Chapter 98: Teacher's Gratitude
Chapter 98: Teacher's Gratitude
The giant snake Xuanshan was perched on a distant mountain peak, quietly and motionlessly like a stone sculpture, staring at Chen Shi, and remained unmoved no matter how Qingyang and Baihu insulted it.
When he was in Qianyang Mountain, he was like a true god watching over the world. Everything was clear and vivid in his sight, and nothing could escape his eyes.
He knew that the spirit of the tiger had entered the small temple behind Chen Shi's head, and he also knew that the destruction of the tiger temple by the true god from outer space was caused by the yellow tiger sticking its head out of the small temple.
The yellow tiger's head was too huge to be blocked by the apricot trees in the Tiger Temple, and its trace was captured by the eyes of the True God from outer space.
Destroy upon discovery; this is the principle that the True God of Outer Space uses to deal with similar incidents.
Whenever something unusual is discovered, destruction follows.
Fortunately, Chen Shi had already come down the mountain with the image of the tiger.
"Why would a true god from outer space destroy a being like Shanjun when he discovers one?"
The giant snake Xuanshan was quite puzzled. He was extremely powerful and huge in size, and he was coiled on the mountain. Why didn't the true god from outer space destroy him?
What kind of conditions need to be met in order to be destroyed by the true God?
He didn't understand.
Gradually, Chen Shi could hear some sounds. The sounds were very vague, but slowly became clear.
The spirit beasts around gradually dispersed.
Chen Shi smiled and said, "Mother-in-law, Uncle Hu, Uncle Qingyang, I have a divine fetus!"
Granny Sha sighed and said, "You have a divine fetus? Well, that's good. Keep practicing hard. Poor Shanjun, he died just after being resurrected..."
When she said this, she was suddenly stunned, turned her head, and looked at Chen Shi in disbelief: "You have a divine fetus? If your divine fetus is cut off by someone, will the true God give you another divine fetus?"
This was the first time she had heard of such a thing, so no wonder she was surprised.
Chen Shi activated the Three Lights Righteous Qi Technique, and his true energy immediately condensed, transforming into a small temple that appeared behind his head.
Granny Sha looked like she had eaten a belly full of eggs, her eyeballs almost popping out of their sockets. She stared at the little temple behind his head in disbelief.
Serious monk, who doesn’t have a shrine behind his head?
Xiao Shi has definitely become unruly!
The old woman was horrified. She put aside the destruction of the Tiger Temple and looked carefully at Chen Shi's small temple. She saw that the temple was just an ordinary palace, extremely simple.
Suddenly, a small yellow tiger poked its head out and looked at her, showing great curiosity about her.
Granny Sha's eyes widened as she pointed at the yellow tiger in the small temple and said with a chuckle, "Tiger, tiger..."
Huang Hu sat behind the temple gate and looked at her with a kind look, just like a kind old lady.
Granny Sha stretched out a finger, poked the white fox that was still cursing the big snake Xuanshan, and said with a chuckle: "Old Hu, tiger! Tiger!"
The Nine-Tailed Fox said angrily, "I'm here! Xuanshan is ungrateful. I thought he was my close friend back then, but today I'm breaking off all ties with him... Hey, Xiao Shi, where is your shrine?"
Granny Sha kicked him twice, and the nine-tailed white fox transformed into a bearded man, wondering, "Why are you kicking me? Is Xiao Shi going to turn into an evil spirit?"
He then noticed the yellow tiger in the small temple behind Chen Shi's head. He couldn't help but widen his eyes, tremble all over, and said in a trembling voice: "Qingyang, Qingyang! Meow, meow, look here! Stop scolding Xuanshan! Come here quickly!"
Qingyang heard his call and came behind them. It poked its huge head like a mountain in front of Chen Shi, but its eyeballs were too big, so it quickly shrank in size.
The bearded man trembled and asked, "Qingyang, did you see it?"
Qingyang's body was shaking, tears welled up in his eyes, and his voice was shaking: "I saw... Shanjun!"
It knelt down and kowtowed to the yellow tiger.
