Chapter 171 The great achievements of the immortals of Qiyue Kingdom
Jiuze threw out the isolation array and sat opposite the stall owner with Qi Xiuhan, listening quietly.
"The little old man has lived on the outskirts of the city for generations. He doesn't want to farm, so he has been setting up a stall in Ancheng for decades. He has always wanted to save money to buy a small house in the city, so that the family, especially the young man, can live there.
My grandson can have the opportunity to go to school. But the house prices in the city vary every year, and the whole family has to work hard to get just a fraction. Later, I simply gave up and renovated and expanded the house on the outskirts of the city several times.
It’s also comfortable.”
The stall owner's voice gradually dropped, and after finishing the last sentence, he suddenly raised his hands to cover his eyes.
After a while, he continued: "Who knew that at the end of the day, the little old man would really live in the city?" The stall owner shook his head, with suppressed pain in his voice, "But the little old man's home was also broken up.
Already."
Jiu Ze's hands clenched unconsciously.
"That year, several immortals passed by our village and took a fancy to the Feng Shui of our village, so they decided to build a fairy garden there. Naturally, the fairy garden of the immortals wanted to be grand, magnificent and quiet, so the immortals commandeered our entire village.
Village."
When Jiuze heard this, his eyes sank, and anger surged from his heart.
"Listen again." Qi Xiuhan patted Jiuze's shoulder and said through the voice.
Jiuze suppressed his anger and listened to the stall owner continue: "The little old man understands that it is everyone's blessing that the immortal takes a fancy to the feng shui of our village. The immortal also decided to give us some compensation. But in addition to the land, the immortal
, and the boys in the village were required to serve as laborers to build courtyards for the immortal elders. My unlucky son fell down and died while building the attic for the immortal elders. "
"My son's blood stained the blessed land where the immortals had cast their spells. The immortals were furious and confiscated all our property. Originally, they wanted me, an old man, to continue working for my son, but then one of the immortals saw my
My grandson was very intelligent, so he took me in as his disciple. This way our family was spared the punishment, and he even gave us a small courtyard in the city.
But my old woman couldn't change her mind, so she left not long after entering the city. My wife there missed my grandson, and after taking care of the old woman's funeral, she wanted to go back to the village to see her, and she never came back."
"I don't know what happened to her. I also looked for her, but I didn't believe her. Maybe she remarried and enjoyed happiness."
"Have you never thought that something might happen to her?" Jiuze couldn't help but ask.
"How could something happen? I went looking for her. I searched and asked all the way, but no one had seen her. I even visited the nearby hills and found no new soil.
"
"She went back to the village to see my grandson. My grandson is following the immortals. What could happen?"
After the stall owner finished speaking, he looked down at the ground and muttered in a low voice: "What can happen..."
Jiuze was heartbroken when he heard this.
The stall owner must have understood this in his heart, so he would rather believe that his daughter-in-law had remarried and would not come back than believe in another possibility.
"Then have you seen your grandson?" Qi Xiuhan asked.
"I can't see you," the stall owner said. "There are differences between immortals and mortals. I want to see you, but the immortals say that if you insist on seeing me, your grandson's Taoist heart will be ruined, which is equivalent to destroying your grandson's moral integrity."
Immortal fate, then we must bring our grandson back. When the little old man heard this, he dared not mention it anymore, how many people can’t get it even after burning incense for many lifetimes!”
"Now the little old man just wants to guard this wonton stall. When my grandson completes his studies and becomes an immortal in the future, he may come back to see me one day with the smell of this family tradition. Then the little old man will be satisfied.
.”
Jiuze felt uncomfortable hearing this.
The reason why this stall owner's family was separated was because of the wanton behavior and bullying of the so-called "immortal elders". But until now, even in the process of narrating, he has not mentioned a single word of dissatisfaction or complaint against those "immortal elders".
Those people are still respectful and even hope that their grandchildren can become "immortal elders".
People are afraid of the strong, Jiuze understands, but he still can't help feeling a little emotional.
"Besides these, do you know anything else about these comrades?" Jiuze remembered that another old man had spoken out to dissuade the young man who was kicked out of the wonton stall during the day, so he asked, "Are there any more sensational things?
?”
The stall owner glanced at Jiuze hesitantly.
Qi Xiuhan smiled and said, "What worries do I have, father-in-law?"
The stall owner moved his mouth, but in the end he just sighed and said: "Well, if I say one thing, I mean it, and if I say two things, it means something. When it comes to sensational things, the most sensational thing was probably twenty years ago.
