Immortality is above

Chapter 97 96: Slaying Demons (please subscribe for a monthly ticket)

The girl's exclamation immediately woke up everyone who was sleeping.

People who walk in the world are alert and will not fall asleep easily.

"what's wrong?"

"What happened?"

Fu Cheng jumped up, holding a three-pointed two-edged sword in his hand. He looked around, as if he was ready to attack at any time.

Ning Qi quickly came to his sister's side: "Don't be afraid, little sister."

Ning Ziqi pointed her finger at the hall and said in a trembling voice: "Brother, I...I saw..."

"What do you see?"

"I just saw the statue open its eyes, and it was looking at me!"

As soon as this statement came out, everyone was shocked.

In this world, evil spirits are everywhere and it is impossible to guard against them. Although I have never encountered it before, it was because I was careful enough. Who knows when I will bump into it?

Fu Cheng suddenly complained about Ning Qilai. If he hadn't been so meddlesome and asked the mountain god statue to be moved back, how could this have happened?

Ning Qi was stunned for a moment, then said: "The statue opens its eyes? How is that possible?"

But he was bold. He immediately lit a torch and strode over.

Ning Ziqi hurriedly shouted: "Brother, be careful."

Fu Cheng wanted to follow him immediately, but he hesitated and was half a step slower.

Ning Qi came to the hall, held up a fire to shine, looked at the front, then went around to look at the back, there was nothing unusual.

Then he stood directly on the throne, looked at the eyes of the mountain god statue up close, and even reached out to touch it.

It's hard and cold to the touch, unmistakably stone.

Fu Cheng watched from below, thinking that Ning Xiucai was really bold and not afraid of death...

But this is not a good temper.

After confirming it, Ning Qi came back and said, "Little sister, are you dazzled?"

"Uh."

Ning Ziqi hesitated a little. The time just passed by was very short and the light was dim. She really couldn't see clearly.

With Ning Qi taking the lead, as a guard, Fu Cheng could not continue to sit idly by and immediately ordered his men to search the temple carefully, but found nothing.

He also asked someone to lift the hilt of the knife and beat the mountain god statue from head to toe, but they discovered a mystery.

It turns out that the chest and abdomen of the statue are hollow, and there is a place for holding dirt inside.

The so-called "pretending to be dirty" is a key step in the craftsmanship of the statue, which is to stuff various things with meanings into the statue, such as coins, scrolls, wooden fish beads, five-color rice grains, etc., to express blessings, and then it can be consecrated and revealed.

Different gods have different things to pretend to be dirty, and they cannot be filled in randomly.

For example, mountain gods usually have coins, weapons, etc. inside to express wealth and protection.

But the filthiness of the statue in front of me has been stripped away and gone.

It had obviously been robbed and stolen, and only the shell was left, but it was fooled back with a piece of stone.

The world is in ruins, Colonel Touching Gold appears and disappears, and even the unguarded statue cannot escape his murderous hands.

Anything that can be sold for money will be sold.

This also proves that this statue has lost its spirituality and cannot open its eyes to see people.

Ning Ziqi must have made a mistake.

"Who?"

A sudden shout came from outside the door. It was the patrolman responsible for guarding and sentry.

Fu Cheng immediately led people to the door and asked in a deep voice: "Awu, what's the matter?"

The clever operator A Wu jumped down and stretched out his hand.

I saw a little fire appear in the vast wind and snow.

It was a windproof white leather lantern with dim candlelight inside, giving it a slightly hazy feel.

The fire came closer and closer, heading straight towards the mountain temple.

Seeing this scene, Fu Cheng felt extremely nervous, his fingers tightly holding the handle of the knife, and his palms were all sweaty.

As the other party approached, the firelight reflected a tall and slightly thin figure. He was holding a lantern, wearing a bamboo hat on his head, and a sword at his waist. He was carrying a book box behind him.

Looking at this outfit, he looks like a scholar.

However, on this snowy night, how could there be a lone scholar?

No matter how you look at it, there is something strange about it.

He immediately raised his knife and shouted: "Who is your Excellency?"

"A traveler looking for a place to spend the night."

The visitor approached, raised his head, and revealed a handsome face with a pair of sharp eyebrows, but his face was slightly pale, showing a sense of exhaustion, as if he had walked a long, long way.

As an old Jianghu, Fu Cheng would not be easily deceived by the other party's appearance. He was still wary and guarded the door with no intention of getting out of the way.

At this time, Ning Qi also came out, looked around, and said: "Brother Fu, we are also passers-by. Although we arrived first, we cannot occupy the mountain temple. It should be convenient for others."

Fu Cheng was a little depressed, but along the way, he had already understood the benefactor's temperament and got used to it.

Now that Ning Qi opened his mouth, he didn't want to be a bad person, so he had to get out of the way.

The scholar handed over his hands and stepped inside. Seeing that all the seats in the hall were occupied, he came to the hall, put down the book box directly in front of the statue, took off his bamboo hat, and shook off the falling snow on it.

Then he stamped his feet again.

Ning Qi came over, bowed and said: "Your Excellency has a good appearance. It is fate that we met in the wind and snow. Didn't you ask me for advice?"

"Chen Liubai, a traveling scholar."

"Oh, I hear your accent. Could it be that you are from Jiangzhou?"

"good."

Chen Liubai did not deny it.

Ning Qi's eyes became strange, and he asked one more question: "Are you from Chenjiaji, Mao County, Jiangzhou?" Chen Liubai narrowed his eyes: "Do you know me?"