The bearded man stared at the small temple intently, patted its head vigorously, and said, "The yellow tiger is not a tiger. The one in the shrine is the tiger!"
Qingyang was stunned and looked carefully. Sure enough, he saw a shrine deep in the small temple. In the shrine, there was a god with a human body and ox horns, sitting motionless.
"The mountain is still alive!"
Qingyang and the bearded man were overjoyed, but then they became alert again, looked up at the sky, and dared not be too presumptuous.
"Xiao Shi, what's the matter with your temple?" asked Grandma Sha.
Chen Shi told the story of how he had worshipped his godmother and how her blessing had transformed the shrine into a temple. Granny Sha, Qingyang and the bearded man looked at each other in surprise.
"This small temple is very strange. Whenever you encounter a spirit, it will take you into the temple and place you on the shrine, so you can't leave even if you want to."
Chen Shi talked about the strange things in the small temple and said, "Mr. Zhu fell into the shrine, and so did the tiger. If I have a change of heart, they can come out."
Granny Sha, Qingyang and the bearded man looked at each other and saw the fear in each other's eyes. Even a being like Shanjun had no power to resist and was directly taken into the temple to sit obediently in the shrine. Who was Chen Shi's godmother?
"Xiao Shi, don't release the mountain king yet. The true god is watching from the outside world, and I'm afraid nothing that happens here can escape his eyes. Wait until the mountain king's divine appearance is completely condensed, and then build a temple and a shrine for the mountain king."
Granny Sha was experienced after all, and said, "The news of the tiger's birth must be kept secret and not mentioned to outsiders. Otherwise, if it gets to the emperor, not only the tiger, but even you yourself will be in danger!"
When Qingyang and the bearded man heard the words "reach the heaven's ears", they both became awe-inspiring and looked solemn.
Seeing their expressions, Chen Shi knew that the words "Shangda Tianting" were extremely important, and asked in confusion, "Shangda Tianting, could it be that someone can contact the true gods outside the sky?"
"Don't be so curious about these things. If you come into contact with them too early, you may die young."
Granny Sha said, "Qingyang, Lao Hu, let's burn some incense for the tiger first."
One man, one fox, and one sheep each held up incense and bowed to Chen Shi.
Chen Shi tried to dodge, but was held down by Qingyang and the bearded man, unable to move.
"We are not worshipping you, but the mountain king. You don't have to be embarrassed!" said Granny Sha.
Chen Shi had no choice but to stand there obediently and wait for them to finish worshipping. Then he saw the incense sticks in the hands of the three people floating up, flying into the small temple, and automatically inserted into the incense burner.
"Granny, you are the elders, I will kowtow to you a few more times!"
When Chen Shi said this, he was about to kowtow to the three people. The three people's faces changed drastically, and they hurriedly stretched out their hands to stop him. Granny Sha looked stern and shouted, "Xiao Shi, we are worshipping the mountain king, not you, so it doesn't violate the order of seniority! If you kowtow to us a few times, the mountain king will also kowtow to us a few times. We can't bear it, and we are afraid that our lifespan will be shortened!"
Qingyang and the bearded man nodded repeatedly.
Qing Yang said: "While the tiger is staying in your temple, you can't kowtow to anyone you see, understand? You can only nod at most!"
Chen Shi nodded.
Granny Sha breathed a sigh of relief, looked around his small temple, and asked in confusion, "Is there anything unusual about your shrine being turned into a small temple?"
Chen Shi said honestly: "There is nothing unusual about the rest. I just think that I can sacrifice the mountain king and the yellow tiger."
The three of them stared at each other with wide eyes.
Even the mountain king can be sacrificed?
Does this small temple know what a tiger is? How dare they enslave a tiger!
Qingyang sneered and said, "Sacrifice the mountain king? I won't..."
Before it could utter the word "faith", the bearded man covered its mouth.
Granny Sha said with a smile, "Xiao Shi, there's no need to test. Granny believes you. Qingyang, if you dare to talk nonsense again, I'll make fun of you tonight!"
The bearded man nodded repeatedly.
