Sword of Coming

After Chen Ping'an left Guanshui Street, the shopkeeper sat back in his chair and closed his eyes for a moment, got up, closed the shop, and went to a riverside.

Hongzhu Town is an important business hub near Longquan County. It is the place where the Embroidery, Yuye and Chongdan Rivers converge. Nowadays, the imperial court is carrying out large-scale construction projects, and everything is dusty and very noisy. If nothing else, Hongzhu Town has not only been included in the Longquan County will soon be promoted to the county seat of a new county, and Longquan County will also be promoted from a county to a state. Nowadays, the mountains are busy, and the officialdom below the mountains are also busy, especially the existence of Piyun Mountain. I don’t know how many mountains and rivers there are. The gods sharpened their heads and wanted to get closer. You need to know that the gods of mountains and rivers can not only rely on a temple and a golden body to sit on the top of the mountain. They have always been friends with the mountain immortals, court officials, and people in the world, as well as From this, the branches of people are constantly extending, so it can be said that the rapid rise of Dali Xinzhou, with Piyun Mountain and Longquan County as the two major centers on the mountain and below, is unstoppable.

After the young man in black came to the riverside, he used a trick to hide his eyes. After walking into the water, he took a leisurely stroll in the Embroidered River, which has the "softest" water in the river.

The water properties of the three rivers are completely different. The water of the Xiuhua River is soft and long, and has the most abundant spiritual energy. The Chongdan River has rapid currents and the strongest water properties. It is completely opposite to the names of the rivers. The Yuye River has the shortest channel, the most unpredictable water properties, and the distribution of spiritual energy is very different. Among them, The location of Jiangshenshui Mansion is the most treasured place for Feng Shui. Don't underestimate this. If there is a Jindan Earth Immortal who lacks a place to cultivate Taoism and happens to want to choose one of the three rivers, he will naturally choose to serve as the guest of the Yuye River. On the mountain, this is called Ten thousand dollars cannot buy a small cave.

The Xiuhua River is under the jurisdiction of his colleagues. Unless he is visiting the Water Mansion, it is logical that he has crossed the border. However, the water spirits who are responsible for patrolling the river, when they see the black-clothed river god, not only do they not feel strange, but also smile. Get close to each other. It's not that the new Chongdan River Water God is easy to talk to, but he is deliberately disgusting people. The black-clothed Water God is not as experienced as them, so he doesn't look at them with a bad face. Anyway, he doesn't say much. He only says that he wants to go there. At Mantou Mountain at the intersection of two tributaries, when he was far away but not too far away, the group of spirits wearing armor and holding instruments immediately burst into laughter one by one, speaking freely, mostly mocking this former spirit. His virtue is not worthy of his place, and he was lucky enough to ascend to the throne of God by relying on crooked ways. Compared with the embroidered river god who only secured his position by relying on many meritorious deeds during his lifetime and after his death, he is just a carp wagging his tail and begging for mercy. WTF.

The water god in black came to the earth temple located on an isolated island in the middle of the river. The shrimp soldiers and crab generals of Yuye River and Xiuhua River did not want to see this place. The county gods on the shore were even more unwilling to pay attention to it. Mantou Mountain is a landscape in a country. The least popular land man in the genealogy is just a stone in a latrine, smelly and hard.

The incense in the small ancestral temple is still withering, and the situation is precarious. The local people do not like to burn incense here. You need to take a ferry to go to the shore to pay respects, which is too laborious. In addition, there are many temples and temples for gods in the Sanjiang area. Who should beg for help, let alone which rank of god Isn’t his position higher than this little earthly prince?

The young man in black crossed the threshold. A slovenly man with short stature was sitting on the altar. An incense boy in red clothes was crying and howling in the old brass incense burner. He sat down in the incense burner and used his hands hard. He was beaten, covered in incense ash, and complained loudly, mixed with a few complaints about his master's failure to live up to expectations and make progress. Heiyijiang God is not surprised by this. It is strange that a land temple can give birth to a little incense man. This boy in Zhuyi is bold and has no respect for others. He likes to go out and wander around when he has nothing to do, and is bullied by his colleagues at the City God's Temple. He went back to vent his anger on his master. His mantra was that he must find a good incense burner in his next life and be reincarnated. He was a local monster.

Even though he knew that a righteous man from the river was coming, the man still didn't even look at him.

But the palm-sized boy in red clothes jumped up quickly, laid his hands on the edge of the incense burner, and said loudly: "Master Jiang Shen, why do you think of us two poor people today? Sit down, sit down, you're welcome, just treat it as your own. We are home, the place is small, the incense is poor, and we don’t even have a fruit plate or a cup of hot tea. I really neglected Mr. Jiang Shen, it’s a sin...

The man pressed down with a slap, and slapped the boy in red clothes directly into the ashes to prevent it from making any more noise.

