Kunlun one millet

Chapter 124 Red Clouds Over the Countryside

Zhao Mi entered Qiaozhang Village and found that the wall that had been destroyed by the Hogbeakers last time had been roughly repaired, and the top was still covered with sharpened bamboo sticks.

Zhang Liwei led Zhao Mi to meet the old people in the village, and the two exchanged a few pleasantries. After Zhao Mi explained his intentions, the old people looked at each other, hesitant to speak.

"I understand that you are worried that I will scare away the rat monsters when I open the altar to perform the ritual. After I leave, the rat monsters will come back to take revenge." Zhao Mi comforted the old man in the village: "But now that the two countries are about to fight, these mountain monsters are very evil. It may be the accomplice of the Jiuli barbarians, if you let it go, if the court officers and soldiers are defeated, you will suffer in the future!"

"That's right!" Zhang Liwei also said beside him: "In the past, our village had to offer sacrifices to the rat demon every year and festival, and everyone couldn't stand it."

The old people sighed and said: "You young people don't know how to repay the favor. Back then, our family fled and our property was robbed by bandits on the road. If it wasn't for the rescue by Zhenjun Xuri, everyone would have suffered. And we can be here After settling down, I also got the guidance of Zhenjun Xuri."

Zhang Liwei kept stomping his feet: "It was true that there were some favors back then, but how could we have made less offerings in the past few decades? That Xuri Zhenjun even asked us to donate virgins, in the euphemistic name of enlightening fairy fate! My two Uncle left early, his daughter was given to that gang of rat demons by you!"

Zhao Mi frowned when he heard this, and the old man in the village waved his hands repeatedly and scolded: "What do you know? Those years were difficult, and the food in the village was not enough. Sending your second uncle's daughter to serve Zhenjun, that would be good for her! What's more With the protection of the True Monarch, our village has been able to enjoy good weather in the past few years."

"Nonsense, apart from destroying crops and making people sick, how can those rat monsters have the magic power to make the village in good order?!" Zhang Liwei cursed angrily.

Zhao Mi groaned and remained silent, he also didn't really believe that True Lord Xuri had such magical powers, and asking for virgins from common people was completely evil, not like a fairy.

"Don't be impatient, everyone." Zhao Mi spoke out to dissuade him, and he could tell that although the old people in this village are still respected, the one who can really manage things is this Lieutenant Zhang.

"What is the origin of this True Lord Xuri? I will make my own judgment after I conduct a search." Zhao Mi said in a serious tone, "It's just that the military situation is urgent, and I'm not discussing it with you."

The elders in the village were in awe of the authority of the government, Zhao Mi showed his identity, and a group of soldiers joined him, so naturally he did not dare to refute.

Zhang Liwei was nervous but he was a little thankful that this monk with many titles was easier to deal with than he expected, so he immediately asked someone to clean up a few houses for Zhao Mi and others to settle down.

While the two were alone, Zhao Mi suddenly said: "Zhang Liwei, I found that the number of people in the village is much smaller than before, and I didn't see many young people. Where did they go?"

Zhang Liwei was taken aback, and had no choice but to explain: "They, they went to dig a canal on the mountain."

"Oh? When digging a canal at this time, aren't you afraid that there will be no one to defend the village when Zhutouman attacks the village again?" Zhao Mi asked.

"The pig-headed monsters have all been wiped out by the fairy head, so the village will certainly be worry-free." Zhang Liwei praised again and again: "Zhao Xianzhang's wonderful skills are superb, and the group of rat monsters can be easily captured if you want to come."

Zhao Mi smiled lightly: "It's not necessarily easy to catch it. I just don't understand. In the past, Zhenjun Xuri was worshiped by the villagers and was smashed into the shrine. Didn't he take revenge?"

"Yes! A few months ago, there was a rat demon who stole the food stored by the villagers." Zhang Liwei said.

Zhao Mi shook his head: "Lieutenant Zhang may not be clear, this kind of demon who can occupy one side and blackmail the people, after the shrine is destroyed, how can they only send little demons to steal things? They dared to ask for virgins in the past, so it can be seen that there is nothing wrong with them. I'm afraid. If you really want to take revenge, I'm afraid your Qiaozhang Village will have no peace."

Zhang Liwei knew in his heart that the reason why the rat demons did not retaliate was because the monks in Chiyundu went to search and arrest them, and they were merciless to the monsters around them, so that they could deter the rat demons.

"Forget it, maybe it's really a group of incompetent rats, I'm suspicious." Zhao Mi laughed: "I'm going to find a suitable place to set up the mandala, Zhang Liwei is a local, I want to know the surrounding situation well, I don't know if he can advise me One or two."

"Of course!" Zhang Liwei was also curious about how capable this Zhao Mi was.If he can really find out Zhenjun Xuri and a group of rat demons, it can be regarded as eliminating future troubles for Qiaozhang Village and the surrounding villages, and it can also save Second Brother Yu and Chi Yun from a troublesome matter.

