Listening to the store owner's words, Luo Mingxiu and Mu Wenlan behind them looked at each other, as if they didn't understand the reason.
I have heard of those who keep guests, but I have never heard of those who chase them away.
"Store, can I ask what happened here?"
The store owner took several people to several adjacent rooms and was about to leave, but was stopped by Luo Mingxiu.
The innkeeper looked at everyone with hesitant eyes. Led by Fengyun Shu, the only ones who came to stay at the inn this time were Luo Mingxiu and Mu Wenlan, and then Yu Jiuxu.
As for Ye Qingyao, she took the other three accompanying disciples to the Tang family of Tianzhou Sect first. The two groups went separately to inquire about the situation, which would be faster.
The shopkeeper looked at the people for a long time before saying, "I would like to ask, are you the immortals from Lingyue Mountain?"
"Exactly." Fengyun Shu nodded slightly and bowed with his hands in hand.
The shopkeeper nodded and turned to look outside. It was completely dark at this time, but after a while he was already out of sight.
He looked at Fengyun Shu, sighed helplessly, and said: "Recently, there has been no peace inside and outside the city. I heard that the Tongtian Pavilion of the Tang family was built on top of mass burials, which angered the mountain gods. They have to give away one on the fifteenth day of every month. The boys and girls must go to the Lee Locust Slope a few miles away to offer sacrifices to the mountain god, so that our Tianzhou City can be protected from evil spirits."
"It's simply ridiculous." As soon as the store owner finished speaking, Mu Wenlan's expression changed first. Since ancient times, how could anyone sacrifice a living person to the gods? Can eating human food be called a god?
There must be something fishy about this matter.
Several people looked at each other, and Yu Jiuxu asked: "What is the Tongtian Pavilion of the Tang family used for?"
Rich people are troublesome. They build buildings and pavilions at every turn and cause a lot of trouble.
Yu Jiuxu's question obviously touched on the store's blind spot. He shook his head helplessly and said: "I don't know about this. It is estimated that only the Tang family in Tianzhou City knows about it. However, it should be discussed with the Tang family." It is related to the young master of the Tang family who is frail and sickly and is particularly obsessed with Taoism."
Yu Jiuxu nodded and did not respond thoughtfully. Fengyun Shu gave the shopkeeper a tip and said, "Thank you, shopkeeper. We still have some things to discuss. You are busy first and don't pay attention to us."
Fengyun Shu spoke politely and politely, as if he were a young man from an aristocratic family. The shop owner didn't say anything anymore, his face looked much better, he took the tip and walked out.
The door was closed, and Yu Jiuxu turned to look at Fengyun Shu: "Senior brother, didn't you and Senior Sister Qingyao find anything last time?"
Hearing this, Fengyun Shu frowned, obviously not finding anything. After a short silence, he said truthfully: "Qingyao and I have both been to Tongtian Pavilion. According to the head of the Tang family, it is indeed for It was built by Mr. Tang."
"Then why does it have to be built on a mass grave?" Yu Jiuxu was puzzled. Logically speaking, even if he really wanted to find a feng shui treasure for his son to practice, he should find a place with abundant spiritual power.
Places like mass graves are not suitable for cultivating Taoism, but are more suitable for cultivating demons. The resentment and evil spirits are too strong.
Fengyun Shu shook his head: "I don't know about that. When we went to the Tang family, we didn't see the head of the Tang family. It was the Tang family's young master who came to receive us."
That's it...
That is to say, this head of the Tang family is very likely to have a problem.
While thinking, Yu Jiuxu asked again: "What about the boys and girls offering sacrifices to the mountain gods? As the chief celestial family of Tianzhou City, the Tang family doesn't care about this matter?"
This is not a trivial matter, it is just for ordinary people. For the Immortal Sect family, it is impossible not to know that sacrificing a living person to the gods is nonsense.
Listening to Yu Jiuxu's words, Fengyun Shu just frowned a little uneasily and was silent for a long time before saying: "According to Master Tang, someone was sent to stop it, but it was useless. It was all organized by the villagers themselves. Now It has caused people to panic, and every household is afraid that their children will become the next target of paying homage to the so-called mountain god."
