Looking at the Taoist with an angry expression on his face, and then at the two children devouring porridge, Chai Tiannuo asked again:
"They are all inherited from Taoism. If you ask Cangtian Dao for help, you will definitely be able to have food and clothing."
The Taoist shook his head vigorously:
"Even if the true successors of Taoism starve to death, they will not bow to the evil ways of these life-using priests!"
"I remember that many ancient Taoist schools have the tradition of using human beings as sacrifices."
Chai Tiannuo frowned. He had read a lot of related books. Taoism was actually a branch of ancient shamanism and inherited many bloody and barbaric customs.
"As you said, it is an ancient Taoist school. The barbarism has passed, and the fire of civilization continues. Those who are barbaric and bad should be eliminated!"
"The late Master once said that those who do not respect life and treat life as a trifle, no matter how high-sounding the rhetoric, are always evil!"
Chai Tiannuo smiled and nodded. The Taoist is simple and his words are also simple, but the truth behind them is solid!
Pointing at the statue behind him, Chai Tiannuo asked curiously:
"Taoist, which god is this worshiped by? Why is it a bit, a bit?"
Even after saying it several times, Chaitino did not say the following words.
Although the Taoist temple is small, the statue of the deity is lifelike and impressive. It is a rich and elegant middle-aged woman.
Wearing linen clothes, holding a medicine hoe in hand, and carrying a bamboo basket behind his back, his straw sandals are covered with dirt and grime. The shape is quite realistic, but there is no fairy spirit at all.
However, in Chaitino's eyes, this statue had an indescribable charm, and it gave him an incomparably warm feeling, as if he were soaking in a hot spring, so comfortable that he didn't want to think about it.
The Taoist drank a few mouthfuls of dry rice porridge, washed his hands and face with water, offered three sticks of incense, and then said seriously:
"This is the Empress of Qianshan. She has been worshiped by Ziyang City and surrounding villages for fifty years. She is a well-known deity in Ziyang!"
"...How come I have never heard of this immortal's title?"
Chai Tiannuo frowned and thought hard about the Taoist classics he had read. He was sure that there was absolutely no such title as Empress of Qianshan.
"Of course there is none."
The Taoist shook his head with a smile, bowed devoutly to the statue three times, and said seriously:
"Fifty years ago, the plague was rampant in the Ziyang area and countless people died."
"After the two consecutive waves of rescuers also died of illness, the imperial court sent a large army to besiege it, with no entry allowed and no exit allowed, completely trapping Ziyang into an isolated city."
"Just when everyone thought they were certain to die, Lady Qianshan, who was a servant girl in a pharmacy, stepped forward and relied on ancient prescriptions to treat people, and countless people survived!"
"In the end, due to overwork, I fell off a cliff and died while collecting herbs."
"Seriously, the empress is just an ordinary person, so she will not be recorded in the classics."
Looking at the Taoist with a silly smile, Chai Tiannuo couldn't help but rub his forehead vigorously. This kind of immortal god that is not in the classics cannot be believed in according to the laws of Dahua!
To put it in layman's terms, this is an evil temple. If the court discovers it, the statue will be torn down and the temple will be burned down!
"...To be honest, the immortal gods you believe in are quite shocking to me."
Chai Tiannuo smiled bitterly and shook his head. The Taoist stopped laughing and shook his head extremely seriously:
"Sir, we don't believe in it, we worship it!"
"What is the difference between belief and worship?"
Chai Tiannuo frowned. The Taoist thought for a while and said softly:
"Master once said that to believe is to ask for blessings from gods and goddesses, and to get what you want!"
"The offering is to wish the gods good luck and safety, and I want to give it to you!"
"The reason why we worship Qianshan Empress is that we hope that she will be nourished by incense and become an immortal in the other world. Good people should be rewarded with good things!"
Chai Tiannuo suddenly felt a huge wave surge in his heart. What this small Taoist temple did shocked him greatly!
He had never thought that someone worshiped the gods not to receive but to give, which completely broke his past understanding.
He was deeply impressed by the saying that a good person should be rewarded with good things!
Calm down the turmoil in your heart,
Chaitino handed over:
"Taoist, which Taoist sect do you belong to?"
"Master said that one should be a sect that accumulates good deeds."
The idiot said hesitantly. Chai Tiannuo blinked and asked curiously:
"If it's the Jishan sect, why don't you worship Sanqing?"
"Well, Master said, our group is a little different."
Scratching his head vigorously, the idiot said while recalling:
"Master once said that the legendary immortal gods who punished evil and promoted good may have died before the Human Emperor cut off his path to heaven. Those who exist in the sky today may not be the real immortal gods!"
"Our mission is to worship those who are kind in the world, let them attain enlightenment and become immortals, and recreate the true Changle Wonderland!"
Chai Tiannuo was shocked again. He was glad that he came to Ziyang City. The honest and honest Taoist in front of him made him understand the truth that he had never understood before. Why everything depends on man-made things, even if it involves the supreme being!
Looking closely at the statue and feeling the warm breath, Chaitino suddenly realized that it was merit!
To have merit in the great world and to be worshiped by others is to have immeasurable merit!
"Taoist, thank you!"
The thank you was sincere, but the idiot was confused. Why should I thank myself? I should be thanking him, right?
"The war is in chaos, what are you going to do with this kid?"
Chai Tiannuo pointed at the boy with a big head and a small body. The Taoist didn't think anything, he stroked the boy's head and said:
"Just like what my master did back then, accept him as a disciple. As long as I live, I will have to feed him!"
"Who is this girl?"
Pointing at the girl, Chai Tiannuo could tell that she had a fatherly attachment to the Taoist and could not help but let him have unreasonable thoughts.
"...I took my eldest disciple from her father, and that bastard wanted to exchange her for someone else's child."
After saying this, the Taoist's eyes couldn't help but turn red. The girl held the rice bowl and leaned gently on the Taoist's arm, but there was a smile on her face.
Chaitino sighed, looking at the two children with attached eyes, and understood that for them, the master who saved them is the real father!
"Don't worry, big changes will come soon, and the suffering will pass."
"Purple Yang City is the land of Great China after all, how can we let the evil spirits occupy and wreak havoc!"
Chai Tiannuo stood up, shook his head, shook his hand, and a five-foot dragon appeared in his hand. He decided not to waste any more time.
The city is full of evil spirits, just kill them!
You are water, how do you find it when you merge into the sea?
Kill him in the dark and see what the Cangtian Dao can do with you!
Putting down a bag of pearl rice, Chai Tiannuo grinned at the Taoist:
"Taoist, can you tell me your name?"
"My common surname is Zhang. Master and I use the title of Ziyang City as our Taoist name. Sir, this is how I am called Ziyang Taoist."
Taoist Ziyang bowed his head and Chai Tiannuo nodded:
"See you again when we are destined!"
Whoosh~, the breeze started, and Chai Tiannuo disappeared in an instant. The girl took Taoist Ziyang's hand and asked in surprise:
"Master, are you a god?"
"I don't know, but as far as we are concerned, he is a god who saves people in trouble!"
The reason why Minghong was taken out was because Chai Tiannuo sensed that a magician was passing by the alley. This kind of unabashed arrogance could only be achieved by the priest of Cangtian Dao.
Covering his face with a piece of cloth, Chaitino jumped over easily.