The other party's question was very abrupt. Qi Jingzhi didn't know why, but he still nodded and said: "I brought it with me when I went out."
"Brother Lu, don't misunderstand me. I'm not trying to gain your wealth!"
Qian Xiaoren chuckled, kept walking, and couldn't stop talking: "What Qian means is that since Brother Lu is a mountain guest, he should have ancient coins buried deep in the mountains for many years. I wonder if I can give him a gift." The next few coins are old and in good condition, the price is negotiable, and I won’t let you suffer any loss!”
Qi Jingzhi became more and more surprised upon hearing this, and couldn't help but cast his eyes on the string of copper coins hanging on the other party's waist.
Qian Xiaoren also lowered his head and took a look: "Hey! The charm of these coins is too shallow, so they can't be used for much, so they can only be used as accessories. However, your Linshan Mountain has been in great shape since ancient times, and there are countless tombs in it, so there must be some good ones. !」
"This person really thinks of me as the king of the mountain!"
While Qi Jingzhi secretly laughed, he couldn't help but think of Chen Erlai. He suddenly felt that this topic was not auspicious, so he just nodded perfunctorily and said casually: "Of course I have seen ancient coins in the mountains. Most of them are very rusty and difficult to spend, but they can also be used as money." What’s the big use?”.z.br>
After saying that, he looked away from the string of copper coins on Qian Xiaoren's waist and turned to admire the scenery of Yunxiang Hou Mansion.
In front of the two of them, they saw the narrow waist of the corridor, the high eaves and teeth, the strange rocks and trees on the left and right, the exotic plants and flowers, and the sound of music coming from nowhere in their ears. It can be said that every step of the way is a beautiful scene.
Qian Xiaoren on the side had no intention of enjoying the scenery and shook his head and said: "Brother Lu, don't try to trick me! This ancient coin was buried in the mountain and was nourished by the dragon's veins and earth's energy. Over time, it gradually lost the smell of copper and developed aura and even aura. Come, even ghosts and gods will covet you!"
Hearing this, Qi Jingzhi's heart skipped a beat, and he couldn't help but think of Wan'er: "The method of making silver coins is to stimulate the smell of silver, but burying money in the mountains can remove the smell of copper, but it's just the opposite."
Seeing that he didn't speak, Qian Xiaoren became even more anxious. He turned around, looked around, and lowered his voice and said, "Brother Lu, do you think I don't know? You, Linshan, were involved in a private sale of gods and cover-ups more than a hundred years ago. The scandal of the cult, it is said that the money involved in buying the mountain was hundreds of thousands! Because of this major case, the entire Linshan pantheon was almost uprooted!"
As soon as these words came out, even though Qi Jingzhi's face was covered by the soul mask, he couldn't help but show shock, and his thoughts were racing in his heart: "As far as I know, the two branches of Linshan, Xiaosongshan and Yushan, are There is no mountain god, and the king seems to have no intention of ennobling him anymore, and he secretly supports the city god to encroach on the power of the mountain god. I was surprised before that there are no mountain gods anywhere on the edge of the huge Linshan Mountain, but I didn’t expect that there is such a hidden meaning in it!"
"Leave aside the private sale of divine statues, could this harboring a cult refer to the temple deep in Xiaosong Mountain? Or even... more than that one! After all, although there were traces of fighting in the temple in Xiaosong Mountain, it was only damaged. A bronze cauldron was built, and the main hall and the statues of the gods are all intact. It doesn’t look like it was surrounded by the imperial court. It might just be a fish that slipped through the net.”
Speaking of which, whether it is the line of town gods in Songling County where Master Meng lives, the line of mountain gods in Xiaosong Mountain where Senior Mandrill lives, or the temple in the depths of Xiaosong Mountain where tiger spirits shed their skins, Qi Jingzhi’s practice at the beginning of his practice , on the contrary, I have more contact with Shinto and pay more attention to it.
