Chapter two hundred and sixty-one painting intentions lead to the spirit
As soon as the woman in colorful clothes met the gaze of the Taoist portrait, she felt a little excited, "This is..."
Nie Xinying's eyes flashed, and she immediately rolled up the painting with a touch of her hand. She said to the monk who walked in: "Junior brother Qiu, where did you find this painting? Is there anything else besides this?
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Junior Brother Qiu said: "They were all found from those craftsmen with problems. Except for the one in front of me, which was found from Master Xu, there are also some from other craftsmen, and there are also some scattered places. Added up
There are about seven, but I don’t know if there are more, we are still searching.”
Nie Xinying said: "You continue the search first. Remember, no matter what you find, don't say anything unnecessary. Please note that those who have seen the portrait must not leak or publicize the matter until the real results are known."
Junior Brother Qiu also knew the seriousness of this matter, so he solemnly responded, bowed, and hurriedly exited.
The woman in colorful clothes came back to her senses and couldn't help but said: "Senior sister, isn't that..."
Nie Xinying raised her hand, but she directly avoided the question. She said: "Let's not talk about it for now." At this time, she took out a letter that seemed to have been sent to you, and as soon as she sent it to the outside world, the book turned into a ray of light and flew away.
Got out.
The woman in colorful clothes took a look and saw that in this direction, it should be sent to the maritime defense station.
Nie Xinying said at this time: "Let's not jump to conclusions about things that are uncertain. Let's talk about the belief in God first. Judging from the clues provided by the junior sister, this god is very likely to exist. We must deal with this matter first.
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The woman in Caiyi also returned to this matter. She followed Nie Xinying's thoughts and pondered: "Sister, if there is belief in God in Tianji Academy, then it must have spread from the craftsmen, and someone needs to be there.
Guidance, there are still quite a few people who believe in this way, and it is possible to push the alien god to a state where he can show his power."
Nie Xinying said: "Yes, someone needs to organize it. If the power of faith is scattered or insufficient, it will not meet the conditions for the final gathering to become a believer in God. Judging from the existing clues, this kind of faith appeared at least three years ago. Three years ago
At that time, without a person or force organization, this god would not have appeared."
Although many indigenous people believe in God, belief in God is not as easy as imagined. Belief must first come from living beings with self-awareness. This is obviously not possible for living beings such as Bacteria.
Subsequently, no matter what kind of belief it is, it needs a certain degree of convergence, at least a broad sense of cognition. At the same time, someone needs to organize and strengthen this cognition, just like the sacrifices in the tribe. As long as this organization and the leader
people.
And the more devout a believer is, the better. One devout person is worth a hundred ordinary believers. Among them, the indigenous tribes have an advantage, because most people have pure minds and have enough respect for strange gods.
Finally, in the process of gathering faith, it is best to have sacrifices of created creatures. Through this kind of ritual, you can strengthen your belief in God and enhance your spirituality. Belief in God is very fragile at the beginning. If there is no long-term worship and maintenance, then
It won't exist for long.
The woman in colorful clothes also thought of something. She said: "Senior sister, if you say so, the few people caught, including the great craftsman Xu, don't seem to have enough weight. Is it because we haven't caught anyone yet?"
Nie Xinying thought for a moment and said: "Sometimes it doesn't necessarily need to be a person, it can also be a certain thing."
The woman in colorful clothes' eyes lit up and she said: "Yes, it can also be the same thing!"
Take the indigenous tribes as an example. Not all indigenous tribes have powerful enough sacrifices. Some sacrifices only appeared after the gods appeared. So in the earliest stage, what united people's hearts may be a certain object, maybe a stone.
It may also be a tree, or a pool or a mountain lake. This is the early sustenance of faith before belief in God took shape, and it is also the key to communication.
She recalled, "But we haven't found anything similar before. We have searched most places in Tianjiyuan, and only a few places have not been found... Senior sister, is it possible that this thing was left outside Tianjiyuan? If so,
It’s hard to find it outside.”
Nie Xinying calmly analyzed: "That thing must still be in Tianjiyuan, because it is impossible to gain trust outside Tianjiyuan, and it is not easy to communicate at the beginning. The most important thing is that if a ceremony is held, it is not as safe outside as in Tianjiyuan."
The woman in colorful clothes said: "Senior sister, there are some important places in Tianji courtyard that have not been searched, but those places are not accessible to monks, such as the bacterium room. If we go in, the things inside will be destroyed, and it may be harmful to Tianxia.
It affects people's livelihood and production, and it is said that there are many precious bacteria and spirits, which are the hard work of many people for decades and should not be destroyed at will."
Nie Xinying said: "We are not going to investigate. We can leave it to those who can be trusted to search. Let An Xiaolang and that uncle Xiaolang follow them. They may be able to find something."
She knows how to exercise discretion. The current search for the Tianji Department is just right, but the people in the Tianji Department will definitely be dissatisfied, and they may be taken advantage of if they go further, so she leaves it to her own people in the name of the Tianji Institute.
