The calico cat that was walking forward paused, turned its head and stared at him. After a while, it spoke:
"OK."
After speaking, he walked towards the Taoist.
The Taoist also bent down and picked her up.
It was really cold and windy in the wild. Even though Sanhua Empress was covered in fur, the outer layer of her hair was cold when she was hugged. However, the cat’s body heat was after all, so if she touched her body with a little force, the heat would be transmitted through her fur.
The temperature is enough to make people feel warm.
Hezhou, especially Gui County, suffered from military disasters, demons, severe droughts and plagues, and the people were really suffering.
The Taoist is just a passer-by. War disasters cannot kill him, monsters are not afraid of him, the drought has passed, and the plague cannot trouble him. However, after walking through it, his mood is inevitably affected by it.
Only by hugging Empress Sanhua can you feel calmer.
But it’s not just at this moment.
This has been the case for the past four or five years.
Continue heading north.
The world here is flat, and the heavy snow makes the sky and the earth white. From a distance, it is a vast expanse. When the wind and snow blow, it becomes a little more turbid. Two figures, a Taoist and a swordsman, one red and one black, are standing in front of them.
This vast and white world is really inconspicuous, just like a few small black dots.
It's like once you throw it in, you can't find the way out.
The timid are undoubtedly fearful.
A magnanimous person is naturally open-minded.
Forty or fifty miles, it only takes most of a day.
However, the place close to Hansu County was good. Although it was not sunny, there was not much wind and snow. As we got closer to the snowfield, the wind and snow became heavier and heavier. The snowflakes were almost flying sideways, and it would be difficult for ordinary people to walk among them.
It takes a lot of effort to even take a step, and if you are not careful, your body will be blown sideways. The sky in the distance is even more gloomy, as if there is always a blizzard.
It is difficult to tell the weather and the time, and it is difficult to distinguish between west and east.
The group of people walked very steadily.
Even the dark horse of the swordsman, who has been following the Taoist for nearly a year, seems to be infected with a bit of spirituality. Not only is it not anxious due to the wind and snow, but it moves forward silently like a bay horse.
When did you know you had reached the snowfield?
It's the temple that appears on the distant horizon.
Looking from a distance, I saw a temple almost every other section between the dull and turbid sky and earth. It seemed like there was a divine light in the wind and snow. But when I looked carefully, there was no temple there.
"There is a temple."
The calico cat in the Taoist's arms stretched out a round paw, wearing a white glove, and pointed in that direction.
"Miss Sanhua has sharp eyes."
Song You said something and walked away.
The temple is not high or big. It is no more than a private house and is poorly built. There are many gods and goddesses inside.
There are all the righteous gods of the Thunder Department of Tiangong, the priests of the Fighting Department, several famous Dharma protectors, and even Buddhist Bodhisattvas and Dharma Protector Heavenly Kings. The front of the altar is almost filled with clay cubes, densely packed, and each clay cube is densely packed.
The incense sticks are filled with burned out incense candles, and they are packed very tightly. It would be modest to say that there is almost no room for other incense sticks. It really cannot be inserted. Some of the incense sticks at the back really have no room to insert them.
, either you pinch a piece of mud and put it on top, or you have to insert it on the burned but tightly packed bamboo stick and use the bamboo stick as a new cube of mud.
Song You stared at it, feeling inexplicably shocked.
At this moment, the people's beliefs and visions seemed to have substance. Even children and the elderly could see clearly on these densely packed clay incense sticks.
It seems that we can see the spiritual sustenance of the people in it.
fear of demons;
trust and hope in gods;
Yearning for peace...
They are all on these densely packed incense sticks.
"call……"
Song You took a breath, and the altar was filled with dust.
It can be seen that no one has come to offer incense for a long time, maybe the last time was on the sixth day of June last year, maybe even longer, but except for the dust on the altar, the statues are all spotless.
These statues of gods are also worth seeing.
It is not uncommon for gods from Buddhism and Taoism to be mixed together - many village temples are like this. Apart from not knowing whether the gods will argue over the distribution of incense, I have never heard of anyone having any objections. However, among the many statues, there is neither
There is no Buddha in the Emperor of Heaven, only gods who can defeat demons and destroy demons.
The statues of gods are all images of the five internal organs.
What is the image of the five internal organs?
Legend has it that a Taoist priest who came down from Qingcheng Mountain passed down the method. When shaping the statues, although mud and grass were used, the complete five internal organs were fabricated for the statues. After that, the statues were naturally spotless. Later, there were even some particular
When making statues in palaces and temples, they will fill in the internal organs, meridians and bones for the statues. However, at this step, it is a pointless detail and has no other effect.
It is beneficial for the idols not to be stained by dust.
I don’t know whether it was built by the local government or the imperial court, or whether it was built by the people on their own initiative, but no matter where it was, there should be guidance from experts.
Song You stopped in front of an old acquaintance.
"..."
Looking back at the quilt bag, Song You frowned.
"What are you looking for, sir?"
"nothing."
This time I forgot to bring incense again.
"well……"
But I can't blame myself.
It was only after I left the city that I heard from a petty official that there was a temple on the border of the snowfield. Besides, where could Hansu buy incense and candles now?
