With a little worry, Wu Jie left Qingyang Mountain.
Yunmeng County and Jinhu County are southwest of Qingyang Mountain in Yanling County, but he first flew north and arrived at Changning City.
There was something fishy about Jinhu Longjun. Before going to investigate, he thought he should ask Xiao Buyi, the master of divination, for his opinion.
"Kumho Dragon Lord's belief has shifted, and she herself has closed the Dragon Palace for many years - but the strange thing is that the clouds and rain have not fallen in these years, and the same goes for choosing maids." Xiao Buyi repeated it.
As Wu Jie spoke, he tapped his fingers on the table and fell into deep thought.
After a moment, he nodded, indicating that he already had some guesses.
He took Wu Jie to his quiet room for divination, took out a basin of refined magic water and a bag of extremely fine white sand, closed his eyes and concentrated, while reciting a chant that Wu Jie didn't understand.
While slowly spreading the white sand into the Dharma water.
The white sand fell into the water and slowly sank, but it gradually spread out into strange shapes under the influence of mysterious power. After reciting a verse, a handful of white sand was scattered. Xiao Buyi waited for all the
When the white sand settled, I opened my eyes and looked at the pelvic floor.
Seeing this, his brows immediately wrinkled.
Wu Jie waited for him to cast a spell to separate the sand and water again, and put the magic weapon away before he worriedly asked: "What happened? Is it bad?"
"It's not bad, it's just strange... Long Jun's life palace is still very stable, there should be no danger. But her luck has shifted, it's like... she is no longer Long Jun.
"
Wu Jie was stunned: "What do you mean by this?"
"It's very troublesome to say it specifically... In short, if the life palace is stable, it means that the person is healthy and happy now; while the deviation of luck means that there are problems in his career." Xiao Buyi explained, "Kumho Longjun's career has gone wrong.
The problem, specifically, is that her 'priesthood' is slowly leaving her and flowing in other directions."
"It's really strange! Longjun's priesthood is nothing more than grace and power. Grace is to move the clouds and bring rain, and power is to stir up trouble. No one else can do these things. How could her luck be deviated?"
This divination result not only confused Wu Jie, but Xiao Buyi was also confused.
The two stared at each other for a while, and Xiao Buyi finally came up with a reasonable explanation.
"If human officials have a deviation in luck, they will force their servants to suppress the master, with the intention of usurping. But if the usurper can already make the luck deviation, how can the life palace be so stable? Unless she is completely
He doesn’t care if his priesthood is taken away, or he doesn’t find out at all.”
"What will happen if the priesthood is taken away?"
"It's not that good. Mr. Long is a monk like us. He can be at ease without the priesthood." Xiao Buyi waved his hand and said calmly, "For example, the Emperor of Chu wants to ask me to be the national counselor. This is different from the priesthood."
It's very similar. But I don't want to do it! What a hassle! And if something happens to Chu State, I have to do my best to help... It's not worth it for this little benefit."
"Then why are the Dragon Lords willing to do it?"
"On the one hand, it is to maintain the pride of the Dragon Clan, because all waters in the world are managed by the Dragon Clan; on the other hand, it is probably the rules set by the Ancestral Dragon in the past... This can only be said to be a guess. After all, the Ancestral Dragon is too far away.
That was a figure from the era of Holy Emperor Li Xin."
When Wu Jie heard this, he raised his eyebrows and asked in his heart: "Du Xin, do you know what happened to Zulong back then?"
"I know, Emperor Li Xin wiped out the world and divided the nine states. In this process, he received strong support from the Dragon Clan, so he later made a rule that all waters in the world would be managed by the Dragon Clan, and he respected the leader of the Dragon Clan at that time as the Ancestral Dragon." Du
Xin Cha
Not many people who have experienced that period of history know those things very clearly, "Later, various factions besieged the Great Guangming Sect, but the Dragon Clan did not intervene. The reason is that - things on land have nothing to do with us, the Aquatic Tribe, and the Water Tribe only cares about the water.
things."