The confrontation will not be so great.
The woman in colorful clothes' eyes lit up and she said: "Yes, Senior Nephew An and Uncle Xiaolang are suitable for this matter." She glanced at Nie Xinying secretly and thought secretly: "Senior Sister will not take advantage of these two people."
I need you to expose the person behind this, Senior Sister is really bad."
Nie Xinying noticed her gaze and said lightly: "What are you thinking about?"
"No, it's nothing!" The woman in colorful clothes wandered her eyes, and skillfully changed the topic, "Senior sister, do you want Wei Shan to cooperate with this matter?"
Nie Xinying said: "Of course. With Wei Zongjiang's prestige and ability, he is enough to handle these matters. We have no reason not to inform him."
The woman in colorful clothes said, "Senior sister, wait for me to come back," and left happily.
Nie Xinying was thinking seriously about something in the palace. Not long after, the disciple on duty outside came in and reported: "Sister, the duty department is here."
Nie Xinying said: "Please come in."
When he was young, a monk in his thirties walked in. He saw Nie Xinying, straightened his face and saluted: "Fellow Daoist Nie, you sent an urgent message, but what's the matter?"
He is Lao Chengyi, the duty officer of the Yujing and Yikong Shangzhou garrison. Over the years, he has had quite a lot of contacts with the Yujing garrison, mainly at Baizhen Mountain, and both parties are familiar with each other.
Nie Xinying also bowed and said: "I believe the Labor Department is aware of today's search?"
Lao Cheng said resolutely: "Lao is already aware of the general process." Because many of the manpower for this operation were lent by Shouzhenggong, he had a general understanding of the whole process. This was mainly to prevent someone from colluding with people from Tianjiyuan.
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Nie Xinying said seriously: "But we also found something." She brought the painting scroll again, "Fellow Taoist, come and take a look at this painting. We found it from the craftsmen with problems.
Almost every 'important' person has one of these."
Lao Chengyi walked to the case.
Nie Xinying slowly unfolded the scroll, and Lao Chengyi looked down. When he saw the Taoist in the portrait, he was suddenly shocked, "This is..." He knew that the matter was not simple, but he didn't expect it to be so deep.
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He raised his head and asked cautiously: "Fellow Daoist Nie, besides this painting, are there any other objects?"
Nie Xinying shook her head slightly and said: "We haven't found anything yet, so we need your cooperation. After all, there are some things that are not within our rights and responsibilities."
Lao Chengyi thought for a while and said solemnly: "It is my duty to do so, but Lao needs to take this portrait away."
Nie Xinying nodded and said: "Fellow Taoist, please do."
Lao Chengyi reached out to pick up the painting, looked up at Nie Xinying, met the latter's clear eyes, paused slightly, nodded, put the painting away, bowed again, turned around and walked out.
After he left, Nie Xinying took out a green branch. With a slight shake, a ray of light flew out and went straight into the sky.
She put the things away and waited for a while. There was a gust of wind outside, and the woman in colorful clothes came in and said excitedly: "Senior sister, I found the thing." Then she took out a box and placed it on the table, facing her.
Pushed over.
Nie Xinying flicked her sleeves towards the box and opened the lid. She saw a white branch inside. It was completely made of metal. The branches were straight. The branches on both sides were not symmetrical, but the distance was about the same.
The woman in colorful clothes said: "Senior sister, we found it in a certain bacteria room. It was in a very conspicuous place. If Senior Nephew An hadn't noticed something wrong with this thing, we almost thought it was a simple ornament."
Nie Xinying touched it lightly with her fingers, nodded and said: "It should be this thing, but if there is only this thing, then the matter will be simple. Now we just wait for the reply from Shouzheng Station."
Only then did the woman in colorful clothes realize that the painting was missing. She tried to say: "Senior sister, that is really..."
Nie Xinying said calmly: "If you only look at the clues displayed in front of you, this matter is likely to involve someone above."
"Someone above?"
Although the woman in Caiyi had made some guesses just now, now that she heard this, she felt a little panicked. She was just investigating this Tianjiyuan. Do you need to be so exaggerated? It actually involves a higher-level big shot. Her small body can carry it.
Can't live there.
She swallowed and said: "Master, senior sister..."
Nie Xinying glanced at him and said: "What are you afraid of? Even if it is someone above, why should we, Bai Zhenshan, be afraid?"
The woman in colorful clothes wiped away the non-existent tears, "Senior sister, you are not afraid, but I am. The teacher will definitely protect you, but if someone cannot be brought down, you must understand the matter. I will be thrown
Going out to be a scapegoat, just like losing a soldier to protect a car in a play, isn't that what it is..."
Nie Xinying said: "I think you have read too many words."
The woman in colorful clothes looked pitiful and said, "Senior sister, are you really going to be okay?"
Nie Xinying ignored her and looked up at the sky. By this time, the news should have reached Shouzheng Palace, right?