Ning Qi blinked his eyes, and suddenly opened his mouth and chanted: "There is bright moonlight in front of the bed, I guess it is frost on the ground. I look up at the bright moon and lower my head to think about my hometown."

Chen Liubai: "..."

What kind of operation is this? Right password?

But this little poem is indeed one of his masterpieces when he was a copycat when he was young.

Observing his expression, Ning Qi clapped his hands: "Chen Liubai, it is indeed you."

There was a sense of surprise in his tone, as if he had been admiring her for a long time and finally got to see her.

Chen Liubai asked: "Who is your Excellency?"

"Ning Qi, whose courtesy name is 'Liu Xian', Ning Liu Xian."

Hearing this name, Chen Liubai remembered: "It turns out that he is one of the four great talents in Jiangzhou. I have admired him for a long time."

I think back then, he originally wanted to become famous through poetry and then enter officialdom, so he made a lot of preparations in this regard. Obtaining the title of "Prodigy" was the first step.

However, Jiangnan was full of literary talents and prosperous pen and ink. He was not the only prodigy. There were even more famous prodigies in Jiangzhou.

For example, this Ning Liuxian.

He came from a scholarly family with a very high starting point. He studied literature under a famous teacher at a young age. He was able to speak well and earned the reputation of a "talented scholar" at a young age.

But precisely because he became a talented man, he had a wild and passionate temperament and did not want to be restrained. He had no intention of fame and career, and only wanted to express his love for the mountains and rivers.

But now it seems that something has changed.

Ning Qi said excitedly: "Back then, I read some of your poems, and I was enlightened, so I drove to Chenjiaji to make friends with you through literature. Unexpectedly, I went to the village to inquire, and found out that you ran away from home and disappeared without a trace. Yes. I have always deeply regretted this matter, and I never expected to meet you here."

Chen Liubai: "..."

Of course he didn't know about this.

At that time, I learned that there was an immortal way outside the world, and I was destined to be immortal. I immediately left everything behind and followed the Taoist up the mountain. Why should I care about anything else?

Over there, Fu Cheng crossed his arms, coughed dryly, and suddenly called out: "Mr. Ning, come here."

Hearing this, Ning Qi had no choice but to stop his conversation with Chen Liubai and walk down the hall.

Fu Cheng came to the door with him, and when they were far away, he whispered: "Mr. Ning, can you confirm his identity?"

"Is there any doubt about this?"

"But according to what you said, after not seeing him for more than ten years, he should be close to thirty years old. But when you look at him, he looks like a teenager."

Hearing this, Ning Qi was startled. This was really the case. He had not noticed this before.

Fu Cheng touched his chin and said earnestly: "I have been traveling in the world for many years and have experienced many hardships. I always feel that this matter is very strange. You must be careful and don't be deceived."

Ning Qi asked: "But what can he lie to me about?"

Fu Cheng curled his lips and said: "People's hearts are unpredictable and it's hard to tell. You'd better find out more clearly and find out the details of his origins."

Ning Qi nodded, thoughtfully.

Fu came back with a piece of baked cooking cake and a bowl of water in his hand: "Liu Bai, judging from your appearance, you should be hungry. Please eat some dry food and water."

"Thank you."

Chen Liubai reached out and took it. He never thought about denying the kindness of others.

Ning Qi asked: "Where have you been these years? Where are you going now?"

"This road is the way to Beijing."

"It turns out that you also came to Beijing, but why are you traveling alone at night? This road is not peaceful."

Chen Liubai replied: "It is indeed not peaceful. I heard that there are evil spirits in this temple."

Hearing this, Ning Qi was surprised: "Here?"

Crash!

But it was Fu Cheng and the others who stayed in the hall, but they had been eavesdropping. When they heard this, they immediately reacted subconsciously, with swords and guns in hand, and they were on full alert.

Ning Qi stared at him, trying to see if he was playing a prank and deliberately making lies to scare people: "Since you know there is a demon, why do you still come?"

Suddenly he remembered something, and without waiting for Chen Liubai's answer, he immediately turned around to look, and sure enough, his sister was missing. He immediately became anxious: "Where is my sister? Who has seen her?"

Fortunately, someone quickly answered: "Ms. Ning said she was in a hurry. She just went out and wanted to go to the carriage for convenience."

This trip to the north was a long one, and Ning Ziqi originally took a personal maid with him. Unexpectedly, halfway through, the maid fell seriously ill and passed away, so she was the only woman left in the group.

In daily life, there are many inconveniences.

There is no way, in this era, traveling far away is not easy and is full of all kinds of unexpected dangers. Therefore, for ordinary people, they will never travel far away in their lives, unless they cannot survive and have to become a refugee.

Ning Qi breathed a sigh of relief, but was still uneasy and was about to go out to pick him up.

Then I saw my sister coming back from the door, with a graceful figure, still wearing a gauze hat, her head slightly lowered.

Ning Qi hurried up to greet you and said, "Little sister, I have told you not to go out alone. If you have anything, you must tell your brother."

"Ah."

Ning Ziqi seemed embarrassed in front of so many men.

Suddenly the wind picked up, causing the bonfire to sway and soot to fly.

Fu Cheng reacted very quickly and shouted: "Be careful!"

But I saw figures passing by, sword lights flashing, and someone's head falling to the ground...

"younger sister!"

Ning Qi exclaimed in surprise, his eyes about to burst.

　Thanks to book friends "4751" and "Frost Maple Shenghuo" for their generous reward!

　　

　

(End of this chapter)