Zhang Liwei pleaded that there were still some trivial matters in the village, and asked Zhao Mi to make preparations first.After he left, He Dangguan came over and said, "Deacon Zhao, this village is unusual."

"Oh? What's so unusual?" Zhao Mi had already seen it with the Yingxuan lighting technique, but he didn't find the evil spirit.

"I asked some people to look at it just now, and found that the layout of the walls and houses of the village is not like an ordinary countryside, but like a fortress wall." He Dangguan said.

"The Great War of the Five Kingdoms was not limited to wars between major powers, and there were also vagrants and bandits who plundered rural areas." Zhao Mi said: "It is very common for this kind of village to protect itself, and the clan and the township party build a fort and gather people together.

I saw it when I was a child. Some of the fortress walls near Middle-earth can have thousands of households.After the autumn harvest, the men in the clan will also practice martial arts and teach archery.Not to mention, the aristocratic families in Huaxu's country also have their own manors and fortresses, which are much larger than this Qiaozhang Village. "

He Dangguan said: "But I found that the wall here is relatively new, not like it was built decades ago."

"That's a bit strange." Zhao Mi rested his chin on his hand, "What do you think of Lieutenant Zhang?"

"It looks like someone who has practiced martial arts. His feet are rooted and his breath is upright." He Dangguan said.

"This remote village is not simple." Zhao Mi sighed.

"Deacon Zhao, I heard that the Chiyun Rebel Party was defeated and retreated to Cangwu Ridge, but there are still many people who followed the rebel party and scattered in the southern counties." He Dangguan lowered his voice: "It's not too far from Cangwu Ridge. and the young people in the village have all fled, will it be..."

Zhao Mi's expression was solemn, so he said: "You tell everyone to be careful, and send people to take turns to be on duty at night."

"understand!"

When Zhang Liwei came again, Zhao Mi also prepared the things to practice the law. He took a few monks from the Jiangzhen Pavilion, and followed Zhang Liwei to find a place to set up an altar nearby.

"It's not very good. If you want to set up a mandala, it's best to find a place where energy and aura gather, such as a shrine." Zhao Mi looked at a few places, shook his head, and then asked: "By the way, Xu Rizhenjun's shrine should be near the village, right?"

"But the shrine has been destroyed." Zhang Liwei said.

"It doesn't matter if the shrine is destroyed. Since Master Xuri set up his throne there, he must have a purpose." Zhao Mi said, "What's more, it's the best way to search for this generation and choose the place where it used to haunt. appropriate."

Zhang Liwei was dubious, so he had to take Zhao Mi to a place halfway up the mountain. He pointed to an open space overgrown with weeds, where a low wall collapsed, and this was the original site of Xuri Zhenjun Shrine.

Zhao Mi used the Yingxuan lighting technique to scan around, and found that there was no trace of ghosts or ghosts in this place, it might as well be too clean, even the wild animals and animals seemed to avoid this area.

Pushing away the waist-high grass, we came to the location of the main hall of the shrine. There was a flat land where no grass had grown, and the soil on the ground was scorched black, which was obviously burned by fire.

"strangeness."

Zhao Mi secretly had doubts. It was not uncommon for the shrine to be burned by fire, but when the shallow floating soil was removed, he found that there was a faint pattern of scorching marks below, and it looked familiar.

Thinking for a moment, Zhao Mi remembered that when he was in Xingluo County, he had briefly captured Sang Huazi, a monk in Chiyundu, and the talisman in his hand was quite similar to what he saw before him.

"It really is Chiyundu."

Zhao Mi scratched his head in annoyance. He had experienced banditry in Xingluo County. He did not regard Chi Yundu as an ordinary gangster, but because of his status, he couldn't share his thoughts with others.

Seeing the remaining traces of Chiyundu's technique now, it can be seen that the smashing of the shrine was not an impulsive move by the people of Qiaozhang Village, and there must be the assistance of Chiyundu monks behind it.It must be Chi Yundu who can stop that True Monarch Xu Ri from taking revenge.

No matter how you say it, Chi Yundu's move is the most authentic way of punishing evil and destroying temples, and it is not a move of monks' own initiative. They also encouraged the people of Qiaozhang Village to break down the old customs of witchcraft.

Similar things, Zhao Shu also saw in the classics left by the ancestors of Zanliguan.Because compared to destroying shrines, killing evil spirits, and arresting temple guards, educating the people to get rid of witchcraft and old customs is often the most difficult.

Especially in some remote villages, the custom of offering sacrifices to blood and worshiping ghosts and gods and witches has penetrated into the people.

Even in the Tianxia Dynasty, the officials were not all wise. If the officials were conservative and unwilling to cause trouble, they would simply turn a blind eye to it and drag it on until the situation deteriorated.If it were a party of cruel officials, they might call in officers, soldiers and horses to kill them together with the villagers, and they would be charged with possessing demons and disorderly people afterwards.

