Chapter 28: Seeing the God of Joy Again (Update 1) No one will follow me this time...

In front of the Old Sour Jujube Lane, next to the broken carriage, the demon hunter Lu Yao was surrounded by a large group of chattering residents.

"Those two centipede monsters were guarding the carriage. They started fighting with the Immortal Master over a disagreement. I heard the noise and peeked through the crack in the door. Guess what happened!"

"Don't keep us in suspense. Tell the demon hunter now."

"The Immortal Master bowed his waist and said "transform". He grew taller as soon as he saw the wind. In the blink of an eye, he turned into a Yaksha with eyes as fast as lightning and a body as big as a mountain. He leaned forward and pinched the centipede with two fingers, making it unable to move."

"That's great, what happened next?"

"Didn't I say before that Qiufang was deceived by one of them and mistook the demon pretending to be a god for a real immortal. She was worshipping him at home. After the immortal master dealt with the two little minions who were letting her go, he entered Qiufang's house with a knife in hand."

"Oh my god, that centipede monster is in trouble."

"Who said it wasn't? When the centipede monster saw the Immortal Master, its legs became so weak that it couldn't walk, but it still wanted to fight hard. It immediately changed into its true form, which turned out to be a ten-foot-long black centipede. It opened its mouth and spewed out poisonous mist that reached the sky. When it turned over, the ground shook. I saw something was wrong, so I picked up my Ah Li and ran out. In a flash, the centipede monster broke through the Immortal Master's magic circle and fell from the sky. It was just a little bit away from hitting Ah Li and me."

"Meow."

Looking at the tabby cat in the old lady's arms who was agreeing with the story, as well as the audience and supporting actors who were listening with great interest, the demon hunter Lu Yao pinched his brows with a headache.

She has been tracking this group of centipede monsters for nearly half a month. The multi-legged monsters are good at running and have keen hearing, so she is always one step late.

Every time they attack, their targets are always infant spirits that are full of resentment. These people often feel guilty and wish to send the infant spirits away so that they can get what they want.

Even when Lu Yao went to ask them, she was often given jokes and could not get many truthful answers.

The company was busy with other things and couldn't spare any manpower for her, so she could only follow the clues sporadically.

After much difficulty, an informant discovered the trail. Lu Yao rushed over as soon as he received the report. He saw the familiar carriage from afar and thought he could catch them red-handed.

Who knew that when they looked over, they saw a large centipede-shaped hole on the roof of the car, no signs of fighting in the car, and the centipede monster had already left the car.

With the mentality of giving it a try, Lu Yao knocked on the door of a nearby household, identified herself, and inquired about what was going on.

She was absolutely certain that this was the worst decision she had ever made.

Who would have thought that this little-known alley actually hides so many crosstalk masters.

If there really was as much noise as these residents said, would this alley still be intact now?

Lu Yao sighed quietly in her heart, and could only comfort herself, thinking on the bright side, it was not without gain.

At least we can conclude that this group of centipede monsters came after Huang Qiufang, but were interrupted by a cultivator who passed by.

This person's cultivation is unfathomable. You can tell from the fact that there are only traces left by the centipede monster in the carriage, but not hers.

You know, when Lord Daopan personally led the team to set an ambush, they were all sprayed by the centipede monster's poisonous mist, allowing them to take the opportunity to escape.

Because the centipede monster was not very harmful and the cost of capturing it was too high, the judge shelved the case after clearing the poison.

I don't know how high a level of Taoism one must have to be fearless of this poisonous fog.

Lu Yao was thinking about it in her mind, but she didn't know that the real situation was that once Li Zhou took action, the centipede monster didn't even have a chance to release its poison.

"She didn't tell the whole story, Master Demon Hunter, please listen to me..."

"Okay, okay, I already know."

After trying to persuade the old man who was trying to tell the story from his own perspective, Lu Yao walked towards Huang Qiufang's home deep in the alley.

The closer you get to Huang Qiufang's house, the more you can feel the evil aura peculiar to demons and ghosts.

Lu Yao wiped her eyelids with two fingers, using her "clairvoyance" that could see the true form of all beings in the six realms. Then she stepped forward and knocked on the door, saying in a deep voice, "The Monster Hunting Division is investigating the case!"

