Huo Erniu lowered his head, raised his eyes, feeling uneasy, and quietly glanced at the immortal. However, he saw that the immortal did not seem to mean to punish him immediately. Instead, he asked him with a smile:

"Have you had a good time these days, Shiba?"

This is different from the previous dreams.

In the previous dreams, no matter how good-tempered the god was, after asking him for a bamboo stick, he would scold him and teach him that he would never dare to do so in the future. If the god had a bad temper, he would turn him into a pig or dog.

The most frightening thing was the night before yesterday, when the god beat him to death with a swipe of his fly whisk, and he would never be reincarnated.

Huo Erniu was a little puzzled, but he replied: "In the past few days, the villain has been carrying magical weapons to slay demons and ghosts everywhere. The surrounding villagers, elders and dignitaries all treat the villain as a distinguished guest and entertain him well..."

"In one step, I have gained treasure, fame, and real benefits. It can be said that I have obtained everything I originally wanted. Why do I feel uneasy?"

"The villain...the villain doesn't know either."

"That's all!"

The Taoist immediately stopped asking any more questions. He just stroked the bamboo stick and said loudly: "I have killed a lot of demons and ghosts these days, and I have done some good things. However, it is wrong to steal the bamboo stick from me. This bamboo stick

I was traveling through Anqing many years ago and met an old friend of my master's family. I received his warm hospitality and asked for it before I left. It has followed me through thousands of mountains and rivers, and I have already developed feelings for it. In the past few days since I stole it,

I always feel empty when I go out to buy groceries or go out for a spring outing in the city."

The Taoist paused and looked up at him:

"Say one step at a time, what should be done?"

"The gods will punish you!"

"How will I be punished? Should I punish you, or should I go to the government to receive the punishment myself?"

"..."

Huo Erniu's eyes immediately started to move with his head lowered, his eyes flickering, and he weighed in his mind.

In the past few days, I have dealt with several county officials around Yangdu. Even if I don't have a bamboo stick, I can still help the county to eliminate evil spirits and add some achievements to the county officials. If I go to these few

If a county government office asks for a punishment, the county magistrate will definitely just go through the motions and impose a small symbolic punishment, and a few broad strokes with a stick will not hurt.

Even if you don't go through the motions and just steal a stick, how powerful is the punishment?

Huoer Niu has rough skin and thick flesh, so he is not afraid of these things.

"Villain..."

Huo Erniu opened his mouth and was about to respond.

But as soon as he started speaking, he held back his words.

It is naturally good to go to the county to ask for punishment. Even if the skin is beaten until the skin is bruised, it is better than turning into a pig or a dog. But how much face will be lost in that way? And from now on, there will be Huo Erniu, the great demon slayer, in this world.

?

"Please ask the gods to punish you."

Who says idiots don't know how to measure?

It’s just that after weighing it, I didn’t follow it.

"That's what I said."

"Yes! That's what the villain said! Even if the gods turn the villain into a pig or a dog and beat him until his soul is knocked out, the villain will still recognize it!" Huo Erniu said through gritted teeth.

"I'm not a god, I'm just a man in the mountains. I don't have the magic to turn people into pigs or dogs. If I steal a bamboo stick due to greed and impulse, I'll beat him to pieces, and I'll also fight with those monsters.

There is no difference between evil ghosts and ghosts." The Taoist said calmly, "But since he stole on my head and refused to go to the county government, I have no choice but to punish him."

"Yes Yes Yes……"

"I will be punished for three days with no food and only water. I will vomit as soon as I eat. I will not be allowed to speak for a month and will not speak when I speak. I will not be allowed to drink for a year. If I drink, my stomach will be like a knife. How about that?"

"this……"

Huo Erniu was stunned again.

What kind of punishment is this?

A warrior in the martial arts world is not smart and only possesses brute strength. How can anyone live comfortably?

On weekdays, if someone hires someone to hire him, he can naturally have a few good meals with wine and meat. But if no one hires someone to hire him, he has to go to the riverside to sell coolies and eat some gruel and steamed cakes to survive. If there is a slow business season, the coolies can't be sold, and other people can't sell the coolies.

They would go to the friends they usually hung out with to see if they could get some food together and help each other. Huo Erniu was often embarrassed, so it was common for him to be hungry for two or three days.

It's a bit uncomfortable not being able to speak in January. He has always been a loud-mouthed person who loves to brag.

But if you don't have to control your mouth, you can open your mouth to speak, but you can't make a sound, then it will be much better.

Not being able to drink alcohol for a year is the hardest thing.

The poor people in the world find happiness in drinking.

"..."

Huo Erniu opened his mouth, hoping to change the immortal or shorten the time limit, but he remembered that he did such things because of drinking that day, so he swallowed his words again.

"Thank you, God!"

The Taoist smiled slightly and continued: "This is just the punishment I gave you, and the punishment was just for stealing my bamboo stick, leaving me without a bamboo stick."

"..."

Huo Erniu was stunned and opened his mouth to ask, but found that he was speechless.

"After you have received this punishment, I will no longer pursue you for stealing my bamboo stick, and no one else will pursue it again. However, a wrong thing is a wrong thing after all. If I feel some uneasiness in my heart, I want to eliminate it.

If you feel uneasy and unsatisfied in your heart, I might as well give you some advice."

"..."

Huo Erniu continued to open his mouth and spoke dumb words.

He couldn't hear the sound, so he had no choice but to nod his head.

"I just say that in my heart, wrong things can often be made up for by good deeds." The Taoist said as if to comfort him, "It rained heavily tonight, and it poured down, washing away many trees on the mountain, blocking the road, and the road was also washed away by the mud and rocks on the mountain.

Young Master, if you are determined, go and repair the roads."

"..."

"Of course, this is your business. Whether you do it or not, whether you take it seriously or not, it all depends on you."

"..."

"I have to take the bamboo stick with me. There will be thousands of miles to go in the future, so I have to rely on it."

"..."

The Taoist picked up the bamboo stick and smiled at him.

Suddenly, the temple became dark.

That's really hard to see.

"Boom!"

There was a thunderous roar, deafening.

Huo Erniu suddenly discovered that all the sounds of the world outside the temple had been restored, including the sound of wind and rain, the sound of rocks collapsing, and the sound of trees snapping, but the sound of the burning firewood pile was missing.

A bolt of thunder and lightning penetrated the sky and the earth outside the temple, and the bright thunder light reflected the scene in the temple.

The temple is still the same temple, with tattered statues of gods, dirty and faded windbreakers, spiders spinning webs in the corners, and the wind and rain blowing in, causing the webs to sway.

There was no fire at all in the middle of the temple.

There was not even a trace of a fire.

He was lying on his side under the altar, huddled in a ball. At this moment, he was awakened by the thunder and straightened up.

Another dream?

Huo Erniu was stunned, reaching out and groping around him, looking for the jade bamboo stick, but he couldn't find it.

"..."

He opened his mouth to speak, but no sound came out.

"Rumble..."

The lightning and thunder just now were long overdue.

Huo Erniu was so excited that thunder seemed to hit his heart, and it was only then that he slowly woke up.

…

In Yangdu House, the rain is still falling.

The Taoist opened the window, sat on the bed, quietly looked at the heavy rain outside the window, and felt the moisture hitting his face.

The calico cat was lying next to him, and the swallow was standing on the windowsill, staring outside intently.

The heavy rain stirred up rain and mist on the ground, and the air was damp and cool. Even the quilt on the bed was damp and cool. It felt close to the skin and had an unusually comfortable touch. Although it was very cool, the rain outside the window and the weather were already there.

It feels a bit like summer.
To be continued...