Wang Zhe closed his eyes and thought carefully.
Those words are still in my mind, they are flying, beating, and changing,
One ancient text rose and became the sky, one ancient text descended and became the earth, one ancient text became the sun, another became the moon, and then mountains, rivers, vegetation...
These words sketched a picture in his mind, a somewhat vague and abstract landscape painting.
There is heaven and earth, sun and moon, mountains and rivers, but it is just a corner.
Slowly, this painting was imprinted in his mind.
Wang Zhe opened his eyes and did not notice any magical changes in his body.
There is no increase in internal strength, and no increase in spiritual consciousness.
"What is this?" He was confused for a moment.
It's been raining hard for a long time outside,
Wang Zhe stood on the top of the mountain, looked at Chun Yu, and calculated carefully.
"Lao Hou's child should be born soon, and we agreed to have a wedding reception. I haven't seen him for such a long time. I wonder how he is now?"
Two days later, Wang Zhe went down the mountain towards Guobei County. This time he was alone and did not bring Laifu with him, because it was a bit conspicuous to have Laifu with him.
It has grown a bit big, already like a calf.
Going down the mountain in the early morning, I was not in a hurry. I walked and stopped on the way, and arrived outside Guobei City before noon.
"Hey, what's going on?"
Wang Zhe stood outside the city, looking into the sky.
I saw a layer of gray atmosphere floating in the sky above Guobei County, like gray clouds, and there was also a faint blood color in it, which looked full of ominousness.
“It wasn’t this serious when I left last year.”
Entering Guobei County, familiar streets and familiar people.
We are still acquaintances in the shops on the street. After seeing Wang Zhe, they all greeted him with a smile.
It's still a familiar place and familiar people, but they seem to have become a little stranger to each other.
The city was also much deserted than when he left.
Those who were here to inquire about information left without finding any useful information.
Chunxiao Tower no longer had the hustle and bustle of the past, because the oiran had also left.
Wang Zhe walked around the county town. Along the way, he saw a faint gray lingering in the aura above the heads of many people.
"What's going on? It looks like many people are going to get sick. Is there some kind of plague?"
This made him a little worried, so he stopped by the City God Temple.
Contrary to what he imagined, the Chenghuang Temple was deserted. Only one person offered incense, bowed and left quickly.
It seemed like a different place than when he left.
After not seeing him for more than half a year, Miao Zhu seemed to have aged a lot.
"Master, long time no see." Seeing him come in, Miao Zhu recognized him at a glance and greeted him with a smile.
"Long time no see." Wang Zhe smiled and looked up at the statue of the City Emperor in the main hall. He only had sporadic willpower in him, less than when he left.
"Not many people have come recently, right?"
"Yes, it's much less than before." Miao Zhu sighed helplessly.
"Why is this happening?"
He also specifically visited several wells in the city, but found nothing unusual in the water.
Wang Zhe returned to the house where he once lived. The house was already covered with dust. He raised his hand and waved, and there was a gust of wind.
The dust was blown up and floated out of the window. After cleaning the house, he locked the door and went to Lao Hou's home.
But he didn't expect that there was an iron rope hanging on the door of his home.
After careful inquiry, Lao Hou actually took his wife back to his hometown.
"Going back to your hometown?"
After hearing this, Wang Zhe left Guobei County and prepared to leave for Lao Hou's hometown.
When he arrived at a mountain village outside the city, he unexpectedly discovered that gray clouds were floating over the next village. And the situation of these people inside seems to be more serious than that in Guobei County.
The mountain village was not big, so he quickly looked around. He even looked around the nearby fields, but found nothing unusual.
He moved forward and visited several mountain villages one after another. The atmosphere above these villages was normal.
"What on earth is going on?" Wang Zhe was very confused.
After stopping and walking along the way, he came to Lao Hou's hometown, which was a small mountain village surrounded by mountains and rivers.
Before entering the village, he used the "Qi Watching Technique" to carefully look at the sky above the mountain village for a long time.
After entering the mountain village, he looked at the villagers here again and found that their auras were normal.
He found a villager and asked for the direction of Lao Hou's old house.
He opened the door and revealed a very familiar face.
"Azhe, why are you here? Come on, come on, sit down in the room."
When Lao Hou saw Wang Zhe, he was stunned for a moment, then became very happy and hurriedly let him into the house.
Sun Xiulian had a big belly and it was very difficult to move.
"Sister-in-law, this..."
Wang Zhe looked closely and saw that Sun Xiulian's body was protected by a layer of faint yellow light. A closer look revealed that the source of the light was a string of Buddhist beads on her wrist.
"Come on, it's just for these two days, don't leave, just stay here!" Lao Hou said.
In order to welcome Wang Zhe, he roasted chicken and slaughtered goose. He was busy for a while and cooked many dishes.
"Come, let's chat over a drink. Where have you been for more than half a year?"
"I didn't go there. I just found a secluded place and stayed by myself. By the way, why did you suddenly come to the countryside?"
"Isn't Xiulian about to give birth? A few months ago, when she was still healthy, she went to Yililanruo Temple to make a wish. The Zen Master Guangji in the temple told us to leave Guobei County.
Later, Xiulian and I came to live in the countryside for a while. We always felt it was inconvenient, so we went back again. Before the New Year, I met a young Zen master again.
He first said congratulations on my marriage, and then said that I had a conflict with Na Lanruo Temple and asked me to leave Lanruo Temple.
No, I came to the countryside. "
Hou Zhu explained the cause and effect.
"The young monk is wearing a torn monk's robe and is barefoot. He looks very handsome!"
"Yes, yes, you know him?"
"I met him once, and he actually came to Guobei County?" When Wang Zhe heard this, he first thought of Monk Punan.
When he left Guo Beicheng, Zen Master Guangji mentioned that something might happen to Guo Beicheng, but he didn't explain what it was at that time. Monk Punan also saw it.
"What is he doing here?"
"What could happen?"
After eating, Wang Zhe said he wanted to look around. After leaving Lao Hou's home, he went straight to Lanruo Temple and found Zen Master Guangji in the temple.
"Amitabha, I haven't seen you for several months. The benefactor is even more elegant than before." Zen Master Guangji was very happy after seeing him.
"Thank you, Master. I have something to ask Master today."
Zen Master Guangji invited him to his Zen room. After serving tea, he dismissed the monks aside, leaving only the two of them in the Zen room.
