I didn't intend to become a fairy

Chapter 498 Let Sanhua Empress meet a professional god
"Where did this chicken come from?"

"How did it come about? The best Changshan running pheasant."

"I said this is how to do it..."

"This is a recipe! It's a secret recipe passed down from a businessman in the north! It's called Immortal Sauce!" The stall owner said with a grin, "It is said that an immortal passed by there and passed it on to him, but let me see, is it true? I don’t know what it was passed down by the gods, but if the gods in the sky took a bite, they would definitely not be willing to go back to the heavenly palace again!”

"Ha ha……"

Song You couldn't help but smile and continued: "Since it is a secret recipe, how did you learn about it?"

"This……"

The stall owner couldn't help but be stunned for a moment, realizing the contradiction in his words, and then he smiled sheepishly and said: "The villain is stupid, sir, please don't make fun of the villain. I don't know if it is a secret recipe, but it must be something that has never been done before." How to do it. That businessman is strange. Whenever a customer comes and goes, no matter who asks him about the secret recipe, he will teach him how to do it, as long as he doesn't steal his business locally. "

"How many are there in Changjing?"

"There are quite a few."

"I see……"

"But none of them are as authentic as those made by villains!"

"Yes Yes Yes……"

Song You smiled and did not refute.

"Your chicken."

"Thank you."

The handle of the bamboo basket was curved and easy to carry. Song You hooked it with one finger and walked back slowly.

It was already mid-afternoon when I walked home.

This is what's for dinner today.

The recipe of this braised chicken has actually changed slightly. In addition, spices are very expensive these days. The quality and quantity of spices used by street stalls are not enough. The taste is a bit bland and not very good, but it can be tasted in Changjing these days. It's always a different feeling to eat something familiar to you without having to do it yourself.

Then I think back to when I gave the braised vegetable recipe to an innkeeper in Mozhu County, Zhaozhou, and told the shopkeeper to carry it forward and spread it throughout the country, so that when I want to eat it in the future, I don’t have to make it myself. If you buy it, you will be doing yourself a big favor.At that time, it was actually just a casual comment without any hope that the store would actually follow suit. However, I did not expect that in just a few years, I would already smell a familiar smell on the streets of Changjing.

It's like exchanging sincerity for sincerity.

This feels even better.

……

In the next two days, Song You basically didn't go out.

Previously, we came all the way back from Yangdu, from late spring to late autumn, with little rest in between. Now that we have arrived in Changjing, we need two more days of rest.

Anyway, although Changjing has changed, it is still prosperous. It is still the same Changjing where you can order takeout when eating, take the bus when traveling, and buy everything.The Taoist has plenty of money now. His children will go out to buy him rice every day, such as steamed buns or soup cakes. Sometimes they will also go out to buy some vegetables and cook a meal for him.

Winter has already entered in just two days.

"It can't be delayed any longer."

Song You suddenly got up and got dressed and went out.

"Where to go?"

Cat immediately followed him and asked at the same time.

"Go to the City God's Temple and retrieve the two paintings we deposited with the City God." Song You said.

"Empress Sanhua is going too."

"Naturally."

Not long after, Song You came to the foot of the Chenghuang Temple.

It’s still that small hill, with the City God’s Temple on the mountain.

Although it is not a solar term, there are still many people who come to offer incense. The stone steps up the mountain are crowded with pilgrims. You can vaguely see the smoke rising like clouds in the temple, but there are no people selling incense at the stalls below.

The Taoist took the cat and climbed up the steps.

It's really the smell of incense candles.

"I didn't expect this body to last forever, so why did I do so many evil things in such a hurry? I think it was already determined in my previous life, so why not just be a good person."

Song You recited the couplets while stepping into the Chenghuang Temple.

Nowadays, Sanhua Empress rarely feels any pressure or embarrassment when she comes to such places. She just turns her head and looks around curiously, sniffing here and there, trying to stick as close to the Taoist's feet as possible, so as to avoid being attracted by others. stepped on by his feet.If it gets stepped on by a Taoist priest, forget it.

Queuing behind the pilgrims, we walked into the Chenghuang Temple.

The statue of the City God is still sitting on the altar, looking down. It has a lot more aura and majesty than before.

Below, from left to right, five futons.

The futons were full of people.

People offered incense sincerely and bowed their heads in prayer. Along with the curls of green smoke, the power of the incense drifted out, and it seemed that they could still faintly hear their inner murmurs.

There are a lot of incense piled on the altar.Nowadays, the Temple of the City God is famous for its miraculous effects. Those who come to worship, whether they are princes, generals, dignitaries, or poor people, are sometimes given some money for sesame oil.The sesame oil money is used to light the lights in the Chenghuang Temple, buy incense sticks and provide them to pilgrims for free, and also use them for daily blessings and temple repairs. If there is more, they are used for charity.

In this way, the willpower will naturally be pure and sincere.

"..."

Song You shook his head, it was really different now.

The calico cat also shook her head, feeling that there were so many people offering incense to the City God all the time, and so many people chanting about it at the same time every day, that if it were her place, she would definitely be too busy.

At that time, only two people came to offer incense in her small temple on average every day. She had to work very hard to memorize the incense, and she was almost exhausted at night.

