Chapter 47: The Blood of Four Elephants and Three Hundred Years of Life
"With such incense and aspiration, what a city god!" The Taoist priest couldn't help but sigh.
"Hey, that Taoist priest, don't be disrespectful to the city god!"
Seeing this Taoist priest coming in without kneeling or worshiping, the believers in the temple were unhappy.
Haha, the Taoist priest smiled, turned and left without saying a word.
"Leaving now?" Wang Zhe watched the Taoist priest go away, thinking that he was coming here to do something. He was preparing to watch the excitement, but was a little disappointed when he saw him leaving like this.
In a courtyard in Guobei County,
A pot of tea, a chess board, two people drinking tea and playing chess.
One of them is the Taoist priest who just went to the Chenghuang Temple, and the other is Zhuo Siwei.
"Senior brother, what do you think of the City God?"
"The light of incense is so strong that the City God in a small county town is more prosperous than the City God Temple in Kuaiji Prefecture. It's really surprising!" the Taoist priest praised.
"Senior brother, can you tell what his true form is?"
"Wrapped in such thick incense and aspiration, what can be seen, but it shouldn't be some evil heretic."
"Do we need to solve it?" Zhuo Siwei raised his hand as he spoke.
"Every county in Dayong has a City God's Temple, and there are many efficacious ones. His Majesty has personally consecrated a few of them. If he can really protect a place's peace, he deserves to enjoy a place of incense." Taoist Heizi fell.
"Brother, I heard that the Qintian Supervisor observed the celestial phenomena last month and found that the celestial phenomena were abnormal?"
"There are some signs. Qin Tianjian and Baiqisi sent many people this time for this matter." The Taoist priest nodded and took a sip of tea.
"Another ten days ago, the Emperor issued a decree to send a dozen large ships out to sea to find the legendary fairy island."
"Visiting immortals and refining elixirs, which emperor in the past dynasties has never done this? Don't you and I also want to live forever?" Zhuo Siwei put down the tea cup with a smile.
"A few days ago, someone presented an elixir recipe to the emperor. Using the blood of the Four Elephants to refine the elixir, one can gain three hundred years of life."
"The blood of the four elephants? Three hundred years of longevity? There has never been an emperor who has reigned for three hundred years in history!" Zhuo Siwei said after hearing this.
"I heard that White Tiger had been captured before I came here!" said the Taoist priest.
"I am planning to go to Qiyun Mountain this time. After receiving your letter, I came here to see. Has Junior Brother encountered any happy events recently?"
"A happy event, what happy event?" After hearing his senior brother's words, Zhuo Siwei was slightly startled.
"Based on your face, I think there must have been some opportunity recently."
"Opportunity? I have met a very interesting guy recently. Although he is a policeman, he is very talented in literature and his cooking skills are not to mention. By the way, Zen Master Guangji of Lanruo Temple also said that he has the reputation of a Buddhist Arhat to protect the Dharma.
Mutually."
Zhuo Siwei lowered his head and thought for a moment, and then thought of Wang Zhe.
"Zen Master Guangji, an Arhat protector? There is such a person in Guobei County. Can junior brother recommend him to me?"
After half a stick of incense, the Taoist priest, led by Zhuo Sifan, met Wang Zhe. They chatted for a few words, and then the two people left, just like friends meeting by chance on the street.
"Senior brother, how is this person?"
"Looking at his face and complexion, at first glance he looks just like an ordinary person. However, upon closer inspection, he appears to be something extraordinary. His eyes are clear and his body has a faint aura of excellence.
Zen Master Guangji has a profound Buddhist practice. He said that this person is a Buddhist protector, so he must have something unique about him. Having many friends is always a good thing."
...
In the Yamen,
Wang Zhe found out that Zhu Xiao was very excited about arresting the head today, as if he had been given a shot of chicken blood.
"What's going on? Mr. Zhu went out to collect money?"
"He has been going to the City God's Temple to worship recently and wants to take the martial arts exam. Maybe he has received the protection of the City God?" said Hou Zhu on the side.
"No wonder!"
At midnight, I was on duty, and the days were calm again.
Perhaps because of the blessing of the city god, Guobei County is calm and there are even fewer thieves.
Zhuo Siwei also left Guobei County. Before leaving, he specially invited Wang Zhe to have a meal at the best restaurant in Guobei County.
Dian Mao, working as an errand, practicing day and night,
Great Sun View Ideas,
Refining the inner elixir of the green dragon,
Practicing swordsmanship by the river outside the city,
The days passed like this day by day,
Wang Zhe only felt that his skill was gradually improving, one step at a time.
With sufficient infuriating energy, the acupoints can be broken through quickly, and the blocked meridians in the body can be opened and expanded.
In this way, more than a month passed before I knew it.
The inner elixir of the dragon was obviously a few circles smaller.
During this period of time, Huang Shen, who Wang Zhe was quite concerned about, has never returned to Guobei County. He seems to have forgotten that this is his hometown.
In any case, it’s considered a fifth-generation family business, so just give it up?
The scorching summer heat slowly passed amid the noisy chirping of cicadas,
In the afternoon of that day, a group of soldiers and horses entered Guobei County, escorting two carriages. The soldiers escorted the tributes going to Beijing.
The leader was a military general wearing armor, with a strong evil aura on his body. At first glance, he looked like the kind of warrior who had been on the battlefield and fought out of mountains of corpses and seas of blood.
Those soldiers were also fierce soldiers, who had been on the battlefield and killed people.
Because it was a little late, they had to stay one night in Guobei County before leaving.
The county magistrate did not dare to neglect and immediately arranged accommodation for them.
Wang Zhe saw signs of bloody disaster and death in these people.
Whether they live or die depends on their destiny.
The next morning, this group of soldiers left Guobei County. When they left, Wang Zhe took a special look at them. The blood on their bodies was even brighter than last night.
"Looking at this, I'm afraid something will happen soon!"
"Brother, what are you looking at?" A familiar voice suddenly sounded beside him.
"Why are you back again?" Wang Zhe looked at the smiling Zhuo Siwei.
"I passed by here on an errand and came here specifically to see you. Those people are Marquis Fu's personal soldiers, and they are escorting the tributes coming to Beijing."
"Soldiers, look at the evil aura they all have, have they all killed someone before?"
"Well, there are many bandits in the place where Mr. Fu lives. There are naturally few fights on weekdays. These soldiers are one of the best in a hundred. The Hongrao area has become increasingly peaceful in the past few years, and Mr. Fu is indispensable."
"That being the case, let's remind them over there." After hearing Zhuo Siwei's words, Wang Zhe felt that he should remind them.
"It's a pity. I think they are going to die violently. I'm afraid they won't live long!" Wang Zhe said calmly.
"What, you can't say this nonsense! Do you know physiognomy?"
"I understand a little bit," Wang Zhe said calmly.
"This is no small matter. No, I have to remind them."
Zhuo Siwei walked towards the general and took out a waist card from his body. The general's face changed slightly when he saw it. Hearing Zhuo Siwei's words, he frowned.
Along the way, he encountered a few petty thieves, but when he saw that they were tributes being escorted by military officers, they basically did not dare to step forward.
"Thank you, Mr. Zhuo, for reminding me. I understand." The general raised his hand on his horse, obviously not taking Zhuo Siwei's reminder too seriously.
Seeing the team of people leaving the city, Wang Zhe shook his head.