From the moment he walked into the hot pot restaurant, Gu Bei noticed something unusual.
Various aromas were mixed together, combined with the smell of charcoal fire from the copper pot and the smell of sulfur in the air. It spread and filled the entire space, but it still couldn't cover up the weird smell.
It's not an unpleasant stench or a weird fragrance, but a weird, burning incense smell.
Could it be that there are statues of gods enshrined in this store.
Logically speaking, this is not surprising. Worshiping ghosts and gods is a characteristic engraved in the bones of the people of the Celestial Dynasty. Especially in places like Dongsan Province, which have their own legendary bonuses, they have great respect for the so-called "immortal families".
Even in the dragon world where the gods are replaced by dragons, this is no exception.
Although everyone upholds the fine tradition of "revering God" rather than "believing in God", basically every household will always have several statues of gods to burn incense and pray.
According to statistics, 70% of people in the country worship statues of gods, of which 50% are the God of Wealth, 25% are Buddhas, 25% are Bodhisattvas, and the rest are others. .
The general psychological state is nothing more than a fight if there are no dates, and then there is the unreasonable psychological comfort (moral kidnapping) of "I burn incense for you, you have to protect me."
So it is normal to smell incense in ordinary people's homes.
However, the smell of incense in this hot pot restaurant is a bit abnormal.
Too strong, too much, everywhere.
This is simply not the amount of incense that can be ignited by worshiping several idols, unless the store uses incense as firewood to burn the stove.
Gu Bei cheered up and sniffed the Immortal Thief of Liuku, trying to find the source of the incense smell.
After searching around the store, I found that although the smell of incense was everywhere in the store, I couldn't find the source of the smell.
eccentric.
What follows is normal ordering and waiting.
When Gu Bei was ordering food, he noticed that the shop owner and his wife were also surrounded by scents of incense. Although the amount was not large, it was obviously much higher than the concentration of incense in the air.
So the other party’s target is people rather than territory?
Gu Bei couldn't make up his mind.
The waiter in the store had already disappeared. Gu Bei frowned and sat in his seat, waiting for the boss to serve the food. Lu Mingfei beside him was so hungry that he collapsed on the table and had no strength at all.
Gu Bei doubted whether this guy would go into shock directly.
But now is not the time to care about Lu Mingfei. Gu Bei is thinking about sorting out the existing information.
First, speculation about identity.
Gu Bei originally guessed that it was a hybrid animal, but of course it was also possible that there really were creatures like "Family Fairy".
Either of these two guesses is good news. The former reduces the difficulty of solving the problem, and the latter means that there are probably other aliens in this world, and Gu Bei is not the only alien.
It is always uncomfortable to be too unique in the vast sea of people, so Gu Beicai has been obsessed with establishing a system that can be used anywhere and an emerging alien system, not just to balance the rights of the class, but also for his own little selfishness.
But obviously, both of these speculations are possible at present, but they are both incorrect.
The statue with unknown purpose sent by the other party was not clear whether it was a fog that obscured his vision or some kind of warning, but the information revealed above told Gu Bei that the other party was not just a simple domestic fairy or a hybrid animal, but could also be a second-generation creature. a combination of those.
But there is an unexplainable point here.
If the opponent is a combination of a family immortal and a hybrid, then the means are nothing more than Qi and Yan Ling, but the power attached to the statue that burned Gu Bei's hand has nothing to do with Qi or Yan Ling.
Until now, Gu Bei still hasn't figured out what that power is, but it always gives him a familiar feeling.
It's like there is a layer of window paper. It's obvious if you prick it, but Gu Bei just can't prick it.
The second point is the other party’s purpose.
The other party established a mysterious sect that didn't even have a name, and spread it widely to recruit followers. Gu Bei could probably guess the other party's purpose.
Gather faith.
This is very consistent with the identity of a "family fairy".
Although "family immortals" are "real immortals" who have achieved success in spiritual practice, they essentially exist in the world relying on the power of worship.
You can figure it out with your buttocks. The essence of the Immortal is the soul body, which belongs to one of the methods of inviting gods.
Please ask God, please ask God. If there is a God, you must also be invited by someone.
If there are no believers, then who will invite them?
So this is a more logical guess, and it is logically demonstrated by the first point.
The other party is most likely a combination of a fairy and a hybrid animal.
This article demonstrates the family fairy part of the other person.
As for the hybrid creature part...
