"Hasn't Taoist Master Song found the god you want to offer incense to?" Mu Yunzi's eldest disciple came over and asked.
"Just browsing casually." Song You raised his head and smiled, looking in front of him and asked, "Why do so many people come to worship Thunder God today?"
"What the Taoist Master doesn't know is that our Qingxiao Temple is dedicated to the God of Thunder, and it is also famous for the miraculous power of Thunder God. In the past, the incense in Lei God Temple was more abundant than in the main hall. Most of the people who come here to offer incense are also They all come here to pray for the miraculous power of Thunder God to ward off evil spirits and bring peace." The young Taoist priest said respectfully, "Some time ago, there was a monster in Donghe County, wandering around, and loved to deceive children outside the village. They didn't dare to go out to play. Even if they had to go out to herd cattle or hunt pigweed, they had to be with the adults. The monster was finally killed by a thunder a few days ago. After the people in the county heard about it, they came to us one after another to help. Thunder God offers incense.”
"Oh? What kind of monster is it?"
"It's a spirit made from a wild yellow fox."
"Fox demon..."
"Vixens are the most annoying people. What I hate the most in my life are vixens!" Miss Wan Jiang's maid came from the side and said, "Thunder God fought well!"
"you do not say……"
The young Taoist priest echoed, but did not dare to look at her.
Song You didn't say anything. He looked back and continued to read the sacred book.
"What is the Taoist looking at?
"Who does the Taoist want to find?
"What are you looking for?"
Three questions in a row, no secret of curiosity.
Song You had no choice but to close the divine book and look back at the temple.
But she saw that Miss Jiang was kneeling down in front of the main statue of the temple that night, her head lowered, very pious, and it seemed that she could not hear the words of her maid behind her, and the words of the maid had nothing to do with her.
"Please protect me from the Great Red Gold Emperor and help me cultivate the Nine Tails..."
All I can see is the majesty of the statue of the god in the temple, the curl of cigarette smoke, and her slender back, with graceful black hair scattered around her neck, lowering her head to pray sincerely. For those who don't know, you may think this scene is very quiet and beautiful.
Then he held three sticks of incense and bowed three times before inserting them into the mud.
As if aware of the gaze from behind, she turned around. She still had the same peerless face that captivated the whole of Changjing, and her expression had not changed much. She looked at the Taoist with a smile, but somehow, with her status as a great demon and the one in front of her, she looked at her with a smile. The god is like a blue smoke, which always gives people a strange feeling.
This fox demon was very confident in her ability to hide herself. She was sure that even the gods would not be able to detect her, so she dared to come to the temple to burn incense.
However, if you put incense, you should put incense, and she said this deliberately. It is difficult to tell whether she is itching somewhere on her body and wants to peel it off, or whether she is contemptuous of the Chijin Emperor, Tiangong, and even Taoism as a whole.
This generation of Heavenly Palace's attitude towards demons is not very good.
When Dayan was founded, it started with slaying demons and slaying gods, and it was difficult for Emperor Chijin not to be affected.
Most Taoist priests in the world are not friendly to demons.
The idea that people who are not from my race must have different minds still affects many people.
Fulongguan's attitude towards demons is determined by many factors. First of all, Fulong Temple is not afraid of monsters. The common people's unfriendly attitude toward monsters is largely due to fear and fear. Secondly, Fulong Temple was passed down from ancient times. At that time, humans and demons coexisted, and Fulong Temple often had ancestors who were associated with demons and ghosts. Therefore, there was no reason to be particularly hostile to demons and ghosts.
"Why is the Taoist looking at the slave family?"
Song You stared at her for a moment and then asked:
"Aren't you afraid of being heard?"
"The Taoist priest was joking. The Chijin Emperor is the lord of the Heavenly Palace. He is aloof and leads all the gods. He is responsible for everything. There are not only tens of thousands but thousands of temples dedicated to his statues in the world. As for inviting his statues and even portraits into the mansion, I don't know how many people are worshiping." The woman smiled slightly, "He just absorbs the incense in the world, so who cares what the believers say?"
"Besides, if you hear it, you'll hear it. Who said monsters can't worship gods?" the maid added.
"rational……"
Song You nodded, and then asked: "Then why don't you go worship at the Lei Gong Temple outside?"
"There are too many people, we can't squeeze in." Miss Wan Jiang had already stood up, and her clothes that were spread out like flowers were immediately gathered in the middle, and were lifted up as she stood up, "What's more, Wan Jiang's request is very big, Lei Bu Zhengshen Although he is extremely famous in the world of monsters, he still cannot fulfill Wan Jiang’s wish.”
"Lei Gong Zhou is diligent. If we go to worship him, if the master can't keep his mouth shut, he will definitely hear us." The maid laughed and tried to discredit him, "Lei Gong Zhou is also stubborn and irritable. Once he hears this, he will definitely think it is a provocation. If he is just a Zhou Lei Gong. We can barely handle it, but if he comes with Thunder Lord and the other righteous gods together, we will be in trouble."
"You two are very capable."
Song You narrowed his eyes after hearing this.
"After all, it comes from the Kyuubi..."
The maid smiled and told him that she heard footsteps behind her. She was someone coming to offer incense. She immediately closed her mouth and leaned against the door, staring at the visitor with a pair of novel eyes.
Song You pursed his lips and stopped talking.
Although Emperor Chijin is in charge of the Heavenly Palace, how can he protect the fox demon from cultivating the Nine Tails?
The Nine-tailed Sky Fox has also been recorded in Fulong Temple.
In the ancient times when the world was in chaos and great powers emerged, the nine-tailed fox was also one of the most powerful demons.
