Seeing Qi Zhen becoming silent, no one interrupted Qi Zhen's thoughts.
After a while, Qi Zhen said slowly: "What we can be sure of is that Uncle Zong, the old housekeeper, is definitely not as simple as he seems. He is either helping Cheng Huang do something, or he is hindering Xiao Ao. His actions, in short, he must be inextricably linked to this matter."
Everyone nodded and agreed with Qi Zhen's view.
"It's just that we don't know now. After the alarm at Zhang Dacai's house last night, Uncle Zong neither informed the City God immediately nor took any other actions. This matter seems very unreasonable."
"Is it possible that after he left our sight and before returning to Zhang Mansion, he found other ways to notify the City God?" Meng Ran asked.
"It is possible, but if it is according to what you said, how could we have been safe and sound all night, until now? Isn't the purpose of our alerting others to let the other party know what we may have discovered, and then take action against us? What?" Qi Zhen asked.
"Then according to what you said, isn't this matter a dead end?" Meng Ran continued to ask.
"It seems we have to go to the City God's Temple." Qi Zhen said.
"Previous analysis is that if we come directly to the door rashly, there is a high probability that it will be extremely difficult." Li Qiang said with a frown.
"We have already disclosed this information to Uncle Zong, and we cannot wait any longer. If the other party is fully prepared, we will be greeted by a more difficult situation." Qi Zhen said in a deep voice.
"Besides, this trip may not be as unlucky as we imagined. After all, things like Yin De are still very important to the City God. I don't think he would kill us if it wasn't absolutely necessary. ." Qi Zhen analyzed.
"How sure are you?" Li San asked.
"Half and half," Qi Zhen replied.
"Then let's leave without further delay," Li Qiang said.
Several people soon arrived at the Chenghuang Temple located in the north of Wuhu City.
The main reason is that the Chenghuang Temple is really easy to find.
Looking at the magnificent temple gate in front of her, which was no less than the Suzhou government office, and the red walls that were not luxurious but extremely solemn, Qi Zhen couldn't help but sigh in her heart about the respect the people of Wuhu had for the city god.
And Qi Zhen was increasingly wondering why the city god still acted like this when the people were so pious and the incense was so prosperous.
Apart from increasing his strength by absorbing Lin Xi's powerful ghost power, what other reason does he have to do this?
It was not bright yet, and it was not an auspicious day on the first or fifteenth day of the lunar month, so there was no one in front of the Chenghuang Temple.
Qi Zhen walked to the temple door and patted it hard.
Bang bang bang!
The red temple door makes a thick sound. I believe that anyone inside the temple, as long as they are not deaf, can hear someone coming at the first time.
After a while, with a creaking sound, the temple door slowly opened a crack, revealing the face of a young man.
The man was obviously not awake yet. He looked at the four men and women in front of him and said impatiently: "The temple is closed these days. Pilgrims, please come back another day."
Qi Zhen took out a substantial piece of silver from her arms and waved it in front of the man's eyes.
"We are from other places and have great respect for the City God, but we are leaving today. Please be accommodating. We will leave after paying our respects."
The man's eyes lit up when he saw the silver in Qi Zhen's hand, and his sleepy look disappeared in an instant.
He took the silver, placed it on his back molars and bit it hard, and a row of neat teeth marks appeared on the silver.
The man was obviously extremely satisfied with the quality of the silver ingot and said to Qi Zhen and the other four, "Hurry up."
The main door was still not wide open, but a gap was opened for one person to enter sideways. After Qi Zhen and the four of them entered one after another, the man looked around and quickly closed the door.
Qi Zhen turned to the man and asked, "I wonder who you are..."
The man quickened his pace and walked in front to guide them, and said, "I am the temple blessing of this City God's Temple."
Qi Zhen suddenly realized that Miao Zhu is the person who manages the incense and tributes in the temple. From another perspective, it can also be said to be the spokesperson of the temple gods in the human world.
"Disrespect, disrespect," Qi Zhen said.
"It's easy to talk about." Miao Zhu led Qi Zhen and the four of them to the main hall, and each of them distributed three sticks of incense.
"The City God of Wuhu is a well-known true immortal within a thousand miles. Many dignitaries and dignitaries seeking marriage, heirs, wealth, and peace come here to pay homage without hesitation. It is extremely effective. Not only that, the City God is very effective. Since the imperial court decreed this place to be sealed, it has ensured smooth weather and abundant grain harvests in Wuhu, which is of course a great merit. You must be sincere in your worship to the City God, and must not be disrespectful at all."
Miao Zhu was obviously familiar with this routine, so it sounded a bit perfunctory to Qi Zhen and others.
"Is this City God canonized by the imperial court?" Qi Zhen asked doubtfully.
Miao Zhu didn't know whether the people in front of him really didn't know, or they were asking questions knowingly, with a somewhat impatient look on their faces.
"Of course, they are canonized by the imperial court. The local city gods are appointed by your majesty, and then they burn their watches to heaven, build golden bodies, and build temples. They are all distributed by the imperial court and placed under the supervision of Qin Tianjian. If the people are good at making suggestions and donating to build temples, then It will be designated as a temple of obscenity by the imperial court, and once discovered, it will be a serious crime."
Qi Zhen nodded and looked at the huge statue in front of her, wondering what she was thinking.
The statue of the City God in front of him was extremely tall and majestic. Even sitting cross-legged on the desk, it was two heads taller than an ordinary person. It was completely different from the figure of the man in Tsing Yi that Jiuzi had seen.
