"I don't know how many people there are in this Lei Qingguan and which gods are worshipped?"

“……”

The man looked at Song You carefully a few times, perhaps because he didn't look like a wicked person, including the man with a sword, leading a dark horse and being born heroic, and also like his guard, seeing that he was not only gentle but also polite and polite in his conversation, he also slowed down slightly and said to him:

"Under the surname Xu, a single name is a Mu character."

"It turned out to be Duke Xu, polite."

"Answering Mr.'s question, as far as Xu knows, this Lei Qingguan has a total of three masters and apprentices, which is not much, as for the offerings...... "Xu Mu was a little embarrassed, "Xu has been here a few times, but I haven't seen it all, but naturally there are the Chijin Emperor and several Heavenly Palace Heavy Gods, and the main worship is still a few Lei Gong." ”

"Only three?"

"Xu remembers that there are only three people."

"How many Lei Gong are enshrined?"

"Exactly."

Song You couldn't help but squint his eyes.

Xu Mu seemed to be knowledgeable, and after thinking about it, he explained: "Mr. doesn't know, the north is full of wars and ghosts all the year round, although this is the boundary of Angzhou, but in fact, it is only a few dozen miles away from Hezhou, and I often hear rumors that there are demons and ghosts making trouble, so compared to the south, there are more Taoist temples and temples dedicated to Lei Gong on our side." ”

"Sounds like you've been to the South?"

"Xu went to the capital to go through business."

"I see."

Song You had seen Zhou Leigong's demeanor, although he didn't have much contact at that time, but he intuitively felt that Zhou Leigong was also an upright person, so even if he knew that the Taoist was in the temple on the mountain at this time, knew that this Taoist temple was mainly dedicated to Lei Gong, and knew that the Taoist was a thorough demon, he didn't make a decision, but just asked Xu Mu again:

"Why do you want to do this?"

"Well, it's not a secret." Xu Mu sighed, "Recently, there have been some strange things in Xu's house, so I want to come to Lei Qingguan to look for the master to take a look and help." ”

"Is this Taoist temple very effective?"

"Miracle...... I can't talk about the miracle, but the Lord has a way, and he is very good at exorcizing evil spirits and subduing demons. Xu Mu paused as he spoke, his face was helpless, and he stretched out one hand and weighed it, "It's just that if you want to invite a master to do something, this is indispensable." ”

"I see."

Song You paused for a moment, and said with a smile: "I feel very fortunate when I meet my feet, I talk to my feet, and I am very grateful to be relieved by my feet." It just so happens that there are some spells in the next place, and he is also good at exorcism and demon subjugation, but he doesn't know what strange things are encountered at home? ”

"Sir also knows spells?"

"I understand a little."

Song You knew that he was suspicious, so he said: "If you can just solve your worries, you will save some incense and pay for your feet." If not, it is not good at learning the arts, so you can only say sorry to your feet, and please go up the mountain to find the master of Lei Qingguan. ”

When Xu Mu heard this, his suspicions went a little away.

After thinking about it, he said:

"Actually, it's not a big deal, but the old mother of Xu's family has been in the family recently, and she doesn't know what evil she has fallen into, and she often has a ...... at home It's like an invisible person talking. ”

Xu Mu's voice was a little quieter when he said this, as if he didn't want to talk about ghosts and gods, and he also avoided those sensitive words.

"Sometimes she would say that someone was calling her, telling her to get up, telling her to eat, telling her to go out to pick peas, to threshing rapeseeds, to do the laundry. Sometimes she would greet people when she ate, and sometimes she would lie on the bed and say that there was a person standing in front of her looking at her. But there was no one in front of her for all these things. We asked her who it was, and she could sometimes tell it, but the people who said it were all different. Sometimes it is our father, who has been dead for many years, sometimes it is her sister, sometimes it is other old women who have died in the same village, and sometimes she can't say it, saying that she is a stranger she doesn't know. We were scared when we heard it......"

"That's right."

