Chapter 74 Actually, I also know a little bit about Taoism
City God’s Temple late at night!
There was silence!
Lin Ye looked at the deep City God's Temple, with a vague feeling in his heart.
It turns out that before starting to practice, Lin Ye wouldn't care, but after embarking on the path of practice, the practitioner's intuition often represents a sign.
"You can't ignore it. If you really encounter danger, just hide back to reality."
After looking at the quiet City God's Temple, Lin Ye finally bit the bullet and walked in. This time, he did not climb over the wall, but directly pushed open the door of the City God's Temple.
When the temple door opened, Lin Ye's expression instantly became awkward.
Compared with the darkness and tranquility seen outside the temple, the moment the door was opened, the lights were brightly lit.
Eight Yin Chaos were standing on both sides holding long spears. Directly in front of the Chenghuang Hall, Yang Chenghuang was sitting on a chair and looking at him with a smile. Behind Yang Chenghuang, two Yin Chaos were holding Dao Hai who was tied up.
Dao Hai was tied up with iron chains, and he stood there sluggishly as if he had lost his soul.
No matter how thick-skinned Lin Ye was, his face was a little red at this moment. It was so embarrassing that he could build a villa with his thumb.
Yang Chenghuang looked at Lin Ye with a playful expression, holding a cup of fragrant tea in his hand, and said: "When you moved my statue, I had already sensed it, and was about to come back when I met Master Daoyuan.
, invited me to be a guest at Miaoying Temple. I was a little unclear about the situation at first, but when Master Daoyuan told me about the Chenghuang Register, I felt like a bright mirror."
Gan!
Lin Ye looked at Yang Chenghuang and couldn't help cursing in his heart. Fortunately for him and Senior Brother Daoyuan, he felt a little sorry for this man. In the end, he knew everything in his heart and was acting in the temple.
Why can't I help myself when talking about the case? I guess it's because I am having so much fun playing like a monkey that I don't want to stop.
"Master Yang, just tell me, how should this matter be resolved?"
In the flash of lightning, Lin Ye also thought a lot.
If this person is in the mood to act in the temple, it means that the matter still needs to be discussed. Otherwise, if he is really angry, he can point it out in the temple and just fall out.
"You broke into my City God's Temple, injured my subordinates, and even tried to steal the City God's Register. If I hadn't kept a backup plan and the City God's Register was lost, that would be a serious crime. What do you think I should do to you?"
Yang Chenghuang shouted sharply: "According to law, I can force your souls to the underworld to be punished!"
Facing Yang Chenghuang's stern look, Lin Ye felt very stable. This was a negotiation technique. He should scare him first and then make demands.
"Sir, tell me straight away, what do you want us to do?"
Yang Chenghuang:……
Yang Chenghuang didn't expect Lin Ye to be so alert and react so quickly.
But it doesn't matter, he is still in control after all.
"I'll give you two choices. The first one is that your two senior brothers will be forced to go to the underworld by my soul..."
"Sir, please tell me the second point intuitively."
Lin Ye interrupted Cheng Huang. He had heard too many such negotiations. He gave you two choices, one was life, the other was death. He didn't want to be scolded.
"The second way is, what are you two talking about with the City God's Book? I know very well. I have already recruited Ye Zhiyuan's soul for you. I have only one request. You must take care of this matter to the end.
Listen up to Heaven!"
Hearing what Cheng Huang said, Lin Ye smiled, and he suddenly felt like he was being plotted.
Yang Chenghuang seemed to know a lot about Ye Zhiyuan's affairs.
It seems that he is involved in the officialdom controversy and the battle between the city gods.
The most important thing is that it seems that I have no other choice.
"You are curious about Ye Zhiyuan, and you are already involved in this cause and effect. The path I am asking you to choose now is also to let you understand this cause and effect, and there is no loss for you."
That makes perfect sense.
If that's really the case, why don't you say it directly and make it out in a roundabout way?
Lin Ye curled his lips. He originally thought that the city had a lot of tricks and the people in this other world were simple and honest, but he didn't expect that the roads in this other world were even slippery.
"What kind of secret does Ye Zhiyuan have? You might as well speak up."
"I don't know either. You can handle this matter on your own. Now you can leave with the souls of your junior brother and Ye Zhiyuan."
Yang Chenghuang's figure disappeared, including those who were undercover. Only Dao Hai and Ye Zhiyuan who walked out from behind the statue were left in the entire Chenghuang Temple.
"Please sir, give me justice."
Ye Zhiyuan came out and bowed to Lin Ye. Lin Ye twitched the corner of his mouth, looked at the statue of the City God, and secretly raised his middle finger.
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"Dawu, bring some bundles of straw over there. The floor is a bit hard."
At the foot of the mountain, in the abandoned earth temple.
The old Taoist priest directed the little Taoist priest to hold the straw, then lie on it and stretch out comfortably.
"Master, since sleeping here is uncomfortable, why did you refuse the City God's invitation to stay as a guest just now? The City God invited us to stay overnight in the City God's Temple."
Dawu was very puzzled. The City God's Temple looked very good, but the master was unwilling to leave the city overnight and finally chose to spend the night in this deserted temple.