The City God's face is white and beardless, and he has a calm and dignified expression on his face. He has a purple gold crown on his head, and is dressed in a soap robe. He looks extremely elegant in his elegant attire.
The most obvious thing is the large knife placed on the leg. It is obviously not a sculpture, but seems to be real.
I don't know who made this sculpture, but it was so lifelike that the four of them were amazed.
Miao Zhu saw four people staring blankly at the statue of the City God. He thought they were shocked by the handsome appearance of the City God, so he didn't blame them for looking directly at the immortal.
"Can you please explain to us the life story of the City God?" Qi Zhen looked at Miao Zhu and humbly asked for advice.
"Listen up." Miao Zhu cleared his throat.
"Chenghuang was a general of the imperial court during his lifetime. He was ordered by the imperial court to guard the border and resist the invasion of Miao people into our territory. He once led a battalion to fight with the Miao people in the thousands of miles of mountains for several months. He had no supplies of food and grass, no camp and shelter, and three poisonous snakes. The miasma bothered people, but it still wiped out the arrogance of the Miao bandits. After a few months, when they came out of the mountain, only ten soldiers were left. The general himself was also infected by the poisonous air, and he did not have much time. The general himself ordered a secret The lack of mourning actually frightened the Miao people into not daring to invade the border for three years. The late emperor praised his bravery and specially pursued him as General Xuanwei, with the posthumous title of Wuwei.
The following year, the Yangtze River flooded and the people of Wuhu were displaced. The late emperor ordered General Xuanwei to be sculpted into a golden body, build a temple, and confer the title of Wuhu City God to suppress natural disasters. The temple was built, and the late emperor burned his watch to heaven. At this time, a strange phenomenon occurred, a golden light went straight into the Yangtze River, and the floods were gone. The late emperor was very happy. He wrote a poem to praise: loyal ministers and good generals, how can they wait for nothing? Killing thieves and shaking floods are all on their shoulders, thousands of valleys are clustered. No mountains can stop it, but the Yangtze River is still ahead! "
After Miao Zhu finished speaking, his face looked indescribably proud.
Qi Zhen didn't think how great General Xuanwei was, but she felt that the former emperor's poetry level was a bit unpalatable.
Either they deliberately added countless legends to this city god out of thin air, or they exaggerated the story through false rumors.
At least from Qi Zhen's point of view, if Xiao Ao and everyone else said it, this so-called legendary story is just a lie to the ignorant people.
Qi Zhen didn't believe it at all.
In other words, I don’t fully believe it.
Whether it was influenced by the real world or the mentality after entering the game, it was destined that the four people coming here this time were not like worshiping, but like visiting.
So it's inevitable that it's a bit perfunctory.
It was even more perfunctory than the expensive cliché that Miao Zhu told them.
What's more, they were originally here to raise an army and question the crime.
Needless to say, Meng Ran and Li Qiang had their own beliefs in their previous lives and were firm materialists, while Qi Zhen showed no respect at all.
Only Jiang Yan applied the incense with some respect.
Miao Zhu, who was watching on the side, felt indescribably awkward.
I have talked about so many heroic deeds of the City God, but I never thought that in the end it was just playing the piano to a cow. If it weren't for the sake of money, these people would be kicked out.
There was nothing unusual here, at least neither Jiang Yan's magic perception nor Qi Zhen's mental power detection noticed anything unusual.
So the four of them prepared to leave.
Walking to the center of the yard, Qi Zhen turned around and asked the temple Zhu: "Do you know where the City God is?"
Miao Zhu was stunned and asked, "What do you mean?"
Qi Zhen shook her head, knowing that she was really blind. If she asked ordinary people this, what would they get out of it?
"We have something to ask Cheng Huang. If you know where he is, please tell us." Qi Zhen replied seriously.
"Didn't you just meet City God Lord inside?" Miao Zhu said calmly.
"It's not the clay sculpture, I'm talking about the real City God, that ghost." Qi Zhen said.
Before Qi Zhen finished speaking, an evil wind suddenly blew in the courtyard. The surrounding walls and doors seemed to be coated with a thin film, separating the courtyard from the outside world into two worlds.
At this time, Miao Zhu's face had changed, and his expression was extremely solemn: "Who are you?"
Sensing the changes in the surrounding environment, Qi Zhen looked into Miao Zhu's eyes and said, "What? You don't want us to leave?"
Miao Zhu said softly: "It depends on whether your answer satisfies me."
The four people looked at each other and knew that they had finally found the right place.
"So, do you know where the City God is?" Qi Zhen asked.
"How do you know? So what if you don't know?" Miao Zhu asked.
"If you know, please let me know. We have something to ask him." Qi Zhen said.
"Who are you?" Miao Zhu still asked.
"What if you say it, so what if you don't?" Qi Zhen asked with a smile.
"If you tell me, I might be able to let you go," Miao Zhu said.
"We know that the City God is plotting something big, and our companion happened to die because of it, so I want to ask him, are you afraid of being punished by God for doing this?"
Qi Zhen didn't hide it either. She was here to cause trouble, so there was no need to be too polite.
"In this case, I'm afraid you won't be able to leave today." Miao Zhu said, shaking his head.
As he finished speaking, a breath visible to the naked eye floated out from everywhere in the temple. In just a few breaths, it all integrated into Miao Zhu's body, coating his skin with a layer of colored glaze. gloss.
At the same time, his aura instantly became stronger!
