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Chapter 43: Once it comes, let’s make peace with it

 Chen Shi stepped forward in the Tiger Temple, and the distance of five feet was reached in an instant. His body hit the air, and there was even a thunderous sound, making the doors and windows of the Tiger Temple rattle!

  He punched out, and the wind from the punch hit him ten feet away, like wind and thunder on the ground.

  Chen Shi pumped up his energy and blood, and punched again, with an even heavier blow. The sound of the wind erupted into a dull sound of thunder, and the thunder rumbled when his fist moved, which was very scary.

  His feet were on the Big Dipper, coming and going as fast as a ghost, walking on the floor, walls, and pillars of the temple, fists and feet flying out, and thunder rolling!

  The distance is one foot and five six feet, and when the body reaches it, the body reaches it, and the fist reaches it!

 After a while, Chen Shi landed on the ground, his surging energy and blood calmed down in an instant, and his clothes also calmed down.

His energy was calm and calm, and he felt that the true energy in his body was surging for a long time.

 The true energy circulated so powerfully that a shrine was automatically formed behind his head. The shrine was bright and dazzling.

  The true energy in his body has not dissipated for a long time, and the shrine shows no signs of weakening.

 After a period of time, his energy began to drain, and the light of the shrine gradually dimmed, but the shrine was still intact.

 "Cultivation of the Holy Embryo still cannot fully preserve the shrine. If the shrine does not exist, the true energy does not exist. The physical divine embryo only slows down the dissipation of the true energy. If you want to retain the true energy, you still need a real divine embryo."

 Chen Shi, although regretful, was very contented. He bowed to the empty shrine in the Shanjun Temple and walked out of the Tiger Temple.

 He closed the door and prepared to leave the mountain.

  He did not take the bus.

The day before yesterday, for some unknown reason, the coachman, who had always obeyed his advice, acted as if he had seen a ghost. He drove away and soon disappeared without a trace.

  Chen Shi liked this chariot owned by Prince Xiao very much. He had been traveling in it for the past few days, and it was indescribably majestic. He had been searching for it for a long time, but he could not find the chariot outside Jinghu Villa. He regretted it for a long time.

 After he left, the extraordinary power in the temple gradually gathered into the shrine, faintly showing the appearance of a god and demon.

 Just as the divine form was about to take shape, suddenly the extraordinary power could not be restrained, and it collapsed and spread throughout the temple again.

  There was a faint sigh from the shrine.

  "Still not working?"

   Chen Shi walked away and did not hear this sigh.

 Outside Huangpo Village, under the old willow tree, Chen Shi was offering incense to the godmother of the stone tablet as usual.

 Although the godmother of the stone tablet still didn't respond, the green light on the stone tablet continued for a longer time, and seemed to contain some kind of mystery.

 Chen Shi tried to contact his godmother with the help of incense, but when his consciousness came into contact with the stone tablet, there was nothing except the vast void.

  "Maybe the godmother is just an ordinary stone."

  Chen Shi didn't take it to heart and gave Zhu Xiucai a stick of incense, quietly waiting for Zhu Xiucai to finish inhaling the fragrance.

  "Zhu Xiucai is my noble man, no, noble ghost!"

Chen Shi was full of emotions in his heart, "Unfortunately, I was cut off from the divine fetus and became a disabled person, but I was very lucky to meet Zhu Xiucai, who allowed me to study with him. Otherwise, I might not be able to pass the literary test in the county examination. This spring county examination , I will definitely shine in the literary test! "

 Just as I was thinking, two people, an old man and a young man, came down from the loess slope. The old man was already octogenarian, his body was thin, his back was hunched when he walked, but his eyes were bright.

 The young man is wearing blue clothes and white shirt, with a green hairband tied in the bun on his head, a red silk belt around his waist, a white lotus jade pendant, and a pair of Chenqiao shoes on his feet, making him look very quiet.

This young man seems to be eleven or twelve years old. He is following the old man with bright eyes. However, although the two men's clothes are simple, they are of good quality. It is obvious at a glance that although they are not rich and powerful, their daily life is very particular.

    Chen Shi withdrew his eyes, took out the Analects, and asked Zhu Xiucai for advice, saying: "The Master said: I have never seen anyone who is strong. Or he said: Shen Ji. The Confucius said: He also desires, how can he be strong. What is the meaning of this statement?"

