Qingling Punishing Heart

Chapter 197 Seven Colored Rice Ears
Doesn't there exist nether purgatory?
Su Ji and the others were shocked when they heard this!
Jiang Ling walked towards Daoist Lu Ya and questioned, "This place is called the Gate of Purgatory, but you said there is no nether purgatory after death?"

"What is the gate of purgatory?" Daoist Lu Ya waved his hand and said, "It was all created by a cowardly shepherd. The scenery in the valley is so beautiful, how can it be like purgatory? Besides, I just said that I have never seen the nether purgatory. Didn’t say definitely not.”

Jiang Ling thought of his mother who passed away, and pondered: "I think, the ghost still exists, otherwise, where would the three souls and seven souls of all creatures return?"

Daoist Lu Ya shook the scarecrow in his hand, and said with a playful smile, "I want to know about this kind of thing too, but only the dead know. If you want to get to the bottom of it, I can send you down to have a look, and tell me when you figure it out. But don't blame me if you go down and don't come back."

Staring at the straw man who put people to death, Jiang Ling bit his lip, bowed his head and stopped talking.

Su Ji patted Lu Yadao-jun on the shoulder, and interjected, "Where did you get the seven-colored ears of rice used by the straw man?"

"What?" Daoist Lu Ya said proudly, "You also think this scarecrow is very good. I also have a lot of grass mud cows, grass mud pigs, grass mud bears, grass mud horses, and grass mud horses made of straw and mud at home. All kinds of grass mud monsters, I can send one to each of you!"

Jiang Ling and Su Ji looked at each other in astonishment, and secretly rejoiced in their hearts. It seems that the task of finding the ingredients that Master gave should have been fulfilled.

Daoist Lu Ya led Su Ji and the others all the way through the Spring and Autumn Garden, towards a golden rice field.

In the canyon, a mountain spring twists and turns like a shining golden belt under the sunlight.

Su Ji looked into the distance, and a magnificent picture appeared in front of him.

The fields in the distance seem to be covered with gold.The ears of rice were blown by the wind, undulating, making a gravel-like rustling sound, just like the rough waves of the sea.

Looking at the golden ears of rice, Jiang Ling asked in bewilderment: "There are only ordinary ears of rice here, not the seven-color ears of rice we are looking for!"

"Girl, don't worry, what you are looking for is right ahead."

Saying that, Lu Ya Taoist quickened his pace.When he was about twenty steps forward, he suddenly stopped and stood there motionless in astonishment!
Su Ji quickly followed, and saw many criss-crossing empty fields beside the mountain spring ahead, as if the ears of rice had been cut off, leaving only a few straw roots quietly enjoying the sunshine.

Jiang Ling came one after another, and when he lowered his head, he found a small, seven-colored rice ear, hanging its head alone like a fish that slipped through the net.

As soon as the wind blew, the seven-color rice ears swayed lazily, making a faint laughing sound like a girl, as if mocking them for being a step late.

"Who! Who did it?" Taoist Lu Ya stomped his feet fiercely, beat his chest and said, "Which bastard cut my rice!"

Su Ji quickly made a silent gesture, "Don't make noise, it seems that people haven't gone far."

Daoist Lu Ya raised his head angrily and looked far away, only to see two bustling backs vaguely visible beside the thatched hut where he lived in the distance.

Su Ji and others followed Daoist Lu Ya, followed the flowing mountain spring to the outside of a thatched cottage, and slowly approached the backs of the two rice cutters.

As it got closer, Su Ji heard a familiar laughter coming from ahead.

"Hahahaha! It really didn't take much effort!"

Jiang Ling opened his eyes slightly, and recognized that it was Guo Han's voice!Presumably the other one is Niu Zhu!
Guo Han waved a sickle in his hand, harvested the wheat excitedly, and laughed loudly: "Second senior brother, the old man is still very close to us this time. Unexpectedly, he came directly to this rice field from the ice-free spring!"

Jiang Ling was shocked!What surprised her was not that the person in the distance was Guo Han, but that Guo Han actually called Niu Zhu "Second Senior Brother"!
These days, Su Ji's temper towards Guo Han has almost been touched.This person is the most bullying young master. He usually keeps his mouth shut to Niu Zhu as "Niu's surname". When he is unhappy, he becomes a "stupid cow".

