Customs in Shu state. "On the twenty-fifth day, it is said that the Emperor of Heaven will descend. Everyone will follow a vegetarian diet and no fish or meat will be sold in the market."
This day is the day to pick up Jade Emperor.
According to common people's belief, after the Kitchen God ascends to heaven, the Jade Emperor will descend to the realm on the 25th of the twelfth lunar month to inspect the good and evil in the world and determine the fortunes and misfortune of the coming year. Therefore, every family offers sacrifices to him to pray for blessings, which is called "receiving the Jade Emperor".
In short, on this day, you must be cautious in what you say and do.
None of them say bad words, let alone kill people with a knife.
Therefore, Tian Qi Ye died unjustly.
Just in time for the day before.
On this day, the snow fell a little less, but it still didn't stop.
Li Yan lowered his hat and turned his head again.
On Fu River Wharf, the hustle and bustle has resumed.
After chatting with the reincarnation of Erlang Zhenjun, Yang Chenghua, last night, he packed up the body. All the things that should be taken away were taken away, leaving only the body that was not disposed of.
At dawn, he was spotted by a passing boatman. He held a torch and went to report the incident in panic.
But the first one to arrive was the Shu King Residence guard.
They neatly took away the body and disposed of the scene. They gave the boatman who reported the crime a few whips and stuffed some money.
Afterwards, a few Yamen Runner came over leisurely, walked around a few times, warned the boatman, and then left.
The pier is getting busier, but what happened last night has been covered up.
All this was seen by Li Yan.
They didn't stop it, just looked on with cold eyes.
Some things will eventually come to an end.
Yang Chenghua is considered a rare weapon, Li Yan will not let it show up easily, after all, there are many old monsters hidden this time.
Until the last moment, no one knew who Huang Que was.
After bidding farewell to the reincarnation of Erlang Zhenjun, Li Yan did not rush back to the city, but took a detour to the Qingyang Palace.
There are several Daoist forces in Chengdu Prefecture.
Dumen, the Cheng family and the Confucian family have made it clear that they are on the side of Fifth Prince Xiao Jinghong and want to support him in power, and are even willing to fight against King of Shu...
Yellow Mausoleum Sect originally didn't want to cause trouble, but he was tricked by Shu King Residence before and endured his anger. Now even City God Temple has been infiltrated, which directly made them angry.
With the help of Ming Shanzi, we have already sided with Xiao Jinghong.
The same is true for Qingcheng Mountain. King of Shu has recruited so many masters of evil practices in the southwest. The previous dispute between Dujiangyan and between good and evil was related to him. King of Shu himself may even be taken away.
Now, Qingcheng Mountain can no longer sit back and watch.
This is the general trend.
Today is no longer the chaotic times of the late Tang Dynasty. Although Chengdu Prefecture evil ways are rampant and evil spirits are strong, the power of the righteous way is stronger.
As for the Qingyang Palace, it is an exception.
They do not belong to Qingcheng, but belong to the Laozi lineage. They act in a low-key manner and have a high reputation. There are also many Daoist monks who live in seclusion.
Starting from the beginning of the year, various blessing ceremonies will be held here until the fifteenth and sixteenth day of the first lunar month, Chengdu Lantern Festival.
Until then, Chengdu will have two focuses.
One is Qingyang Palace's various lantern festival activities.
The second one is Martial Arts Tournament hosted by Shu King Residence.
If possible, it is best to gather a large number of people to take down King of Shu and destroy the group of demons before things get serious.
But Li Yan knows that this is not realistic at all.
King of Shu is not only the emperor's younger brother, but also has a special status. He also has the support of a large number of officials in Shu and can command the army.
It can be said that pulling one hair affects the whole body.
If it is not handled properly, war will immediately break out in Shu and all life will be devastated, so there must be no mistakes in every step.
The information of the Fragrant Tea Pavilion Liang Yu and Qingyang Palace are also abnormal.
Not only is it related to the overall situation, but the ceremony to help Dragon Girl condense the incense will also be carried out here. Li Yan naturally has to figure out what is going on...
