Chapter 608: Divine Woman (Thanks to “Mountain River Ink Rhyme” for the Silver Alliance)

The City Temple is outside the county seat, six miles to the east.

Xu Qi’an and his group rode on horseback and arrived at their destination in a matter of tea.

A small temple with black tiles and white walls is situated not far from the official road, the temple is surrounded by a white wall and a goat path connects the temple to the official road.

The City God Temple was quite popular, and there was a constant stream of plainly dressed people and brightly dressed rich people traveling to and from that goat path, in and out of the temple.

There were also several carriages parked outside the temple.

“Whew!”

Xu Qi’an in front of the temple door strangled the reins of the horse, rolled over and dismounted, in assisting Mu Nan jasmine down, and Li Ling Su Miao Youfang two people tied the horses to the roadside stakes.

He closed his eyes and sensed for a moment, and was instantly disappointed that there was no aura of dragon energy around him.

At the entrance to the temple stood two large, thick men, reaching out to stop them, with their heads held high:

“When you enter a temple to burn incense, you pay twenty cents in advance.”

There are also tickets in this era, although the temple god thing has nothing to do with the dragon qi, but since I met it, I will go in to take a look ………. Xu Qi’an glanced at Li Lingsu, who skimmed his lips and felt out twenty pennies to hand over.

The hanyou on the left took it, scrutinized the brocade robe Xu Qi’an was wearing, and gave a heave, saying:

“Twenty cents each.”

Mu Nanjian frowned, this guy was obviously looking at the good clothes Xu Qi’an was wearing and waiting for an opportunity to demand money.

“Why don’t they use it?” She pointed to a young couple entering the temple.

“They are regulars, naturally they don’t need to.” The man watching the door had his own set of words, he didn’t seem to be afraid of anyone making trouble at all, and said impatiently:

“If you want to burn incense, hurry up and pay, if you don’t have silver, get lost.”

Xu Qi’an raised his head to appease Mu Nanjia and said, “Give it to him.”

After paying the money, the four of them stepped through the gate, Xu Qi’an swept his gaze, the courtyard was divided into two halves by the green stone path leading to the temple, on the left was a tower of merit cast in yellow clay, burning yellow paper.

To the right were two rows of candlesticks half a man high, a single red candle burning with wax tears rolling down its face.

On both sides, a number of incense burners had gathered, either burning yellow paper or lighting candles.

The four of them crossed the courtyard and entered the City God’s Temple, and what was enshrined inside the temple immediately caught their attention.

It was an ugly-looking, shirtless brat with a potbelly, its hands raised high in the air, dragging a stone mirror, which appeared to be broken, with only half of it left.

It’s not that the statue is broken, but that the mirror itself is broken.

In front of the sculpture, a dozen or so incense burners were worshipping devoutly, and to the right of the incense case in front of them stood an old woman with white hair, who had thin cheeks and a high, broad forehead, and looked a bit ratty.

And shrewd and mercenary.

There is no qi fluctuation, no grievous souls, and no demonic qi ……… Xu Qi an operated his Yuan Shen and swept around, confirming that this is just an ordinary and unusual city god temple.

Whether or not it’s a city temple is debatable.

A normal city temple would obviously not enshrine a little ghost.

Li Lingsu also used the eighth grade “switch” means of the Taoist sect to scrutinize the small temple, and he slightly shook his head at Xu Qi’an, indicating that he found no abnormalities.

Was the store assistant exaggerating? Xu Qi’an was a little disappointed, rather than saying that the thing behind it was so skillful in its tactics that he couldn’t detect the clues, the truth that it was obviously the shopkeeper who was lying was much more reliable.

It was always impossible for a small county to have two Crouching Dragons and Fledglings like the Heavenly Sect, to hoodwink T’ang Hsu Yinluo.

Xu Qi’an pondered for a moment, walked over to the Divine Feminine and said:

“We are outsiders, we heard that the City God Temple here is very spiritual, so we came into the temple to burn incense, you are the Goddess, aren’t you? May I ask what deities are enshrined in the temple?”

