"That is to say, this is the territory of the imperial court. I usually come here to offer incense to you, and the people who worship are all the people of the imperial court." Song You paused, "You occupied this temple to absorb the incense from these people.
You need permission from the imperial court or the Heavenly Palace."
"who are they?"
"..."
Song You thought about the terminology again and then said: "Theoretically speaking, the imperial court controls all the people in the world, and the Heavenly Palace controls all the gods in the world."
"What do you want from me?"
"It's not us, it's them. I was just entrusted by them to come and check."
"What do they want from me?"
"Look for trouble with you."
"..."
Sanhua Empress was silent for a moment after hearing this, and then continued to walk forward. She walked to the altar in small steps, jumped up lightly, and squatted down on the altar, not much lower than Song You who was standing there.
, and it only says:
Not to mention the imperial court and the Heavenly Palace, not to mention these Taoist priests, even the many Jianghu people who pass by and stay here, it cannot afford to offend.
"Isn't it not far?"
"And then!"
The cold wind comes in.
"possible."
"what's on your mind?"
"Taoist priest, if I am locked up, will anyone still offer incense to me?"
"Then it's quite hard for you."
What should we do?
The calico cat is almost gone.
The calico cat lay on his back and yawned, sometimes staring at Song You, and sometimes having random escape plans in his mind. In fact, he was just bored.
"..."
"I didn't." Sanhua Empress stared at him, "I just helped the people down the mountain to catch mice. And I originally had a temple, a small one. Later, someone brought my statue to this big temple. It wasn't me.
It’s coming.”
Sanhua Empress only stared at him with round eyes.
"It's not hard."
After asking about the last family, Song You stood still at the door again, looking up into the distance, lost in thought.
"You should be punished."
"Taoist priests take it as their own duty to eliminate evil temples and sacrifices. You should feel lucky. I am a fake Taoist priest."
"Let's go now."
Song You withdrew his gaze and said no more.
"I am very smart."
The calico cat was right next to him.
Song You ate a cold steamed cake he bought on the road yesterday, and then took it to the foot of the mountain to inquire about it. He learned that there was indeed an efficacious cat fairy in the temple on the mountain. If anyone's house was seriously harmed by mice, he only needed to bring some
When the fish and meat incense candles are used, it will be purified that night, so that its fame spreads to further places, and people from all over the country come here to get rid of the rat pests.
"What should we do?"
"Then I won't eat it."
"What will happen to me?"
"Of course it won't work."
"nothing."
It's really strange.
"Isn't this your temple?"
After a long fight, the calico cat finally entered the temple.
But the Taoist priest looked at it calmly: "It is your greatest luck to meet me. If someone comes next time, they may be much more vicious than me."
"How can I catch up with you?"
Instinct makes it want to run away, as far as possible, but it is very smart, and it tells it that staying seems to be the best choice.
"No."
"Monsters live a long time."
Song You opened his eyes a little, and hugged his arms tighter around his chest, as if this could lock in the heat. He looked next to him, and saw the calico cat lying on a straw futon under the moonlight.
The upper body is also shrunk tightly, and it looks like just a small hair ball.
"It's been a long time."
"Yes!"
"Have you had any adventures?" The Taoist priest nodded and looked at it. "For example, you have met someone, eaten something unique, or stayed in a particularly comfortable place for a while."
"Probably not."
The calico cat refused to make a sound. He just turned his head and looked at the Taoist priest without blinking. After a long time, he said:
The calico cat looked depressed. In fact, it still didn’t know what it had done wrong.
"Of course there is none."
"Why don't you leave?"
"..."
"ah?"
The calico cat finally couldn't help it, and walked closer to the temple, cautiously peeking inside.
"Is there any meat left to eat?"
Song You looked at it and felt helpless, but he still patiently explained: "I was just entrusted by Wang Shangong to come here to see the situation. I didn't come to catch you or punish you. Besides, in the temple
This clay statue is closely related to you, and I can find you no matter how far away you are."
"!!!"
After waiting for a while, no one came out yet, so it changed its position so that it could look in through the gate and saw that the man was still standing in the temple, not knowing what to do.
Seeing the Taoist priest looking away, he immediately ran away.
Didn't catch up?
Empress Sanhua was stunned for a moment, a little confused.
"Why don't you come after me."
"I don't want to scare you, but the result is probably like this." Song You looked at the little kitten demon and felt a little soft, "It's like this most of the time."
Song You leaned in the corner and closed his eyes.
"!!"
"somewhere?"
"What result?"
The calico cat's eyes suddenly opened wide, as if he was enlightened by the shock, and there was also the pleasure of solving the doubts, and the trouble and anxiety caused by this. The small cat's face actually showed so many emotions at once.
"Ask me, it will be more natural in my temple."
It regrets so much now. When the villagers moved its statue from the small temple to the big temple, it should have moved it back secretly at night. If it had stayed in the small temple, it might not have been discovered.
