I didn't intend to become a fairy

Chapter 495 The City God is no longer what he used to be

"Staff, two bowls of preserved egg and lean meat porridge, and one bowl of green vegetable and lean meat porridge."

"Okay...hey! Mr. Song?"

While the store was busy, he just agreed and suddenly felt that the voice sounded familiar. He turned around and saw that it was Song You. He suddenly said in surprise: "Are you back?"

"I just came back." Song You casually found a seat and sat down, "I haven't seen you in the store for a long time. Are you okay?"

"Thanks to Mr., I'm still fine."

"I heard that King Shun led his troops to the capital before and allowed his soldiers to steal for three days. Was the store affected?"

"It's true! Ouch, that's a tragedy!" the store owner said to him while he was busy working, "but it's strange to say that those Imperial Guards robbed most of Changjing City, but they didn't come to us. There are no Imperial Guards in the entire Willow Street. Come in, everyone has escaped..."

"is it?"

Song You stared at him and said.

"Later, I heard that although King Shun allowed the imperial army to make big demands for three days, he also made an agreement with the imperial army that murder and arson were not allowed, women were not allowed to be bullied, and there were several places in the capital that were not allowed to enter." The shopkeeper carried two bags first. A bowl of preserved egg and lean meat porridge came and was placed on the table. He stood next to him and said to him, "Some people say that the Marquis Wu'an's Mansion is not allowed to enter, the Imperial Master's Astrology Building is not allowed to enter, and the Tianhai Temple on the edge of the city is not allowed to enter. Officials of the second rank and above, as well as the residences of the third and fifth families are not allowed to enter, and the government offices are not allowed to enter. But for some reason, no imperial army dared to come to our place. The surrounding areas were looted, but they all walked around here. .”

"That's amazing."

"you do not say!"

The shopkeeper went to serve another bowl of vegetable and lean meat porridge.

Song You put a bowl of preserved egg and lean meat porridge in front of him, pushed another bowl to Sanhua Empress, and pushed the green vegetable and lean meat porridge to Yan An, and then continued to ask: "This time we return to Beijing, and we have walked all the way. Changjing seems to be much more deserted and chaotic than before."

"This has already started."

"Huh? How should I say it?"

"When did you leave, sir?"

"Spring of the eighth year of Mingde."

"That's almost three years."

"Yes."

"About the time after the husband left, I heard that His Majesty's body was getting worse and worse, and he gradually began to stop going to court. The Imperial Master was also gone, and some rumors began to spread again, and Changjing became chaotic. The dandies on the streets became more and more popular. There are more and more people coming, and there are more and more gangsters who bully and dominate the market. Although the prime minister named Yu who took office later is quite good, he can't control it at all."

"Is it like the one from the Taiwei Mansion before?"

"Taiwei's Mansion? Oh that one!"

The store owner waved his hand and said with a smile: "That person is more honest now, but in Changjing now, people who come here to eat say that it is not just a matter of two people."

"That's it."

"Didn't King Shun come to the capital this summer? Even though the imperial army had the order for three days, many people were killed and injured, and several fires were set. Since then, Changjing has become even more chaotic." The store owner said a little He lowered his voice and said, "Now that the prince has returned to court, His Majesty has disappeared. Although the prime minister ordered strict control and arrested many people, the root cause still cannot be cured."

"People are confused."

"Oh, yes, yes! What the gentleman said is absolutely true!" The store owner said quickly, "That's what it means!"

"Are there evil spirits causing trouble?"

"There are no evil ghosts. I heard that the City God is very miraculous. His priests often patrol Changjing at night. There are people with special horoscopes, and I have bumped into them several times at night." The shopkeeper said and shook his head, "The people in Changjing nowadays are comparable to Evil ghosts are terrifying when they come. When you knock on the door at night, you are not afraid that it is a ghost, but you are afraid that it is a human being."

"Thank you..."

"Hi! I should thank you sir. Business is getting harder and harder now! It's rare that as soon as Mr. Sir comes back, he comes to the shop to support me!"

The shopkeeper turned around and went to work.

The girl took the opportunity and whispered to the boy next to her: "If you eat this bowl of porridge, you will never become a swallow again."

Song You also picked up the spoon and took a sip of the meat porridge.

It still tastes almost the same, but the porridge is a little thinner.The shredded pork in the porridge was about the same as usual, and even a little more. This was because the shopkeeper saw it was him and used his skills to scoop out a little more for him when serving the porridge.Song You took a look at the pot before and found that there was actually less meat than before.

It seems that King Shun's turmoil had a great impact on Changjing.

The main influence should be the three days of Dasuo.

The freshly cooked porridge is still very hot.

Fortunately, it is late autumn now, approaching winter, and there is a bit of chill in Changjing in the evening. The top layer of porridge has quickly changed from hot to warm. After slowly scraping this layer, the bottom layer has almost become Once you have a palatable temperature and a good rhythm, you can finish a bowl.

"Bill, please."

It's still the original price, just one more mouth.

Sanhua Empress took out the money to count the bill.

"Is the apprentice in charge of the money now?" The store owner took the money and said to Song You with a smile.

"She's always in charge."

"Go slowly!"

"it is good……"

The Taoist crossed the street and returned to the small building.

