Chapter 37: Secret plot, come visit again
"Is it tied to Pindao?"
As the Qizhou City God finished speaking, Han Xiangzi lowered his head thoughtfully.
After a while, he felt a little more enlightened.
The Qizhou City God’s instructions were so thorough, how could Han Xiangzi not understand his intentions?
I just want to make this fire burn more intensely.
Of course, it is best not to hurt innocent people.
After all, Qizhou City God is in charge of a state, so it is inconvenient for him to take action.
If he moves, he might alert the three foxes, and maybe even Kang Jijiu will pay attention to him.
But Han Xiangzi was different. He was just an unknown Taoist priest in Qizhou.
"If that's the case, then the Lord Cheng Huang may have to borrow this talisman from Pindao for a few more days."
Knowing that he was the key to this game, Han Xiangzi stopped being polite to Qizhou City God.
"This is natural."
Qizhou City God smiled.
After saying that, he looked at Han Xiangzi with the intention of seeing off his guests.
Seeing this, Han Xiangzi understood in his heart, so he did not stay at the Chenghuang Temple, but turned into green smoke and came to the market in Fengxiang Mansion.
I have to say that the mansions and temples where immortals and gods live are really mysterious.
I don’t know what kind of cave-traveling technique was used, but it is very different from the time in the outside world.
He remembered that when he came, the sun was rising, and when he came out, it was almost evening.
Fengxiang Mansion is the capital city of Qizhou. It is lively and prosperous and cannot be compared with Longshan County.
Han Xiangzi walked around the street and opened his eyes.
But he didn't hang around for long. Instead, he went straight to the Governor's Mansion and stopped.
"You Taoist priest don't stop yet!"
"This is the governor's mansion, not a place where you can catch ghosts and read fortunes!"
The servant at the door saw a Taoist priest coming this way and immediately drove him away.
"No, I am here to visit the governor!"
Han Xiangzi stepped forward and said:
"The governor is not free, please go."
The servant refused directly.
In his opinion, what could a Taoist priest do if he seeks help from the governor?
Seeing that the servant did not go to inform the governor, Han Xiangzi was not angry. He left a thought-provoking sentence and left gracefully.
"If your governor is in trouble, you can burn a stick of incense in the courtyard, and the poor man will come again."
"It's strange, Taoist priest. What kind of trouble can my governor, a fourth-rank official in the imperial court, get into? You, a Taoist priest, are talking nonsense here. I will be careful to arrest you and report you to the official for strict punishment!"
As soon as these words came out.
The servant immediately looked annoyed, became completely impatient, and threatened.
But when he finished speaking, the figure of the Taoist priest disappeared from his eyes, and the servant was shocked.
Ever since, he had an extra thought.
……
Although it was a bit regretful that Han Xiangzi did not go to the Governor's Mansion, he had no choice but to go back to the City God's Temple first.
In Han Xiangzi's view, Sanhu was determined to build a fox temple in Dongmo Lane, but Governor Zhou refused ten thousand times.
If you don't go out of Dongmo Alley for three days, disaster will happen!
But right now, he still doesn’t know what Sanhu means?
When they arrived at the City God's Temple, the Qizhou City God saw Han Xiangzi returning and didn't say much. He seemed to have expected it and just found a place for him to rest.
……
The other side.
Wu Sima listened to Hu Mei'er's instructions and led the senior monks from Kutuo Temple to Tianlu Temple, but the trip was in vain and returned without success.
Tianlu Temple has long been an empty temple, with not even a single person in sight.
When he arrived, Wu Sima did some homework in advance.
According to state government records, two monks lived here in Tianlu Temple.
But now, no one can be found.
No villagers came to report to the official.
In desperation, Wu Sima could only ask the nearby villagers. After careful questioning, he found out that two monks from Tianlu Temple, one old and one young, had been missing for many days.
There was no other way, Wu Sima could only treat the two of them as killed.