Already.
Early the next morning, a chicken crows at the foot of the mountain.
But now it can neither go out to play nor jump up and down like it usually does in the temple, which is really embarrassing.
"Why?"
"There are rules in the Heavenly Palace. There were monsters here before who secretly absorbed incense and were killed. The temple you occupied originally belonged to them."
"Not far."
Until five o'clock in the morning, it was the coldest.
"You will get your results."
"Why?"
Song You seemed to be touched and couldn't help but ponder for a moment.
It will soon be dusk outside, and the three sticks of incense that were burning when I came here have long been burned out, leaving only the light smell of herbs.
"..."
"I will take you to see Wang Shanggong, who is a kind-hearted man. I will explain your situation to him and try to get them to treat you lightly. Of course, before that, I will go to the foot of the mountain to inquire to prove that what you said is true.
Really, and then..."
The calico cat simply sat down on the spot, sitting upright, stretching its neck and raising its head, staring at him without blinking.
"!"
"right!"
"That's how you become a monster."
"Are you leaving now?"
"Maybe it did something bad."
The moon rose very early tonight, and was rounder than last night. The moonlight became colder and colder, but this temple had no door, and the cold wind poured in wantonly.
"What if it's far away?"
"Go faster."
"Then where are you taking me?"
"It's been a few years."
"brush!"
"Does this temple belong to you?"
The calico cat woke up earlier than Song You, and sat on the futon, looking straight at him, wondering what he was thinking.
"It was those people who burned incense for me themselves."
"You still haven't moved."
The time is getting later and later, and the mountains are getting colder and colder.
"Then what will you do if I run away?"
"Really not?"
"good……"
"I was thinking..." Song You looked at it again, "Your followers are quite widely distributed."
"If you don't run or resist, I can take you to see them, and they will follow the rules and regulations." Song You said to the cat in front of him, "This may be better for you."
"Yes!"
"No matter how small the temple is, it won't work. It's just that it wasn't discovered before, but now that it has been discovered, even if I don't care about you today, someone will still come looking for you."
After watching the moonlight for a while, I gradually became bored. When I looked back, I saw that the calico cat had lay down and huddled up, with only its head and body, not its feet and tail. It turned its head and stared at him without blinking, not knowing what it was thinking.
What.
"I'm afraid that won't work either."
The night became quieter and quieter, with only the sound of wind remaining.
"Not even close."
Time passes slowly.
"How did you become a monster?"
"good……"
After a long time, I heard the Taoist priest say again: "I also have a question to ask you."
"How long has it been since Sanhua Empress opened her spiritual wisdom?"
Maybe you are thinking about your future destiny.
The calico cat was still staring at him with wide eyes, his mind running rapidly.
"What should we do?"
"right!"
"Because the incense in this world is limited, if someone gives it to you, you can't give it to other gods, or you have to give less to other gods." Song You said, "And the imperial court and Tiangong will not treat you as a lowly little demon.
Reasonable."
The cat's movements were so nimble, not to mention a cat demon with a certain level of cultivation. He jumped off the altar almost instantly and was out of the temple door the next moment.
It is difficult for humans to see emotions on a cat's face, but Song You thought to himself that it was probably frightened.
"..."
The calico cat jumped onto the altar again and ate the local river fish. Thinking that he would not be able to finish all the meat today, he felt it was a pity, so he turned around and wanted to give some to the Taoist priest below, so that he could give more to himself.
He said some kind words, but it was a pity that the Taoist priest refused to eat and only ate what he brought.
"I also have a question to ask you."
"If you had not attempted to kill anyone, sucked human spirit, or eaten human flesh, you would not have died."
After a long time, it asked again:
"Can we go out and play?"
"Just be casual."
The calico cat simply sat down on the spot and looked at Song You without blinking.
The calico cat suddenly woke up, but could not relax.
"What are you doing?"
The sky gradually darkened and the temperature dropped sharply.
"No one wants it."
"It's only been a few years."
Empress Sanhua rolled her eyes:
"good……"
"Well?"
"Most of them are locked up and locked up somewhere."
"Being punished?"
"Why?"
"I'm afraid that won't work either."
"Let's do it tomorrow." Song You raised his head and looked at the sky, "I'll stay at your place tonight and go there early tomorrow morning."
"Like in a tower."
It kept running up the path, like a flash of lightning, with only variegated shadows visible. After running for a certain distance, the calico cat stopped, turned its head, and stretched its neck to look over the top of the weeds.
The direction of the temple.
But it's just a cat.
"When someone comes to make offerings every day, do you go to his house to catch mice at night?"
"Let's go."
"Have you gone to see Wang Shanggong?"
"yes."
One person and one cat walked out of the village, Song You walked in front, and the calico cat hung behind, neither far nor near. Neither of them spoke, they just walked silently. However, if this picture were seen by others, it might be strange.