The old woman glanced at him, and when she saw that Xu Qi’an was wearing robes of excellent material, her eyes lit up and she coughed, murmuring:

“Young man, you’ve come to the right place.

“The temple is dedicated to the God of the Muddy Sky, which is an omnipotent god, and the precious mirror held in his hand is called the Mirror of the Muddy Sky, through which the God of the Muddy Sky is able to look at all things under the sun.

“I see that your seal hall is black, and you are afraid of bad luck lately; the fact that you can come here to burn incense is that the God of the Muddy Sky is blessing you in the underworld, and he sees your bad luck.”

Xu Qi’an cooperated by showing a ‘horrified’ expression and said:

“What is the meaning of this statement, I… I’ve had a good time with everything along the way.”

The old woman said faintly:

“It’s just that the time has not yet come. If you want to eliminate your bad luck, the old body can show you a clear path.”

When Xu Qi’an nodded, she scrutinized Xu Qi’an’s clothing and said:

“The temple god loves money. Offer two hundred taels of silver for seven days and the bad luck will be eliminated.”

Two hundred taels, what a big appetite ……… Xu Qi an wrote down the names of the Hunting Heaven God and the Hunting Heaven God Mirror, intending to turn around and ask the members of the Heaven and Earth Association in the Earth Book Fragment.

Though he was basically certain that this old goddess was a trickster.

At that moment, a middle-aged man in light clothing came over, a sweatshirt underneath and a tattered cotton-padded jacket on the outside, with straw visible in the holes.

The cotton jacket is stuffed with straw.

The middle-aged man had a weathered face, and his years of labor made him look a bit wooden and sullen:

“Goddess, my mother-in-law is dying, she, why isn’t she well yet?

“You said seven days of offering to the temple god would cure her, but she can’t eat today already.”

The goddess frowned, “That means you’re not devout enough, you need to continue making offerings for three more days.”

The middle-aged man sniffed, his weathered face revealing a bitter expression, “I, I don’t have any silver anymore, all my savings have been supplied to the temple.”

The Divine Feminine said unhappily:

“That’s your business, if you don’t have silver, you can sell your fields and borrow from someone.

“The temple god is impartial and will not favor you because your family is poor. Don’t the other incense burners have offerings to make? Are not families poor?”

With a set of logic, the middle-aged man was speechless, his mouth gently trembling.

“But my mother-in-law can’t eat anymore, she can’t eat anymore ……..”

In the people’s simple concept, can not walk, can not eat, is a matter of life.

The Goddess grunted, implying a threat:

“The temple gods will protect us and punish us if anyone offends.”

The middle-aged man seemed to have thought of something, revealing an extremely frightened look, bending his spine and not daring to speak again.

Not far away, Miao Youfang listened to the whole process and raised both eyebrows.

………

On the other hand, Lee Ling Soo is witty enough to pry information from a young man who is the target of the incense.

“Brother, you are young, what are you seeking in the temple?”

Li Lingsu was so handsome and graceful that it was hard to ignore, but the young man’s words flickered:

“No, nothing.”

Li Lingsu laughed, “We are all here to burn incense, so we might as well talk about it.”

Secretly exerting his influence with the power of his genjutsu, his voice was laced with a charm that made people obey and get close to him, and the young man unconsciously opened his heart and smiled bitterly:

“I’ve come to ask for a son.”

Li Lingsu let out an “oh” and said, “Seven days too?”

The young man nodded.

“It cost quite a lot of silver, didn’t it.” Li Ling Su glanced at the middle-aged man as she spoke.

“Silver is fine …….”

The young man revealed a different look, wanting to say something, when the cloth curtain leading to the inner hall lifted, and a clean-cut woman walked out at a brisk pace.

Her face was a little flushed and her hair a little disheveled, and when she saw the crowd looking at her, she immediately bowed her head and walked briskly back to her husband.

In a few moments, the cloth curtain lifted again, and out came a thick-bodied man, who glanced at the body of the clean-cut woman with a face full of intent.

“Mother, I have delivered the child on behalf of the temple god, you should collect the money. The little lady is very satisfied.”

Han said with a smirk.

