togophonebook Chapter 826: Stories from Old Friends and Old Places
Chapter 826: Stories from Old Friends and Old Places
Chapter 826: Stories from Old Friends and Old Places
Master Liu prayed for help to Gong Mengbi, which was partly his own idea and partly the idea of Master Shi.
Master Shi Da made repeated attempts to give advice, but to no avail. He was well aware of the pros and cons, and had made many plans, but in the end he could not resist the conflicting hearts of the people.
Human beings are murderous, and heaven and earth are in turmoil.
Daqian was the founding emperor of the country. He ordered the city gods of the world to replace the earth gods with human gods to suppress the fate of the country. From then on, the fate of humans, gods and dynasties became inseparable, and their lives were at stake.
The King of Wu was determined to compete for power, so he naturally didn't want the Great City God of Gusu, who was in charge of the south of the Yangtze River, to be appointed by Daqian. If the ghosts and gods let him know, the King of Wu would be doomed first.
Similarly, the City God of the World is the City God Lord who was appointed by the founding emperor. His destiny is closely connected with Daqian, and it is impossible for him to accept the City God appointed by the King of Wu taking away the authority of Jiangnan from him.
When people are not in peace, they will be disturbed by ghosts.
Master Shi tried to mediate in many ways, but people were against it and no one was willing to compromise, and the current situation eventually resulted.
All the gods are silent, demons and ghosts are causing trouble, and practitioners cannot ask the gods for advice, so they can only run around, patrolling everywhere, performing the duties of the gods and supervising the area.
But the number of practitioners is limited. Even if their numbers seem large, only a limited number of them can actually make a difference.
The lower three grades are still in the process of polishing their bodies and tempering their magic power. No matter how fast they run, they are just like a horse. They are mortals and their magic power is limited. Only when they reach the middle three grades can they use their spirits to travel, but the middle three grades are already rare.
Compared to those who practice Shintoism and have their own blessings and can control ghosts and gods, it is not convenient for practitioners to control demons and ghosts.
Master Liu was stationed at the Fu Ji Temple. He asked for money, but he responded immediately when Master Shi called him. His old bones were creaking with fatigue.
He and Master Shi had known each other since the battle of Zhenshan Temple. Together with the great monk of Hanshan Temple, they had discussed it, but none of them had a good solution. After finishing his shift yesterday, he was exhausted and complained to Master Shi.
Master Shi said jokingly, "If the fox were here, he might be able to come up with some other ideas. I am helpless."
The old Taoist priest hardly slept a wink. He sent all his disciples out and personally sat in Yuanmiao Temple to preside over matters concerning ghosts and gods.
Master Liu became interested, and after returning to Fuji Temple, he prayed to Gong Mengbi's tablet, hoping that he could help.
After listening to his explanation of the whole story and understanding what had happened in Gusu in recent days, Gong Mengbi had a general idea of what had happened.
"I am not here in person today. I can only see you in my dreams. I will come to Gusu in person tomorrow. Please let Master Shi know."
Master Liu felt relieved, a look of joy appeared on his face, and he asked, "Do you have a solution?"
Gong Mengbi shook his head and said, "It's just an idea. Whether it can be realized depends on your efforts."
"us?"
The Moon Immortal nodded in confirmation, and then gently pushed Master Liu. Master Liu's eyes quickly fell into darkness, and he fell from the bright Moon Palace into the dark sea and lost consciousness.
Gong Mengbi made sufficient preparations in Wu Ning, and then he separated a wisp of his spirit and stayed in Shouyue Tower to take charge. His real body then used the Eight Winds Technique to travel with the big sigh all the way to Gusu.
Suzhou has a unique temperament, and Gong Mengbi is particularly familiar with it.
The Immortal Jinting lingered in Gusu for a long time, leaving many traces in Taihu Lake and West Dongting Mountain. Ma Qingji lingered in Gusu City for several times, repeatedly entering and leaving the Wuwang Mansion. Even he himself, Hanzhang and Xiagu, stayed in Gusu for a long time.