At this time, it was already dark, but it was not dark yet. The Taoist took the bucket that Yan An was going to carry to fetch water, and went to the well in the alley to fetch two buckets of water. He walked several times in succession and washed the water tank first. , after washing the water tank, I gave it to Sanhua Empress to wipe the tables, chairs and the floor on the second floor. Then she filled up the water tank. When she took it back for the last time, it was almost dark.

Empress Sanhua wiped the tables, chairs, benches, cabinets and floors clean, and Yan An also cleared away the cobwebs at the base of the walls. The small building that had not been back for three years was instantly brand new again.

"call……"

The oil lamp lights up on its own, illuminating the small wooden building.

Inside, there is no bright light, and there is no noise outside. It is so quiet that there is no sound at all, and it has a classical charm.

"Miss Sanhua, please come over."

"Well!"

The girl looked at him confused, but followed him.Then he led him towards the wall. When he saw several marks on the wall, he immediately understood what he was going to do. So he quickly walked over, stood upright with his back against the wall, straightened his body, and was still there. He tried to straighten it up even more - looking at the exertion that made his whole body tremble, he was afraid that he was trying to widen the gap between the bones.

Empress Sanhua held her breath in fear and anticipation, and glanced upwards, as if she wanted to turn her eyes back so that she could see the scene above her head with her own eyes.

When Song You saw this, he was also very serious.

He even squatted down a little so that his eyes were level with the top of her head, and his palms slowly moved across.

"..."

Silently, the girl's head became higher.

"Why are you tiptoeing again?"

"No tiptoes!"

"Don't blow your hair either."

"...No tiptoes!"

With a little force of his palm, the Taoist pressed down her strangely fluffy hair, and took advantage of this height to lightly stroke it with his finger.

"All right."

The little girl immediately left the wall and turned around to look.

There was another mark on the wall.

Compared with the previous one, it is nearly one card higher.

"It's very good. This time it has been almost three years since the last time, but Sanhua Empress has grown even taller in human form than last time." Song You said, "Given time, she may be taller than me."

"correct!"

The little girl stared at the marks on the wall.

"Yan An, come here too." Song You said to Yan Zi again, "Stand next to Empress Sanhua."

"Yes……"

The young man stood up politely.

Still making gestures.

Much taller than Sanhua Empress.

This wall records their growth.It's just that there is a high probability that it will be fixed at this height.

Maybe many years later, Empress Sanhua will come back and revisit her old place. If Changjing is still there, this street is still there, and this small building has not been demolished, she may be sad to see the marks on the wall.

"..."

Song You couldn't help but smile.

At this moment, a soft breeze suddenly blew up outside the door, blowing away the mist that had just risen.

"Pop puff..."

The boy suddenly turned into a swallow, flew to the window sill and looked outside. The cat, which had not yet transformed into its own body, also noticed it and thought it was the fox again, so it immediately ran to the window and opened the window to look down.

"It's Lord Cheng Huang..."

The little girl turned around and said to the Taoist.

After saying this, without waiting for the Taoist's response, he immediately turned around and ran down, making a clanking sound on the wooden boards.

The Taoist also straightened his clothes and walked down.

The door of the house had just been opened, and the light outside was dazzling.

"Please come in."

The little girl stood at the door and said.

"Thank you so much, Miss Sanhua." The Lord Cheng Huang walked into the house with his two auxiliary officers, his body covered with divine light. The divine light gradually dimmed, and he saluted Song Xing again, "I have met you sir, and I have also met Xiaoyan. Fairy."

"Lord Cheng Huang came early."

"I learned that your husband has returned to Beijing today. I didn't dare to delay. I came to see you as soon as it got dark." The old city god said respectfully.

"Your Majesty Cheng Huang is being polite."

The tables and chairs in the house had just been wiped. The late autumn water stains dried slowly, and the wood was still dark and moist. Song You had no choice but to wave his hand to make them dry quickly, and the texture was light and hard. Then he invited the old city god to take a seat.

It was only then that the City God dared to take his seat.

"Lord City God and the two priests have improved their spiritual power." Song You looked at him and the two auxiliary officers standing behind him with their hands hanging.

One of the two auxiliary officers was at a loss, and the other looked at his chief officer.

But this time the Changjing City God did not say any polite words such as "It's all thanks to Mr.", although this was not entirely polite. Instead, he sighed and said: "Before Mr. left, the Imperial Master had I have been away from the court for several years, and later His Majesty stopped paying attention to the affairs of the court. Yu Jianbai is also unable to support himself. Not to mention that since this year, the world has changed, the national destiny of Dayan has faded, and many ghosts and monsters that originally disappeared, became extinct, or were sleeping. They have appeared one after another, and this summer Changjing suffered a military and man-made disaster. When the people suffer, they can only turn to little gods."

When Song You heard this, he couldn't help but nod.

I can't help but taste it secretly in my heart.

There are at least three points worth savoring in his words.

First, these words are precise and professional, which shows that over the years, the Changjing City God has gained profound experience in catching monsters and exorcising them. At least the City God six or seven years ago could not say these words.

The second is his clear understanding of the changes in heaven and earth and the decline of Dayan's national destiny, which shows that this city god's divine power has really made great progress.When I met him three years ago, he was already worthy of the status of the City God of Changjing. Now, he has gained incredible power with the help of this greatest city in the world.

The last thing is the meaning in the tone.

"Lord Cheng Huang, things are different now."

Song You nodded to the City God and said with a smile.

(End of this chapter)