And even if Zhao Mi didn't witness it with his own eyes, judging from Zhang Liwei's words and deeds, Chi Yun should have mobilized the local people in Qiaozhang Village to participate in the destruction of the temple.

In this way, if there are any goblins in the future who want to pretend to be ghosts, the people of Qiaozhang Village will be more vigilant and will not be easily deceived and deceived.

Considering that they fought desperately against the pig-headed man before, Zhao Shu couldn't help secretly admiring them.If Yang Liujun had been allowed to operate in Xingluo County for a few more years, Qiaozhang Village might be everywhere.

If it really came to that time, the imperial army would not be able to suppress the bandits anymore.

Zhao Mi patted the dirt on his hands, turned his head to look at Zhang Liwei who was not far away, thinking of the young people in Qiaozhang Village hiding and escaping, it can be seen that they don't trust the court of Huaxu Kingdom, which makes people feel helpless.

"Just set up the mandala here." Zhao Mi said, and he told the accompanying monks of the Jiangzhen Pavilion that they would immediately set up the mandala without Zhao Mi's own efforts.

After the Yingzhou Meeting, the imperial court dispatched monks from various houses to Jianjia Pass, and Jiangzhen Hall was among them.Moreover, these monks of the Jiangzhen Pavilion were entrusted by the head of Xu Zhouzi, asking them to treat Zhao Mi as a teacher.

Zhao Mi worked with the Jiangzhen Hall back then, and thought of them studying rituals and rituals, so he gave them a lot of advice along the way.

Compared with Zhao Shu who obtained the true biography of Tianxia Zanliguan, the rituals and rituals in Jiangzhen Hall are a bit crude, and he has to deal with ghosts and ghosts, and even has methods such as possessing the body to get out of the yin.They can get Zhao Mi's guidance, which is of great benefit to the improvement of skills.

Xu Zhouzi also understood this, so he sent someone to serve Zhao Mi.

The mandala was properly arranged, and Zhao Mi tidied up his clothes a little, and then said to Zhang Liwei: "There may be ghosts and spirits appearing later, if Zhang Liwei is afraid, he can retreat first."

"I'm not afraid." Zhang Liwei absolutely couldn't miss this opportunity. He just wanted to use this opportunity to learn about Zhao Mi's skills so that he could go back and tell his second brother Yu.

"Then when I practice the method, remember not to open your mouth to speak, and don't scream when you are afraid." Zhao Mi said: "Ghosts and spirits have unpredictable temperaments. They are afraid of detecting the breath of strangers, so they will become restless and go crazy."

After some persuasion and intimidation, Zhao Mi came to the center of the altar, first took out four charms, lit them on the candle lightly, and threw them out casually.

The four talismans flew to the four corners of the altar and burned out in an instant. A barrier naturally rose to protect the mandala and cleanse the dirt and dirt at the same time.

Zhao Mi then took out a token the size of a palm, and saw that the material was not wood or jade, but ocher red like rust.

The raw material of this token is Lingwen Divine Iron, which has been refined by Shihuoguang, and it is already the blank of the magic weapon.

Zhao Mi had thought about it before, considering that Tie Gong used to be a mountain god, and the slough of his original body had a subtle connection with the earth's veins. Maybe he could refine the spirit god's iron into a token for summoning ghosts and spirits.

It is said that refining the token itself is not an easy and simple matter. To choose an auspicious date and time, there is a whole set of strict rituals.But fortunately, the God of Lingwen Tie is extraordinary, and after a whole year of sacrifices at the Wufang Yingling Altar, the spirit of Tie, the God of Lingwen, has a well-rounded pattern, and the time of the week is full.

So when Zhao Mi stood on the altar, holding the token, his spirit was sympathetic for a moment, and his spiritual sense expanded greatly, as if the surrounding mountains, rivers, vegetation and trees were all in front of his eyes.

If it was in Xingluo County, Zhao Mi would not be able to bear the vast scenery rushing into his eyes even if he held the iron token of the spirit god.During his one-year stay in Dongshengdu, Zhao Mi's cultivation has improved a lot, and the bridal palace in his mind is known as being profound and broad, capable of accommodating everything.

According to Lingxiao, each of the nine palaces in the brain has its own mysteries, and the Mingtang Palace is mainly based on the perception of the ears and eyes. Externally, there are jade mirrors with red light and jade bells with clear sounds, which can destroy evil and eliminate nightmares.

After watching and listening back, I gradually see all the viscera and gods in the body, correspondingly manifested in the bridal chamber, one god suppresses one mansion, so it can regulate the viscera and subdue internal disturbances.Correspondingly, it is exquisite and proficient in instigating the qi mechanism and the magic weapon of imperial envoys, so that Zhao Mi can multi-task at one mind.

Putting aside his thoughts and worries, Zhao Mi held up the token and said loudly:
"Emperor Tian Zhaojian. Houtu alliance card, counselor gods, listen to the oath clearly. Ghosts and gods, ghosts and monsters, all go to the altar, just like the law!"

(End of this chapter)