Couldn't the two pairs of golden boys on the statue sent by the other party be used as evidence?
From this point of view, we can speculate that the other party's purpose is nothing more than to expand their power, gather faith, and become immortal.
But it's a pity that the other party has crossed the line. Dragging too many ordinary people into the water is something the authorities cannot tolerate, so Gu Bei came.
This time, the superiors sent Gu Beilai for only two purposes, which did not include assisting Gu Haitang in slaying the dragon.
Or, ask the other person to take their claws back.
Or, let the other party keep his head.
It's that simple.
The third point is the doubts about the target.
There were too many doubts about the other party that Gu Bei couldn't figure out. Maybe after solving them, he could catch the other party's tail.
First of all, where did the other party's identity as a family fairy come from?
If it is an old five, it must have been developed for many years. Whether it is a hybrid level or an official level, they should be aware of it. They will not be caught just now, so...
This is a new fairy.
So the question is, how did the other party become Xian'er?
Gu Bei didn't believe that humans could not be born knowing something, so how could an animal be born knowing it?
Not to mention the hybrid being innately psychic.
There is no difference between the unawakened dragon blood and ordinary people. Don’t you see that Chu Zihang was bullied in school when he was a child?
This is a doubtful point.
Secondly, why doesn’t the other party have direct or official contact with me?
A beast, a mixed-race beast, a half-blood beast who has become a family immortal, no matter what, it cannot be said that his intelligence is not yet developed, right?
Then why doesn't she contact other forces?
Although she established a cult, expanded the sect, and collected faith, the statues she made were so... well... indescribable.
But she didn't do anything bad.
No killing, no arson, no evil.
His followers are no different from ordinary people except for the so-called "gods" they believe in, which are a little weird.
Rather, the quality of his followers is quite high.
Although the official information in Gu Haitang's hand has not yet been delivered, the internal information on Nadoutong that Gu Bei obtained from Hua Yishuo shows that Xian'er's followers are all loyal, honest, and kind-hearted. people.
It’s just that the belief is a bit weird.
But that’s also true, it’s personal freedom to believe in something, and being weird is God’s fault, not the believer’s.
But being weird is not a sin? Could it be that the other person thinks he is too ugly and dare not see others.
Before Gu Bei realized it, he had already subconsciously believed that the hybrid animal and the fairy should look like the statue carved on it.
His thinking was solidified.
The last doubtful point is the one ear I caught last night.
Gu Bei still hasn't figured out what this guy did here last night.
Throw yourself into a trap? Abandon darkness and embrace light?
After much deliberation and no answer, Gu Bei simply gave up thinking.
He himself is not a person who likes to get into trouble. There must be a road before the car reaches the mountain. Learning the boundless sea and working hard on the boat (fog) is his style.
Because there was no one to help, the work efficiency in the store was not very high. Finally, when Lu Mingfei was about to starve to death, the store owner brought up the copper pot with red and white soup base.
The red oil is spicy and fragrant, while the white soup is rich and mellow.
Lu Mingfei couldn't hold himself any longer, and threw a series of ingredients into the pot. He first took out the ingredients that were cooked as soon as they were boiled and filled his stomach. Then Lu Mingfei patiently waited for the remaining delicious food to be cooked.
Gu Bei also went down and put in a few ingredients, and then found something was wrong.
"Huh?"
Gu Bei looked at the copper pot. The charcoal fire at the bottom of the pot was burning brightly. The soup in the pot was so hot that the aroma and smoke were so intertwined that he almost didn't smell it.
The smell of the incense on this copper pot is actually stronger than all the incense in this store combined.
Gu Bei pondered for two seconds and began to think twice.
Yang pretended that nothing happened and finished the meal, and then it was Gu Beizai's time to operate.
Use money to clear the way.
Invisibly bring the relationship closer through the use of words.
Men who have drank together are brothers, once again bringing them closer together.
Drink.
Rhetoric.
Everything went smoothly. Although the other party passed out in the end due to unknown reasons, Gu Bei basically got the information he wanted.
And, it’s not necessarily an unknown cause.
Incense.
Gu Bei had been trying to use the Liuku Immortal Thief to capture the incense diffused in the air while he was in the store, but this kind of thing was obviously not under the control of the Liuku Immortal Thief.
The material existence of incense can naturally be captured, but even if it is absorbed and refined, it is no different from refining other substances. It cannot directly absorb the power contained in incense.
If Gu Bei guessed correctly, it should be the power of faith.
