Chapter Twenty-Seven: The Red Jade Leaves Temporarily
I am fortunate to have gained, but I have lost my life.
Zhou Bai was one step late, Tao Angong had already taken the dragon, and Zhou Bai had to return to the inn.
"I also saw the anomaly just now, this Tao Angong in your mouth is really not simple. Ruby said. "Only by approaching the Tao can you soar in one step, although this seems to be a shortcut, it is simpler than asking for immortals to practice qi, and you don't need to be wealthy. But it requires great perseverance and great opportunity, and since ancient times, he is probably the only one who has attained the Tao. ”
Zhou Bai ran all morning, sat down and began to pour tea.
"This flame was a smelting fire, and after the fire was extinguished, nothing was destroyed in the workshop, except for the chimney that had been toppled by the red dragon. Even the door and window paste paper is not broken at all. Zhou Bai breathed a sigh of relief, "It's just that the iron ore in it has disappeared, so it must have been taken away by Tao Angong." ”
Ran all the way, climbed mountains and waded all the way, but in the end he got nothing, although Zhou Bai was relieved, but he was still disappointed. In the afternoon, Zhou Bai found that Hongyu was no longer in the inn, and left a letter in her room saying that she needed to leave for a few days if she had something to do.
Let Zhou Bai wait for her here.
Zhou Bai did not doubt him, so he stayed at the inn with peace of mind. That night, Zhou Bai suddenly felt that a large amount of yin qi appeared in the city, and when he pushed the window to look, he saw that Tao Angong's workshop was filled with black fog, and there must have been a large number of demons and evil gatherings.
Zhou Bai was curious and got up to go. Although there are no soldiers around Lu'an County, the local Shinto is prosperous and the temple is full of incense, so it should not be okay to let these ghosts enter the city to make trouble.
At night, the county town was dead silent, the shops on both sides were closed, the streets were cloudy and windy, and only a few courtyards in the distance were lit by rare lights.
Zhou Bai took advantage of the moonlight to cross the street, walked to the front of the workshop, and found that there were already all kinds of cows, ghosts, snakes and gods in front of him, and all kinds of scattered cultivation were self-contained, the ghosts and ghosts were all behind the city god here, and the monsters and evil cultivators were one.
When Zhou Bai arrived, it was already late.
The three waves of people had already flocked into the Tao'an Gong workshop, and Zhou Bai concealed his breath and mixed in the monk's team before he learned about it. It turns out that the matter of Tao Angong's dragon ascension has spread all around, so everyone wants to visit Tao Angong's workshop to see if they can find the treasure, after all, this is a "fairy" refining utensils!
Zhou Bai looked at the people around him like locusts, and was speechless. When he turned around, there was also a person in the crowd with the same expression as him. This is the city god!
"I've seen you, sir. Seeing Zhou Bai looking at him, Chenghuang hurriedly came over to give a salute first. It's not that he recognizes Zhou Bai, but that although the aura in Zhou Bai's body has been hidden, the inexplicable sense of suppression makes Cheng Huang can't help but face up to this loose cultivator who has just mixed in. "Little God Lu'an City God. ”
The two exchanged names, and Zhou Bai smiled, "Why didn't Huachenghuang go treasure hunting?"
"Tao Angong and I are friends for many years, he is good at smelting weapons, although the weapons are sharp, they are all ordinary soldiers, and the blades have reached the limit of ordinary soldiers, if you forcibly engrave the French will be quenched. Cheng Huang stroked his beard and said with a smile, "If a mortal warrior finds a treasure, it should be a sharp weapon, and if a monk finds it, it is just a chicken rib." ”
Zhou Bai was clear. The two talked for a long time in the open space, and Chenghuang was surprised by Zhou Bai's whimsical thinking, and couldn't help but think more highly of Zhou Bai, and when it came to the rise, he couldn't help but invite Zhou Bai to the Chenghuang Temple for a gathering.
Zhou Bai happily agreed. After Hua Chenghuang greeted the left and right, and supervised the monks here not to disturb the people, he took Zhou Bai to the City God Temple.
Chenghuang is the yin god who guards a city, and in the Taoist god system, it is the god who cuts off the evil, protects the country and protects the state, and controls the souls of the dead. Although I have already seen two city gods, I have not been to the city god temple yet, so I just took this opportunity to come and see the legendary Shinto dojo.