The old woman looked toward the young couple and smiled:

“Young Lady Zhang, Prime Minister Zhang, are you satisfied?”

The blush of the clear woman’s face faded and gradually turned pale, and the young man surnamed Zhang’s eyes flashed with humiliation and anger as he forced a smile:

“Satisfied, satisfied ………”

He said, forcing a smile and taking off his money pouch and handing it over.

The hanyou reached out to take it, weighed it, and grinned as his eyes flicked over the clean-cut woman:

“There are four more days, so remember to come on time or the temple god will be angry.”

Awe surfaced in the eyes of the young couple at the same time, and they nodded their heads in succession.

“Why don’t you report it to the authorities?”

A sigh rang in the ears of the young man surnamed Zhang, and he looked sideways at the handsome man with a great instrument.

He was once again infected by the voice, and his heart inexplicably gathered courage, and with a slight tone of awe, he said:

“All those who reported to the authorities are dead, and those who disrespected the temple gods are dead.

“If we make good offerings to the temple god, the temple god will bless us ………”

Li Ling Su asked, poking straight at the essence:

“Why do you come here to burn incense if you know that all those who disrespected the temple god are dead?”

The young couple, being locals, should have known the trouble of dabbling with the temple gods and could have chosen not to come at all.

The young man surnamed Zhang gritted his teeth:

“It wasn’t us who wanted to come, it was him, he was the one who took a liking to my mother and came to the door, telling us to go to the City God’s temple to beg for a son or the temple god would send down a punishment.”

Li Lingsu understood, this is the same as the powerful sons and daughters bullying men and women, the difference is that one relies on the power, and the other relies on the temple god.

He couldn’t help but look at Xu Qi’an and saw that his face was somber and silent, as if he was thinking about something.

“Mother, where did this simpleton come from?”

The hanyou listened in an old-fashioned manner, without any fear, and even with some disdain.

The godmother’s face was grim as she pointed at Xu Qi’an and Miao Youfang and said, “These are the outsiders together.”

Then she ho-ho sneered at the young couple:

“Prime Minister Zhang, Lady Zhang, you have disrespected the Temple God, and the Temple God has seen it all.”

The little lady’s face turned white and she said with a sobbing voice, “The temple god forgives me, the goddess forgives me.”

After knocking the young couple off their feet, the Divine Mother snorted coldly and looked towards Xu Qi’an and the others, announcing:

“You have disrespected and angered the Temple God, and you are already at death’s door. If you want to calm the temple god’s anger, offer three hundred taels of silver, or else, I can’t save you.”

Her son cooperatively clapped his hands, and the three hans outside the temple immediately walked in, surrounding Xu Qi’an and the others.

The surrounding incense singers were pointing and mingling.

“These outlanders have a lot of nerve.”

“Yes, hurry up and offer the silver, or die without knowing how.”

Zhang Xianggong had already come back to his senses by this time and was no longer affected by Li Lingsu, knowing what he had just said, his legs were soft with fear.

In a trembling voice, he said, “Temple God forgive me, Temple God forgive me ………”

The godmother’s son ignored him, glaring at the tiger’s eyes and threatening Xu Qi’an and the others, “Quickly present the silver.”

The sidewalk chanter rushed to persuade:

“Outlander, confess your faults to the temple god.”

“Why seek death.”

“Yes, quickly offer the silver, don’t get Prime Minister Zhang involved.”

The middle-aged man opened his mouth, seemingly wanting to follow suit, but his eyes flashed with indignation and he silently clenched his fists.

“Silver? Go ask Hades for it, your lordship.”

Miao Youfang cursed, sprinted two steps, clenched his fist, and tilted his right arm back.

Bang!

Before anyone could react, he punched the godmother’s son in the head.

Heads exploded like watermelons, splattering chunks of blood, flesh, and bone all over the floor, the walls, and the statues of the temple gods behind them.

The temple was silent for a few seconds before screams suddenly exploded and the incense seekers fled out in panic.

Three of the men who guarded the city temple fled to the courtyard after the incense burners.

“Son!”

