Zhao Miao entered Qiaozhang Village and found that the wall that had been damaged by the pig-beaked people last time had been roughly repaired, and the top was covered with sharpened bamboo strips.
Zhang Liwei led Zhao Shu to meet with the old people in the village. They exchanged a few words. After Zhao Shu explained his purpose, the old people looked at each other in confusion and stopped talking.
"I understand, you are worried that I will scare away the rat demon by opening an altar to practice Dharma. After I leave, the rat demon will come back to take revenge." Zhao Shu comforted the elderly in the village: "But now that the two countries are about to go to war, these mountain demons are very dangerous.
He may be an accomplice of the Jiuli barbarians. If you let him go unchecked, if the officers and soldiers of the imperial court are defeated, you will suffer disaster in the future."
"That's right!" Zhang Liwei also said beside him: "In the past, our village had to offer sacrifices to the rat demon during every year and festival, and everyone couldn't bear it."
The old people sighed and said: "You young people don't know how to repay kindness. When we fled as a family, our belongings were robbed by bandits on the road. If Lord Xu Ri hadn't rescued us, everyone would have suffered. And we can be here.
When I settled down, I got the guidance from True Lord Xu Ri."
Zhang Liwei kept stamping his feet: "There was some kindness back then, but our offerings over the decades have never been less? The Lord Xu Ri even asked us to sacrifice our virgins, euphemistically calling it the enlightenment of immortality! I and I
My uncle left early, and his daughter was given to those rat demons by you!"
Zhao Shu frowned when he heard this, and the old man in the village waved his hands and scolded: "What do you know? Those few years were difficult, and there was not enough food in the village. It would be best for your uncle's daughter to send her to serve the true king! What's more?
With the blessing of the True Lord, our village will be able to have good weather in the past few years."
"That's nonsense. Apart from destroying crops and making people sick, how can those rat monsters have the power to keep the village in good weather?!" Zhang Liwei was so angry that he cursed.
Zhao Ming was silent for a moment, he didn't quite believe that Lord Xu Ri had such power, and asking for virgins from the common people was completely evil and definitely not like an immortal.
"Guys, please be patient." Zhao Shu tried to dissuade him, but he could also see that in this village, although several old people were still respected, the one who could really take charge of things was Zhang Liwei.
"The origin of this True Lord Xu Ri will be determined by me after I conduct a legal search." Zhao Shu said in a serious tone: "It's just an urgent military situation. I'm not discussing this with you."
The elders in the village were in awe of the authority of the government. Zhao Shu revealed his identity and was surrounded by a group of soldiers, so naturally they did not dare to refute.
Although Zhang Liwei was nervous, he was somewhat thankful that this monk with many titles was easier to deal with than he expected. He immediately ordered someone to clear out a few rooms for Zhao Mi and others to stay.
While the two were alone, Zhao Shu suddenly spoke: "Liwei Zhang, I found that the number of people in the village was much smaller than before, and I didn't see many young people. Where have they gone?"
Zhang Liwei was stunned and had to explain: "They, they went to the mountains to dig ditches."
"Oh? Are you digging the ditch at this time? Aren't you afraid that there will be no one to defend the village when the pig-headed barbarians attack again?" Zhao Shu asked.
"The pig-headed barbarians have all been wiped out by the Immortal, so the village has nothing to worry about." Zhang Liwei repeatedly praised: "Xian Zhao has a wonderful way to reach the gods, so I think he can easily capture those rat demons."
Zhao Shu smiled faintly: "It's not always possible to capture him. I just don't quite understand. In the past, this True Lord Xu Ri was constantly worshiped by the villagers, and his shrine was smashed. Didn't he take revenge?"
"Yes! A few months ago, there was a rat demon who stole the food stored by the folks." Zhang Liwei said.
Zhao Miao shook his head: "Maybe Zhang Liwei doesn't know that this kind of evil spirit that can dominate a place and blackmail the people will only send little monsters to steal after the temple is destroyed? They dared to ask for virgins in the past, which shows that they have done nothing.
I'm afraid. If we really want to take revenge, I'm afraid your Qiao Zhang Village will not be able to live in peace for a long time."
Zhang Liwei knew in his heart that the reason why the rat demons did not retaliate was because the monks from Chiyundu were constantly searching and hunting, and were merciless to the troublesome monsters around them. Only in this way could the group of rat demons be deterred.
"Forget it, maybe they are just a bunch of incompetent rats. I'm just paranoid." Zhao Shu laughed and said, "I'm going to find a suitable place to set up the mandala. Zhang Liwei is a local and wants to know the surrounding situation. I wonder if you can give me some advice."
One or two.”
"Of course!" Zhang Liwei was also very curious about how capable Zhao Miao was. If he could really find out Lord Xu Ri and a bunch of rat demons, he would be able to save Zhang Village and several surrounding villages.
By eliminating future troubles, it also saves Brother Yu and Chi Yun a troublesome thing.
Zhang Liwei said that there were some trivial matters in the village and asked Zhao Shu to make preparations first. After he left, He Dangguan came over and said, "Deacon Zhao, this village is unusual."
