No matter how many doubts he had in his heart, Qian Mu couldn't refuse after all, it was Fatty's request, so after assigning him the task of keeping an eye on the Japanese, he rushed towards the place where Fatty and the others were by the river.
"Captain Qian, I have to work hard for you next. Accompany the old smoker to the City God's Temple. As for what he wants to do, you don't have to ask why. Just cooperate with his actions!"
Seeing Qian Mu, the fat man patted his shoulder without saying a word and gave him serious instructions.
Even though he knew that Qian Mu would normally cooperate with their actions, Fatty still hoped that he would take this matter to heart and not make the slightest mistake in the process.
After all, there is only less than one day left until tomorrow's full moon night.
This was not the first time that Qian Mu had dealt with Fatty, but it was also the first time that he saw Fatty's expression so solemn. In all previous actions, Fatty remained calm and composed even if he was anxious. Absolutely I won’t tell you repeatedly.
"Comrade Wang, don't worry, the governor has told us that we will definitely cooperate with your actions and no accidents will happen!"
Qian Mu replied seriously and solemnly.
"Let's go, time waits for no one, and we don't have much time!"
After tapping the ash on the cigarette rod, the old smoker took a deep breath, put away the cigarette rod, and walked towards the car first.
Qian Mu drove very fast, but the Chenghuang Temple in Lujiang County was also very prosperous. The food street and the ancient Lujiang County delicacies were all Internet celebrity shops where tourists came to check in.
After entering the street near the City God's Temple, Qian Mu's speed slowed down significantly. From a distance, the old smoker could smell the incense coming from the City God's Temple.
"Chenghuang Temple is also very lively on normal days. When tourists come here to visit, they like to burn incense and pay their respects, so the incense here is always very good!"
Looking at the bustling scene not far away and the numerous noisy voices, Qian Mu's voice was filled with a hint of joy.
He has taken friends from out of town to the City God's Temple many times. The snacks and food nearby are quite good. The atmosphere here, coupled with the smell of incense, can somehow calm down the impetuous mood.
The old smoker didn't give any response to Qian Mu's words. He just silently stretched out his hand and lightly touched his eyelids.
Just when Qian Mu stopped due to traffic jam, the old smoker felt an indescribable smell, which made his breathing not so smooth.
When he put down his hand and opened his eyes to look at the City God's Temple not far away again, he saw that in the sky above the City God's Temple, there was a group of not so obvious black air floating there, and all the incense smell in the City God's Temple flew away. He flew into the air and was absorbed by this mass of black energy.
The old smoker frowned.
What is this?
The City God's Temple is affiliated with ghosts and gods and is under the jurisdiction of the underworld. This black energy is obviously not Yin energy. On the contrary, this black energy has a trace of evil atmosphere that is difficult to detect.
Could it be the aura of Yamata no Orochi?
This thought flashed through the old smoker's mind for the first time.
Those who did evil in Lujiang County were the Baju sect from Japan, and this group of evil cultivators believed in the Yamata-no-Orochi. The evil power they borrowed was the power of the Yamata-no-Orochi.
If all the incense from the City God's Temple has been absorbed by the Yamata no Orochi, I'm afraid it has absorbed a lot in the past few years.
But, where is the original City God?
This is also the thing that the old smoker is most eager to find out right now.
"Let's go over there!"
Seeing the crowds of people in front of me, I don't know how long it will take for Qian Mu to drive over to the gate of the City God's Temple, but the old smoker really couldn't wait any longer, so he simply said to Qian Mu directly.
While talking, the old smoker opened the car door and got out of the car without waiting for Qian Mu's reaction, and walked quickly towards the City God's Temple.
Now that Qian Mu had accepted the task, he couldn't let the old smoker really act alone, so he decisively chose to pull over and stop the car, and he hurriedly followed.
It's strange to say that the old smoker obviously looks older, but his walking speed is not slow at all. As soon as Qian Mu stopped the car for a while, he could no longer see the old smoker.
