"Brother Shen, do you know that Mr. Mu originally served in the Criminal Department of the capital, so why did he have to travel thousands of miles to Yingzhou in person this time?"
Shen Lang, who was listening with great interest, decisively followed:
"Why?"
Zhu Hu solemnly said:
"Because Yingzhou is really full of chaos and smog now.
"No matter how much tax money is paid to the court every year, the court can no longer sit back and watch the chaos in Yingzhou continue to expand. That's why they sent Muda people to inspect Yingzhou Prefecture, crack down on lawlessness, and kill all counties in Yingzhou.
The evil spirit!
"Otherwise, with your dignity as Lord Mu, how would you personally come to a small place like Changsheng County?"
Shen Langzuo suddenly realized: It turned out that he was here to crack down hard and clean up the social atmosphere.
Zhu Hu continued:
"Of course, the fact that the Muda people came to Changsheng County has a lot to do with the Wang family.
"Although the Wang family's scope of activities is only within Changsheng County, their backstage is not simple.
"The evil god they worship is called the 'Blood Shadow Evil God', which is a belief in evil gods passed down from the West.
"Over the years, the Blood Shadow Evil God belief has continued to infiltrate throughout Yingzhou, and the underground church has gradually spread and grown, reaching a point where it is impossible to fight without it, and it must be fought.
"Muda is touring various parts of Yingzhou this time, and the underground church of the Blood Shadow Evil God is one of her key targets."
Shen Lang asked curiously:
"So, what is the origin of the Blood Shadow Evil God?"
Zhu Hu curled his lips and said disdainfully:
"Zuo is just a lost dog who was defeated in the battle between the Western gods and lost his territory."
Shen Lang was slightly surprised:
"Brother Zhu, is it possible that the Blood Shadow Evil God is really a god? And there are many gods in the West?"
Zhu Hu smiled and said:
"On the first level of our Eastern land, there are the legendary 'Earth Immortals'. The Western countries also have complete cultivation systems, and above their ninth level, there are naturally 'gods'.
"However, Western gods are different from our earthly immortals. Our earthly immortals do not live in the mortal world and have no influence on the world at all. We mortals can do without the local immortals.
"The Western gods are different. I heard that each of those Western gods has to form a church, set up a patriarch, a bishop, a priest, a saint, a saint, etc., and they continue to promote their respective
Doctrine, attract people to join, teach people to believe in them.
"In order to compete for faith, those Western gods will also go to war with each other. Of course, it is mainly the church. The believers will go to war with each other, and the gods will basically not take action personally.
"But even so, it shows the profound influence of Western gods on the secular world. Even the change of kings, and even the rise and fall of the country, are all affected by the gods.
"The Blood Shadow Evil God was said to be very influential in the West in the past. He was the patron saint of 'dark creatures' and various villains and scum. Later, I heard that he was defeated by several so-called righteous gods and was forced to withdraw from the Western Continent.
It moved to Nanyang and developed.
"After our great Chu opened the sea in Yingzhou, the Blood Shadow Evil God used the maritime merchants from various countries who were bewitched by him as a cover to send believers and infiltrate into Yingzhou Prefecture to develop believers. Since the Blood Shadow Evil God is an evil god, those who believe in him,
Of course it's not a good thing.
"I heard that in Yingzhou Fucheng, the secret followers of the Blood Shadow Evil God also formed a 'killer guild', specializing in assassination and theft. The reason why the Mu people hurried back to Yingzhou Fucheng was because they got the killer
Clues from the guild..."
Hearing this, Shen Lang couldn't help but ask:
"Brother Zhu, do you know why the Western gods interfere so deeply in the world? Why are they not like our earthly immortals in the East, who are free from the world and have no fight with the world?"
When asking this question, he himself was also guessing: Could it be that he was competing for the power of faith?
But why didn’t the Eastern Land Immortal do anything similar at all?
When I was guessing, I heard Zhu Hu say:
"I don't know much about this. On the way to annihilate Wangjiazhuang, I once heard Master Mu accidentally mention that it is a Western practice system. At first glance, it seems similar to ours, but in essence it is completely different. Western gods
The reason for such interference in the secular world is probably related to their practice system..."
Are the systems of practice essentially different?
It seems like they are really fighting for the power of faith!
"But what are the benefits of believing in evil gods? Is it worthy for us, the people of Eastern Chu, to believe in evil gods from foreign lands?"
"Of course there are benefits! The small favors of the Evil God Church, the members of the church stick together and help each other, that's all. The Evil God can also grant many benefits to the mortal believers, and can even make mortals without Taoist talents learn a few tricks of witchcraft.
Strange arts. For example, the Wang family has learned the art of Gu. If it weren't for the Mu Da people, the Wang family's 'Iron-Winged Flying Centipede' would have caused heavy casualties to the county soldiers like us arresters. In addition, there is the most important point.
, the Blood Shadow Evil God Church claims that its god can grant immortality to mortals, and with this alone, it can confuse countless foolish men and women."
"Can evil gods really make mortals live forever?"
"Who knows? Anyway, that's what the Evil God's Church claims. It says that as long as you are devout enough and make enough contributions to the Evil God, the Evil God will bestow divine grace on its believers and make them live longer. Even if they cannot live forever, their souls will remain alive after death.
You can also return to the kingdom of evil gods and live forever in the kingdom of gods.”
"This doesn't sound very reliable."
"Yes, serious people know that this is definitely unreliable! If mere mortals can rely on gods to live forever just because of their faith, then why should they practice cultivation? Everyone can buy a consecrated statue of the god to take home, what?
You don’t have to do anything, just burn incense and worship gods all day long. However, serious people will not be fooled, but many people who are not so serious and are bent on pursuing crooked ways will inevitably be bewitched by evil gods..."
"Brother Zhu, is the 'Assassin's Guild' in Yingzhou Prefecture particularly powerful? Is it dangerous for Mr. Mu to go to Yingzhou to investigate?"
"Hey, that 'Assassin's Guild' is so sneaky and does dirty things that no one can see. Even if you have the evil god behind you, you can't do anything like this. With Mr. Mu's strength and experience, you can't deal with this kind of thing.
The organization must be within reach, so there is no need to worry about her. Speaking of which, Brother Shen, are you so worried about Mrs. Mu because you are worried about her..."
"Brother Zhu, don't talk nonsense, I'm only seventeen years old..."
"That's true. Although Brother Shen, you are a talented person and a martial arts genius, but you are indeed too young. Well, my cousin's family has a daughter who just turned fifteen this year. She is unparalleled in beauty, can read and write, is gentle and virtuous.
, she is a rare and good woman. Since two years ago, people have come to propose marriage and have crossed the threshold of my cousin's family. However, my cousin has a very high vision and has not taken a fancy to any of them. She is still waiting to be married.
I haven't been betrothed to anyone yet. How about I help you be a matchmaker, brother?"
"Uh... thank you for your kindness, brother. I'm still too young... besides, I'm broke now and am just a small government servant. I'm afraid I'm not worthy of your sister."
"Hahaha, Brother Shen, you are too humble. I have heard a saying, 'It is better to bully a white-headed man than a poor young man'. Brother Shen, you are young, but you are also a martial arts genius! A seventeen-year-old martial arts genius,
You will definitely have a bright future in the future! Who knows, in a few years, you will be working as a colleague with Mr. Mu in the Shen Cat Hall of the Capital!"
"Haha, I wish you a good compliment, I'm ashamed of myself. Let's talk about this and that, later, let's talk later..."