Inside the door, Cong'er had already cleverly hidden in the backyard kitchen.

Qiufang and her mother-in-law looked at each other, then one of them stood up and walked to the door, and asked cautiously, "Does your Excellency have any proof?"

The other whispered in the main room: "Cong'er, hide quickly!"

After seeing the certificate in Lu Yao's hand through the crack in the door, Qiufang slowly opened the door.

Lu Yao placed one hand on the hilt of the sword at her waist and took out a talisman from the brocade bag with the other hand. She looked at Qiufang and her mother-in-law's expressions and questioned them carefully.

…

at the same time.

Li Zhou followed the middle-aged man to a remote courtyard.

Many practitioners dressed in old cloth had gathered in the yard, all sitting cross-legged with solemn expressions.

In the middle there is a thin man in tattered clothes. Although he is only a young man, he has a sense of enlightenment.

The middle-aged man called himself Han Da, and introduced the thin man, saying, "This is the leader of the Luojiao Sizhou branch, Master Qu Shan. You are lucky. You can hear the leader's personal lectures right after you join the sect."

He took Li Zhou with him, picked a place in the crowd and sat cross-legged, and said softly: "Everyone in Luojiao is equal, regardless of status, and the same applies to lectures. There is no need to distinguish between seats."

Li Zhou nodded and said, "Can we eat after class?"

Han Da's mouth twitched, and he straightened her head and said, "Listen carefully. When you listen carefully, you will forget about hunger and fullness."

Li Zhou was very obedient and immediately started to listen attentively.

"…In today's world, everyone is trapped in the sea of suffering of birth and death. This is because, when a person is born, he or she accumulates karma. When karma accumulates to a certain level, there will be corresponding retribution…"

The helmsman said patiently, "Humans are born naked, so why do we have to suffer retribution according to our karma? We are separated by our loved ones, reunited with our enemies, and unable to obtain what we desire. The five elements are blazing, and we are reincarnated in the six realms, life after life, and suffer unspeakably?"

A practitioner shed two lines of tears and said excitedly: "Please ask the helmsman to solve my doubts."

“This is all because we have endured karma that we shouldn’t have endured.”

Qu Duozhu said compassionately: "All living beings are ignorant, and everyone lives in a huge lie. Look up at the sky. Isn't every unfortunate person asking, God, you are blind, why did it happen to me?"

"Even the sky dare not answer you."

"Because the sky is fake!"

"This false sky has stolen the high position, but the world has ignored it. Therefore, from the moment we are born and are exposed to the sun, we have to bear the bitter fruit of not being able to distinguish between the true and the false."

It was as if a heavy hammer had struck them. Everyone's body shook, their pupils slightly dilated, taking in this secret and shocking information.

Master Qu Du said solemnly: "The goal of our Luo Sect is to return the real sky, our Xumi Heaven, to where it should be."

"This is an earth-shattering feat, even more so than the ancient mending of the sky. You and I are so lucky to be able to participate in such a once-in-a-lifetime undertaking."

"If the great cause is accomplished, all of you will have immeasurable merits and achieve the right result. From now on, you will no longer suffer the pain of reincarnation in your future lives."

"Your future is all in a single thought."

Hearing this, everyone present was encouraged and asked, "Captain, what should we do? Please tell us!"

"How can we make Xumitian return to his place?"

"Damn God, stop cursing!"

Amidst the excited voices, a calm question stood out.

"Excuse me, when is dinner?"

Everyone suddenly paused, then glared at the person who spoke.

Han Da silently moved away from Li Zhou, pretending that he didn't bring this person here.

Someone was about to point at Li Zhou and say something, when suddenly, his stomach made a long growl.

Man is iron and food is steel.

The man covered his stomach and his face turned red.

Everyone around him shook his head, except Li Zhou, who showed understanding.

The destroyed atmosphere can never be restored.

Qu Shan glanced at Li Zhou and lowered his eyes: "That's true, let's eat."

…

The dinner was extremely simple, consisting of only bean soup and porridge, without even much salt.

Qu Shan explained: "Eating meat is to eat the karma of sentient beings, making them resentful and depriving oneself of happiness. *"

Li Zhou sighed softly: "Is life in the church already so difficult?"

