Red Mansion: Incense and God Road, starting from the City God of Shenjing

Chapter 9: Knock on the Heart, Cultivate the Spirit, and Seek Freedom
"That's right. Brother Cong is now a super-class uncle. As his sister-in-law, I have to come to Brother Cong more often to ask for favors."

When Wang Xifeng spoke again, her words revealed a hint of intimacy.

"Second sister, don't you recognize me as your brother?"

Jia Cong came to Yingchun again. This time Yingchun's eyes were red and her expression was dull.

"No, no... I just feel that... Cong Ge'er is becoming more and more promising now."

"My mother is in heaven..."

"It's just an earl. If my second sister likes it, I'll give it to her within three years."

"I'll just ask for a title for you, a princess or a county lady. The royal family will always give me this honor!"

Jia Cong gently stroked Yingchun's hair.

The words were spoken casually, as if he was just narrating a trivial matter.

But when everyone in the Jia family, especially Grandmother Jia, heard it, they were shocked.

The royal family was able to make an exception and reward Yingchun, their biological sister...

At least the strength of the third realm is not enough.

unless……

"Brother Cong, what do you mean?" Grandmother Jia's voice trembled.

The third realm of Xuanmen is to refine the spirit. In the fourth realm, when one succeeds in refining the spirit, one can leave the body and travel at night.

This is the Yin God!

This is a realm that no previous Duke of Rong has ever reached.

"If nothing unexpected happens, it shouldn't take three years!"

"But it's just a family matter, so there's no need to publicize it to others!"

Jia Cong nodded slightly.

Shinto is the basis, and other than that, all other means are just tools to collect resources on the road of cultivation.

Jia Cong didn't mind showing more.

When I was reading novels in my previous life.

You have to hide your head and show your tail at every turn, pretending to be a pig and eating the tiger.

That's really sick.

"Good, good, good!"

"I know my grandson is a good person. Grandma knows the truth that a tree stands out from the crowd."

"But Brother Cong's title is a great joyous event in the mansion."

"Feng girl, go and prepare and send invitations to all the elders. Three days later, I will hold a banquet at Rongguo Mansion, and there will also be a buffet in the back street for the clansmen to celebrate with us."

"Hey, old lady, I'll get ready right away."

……

After chatting with everyone in the Jia family for a while, Jia Cong said goodbye and returned to the courtyard.

It turned out that there were not many things in the yard, and the servants had moved them away in the afternoon.

So just go back to Lixiangyuan.

The courtyard where Xian Rongguo lived in his later years was several times larger than the small courtyard where Jia Cong lived before.

There is also a corner door next to it, which makes it convenient to enter and exit.

"Master, you are finally back. There are many sisters in the courtyard. Can Xiaodonger play with them?"

As soon as I stepped into the yard, Xiaodong'er pounced on me.

The yard is full of chirping birds.

Four senior maids and ten second- and third-class maids.

There were also five maids and five servants, who were waiting respectfully to welcome Jia Cong.

"If Xiaodong'er likes, just let them play with you." Jia Cong rubbed Xiaodong'er's head.

"The emperor has given you many gifts. You can pick out some that you like and ask Yuanyang to get you some silk to make some new clothes."

Because they once depended on each other, Jia Cong was particularly fond of Xiao Dong'er.

Otherwise, let alone maids, even ordinary young ladies from official families would not be able to wear the silks and satins bestowed by the emperor in the palace.

This is a decency that is unimaginable.

After saying that, he took Xiaodong'er's hand and came to the crowd.

"Hello, Master!"

"Yeah!" Jia Cong nodded.

"Sister Yuanyang, from now on, all the servants and chores in the courtyard will be left to you to take care of."

"This is my former maid Xiao Dong'er. She used to be a third-class maid. From now on, her monthly salary will be based on that of a first-class maid."

"Xiao Dong'er is young, Sister Yuanyang, please take care of her more."

