From the moment he walked into the hot pot restaurant, Gu Bei noticed something abnormal.

The aromas were mixed together, combined with the smell of charcoal in the copper pot and the smell of sulfur in the air, which filled the entire space, but still could not hide the strange smell.

It's not a foul smell or an eerie smell, it's a weird, burning smell of incense.

There are statues of gods enshrined in this shop.

It stands to reason that this is not surprising, worshipping ghosts and gods is a characteristic engraved in the bones of the people of the Celestial Empire, especially in places like the three eastern provinces with their own legends, and they are very respectful of the so-called "immortal family".

Even in the dragon world, where the gods have been replaced by dragons, this is no exception.

Although there is a tradition of "worshipping God" rather than "believing in God", most of every household always has several statues of the gods to burn incense and pray.

According to statistics, 70 percent of the country's gods are worshipped, of which 50 percent are the gods of wealth, 25 percent are Buddhas, 25 percent are bodhisattvas, and the rest are others.

The general state of mind is nothing more than a rod with and without dates, and then there is the unreasonable psychological comfort (moral kidnapping) of "I burn incense for you, you have to protect me".

Therefore, it is normal to smell incense in ordinary people's homes.

However, the smell of incense in this hot pot restaurant is a bit abnormal.

It's too strong, it's too much, it's all over the place.

This is not at all the amount of incense that can be lit by offering a few statues of the gods, unless it is possible for the store to use the incense as firewood to burn the stove.

Gu Bei refreshed himself, and the Liuku Immortal Thief sniffed, trying to find the source of the smell of incense.

I searched the store, but found that although the smell of this incense was everywhere in the store, I couldn't find the source of this smell.

Eccentric.

This is followed by the normal ordering and waiting.

When Gu Bei was ordering, he found that the shopkeeper and the proprietress were also wrapped around the smell of incense, although the amount was not large, but it was obviously much higher than the concentration of incense in the air.

So the other party's target is people and not territory?

Gu Bei couldn't get his idea.

The waiter in the store was already in a hurry, Gu Bei frowned and sat in his position waiting for the boss to serve the food, and Lu Mingfei on the side was already so hungry that he collapsed on the table, and he had no strength at all.

Gu Bei was very skeptical that this thing would go into shock directly.

However, now is not the time to care about Lu Mingfei, Gu Bei is thinking about sorting out the existing information.

First, speculation about identity.

Originally, Gu Bei guessed that there was a half-breed animal, and of course, it was also possible that there really was a creature such as a "family immortal".

Either of these two speculations is good news, the former reduces the difficulty of solving the problem, and the latter means that there are very likely other strangers in this world, and Gu Bei is not the only outlier.

It's always uncomfortable to be too unique in the vast sea of people, so Gu Beicai has always been obsessed with establishing a system of Nadutong and Xinxing Inhuman, not just to balance the rights of the class, but also to have a little selfishness of his own.

But it is clear that both of these speculations are possible at the moment, but neither is quite correct.

The statue of unknown purpose sent by the other party was not clear whether it was a fog that obscured his vision or some kind of warning, but the information revealed above told Gu Bei that the other party was not just a simple family immortal or a mixed animal, but also a combination of the two.

But there is an unexplainable point here.

If the other party is a combination of a family immortal and a half-blood, then the means are nothing more than Qi and Yan Ling, but the power attached to the statue to burn Gu Bei's hand is not related to Qi and Yan Ling.

Until now, Gu Bei hadn't figured out what that power was, but it always gave him a familiar feeling.

It's like there is a layer of window paper, you can understand it if you pop it, but Gu Bei just can't break it.

The second point is the purpose of the other party.

The other party established a mysterious sect that didn't even have a name, and spread it vigorously to attract believers, Gu Bei could probably guess the other party's purpose.

Collect faith.

This is very much in line with the identity of the "family immortal".

Although the "family immortals" are the "true immortals" who have attained the Tao through cultivation, they essentially rely on the power of worship to exist in the world.

I also know with my ass that the essence of the family immortal is the soul body, which belongs to one of the methods of inviting the gods.

Please God, please God, there will be God, and someone will please.

If there is no believer faith, then who will invite them?

So this is a more logical guess, and a logical argument with the first one.

It is highly likely that the other party is a combination of a house fairy and a half-breed.

This article argues the part of the other party's immortals.

As for the half-breed part......

Couldn't the two pairs of golden boys on the statues sent by the other party be used as evidence?

