Chapter 70 The Land of Crouching Tiger, Talisman and Star Map
The next day, the sun was shining brightly, the snow gradually melted, and the weather became colder.
As soon as Wang Li left the restaurant, he saw Ma Shi who had been waiting outside.
"So early?"
"Young master, you got up very early too. Where is your kitten?"
"She's still sleeping. I won't take her with me today."
Ma Shi smiled, looked at Wangcai and said, "This big dog of yours is quite energetic."
"It likes to make noises." Wang Li patted the dog's head, and then saw the muddy straw sandals under Ma Shi's feet and his toes that were blue from the cold, and said, "Why don't you buy a pair of shoes first?"
"Hey, there's no need. I'm used to it. It won't freeze."
"Whether it will freeze or not is another matter. If you follow me like this, others may think that I can abuse you. No need to say more, let me change my clothes first." After a pause, he added: "I will pay for it.
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Ma Shi shook his head quickly and exclaimed: "How dare you teach me to pay for me? The reward you gave me yesterday is still there, I can afford it."
"Yesterday is yesterday's return. Today I won't reward you with money, but I will reward you with clothes." As he said this, Wang Li took the first step.
Ma Shitui couldn't refuse and could only thank him all the way, with gratitude in his eyes.
After a while, Ma Shi's whole body was completely renewed. He wore a fur hat on his head, a thick cotton coat on his body, and deerskin boots on his feet. Just looking at it made people feel very warm.
Walking on the street, he smiled bitterly.
"Sir, you are wearing even thinner clothes than me. How indecent do you think this looks to others?"
"You know I am not an ordinary person. I am not afraid of the cold. Besides, you are a guide, not a servant. How can you be polite?"
"Sir, I will be your guide and will be your servant these days. Don't worry, I have been a servant in the city lord's mansion and I am very experienced!"
The city lord of Anping Prefecture is also the highest position in the entire Anping Prefecture. Among the eighty-one prefectures of the Shu Dynasty, the city lord of a prefecture is the official of the border area.
Wang Li asked in surprise: "Oh? Then why don't you stay well in the City Lord's Mansion, but come out as a guide? The treatment in the City Lord's Mansion should be good."
Ma Shixiao said: "I'm not afraid of making fun of you. The errand of the City Lord's Mansion is certainly a good job, but it's just a carrot and a pit, and there are many people watching. Don't I have a younger brother? He is physically weaker than me, and he is younger.
He is also not good at talking, has difficulty working outside, and has no way to learn a craft. As for me, I have been working outside for a few years. Even if I quit, I can still make a living on my own, so I gave up my position to him.
Done."
Wang Li nodded slightly: "Brotherhood is deep."
Ma Shi chuckled, scratched his head and said: "We brothers do have a very good relationship. We have never quarreled or fought since we were young... Oops, I was so absorbed in chatting that I almost forgot to introduce you. Mr. Wang, please take a look.
Ahead, that is the largest one in Anping City..."
Just like yesterday, Ma Shi was walking in the city with Wang Li. Wherever he passed, even if it was a stone pillar, he could tell relevant stories. He lived up to his name and did not get paid in vain.
But what was different was Wang Li. Every once in a while, when he came to a classic that Ma Shi talked about, he would take a break, touch here, look there, and his curiosity seemed to be more intense than yesterday.
At the same time, the large number of talismans in his ring were also slowly decreasing. Because of their wide variety, several were placed at once to ensure full functionality.
At noon, the two of them left the city and came to the Chenghuang Temple.
City God, as the name suggests, is the god who protects the city, and his powers and responsibilities correspond to those of the city lord.
The city lord is the yang official responsible for managing the affairs of living people, while the city god is responsible for all matters in the underworld, large and small, and is the yin official under the jurisdiction of the underworld.
Yang officials and Yin officials cooperate with each other and trust each other.
It is said: The officials do their best, God bless them with their spirit, and each performs his duties, and he is worthy of the people.
Secondly, although the city god belongs to the underworld god, generally speaking, the city god is chosen by the local people themselves. The candidates are usually brave, loyal, upright and intelligent people, and the underworld is responsible for canonizing them and returning them to their thrones.
This kind of city god's identity is a Yin god, and his status is that of a ghost immortal among the five immortals. However, this kind of status obtained by ascending to the sky in one step cannot be directly transformed into corresponding strength, so some ghost immortals are as weak as mortals, while others are not. Bearing the name of "immortal" can easily crush a practitioner in the Guidao realm to death.
The Chenghuang Temple is located at the foot of Hutou Mountain, which looks like a prone white tiger. It covers a large area and is surrounded by green pines, green tiles and red walls. It is solemn and solemn.
