Chapter 246 Qingzhou Bandit Leader
Qingzhou is located to the north of Xinduo, separated by Xianzhou and Chongshan Prefecture.
From Xianzhou to Qingzhou, there is a waterway connecting it, called Xianhe River, which passes through the two provinces and leads directly to the provincial capital of Qingzhou.
Chen Shi rested for a night in the provincial capital of Xianzhou, and early the next morning he came to the dock by the river. There were many passenger and cargo ships traveling between the provinces.
Among the many boats, there was a painting boat docked on the shore. The boat girl cocked her head and looked towards the shore.
Chen Shi is as important as Mr. Qingtian, so their father and daughter divide the work, one is guarding Mr. Qingtian, and the other is guarding Chen Shi.
She is responsible for guarding Chen Shi,
During this trip to Qingzhou, the waterway was the most convenient, so she moved Huahang to the Xianzhou River early, where she waited for Chen Shi.
After a while, Chen Shi really caught her eye.
The boat girl was overjoyed and walked back to the cabin, thinking to herself: "When he sees my boat, he will definitely come over and tease him, pretending to meet him by chance.
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As soon as she entered the boat, she heard a loud popping sound and heard many boatmen exclaiming and marveling.
She hurriedly looked outside and couldn't help but gape.
I saw Chen Shi's wooden cart jumping into the Xianzhou River, and Chen Shi and the black dog jumped onto the cart.
The canopy on the wooden cart opened with a swish, the wheels turned, and it drove towards the outside of the dock.
The boat girl stared blankly at the wooden cart going further and further away. Under the canopy, there actually appeared the shadow of Feng Bo. It was no more than three inches in size. He held a cattail leaf fan and stirred up the strong wind, causing the wooden cart to drive very fast in the water, even faster than
A fast boat on the river!
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I...is useless?
Chen Shi arrived in Qingzhou Province two days later.
He took out Li Tianqing's letter, turned it to the back, compared it with the geographical map, and looked up at the mountains on both sides of the Taiwan Strait.
According to the geographical map drawn by Li Tianqing, Guansheng Emperor Temple is not located in the provincial capital of Qingzhou but at the foot of the mountain on the left bank.
He found a simple pier with several rooms. The pier was deserted and there were several dilapidated fishing boats docked there.
The wooden cart jumped onto the pier and skillfully shook off the water stains on the cart.
Chen Shi glanced at it and felt that this action was somewhat familiar.
There is a town not far away. Several government officials posted notices outside the town.
A man carrying a hoe passed by, and one of the yamen guards grabbed a steel knife and pressed it on his neck.
The man knelt down in fear and kept begging for mercy. The government officer pressed a knife on his neck while reading the notice.
"Not a wanted criminal."
The yamen servant laughed and waved his hand to tell him to get out.
Chen Shi looked at the notice board. There were many arrest warrants for gangsters on the notice board. Some of them were yellowed, some were torn apart and their faces could not be seen clearly. Some arrest warrants had been pasted ten times.
A few pictures, a thick one
He took a cursory glance and realized that there were three to five hundred wanted notices on the notice board.
One of the wanted notices stated that a man named Wang Erniu had stolen a hoe from next door, committed a capital crime, and was on the run.
Chen Shi read it twice and was shocked to see that Wang Erniu had indeed been sentenced to death.
There was also a scholar named Fang Jin who [thrown stones at the magistrate's official sedan, and is on the run for the crime of death.
The widow Yue Xiu'e did not want to go to the archway and wanted to remarry. She was sentenced to death and was on the run.
Xu Tiezhu trampled on more than ten young seedlings in the field and was fined 5 taels of silver. He refused to admit the fine and was sentenced to death. He is on the run.
The Yamen servants also noticed him, and seeing that he was wearing a Juren Taoist robe, they politely said: "Which gangster does Juren know? If he can be captured and brought to justice, the Yamen will reward him with a hundred taels of silver."
Chen Shi said seriously: "I am the governor of Xinduo Province, and I abide by the law. If I encounter a gangster, I will take him to the government office to receive the reward.
Do you guys know how to get to Weidang Village?
