Chapter 35: Until the day of Fengchan, and on the list of gods
Qingxia laughed a few times and stepped back knowingly.
"It's okay to be reasonable,"
Qingxia put away her smile and said seriously: "After I am naturalized, I will definitely help Tang Gong. No hero who wants to dominate the world will reject an awakened disciple."
"What do you think," Wu Ma said, "about naturalization and why."
"Immortality - I just want to live forever, and the tower has the answer I want."
I still want to be a god. Wu Ma was too lazy to argue with her and said:
"Okay... I'll talk to Liu Wenjing, but there's no guarantee it will work."
Of course, that being said, Wu Ma had no intention of mentioning this matter to Liu Wenjing. Alternatively, he could have made an agreement with Liu Wenjing first and cut off Qingxia's thoughts from the source.
To be honest, Wu Ma should not have kept Qingxia by his side. However, invisible enemies hiding in the dark are often more terrifying. Regarding Qingxia, Wu Ma has only two plans -
First, be wary of her and keep an eye on her until you have a solution to the curse.
Second, do experiments on Qingxia and the ancient Buddha Qinglan diagram until you find a solution to the curse.
On the way to this house last night, Wu Ma once went around in circles to find out Qingxia's identity. The other party was not involved at all by Wu Ma. The attitude shown to Wu Ma was that he would not refuse, admit, or answer directly. In the end,
Wu Ma's tongue was almost exhausted, but he didn't pry Qingxia's mouth open.
After dealing with Qingxia, just as Li Yuan's pagoda summoning ceremony was approaching, Liu Wenjing arranged for soldiers to lead the way.
Wu Ma thought for a while, temporarily put aside his exploration of "Ancient Buddha Green Lantern Picture", and followed the soldier out.
Qingxia hurried over, "I want to go too."
"Next time. Liu Wenjing said that this ceremony involves secrecy, and we don't want to make other people wait for it."
"I am neither idle nor busy. You promised to naturalize me."
"That will have to wait until Liu Wenjing and I finish discussing it."
"snort……"
Wu Ma insisted on leaving Qingxia alone in the yard.
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The location for the pagoda was chosen in an open space in the southern suburbs, which seemed to be not far from where Liu Wenjing lived.
Because of the fear that other forces would get useful information, this tower summoning ceremony is kept secret in principle.
A high wall was built around the open space, and there were soldiers standing guard everywhere.
When Wu Ma arrived at the place, he saw a group of ceremonial soldiers busy in a hurry.
In the center of the open space stood a long table with a red cloth fan, on which were placed an incense burner, fresh fruits, snacks, and the like.
Behind the incense burner stand three wooden sculptures, the one in the middle is a white deer, and the one on the left is a white-striped tiger.
The one on the right is a wordless book.
Based on the ranking, I guessed that the white deer was Liu Wenjing’s natal monster and the white tiger was Yuwen Jianxue’s.
As for the book...it's because he didn't tell the truth to Liu Wenjing. But he couldn't tell the second person about the "Illustrated Book" under any circumstances.
"Where's Liu Wenjing?"
Dancing Horse looked around and found Liu Wenjing who was directing the soldiers to play with flowers and plants.
Next to Liu Wenjing, there was a barefoot girl... squatting on the ground, holding her chin in her hands, watching a soldier planting flowers in the soil.
"Qingxia?"
Wu Ma frowned and swung his eyes like a knife.
The first moment he saw Qingxia, the word "bad" popped up in Wu Ma's mind. Fortunately, the tower recruitment ceremony had not yet begun, and things could still turn around.
He looked for Liu Wenjing and walked over.
"Wu Langjun," Liu Wenjing spoke first with a smile, "your sister said that she also wants to be naturalized in the Awakening Tower, so naturally I can't help but wish for you."
Wu Ma pulled Liu Wenjing aside and lowered her voice, "Do you really think she is my cousin?"
"Don't worry," Liu Wenjing said with an expression that she knew everything about heaven and earth, you know and I know, "There are only advantages and no disadvantages to her naturalization in the Awakening Tower."
"What I mean is, Qingxia is unreliable. You don't understand -"
"You don't understand the working principle of the Awakening Tower," Liu Wenjing said, "Just wait and see, as long as you are naturalized, it will be reliable."
Wu Ma was puzzled as to why Liu Wenjing was so confident and wanted to persuade her.
Liu Wenjing added: "The matter of Qingxia's naturalization has been approved by Duke Tang and Erlang of the Li family. If I want to change it again, I have to explain it to you two, which is very troublesome."
As he said that, he patted Dancing Horse on the shoulder and said, "Just keep your heart in your stomach. Brother, you have your own sense of propriety."
Wu Ma didn't know whether to laugh or cry. All he could think about was how to make Qingxia's naturalization a scandal.
While she was talking, Qingxia's wooden sculpture of her natal monster had already been brought over.
It is a wood carving that looks like a green oil lamp, almost exactly the same as the one in the Dancing Horse Illustrated Book. Qingxia probably specially drew it on paper and then asked someone to carve it.
Wu Ma failed to persuade Liu Wenjing, but Qingxia took the initiative to come to Wu Ma to explain.
"Don't blame me, Mr. Dancer."
The dancing horse was silent.
"Actually, I can see it,"
Qingxia looked at Liu Wenjing who was busy not far away, "You have no intention of mentioning my matter to him at all - I can understand.