Qu Shan paused and continued, "If you often eat fish and meat, your body will feel heavy and your mind will be muddy. Xumi Heaven teaches us to give up alcohol and meat and abstain from killing. If you do this for a long time, your mind will be clear and free from karma. You will also be protected by Xumi Heaven and avoid disasters. *"

Li Zhou whispered to Han Da, "Let's go to the night market later to try out the free food. There are grilled rabbit cubes and roasted pork jerky."

Qu Shan: “…”

Qu Shan looked at Li Zhou and said, "Since you like to talk so much, why don't you just come up and talk."

Under the gaze of the helmsman, everyone lowered their heads and ate beans silently. Han Da was sweating profusely. Only Li Zhou wanted to continue chatting with Han Da.

Han was so anxious that his face turned red.

The captain has cultivated the "clairaudience", so this distance is easy for him.

And your voice is not very soft...

Han Da quietly looked up at the helmsman's expression.

The corner of Qu Duozhu's mouth twitched slightly, and he asked kindly, "Miss, who invited you here? It seems that you haven't been introduced yet?"

Han Da raised his hand weakly: "It's me."

"Oh." The helmsman's tone was unremarkable. "What's her name and where is she from?"

When Li Zhou named the sect, he had already made up the ID of the head sister: "My name is Xue Jingzhen, and I come from the famous overseas mountain, Huaguo Mountain."

This name is the name of her best friend in her previous life. Although they are separated temporarily, she will definitely make her friend famous in this world to express her longing for her friend.

So he is a country bumpkin from a remote area. Isn't that similar to a monkey? No wonder he is so unruly.

The helmsman's expression eased a little, and he explained in a gentle voice: "Being a vegetarian is a way of cultivation that I teach, not because I can't afford to eat meat."

Li Zhou nodded: "I see."

Master Qu had originally prepared a long speech, intending to have a good debate with her and let her know the essence of his teachings.

I didn't expect her to agree so easily.

Feeling that he couldn't breathe properly, Master Qu closed his mouth in frustration.

While Li Zhou coaxed himself to eat the tasteless bean soup, he recorded the sect building experience in his mind.

First, the canteen must be well run.

This Luo Sect could serve as a failure case for her, Li Zhou thought silently, and decided to stay here for a few more days to write down all the pitfalls these people had encountered.

…

After dinner, it was already late at night and it should have been time to rest, but everyone in Luo Sect was full of energy.

Hiding during the day and coming out at night is a necessary quality for every Luojiao member.

Although this habit looks a bit like a cult, they are definitely not a cult.

Qu Duzhu stood in the middle of the yard and said, "Tonight's mission is..."

Everyone, including Li Zhou, pricked up their ears.

Is it to launch a surprise attack on the governor's mansion and let the world know that Cang Tian is dead and Xumi should be established?

Or should he refine the magic weapon and use the blood of the people in this city to please Xumi Tian who is about to return to his throne?

Or maybe you plunder boys and girls, collect extremely yin and yang bodies, go to secret realms to search for treasures, and eliminate hostile forces?

"——Go to Zhu's Lane on Cross Street and be the Xizun."

Master Qu said with a serious expression.

Everyone suddenly fell silent.

Then someone asked, "What is Xizun?"

The captain of the helm, Qu Du, said, "It's to see off the bride. The Zhu family is not very large, even if you add up the branches of the main family, there are still not as many people as the Yao family - the Yao family is the family that the Zhu family married into. Mr. Zhu was afraid that his son would be beaten too badly when he went to welcome the bride, so he hired us to help with three hundred taels of silver."

Everyone's faces were originally not very good, but when they heard the three hundred taels, their expressions changed.

Those who were good at calculations nodded quietly. There were thirteen people in the yard. If it was divided equally, each person could get more than twenty taels. But Master Qu would definitely take more. Well, let's say twenty taels per person.

Isn’t it wonderful to earn twenty taels of silver in one night?

Everyone started to say, "It seems like a good opportunity to spread the doctrine."

"That's right, we must let these wealthy families know how powerful our Luo Sect is."

"With us here, no one can lay a finger on the groom!"

Everyone in the Luo sect became ruthless and vowed not to let go of the reward.

