Grand Nuo Lord

Chapter 1 Nuo Master
Barren mountains, ruined temples, rainy nights.

Xie Yi was sitting by the fire, holding an ancient black mirror in his hand and stroking it gently.

The ancient mirror is round in shape, seven inches in diameter, and has an ancient and clumsy shape.

In the center of the back of the mirror is engraved a pattern of a god sitting cross-legged with snakes wrapped around his arms, and circles of eye-shaped spiritual patterns are embossed around it, blooming like petals.

The mirror surface is smooth and black, and the inside is as deep as an ancient well, as if it is connected to a dark and mysterious world.

Xie Yi traced his fingers across the mirror, causing ripples. His thoughts were racing and he remembered the past.

Three years ago, he graduated from college and returned to his hometown to worship his ancestors. He found this ancient mirror in his old house. By chance, he was brought to this world by the ancient mirror.

Pleasant rivers and lakes, gods, ghosts, fairies, and many romantic imaginations in novels about previous lives are all real in this world.

After traveling through time, he met his master, learned how to practice, and became a Nuo master of Nuo religion.

Three years later, he has met many people and experienced many things, and now he has completely integrated into this mysterious and magnificent world.

Suddenly, Xie Yi felt something in his heart. Someone came to the ruined temple.

He put his hand on the ancient mirror, and the ancient mirror shrank, flew into the center of his eyebrows, and turned into an upright eye.

This is a divine eye made from an ancient mirror, with twin pupils inside, dark and cold, without a trace of human emotion or warmth.

With a thought, his divine eyes closed and disappeared, leaving no trace.

A staggering figure ran out of the rain and arrived in front of the temple, but did not come in. He just stood in the rain and watched.

Xie Yi looked up and saw a flustered young woman dressed in men's clothing standing outside.

As a practitioner, in his eyes, the night is no different from the day.

He saw that the woman's chest was slightly bulging, she was holding a bundle in her arms, and her left leg was wrapped in white cloth with blood stains on it.

A woman shouldn't be here. The time, place, and weather were all wrong, not to mention she was injured.

Things are strange, and strange things often mean trouble.

Xie Yi was not afraid of trouble. He was trouble himself, but it was usually someone else's trouble.

He picked up a piece of firewood, poked the fire, and suddenly said with a smile: "In the vast world, meeting each other means destiny. It's raining heavily outside, so come in and warm yourself by the fire."

The woman outside hesitated for a moment, then limped into the temple.

She sat down by the fire, her clothes were soaked and she was trembling all over. She hugged the bundle tightly and put one hand into the bundle as if grabbing something.

In a deserted mountain temple, with heavy rain pouring down, a Taoist priest in black and a woman disguised as a man were sitting quietly.

There seemed to be a strange tacit understanding between the two of them, and neither of them spoke.

There was a continuous sound of rain outside the temple, and the temple was extremely quiet, with only the sound of crackling firewood.

The woman kept shivering, whether it was cold or fear.

Xie Yi lowered his head and blew into the fire. The flames immediately became brighter and warmer.

The woman felt the warmth, glanced at Xie Yi in surprise, and whispered: "Thank you."

Xie Yi didn't say anything. His eyes suddenly became sharp, and he shot out into the wind and rain outside the temple like a sword. His hand held the sword lying horizontally on his knees.

Something is coming outside, and it's following this woman.

There was wind blowing in from outside the temple, and the woman shivered even more fiercely, shrinking into a ball with her eyes closed.

The flames trembled in the wind, the wood crackled, and sparks flew.

Soon, the wind stopped. Xie Yi looked away, closed his eyes, and still put his hand on the hilt of his sword.

"Thank you." The woman thanked her again, finally stopped shivering, lowered her head to warm herself to the fire, and said no more.

On the top of the hill, two ghostly black figures stood under the tree, staring at the ruined temple at the foot of the opposite hill.

"Old ghost, I finally met a tender girl, why did you stop me?" One of them spoke, a woman with a charming voice.

"It's important to hurry up. That Taoist priest is not simple. Don't provoke him." Another interface said, an old man with a hoarse voice.

