Chapter 3 The Appearance of God in the Temple of the City God
More than 20 days passed in a blink of an eye, and Lin Zhao's skin burned by lightning slowly fell off, and the itching was unbearable during the period, Lin Zhao just gritted his teeth and persevered, neither scratching nor shouting.
As the days passed, the skin was gradually replaced. Underneath the dead skin after falling off is white and tender skin, white and delicate, even more delicate than a little girl's skin.
Lan'er was lively, and after seeing it, she let out a crisp smile like a silver bell, and she rolled up her sleeves and exposed her brittle forearms to compare with Lin Zhao, but the result was really not as white and tender as Lin Zhao's skin, which made Lan'er envious.
Lin looked at the two little girls, and thought that if the little girl of fifteen or sixteen was placed in her previous life, she should be in junior high school and high school, which is the rebellious adolescence, and it is estimated that most of them are not easy to get along with.
The two little girls in front of them are already little experts in serving their masters' daily life in this world.
Lan'er is lively and quick, Mei'er is calm and thoughtful, and these days she takes care of her daily life.
Pushing open the door and looking at the sun that had just risen, Lin Zhao stretched his waist.
After taking medicine for more than a month, I have finally fully recovered.
Moving his body and pulling his muscles, Lin Zhao felt that his whole body was comfortable, compared to his waist that gradually began to stiffen at the age of forty in his previous life, now this body is really full of vitality and excellent flexibility.
Moreover, every breath of air in this world seems to be full of energy factors, which is very different from the air full of car exhaust and dust in the previous life.
Yesterday, Doctor Li came to check the pulse, and finally told the little boy the news that he was getting more complete, and the entire Lin Mansion was washed away from nervousness and uneasiness.
The old lady and the second old man stopped keeping a straight face, and stopped reprimanding the maids and subordinates, and the entire Lin Mansion Chief sighed and returned to normal.
In the morning, I went to say hello to my grandfather and grandmother, and Lin Zhao accompanied the two old people to have breakfast, talking, and coaxing the old man to be happy, and then went to greet my parents.
In the more than one month since they recovered from their injuries, the elders were worried and afraid, and they asked for warmth and care.
Now, since we have taken possession of human bodies, we have to suffer cause and effect from others.
After a thorough recovery, it is natural to say hello to the elders.
After saying goodbye to his parents, Lin Zhao was about to go back to his courtyard, but was stopped by his mother, saying that after Lin Zhao was injured, Lin Zhao's mother had made a wish to the gods, and now that Lin Zhao has fully recovered, it is time to go and repay the wish in time.
It's better to choose a day than to hit the sun, and I am ready to call Lin Zhao to go to the temple to make a vow today, in order to thank the gods for their protection!
Lin Zhao saw that his mother was serious and pious, and warmly agreed.
Although he can't immediately be like the former owner of this body, he has sincere affection for the graceful and dignified woman in front of him, and he is admiring it seriously, trying, thinking that the lady in front of him is his own mother, which needs to start from every detail of life bit by bit.
Although it is said that it is to go to the temple to make incense and make a wish, but it took nearly half an hour to travel in practice, and there are many attendants such as maids, guards, and old mothers, showing the demeanor of a wealthy family.
My father had something to do during the day, so he didn't go.
Lin Zhao helped his mother and accompanied him to board the carriage. The carriage is luxurious and spacious, with two seats on each side, both with armrests to hold on to when the carriage brakes suddenly, and the backrest behind it is soft and thick.
In front is the position of the emperor, the carriage is pulled by two dragon scale horses, the emperor is not fast, very stable, obviously an old driver!
Lin Zhao sat in a luxury carriage and looked at the street through the window.
The road is paved with flat bluestone slabs, with a carriageway on one side and a sidewalk on the other, and the main road in the city is well repaired, and the realistic two-way four-lane completely subverts Lin Zhao's imagination of this world traffic.
It was morning, autumn was crisp and sunny.
The roadside pedestrians are weaving, there are merchants in silk and satin, there are scholars in green shirts and scarves, there are young ladies with red and folded green, and there are rough men in coarse linen clothes.
Lin took care of it with great interest, and the merchants on both sides of the road shouted and bought and sold, cloth shops, rouge shops, grain shops, bamboo chairs, benches, and furniture shops, all of which were open to welcome customers and solicit business.
