A knife in love

Chapter 876

Li Qiufeng thought to himself that Miao Zhu was no different from Wan Congyun and others in the final analysis, they were all street people, and they believed in these absurd ghosts and gods the most.If he had also been to Jingxin Temple under Hutou Rock, or Tanikou Village on the ancient battlefield of Changping, wouldn't he be scared to death on the spot?

It's just that although Li Qiufeng had this thought in his heart, he also thought of another point.Bizarre legends among rural folks often hide some shadows of truth behind them.Whether it is Hutouyan or Taniguchi Village, those terrible legends all come from some bizarre events.And some people used these incidents to cast doubts, and this gave birth to strange legends.So through these legends, maybe we can find the truth behind it.Although Li Qiufeng didn't believe what Miao Zhu said, he wanted to hear him continue.

The temple wished endlessly, embellishing all kinds of frightening legends about Fengmen Village.Finally, he said to Li Qiufeng worriedly: "Uncle Li, it's better not to go to that ghostly place, the villain advises you."

Li Qiufeng smiled slightly, and said in his mouth: "You know so well, could it be that you have also been to Fengmen Village?"

Miao Zhu was taken aback, and waved his hands again and again and said: "The villain is so courageous, how dare he go to that ghostly place? To be honest, our Town God's Temple has something to do with Fengmen Village."

Li Qiufeng was startled, and said in his mouth: "I would like to hear the details."

Seeing that Li Qiufeng paid a lot of attention to his words, Miao Zhu immediately became proud.He took a sip from the wine glass, tapped his mouth a few times, and then continued: "The Grandma Chenghuang enshrined in our Chenghuang Temple can be said to be extremely effective. According to old legends, this Grandma Chenghuang became holy in body. At that time, a flame of ten thousand zhang rose from under her feet, sending her into the fairy world. The grandmother of the city god became a god because of the fire, and the common people regarded her as the empress of the fire god. It is even said that after the empress of the city god was promoted to immortality, she was named the empress of fire by the Jade Emperor, and she was in charge of the world Fireworks."

When Miao Zhu said this, his face became more and more proud, and he said with a smile: "The Goddess of the City God is in charge of the world's fireworks, so all the kitchen gods in the world will become the subordinates of the Goddess of the City. He even thought about rebuilding the temple and overthrew our Chenghuang Temple. As a result, on the night of the Lantern Festival that year, the Earth Temple actually attracted fire from the sky and burned to nothing. Haha, haha, Uncle Li, do you think Grandma Chenghuang appeared? !"

When Li Qiufeng saw Miao Zhu's look of taking pleasure in other's misfortune, he despised him very much in his heart.But this kind of people in the market have always been like this, and Li Qiufeng has seen a lot in the capital.So he just smiled slightly, and said in his mouth: "Master Chenghuang and Father-in-law of the Land are both officials under the Jade Emperor. They were originally colleagues. The Temple of the Earth is on fire, and the Temple of the City God should help. Your brother is so gleeful, but it is a little bit uncomfortable. Great way."

Hearing what Li Qiufeng said, Miao Zhu felt a little embarrassed, laughed a few times, and said in his mouth: "Uncle Li taught you the right thing, it's a villain's fault."

Li Qiufeng said: "You said that Fengmen Village has something to do with the Town God's Temple, so why is it related to the Earth Temple?"

Miao Zhu patted his thigh, and said in his mouth: "The villain's words are a bit confusing, which makes Uncle Li laugh. Just now the villain said that Fengmen Village was destroyed by a fire that year. Hundreds of people in the village were killed in the fire. One None of them escaped. Later, some people moved to live in the village. It was really shocking to see the ruins after the fire. Later, these people encountered many strange things in the village, thinking that the villagers who were buried in the fire were responsible , so he invited eminent monks to Fengmen Village to practice exorcism. The eminent monk built a condolence pagoda in the village to suppress ghosts, and told everyone that the ancestors of those villagers who died in the fire had good virtues and offended heaven and earth, so heaven sent divine fire, As a punishment. If the people who have just moved to Fengmen Village want to stay safe, they must worship the god who is in charge of fireworks in the heavens every year. Uncle Li, what do you think is a coincidence? The Liehuo Empress who is in charge of fireworks in the world is our Chenghuang Temple This empress, so since then, every time there is a lantern festival in Xiuwu County, Fengmen Village will send lanterns and sacrifices to honor the Empress of the City God. Uncle Li has never seen the lanterns sent by Fengmen Village, they are extremely gorgeous The gold, silver and jewels decorated on the lanterns alone are already invaluable. Every year, the lanterns sent by Fengmen Village are temporarily placed in Liu Dahu’s home, and the county government sends out police officers and guards. After more than half a month, It is the Lantern Festival. Every year, Liu Dahu will send people to Fengmen Village to discuss the matter of sending lanterns. I heard that Wan Erye was sent there the year before last. I don’t know what Wan Erye said wrongly. , fled back in embarrassment."