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Reed Village? You walk along this road for about ten miles. There is a mountain road along the road. You can see a lake about seven or eight miles away, and the lake is surrounded by reeds.
Weidang Village is right next to it, facing Qingzhou Fucheng.
Chen Shi thanked him.
Several government officials watched him leave with the wooden cart and the black dog, and then checked the arrest warrant on the notice. They couldn't find a face similar to Chen Shi's and sighed with regret.
Chen Shi walked forward. There were many wooden piles on both sides of the road. The wooden piles were in the shape of a cross. On each wooden pile, there were naked people hanging on them. There were men and women, and some were still alive.
The person who let out a low wail must be a prisoner who has committed a capital crime.
The sun was now very hot, and the prisoners were dehydrated from the sun. The dead corpses were pitch black. When Chen Shi passed by, he only heard a buzzing sound, and black flies flew up from the corpses and circled around them.
When he passed by, the flies flew back and the body became pitch black again.
He also saw two government officials holding a prisoner with a rope around his neck and hanging him under a big tree.
The man hanging from the tree kicked his legs hard and died.
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What crime has he committed?"
Chen Shi stopped the car and asked
The two government officials saw that he was a scholar and said: "
He was so hungry that he robbed a bag of grain from the granary and was punished according to law.
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Chen Shi wondered: "Aren't the laws of Qingzhou the laws of the Ming Dynasty? Why are they so strict?
The expressions of the two yamen servants suddenly changed. The young yamen servant held down the handle of his waist knife and shouted:
You have committed a serious crime by making irresponsible remarks about Qingzhou's laws!
The older yamen officer quickly stopped him and smiled at Chen Shi: "He drank too much and didn't mean to arrest you. I'll make amends on his behalf.
The young yamen servant was puzzled, so the older yamen servant quietly pressed his hand and signaled him not to talk too much.
Chen Shi drove away.
The older government servant complained: "
Didn’t you see? He is wearing the clothes of a civil servant, and his cultivation must be much higher than the two of us! If you attack him, we will be the ones hanging on the tree later!
The young yamen servant said solemnly: "Old Liu has thought carefully.
It’s just that he is making irresponsible remarks about our Qingzhou law.”
"Draw a warrant on silk and hang it up, and someone will bring him to justice.
After a while, Chen Shi's portrait was posted on the notice board, and he was charged with making false remarks on Qingzhou's laws.
Chen Shi walked all the way and saw many such lonely big trees on the roadside, with one or two or three corpses hanging on them.
Some corpses have only skeletons left, but they have not been removed.
When the wind blows, the bones hanging on the tree collide with each other, making a crackling sound, like ripe nuts on the tree.
There are many evil spirits haunting the mountains and fields. From time to time, a human roar is emitted, and the evil spirits gather in the ravines or ponds. Some are gray, and some are green and visible to the naked eye.
Similar evil spirits are everywhere, floating in the mountains like clouds.
Chen Shi looked up at the sky. There was only the sun in the sky. The moon hadn't even come out yet, but the Xie Chong in Qingzhou was already moving around.
He saw several babies lying lazily on the roadside, each with their baby-like heads hanging on the trees and taking a nap.
Chen Shi and Mu Cha passed by, and these babies just opened their sleepy eyes.
When I saw them, I stared at them as they walked over, then squinted my eyes and fell asleep again.
They have no urge to hunt, which is very different from the Xie Chong in other places.
Chen Shi said sincerely: "These evil elements have eaten too many prisoners and have made them lazy."
He walked for more than ten miles and found the mountain road. After walking for six or seven miles, he saw a reed swamp. The reeds had grown into long tail-like poles, like a white fox tail with a light gray tint.
In groups.
And Reedang Village is just opposite this reed marsh.
He took out a geographical map to check the direction and came to a place outside Weidang Village near the foothills.
This place is sparsely visited, with only one ancient temple standing at the foot of the mountain.
In the field outside the temple, several weird people with big ears were sitting or standing around the temple, listening attentively while writing and drawing.
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Are the Heavenly Listeners monitoring this Temple of Wealth?
Chen Shi was quite surprised. He compared it with the geographical map and found that this was indeed the right place.
