The Chenghuang Temple in Qingtangwei is as popular as ever.
When Qin Shaoyou and the others came here, there were still many people in the temple offering incense and praying for blessings.
"Two commanders, do we want to clear the place?"
A red-clothed envoy under Qin Qiaoer saw many people inside and outside the temple. He couldn't help but frown slightly and asked in a low voice.
"No need." Qin Shaoyou shook his head gently.
He glanced around and used [Bright Eyes], [Miao Nose] and [Bian Ting] to determine the location of the secret whistle. He quietly moved his steps, using the people around him to block the secret whistle's gaze, and quickly took out the illusion ghost. The bead was handed to Zhu Xiucai.
"Just use this."
On the way here, Qin Shaoyou had already thought about how to deceive others, and told Zhu Xiucai.
So at this moment, after Zhu Xiucai received the illusion ghost bead, he immediately recited the "Daxia Law" in a low voice without any nonsense.
Illusions surged out of the illusion ghost beads and enveloped Qin Shaoyou and others.
Let their words and deeds become what Qin Shaoyou wants them to see and hear in the eyes and ears of others and spies.
Under the cover of the magic ghost bead, Qin Shaoyou led everyone into the City God's Temple and went straight to the main hall where the statue of the City God was enshrined.
At this moment, in the main hall, in addition to a temple blessing, there are also several faithful men and women who are kneeling and praying.
Without Qin Shaoyou's instructions, Cui Yougui formed a magic seal with his hands and whispered a spell.
The idea suddenly came into the minds of those good men and women that they had had enough worship and it was time to leave.
And the man who was sitting at the door of the temple, closing his eyes and falling asleep. Only when people put money into the merit box, would he open his eyes and knock the temple blessing on the bronze chime on the table. He suddenly felt that he should go out to clean the yard, so he got up. Picked up the broom and walked out of the hall.
As for outside the main hall, those who originally wanted to come in to burn incense and worship had other thoughts, so they stopped entering the hall and turned around to go elsewhere.
Seeing that the spell was successful, Cui Yougui looked around proudly, wanting to hear everyone's exclamations and praises.
It's a pity that it didn't work out.
Everyone's attention was not on him at all, but on watching Qin Shaoyou take out the statue of Jiutiandang Demon Patriarch from his backpack and place it on the altar table.
Cui Yougui, who failed to show off, complained angrily: "A bunch of ignorant guys."
As soon as these words came out of his mouth, Senior Brother Cui felt the eyes of the Jiutian Demon Patriarch's statue staring at him.
Senior Brother Cui quickly shut his mouth, fearing that he would offend the Patriarch, which would not mean he failed in his pretense, but would embarrass himself in public.
It was Qin Shaoyou who gave him face. He turned to smile at him and praised: "Senior Brother Cui is very capable."
Although this compliment was a bit unintentional, Cui Youying was still very happy: "Among so many people, you are the only one who has some discernment."
Qin Shaoyou did not answer. After setting up the statue of Jiutiandang Demon Patriarch, he lit three incense sticks, held them in his hands, bowed to the heaven and earth, and said seriously: "There is Cai Guizhong, the Lord of Mianyuan County. He is an upright and upright person, and he protects us. He has made the people worry-free and won the love of the people. Now he has come to Qingtang Guard to help investigate the case. He also asked the Emperor and the Empress to temporarily lend him the power of the local city god..."
After praying, Qin Shaoyou inserted three incense sticks into the incense burner, took a step back, looked around, and saw nothing magical happening.
He was a little unsure, so he asked Cai Guizhong, who had emerged from the Wanmin Umbrella and was standing next to him: "How about it, Lao Cai, do you have the authority of the City God here?"
Cai Guizhong felt it carefully, shook his head and said, "No."
"Isn't this a borrowed money? But doesn't Master Patriarch have no objections?"
Qin Shaoyou frowned and looked at the statue of the Patriarch of Jiutiandang Demon, and then discovered that an incense burner that was originally placed next to it had been moved to the statue of the Patriarch at some point.
Qin Shaoyou can be sure that this incense burner was definitely not moved by them.
So...it's the Patriarch?
Oh, I understand, Grandmaster thinks I didn’t offer incense to him.
