Five: Clay tire painted sculpture
Li Chan told lies to herself: "It's just that I was naughty back then. I didn't watch the excitement for a few days before I was kicked back by my family. When I grew up, I went out to study, and I haven't been to Qinghefang for a long time. I'm here today for a walk."
I saw this goddess temple in Qiao City and came in to see what was new. I didn’t expect to see you, the old lady, as a spiritual blessing in this temple.”
The old woman was over sixty years old and had no one to accompany her. She was happy to talk to the younger generation. She said with emotion: "Back then, not long after the goddess was consecrated, the imperial court granted me the title of Lady of the Ninth Grade to take care of affairs in this temple.
Twenty years have passed in the blink of an eye, and when I think back, it seems like it happened yesterday.”
The goddess was named, and the old lady was also named the ninth-grade imperial wife. She must have a close relationship with the goddess. Li Chan thought for a while and said, "The old lady is the mother of a goddess, so she should be blessed with this honor."
After hearing this, the old woman opened her toothless smile and smiled proudly. Li Chan knew that he had guessed correctly.
He looked at the statue of the goddess on the altar, "I heard people outside talking about the goddess, and I heard all kinds of stories. It was a great regret that I couldn't see it with my own eyes. Can the old lady tell me that the goddess was originally a mortal?
How did the body become a spirit? Is it possible that it really turned into a rainbow like the masters of the Buddhist and Taoist families? Or did the Lord of Pushui Mansion really manifest his spirit and take the goddess?"
"Who can tell me clearly about the Immortal Family? After so many years, I can no longer remember it clearly."
"What a pity." Li Chan sighed and looked at the goddess statue. The goddess statue looked like a girl of fifteen or sixteen years old.
He murmured: "I still remember the appearance of the goddess sister, but now when I see her, she has become a clay sculpture. She is dignified, but I always feel that she is not so close to her."
The old woman put away her smile and said sternly: "Don't insult the goddess by speaking freely."
Li Chan knew that he would not get anything out of the question, so he cupped his hand and said, "It's the young man's suddenness. Don't blame me, madam. There are friends waiting outside. I've been bothered a lot today. Come and offer incense to the goddess next time."
Resign and leave.
Li Chan took a few steps away. The old woman turned to look at the statue of the goddess and sighed in a voice that only she could hear.
Li Chan paused for a moment as he crossed the threshold, stepped down again, walked out of the temple gate, and walked into the noisy market.
The young man listened to the conversation between Li Chan and the old woman outside the ancestral gate. He felt that Li Chan was full of nonsense and did not tell the truth. However, he had to admit that people were unprepared to inquire about information like this. It was obvious that Li Chan
He focused on the Goddess Temple, but what went wrong with the Goddess Temple? The young man didn’t see any clues.
"Captain Guo." Li Chan looked across the street buildings and looked at the swaying Qingyang flag at the head of the Goddess Bridge from a distance, "The few people who died before must have died at night. Has the night market in Qinghefang been banned?
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Guo Xun looked at the men and women throwing fish food, as if he was on guard against being overheard, "We have made arrangements." He paused, "Bing Cao banned the night market two days ago and issued a notice in the name of the City God's Temple.
Merchants heard that there was a wandering god running around at night, so they were afraid of offending the gods and did not cause trouble."
Li Chan nodded, looked up at the raindrops dripping from the cracks in the glazed tiles, and opened the umbrella, "This will be much easier to handle."
The young man leaned against the railing with his arms crossed, "Do you have a plan?"
Young Li Chan knew that he was being blamed for making his own decisions, so he smiled and said, "I was about to report to the supervisor and Captain Guo, but the cause and effect of this case is not clear yet, so it is better to get rid of the monster first."
The young man was stunned, "Are you sure?"
Li Chan nodded, "The demon will be eliminated tonight."
Guo Xun said: "What preparations should be made?"
Li Chan shook his head and glanced at the female bridge, "Get out of here first."
Far away from the Temple of the Goddess and the Lord's Temple in Pu Shuifu, he returned to the deserted Bailuli Lane and said: "Guo Duwei went to the Shenzha Division to ask the Lord of the Subduing Demon God for some spiritual methods to break the evil and evade the evil, and arrange some manpower.
, we will take action after midnight, but you are not allowed to enter Qinghefang without my order."
"In addition, prepare some things for me, the best cinnabar, the red one is the best and the black one is the best. The best blue sand is preferably collected from Shanyang. Just give these things to me, remember not to mix them without permission.
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Then he looked at the young man: "As for the young man...the safety of this trip is unpredictable. It would be bad if he is hurt."
"I have my own sense of proportion."
"That's fine."
Li Chan nodded and stopped persuading. He turned the handle of the umbrella and shook off the water on the umbrella, and continued: "The Shenzha Division has been hunting for three days, but has not found the whereabouts of the demon. It can be seen that the demon's intelligence has been opened."
, knows how to hide, Guo Duwei has practiced martial arts to the point of blood, and his breath can frighten ghosts. He is afraid that he will scare the grass and scare the snake. If the monster is frightened and does not show its head, things will be difficult. So when the time comes, Guo Duwei will first go to Qinghefang
Outside, we are commanding the arresting and plundering array of demon officials."
Guo Xun thought for a while and was about to agree, but the young man asked: "How can you prove that you don't want to drive away Captain Guo?"
Li Chan smiled humbly and said, "If the Commander-in-Chief can't trust me, you can ask someone else to do it."
The young man raised his eyebrows and said, "I'm just supervising. If you still want to go back to jail, you might as well go and ask Sun Sicheng."
Guo Xun glanced at Li Chan helplessly, thinking whether you can overcome it depends on Shen Heyi's will. Is it worth competing with this little nobleman? He quickly came out to smooth things over, "Don't worry, little man, I will take someone to guard you."
There are exits everywhere in Qinghefang, and even if he wants to escape, he can't escape our company's tracking skills."
The young man said calmly: "This is Shen Zhaji's business. If he runs away, you can go to Shen Bus to wait for you."
"Yes, yes." Guo Xun secretly glared at Li Chan.
Li Chan continued knowingly: "The first victim in this case, Xu Aneng, was a watchman. When Xu Aneng died, the night market in Qinghefang had not been banned, and there were not many people active at night. A dozen people died.
It must not be a coincidence that the watchman is on duty at night, and must have a spirit to ward off evil spirits. This is a rule that the watchmen in Qiaolou, Xuandu, must abide by. The evil spell to ward off evil spirits in Qiaolou is an eighth-grade spirit response method, which can be used to deal with
The effect of Lonely Soul and Wild Ghost is good, but when you meet a powerful character, it is easy to anger the monster and suffer disaster."
The boy looked at the water in the cracks of the floor tiles and asked, "You want to pretend to be a watchman?"
Li Chan did not answer, but asked: "Since the demon can hide and send people to kill Fa Cao and kill the gods to arrest the demon officials, but so far, no ordinary people have been killed. Why do you think Xiao Langjun?"
The young man's heart skipped a beat, as this evil evil man finally realized that he was the supervisor of this case.
The young man is a smart person, but he is not familiar with things about demons and has little contact with the market. In addition, Li Chan's motives are elusive, so he has been unable to get involved in this case and has been watching with cold eyes until now. When Li Chan said this, the young man thought in his heart.
After giving some clues, he said: "Provocation."
Chapter completed!