The major Shinto case Qian Xiaoren talked about was closely related to Xiaosongshan even though it was a long time ago. He couldn't help but take it to heart. His thoughts were a little divergent for a while, and he had a deeper understanding of the changes in Daqi Shinto.
"When Jiao Yulang mentioned Jiang Jun's legitimate son, he said that he once raised an army to attack Wushan because his sister was abused by her husband. That seemed to be more than eighty years ago. At that time, the king of Wushan tolerated in every possible way, and even took the initiative to apologize afterward. So I am shrinking my eggs and forbearing, I am afraid that not only because I am in the wrong, but also because I am frightened by the tragic situation of the Linshan Gods... The current situation where the mountain gods are declining and the water gods are domineering is probably just like this step by step."
Seeing Qi Jingzhi's absent-mindedness, Qian Xiaoren's face looked a little proud: "Brother Lu, have you remembered? I also heard that after the incident, the hundreds of thousands of people who paid for the mountains suddenly disappeared on the eve of being escorted to the capital. Whereabouts unknown..."
"Master Qian is joking!"
Qi Jingzhi couldn't help but cast a sideways glance at this guy with a playful smile and an outspoken voice, and said angrily: "Don't tell me this is the first time I've heard of this.
It's an old case, but I don't know if it's true or not. Even if this is true, the whereabouts of the mountain money you mentioned are really missing, but how can I get involved in this? Mr. Lu finally noticed that Mr. Qian had made up his mind to make fun of me from the moment he walked in! "
"Hey! What are you saying, Brother Lu? Qian is not a fool. The water here is very deep. How can I dare to go in?"
Qian Xiaoren quit: "Let's just tell the truth! I heard a roll call in front of the house earlier, saying that Brother Lu is from Linshan. At first, I didn't believe it. After all, the Linshan lineage had been destroyed by a spoonful more than a hundred years ago. After all, the essence of the mountain has been plundered, so that no extravagant person has appeared in a hundred years. Even if there are still some remnants in the mountain lingering, there is absolutely no reason to hang around under the name of Linshan Guest."
"But I just made a probing statement. Looking at Brother Lu's reaction, I know that you clearly know the inside story of Linshan. I think that after these years of recuperation in Linshan, Linshan finally regained some strength and became a figure like Brother Lu!"
"Actually, in my humble opinion, so many years have passed since that case, and things have changed a long time ago. Brother Lu really doesn't have to worry about anything. The guy in Daishan who made such a big fuss a few days ago, isn't he still alive and kicking now? "
Qian Xiaoren's mouth opened and closed, and a long string of words that never stopped sounded like magic sounds in his head, causing Qi Jingzhi behind the mask to frown repeatedly.
He had to turn his head to the side and put his ears farther away from the other party, but he was secretly alert: "After I put on the soul mask, I thought I had a cover, but I didn't pay much attention to restraining my words and deeds. I was distracted and my thoughts were exposed. , and this Qian Xiaoren noticed something."
"As for the one in Daishan he mentioned, it should be the three-eyed stone doll that once belonged to Changqing Temple in Daishan. This one seems to have caused quite a stir, even in Chaozhou. I heard about it, but I don’t know if it’s a foolish young man who goes wild when he succeeds, or if there’s some conspiracy from the mountain gods behind him.”
Qi Jingzhi shook his head, gathered his thoughts, and at the same time used his arms to shake off Qian Xiaoren's palm: "Hmph, I see you are a kind-hearted woman who did this, so we'd better stay away from each other!"
"Hey, Brother Lu, don't be upset, why don't I make amends to you!" Qian Xiaoren was disliked, but he didn't care at all and still faced her shamelessly.
He looked at Qi Jingzhi eagerly and continued to say, "Brother Lu, I don't ask you the details of the origin of this Linshan guest! Whether you want to seek a Linshan god position or just want to be a My little brother is not interested in knowing whether the mountain king borrows the land of Linshan to practice cultivation. I only have one thing I want to ask for!"
