Chen Yijian really couldn't understand what the people had done wrong. Why should they bear all the suffering? Even this once-in-a-century year, whether it is the rivers and lakes or the temples, they are all overjoyed. How did it come to the common people, that is, mourning all over the wilderness? In the temple, the emperors could take advantage of this great year to show their ambitions.

In the rivers and lakes, the cultivators are grinding their fists and waiting for that opportunity to descend from heaven. Only the common people not only could not get any benefits, but also suffered from the devastation of the war. It sounds good, and heroes come out of troubled times. Could it be that in a peaceful and prosperous world, there can be no heroes?

Chen Yijian couldn't figure it out, he really couldn't figure it out.

On the side, the bold man saw that Chen Yijian didn't speak for a long time. thought that he was still immersed in the deeds of the rivers and lakes he said, and his heart was yearning for those big people. couldn't help laughing, patted him on the shoulder, and said, "Little brother, you don't have to yearn for them too much. My brother looks at you very well, maybe in a few decades, you can achieve the same level as them. ”

Awakened by the man, Chen Yijian immediately put away what he was thinking. A smile appeared on his face again, and he was very sympathetic to the man's words, and replied: "What my brother said is, after all, I am still young, and there will be opportunities in the future." ”

As soon as the man heard this, his already bold temperament became even more pleasant. Saying that it was that, he looked up at the sky. I saw that the night sky was full of dark clouds, and the stars and moon were dark. At that moment, he hurriedly said to everyone: "I see that it may rain on this day, we have to hurry up and find a place to hide from the rain." ”

After hearing this, everyone nodded in approval.

At that moment, the group quickened their pace and walked towards the front of the official road.

Maybe it was because they were busy on the road, so the next crowd didn't talk as freely as before. It's just talking, and it's also talking about trivial topics that are not salty or light.

The official road is flat, and there is almost no one at night. On both sides of the road, overgrown with weeds and barren.

Fortunately, this group of people often take this official road, and they are relatively clear about where they can settle on the official road. It didn't take long for Chen Yijian to follow them to a dilapidated house.

As soon as they stepped into the house, it suddenly began to rain heavily in the sky. The rain was strong, and the raindrops were pouring like beans. A bright and flickering thunder and lightning instantly tore apart the night, and the illuminated earth turned pale.

I walked into the dilapidated house and found a relatively clean place to sit. A fire was lit with some dead wood, and everyone breathed a long sigh of relief. In the light of the fire, a darkened man spoke, "It's good that we walked fast, otherwise we would have been drenched in soup." ”

When everyone heard the man's words, they couldn't help but laugh heartily. Some of them scolded and said, "Damn, this rain is really heavy enough, and it doesn't look like it's going to rain during the day." ”

At this time, Chen Yijian used the light of the fire to roughly inquire about the situation in the house. Seeing that in the house, except for his own group, there was no one else, so he was relieved.

It turned out that the dilapidated house they entered was a temple. It's just that it has not been repaired for a long time, and the clay statue in the house has long collapsed, leaving only the lower half of the body still standing on the altar, and the upper body has long been missing. Therefore, it is impossible to tell what kind of gods are enshrined here.

The god platform is not high, and it is only about four or five feet. There was an offering table underneath, and the offering table was full of dust. An incense burner, and there is no trace of incense offering in the incense burner. However, it can be seen from the incense ash accumulated in the incense burner that the incense here was prosperous in the past.

Other than that, there was nothing else in the house.

Looking at the statue of the god with only half a body, Chen Yijian asked everyone with some curiosity: "I don't know which immortal master is enshrined here, why are the temples dilapidated to this appearance now, and no one has come to repair them?"

The five men were regular walkers of the trail, and had heard some rumors about the temple. At that moment, a man with a beautiful face opened his mouth and replied to Chen Yijian: "I heard that a land god was once enshrined here, and the original incense was not bad. If the common people have a small calamity, they will also come here to pray. Later, I don't know what happened, and the temple was smashed. No one knows the specific reason, some say that the land god is not effective, and some say that the land god is actually a monster change. In the dead of night, he reveals his true identity and goes to harm the people within a radius of hundreds of miles. ”

As soon as the man's words came to this, the man with a bold temperament immediately answered: "I also heard that it is because there is a scholar who entered Beijing to take the exam, because he prayed to the land lord here, hoping that he can go to high school this time." As a result, the scholar did not make the list, and in a fit of anger, he wrote some demonic things to slander this land lord. ”

The man's words are obviously very convincing. The rest of the people, including the man with a beautiful face, all nodded their heads in agreement after hearing his words, saying that they had heard such a legend before. And looking at the expressions on their faces one by one, it seems that they still agree with such a statement.

