The Taoist hurriedly said: "No! Because I was anxious to report to you, my disciple came back first after hearing the news."
"I understand, step back."
Waving him off, Liu Zhan stood there and thought about the things that happened in the past few days. However, no matter how he connected these things, it still seemed like there was a mess hiding the truth, making it impossible to see clearly.
"What a shame, it's really such a mess." Liu Zhan is not a person who likes to let things get out of his control, especially when it comes to the belief in the Dragon Girl. Once this is done, it will directly affect the situation in the Dragon Palace, involving
It is impossible not to take a look at the benefits of Taoism in person.
When Liu Zhan arrived at the Water Temple, he realized that the Taoist who reported to him not only did not exaggerate, but even understated it.
There were more than one or two thousand people present, which blocked all the nearby roads. Even the nearby rooftops and trees were full of people, not five thousand, but three thousand.
Liu Zhan did not push his way to the front from the crowd. Instead, he imitated those who stood higher up and climbed up a tree. He stood on a higher branch and looked down.
This is a clear view.
I saw a lot of firewood piled up in the open space in front of the Shuishi Temple. A huge locust was one meter wide and three to four meters long. Its body and wings were lifelike. It looked like a real locust magnified countless times.
Placed on top of the pile of firewood.
Because it was high enough, some people who couldn't squeeze in front could see it even if they stood on tiptoe and raised their heads.
"Mom, what a big locust!"
"So this is the Locust God?!"
"Bah! What kind of locust god! He caused all our crops to disappear, is he still worthy of being called a god? Didn't you see that he was killed by the dragon girl? That's a demon! A little locust demon!"
"Yes! It's the little locust demon!"
The people who were so frightened and screaming discussed the matter of Dragon Girl killing the locust monster. The place was crowded, and many people from behind tried to push forward so that they could see what the monster looked like up close.
There were several county soldiers blocking the way to maintain order. Thinking that fifty-three people had died unexpectedly here before, the people immediately became frightened when they saw these county soldiers.
The crowd is like waves of wheat when the wind blows, moving forward, backward, left, and right. While crowded, they still maintain a strange order.
"Is it because I am ignorant? Are there really locust demons in this world?" Only Liu Zhan fell into self-doubt after seeing the huge locusts.
In order to see clearly, he had to jump several times, duck down from the tree, step on people's heads, and get to the front of the crowd. Because he was fast enough, he fell and hid in the crowd in front, even though some people were covering their heads.
Shouting "Who stepped on me" did not cause any commotion.
Liu Zhan also stepped forward as he wished and saw clearly the true face of the giant locust demon at close range.
"Isn't this a wolf demon?"
As he got closer, illusions had no effect on Taoist masters like Liu Zhan. He frowned and found that what was hanging on the firewood was not a locust demon, but a headless wolf demon.
And this illusion, he also noticed, seemed to come from the Qingqiu sect.
Just at this moment, following a commotion, a familiar figure came out of the water temple, and it was Su Ziji.
"With such a coincidence and such cooperation, is it possible that Su Ziji is related to people who use thunder methods, or even related to the Qingqiu faction?"
Liu Zhan's face darkened, and he immediately became suspicious. He looked at the young man carefully, but as before, no matter how he looked at it, he felt that except for the so-called locust god being a wolf demon who was transformed by Qingqiu's illusion, this was suspicious.
Everything is perfectly normal.
"It's not surprising that the official aura has been gathered. It's a sign of the sixth grade, and the noble aura is strong. I'm afraid that the future is so bright that even I can't see through it."
"But if he really practices Taoism, I shouldn't be unaware of it, unless his cultivation level is far higher than mine."
"Su Ziji's parentage is innocent and can be traced. His age cannot be lied. He really practiced Taoism long ago. How could he be coaxed into borrowing money by a gang in a small county more than a year ago? He almost even had his ancestral grave taken away from him?"
When Liu Zhan had doubts about Su Ziji, he sent people to go to the county town where Su Ziji had lived and carefully collect information. Whether it was from neighbors or from classmates who were not far or near in the past, the information they obtained was similar.
No matter how you look at it, you can only see that this is a talented, courageous and enterprising scholar, rather than a Taoist master who has devoted himself to practice.
As for beginners, as long as they have learned this method, it is impossible not to leave any traces. Liu Zhan did his own investigation, but Su Ziji did not leave any traces.
He was neither an expert nor a novice. Could it be that the faint thunder had nothing to do with Su Ziji?
He didn't know that someone was watching him carefully in the crowd. Even if he knew, Su Ziji wouldn't care. If the clues were spotted so easily, he would have been dead long ago.
At this time, he was standing in front of the crowd, wearing a sixth-grade official uniform and standing tall. He first raised his hand and pressed it down to signal the noisy crowd to quiet down.
"Fellow folks, you have all seen that the Dragon Girl has killed the Locust God. This is an indisputable fact!"
"From now on, there will no longer be a locust god to retaliate against you. Moreover, locusts are pests and can be killed by everyone. The crops you have worked so hard to grow have been harmed by them. Since they are not guilty of killing, bloody people,
Shouldn't we give them something in return so that we can get rid of the bad breath in our chest?"
"Furthermore, since the government has promised to collect locusts, it will never break its promise. I will guarantee with my sixth-grade black gauze hat that one bushel of locusts will be exchanged for one bushel of rice. This is no joke!"
"Folks, you can rest assured and go fishing! Don't miss the opportunity and never come back again. When others catch all, you fall behind and get less in exchange for rice. By then it will be too late to regret!"
After saying these words of encouragement, Su Ziji said to the Yamen servant: "Light the fire!"
These government officials had already been holding torches. When they heard this, they immediately threw the torches covered in oil in their hands towards the dry firewood.
A lot of oil and combustion aids were also sprinkled on the pile of dry firewood. A few torches were thrown on top, and the fire quickly broke out.
Whether it is a locust or a wolf carcass, there is grease when burning, and when wrapped in the fire, a meaty aroma quickly spreads. Soon, the meaty aroma turns into a meaty aroma under the rapid burning of the fire.
Somewhat unpleasant smell.
The scene was completely silent except for the crackling sound of burning.
The people who saw this scene held their breaths and opened their eyes wide. The locust god that they once feared was actually dead. He was killed by the dragon girl. Now he was set on fire under an order.
Not moving shows that he is completely dead.
Under such circumstances, no matter how unpleasant the smell is, the joy brought by the sudden release is enough to make them cheer.
"Long live the Dragon Lady"
"Long live the Dragon Lady"
As one or two people suddenly shouted, the people all knelt down, kowtowed towards the water temple, and started shouting.