Lu Liangsheng, who had read books and historical allusions for a long time, naturally knew the name "Zhou Yu". He was a famous general with a broad mind. Even if he did not have the title of City God, he was still a famous ancient figure in Jiangdong. It was reasonable for him to build a temple and confer the title of City God after he brought grace to the area.
It was his first time meeting someone so senior, so Lu Liangsheng was a little reserved, but Zhou Yu was not arrogant. The two of them bowed to each other, Zhou Yu held the scholar's wrist, made a gesture of invitation, and walked outside together.
There were many more pilgrims outside, mostly from the city, burning incense and kneeling respectfully. The two men seemed to be transparent, passing through the crowd.
"After what happened last night, there are many more pilgrims in the temple."
Zhou Yu, who was walking on one side, had his hands behind his back. He maintained the clothing and headdress of the Han Dynasty, and had a dignified demeanor. While speaking, he was actually looking at the scholar next to him, who was only in his twenties, dressed in a white and green robe, with a handsome face. He couldn't help but recall his own style back then.
Going past the long eaves of the front hall, Lu Liangsheng placed his hands on his abdomen, arched his wide sleeves slightly, and said with a smile: "Commander-in-chief, you are too modest. This should be a good thing."
"hehe… "
Zhou Yu chuckled and looked at the long steps outside the temple, where many pilgrims were coming up. He extended his hand and invited the scholar to go in another direction.
"If it weren't for what happened last night, why would they come here? They are just praying for peace at this time. But even so, as the city gods, even if they don't come to burn incense and sweep the temple, they still have to ensure peace in this area."
It is the right thing to do one's job. Lu Liangsheng bowed again and got to know a little about this famous ancient man from Jiangdong through several conversations. This aroused his curiosity.
On the side, Zhou Yu saw his hesitant expression and smiled, "Mr. Lu, what do you want to ask?"
"Don't blame me, Governor. I just remembered some stories made up in folk history."
Zhou Yu paused, then burst into laughter, waving his hands: “Mr. Lu is also a frank person, haha… In those stories, did they say that I was narrow-minded and was pissed off to death by Zhuge Liang? Hahaha—”
It is a bit taboo to explore the cause of the City God's death, but Zhou Yu resolved it completely with a casual remark, and neither side felt embarrassed.
The two men were dressed elegantly and chatted while laughing. They went around the back of the City God Temple, where there was a passage separated by iron fences. To ordinary people, it looked like a tomb with a fence added, with more altars and incense sticks inside. Now with the City God nearby, what Lu Liangsheng saw was a deep and dark prison.
The upper part reads: No one is allowed to enter if he is innocent, and the lower part reads: The guilty must be punished.
"The Department of Punishment... Looks like I have to go in there even though I'm innocent."
Lu Liangsheng smiled and said, and at Zhou Yu's gesture, his body turned into a wisp of green smoke and entered that deep place. There was no light coming in from inside, and he could clearly feel the surrounding environment taking shape in his heart without seeing anything. What it looked like really made Lu Liangsheng feel mysterious.
"The governor asked me to come here because of the centipede monster?"
"Of course, this demon was killed by you, and you need to let Mr. Lu know." Zhou Yu waved his hand and asked the two soul-binding black impermanence to go to the prison: "Go and bring the evil spirit out for Mr. Lu to examine."
After walking for a while, they saw a dark fire in the darkness ahead and vaguely saw a figure writing at a desk. Zhou Yu called out again.
"Zijing, can you figure out the soul of that monster?"
Zi Jing? Could it be that Lu Su
The scholar turned around and saw a majestic figure behind the long desk. He was wearing a robe and a long beard, with an honest face. He was holding a booklet and sketching as he walked towards him.
"This monster has an ordinary origin, but it has some connection with Mr. Lu. Fortunately, the connection has been severed, so it is not implicated."
Lu Liangsheng frowned slightly, thinking. The so-called karmic relationship has been broken, which means that whether Pudu Cihang succeeds in turning into a dragon has nothing to do with him. If it is not broken, once he turns into a dragon and ascends to heaven, he can also enjoy great benefits. If he fails to turn into a dragon, he will suffer from Yin De...
Soon, there were bursts of clanking sounds of iron chains, and the Soul-Binding Impermanence came from the end of the darkness, pulling two iron chains. At the other end was a grappling hook with Netherworld flames, as thick as a human arm, which was tightly clasped on a line of light and shadow, with the tip of the claw mostly sunk into it.
hiss~~~
The soul in that state was Pu Du Ci Hang, who seemed to have lost his mind and was constantly corroded by the flames on the grappling hook. He screamed in pain and struggled and twisted.
