Lei Boyang returned to Zhizhen Temple, taking Chen Jiayu with him and carrying the God of Disaster spell with him.
Gong Mengbi came empty-handed, but left with a large bag. If it weren't for the alien spirit clam that was greedy for spiritual fragrance and could change its size, Gong Mengbi would have had to ask Chen Xi to help him.
Chen Xi stayed in Tangxi and became the water god of Tangxi.
The story of the dragon god slaying demons and driving away rain and clearing up the sky spread throughout Tangxi County. With the help of the mountains and the acquiescence of the city god, the people spontaneously built a simple dragon temple on the bank of Tangxi River.
The conditions were limited and the situation was urgent. It was just a small temple made of earth and rocks, enshrining a dragon picture to express gratitude for the kindness of the dragon god and to pray for the early subsidence of the flood.
With the support of real money and silver, and the Dragon God suppressing the waters, the construction of the dam was no longer hindered, and the floods finally subsided.
Gong Mengbi returned to Lanyin Temple, raised the clams in the lotus pond in the temple, and directed the foxes to renovate the temple and build a temple for the Empress of Mount Tai.
As expected, the group of foxes did as they said that day. They contributed money and efforts, with high enthusiasm and no slack.
To dig the foundation, Fatty Kang asked the wild boar demon grazing in the mountains to help.
Several wild boar monsters responded with a grunt, and when they arrived at the east side of Lanyin Temple, they escaped into the ground and followed the earth's energy sorted out by Fatty Kang to open the arch.
The pigs kept snorting, and then they saw the ground cracking and the soil pouring to both sides.
Wild boars picked up tree roots, earthworms, and cicada pupae in the soil and ate them to their liking, quickly digging deep holes.
Occasionally, if you encounter a few big rocks, you need a wild fox to tie them up with a rope, and a few wild boars will work together to loosen the rocks and then drag them out.
After the piles were buried, the piers were laid, and the foundations were laid, each fox worked with skillful hands, changing tricks and techniques, and worked hard to build the Taishan Empress Temple into a tall and majestic place.
Gong Mengbi was not idle at all. He used stones as materials to carve a statue of the Empress of Mount Tai.
When carving, visualize the weight of Mount Tai and the magnificence of the morning glow, and feel the spiritual response of the Empress of Mount Tai. There is no need to imagine the empress's face. When the carving knife falls, the shape will appear naturally.
When the Taishan Empress Temple was completed, Gong Mengbi invited fellow Taoists to celebrate together.
Speaking of inviting Taoist friends all over the place, in reality it was just Fatty Kang, Xiang Jun, Chen Xi and a group of fox demons, not as powerful as Wu Ning County.
But there is no way, after all, he is not familiar with the place, and Gong Mengbi has not had time to make many friends and make many good connections.
Everyone worshiped the Taishan Empress together, Gong Mengbi served as the chief priest, burned incense, prayed, and burned the sacrificial inscriptions, mobilizing the Taishan Empress' spiritual response, and then the stone statue took on a magical look.
Gong Mengbi knew that the spirit of the empress was here, channeling the statue, and her eyes seemed to be smiling and kind.
The foxes were extremely excited. With the presence of the Empress Temple and Gong Mengbi, the foxes who were usually a mess and even scheming became relatives of the same clan.
After feasting and entertaining the gods, the guests left, but none of the foxes left.
The fengchen-born fox charm stepped forward, leaned over and said, "Sir Hu Zheng, the Empress Temple has been built. Please take us in for the sake of our sincerity."
The foxes prostrated themselves on the ground, their eyes blazing, perhaps because they had drunk wine, and their faces were mostly gleaming with a bright light.
Anyone else would have been fascinated by these vixens, but even though Gong Mengbi was a fox spirit himself and was used to seeing such scenes, he didn't think it was anything strange.
The beauty of vixens is innate. Although beauty is not the same as strength, under normal circumstances, beauty often indicates strength.
If you think they are beautiful and you can play with them and show frivolous behavior, you will misunderstand their abilities and they will be played in turn.
Gong Mengbi said: "Now that the palace is completed, I don't have a suitable husband here yet... But looking at you, if I don't make some promises to you, I'm afraid you will have to worry too much."
"That's all." Gong Mengbi shook his head, took out a blank picture scroll, and said, "Come on, write your names on it, and I will hang it in the Empress Temple to show the kindness of building the temple. "
"With my wife as my witness, I'm sure you won't be suspicious, right?"
The foxes laughed and wrote down their names on the picture one by one, watching Gong Mengbi hang the "Book of Merits" in the Empress Temple.
Gong Mengbi said: "Although I haven't found a suitable gentleman, my practice cannot be left behind. Come here on the first day of every month and I will teach you how to practice."
The fox spirits were extremely happy, chirping and showing joy.
Gong Mengbi looked at the fox charm who was born in a dusty life and said: "Niang Niang, I have seen all your hard work these days. If you are determined to do something, I will give you a chance. From now on, you will be the best among foxes." Chief, it’s up to you to take care of them.”
There was surprise on Gainiang's face, and she showed a bright smile, and said: "Thank you, Lord Huzheng, I will live up to your trust."
A fox was anxious and said, "Sir, today is a great time, why don't you give us a lecture?"
Gong Mengbi looked over and saw that she was drunk and flushed, so he smiled and shook his head.
Gainiang stretched out her hand, waved it in front of her, and asked, "How many fingers are these?"
The fox charm smiled and said, "You're teasing me. You clearly have two hands, but you're asking me how many fingers I have?"
The fox charms started laughing and said, "It's better to take a nap first. I'm afraid you might misunderstand me. It's not a good thing to misunderstand my practice."
Gong Mengbi said: "Have a good rest for a night, and I will teach you the Dharma tomorrow."
Gong Mengbi left the scene first, leaving Hu Mei talking in the court.
Gainiang said happily: "Our good days have come."
None of the fox charms disagreed.
There was also a drunken and bold fox charm who said: "Lord Fox Zheng described him as beautiful, handsome, powerful, and virtuous. It would be a great honor for such a great man and a good man to serve you."
Another fox charm said: "I don't want to serve anyone. Even if we have a good night, I will make money."
Gainiang shook her head with a smile and said, "If you speak louder, it's best if adults listen to you. We'll see how you meet people."
The fox charm then covered her face and started laughing: "Don't say that, you'll make me embarrassed to death."
The next day, Gong Mengbi gave them a lecture as promised. He talked about the art of refining qi, as well as the skills of purifying mana and refining miscellaneous qi.
Gong Mengbi explained clearly to them the harm caused by miscellaneous energy, and advised them to keep their minds and thoughts straight, and to speak and behave correctly.
After the lecture, Gong Mengbi said: "I have one more thing for you to do. I want to build the Fox Courtyard, not only for you, but also for the wild foxes in the world. Please spread the word about the Fox Courtyard in the countryside. Inform other wild foxes, and since the Empress’ Temple is here, we can also promote the Empress’ kindness.”
Gao Niang responded and said, "We will understand."
Hu Mei once again confirmed that she and Gong Mengbi had arranged to meet on the first day of the next lunar month, and then went down the mountain one after another.
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Eight days in the morning and ninety-four days in the evening. Today is the fifth day. There are still nine days left before you don’t have to work overtime. Come on!
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