to get rid of the old customs of witchcraft.

Especially in some remote rural areas, the fashion of blood food worship and ghosts, gods and witches is deeply rooted in the people, and the people are bewitched and threatened by demons and accomplices of temples, and even blindly follow the crowd, and even dare to gather to fight against the government.

Even in the Tianxia Dynasty, the officials are not all virtuous, if they are conservative and unwilling to make trouble, they simply turn a blind eye to it and drag on until the situation is eroded. If you change to a cool official, maybe you will call the officials, soldiers and horses, and kill them together with the villagers, and then you will deduct them for the crime of possessing demons and disorderly people.

And even if Zhao Huang didn't witness it with his own eyes, judging from Zhang Liwei's words and deeds, Chiyun should have mobilized the local people of Qiaozhang Village and let them participate in the destruction of the obscene and evil temple.

In this way, if there are any more goblins and evil spirits who want to pretend to be gods and ghosts in the future, the people of Qiaozhang Village can also be more vigilant and will not be easily deceived and deceived.

Considering that they had fought desperately against the pig-headed barbarians before, Zhao Xiao couldn't help but secretly admire. If Yang Liujun had been allowed to operate in Xingluo County for a few more years, I am afraid that Qiaozhang Village would be everywhere.

If that time comes, the court officials and soldiers will not be able to suppress the bandits.

Zhao Xiao patted the dirt on his hands, turned his head to look at Zhang Liwei not far away, and thought of those young people in Qiaozhang Village hiding and escaping, which showed that they did not trust the imperial court of Huaxu State, which could not help but make people feel helpless.

"Set up an altar right here." Zhao Xiao said, he instructed the accompanying monks of the Zhenzhen Pavilion to arrange it immediately, and there was no need for Zhao Huang to do it himself.

After the Yingzhou meeting, the imperial court dispatched monks from various pavilions to Pujia Pass, and the Zhenzhen Pavilion was also among them. Moreover, these monks of the Zhenzhen Pavilion were entrusted by the head of the Xuzhou Sect to give them the gift of the master to Zhao Xiao.

Zhao Xiao also worked with the Zhenzhen Pavilion at the beginning, and thought that they were studying ritual rituals, so he gave them more guidance along the way.

Compared with Zhao Xiao, who won the true inheritance of the Tianxia Praise Ceremony, the rituals and rituals of the Zhenzhen Pavilion are a little crude, and they have to deal with ghosts and spirits, and even have methods such as possession and yin. They were able to get Zhao Xiao's guidance, which was of great benefit to the refinement of the technique.

Xu Zhouzi also understood this matter, so he sent someone to serve Zhao Xiao.

The mandala was properly arranged, Zhao Xiao tidied up his clothes slightly, and then said to Lieutenant Zhang on the side: "There may be ghosts and spirits in the future, if Lieutenant Zhang is afraid, you can retreat first." ”

"I'm not afraid." Lieutenant Zhang categorically couldn't miss this opportunity, he just wanted to take this opportunity to understand Zhao Xiao's magic skills, so that he could go back and tell Second Brother Yu.

"Then when I practice the Fa, remember not to open my mouth to speak, and don't cry out when I'm afraid." Zhao Xiao said: "The ghosts and spirits have unpredictable temperaments, and they are afraid that they will be restless and crazy if they detect the breath of the living. ”

After some advice and intimidation, Zhao Xiao came to the middle of the altar, first took out four charms, lightly burned them on the candle flame, and raised them with his hands.

Four charms flew to the four corners of the altar, and in an instant, an enchantment naturally rose, protecting the mandala and cleansing away the filth and dirt.

Zhao Xiao then took out a palm-sized token, and saw that the material was not wood or jade, but ochre red like rust, and the surface of the spell was bent and mysterious, as if it were natural.

The raw material of this token is Lingwen Divine Iron, which has been refined by the stone fire light sacrifice, and it is already a magic weapon blank.

After some thought about it before, considering that Tie Gong was once a mountain god, and the original body was subtly connected with the leylines, he might be able to refine the Lingwen God Iron into a token to summon ghosts and gods.

It is said that refining tokens itself is not an easy and simple matter, and there is a whole set of strict rituals to choose an auspicious day. But fortunately, the Lingwen Shentie is extraordinary, and after a whole year of sacrifice and training at the Wufang Yingling Altar, the Lingwen Shentie has a round pattern and is full of time every day.

Therefore, when Zhao Huang stood on the altar and held the token, his spirit was sympathetic for a moment, and his spiritual sense was greatly expanded, as if the surrounding mountains, rivers, grass and trees appeared in front of him.

If it was when he was in Xingluo County, even if Zhao Xiao held the Lingwen Divine Iron Order, he would not be able to withstand the influx of vast scenery into his eyes. In the year of Dongshengdu, Zhao Xiaoxiu has improved a lot for the realm, and the Dongfang Palace in his mind is known as deep and broad and can accommodate all things.

According to Lingxiao, the nine palaces in the brain have their own mysteries, Mingtang Palace is mainly based on ear and eye perception, and externally there are jade mirror red light and jade bell clear sound, which can break evil and dispel nightmares, and internally it is the power of watching and listening.

After watching and listening, he gradually saw the hundred gods of the internal organs in the body, and manifested in the cave palace, one god town and one house, so that the internal organs can be adjusted and the internal disturbance can be subdued. Corresponding to the outside, it is to be subtle and proficient in instigating the qi machine and the magic weapon of the imperial envoy, so that Zhao Xiao can multitask.

Putting aside his thoughts and distractions, Zhao Xiao held up the token and said loudly:

"Emperor Zhaojian. After the Tu Alliance, the gods of the counselors, and the oath was clearly heard. Ghosts, gods, spirits, ghosts, and spirits, go to the altar, just like the law! ”