The Divine Mother screamed piteously and threw herself down in front of the headless body, wailing.

Miao Youfang took out his long knife from the storage magic artifact bestowed by Xu Qi’an and smashed it in a flurry of blows, kicking over the incense case, kicking the incense burner, and finally slashing the temple god sculpture in half with a single slash.

“You guys …….”

The Divine Mother glared at the four men spitefully and said sternly, “The Temple God won’t let you go, all of you will die.”

“Kill!”

Xu Qi’an faintly said.

He still had doubts and incomprehension about this temple god, but it didn’t matter, he would let Li Ling Su invoke the spirit later, and he would personally interrogate the spirit of the goddess.

Miao Youfang immediately swung his sword and chopped off the head of the Divine Feminine, then kicked her head off.

Having a little brother is different, there is no need for me to personally take action ……… Xu Qi an nodded with satisfaction, his eyes froze in place Zhang family couple, as well as the middle aged man, and sighed in his heart.

God, the godmother is dead ………. The young couple was frozen in place, a heart trembling violently, unable to tell whether their mood at this moment was one of pleasure or fear.

The middle-aged man was also dumbfounded.

Equally dumbfounded were the incendiaries in the courtyard.

Xu Qi’an knew that these people needed to be appeased, and he lifted his feet and walked out of the temple, looking at the incense burners looking around the courtyard, saying:

“This official is a constable from the capital, and these are my fellow constables.

“Someone went to the capital to report that someone in Sheng Yi County was making obscene shrines and sacrifices, and wreaking havoc on the people.

“This official has deliberately and secretly investigated for a few days and has ascertained the truth. That goddess has learned a few demonic arts, secretly harming people and pretending to be a temple god as a way to terrorize the people.

“Now that he has been put to death, there is no need for you all to come back here to make offerings.”

Once they heard that this young man was an official, the hearts of all the perfumers were much more stabilized.

The heavens and the earth are large, and the court is the largest, and because of this, having the court step in gives them a greater sense of security.

“But, but the temple god is indeed spiritual.” An incense burner said.

If it was only intimidation, it would not be enough to make them burn incense and make offerings willingly.

“The owner of the Rouge Shop on Guanghua Street was killed by the Goddess, this matter, this official has already found out.” Xu Qi’an said.

The shamans were then relieved.

Xu Qi’an turned around and entered the temple, pulling out an ingot of official silver from his pocket and handing it to the middle-aged man, saying:

“If you’re sick, you still need a doctor.”

After asking for the middle-aged man’s address, he turned his head again and instructed Li Lingsu, “Later on, you go there and take a look at the situation.”

He was concerned that the middle-aged man’s mother-in-law was terminally ill and that the unusual doctor was powerless to help her.

Lee Ling Soo nodded.

The middle-aged man trembled and fell to his knees, “Many thanks, my lord, many thanks.”

At that moment, Miao Youfang picked up the money sac beside the godmother’s son and threw it to Minister Zhang, saying:

“Forget about this place, and don’t think less of your daughter-in-law for it.”

The young man surnamed Zhang glanced at the corpses of the goddess mother and son and spat viciously. Silently, he gave the three men a high and embraced his wife to leave.

Miao Youfang twisted his head and spat at the corpse, he looked like he was used to it:

“This Grand Master has been walking the rivers and lakes for many years, and he has killed more villains like this than he can count.”

“This is not good!” Xu Qi’an said.

This shows that the jurisdiction and rule of the imperial court over various places is already very weak, and when the order is gradually shaken, chaos will occur frequently.

Someone will come forward to establish a new order, at which time either the dynasty will be changed or the dynasty will experience great trauma and languish.

Xu Qi’an swept a glance towards the outside, confirming that the incenses had all been driven out, and immediately closed the temple door and commanded:

“Li Ling Su, invoke the spirit!”

As the words fell, Miao Youfang suddenly covered his chest, his face turning blue as he slowly shriveled to the ground.

His face took on a suffocating pig’s liver color, his eyes rolled over, and his life breath rapidly drained away.

A martial artist at the peak of the God Refining Realm was inexplicably on the verge of death?

………..

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