Li Qiufeng nodded, thoughtful.Miao Zhu spoke dryly, but the wine in the glass was already drained, and he wanted to pour another glass from the flagon, but it was impolite for Li Qiufeng to sit at the table, and it would be rude to pour the wine himself.Therefore, he looked at the flagon helplessly, really salivating, and his tongue was only twirling around his lips, with an itch to scratch.

Li Qiufeng sat for a while, then stood up, and said to Miao Zhu: "I have bothered you just now, please forgive me."

After he finished speaking, he bid farewell to Miao Zhu.Miao Zhu wished that he would leave earlier so that he could drink and eat meat with confidence, so he did not keep him.

Li Qiufeng walked around the empty front yard and walked out of the Town God's Temple.It was already afternoon at this time, although the number of pedestrians on the street increased slightly, compared with the previous few days, it still seemed much quieter.Li Qiufeng figured out the direction and walked straight to the west of the city.According to Miaozhu, Fengmen Village is in the northwest of Xiuwu County.If Li Qiufeng wants to leave the city, he can choose to leave the city through the north gate or the west gate.At present, the heroes of the Jianghu are gathered in the north of the city, Li Qiufeng was worried that if he left the city from the north gate, some people from the Jianghu would see him.

After Li Qiufeng left the west gate, he walked along the official road for three or four miles, and when he reached a fork in the road, he turned north.Although this main road is an official road, I have only walked for a long time, but I haven't even met a single person.Li Qiufeng performed lightness kung fu, walking straight like riding the wind, and ran forward for more than [-] li, then slowed down, breathed evenly, and walked forward at a leisurely pace.After another three or four miles, the official road turned westward.Li Qiufeng discerned the direction, and continued to walk northwest along a path by the side of the road.

According to Miao Zhu, Fengmen Village is only fifty or sixty miles away from Xiuwu County, so Li Qiufeng didn't bother to find horses.After he walked on this path, he was secretly glad.Fortunately, I didn't come here on horseback, otherwise I would have to dismount when I got here.Walking while leading a horse is not as convenient as walking by yourself.

It's just that after he walked several miles along the path, a large mountain appeared in front of him.The mountain was steep, and the path came to the edge of a forest at the foot of the mountain, and it came to an end.

Li Qiufeng's heart trembled, and he thought to himself that it was terrible, he had never been here before, and he just walked northwest according to the direction.It seems that I have taken the wrong path by mistake.

He looked left and right, but saw that apart from the mountain in front of him, there was wilderness on the left and right, and he couldn't see the edge at a glance.Li Qiufeng had no choice but to return along the same road.It's just that he went uphill when he came. Although the path was quite rough, it was fine to walk on.When he turned back, it was downhill and the road was extremely difficult to walk.Even though Li Qiufeng was very good at lightness kungfu, he almost slipped and fell two or three times.

When he walked back to the official road, it took him half an hour to cover the two or three li mountain road.Li Qiufeng was a little annoyed, looked around for a while, and thought to himself, now that he's here, he can't retreat.It's better to move on, if you meet someone, it's not too late to inquire about the location of Fengmen Village in detail.

He walked along the official road, and the big mountain stretched endlessly on his left.After walking five or six miles, I saw someone walking slowly by the side of the road leading a cow.

When Li Qiufeng got closer, he realized that the man leading the cows was a farmer in his 40s.This person has wrinkles on his face, his face is quite miserable, and his clothes are also dirty and torn.Li Qiufeng went forward to meet him, cupped his hands and said: "This old man, I want to ask the way, I don't know if the old man knows?"

The farmer rolled his eyes and said coldly: "You are so strange, and you don't say where you are going, how can I know where the road is?"

What Li Qiufeng said just now was originally a cliché when asking for directions.Unexpectedly, the farmer spoke so bluntly that he pushed back abruptly.Li Qiufeng was a little embarrassed, so he had to cough twice, and then continued: "My brother taught me the lesson. I want to go to Fengmen Village, but I don't know how to go?"

(End of this chapter)