There were too many people in front of the temple, and most of them were men with good physique. These people don't care about the pouring rain, they would rather be soaked than squeeze forward.

It took a lot of effort for Liu Yu to squeeze to the front of the crowd, he was burly, and at a glance he saw a copper furnace in front of the temple, and above the copper furnace was an octagonal pagoda cover, and the rain flowed down the grooves on the copper cover, and finally converged in the mouth of the copper mantle at the eight corners, shooting in eight directions in the shape of a water column.

Ten incense sticks are burning in the furnace, and the smoke curls up, revealing an indescribable sense of tranquility on this rainy day.

There were more than a dozen futons side by side in front of the stove, and ten men knelt respectfully on the futons, kowtowing.

The rain drenched their backs, and their clothes wrapped tightly around them, highlighting the strong muscles underneath them.

There are words in their mouths, "Cao Daguan appeared and saved the people who suffered from Hongchen......"

Behind the ten kneeling men, dozens of boys with copper basins in their hands lined up on a wall, blocking the rest of the people who crowded over to make incense, keeping them away from the copper furnace.

These people who were blocked from waiting in the crowd behind were all anxious, for fear that they would lose the opportunity to enter the incense today.

These people can squeeze to the front of the crowd, and naturally they have their ability. Although he was also ragged, he was slightly more athletic, and his face looked much better than those who wandered aimlessly through the streets.

Better physical strength gives them the ability to push the women and children away from the weak, so as to get the opportunity to make incense. The so-called "natural selection, survival of the fittest" is vividly reflected here.

During the long wait, they couldn't help but whisper.

"I heard that as long as you put incense in this temple, you can ensure that you will not be hungry for more than ten days, and your body will become stronger and stronger, which is really amazing!"

"Yes, the second Wang I know was so hungry that he was about to faint, but then he came to this Cao Song Temple under the guidance of a master. Since yesterday's successful incense, Wang Laoer's spirit was suddenly greatly lifted, and he walked with a tiger's wind, very energetic!"

The two of them didn't talk loudly, but some people didn't, and the sound was as loud as thunder on the ground.

I only heard a man shouting: "Hey, what are you talking about! In my opinion, no Taishang Laojun or Guanyin Bodhisattva is as good as this Cao Daguan." I was dying of starvation last time, but I tried my best to get incense, and look at how good my body is now, I don't need to eat or drink at all!

Liu Yu turned his head along the source of the voice, and saw that the person who spoke was a burly bronze-faced man. It is surprising that a person who does not need to eat or drink can have such a good physique.

He smelled a hint of medicinal smell from the incense sticks burning in the furnace, and said secretly in his heart: "Could it be that this mystery is actually hidden in the incense? Those who knelt in front of the furnace were naturally closest to the incense, and most of the medicinal smell was absorbed by them." ”

He looked at the boys lined up in front of him, and guessed that the copper basins they held in their hands were not just for a gesture, but very useful.

He moved a little closer, closer to the pot-bearers.

He could smell a sweet and pungent smell from the basins, and if he was not mistaken, the copper basins contained not ordinary water, but some special medicine.

This drug can absorb most of the medicinal smell produced by the burning of incense sticks, so that the people at the back of the queue cannot clearly identify the components of the drug, let alone recognize the mystery.

The rain was still pouring down, and the raindrops smashed into these copper basins, splashing the waves. The boys had to take shifts to change the water in the house every once in a while.

He surmised that the men must have had to replace the medicine because the medicine in the basin had been diluted by rainwater.

He wanted to enter the vicinity of the copper furnace and find out the mystery of the incense stick thoroughly, so he deliberately approached the crowd at the front of the line, which, if he expected, should be the next group of people who were about to join the incense.

However, what he didn't expect was that his actions would arouse great indignation among the people waiting, and for a time the condemnation was overwhelming.

"Who are you, and why are you standing in front of us!"

"Like, do you know how long we've been waiting for this opportunity!"

"Look at the leather he wears, you can see that he is an official, and he has no conscience!"

"That is, if you kill the officials, they will make us homeless!"

Some of them couldn't contain their anger and even waved their fists to come forward and hit him, but they were stopped by the eight hidden guards who followed him closely.

Seeing this, everyone became more and more angry, and someone shouted: "Look, these unscrupulous officials and masters have come over to bully people with dog legs in order to grab the opportunity to buy incense with us!"

For a while, dozens of people clenched their fists and squeezed towards Liu Yu, their faces hideous.

Seeing that the situation was getting more and more out of control, the eight hidden guards hurriedly suggested to Lord Zhengqing: "My lord, the situation is not good, let's withdraw quickly!"

"Hmm!" Liu Yu replied lightly, but he had no intention of going home.

With a flick of his sleeve, he pulled out of the angry crowd under the guard of eight hidden guards.

These men rushed over to fight for a chance to enter the incense, but at this time, they no longer cared about seeing him soften, and hurriedly returned to their original positions one by one, for fear that someone else would accidentally rob him of the opportunity to enter the incense.

The situation was unexpectedly calm, and the temple boys who were guarding the basin looked at each other and smiled, and one of them quietly entered the house to report while the crowd was mixed.

The eight hidden guards seemed to have no interest in this Cao Song Temple, their task was only to be on a good day today, and then hurry home to live the days of "wife and children hot kang head".

"My lord, let's hurry back, this is not the place for a noble person like you. A hidden guard took the opportunity to persuade.

This man tried hard to persuade Lord Zhengqing, but his eyes glanced at the other brothers, and after receiving a helpless sigh from the brothers, he stopped his persuasion, and his head drooped like a leaf beaten by the rain.

Liu Yu raised his head and used his internal force to transmit the voice into the ears of the eight subordinates, "According to the meaning of the imperial court, this Cao Song Temple is a gathering place for anti-thieves, we have to investigate, we can't go!"

"This ......" The eight people looked at each other, as if they were in trouble.

However, after some deliberation, they quickly made a decision, and one of them pointed to the diagonal back and said, "My lord, in that case, we might as well go there and rest, and just take shelter from the rain." ”