in the name of evil

Chapter 177 Half Immortal Temple

It is not unreasonable for Jiang Li to suspect that there is something weird here.

The woodcutter's reaction was really abnormal.

If you want to use an analogy, it is probably the astonishment and horror of turning on the light after having an affair with your lover and discovering that it is the husband of the other party.

How will you be here? !
That's probably what that look meant.

After thinking about it for a long time, Jiang Li still couldn't figure it out, and Jiang Li didn't bother to delve into it, so he took Ling Le to go to Wuling County to have a meal first.

Originally, he planned to go back to be the shopkeeper after completing this vote, and leave the follow-up work to Zuo Zihuan, but now that Lingle is the thug, and it happens that Lingle has a need for this, Jiang Li simply changed his mind. Plan, ready to go all the way north.

How could Jiang Li miss out on Ling Le's ability to clear obstacles for the Li Yi Society and avoid casualties among his subordinates in the process of seeking an opportunity for promotion?

The two came to the county seat, found a noodle restaurant and ordered two bowls of hot and dry noodles.

Now it's past breakfast time, and it's not time for lunch. The noodle restaurant is relatively deserted, and the proprietress is also sitting at the table choosing dishes.

Jiang Li suddenly remembered the woodcutter just now, and asked casually:

"Sister, is the mountain in the east very dangerous?"

"You must be outsiders. It's normal not to know. The mountain is not dangerous if it is said to be dangerous, but no one dares to approach it normally."

The proprietress smiled and replied.

Well, it's not dangerous, but no one dares to approach it, which makes sense.

"Why? Just now my friend suddenly felt sick to his stomach. He went up the mountain to find a place to solve it. When he went down the mountain, he met an uncle who turned his head and ran away when he saw us. We couldn't figure it out after thinking all the way."

Hearing this, Ling Le lowered her face and wanted to call Jiang Li a big punch, but Jiang Li nimbly dodged it.

The proprietress was feeling bored choosing dishes, and someone happened to strike up a conversation, so she started chatting:

"Actually, it's quite superstitious to say it, so just listen to it as a story.

Think about it, except for that mountain, no matter how desolate the other mountains are, there are actually a few paths leading to the mountain? "

Jiang Li thought about it, and it seemed that this was indeed the case. There were indeed obstacles everywhere when he went up the mountain.

"That mountain is called Traitor Mountain.

It didn't actually have that name, but after liberation, a group of traitors escaped from the east and went to that mountain to become bandits.

In those few years, the people here suffered a lot. These traitors like to go down the mountain at night to beat the autumn wind, grab food, livestock, and girls.

But they have guns, and everyone can only dare not speak out.

Until a few years later, some soldiers came, saying they wanted to suppress the bandits, and they went up the mountain, and guess what happened? "

The proprietress looked mysterious:
"There is a cave on the mountain, and the traitors inside have all died long ago, and they have all turned into bones.

It is said that he was bitten to death by wild animals on the mountain, and the bones are everywhere.

But obviously those traitors came down to fight the autumn wind not long before this. The common people are surprised, and the soldiers are also strange, but at that time they were fighting against this kind of feudal superstition, so everyone didn't dare to say anything, just take it as it It's over.

But after the soldiers left, these traitors went down the mountain to grab things again.

At that time, many people got sick from the fright. Some old people who knew some Feng Shui said that they had become ghosts, and they didn't know that they were dead, so at night, as soon as they could move, they came out to do evil.

An old Taoist priest passed by here, went up the mountain, and came down after a night.

But after he came down, he didn't say what was going on, he said that in the future, no one is allowed to go up the mountain. If he sees someone coming down the mountain, he should run away immediately. big trouble.

So you just came down, maybe you were regarded as ghosts in legends. "

Jiang Li thought it was interesting, it seems that this old Taoist priest is really good, no wonder all the ghosts can't get out of the cave, probably the old Taoist priest set some kind of seal, but he didn't see it.

And Lingle has a dissatisfied face, why is he an old Taoist priest, he is shaking and cold, when will we monks stand up?

"Then eldest sister, you are not afraid that I am really that ghost." Jiang Li said deliberately jokingly.

"Hey, how can there be a ghost who eats hot dry noodles and emphasizes not to use sesame paste? Even if it is, it must not be our local ghost."

The proprietress also said it humorously.

Jiang Li laughed out loud, laughed for a while, and asked further:
"This sounds like a legend. How can there be ghosts in the world? Why do you still believe so firmly? I don't think the uncle's fear just now is fake."

