Qi Jingzhilang laughed and waved his hand very arrogantly: "What is this?" Walking the rivers and lakes, righteousness first! If you come to Linzhou in the future, just report the name of Luqiyun to my Linshan guest! Oh, and there are those who call me the Skinning Demon King. ”

The old plaque monster was not frightened by this name, but was overjoyed, and couldn't help nodding and saying, "That's a good feeling!" Tonight is the Dao Chenghuang lord's banquet, it is not the turn of the little old man, the next time the deer lord passes by here, whether it is a tip or a hotel, all the expenses are mine! ”

Qi Jingzhi was stunned when he heard it.

He was talking nonsense and talking perfunctory, but he didn't expect that this old plaque monster knew that he had grown a lot of beard, and he believed whatever he heard.

That expression didn't seem to be fake, anyway, Qi Jingzhi looked at it carefully for a long time, and he never saw the slightest flaw on that old face.

"Shhh...... That's too honest, isn't it? ”

The skinning demon lord Lord Deer is the most kind-hearted, and it is rare to meet such an honest spirit, so he is a little unbearable.

He was about to speak, when he heard the sound of bones behind him, and when he turned around, he saw a hardwood wheel with broken spokes, swaying towards the Shema Stack, and in an instant he was near.

Qi Jingzhi's turn really scared the spoke boys.

These seven little elves were not as big-hearted as the old plaque monsters, and they didn't think that the young man's ghost-like and mighty spirit officer appearance was handsome, and immediately let out a series of exclamations.

Seeing that the hardwood wheel staggered, he immediately lost his balance, slammed into the courtyard gate crookedly, rolled over and over, and fell into the thick white long beard.

"Oops!"

The old plaque monster had a few strands of whiskers wrenched into the wheels, and let out a miserable cry of pain, and all the long beards writhed violently like living creatures.

was caught off guard, and his small body was swept back by a soft force, and was picked up by Qi Jingzhi, who was quick to move.

The hardwood wheels sunk in the whiskers were also pushed out, and the old plaque monster lowered his head and glared, and while pulling his beard away from the spoked boys, he muttered angrily: "Who am I so frizzy, it turns out that the seven little dolls of the Radiant family!" ”

It paused, and suddenly realized: "Huh? How did your body escape? Did the Shema Bridge collapse, or was the head of the water beast on the bridge destroyed? ”

The hardwood wheels rolled twice and leaned against the door frame on the side.

The seven spokes had seven small faces, and they all brushed towards the young man on the back of the alien beast, and they called in unison very obediently: "Thanks to Engong for rescue!" ”

These spoke boys were already grateful, but at this moment they saw the "true face" of Engong, and this shout was really both awe and awe.

"A little thing, what's the point?"

Qi Jingzhi smiled at them, and said in an accentuated tone: "What we said before at Xiema Bridge doesn't have to be on our lips all the time!" ”

Who knew that it was okay if he didn't laugh, but when the boys saw Engong's smiling appearance, they became more and more trembling.

The boy in the lead was the most courageous and the most awake, and when he heard this, he glanced at the old plaque monster above his head, and then scolded his brothers: "Have you all heard Engong's orders? From now on, you guys are not allowed to talk nonsense! Especially the fifth and seventh spokes, they all closed their mouths tightly! ”

"It's all up to the big brother!"

Four of the other six spoke boys immediately agreed in unison, and the other two pursed their lips tightly, not daring to make the slightest sound.

According to the ranking, the boy who should have been called spoke hummed with satisfaction, and turned to look at Qi Jingzhi, with a worried look between his eyebrows: "Engong really wants to go in?" ”

Qi Jingzhi nodded, and said as a matter of course: "Now that Dao Chenghuang is holding a banquet to track down the murderers of the two road gods of Budaijian, I happen to be at the meeting, how can I pretend that I don't know?" ”

"Master Deer, righteous Bo Yuntian!" The old plaque monster above his head let out a sigh of admiration, which sounded very sincere.

Hearing this, he gritted his teeth and glared: "Our brother is trapped in the mud at the bottom of the bridge, and he is only free by his righteous actions. This favor must be repaid, and I will go with Engong tonight! ”

Before the words fell, it jumped off the hardwood wheel and slammed into the ground like a stick.

The other six spokes also jumped down without saying a word, and stood in a row in front of the door of the Shema Inn, all with tight faces and slightly tilted back, as if they were raising their heads and chests.

Seeing this, Qi Jingzhi couldn't help but be stunned, but he also took a serious look at the seven little spirits for the first time.

