A man and a dog walked from the ancient mountain city for seven days before they saw the towering Lieyang Mountain in the distance.

There is a bustling town at the foot of Lieyang Mountain, and the town sells some Shinto things, because those who come to Lieyang Mountain are here to worship the gods, and there is a mountain temple on the mountainside of Lieyang Mountain.

Before he arrived in the town, he asked about the rich fragrance, the second dog had a sharp nose, couldn't stand the smell, and ran away, Qin Ping'an handed over the donkey to a merchant, gave some money to help watch, and entered the town alone, the town is called Lieyang Town, and there are three huge incense sticks on the building at the entrance of the town, and the green smoke is curling.

Qin Ping'an found that there were really a lot of people in Lieyang Town, there were many merchants and hawkers, there were many ordinary people who came to worship God, there were many people who read books with bookcases, people from the rivers and lakes with weapons, and there were many people who looked like dignitaries and dignitaries, landlords and old wealth, and a large group of people who dragged their families to worship God in Lieyang Mountain.

It stands to reason that scholars should not be silent and confused, but the time before the imperial examination is short, and many scholars still choose to worship the mountain god and pray that they can go to high school.

Qin Ping'an originally despised this kind of behavior of readers, but when he thought of the bookbox he was carrying at the moment, he was obviously dressed as a reader, so he could only rub his hands awkwardly, cough cough, there are no taboos for readers.

There are all kinds of incense shops, antique shops, and food stalls on both sides of the town, and people come and go, Qin Ping'an walks in the crowd and looks west, and he feels very good.

It is impossible to buy incense, there is no budget at all, Qin Ping'an bought a lot of food, and walked through the town all the way up the mountain.

After walking for a long time, Qin Ping'an finally saw the mountain temple halfway up the mountain, the temple is quite big, it is a huge incense tripod at the eye, the aroma is steaming inside, the temple is carved and painted, the red wall is gray tile, it is in the middle of the mountainside and the clouds and mist, there is quite a bit of the atmosphere of the immortal mansion, the people who come here do not dare to make loud noises, and they don't even give food.

Qin Ping'an, under the reminder of a temple blessing, put away his food, wiped his hands, and prepared to enter the temple to have a good look.

Entering the temple, Qin Ping'an looked up at the golden statue in the temple, with a graceful body, a Luo shirt and skirt, and a Huayun bun, Qin Ping'an was surprised, this mountain god statue turned out to be a woman?

In front of the statue, a group of pious pilgrims kept kneeling and offering offerings. Qin Ping'an stood in the corner, looking at the statue, I don't know if it's an illusion, I actually think that this statue is carved very beautifully, it feels like a real person, it won't be made of pure gold, it feels unlikely.

"This son, do you need to ask for incense?" Just as Qin Ping'an was looking at the statue, an old woman walked over and asked with a kind face.

"Uh...... Is this incense free?" Qin Ping'an scratched his head and asked, not that he wanted to ask for incense, but he was embarrassed to be found by wandering around, if it was cheap, please please ask for it, besides, my father seems to have said that wherever a dart encounters a landscape, you must salute.

"Hehe, it seems that Gongzi is a scholar who came to Beijing from other places to take the exam? This is Gongzi's expression of his heart to the god of Lieyang Mountain, but how can the incense money be free? The old woman shook her head and said with a smile.

"Really?" Qin Ping'an pursed his lips and thought for a while, "Then how much does this cost?"

"It depends on how much respect the son has for the mountain god, and the greater the respect, the more effective it will be. The old woman said unhurriedly, and then beckoned, and a middle-aged man walked over not far away, wearing a Taoist robe and holding a tray.

As soon as Qin Ping'an heard this, a bad feeling arose.

"Childe, please take a look. The old woman uncovered the silk cloth on the tray, revealing nine sticks of incense, in groups of three.

Qin Ping'an blinked, isn't this all the same, the same thick, the same length? What's the difference?

"Is there any difference?" Qin Ping'an asked suspiciously.

"The one on the far right is the merit incense, burning this incense can accumulate yin virtue, which can not only ensure the prosperity of the scholar's official fortune but also bless future generations, only five hundred and fifty taels of silver. The middle one is the peace incense, this incense can be blessed by the god of Lieyang Mountain, travel safely, only 1,600 taels of silver, the leftmost one is the incense of fortune, the god of Lieyang Mountain blesses the believers with wealth rolling, it has a long history, only 3,000 taels of silver. The old woman carefully introduced them one by one.

With this introduction, Qin Ping'an's face was as black as the bottom of a pot, and the cheapest was five hundred and fifty taels? Why didn't you grab it? The expenses of a solid family of three in Xifeng Country for a year were only one hundred and ten taels of silver, did this mean that you were wronged? You risked your life from Hu Ze to grab one thousand taels and burn your sister's incense.

"Hehe, the old woman has a good eye, and she can see at a glance that I am rich. Qin Ping'an said with a smile, and the smile on his face disappeared in the next second, "But I still choose not to burn incense." ”

The smile on the old woman's face gradually disappeared, and she said in an unkind tone: "Isn't the son entertaining the old woman?"

