Infinite Puzzle City

Chapter 105: Breakthrough (Fourth Update)

Forests and temples have been used separately since ancient times.

Such as Konglin, Mencius Temple, Confucius Temple, etc., and Guanlin Temple is the only general forest and temple.

As the god of wealth and righteousness, he is one of the folk beliefs.

In fact, the title of Guandi also began to become popular during the Qing Dynasty.

But no matter which dynasty it came into being, as long as people gradually accepted it and formed a consensus, this god would have the so-called divinity.

In today's era, you can call it feudal superstition or folk belief, but in any case, it is just a small wish of all living beings.

There are many gods like Guandi.

But most of them are wasted in the long river of time.

Some of them you can't even find in books.

Just as the bald old man said, China does not keep idle spirits.

Since he doesn't want to keep idle, the bald old man will ask him to come down and move around today.

At night, Guanlin Temple closed its doors and people in the temple went off work one after another. They changed their clothes, put on wigs, drove their cars, and went home to eat or to go to nightclubs.

Don’t say that Taoist priests are unprofessional. At least they are very professional during the day.

Are there real Taoist priests in the temple?
No.

But there are true Taoists.

Behind the Guanlin Temple, after passing Guan Yu's Tomb, there is a small courtyard. This courtyard is very quiet and there are three Taoists in it, an old Taoist priest and two young Taoist priests, all of whom are serious practitioners.

The old Taoist priest is called Shugu Zhenren. He is a disciple of the Quanzhen Taoist sect in Longmen Mountain, so he can be considered to be from a famous family. He has been affiliated with here for a long time. Strictly speaking, they are not Taoist priests here, they just use this precious place to practice.

At this moment, I heard some noise outside the door and raised my eyelids to take a look.

Seeing this, the young Taoist priest explained, "Master, Lai Master came this morning and said that he wanted to ask Guandi to appear and perform a ritual tonight."

Upon hearing this, Master Shugu nodded and thought for a moment, "Since we are going to ask Master Guandi to come, we need a decent document."

As he spoke, he took out a small golden booklet from the small cabinet beside the bed, picked up the pen and wrote a line of small words on it, blew gently a few times to dry the ink, stamped it, and handed it to the little Taoist priest: "You two go together, and when you get there, find a place to sit down. Don't open your mouth or talk, just watch."

"understood."

The two young Taoist priests took the certificate and walked out the door with joy on their faces.

In fact, they had long wanted to go and take a look ahead, but they dared not run around without the master's permission.

This thought, however, did not escape the eyes of Master Shugu. The document was just the icing on the cake. In fact, he also wanted the two little guys to go along and broaden their horizons.

"Brother, you are here early. Who on earth is this lairy master? Master usually treats him with great courtesy and allows him to do whatever he wants in the temple."

The young Taoist priest, whose Taoist name is Jingyue, has been here for a short time and does not know the origins of this Lai Master. Today, he took this opportunity to carefully ask his senior brother Jinghua in front of him.

"I don't know. I just heard from Master that Master Lai has a great background. He is said to be in the temple with the permission of Lord Guandi, and no one can drive him away."

While the two young Taoist priests were talking, they had already walked from the back to the front hall.

As soon as they entered the door, the two young Taoist priests smelled a strong smell of alcohol.

Jingyue frowned. After all, this was a place where gods were worshipped. How could he drink here?

Just as he was about to speak, he unexpectedly entered the palace and saw a figure in a green martial robe, sitting upright on a chair, holding a knife in his right hand and a glass of white wine in his left hand, which he drank in one gulp. His face was red as blood under the light, and he seemed to have noticed someone, and he glanced sideways with his eyes squinting and eyebrows raised.

"Lord Guan showed up???"

The two Taoist boys were so frightened that they almost fell to the ground.

Oh my goodness, didn’t the noise just start? ? How come Lord Guan came here himself? ?
Just when the two were in a daze, someone tapped them on the head, causing a pain in their heads. When they looked up, they saw Master Lai standing behind them: "Why did you two get out?"

After hearing Master Lai's words, the two came to their senses. Jinghua quickly handed the document to the old man with bald head. "Master said that if you want to perform a ritual, it would be best if you have a decent document, so he sent us to deliver it."

As she spoke, Jinghua cautiously glanced at Lord Guan who was sitting in front of her, and she couldn't help but start to murmur in her heart.

"Okay, okay, you came just in time. I was just saying that this place doesn't have enough people, and it's just right that you two are here."

The bald-headed old man pulled the two Taoist children in.

There was a scarlet paper horse standing in front of the hall. It looked as big as a real horse.

The bald-headed old man took two ropes off the horse and handed them to the two of them: "Come, come, one on the left and one on the right, stand still, don't move, remember what you will see later, and don't shout or ask anything, understand?"