Leader Qu nodded with satisfaction and glanced at Li Zhou. Now you know, we in the Luo Sect have plenty of ways to make money.

Li Zhou silently memorized the second rule for establishing a sect: prepare enough start-up capital.

Otherwise, the sect disciples will have to go out and do outsourced work.

Li Tzhou has always been a person who cares about his reputation. He was very dissatisfied with Luo Jiao for going out in the middle of the night without killing anyone or setting fire.

However, Qu Duozhu and his companions were becoming more and more confident as they walked along. The benefits of staying up late at night were now evident. The wedding procession had to set out in the middle of the night and while everyone else was exhausted, the people of the Luo Sect were in high spirits.

They have to wait until after breakfast before they start to go to bed.

Arriving at Zhu's Lane with great enthusiasm, Master Zhu came to greet them with a few of the Zhu family's sons. Seeing that everyone was in a very good spirit, he was also very satisfied. He waved his hand and instructed a cousin, "Gui'er, take them to change clothes...Gui'er? Zhu Gui?"

Zhu Gui stared palely at the helpers hired by his uncle. Among the crowd, a familiar head was particularly eye-catching.

Of course, unlike the terrifying glimpse at the mass grave, this head now has a full body and looks quite realistic.

But Zhu Gui, who had seen this head acting alone, would never forget this face even until his death.

Li Zhou noticed that someone was staring at him. He looked up in confusion and saw Zhu Gui's terrified face with sweat pouring down his face.

She was not that impressed with Zhu Gui, and seeing his strange expression, she thought he could tell at a glance that she was something special.

Well, after all, the temperament is there, Li Zhou thought, even if he wants to pretend to be a pig and eat a tiger, he can't do it.

Just as she was about to say something, Zhu Gui suddenly shuddered, lowered his head, and said in a hoarse voice, "Everyone, please follow me."

Han Daze pulled Li Zhou and made a two with his hand. Do you still want to earn the twenty taels? Don't make trouble!

Captain Qu also turned around and glanced at Li Zhou, with a hint of warning in his eyes.

Li Zhou shut up obediently and followed everyone into Zhu's house. He walked along the corridor decorated with red lanterns and came to a guest room decorated with festive atmosphere.

Zhu Gui lowered his head and said, "The left side is the women's dressing room, and the right side is the men's dressing room. Please go in."

After he said that, he hurried out of the guest room as if there was a ghost chasing him.

When he passed by Li Zhou, his heart was in his throat, fearing that Li Zhou's head would suddenly float in front of him and ask him, "Have you seen my body?"

Fortunately, this scene did not happen. Li Zhou's head stayed quietly on her neck without any movement.

Zhu Gui heaved a long sigh of relief. Just as he was about to step over the threshold, he heard a voice from behind him: "Huh?"

This simple sound made Zhu Gui so frightened that he didn't even dare to turn his head and ran out of the house.

Captain Qu wanted to say a few polite words, and with his mouth open, the young man from the Zhu family suddenly ran away.

He frowned and looked at Li Zhou who made the noise with a reproachful look. He couldn't help thinking that he should warn her when he got back that even if she came from a remote village and had never seen the world, she should not embarrass herself in public by shouting and screaming.

I don’t know what she is surprised about?

Captain Qu followed Li Zhou's gaze and saw a strange mask on the table opposite the door.

This mask is finely crafted, with raised eyebrows, slightly closed eyes, horns on the forehead, and no lower half of the mouth.

It has rich colors, including red, green, blue, white, yellow, black, etc., and is inlaid with colored glaze, flying phoenix patterns, and gold and silver foils, making it extremely gorgeous.

This mask is so exquisite, but for some reason, when Master Qu Duzhu saw it, he felt a sense of resistance. The sound of the conch shell, which he could only faintly hear when reciting teachings and serving Xumi Tian, suddenly rang in his ears.

Although he didn't know why the Zhu family also had the mask of the God of Joy, the sweet smell emanating from the mask had already aroused Li Zhou's appetite.

She wasn't hungry now and had enough patience to wait for the snack to appear this time.

only……

She glanced at Master Qu who had an unusual expression on his face and felt a little worried. Was there anyone who would snatch the item from her this time?