070 “Blessing from Heavenly Official” Chapter 69

☆、Chapter 69: Making money from immortals and meeting the prince

“Open——”

With a long and energetic shout, the bright red brocade fell to the ground.The crowd of thousands immediately burst into cheers that reached into the sky.

This is a statue of the Golden Prince.Holding a sword in one hand and a flower in the other, it means “sitting on the power of destroying the world without losing the heart to cherish flowers.”The statue has soft facial contours, long eyebrows and beautiful eyes, beautiful lip lines, and slightly raised corners of the mouth, which seems to be a smile but not a smile.He is affectionate but not frivolous, ruthless but not cold. He has a compassionate and handsome face.

This is the 8000th Prince’s Palace in the Xianle Kingdom.

Three years after ascending, eight thousand temples were built on the ground.Such an unprecedented and enthusiastic pursuit is definitely unprecedented and unprecedented, and it is unique.

But the Eight Thousandth Hall is not the most luxurious statue of the prince.On Taicang Mountain, the peak where His Royal Highness the Prince lived when he was practicing as a young man has now been named “Prince Peak”.It was there that the first Xianle Palace was built.After the first statue of the prince was cast, it was also unveiled there by His Majesty the King himself.The statue of the prince is five feet high, and its craftsmanship is even more vivid.The entire body is made of pure gold, making it a genuine “golden body”.

In the Xianle Palace, there was an endless stream of pilgrims crossing the threshold.The long and short incense cauldron in front of the temple is filled to the brim, and the merit box is taller and more substantial than those in ordinary temples. This is because if it is not made larger, it will often be filled with offerings in less than a day, and subsequent people will not be able to put in the offerings.As soon as we entered the temple, there was a clear pool, which was also full of coins. The green light was shining under the sparkling waves. Several old turtles in the pool were beaten with coins by pilgrims on the stone bridge every day, so that they huddled in their shells and did not dare to poke their heads out. No matter how hard the Taoists tried to dissuade tourists, it was useless.The high and broad red walls of the palace are covered with plum blossoms, and countless bright red prayer ribbons are tied to the branches. In a sea of ​​flowers, red ribbons flutter in the wind, creating a bustling scene.

In the main hall, Xie Lian was sitting under his statue, overlooking the crowd.No one could see him, but he could sit and watch the pilgrims below talking about each other:

“Why is there no futon for kneeling and worshiping in the Prince’s Palace?”

“Yes, the master of the temple also said that you can’t kneel. This has opened up the temple. What’s the matter with not being able to kneel?”

One person said: “This is your first time back to Xianle Palace. Xianle Palace is like this. I heard that after His Royal Highness ascended to the throne, he gave many temple blessings and temple masters in his dreams, saying that those who believe in him do not need to kneel. Therefore, there is no place to kneel in the Prince’s Palace.”

Although no one else could see him, Xie Lian still nodded.Who knows, the other people laughed and said: “What’s the truth? Aren’t gods just used to kneel down? It’s a rumor.”

Thank you for choking.Someone else echoed: “Yes, you must kneel down. Only when you kneel down can you show your sincerity!”

“It doesn’t matter if there’s no futon, let’s kneel on the floor.”

So, one of them knelt down first, and immediately, a large group of people around him knelt down on the ground.Hundreds of people crowded inside and outside the temple, kowtowing and worshiping the statue, one after another, murmuring words and secretly making wishes and blessings.Xie Lian silently hid away, thinking: “That’s it, take your time.”

The next moment, countless noisy voices came towards him from all directions like a giant wave.

“Ask for high school! High school! I must go to high school this year! If you win, you can still wish!”

“Have a safe trip!”

“The girls I like all like my senior brother. Please make him look ugly. Please.”

“Damn it, I don’t believe I can’t give birth to a big fat boy!!!”

…I begged for everything, Xie Lian felt his head as big as a bucket after hearing it, and quickly made a gesture to block out all the sounds.As soon as his ears quieted down, he heard a loud shout. A man in black covered his ears with his hands and ran out from the back of the palace, roaring: “What the hell are these!!!”