But why would Tian Ting Zhe monitor the Temple of Wealth?
Some time ago, there were some Heavenly Listeners monitoring Chen Shi, but after Chen Shi arrived at Danan Lake, these Heavenly Listeners seemed to have disappeared from the world, and they could no longer be found.
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What did Tianqing do? Why are there so many Tianting people?
As soon as he thought of this, he saw Li Tianqing pushing open the temple door.
When Li Tianqing saw him, he was surprised and happy. He hurried forward to greet him and said with a smile: "Xiao Shi, I've finally waited for you!"
Chen Shi jumped off the wooden cart and said with a smile: "I was delayed in Qianyang Mountain for several days, and I have been worried about your safety.
It’s great that you’re okay!”
Li Tianqing raised the letter in his hand and said with a smile: "I plan to go out to Qingzhou Mansion today to send a letter to tell you that I am fine, so you don't have to come.
I never thought you would have arrived!
In the distance, the ears of those listening to the sky were straight up, and the pens in their hands were swishing and they were quickly recording the conversation between the two.
Li Tianqing gave them a wary look, invited Chen Shi into the temple, and closed the temple door.
Chen Shi looked at the Temple of Wealth and saw that the interior of the temple had been cleaned by Li Tianqing, the doors, windows and roof had been repaired, and the yard was well maintained.
There are spiritual fields on the left and right sides, where some spiritual medicines are grown and are very healthy.
There is also a well in the courtyard, which has been cleaned
There is also a life-release pond. The pond has also been cleaned and the water inside is crystal clear.
But on the walls on both sides, there were criss-crossing bloodstains, as if someone had their head cut off with a very fast knife, and the blood flew out and splashed on the wall!
He felt an inexplicable pressure coming on him and looked towards the main hall involuntarily.
That's where the extraordinary power is most intense.
He walked forward, and the feeling of oppression became stronger and stronger. It seemed that there was a mountain of swords and a sea of ​​fire in front of him. The gods and demons who stood tall on the sky were sitting in the mountain of swords and sea of ​​fire, sleeping, their bodies were extremely majestic. When he woke up and opened his eyes, the evil head would fall to the ground!
The closer Chen Shi got to this hall, the stronger the sense of oppression became, making him feel frightened.
There are also many knife marks and shocking blood stains on the walls of the temple.
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Tianqing, are you sure this place is the Temple of Wealth, not the Temple of War?"
Chen Shi asked
Li Tianqing dragged the plaque and said with a smile: "Look,
Chen Shi looked at it and saw that it was indeed the God of Wealth. He became more and more confused: "Is the sense of oppression from the God of Wealth so strong?
He had seen many gods from China, and the one who felt the most oppressive was the Guan Sheng Emperor. It was as if he had a big knife on his neck, ready to chop him down at any time!
But there is no evil atmosphere here. The main hall should be the place where Li Tianqing practices.
There is sunlight shining down from another world.
Some children in yellow clothes and black hats were sunbathing in the temple.
Chen Shi sensed carefully and did not detect the breath of evil elements. On the contrary, the three lights of righteousness here were very strong, and the righteousness of heaven and earth was abundant, no less than the small temple behind his head.
Although the extraordinary power of the shrine in the temple is gathering, it is still very early before it can be condensed into a divine form.
He inspected for a week and found that this temple was different from other ancient temples he had seen before. Most of the ancient temples were in inaccessible places, but the Temple of Wealth was at the foot of the mountain, with its entrance facing Qingzhou City.
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Maybe this place attracts evil spirits.
Li Tianqing said, "Some time ago, there was a lot of evil here at night. They even came to the temple and were suddenly hacked to death. I was safe and sound. I think it was the God of Wealth who blessed me because I repaired the temple."
In the past two days, I have slept very soundly, and no evil spirits have broken into the temple.
Chen Shi also felt relieved and suggested: "Since you are fine, why don't we
We simply moved this temple of wealth away
Li Tianqing was stunned: "Move away?
Chen Shi smiled and said: "You need Sanguang Zhengqi to practice now. Where will you practice without this temple? Next year you will go to Xijing to take the imperial examination. How can you practice without the Temple of Wealth? Of course, take this Temple of Wealth away with you, just like my brain
It is like a small temple, you can carry it with you and practice at any time.
