If I add money to become a layman, I can cultivate immortality

Chapter 161

Let’s talk about Ding Xiu.

He first arranged Yingniang to stay in an inn in the town, and then went to Zhao Yuan's foreign mansion alone.

"Sir, someone said that they discovered the whereabouts of the fourth lady..."

A servant hurried into the inner courtyard to report.

"Oh?" Zhao Yuanwai raised his eyebrows and asked, "Where is he?"

"Outside the gate."

"Bring him in."

"Yes, sir!"

The next person walked away.

Soon after, the servant brought a man who looked like a scholar to the flower hall.

"Master, people have brought it."

"Hmm..." Zhao Yuanwai put down the tea bowl and looked at the other party carefully, with an indescribable look in his eyes.

He didn't know what was going on, and felt a little uneasy in his heart.

However, he still acted like a gentleman, cleared his throat and asked, "I wonder if this brother has any clues?"

Ding Xiu smiled: "Actually, Ying Niang is in the town..."

Upon hearing this, Member Zhao couldn't help but his face darkened.

After all, for an outsider to address Ying Niang in front of him not only seemed a bit disrespectful, but also a bit disrespectful.

However, he still tried his best to suppress his anger and asked: "Where is she? As long as you tell me, I will reward you five taels of silver."

Ding Xiu asked, "Why don't you tell me where Zhao is outside first, and I can reward you with five taels of silver."

"What did you say?" Zhao Yuanwai was shocked.

The servant standing outside the door couldn't help but scolded: "Hey, why are you talking to my master?"

"Blind your dog eyes and see who your master is?"

Ding Xiu turned around and shouted at the servant.

At this time, Zhao Yuanwai ran towards the door desperately, shouting as he ran: "Here, there are robbers..."

Ding Xiu did not stop Zhao Yuanwai, but shouted at his back: "Monster, why don't you show your face quickly?"

This sentence seemed to have great magic power, causing Zhao Yuanwai to stagger and fall to the ground.

"master……"

"master……"

At this time, the servants in the mansion, including the three ladies, also ran over one after another. When they saw Mr. Zhao falling, they all couldn't help but exclaimed loudly.

Unexpectedly, at this time, a strange scene appeared...

After Zhao Yuanwai fell to the ground, he turned into a dog, a dog, a dog...

Moreover, this dog is very familiar to everyone in the mansion. It is the same dog that has been raised in the mansion for more than ten years.

"Wang Wang Wang..."

After revealing his true form, Lai Fu burrowed into the nearby flowers with his tail between his legs, trying to escape.

"Where to escape?"

Ding Xiu raised his hand and pointed, and the dog screamed and immediately collapsed to the ground.

"Gudong..."

Mrs. Ofang seemed to be unable to bear such stimulation, her vision went dark and she fell to the ground.

"Madame, madam..."

Several maids suddenly became confused.

"This...this..." the second lady said with a trembling voice: "What on earth...is going on?"

Ding Xiu explained: "It's very simple. This dog has been fed for many years and has become a sperm. It is greedy for the glory of the world, so it killed Zhao Yuanwai, and it became Zhao Yuanwai..."

"Gudong..."

The second lady also fainted.

The third lady let out a terrified scream and then fainted.

It's not strange if you don't feel dizzy.

Just thinking about what they were doing with "the master"... they broke down psychologically.

Afterwards, Ding Xiu questioned him hard, and the dog demon finally revealed the truth. It was indeed him who killed Yuan Wai Zhao, buried him in a woods, and then transformed into Yuan Wai Zhao.

It has been in Zhao Mansion for more than ten years and is very familiar with everyone, especially Zhao Yuan. It remembers every move he makes, including his living customs.

However, a hundred secrets eventually have a sparse.

This guy got carried away and drank too much, and accidentally changed back to his true form, letting Ying Niang see it.

Although remedial measures were taken, the clever Ying Niang was still suspicious and found an opportunity to escape from the Zhao Mansion.

The servants went to the woods based on the description, and indeed they dug up a corpse... The strange thing is that Zhao Yuanwai's body did not rot.

Perhaps, he is unwilling to die.

After that, Ying Niang also returned to Zhao Mansion.

Although the eldest lady repeatedly told her servants not to spread the matter, the news finally got out and became a sensational anecdote.

However, this has nothing to do with Ding Xiu. He has already gone to the county seat.