Chen Shi asked, "Mother-in-law, now that the mountain king is sitting in my little temple, it is equivalent to my divine fetus. Then can I still get the blessing of the true god and obtain the divine fetus at the great sacrifice of the gods the day after tomorrow?"
Granny Sha asked, "Have you ever seen two people with divine fetuses?" Chen Shi shook his head.
Granny Sha smiled and said, "You already have a divine fetus, so there won't be another one. Xiao Shi, stop imagining things. Won't the results be announced tomorrow? You should go to the county town early to avoid delays."
Chen Shi called Hei Guo, got on the wooden cart, waved goodbye to them, and the wooden cart drove towards the county town.
"Xiao Shi, it's best not to expose your little temple to others."
Granny Sha was still worried and shouted, "Don't show the divine fetus to others!"
Chen Shi responded, and the wooden cart gradually went away.
When the wooden cart disappeared from their sight, Granny Sha put away the smile on her face and exchanged glances with Qingyang and the bearded man.
"There must be something wrong with Xiao Shi's stone godmother!"
Granny Sha said, "Old Chen entrusted Xiao Shi to us before he died. We must be careful to prevent any evil spirits from targeting Xiao Shi!"
Qingyang said: "Shitou's godmother didn't give it to him earlier or later, but waited until Old Chen died before giving it to him. It's obvious that she was afraid that Old Chen would discover its secret."
The bearded man laughed and said, "The three of us are as strong as Old Chen. When Old Chen was alive, he could suppress Stone Godmother by one level, so if the three of us go to Yellow Earth Hill together, we will definitely be able to suppress it by three levels!"
The three of them made their plan and immediately set off for Huangpo Village and headed straight for the loess hill outside the village.
Soon, they arrived in front of the loess hill. They took a step forward and suddenly the sky tilted and the earth slanted. The loess was like the sky, hanging upside down, and under the feet of the three people was the boundless void. A strong feeling of weightlessness and falling came over them.
A nine-tailed beast appeared behind the bearded man, shook it violently, and shouted, "Stop!"
The feeling of falling disappeared immediately.
The three of them moved forward, trying to reach Huang Tian.
However, as you take a step forward, the pressure increases dramatically. With every step you take, the pressure becomes much greater, just like climbing towards the sky while holding one mountain after another!
There is a reason why this loess slope has remained undamaged for six thousand years.
The three men were also extremely powerful. They endured the pressure and reached the top of the slope. When they looked closely, they saw a scholar ghost hanging on the crooked tree.
The three of them supported each other and tried their best to walk towards the old willow tree.
Zhu Xiucai looked at them curiously, and saw that these three strange men looked like they were in their twilight years and about to die.
"Don't die under my feet, I can't stand seeing this! If you want to die, die somewhere else!" Zhu Xiucai shouted hurriedly.
The three of them turned a deaf ear and were trembling and their faces flushed under the increasing pressure.
With trembling legs, they finally arrived under the old willow tree.
"Pfft!"
Grandma Sha was forced to kneel on the ground, supporting herself with her hands. She tried not to lower her head, but it felt like a Mount Tai was pressing down on her neck. If she didn't lower her head, it would break, so she had no choice but to lower her head.
"Plop!" "Plop!"
Qingyang and the bearded man knelt down almost at the same time and were unable to get up.
The bearded man trembled all over, gritted his teeth, and tremblingly took out a few incense sticks from his arms, lit them all, and struggled to stick them in front of the stone tablet under the willow tree.
The pressure on his body suddenly receded rapidly, and the bearded man relaxed. He turned over and lay on his back on the grass, gasping for breath.
Seeing this, Grandma Sha and Qingyang also took some incense, lit it, and placed it in front of the stone tablet. Indeed, the pressure was much less.
The three of them rested for a while and then hurried down the slope.
Granny Sha turned around and looked at the old willow tree. She was still frightened and murmured, "Who is the godmother that Old Chen found for Xiao Shi?"
She frowned. Right now Chen Yindu was in the underworld trying to stop evil spirits from entering Chen's body and had no time to ask about other things. Otherwise, she could go to the underworld to ask him.