At this time, the old smoker had already entered the City God's Temple. The tourists who came and went took three sticks of sandalwood at the door, walked to the bronze furnace in the middle of the small square, lit the sandalwood, bowed three times and inserted the sandalwood into the furnace. In the tripod.
Standing here in the bronze furnace, through the green smoke, the old smoker saw that in the front hall, on the lotus platform that was not so bright, the statue of the god sitting upright was pitch black. His true appearance could not be seen at all by the old smoker. Not sure.
It shouldn't be like this!
At the very least, the statue of the City God definitely doesn’t look like this!
Just when the old smoker was staring at the statue in the hall in a daze, Qian Mu finally came over and saw the old smoker standing in front of the bronze cauldron, neither burning incense nor doing anything. There were many people lining up behind him waiting to burn incense. , Qian Mu didn't care what to say, walked over and took the old smoker's arm and walked to the side, while also giving a very embarrassed apology to the people standing in line behind him.
The old smoker didn't seem to notice anything Qian Mu did, and just let him pull him aside in a daze.
"What's wrong with you?"
Seeing the old smoker's delay in responding, Qian Mu was also startled. Isn't this what happened?
Why does it seem like someone is possessed? No reaction at all.
"It's okay, I discovered something, come with me!"
I don't know if it was the reason for Qian Mu's question, but the old smoker suddenly came to his senses. He suddenly raised his head, looked at Qian Mu, and said seriously.
After saying these words, without waiting for Qian Mu's response, the old smoker had already taken the lead and walked towards the main hall in front of him.
Now at the entrance of the main hall, the old smoker saw three futons placed side by side on the ground. In front of the futons was a large merit box, and behind them was a lotus platform and the statue of the god sitting on the lotus platform.
Even standing at the door of the hall, the old smoker looked at the statue, and still saw only black and nothing else.
The real statue of the City God has long since disappeared.
"Can you see this idol?"
After staring at the black mass for a long time. The old smoker turned and looked at Qian Mu standing next to him.
This question really made Qian Mu a little confused.
"Here, should I see anything besides the statues of gods?"
Qian Mu spoke with some uncertainty. He really didn't understand what the old smoker meant when he asked himself this question.
His head was a little confused.
"Just tell me what the statues on this lotus platform look like."
Seeing Qian Mu's confused look, the old smoker became a little angry.
Why did Captain Qian lose his temper at such a critical moment?
How did he become the captain?
Seeing the undisguised depression in the old smoker's eyes as he looked at him, Qian Mu was speechless.
He just felt that when he met the people from the polling bureau, he seemed to be really not very smart.
However, he still listened to the old smoker's question.
Looking seriously at the lotus platform in front of him, Qian Mu opened his eyes wide this time and tried hard to see the statue.
But I don’t know it’s nothing. He clearly saw the statue. When he tried to find adjectives to describe the statue, he discovered a problem. The impression of the statue seemed to be blank in his mind, and he could not remember anything.
How can this be?
Unable to bear it, Qian Mu reached out and hit himself hard on the head.
He was trying hard to recall, when did the specific image of the statue start to become blurry?
Qian Mu has been to the City God's Temple countless times, and he has always had a deep memory of the statues in the City God's Temple. But now, he really can't think of anything.
He was clearly in front of the statue, staring at the statue, but strangely, there was only a blank space in his mind.
"Is your mind going blank and you can't think of anything?"
Seeing Qian Mu banging on his head, the old smoker didn't show any special expression on his face. He just asked this question with a clear tone.
"That's true. How do you know? Could it be that you feel the same way? I looked at the statue. But I didn't seem to see anything, only a blank space!"
Qian Mu's eyes widened and he looked at the old smoker in disbelief. This was his own feeling. How could he know it so clearly?
"Because the real statue of the City God has long since disappeared. Of course you can't see it. All that's left here is just a residual aura, and what you can see with your naked eyes is nothingness.
As early as when the Saber Tower was built, the statue of the City God here had disappeared.
