"The little god is a local village god. His surname was Wang when he was alive. May I ask who you are?"
"I'm traveling to the Song Dynasty. Master takes the word Menglai."
"Are you a member of the Taoist sect?"
"I grew up in a Taoist temple."
"I wonder if there is a code?"
"We don't have a name yet." Song You looked at the local god calmly, "Why did the good Lord come to me?"
"The little god will call you sir, Mr. Menglai." Wang Shanggong was still polite, "It's really presumptuous to disturb my husband in his dreams late at night. However, this matter is related to the livelihood of the local people. Mr. Xiao Shen Guan has advanced spiritual practice, so he came here to ask for help."
"Good Lord, please speak frankly."
"This matter started ten years ago."
Wang Shanggong pondered for a moment and spoke in the procrastinating style of the previous dynasties: "Ten years ago, a big demon came to this place and deceived people's hearts. It also asked the local people to build temples and ancestral halls for it. It is twenty miles away from here.
Place."
Song You stopped at the door and looked at it carefully.
In this era, some places indeed worshiped cats as gods in the hope that they would catch mice and leave more food for the family.
After waiting for about an hour, I saw that the sun was getting closer and closer, and the golden light shone in through the door, spreading inside bit by bit, and when it was about to hit the feet of Song You who was sitting cross-legged, there was finally movement outside.
"Good Lord, do you suspect that the monster is reborn through incense?"
"Then I'll keep the story short."
Perhaps it was a spontaneous act by the locals, and a wild cat on the mountain happened to use this place as a nest.
Song You left Jinyang Road and entered a branch line.
In fact, in this world, whether it is the Taoist Heavenly Palace or the Buddhist Western Heaven, the so-called gods and Buddhas all over the sky have a lofty status in the hearts of the people, especially believers, but their essence is no different from these small local gods who became gods due to the power of their wishes.
But it's much shabbier than the one last night.
There is indeed incense.
Incense has a fatal attraction to mountain spirits and ghosts.
"Taoist priest?"
The one in the center is naturally the current Taoist god Chijin the Great, and the Buddhist Lord of Ten Thousand Buddhas. There are gods on both sides, basically gods that are relatively famous in the current society for various reasons. For example, there was a novel that was widely circulated,
It focuses on the depiction of Zhou Lei Gong, the deity of the Ministry of Thunder. As a result, Zhou Lei Gong's popularity in people's hearts has increased. His position has also become conspicuous in many newly built temples, especially those built voluntarily by the people.
Perhaps the local animals that became spirits were greedy for the incense of the human world. Seeing that there was a temple here, they took it for themselves without knowing the importance of it.
Then there are the local gods. In terms of jurisdiction and authority, there are mountain gods, river gods, road gods, and village gods, most of which are human beings.
The middle of the night air rushed to my face instantly, but I didn't feel cold, I just felt fresh. I looked up and saw that the night was dust-free, the moon was as bright as silver, and a few clouds seemed to be coated with a layer of silver under the moonlight, as if they were glowing.
, the mountains are outlined with rolling outlines, which is a beautiful scenery under the moon.
"A wise act of kindness."
Song You's eyes followed these traces, as if he had outlined the fighting at that time in his mind.
Song You stood in the middle of the temple, turned his head left and right, and looked around the entire temple. Then he walked up to the altar, twisted a piece of hair, put it in front of his eyes and looked at it carefully for a long time, and then threw it away.
It turned to find a place to sit down.
But the master never told him what this knowledge should be, and only let him know it by himself.
This cat speaks in a clear voice, not hoarse.
Meditate, think.
Jute paper is commonly used for drawing symbols and has good calligraphy.
This is also a major road, but I don’t know the name. It is one level lower than the Guanma Avenue connecting the capital like Jinyang Road, but it is also spacious.
As soon as the ceremony was given and before he could stand up, everything around him turned into smoke and dispersed in an instant, and Song You's eyesight also turned dark.
Song You was not in a hurry at all. He walked around and asked for directions several times before finally finding the temple.
"Although that big demon has great magic power, it was exterminated a few years ago. It was killed by the masters of Tianhai Temple and Zhou Lei Gong. But at that time, I thought that the obscene temple was not far from the main road, so it would be a pity to destroy it.
After smashing the stone statue, it could provide shelter for tourists coming and going, so I stayed there. Recently, the little god went on a tour and swam to Majiawan, and found that for some reason, there was incense in the temple again."
When Song You heard this, he almost understood.
Seeing it turning over the threshold lightly, he raised his head and looked at Song You. Those eyes were like amber, which could enchant the mind without any means:
People in the world were snoring one after another.
Song You immediately showed a look of helplessness.
"Good Lord, farewell."
"..."
There are still doors and no windows, but this temple doesn’t even have a door. Now it’s a bamboo fence blocking the door. The walls were originally painted with red paint, but now they not only have peeling spots, but also have many cracks and scars.
, there are many traces of cuts with knives and axes, lightning and fire, and some even penetrated the walls.
"My surname is Song, empress Sanhua. You are so polite."
"Good Lord, can you go and check it out?"
Out on business?
And he still can't determine what is going on.
There is cooked meat and raw fish as wide as a finger.
It's just that most of these local ghosts were transformed after the death of people with outstanding virtues, and they are so old. As a junior, he should be respected more. It is difficult for a young man like him to speak out and find fault.
After the death of these people, people will never forget them, wish to bless them, and naturally turn into gods. The court will most likely confer the title of righteous god on them.
I sat here under the moon until the morning light broke.
"The little god thinks that's probably the case."
It's the kind wrapped in red paper with herbal powder and a bamboo stick inside. It's very flame-resistant and has a nice fragrance.