Qin Ping'an laughed angrily, pointed to the person asking for incense in the distance and the incense on the tray, and said: "Hehe, then please explain to me that mother-in-law, I see that the person wearing coarse linen clothes and having vegetables on his face should be a flat-headed person, he has five hundred and fifty taels of silver to ask for incense?

"Childe, burning incense is for yourself, don't care about others, this incense is naturally made of different materials, the more expensive the incense, the easier it is for the mountain god to hear the wishes of the people who invite incense. The old woman lowered her eyes and closed the incense tray.

"That makes sense, but I still choose not to burn incense. "Qin Ping'an spreads his hands, who loves to be the big boss.

"Since this son doesn't burn incense, then please go down the mountain immediately. The old woman had a cold face and waved her hand, like a fly.

Qin Ping'an smiled, that's it, this Lieyang Mountain is like this, there is nothing to look forward to, even if there is really a mountain god, it is estimated that it is not a good thing, such a slaughtering customer, a miasma, and a statue of a female god, I am afraid that it is to attract pilgrims by beauty, Qin Ping'an speculated maliciously, and was too lazy to stay for a moment.

Qin Ping'an turned his head and went down the mountain, it was better to finish the dart early and go to the Tianxing Sword Sect to find the right thing. When going down the mountain, Qin Ping'an chose a place with few people, used his body method, and soon arrived at Lieyang Town at the bottom of the mountain.

Qin Ping'an came to his donkey, and found that the donkey was missing, and asked the person who asked him to watch the donkey before, and the man said: "There was a person from the mountain temple who said that Gongzi asked them to help lead the donkey to the mountain, saying that it was not tiring to ride a donkey down the mountain like this. ”

"That's right. Qin Ping'an looked up at the smoky mountain temple halfway up Lieyang Mountain, and the corners of his mouth lifted slightly, is it so excessive?

Qin Ping'an signaled that it was okay, turned around, turned around slowly, and went up the mountain.

In the evening, the mountain temple was sparsely crowded, most of them went down the mountain, the mountain temple did not stay overnight, only Qin Ping'an slowly came to the temple gate again.

In the place where no one was, Qin Ping'an jumped up, stepped on the eaves of the temple, and came directly to the temple, where the people in the temple who claimed to be servants and temple wishes lived.

Standing on the eaves, Qin Ping quietly watched the courtyard brightly lit, a large circle of people gathered together, talking and laughing, nothing more than how much money is for incense today, and which landlord Lao Cai has made a wish to make people laugh to death.

A big fat man was deboning around the meat, and there were people coming in and out of the room, and pots of boiled donkey meat were brought out, and everyone immediately gathered together happily, eating with their mouths full of oil.

Qin Ping'an gently sniffed the smell of blood in the air and the fragrance of donkey meat, sneered, and his figure flashed away.

Soon, Qin Ping'an carried a torch and came to the empty hall, kicked over the incense case, and kicked the incense ding.

Looking up at the golden plaque of the "Lieyang Mountain Temple", he sneered, "Have the gods always been aware of the hindsight? ”

The torch was held high, the aura in Qin Ping'an's body surged, facing the torch, a palm was launched, the aura of heaven and earth was like rippling water, the fist-sized flame swelled, and a fire dragon that was more than one zhang thick and ten zhang long roared and rushed straight to the mountain temple.

"Boom"

The mountain temple suddenly burst into flames, and the flames danced wildly.

Qin Ping'an threw away the torch and floated away, those divine servants, if they can't escape, it depends on their own luck.

Soon, the mountain temple was in chaos, and countless people shouted, "Go out of the water, quickly put out the fire." ”

The Lieyang Mountain Temple was in flames, and the movement could be heard in Lieyang Town at the foot of the mountain, and countless people were staring wide-eyed, dumbfounded as the faintly visible mountain temple collapsed in the firelight.

At the top of Lieyang Mountain, a fiery red shadow suddenly appeared, looking at the firelight on the mountainside, and the delicate baby's face sank like water.

"There are aura fluctuations? Damn, who dares to burn the old lady's temple!" The fiery red shadow was angry, and her dress moved without wind, it was the god of Lieyang Mountain, the untimely girl in the mouth of the shopkeeper of Peach Blossom Zhai.

Xiao Xiao's fingers pinched again and again, and after a while, suddenly the willow eyebrows fell upside down, and scolded at the sky: "What's wrong with the old lady borrowing you some water? You Li River is so big, you need to pick the door so much? Okay, take advantage of the fire to rob, right, damn it, one day's incense is one day's incense." ”

After scolding, the sky above Lieyang Mountain suddenly cracked, and countless rivers surged out.

"Boom"

The river water is like the water of the Milky Way, flying straight down, magnificent, the sound of the water roars the whole Lieyang Mountain, the river water is poured in the middle of the Lieyang Mountain with great accuracy, and the monstrous fire suddenly disappears.

Then the crack in the canopy slowly closed, and hundreds of people in Lieyang Town witnessed this miracle and bowed their heads one after another.

Qin Ping'an's eyes widened as he watched the sky crack and the river flowing out, and he was suddenly startled, the first thought,, immortal law? The third thought, hurry up.

Qin Ping'an shuddered coldly, the arrogance of setting fire to the temple suddenly disappeared, and he hurriedly slipped away.