Chapter 616: Playing Dirty

Going secretly to visit the evil ancestor who lived for more than a hundred years late at night didn't sound like a good idea. If given the choice, Yang Xiao would rather go find the ghost.

This kind of matter should be done sooner rather than later. They will set off tonight, but before that, they must not be careless about the preparations they should make. The four of them found several incense and candle shops one after another. Xiang Fengchen was not very satisfied with them. It was not a shortcoming. , it’s just that the craftsmanship is not that good.

"Hey, what do you mean you picked it up and wiped it off?" Seeing this, the waiter at the incense and candle shop was unhappy. He twirled his mustache and rolled his eyes to the sky. "It's too expensive. If it's too expensive, go somewhere else." , being picky when buying things for dead people.”

Hearing this, Xiang Fengchen gently put down the bundle of incense in his hand, raised his eyes to look at the waiter, and said calmly: "

It’s not expensive, things are just like people, it’s too cheap. "

"Oh, let me go. You're itching, old man. Do you want a beating?" His eyebrows were raised, and the man rolled up his sleeves, revealing his strong, bronzed muscles.

Before he could step forward, he suddenly stopped and saw Nalan Shuo taking out a small piece of broken silver from his arms, "You...what are you...

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The guy couldn't figure out what these people were going to do for a while.

What is it?

"Go in and call your shopkeeper out. There are some things I can't talk to you about." Nalan Shuo put the silver on a large bag of paper money.

I don't know whether he was suffocated by Nalan Shuo's attitude, or based on the basic principle that if you have money, you will be a master, and if you walk in, you will be a guest. The waiter who carefully took away the silver bowed his hand politely, and said "Please wait a moment".

He quickly turned back, opened the curtain behind the counter, and returned to the back hall.

Not long after, the waiter came back and respectfully opened the curtain, and then an old man wearing black clothes, with a gray beard and a slight limp in his right leg came out.

The first time he saw the old man, Yang Xiao concluded that this man was something special. His left eye seemed to be covered with a white film, and his pupil did not move when he looked at the person. There were also terrifying scars on the corners of his eyes, as if he had been caught by some wild beast. of.

The wide sleeves of the robe covered the back of the hand, with only a few skinny fingers like chicken claws exposed, and the surface of the fingers showed a rash of dark blue.

The old shopkeeper slowly looked at the four people with his remaining rotatable right eye, and finally his eyes stopped on Xiang Fengchen's face. His voice was low and hoarse, like an old hatchet, "This distinguished guest, you Are you saying that this old shop is cheap?”

"You're a cheap guy on the outside, but you're a blind guy who doesn't know the truth. You're a cheap guy." Xiang Fengchen was neither humble nor arrogant.

Raising his hand to stop the man who was about to lose his temper, the old shopkeeper's face darkened and he stared at Xiang Fengchen, "Tell me what's wrong with the items in the shop?"

"The candle has less evil smell, the incense has less bloody smell, and the paper money is good compared to other brands. From what I can see:

"Picking up a piece of square-hole paper money with his fingers, he put it under his nose and sniffed it gently. Xiang Fengchen sneered, "It lacks some anger, but has more resentment. "

"Shopkeeper, do you want me to continue?" Xiang Fengchen picked up an incense stick and put it on the desk.

‘I advise you not to cause trouble. Go out and ask around. Who doesn’t know that my master’s secret work on this street is the best? You guys...:

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Before the grumpy boy could finish his words, he was stopped by the old shopkeeper, "It's none of your business, go down. Although the boy looked confused, he still responded honestly, then turned around and went back to the back hall. After the boy left, , the old shopkeeper bowed his hands politely to Xiang Fengchen, "I am offended because I am ignorant of Taishan. May I ask which master you are? "

"I can't speak of being an expert. My master just taught me some Feng Shui techniques to make ends meet." Xiang Fengchen's faint tone filled his head.