"Oh? Why is this unusual?" Zhao Shu had already looked at it with Yingxuan's photo-scenery technique, and found no evil atmosphere.
"I asked a few people to take a look just now and found that the village walls and the layout of the houses don't look like an ordinary countryside, but rather like a fortress wall," He Dangguan said.
"The Five Kingdoms War was not just about war between major powers, but also about the plundering of refugees and bandits in the countryside." Zhao Shu said: "In order to protect themselves, it is very common for villages like this to have clan and township parties build forts and gather people to live there.
I have seen it since I was a child. Some of the fortresses near the Middle Earth can have thousands of households. After the autumn harvest, the men of the clan still have to practice martial arts and learn archery. Not to mention the wealthy families in Huaxu.
, each has its own manor and castle wall, which are much larger than this Qiaozhang Village."
He Dangguan said: "But I found that the wall here is still relatively new, it doesn't look like it was built decades ago."
"This is a bit strange." Zhao Shu put his chin on his hand: "That Zhang Liwei, what do you think?"
"At first glance, he looks like he has practiced martial arts. His feet are rooted and his breath is righteous." He Dangguan said.
"This remote village is not simple." Zhao Shu sighed.
"Deacon Zhao, I heard that the Chiyun Rebellion Party was defeated and retreated to Cangwu Ridge, but there were still many people who followed the Rebellion Party scattered in the southern counties." He Dangguan lowered his voice: "This place is not too far away from Cangwu Ridge.
Far away, and all the young people in the village have fled, could it be..."
Zhao Miao's expression was solemn, so he said: "You ask everyone to be careful and send people to take turns on duty at night."
"clear!"
When Zhang Liwei came again, Zhao Shu also prepared the ritual objects. He took several monks from the Jiangzhen Hall and followed Zhang Liwei to find a place to set up an altar nearby.
"None of them work very well. If you want to place a mandala, it's best to place it in a place where Qi, Ji and aura gather, such as a shrine or a shrine." Zhao Shu looked at a few places, shook his head, and then asked: "By the way, Xu.
Lord Rizhen’s shrine should be near the village, right?”
"But the temple has been destroyed." Zhang Liwei said.
"It doesn't matter if the shrine is destroyed. Since True Lord Xu Ri would set up his throne in that place, he must have a purpose." Zhao Shu said: "What's more, if we want to hunt down this person, it is best to choose the place where it has been.
appropriate."
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Zhang Liwei was dubious, so he had no choice but to take Zhao Shu to a place halfway up the mountain. He pointed to an open space overgrown with weeds, where a collapsed low wall could be vaguely seen. This was the original site of the Xuri Zhenjun Shrine.
Zhao Shu used the Yingxuan Scenery Technique and scanned around to investigate, and found that there was no trace of ghosts or ghosts in this place. It would be better to say that it was too clean. Even the wild animals seemed to have avoided this area.
Pushing aside the waist-high grass, we arrived at a location roughly where the main hall of the shrine was. There was a piece of flat land where no grass had ever grown, and the soil on the ground was scorched black, which had obviously been burned by fire.
"strangeness."
Zhao Mo was secretly suspicious. It was not unusual for the shrine to be burned by fire. However, after removing the shallow layer of floating soil, he found that the scorch mark below had a faint curved pattern, and it looked familiar.
After thinking for a moment, Zhao Shu remembered that when he was in Xingluo County, he briefly captured Sang Huazi, a monk from Chiyundu. The cattail leaf fan in his hand had talismans written on it, which was quite similar to what he saw before him.
"It is indeed Chiyundu."
Zhao Shu scratched his head in annoyance. Having experienced the bandit suppression in Xingluo County, he did not regard Chi Yundu as an ordinary gangster. However, due to his status, he could not share many of his thoughts with others.
Now that we see the traces of Chiyundu's magic, it can be seen that the destruction of the temple was not an impulsive move by the people of Qiaozhang Village. There must be help from the Chiyundu monks behind it. Who can prevent Zhenjun Xuri from taking revenge?
It must be Chiyundu.
No matter how you say it, Chi Yundu's move was the most authentic way to punish evil spirits and attack the temple, and it was not an act of the monks' own initiative. They also encouraged the people of Qiao Zhang Village to work together to get rid of the old witchcraft customs.
Zhao Shui also saw similar things in the classics left by the ancestors of the Zanli officials. Compared with destroying temples, killing evil spirits, arresting temple guards, and educating people to get rid of witchcraft and old customs are often the most difficult.
Especially in some remote rural areas, the customs of worshiping blood and worshiping ghosts and gods are deeply rooted among the people. The people are bewitched and threatened by evil spirits and accomplices of temple blessings, and even blindly follow the crowd, and even dare to gather people to fight against the government.
Even in the Tianxia Dynasty, not all officials were wise. If they were conservative and did not want to cause trouble, they would simply turn a blind eye and wait until the situation deteriorated. If it was a cruel official, they might call the officials.
The soldiers and horses, as well as the villagers, were all killed, and afterwards they were charged with possessing demons and causing chaos among the people.