"Dawu, I will teach you another trick today. There is no free lunch in this world. These city gods were also human beings when they were alive, and they were smarter than ordinary people. When dealing with the city gods, be careful of being plotted. Do you remember that we
Ye Sheng, who came to the Taoist temple to burn incense."
"I remember that Mr. Ye opened a private school in the county and taught many students. He would come to our Taoist temple to burn incense every time to pray for his son in his hometown."
Dawu still has an impression of Mr. Ye, because every time Mr. Ye came to the Taoist temple to burn incense, he would ask him if he needed to study at a young age, and even gave him several books to read.
"There is a great cause and effect on Ye Sheng. He goes to the Taoist temple to offer incense, but there are ghosts from the underworld pushing him behind it. He thought that as a teacher, he would be curious and then be contaminated by this cause and effect. But who am I as a teacher? How could I be fooled by this? Incense.
I will accept the money, and I will have nothing to do with Ye Sheng’s matter."
The old Taoist was very proud. Regardless of who was behind the scenes, he would not take the trouble.
I don’t know which nosy person will be dragged into the trap later.
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"Young Master Lin, this time I was awakened by the City God and found out what happened to me. I hope that Young Master Lin will make the decision for me."
Lin Ye took Dao Hai and Ye Zhiyuan back to his house. Ye Zhiyuan, with a look of grief and anger on his face, told what happened to him.
Ye Zhiyuan achieved his ambition at a young age and had outstanding literary talents. He was famous throughout Poyang County. Many dignitaries often invited him to attend banquets. Later, he met Li Yuanwai.
Mr. Li was also a scholar, and every time he entertained him, he was treated to fine wines and delicacies. Ye Zhiyuan became very familiar with Mr. Li every time he went there, and would often visit Mr. Li's house.
When he first entered the county to take the scientific examination, Ye Zhiyuan did not expect to meet Li Yuanwai in the county. That night, Li Yuanwai invited him to a banquet. Ye Zhiyuan did not refuse because he was confident in his literary talent.
The provincial examination is no problem.
"Mr. Lin, after Master Cheng Huang woke me up, I remembered what happened after the banquet that day. After the banquet, Mr. Li said he wanted to test my literary talent and asked me a few questions, which I answered on the spot.
And those questions were exactly the questions from that scientific examination."
Lin Ye's eyes darkened, and Dao Hai opened his mouth slightly...
"It's a pity that when I took the imperial examination on the second day, I faced the same questions, but I couldn't write down the answers to that day. Now it seems that my memory of that day was sealed, and the exam was also affected."
"After I failed the exam, I returned to Poyang County. Member Li was very comforting to me, even more hospitable than before, and served me delicious meals every day..."
When he said this, Ye Zhiyuan was a little embarrassed. Lin Ye's expression did not change. It is normal for a young man to be carried away when he succeeds.
During the three years, Ye Zhiyuan spent most of his time in Li Yuanwai's house. Li Yuanwai persuaded him, saying that some of the real great writers were officials in the court, and they were all devoted to the mountains and rivers. He was willing to support them.
They arranged money for Ye Zhiyuan to travel around the mountains and rivers, as long as Ye Zhiyuan did not take the merit examination, but Ye Zhiyuan refused.
Then history repeated itself. In the second imperial examination, Ye Zhiyuan failed again.
"Mr. Lin, I just learned today that Mr. Li is the City God of Poyang County. I beg you to uphold justice for me."
I'll host your mother's business.
Lin Ye really wanted to give himself a slap in the face. When it came to the city god, why was he so curious in the first place? Why did he get in there when he thought there would be merit? Is this merit so difficult?
Obviously, Ye Zhiyuan should have been admitted to the meritorious examination, but Li Chenghuang did something wrong. I just don't know why Li Chenghuang did this?
"Junior brother, Li Chenghuang is an underworld person, and he has nothing to do with matters in the underworld."
Dao Hai couldn't figure it out, but Lin Ye had a guess in his mind.
At the same time, he also understood why Yang Chenghuang set up this game. It was a game against Li Chenghuang.
"Let's go find Senior Brother Daoyuan first."
Lin Ye took the souls of Dao Hai and Ye Zhiyuan to Miaoying Temple. A quarter of an hour later, Daoyuan, who knew what happened, also frowned. The matter in front of him involved two city gods, so it was definitely not simple.
"Senior brother Daoyuan, junior brother, no matter what conspiracy they have, what Li Chenghuang did was wrong first. We just want to seek justice for Ye Zhiyuan."
Dao Hai couldn't figure it out or simply stopped thinking about it. Lin Ye and Dao Yuan looked at each other, how could things be so simple?
"Senior brother, I will come this time..."
"Stop it, Junior Brother Daoji, this City God does not belong to our Buddhist system. If you want to file a complaint, it has nothing to do with Miaoying Temple."
When Daoyuan saw Lin Ye speaking, he immediately interrupted. Lin Ye smiled and said: "Actually, I also know a little about Taoism, and I can write letters to God."
Daoyuan:......
After hearing this, Dao Hai looked at Lin Ye in shock.
"My studies are a bit complicated. Before I became a lay disciple of our Miaoying Temple, I was a registered disciple of Qingfeng Temple."
Daoyuan raised his head and looked at the sky. What on earth was the abbot blinded by in the first place? Why did he accept such a person?