"He is really unmotivated!" Jasmine, who has been busy making something during this period and has only recently found some free time, immediately expressed her disdain for Zulong, "Young people should be energetic! The so-called 'what's yours is mine.
What’s mine is still mine, this is the correct attitude towards life!”
"This is an outdated attitude." Du Ruo has long been accustomed to Jasmine's style, and complained before Wu Jie could, "Being a man these days requires a lot of discipline."
"What I'm talking about is the rules. The strong occupy resources, and the weak rely on the strong. What's wrong with that?"
"...There seems to be nothing wrong." Du Xin thought thoughtfully.
"Don't believe her! Ask her to what extent does 'the strong possess resources' mean?"
"Didn't I just say that what's yours is mine, and what's mine is still mine."
"What does it include?" Wu Jie asked.
"All of them." Jasmine said matter-of-factly.
"Be specific!"
Jasmine looked puzzled and asked puzzledly: "I don't know how to be more specific. Master, can't you make it clearer?"
Wu Jie sighed and asked directly: "For example, if we take the Supreme God King back then as an example, does his 'all' include the bodies and souls of all the people in the territory that he can control?"
"Of course! People are also resources! Even if they are not successful in cultivation, they are still materials for refining weapons and elixirs!"
Du Xin, who was sitting next to her, had her eyes widened for a moment, and she moved her body carefully to distance herself from her.
Compared to Wu Jie and Du Ruo's sighs of "I knew it was like this", Du Xin's subconscious escape behavior made Jasmine feel very hurt, her long ears drooped, and she went back to sleep under the spiritual tree dejectedly.
"Alas! This world has been completely ruined..."
Wu Jie curled his lips. He felt that it was definitely not the world that was broken, but Jasmine's soul that was too polluted!
Saying goodbye to Xiao Buyi, Wu Jie flew south with his sword light, and it took almost two days to fly to Jinhu County, Yunmeng County.
Jinhu County is named because it is adjacent to Jinhu Lake. This long and narrow lake is not big, about twenty miles from east to west, and the longest part from north to south is less than ten miles. Strictly speaking, it is actually the famous big river in the south.
A section of the "Ji River", a tributary of the "Guangdong River", is short and wide due to the terrain, and looks like a lake.
After Wu Jie came to Jinhu County, he first visited the Dragon Temple here. He put on an ordinary Taoist robe, claimed to be "Du Ruo", a casual cultivator who traveled around the world, and visited fellow Taoists everywhere, looking for opportunities.
This kind of behavior is not surprising. Many casual cultivators who accidentally get the opportunity to step into the path but have no way to go further will do this. Especially those who have not yet tempered their shamelessness in the world and still retain their knowledge of the path.
This is especially true for young people who have beautiful dreams.
They are often not used to a life of plundering and being plundered, and they still dream of relying on opportunities and hard work to make continuous progress, and even win the favor of a senior and obtain superior skills.
Such casual cultivators are the easiest to be bribed and exploited. Even if you don't have any evil intentions, it won't hurt to make friends with them in times of trouble.
What's even more rare is that although this casual cultivator "Du Ruo" is young, his Taoism is very advanced. The cultivation level of the Hundred Refiners realm is already a rare master among casual cultivators!
So when he came to visit him politely, the Taoist priests at the Dragon Temple were surprised and delighted. After a brief discussion, Taoist An Xian, the most senior Taoist priest in the temple, came forward to receive him.
Wu Jie is a kind and polite person, and his cultivation at the Hundred Refiners realm highlights the value of this politeness. When Taoist Anxian saw the kind attitude of this master, he relaxed a lot from his original uneasy mood, and he also became more relaxed when he spoke.
A little less worried.
After drinking tea and exchanging pleasantries, Taoist An Xian tried to find out the purpose of "Du Ruo"'s visit.
"In recent years, my cultivation has not improved. It seems that the skills I have obtained are not advanced enough, and my current state has reached its limit. Therefore, when I traveled around Kyushu, I wanted to gain insights and make breakthroughs during the travels.
, and also hope that there will be some opportunity to obtain more superior skills."