Upon closer inspection, he found that the shape of the spokes was very peculiar, with eight edges, traces of vermilion lacquer on the surface, and rusted copper nails of round caps nailed to the ends facing upwards, that is, towards the wheels.

Qi Jingzhi has also seen several extremely high-standard palaces, and the doors of those palaces are painted with vermilion lacquer and decorated with gold and bronze nails, which are extremely gorgeous and magnificent. Perhaps the hardwood wheel in front of me had a glorious time before falling into the stream and burying it in the mud.

Feeling the inquiring meaning in his gaze, Spokesman took the initiative to speak: "Good Sect Grace knows that our seven brothers are not ordinary spokes. Before, he was crushed under the bridge and couldn't move, that was due to the situation, but now once he gets out of trouble, he doesn't dare to say how much help he can help, but he is not afraid of ordinary ghosts. ”

As he spoke, he spun around in place before continuing: "Once upon a time, there was an old man who passed on the Xiema Bridge, and when he saw our brother, he laughed, saying that there are clouds in the Tao Sutra, and there are thirty spokes in total. ”

"The old man said that there should have been thirty spokes on this wheel where our seven brothers were, but it corresponded to thirty days of the month. The spokes and axles are there, and the slot holes on the wheel hub are empty, and the presence and absence are mutually reinforcing, and the car has a role. ”

Qi Jingzhi didn't expect that Radiant Da would be able to say such a truth, and he was surprised but also enlightened.

The ancient sages have always attached great importance to driving and roads, and even the Emperor Hong once used Xuanyuan as the name, and it is not surprising that a small wheel has such a head, and it is even written into the "Tao Jing".

Qi Jingzhi nodded and smiled: "Even if you are reasonable, it's just that you said that you are not afraid of ordinary ghosts, where does this start?" ”

Radiant revealed the shape of a brown-clothed boy, grabbed a brother beside him nearby, and held it horizontally in front of him with both hands: "Engong, please see, our brothers look the same, all of them are vermilion lacquer, eight edges, and copper nails." ”

Seeing Qi Jingzhi nodding, there was a slight smug look on his face: "I heard that old man say that the imperial court has a polite system, and in the honor guard of the lord of the country, a car spoked rod like ours is a must-have weapon, which is similar to the honor guards of Jinwu, Ke Shu and other sticks. ”

"When the main car of the country travels, the left and right soldiers hold the spokes in their hands, one is used to clamp the car, which can make the wheels travel more smoothly, and the other is also used as the armament of the clear road escort, the most is the ghost and god to clear the easy, all evils are not invaded."

"Because the copper nail at the end of the rod is shining, and it is inserted into the wheel hub when clamping the car, the spoke rod has a nickname, called the golden hub rod."

"The old man also said that those pro-soldiers and guards who are armed with golden hub rods and drive with the main car of the Hu country are called the 'Clamp Hub Team', which used to be under the jurisdiction of the Hook Chen Academy, and now they are the Luan Yi Supervisor who is subordinate to the Chiyou Division of the Demon Suppression Courtyard."

Qi Jingzhi couldn't help but wonder when he heard it talking: "Could it be that the seven of you are actually the golden hub rods from Luan Yi Prison?" That's disrespectful! ”

As he spoke, he unintentionally reached a hand to his waist and shook the gold medal of the Hook Chen Yuan.

Spoke Da was immediately attracted by Qi Jingzhi's action, his eyes fell on the gold medal, but his expression did not change in the slightest, and he was obviously illiterate.

I saw that this little elf looked away, and said with a little dejectedness: "It doesn't matter what kind of hook Chen Courtyard or Demon Suppression Courtyard is, if a few of us have such a good life, we will not be abandoned under the Xiema Bridge...... Now that we even have the copper nails on our bodies, how can we still have the face to call ourselves with golden hubs? ”

"The old man said, although the seven of us are also spokes, but they are not the honor guards of the country, they should be imitated by some wealthy family, and they are hidden in the wheels every day, so that they can be easily accessed by the family members in case of attack."

Seeing the self-pity of the seven little elves, they were all a little embarrassed, and Qi Jingzhi couldn't help but laugh dumbly.

He had wondered why the hardwood wheel had not been refined, but that the seven remaining spokes on it had each given birth to spirituality, and that there was such an object as a spoke rod in the world.

This thing was originally born from the wheel, and it was a tool when it was used to clamp the car, but it was included in the honor guard of the lord of the country, and was mastered by the so-called guards of the clamping hub, which has the function of both ritual and weapon, and it can be said that it is a stick with multiple uses.

