Chapter 218: To lose your soul or to die naturally?
Chapter 218: Died or died naturally?
"this……
"This, this, this..."
The little Taoist priest was panicked and at a loss.
At this moment, he suddenly felt a burning sensation in his arms, which seemed to be caused by the dozen copper coins he had just put into his arms, so he quickly reached into his arms and took out the money.
Sure enough, the money is getting hot.
But the money felt hot through my clothes, so how could I just hold it in my hand?
"Oh!"
The little Taoist priest was so anxious that he immediately threw the money away.
This money is really hot.
It was thrown really hard.
More than a dozen copper coins were immediately thrown into the air, flying one after another. Some hit the red hangings and windbreakers, some fell on the altar, and some jingled and rolled down, rolling all over the floor, but
As soon as these copper coins come into contact with combustible materials, they will immediately burst into flames and burn.
"Canopy..."
"Canopy..."
"Canopy..."
Groups of flames exploded in the temple, illuminating everything in the temple clearly at dusk.
The little Taoist priest still doesn't understand, it's all the fault of the Taoist in front of him.
"you you you……"
The little Taoist priest turned his head to look at Song You, intending to accuse him, but as soon as he thought about it, he realized that he could not afford to offend this Taoist, so he hurriedly ran out.
"on fire!
"on fire!
"Master! Someone is setting fire in the temple!
"Brother! I'll call Master!
"Master!
"Master is missing!"
The two little Taoist priests met in the courtyard in a hurry. They both looked like teenagers, with panic on their faces. The older one was not only panic but also a little angry.
"Why did it catch on fire?"
"Someone set a fire."
"Who dares to set fire to my Lei Qing Temple?"
"That's the Taoist priest who came in just now..."
At this time, a raging fire was already burning in the temple. I don't know how the fire burned so quickly. In just a short time, the entire palace was on fire.
Not only was the architectural structure of the palace almost collapsed and damaged by the fire, but the statues of gods made of clay were even burned red. Under the light of the fire, the statues of Fu Leigong and Emperor Chijin seemed to have a bit more power.
At this time, Song You stood at the entrance of the temple and looked at the statue in the temple.
The calico cat had also come to the door from the courtyard, pulling on the high threshold with its two front paws, raising its head and staring directly at him, as if it was worried that he would be burned, but did not want to call him out.
"boom……"
A pillar collapsed and sparks flew everywhere.
Song You then turned around, and his eyes happened to meet the two young Taoist priests outside.
"This Taoist..."
The older Taoist priest was very courageous and had the courage to question the man at the door. However, he saw fire shooting into the sky, sparks flying, wind and fire ruffling the man's hair and clothes, but not the slightest damage, while the statue in the temple behind him had been damaged.
It was burned, destroyed and collapsed, and fell everywhere.
The little Taoist priest's words were stuck.
"how?"
The young Taoist said aloud.
"You, you, you..." The little Taoist priest then reacted, "We let you in with good intentions. We are also Taoists. What grudges do I, Lei Qingguan, have with you? You actually want to set fire to my Taoist temple?"
"Do you two know that your master is killing people outside for the sake of his own cultivation?"
"How is that possible?" The older Taoist priest suddenly opened his eyes angrily, "My master has been practicing here for many years and has helped countless people at the foot of the mountain. How could he do such evil things?"
"Absolutely impossible! What we have studied is the Taoist classics, and we serve the righteous God of Leibu. Master's magic and cultivation also come naturally. How can there be any saying that people's lives are sacrificed for the sake of cultivation?"
"Not only was human life taken lightly, but it was also carefully designed to make people hate their deaths."
"Don't slander me!"
"Although my master charges a lot of money, it is also for the sake of purity. Over the years, he has gone down the mountain to exorcise people and subjugate demons at least ten times a year. How can he be the evil person you say?"
Although the two were scared, they also stared at Song You.
Song You also looked at them, and after a moment, he showed a smile:
"That's it."
After speaking, he stepped forward and left the temple.
The cat looked up and stared, and quickly followed after seeing what happened.
"There should be some money in the temple. You two can take some for yourself and then go your separate ways. Don't take anything else that shouldn't be taken."
A man and a cat walked through the yard and passed two little Taoist priests.
"boom!"
The fire in the temple was so intense that it almost burst out of the door.
For a time, the entire temple was filled with flames, and I felt a wave of heat coming in. The light was so bright that it lit up the night in the mountains.
…
A moment later, behind the Taoist temple.
A middle-aged Taoist wearing clean robes fell to the ground, his face pale, breathless, and his eyes closed. If his chest was not still rising and falling slightly, he would be no different from death. And his right hand has been cut off from the wrist.
They were all cut off, and they were bleeding.
A swordsman stood nearby holding a sword. The clothes around his waist were torn and a large area was stained red with blood.
Not far away, a bay-red horse grazed quietly.
The black horse stands honestly behind its master.
Song You came over and looked at the swordsman's waist:
"Is your foot injured?"
"Some minor injuries." The swordsman said calmly, and pointed his sword at the middle-aged Taoist beside him. "This man is quite cunning. Although he thought it was impossible for us to come to find him, he was prepared in advance. He was at the back door of the Taoist temple.
Some insects were left on the mountain in advance. When Shu intercepted him, he only focused on killing the insects flying in front of him, but he was careless and did not expect that there were several on the grass behind him."
"This bug is poisonous."
"Don't worry, Sir. Thanks to Mr. Shu, Shu has made some progress in the way of swordsmanship. Although he can't say that he has entered the Tao through martial arts, he has made some extraordinary achievements." Shu Yifan said, "I know that this insect is poisonous, but poison can't help it.