Song You thought about it, and couldn't make a decision: "This has to be seen in the past." ”

"Haha, thank you, sir, but Xu is here, and the money is all together, let's go up the mountain, just to relieve the worries of the old mother at home as soon as possible, and avoid Mr. going all the way to the road."

"He is a dutiful son."

"Haha as the saying goes, filial piety comes first, not to mention that Xu was poor when he was young, weak and weak, and his mother pulled us up with hard work, and it was very hard, how could we not be filial?"

Song You nodded and didn't say much.

So he walked with Xu Mu and went to the gate of the Taoist temple on the mountain.

The Taoist temple is not big or small, with red lacquered wooden doors.

"Tuk Tuk ......"

Xu Mu knocked on the door first.

There was the sound of footsteps inside.

Sanhua Niangniang already understood that the gravedigger that day was the enemy of her own line, and also understood that she was here to find that Taoist today, although she was confused by the attitude of her Taoist priest and passers-by, but it did not hinder her vigilance and determination to protect her own Taoist priest, and she was already ready to attack at this time.

The swordsman's hand with his sword stretched forward.

"Squeak......

The door was opened by a small Taoist priest.

“？”

The three-flowered cat tilted its head and stared at him stunned.

The swordsman also frowned and did not take it lightly.

The little Taoist priest looked like he was in his teens, and when he opened the door, he couldn't help asking:

"Who are you looking for?"

"The villain's surname is Xu Mingmu, and my mother seems to have fallen into evil, and I want to come and ask the Lord to solve my mother's worries." Xu Mu was respectful.

"Oh......"

The little Taoist priest nodded, and looked at Song You again:

"Who is the Dao Chief?"

"In the lower is a wandering Taoist, see that there is a Taoist temple here, come to visit." Song You smiled, "I don't know if it's convenient?" ”

"......" the little Taoist priest glanced at him up and down, "It's not that we don't know how to entertain guests, it's really that our Taoist temple is not big, except for the palace dedicated to the gods, there are only two rooms in total that can live in people, and there is really no place to stay with the Taoist chief and this hero with the Taoist chief." ”

"We don't stay overnight, we just come in and have a look."

"That's ......"

The little Taoist priest was a little embarrassed again: "But my master practiced a little bit yesterday, and he was sick, so I am afraid that it will be difficult to entertain the Taoist ......."

"Daoyou's master is a middle-aged Taoist with a beard, about as tall as me, and very thin?"

"Huh? How do you know? ”

"I had a relationship with the Lord, but I didn't know the Lord's path."

"That ......"

"It's better for the little Taoist to let us in first, and then report to the Lord. If the contemplator is willing to see him, he will have a long talk with him below, and if the contemplator is really ill and inconvenient to entertain guests, he will leave at the bottom. ”

"That's fine."

The little Taoist priest nodded and opened the door: "Then please invite a few people in." ”

"Sir, I'm not going in, I'm watching the horses outside." The gray-clothed swordsman said to Song You.

"There is labor."

Song You knew what he meant.

Immediately, together with a man named Xu Mu, he followed behind the little Taoist priest, walked into the Taoist temple, and came to the main hall.

The little Taoist priest asked them if they wanted to put on incense, Xu Mu spent more than a dozen yuan to buy three incense sticks, but Song You politely refused. The little Taoist priest asked them to wait in the main hall for a while, and reminded them not to let the cat in, lest the cat be ignorant and blasphemous the gods, and inform the master himself.

The three-flowered cat turned its head and stared straight at the little Taoist.

Retracting her gaze, she saw that her Taoist priest and the man she met on the road had entered the temple, she thought about it with a flickering eye, and then really sat down on the spot, licked her paws, and didn't want to go in.

The main hall was lit with lamps and there were no candles.

Several sticks of incense are already burning.

It should be paid homage to the Taoist priest of the Taoist temple.

Song You stood at the door with his hands behind his back, looking at the statues in the temple one by one.

In the middle is indeed the statue of the Emperor Chijin, and the statues on the left and right sides are not the same as most Taoist temples, but they are also the more important gods of the current Dayan Taoism.

In addition, there are several statues of thunder gods and gods on the side.

