Refuse to trample on the pride of heaven

Chapter 183: Incense City God (End)

"What about these things?"

Jun Ning: "Just take it, just don't agree to anything they ask for."

So Lu Wensheng went back with a bunch of things and simply called a group of people over to pick them.

Those cunning Jiang family disciples not only stuffed things into Lu Wensheng's pockets, but also gave them a bunch of direct disciples. So Lu Wensheng didn't call other direct disciples, but asked the disciples with good performance in the Discipline Hall to come and choose.

"Senior Brother Lu! Senior Brother Liu is here to see you!"

When Lu Wensheng heard the report from a disciple, he took it as usual and told the disciples to take the things themselves while he went out.

Disciple A lowered his voice and said, "Hey, do you feel that Senior Brother Liu feels differently towards our Senior Brother Lu?"

Disciple B: "I feel the same way. Before Senior Brother Lu came, I never saw Senior Brother Liu looking for someone so frequently."

Disciple C: "To be honest, I think they are a bit similar..."

Disciple D: "To be honest, I feel that Senior Brother Liu admires Senior Brother Lu, but I don't feel that Senior Brother Lu admires Senior Brother Liu."

Disciple E: "Based on my experience, Senior Brother Liu definitely has ulterior motives!"

Disciple A: “How do you say that?”

Disciple E: "Every time I see Senior Brother Lu, Senior Brother Liu's clothes are never the same, and his hairstyle is always very exquisite."

Disciple B: "What if Senior Brother Liu is more refined?"

Disciple C: "I don't think so. Look, how did Senior Brother Liu dress before Senior Brother Lu came? He can wear his disciple uniform until it's worn out. There's a big difference between being attentive and being perfunctory!"

Disciple A: "How do you describe your observation skills in Sister Yan's words... a microscope! Yes, a microscope!"

Disciple D: "I feel like Senior Brother Liu's image has suddenly changed... He looks like a peacock spreading its feathers."

Tang He, who had vaguely heard something, came over and asked, "What are you talking about? What about the peacock spreading its tail?"

Disciple B: "Nothing. Children shouldn't know so much. Brother Tang, go and play."

Tang He left angrily, feeling that everyone was isolating him.

Lu Wensheng didn't know that the disciples were whispering behind his back that he and Liu Jiqian went to the courtyard of the Discipline Hall where guests were received. The place where guests were received in the Discipline Hall was actually often idle, after all, no disciple liked to stay in the Discipline Hall. But since some time ago, Liu Jiqian started coming here often, and this place was used again.

Liu Jiqian just sat in the courtyard, holding a smoking cup of tea in his hand. His clothes were made of ice-blue fine silk, with snow-white piping embroidered with elegant bamboo leaf patterns, which complemented the mutton-fat jade hairpin on his head.

He watched the clouds roll by silently, as if thinking about something, until he felt someone approaching and then he looked over. His eyes were so sparkling that they could make people's hearts stop.

Senior Brother Liu has quite a lot of clothes - this was what Lu Wensheng subconsciously thought of when he came to his senses. His thoughts were flying, and "Miracle Qianqian" suddenly appeared in his mind.

"Senior Brother Liu." Ahem, what is he thinking about! Although the puppet Senior Brother Liu is very interesting...

"I heard that the statue of the god has been rebuilt in Kuicheng. Do you want to go and see it?" Liu Jiqian suggested, putting down his teacup.

He planned to stay in seclusion for a while, thinking that Yangming would definitely miss Kuicheng, so he might as well take the opportunity to go with him - of course, it would be best if it was just the two of them... Liu Jiqian didn't see Yan Qingshu or Tang He and felt that the probability of him being alone was still very high.

Hearing Liu Jiqian's words, Lu Wensheng immediately said seriously: "Okay."

"Then let's go."

Lu Wensheng glanced at Liu Jiqian and felt that he seemed a little happy - why?

There were fewer people in Puppet City, and the road looked deserted. However, the mess they had seen when they first came in was no longer there. It had been cleaned up, and many closed doors were opened, and some stalls were set up.

The City God Temple was bustling with people, and it looked more lively than the city. After this incident, the dilapidated City God Temple could finally be renovated. Walking around the craftsmen who were moving wood, Lu Wensheng and Liu Jiqian were able to see the shrine in the temple clearly.

Taoist Qingxuan was wiping the statue of God. The statue was full of cracks, and it was obviously put back together, and it was not painted at all. It was out of tune with the City God Temple that was gradually brightening up.

The key point is that there are two shrines, one is the newly sculpted statue of the City God Pang Yun, and the other is the old statue where the "spirit" originally resided. The sacrificial text hanging next to the statue has also been added, and there are even painters who painted on the new walls.

Lu Wensheng's heartbeat inexplicably accelerated. He took a few steps closer and saw the name "Pang Ling" written on the tablet in front of the old statue.

"Master..." Lu Wensheng looked at Master Qingxuan in astonishment.

"I don't know His real name, so I'll use this as a temporary substitute... I was afraid that I wouldn't be able to get the new statue back after replacing it, so I pieced the broken statue back together." Taoist Qingxuan stroked his beard, looking natural. The pilgrims coming and going also looked normal and burned incense at the shrines on both sides.

Did they know all this? Lu Wensheng looked at the old statue and was somewhat moved. He was always touched by the bright side of human nature.

"...When is it?"

"When? The moment you saw it..." Qingxuan knew what Lu Wensheng meant. He looked at the old portrait with empty eyes, as if he was recalling something.

The moment he saw His true form as the City God, he knew the flaws clearly in his eyes - the people did not know, but he knew.

Since he is willing to be the City God, he must have been in the City God Temple for a long time. Perhaps he has spent countless years watching him and the City God Temple together.

The waving prayer flags raise every devout and ardent expectation, and the temples filled with incense burn all the thoughts and passions of the world. When people are full of greed and bribe with money, incense and candles, and flatter with hopes for blessings in the afterlife, the gods will probably be stretched and unable to do anything.

He did a great job, and the god in his heart seemed to have taken shape.

After leaving the City God Temple, Lu Wensheng felt as if his body was covered with the smell of burning incense, and even the ashes of burnt incense paper were stuck to his lapels, but he felt a sense of peace in his heart.

He couldn't help but ask, "Can He really come back?"

Liu Jiqian: "He burned himself as a sacrifice, and his family was filled with endless incense. He didn't care about his life after death, but about the common people. He could be called a god - his spirit was born from heaven and earth, and after receiving the incense from the world, all things would reincarnate and eventually return." There are records of this in the cultivation world, but most people regard it as a legend. He thinks it is not impossible.

He has swept away the disputes and troubles of the world, and all people in the world should help Him.