"Little layman, could you please lend me your light~"
A hoarse voice sounded, and Li Yan quickly got out of the way.
But I saw an old porter carrying a load of tea and squeezing through the crowd.
Li Yan can clearly hear that the tea is Qingcheng Mountain Laojun Tea. It is not expensive, but the packaging is exquisite, and each letter is tied with red silk.
This is tea used for worshiping gods.
People like to follow the trend. As long as someone buys Attendant, it will always lead to other people, otherwise they will feel at a loss.
In fact, even if you buy it for thousands of dollars, it will not be of much use. It is nothing more than a psychological comfort.
At this time of year, tea merchants can always get rid of a batch of inventory.
After giving way to the aisle, Li Yan looked up and waited.
As he expected, Qingyang Palace is extremely lively now.
Today I received Jade Emperor and Chengdu Prefecture. From high-ranking officials to ordinary people, people came to Attendant to pray for blessings.
But outside the mountain gate, under the huge "Qingyang Palace" plaque with gold letters on a black background, there was already a crowd of people, so dense that the gate was even blocked.
Qingyang Palace Daoists seem to have long been used to it.
They barricaded the door and looked calm despite the bustle of people around them. They let out a batch and then put in another batch to prevent the palace from being too crowded.
It was still early, so Li Yan was in no hurry to go in.
He narrowed his eyes slightly and looked out the door, and at the same time pinched Yang Seal.
Outside the Qingyang Palace mountain gate, there is a statue of Land God and a green dragon on the left, and a white tiger statue and Seven Stars Piles on the right.
Seven Stars Piles is engraved with heavenly book clouds and seals, which is called Beidou Seven Stars Piles according to the layout of the Big Dipper in the sky.
Ordinary people can't detect it, but as a warlock, he can clearly smell it. The smell of incense is mixed with Gang Qi, wrapping the entire Qingyang Palace.
Li Yan was a little surprised and nodded slightly.
In the middle of Shu, Qingcheng Emei is the most famous, but among the Xuanmen rivers and lakes, some places are not inferior.
For example, Suining Guangde Temple is the "No. 1 Zen Forest in Southwest China".
The Qingyang Palace in front of us is called "Number One Taoist Temple in Western Sichuan".
It has a long history and was first built in Zhou Dynasty.
Han Yangxiong's "King of Shu Benji" records. "Laozi wrote the Tao Te Ching for Guan Ling Yin Xi. He said parting: "After practicing the Way for a thousand days, I will look for you in Qingyangsi, Chengdu."
After three years, Laozi came here, and Yin Xi came as promised. Laozi showed the Dharma and sat on the lotus platform. Yin Xi heard the Tao for the first time.
Since then, the status of the Qingyang Palace has been established.
Tang Era, Xizong stationed here to avoid the chaos of Huang Chao and entered Shu.
In the temple, he saw a red light like a ball falling into the ground, dug out a jade brick, and engraved an ancient seal on it: "The Supreme Being will calm down the disaster", which he regarded as a good omen.
Regardless of whether it was man-made or not, Qingyang Palace received funding from the imperial court to build it. Since then, the "guan" was changed to "palace", and it has now reached its current scale.
Because of this, Qingyang Palace has a special status.
They are more involved in secular affairs. Facing the more prosperous Qingcheng Mountain, they don't really buy into it, and they have a close relationship with Shu King Residence.
If it is also penetrated by King of Shu, it will be a big trouble.
Thinking of this, Li Yan lowered his bamboo hat and used Dragon Snake Plate to restrain his breath. He also bought some incense and candle offerings from the stall next to him, and pretended to be a pilgrim to blend in with the crowd.
After waiting for a long time, I finally passed through the mountain gate.
Entering Qingyang Palace, there are also dense crowds inside.
The layout of the Qingyang Palace, the front is Three Purities Hall and Eight Trigrams Pavilion, and after passing through, there are Hunyuan Hall, Doumu Hall, Jade Emperor Hall, etc.
That's the focus of today's incense burning.
But I saw pilgrims stepping on the snow nest and rushing towards the Three Purities Hall.