All the pilgrims were completely unaware of this person’s appearance and continued to worship.Xie Lian breathed a sigh of relief, patted his shoulder, and said with a smile: “Feng Xin, thank you for your hard work.”

The incense in Xianle Palace is so strong that Xie Lian can hear more than a thousand prayers every day.At the beginning, he rushed forward with a novelty, doing everything with his own hands, no matter how small it was. Later, there were really too many people praying for blessings, so he set aside part of it for Feng Xin and Mu Qing.The two of them went through what was within his scope of responsibilities and what could be ignored, and then they screened out the ones that needed attention and gave them to him.

After the admiration was over, she reported it to him and never complained. However, Feng Xin always couldn’t understand why some people just wanted to ask for nothing, and even came to Xianle Palace to ask for sexual harmony.Xie Lian is the God of Martial Arts, how can he take care of this kind of thing?In the long run, the other priests also had some opinions, implying that they were occupying the latrine and did not shit, and they had nothing to say but wanted to win over the believers if they could not control it.Fengxin could not put down his hands covering his ears, even though covering his ears was of no use.He said: “Your Highness, why do you have so many female believers!”

Xie Lian put his hands in his sleeves and sat in the lingering clouds of incense. He smiled and said, “Isn’t it bad to have so many female believers? The beauty is like a cloud, which is pleasing to the eye.”

Feng Xin was horrified: “It’s not good at all. Female believers seem to have no other wish except to grow up well, get married well and have children. They are not serious. My head hurts just looking at them!”

He smiled gratefully and was about to answer the call when suddenly, there was a commotion in the crowd.The two of them looked outside the palace and heard someone shouting in a low voice: “The Little Mirror King is here, hurry up! The Little Mirror King is here!”

Upon hearing the words “Little Mirror King”, everyone seemed to have heard the word “Big Demon King”, and they were all frightened and dispersed.In an instant, like a tornado passing through, all the pilgrims who were worshiping the statue fled.After a moment, a young man in brocade clothes wearing a cloak and elegant appearance, holding a glazed lamp in both hands, stepped over the threshold and walked in swaggeringly.Without looking at those eyes, this young man’s appearance is similar to Xie Lian’s. But looking at those eyes, he feels that he is too flamboyant and bright. Who else could he be if he wasn’t Qi Rong?

Nowadays, Qi Rong is seventeen or eighteen years old. He has a long face and is calm, and he can be regarded as a somewhat aristocratic man.He entered the door, but did not allow his followers to come in. Holding the lamp in both hands, he stepped into the hall, lifted his cloak, knelt on the clean ground, raised the lamp above his head, and bowed solemnly several times.The two people on the altar above looked at each other, Feng Xin smacked his mouth, and Xie Lian understood the impatience in his eyes.

Three years ago, when Xie Lian left the imperial city to travel, Qi Rong was still in confinement. After returning, he did not have time to see his cousin. He flew away in his sleep that night.In the past three years, Xie Lian has entrusted many dreams to his parents, imperial master, and others, and also entrusted him with Qi Rong once, warning him that from now on he must be kind to others, restrain his temper, and not act recklessly.Therefore, Qi Rong actively participated in the construction of palaces and temples everywhere, donated merits, and offered lamps.

Although he works hard and is pious, he still gets into trouble from time to time. Fengxin is so tired that he has to go down and clean up the mess. Therefore, Xie Lian can also understand why Fengxin is impatient.

Over there, Qi Rong finished his worship and complained a little: “Cousin Prince, this is the 500th lamp I have offered to you. My younger brother is so loyal to you, when will you come to see me? You can just give me another dream. My uncle and aunt also miss you very much, but you ignore us. You are really high and cold.”

He didn’t notice Feng Xin at all, so he stood next to him and reminded Xie Lian: “You must not pay attention to him. The emperor told you that unless it is a major matter, priests must not reveal their spirits in front of mortals in private. Relatives should especially avoid it.”

Xie Lian said: “Don’t worry, I will naturally know.”