"Master Lai, do you want us to join you in the ritual? You have to give us some money."

Jinghua joked half-jokingly.

But the bald-headed old man curled his lips and said, "Hey, you little Taoist priest just don't understand. What did your master tell you to come here? Have you forgotten?" "This..."

"I've given you both an opportunity for nothing. Stop making excuses and stand still if you don't know what's good for you."

Seeing that Master Lai was angry, the two little Taoists didn't dare to say anything.

Master Lai turned around and walked behind the paper horse, only to see a circle behind it and Xiao Ran sitting in it.

"Boy, listen carefully. This is not a joke. Once you pass the Yin Gate, you will die once. This death is very important. No matter what the purpose of a cultivator is, they all want to die in the end, but the way of death is different.

Some people die to avoid disaster, some to prove their faith, and some to deceive the world and change their fate.

You are different from others. You have offended the Three Officials, and two of your life locks have been destroyed. The Three Officials will not let you go. Once you enter the Yinguan, they will come to hunt you down. So no matter what, you cannot get off the car. Only when you pass the Yinguan, cross the Wangchuan River and know your destiny, and only when you know your destiny, will this matter be over."

"Then how can I come back?"

"Don't worry about it. I'm here, so what's there to be afraid of?"

After saying that, he took out a talisman from his sleeve, lit it and threw it into the wine. The originally clear wine instantly turned into a pool of dark green.

"Drink it, and leave the rest to me."

Looking at the wine glass handed to him, Xiao Ran knew he had no choice but to take it and drink it all.

As soon as the wine went down his throat, Xiao Ran felt cold all over. Then he felt like he was floating and he lost consciousness in an instant.

With a "bang", the wine glass in his hand fell to the ground and he stopped breathing.

Seeing this, the bald-headed old man was very satisfied and patted Xiao Ran on the shoulder; "Not bad!"

Then he turned around and looked at Lu Cheng.

At this moment, Lu Cheng had no idea how much wine he had drunk. There were six or seven empty wine bottles on the ground. When the bald old man came over, Lu Cheng squinted his eyes and couldn't tell how many people were coming over.

"You must be drunk."

Lu Cheng nodded, then shook his head, but couldn't utter a word.

"Okay, that's all!"

The bald-headed old man nodded in satisfaction, and immediately stuffed the document into Lu Cheng's hand and walked behind Lu Cheng: "Remember, from now on you are not Lu Cheng, you are... Guan Yu!"

As he said this, he raised his hand and patted Lu Cheng on the back of the head.

"boom!!"

Lu Cheng's mind was confused for a moment, and his consciousness blurred instantly. He only vaguely remembered what the bald-headed old man said: "You are... Guan Yu!! "

"rise!!"

As soon as he said "rise", a burst of fire suddenly burst out from the red horse in front of the temple. Immediately afterwards, the consciousness of the two Taoist children and Lu Cheng were suddenly pulled inside by a force.

"Da da da da..."

In a trance, Xiao Ran heard the sound of horse hooves.

Suddenly, there was a violent shaking around, and Xiao Ran was almost thrown out. Fortunately, he was quick-eyed and quick-handed, grabbing the door and only half of his body stuck out of the carriage.

Suddenly, there was a gust of cold wind. Xiao Ran looked carefully and was stunned.

At first glance, the place was filled with skeletons, countless white bones piled up into mountains. In front of it was a red horse, pulling a carriage, stepping on the bones under its feet and rushing straight to the top of the mountain.

Less than a foot away from the wheels was a bottomless abyss, and below was darkness that had no end in sight.

Xiao Ran shuddered all over and hurriedly held on to the carriage, fearing that he would fall off.

"This... is the so-called Yinguan?"

Thinking of the bald old man's words, Xiao Ran swallowed his saliva and quickly calmed himself down. He looked at the big red horse in front of him. He saw dazzling phosphorous fire flashing under the red horse's four paws. From time to time, some skeletons popped their heads out from underneath and were immediately crushed to pieces by the horse's hooves.

"It seems that as long as I hide in the carriage, it will be fine."

Xiao Ran felt a little relieved, but before he could relax, he heard the sound of horse hooves above his head again.

"Da da da da..."

Xiao Ran looked up and his face turned black instantly. He saw a huge black horse stepping on countless skeletons and rushing down from the endless Skeleton Mountain above his head.

The man who came was wearing iron armor and holding a precious fan. He was one of the three people who smashed his life lock that day.

He waved the treasured fan in his hand, and countless skeletons were swept up by the strong wind, covering the sky and the sun and smashing down towards Xiao Ran...

　Sorry, my fingers are hurting right now. I think it’s the keyboard. The Bluetooth couldn’t connect before, and the backup keyboard is too stiff. I’ll delay the fifth update tonight. I’ll take a break and continue tomorrow.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)