After talking to the All Saint Dragon Mother about the situation, Lin Jiu left the Bibo Pond alone.
Outside Bibo Pond, it was still a deserted area with no human habitation.
Even as Lin Jiu expected, Jinguang Temple had not seen any of the monks monitored here. It was as if Jinguang Temple had completely forgotten about the Bibo Pond.
Lin Jiu followed the markings on the water vein map and soon came to the first place where the water veins were turbulent as Benboerba said.
That is, about 800 miles west of Bibo Pond, a place called Lining City.
Lining City is surrounded by water on three sides and has fertile land. It can be regarded as a large human city nearby. The surrounding merchants will gather in Lining City.
The Buddhist culture in Lining City is very strong. There are no less than ten large and small temples in the city. The right to speak in Lining City is almost controlled by the monks in the temples. And among all these temples, Jinguang Temple is the most respected one.
It was the spring equinox, a time when all things were recovering and recuperating. According to common sense, at this time, the people in Lining City should be planting seeds, clearing wasteland, etc. under the supervision of the monks. However, when Lin Jiu arrived, outside Lining City, The land was completely deserted. Although there were monks patrolling back and forth, there were no farmers weeding or sowing.
The soldiers guarding the city gate were extremely vigilant, looking around with fear, as if there was some horror hidden in the wilderness.
The city wall is old and mottled, and there is an extremely subtle Buddha's light flowing on it. Under the Buddha's light, there is another kind of power that is not there - it is the power of humanity. Normally, there is nothing mysterious. , but once a demon clan touches this power, it will immediately be suppressed by this power. Except for those giant demons in the Zhenxuan Realm, few other demon clan can break through the limitations of this power.
This is also the reason why most of the giant monsters in the heavenly books he obtained have done things like swallowing up a city - without fighting against evenly matched opponents to prove their strength, hard-hitting Destroying a large human city with the power of humanity is the best way for the giant monsters to prove their strength.
Unlike the immortals, the strong ones among the immortals can hide their strength and bide their time, but the strong ones of the demon clan must show their existence in order to maintain the current situation of the demon clan.
After he entered Lining City with goosebumps all over his body, the disharmonious feeling became more and more obvious.
——Pedestrians in the city, while worrying about farm work, also have fear and anger in their eyes.
"There's a problem." Lin Jiu frowned.
Whether it is the Buddha's light or the power of humanity, they are all forces that exist to protect the human race. Under the protection of these two powers, there should not be such panic in the city.
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After wandering around the city for a while, Lin Jiu accidentally heard the word "demon" and easily entered a small outdoor tea shop.
"River demon? What river demon?" Lin Jiu turned into the tea shop.
In the tea shop, several middle-aged men in shabby clothes were angrily talking about the reasons for the changes in Lining City.
As a large human city, there is no doubt about the location of Lining City. The Ningshui River surrounds Lining City, making the land in Lining City extremely fertile.
However, not long ago, a demonic trouble suddenly broke out in Ningshui outside Lining City.
After the water demon appeared, the people of Lining City naturally asked for help from the temple that protected them. However, the monks in the temple also died at the hands of the water demon when they went out to investigate.
After that, the enraged water demons frequently came ashore to harass the farmers. Finally, the monks from Jinguang Temple came here.
"As expected of the eminent monk of Jinguang Temple." After a middle-aged man briefly told Lin Jiu the situation, he sincerely admired, "Although the water monster has not been caught yet, when the eminent monk of Jinguang Temple comes, that But the water demon no longer dares to cause trouble."
"Oh, so the mage of Jinguang Temple has nothing to do with the water monster? It should be noted that if the water monster is not eliminated, the people in the city will not be able to farm. If the water monster and the mage of Jinguang Temple waste In the last three years, five years, ten years, and eight years, wouldn’t it be that all the people in the city had starved to death?" Lin Jiu rolled his eyes and immediately asked a question.
But he is deliberately belittling the monks at Jinguang Temple - look, these so-called mages can't even help an ordinary water demon, so what's the use of worshiping them?
In Journey to the West, in the Chechi Kingdom, Taoist priests and monks competed for the sovereignty of a mortal kingdom. This made Lin Jiu know that the existence of these mortal kingdoms was of no use to their demon clan, but it did have great influence on the Taoist priests and monks. Usage - Therefore, when there was an opportunity to cause trouble for the monks of Jinguang Temple, and when there was an opportunity to affect their control over Lining City, Lin Jiu would not hesitate to act.
"Isn't this friend a local?" After listening to Lin Jiu's words, someone in the tea shop immediately showed suspicious eyes.
"My surname is Lin, I am a traveling businessman from out of town." Lin Jiu nodded towards the suspicious man with a calm look in his eyes. "The tea shop and restaurant can be said to be a gathering place of three religions and nine streams. News spreads from all directions. I came here to secretly inquire about the prices of various goods, but I don't want to hear everyone talk about water monsters. I am just curious."
"You guy." The suspicious man looked at Lin Jiu, full of indignation, "You are from out of town, how could you know that the mages of Jinguang Temple have good intentions."
"Listen to this friend, is there any secret behind the reason why the magicians of Jinguang Temple did not eradicate the water demon?" Lin Jiu bowed his hands towards the man, and asked the owner of the tea shop to add something to everyone. A bowl of hot tea, "Want to hear the details."
"So that you know that the water monster causing trouble in the Lining River has a strong backing. It is naturally easy for the eminent monks of Jinguang Temple to eradicate the water monster. However, the mages sympathized with everyone and were worried about eradicating the water monster. Afterwards, the people behind the water monster refused to give in, and instead caused more harm. This was just pretending to be invincible and allowing the water monster to run rampant."
"As the saying goes, when beating a dog, it depends on the owner. If the evil cannot be eliminated, the mages can retreat, but the people in Lining City are easily implicated. The mages are indeed considering Zhou Xiang." Lin Jiu He nodded sincerely, "It's my villain's heart."
"Hey, by the way, from what I heard from my friends, could it be that the mages of Jinguang Temple already have a comprehensive method? Have they already communicated with the backstage of the water demon?" Lin Jiu asked again.
But he secretly wanted to label Jinguang Temple as 'colluding with the demon clan'.
