Chapter 229 Centennial Celebration

Seeking Change, December 19, 72nd year.

Li Changxiao bought a large pouch at the night market. The shopkeeper said that this pouch is very popular recently. It can hold a lot of things. It is beautiful and convenient to hang it around the waist.

Li Changxiao sighed that the shopkeeper was really a salesman. He liked a green pouch embroidered with cloud and water patterns. It was very exquisite and in line with his aesthetic taste, but it was a little expensive. He was hesitant whether to buy it.

The shopkeeper saw that there was a chance, so he used his eloquence and half-cheated and half-coaxed, and finally successfully sold the pouch.

Li Changxiao hung the green pouch on his body and saw that there were many people nearby who were also buying pouches like him. Some of them were very prominent and stood out in the crowd like a crane among chickens, with an arrogant look on their faces.

From the trivial words of others, Li Changxiao learned that these people were honorable talisman masters who could exert extraordinary power through mysterious patterns, so they were very respected.

Purchasing pouches is also for better placement of talisman paper with mysterious patterns.

Although there is a "talisman" in the title of talisman master, it has nothing to do with the "talisman" used by monks in the past. To outsiders, it seems that there is no difference. They are all painted on talisman paper, but in fact they are completely different. The talismans drawn by monks are mostly some kind of edicts, which are essentially a form of "magic". Now the "talismans" of "talisman masters" are painted with the texture of heaven and earth, just like the "knife" of "slapping knife man". Continuous and regular slapping can reveal mysterious power, and the "talismans" of this "talisman master" can also exert some power when drawing a certain texture.

These are all discovered by people constantly discovering and studying, and discovering little by little.

Li Changxiao looked at it curiously for a long time, then left the city and continued on his way.

He took out two small porcelain figures that were not very exquisite from the bamboo box in the dream space.

The eyes have charm.

It seems to be terrified.

The first porcelain figure came from the disciples of the Extreme Evil Sect.

The second porcelain figure was obtained some time ago and came from the Corpse Guilt Sect.

The bodies of the two porcelain figures are dead. If the porcelain bodies are broken, the souls will also dissipate very quickly. If the souls were still there before, they would not be considered dead, and they would have the opportunity to be reborn. Now, they are just in a state of being dead but staying in the human world.

Not even ghosts.

Putting the two porcelain figures together may not be boring. Li Changxiao still has something to ask the man from the Shigui Sect. He thinks that something is wrong with the village.

And the man from the Shigui Sect did not dare to hide it, nor could he hide it, so he obediently told the hidden story behind it.

It turns out that temples are popular in the Lingtian Dynasty.

There are reasons behind it.

First of all, in the context of the Wanxian Summit, the geographical location of the Lingtian Dynasty has great advantages. Compared with other domains in Fuyao Tianxia, ​​this place is close to the Wanxian Peak, and it is very convenient to travel.

Secondly, the Lingtian Dynasty is one of the best dynasties in the entire Fuyao Tianxia.

The incense of Mu Xianchang has been proven to prolong life. It can be used with the "incense magic", which has obvious effects, so it has attracted many monks to follow suit.

And incense... often needs to be linked to the dynasty. In places without dynasties, incense cannot be popular. Therefore, many monks guide the world changes behind the scenes and form one country after another in many regions.

Some monks covet the land of Lingtian Dynasty and want to directly enjoy the incense here. Therefore... the temples are everywhere in Lingtian Dynasty.

Of course.

This is just the background.

The most important thing is that Princess Taiping Li Tianxia of Lingtian Dynasty has founded Xingmin Chamber of Commerce for nearly a hundred years and has accumulated strong financial resources. She hoards a lot of gold and jade.

In addition, the procedures for temples are increased. This procedure is naturally aimed at the people, because if the monks open temples to receive incense, they will certainly not build them themselves, but guide the people step by step. If the people want to open temples, they need a lot of money.

Moreover, the golden statues used to open the temples were all made of real gold. Naturally, the villagers could not collect enough gold and could only borrow it.

Who should they borrow from?

Of course, it was the Xingmin Chamber of Commerce, which hoarded a large amount of gold.

Take that village for example. They owed the Xingmin Chamber of Commerce a total of more than 30 years of "god debt".

In these 30 years, their taxes will be doubled to repay the god debt. After all, the gold used for the "golden statue" was not obtained for nothing.

In this way.

Li Changxiao roughly understood that it was probably Li Tianxia who was behind this.

In today's Lingtian Dynasty, there are "immortals and Buddhas" everywhere. Along the way, there are hundreds of temples of the God of Wealth.

...

A few days ago, the golden statues were destroyed, more than 20 temples were abandoned, and the village was wailing every day. Before the villagers could accept the reality, the river dried up again.

It was simply unbearable.

Just when they were in despair, a woman suddenly came to the entrance of the village. She had her feet on the ground, holding a dustpan, with a golden pattern on her forehead and wearing a Taoist robe.

Needless to say, the woman's appearance was very beautiful.

She walked into the village calmly and slowly. Soon, she was noticed by the villagers. They came out in a rush. They didn't recognize her for a while. After a few secret conversations, one of them suddenly said, "Look, does she look a bit like the River Mother statue?"

As soon as this was said.

It immediately caused heated discussions. The villagers looked at her carefully. There was indeed a bit of resemblance between her eyebrows, and she was much more beautiful than the statue.

Suddenly.

A child rushed out of the crowd, picked up a stone on the ground, and threw it at the woman who suddenly appeared.

"River Demon!" The child roared. The River Demon killed his father.

The woman looked up, and the villagers trembled immediately, but heard the woman say: "Don't be afraid, I'm here to help you."

Her voice seemed to have a different kind of magic.

She walked slowly towards the water source, and the villagers followed behind unconsciously, and the fear in their eyes gradually disappeared.

She walked to the source of the river, pinched her fingers, and tapped lightly.

The water at the source seemed to have rejuvenated, returning from old age to youth, and the water flow increased instantly, and the originally dry riverbed also regained its vitality.

The woman stepped on the river and left without much words. Everyone faced the direction she left, knelt devoutly, tears streaming, and shouted that the river mother appeared.

......

Li Changxiao took a boat to the north, and was very satisfied with the green bag on his waist. First, he threw two small porcelain figures into it, and often took them out to play with them. Later, he bought some jade, jewelry, and various other rare items, and threw them all into the bag.

I heard that this river was excavated to make it easier to travel more than a decade ago, and it was a tributary of Lingtian River, which could lead directly to Lingtian City, the capital of Lingtian Dynasty. Li Changxiao spent a lot of money to bribe the steward on the boat and let him squeeze another person in. The journey was smooth and there were no accidents. When he arrived at Lingtian City, it was the centenary celebration, and sky lanterns were raised on both sides of the river.

The people on the same boat seemed very excited. A young man pointed at the sky lanterns and asked his father what day it was today, and why it was so lively.

Suddenly, a burst of fireworks flew straight into the sky from the depths of the imperial court, and then exploded into gorgeous fireworks.

The whole Lingtian City was as bright as day.

The firelight was reflected on Li Changxiao's face.

He leaned on the edge of the boat, his expression was dazed, half drunk and half awake, the fireworks set off the cold river, snowflakes fell, and the sound of the flute of Qushui Lanting seemed to come faintly to his ears.

He murmured, "It's been a hundred years."

Another year of traveling on the river.

I just remembered that my old friend has been gone for a hundred years.