A team of chariots and horses escorted by elite soldiers came to the river.

On one side is the river rolling down, on the other side is the cliff standing thousands of feet tall, accompanied by the neighing of horse hooves and the shouts of people.

"Hululu~"

"Xu~"

Although he didn't believe at all in his heart that the object was left by the gods, or that the witches went to the heaven above to get it, Wen Fonu also thought it was nonsense, and felt that the story was too absurd and bizarre.

But it has to be said that Wen Fonu was aroused by the box and had a strong curiosity in his heart, and he was also looking forward to the next trip.

But what I am looking forward to is not the people, but whether I can see more rare treasures left by the "ancients".

At this time, the carriage began to slow down, and a guard came back from the front to report.

Guard: "There are people gathering in front."

Wen Funu: "Who is he?"

Guard: "He is a person who worships God."

Wen Fu Nu: "What god do you worship?"

Guard: "Yunzhongjun."

There is an ancient cave under the cliff. Inside, there is a stone statue whose face has been blurred by wind and rain. At this moment, many people passing by can be seen worshiping in front of the cave.

There are old and young, farmers and fishermen from nearby, and some even come from afar to worship the gods here.

"Please protect me from Lord Yun Zhong. May the weather be smooth today."

"Bless my Shanghe Township to be free from disasters."

"Thanks to God Yun for blessing, my Zhang family is what it is today."

Upon seeing this, Taoist priest Yin Yang also came forward and paid homage in front of the cave.

After getting up, he saw Wen Funu standing behind him.

Wen Fonu: "Is this Mr. Yun Zhong?"

Yin Yang Taoist: "In the past, a divine dragon descended from the sky and descended here. The ancestors of Zhangjiacun here erected a stone statue in the cave. Later, Lord Jia County passed by here. The stone statue disappeared but there was a young man sitting in the cave."

Yin Yang Taoist also told the story of Jia Gui, whether it was the prediction of snow and hail falling from the sky, or the subsequent mud dragon entering the river.

The story of the dragon falling from the sky is so ancient that no one has ever witnessed it.

but.

Thousands of people witnessed what happened recently, and even traces of the mud dragon entering the river still remain here.

He looked at the villagers worshiping Yun Zhongjun, and looked at the path of mud dragons entering the river.

For a moment, the guards brought by Wen Fonu also said with some awe.

"Could it be that Xihe County really has the auspiciousness of gods appearing?"

"Is there really a dragon in Xihe County?"

Wen Fonu laughed, twirled his beads and walked out.

"If there were dragons in every mountain, every river, there would be too many dragons in the world."

"In my opinion, most of the theories about ghosts and gods in this world are just rumors."

"Buddha said."

"Form is not different from emptiness, and emptiness is not different from color. Color is emptiness, and emptiness is color. The same is true for feelings, thoughts, and awareness."

"Everything here is just caused by the human heart."

Listening to what Wen Fonu said, we know that Buddhism has become very prosperous in the southern country, and the meaning of the scriptures is also widely known.

Later, he also invited a villager to ask.

"No, we built a shed on the mountain a few days in advance, and then we saw the mud dragon rushing into the river right under our noses."

"That mud dragon is so powerful. When it runs, the whole mountain moves. There is thunder and lightning in the sky, and the wind and rain are so strong that the trees are knocked down."

"Moreover, the dragon also ate a tiger. The county chief Liu Yi could see it clearly."

What the villagers said was true, and there were more than one or two who said this. Now Wen Fonu was a little unsure.

"The mud dragon may have fallen from the mud and rocks in the mountains and rivers during the heavy rain, but how was it possible to predict the mud dragon entering the river in advance?"

Some things can be faked, and some things are difficult to fake.

Next.

Taoist Yin Yang took Wen Fo Nu and moved forward.

The two came to the front of the sacred peak. From this angle, they could see the hot springs flowing down from the top of the mountain.

I saw the dense air surrounding the hillside, and the sun reflected the colorful colors.

This kind of scenery can be said to be quite amazing.

Wen Funu shouted: "I didn't expect that there is such a place in Lucheng County."

Yin Yang Taoist: "This is the sacred peak, and the hot spring flows down from the sacred peak."

Wen Fonu was originally amazed, but when he turned around and saw Taoist Yin Yang's indifferent expression, he immediately calmed down the emotion on his face.

How could a noble man like Tianhuang behave like he had never seen the world in front of a Taoist priest from a rural area?

Winvernu: "What a great place."

