Liao Zhai's Refining God

Along the way, the three of them enjoyed themselves happily, and Wang Lin also experienced the joy of studying and traveling.Every time I go to a county to conduct a folk survey, survey the people's conditions, check the local specialties, what kind of food is suitable for planting, etc., write a study tour log, and go to the county government to stamp the official seal.Wang Linshun also made a study tour diary.

Wang Lin does not have the attitude of a martial arts master at all, she is polite and polite, really like a scholar who is studying abroad.That Su Xiaoying could have left quickly, but she never mentioned this, and accompanied the two scholars to conduct public opinion surveys with great interest.

"This mountain is really majestic!" Walking under a high mountain that day, the three of them drank some water and ate a bowl of noodles at a roadside teahouse. Standing on the official road and looking far away, a mountain peak Standing upright like Optimus Prime, Guo Zilin couldn't help but admire.

"The name of this mountain is Wuyun Peak. After crossing this mountain, you will find Huaxian County. You can overlook Jinghua Lake on its highest peak. You can watch the clouds on its main peak every morning and evening. The sea of ​​clouds rises majesticly, a wonder in the world Yes. It’s a pity in life to pass by and not look at it.” An old man next to him smiled while stroking his beard.

"Thank you, old man, for your advice. Now I'm going to climb the mountain and rest at the top of the mountain for a night, so I can watch the clouds in the morning and evening." Wang Lin said.Of course, this is based on Guo Zilin's situation. If Wang Lin climbs the mountain by herself, it won't take too long.

"Okay, let's go mountaineering and observe the clouds." Guo Zilin excitedly said.

"Miss Guo, is Jinghu Villa just to the north of Wuyun Peak?" Wang Lin asked casually.

"Brother Wang, do you not want the little girl to accompany you up the mountain?" Su Xiaoying suddenly said sadly.

"Why do you say that? There is absolutely no such intention. It's too late for us to be happy with the girl!" Wang Lin said immediately.

"Really!" Su Xiaoying immediately said happily.

"Go. Go up the mountain." Wang Lindang said as she walked up the mountain.

At night, the three of them climbed to the top. In the middle of the peak is a 60-meter-high stone peak with a diameter of [-] meters. It is as smooth as a mirror, and it is difficult for apes to climb.Wang Lin pulled Guo Zilin and Su Xiaoying to the summit one by one.

For a moment, the sea of ​​clouds in front of them stunned the two of them, and they stared at each other for a long time without saying a word.Wuyun Peak stands proudly beside Jinghua Lake where Tonghe River and Tianjiang River meet.

There is only one white pine standing above this stone peak. The white pine is not high, but it is extremely wide. It covers the space like a canopy. There are stone benches, which are suitable for viewing clouds.

In the setting sun, above the sea of ​​clouds, the mountains are majestic, the clouds are elegant, and the clouds are fantastic. It is really beautiful.

"If brother Wang didn't bring me up, I'm afraid I'd never see such a spectacle!" Guo Zilin bowed.

"That's right, even if I'm a martial arts practitioner, I'm afraid I won't be able to climb such a steep mountain if I don't cultivate to the level of true energy. Brother Wang is so young, and his cultivation has already reached the peak. He is really a role model for my generation of martial arts practitioners." , I don’t know which confidante is lucky enough to be by your side all the time, smiling proudly in the Jianghu.” Su Xiaoying said with beautiful eyes.Quietly changed the name of Brother Wang to "Big Brother Wang".

Guo Zilin blushed slightly, looking at the vast sea of ​​clouds, he didn't seem to hear Su Xiaoying's words.

"The sons and daughters of the rivers and lakes are really straightforward!" This is the first time Wang Lin has encountered such a naked confession to Su Xiaoying in her past and present lives.

"Haha. I'm just an ordinary person. My father booked me a marriage in Xiyuan Mansion. This time I'm going to do the marriage." Wang Lin said.

"Brother Wang, have you met the other party before? Do you know the other party's appearance and character?" Su Xiaoying said.

"I made an appointment before I was born, and I have never met, so it is naturally unknown now." Wang Lin said.

"This, this is really a child's play. Brother Wang is a son and daughter of the world, how can he be bound by such etiquette. Younger sister thinks it's okay if you don't go." Su Xiaoying said angrily.

"Scholars of my generation value keeping their promises the most. How can we break our promises?" Wang Lin waved her hands.

"Brother Wang Gao Yi, that's exactly what it should be!" Guo Zilin said.