The scale of the Chenghuang Temple in Lu'an County is not small, the statue of the god is brilliant, there are five feet high, the face is not self-explanatory, there are two small statues of the god around him, it is the left head of the Wen judge, the right head of the military judge.
Zhou Bai looked at it from a distance, although the appearance of the statue and the city god deity were the same, they did not have a sense of generosity. Presumably, it was done on purpose to show the coercion of Shinto.
There are two ways to enter the Shinto dojo, one is to leave the Yuan Shen and enter it, but Zhou Bai Yuan Shen has been locked by the system. I can only choose the second one, the ontology enters.
Seeing any movement from Chenghuang, Zhou Bai felt that a mysterious space was enveloping him, "I hope Mr. don't resist." Zhou Bai suppressed his aura and accepted this trance-like feeling head-on.
It felt like I was in a bubble, reaching out and touching it, feeling this strange mysterious power, and at the same time a feeling of enlightenment rose from my heart.
The dojo is the same as the outside City God Temple, but it is cold and secluded, and there is no sandalwood red candle from the outside world.
The military judge was not in the dojo, Zhou Bai recalled, oh, the one who stayed there to supervise everyone was the military judge. Chenghuang beckoned Judge Wen to offer Zhou Bai fragrant tea, and Zhou Bai sniffed slightly, only to feel a chill in his soul.
"This is a fragrant tea condensed by the power of incense, which has the effect of purifying the soul and calming the mind. Mr. Zhou, please~"
"Please~" The fragrant tea melted in the mouth, a cool fragrance permeated the body, Zhou Bai only felt a shock to his spirit, "Good tea!"
The two communicated and found that this Hua Chenghuang and Judge Shen were also acquaintances and had a close personal relationship. All of them invited Zhou Bai to this trip.
"This old Shen is obviously a drunkard, and he pretends to be elegant and asks me for tea. If I don't give it, I say I'm going to exchange it for wine. Suck. The wine he brought with him was really good. Hua Chenghuang recalled, "At that time, we bargained for a whole day, and finally traded for a pot of tea in exchange for a jar of wine every month, but unfortunately this month's wine has been drunk, otherwise we would have taken it out and drank it with Mr. Zhou." ”
"......." Zhou Bai said that he couldn't answer, this Brother Shen is going to be an empty glove white sheep.
"Hahaha, but he doesn't know that although the city god in my place is not as powerful as his Yin Division judge and is at the feet of the Son of Heaven, I can be regarded as the lord of the place, and I collect the incense. So fragrant tea, to be honest, how much there is. ”
Friends are going to fight each other, Zhou Baixin said that this Brother Shen is really well-connected.
And at this moment, Judge Shen is also negotiating with Second Sister Du.
"No! a cup of tea must be exchanged for at least two jars of wine," Judge Shen looked at Gu Xizhi with a resolute expression. "Do you know that this tea is a humane incense condensation, and it is infinitely useful, I'm afraid your emperor won't have to drink it. You want to exchange a jar of wine for a pot of tea? No way! It must be counted in a cup, or a pot of tea will be exchanged for a cellar of wine. ”
Gu Xiyi's face is innocent, it's useless for you to tell me, this wine is made from Qingxi.
"Don't bluff me, surnamed Shen, the incense is condensed? Is there still less incense burning in the City God Temple? This kind of tea must be everywhere, you just bully me A weak woman doesn't understand anything. Second Sister Du's eyes flashed, this old Shen would definitely not hurt her, this tea must be a good thing. "It's a pity, I've been deceived, you don't care. ”
Gu Xizhi's face is innocent, it's useless for you to tell me, this is what Lao Shen wants to change.
"Forget it, forget it. For the sake of the relationship between you and Xizhi, let's take a step back, a cup of tea and a jar of wine. Saying that, Second Sister Du picked up the teapot and poured a cup for Gu Xizhi. "It's a pity, you're running around every day, and you're so haggard from the wind and sun, hurry up and have a drink. ”
Gu Xizhi hurriedly took the teacup, put it on the table, lifted the teapot and poured a cup for Second Sister Du. "Qingxi, you have worked hard for so many years. I've seen it all. ”
The two looked at each other, and the tenderness and love in their eyes couldn't help but make Judge Shen next to him shiver, can you not be so crooked in front of outsiders.
"I can't stand you. I'm leaving, and I'll go to Gufu to get wine in a few days. Judge Shen left leisurely with the wine jar, and helped the two of them to the door by the way.
Just glanced at Gu Xizhi when he left.
That's it! 55 points as I said before.
No problem!