Put down the big stone and the big ding, and sit in front of the fire. Listening to them make small talk, although I thought it was funny. But for the bold man's statement, he doesn't refute it in his heart. It's not that Chen Yijian thinks this statement is right after hearing it, but for those who have been reading for fame all their lives, he still has some understanding. If that person really prayed to the Lord of the Land here, and this Lord of the Land was also passed on by the people nearby to be very effective.

It is completely reasonable for a scholar to do such a thing after failing to get the result he wants.

Who called them useless for nothing but reading dead books!

Of course, Chen Yijian is not talking about all readers. There are also good ones, such as the old Mr. Chen in Qucheng. Chen Yijian felt that this old man was really good!

The topic, unconsciously, was talked about by everyone on the demons and monsters. I only heard the bold man deliberately lower his voice and said in a terrifying tone: "Have you ever heard of a saying called 'begging for words'?"

Some shook their heads, others nodded. But it seems that they don't know much about this statement, and even if they do, they have only heard of such a statement. They don't know why this is the case.

Chen Yijian has traveled south and north over the years, and he has been to many places. But knowing this statement, I couldn't help but say: "I remember that it seems to be talking about those cultivating monsters, right?"

The man slapped his big hand and said with a smile: "Little brother can, even know this." ”

Chen Yijian smiled and did not answer again, but quietly waited for the man to continue.

When the man saw Chen Yijian and said this, he thought that he only knew such a little, and he didn't beat around the bush at the moment, and said directly: "The term "begging for style" does not appear very well in our Western Qin. On the contrary, it is that Liyang, which is quite widely spread. I also heard about it when I went to Liyang to do business. It is said that when many animals are practicing, as soon as they reach a certain state, they will come out of the deep mountains and old forests. Then find a place that is relatively remote, but often haunted. In the dead of night, they stand on the side of the road and wait, waiting for pedestrians passing by.

As long as someone passed by, they would block the way, and then they would ask the man in human terms, "This fellow, what do you think I look like?" At this time, if you say that it looks like a human, then it is considered successful, and it can transform into a human from then on. But if you say it's like something else, that's it. Its hundreds of years of practice can be regarded as completely in vain. Afterwards, it must have resentment in its heart. If you meet some well-talking monsters, it's okay, they follow you a lot, and it's okay to bother you for a while.

But once you encounter those ferocious and brutal monsters, they eat you on the spot, which is also a common thing. Who told you not to accumulate virtue in your mouth, and to harm others and lose a hundred years of cultivation? Of course, if you help them succeed in becoming human, they will repay you. Let's talk about the most common example, poor scholars rush to take the exam, stay in the ancient temple overnight, and meet a beautiful woman in the middle of the night. You've all heard of that, right?"

Speaking of this, the man turned his head to look at everyone.

The rest of the men nodded hurriedly, that is, they knew. For those who have been walking outside to do business all year round, they must have heard the rumors of these gods and demons.

The man continued: "Actually, this is the monster repaying their benefactor, otherwise you think there are so many good things in the world. If there are really these good things, why haven't we encountered a few of us who have been walking outside all year round? Even if we count the rounds according to the head, after a few decades, it should be our brother's turn, right?"

As soon as the bold man said this, suddenly a voice came from the corner of the house: "This old man, what do you think I look like?"

The man didn't care at all, and thought that his companion was deliberately teasing him. Without turning his head, he said, "I think you look like a rice bucket." ”

Suddenly, a scream sounded from the corner, and everyone sitting was startled.

The crowd, who didn't know what was going on, got up and looked around the corner. Suddenly, everyone's faces were filled with horror. I saw that in the corner, a cloud of black smoke filled the air, and under the gaze of everyone, a short weasel slowly appeared.

What was even more frightening was that after the weasel came out of the black smoke, two blood-red little eyes stared at them like this. The sharp teeth, illuminated by the firelight, emitted bursts of coldness. He said word by word: "Since you know that we are cultivating and you are very concerned about begging for words, it is really unreasonable that you still intend to frame me. If I don't teach you a lesson today, it will be hard to calm the hatred in my heart. ”

As he spoke, a puff of black smoke erupted from the weasel's mouth and rushed straight into everyone.

It's just a face, everyone present, including Chen Yijian. He rolled his eyes and lay on the ground unconscious.

Looking at the people who fell to the ground, the weasel couldn't help but let out a creepy strange laugh from his mouth. While smiling, he walked towards the crowd. A pair of claws, even more revealing sharp claws at this time. Combined with the anger on its face, it was obvious that it was going to skin this group of people alive.

Footsteps, step by step.

In the light of the fire, its figure was magnified countless times.

The thunder continues. The pouring rain not only does not have any intention of stopping, but also has a tendency to worsen a few points.