But hearing Guo Han call Niu Zhu "Second Senior Brother" today, it shocked Su Ji even more than seeing the sun come out from the west!

Su Ji couldn't have imagined that these two people took a trip by water, what happened during that time, could make Guo Han's attitude towards Niu Zhu change so drastically?
Niu Zhu carried a sack and followed Guo Han to pick up rice ears, hesitantly said: "Fourth Junior Brother, should we save some for Senior Sister and the others?"

"Don't keep it! Don't keep it! Cut it all off!" Guo Han said excitedly, "The old man's rewards will all be ours!"

As he said that, Guo Han carried the sickle and walked towards a grass mud monster made of straw and mud outside the thatched house.

The grass mud monster was about ten feet high, and it was tied up very delicately. It was half-human, half-animal in shape, with a humanoid bird face, leopard tail and tiger teeth, and disheveled hair.

Guo Han raised his sickle and was about to cut the rope that tied the straw, when he suddenly heard Lu Ya Daojun yell to stop!
"You two little thieves actually stole into my house!"

Guo Han and Niu Zhu turned their heads suddenly, they were both taken aback!
Seeing Taoist Lu Ya take out a bundle of peach branch arrows and a scarecrow, Su Ji quickly pressed his hand, "Hold on!"

Daoist Lu Ya widened his eyes, gritted his teeth and said, "They stole my rice ears, and it's only right for me to kill people!"

Seeing that Su Ji was extremely nervous, Guo Han and Niu Zhu vaguely felt that the crazy old man seemed very dangerous.

Su Ji persuaded: "The rice can grow again after being cut, but if you kill two good believers in vain, you will never come back."

"Good Christian?" Daoist Lu Ya looked blankly at Niu Zhu and Guo Han who were stunned, "You mean those two little thieves?"

Su Ji walked up to Guo Han and Niu Zhu, and said a few words.The two were taken aback when they heard this, and immediately looked at the scarecrow in the hands of Taoist Lu Ya.

Daoist Lu Ya frowned, walked over and said, "I heard everything you said, so you are in the same group!"

Su Ji said indifferently: "I didn't want to hide it from you. The four of us, sisters and brothers, were ordered by the leader Wu Ji to come to you to harvest seven-color rice ears."

"Wuji? That mountain villager? I heard that he is really good at cooking." Mr. Lu Yadao couldn't help but diverted his interest, and asked curiously: "What kind of food does he want to cook?"

Su Ji replied: "The main course of the feast of the Queen Mother of the West."

Hearing the feast of the Queen Mother of the West, Lord Lu Ya's brows slowly relaxed, "So that's the case, it's okay if it's like this, I can taste it anyway."

Jiang Ling took a step forward and said, "Are you going to attend the feast of Queen Mother of the West?"

"Of course, I have already prepared the birthday gift!" Daoist Lu Ya turned his anger into a smile, pointing at the grass mud orc tied with straw, proudly said: "This is made according to the appearance of the Queen Mother of the West!"

As soon as the words came out, the corner of Guo Han's mouth trembled slightly, and he asked, "Is this monster the Queen Mother of the West?"

Daoist Lu Ya nodded, "What I did is much prettier than her own."

Jiang Ling couldn't help but be astonished. The legendary Queen Mother Xi, the ancient goddess who rewarded good and punished evil, turned out to be an orc?
Niu Zhu scratched his head and asked: "I heard from my cousin that the Queen Mother of the West is a fairy in legends, but no one has ever seen her. Does she really exist?"

Daoist Lu Ya stroked his goatee, and replied confidently: "If you want to ask whether Nether Purgatory exists, I can't say for sure, but the Queen Mother of the West is my old friend. We meet every now and then, of course she exists!"

At this moment, Su Ji looked around and suddenly asked Jiang Ling, "Strange...do you see where Yang Ni went?"

"He was obviously still with us just now." Jiang Ling was also puzzled. He was anxious to find the ears of seven-color rice just now, and never wanted to forget this person, but now he disappeared for no reason!
Su Ji asked Lu Ya Taoist Lord, "Is there anyone else living in this valley besides you?"

Daoist Lu Ya said proudly: "There are only two outsiders here. If he is not with me, he must be looking for that old yellow face."

(End of this chapter)