Sword Qi to the Sky

Chapter 20 City God
Li Fan walked out of the inn and Li Hongyi jumped out of the window.

"Miss Li, we are all children of the world..." Li Fan couldn't help but joked when he saw Li Hongyi looking a little embarrassed.

"Shut up." Li Hongyi said coldly, this bastard!

She shouldn't have been so kind last night. She never expected that this bastard would tease her.

"Okay, okay, okay." Li Fan nodded with a smile and didn't mention it again.

Last night he also saw Li Hongyi sleeping soundly on the table. He thought she must be tired. He called out to her but she didn't wake up, so he took action himself. Li Hongyi trusted him, but she slept so soundly.

If he did something bad... Of course he wasn't that kind of person.

Oddly enough, they trusted each other despite having known each other for such a short time.

During the day, Lin'an City regained some vitality. Although it was not as prosperous as before, the shouting of peddlers on the streets and the opening of shops were full of life.

Ghosts dare not show up during the day, and demons and those doing shady things will also be more restrained.

What’s more, people also have to live.

Walking on the road, passers-by were talking about something. Li Fan had very good hearing and he heard many people talking about the death of the second son of the Chen family and the county constable Chen Zongzhi.

There is also news about Fulong Villa, saying that County Lieutenant Cao Gong witnessed with his own eyes that Fulong Villa was sheltering evil spirits. Because of this, County Lieutenant Cao Gong almost met with an accident and is now recuperating from his injuries.

Li Fan was stunned when he heard this. He didn't kill him?
"This Fulong Villa is truly lawless."

"Girls have been disappearing every day in Lin'an City recently. I'm afraid they have all been murdered in Fulong Villa. What a sin." People on the street discussed.

"The people may have been deceived again." Li Hongyi still covered her face with a veil. She looked at Li Fan and asked, "Are you so open about it?"

"I am open and honest." Li Fan responded. Li Hongyi stared at him, so she was not open and honest?
"Many practitioners from major sects have come to Lin'an City, and the Chen family's clan in Chuzhou City has also come."

Li Hongyi reminded, as the 'murderer' that passers-by were talking about, shouldn't he keep a low profile?
"If I meet them, it's a good opportunity to see who will attack me." Li Fan responded.

Those people should have guessed that he was a disciple of Lishan. Whoever attacked him meant that he was targeting Lishan, otherwise they would not dare to touch him.

However, judging from what happened before, there might be a big conspiracy behind this, and many forces are heading towards Lishan.

"Are you a disciple of Lishan?"

Li Hongyi asked, obviously having guessed something.

"I don't know, I guess." Li Fan did not comment.

"I heard that the mountain is very high?" Li Hongyi asked again. She had never been to that legendary place.

"Of course it's 'high' from the mountain." Li Fan nodded.

"Where are we going now?" Li Hongyi asked again.

"We?" Li Fan looked at Li Hongyi: "Miss Li, are you still not going to go home?"

Have you been following him into trouble?
He didn't care. After all, Li Hongyi was different from him.

Li Hongyi stopped and stood there, looking at him quietly.

How many times?
"I shut up." Li Fan continued to walk forward and said, "Miss Li, shall we go to the City God Temple?"

This time, my senior sister nominally asked me to slay demons and eliminate evil, but I need to find out whether this "demon" is a human or a ghost.

You can deal with Li Shan if you want, but Li Shan will not bear the charges of colluding with demons, robbing women and bringing disaster to the people.

"Sure." Li Hongyi gave Li Fan a look that showed he was being tactful, and then asked, "Can you change your name?"

She doesn't like being called Miss Li.

rusty.

Li Fan was stunned and asked, "Sister in red?"

Li Hongyi raised his eyebrows, with a murderous look in his eyes.

Say she is old?

She is only nineteen this year!

"Red clothes?" Li Fan asked again.

Li Hongyi: “…”

"Let's go with Miss Li."

The red dress is okay, but it's a bit too intimate.

They don't seem to be that familiar yet?

Well, probably not.

"All I have to do is listen to Miss Li." Li Fan was very tactful. Women were really troublesome.

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The City God Temple of Lin'an County is located in the south of the city. Hundreds of thousands of Lin'an citizens worship the City God Temple, so the temple is very popular. When Li Fan and Li Hongyi arrived at the City God Temple, they saw that many pilgrims came to worship the City God today.

Demons are causing chaos and people are in panic, so they hope to ask the City God to protect them.

"Lin'an County is quite prosperous?" Li Fan asked curiously as he looked at the majestic City God Temple in front of him.

"This generation of City God was a highly respected elder in Lin'an County. He enjoyed great prestige in the county. Major families donated generously to build the temple for him, and many people also donated, which led to the current scale of the temple." Li Hongyi said.

Although the ghost woman suspected the City God, it was completely contrary to what she knew. She hoped that people were not that bad.

Li Fan nodded, said nothing more, and walked into the City God Temple.

Hearing is not as good as seeing, so he came to take a look.