If you think about it carefully, it is really ignorant and sad.
For a moment, the atmosphere in the room became a little dull, until Luo Mingxiu carefully counted the days and said: "It will be fifteenth in three days. If we wait until that day, will we be able to prevent this memorial ceremony?"
While he was talking, several people looked at Fengyun Shu at the same time, as if waiting for him to make up his mind.
It wasn't until Fengyun Shu nodded solemnly that Luo Mingxiu and Mu Wenlan looked at each other and smiled, thinking that by then, as long as they save the two boys and girls who were sent to pay homage, they should be able to prevent this. tragedy.
But Yu Jiuxu just frowned, feeling a little worried. If it was really that simple, there seemed to be no need to report it to Lingyue Mountain. Wouldn't the Tang family themselves be able to handle it?
Facts have proved that Yu Jiuxu's worries were correct. The ceremony to worship the gods three days later was very grand. A group of people followed a sedan carrying two children, and the long procession almost occupied the entire street.
At the front was an old Taoist in Taoist uniform, leading two apprentices, one ringing a bell and the other throwing paper money. The people next to him were holding white sails and swaggering through the market, and the doors and windows of every house were closed.
The street was completely dead, which had nothing to do with Yu Jiuxu's impression of Tianzhou, which had warm folk customs, picturesque landscapes, handsome men and beautiful women, and was known as the fairy city.
But then again, this veteran looks a bit familiar.
Yu Jiuxu lay on the railing and recalled it carefully, and then suddenly remembered, wasn't this the old Taoist priest who raised little ghosts and danced with great gods in Chenjiazhuang?
It's true that wherever there is something strange, he is there.
While I was thinking, I could still faintly hear the woman crying. The procession slowly passed under the inn, and the crying became more and more obvious. Following the sound, I saw a group of people pulling a person towards the two people in the middle. A woman rushing towards a child.
Obviously, that woman must be the mother of the two children. She is really pitiful. Along with the sound of the old man chanting a mantra plausibly, you can still vaguely hear one of the people holding the woman comforting the mother of the children: " It is a blessing for these two children to be chosen by the mountain god. Sister-in-law, please stop crying, this is the best thing."
Listen, is this what people say?
Do you want this blessing for you?
Just as Yu Jiuxu was thinking, there was movement below, and Luo Mingxiu suddenly rushed out of the inn, and the whole party stopped.
Apart from anything else, this boy has great courage.
Yu Jiuxu gave him a thumbs up in his heart, but as you can imagine, when he loudly appealed to people to be sensible, he was waved aside by experienced people.
Mu Wenlan stood next to Yu Jiuxu, also looking at the scene below. She gritted her teeth anxiously and clenched the sword in her hand: "I'll go down and help him."
She turned to leave, but Yu Jiuxu pressed her shoulder. Mu Wenlan was puzzled, but Yu Jiuxu just gave her a smile: "Don't worry."
After saying that, he gave her a look. Mu Wenlan frowned and looked in the direction where Yu Jiuxu was looking strangely. She saw Fengyun Shu standing not far from the balcony, looking down worriedly, and No intention of going down.
Mu Wenlan was silent for a moment, and then her frown deepened. She turned back to look at Yu Jiuxu, who just smiled at her and said, "You can't just have courage to do this kind of thing. You have to be outsmarted." .”
"How do you say that?" Mu Wenlan was confused.
Yu Jiuxu smiled mysteriously, but did not talk to him. After a while, Fengyun Shu came from the side. He glanced at Mu Wenlan and his eyes fell on Yu Jiuxu: "Xian'er, take them into the mountains with the team first. , I will meet up with Qing Yao, remember not to act rashly, ensure your own comfort first."
Yu Jiuxu nodded: "Understood."
After saying that, Fengyun Shu immediately turned around and left.
To be honest, among Su Luochen's disciples, Fengyunshu was the one she was most satisfied with. Su Luochen's merits were not left out by him. With the whole school here, he deserved to be the chief disciple.