The whole atmosphere looks antique again, and for Lin Zhao, it is like entering a picture scroll of history.
If it weren't for the body's previous memories, it would be impossible to imagine how similar this world would be to the ancient times of the previous life.
The same pronunciation, the same writing, clothing, food, living customs, etc., the similarity is completely more than 80%.
The difference lies in the geography of mountains and rivers and the civilization of the country.
Putting these aside, it can be regarded as traveling back to ancient China.
Sorting out the memories of Lin Zhao's predecessor, the books he read, and the knowledge of mountains and rivers, geography, and humanities that he learned since he was a child, the continent where Lin Zhao lives now is called Lingzhou in the Southern Regions.
Lingzhou in the Southern Regions has a vast area, and the places that can be reached in the records are composed of hundreds of countries.
The country where Lin Zhao is located is called "Dawu Kingdom", and the area of Dawu Kingdom is nearly two-thirds of the territory of Huaxia Kingdom in the previous life, and the territory of Dawu Kingdom can only be regarded as downstream among dozens of countries in Lingzhou in the Southern Regions.
Where the human civilization is out of reach, it occupies nearly two-thirds of the land in the Southern Regions Lingzhou.
The places that cannot be reached by the light of human civilization include primeval forests, wetlands, majestic mountains and other landforms, not only the climate and environment are not suitable for human habitation, but more importantly, there are countless demons and monsters in these places, as well as a small number of witch tribes that have been entrenched for generations in a small area.
When Lin Zhao first began to sort out these memories and touch the information of demons, monsters, witches, etc., the whole person felt both excited and trembling.
The excitement is because I have traveled to the fantasy world described in the online article of my previous life, and the trembling is because I am afraid of thinking about it.
It is certainly strange to be able to see demons and monsters, and even immortals to eliminate demons, and it can fully satisfy sensory stimulation and fantasy, but it is not a happy thing to consider the subtleties in the mind of a forty-year-old adult.
Demons and monsters appearing in online novels, film and television dramas in previous lives can bring spiritual pleasure and satisfaction.
Anyway, outside of novels, movies and television are happy real life, you can shop online, drink on strings, and backpack travel.
In reality, there will be no robbers, monsters eating people, and ghosts. But in this world, it's real.
Although it will be slightly safer to be in a human city-state, the book clearly records the bloody examples of the great demon destroying the city and destroying the state, and there are rumors of ghosts harming people in the city-state from time to time.
This is a dangerous world, "try to live, live better!" This is a very realistic goal that Lin Zhao came up with after careful analysis with rational thinking.
The City God Temple, where you want to go to the incense, is located in the east of the city, and the incense is in full bloom, protecting the human race in Dangbo City from evil spirits.
The City God Temple occupies a huge area, with red walls and green tiles, simple and deep. The main body of the whole temple is composed of the square in front of the temple, the main hall of the city god, the temple of the thunder god, the temple of Yuanchen, etc., and the rear is the living area of the temple.
The square in front of the palace is paved with large blue bricks, the square is surrounded by pines and cypresses, and the center is a bronze tripod of more than three feet. The big tripod is full of incense and candles, and the smoke is filled.
There were more than twenty pilgrims in the square. Lin Zhao's family only brought four maids and two old mothers. The guards and others were all resting and waiting outside the City God Temple.
Lin Zhao followed his mother's example and poured incense devoutly. Then clench your fists with both hands, press your left thumb on your right thumb, and sincerely meditate, thanking the gods for their protection, so that you can come into this world and start a new life.
After the incense is completed in the main hall square, come to the front of the main hall of the city god, hang the plaque of "City God Temple" on the main gate, and the pillars are equipped on both sides, and the couplets are engraved with gold paint:
"Welling is illustrious in protecting the country, Anbang and supporting the community, and the holy way is wise to give nectar to save the people."
The crowd entered the main hall of the city god. In the middle of the hall is a statue of a god wearing a green robe, decorated with fireworks, holding a golden mace in his right hand and a scroll in his left hand, which is the lord of the city god of Dangbo City.
The golden mace in the right hand destroys the demons, and the scroll in the left hand records good and evil, the eyes are like bright stars, and the power is captured.