The black-robed Jiang Shen moved a tattered chair from the far corner of the wall. After sitting down, he glanced at the little guy who was peeping his head in the incense burner and asked with a smile: "You didn't say a word to the little guy who depends on you for such a big deal? "

The man said expressionlessly: "It's not like nothing has been decided yet. That's bullshit."

Jiang Shen in black took out his folding fan, patted the handle of the chair gently, and said with a smile: "That is also the difference between a big happy event and a small happy event. You can keep your composure."

This man has been sitting on the bench for hundreds of years, with no hope of promotion. There is obviously a reason. Otherwise, he would have been a county god. Many old acquaintances from back then are doing well now. No wonder the boy in Zhuyi Xianghuo is so handsome. I resented everything, and would lie on the roof of the temple in a daze, waiting eagerly for a pie to fall from the sky and hit me on the head. The man said calmly: "For so many years, I haven't even had a bite of shit that was warm. I didn't say anything. How many days are left?"

Who would feel comfortable hearing this?

The boy in Zhu Yi rolled his eyes and said, "Happy event?" Can a happy event happen to my father? If this small ruined temple can keep its status as a land temple, it should go to all the mountain temples, river temples and Chenghuang temples to offer incense. It has given up completely now. As long as it doesn't have to be chased out of the temple and forced to carry the incense burner around, it will be a great joy. Nowadays, several Chenghuang temples are spreading news privately that after Longquan County is promoted to the state, all the gods and gods will be reorganized. This time, it even resorted to the bitter trick of kowtow, but its master still refused to move away and attend the night banquet hosted by Beiyue Great God. Recently, it was said that Mantou Mountain was going to be doomed. It makes it so anxious every day that it wishes to die with its master, and then strives to have a good pregnancy in the next life.

The Heiyijiangshen said helplessly: "If others don't tell me, it's fine if you don't offend them. But we have been friends for many years. It's not too much to say that we are friends in times of need. You won't go to my temple on the day it is built?"

The man said: "I'm here, how do you think of me more? Isn't it just a little bit of friendship? You have to show some expression when you come to congratulate me. I don't have money in my pocket, so I can't do anything to make my face look fat."

The boy in Zhu Yi was angry, stood up, put his hands on his hips, raised his head and glared at his master, "Have you f*cking eaten the courage of a bear's heart and a leopard's courage? How did you talk to Master Jiang Shen?! You ungrateful fool, give it to Jiang Shen!" I apologize!"

The man glanced at it sideways.

The boy in red clothes was about to cry. He turned his head and looked at Jiang Shen in black. He tried his best to squeeze out a few tears and said, "Master Jiang Shen, you are an old acquaintance of my father. Please help me persuade him. If this continues, I won’t even be able to eat ashes, my life will be miserable..."

The black-clothed River God joked: "It's not like the City God has invited you to move to their mansion and live in their mansion. You can choose the incense burner and the plaque. What a blessing. Since you know that your life is miserable, why would you give up a good life? If you have to endure it here, you won’t be able to survive.”

The boy in Zhu Yi clapped his hands hard on his chest, but he didn't control the strength well. As a result, he sprayed a mouthful of incense ash. After coughing a few times, he said loudly: "This is called the strength of character!"

After talking big words, his stomach began to growl. The boy in red clothes felt a little embarrassed and wanted to climb out of the incense burner. I drank the northwest wind and didn't stand in the eyes of the two of you.

Unexpectedly, the man took out a stick of landscape incense from his sleeve, rubbed it with his fingers, and a spark of fire lit up. It was of course the poorest and cheapest kind, and then he threw it into the incense burner. The boy in red clothes rushed over and complained. Even a pig can eat better than this, but he quickly sat in the pile of incense and ash, holding the incense and gnawing sugar cane, shaking his head and head, with a happy smile on his face.

The black-robed River God laughed loudly and opened his folding fan. The breeze was blowing and the water mist filled the air, which was refreshing.

The man hesitated for a moment and then said seriously: "Can you please tell Wei Bo and the doctor of the Ministry of Rites who are familiar with you? If you are not the city god of the state, but just the city god of the county or county, don't look for me. I will stay here." here."

The black-robed Jiang Shen frowned, "Is this really the case?"

The man scratched his head, looking dazed, looking at the surging river outside the temple!

The black-robed Jiang Shen joked: "You know Wei Bo so well. If I remember correctly, you were very kind to him and that poor woman back then. Why didn't you tell him yourself?"

The man sneered: "I just did something unscrupulous, what kind of kindness is it? Is it necessary for others to repay it? Then what is the difference between me and those guys who are busy getting promoted and getting rich? What's the matter with the new city god? , It’s not that I’m begging Da Li, I’ve put my words out anyway, who should I choose in the end? It’s not necessarily a good thing to choose me, and it’s not a bad thing to not choose me, and I won’t embarrass anyone.”

