(I couldn’t get in backstage, and almost couldn’t get on board...Thank you to all the friends who gave tips. Your support has made Nanchao more confident! Thank you everyone!)
The news of wolves eating humans spread like wildfire and soon spread throughout the country. Every household felt panicked and chose to stay at home and not go out. Anyway, in the middle of winter, it doesn't matter if you don't have to farm or work, and you have to go out.
The small traders all stopped their stalls, among them Zheng Datu was represented. He was glared at by the black wolf that day, and the beast's cold and fierce eyes were still lingering in front of his eyes. Every time he thought about it, he couldn't help but feel frightened.
"I bet that beast turned into a monster!"
Zheng Datu would say this to anyone he met. However, others basically laughed it off, thinking that he must have been frightened out of his wits.
On the other hand, Zhang Laosan and other people who were born as hunters were very active. They brought hounds, bows and arrows, weapons, etc., in groups of three and two, spread out in all directions, and launched an operation to hunt down the black wolf.
——Wolf skin is a hot commodity in the market, and a complete and high-quality wolf skin is even more valuable. It can even be sold for a high price of a silver ingot.
There is a saying that "a brave man must be rewarded". Although there is no additional reward now, the value of the black wolf itself is enough to make many hunters covet it. They already make a living by hunting, so how can they be afraid of ferocious beasts?
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It's just strange that the hunters conducted a carpet-like search, searching all over the place for miles around, but they didn't find any clues. It was really puzzling, and they blamed the heavy snow that kept falling on the black man's head.
All traces of wolf activity were covered, greatly increasing the difficulty of hunting.
The snow is still falling today, but much lighter.
Nearly half a foot of snow has accumulated on the open space in Jingyang Village, and there is a squeaking sound when you step on it.
Chen Jianchen walked through the snow and came to the Tutu Temple behind the village.
Because the fifteenth day had just passed, the incense table in the small Tutu Temple was filled with tributes, and the incense was in full bloom.
"It's a pity that you sit down at the front table in the middle of the night and don't ask about the common people or the ghosts and gods."
Chen Jianchen suddenly remembered such a poem, and looked at the temple statue, which was only two feet tall. It looked like an old man with a white beard and a kind smile, wearing a longevity hat and holding a dragon-headed crutch in his hand.
This Tudigong statue is somewhat dilapidated. It has been located in Jingyang Village for who knows how many years and has enjoyed incense for who knows how many years.
Chen Jianchen glanced at it, without hesitation, took out all the papers in his arms, and took out a pack of paste that he had prepared earlier. He smeared the back of the paper with the poem "Song of Righteousness" one by one, and then neatly
Pasted on the three walls of the Earth Temple.
Posting poems and books in the temple seems very out of the blue, and most people would never do this. However, the villagers worship the land father-in-law only on the first and fifteenth day of the lunar month. Usually no one comes to the temple, so there is no fear of anyone seeing him in the next few days.
.In terms of time, it is undoubtedly sufficient.
Ten pieces of pen and ink, all pasted, formed a ring, surrounding the statue of the Goddess of the Earth in the center.
Chen Jianchen clapped his hands, walked away, and continued to prepare for the next step of the plan.
Peng!
There was a strange crunching sound suddenly from behind, like a huge egg being crushed.
Chen Jianchen, who had just stepped out of the temple gate, quickly turned around and looked around. He couldn't help but be stunned. In his eyes, the entire head of the Earth God statue exploded out of thin air and exploded into pieces. The fragments fell to the ground with a crackle.
This statue of the Earth God was actually destroyed like this.
What happened?
Chen Jianchen turned around and rushed in. He looked around and found nothing unusual. Finally, his eyes fell on the ten ink letters around him——
Could it be because of righteousness?
Righteousness actually had an effect on a clay statue of a god?
Thinking of this possibility, Chen Jianchen was surprised and delighted. He quickly pulled out the pen box from his waist, opened it, and took out the evil-proofing pen inside. After a closer look, the number of vellus hairs on the tip of the pen that had turned white had indeed increased from two to six.
Each one is crystal clear and shiny, mixed on the tip of the pen, and is very conspicuous.
All evils cannot be invaded, and ghosts and gods can ward off changes... Could it be that this is what ghosts and gods ward off changes?
Chen Jianchen couldn't help but be overjoyed when he made a new discovery, and quickly tore off ten more sheets of pen and ink - because they were stained with paste, the papers were a little crumpled when they were torn off, almost like scrapping.
However, Chen Jianchen didn't feel distressed at all. He could write again if he ran out of words, but new discoveries were rare. He hurried back to the village, already thinking about changing his original plan on the way.
At this time, the village suddenly became lively. Some people rushed to tell people that after hearing the news that the evil wolf was causing harm to the village, the rich man Wang of Shuyang Village specially offered a reward of five silver ingots to the person who killed the black wolf.
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This reward can be said to be very high.
The rich man Wang has always been stingy and aloof, so suddenly he came up with such a large sum of money, which is really impressive. But no matter what, the reward came out, and it was a large amount. This time it really became "under a heavy reward"
There must be a brave man." Not only the hunters from the hometown rushed out enthusiastically, but also the strong men from other places and even the strong men in Jiangzhou City heard the news and rushed over.
After hearing the news, Chen Jianchen just frowned slightly without saying a word - the wolf demon is already psychic and intelligent, how can it be so easy to deal with? A casual hunter, a so-called strong man in front of him, may not even be able to kill the wolf demon.
You can't even touch the shadow, let alone start hunting.
After returning home, Mo Sanniang, who had been worried about her, finally felt relieved and couldn't help but scolded her, saying that Chen Jianchen really shouldn't go out alone at this time.
Chen Jianchen replied that he was just walking around the village and did not go far.
Entering the study, Yingning, who was hiding in the darkness, appeared.
When Chen Jianchen told what happened, Yingning was also very surprised. He wrote on the paper with a pen after half a minute: "It is said that all the land and city gods in the world are under the jurisdiction of the Yin Division. Maybe the statue of the Earth God has been receiving incense for a long time.
, a trace of spirituality is produced, so it can inspire righteousness..."
Regarding the Yinsi, Chen Jianchen had also heard about it from Taoist Priest Qingyun, but he didn't know much about it, so he asked Yingning.
Ying Ning replied: "The existence of the underworld is mysterious and unpredictable. Little Fox has little knowledge and does not know the specific situation."
Chen Jianchen had no choice but to give up.
Soon, his main interest shifted to the study of evil-proof pens, and he paid even more attention to the use of whitening vellus hairs, and what would happen if the number of vellus hairs changed...
It's just a pity that at this stage, he is at a loss about these questions, and it is difficult to find the answers on his own. He can only be sure that the direction of the transformation of the evil-proof pen should be positive. What he should do is to continue to carry forward his righteousness.