Chapter 537: Inside the Mountain Temple
Zhuang Wudao did not fly and land immediately, but a spirit decisive shot out, turned into a ball of clear light, and fell little by little, enveloping the mountain temple.
Then he waited silently, and in less than half an hour, there was no one in the mountain temple. The pedestrians on the bluestone avenue also turned around.
This is the third-order technique of the Leaving the Dust Sect, 'Leaving the Trace', which is a kind of illusion Dao method. Sometimes, the disciples of the Leaving the Dust Sect will encounter some special circumstances, and in order to avoid affecting ordinary civilians, they will use this 'Leaving People Trace Technique', so that the people around them will invariably have the idea of leaving this area. Those who passed by also diverted their routes and returned.
Zhuang Wudao came to the mountain temple to worship his mother. However, he didn't want to alarm others, nor did he want others to know and see it, so he used this technique to make the pilgrims in the temple leave one after another.
And when there was no one in the temple, Zhuang Wudao descended from the sky and stepped into the temple.
The Beitang family is here, and they really put some thought into it. The whole temple looks ordinary, except for the exquisite architecture, there is nothing unusual. But those wall tiles are embedded with white jade, so that people will feel a sense of coolness when they step into the temple.
The more than a dozen houses in the temple, together with the surrounding mountains, have formed a feng shui blessed land, which can clear the heart and calm the mind. To make those believers who offer incense more pious in their minds and to eliminate distractions.
It can be seen that the Beitang family is by no means perfunctory to this place. Putting his mother in the position of the 'mountain god' is even more thoughtful. Even if there is a big movement in the place, it will not alarm Lichen, and if he really achieves the god position one day, he can even ask for a seal from the Lichen Sect.
Just as he stepped into the main hall, Zhuang Wudao glanced at a willow tree next to him that was at least a thousand years old, intentionally or unintentionally.
At this time, those willow branches are hung with all kinds of silk silks, and at a glance, there are nearly 10,000 of them, fluttering with the wind. It is the believers who write their requests and wishes in silk, and then wrap and hang them on these wickers.
And Zhuang Wudao looked at it at this moment. I saw that eighty percent of those silk silks were all begging for healing and recovery from injuries and illnesses, or family members who had sinned and suffered disasters and wanted to resolve them. The remaining two percent are begging their families to live a long life, live longer than Nanshan and so on.
After a glance, Zhuang Wudao couldn't help but laugh. The yin soul uses incense to believe in the wish to become a god, and the most taboo is that the wish power is chaotic, so that the yin soul is at a loss and difficult to gather.
And the people of the Beitang family obviously know what it wants. Therefore, the mountain gods and seedlings here do not seek more and more perfections, but only focus on saving the dead and helping the injured and eliminating disasters and misfortunes.
When he was in the air, he listened to the believers here talk about the gods here in their special ability to dispel calamities and misfortunes and cure diseases and sins. Many people worship and offer incense here, and the next day after they return, their family's condition will improve. There are also those who have encountered misfortune, and after some time, they will come and go from time to time, and turn the crisis into safety
Not surprisingly, this should be the handiwork of the Beitang family. Compared with what kind of marriage, blessing, rain, and child, these two aspects are actually the easiest to do.
In the final analysis, the way of the gods depends on the incense of human faith. Only when the gods are 'miraculous' can more believers be gathered. And with the strength of the Beitang family, it is really easy to secretly diagnose and treat people, eliminate disasters and solve problems.
Zhuang Wudao asked Beitang Wan'er to build this temple for him, originally after reading the "Xuanming Extreme Yin Record", he was moved, and he did his filial piety, but he didn't care much about it afterwards.
But I didn't expect it to be here, but it was really made out by the Beitang family. The incense in this mountain temple is not very thick, but it has shown a trend of prosperity. It only takes a few decades to accumulate, and the believers here will naturally gather more and more.
It seems that in this world, there is more than one meditation classic similar to the "Xuan Yin Extreme Yin Record". The people of the Beitang family not only know about it, but also have a lot of experience.
I don't know what about the rest? Back then, Beitang Wan'er promised to build eight temples for him to worship his mother. If the other seven places are similar to this place, then his dead mother may really have the hope of becoming a god after death.
But this can only be thought about, not serious. In this world, whether there is a corresponding Yin Netherworld realm is unknown. Even if it exists, it is also unknown whether his mother Zhuang Xiaoxi has been reincarnated and reborn.
However, the Beitang family is so attentive to his mother's affairs, and it is not in vain that Zhuang Wudao has taken care of Beitang Wan'er over the years.
Retracting his gaze from the willow tree, Zhuang Wudao stepped into the main hall of the mountain god, and as soon as he entered, he smelled a strong smell of sandalwood.
Further ahead, the statue was made of a single piece of white jade, life-size and flawless. And the facial features are all similar to Zhuang Xiaoxi before his death. Lifelike, as if it were a real person.
To be more precise, this is before Zhuang Xiaoxi's disfigurement, even the temperament is similar, and it is the same. Only the eyebrows and eyes are resolute, and the eyes are full of compassion.
I don't know where the Beitang family learned about Zhuang Xiaoxi's appearance before his death, and the carvers invited to the family are obviously extraordinary.