"I didn't ask you, what did you interrupt!" Su Xiaoying immediately scolded Guo Zilin.

"Haha! Ms. Guo may find it difficult to understand the morality of reading." Guo Zilin said with a helpless smile.

"Pin Jie, I think I've missed my whole life, I'm so stupid. Hmph." Su Xiaoying snorted coldly, and sat on the stone bench angrily to watch the clouds.

Wang Lin smiled slightly, and didn't mind, and then began to watch the clouds.The method of watching the clouds came into play immediately. Wang Lin watched the clouds in the bronze mirror for three years. The scenery of the sea of ​​clouds was weirder than here, but it was not as thick as the clouds here. Moreover, Wang Lin had a feeling that the sea of ​​clouds in the bronze mirror seemed to lack some This kind of clever charm doesn't seem to be real.

In addition, now that there is physical qi and blood circulating, the experience is naturally different. After all, the method of observing clouds or flowing cloud sword qi is cultivated on the basis of the body. The qi and blood are smelted and turned into true qi, which rushes into the acupoints and is further sublimated into Liuyun sword qi by Liuyun Jianyi, and the Liuyun sword qi is stored in the acupoints like clouds.

The life soul in the sea of ​​souls contemplates the sea of ​​clouds, and constantly absorbs the essence to replenish itself. During this process, the endless and flowing power in the body makes people feel fascinated.

However, Wang Lin's qi and blood have reached a bottleneck now, that is to say, if there is no natural material and earth treasure to replenish qi and blood, she can only slowly increase her qi and blood, and the quality and quantity of Liuyun sword qi will also slow down. .Because everything is still based on body qi and blood.

At this time, Guo Xiaoying had turned her head silently to look at Wang Lin's back, standing proudly on the edge of the mountain like a long sword, standing proudly above the sea of ​​clouds, surrounded by an invisible cloud, looking extremely majestic in the afterglow of the setting sun , Su Xiaoying couldn't help being crazy for a moment.

On the second day, the sun rises three poles, and the sea of ​​clouds clears away, overlooking the entire Jinghua Lake. From a distance, the Tianjiang River and Tonghe River flow into Jinghua Lake from the west and north like two horses.

Wang Lin speculates that there must be two water streams going east and south, but they cannot be seen on Wuyun Peak.

Looking down at the corner of Jinghua Lake, we can see that the level of Jinghua Lake is like a mirror, and there are pearl-like islands inlaid on the blue mirror surface. The scenery is extremely beautiful.Wang Lin couldn't figure out why the boats of the boat gang got stuck inside.

Chapter 2 is wrong

At this moment, looking down from the top of the mountain, in a village at the foot of Wuyunfeng Mountain, villagers walked out of the village one after another, and rushed towards the edge of Jinghua Lake with baskets and baskets on their backs, as if they were going to the market, which made Wang Lin quite embarrassed Interested, after all, we want to investigate the situation in Jinghua Lake. When we encounter such a situation, we will naturally go to investigate, so we call Guo Zilin and Guo Xiaoying to rush down the mountain.

"Brother Wang, I heard from my father that the lake crab in Jinghua Lake is a must. It is best eaten in autumn every year. Now it is the season. How about inviting the two gentlemen to taste it?" Going down the mountain road, Guo Xiaoying said mischievously.

Last night, she was full of worries and sat silently on the top of the mountain. Even if Wang Lin and Guo Zilin shared dry food and let her eat, she was not very willing to respond and participate.On the contrary, I feel better this morning. Wang Lin really can't see through the girl's thoughts.

"Will it be expensive?" Guo Zilin was a little afraid of this girl who changed her face when she said it, so she said cautiously.

"Don't worry, someone will treat you naturally. I'm going to Jinghu Villa to deliver things this time. How can they not treat us to a meal of lake crabs. Do you know Jinghu Villa?" Guo Xiaoying said.

Both Wang Lin and Guo Zilin shook their heads. There are many villas in Xiaguo, how could they know about Jinghu Villa.

"You don't know about Jinghu Villa, but do you know about that moon tassel?" Guo Xiaoying chirped.

"It's General Liusu, Hou Yue of Loyalty." Guo Zilin said in a daze.

"Exactly. Unexpectedly, brother Guo is so knowledgeable that he knows Yue Liusu." Guo Xiaoying said.

"Oh, is there any allusion to this moon tassel?" Wang Lin was also interested immediately.