It can be seen from the incense and tribute that this Taoist temple is mainly dedicated to the Chijin Emperor and the chief official of the Lei Ministry, and the Taoist honorific title of the Nine Heavens Xuandu Thunder Puhua Tianzun, if the people only say Lei Gong, it refers to him. In recent generations, the descendants of Fulongguan are generally called Fu Lei Gong.

The rest of the Lei Gong statues are not well done, it is difficult to identify who is who, there is no sign of absorbing the power of incense, there is no spirituality, and there is no divine light. If there is a spiritual light, if it is not like it, Song You may be able to recognize a few familiar ones, but in this way, even he can't tell who is who.

Naturally, the gods themselves can't tell the difference.

At this time, the cigarette smoke curled in the temple, almost only drifting in two directions.

One is the Chijin Emperor, and the other is Fu Leigong.

"How dare you take ......"

Song You looked at the incense and showed a smile.

Worshipping the Chijin Emperor may be out of respect, after all, the Lord of the Heavenly Palace, there is no Taoist temple that does not worship, and the rest of the gods are pure respect, except for respect, there is nothing else. Lei Qingguan mainly worships Fu Lei Gong, the chief official of the Lei Ministry, and the rest of the Lei gods are only symbolically placed on the statues and written names, but in fact, they can't recognize who is who.

As for why these people have no spiritual light......

Maybe they have already noticed that the master of this Taoist temple has taken a crooked path and cultivated evil ways, or maybe it is because at the beginning of the establishment of the Taoist temple, when the statue was made, there was no sincerity at all, and they did not do it at all, so naturally they did not perceive that there was a statue of their own god here, or they sensed it, and they did not care.

Xu Mu beside him was also sincerely incense, he had lit the incense in his hand, and after kneeling down and making a wish, he also inserted it in front of Fu Leigong.

The power of the incense still floated only to those two.

"Two ......"

The little Taoist priest ran back again and said to them, "Poor Dao just went to wake up the master and asked, and the master said that he was unwell and inconvenient to entertain guests, so please go back." ”

"Oh?" Xu Mu was surprised, "Then what should my mother do?" ”

"Master said I'll come back later."

"This ......"

"I'm sorry." The little Taoist priest said, "If a good person comes back in a while, he will be free of money." ”

"Okay then."

Xu Mu had no choice but to agree, and then looked at Song You again.

"I don't know where to live?" Song You asked with a smile, "In the world of the clouds, maybe you will come to the foot, if you haven't found another way by then, you can also let you try it in the next step." ”

"Thank you, sir!"

Xu Mu hurriedly gave a deep salute, it was about the old mother, but he did not refuse, but said: "Xu's family lives in Zhijiang County, Erqiao Street in the north of the city, and you can find it if you inquire a little. ”

"Walk slowly."

"Mr. ......"

"I have a fate with this Taoist temple in the next, and I haven't put on incense yet, so I will go on another stick of incense."

"How long does it take to put incense on it? Xu waited for Mr. Yes. ”

"Let's go first."

"This ......"

Although Xu Mu didn't know why, he had just met, and he didn't want to be entangled, so he had to agree and leave with a smile.

Song You also took it out in his arms, and looked back at the three-flowered cat sitting in the yard, and under the gaze of her burning eyes, he took out a handful of money, counted out a dozen yuan, and handed it to the little Taoist priest next to him.

is also a Taoist, and he came to the door to worship incense, logically speaking, he should not collect money, but the little Taoist priest smiled and grinned, and he took it and put it into his arms very smoothly.

“……”

Song You got three sticks of incense, blew on it, and the incense automatically burned and was inserted in front of Fu Lei Gong, the chief official of the Lei Ministry.

"This Taoist ......"

As soon as the little Taoist priest wanted to persuade Song You to leave, he heard a slight explosion.

"Canopy!"

The three incense sticks that had just been lit suddenly ignited a flame.

The flame is so big that it is far from being able to burn incense, but the statues of the gods are all dressed in windbreakers and hung red, which are all good combustibles, and when they are burned, they all burn.

If the gods are not spiritual, the temple should be burned.

(End of chapter)