From this point of view, it is speculated that the other party's purpose is nothing more than to expand its power, collect beliefs, and become immortals.

But it's a pity that the other party has crossed the line, and dragging too many ordinary people into the water is something that the official can't tolerate, so Gu Bei came.

This time, there were only two purposes for sending Gu Bei above, which did not include assisting Gu Haitang to slay the dragon.

Or, ask the other person to withdraw their paws.

Or, let the other person leave their heads.

It's as simple as that.

The third point is the suspicion of the target.

There are too many doubts on the other party's body that Gu Bei can't figure out, maybe after solving them, he can catch the other party's tail.

First of all, how did the other party's identity as a family immortal come about?

If it is a veteran five-member family, it must have developed for many years, whether it is at the half-breed level or on the official face, it should be aware of it, and it will not show up and be caught now, so ......

This is a new fairy.

So the question is, how did the other party become a fairy?

Gu Bei doesn't believe that people are born to know, people can't be born to know, how can animals be born to know?

Not to mention any hybrid-born psychics.

There is no difference between dragon blood not awakening and ordinary people, don't you see Chu Zihang was bullied on campus when he was a child?

This is a doubt.

Secondly, why doesn't the other party have contact with anyone or official?

A livestock, a mixed-race animal, a mixed-race animal that has become a family immortal, how can it not be said that it is not enlightened, right?

So why didn't she engage with other forces?

Although she established cults, expanded sects, and collected beliefs, the idols still did so much...... Well...... Indescribable.

But she didn't do anything bad.

No killing, no arson, no evil.

Except for the so-called "gods" he believes in, the rest of his followers are no different from ordinary people.

It's better to say that the quality of his followers is quite high-quality.

Although the official information in Gu Haitang's hand has not yet been delivered, the internal information of Nadutong obtained by Gu Bei from Hua Yixuan shows that the believers of this fairy are all loyal and honest, kind and duty-loving people.

It's just that the faith is a bit weird.

But it's also true, belief in what is personal freedom, eccentricity is God's fault, not the believer's fault.

Is it a long eccentricity and not a sin? It is difficult for the other party to think that he is too ugly to see anyone.

Gu Bei hadn't realized that he had subconsciously thought that the combination of the half-blood animal and the family immortal should grow into the statue carved by the god.

His thinking was solidified.

The last suspicion, the one that I caught last night.

Gu Bei still didn't understand what this guy was doing last night.

Throwing yourself into the net? Abandon the darkness and turn to the light?

After thinking about it, there was no answer, Gu Bei simply gave up thinking.

He himself is not a person who likes to drill the horns of the bull, there must be a road before the car reaches the mountain, and it is his style to learn the endless sea and work hard (fog).

Because there was no one to help, the work efficiency of the store was not very high, and finally when Lu Mingfei was about to starve to death, the owner brought the copper pot with the red and white soup base.

The red oil is spicy and fragrant, and the white soup is fragrant and mellow.

Lu Mingfei couldn't hold back directly, threw a series of ingredients into the pot, and first fished out the ingredients that were cooked as soon as they were hot to fill his stomach, and Lu Mingfei patiently waited for the rest of the delicious food to cook.

Gu Bei also went down a few ingredients, and then found that something was wrong.

"Huh?"

Gu Bei looked at the copper pot, the charcoal fire at the bottom of the pot was burning, the soup in the pot was hot, the aroma and fireworks were intertwined, and he almost didn't smell it.

The smell of incense on this copper pot is actually heavier than all the incense in this shop combined.

Gu Bei pondered for two seconds, and had a plan in his heart.

The sheep pretended to have nothing to do and solved a full meal, and then it was Gu Beizai's operation time.

Use money to open the way.

Draw the relationship closer through words.

Men who have drunk wine are brothers, and they are closer again.

Drinking.

Clichés.

Everything went smoothly, although in the end the other party passed out for unknown reasons, but Gu Bei had basically gotten the information he wanted.

And it's not necessarily for unknown reasons.

Incense.

Gu Bei had been trying to use the Liuku Immortal Thief to capture the incense diffused in the air during his time in the store, but this kind of thing was obviously not under the control of the Liuku Immortal Thief.

The material existence of incense can naturally be captured, but even if it is absorbed and refined, it is no different from refining other substances, and it cannot directly absorb the power contained in the incense.

If Gu Bei guessed correctly, it should be the power of faith.

Unlike the material existence of Qi and the spirit of words, although faith is also an energy system that can be used as a spiritual practice, its existence is special.