The City God Temple is very spacious, with many people offering incense in the main hall. When Li Fan walked inside, he sensed a gloomy aura approaching.

"Such a strong Yin energy." Li Fan thought to himself, ordinary people might not be able to sense it strongly, but people who practice cultivation are very sensitive to the Yin and Yang energy.

However, the City God is a ghost and god, and this place is the residence of ghosts and gods, so it is normal that there is a heavy yin energy.

Li Fan looked up at the City God statue, which was a kind-looking old man with a smile and a peaceful expression.

"The City God was a native of Lin'an County. It is rumored that he was a filial son when he was young. Because his family was poor, he cut his flesh to feed his mother. After that, whenever a disaster occurred in Lin'an County, he would lead the troops. Before his death, he donated all his money to the poor people. He was highly respected." Li Hongyi introduced in a low voice.

Li Fan listened to his introduction and learned that the City God was a very kind person when he was alive, so he became a ghost god after his death and was worshipped by incense.

If this is true, then the incense is worth it.

"Are you two here to seek marriage?" At this time, a woman came over and asked with a smile.

Li Fan glanced at the other person and then said with a smile.

"Yes, what about you, ma'am?"

Li Hongyi glanced at Li Fan silently.

"I'm here to pray for a grandson." The woman smiled and said, "Lord City God is very effective. My neighbor Wang's daughter-in-law hasn't been pregnant for several years. She stayed in the City God Temple for one night and then got pregnant with a big fat boy. Many people in Lin'an County do the same. I'll give it a try first. If it doesn't work, let my daughter-in-law come and stay for one night."

"Why don't you try it too, the girl will surely get pregnant soon." The woman looked at Li Hongyi with a smile. Li Hongyi couldn't bear to hear all this, her face felt hot under the veil.

"No, we have to rely on ourselves." Li Fan said.

Li Hongyi: “???”

"Then you guys work hard, I'm leaving first." The woman smiled and left.

Li Hongyi looked at Li Fan.

"Miss Li, we are all children of the world..." Li Fan said. Li Hongyi turned her head away, too lazy to pay attention.

Let him be...

At this time, outside the City God Temple, an old man in ragged clothes was walking slowly towards the City God Temple. He was hunched over and his legs seemed to be not flexible, but he still staggered towards the temple.

Before entering the temple, he had already fallen to his knees, crawled into the temple, and chanted: "Please bless my granddaughter to get rid of the disease as soon as possible."

The old man was extremely pious. He kept kowtowing to the City God and offered the few copper coins he had on him into the merit box.

Afterwards, the old man knelt down and walked out of the City God Temple. Li Fan could hear clearly that he had been repeating the same sentence since he was outside the temple.

Li Fan followed him and asked, "Grandpa, I heard you praying to the City God to protect your granddaughter. Since you are sick, you should go to the clinic. Will praying to the City God help?"

"Young man, you don't know that the City God is a deity who once protected an old man. Now my granddaughter has contracted a strange disease and refuses to see anyone. I am old and my abilities are limited, so I can only ask the City God to appear again." The old man said sadly.

"Has the City God ever protected you?" Li Fan asked again.

"Yes." The old man nodded and said, "My wife died early, and my children were killed by evil spirits. Only my granddaughter and I were left to depend on each other. Later, I was also possessed by evil spirits, so my granddaughter had no choice but to ask the City God for help."

"Maybe my granddaughter's sincerity moved the City God. I have been well since then. It must be the City God's miracle." said the old man.

"What about your granddaughter? What disease does she have?" Li Fan asked.

Hearing about his granddaughter, the old man seemed worried and sighed, "My granddaughter is weak. I think she hurt herself in order to take care of me. Now she likes to lock herself in the house during the day and only goes out at night. I come to ask the City God for help every day. The City God will definitely show his power and heal my granddaughter."

"Locked in the house during the day?" Li Fan's heart skipped a beat when he heard this. His expression changed slightly, and he asked, "Is it after you recovered from your illness last time, Grandpa?"

"Yes." The old man said with some worry: "I hope she can get better soon. When she gets better, I will find a matchmaker to find her a good family. This way, I can die with peace of mind."

As the old man spoke, his eyes became moist. This was the only seedling left in his family.

He is dying and probably doesn't have much time left. If his granddaughter is not well, he will die with regret!
"I'm not going to say any more. I'm going to go back. I'm afraid she'll be scared being locked up in the room alone, so I'll talk to her for a while." The old man said as he turned around, hunched over and walking slowly.

Li Fan and Li Hongyi looked at the old man's back and glanced at each other.

"Miss Li, let's go." Li Fan said, and walked out of the City God Temple.

"There's something strange about this City God Temple." Li Fan looked back and saw Li Hongyi frowning. Of course, she felt it too.

Li Fan looked at the old man who was leaving in the distance. He raised his footsteps and said, "Go and see the old man's granddaughter and you will know the truth."

(End of this chapter)