When he was in the town, he met several more beggars, and found that they all had the same tattoos, and they were all very aggressive. They would follow you around if you couldn't ask for money, and even a few of them would surround pedestrians.

This is no longer asking for money, it is similar to robbing someone.

After some inquiring, Ding Xiu found out that the reason why these beggars were so arrogant was because there was someone behind them, namely Sun Tianba.

Sun Tianba was one of the top tyrants in the county. He not only controlled beggars to be his thugs, inquired information for him, etc., he also controlled many industries in the city.

For example, brothels, gambling houses, banks, etc.

And there are many believers around this guy, including some people who want to live forever.

These believers only worship one god, the Black Rakshasa of the Rakshasa Temple.

In fact, this is not surprising. Most people like to pray to gods and Buddhas for peace of mind.

However, beliefs are diverse. People in some places worship some local so-called gods, and there are all kinds of weird ones.

For example, some places even worship the weasel and call it Wong Tai Sin.

After Ding Xiu entered the city, he first found an inn to stay in and prepared to inquire about the news.

The strange thing is that there are not many people in the inn.

Ding Xiu walked to the backyard and found a woman in her thirties sitting at the stone table, holding her chin and not knowing what she was thinking.

From the corner of her eye, the woman saw someone entering the hospital. Then she stood up, glanced over, and said hello with a smile: "The guest has just moved in."

Ding Xiu also smiled and nodded: "Yes... you are the boss's wife, right?"

"Hmm..." the landlady responded.

After chatting for a while, Ding Xiu asked casually: "Your inn is not small, so why is it so deserted?" "Don't you know what day it is today?"

"What day?"

"Many people have gone to worship the gods at the Rakshasa Temple in the west of the city."

Ding Xiu had heard someone mention the Rakshasa Temple before, but he deliberately pretended to be confused: "Rakshasa Temple? Why is there such a strange temple?"

Upon hearing this, the landlady's face changed, and she quickly made a gesture of silence. At the same time, she subconsciously looked around as if she was scared.

"Master, please keep your voice down, don't let anyone hear you..."

"Oh?"

Ding Xiu walked to the table, sat down uninvited, and then whispered: "Madam boss, what's going on? Why can't you even mention it?"

The landlady also leaned slightly and whispered back: "It's not that you can't mention it, but you must not say anything unpleasant, otherwise..."

When he said this, he couldn't help but look around again, looking cautious.

Now, Ding Xiu was even more sure that there must be something wrong with that temple, which made the people so fearful.

So he said again: "Mrs. Boss, after you say this, I'm a little curious. Can you tell me what's going on in this temple?"

"My guest, please don't ask about these things, and I advise you not to get close to the temple..."

Ding Xiu showed a warm smile and said, "Don't be afraid, it's okay for the boss lady to just say it."

His smile seemed to have a magical power, which made the landlady feel refreshed and she seemed to have forgotten her fear. She had said not to pry before, but now she took the initiative to tell him the reason.

"That Rakshasa temple was built only three years ago. Before that, it was originally a temple..."

"Temple?" Ding Xiu asked subconsciously: "You mean, Sun Tianba took the temple as his own and changed it into a Rakshasa temple?"

"Yes!" The landlady nodded, and then let out a long sigh: "The monks in the temple resisted, but more than half of them were killed by that guy..."

"Does the government care?"

The landlady smiled to herself: "Who dares to take care of it? When the people in the government saw him, they were like a mouse seeing a cat. That guy is a complete devil...

After he occupied the temple, he demolished all the side halls and rebuilt them. The main hall was changed into the Rakshasa Hall. All the previous statues were destroyed and replaced with statues of the Rakshasa God.

He had many people around him, all of whom became believers of the Rakshasa God, and even forced the people to burn incense and worship.

At the beginning, the dead guy in my family was still resistant because he was a Buddhist before.

Unexpectedly, after going there several times, he actually believed it and asked me to go to worship with him, but I didn't go.

Because I already felt something was wrong at that time, and the dead ghost became very nagging, saying that the Rakshasa God wanted to give them an immortal heart.

Speaking of which, I believe in Buddhism and Taoism, but it is just a belief. I have never had the extravagant hope of immortality.

Because I know that birth, aging, sickness and death are inevitable, just like flowers blooming and falling in the four seasons..."

Hearing this, Ding Xiu couldn't help showing a look of relief, and said with a smile: "I didn't expect that you have some understanding and spirituality."

