Shuanghe Village, Zijia.
After eating, Zimu and Su Rong did not rest. They went out with hoes and went to work in the mountains.
Hot afternoon.
The sound of cicadas is endless.
Ziyue is washing dishes in the kitchen.
Zifeng stood on the edge of the vegetable garden and peed.
Rhubarb gnawed on the bones with relish. It was difficult for it to eat bones normally, and now it was wagging its tail happily.
Qin Luo was sitting in the yard. He was bathed in the sun and had a crystal luster on his body. A boy wearing shabby clothes appeared outside the yard. His face was dark and he looked nervous.
The boy was holding a heavy bag in his hand and looked nervous, "Brother, who are you?"
"I am Ziyue's senior brother Qin Luo."
Qin Luo looked at the boy, "Who are you?"
"My name is Xiao Zhang, and this rice is for Ziyue." Xiao Zhang placed half a bag of rice by the yard and ran away.
Qin Luo came to the yard. He looked at Xiao Zhang's retreating figure, "Am I that scary?"
"Senior brother."
"He's afraid of rhubarb."
Zifeng picked up his pants and ran over.
"No wonder."
Qin Luo couldn't help but laugh. He took half a bag of rice into the kitchen and said, "Little junior sister, this is what Xiao Zhang sent."
Ziyue was washing dishes, and she frowned, "Xiao Zhang's family is very poor. When I gave Uncle Xiao a portrait of the door god, he said he wanted money, but I didn't ask for it. I didn't expect to give so much rice."
"What are you going to do about it?"
"Brother, I want to send the rice back."
Qin Luo nodded in agreement.
After washing the dishes, Ziyue left with the rice. Soon, she took Qingfeng and went home with a smile, "Senior brother, here you go, if Uncle Xiao insists on giving money, I will accept a penny."
"You can keep it."
"Thank you, senior brother."
Ziyue put away the copper plate and said, "Senior brother, can you help me keep an eye on my brother? I want to go up the mountain to help my parents work."
"no problem."
The little junior sister is obedient and sensible.
Qin Luo felt ashamed.
Ziyue entered the house, carried the bamboo basket on her back, and picked up the sickle. When she went out, she said with a serious face: "Zifeng, you have to listen to your senior brother at home. You can't cry or make trouble. Do you understand?"
"Uh-huh!"
Zifeng nodded obediently.
Seeing her sister walking away, Zifeng came to Qin Luo, pointed to the bridge with her little finger, and said in a milky voice: "Brother, it's so hot at home, can we go play in the river."
"Can."
Qin Luo took Zifeng to the bridge.
The water under the stone bridge was gurgling and cool, and the purple wind was scratching the sand. He was looking for small shells in the sand. Rhubarb followed them to the river, and it lay quietly under the bridge.
Qin Luo continued to read the True Explanation of Taoism. He had read the content in the book many times and understood many of the spells.
You can learn something new every time you read a book.
After Zifeng was tired from playing, he lay directly on the big stone under the bridge to sleep. Qin Luo was afraid that Zifeng would roll into the water, so he held him in his arms, then closed his eyes to practice.
The purple-haired fairy in Yuperii noticed that when Qin Luo was practicing, the energy between heaven and earth gathered towards him. Not to mention the purple wind in his arms, even the nearby rhubarb benefited.
"No wonder that little girl doesn't know how to practice, but her physique is extraordinary." The purple-haired fairy discovered the clue.
…
evening.
Ziyue carries Pigcao home.
After feeding the pigs, she ran to the bottom of the bridge and said, "Brother, I knew you were here."
"Little junior sister, are you tired?"
"Not tired."
Ziyue's smile was very sweet, "Zifeng, wake up quickly, we have to go up the mountain to pay homage to the grave, so don't sleep."
"Um?!"
Zifeng opened his eyes drowsily.
Ziyue led Zifeng home. Zimu and Su Rong packed their things and prepared to go to the mountain to pay homage to the grave.
"Uncle, can you lend me three sticks of incense?"
"no problem."
Zimu quickly handed over three sticks of incense.
"Brother, what do you want incense for?"