Taoist Yin Yang: "Wen Sima didn't know that this place was just an ordinary mountain top before. This year, on the day of the Waking of Insects, a divine thunder emerged from the ground, broke through the ground and rushed to the clouds. This is how this hot spring came from the nine places.

Brought down to earth."

And when he heard that Yin Yang Taoist talked about ghosts and gods again, and said it so miraculously, Wen Fonu couldn't help it anymore.

Wen Fonu: "You mean, this divine spring was also brought to the world by Yun Zhongjun?"

Yin Yang Taoist: "Exactly."

Wen Fonu: "For an ancient god like Yun Zhongjun to have his name borrowed by you, you really don't have any respect at all."

Yin Yang Taoist: "Everything Lu said is true, and I don't dare to have any deception or falsehood."

Wen Funu: "Then let me ask."

Just then, a few mountain people came down the mountain.

Wen Fonu called the mountain people at the foot of the mountain and asked them a few questions.

Wen Fonu: "When did the hot spring on this mountain appear?"

Mountain resident: "It appears after the Waking of Insects season."

Wen Funu: "Tell me in detail."

Wen Fonu was slapped in the face again. What these mountain people said was exactly the same as what Onmyo Taoist people said. It could even be said to be exactly the same. Even the date and all the details could be matched.

He gave some copper coins and asked the mountain man to leave, but Wen Fonu's face turned red at this moment.

He felt that everything here was contrary to what he imagined in his mind. He was sure that the so-called auspiciousness of the gods and everything was a fake created by the county magistrate Jia Gui and a group of Taoist witches.

Can't find any evidence.

even.

Gradually, he began to really doubt it.

"Could it be that this is all true?"

However, he immediately rejected it.

"The Buddha is the enlightened one. Even the Buddha had to reach nirvana in the end. How can there be an immortal immortal in the world?"

But a little wavering in my heart is inevitable.

even.

The prayer beads in my hand can no longer be turned.

Taoist Yin Yang then led Wen Fonu forward, and finally came to the stairs under the sacred peak.

Along the way.

He followed the temptation and proved to Wen Funu that gods appeared and all kinds of auspicious and miraculous things, just to impress this noble man from Tianhuang to really believe everything he said before.

At this moment, Taoist Yin and Yang struck while the iron was hot: "It's getting late and it's getting dark. Wen Sima, please follow me up the mountain quickly."

Wen Funu: “So what if it’s dark?”

Yin Yang Taoist: "Wandering and staying at the foot of the mountain, you are afraid of something unexpected."

Wen Fonu smiled: "I have dozens of guards with me, all of them are strong soldiers in the army. Not to mention encountering thieves, even encountering jackals, tigers and leopards is not a big deal."

Taoist Yin Yang: "Thieves and tigers and wolves are nothing compared to the things that haunt this sacred peak."

Wen Funu looked unhappy: "Oh, so dangerous?"

The old Taoist stretched out his hand to guide the way and didn't notice it, but continued talking.

"This is the place where gods and humans meet, where the gates of yin and yang open wide."

"There is a cloud wall above the divine peak, which can open the door to heaven and lead to the Nine Netherlands."

"What's more, today is the Cold Food Festival, the day of changing fire."

"At night, when the last year's fire is extinguished and the new fire is not ignited, ghosts and gods descend to the realm and evil ghosts roam the streets. That's why Lu said he was afraid of something unexpected."

Unfortunately, the veteran's "well-intentioned" reminder did not achieve further results, but had the opposite effect.

Once it exceeded Wen Fonu's prediction, the young Tianhuang nobleman could still accept it, twice he could bear it, and the third time he even started to waver.

But one after another exceeded his imagination and prediction, which aroused his inner resistance.

So, my heart began to think.

"There is something wrong with the old man in front of me."

The other party was trying to guide and fool him in this way, trying to fool him by pretending to be a ghost, so as to play with him, the son of the prince, and the clan.

"This old man actually threatened me with talk of ghosts and gods, thinking that I would be afraid."

"Things can be one, two, but not three."

"The same method becomes ineffective if used too often."

At this moment, Wen Fonu, who had "awakened", began to reflect on what had happened before. He thought of the worshipers who had gathered in front of the Jiangbi Grotto, blocking their way, and of the mountain people who suddenly appeared at the foot of the mountain and passed by.

At this moment, he suddenly realized.

"I see."

"No wonder, all this must have been arranged a long time ago. These people have known for a long time that I am coming, and have already made joint arrangements to wait for me on the road!"

"I also said that I would suddenly go to Ziyun Peak to investigate Yunzhen Dao, and prepare to catch them off guard."