"I heard from Mr. Private School that Tassel this month was born as a daughter, but she has strong martial arts skills. When she was 16 years old, she lived in Hua County with her father. His father was the captain of Hua County. Once thousands of thieves besieged Hua County, Yue Liusu's father was shot and injured by the thieves, unable to command the battle, Yue Liusu, who was only 16 years old, led the crowd to fight against the enemy and defeated the thousands of thieves.

At that time, the founding emperor of the Xia Kingdom was very appreciative when he heard about it, and promoted Yue Liusu to the rank of general, which was a precedent for promoting a woman to the rank of general. Fighting, seven battles and seven victories, repelling the millions of nomads, driving the nomads back to the west of the Kunlun Mountains in one fell swoop, and becoming famous in one battle.It is a pity that he died young and died at the border when he was 26 years old. " Guo Zilin sighed.

"Brother Guo is really good at learning. This Jinghu Villa is the Yue family's villa. After Yue Liusu died in battle, his bones were buried near the villa. The founding emperor of Xia State wrote his own handwriting on the big stone tablet in front of the Jinghu Villa. The inscription: 'Civilian officials get off their sedan chairs, and military officials get off their horses', as a compliment to the moon tassels.

Because of this, Jinghu Villa has a great reputation. After so many years of operation, although Jinghu Villa is not well-known in the official circle, it is a powerful existence in the Jianghu martial arts world.The Yue family's sword technique is also a must in martial arts.

This time, the owner of the farm personally wrote a letter to ask my father to borrow something from my family. "Guo Xiaoying said triumphantly as she patted her burden.

"Brother Wang, I have admired Yuesu for a long time, why don't we go to the Mirror Lake Villa?" Guo Zilin said.

"Alright, with such a heroine, how can we not go and have a look." Wang Lin said.

"Old man, what are you doing here?" Walking down the mountain, Wang Lin found that those in the villages and towns were walking along the main road towards Jinghu Lake. Everyone was carrying items in their hands, including chicken, duck, fish, food, cloth, etc.Wang Lin couldn't help asking.

"Master the Lake God blesses us with good weather and abundant crops. It is natural to go to worship the master, offer incense and sacrifices to the master." The old man said loudly like singing an opera.

"Lord Lake God bless us with good weather and abundant crops." The people who followed seemed to be afraid that others would not know, and they all said loudly one by one.

"Is this Master Lake God very effective?" Guo Zilin suddenly asked with interest.

"Hush!" The old man grabbed Guo Zilin, looked left and right, and then said in a low voice, "Outsiders, be careful what comes out of your mouth."

"Brother Guo, do as the Romans do, don't talk nonsense." Wang Lin also hurriedly said.

"Yes yes yes!" Guo Zilin said hurriedly since he encountered a ghost last time.

"It seems that there is a lake god in this Jinghua Lake, and it is not bad for the surrounding folks. With so many people offering incense, their cultivation should not be weak, but why the boat of the boat gang fell into it, it should not be the work of ghosts, maybe They are really bandits." Wang Lin thought for a while, and decided to go to the lake god's temple with everyone.

Walking to the side of Jinghua Lake, Wang Lin couldn't help being stunned by the grandeur of the lake god temple.The entire temple was built in a very ostentatious manner. The marble-paved square was a kilometer wide. The temple above the square was built magnificently. A huge statue of God stood in the towering temple, which could be seen from a distance.

Behind the temple, there are rows of houses, all of which are part of the temple building, just like a small palace.

At this time, rows of people offer incense to the statue, and then hand over the offerings to the nearby temple for blessing.

"Second Li, the Lord of the Lake God blesses us with good weather, which is why you have such a good life. Why is your sacrifice only twenty eggs, do you honor the Lord of the Lake like this?" At this time, a sharp voice The cry came from the side, which immediately attracted the attention of Wang Lin and others.

"Master God Envoy, I beg you to intercede with Master Lake God. My father is seriously ill, and all the property in the family has been exhausted. Only these twenty eggs are the most valuable, and the villain has already offered them sincerely." The 40-year-old The man immediately fell to his knees and begged.

"Sincerely, I think you are fooling the master of the lake god. I will report the truth to the master of the lake god. If you have no other property to offer, you know what to do tonight. Hehehe." The temple Zhu said sarcastically.

"Master God Envoy, Lord God Envoy, no, no, I have wives and children at home, please ask Lord Lake God for mercy, please!" the man hugged Miao Zhu's leg tightly and said.