However, someone in the underworld has been eyeing Chen Yindu. If they enter the underworld, they will probably still encounter danger.
Granny Sha looked at the stone tablet and thought of the evil spirits in Chen's body, and she couldn't help but feel a headache.
"Old Chen, your burden is too heavy! Who can bear it?" She sighed.
When Chen Shi arrived at the county town, the sky was gradually turning red and the sun was about to set.
He drove to Wencai Academy, where besides him there were Fu Leisheng, Tian Huaiyi and Shen Yusheng.
"Chen Shi, I was just planning to look for you."
Tian Huaiyi said solemnly, "During Shen Yusheng's literary examination, the true god descended and granted him a first-grade Wenchang divine fetus. You performed amazingly in the martial arts examination, and you will also be granted a superior divine fetus by the god. The situation you two are in now is extremely dangerous. At this time of year every year, many students disappear, most of them are kidnapped and their divine fetuses are taken away."
He paused for a moment and said, "Last night, a noble lady with great magical powers came to me and suggested that I could sell her Shen Yusheng's Wenchang divine fetus at a high price, promising me a high position and generous salary, but I refused."
Chen Shi's heart was slightly moved, and he asked, "Is it the noble lady of the Li family?"
Tian Huaiyi hesitated and did not answer directly. He said, "I have discussed this with my mentor. He cannot protect Shen Yusheng. There is only one place that can protect him, and that is the county government office. Tonight I plan to take Shen Yusheng and guard under the Ten Thousand Souls Banner. If that noble lady sends someone to come, she will retreat when she sees that she cannot do anything with the Ten Thousand Souls Banner and dare not cause any trouble."
The Ten Thousand Souls Banner is a treasure that guards the entire Xinxiang County. It is extremely powerful. Now that the new county magistrate has not yet taken office, if Tian Huaiyi activates the Ten Thousand Souls Banner, it will be enough to block masters in the Nascent Soul Realm or even the God Transformation Realm!
"Chen Shi, do you want to go over there too?" Tian Huaiyi asked.
Chen Shi shook his head and said, "I don't have a divine fetus, so there will be no danger."
Fu Leisheng said: "Huaiyi, you must protect your junior brother Shen well, and there must be no mistakes!"
Tian Huaiyi smiled and said, "Master, I was just a poor boy back then, and I became your disciple because of fate. I was just a scoundrel who lived a life of idleness in the countryside, and I never knew that there were so many truths in the world. It was you who taught me these things and the difference between good and evil. Later, I went to the frontier garrison and fought against evil spirits. The soldiers around me were all brave and experienced, and I was not affected by the rules and relationships in the officialdom. For others, the promotion of the powerful noble lady might be crucial, but for me, it was just like dirt. Master, you can rest assured!"
Fu Leisheng nodded silently, touched Shen Yusheng's head, and said: "Yusheng, you go with your senior brother to the government office to hide for a while, borrow the government office's righteousness to calm people's hearts!"
Shen Yusheng followed Tian Huaiyi silently.
Fu Leisheng exhaled a breath of foul air, glanced at Chen Shi, and said, "Although you haven't been targeted yet, you are still in danger. I will stay in the academy tonight."
Chen Shi bowed and thanked him.
This night was very long, and neither Chen Shi nor Fu Leisheng felt sleepy.
Fu Leisheng was reading by lamplight at night, while Chen Shi was dozing off beside him. Just after midnight, a cold wind suddenly blew, and the flame of the lamp suddenly turned green, and the flame shot up more than a foot high.
Hei Guo immediately stood up and barked.
In the gloomy wind, the blood is pressing.
Chen Shi woke up in shock and quickly raised his hand to protect the flame of the lamp. Looking back, he saw a man standing outside the window, covered in blood. It was Tian Huaiyi.
"Master, I am incompetent and failed to save Junior Brother Shen."
The bloody man stood in the cold wind, wept and knelt down, kowtowed and said, "Teacher's kindness is as high as a mountain, Huaiyi has failed to live up to the trust of teacher. It's just that I can't repay teacher in this life, I can only repay teacher's kindness in the next life!"
(End of this chapter)