By this time, Qi Jingzhi finally realized that Qian Xiaoren was even more lazy than Jiao Yulang.
Reluctantly, he stopped and asked in a low voice, "What's the matter?"
Qian Xiaoren's face suddenly lit up with joy, and his big eyes almost sparkled: "My little brother is thinking, no matter where the mountain money was bought, it must have been transferred in a hurry, and maybe there are only three or five coins left behind. In a certain stone crevice in Linshan Mountain. If Brother Lu gets lucky one day and happens to pick it up, he will have to think of me!"
Just as he finished speaking, someone suddenly sneered in front of him: "Qian Xiaoren, are you dreaming about your big dream again? This brother must not be deceived by him. What this guy really wants is not just a few ancient coins." money!"
This latter sentence was obviously said by Qi Jingzhi, and it played right into his mind. In Qi Jingzhi's opinion, Qian Xiaoren is a very cunning person and should never be trusted with anything he says. How could he have just spent so much time talking to him just for a few so-called mountain coins?
Qian Xiaoren's expression changed suddenly, he turned to look at the source of the voice, and said angrily: "Xin Changji! You are really haunted, you will follow Master Jiu wherever he goes!"
"What a joke! This is the Jiao Mansion, not the Qian Mansion! You can get Qianjiu, but this Captain can't come?"
At the sound of the words, a person walked out from behind a jagged and strange rock beside the road ahead. He was a young and frail-headed soldier with sword-browed eyebrows and starry eyes.
This person wears a sapphire blue brocade robe, a black leather armor collar, and matching shoulder armor and gauntlets that look like silver. There is also a silver lion-biting sword breastplate inlaid on his chest. In addition to not wearing any He wears a helmet and carries a weapon, as if he is going to the battlefield.
Qi Jingzhi's eyes were mostly
They were all attracted by the pattern of the breastplate, with a lifelike lion head and an unsheathed dagger with the hilt on the right and the tip facing left in its mouth.
Then he noticed that there was a shiny black iron wrench on the thumb of this man's right hand.
The soldier named Xin Changji walked up to the two of them, and with his cold eyes, he glared at Qian Xiaoren: "In front of me, if you dare to call yourself Jiu Ye again, don't blame me for cutting out your tongue! "
Qian Xiaoren seemed to realize that he had made a mistake, and his aura immediately weakened, but he refused to give in: "Hey! Isn't this Lieutenant Xin? We haven't seen each other for just a few days, and you have already carved this image of a lion biting a sword into your heart. On the mirror? Why, are you afraid that everyone doesn’t know that you are so good at currying favor with others that you have been promoted to the Evil-Exorcist Captain of our Chaozhou Demon-Suppressing Academy and become the number one person under the Demon-Suppressing General?”
"Hehe! Captain Xin came to the house wearing this outfit today. You know... I thought you were here to wish you a happy birthday, but you don't know... I thought you were here to fetch someone!"
Hearing this, Xin Changji's expression did not change at all, and he still had a cold look on his face: "Don't be so arrogant like me. You are already a person who is about to join the country to serve. If you continue to act like this without any formality and make friends with others randomly, Are you really not afraid of causing trouble to your family?"
Qian Xiaoren suddenly looked disdainful, shook his head and said: "Brother Xin, I, Qian Jiuai, can be friends with whomever I want to be friends with. You have no control over it! Today is different from the past. The two old men of our two families have already broken up. What do you think?" There's no way anyone can come to sue me for being stupid!"
Hearing this, Xin Changji couldn't help but snorted, and turned to look at Qi Jingzhi. His eyes swept over his cyan face and the red gold knife at his waist. His expression condensed slightly, and he nodded and said, "How dare you call yourself Qi Jingzhi?" Linshanke is indeed very capable!"