What Wu Jie said was reasonable and reasonable, as it was the most common situation among casual cultivators. Taoist An Xian thought about it for a while and saw no problem, so he temporarily believed what he said.
"Senior's teachings are profound, and I will definitely gain more from this journey. By then, I will take another step forward, and fly thousands of miles in and out of the Qingming world. It will be just around the corner!"
Seeing that he suddenly became so polite and enthusiastic, Wu Jie couldn't help but feel a little confused, and asked bluntly: "Friend Anxian, I'm not a good at guessing riddles. If you have anything to say, just say it directly. Such roundabout ways... it makes people uncomfortable.
!”
Hearing this, Taoist Anxian smiled with a smile on his face and asked cautiously: "Senior, you are profound in Taoism, can you give me some advice?"
Wu Jie suddenly realized it. He was about to agree, but then he thought about it and asked: "Friend Taoist, what you said is wrong. Although your Taoism is not as good as mine, but you have the big tree of Longjun behind you, what do you not understand?"
,Why don’t you ask Lord Long for advice?”
"Long Jun is the orthodox water tribe in the world. This line has a long history and there are countless experts. With the current practice of Taoist friends, isn't it easy to give guidance?"
Taoist An Xian hesitated for a moment and sighed deeply.
"Senior, I don't know. The Dragon King enshrined in this temple...has not answered our prayers for hundreds of years!"
Wu Jie was startled and almost couldn't help but stand up. His voice was a little louder: "The Dragon Lord doesn't answer the prayer? Could it be that the local Dragon Lord is no longer here?"
"No! No! The Dragon King must still be here. Every year during the Dragon God Festival, she will send down fragrant rain. She will rain water on dry days and drain water on rainy days. To be honest, as far as I know, there is no second best in the world.
A Dragon Lord is as serious and responsible as our Kumho Dragon Lord!"
"Then why doesn't she answer your prayers? Did you offend her?"
Taoist An Xian immediately shook his head: "Senior, what you said is wrong. Have you ever heard of Mr. Long who did not retaliate after being offended? If we were really rude to her, we would have been struck by lightning and flooded. How could we still survive?
Until now!"
"What's more...even if someone offends her occasionally, it's impossible for every generation to offend her for hundreds of years!"
This makes sense. It seems that the Taoist priests of Longwang Temple have already considered this issue.
"He's not angry, he doesn't answer your prayers, and he's still working hard... What does this Dragon Lord mean?"
"Alas! God's will is unpredictable, and Lord Long's will... is equally unpredictable!"
Looking at the sad-faced Taoist An Xian, Wu Jie couldn't help but feel sad for this old monk.
In the eyes of the common people, the Taoist priests of the Dragon Temple have great magical powers and are protected by the Dragon God. They really want to be able to have wind and rain, and be happy and carefree.
But in reality? Not only did they not get any benefits from the Dragon King, they also had to pretend to be incomprehensible in order to maintain the people's belief in the Dragon Temple.
This is really a rat trying to get through the bellows and getting offended from both sides!
After pondering for a while, he agreed to Taoist An Xian's request, saying that he could spare half an hour every day to answer questions that people in the Dragon Temple encountered during their cultivation, which would be used as accommodation expenses for staying in the temple.
The accommodation fee was too high. Taoist An Xian stayed there for a long time. When he came to his senses, the old Taoist, whose hair was mostly white, couldn't help laughing, bowed to Wu Jie repeatedly, and then rushed out happily.
Convey this good news to your brothers and sisters.
Wu Jie sat there and shook his head secretly, once again deeply feeling the hard work of the casual cultivators.
Xiao Buyi and the others tried their best to fight for the true inheritance of Buyi's divine appearance; a swarm of swarms committed all kinds of evil in order to snatch the cultivation resources; and these old Taoists were humble in order to get some advice...
Recalling the scene just now, Wu Jie could not help but sigh again as the old Taoist who was probably older than his father accompanied him and called him "senior" one by one.
Mortals say that gods are good, but they don’t know that gods also have their own troubles!