"Heir of the Feng Shui lineage?" The old shopkeeper couldn't help but pale when he heard this. Then he seemed to have thought of something and immediately walked towards the door. He stood behind the door and looked out. Then he closed the store door and turned around. His voice couldn't help but lowered, "I think the master must have come from out of town. Don't you know that there is no wind or water in Fushou Village?"

The voice of the old shopkeeper had a hint of warning. Unexpectedly, Xiang Fengchen smiled slightly and said with a master's style: "It doesn't matter, Feng Shui and Feng Shui are different. The Earl's Mansion can ban other people's Feng Shui, but it can't ban mine."

After saying this, Xiang Fengchen took out a complete silver ingot from his arms and placed it on the table. The old shopkeeper was quite far away and seemed to recognize the origin of the silver ingot. However, to be on the safe side, he approached and took the silver ingot with his own hands. He picked it up and looked at it, and sure enough, he found the imprint of the Earl's Mansion at the bottom.

"Are you...from the Earl's Mansion?" The old shopkeeper was shocked.

Putting away the silver ingots, Xiang Fengchen showed a mysterious smile. The old shopkeeper became more and more frightened as he watched, vaguely feeling that he was involved in something terrible.

"Honorable guest, if you have any need in your house, just send someone to pass the message. Why bother your honorable guest to make this special trip?" After Yang Xiao and his group showed their identities, the old shopkeeper's previous proud attitude disappeared instantly, and he acted very Clever.

"Prepare a bundle of incense and candles for me. You need to feed enough food. I need two big bags of paper money. Don't let outsiders handle it. I want you to make it yourself. Money is not a problem." Xiang Fengchen got straight to the point.

The old shopkeeper's expression changed and he bowed again, "Honorable guest, since you come from the Earl's Mansion, you naturally know the rules of my Fushou Manor. The only things like incense, candles, paper money, etc., we absolutely don't want those unlucky things with added tips." Dare to do it.”

"Really?" Xiang Fengchen smiled and grabbed a handful of paper money, "How about I ask someone to seal up your shop and search it?"

The old shopkeeper knew that he had bumped into an expert, and there was no point in hiding it, so he had to bite the bullet and respond, "When will your honor be wanted?"

"The sooner the better, preferably an hour later."

"The time is too tight, you can pick up the goods in one and a half hours." The old shopkeeper gritted his teeth and decided to go all out.

"Okay, just one and a half hours, here's the deposit." Put a large piece of broken silver on the counter, and the deal is considered completed.

After leaving Qianxiang Fengchen turned to look at the frowning old shopkeeper, half joking and half threatening: "Old shopkeeper, you are a smart man. Privately, we don't want people to associate us with the Earl's Mansion.

If someone spills the beans and makes the adults in the house unhappy... ． ． .

"Don't dare! Absolutely don't dare!" The old shopkeeper's stiff face twitched a few times. As a person from Fushou Village, he was fully aware of the intimidating power of the words "Earl's Mansion".

Perhaps to reassure the four of them, the old shopkeeper also took the initiative to reveal one thing. According to him, this was not the first time he had done business with the Earl's Mansion. Someone had purchased a batch of goods from him a few days ago. That person is also related to the Earl's Palace.

‘Who is it? "Nalan Shuo asked calmly.

"It's Mr. Liu Sanye from Changlefang. He has a cousin who works in the Earl's Mansion. Sometimes the mansion needs some weird gadgets, so he can buy them."

This kind of topic is too sensitive. Once timidity is accidentally exposed during the conversation, it is easy to be caught by the old shopkeeper. Yang Xiao and Jiang Qingluan chose to wait and watch in silence, leaving everything to the two old Jianghu, Xiang Fengchen and Nalan Shuo, to handle it.

It didn't take long for the two of them to sing along and find out the details about Mr. Liu. It was a coincidence that this man was currently supervising the construction of the ninth "Temple of the Land" that broke ground a month ago. ".