When an old friend comes to an old place, he naturally wants to read the stories first.
First walk along the shore of Taihu Lake and look out at West Dongting Mountain, you will notice that the blocked Feng Shui vein of Taihu Lake has revived. Although not as vigorous as before, it is now on the right track.
Gong Mengbi nodded secretly. It can be seen that Tiechen has put a lot of effort into nurturing the water veins of Taihu Lake to its current level.
This little dragon of the sixth rank was appointed as the lord of Taihu Lake. His Taoism was not up to par, and he must have suffered a lot in the surrounding waters. Fortunately, he was diligent in his administration, and it was worth the diligent whipping of the Immortal Jin Ting.
But the Shenjing Palace has lost the Black Dragon's luck, and no one knows where he has gone to have fun. It doesn't matter if he has fun, as long as he doesn't cause any trouble, it's up to him.
Going further up the mountain, you will see that the plaques of the former Wutong Temple have been removed and replaced by the Wulu General Temple, with a serious Taoist priest serving as the temple priest.
The incense is still strong, but it has decreased a lot compared to the past. On the other hand, on the grass beside the mountain road above, people occasionally burn paper to worship the "Five Gods" instead of the Five Generals.
Gong Mengbi had anticipated this and knew there was nothing that could be done about it.
The common people worship Wutong out of fear and desire: they fear Wutong's bad reputation and they covet Wutong's spiritual response.
But after Wutong was changed to Wulu Generals, no one made a fortune by borrowing Yin debts, the spiritual response disappeared, and naturally, the number of people performing sacrifices gradually decreased.
Some people even suspect that "Five Generals" and "Wutong God" are not the same god, and still miss Wutong God and hope that Wutong God can continue to appear.
Gong Mengbi sighed, turned and left Shangfang Mountain.
This is why the foxes have to return to the wild, and why evil spirits and monsters are hard to stop.
It is not the evil spirits and demons that need humans, but humans that need the evil spirits and demons. Borrowing a debt from the underworld, living through today, as for the afterlife, who knows?
The lower-class people could not live in the towering city towers, could not enjoy the kindness of the city god, or even the kindness of the land god. They were like the grass in the wilderness, dying one after another and growing again.
Amidst these waves of life and death, it is a place that even gods and immortals cannot redeem.
"Only people themselves can solve these problems." Gong Mengbi spoke in a low voice, collected his thoughts, and strode into Gusu City.
It's already dusk.
Master Shi had been waiting at Yuanmiao Temple for a long time. Not only him, but also Master Jishan from Hanshan Temple who was too fat to walk, and Master Liu from Fuji Temple were all waiting at Yuanmiao Temple.
The three of them chatted about the changes in Gusu City in recent days. It was already the New Year, but there was no one to take charge of the overall situation, and there were unnecessary chaos everywhere.
Just at this time, Yang Dongwei led in an immortal wearing a red cloak.
Master Shi smiled and said, "You are finally here. I have been waiting for you for a long time."
Gong Mengbi glanced at the few people and said, "It's been a long time since we last met, old friends."
Master Liu said to Yang Dongwei: "What do you think? I said he was easy to recognize. You can tell at a glance."
Yang Dongwei said: "Indeed, Master Gong is a man of heaven, he will not make a mistake."
Several people laughed, making Yang Dongwei blush. Before Gong Mengbi came, Master Shi arranged for him to wait in front of the door to show respect. Yang Dongwei was afraid of making a mistake, so he asked which elder was coming. Master Liu joked, "You will know it must be him when you see him. You will never make a mistake."
Yang Dongwei was still curious about how he wouldn't make a mistake. Now that he had seen the real person, he realized that he wouldn't make a mistake.
Master Liu laughed and said, "My good nephew, go get me something to eat. Your master is very stingy. He made me feel hungry after drinking so much."
After Yang Dongwei was freed, he hurried away.