Chapter 21: The Taoist Priest
After hearing this, Chu Zixuan was thoughtful. Suddenly, he heard a commotion in the distance, so he hurried to it. From a distance, I saw a person who looked like a soldier standing on a high ground, holding a peachwood sword that Chu Zixuan was all too familiar with, and said something to everyone. The people around him listened attentively, and their faces leaked anxious expressions.
When Chu Zixuan saw this scene, he already understood it in his heart. I saw him slowly walking towards the crowd and towards the Taoist priest.
The Taoist priest kept waving the wooden sword in his hand, and the bell in his right hand, as if he was chanting some incantation. Swaggering towards the sea of flames. The people around him surrounded him in the center as if they were worshipping a god, and Chu Zixuan, who was watching it, felt both funny and a little sad.
The Taoist priest came to the sea of fire, and saw the raging fire, hovering in the sky like a golden snake, and like a dragon entrenched on the ground, roaring.
The Taoist priest was obviously stunned by what he saw, but then he returned to his original state. I saw that he cleared his throat, and suddenly said with fear on his face: I can't believe it, this is terrible. When the mayor next to him heard this, he hurriedly said, "Master, what do you mean by this?" I saw the Taoist priest pointing to the sea of fire in front of him and saying to everyone: Everyone, haven't you seen it yet? This is actually the fire god blaming you, and everything that happened yesterday is just a warning given by the fire god! If you still don't repent, soon, there will be even greater disasters to befall here!
When everyone heard this, the crowd suddenly exploded. People all showed panicked expressions, and there was a lot of discussion in all directions. The mayor of the town frowned. Chu Zixuan looked at the Taoist priest in front of him and sneered.
The Taoist priest secretly looked at the crowd around him and said loudly: "Everyone, please be quiet for a while!" The mayor next to him was startled by this sudden voice, and immediately reacted. scolded the people around him, and suddenly quieted down.
The Taoist priest tidied up his clothes, took out a handful of dust whisks from behind his Taoist robe and said, "Everyone, please don't worry, because I myself have already talked to the Fire God just now. As long as you agree to a few conditions, he won't blame you. After speaking, he stroked his goatee. When the mayor heard this, he said as if grasping at a life-saving straw: Master, I don't know what the conditions are, as long as we can do it, we will do our best to meet it.
When Chu Zixuan heard this, he couldn't help but shake his head.
I saw a Taoist priest who said seriously: First of all, you must prepare 10,000 taels of silver for me, and let me personally preside over the construction of a fire temple so that everyone can worship it. Second, because one of you has made a mistake, he has angered the Vulcan. Therefore, you must hand over the murderer and let him accept the punishment of Lord Vulcan!
As soon as these words came out, everyone talked about it one by one. Suspicious of each other.