If you think about it carefully, before and after the Saber Tower was built, was there anything unusual happening near the City God Temple? "
The old smoker said every word carefully.
He guided Qian Mu to recall. After all, as a person in charge of the punishment department, among other things, Qian Mu was absolutely aware of the unusual events that had occurred in Lujiang County.
Hearing the old smoker say this, Qian Mu was really shocked this time.
He couldn't help but recall what had happened. In his memory about the City God's Temple, it seemed that something strange had really happened.
"I don't remember the specific time very clearly. It was probably around the time when the Saber Tower was being built. One day, there was a heavy rainstorm. The location was the City God's Temple. After leaving the City God's Temple, it was a sunny day. The sun was shining brightly. The only place inside the City God's Temple was It was a heavy rainstorm, and the sky above our heads was so dark that nothing could be seen, like darkness.
The point is, the circuit inside the Chenghuang Temple is also broken, and. I don't know if the candle is damp, but I can't light it.
That heavy rain lasted for three days and three nights. If it hadn't been for the construction of the City God Temple that had just been repaired. I'm afraid a lot of them will collapse in this heavy rain.
Later, when the electrician went to the Chenghuang Temple to repair the circuit after the heavy rain stopped, the result after several inspections was that there was no problem at all.
The power grid made it very clear that the power supply at the Chenghuang Temple was normal and there was no power outage.
That is to say, without any problems, there was a heavy rain outside the City God's Temple independently. For unknown reasons, the City God's Temple suffered a power outage at the same time, plunging it into complete darkness for three days and three nights.
During this period, there was no rain in other parts of Lujiang County.
And, inexplicably, even the candles couldn't be lit. Candles can be lit by taking them out of the Chenghuang Temple.
Because this matter was so strange, the Criminal Division also dispatched personnel to investigate. In the end, no effective conclusion was drawn, so the matter was sealed.
If you hadn't asked me, I probably wouldn't have remembered it. "
Speaking of which, Qian Mu wouldn't care about the City God's Temple. After all, no one here would dare to act arrogantly. Even if they didn't have faith in gods, they wouldn't cause trouble in the City God's Temple.
"Did the statue of the City God disappear at that time?"
Qian Mu didn't want to think so, but when he thought about it, if he cooperated with the old smoker, this would be the result.
“If nothing else, within those three days, the statue of the City God disappeared.
After a period of time, the aura left by the City God gradually disappeared. Coupled with the show of power of the Saber Tower and the aura of the Yamata-no-Orochi, the City God disappeared completely. The medium connecting the underworld was gone. The souls of the dead in Lujiang County had no way to enter the underworld. Here There was also the presence of Yamata no Orochi, and countless ghosts entered the Lujiang River.
You are here to guard it personally. I'm going to see the temple blessing here. "
As the temple blessing of the City God Temple, the statue of the City God has not been around for at least three years. No matter how you perform the temple blessing, you shouldn't have any feelings at all.
With the evil aura around, the old smoker didn't dare to think about what Miao Zhu was going to be like now.
Qian Mu listened in confusion and didn't quite understand what the old smoker was talking about. He could only nod in agreement and stand guard in place, watching the old smoker leave.
The old smoker found the blessings of the Chenghuang Temple next to the ancient well in the backyard.
Miao Zhu, who is getting older and has gray hair, is trembling when he walks.
Although he looked like an immortal, the old smoker clearly saw a trace of black gas overflowing from Miao Zhu's body.
"Miao Zhu, it makes it easier for me to find him." Going around from behind, the old smoker walked to the front of Miao Zhu, stood opposite him across the ancient well, looked at him seriously, and spoke in a cold tone.
"There are countless innocent souls in this ancient well, and one more than you is. I feel the power in you. As long as I absorb your power, I can regain my youthful body. I would like to thank you for your appearance. "
A strange green light flashed in his eyes, Miao Zhu looked at the old smoker and smiled evilly.
"You, are you using the power of Yamata no Orochi to enter the evil cultivator?" (End of this chapter)