But I really need the Awakening Tower. I don’t like to be deceived like a fool, and I don’t like to wait passively, so I came here by myself.
Besides, you have no reason to blame me.
Whether to naturalize or not is a matter between me and Liu Wenjing. It depends on whether Tang Gong and Li Shimin agree. What reason do you have to interfere?"
From a certain perspective, Qingxia's words make sense.
But the root of the problem is that Qingxia is probably a woman who has ill intentions towards Wu Ma, a woman who may have revenge against Wu Ma, and Wu Ma has nothing to do with her for the time being.
Wu Ma really can't watch her grow bigger and stronger in peace. When the curse is solved, the first thing Wu Ma has to do is to completely solve this trouble. This witch is too evil.
After repeated communication with Liu Wenjing and confirming that Qingxia's naturalization had become an important part of the pagoda calling ceremony that could not be canceled, Wu Ma quickly accepted the reality.
I began to think about the next step in my mind. What is certain is that since Qingxia wants to be naturalized, Wu Ma must be naturalized.
All that's left is to take one step at a time and see what's going on in the Awakening Tower before making any plans.
Of course, Wu Ma did not forget to give Qingxia a harsh word,
"If you're going to get into trouble - you'd better think through the consequences first."
"You are my biggest trouble." Qingxia said.
…
The dancing horse turned and walked to the red cloth wooden table in the middle.
Liu Wenjing polished Qingxia's green oil lamp until it was shiny, arranged it neatly, and placed it respectfully next to the dancing horse calligraphy sculpture.
Looking at the neat rows of wood carvings, Liu Wenjing said: "How about it, whether it's particular or not."
"What is this for?"
"Every natal monster corresponds to a god in the sky," Liu Wenjing said: "When the Awakening Tower is summoned, the statue of the god will appear in the tower, which will be of great help to us in practicing awakening techniques."
"I haven't agreed yet," Wu Ma said.
"Oh, you just naturalized first...it's not like you can't withdraw. After you join, you will get benefits and you may beg me not to kick you out."
When Wu Ma asked about the benefits of the Awakening Tower and how it worked, Liu Wenjing looked mysterious again. Wu Ma simply refrained from asking.
About the time when the auspicious time was approaching, Li Yuan came over with Li Shimin and Pei Ji.
According to Liu Wenjing, Li Yuan originally planned to make a big deal and invite all the important people under his command to participate in the grand event. However, Liu Wenjing analyzed the pros and cons and tried to control the scope as much as possible to prevent the secret from being discovered by interested people.
Wu Ma was observing Li Yuan from a distance. The future founding emperor of the Tang Dynasty, he had a high forehead and a wrinkled face. He really had the appearance of an old woman. No wonder Yang Guang once teased him in front of all the civil and military officials for having a "grandma face."
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After Liu Wenjing's introduction, Li Yuan probably thought that Wu Ma was definitely going to join Jinyang's army, and he said a lot of words of encouragement, saying that once he succeeded, he would never treat him badly, or something like that.
Wu Ma believed what Li Yuan said.
Not to mention the Taiyuan Yuanmou heroes he awarded after he became emperor. Soon after he entered Guanzhong, Li Yuan awarded hundreds of officials and titles at will. Basically, anyone who took refuge was not left behind. This is the same as a certain person named Yang.
The students formed a sharp contrast.
Not many polite words were said, and preparations were made in a hurry, and the auspicious moment of the ceremony soon arrived.
All the Wugan people were cleared out of the field, and soldiers guarded them in the distance. Only Li Yuan, Li Shimin, Pei Ji, Liu Wenjing, Yuwen Jianxue, Wu Ma, and Qingxia were left.
Liu Wenjing held a plaque about two feet long and one foot wide in both hands, covered with a piece of red cloth, and handed it to Li Yuan.
"Please also ask Mr. Tang to unveil the plaque for this tower."
Li Yuan uncovered the red cloth and saw the three words "Datang Pagoda" written on the plaque.
It is said that all the forces who found the Awakening Tower named the tower. For example, the one in Wagang was called the Loyalty Tower, and the one in Yang Guang was called the Mingjun Eternal Pagoda.
When Liu Wenjing came to see the dancing horse in the morning, she also asked for its opinion.
Liu Wenjing originally preferred the name Tangjue Pagoda, but Wu Ma thought it seemed a bit narrow and shallow. So she suggested changing it to the Tang Jue Pagoda, which meant that after Li Yuan raised his troops, he would surely be able to overcome thorns and thorns, sweep away the autumn wind, and usher in the prosperous Tang Dynasty.
Liu Wenjing didn't say anything at the time. Now she has changed her name, probably after asking Li Yuan for instructions and getting Li Yuan's approval.
Li Yuan took the plaque and placed it on the red cloth wooden table.
Liu Wenjing brought another golden carved wooden box and handed it to Li Yuan, and said solemnly: "Please pray for Duke Tang and the gods to give us a pagoda to help us pacify the world, restore peace to the world, and bring peace to the people!"
Li Yuan took the wooden box, opened it, and took out the meteorite fragment—it was a cyan stone, about the size of two adults' fists put together.
He held the stone and waved it in front of everyone, only to see that there was actually a line of words engraved on the stone:
"On the day of canonization, I will be on the list of canonized gods."
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