The soul-binding hook was stretched straight, Pu Du Ci Hang screamed shrilly, and was pulled and suspended in the air. Zhou Yu stepped forward with his hands behind his back and roughly guessed what the scholar was thinking.
"This demon is not a complete soul."
Judge Lu Su, who was flipping through the book, nodded and looked at the scholar: "This monster is a little special. It turned into a dragon directly from a monster body and killed people. It has a combination of evil spirits, dragon energy, and monster spirits. It is rare."
"The one imprisoned in the governor's prison is the evil spirit." Lu Liangsheng recalled the scene last night. The Holy Fire Master was probably also taking away one of the three.
Zhou Yu waved his hand and asked the Soul Binding Impermanence to take the evil spirit away. He turned around and said, "This evil spirit was refined in the City God Temple to remove its evil spirit. After that, it was sent to the underworld to be dealt with by the Lord of Hell. Unfortunately, the evil spirit was captured by an unknown evildoer. I wonder if Mr. Lu knows who he is?"
As expected, it was impossible for the City God of the capital city to seek friendship with me for no reason. Since he was so polite, it was hard to refuse, so I just did him a favor.
After thinking about it, Lu Liangsheng told the truth. If he allowed the City God to intervene, he would be able to practice and improve himself in peace in Qixia Mountain.
"That person is from the Fire Prayer Cult, the Holy Fire Master. I don't know his real name, but he has been collecting spirits from all over the world. It seems that he is very useful."
Over there, the City God and Judge Lu fell into deep thought. After a moment, the former bowed.
"Thank you Mr. Lu for telling me the truth. Yu has something else to ask."
"Governor, please speak!"
"The evil dragon energy has already fallen into Master's magic sword, so naturally I won't ask you for it. If I can't control it in the future, I might as well send it to the City God Temple for refinement."
Lu Liangsheng knew that the third dragon energy fell into the Yuelong Sword, but he was concerned about his master at the time and did not have time to check. Now that he was mentioned, he just smiled and nodded: "Yes, Liangsheng thanks the governor for reminding me."
After finishing the discussion, Lu Liangsheng said goodbye and left, walked out of the City God Temple, raised his hand and bowed to the City God and the Judge who were hiding among the pilgrims, before leaving.
After watching the scholar's figure disappear into the distance in the blink of an eye, Zhou Yu turned around and released his spiritual sense to summon the judge of the Quick Reporting Office.
"Notify Wuhu City God Xu Sheng to see if we can intercept the evildoers and retrieve the demon soul!"
"yes!"
…
The morning sun rose above the clouds. Lu Liangsheng removed his decoy and returned to the deserted courtyard. His luggage was ready and the small pots were washed and hung under the bookshelf.
Sun Yingxian and Min Yuerou were also sitting under the eaves waiting for him.
Taoist Toad turned over a short-sleeved jacket and sat cross-legged on the donkey's buttocks, pointing at the breakfast that was not yet cold, and told his disciple to eat quickly so that they could set off together.
Looking at the scholar who was busy digging the bowl, Toad asked:
"What does the City God want you to do?"
"It's nothing, just talking about some things about the demon spirit of Pudu Cihang." After finishing his meal, Lu Liangsheng used his fingertips to draw water from the mossy well, washed the bowl, and put it on the bookshelf on the other side.
"It's not bad to make friends with an ancient person."
After packing up, he patted the old donkey that was eager to return home, turned around and bowed to Min Yuerou to say goodbye: "I have finished my business here, I will go back, and I will not go to the city to say goodbye to Minister Min. If you have any difficulties in the future, you can come to Qixia Mountain to find me."
"You can't come if you have nothing to do."
Min Yuerou raised her chin and said something to the scholar. When she saw him getting on the donkey and about to leave, she suddenly shouted, "Mr. Lu, then Zuo Zhengyang, you don't..."
"I won't look at him."
Lu Liangsheng knew that his master was in a hurry to leave, so he smiled on the donkey's back: "I can't cure his injury. If he doesn't die, who knows what he will achieve in the future. Farewell!"
The Taoist took two steps and turned back.
"Hey, Miss Min, why don't you try to keep me here?"
"The Taoist priest is a monk, I can't keep him here!"
Min Yuerou crossed her arms and spat at him, looking at the Taoist who left in dismay, and the man and the donkey in front of her. There was a sudden sense of emptiness and silence around her. She had witnessed Taoist magic, the thrilling exorcism of demons and monsters, and then stayed in the official circle in the capital. She always felt out of tune with the children of officials in the past, and even felt that they were childish and ridiculous.
Soon, the woman led the light blue horse over, waved the whip to sweep the weeds, and the man and the horse walked back to the city with a sense of loss.