The world of Taoism

Chapter 246 Into the Tiger's Den
In the Chen family, Chen Gongda was sitting alone in the meeting hall, frowning in thought, his face was obviously a little wrong.

Under official pressure, Shenxiao Tianzun temple.After all, it was not built successfully.

After all, the official is the orthodox. With one order, a poster is posted announcing that this is an evil god, and the common people are ordered not to worship, otherwise their homes will be ransacked and their families will be wiped out, and they will be thrown into prison.

Most people still dare not take the risk of incense.

Of course, they wouldn't go too far. Once they did, it would be a dead end.

After all, gods live by faith, and to cut off people's faith is to kill people. How can this prevent people from fighting back.

, the official policy is like this, a little pressure, so that the temple is confined to one place, and at the same time, there is a limit to prevent people from resisting.

Chen Gongda is relying on the power of the government, but this is an offense after all.

Now there is no movement from the other party, which puts a lot of pressure on Chen Gongda.

The other party is not Yi Yi's generation at all, and now that he is silent, he must make some moves.

Outside Yangzhou city.

There is a lot of traffic and there is an endless stream of pedestrians.

It was daytime at this time, and the caravans on the side were constantly transporting goods, hawkers were setting up stalls, fortune-tellers, entertainers...all industries could be seen.

You can even see a few blond and blue-eyed foreign businessmen who came from overseas by boat.

It is estimated that most of them pretended to be overseas envoys to defraud the imperial court of rewards.

Zhou Xuan took He Yingning to the street. He Yingning was dressed in men's clothing, and looked like a book boy next to Zhou Xuan, holding a bag of candied fruit in his hand, buying various small gifts while eating.

Because of their exquisite clothes and extraordinary demeanor, no one dared to provoke them.

"What are you doing here?" He Yingning asked, after working for a long time, only now did he remember what it was for.

"Get some money to spend." Zhou Xuan smiled, but there was no emotion in his eyes.

This time it was not a whim, but after several considerations.

"Get some money? Who will give us money?"

"Look for it." Zhou Xuan said with a smile.

Now the war in the south is raging like a raging fire, and even one of the county guards has been killed, which shows how tough these mountain people are.

These people grew up in poor mountains and rivers, and they are all soldiers. 10,000+ people add up to a considerable number.

The army guarding the south of the Yangtze River is the Great Governor of Pingnan, and there are [-] to [-] troops under his rule. The Lian family is the subordinate of the Great Governor of Pingnan.

Now that the battle is in full swing, although the Han people have the upper hand, there are some rogue forces coming over, so the most urgent thing is to have the strength to protect themselves.

There is a saying that goes well, with a gun in your hand, don't panic in your heart.

As for the strength of self-protection, Zhou Xuan looked to the west...

In the ancestral hall of the Chen family, beside Chen Gongda is a big man named Angzang. The big man is eight feet tall, has a beard, eyes like copper bells, and looks very ugly, like a ghost.

This person is the guerrilla general Xia Houba, who controls more than 2000 local guards in Yangzhou City.

Legend has it that Xiahou Ba's ancestor was a fierce general, who was made a god after his death and enjoyed a party of incense.

Different from the Chen family, this fierce general died later, and now he is a family sacrificial priest, another powerful general of the dynasty.

Because of the lack of faith, the three families joined together.

Chen Gongda lit a stick of incense, put it in front of the ancestral tablet, closed his eyes and meditated for a while, but got no response, so he couldn't help smiling wryly.

"Brother Chen, why did you call me here?" Xia Hou said overbearingly.

"It's just that I feel a little restless. How is your family's situation? Can you still feel the warning from your ancestors?" Chen Gongda asked.

Xia Houba smiled bitterly when he heard the words:

"Brother Chen, you don't know about my family's situation. As early as a few years ago, we couldn't communicate with our ancestors. If it wasn't for the usual induction, we would have thought..."

Speaking of this, Xia Houba felt a little disrespectful to his ancestors, so he simply kept silent.

"Forget it." Chen Gongda waved his hand, and talked about another matter, "How is the situation with the God of Heaven?"

"There is still no movement." Xia Houba shook his head, and smiled wryly, "Recently, some clansmen have offered incense to this god, and the situation is not very good."

"That's right...if this continues, the clan priests will probably disappear. Where will I live after death?" Chen Gongda sighed deeply.

As the saying goes, death is like a lamp going out, but they are not.

After death, they can also be led to enjoy wealth and honor in the shadow of their ancestors.

Of course, it is not longevity. Except for gods who can live forever, other people have their own limitations. People with high status in life live longer.

A patriarch like Chen Gongda should be able to live for 200 years, and other patriarchs should live for more than 100 years.

Ordinary clansmen with fame and status can live for decades, and even more ordinary clansmen generally only live for more than ten years.

If it is a branch tribe, it is estimated that it will only take a year or two, and then let it fend for itself.

"This god is really ridiculous. After burning a stick of incense, you are a believer? Can you live for seven years after death? Can a devout believer live for hundreds or even hundreds of years? Idiots are dreaming, where does he have so many beliefs? I'm afraid it's just an evil god who deceives people." Xia Houba laughed.

If it's true, then they're playing a fart!Just join in.

"it is true!"

A voice was like muffled thunder, and it rang in the ears of these two people.

"Who?" Xiahouba burst into flames instantly, like a tiger whose fur had been blown up, exuding a murderous aura all over his body.

Soon, the two set their target on a figure.

This person is dressed in a green shirt, with a lifelike hideous mask on his face, and a single horn on his head, like a yaksha from the underworld.

Behind him was a handsome man who couldn't tell the difference between male and female.

The moment they saw Zhou Xuan, the two rushed forward immediately.

"do not move!"

Electricity from the void!

The blue light flashed, and the two couldn't open their eyes.

Boom!

The table exploded directly from the middle.

"Don't move! You two have the same strength as me, but can you still use the power of your ancestors? If I want to kill you, you will be gone long ago."

Chen Gongda's face turned blue and white, and he asked, "Who are you?"

Although their faces were fierce, the two did not make a move after all.

"I am the lord of Shenxiao Palace, and I am in charge of all the temples of Shenxiao Tianzun."

"What do you want to do?" Chen Gongda asked.

"I'm not malicious, I just want to cooperate with you?"

"Cooperation?"

Zhou Xuan sat across from the two of them, while He Yingning stood behind him.

"Don't you guys want to enter the Yin Earth after death? Why don't you join my Shenxiao Tianzun Temple? I can give you more places, and even live longer. And..."

Zhou Xuan broke a heavy news: "Your ancestors can also regain their faith and restore their strength. We will bear all the consumption."

Zhou Xuan's words were half true and half false.

First of all, Zhou Xuan does not need mortal beliefs, so he can free up more beliefs to maintain the consumption of these people.

But how long it can live depends on how long Shenxiao Tianzun can live.

Once Tianzun disappears, everything will be finished.

"Oh?" Chen Gongda laughed, "Then how can we trust you?"

"Is it true? Just ask your ancestors." Zhou Xuan laughed.

It is said that the Chen Family God has been active for thousands of years.

He was a little curious, the divine way was extremely dangerous, what made this god live for thousands of years without being infected by magic?

……

Whoa!

A gust of wind blew in the void, and the Heavenly God of Heaven suddenly appeared on a dark land, with busy crowds below.

The moment Shenxiao Tianzun appeared, the crowd below was in an uproar.

(End of this chapter)