"
"Twenty years ago, many immortals suddenly came to Ancheng and entered the inner city. I don't know the specific details. On weekdays, these immortals rarely come to the outer city. But on New Year's Eve that year, the emperor invited
These immortals went up to the tower to pray for blessings. There were so many people that night that the palace even sent people to build a prayer ladder at the junction of the inner and outer city. It is said to be a ladder, but it is actually a three-story wooden tower, but it cannot be compared with the prayer tower.
Due to the same name, this is called the prayer ladder."
"For that blessing, the palace ordered to find ten blessed old men, thirty girls with pure spiritual wisdom and seventy blessed dolls in the outer city. They must sit in the tower while praying."
"Later, the tower somehow caught fire..."
"Where are the people? Have they been rescued?" Jiuze asked, clenching his fists.
The stall owner shook his head and his tone was full of confusion: "No, the emperor ordered no rescue. He said that the people in the prayer ladder were hypocrites and deceived everyone, so they would attract heavenly punishment when praying. The fire was heavenly fire.
, dedicated to burning all sins..."
"But those people had families, and if others didn't save them, their families couldn't see them being burned alive, so they ignored the emperor's order and wanted to save them. But how can we, ordinary people, disobey God's will? Those people were quickly protected
The city army captured it and executed it on the spot."
"That night, I was in tears. The emperor also issued an order, saying that the deception of those people on the prayer ladder that night led to divine punishment, which was unspecified, and no one was allowed to mention it again or discuss it in private."
"From that day on, those immortals began to come to the outer city frequently, eating and taking things without paying the bills. However, they would regularly perform rituals for people in the outer city to ward off evil spirits and pray for blessings. For so many years, they have never stopped. It is said that they are the only ones who
In this way, we can reduce the bad luck caused by the heavenly punishment that night. So we dare not accept money from the immortals."
After leaving the stall owner's courtyard, Jiuze felt heavy.
She never thought that the third senior sister would be carrying such a broken burden.
"All hopes are pinned on the illusory 'immortal chief'. I have been deceived so many times, but I can still be in awe of the 'immortal chief'. I can't imagine how this Qiyue Kingdom brainwashed the people.
There is no point in protecting a country."
"Brainwashing?" Qi Xiuhan said with a smile, "Junior sister is quite an image."
Jiuze suppressed his anger and asked Qi Xiuhan: "Go and take a look at the village he mentioned?"
Qi Xiuhan nodded: "That's exactly what I meant."
Qi Xiuhan glanced at the palace from a distance. In the night, the prayer tower was still eye-catching.
He sighed secretly. As long as this prayer tower exists for one day, the so-called "immortal chief" will not be illusory in the hearts of the people of Qiyue Kingdom, but a real existence that can be looked up to, relied on, must be respected, and must be obeyed.
The stall owner's former residence is in the southern suburbs, not far from Xicheng. Jiuze and Qi Xiuhan can reach it in just a blink of an eye.
Both of them used talismans to hide their figures. At this time, they stood in mid-air with their magic weapons, looking at the buildings below, feeling speechless for a moment.
There are all kinds of pavilions and pavilions here, and there are even large plaques and high walls. It covers a large area and there is even an artificial lake where boats can be sailed.
Everything looks elegant.
But in the eyes of Jiuze and Qi Xiuhan, the word "Xianyuan" here is not at all close to each other.
After all, the aesthetics of the entire building are not good, and there is no redeeming feature. Not to mention that the exterior style of the building has no aesthetic sense at all. As for the layout inside, it is also messy and without any Feng Shui logic.
"It really doesn't look like the handiwork of a colleague." Jiuze said in a voice message.
Qi Xiuhan's eyebrows quickly curved, he looked at Jiu Ze and said, "Along with us?"
Jiuze touched his nose, tapped his chin downward, and said, "It's quite late, why are these people still together?"
In the largest room below, a group of people wearing robes gathered together, but there was no spiritual aura around these people.
It was originally just a casual conversation to change the topic, but after the two of them reached out their consciousness, their expressions turned ugly.
The faces of these people in robes were solemn: "Your Majesty suddenly issued an edict today asking me to wait for my life. Will I have a falling out with that person?"
"But that person is really capable. With our qualifications and abilities, I'm afraid..."
"We are actually supported by His Majesty to deal with that person. Since His Majesty wants us to be on standby, then we will be on standby."
"But I can only...only..."
"They only know how to cheat? How can these His Majesty's know that His Majesty is so wise and wise, he must have some plans."
"Yes, we have enjoyed so many years of blessings, but at this moment, we can only obey the arrangements of the Holy One."
Jiuze and Qi Xiuhan looked at each other, left a "Thousand Mile Ears" talisman on the roof, and flew towards the palace with the magic weapon.