Unlike material existences such as Qi and Yan Ling, although faith is also an energy system that can be used for practice, its existence is special.
In terms of category, it is closer to the existence of spiritual will and is similar to soul energy.
Soul energy…
Gu Bei thought for a while and made a bold decision.
He wants to use the power of the blue hand to act on himself, and then directly absorb the power of faith in the incense through his soul body.
There is no doubt about the risk of doing this. Although Gu Bei's soul is powerful, unlike the physical body guarded by the Liuku Immortal Thief, Gu Bei's soul's protection is not complete.
The blue hand, one of the two full hands, is very strong in attack, but has difficulty in defense.
The inner view of Fenghou Qimen is a double-edged sword. It is invincible against others, but it is also invincible against itself, not to mention that there is a tsundere dragon with a very bad temper living inside. As a last resort, Gu Bei really didn't plan to use interior scenes.
There are only so many soul-related things among the Eight Magic Skills. The magic machine and the hundred-refined iron will definitely have no effect, and it is hard to say about the Daluo Cave Observation. There is not even a single horoscope for the origin of the Qi Body and the Spirit of God. Gu Bei wants to be a suspect system. Will we not invite these two elders until the end?
Tongtianlu should be possible, but neither learning the runes nor receiving the urn can be accomplished overnight.
The only one who can make a difference is Ju Ling and his generals.
At this moment, Gu Bei really wanted to seize the spirit and dispatch the general, but he didn't have enough proficiency in the magic skills to unlock them.
Without the protection of the soul, once the other party interferes with the incense, the consequences for Gu Bei will be unbearable.
But now there is nothing else, so Gu Bei can only take risks.
Moreover, Gu Bei also has his own judgment.
He believed in the records in the information and his own judgment. The other party was not a bad person... well, a bad beast.
Why does it feel weird?
The Qi of the blue hand wrapped around the body, and then spread out, catching the incense in the air like a net.
Sure enough, Gu Bei clearly felt that the energy of his blue hand touched something. This time, the power of faith in the incense did not escape, but followed the incense into Gu Bei's soul.
After entering Gu Bei's soul, this Gu Faith drifted away and merged into Gu Bei's soul.
Gu Bei felt that his soul was nourished, and not only that, his body also responded accordingly.
Although it doesn't feel like much, compared to ordinary people, it is roughly equivalent to a buff such as physical health?
Is this newly minted "immortal family" protecting his followers?
So the incense in the surrounding air should be supporting the building from collapse?
No wonder there are so many earthquake aftermaths, but the surrounding buildings are fine.
No wonder the shop owner and the surrounding shops did not leave, but went about their business peacefully.
No wonder the store owner said nothing will happen to anyone here.
It seems that this "immortal family" is quite trusted. Even if their lives are at stake, these people believe that she can protect them.
From this perspective, the other party should be a "good god"?
Gu Bei smiled and looked at the hexagrams on the table: the upper ridge and the lower ridge, the fire and water have not been restored.
Just like this copper pot, there is water on the top and fire on the bottom.
But Gu Bei's calculation is not how things are going, but the opponent's position!
The copper pot with its upper and lower ridges, and the scent of incense permeating the copper pot, don't they clearly tell you where the other person is?
Gu Bei smiled and controlled the red and white soup base in the copper pot to fly up. He did not mind that the copper pot was too hot and directly flipped the copper pot over with his bare hands.
On the bottom of the burnt red pot, there was a vivid portrait carved, which was exactly the same as the one locked in the cabinet by Gu Bei!
Gu Bei looked at the statue and suddenly felt something was wrong...
There is a blind spot…
If this immortal family is a good immortal family, why does the statue sent have such a sinister attack method?
That kind of energy that is neither Qi nor Yanling, Gu Bei has been able to determine, is the power of incense and the power of faith.
But it seemed completely different from the power of faith he had just come into contact with.
Things seemed to be a little more complicated than Gu Bei thought.
There was a knock on the private room door, and a tall man walked in.
He is about 1.8 meters tall, a little shorter than Fingal, but his muscles are even more exaggerated than Fingal.
The kind that is very attractive to the same sex.
Gao Lian, the head of the mixed-race force in the Northeast Division of Nadutong.
"Chairman, what you want is ready."
Gu Bei nodded and pointed to the two hundred kilograms of fat on the table: "Help me settle the bill."
The corner of Gao Lian's mouth twitched unrecognizably: "Yes."