Even though Zhao Shu did not witness it with his own eyes, judging from Zhang Liwei's words and deeds, Chi Yun should have mobilized the local people in Qiaozhang Village and asked them to participate in destroying the evil temple for obscene worship.
In this way, if there are any evil spirits pretending to be evil in the future, the people of Qiaozhang Village will be more vigilant and will not be easily deceived.
Considering that they had fought tooth and nail to resist the pig-headed barbarians, Zhao Shu couldn't help but secretly admire them. If Yang Liujun had been allowed to operate in Xingluo County for a few more years, I'm afraid there would have been Qiao Zhang Village everywhere.
If that happens, the imperial officers and soldiers will not be able to suppress the bandits.
Zhao Shu patted the dirt on his hands and turned to look at Zhang Liwei not far away. He thought of the young people in Qiaozhang Village who were hiding and escaping. It was obvious that they did not trust the officials of the Huaxu Kingdom, which made people feel helpless.
"Let's set up the altar here." Zhao Shu said, and he ordered the monks from the Jiangzhen Hall who were accompanying him to set up the altar immediately, without Zhao Shu having to do it himself.
After the Yingzhou Meeting, the imperial court dispatched monks from various schools to Jianjia Pass, including Jiangzhen Temple. Moreover, these monks from Jiangzhen Temple were entrusted by the leader of Xu Zhouzi to treat Zhao Shu as a teacher.
Zhao Shu had worked together with Jiang Zhen Guan at the beginning, and thought of them studying rituals and rituals, so he gave them many pointers along the way.
Compared with Zhao Shu, who obtained the true biography of Tianxia Zanliguan, the rituals and rituals in Jiangzhen Hall are a bit crude, and they rarely have to deal with ghosts and spirits, and even have methods such as possessing people to escape from the underworld. They can get Zhao Shu's guidance and master the magic techniques.
Diligence goes a long way.
Xu Zhouzi also understood this matter, so he sent people to serve Zhao Shu.
The mandala was properly arranged. Zhao Shu adjusted his clothes a little, and then said to Zhang Liwei on the side: "There may be ghosts and spirits appearing later. If Zhang Liwei is afraid, you can retreat first."
"I'm not afraid." Zhang Liwei absolutely couldn't miss this opportunity. He wanted to take this opportunity to understand Zhao Shu's magic skills so that he could go back and tell his second brother.
"Then when I practice the Dharma, remember not to open your mouth to speak, and don't scream out if you are scared." Zhao Shu said: "Ghosts and spirits have unpredictable temperaments. If they are afraid of detecting the breath of strangers, they will become restless and crazy."
After some persuasion and intimidation, Zhao Shu came to the center of the altar, first took out four talismans, lit them lightly on the candlelight, and threw them out.
Four talismans flew to the four corners of the altar and burned out. A barrier naturally rose up to protect the altar and at the same time cleanse away the dirt and grime.
Zhao Shu then took out a palm-sized token, and saw that the material was neither wood nor jade, but an ocher red like rust, and the talismans on the surface were mysterious and mysterious, as if they were made in heaven.
The raw material of this token is Lingwen Divine Iron. After being refined by stone and fire light, it has become a magic weapon blank.
Zhao Shu had thought about it for a while, and considering that Tiegong was once a mountain god, and his original body was slightly connected to the earth's veins, it might be possible to refine the spiritual iron into a token for summoning ghosts and spirits.
It is said that refining the token itself is not an easy and simple matter. There is a set of strict rituals to choose an auspicious day and auspicious time. But fortunately, the spiritual iron is extraordinary, and after a whole year of refining at the Five Directions Yingling Altar, the spirit
The pattern of literary spirit, iron spirit and rhyme is complete, and the time of week, day and hour are sufficient.
So when Zhao Shu stood on the altar, holding the token in his hand, and for a moment, his spiritual sense expanded greatly, as if the surrounding mountains, rivers, and vegetation were all visible before his eyes.
If he were in Xingluo County, even if Zhao Shu was holding the Spiritual Divine Iron Order, he would not be able to withstand the vast scenery pouring into his eyes. But in the year in Dongsheng Capital, Zhao Shu had improved a lot in his cultivation realm, and in his mind
The Bridal Palace is said to be deep, broad and vast, capable of accommodating all things.
According to Lingxiao, each of the nine palaces in the brain has its own mysteries. The Mingtang Palace is mainly responsible for the perception of the ears and eyes. Externally, it has the red light of the jade mirror and the clear sound of the jade bell, which can break evil and dispel nightmares. Internally, it has the function of watching and listening.
After listening to the video again, I gradually saw the hundreds of gods in the internal organs of the body, correspondingly manifesting themselves in the bridal palace. One god controls one house, so the internal organs can regulate the internal organs and subdue internal disturbances. Corresponding to the external ones, they are stimulating Qi.
, the imperial envoy's magic weapon is exquisite and comprehensive, allowing Zhao Shu to multi-purpose.
Putting aside his thoughts and worries, Zhao Shu held the token high and said loudly:
"Emperor Tian Zhaojian. After the alliance is signed, I will consult with the gods and clearly listen to my oath. Ghosts, spirits, demons and monsters will all come to the altar, just like the law and order!"