A salt merchant wearing a cocoon silk coat threw silver barley into the merit box, and the copper coins hit the bottom of the pine box with a muffled sound...
Old Woman, who was carrying a bamboo basket, took out the frozen rice cake from the basket, tremblingly, and placed it on the table...
Large and small incense sticks are densely packed, and green smoke is rising up, making the plaque of "Qingyang Shengjing" hazy.
Li Yan first enters Three Purities Hall to burn incense.
Like other places, entering the hall, the power of incense is strong, and the layout below directly isolates Divine Ability.
Although Li Yan could be expelled as a heavenly official, the noise was too great, so he just pretended to be an ordinary pilgrim, offered incense respectfully and left.
At the same time, he was still paying attention to what was going on around him.
According to the information given by Liang Yu, the statue of Laozi in the Qingyang Palace is bleeding and crying. This is an ominous sign, but the Daoists in the palace do not seem to be affected...
Li Yan felt strange. After leaving Three Purities Hall, he followed the crowd through the corridor on the left side of the hall, and a palace appeared in front of him again.
That is Hunyuan Hall, the main master Attendant Hunyuan Patriarch, Lord Lao.
Li Yan followed the crowd, but his eyes drifted to the other side.
There is a Eight Trigrams Pavilion over there, with double cornices, surrounded by tortoise-pattern partition doors and cloud-carved windows. It is also filled with offerings, and a bunch of people are worshiping.
Inside, Attendant is riding a green bull with Laozi.
It is this statue that sheds blood and tears.
However, Li Yan just glanced at it and ignored it.
Although the shape is simple, the statue of Laozi riding a green bull has been replaced, making it invisible to ordinary people, but not him.
In the Qingyang Palace, someone deliberately suppressed this matter!
Li Yan was thoughtful and followed the crowd to the Hunyuan Hall.
After walking a few steps, his ears suddenly twitched. Carrying the bamboo basket containing the offerings, he pretended to be casual and walked to the other side of the hall.
Under the pillar Stone Platform, I saw a statue of a strong man squatting on the eaves, with snow on his head and shoulders, looking a bit naive.
The doll wearing a tiger head hat pointed at the statue of a strong man and called out. The poor scholar in a patchwork cotton robe quickly covered the child's mouth. "Don't dare to collide, this is a Daoist protector."
After that, he explained, "This strongman was originally the incarnation of the commander of the imperial army who held a halberd to protect the road when Xizong of the Tang Dynasty was fleeing chaos."
Li Yan was moved in his heart. He pretended to be curious and stepped forward to ask for advice, "Sir, I don't know what to say about this statue."
When the poor scholar saw someone asking, he immediately began to show off, "The guest must have come from afar. This portrait is an anecdote."
"When Emperor Xizong of the Tang Dynasty was on the run, there was a monster chasing him from behind. His guards held him back, and thunder fell from the sky, killing the monster."
"Did you see its arms?"
"It's the scorch marks from when the lightning struck the demonic path."
Li Yan Hearing this, he looked around, and sure enough, there were burn marks on the right arm of the stone statue. Although it was very old, the color was obviously different from the surroundings.
After the poor scholar finished speaking, he took the child and left.
Li Yan, on the other hand, approached quietly and moved its ears slightly.
From the stone statue, a faint cry could be heard:
"Yaoxie, get back! Get back!"
Li Yan narrowed his eyes slightly and left silently.
This monster is definitely not talking about him.
The stone statues have been struck by lightning and have been immersed in incense. Most of them have developed spirituality and become the guardians of the mountain gates. However, their abilities are limited, and the Daoists cannot understand the languages of ghosts and gods.
What is going on in this Qingyang Palace...
Li Yan remained calm and followed the people to offer incense one by one.
Not long after, we arrived outside the Jade Emperor Hall.
Today I picked up Jade Emperor, and the place was even more crowded. In the square in front of the temple, a towering altar was built, with flags flying and incense candles lingering in smoke in the wind and snow.
More than a dozen Daoists stood guard behind the scenes, preventing others from approaching.
