In the early hours of the morning, Li Xuan asked his elder Li Dalu to carry a basket of burned bone broth and followed him to the capital Chenghuang Temple near Jiming Temple in the north of the city.

There are many city god temples in Jinling, and it is the Nanjing of the country, so the imperial court canonized a capital city god temple in the city, which is the head of the city god in the south and the city god temple in Jinling, and has the right of theoretical control for the city gods south of the Yangtze River.

Due to the imminent Midyear Festival on July 15, the incense of the Capital City God's Temple is very vigorous, and when Li Xuan arrived, it was already crowded with people.

The Zhongyuan Festival is the festival of the Qingxu Emperor in the Three Officials Emperor, and the land gods are under the jurisdiction of the "local officials", so the people will worship the city gods and land in various places before the Zhongyuan Festival.

Li Xuan wasted all his strength, and finally squeezed into the main hall to worship the city god, and then came to a remote alley next to the city god hall, in front of a shrine that was only half a person high.

The idol offered inside is a mastiff dog, and the god name is 'General Listening to the Heavens'.

The incense here is still very vigorous, and the believers of the City God will routinely burn a little incense for this sacred beast that is said to be the most useful and favorite in front of the City God's seat after worshipping the City God.

Li Xuan first gave this person a three-pillar and one-person high incense, and then recited the words in his mouth: "Brother Mastiff, Li Xuan took the liberty to come to visit today, and please take the time to see him." I heard that Brother Mastiff likes to eat bone broth, Li specially invited the chef of Sanweiju to make some for you——"

In fact, as early as after the meeting in Suzaku Hall, he wanted to visit this listening mastiff. It's just that I've been busy these days, and I don't have time to spare.

However, Li Xuan repeated it three times in a row, but he didn't see any reaction from the idol, and there was no movement around, but it attracted the sideways glances of the surrounding pilgrims.

Let the divine beast in front of the City God Seat 'take a break', what is the origin of this young man?

After waiting for about ten minutes, Li Xuan couldn't help but shake his head slightly in disappointment: "Let's go, let's go back." ”

"What about these dragon bone soups?" Li Dalu lifted a big basket in his hand: "Why don't you put it here?"

This thing is tired of him, it weighs more than 100 catties, and it is more than ten miles from the Chengyi Bofu in the south of the city to this side.

"What are you doing here, of course, take it back and eat it!" Li Xuan glared at his Chang Sui: "It cost two hundred taels of silver, and the most authentic dragon bone soup of Sanwei Ju, even if General Tingtian doesn't like it, it can't be wasted." ”

Of course, ordinary dragon bone soup is not worth the price of two hundred taels, even if it is from a world-renowned chef. But the keel in this soup is from a horned crocodile. It's a crocodile with horns, and its body is similar to that of a Nile crocodile, and because it's a dragonborn, it's a demon product from birth, so it's a real 'dragon bone soup'.

There are still quite a lot of horned crocodiles in this world, and there was no idea of animal protection in ancient times, but because of these monsters, many people were killed along the river, and they shouted and killed everywhere.

Therefore, there are monks who specialize in hunting and killing horned crocodiles and selling them to restaurants in major cities, and one tail can be sold for two or three thousand taels.

Li Xuan couldn't help but feel that the dragon clan in this world was quite undignified, either being ridden or eaten.

"Bring it back, but the gods will be angry. Li Dalu pouted, feeling that his son-in-law was very unsophisticated, but then he sighed lightly and walked out with the basket.

But as soon as the two of them walked out of the City God Temple, they saw a mastiff flying into the air: "Li Xuan, you are too inauthentic, this bone broth has been sent to the god, and you still have to bring it back, it is too insincere, too unlimited, and too inappropriate for the son of man." ”

Li Xuan was suddenly happy, thinking that the information provided by Le Qianqian was indeed not wrong, this mastiff under the City God Seat really couldn't resist the delicacy of dragon bone soup.

He motioned for Li Dalu to put the basket down, and the Tianmastiff unceremoniously lifted the lid and took a sip first.

"Sure enough, it's from the chef of Sanweiju, it's really delicious-"

Tingtianmastiff's face showed a look of enjoyment: "Do you have any wine? Can you bring wine? This dragon bone soup doesn't go with wine, and it still lacks some taste." ”

Li Xuan smiled and took out two porcelain bottles from his sleeves: "The same 'Huanglong Drunk' from Sanweiju, it is said that the output is limited, and I can only buy two bottles for more than a hundred taels." ”

"Enough is enough. ”

Hearing that the mastiff was overjoyed, it opened its mouth and sucked a ball of wine in the porcelain bottle into its mouth, and its expression was even more intoxicated: "Mastiff, I don't get tired of eating, this match is just right." If you bring a big vat of ordinary rice wine, I'm not used to it. ”

It ate and drank wildly, and soon ate most of the bones in the keel soup. Then this one looked stunned, and looked at Li Xuan with some embarrassment: "I know why you came, but I really can't help you with what you want to ask." ”

Li Xuan frowned, and said in disbelief: "How could it be? Could it be that Brother Mastiff is capable of doing it, and I don't know the origin and feet of this female ghost behind me?"

"I know what I know, but I don't dare to say it. ”

Hearing this, the mastiff's face was bitter, and his tail shrugged: "After I say it, there will be endless disasters, not only my life may not be saved, but it will also affect my master." ”

"Infinite calamity, is it so serious?"

Li Xuan inexplicably remembered a famous scene in Journey to the West, the fighting Buddha fought with the six-eared macaque, and together they made trouble in front of the Jizo Buddha, asking the mount of the Jizo Buddha to hear the truth and distinguish the truth from the false.

In the end, what Di heard was that 'although he has a name, he can't say it to his face, and he can't help capture him', and he said, 'Say it to your face, the evil hair of the goblin will disturb the treasure hall, and make the hell uneasy', and in the end, you can only let these two go to find the Buddha together-

Could it be that this scourge is so great that even the city god can't hold it?

"You really can't say anything about it, so you can always recommend someone to talk to, right?"

"No, don't you have the origin of the one behind you? If you don't experience extraordinary things, how can you have the posture of a great emperor?" Listening to the heavenly mastiff shook his head decisively and said: "In fact, in this Jinling City, there are some people with such magical powers. But are you sure you're going to go to them? That's just a sheep in the tiger's mouth, and the meat buns beat me, and there is no return. ”

Li Xuan could only retreat to the second: "Then Brother Mastiff may teach me one or two ways to save my life?"

"No, there isn't. Probably worried that Li Xuan would turn his face, he heard the mastiff put the last bone in his mouth, and said in a vague voice: "I'm just a dog, don't treat me as a god." ”

Li Xuan couldn't help but sigh: "That's it, I originally wanted to mold a golden body for Brother Mastiff, but now it seems that I can save this silver." ”

"That's all you can do. ”

Listening to the heavenly mastiff squinted at Li Xuan with disdain: "Don't want to use this set, with the master's ability to listen, I don't know how many people want to shape a golden body for me?" But I don't lack incense, I don't lack a golden body, I don't care about it!"

Li Xuan thought to himself that it was right, the ability of this heavenly mastiff was like a monitor covering the whole city twenty-four hours a day. Anyone who meets this person will probably have to make offerings.

He could only listen to the mastiff with great regret and arched his hand: "Li is concerned about his own life, and he is in a hurry, so please don't blame the mastiff if his words offend." ”

But just when he wanted to leave, he heard the mastiff suddenly shout 'Slow'!

When Li Xuan turned around, he found that this listening mastiff was looking at a certain part of himself with burning eyes.