"I didn't expect it, but I almost got myself caught in a trap."

At this time, a large number of people hurried over from a distance and finally caught up with the tail of Wenfenu's horse and carriage team.

"Who is coming?"

Wen Fonu looked towards the back, and soon those people announced their homes.

"Wen Sima, but Wen Sima is now?"

"Jia Gui, the magistrate of Xihe County, pays homage to Wen Sima."

"Meet Wen Sima..."

The magistrate of Xihe County, Jia Gui, and others finally arrived. After asking if it was indeed Wen Fonu's bicycle frame, they immediately saluted in unison.

But this unexpected scene made Wen Funu confirm his thoughts.

"OK!"

"It's a coincidence, it's a wonderful time, it's just the right time."

Wen Fonu stared at the leader Jia Gui. In his opinion, the only person who set up such a "big picture" was the Jia County Master who was born in the Jia family.

"What a kid from the Jia family, he almost had me in his hands."

Although he was "fooled", Wen Fonu, who had already seen through the other party's "plot", gradually calmed down and returned to his posture of sitting upright and turning the beads in his hand.

Wen Funu sat in the carriage and looked at the scene outside, with a mocking expression on his face.

To him, the people outside were all acting, and even when he walked all the way, it was like a big show that had already been arranged.

But now, he only has one idea left.

"play."

"You continue to act."

"Next, if you let you talk to the world and make the sky full of flowers, I won't believe a word of it."

He held the beads tightly.

And I have already made up my mind to expose the fake tricks played by these people.

A large crowd of people outside were saluting, but they waited for a long time and received no response.

It was only when everyone was feeling uneasy that the figure in the car came out and looked at them from a high place.

In particular, Jia Gui, the magistrate of Xihe County, received Wen Fonu's focus.

"I want to go up the mountain with Master Lu to worship the gods. You don't need to see me off. Just go back and wait!"

With just one sentence, everyone who was eager to catch up was dismissed.

It's already evening.

The group of witches in Yunzhong Temple were extremely busy, and as the sky darkened, their actions became more and more hasty.

"Quick, quick, quick."

"It's getting dark soon, you better move faster."

"Everything is ready."

A stocky man in luxurious clothes walked in, and as soon as he entered the door, he looked at everything in the Yunzhong Temple with a pair of scrutinizing eyes.

Wen Fonu stood in the center, followed by the sacrificial witches and Yin Yang Taoists, and behind him stood many guards.

Wen Fulun burned a stick of incense in front of the tablet of the God. He couldn't quite understand the words of the priest witch with a mountain accent, but the priest witch could understand Wen Fulu's Mandarin, so the communication between the two became more complicated.

He told the priest to the witch, and then the shaman answered in a tone with a mountain tone, and finally Lu Laodao conveyed this scene.

A group of people ran by and held up a gourd. There was even a faint fragrance as they passed by.

When Wen Fonu saw it, he quickly asked someone to stop them.

Then, pointing to the gourd and asking.

"What is this?"

After the sacrificial witch on the side finished speaking, Taoist Yin Yang opened his mouth and conveyed the message.

"This is the Miasma Ghost Gourd. It will be part of the Cold Food Festival later."

Wen Fonu started laughing before Lu Yinyang finished speaking.

With an extraordinary background and extensive knowledge, he was naturally no better than ordinary people, and he had long recognized what it was.

I deliberately asked, just to wait for it to happen at this moment.

Wen Fonu said jokingly with a mixture of teasing and anger.

"Are we going to say that we have to wait until the gate of Yin and Yang opens wide to send these miasma ghosts into the netherworld?"

Then, without waiting for Taoist Yin Yang's response, he scolded loudly with an extremely serious face.

"He's pretending again."

"How dare you show off such a little trick in front of me."

"Isn't this the psychedelic smoke refined in the land of Bashu? Do you think I can't recognize it?"

"This flower was picked from a strange flower that originated from the Western Regions. It was brought down by the ghost tribe that migrated to Bashu from the plateau of the Western Regions. I have heard about it a long time ago."

"Are you going to light up this psychedelic smoke later and pretend to be a ghost in front of me after I am unknowingly poisoned?"

Wen Funu had an expression on his face, "No need to pretend to be a fool, I have already exposed all your tricks and plans."

After uttering a righteous voice, he held his head high and his chest high, and his small body seemed to burst into glory.

Just wait.

The witches in front of them knelt down and begged for mercy.

At the same time, he also asked the guards to hold the gourd. This is physical evidence and is irrefutable evidence.