The woman sneered, "Humph, what if a wild Taoist priest who has just entered the Qi Transformation Realm has practiced Shinto law? He is just a wild god worshiping prostitutes. How much magical power does he have? I've even eaten the city god, and I'm still afraid of provoking him? Just in time. Let’s kill and eat together, and make a tooth sacrifice.”

"There is great fear in this Taoist priest. As soon as I got close, I felt trembling all over, as if I was going to be eaten alive as soon as I entered the door. I was more scared than the time I met the City God." The old man's voice was trembling, and he was still frightened.

"You two are really in a good mood. The master has been impatient for a long time, but you are here to discuss food and drink." The voice sounded like thunder, suddenly, it was a man's voice, and there was another figure under the tree.

"Hey, Brother Han is here. We haven't seen you for many years. I miss you so much." The woman said with a sweet smile.

"Let's go, the master is waiting." After the big man said that, he turned around and left, followed by the other two shadows.

It was daybreak, the rain had stopped, and the fire on the ground was still burning.

Suddenly, a gust of cold wind rushed into the temple. The woman shivered. When she opened her eyes, she fell asleep.

She seemed to hear something, and her face suddenly brightened with joy. She ran to the temple door and looked outside. There was a figure standing in the morning mist, waving to her.

Her eyes turned red immediately and she ran out. Just as she was about to go out, she suddenly paused. She found that the wound on her leg had healed overnight, and she turned to look at the temple.

In the ruined temple, a black-clad Taoist priest sat cross-legged. He was young and handsome, with his eyes closed, and a dark ancient sword lying across his knees.

He was sitting in the temple, motionless as a mountain, seemingly unaware of and unconcerned with what was going on around him.

The firelight was bright, making his face look golden and red, like a statue of a god coated in gold paint.

The woman looked grateful, knelt outside the door and kowtowed three times, then stood up and left, quickly disappearing into the morning mist.

Soon, the flames died out, and the firewood on the ground had long been burned away, leaving only a pile of cold ashes.

Xie Yi opened his eyes and stretched. He looked at the blood on the ground and began to think.The woman had just entered the stage of refining, and her five internal organs had only opened her heart. She was a little stronger than ordinary people. Judging from her dress and behavior, she looked like a young lady from a wealthy family. She might have run away because of a conflict with her family.

The man outside just now was her brother, who had the same bloodline as hers. He came last night and stood outside all night. He was a monk in the Qi Transformation Realm. He was full of evil aura and was definitely not a good person.

The demon and ghost chasing her were both with perfect Qi transformation skills. The demon had some background and had many magic weapons on his body.

"I've long heard that Anping is bustling with activity, but I didn't expect to encounter it as soon as I came here."

Xie Yi's stomach growled when he thought of the monster.

"It's a pity, that old ghost's nose is too sharp. I just lost my breath when he gave up. Otherwise, Kai Shan would have a full meal, and I would also be able to drink some soup."

He touched his face with his hand, a red light flashed, and there was an old and mottled face in his hand.

The main color of the face is dark red, supplemented by gold and black. It looks like a ferocious god, with two horns on his head, wearing a gold hoop, eyebrows as red as fire, eyes wide open with anger, fangs exposed, and terrifying.

Xie Yi was born in Nuo religion and is a Nuo master.

Nuo masters travel around the world, killing demons, exorcising ghosts and eradicating epidemics. They are a very ancient practice.

Every Nuo master has a Nuo noodle, which enshrines a Nuo god.

The Kaishan Ye enshrined in this Nuo noodle by Xie Yi is also known as Kaishan General, Kaishan Mangjiang, and Kaishan Fierce General. He is a famous Nuo god in the world and the most ferocious god among the many Nuo gods in Nuo religion.

He knew that the woman had a magic weapon in her bag that ordinary wild beasts and bandits could not get close to. The person who made her so afraid must be a cultivator or an alien.

He let the woman in, firstly to save someone's life, and secondly because he wanted to fish.

Kaishan Ye is a fierce god with great supernatural powers and a big appetite. When the demons and monsters come, they can be used as sacrifices to fill his stomach.

At that time, the old ghost smelled the aura of Master Kaishan on him and ran away in fright.

Xie Yi also didn't expect that two completely transformed aliens would come to fight. It would be really difficult to deal with them if they fought.