"This"

The proprietress seemed a little hesitant, but seeing Jiang Li's curious face, she moved the stool closer, and whispered:
"We have heard these stories from the old people since we were young, and the old people are also told by their elders. In fact, no one has seen them, so no one takes them seriously.

But not long ago, in the middle of the night, there was a will-o'-the-wisp on the traitor mountain.

At first, the night watchmen saw it and thought there was a fire on the mountain, so they organized some young men to go up the mountain to fight the fire, but when they went up, they found that the source of the fire was a cave.

It was that kind of environment at night, and it happened to be on the traitor mountain. Everyone immediately thought of the legend, and felt panicked for a while, and didn't dare to go into the cave to see it.

After waiting for a while, seeing nothing happened, I came down the mountain.

As a result, a few people fell ill right away, had a fever, and couldn't retreat no matter what. They also dreamed that they were on the battlefield surrounded by devils and second devils.

Their family members also panicked, so they ran to the Banxian Temple in the south of the county to worship.

As a result, not long after the worship, the few people who couldn't take the medicine well before suddenly recovered, don't you think it's strange.

After that, no one regarded it as a legend. Although the county magistrate said that we should not spread this incident to expand its influence, he secretly asked someone to seal the mountain to prevent people from going up.

So when you came down, I'm afraid you were treated as something from above. "

"Half Immortal Temple?" Jiang Li took a serious look: "Which immortal is enshrined?"

"It's the old Taoist priest I just mentioned. After he left, everyone built a temple for him."

Jiang Li felt something was wrong when he heard it:
"You guys are exaggerating too much. How can anyone give a confession alive? Isn't this a shortened lifespan?"

"I don't understand what you said. It's all the decisions of the ancestors."

Jiang Li thought about it, and thought it made sense. At the same time, he also became curious about this temple. Could it be that some big boss is cultivating his wish power in this way, and he is going to become a fairy?

"Sister, where is the Temple of the Immortal? I want to go and see it."

"When you go out, go straight to the right and there is a newspaper office. When you see it, just go south at the intersection in front of the newspaper office."

Jiang Li nodded: "Okay, thank you big sister."

Although Lingle had been cooking, she didn't miss a word, and only opened her mouth quietly when the proprietress got up to entertain the guests who came to the restaurant.

"The old Taoist is probably not a person, is he?"

"Hey, how can you bring personal grievances when talking about others? How can you say that they are not human?"

Jiang Li criticizes Lingle seriously.

The latter's face turned dark: "You know what, I mean he might not be a mortal."

Jiang Li was silent for a while, and also expressed his conjecture: "I also suspect that the old Taoist's first contact with the wish power is a symbol of becoming a fairy, after all, the wish power is the most important part of luck.

This is different from your Shaolin Temple or Tianshi Mansion's incense and vows. This kind of temple only enshrines one person, and the vows are all concentrated on one person.

Although this is only a small county, no matter how small a fly is, it is still meat. After so many generations, I am afraid that there will be a lot of willingness. "

"But I've never heard of such a character. According to my master, the number of heavenly ranks in this world is extremely rare. Almost everyone is from the Megatron side, and all of them can be named. There are only two people, and it stands to reason that such people should not exist."

"Okay, don't guess blindly, just go and have a look after eating."

"Ah."

The two hurriedly finished their noodles, paid the money and walked to the south of the city.

They are very curious about the identity of this old Taoist priest, because the level of wish power is too high, and generally speaking, even if the cultivation base reaches this level, most people will not obtain wish power in this way.

Because this thing is too risky, if it is not done properly, the temples used to collect vows will become evil temples.

It is said that there used to be a monk who used this method to obtain vow power, but his Dao heart was not firm, and halfway through his cultivation, he became obsessed because of evil deeds.

The wish power gathered by the temples that were previously obtained by doing good deeds has turned into something like digging its own grave, and the blessings that have been fed back have also become evil. temples, and then fall into a vicious circle.

In the end, the person sent it. Not only did he fail to become a fairy, but he also took his life. From then on, no one dared to do this kind of operation again.

It's not for anything else, it's just that I don't believe in my own character.

After all, there is a saying that says, never test human nature.

Who can guarantee that he will not make mistakes in his life?

So in the eyes of Jiang Li and Ling Le, this old Taoist priest is not only a master of good fortune, but also a ruthless person, mainly because he is very ruthless to himself.

At least he must be much more self-disciplined than Zhang Jiahui.

