Dao Cheng Gui Xian

Chapter 36 Night Walk in Brocade Clothes
The two who leaped out of the inner hall

They all looked somewhat moved!

With the matter of the High Priest settled, he would now be receiving a monthly stipend of twenty taels! More importantly, his story for fooling Chen Gou'er would have a basis!

Li Wushou dared not imagine what would happen to the old beggar and himself if they failed this time!

High Priest Xiao was equally excited. Three days had passed! He had finally emerged!
If he keeps smoking, he'll become depressed!
What's so important about the divine way compared to freedom! At this moment, High Priest Xiao seemed to have gained a completely new understanding.

Li Wushou followed the high priest and the other two quickly, and in the blink of an eye they arrived at an unfamiliar courtyard.

A burnt fragrance permeated the courtyard; upon closer inspection, it was the scent of incense burning out.

"This is the incense hall of the City God Temple! The ashes from the incense burned after people pray in the front hall are all transported here."

Having regained his composure after the journey, High Priest Xiao pointed to a large cauldron in the courtyard and began to introduce it to Li Wushou.

Li Wushou was puzzled. He had been told to return home in glory, so what was the purpose of coming to this incense hall?
High Priest Xiao seemed to sense Li Wushou's doubts, and a slight smile appeared on his lips.

"Let's pick out a fast-moving horse for you first!"

"Choosing a horse?"

Li Wushou muttered something along with it, but High Priest Xiao stepped forward, walked to the cauldron, and muttered something under his breath. Then, a wisp of incense ash floated up from the cauldron and landed on the open ground between the two of them.

The incense ash gathered in an orderly fashion, quickly forming a palm-sized, gray-white horse!

This horse looks quite solid, but isn't it too small?
Sensing something, Li Wushou looked up and saw that behind the High Priest Xiao, the figure of a long-tongued ghost woman had appeared at some point.

High Priest Xiao pointed at the horse, and the ghost woman's figure instantly floated into the horse's body. Li Wushou stared intently and saw the ghost woman standing on all fours, with yin energy twisting within her, and in a moment a horse appeared before him.

High Priest Xiao, looking smug, kept rubbing the horse mane formed from incense ash, and asked Li Wushou with a hint of boastfulness.

"Isn't this horse nice?"

Li Wushou's lips twitched. From his perspective, the long-tongued ghost woman was hunched over, her limbs stretched out, and her tongue dangling from the horse's mouth!

"very good!"

He praised it, but in his heart he was determined not to ride it!
After some tug-of-war, due to Li Wushou's strong refusal, High Priest Xiao had no choice but to take out a carriage made of yellow clay and a high priest's robe from the incense hall.

"This was made by mixing yellow clay used for sculpting golden statues with incense. There are only four such statues in the City God Temple. This one is the carriage used by the priests when they go out of the city to collect offerings. As for the other three..."

High Priest Xiao pointed to the sky, and Li Wushou nodded knowingly.

"Since you don't want to ride a horse, then ride in this carriage!"

After saying this, High Priest Xiao mounted his horse and threw the earthen cart and robe in his hands toward Li Wushou.

Li Wushou reached out and took the robe, then put it on.

The blue robe was printed with mysterious patterns. It was slightly oversized on Li Wushou, but because Li Wushou had not taken off his hemp shirt, it fit him quite well.

Under the moonlight, a young man in a green robe stood tall and straight. Although he was somewhat thin, he exuded an air of nobility.

High Priest Xiao nodded inwardly. Indeed, he was dashing and had a bit of his old self in him!
Following the instructions of High Priest Xiao, he activated the Priest's Yin Refining Technique, injecting Yin energy into the yellow earthen carriage. In an instant, a yellow earthen carriage appeared in the courtyard.

High Priest Xiao was taken aback. So fast? Is this Yin energy so pure? No wonder he's a genius comparable to a Martial Priest!
Then, with a squeeze of his legs, High Priest Xiao rode his horse to the front of the carriage, taking on the role of driver. Meanwhile, the long-tongued ghost woman inside the horse's body let out an even longer tongue.
"How does this work?"

Seeing this, Li Wushou hurriedly tried to stop him, but High Priest Xiao remained calm. Not to mention that Li Wushou was about to rise to prominence, his talent alone made him worthy of being befriended.

"This is a tradition of the City God Temple. Life is short, and you only get to enjoy such good fortune a few times. Come on! Let the people of the city witness the demeanor of the new High Priest."

Unable to refuse, Li Wushou thanked High Priest Xiao and rose to sit in the carriage. "Haha, High Priest Li Wushou, get ready, let's go!"

High Priest Xiao laughed loudly, and with a wave of his arm, a surge of Yin energy struck the horse. The long-tongued ghost woman beneath him let out a neigh, and the carriage sprang up from the ground, rushing out of the City God Temple.

In an instant, High Priest Xiao seemed to understand the City God's perspective.

Are you treating me like a beast of burden?

Li Wushou looked out the carriage window, a sense of pride rising within his otherwise peaceful heart.

This is what a man should do!

Fifteen minutes later, under the bright moon and stars, the two driving in the sky felt somewhat awkward.

"Ahem~ Li Wushou, I've forgotten something. It's already late at night, and it seems everyone is asleep."

"Oh, I forgot too."

"Now?"

"Go back first."

The High Priest Xiao awkwardly spurred his horse, and the carriage immediately turned around. The long-tongued ghost woman stood upright and then let out a neigh.

"Clap~"

A long whip of Yin energy lashed down, and the ghost woman instantly became docile. With a gentle breeze, Li Wushou vaguely heard a soft curse: "What the hell are you yelling for? You've already lost all face, and you're still yelling? At your age, you're not steady at all!"

After last night's blunder

The next morning, High Priest Xiao left the City God Temple, saying he was going to arrange accommodations for Li Wushou.

After the two returned to the City God Temple last night, after an initial awkward silence, High Priest Xiao gave Li Wushou a detailed account of all the matters concerning the City God Temple.

Li Wushou finally gained a clearer understanding of the City God Temple that had dominated Wufang City for many years.

It turns out that the power of the City God Temple not only extends to the area within the city, but also to the many strange gods and even evil spirits worshipped by the villagers outside the city, who also need to rely on the City God's breath and make offerings every year!
Once a rebellious thought arises, civil and military officials are frequently dispatched to suppress it!
The civil official is still sweeping outside the city, but this time it has been going on for almost half a month.

In addition, both of them practiced the Divine Official's Yin Refining Technique. The Great Divine Official Xiao did not hide anything and selflessly shared his various wonderful uses of the Divine Official's Yin Refining Technique with Li Wushou.

This includes the horse-selection and chariot-driving technique used by High Priest Xiao tonight.

After some conversation, the two gradually became familiar with each other.

Over the years, the City God Temple has only had one chief priest, Xiao Panshan, who felt inferior to those above him but also possessed a sense of pride compared to those below him.

Now that Li Wushou is of equal status, and with Li Wushou's deliberate flattery, they are eager to offer incense to Li Wushou, ask the City God to witness their union, and become sworn brothers with Li Wushou.

But when he thought about how he had just come from the City God's place, he suppressed his thoughts and decided to stay away from him for the time being.
Meanwhile, Li Wushou returned to the incense hall after the High Priest Xiao left.

Silently recite the method for selecting a horse, and a clump of incense ash gathers!
The dark shadow behind them stretched out and sank into the horse's body.

Li Wushou mounted his horse, the black steed raised its head, and transformed into a streak of light, rising up towards the south of the city!

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