The landlady smiled: "I can't say I have any understanding. The main thing is that I am a realistic person and know my identity. I just want to live my life steadily and don't dare to think about unrealistic things.

That damn ghost scolded me, saying that I didn’t pursue anything. If I didn’t pursue something, then I didn’t pursue it. I just wanted peace and safety.

One day, that guy was sick, and I went to see a doctor to help him, but he refused. He ran to the temple and knelt down, saying that he was a devout disciple of the Rakshasa God, and it was the Rakshasa God who tested him.

I ran to the temple to get him back, but he refused and said he wanted to divorce me...

I went back to the inn in anger and ignored him. Unexpectedly, he died in the temple the next day.

However, those believers were very happy and said that they were summoned by the Rakshasa God..."

Hearing this, Ding Xiu couldn't help but frown and said, "It seems that these people are either brainwashed or crazy."

"That's not true..." The landlady sighed faintly: "The damn ghost is just gone, but who can I go to to redress my grievances?

Later, many people died one after another, but they still could not wake up, and there were more and more believers.

People don't dare to talk about those things too much, for fear of getting into trouble..."

After listening to the proprietress's explanation for a while, Ding Xiu had a better understanding of Sun Tianba and the situation of the Rakshasa Temple.

It seems that it is necessary to go to the Rakshasa Temple to find out in person.

"Well, I'll go to that temple and have a look..."

"Don't..." The landlady's face was startled. She subconsciously stood up and stretched out her hand to pull Ding Xiu. She said anxiously: "Sir, you really don't want to go. You are an outsider. What if... what if you get entangled by those things?" That’s troublesome.”

What a kind-hearted woman.

Ding Xiu couldn't help but smile and patted the landlady's hand and said, "Don't worry, landlady, I'll just look outside and won't go in."

When he said this, the landlady could only warn: "Then you must be careful... By the way, you'd better bring some scattered copper coins with you to scare away the beggars. The beggars in this city are very arrogant. You want to If you don’t give them money, I’m afraid it will be difficult to leave.”

"Are those beggars fierce?"

"More than just vicious...they are simply a group of robbers!"

"I understand, thank you boss lady."

After saying that, Ding Xiu left the inn and walked all the way towards the Rakshasa Temple.

Sure enough, the landlady was right. Ding Xiu didn't go far when he met three beggars.

Three beggars carrying broken bowls gathered around and blocked Ding Xiu's path.

"Master, please do me a favor and give me some money."

"Master, please do well..."

The words that came out of their mouths were pleasant, but the postures of the three of them looked like beggars asking for money.

As beggars, you have to bend down when asking for money, but these three guys held their chests up and raised their heads, and put their bowls in front of Ding Xiu, looking confident and confident.

Ding Xiu looked at the arms of the three guys, and sure enough, they also had the same tattoos as the beggar who appeared in the ruined temple.

That means these beggars are all in the same group.

Maybe many of these beggars are not beggars at all, but just an evil force disguised as beggars.

However, Ding Xiu had to do business now and was too lazy to argue with the three men. He took out a few coins and threw them into the bowl, and the three guys just gave way.

When he came to the vicinity of the Rakshasa Temple, he discovered that there were so many people here. Not to mention inside the temple, there were at least a thousand people kneeling on the ground outside the temple, chattering and chanting something for a while. He didn't understand the sutra, and after a while he kowtowed in the direction of the main hall, muttering something about the protection of the Rakshasa God.

After a while, a man who looked like Li Kui came out carrying a heavy long knife.

As soon as he appeared, all the believers kowtowed to the man excitedly, as if they had been given a shot of blood, and called him the Divine Envoy.

This person is none other than Sun Tianba.

Sun Tianba walked up to the high platform and said loudly: "Fellow believers, the Lord just passed down the oracle and will continue to protect everyone and help everyone escape the cycle of life and death..."

As soon as these words came out, all the believers were so excited that they kowtowed in the direction of the main hall again, and some even cried loudly in excitement.

Ding Xiu was speechless.

I don’t know what is going on in the minds of these people.

However, when he released his spiritual consciousness slightly and looked at the hall, he couldn't help but feel shocked.

Although he did not enter the main hall, he could use his spiritual sense to explore the environment in the main hall.

When his spiritual consciousness swept across the black Rakshasa statue in the temple, he felt a strong demonic aura.

This is just a statue, but it has such a powerful power?
No wonder Sun Tianba is so lawless. It seems that this guy's background is not simple.

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(End of this chapter)