Li Tianqing asked for advice: "How to do it?
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I once practiced a set of courtyards, using the Taotie Swallowing Heaven Talisman. The outside was only about a foot square, but the inside was about the same size as a normal courtyard.
Chen Shi looked around and said, "With this method, the entire Temple of Wealth can be moved into a one-foot-square courtyard!
Li Tianqing knew about his talisman skills, and quickly bowed and said: "Please Xiao Shi."
Chen Shi sacrificed Nascent Soul, floated over the Temple of Wealth, carefully observed the layout of the temple, then felled a big tree, cut off a section of wood, and manipulated
Sword energy, carving a temple on wooden piles.
After Chen Shi completed the carving, he still needed to repeatedly imprint the talismans to ensure that the internal space of the temple was as large as the Temple of Wealth.
Only in this way can the Temple of Wealth be moved to a small temple.
This is a delicate and delicate job that cannot be completed in a day or two.
Chen Shi worked patiently and stopped to rest when he got tired.
He and Li Tianqing hadn't seen each other for a long time, so naturally they had a lot to talk about, from their experiences during this period to the gains from cultivation and the elixir that increased longevity.
When they talked about some sensitive points, they wrote them down on paper to avoid being recorded by the Heavenly Listeners outside the temple.
After dinner, Chen Shi lit the lamp and continued to carve the small temple, while Li Tianqing gradually entered Mengduo.
Unknowingly, at midnight, Chen Shi also felt sleepy, yawned, and was about to put down his work. Suddenly, a huge sense of oppression came over him, and his eyes
Another mountain of knives and a sea of ​​fire are coming towards you.
Chen Shi's heart was beating wildly. He mobilized his Yuanying and pumped up his energy and blood. He was gradually able to see things around him, but his vision was still a little blurry.
He could only see outlines, not details,
At this moment, Li Tianqing, who was sleeping, stood up straight!
Chen Shi was about to wake him up when he saw Li Tianqing flying out of the hall. Chen Shi hurriedly rushed out of the hall and saw Li Tianqing landing on a red flame horse, and a green dragon's energy whirled and danced around him.
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The temple door opened and Li Tianqing rode away
Chen Shi felt the pressure was lightened, and immediately rushed out of the Temple of Wealth, shouting: "You are responsible for taking the blame!"
He ran out of the Temple of Wealth at an extremely fast speed, only to see Li Tianqing already holding up his knife several miles away. When the knife fell, a green sword energy flew out, and he was devouring one.
Xie Su, who had the corpses of prisoners hanging on both sides of the road, was stunned, his head falling from his neck.
The fracture was so smooth that the corners of Chen Shi's eyes twitched wildly!
This sword is close to the Tao!
Li Tianqing galloped on his horse, his hooves stepping on the fire, killing evil spirits all the way, and headed straight for Qingzhou City!
Chen Shi knew something was wrong and immediately rushed forward with all his strength, but he was getting further and further away from Li Tianqing.
Li Tianqing was still a few miles away from the provincial capital of Qingzhou, when a blue sword light flew out and there was a roar. The gate of Qingzhou City flew up in the sword light and split into two halves!
Chen Shi looked from a distance, and Li Tianqing struck again, and the Ten Thousand Souls Banner hanging on the city suddenly cracked from the middle.
This city magic weapon was split open with a knife!
Chen Shi was frightened and followed Li Tianqing into Qingzhou City.
There was a commotion in the city.
There were wanted criminals posted on the bulletin board at the city gate. When Chen Shi passed by, he glanced hastily and saw the bandit leader at the top of the list, riding a big horse with red flames all over his body, the fire was blazing, and he was holding a handful of criminals.
Qinglong broadsword, full of murderous intent
And the face of the bandit leader is none other than Li Tianqing!
Chen Shi was stunned.
It turns out that what causes evil spirits in the temple every night is not evil spirits, but Tianqing!
Wait a minute, then who goes to kill Tianqing every night?
This time, Cavan is even more stuck than I thought!
Chapter completed!