Yuanyang was originally the head maidservant in charge of Lady Jia's affairs, so her abilities were definitely beyond doubt.

After Jia Cong handed over the management power of the courtyard to her, he briefly mentioned Xiao Dong'er's status.

"Yes, sir, Yuanyang understands!"

"By the way, from now on Xi Que will be renamed Qing Wen, and Zhen Zhu will be renamed Xi Ren." "There aren't so many things to do in my courtyard, so just keep everything the same as before."

After Jia Cong finished speaking, he handed over everything to Yuanyang and walked into the house.

After establishing his authority during the day, he didn't believe that any servant would dare to do anything tricky in Lixiangyuan.

"Yes, Master, then Xiao Dong'er will be the head maid from now on."

"Xiao Dong'er doesn't want new clothes anymore. Keep them and make me a few more sets."

"Master, I heard from them that you were made an earl. Sister Yuanyang said that's a very high position."

"Will no one dare to bully us in the future?"

"In the past, every time Xiao Dong'er went to the kitchen to get food for Master, she was embarrassed by Aunt Zhang."

Xiao Dong'er clung to Jia Cong, chattering away constantly to express her excitement.

The little girl didn’t know the status of the Super Earl, she just felt that Jia Cong had become very powerful now.

Jia Cong did not find it annoying, but instead felt extremely warm.

Who says that the path of Shinto must abandon human nature?

The path of spiritual practice and all the methods are ultimately about seeking transcendence and finding freedom.

If you can't even control your most basic emotions, how can you talk about achieving freedom in your practice?

After a while, Jia Cong sent Xiao Dong'er out to find other maids to play with.

Only then did his expression return to indifference and he spoke to the empty room.

"Wang Er, take my order and beat to death all the stewards of the dining hall and the families of those maids in public!"

"promise!"

A ripple appeared in the empty corner, and Wang Er's deep voice was heard.

……

Midnight
City God Hall
The Shinto seal was held in his hand, one foot in the air.

Three golden lights fell.

The three evil spirits detained in the hall suddenly let out shrill screams.

After a moment, fifteen divine powers were consumed in Jia Cong's body.

The image of the evil spirit in front of him changed drastically.

He was eight feet tall, wearing animal armor and holding a sharp spear.

Bow down on the ground.

There are three more ghost soldiers under the command of the City God Temple.

No ghost soldier commander was transformed today, only ordinary ghost soldiers.

Jia Cong was not upset. Just like practicing Buddhism, the emphasis was on accumulating little by little.

Always thinking about reaching heaven in one step, what you are reaching is not heaven, but the devil.

The officials under the hall are all busy. Although the house is small, it has all the necessary facilities.

Today, the City God Temple governs a county.

Return to the government office during the day and obey the orders of the City God at night.

Reward good and punish evil, protect the country and the people.

You can't see the difference at first, but over time.

Not to mention developing believers.

Even the heaven and earth will love you more, everything will go smoothly, and adventures will continue.

In this way, you accumulate merit.

……

Jia Cong was thinking back to what happened during the day.

This is a habit developed in the previous life.

No matter what happens, check for omissions and summarize experience afterwards.

Only in this way can we make continuous progress.

The purpose of establishing authority has been achieved. From today on, the name of Master Cong Sanye will be known throughout the high-level officials in Shenjing.

In addition, there are ghost soldiers appearing in Yingchun Courtyard.

Everyone in the Jia family didn't have time to ease the relationship with Jia Cong, so how could they investigate further?

Afterwards, just find an excuse to get away with it.

As for the sudden appearance, the Xuanmen Qi training method has various techniques.

From something as small as an invisibility spell to something as big as a mustard seed.

Many sects that have been passed down for thousands of years also have methods of refining Taoist weapons.

The previous Duke Rong was the number one in the Daqian Army.

To outsiders, it is normal to have some elite guards hidden in Rongguo Mansion.

……

(End of this chapter)