Qi Rong stood up holding the lamp, took a pen, lowered his head and started writing on the lamp.Xie Lian and Feng Xin had a psychological shadow on him, and couldn’t help but go over to see what he wrote.They both breathed a sigh of relief when they saw that it was normal for the country and the people to live in peace and prosperity, instead of praying for so-and-so’s family to be beheaded at the door of the market.Looking at Qi Rong who was writing neatly one stroke after another, Xie Lian couldn’t help but think of another thing.

When Qi Ronggang returned home with his mother, a group of princes and nobles went to Taicang Mountain to pray for blessings.Qi Rong’s mother ran away with the untouchables and fled back. She didn’t dare to come out to see anyone, but she also wanted to pray for her son and let him learn a lot. He should not stay with her all day and become a frog in the well, so she asked the queen to take Qi Rong with her.

Although he had tried to keep a low profile, scandals about aristocrats always spread faster than an arrow. Who in the imperial city didn’t know what was going on with his mother and son?Therefore, the noble children on the road consciously excluded Qi Rong and did not talk or play with him.Xie Lian saw the swing and ran up to play. All the children of the same age played with him and took turns helping His Royal Highness push the swing, and they were proud of it.When Xie Lian reached the highest point, he accidentally lowered his head and saw Qi Rong hiding behind the shadow of his mother, sticking his head out and looking up at him with envy.

When they arrived at the Shenwu Hall, after offering lanterns, the adults went to ask for signatures, interpret the signatures, and talk with the national masters first, leaving a group of children to play with the little lantern in the Shenwu Hall.When Qi Rong met the Queen for the first time, he didn’t know that the Queen had already offered one to him and his mother. Seeing that the lamps were exquisite and beautiful, he also wanted to offer them to pray for blessings.He was young and didn’t know much, so he asked people everywhere how to write blessings for his mother.Several children of the same clan as Qi Rong usually hated him at home. Under the influence of their elders, they felt that their mother and son had brought shame to their family, so they deliberately tricked him.Xie Lian concentrated on writing about his lamp and put down the pen. He heard someone laughing and laughing behind his back. He looked back and saw Qi Rong with ink on his hand. He was holding a lamp like a treasure and was about to offer it with a smile on his face.And on that lamp, there are nine words written crookedly: “I wish to die with my mother as soon as possible.”

Xie Lian threw the lamp on the spot and became furious.

He was not very old at that time, but he frightened all the noble boys to the point where they knelt on the ground and did not dare to speak.After getting angry, Xie Lian personally wrote a new lamp for Qi Rong, and no one dared to break it.Later, when he went down the mountain, he went to play on the swing again.This time, Qi Rong ran out from behind the queen and took the initiative to push the swing for him from behind.He was shorter than Xie Lian, but he pushed extremely hard. He was still looking up to him from below, but his eyes changed from envy to worship.Later, it became Xie Lian’s tail, following “Prince Cousin” all day long.

It must be admitted that Qi Rong used to be a relatively normal person, but for some reason, he became more and more crooked as he grew longer.However, in the past three years, Xie Lian had to pay attention to too many people and things, and he had no time to pay attention to his old friend. I don’t know if he has grown.

Thinking of this, Qi Rong had finished offering the lamps and was about to leave the hall.Unexpectedly, as he was retreating, he bumped into someone behind him.Qi Rong staggered, turned around suddenly, and started to curse without even looking: “What the hell? Are you blind or standing dead without knowing how to get out of the way?”

When they opened their mouths, Xie Lian and Feng Xin both covered their foreheads and said in their hearts: “It hasn’t changed. It’s still the same!”

Perhaps because he lived with his father until he was five years old, he was inevitably tainted with the spirit of the market and his father’s bad temper. No matter how patiently the queen taught Qi Rong later, when he was excited, in the words of the national teacher – he still “revealed his true colors.”The person who blocked Qi Rong was a young man in ragged clothes, twenty-four or five years old, carrying a simple luggage bag, a pair of straw sandals that were almost worn to the bottom and edges, and were dusty from all the travel.However, although this young man looked haggard, had dry lips, and slightly sunken cheekbones, his facial features were very straight, thin but not weak, and his eyes were piercing, and he asked: “Where is this place?”