"Go away!" There were more than a dozen burly men standing behind Miaozhu. One of them came over and kicked the man away. , looking terribly miserable.

"Stop making noise here." The Miao Zhu yelled at Li Laoer.Li Laoer's pleading was ineffective, and he left in a daze and stumbled.

At this time, there was an endless stream of people coming to offer incense in the entire square, and they seemed to turn a blind eye to this scene. They walked forward one by one with their heads bowed, and the entire square was unusually quiet.

"Brother Wang, you didn't say that the gods protect the people and only ask for the power of incense and fire. But what is going on? Why are so many sacrifices forced to be offered?" Guo Zilin was a little puzzled.

Along the way, Guo Zilin asked Wang Lin about the gods, but Wang Lin didn't hide anything and told him in detail.prevent him from being in danger in the future.

"There's something wrong with this." Wang Lin pondered for a moment and continued: "Let's check here tonight. Why do these temples collect so many sacrifices? Why is that man so scared?"

2 Chapter [-] Survey

The three of Wang Lin were watching quietly from the side of the square. Wang Lin expanded the range of the altar's shielding air machine to cover Su Xiaoying and Guo Zilin.After all, this is where the Jinghua Lake Lake God Temple is located, so be careful.

People from all over the country and eight miles came to offer incense and sacrifices in an endless stream.Like Li Lao Er, there were more than a dozen people who could not offer sacrifices to satisfy Miao Zhu. These people, like Li Lao Er, were threatened by Miao Zhu for a while and then left in a daze.

This kind of situation made Wang Lin more curious, thinking in her heart whether these temples exploited the people with the help of the power of the gods.But if it weren't for the direct intervention of the gods and spirits in secular affairs, I'm afraid it wouldn't have such an effect.If the gods manifest directly, and Miaozhu directly exploits the people, why does he need so many sacrifices? The gods don't need to eat so much food in the world, it is really hard to figure out.

"Old man, how often does such a worship event take place?" Wang Lin asked an old man passing by her.

"You two gentlemen, I think you are scholars who came to study abroad, don't worry about the affairs here, it's better to leave quickly." The old man said in a low voice with the basket in his hand and left quickly.

"Brother, do you come here every few days?" Seeing that Wang Lin didn't come up with a result, Su Xiaoying smiled and asked a 30-year-old man by the side of the road.

"You foreigners, come here every three days!" Seeing a young girl asking, the man blushed and couldn't refuse, so he hurriedly answered and walked away.

"Once every three days!" Wang Lin mused.

If this is the case, I am afraid that the financial resources of these people are really unsustainable, and they should be miserable.Judging from the things they offered as sacrifices, the value may be tens of pennies. If they do it every three days, it will be two grains of silver in one month, which is difficult for ordinary households to support.Adding the corvee service in the Xia Kingdom, the burden on the village households here is much heavier.

"If this kind of sacrifice is performed once every three days, if it lasts for more than a year, people's livelihood may be extremely difficult, and a catastrophe is not far away." Not only Wang Lin was aware of this problem, but Guo Zilin was also aware of this problem, and couldn't help saying.

After all, in the content of the study tour, the inspection of people's livelihood is an important aspect.But Su Xiaoying didn't realize this problem at all. After all, she had no worries about food and clothing since she was a child, and she knew little about people's livelihood.

"Well, I want to see why Miaozhu requires so many sacrifices and how they deal with them." Wang Lin said.

Of course, Wang Lin didn't directly inquire about the temple, and she didn't even enter the temple area.After all, there must be a projection of the spirit of the lake god in the statue, and it would not be wise to rush to startle the enemy without knowing the details of the other party.

Therefore, Wang Lin took the two of them to find a restaurant nearby to have a simple meal, and then went into the village to investigate.Sure enough, as predicted, after walking through three villages and towns, it can be seen from the surface that every household is impoverished, and many children are pale and emaciated, which makes people feel chilling.

But during the conversation, it was found that these people were very tight-lipped, and they praised the Lake God with one voice, without any complaints.But it can be seen from their helpless eyes that they should be forced to say this, or there is another reason.

At night, the three of them quietly came to the temple again, lurking in a forest.

"Woooooo!" A group of people came towards the temple on the road, and the uncontrollable weeping faintly entered the ears of Wang Lin and the three of them. At this time, they rushed to the lake temple, but Wang Lin Feeling surprised in my heart, I led Guo Zilin and Su Xiaoying to sneak into the woods by the roadside to check.