The left is the civil judge, the right is the military judge, the second is the day patrol and night inspection, and the day patrol and night inspection are the eight soaps.
Mother Lin pious incense and kowtowed, and Lin Zhao heard "Thank you to Lord Chenghuang for protecting Zhao'er and Yunyun" next to her.
After worshipping the incense on the City God Temple, Lin Zhao followed his mother to the Thunder God Temple.
As soon as I entered the Thor's Temple, I saw the Thunder God statue in the center, and suddenly I felt that my mind seemed to be "buzzing, buzzing, buzzing", and my vision was a little blurry!
Closing his eyes, Lin Zhao saw that there seemed to be a simple token in his mind, the color was bronze, the material was not copper, not iron, not gold, and not jade, and the word "thunder" was engraved on it, as if it was shaking.
Lin Zhao shook his body, the little maid Mei'er next to him was careful, and when she saw this, she held Lin Zhao's arm, Lin Zhao immediately sobered up, there was no abnormality in her mind, and she was clear.
Lin Zhao knew this ancient card, and in his memory, he went to the Central Plains once in his previous life to get it.
At that time, there was a very remote mountainous area in the Funiu Mountains, and Lin Zhao spent half a month with netizens to help the poor elderly and students there.
There is a lonely old man who lives alone on a mountain peak, and there are almost no roads to get there, and he has to climb over the mountains.
In the process of poverty alleviation, Lin Zhao was deeply moved by the local poverty, and worked tirelessly for nearly half a month.
Later, I accidentally learned that there was an old man in the deep mountains, and he had difficulty moving on weekdays, so he had to go to visit, so despite the dissuasion of his teammates, he resolutely spent half a day under the leadership of a local villager to the place where the old man lived.
As soon as they met at that time, Lin Zhao almost burst into tears.
The old man who lived alone lived in a dilapidated house, with poor movement of his legs and feet in the lower half of his body, thin skin and bones, and he could no longer even speak, only a pair of eyes seemed to see through the world, full of ethereal feeling.
Lin Zhao was busy repairing the roof, chopping wood and cleaning, and stayed for two days.
Before leaving, the old man grabbed Lin Zhao's hand, pulled him into the house alone, took out a simple copper-colored brand from the pillow, and handed it to Lin Zhao.
The sign given by the old man is exactly which side appears in his mind at this time.
In his previous life, this brand was hung around his neck by Lin Zhao as a talisman on weekdays.
He was amazed at why, at this time, it appeared in his mind, and at this moment it really affected himself.
At this time, it was obviously not the time to think carefully, and Lin Zhao suppressed the surprise in his heart.
Gently patted Mei'er's hand and smiled gently, signaling that she was okay.
Lin Zhao followed his mother to incense, pray, and kowtow while observing the things in the Thunder God Temple.
I saw a plaque hanging above the main hall, which reads "Nine Heavens Ying Yuan Thunder Puhua Tianzun".
Seeing this, Lin Zhao's face was unwavering, still with piety and solemnity, but there were turbulent waves in his heart.
The name of this great god is recorded in the allusions of Taoism in China, and he is even more familiar with this honorific name.
In the memories of previous lives, the name of this god had incredible power.
If in the dead of night, if you go out for a night walk and are cowardly in your heart, you can praise the "Nine Heavens Ying Yuan Thunder Puhua Tianzun", and the gods will protect peace and get rid of evil.
In his previous life, Zhao Zhenglong sometimes returned at night and would recite the honorific name.
Why is there a statue of a god in this otherworld?
Lin Zhao carefully looked at the statue of the god above. There is a third vertical pupil between the eyes of the god, and the ink unicorn mount under the crotch is majestic, and the whole statue of the god is awe-inspiring, and the god is as powerful as a prison, which is exactly what it looks like in memory.
It can't be wrong, the gods of the two worlds are completely identical, Lin Zhao can't think of a reason.
As Mother Lin finished kowtowing, Lin Zhao gently helped her mother's arm and walked out of the hall.
Looking back and looking at it again, it seemed that the eyes of the god were also watching him at this moment, and there was a burst of divine power in his eyes, suppressing all evil spirits.
Exactly: follow the mother's wish to the City God's Temple, goodbye to the god and the thunder card!