He commented in a cold tone, suddenly clasped his fists towards Qi Jingzhi, and said solemnly: "I, Xin Changji, am the evil-preventing captain under General Chaozhou's demon-suppressing general! This is the Jiao Mansion, and you are a guest from afar. It’s not Xin’s turn to comment this time, it’s just my duty, so I have to say a few words to you.”
Qi Jingzhi knew beforehand that the Demon Suppressing Academy established a Demon Suppressing General in the state and a Demon Suppressing Captain in the county. Listening to Qian Xiaoren's words, it seems that Xin Changji, the so-called evil-preventing captain, is directly subordinate to the Demon-Suppressing General and ranks above all other captains.
This person sat in such a high position at such a young age, but he was even inferior to the young meritorious officer from Huaide County, Linzhou. Previously, Liu Mu's thoughts were incomprehensible and he was stagnant at the level of induction realm. Xin Changji was above it. He had to at least manifest his mind, and it was unknown whether he had even reached the third level.
Qi Jingzhi felt awe-struck, and did not care about the rudeness in the other party's words. He also cupped his fists and saluted: "Captain Xin, please speak frankly. Lu Qiyun is all ears!"
Xin Changji lowered his hands to his sides with a solemn expression, but there was no concealed disdain in his tone: "I just said that you do have three points of ability, but only three points, and the remaining seven points are enough." It’s all arrogance!”
"If you are not afraid of the strong wind and your tongue slips, go in and sit at the mountain guest table, just call yourself a Linshan guest with those monsters and ghosts. I don't care about anything else, no matter who dares to start a dispute and disrupt the birthday banquet, or drink a few glasses of horse urine. His true colors have been revealed, and he wants to show his majesty as a demon and show off his ferocious methods over the guests and the people of the city. Afterwards, I will never let him leave Chaozhou alive!"
When Xin Changji said it to the end, his eyes were filled with divine light, and his arrogance was so powerful that it was impossible to look at him.
Qi Jingzhi was swept by his eyes, and he felt that the other party was as towering as a mountain, and he seemed like a giant reaching for the stars and the moon, carrying the general trend of the world to overturn and oppress him.
The residual peaks in the soul mask were the first to bear the brunt, and they immediately shook together. The dark wind that originally wandered among the mountains seemed to have encountered a natural enemy, and they all huddled and hid behind the mountains.
Some of these peaks had been violently collided with Qiu Zhen's residual thoughts. They were already broken, twisted, and crumbling. They immediately couldn't hold on. They first broke and fell, and then disintegrated into countless gravel and powder.
Without waiting for the remaining peaks to be snatched, these gravels, powders and even some of the dark wind that could not escape were suddenly suppressed by some invisible force, or disappeared without a trace, or were directly squeezed out of this small world. .
In the eyes of Xin Changji and Qian Xiaoren, Qi Jingzhi's cyan faceless monster had black, gray, and foul-smelling fine residue on its face.
At the same time, a subtle evil wind full of resentment emerged.
These dregs and the cold wind immediately disintegrated and disappeared when the sunlight hit them.
Visible to the naked eye, the faceless man's green complexion gradually faded, and soon turned light blue, and the aura around his body also increased, steadily withstanding the pressure of Xin Changji's aura.
It was only at this moment that Qi Jingzhi spoke with difficulty, his breathing uneasy: "The courtyard has been deserted for a long time, and I would like to thank Lieutenant Xin for sweeping it on my behalf!"
Hearing this, Xin Changji's face became a little ugly, and Qian Xiaoren even laughed out loud on the spot.
"Hmph! Xin is not your servant!"
Xin Changji snorted lightly, the divine light in his eyes disappeared, and the invisible arrogance surrounding him also died down.
He glared at Qi Jingzhi fiercely, but his tone softened for the first time: "I think you are not a hopeless person. If you uphold the right path and practice well in the future, whether it is the vast Linshan Mountain or the Holy Jiang Tianxia , you may not have a place!"
