Becoming a fox fairy from Liaozhai

Chapter 827 Peng Yanjun

Yang Dongwei went to prepare the banquet. After a few pleasantries, the people in the room got straight to the point.

Master Shi said, "Fellow Daoist Mingfu, the affairs of Gusu's gods and humans are in a mess right now. Do you have any good ideas?"

Gong Mengbi said: "I have heard the specific situation from Master Liu, but I don't have any good plan, only a stupid way."

"What stupid method?"

"Make peace."

"Negotiate peace?" Master Shi hesitated and asked, "I'm afraid it will be difficult. The King of Wu is determined to fight for supremacy, and the City God of the world cannot sit idly by and watch Jiangnan slip out of control."

Zen Master Jishan twisted the beads and said, "That's true. Even if they want to retreat, I'm afraid they can't."

The fat monk had kind eyes, but his words were not gentle: "If the City God of the World wants to retreat, Daqian will also hold him back so that he can't retreat. If the King of Wu wants to retreat, he will give up his life and property. If they meet, I'm afraid they will bite each other, and there is no way they will listen to the words of peace."

Gong Mengbi said, "If it was just the King of Wu and Daqian fighting, I would have no way to deal with it. But since ghosts and gods are involved, it's completely different."

"How to say?"

Gong Mengbi said: "You three have a long heritage. I wonder if you know about the changes in the city gods, earth gods and human gods?"

Master Shi's eyebrows moved and he said, "I seem to have some impression."

"Before this dynasty, although all the city gods in the world had their own ranks, they were ultimately earth gods and underworld gods, and were governed by the Queen Mother of the Underworld. But since this dynasty, the King of Man has been conferring the title of City God and God of the Land and State to many sages and loyal heroes. The Queen Mother of the Underworld did not want to compete with them with the way of gods, so from then on, the City God was tied to the King of Man and the Land and State, and was led by the City God of the Underworld to protect the King of Man and the Land and State."

Master Shi Da recalled, "I do have some impression of this incident. I once heard a senior master mention it, but I also gained enlightenment in this dynasty, so I don't know the details."

Master Shi Da was the oldest, but he didn't know much about it. Master Jishan and Master Liu naturally didn't know much about it either.

"The duties of the City God have not changed, but the ownership has changed. This is also the source of the current deadlock in Gusu." Gong Mengbi told these secrets. These things are not secrets. They just involve the power struggle between the emperor of the world and the earth mother. No one will deliberately mention it. If you really want to know, you can ask a few questions in heaven and earth.

"So that's how it is. If the City God was governed by the Earth Mother and shared the throne with the Dynasty, then today's deadlock would not exist. But it is unheard of that the Human Emperor and the Earth Mother are fighting for power." Zen Master Jishan stopped fiddling with his rosary and asked, "Why is this?"

Gong Mengbi shook his head and said, "It is just that it is said that the current Great City God of the World saved the life of the founding emperor, so this decree was issued to repay him."

Master Shi and Master Jishan raised their eyebrows at the same time, thinking it was just a joke. Master Liu, even if he was only a half-baked man, knew the difference between the way of gods and the way of humans, and was also half-believing and half-doubting.

"I don't know anything else. The emperor had such ambitions, and who came up with the plan was already more than 400 years ago." Gong Mengbi shook his head and said, "You all know that I was born in Mount Tai, and I have some connections with the gods of the underworld. Asking the Lord of the Underworld to come and mediate may help resolve the situation in Gusu."

Master Shi Da said without hesitation: "Then I will go and invite the City God of the World."

Zen Master Jishan said, "Let me speak for the King of Wu."

Master Liu hesitated for a moment, but was quite self-aware, and said, "If there's anything you need me to do, just tell me."

As soon as he said it, Zen Master Jishan and Master Shi left one after another. When Yang Dongwei served wine and food and invited everyone to the banquet, only Master Liu was left.

Yang Dongwei was stunned for a moment and asked, "Uncle Master, where are my master and the others?"

Master Liu narrowed his eyes and smiled, saying, "They are all busy, don't worry about them, come and have dinner with me."

Master Jishan set off for the Prince of Wu's Palace, and Gong Mengbi followed Master Shi to the City God Temple.

The City God Temple had been sealed off long ago, and the practitioners from Chongming Pavilion had taken over the place, but since Master Shi came in person, no one dared to stop him.

Master Shi set up an altar in the City God Temple to offer sacrifices to the spirit of the City God of Heaven. He burned incense and wrote talismans. Then his spirit left his body, and only his physical body remained, sitting on a cushion holding an iron bamboo.

Before long, the incense on the altar burned out and Master Shi's soul returned to its place.

Master Shi opened his eyes, supported Tiezhu and stretched his stiff body, and said, "Fortunately, I still have some face, and the God has agreed to come."

Master Shi Da asked the monks of Chongming Pavilion to arrange the venue, and the abandoned City God's Domain was used.

After the Gusu City God was captured, the seal was also lost. The throne was vacant, and the entire divine domain became dark. A cold wind blew, and the bronze bells that were used to wake people swayed left and right, but there was no sound.

Master Shi Dafa was a fourth-grade Taoist, and the spirits lit up a corner of the divine domain. The cast iron incense cauldron in the courtyard of the City God Temple was filled with two feet of incense ash. The Taoists from Chongming Pavilion smoothed the incense ash and spread the expensive water-sinking incense in it. The green smoke and mist flew away like clouds, spreading a colorful scene in the divine domain, turning into a Taoist temple with changing winds and clouds and thunder, paving a square banquet.

Gong Mengbi only appeared in the divine realm at this time. He had been hiding in the shadow of Master Shi. He said, "It is not convenient for me to show up. You should act according to Lord Yan's wishes."

Master Shi nodded and said, "Thank you."

Gong Mengbi walked out from behind Master Shi, caught a wisp of smoke from the Taoist temple, and pulled it into the darkness like a vine.

Master Shi discovered that he had left, not this Taoist temple, but this divine realm, and stepped into the gap between yin and yang.

When midnight arrives, thunder drums roar.

A divine light flickered on the wooden statue of the City God of the World. A middle-aged god in purple clothes and a golden crown replaced the wooden statue and appeared in the Taoist temple with majestic eyes and extraordinary bearing.

A ray of Zen light entered the temple, and King Wu, followed by Zen Master Jishan and two guards, entered.

The great Dharma Master Shi stood in the middle with a solemn appearance, led the two parties to sit down, and introduced them: "This is the City God of Tianxia, ​​and this is the King of Wu."

The King of Wu, with his royal aura, stared at the City God of the World without any hesitation. His divine eyes, which were shimmering with purple energy, and his deep and unfathomable eyes tested each other, and neither of them compromised at all.

"I invited you two here today because I want you to each take a step back and make peace." Master Shi did not beat around the bush, and there was no need to beat around the bush.

The eyes of Tianxiadu City God and King Wu fell on Master Shi at the same time. Tianxiadu City God curled his lips and said, "If this is the case, I'm afraid Master Shi's efforts will be in vain."

Master Shi took a step back, revealing the empty main seat behind him, and said, "I know that my influence is not important, so I invited distinguished guests here today, hoping to persuade you two."

"Dignified guest?"

A tiger roared behind the main seat, and a dark door was torn open. The sound of rushing water could be heard, and rows of green lanterns lit up from the door. In the light of the lanterns, two gods walked over, one in front and one behind.

One was wearing purple clothes and a tall crown, standing out from the crowd; the other was wearing red clothes and looking thin, with lowered brows and a pleasing appearance.

The red-robed priest said, "This is my Lord Peng Yan, who governs the Kingdom of Futian."