Qin Shaoyou, who understood the situation, quickly lit three more incense sticks and inserted them into the incense burner in front of the statue of Jiutiandang Demon Patriarch. He muttered words again, asking the Patriarch for help.
Not only that, he was also very knowledgable. He took out a piece of garlic demon silk that was kept in the [Human Arsenal] and enshrined it in front of the statue of the ancestor.
"Master Patriarch, although this garlic demon silk is a bit cold, the taste and effect are acceptable. You can just take a few bites to rest your stomach. After I finish handling the case of Qingtang Wizard, I will find a way to get Zhu Yu and make it. New dishes for you to eat. Maybe, besides the Qingtang Wizard, I can learn other more delicious new dishes."
This time, there was a faint smile of satisfaction on the wooden face of the statue of Jiutiandang Demon Patriarch, which surprised Qin Qiaoer and the red-clothed envoy under her command.
Immediately afterwards, everyone saw wisps of incense and wish power pouring out from the statue of the City God in the main hall and entering Cai Guizhong's body and... Qin Shaoyou's body next to him.
Is this a benefit given by the ancestor?
After Qin Shaoyou thanked the founder of Jiutiandang Demon with his hand, he used the breath-taking method and unceremoniously absorbed the incense and wish power that penetrated his body, making Cui Youyou and others next to him look envious.
Everyone worships the Patriarch, why is the Patriarch so partial? Just because he can cook, can’t we?
The scene played out in the main hall was not seen by the people and crows watching outside because of the influence of the magic ghost beads.
In fact, they didn't even see the statue of Jiutiandang Demon Patriarch or Cai Guizhong. What they saw was Qin Shaoyou and others entering the City God's Temple, offering incense and praying.
This matter was quickly reported to Dongchuan Hou.
He was discussing the battle plan with his trusted generals. After hearing the report, he frowned and muttered: "That group of red-clothed envoys actually went to the City God's Temple to offer incense again? What do they mean?"
A confidant general speculated: "Could it be that the Qingtang wizard who killed the young marquis could not be found, and he wanted to get clues by praying to gods and Buddhas?"
"Impossible! If the City God of Qingtang Guard really existed, he would have appeared long ago!"
Marquis Dongchuan frowned slightly, feeling that the red-clothed envoys should not be that stupid, placing their hopes on illusory gods and Buddhas, but he could not understand their intentions.
Last time, after Qin Shaoyou went to burn incense in the City God's Temple, he sent people to check the City God's Temple from top to bottom, but no problems were found, and the City God did not appear.
Now the red-clothed envoys have collectively gone to the City God's Temple. What do they want to do?
Just as he was confused, Ma Chao brought new news.
"The red-clothed envoys left the City God's Temple, saying that they had tracked the whereabouts of the Qingtang wizard who killed the young Marquis and were preparing to arrest him. They also sent people to the Marquis' Mansion, hoping to ask the Marquis to dispatch troops to help them blockade the nearby area. streets to avoid hurting innocent bystanders and prevent the Qingtang wizard from escaping."
"What?"
Marquis Dongchuan was shocked by the news and felt like he had been slapped in the face.
"Did they track down the whereabouts of the Qingtang Wizard? How? Could it be that the City God really showed up?"
"I asked the red-clothed envoy who came to the Hou Mansion for help. He said that he used supernatural items and borrowed some of the City God's abilities to find out the whereabouts of the Qingtang wizard. I want to find out the details of the supernatural item. He reasoned that it was the secret of the demon-suppressing driver, and refused to say more. He only mentioned that the supernatural item had serious side effects, so it had not been used before. Now that he really couldn't find any clues, he took the risk. According to reports The secret sentry reported that there was indeed a messenger in red. After leaving the City God's Temple, his steps were sluggish and his body was suspected to have been hollowed out..."
"So that's it. It seems that that supernatural item has an effect similar to magic attacks and divine descending spells?"
Marquis Dongchuan was relieved.
He knew that there were many supernatural items with magical effects collected and sealed in the Demon Suppression Department, so he believed this explanation.
After all, using supernatural objects to borrow the magical power of the city god is more convincing than the real manifestation of gods.
"Since they want reinforcements, let's send a group of people there to reinforce them, so as not to refer to our book and say that we are not willing to help them solve the case. Remind the people sent not to be too aggressive when encountering enemies, and let the red-clothed envoys charge On the front, don’t be used as a scapegoat.”
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