Even Zhuang Wudao couldn't help but be stunned, looking at this statue in a daze, his face showing sadness and remembrance.
After a long time, Zhuang Wudao came back to his senses and looked at the banner above. The words 'goddess of the mountains'.
Outside of Yuecheng, there are only some small hills, all of which can be called 'Yueshan', which means the mountain of Yuecheng. And the goddess of the mountain is under the jurisdiction of this small hill, on the left and right sides of the statue, there are the four words of "eliminating disasters and solving difficulties" and "saving the dead and helping the wounded", all of which are written by famous scholars, and they are very courageous.
In addition, Zhuang Wudao also knew that inside the statue, there was another tablet with his mother's name written on it.
With a solemn expression, Zhuang Wudao took three pillars of sandalwood from the side. He prayed silently in his heart, and after respectfully prostrating three times, he inserted sandalwood into the furnace in front of the statue.
The mountain temple here is not where his mother's tomb is located. He came here just to see the situation of this mountain temple. But since everyone is here, they must religiously put a pillar of incense on their mother.
However, just as he was about to complete the ceremony, Zhuang Wudao's expression suddenly moved slightly, and he had received an anxious warning from Zhuang Xiaohu in his mind.
And at this moment, he didn't even need to look back, he could already detect behind him, a cool air conditioner, without warning, entering the door. Divine thought sensing is both strange and familiar. In my mind, it was cold for a while.
"Today is Zhuang Xiaoxi's death anniversary, and in the past four years, every day on this day, I will wait near Yuecheng. β
A figure stood on Zhuang Wudao's side, and his cold knife-like thoughts tightly locked Zhuang Wudao's primordial spirit.
"Originally, I didn't expect much this year, but I didn't expect you to come, and it was not in vain that I had worked hard all these years. β
Zhuang Wudao was silent, but his fists were clenched, and his eyes were suddenly full of murderous intentions.
That is, for four years. Did this man lie in ambush on the day of his mother's death?
Four years ago, the relationship between the two had been severed, but at that time, even if he knew that Shen Jue had personally made the decision to ask the Demon Assassin Sect to attack and kill him, it didn't make him so angry that he was angry.
Doing everything to take advantage of his mother's death, it is really worthy of Taiping Chongyang, thinking about it, he was really naΓ―ve.
"The carvers invited by the Beitang family are good, and their appearance and temperament are similar to those of your mother when she was young. β
Chongyangzi stood in front of the statue of the 'Goddess of the Mountain' with his hands in his hands, and looked at it indifferently.
"It is said that after she arrived in Yuecheng, she destroyed her appearance?"
Zhuang Wudao's eyes were slightly jawed, and he couldn't help but think of the scene when his mother cut her face with a knife more than ten years ago.
The hatred in my heart is becoming more and more violent and difficult to contain. It is said that at this moment, running away is the best policy.
However, there was a kind of anger that lay across his chest, making him unwilling to bow his head and back down in front of this person.
He took a strong breath, and Zhuang Wudao's tone was as cold as ice: "What is it? What do you have to do with it?"
Chongyangzi's eyes narrowed slightly, flashing a hint of danger, and then shook again: "Actually, there is one thing that I have never been able to figure out. Ask yourself if I am Chongyangzi, I am not sorry for your mother and son. I married without telling me and married Lingshu as a Taoist couple, I was wrong, but I also made amends afterwards. β
"Compensation? Let your mother have no worries about food and clothing for the rest of her life? Is the money you left behind for the Shen family or for your mother?"
Zhuang Wudao laughed, extremely mocking. In his heart, he was like ten thousand years of ice, and the cold soaked his limbs and bones, and it was only because of the anger that he could still maintain a little bit of anger.
"If you want to cultivate and live forever, has her mother ever stopped you? If you marry Xiao Lingshu, why can't you tell the truth? Do you want to cheat and deceive? Do you want to tell you, is your heart guilty? You Yang or my mother, they have never put it in your heart. When I got married, it was just for the wealth of the Zhuang family, can I help you cultivate the Tao?"
Throwing away the father-son relationship, all the expectations and admiration that should not be there have have been swept out of my heart.
Zhuang Wudao's body qi and true yuan gradually increased, resisting Chongyangzi's thoughts, faintly wanting to fight against him, his words were like poisonous snakes, and his words were like knives.
"You ask your mother why she is like this, but when you did such a dirty thing, didn't you think about what her mother would think? Or, do you not even know what kind of temperament she has? If you want her to just watch you abandon her, and watch you marry that Xiao Lingshu, and break off your relationship with her? If you are already guilty, why do you want to come back? Just to keep me as an heir? How can she value the money you left behind? If you really want to have fine clothes and food, and you will be rich and prosperous all your life, and the Zhuang family is already rich and noble, why should you marry you, a poor and white scholar? If you really wanted to bother with your mother back then, why did you do this? Hey, my grandfather under the Nine Springs is really ignorant and blind. β
When Zhuang Shen got married, it was determined by his grandfather, but he didn't want to make his daughter miserable all her life.
In the final analysis, his father is the kind of character who will do whatever it takes, and once he achieves his wishes, he will abandon the steps under his feet.
It's ridiculous to yourself, I saw it clearly a few years ago, but I still have nostalgic expectations, it's really stupid!