It is because of the existence of this person that until now, in the folk rumors in the Central Plains area, fox monsters are different from other monsters - it doesn't matter whether you are a red fox, white fox, blue fox, Tibetan fox or what kind of fox, and it doesn't matter whether you are in No matter how you became a spirit, whether you have any abilities, whether you are smart or stupid, once you become a spirit, you will be distinguished from most other monsters in the eyes of the world.
At that time, Incense Shinto was still a small path.
However, I heard that the original one was very close to the human race, so for a long time, the fox demon has been a symbol of holiness and auspiciousness, especially the nine-tailed fox, which has been said to be an auspicious beast.
The reputation of fox demons has been ruined in recent decades.
The reason is mostly related to those storytellers and scholars.
Legend has it that the fox demon is holy and beautiful. Since ancient times, literati have been sour and often nasty. They love to make up some messy things with such people to attract attention and satisfy their own psychology. The Jingdao Lake God at the foot of Yunding Mountain also encountered a similar situation because of its sanctity and beauty. Many literati went for night walks on the lake. After returning, they said that the goddess came to him in his dreams, making others envious, and he was satisfied.
But as time went by, this fabrication became popular, and many people spread it indiscriminately. Some poor scholars believed it to be true, but found that they could not find a holy and beautiful fox demon to recommend themselves to the pillow mat, and even occasionally met them. The fox demon doesn't even look at himself, slander is the simplest and most effective method.
However, it cannot be ruled out that there are indeed some fox demons like those in the story, who are indulgent and lustful, or cunning and love to deceive others. Under the above-mentioned trends, they have contributed to the corruption of the reputation of fox demons.
Just like the Mirror Island Lake God, according to her, there may indeed be one of her maids who couldn't bear the loneliness and admired the literati, so she went to the lake at night to have a private meeting with the literati.
"May I ask, sir, when will we set off?"
"In a while."
"Everyone listens to the Taoist priest."
The fox demon nodded obediently.
“Ding dong dong…”
The man who just walked into the temple had finished burning incense and dropped a lot of copper coins into the merit box. He turned around, but he was not in a hurry to leave. Instead, he was surprised by the peerless beauty of the two women and started chatting with them by the door.
The woman just smiled and said nothing.
The maid leaned against the door and chatted with him.
Seeing this, Song You also walked in.
He quickly stopped in the middle of the temple, raised his head and looked at the statue of the god. He didn't know what he was thinking about. After staring at each other for a moment, he lowered his head and walked to the merit box.
This box is actually unlocked.
When he opened it, he found a lot of copper coins and some broken silver inside.
It's a bit like letting anyone use it.
"..."
Song You also took out a piece of honeycomb silver from his arms and threw it into the merit box.
This was discussed with Empress Sanhua.
At that time, the people of Taohua Village pooled their money to hire Mu Yunzi from Qingxiao Temple in Donghe County to ward off evil spirits. Taohua Village was wealthy and collected nineteen taels of silver, which was not a lot. After all, people were risking their lives, but it was still better than when Song You first came down from the mountain. The roadside tea seller who was rescued was given more.
Although Song You was hiding in the mountains and couldn't see clearly at the time, Yanzi basically restored the detailed events for him.
In fact, it stands to reason that Empress Sanhua was invited by the government and received reward money from the government, while Taoist Mu Yunzi was invited by the villagers who pooled their money. There was no conflict between the two.
And in the end, Mu Yunzi really invited Zhou Lei Gong, which showed that he was capable of getting rid of the evil thing, but his ability was not as good as that of Sanhua Empress, and there might be casualties.
And even if it was Sanhua Empress who got rid of the zombies and Mu Yunzi had no contribution, the villagers raised money to hire Mu Yunzi, and it was up to the villagers to decide whether to reward him. Generally speaking, according to the rules, even if Taoist Mu Yunzi did not contribute to this kind of thing, traveling such a long distance would take two days of walking and taking risks, so no matter what, he would have to pay for the hard work.
But Mu Yunzi gave it all to Empress Sanhua.
Sanhua Empress is sincere and has never been able to resist money. As soon as someone handed it to her, she immediately reached out and took it all without hesitation, and quickly put it into her robe.
The villagers gave Mu Yunzi a reward. Mu Yunzi felt that he had no merit and was not rewarded, so he gave it to Empress Sanhua, and Empress Sanhua agreed to accept it. There was nothing wrong with it, but she didn't leave any money for others and left her so empty. It took a few days to make the trip, and it was really not very particular.
I came here to visit this time to borrow the Taoist orthodox book to read the Tiangong Divine Book. I also came to respond to my original kindness. I was kind enough to receive two meals and one night's stay. I should also leave some money for sesame oil.
Song You withdrew his gaze and looked back——
The maid was still talking to the rich man.
They seemed to be having a good time chatting.
It wasn't until she saw Song You's gaze that she covered her mouth and chuckled, then sent the rich man away within a few words.
Song You looked outside again.
There are still villagers coming up the mountain, seemingly in groups. They either crowd in the Lei Gong Temple or gather around the yard to talk, burn incense and squeeze in. Those who pray line up in front of the futon.
"well……"
Song You shook his head and walked out of the main hall.
"Empress Sanhua!"
He turned his head and shouted.
There was a sudden movement on the tiled roof of the temple, and a calico cat appeared on the edge of the roof, staring down at him.
"Say goodbye to Taoist Mu Yunzi, and we are leaving."
"Well!"
The cat jumped down immediately.
The palace was much higher than ordinary houses, but she jumped without hesitation, stretching her graceful figure in the air, then landed steadily, looked left and right, and ran towards Song You.
Upon seeing this, Miss Wanjiang also took steps forward, lowering her head to follow him, and the maid followed behind her obediently.
The group went to say goodbye to Mu Yunzi.
Many people in the courtyard were quietly staring at them.
(End of chapter)