The black-robed Jiang Shen nodded, "Okay, I'll just pass on the message for you. For the rest, you can ask for your own blessings. It's easy to say if it works, but I think it's very difficult. If it doesn't work, you will inevitably be punished by the new city god. If you wear small shoes, he may not even need to take action personally. When the time comes, the two city gods in the county and county will be more attentive than the other, and will beat you if anything happens."

The man looked indifferent.

After all, it goes without saying that the Man Mo Temple must be dedicated to the ancestors of the two surnames Yuan and Cao. The other large and small landscape gods have already been established step by step, including the Longxu River and the Tiefu River. Luolu Mountain and Fengliang Mountain. Then the two City God seats that are still vacant, plus the Zhou City God after Shengzhou, these three new City Gods who have not yet surfaced, become the only three hot spots left that can be negotiated and operated. The two surnames Yuan and Cao are bound to win among these three candidates. They must occupy one of them. They are just a prefix in Zhengzhou and counties, and no one dares to snatch them. After all, the two leading generals of the three great Li cavalry armies in the Southern Expedition, Cao Ping and Su Gaoshan, were Cao's children and Yuan's voice in the army. He was a great favor more than once, and Su Gaoshan still has a deep love for Miss Yuan, so he was called Yuan's half-son-in-law by the officialdom of Da Li.

This involves a complex officialdom network, which requires a number of local gods to show their magical powers.

The boy in Zhu Yi, who had been eating sugar cane to fill his stomach, raised his head and asked in a daze: "What were you talking about just now?"

The man said angrily: "I'm wondering who your parents are."

Jiang Shui Zhengshen began to talk about the previous customers of the bookstore and expressed his guess.

The man's face was solemn.

The boy in Zhuyi was in a good mood when his stomach was full. He burped and said with a smile: "Don't tell me, I just met a friend from Longquan County. Didn't I go to Hongzhu Town to play there not long ago? I walked a little further and met two girls, one old and one young, on the side of Qidun Mountain. They said they were waiting for someone there. One was really handsome, and the other was...well, I didn't think it was because of the relationship with me. She is close to her, but she says unconscionable things. She is indeed not that handsome, but I still have a better relationship with her. We are in love with each other. She insists on asking me where the biggest hornet's nest is. Okay, I am familiar with this, so I will take them with me. There, there was a wasp's nest as big as the mouth of the well, almost full of sperm. Guess what, the two little girls were chased by a large nest of wasps, and they were bitten into two big pig heads. Of course, I laughed to death. , I was very sad at the time and wiped away many tears. They were also loyal. Not only did they not blame me for leading the way, they also invited me to a place called Luolu Mountain as a guest. The little Heitan who was close to me, especially She is righteous and majestic, saying that she is her master's first disciple, and as long as I get to Luopo Mountain, I will have good food, drink and fun."

The man immediately grasped the key point, frowned and asked, "How dare you meet a stranger with your courage?!"

The boy in Zhu Yi said angrily: "I was hiding underground at that time. I was beaten out by that little Heitan with a bamboo pole. If I dare to be sneaky again, she will beat me to death with immortal magic. Afterwards, Only then did I realize that I had been deceived. She just saw me, but she didn’t have the ability to catch me out. Alas, it’s okay, we don’t know each other without fighting. You don’t know, this little girl who looks like a charcoal girl is well-informed. , noble status, extraordinary talent, rich family, heroic in the world..."

The boy in red clothes had a look of reverence and admiration. He suddenly remembered something. He squatted in the pile of incense ashes and threw out a market copper coin. "Did you see this? This is a reward she gave me for leading the way. Is it generous? Do you have such a friend?" ?"

The man sneered and said, "Is it Xiaoshu money or Guyu money? Hold it closer so I can see clearly."

The boy in Zhu Yi hid the copper coin again and rolled his eyes: "She said that as a mountain person who deals with fairy money all year round, it is too tacky to give those fairy coins. I think this is the reason!"

The black-robed Jiang Shen shook his folding fan and said with a smile, "It makes sense."

The man was too lazy to pay attention to this little thing who couldn't figure it out.

In the night.

By the Tiefu River.

The swordsman in blue shirt walked alone.

In the Lizhu Xiaodongtian of the past, and now the Lizhu Blessed Land, the rules established by the saint Ruan Qiong have always been very effective.

The trees are low in the wild sky, and the clear moon on the river is close to people.

Near the river god temple.

A woman holding a golden sword appeared on the road. She looked at the sword on her back. Her eyes were hot and she asked: "Chen Pingan, can I spar with you as a swordsman?"

Chen Ping'an glanced at her, the sword-holding maid who was the queen of the palace back then, and now one of the highest-ranking Jiangshui Zhengshen in Dali, and then said something.

"I'm afraid I'll beat you to death."