After passing through the main gate and the rite gate, the City God's Hall is furnished as a court hall with strict ceremonial guards. The mighty City God sits high, with civil and military judges on his left and right, patrolling day and night, shackles to the general, and eight officials.
To the left and right of the City God's Hall, there are also the great gods of various departments, such as Yin and Yang, quick reports, pickets, etc.
Wang Li stepped forward and lit a stick of incense to the city god of this place as a greeting.
He stared into Cheng Huang's eyes for a long time, but the other party did not respond.
Strictly speaking, the mountain gods and the land should also be under the jurisdiction of the city god, thus forming a closed loop in which heaven and earth are jointly responsible for the rewards and punishments of good and evil in the world.
However, judging from Shu Yao's previous narration, the White Tiger Mountain God canonized by the Heavenly Court obviously has a high degree of autonomy and is not a vassal of the Anping Prefecture City God.
After walking around the Chenghuang Temple, Wang Li quietly buried many talismans.
After leaving the Chenghuang Temple, the two went straight up the mountain, and soon arrived at the Mountain Temple.
The mountain temple is located on the back of Wohu Mountain. After the snow melts, the evergreen shades of the trees reappear all year round.
When he reached the entrance of the temple, Wang Li felt so blessed that his footsteps suddenly stopped.
Looking back and looking at Anping City at the foot of the mountain, he quickly focused on Baihu Temple and Yunyu Pavilion.
The City God's Temple is at the tiger's head, the Mountain Temple is at the tiger's back, and the White Tiger Temple is at the tiger's tail.
The location of Yunyu Pavilion is more interesting. It is close to the tiger's chest and seems to be right in front of the heart.
From the perspective of Feng Shui, Anping City was located in the Land of the Crouching Tiger. At that time, it was in great shape and blessed with endless blessings. But from another perspective, it might not be that it was completely under the threat of the Crouching Tiger.
Ma didn't know what was going on, so he just thought he was admiring the scenery and said: "Master, if you want to overlook the whole city, we can go to the highest point of Crouching Tiger Mountain later and look down from there. Not to mention Anpingfu City, it is outside the city." The rivers and mountains in the distance can also be brought into view."
Wang Li smiled and walked into the mountain temple.
What is enshrined in the temple is a majestic white tiger with an upright body.
I lit incense and said hello as usual, and waited for a while, but still got no response.
Wang Li didn't take it seriously, turned around and walked away.
Instead of going up high and looking far, we went straight back to the city.
"Sir, we have visited the City God Temple and the Mountain Temple. Let's go to the Earth Temple as well?" Ma Shi suggested.
"I won't go." Wang Li was very cold.
The Earth God of Anping City belongs to Shushan, and the reigning god is also arranged by Shushan. Wang Li lit incense for him, really afraid of scaring him.
At the door of the restaurant, Ma Shi said seriously and enthusiastically: "Sir, it's still early today. If there is anything you need me to do, just give me your orders."
"Nothing, just go back."
"Young Master, please have a good rest. I will come back tomorrow morning."
Wang Li nodded and waved goodbye.
Back upstairs, there was no kitten in the room.
Instructing the waiter to bring hot water, Wang Li stretched out his hands while sitting in the steaming tub.
I picked up a magic weapon in the ring. It is perfectly round in shape and as good as bluestone, with extremely complex symbols and symbols engraved on the front.
This magic weapon is only of middle grade, and its function is very simple. It is to assist the monks in controlling more talismans at the same time.
Wang Kuo didn't just give him a bunch of talismans, he even considered their use very carefully.
Although the Royal Talisman is far less sophisticated and difficult than the Sword Controlling Technique, it still requires the consumption of spiritual consciousness and spiritual power, and even requires multiple uses. This magic weapon can help the user reduce consumption and fully bear the burden of distracted control.
With the injection of spiritual energy, starlights of different colors immediately rose from the disc magic weapon, just like a group of fireflies flying at night.
Line segments of spiritual power extended from the starlight and connected with each other, quickly forming a bright, colorful three-dimensional starry sky.
Although there are not many details, the light is clear and the nodes are clear.
He reached out and pointed at one of the golden light spots.
Suddenly, golden light shone, the space rippled like water, and an unusually clear round mirror magnified in front of him.
The perspective in the mirror looks down from the sky, and the direction and distance can be changed according to the mind. The scene pointed at is the restaurant where he is at the moment, and the conversations of the people on the surrounding streets can also be clearly heard.
This is a top-grade mysterious light talisman.
In the bright "star map" in front of you, each light point represents a talisman, and each color represents a different talisman type. This chapter has been completed!