It spread in a short time, and Shu quickly cut out the flesh, and it will be fine in a few days."
"That's good."
Song You nodded and looked at the Taoist on the ground.
"I heard that Taoist monks have been practicing in Lei Qingguan for many years and have helped many people down the mountain. I wonder how they got on this path?"
"If it falls into the hands of fellow Taoist, it is impossible for you to spare this poor Taoist..." The Taoist on the ground still closed his eyes and said feebly, "In this case, if you want to kill or behead me, please do it yourself..."
"Is there any regret in this step?"
"What's the use of saying this..."
"That's true." Song You nodded, "What I did is really a crime that cannot be punished. Logically speaking, I am not qualified to judge you, but since I fell into my hands, I don't have the ability to judge you."
I dare to hand over my step to the government. Moreover, with my current injury, I may not be able to go to the government. Thinking that my step has done some good things for the people at the foot of the mountain for many years, I asked my step to choose for myself.
, or die naturally.”
"..."
"Don't choose?"
"..."
The Taoist on the ground was silent for a long time, and then he threw his head down. He could see the light of fire rising into the sky not far away, and then he said: "I have practiced cultivation on the mountain for half my life, so let me just die on this mountain..."
Naturally, he couldn't see it from this angle, and a smile appeared on the face of the Taoist in front of him.
"Are you really a Taoist priest on the mountain?"
"Could it be possible that there is still a lie?"
"I'm very curious."
"..."
The Taoist on the ground became weaker and weaker, but he still said: "I have been cultivating Taoism in the mountains with my master since I was a child. Although we Lei Qingguan do not know magic, we sincerely serve the gods of the heavenly palace and study Taoism with concentration. However, later, the northern grassland tribes successively
The invasion created many refugees, who were more terrifying than locusts. Our Taoist temple was robbed, and our poor Taoist master starved to death..."
Halfway through he breathed a sigh of relief:
"Later, the poor Taoist left the Taoist temple and wandered around the world, like a duckweed. He accidentally obtained some cultivation methods and magic spells. After many twists and turns, he returned to the Taoist temple, cultivating the Taoist temple and practicing at the same time..."
The gravedigger's voice was very low, some words were barely audible, and some words were almost unpronounceable.
However, Song You still heard it clearly.
"I see."
Song You nodded, and then asked the question he was concerned about: "Does the Chief of the Lei Department know about the evil way you practice?"
"How could he know..."
"Then why is it only for the chief officer of the Lei Department?"
"Ah……"
The Taoist on the ground twitched his lips: "All the gods of the Lei Department are righteous, hate evil as much as they hate it, and are good at exorcising evil spirits. They can destroy evil spirits, so naturally they can only worship Fu Lei Gong."
"That's it..."
Song You nodded again, roughly understanding.
Although the gods in the Heavenly Palace are said to be tall and majestic, and each seems to have great abilities and virtues, in fact there are also a lot of messy things. In this regard, they are a bit similar to the human court.
Just like the Gods of Thunder——
Thunder gods are a very ancient type of gods. People may have been attracted by the roaring power of the sky long before civilization, and began to think that there are gods who control the power of thunder. I don’t know when the gods who control thunder began to emerge.
The god of punishment must be older than most gods.
Among the gods of the Lei tribe, there are also many veterans.
However, gods do not get stronger as they get older. If this were the case, there would be no Heavenly Palace for the Red Gold Emperor.
The more followers a god has, the higher his abilities will be.
Zhou Lei Gong is one of the youngest priests of the Lei Department. There are many Lei Bu priests born in the previous dynasties, but the chief official of the Lei Department, Fu Lei Gong, is actually not that old.
Fu Leigong was the chief officer of the Lei Department in the previous dynasty, but his path to becoming a god was different from that of other Lei Ministry priests. The reason why he became the chief officer of the Lei Department was because he was a famous general at the beginning of the previous dynasty, with a good record, and he was also the leader of the previous dynasty.
A confidant general of the emperor of the dynasty, he was named the Lord of Thunder after his death. After several generations, he was slowly named the chief officer of the Thunder Department by subsequent emperors for different purposes.
The imperial court issued an order, the scholars publicized it, and the people recognized it.
In fact, he is not necessarily upright, nor does he hate evil as much as he hates evil, and he does not necessarily have the discernment to recognize evil. Perhaps he would have been more suitable to be the priest of the Dou Bu than the Lei Bu.
Song You looked at the gravedigger on the ground again.
The gravedigger was very patient, with his eyes closed, not knowing whether he was waiting for death or for him to leave.
Song You was also very patient, waiting for him to die.
But after waiting, he opened his mouth and said:
"I have thought about it for a long time, and I think I want to capture the ghosts of the Ding family's grandson and the Cao family's young lady. One of them is Yang and the other is Yin. I don't know much about the other details."
The gravedigger lay there without answering.
He seemed to be speechless.
He had indeed lost most of his vitality. The several sword wounds on his body and the blood flowing from his wrists had stained the ground red. In addition to the injuries to his mind and soul last night, how could he withstand such devastation?
Song You continued:
"Tashimi is good at controlling souls. It is impossible not to know that now that the world has changed, it has become easier to become a ghost. Especially for a person like Shimizu, who is upright and upright, he will almost certainly become a ghost after death. And I don't know whether it is true or not."
My heartfelt words moved me, and I just wanted to make you believe that I sincerely want to die here."
The gravedigger opened his eyes immediately.
But he saw the young Taoist shaking his head at him: "I don't feel any shame or remorse in my heart, I am only annoyed, and what I am annoyed about is just luck. I just want to become a ghost and do it again."
The gravedigger showed a bit of panic at this moment.