   "This paragraph is to understand the artistic conception of the Master. The Master is already invincible in the world, so he sighed, I have never seen him. Zhu Xiucai said, "Someone next to him said that Shen Ji is very powerful, and the body can be made into a vajra. Master said, Shen Ji is not good. I have beaten him, and he is not strong at all. Xiao Shi, if you can understand the master's state of mind when he said this, you will be invincible."

Chen Shi was thoughtful.

At this time, the young man's voice came from the bottom of the loess slope: "Grandpa, stop! My seventh uncle Li Kefa should have died here."

Chen Shi woke up from understanding the master's state of mind and looked down, only to see the old man and the young man paused and looking at the geography and scenery near the loess slope.

  "Li Kefa? He seems to be the county magistrate of Buffalo County, the father of the sufferer Li Xiaoding. Why did he die?" Chen Shi was surprised.

 The young man just now said that Li Kefa died near Huangtu Slope, which made him a little awe-inspiring. Huangpo Village is named after this land slope, which means that Li Kefa died near Huangpo Village!

  "This young man calls Li Kefa the seventh uncle, so they are members of the Li family!" Chen Shi secretly warned.

At the foot of the loess slope, the old man wondered: "Tianqing, how do you know your seventh uncle died here? I didn't see his soul."

 The old man looked at Chen Shi, and Chen Shi felt as if there was a ball of fire shining on him. The burning sensation disappeared when the old man moved away.

   "This old man is so strong!"

   He had just thought of this when he saw the old man's eyes falling on Zhu Xiucai who was hanging on the tree, and his heart tightened: "He can see Zhu Xiucai without using the Sky Eye Talisman! Yes, he can just practice it. To see the spiritual body with the heavenly eye! "

 Young man Li Tianqing pointed to a big tree by the river in the distance and said: "The crown of the tree on the north side is missing a corner, which is the mark left by the six-yin moon of my family. In Xinxiang Province, only my seventh uncle understands the six-yin moon."

The old man was quite surprised at the sight of a man and a ghost on the slope. Hearing this, he looked away and looked at the big tree, admiring: "Tianqing, I made the right decision to bring you out this time. Your observation ability is amazing! So, your seventh uncle encountered the enemy near here and activated my Li family's six-yin moon wheel. As a result, he was defeated and died unexpectedly."

  He exhaled a breath and said: "Li Kefa brought the elite members of my Li family in Buffalo County this time, but they were all buried in the countryside. The power of our Li family in Buffalo County was uprooted. This kind of skill can only be done by another powerful family. Why! Take this opportunity to annex Buffalo County! "

 Young man Li Tianqing looked at Huangtu Slope, and suddenly he hurriedly came to the front, grabbed a handful of soil, twisted it carefully, then put it on his tongue and licked it, saying, "It's kaolin!"

The old man widened his eyes, tasted it, spat it out, and said, "It's not delicious at all!"

Li Tianqing thought: "Grandpa, kaolin is used for burning porcelain and pottery, not for eating. There is such a large soil slope here..."

 His eyes swept across the soil slope, then looked at the ancient tree in the center of Huangpo Village. His eyes lit up and he smiled: "There must be a kiln near here! The tomb of the real king should be nearby too!"

 The old man touched his white hair and didn't understand how he came to this conclusion.

 On the loess slope, Chen Shi was also very curious.

Li Tianqing said: "This kind of large tombs require a lot of pottery and porcelain. They are fired and transported from other places. Firstly, it attracts attention, and secondly, it is easy to be damaged on the road, so a kiln is built nearby for firing. The soil used in the kiln is this kind of kaolin. After the porcelain is fired, the kiln workers who fired the pottery and porcelain will be executed to avoid leaking the news." This village happened to be built right where the kaolin soil was stored, and the trees in the village were old enough. Therefore, the true king’s tomb was definitely not far from here!”

  The old man was inexplicably excited and said in a hoarse voice: "If we can find the true king's tomb, even if we cannot find the real murderer of Li Kefa, it will be a great achievement for us two to return to Quanzhou!"

 Li Tianqing shook his head and said: "Two great achievements."

 The old man is puzzled.

  Li Tianqing said: "Uncle Qi's case is also easy to solve. Grandpa, look at the crooked-necked willow tree. This old willow tree is the most suitable for hanging. Scholars who are unhappy in life often choose this old tree to hang themselves. . This tree is so old, there must be one or a row of scholars hanging on it. They must have seen the scene of Uncle Qi's death and know the real murderer."