Categorically speaking, it is closer to the existence of the spiritual will, and is more similar to the soul energy.

Soul Energy ......

Gu Bei thought about it and made a bold decision.

He wants to use the power of the blue hand to act on himself, and then directly absorb the power of faith in the incense through his soul body.

There is no doubt that the risk of doing so is undoubted, although Gu Bei's soul body is powerful, it is different from the physical body guarded by the Six Reservoir Immortal Thieves, and Gu Bei's soul protection is not complete.

One of the two all-hands, the blue hand, is strong in attack, but it is a bit difficult to defend.

The method of the interior scene of Qimen after the wind is a double-edged sword, and it is naturally invincible to deal with others, but it is also invincible to fight yourself, not to mention that there is a very temperamental tsundere dragon living inside, and Gu Bei really doesn't plan to use the interior scene unless it is a last resort.

There are so many things for the soul in the Eight Wonder Techniques, and the Divine Skill Hundred Refining Iron must have no effect, and it is difficult to say that the Daluo Cave View has not been able to say that the Qi Body Source Flow and the Divine Spirit are not the two eight characters, Gu Bei wants to wonder if the system will not invite these two elders down until the end.

It should be possible to pass through the heavens, but neither learning runes nor receiving them can be achieved overnight.

The only one who can play a role is the detention of the generals.

Gu Bei really wanted to detain the spirit at this moment, but the proficiency of the miracle skills on his body was not enough, and he couldn't unlock it.

Without the protection of the soul, once the other party moves his hands and feet in the incense, then Gu Bei's result will not be much better.

But now there is nothing else, Gu Bei can only take a risk.

Moreover, Gu Bei also has his own judgment.

He believed the records in the information and his own judgment that the other party was not a bad person...... Well, bad livestock.

How it feels weird.

The blue hand's Qi wrapped around his body, then dispersed, like a net to catch the incense in the air.

Sure enough, Gu Bei obviously felt that the Qi of the blue hand had touched something, and this time the power of faith in the incense did not overflow, but followed the incense into Gu Bei's soul body.

This Gu belief drifted away after entering Gu Bei's soul and merged into Gu Bei's soul.

Gu Bei felt that his soul was nourished, and not only that, but his body also had corresponding feedback.

Although it doesn't feel much, it's analogous to ordinary people, which is roughly equivalent to a buff like physical health?

This newly debuted "immortal family" is sheltering his own believers?

So the incense in the surrounding air should be eating and supporting the building from collapsing?

It's no wonder that the aftermath of earthquakes is so frequent, but nothing happens to the buildings around it.

No wonder the shopkeeper and the surrounding shopkeepers did not leave, but went about their business with peace of mind.

No wonder the shopkeeper says that nothing happens to anyone here.

It seems that this "immortal family" is quite trusted, even if it is a matter of life, these people believe that she can protect them.

In this way, the other party should be a "good god"?

Gu Bei smiled and looked at the hexagram on the table: the upper and lower hurdles are separated, and the fire and water are not healed.

Just like this copper pot, there is water on top and fire on the bottom.

But Gu Bei is not counting how things are going, but the position of the other party!

This copper pot up and down, as well as the smell of incense permeating this copper pot, doesn't this clearly tell you where the other party is?

Gu Bei smiled, Kan Zijue controlled the red and white soup base in the copper pot to fly, and he didn't think the copper pot was hot, so he directly flipped the copper pot over with his bare hands.

On the bottom of the burned red pot, a portrait was vividly carved, exactly the same as the statue locked in the cabinet by Gu Bei!

Gu Bei looked at the statue and suddenly felt that something was wrong......

There is a blind spot......

If this immortal family is a good immortal family, then why does the statue sent carry such a yin attack method.

That kind of energy that is not Qi or Lingling, Gu Bei can already be sure that it is the power of incense and the power of faith.

But it seemed to be completely different from the power of faith that he had just come into contact with.

Things seem to be a little more complicated than Gu Bei thought.

There was a knock on the door of the private room, and a tall man walked in.

He is about 1.8 meters tall, which is a little worse than Fingal, but the muscles on his body are more exaggerated than Fingal.

It's the kind that attracts people of the same sex.

The head of the mixed-race unit of the Northeast Division, Gao Lian.

"Chairman, what you want is ready."

Gu Bei nodded, and pointed to the pool of more than 200 catties of fat on the table: "Help me settle the account." ”

The corners of Gao Lian's mouth twitched unrecognizably: "Yes." ”