Qin Luo held three sticks of incense and said softly: "Go and see Shuanghe Tugong. I think his place is quite deserted."
"I'll also go see Grandpa Tu later."
Ziyue said seriously with a small face.
Zimu and Su Rong both nodded.
The sunset glows, the mountains are red, and the forests are dyed. It was still sultry just now, but the temperature suddenly dropped sharply.
Ziyue and the others went into the mountains to visit tombs and pay homage to their ancestors.
Qin Luo came to the small temple of Shuanghe Tugong.
The small temple of Shuanghe Tugong is very deserted, surrounded by overgrown weeds, and no people have come to worship it for a long time.
There was fire between Qin Luo's fingers. He lit three sticks of incense and then placed them in the incense burner in front of the temple.
Green smoke curled up in the mountains, but golden clouds lingered in front of the Earth Temple. Shuanghe Earth Lord ran out of the temple. He slapped his burning robe and rolled on the ground.
"So hot! So hot!"
When Qin Luo saw Shuanghe Landlord's embarrassed look, he immediately removed the two sticks of incense on his left and right.
"Senior, how are you?"
"Thank you, Great Immortal, for providing the incense. The little God's blessings are so shallow that I can't tolerate them and make you laugh."
"Senior, I will trouble you to take care of the people at the foot of the mountain in the future. If you encounter any trouble that cannot be solved, you can come to the Dragon and Tiger Temple at Luoxia Peak to find me."
Qin Luo cupped his hands and clasped his fists.
"The little god obeys."
Shuanghe Landlord will keep this in mind.
Qin Luo thought of Jinghu Tugong and Chen Changan. He left Shuanghe Village with two extinguished incense sticks.
Shuanghe Tugong absorbed the incense provided by Qin Luo, and his originally weak figure became solid.
…
Sunset and moonrise.
A crimson full moon appeared in the sky.
There were dark winds in the mountains, and Qin Luo encountered many ghosts, more than in the previous days.
"Lao Li, why is there no fire in your place?"
"Don't make any noise, let me be quiet."
"Lao Li, come and sit here."
"Rolling, rolling, who cares?"
Two ghosts stood in front of the grave talking.
Qin Luo could see the ghosts and hear them chatting, but he pretended to turn a blind eye and not disturb them.
Jinghu Village.
There were candles and tributes in front of Jinghu Earth Temple. Qin Luo lit a stick of incense and placed it in the incense burner.
"Great Immortal!"
The Landlord of Jinghu Lake walked out of the temple. His stature was originally smaller than Ziyue, but now he was 1.5 meters tall and had grown significantly taller, obviously due to absorbing the incense.
"Senior, why are there so many ghosts in the mountains during the Red Moon Festival?" Qin Luo felt strange.
"Back to the Great Immortal, the gate of hell in the underworld will open for a period of time every year at this time. The evil spirit rises into the sky and causes the red moon to appear. The ghosts who have not entered reincarnation will briefly return to the earth to reunite with their families."
Jinghu Tugong answered truthfully.
Qin Luo frowned slightly, "So many ghosts can't enter reincarnation? Isn't there a problem?"
"Alas, there is a problem with the reincarnation path in the underworld, which has caused many ghosts to be unable to enter reincarnation. In recent years, the number of lonely ghosts has increased. Every year during the Red Moon Festival, evil ghosts cause trouble."
Jinghu Earth God said with firm eyes: "Great Immortal, in the past the little god could not protect himself, but now if there is an evil ghost making trouble in the mountains, the little god will definitely make him lose his soul."
"There are hundreds of ghosts walking around in the mountains at night, but the surroundings are peaceful. It must be all the work of our seniors."
"This is the duty of the little god."
There were two children who were going to pick fruits here. They saw Qin Luo talking to himself in front of the Earth Temple and froze on the spot. The little fat boy among them screamed: "There is a ghost!"
The two children were so frightened that they ran away.
"If I have time in the future, I plan to bring the land, mountain gods, and monsters of the Ziyun Mountains together to discuss how to make the Ziyun Mountains better."