Song You could only sigh, then his expression condensed, and he solemnly said to the front:
"Please come out and see Mr. Zhou Lei!"
Only by knowing yourself and the enemy can you fight a hundred battles without danger.
This snowy demon is probably special, but I don’t know what’s special about it. If I ask who is the best, it is the priest who has been fighting with it all year round.
Silently——
On the altar, the statue of God of Thunder shines brightly.
The originally painted plastic paint gradually became natural, and the hard edges and corners became softer. The eyes of the statue flashed with luster, like thunder at night. The statue seemed to come to life quickly, with a pair of eyes staring straight down.
There is terrifying majesty.
It's just that in the past year in Hezhou, Song You met Zhou Lei Gong many times at night, interacted with him several times, and had other interactions with him before, so he became much more familiar with him than before.
"Thunder Lord, long time no see."
The Taoist's voice was gentle, but it did not melt into the cold wind.
"Heyuan?"
Zhou Lei Gong's voice was like thunder, as if it was rolling with thunder, deafening.
When a competent god is invited to the lower world, he will naturally know which temple and which statue it is.
"Exactly!"
The Taoist opened his mouth and replied.
"..."
Zhou Lei Gong sat upright on the altar. He glanced around and saw the cat squatting at the feet of the Taoist and looking at him. There was also a swordsman and two horses outside, but he didn't care.
He focused his gaze on Song You, squinted his eyes, and figured it out.
"You summoned me here because you wanted to ask this snowy demon?"
"Exactly."
"What do you want to ask? And you want to ask me why Raibu Shoshin failed to get rid of this monster? Or something else?"
Although he said these words, his tone was much softer than when he first met at Jingdao Lake.
"I was passing by here, and I heard that a big demon is entrenched here, turning the vast fertile fields into a demon kingdom, spreading plagues, and harming living beings. I also heard that a few years ago, the Heavenly Palace tried its best to suppress the demons here, but failed.
I don’t know what special abilities this snowy demon has, so I came here to ask for advice.”
"..."
Although it still sounded like he was questioning, Zhou Lei Gong also heard his intention.
"You want to get rid of the demon?"
"Exactly."
The Lord of Thunder lowered his head, and the Taoist raised his head.
The two eyes looked at each other across the distance.
"This monster is the innate spirit of the grassland, not the spirit of grass, trees, beasts and birds." Lei Gong lowered his head and stared at him, "The innate spirit is the most difficult to destroy. This monster also has incredible life-saving magical powers. Is there anything you can do?"
"Listen and then talk."
“There is spiritual water underground in Heyuan, which has endless aura and full of vitality. Wherever it comes out of the ground, it is called Lingze.
“This is how Lingze County, the county seat, got its name.
"This spiritual water is spread all over the entire Heyuan underground, and the spiritual water exposed above the ground is also all over the entire Heyuan.
"This monster was originally an innate god located in Heyuan. It was just that he was always chaotic and did not care about good or evil. He did not appear often, and there was not much movement. Until the great war in the north of the human world, at least 200,000 soldiers were lost.
Here, the people of Heyuan were slaughtered, their blood dyed their souls red, their resentment soared into the sky, and ghosts were everywhere, and the most powerful person was cultivating. This evildoer seemed to have tasted the sweetness, and his resentment rose again with the flesh and blood essence and ghost souls of hundreds of thousands of people.
Tao Xing became addicted and got out of control, and soon turned into a land evil god, entrenched here, spawning demons, feeding on blood, and wanting to expand outwards."
Zhou Lei Gong finished speaking in one breath and continued to stare at him: "Although this demon is strong, the Heavenly Palace is not helpless. It is just that it is the incarnation of the spiritual charm of Lingze underground in Heyuan, and it is Lingze itself. I don't know where it learned it or what it is.
I have realized an incredible magical power, and it is impossible to remove it unless I drain the spiritual energy all over the ground of the grassland, or turn the entire grassland into a dead ground."
After hearing this, Song You couldn't help but praise:
"This magical power is really amazing."
How easy is it to drain away the groundwater within a radius of hundreds of miles? How can it not be easy to wipe out the vitality of the entire grassland and turn it into a dead ground, not to mention how high the cost is?
If the mountain gods of hundreds of miles away in Pingzhou had such magical powers, how could they worry about the purge of the Tiangong?
I heard Lei Gong say again: "You are wrong."
"Please give me some advice from Thunder Lord."
"Tiangong Zhengshen not only tried his best to eliminate demons once a few years ago, but the Lei Bu and Dou Bu jointly eliminated them twice. I, the Lei Bu Zhengshen, do it once a year. But because of what I said before, although we can
We defeated it, but there is currently no way to completely destroy it." Zhou Lei Gong still sat on the altar and said in a deep voice, his voice was like thunder, "So we had to build a temple on the border of Heyuan, worship the statue, and guard it here.
Prevent this evildoer from continuing to expand the land and endanger the common people, and also be wary of the evildoer going out and harming the people. In addition, once a year, our Lei Department will clear out the demon soldiers and generals in the plains, which also weakens its power, leaving only a few more to the north.
Destroy all the demon kings, and then free up your hands to deal with him slowly."