Taming the Demon: A Guide to Raising a Great Sage

Chapter 20 020, Blood Shadow Cthulhu

"Brother Shen, do you know that Mr. Mu originally worked in the Criminal Department of the capital, why did he travel thousands of miles to go to Yingzhou in person this time?"

Shen Lang, who was listening with gusto, flattered decisively:

"Why?"

Zhu Hu solemnly said:
"Because Yingzhou is full of chaos now, it's too smoky.

"No matter how much tax money is paid to the imperial court every year, the imperial court can no longer just sit back and watch the chaos in Yingzhou continue to expand. That's why they sent Mr. Mu to patrol Yingzhou's mansion to crack down on lawbreakers and kill all counties in Yingzhou. Unhealthy tendencies!
"Otherwise, with the respect of Master Mu, why would you come to such a small place as Changsheng County in person?"

Shen Lang was stunned: It turned out that he came here to crack down and clean up the social atmosphere.

Zhu Hu went on to say:

"Of course, Master Mu's coming to Changsheng County is also related to the Wang family.

"Although the scope of activities of the Wang family is only in Changsheng County, their background is not simple.

"The evil god they worship is called the 'blood shadow evil god', which is the belief in evil gods passed down from the West.

"Over the past few years, the belief in the blood shadow evil god has continued to infiltrate all over Yingzhou, and the underground church has gradually spread and grown.

"Master Mu is patrolling all over Yingzhou this time, and the underground church of the blood shadow evil god is one of her key targets."

Shen Lang asked curiously:

"So what is the origin of that blood shadow evil god?"

Zhu Hu twitched the corner of his mouth and said with contempt:

"Zuo is just a lost dog who lost his territory in the battle of the Western gods."

Shen Lang was slightly surprised:
"I heard what you mean, brother Zhu, is it possible that the blood shadow evil god is really a god? And there are many gods in the West?"

Zhu Hu smiled and said:

"There are legendary 'Earth Immortals' above the first rank in our Eastern land, and the Western countries also have a complete practice system, and their ninth rank and above naturally have 'gods'.

"However, Western gods are different from our Earth Immortals. Our Earth Immortals do not walk in the mundane world, and basically do not exert influence on the world. We mortals may not exist.

"Western gods are different. I heard that those Western gods all want to form churches, set up patriarchs, bishops, priests, saints, sons, etc. Doctrine, pull people into the church, teach people to believe in them.

"In order to compete for faith, those Western gods will go to war with each other. Of course, it is mainly churches and believers who go to war with each other, and the gods will basically not personally end the fight.

"But even so, it shows that the Western gods have a profound influence on the world. Even the change of the king, and even the rise and fall of the country are all affected by the gods.

"The blood shadow evil god, it is said that he used to be quite influential in the Western continent. He is the patron saint of 'dark creatures' and all kinds of villains and scum. Later, I heard that he was defeated by several so-called righteous gods and was forced to withdraw from Western Continent. Transferred to Nanyang for development.

"After my Great Chu opened the sea in Yingzhou, the blood shadow evil god used the cover of the sea merchants from all over the world who were bewitched by it to send believers to infiltrate Yingzhou Prefecture to develop believers. Since the blood shadow evil god is an evil god, those who believe in him, Of course it's not a good thing.

"I heard that in the capital city of Yingzhou, the secret believers of the blood shadow evil god even formed a 'killer guild', specializing in the business of assassination and theft. The reason why Mr. Mu rushed back to the capital city of Yingzhou was because he got the assassin Guild clues..."

Hearing this, Shen Lang couldn't help asking:
"Brother, do you know why the Western gods interfere in the secular world so deeply? Why don't they be like the earth immortals in the East, who are free and uncontested?"

When asking this question, he himself was also guessing: Could it be that he is fighting for the power of faith?
But Dong Dixian, why didn't he do anything similar at all?

When I was guessing, I heard Zhu Hu say:
"I don't know much about it. On the way to destroy the Wangjiazhuang, I once heard Mr. Mu unintentionally mention that it is a Western practice system. At first glance, it is somewhat similar to ours, but its essence is completely different. Western gods The reason why they interfere in the world so much is probably related to their practice system..."

Is the practice system essentially different?
It seems that it is really for the power of faith!

"But what's the benefit of believing in evil gods? It's worth it for the people of Eastern Land and Great Chu to believe in evil gods from foreign lands?"

"Of course there are benefits! The small favors from the Church of the Evil God, the fact that the congregants hug each other, help each other and benefit each other are nothing but trivial things. The Evil God can also bestow many benefits on the mortal believers, and even enable mortals who have no talent in Taoism to learn a few witchcraft Unusual art. Like the Wang family, they have learned Gu art. If it were not for the presence of Mr. Mu, the Wang family's "Iron Wing Flying Centipede Gu" would have caused heavy casualties to us arresters and county soldiers. In addition, there is the most important point , the Church of the Blood Shadow Evil God claims that its god can grant immortality to mortals, and just by this point, it can deceive countless foolish men and women."

"The evil god can really make mortals live forever?"

"Who knows? Anyway, that's what the Church of the Evil God claims. It says that as long as you have enough faith and make enough contributions to the Evil God, the Evil God will bestow divine grace and make believers live longer. Even if you can't live forever, the soul after death It can also be attributed to the kingdom of evil gods, and they will live forever in the kingdom of gods."

"It doesn't sound very reliable."

"Yes, serious people know that this is definitely unreliable! If mere mortals can rely on gods to live forever just because of their beliefs, what is the use of cultivation? Everyone can buy a consecrated statue to go home, what? You don’t have to do it, just burn incense and worship gods all day long? But decent people won’t be fooled, but many not so serious guys who are bent on going crooked ways will inevitably be deceived by evil gods..."

"Brother Zhu, is the 'Assassin's Guild' in Yingzhou Mansion particularly powerful? Is it dangerous for Mr. Mu to go to Yingzhou to investigate?"

"Hey, the 'Assassin's Guild' is sneaky, doing dirty and dirty things. Such behavior, even if you rely on the evil god, it is not much stronger. With the strength and experience of Master Mu, you can deal with this kind of crime. The organization must be at your fingertips, so you don't have to worry about her. Speaking of which, Brother Shen, you are so worried about Mrs. Mu, could it be because of her..."

"Brother, don't talk nonsense, I'm only 17 years old..."

"That's true. Although Brother Shen, you are a good-looking talent and a martial arts genius, but you are indeed too young. Well, my cousin's family has a daughter who just turned fifteen this year. She is unparalleled in beauty and can read and write. She is gentle and virtuous , is a rare and good woman. Since two years ago, the people who came to propose marriage have stepped through the threshold of my cousin's house, but my cousin has very high vision, and she didn't look at any of them. In the middle, I haven't betrothed to anyone yet. How about, brother, I'll help you be a matchmaker?"

"Uh...Thank you, brother Zhu, for your kindness. Brother, I'm still too young...Besides, I'm penniless now, and I'm just a small yamen servant. I'm afraid I'm not good enough for Lingmei."

"Hahaha, brother Shen, you are too modest. I heard a saying, 'It is better to bully a white-headed man than to bully a young man who is poor'. Brother Shen, you are young, but you are also a martial arts genius! A 17-year-old martial arts genius, in the future You must have a bright future! Maybe a few years later, you will be a colleague of Mr. Mu in the Jingshi Shenchuangtang!"

"Hehe, I wish you a lot of praise, brother, I'm ashamed. Let's talk about this matter, what about it, let's talk about it later, let's talk about it later..."

[Ask for a ticket~! 】

(End of this chapter)