At this moment, a breeze blew up in the temple.

The breeze blew the lamps and green smoke, and stirred up the windbreakers of the statues. Silently, the five pilgrims who were offering incense in the temple and the dozen or so people queuing behind them disappeared. Even the entire temple was invisible to the naked eye. Visible changes are taking place, like ripples in the water. Wherever it passes, everything changes.

The altar and statues in front of them disappeared, and instead there were five little priests who were farther away from each other and further away from each other. They were all sitting on chairs. There was a table in front of them, with paper and pen spread out.

The five priests seemed to be listening. Some were writing notes while listening, some frowned, some sat helplessly, and some looked surprised as if they had heard gossip.

From this look, most of the wishes made by people who come to offer incense are unrealistic or do not fall under the jurisdiction of the City God Temple.

"Meow?"

The calico cat was extremely shocked.

I was shocked by the unconscious changes in the scene, so I looked left and right, and also looked back outside, trying to find the original people and the way I came. I was also shocked by the five priests who were responsible for recording, so I opened my eyes wide. They stared, their mouths slightly open, shock almost written on their faces.

Song You glanced down at her and smiled slightly.

When he raised his head again, there were three more figures in front of him.

The leader was the Changjing City God, flanked by two auxiliary officers on the left and right.

And behind them, there is another door.

"Congratulations sir."

"Don't dare."

"Sir, this way please."

"it is good."

Song You walked forward and pointed at the five young priests behind him: "These are..."

"Oh, they are all the scholars and literati who died in the city." The City God said as he led the way, "Ever since the teacher suggested it a few years ago, listening to the wishes of the people has been something that several priests do in their spare time. However, as the incense in the temple becomes more and more popular, The visit is getting more and more popular, and there are more and more pilgrims, and the few adults are too busy. It just so happens that in the past few years, there have been more and more cases of people dying and turning into ghosts, especially those whose obsessions have not disappeared. These scholars are all scholars People with profound knowledge and high moral character either died of illness or were killed. They had studied hard for many years and died before their talents could be used. It was such a pity that the little god brought them into the official office below the City God's Temple to serve as their masters first. Do some dirty work, do some record keeping."

The city god said as he led them into the official office.

Although the Chenghuang Temple is small, it has its own unique wonder——

Inside is a complete Earth God's Office.

There are lobby rooms for offices, accommodation for living, and even a dungeon.

Song You listened and watched, then lowered his head and glanced at his cat, and then sighed: "The system here of City God is already very complete."

"It's just an imitation of the underworld."

"That's just right." Song You said, "If we talk about the City God's Yin Division, these few are the most experienced."

"How are you going, sir?"

"Do any of you know anything about Fengzhou Ghost Town?"

"The little god is the City God. The civil and military forces below are also gods under the City God Temple. He is considered an earth god. He is limited to a city and is not allowed to go out easily. If he goes out, he loses his divine power. In the past few years, although he has encountered ghosts in the ghost town When I came to Changjing to arrest ghosts, we had some interactions, but we didn’t have a deep understanding." Cheng Huang replied.

"Fengzhou Ghost City temporarily has three halls, and this first hall is responsible for arresting ghosts." Song You said, "However, the world is so big, if we just send ghost missions from the ghost city to search for ghosts everywhere, even if the ghosts in the ghost city are If you don't have this kind of ability, you will be too busy after all. Either it's too late, or it's missed, both of which can easily cause harm. In addition, sometimes warriors become ghosts, practitioners become ghosts, people with deep obsessions become ghosts, or Since they are evil ghosts in the first place, they are more likely to cause trouble."

Song You paused.

"To put it bluntly, our understanding of the local area, not to mention the current Fengzhou Ghost Town, even the perfect underworld in the future, cannot be as good as the local city god."

"Sir, what you mean is that the City God's Temple in the world is connected to the first hall of the ghost city. If a local person dies and becomes a ghost, the City God's Temple will first arrest the ghost and take it in, and then hand it over to the ghost city?" City God said, "This is indeed better than the ghost. It’s much more convenient to arrest people in the ghost town.”

"Exactly." Song You nodded, "Fengzhou Ghost City is the prototype of the underworld. If the underworld is condensed in the future, it will also follow the old system of the ghost city."

"..."

The city god understood immediately.

The cohesion of the underworld is the general trend, no less than the original Heavenly Palace, which contains great fortune. By doing this, he is equivalent to riding on the general trend of the underworld.

As for how many rides there are, it depends on the arrangement.

"How to build the City God's Temple, which positions should be assigned, what duties each performs, how to get along with the people, how to deal with the demons and ghosts that cause trouble, how to formulate rules and regulations, and even who to choose as officials, all depend on the efforts of several adults." Song You talked for a while and then started to talk about the benefits, "From now on, the City God will belong to the Yin Division, and all the City God's temples in the world will be under the jurisdiction of Changjing. As the chief commander of the City God in the world, the City God is only half a level lower than the Lord of the First Hall of the Ghost City. But there is no need to be controlled by them. Usually, one is in the human world and the other is in the underworld. It is a cooperative relationship. Wherever the city god takes office and dispatches his dismissal, it is under the control of the Changjing city god."

The city god and the assistant officials listened carefully.

Mao'er was already confused.

(End of this chapter)