However, the guard snatched the gourd and found a bag beside it. After opening it, he found seeds inside.

"There are even seeds of this exotic flower from the Western Regions."

But he didn't expect anything. He only saw the stunned faces of the old Taoist and the priest.

Wen Funu: "Huh?"

There is only one word, but with a long question mark.

It seems to be saying that with all the witnesses and material evidence, what else can you two say, why don't you just kneel down and beg for mercy and obey?

But then, the old Taoist Yin Yang raised a hand and waved it repeatedly.

"No, no."

"Sima Wen's eyes are really sharp, and he can see at a glance that this miasma ghost gourd is a thing that pretends to be a ghost."

"This thing is an evil thing used by the Five Ghosts to harm the people. The magic witch went to Jingu County two days ago to quell the evil spirits of the Five Ghosts. These evil things were also brought back."

"This time the shaman is preparing to offer it at the Cold Food Festival. Please bring in the power of the gods to dispel evil and purify this thing."

Wen Funu's heavy punch seemed to hit the cotton, and his chest suddenly felt suffocated. His eyes widened and he looked at the two of them in disbelief.

It seems to be saying: "Does this allow you to come back?"

Afterwards, Wen Fonu became a little angry.

Wen Funu underestimated his opponent and never expected him to be so shameless.

This small Xihe County is a land of poor mountains and rivers, with many unruly people.

In the past, there was the Jia family disciple who set up a trap to frame him, and in the latter, there was the Yin Yang Taoist who kept telling lies one after another without changing his expression. The situation far exceeded his expectations.

But without a reason, he could only endure it for the time being.

Turn the beads in your hand and recite the Heart Sutra silently in your mind, reminding yourself to stay calm and wait for the other party to reveal his flaws again.

"Since it is so good, evil things like this miasma ghost gourd must be destroyed and must not be left in the world!"

One sentence passed and the situation changed.

The group of people then walked to the back. After passing through the main hall, everyone came to the back.

At this moment, it is getting dark.

Finally, Wen Fonu found an opportunity and asked the Yin Yang Taoist to go aside and talk to the shaman priest of the Yunzhong Temple alone.

"As you know, the magistrate of Xihe County has reported the auspiciousness of your Yunbi Mountain deity's appearance. I am here to verify this auspiciousness and then report it to Your Majesty."

"If you tell me the truth, I can still save something for you. This matter was all done by the magistrate of Naxihe County and has nothing to do with you."

"However, if you follow suit and commit fraud to deceive His Majesty, you will lie about the auspiciousness."

"Do you know what will happen to you?"

Wen Fonu repeated his old trick and used the same method on Wu Ji again without even changing the tone of his sentences.

He didn't believe it. Xihe County was really united. No one was afraid of death. They joined forces to create such a deceptive plan without any flaws.

pity.

Still doesn't work.

The priest looked at him with a strange look, which was exactly the same as the old Taoist looked at him before.

The other party felt very strange, how could he say such a thing, but from Wen Funu's point of view, he felt that the other party looked at him like he was looking at a fool.

He suddenly felt something was wrong.

Then, the sacrificial witch spoke in an accent that sounded like a mountain folk.

"No, no."

"..."

Wen Funu couldn't quite understand it, but he could still understand the words "feiyefeiye" no matter how crooked the pronunciation was.

He understood more clearly that this witch ritual was just like the Yin Yang Taoist, it was about going all the way to the dark side and resisting to the end.

At this time, the old Taoist Yin Yang also came back, talking as he walked.

"It's getting dark soon, and there are still some finishing touches to be done."

"I had no choice but to ask the shaman to borrow a moon shadow glazed lamp, but fortunately, Han Shi Da was not delayed..."

As soon as the old man came back, he saw Wen Sima rolling his sleeves.

"snort!"

Wen Sima walked towards the inside, and the old Taoist and Ji Wu glanced at each other, looking at each other.

Wen Funu was too lazy to talk to these stinking stones in the latrine. Since he didn't want the opportunity, don't blame him for being reckless next time.

And go through a door.

The first time Wen Funu entered it, he was attracted by a lamp hanging inside.

That lamp was so conspicuous, especially as the sky became darker and darker and no other lamps were lit in the temple, the lantern hanging high in front of the altar curtain became more and more beautiful.

Light as cold as the moon is projected from the lampshade. The lampshade rotates slowly, and the patterns on the crystal wall are also projected on the ground.

Wen Funu stood at the door, dazzled by it.

"This light!"
Chapter completed!