Everyone was staring at each other with big eyes and small eyes. Song You was waiting for him to continue speaking, and he seemed to be waiting for Song You to answer.
Therefore, it often happens that there is an emperor and a god.
"Sir, you are of noble character. I would like to thank you on behalf of the people around you." Wang Shanggong bowed deeply again, and then said, "Sir, your cultivation is not ordinary. Even if you are reborn, the monster will not have the same abilities as before. During the day, Mr.
It’s not too important to go there, I just need to trouble you sir to go there. As for the address, the little god has already written it on a piece of paper and placed it in front of the altar.”
He retracted his claws on the threshold and put them back again, and finally decided to walk in.
He put away the paper and looked at the statues of gods again.
It is indeed a homemade earthy fragrance.
Look left, look right.
"……please."
As soon as I got closer, I smelled the scent of incense.
Song You calmly stood up and took a look.
"I stayed at the village temple yesterday night. I was entrusted by the local gods to come and see the incense in this temple." Song You stood up straight, but had to lower his head, "May I ask if Empress Sanhua can gather here to smoke incense?
Is there an imperial edict from a human being?"
Take the Red Gold Emperor, for example. It is said that he was born at the beginning of heaven and earth. He practiced hard for 1,350 calamities, each calamity worth 129,600 years, before he attained the throne of the Heavenly Emperor. Many people are interested in this.
This is deeply believed. Even those who don’t believe in him, most people think that people have believed in him since ancient times, but in fact, his name was only born in the past two hundred years. Two hundred years ago, no one in the world believed in him, and there was not even one of his
name.
"Sir, please listen to me."
Or maybe the monster really resurrected back then.
The mud block in front was riddled with incense candles, most of which had been burned out. Only three incense sticks were still burning, and the back half of them were also burned.
Song You stepped into the temple and took a deep breath. There was no unpleasant smell, only the smell of homemade fragrant herbs.
"what is that?"
This kind of village temple has always ignored Buddhism and Taoism. The people don't have the money to build a temple for both parties, so they have to squeeze you together. Don't feel aggrieved.
If you smell it carefully, you can still smell it. It should be local homemade incense. The smell is more like mosquito repellent herbs, which is refreshing and refreshing.
When he opened his eyes again, he was still huddled in the corner of the village temple.
The fence was only lightly covered, and was easily removed.
A cat walked slowly along the path in the sunshine. The weeds growing on the path were no shorter than it, and it was often squeezed out of the way. When it encountered a ditch, its body seemed to have no weight, and it jumped lightly.
Then he crossed over gracefully.
"This time, I just want to ask you, sir, to check it out. If it is true, the little god will report it to you during the full moon in a few days."
…
This dilapidated temple is about the same size as the one last night, and its shape is modeled after a regular temple palace, only slightly smaller. And there is only one single temple. This is the rule for most self-built temples in rural areas, and there are usually no monks or Taoist abbots.
It is necessary to maintain a lofty image of gods in the hearts of the people, but Master has warned Song You since he was a child that as a practitioner, he is different from ordinary people and must have a correct and clear understanding of them.
The original statue has long since disappeared, but there are still traces of the statue being erected. But now there is a clay statue of a cat. Compared to the original statue, which was at least as tall as a human, it looks extraordinarily small, which is normal.
Cat size.
It was already afternoon when we arrived.
"What are you doing in my temple?"
Song You is still building his cognition.
The structure of the vocal cords of spirits is different from that of humans. When they are not transformed into human form, even if they speak human words, it is impossible to distinguish between male and female. At most, the original race can be heard from the voice, and at most, the age can be heard.
He withdrew his gaze and walked towards the door.
Then he looked up at the altar——
It was said that it was not far from the main road, but in fact it was on the mountainside next to the main road. It could be seen from a distance, but it would take two miles to walk there. Song You began to think about Wang Shangong's words that it was not far from the main road, so he kept walking along it.
I walked along the main road and passed it without realizing it. I turned back after asking for directions.
It seems that this person is not in the temple.
"Why not report it?"
Song You was about a hundred meters away, hung his luggage on a branch, and walked along the path to the ruined temple, as if he had no fear at all.
"I'll go take a look tomorrow."
Wang Shanggong was stunned for a moment and then saluted.
"I am the Empress of Sanhua."
The development and evolution of gods are mostly like this.
"What do you call Shisama?"
I don't know if he personally benefited from it.
After looking at the statue for a long time under the moonlight and unable to fall asleep, he turned around, stepped out and pushed the door open.
"Ashamed, ashamed. The little god has low magic power and doesn't know how to fight. When he saw the incense from a distance, he didn't dare to come closer." Wang Shanggong looked ashamed.
It had known for a long time that there was someone in the temple, but it was not vigilant and still walked over without hesitation until it reached the door, put a paw on the threshold, raised its eyes and saw a man in Taoist robes inside, its eyes
He suddenly froze for a moment, then gradually became alert.
"..."
In addition, there were actually tributes on display.
Song You saluted it politely.
The village temple has a dull door, and the wooden door is not tight. The moonlight shines in through the gaps, leaving a long slant of white frost on the floor tiles, and a row of statues of gods is vaguely visible.
Song You got up and searched on the altar, but did not find the paper in front of the statue of Wang Shanggong. Instead, he found it in front of the statue of the Red Gold Emperor. It should be Wang Shanggong who was indicating his belonging.
"that is……"
Song You looked at it, but paused.
This little kitten has a lowly demonic character, and most of the time he has become a spirit. Judging from the clear stupidity in his eyes, he probably needs to organize his words well.
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