By the way, please ask the eminent monk of Kutuo Temple to offer salvation to him.
The eminent monk of Kutuo Temple agreed to the matter because of his friendship with his fellow disciples.
After returning to Fengxiang Mansion, I asked Wu Sima for the ordination disks of the two monks of Tianlu Temple.
On the second day, a senior monk from Kutuo Temple led several young novices to chant sutras for the two monks from Tianlu Temple to achieve salvation.
Suddenly, bursts of Sanskrit sounds sounded like thousands of Buddhas singing.
Little did I know.
In the midst of this Sanskrit singing, a Dharma protector Jialan God appeared from the Nakhuda Temple.
Of course, the monks and pilgrims in Kutuo Temple cannot see this god.
You must be a practitioner and have your Dharma eyes opened.
This god holds a Dharma pestle, has an angry Vajra look, is gilt and indigo, and has a majestic appearance.
He stood in the temple and waited long enough to have a cup of tea.
After a while, no ghost appeared, and Dharma Protector Jialan was slightly startled:
"In the past, ghosts came here less than half an hour after the monks of Kutuo Temple chanted sutras. How come there is no movement today?"
He felt confused. After glancing at the two monks' plates, he made some calculations in his mind. After a few breaths, the Dharma Protector Jialan God had an annoyed look on his face:
"What a nonsense!"
"Obviously only one of the two monks has died, but one more has been saved, and the old monk is obviously still in this world!"
"As for the other young monk..."
Protector Jialan God suddenly looked at the Fengxiang Prefecture City God Temple and frowned.
"Why is this Qizhou City God so careless? He disturbed Gangchang and detained my Buddhist disciple."
"No!"
"You have to ask clearly!"
As soon as he thought of this, the Dharma Protector Jialan God suddenly turned into a golden light and flew away in the sky.
It’s still that spacious house.
Old Mrs. Hu stood in the courtyard, looking at the golden light flashing above her head, and she could not hide the sinister smile on her lips.
……
This is the day.
In the City God's Temple, the Qizhou City God was listening to a report from the Deputy Director of the Yin and Yang Department on the situation of wandering souls in each county.
Unexpectedly, at this moment, the one-day wandering god hurriedly entered the door and said:
"Lord City God, a Buddhist protector named Jialan God came from outside the temple and said he wants to see you!"
"Look at that posture, the person coming here is evil!"
"Dharma protector Jialan?"
Hearing this, Qizhou City God's face changed slightly.
"Lord Chenghuang, of all the Buddhist temples in Qizhou, only Kutuo Temple has the Dharma Protector Jialan guarding it. We have never interacted with him in the past, but today he came uninvited. What's the matter?"
At this time, the deputy director of the Yin and Yang Department couldn't help but frowned after hearing this.
Regarding this, Qizhou City God thought about it briefly and understood the reason.
I’m afraid it’s probably related to the young novice monk from Tianlu Temple.
"Go and call Taoist Han!"
While thinking about it, the Qizhou City God gave instructions to the Sun Traveling God in front of him.
"Yes, Lord City God."
That day, the wandering god obeyed the order, walked out of the hall, and ran to call Han Xiangzi.
Soon, Han Xiangzi walked out of his side bed and rushed to the main hall.
When they arrived, the god of travel told Han Xiangzi what happened.
Therefore, as soon as Han Xiangzi entered the palace, he was the first to speak and expressed his opinion:
"Lord City God, this Dharma Protector Jialan is here just for the young monk of Tianlu Temple. It seems that all this is part of Sanhu's plan."
"It is consistent with what I think."
"However, I'm afraid these three foxes' plan will come to nothing..."
Qizhou City God nodded slightly.
"Let's go!"
"When my city god meets the Dharma Protector Jialan of Kutuo Temple, I don't believe that the Dharma Protector Jialan will not be greedy for merit?"
After saying that, the Qizhou City God picked up Han Xiangzi and flew out of the City God's Temple, straight into the sky.
Chapter completed!