As for why the wheels where the seven brothers of the spoke family were hiding fell at the bottom of the bridge, and why only seven of the original thirty spokes remained, this was before they became essences, and now I don't know how many years have passed, I am afraid it is difficult to verify.

Thinking of this, Qi Jingzhi couldn't help but nod and smiled: "I have seen the water and fire sticks used by Yin Cha in the Chenghuang Yin Division, and they are the best at dealing with necromancers and the like. Since you seven golden hub rods have the head of the road ambulance, I want to have some restraint effect on those road gods and road ghosts, but you can follow me in for a long time. ”

Hearing this, the spokes immediately put down the brothers in their hands, and the seven spokes all showed the shape of children, honestly getting out of the way and lining up on both sides.

"Get out of the way." Qi Jingzhi raised his head, and his tone was very gentle.

The old plaque monster had been listening silently for a long time, and finally reacted quickly at this moment, or as if he had been scared for a long time, he saw that the Deer Demon Lord was about to enter the Xiema Stack, and hurriedly put the white long beard back, revealing the portal of the Xiema Stack.

Qi Jingzhi bowed his head lightly to it, stuffed it into his arms, and rode in proudly.

He acted in such a high-profile manner, not blindly conceited and underestimated the demons on the Meizhou Road, but the so-called black road gods and white road gods that he had encountered one after another in recent days were too weak, and it can be seen what kind of road gods and demons came to the banquet tonight, but the Dao Chenghuang who didn't know the root was worth paying attention to.

What's more, now that his heart is manifested, his realm alone is no longer weaker than that of Xin Changji, the commander of Chaozhou to ward off evil spirits.

According to Qian Xiaoren, the rank of the lieutenant of the demon suppression capital is still above the lieutenant of the demon suppression capital of the counties, and he is the first person under the demon suppression general of a state. Of course, there is the help of Xin Changji's family lineage, but it also shows that among the younger generation, in local counties and even within a state, the manifestation of the second realm is already extremely good.

With this cultivation in the body, it is appropriate to be cautious, but there is no need to be afraid.

The main hall of the inn looked dark from the outside, and there was no sound, and when Bannu crossed the threshold, Qi Jingzhi's eyes suddenly lit up with dim candlelight.

At this moment, most of the tables in the hall were empty, except for a small square table in the northwest corner, which was already full, and the lamp on the table was shining with a turquoise flame, like a netherworld phosphorus fire.

Under the faint green light, I saw a strange robe on each side of the small square table, which was obviously empty, but it stood up out of thin air, sitting upright like a human being.

Qi Jingzhi could see clearly that these robes were a gloomy and miserable green robe, a red wedding dress with black blood stains on the neckline, a wool collar coat that was wet and dripping down, and a prison uniform that exuded the stench of rotten flesh.

The four strange robes heard the movement, and each turned his head, looking at the door with eyes that were not there.

After seeing Qi Jingzhi's appearance clearly, they faintly sensed the bad aura on the young man's body, and they quickly looked away and returned to their original sitting posture.

Pushing the wheels and leading the six brothers, he walked in right behind Madara's ass.

Although they tried their best to pose as a guard, they were too short and thin to lose their momentum, but they seemed to follow the elders of the family to the banquet.

Seeing that Qi Jingzhi was looking at the robes in the corner, Radiant hurriedly walked closer and introduced softly: "Engong, those are the clothes of the dead in the nearby mountains. ”

"Clothes are personal things, once the owner dies, it is very easy to be obsessed with decay, and become the basis of evil spirits and ghosts."

"These clothes of the dead are shallow, and they can only be picked up and put on by the living, which is worse than our seven brothers. If Engong thinks it's an eyesore, we'll beat them out! ”

He paused and said confidently: "No matter what kind of clothes they are, they will inevitably be taken to the river by the mothers-in-law and beaten repeatedly with laundry sticks and mallets. ”

Qi Jingzhi lowered his head, and saw that the seven spoke boys were all eager to try, and knew that they should have been in the stream for many years, always watching people beating their robes, and now that they are out of trouble, they can't help but want to try it themselves when they see these dead clothes.

Thinking of this, the young man couldn't help but smile and said: "You, the mallet of the Qingdao ambulance, may have restrained the likes of road gods and ghosts, which will inevitably arouse people's fears. ”

"What's more, your brother was born with such a temperament, once he was free, he immediately wanted to run rampant, no wonder he was suppressed under the stone bridge for many years, and no one was willing to rescue him."

(End of chapter)