After leaving the incense and candle shop, Jiang Qingluan took out an old book from his arms, which Chang Chuchu bought not long ago, with a map of Fushou Village drawn on it.

"It's cloudy and rainy. Let's stop right and wrong in front of the Xianguan Temple. It seems that the Xianguan Temple refers to the ninth Earth Temple. We have to go now." Xiang Fengchen roughly determined this number on the map. The group of people looked for the location of the nine earth temples.

They bought some wine and meat to eat on the way. In order to avoid being hungry at night, Yang Xiao also bought some dried meat for the hungry, and prepared a special portion, intending to take it back to the three people who stayed behind.

The delivery time they agreed with the incense shop manager was one and a half hours later, that is, three hours.

Including the round trip time on the road, as long as you move quickly, you can get back to the Earl's Mansion before dark.

It seems like a long time has passed, but in fact, it has been less than three days since they came to this world, but they have already lost four teammates. This speed is much harsher than the tasks they have experienced before.

About half an hour later, the four people found the ninth earth temple in the northwest of Zhuangzi. Looking from a distance, the earth temple was not as simple as taking shape at all, but was almost completed. The scale and style were the same as the first one outside the village. The two earth temples are almost the same.

A wall was built outside the Tutu Temple. The wall looked high and thick and made of very solid materials, forming a courtyard.

The courtyard door was open. Looking in, the black temple door was tightly closed. Just when Yang Xiao and his party wanted to take a closer look, they were stopped by someone, "What are you doing? Do you understand the rules? There are no rules today." We’re short of people. If you want to work, come early tomorrow.”

The man who drove Yang Xiao and the others away was holding a stick in his hand. He was not tall, but his eyes were full of energy and his shoulders were broad. When his shoulders were slumped, he was obviously a practitioner. This man gave Yang Xiao the feeling that he was very much like someone from the Earl's Mansion. martial artist.

In order not to alert others, Yang Xiao and others left and divided into two groups to inquire about news nearby.

Especially Mr. Liu Sanye from Changlefang.

Not long after, they found out that Mr. Liu was having dinner at the nearby Yingke Building. Mr. Liu was in charge of recruiting people who did dirty and dirty work for the construction site every day. He relied on this little power in his hands. ,

A lot of wages were deducted.

Relying on the support of his cousin in the earl's palace, this man has made a lot of money over the years, but he is an iron rooster who picks off every penny.

When Yang Xiao found him in the guest building, the man was eating two plates of ordinary side dishes, drinking happily, and had already entered a micro state.

Judging from various conditions such as identity, age, gender, and so on, everyone decided that Yang Xiao would come forward to approach Liu Sanye and inquire about the information.

Yang Xiao first ordered a few hard dishes at the counter, and then ordered a pot of good wine. Then he took the food and wine and sat down next to Mr. Liu in a very discreet manner.

"Third Master, I will lend you a treasure." Yang Xiao smiled, picked up the wine pot, and took the initiative to fill up Liu Sanye's glass.

"You are..." Mr. Liu was drunk and aggressive, and his mouth was filled with the smell of alcohol.

"I have long heard about the reputation of Mr. Liu San of Changlefang. When I saw him today, his reputation was indeed well-deserved. I hope Mr. San will show his respect and chat with him." Yang Xiao's attitude was very low.

Of course, Yang Xiao and Mr. Liu don’t recognize him, but Mr. Liu does recognize the good wine and food on this table. As the saying goes, don’t hit someone with a smiling face. Today, Mr. Liu is in a good mood and is happy to have someone come and pat him. Shit, "What's your name?"

"The younger one's surname is Ji, Uncle Ji." Yang Xiao placed a plate of fish in front of Mr. Liu San.

"Uncle Ji, why are you looking for me?"

"I heard that if you want to work in the temple, you have to go to Mr. Liu's dock first. I have a few brothers who have no other skills and only use their strength. I hope Mr. Liu can make it easier." Yang Xiao said calmly. A small piece of broken silver was secretly handed over.