Wang Lin found out that among the group of people was the second Li whom I met today.

Wang Lin found that Li Laoer was followed by a woman, who was pulling a three- or four-year-old boy.Li Laoer kept telling the woman that after he left, he had to take good care of the child, as well as the mother who was seriously ill in bed, and repeatedly told the mother not to tell the matter.

The woman pulled the skirt of Li Laoer's clothes, and kept crying in a low voice, but she didn't dare to cry out loud. The suppressed sobs became smaller and smaller as she approached the Lake God Temple.Obviously, he suppressed the grievance in his heart by force, but it can still be seen from his expression that his heart is extremely sad.

This is not only the case of Li Laoer's family, but also the rest of those who were "named" by the temple blessings today because the offerings were insufficient. , looking chilling.

"Brother Wang, what is going on here? What are these people doing at the Lake Temple at night?" Guo Zilin couldn't help asking.

"I don't know, let's talk about it later." Wang Lin said.

At this time, in the square where the lake temple is located, there is a small pier near Jinghua Lake. Miao Zhu is directing the thick men in the temple to place the sacrifices on the pier, as if waiting for the boat to come.

"Brother Wang, are there bandits from Jinghua Lake who will come to transport these things?" Guo Zilin asked in a low voice.

"Not sure." Wang Lin shook her head.

"Maybe it's true. Jinghua Lake has a radius of three hundred miles. There are many islands and winding waterways. There are mountain ranges in the east, west, north, south, and even a mountain range like Wuyun Peak. There have always been bandits and bandits, but the government of Hua County has suppressed them very hard. , I have never heard of any bandit daring to be so blatant." Guo Zilin obviously did his homework in advance and knew a little about the situation around Jinghua Lake.

"I'm afraid that bandits alone will never have such a strong deterrent." Wang Lin shook her head.

"Lord Lake God, the sacrifice has been prepared for you, please collect it from Lord Lake God." At this time, Miao Zhu knelt down in front of the statue of Lake God and said loudly, because it was night, and because all the people who came were not in a good mood. Dare to speak, so the voice is extremely loud, even a scholar like Guo Zilin who has no cultivation base and is not very strong in five senses can hear it.

It wasn't long before the waves suddenly rose on the surface of the lake, as if the tide was rising, but it was obvious that the tide was impossible in waters like Jinghua Lake.

"Brother Wang, Wang, Brother Wang, what do you think is that?" After a while, Guo Zilin pointed to Jinghua Lake with trembling fingers.

In fact, Wang Lin naturally saw it too, and with Wang Lin's eyesight, she saw it earlier and farther than Guo Zilin.

On the surface of the lake, a giant wolf like a small mountain swept over vigorously.Guo Zilin and Su Xiaoying didn't see it, but Wang Lin did. There was a cargo ship on top of the huge wave, which was pushed over by the huge wave.

At this time, those people who were "named" by the temple today and their family members, seeing such a huge wave sweeping in with such a roar, trembled all over their bodies, and some people couldn't help but want to cry out loudly. But he didn't dare, he just bit his own palm tightly, even with Wang Lin's eyesight, he saw Li's second daughter-in-law bit his own palm with blood flowing, but he still didn't dare to make a sound.

Chapter 211 Boarding

"Boom!" The huge wave swept in, several meters higher than the pier, and it was about to roll to the shore, but the worshipers and the waiting villagers did not retreat, as if they had understood this scene for a long time.

Because of the deep night, Guo Zilin and Su Xiaoying only heard the roar of the huge waves, but did not see clearly. After all, the three of them were hiding in the dense forest far away.Wang Lin has strong eyesight, so she can see clearly.

At this time, Wang Lin used the Qi Watching Technique to check, and found that there were two huge monsters entrenched in the huge waves, and it was the waves they stirred up.

Now, as Wang Lin's life and soul cultivation is getting deeper and deeper, the qi-watching technique is naturally becoming more and more exquisite.From such a long distance, the two giants in the water waves cannot be seen by others, but in Wang Lin's eyes, the blood around them is as vivid as fireflies in the dark night, and they can be seen very clearly.

Judging from the trajectories of Qi and blood, there are two huge monsters, one is a giant python, which is comparable in size to Nie Xiaoxuan's green snake; get moving.

"Boom!" For a split second, the huge wave seemed to stop steadily in the air, and then slowly dissipated without rushing ashore.