Qi Rong said: “This is the Xianle Palace, the Prince’s Palace!”

The man murmured, “Prince’s Palace? Prince? Is this really the palace?” When he saw the statue in the palace, his complexion turned golden when reflected by the clear gold, and asked, “Is this gold?”

He actually thought the temple was too gorgeous and regarded the temple as a royal palace.An attendant came up to chase him away and said: “Of course it is gold. The Prince’s Palace is the Prince’s Palace, not the Prince’s Palace in the palace! You don’t even know where this place is, where did the savages come from?”

The man asked: “Where is the palace?”

Qi Rong narrowed his eyes and said, “Why do you ask this?”

The other party said seriously: “I want to go to the palace to see the king. I have something to tell him.”

Qi Rong and several attendants laughed, with a look of contempt on their faces, and said: “Where are you from, country bumpkin? Why do you want to go to the palace? You still want to see the king, and I will let you see him if you say you want to? When you get to the palace, you may not even be able to get in through the gate.”

The man was not moved by the ridicule at all and said: “I’ll try. Maybe it can be done.”

Qi Rong laughed loudly and said, “Then go ahead and give it a try.” As he spoke, he raised his hand and deliberately pointed him in the opposite direction.The man said, “Thank you very much.” He put his luggage on his back, turned around and walked towards the outside.When I walked to the stone bridge, I suddenly stopped and looked down.Through the clear water of the pool, you can see layers of coins settling on the bottom of the pool.

The young man seemed to think for a moment, and the next moment he climbed over the bridge railing and jumped into the pool.

He was very agile. After jumping into the pool, he bent down to fish up the coins from the bottom of the pool one by one, and stuffed them into his arms and luggage.Because they had never seen anyone who dared to steal even God’s money, Xie Lian and Feng Xin were stunned.Qi Rong was also stunned for a moment, then became furious, rushed over and slapped the railing and shouted: “I’m fucked! What are you doing?! Pull him up quickly!!! I’m really fucked!!!”

Several attendants hurriedly jumped into the water to pull the man away. Unexpectedly, this young man was very skilled, punching and kicking him, but no one could do anything to defeat him.Qi Rong was furious when he saw it from above, and a group of Taoists in the temple were helpless.The young man scooped up a heavy amount of coins and was about to climb ashore with his luggage on his back. Unexpectedly, he stepped on some moss, slipped on his sole, and fell onto his back in the water.The attendants took the opportunity to capture him and brought him ashore.Qi Rong raised his leg and kicked it, and cursed: “How dare you steal this money!”

When Qi Rong raised his leg, Feng Xin was standing beside him. He was optimistic about the opportunity and blocked it smoothly. Therefore, Qi Rong’s kick was so violent that it actually fell on the opponent not hard.Although Qi Rong couldn’t see him causing trouble next to him, he still felt that something was wrong. It felt like he was being pressed down on his legs by a ghost and kicked seven or eight times. It was a bit depressing.The young man didn’t know if he had choked on the water. He coughed a few times and said, “This money is just sitting in the pool. Why can’t you give it to me to save people?”

Qi Rong’s kick was unpleasant, and he finally got tired and said, “Who are you saving? Who are you? Where do you come from?”

He asked this just because he wanted to frame the young man with a crime and put him in jail, but the young man was honest and answered: “My name is Lang Ying, I live in Yong’an. There is a drought there, there is no water, the crops cannot grow, everyone has no food, no money. There is water here, there is food, and there is money. We use gold statues and throw the money into the water. Why can’t you give us some?”

Yong’an is a big city in Xianle Kingdom. Xie Lian stood up with a solemn expression and said, “Feng Xin, there has been a drought in Yong’an recently? Why didn’t I hear about it?”

Feng Xin turned around and said, “I don’t know, I haven’t heard of it either. Can I ask Mu Qing later?”

The author has something to say: Nine-year compulsory education is very important. Children must work hard to learn cultural knowledge so that they will not be deceived, otherwise they will have mental health problems.

The part “treat me as the meaning of living” was not omitted!I can write it!