This is a ceremony to receive Jade Emperor, and the people around are waiting for it.
Li Yan was carrying a basket, mixed in with the crowd, and stood under the west verandah. When he looked up, he saw the painted painting between the brackets: Mysterious Heavenly Supreme Emperor was wearing bare feet and stepping on a turtle and snake, and Seventy-two Earthly Fiend Star Lords was painted all around.
Exquisite, ancient, and long-lasting.
It's hard to believe that any evil spirit dares to come close.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
Suddenly, three bells rang and the snow curtain opened.
A group of elderly Daoists in cassocks, holding the Hu Tablet and gilded Jade Emperor statues, walked Four Directions Step out of the Jade Emperor Hall.
Amid the sound of drums and chanting, they stepped onto the altar one after another.
After placing the Jade Emperor statue, they swung the Jade Emperor Banner, stepped on the Firm Steps of the Dipper, chanted mantras, and the sound of copper bells echoed continuously.
The Daoist priest next to the confession kept throwing Yellow Paper into the copper basin.
The green smoke was rising in the wind and snow, and condensed into the four characters "Good Weather for the Crops". It was swept by the wind and passed over the people's hair.
"God bless you!"
The wealthy businessmen in front of them suddenly shouted with tears in their eyes.
"God bless you!"
In the blink of an eye, the people in the courtyard fell to their knees with cheers and cheers. Sheep furs, cotton coats, and satin cloaks were spread out on the snow to form a colorful picture.
Li Yan frowned after seeing it.
This is not a miracle, but a vision caused by magic.
Ordinary people can't see Gangsha Energy circulating, so charlatans always perform some miracles to help people do things, so as not to be called liars.
Even they have done this kind of thing.
But Orthodox Xuan Gate is different.
There is no need to create such a scene if it is not necessary.
Qingyang Palace is not short of incense and is not afraid of people's ridicule.
All the people in the courtyard knelt down, and Li Yan, who was still tall and tall, was revealed and attracted a lot of attention.
Li Yan looked calm and turned around to leave.
Of course he wouldn't kneel down, but he didn't want to cause trouble either.
"Young hero Li...?"
Just then, a clear voice came from the left.
But when a Daoist priest came with a group of people, he was stunned for a moment, then a smile appeared on his face, "Young Hero Li is here, Qingyang Palace, why don't you look for a poor Daoist, so that you can fulfill your friendship as a landlord."
Li Yan had no choice but to turn around and say:
"I have met Daoist priest Yun Lingzi."
The person who came was the Daoist he met outside Shennongjia at Dragon Pool Village.
This person was ordered to suppress Dragon Girl, and it was the other party who informed him about Jiang God Great Lord and Dragon Girl.
After the Shennongjia incident was over, Dragon Girl stopped moving, and the other party left Dragon Pool Village and returned to the Qingyang Palace.
When I left, I invited him to come and visit Chengdu.
If it were in the past, Li Yan would definitely visit first when he came.
But these days, the more he thought about it, the more wrong he felt.
Qingyang Palace is in Chengdu, but he is so concerned about Dragon Girl, who is far away in an inconspicuous village in Shennongjia. I am afraid that he is not only caring about the world.
His attitude was neither cold nor hot, but Yun Lingzi across from him didn't seem to notice it. He said enthusiastically, "Let's go, Pindao has some good tea. I'd like to invite Young Hero Li to taste it."
After saying that, he stepped forward and held Li Yan's hand.
It seemed enthusiastic, but it was pinched hard.
Li Yan understood and smiled the same way, "In this case, I will disturb the Daoist priest."
The two people quickly left the compound, and the sound of drums, music and chanting were gradually left behind.
Not long after, they came to a small courtyard.
Yun Lingzi turned around, with a calm face and told the young Daoist priests, "Go ahead, I will get together with my old friends."
"Yes, uncle."
The young Daoist priests surrendered and left.
Yun Lingzi brought Li Yan into the tea room.
As soon as he entered the door, he immediately closed the door, his face was ugly, and he gritted his teeth and asked, "Young Hero Li, something serious is going wrong!"