Qin Luo wandered around the Ziyun Mountains for the past two days. He found that many earth temples in the mountains were abandoned. Many villages had only a few households, and there was not even a single household in Shuiyue Village.
Jinghu Landlord said enthusiastically: "Great Immortal, I can help contact the land and spirits in the mountains."
"Thank you, senior."
"It's the little god's honor."
"I will notify senior when the time comes."
Qin Luo gestured with his hands, then turned and left.
Not long after he left, the silver-haired dragon girl appeared near the Earth Temple. She stamped her feet and pouted, "Old man, why did you come to see you instead of me?"
The Earth Temple was shaking. The Lord of the Earth in Jinghu held his cane and wiped the sweat from his forehead. "Auntie, the great immortal is just passing by. He will definitely come to see you in the future."
"Don't lie to me."
"of course."
The silver-haired dragon girl raised her head proudly.
…
Ziyue didn't see Qin Luo after she returned home. She knew that her senior brother must be in trouble, so she wasn't worried.
On the way to Chenjiagou, Qin Luo found that there were more candlelights on the mountain than at the bottom of the mountain. Bright lotus lanterns were floating in the river, like dragons floating into unknown distances. The candlelight in the world was better than the starlight in the sky.
Montenegro, mountain temple.
There is a lot of incense in the mountain temple.
All the people in Chenjiagou came to offer incense.
It was late at night when Qin Luo arrived. As soon as he arrived at the temple, Chen Changan came out to greet him, "Brother Qin!"
"Chang'an, the incense here is really good, even better than the incense in our Dragon and Tiger Temple."
"I have no merit, but I enjoy so much incense. I'm really ashamed." Chen Changan couldn't help but smile bitterly.
Qin Luo lit a stick of incense and placed it in the incense burner, "The merits can be accumulated slowly, there is no need to rush."
Chen Changan threw out three ugly evil ghosts from his sleeves, "Brother Qin, these three evil ghosts were just captured. I don't know if they will be killed on the spot or sent back to the underworld."
"It's best to dispose of them and return them to the underworld. Next year these evil spirits may go to other places to cause trouble."
"I see."
Chen Changan raised his hand, and he condensed a golden handprint, which was the divine power obtained by absorbing incense. When the golden handprint fell, the three evil ghosts were knocked out of their wits.
"Let's go outside and take a look."
"Brother Qin, please."
Chen Changan followed Qin Luo to the top of the mountain. They stood on a high place and overlooked the surroundings. Chenjiagou was as bright as day, candles were lit in the yard, and children placed lotus lanterns in the river.
It's very lively at the foot of the mountain.
But the ghosts on the mountain can't get close.
Qin Luo suddenly realized something. He was sitting cross-legged on the top of the mountain, and the yin and yang between heaven and earth condensed on the Black Mountain.
…
Luoxia Peak.
The old man wearing a green robe walked towards the mountain. His face was wrinkled, like the lines of dead wood, and his hair was gray. He looked very old, and his steps were slow and unhurried.
When the old Taoist in Qingyi came to the mountain gate of Longhu Temple, ripples appeared in his deep eyes.
Wu Qingliu was still standing in front of the Taoist temple. To show his sincerity, he decided to wait here for the immortal master to come out.
A gust of wind blew in my face.
Wu Qingliu shuddered, the old man in green passed by him, but he didn't see it.
The old man in Qingyi walked straight through the gate.
In the Taoist temple.
Zhang Fulong had just woken up. He was woken up by hunger. "I still wanted to lose weight on the mountain, but I was getting fatter and fatter."
He came to the main hall to look for food.
A gust of dark wind surged into the main hall, and Zhang Fulong was suddenly startled, and he woke up instantly.
All the candles in the main hall were lit.
After Qin Luo and Ziyue left, Zhang Fulong didn't want to waste the incense candles, so he blew out the incense candles in the main hall. Now all the incense candles in the main hall were lit. He wanted to escape from the main hall, but was restrained by an invisible force.
Zhang Fulong's eyes widened and he struggled desperately. After a while, he regained his composure and his eyes became deep-set.