The two found the Banxian Temple according to the advice of the proprietress. To their surprise, the Banxian Temple was not as dilapidated as they had imagined.

Not only was it not broken, but it was even very tidy, as if it had been cleaned regularly.

Moreover, there are a lot of incense sticks on the incense burner in the middle of the Banxian Temple, and it seems that the incense is quite strong.

Jiang Li looked around and saw a fat old man wearing a vest lying on a rocking chair fanning the wind.

It is said that the young man has a fire on his body and is not afraid of the cold, but this old man seems a little dissatisfied. Even though it is the vernal equinox and it is not yet summer, I want to enjoy the cool!

"Hey, isn't this the Banxian Temple?"

Ling Le stepped forward to greet her very impolitely.

The fat old man glanced at Lingle's bald head: "The monk doesn't visit the monk's temple, what kind of half-immortal temple are you looking for?"

Lingle was about to erupt into Vajra's wrath, but Jiang Li reacted quickly and grabbed him.

"Master, we are passing tourists. I heard that there is a Banxian Temple here, and we came here specially to pay homage. He is still young and doesn't know etiquette. Let me apologize to you on his behalf."

Jiang Li gave the old man a lot of face.

The old man didn't run on Lingle any more, looked at Jiang Li and nodded:
"You are a young man who is very polite. Yes, this is the Temple of the Half Immortal. But if you are here to pray for blessings, then I suggest you don't worship."

"Anything to say?"

"Because this half-immortal temple is used to suppress ghosts, not to find a wife to go to college. It's different from those monk temples."

As he spoke, he glanced at Lingle again.

Ling Le had never been pissed off by yin and yang, and had always been beaten directly. How could she have suffered such grievances, and immediately rolled up her sleeves to protest with the old man.

Jiang Li also felt a headache, so he simply asked Ling Le to go inside first.

Ling Le snorted arrogantly: "Since you have said so, I don't care about it."

With that said, he walked into the Temple of the Half Immortal and wandered around.

"My little brother is spoiled, don't take it for granted."

The old man smiled: "Just tease him, why am I angry with the children?"

"That's it." Jiang Li also echoed a few words, and then continued the topic just now: "You said that this half-immortal temple is used to suppress ghosts, so how come the incense is so strong?"

"Humph."

For some reason, the old man looked dissatisfied:
"exuberant?
If you had come here a few weeks earlier, you would have known it. If they hadn't really had an accident on the mountain, I'm afraid the old god would have been forgotten.

I'm not afraid of your jokes. These incense sticks were recently inserted. I didn't even say it was incense here before, and I haven't even seen half a piece of paper money. It's the first time I've seen so many incense sticks here since I was a child. "

Jiang Li understood immediately. It seems that those sick young and strong family members came here to worship and dispelled the resentment of those people. Then they began to pay attention to this half-immortal temple. Before that, I am afraid that this place is Very deserted.

"So, sir, you are the manager here?"

"Not even a manager."

The old man suddenly changed his face again:

"This temple was built by my grandfather. My grandfather used to be the head of the village here. At that time, there was no county town. It was developed later.

So our family has guarded this temple for generations. "

"Why?" Jiang Li didn't understand. Isn't this too pious?

"Hey, seeing that you're so clever, it's okay to tell you more.

After my grandfather died, my father saw the old fairy.

You may not believe it, but after decades, the old fairy is still the same as the portrait left by my grandfather, and has not aged at all.

He originally planned to see if the ghosts on the traitor mountain were still making trouble, and then my father brought him over to see the Temple of the Half Immortal.

At that time, he was also very surprised to see that we built a temple for him. For some reason, he didn't seem very happy.

But thinking of our sincerity, he didn't say much, and added something to the temple, saying that it could completely suppress the ghost on the mountain, so that he could not turn over at all.

You don't know, that's really a fairy trick. I was still young at that time, but I will never forget that scene! "

"Why not kill that ghost thoroughly?"

"The old fairy said that he can't do anything with that thing, he will come over, and he also sensed that some little ghosts were born again.

There happened to be this half-immortal temple, so he simply made arrangements, went up the mountain to deal with those little ghosts, and then left.

Since then, our family has set up the ancestral precepts and guarded this half-immortal temple for generations, just to see the immortal fate.

I saw it once when I was a child, and I don't know if I can see it again in the few years left. "

"Then do you know the name of that old fairy?" Jiang Li suddenly thought of this question.

Originally, I asked casually without any hope, but I didn't expect the old man to nod his head:

"I know, that old fairy's name is Zhang Youya."

(End of this chapter)