Although the money is small, this is just an attitude and a stepping stone. Yang Xiao still has a lot of money in his arms, but using too much money will arouse suspicion.

Seeing the silver, Mr. Liu took it and stuffed it directly into his sleeves, with a smile on his face, "Yes, you know the rules, but not these days. When I get a good job in the future, I won't forget you." ”

Hearing this, Yang Xiao showed a look of annoyance, but was too angry to say anything, "Third Master, what did you say?"

After taking a sip of wine, Liu Sanye burped beautifully, "Boy, to tell you the truth, this earth temple has been completed, and there is no work left for you and your brothers. Now you just have to wait for the statue of the god inside." ...

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At this point, Mr. Liu suddenly stopped talking. He seemed to know that he accidentally said something he shouldn't have said.

"What's wrong with the statue of the gods? My brothers and I can do this, and I'm sure to satisfy you, Third Master." Yang Xiao was very positive.

Perhaps because he was annoyed by Yang Xiao, Mr. Liu exhaled a breath of alcohol, looked around, lowered his head, and whispered the truth: "Boss Ji, Mr. Third, I won't hide it from you, about this fairy statue." I can't make the decision, there are people above me watching, even the Third Master can't rely on me, and... and you can't do this job either."

"That statue of gods is not an ordinary statue of gods. There is a saying that it is very evil. When making a statue, you must...

If you want to add something to it, it's called...whatever, pretending to be dirty. "

Hearing this, Yang Xiao's eyebrows twitched. He knew that pretending to be dirty refers to a ritual in which symbolic viscera and spiritual consciousness are installed on Buddha or deity statues to give them vitality during the statue making process. A more popular term is to infuse spirits.

The things used to hold dirt also vary according to the beliefs of various sects. Taking Buddhism as an example, they usually include Dharmakaya relics, life relics, scriptures, blessed holy objects, etc., while Taoism mostly uses charms and scriptures, and other things to hold dirt. The process is also completed by a special "pretending to be dirty" person, which is a very mysterious and solemn ceremony.

Believers believe that the statues of gods that have not been decorated with dirt only have a gorgeous appearance, but are empty inside and cannot play their due role. However, the statues of gods that have been blessed with dirt are endowed with life and spiritual consciousness, which can be seen to a certain extent. Doing is the incarnation of God.

In a daze, Yang Xiao recalled the night when he first came to this world. When he left and looked back,

The statues in the dilapidated temple were leaning forward one by one, their blurred faces looking towards the direction he left, as if they had come to life.

Seeing that Yang Xiao stopped talking, the drunk Third Master thought he was frightened and curled his lips and said: "Now... now you know how powerful you are, you can't touch those things anymore, Third Master" Grandpa...

Third Master, I am doing this entirely for your own good. "

"How long will it take for the statue to be completed?" Yang Xiao suddenly asked.

"I don't know." Liu Sanye shook his head in confusion, and poured another glass of wine, his face turned red, "But...but it should be soon. In fact, the temple has been almost built a long time ago, and it's just these gods. Like grinding.”

"Only three statues have been built so far, oh no, four... four statues. The fourth statue was only built during the day."

"It was just made today?" Yang Xiao was startled, and immediately realized that something was wrong. It shouldn't be difficult to make the statue, except for the dirty things inside. The statue of the immortal was built slowly, just waiting for the dirty things. .

At the same time, Yang Xiao realized something even more terrifying. One of them had just died last night, and it was Zhang Songde.

His body was not found either.

Steadying his mind, Yang Xiao pretended to be curious and asked: "I have also been to several other earth temples. Which one is this fourth statue of the immortal?"

As soon as these words came out, Mr. Liu, who was drunk, thought about it for a long time before he said slowly: "I can't remember, but...it seems to be a man wearing armor."