The old man was stunned. Dumbfounded, he murmured: "There is indeed a scholar hanging on that willow tree...Tianqing, you are really amazing!"

 Li Tianqing was a little stunned and said: "It's just common sense..."

  "I'll go ask!"

  The old man raised his feet to go up the slope. Suddenly, the space in front of him shook violently. The small loess slope actually became extremely steep in his eyes, like a yellow sky covering his head!

 The old man's complexion suddenly changed and he immediately retreated.

 It wasn't until he exited the slope that everything returned to normal.

  Li Tianqing didn't know why.

 The old man calmed down and looked at the slope. He felt that this small slope looked like an unfathomable master, which he did not dare to set foot on.

  "There are many evil things in the countryside. When you come to the countryside, worship the landlord first, then you will be safe!"

 The old man turned his head and stopped trying to climb the slope and said, "Tianqing, although you are smart, there are some things where cleverness won't work and you have to rely on experience. Let's go pay homage to the godmother here first and go to the village to find out news!"

 The two of them walked towards Huangpo Village.

 Chen Shi stared at them as they walked towards Huangpo Village, wondering in his heart: "Why does this old man seem to be frightened when he goes up the slope? There is nothing scary on this slope."

 "Azure." , you have read a lot, do you know who this true king is?"

  The voices of his grandfather and grandson came from the front, Li Tianqing said: "It is said that the true king is the king of Xiniu Xinzhou named by the Emperor of Ming Dynasty, and he is in charge of Xiniu Xinzhou. It is said that the fifty provinces of Xiniu Xinzhou and fifty paintings of mountains and rivers were in the hands of King Zhen, and they were later taken into the mausoleum by King Zhen."

 The old man smiled and said, "They all talk about the Ming Dynasty, the Ming Dynasty. Who still knows the surname of the Ming Emperor, and who knows which dynasty the emperor is now? On the contrary, the treasure of the True King has touched the hearts of many people."

"I know. The Ming Emperor's surname is Zhu. It's the 6642nd year of Jiajing!"

  "As far as you know, no one else knows."

 … Fading away, Chen Shi quickly stood up, packed up his books, and said with a smile: "Zhu Xiucai, you and the Ming Emperor have the same surname as Zhu! You are not a member of the royal family, are you?"

  Zhu Xiucai said calmly: "I am just a hanged ghost, how can I be a member of the royal family..."

  "I don't think you are either!"

  Chen Shi picked up the bookcase and walked down Huangtu Slope excitedly, heading towards Huangpo Village.

  There are guests in the village, which looks quite interesting.

When he came to the village entrance, he saw that the grandfather and grandson had also arrived outside Huangpo Village. The old man held up a stick of incense and stood outside the village. He said respectfully: "I am a passerby from the rivers and lakes. I occasionally come to your village. I would like to ask my godmother for a place to stay. I am very grateful. I will give you incense and candles as an offering in the future. Thank you for your protection." "

 —The reason why the old man also called the ancient tree Godmother is because the custom of villagers worshiping Godmother has a long history. In the era when evil spirits just emerged, people discovered that all things have animism, and if they worship for a long time, spirituality will be born, which has powerful power. Ordinary people cannot tell whether the spirit is male or female, so they call it godmother.

 When an old man comes to the countryside, he naturally has to follow the local customs.

  The branches of ancient trees in Huangpo Village fluttered gently, receiving his fragrance.

The grandfather and grandson had just entered the village. Li Tianqing followed the old man and followed suit. At this time, there were footsteps beside him. He turned around and saw a young man about his own age, with a stronger physique than himself, smiling at him.

   "My name is Chen Shi, my nickname is Xiao Shi, and people in the village call me Xiao Chengcheng!"

   The young man smiled and said, "What's your name?"

 Li Tianqing was a little shy and his voice was a little low: "My surname is Li and my name is Tianqing..."

 "You have no place to stay, so why not stay at my house at night!" Chen Shi suggested before he could finish.

 Li Tianqing has never met such an enthusiastic person. He looked at the old man and the old man smiled and said: "Country people are simple and we also need a place to stay, so we will disturb them for one night."

Chen Shi was overjoyed and immediately took them to his home. He smiled from a distance and said, "Grandpa, Black Pot, we have a guest at home!"