But he was worthy of them. When necessary, he would wear a Nuo mask and love no one. If he killed them, it would not be a loss even if he suffered a little punishment afterwards.

When you take off the mask, you are a human being; when you put on the mask, you are a god.

This is the confidence that Nuo masters have to walk around the world.

Xie Yi put the Nuo mask on his face, and with a flash of red light, the Nuo mask disappeared.

He touched his face and reflected secretly: "I have to hide more tightly from now on. I finally encountered two big fish and they were uncoupled while playing. Master Kaishan follows me and drinks the northwest wind every day. I guess he will have to dream again."

Just as he was thinking about it, the silver pouch at his waist suddenly trembled, and a gong sounded from inside.

Putting his hand on the pouch, an idea flashed, and there was a palm-sized token in his hand.

The token is black and cold, made of black iron. On the front is engraved a fierce god with glaring eyes and bared teeth, holding a sword and a shield. It has four eyes, all of which are golden.

This god is named Fang Xiang. He is the leader of many Nuo gods in Nuo religion legends and is also the guardian god of the Nuo religion main hall.

On the back of the token are engraved eight ancient characters, which are Nuo characters only known to Nuo masters. They read: "Drive away ghosts and epidemics, and the world will be at peace."

This thing is called Nuo tablet, and like Nuo noodles, it is the unique inheritance of Nuo masters.

The Nuo tablet vibrated and there was the sound of a gong. It was the announcer from the Nuo Religion Headquarters calling him.

He put his hand on the Nuo card, and a little golden light flew out, fell to the ground and turned into a person.

This man wore a black gauze hat and black clothes, with a small flag hanging diagonally on his waist. He held a stick in one hand and a gong in the other. He wore a crying mask on his face and looked like a thin, middle-aged man.

The reporter is in the main hall of Taoyuan Cave. This is his projection using the Nuo tablet.

A smiling face reported good news, a crying face reported sorrow. Xie Yi frowned when he saw that the reporter was wearing a crying mask.

"I pay my respects to the general." The messenger bowed in a respectful manner.

Xie Yi did not move. The messenger did not salute him, but saluted the Kaishan Ye in him.

Kaishan Ye is a great Nuo god with a high status. Except for a few Nuo gods in the religion, all other Nuo gods must bow to him when they see him.

"I wonder what the reporting officer wants from me?" Xie Yi waited for him to stand up before asking.

"That silly boy Jiao Di is in some trouble. Now he is in Shishui Village. He sent a message to the main hall for help. You happen to be close to him. The main hall asks you to help him." The reporting officer said.

The main hall issued orders, and military orders were like mountains, and they could never be refused. However, Kaishan Ye was special, so the main hall was very polite to Xie Yi and only used the word "please".

"I came to Anping for business, and no one in the church knew about it. Why didn't he contact me directly using Nuo cards?" Xie Yi asked.

"He and the umbrella boy are both afraid of Master Kaishan, and you don't know why." The reporting officer said with a bitter smile.

There are two hells in Kaishan Ye's belly. If a Nuo master or Nuo god commits a serious crime, he will swallow him up and be imprisoned in the hell for torture. Therefore, many people in Nuo religion are afraid of Kaishan Ye.

Xie Yi didn't think of this for a moment, sighed, and said directly: "Okay, I'll leave immediately, and I'll bother the reporting officer to go back and say hello to Master on my behalf."

The reporting officer smiled and said: "It's a small matter, I will definitely bring it to you, don't worry."

"Thank you." Xie Yi handed over his hand.

"The territory of Anping is very dangerous, so it's best to be careful in everything." The announcer said with his hands raised, and bowed again, "I bid farewell to you, general."

With the sound of a gong, the projection of the announcer turned into a piece of golden dust and dispersed in the wind.

Xie Yi came to Anping for business and had already memorized the map of Anping. Shishui Village was very close to him, thirty miles to the west.

He immediately went out, used the wind control technique, jumped up, spread his arms like a bird, and flew towards Shishui Village.

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　　Nuo (nuo) culture is an intangible cultural heritage. It is a sacrificial activity in which people wear masks of gods and ask gods to drive away ghosts. Nuo opera, dance and noodles are all elements of Nuo culture.

　　
　
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