Chapter 60 Chapter 60 The most powerful communication often requires only the simplest...
Everything seemed to be a repeat of yesterday, but with some slight differences. This time, looking at it from a different perspective, Bai Lu discovered many details.
For example, the offerings in the pastry shop were selling so well that they were too busy to handle them all. The rich young men offering sacrifices to the gods were getting poorer and poorer, and the mules pulling the carts were very tired...
At first, Bai Lu simply thought that the cake shop was doing well, the young master ran away with all his money, and it was normal for a mule to be tired. Now that I think about it, there may be other explanations, that is, the huge flow of people every day, the cakes sold too much, the money was used up by too many sacrifices, and the non-stop work.
Even the logistical staff who were preparing for the Lantern Festival looked extremely exhausted, but they still insisted on offering sacrifices to the gods, especially the owner of the largest sacrificial lamp, the Shen Guang Hou Ye Temple.
There is something wrong with this place.
Bai Lu and Huo Xuexiang went all the way to the temple, where they encountered some quarreling believers. Their anger was extremely heavy, which made them more certain of their guess.
Coming to the Shenguang Houye Temple again, the procession team had already gone out with the statues of gods and lamps for offering sacrifices. The place was packed with believers, making it the most lively place among all the temples.
This time, Bai Lu and the other person did not just turn around like they did yesterday and hid in a corner.
"...Then Watson lived with Holmes and helped Holmes solve cases." Bai Lu also took the time to answer Huo Xuexiang's question "Who is Watson?" on the way. "Anyway, that's about it. We'll talk about it next time."
For now, let’s handle their cases first.
"At this time, using my magic will not alert the enemy. Master, please don't move yet." Bai Lu took out the pendulum, squatted down and carefully detected the energy here, and reminded Huo Xuexiang, "Although you can't move, Master, you are my assistant now."
Originally, Bai Lu accompanied Huo Xuexiang on the investigation, and now Huo Xuexiang has been assigned the position of assistant. He was quite interested in watching Bai Lu's various tricks and wondered how many props Bai Lu had available.
After hearing Bai Lu's words, Huo Xuexiang leaned over and handed him a glass of water.
Looking down from Huo Xuexiang's perspective, Bai Lu was like a light and alert little animal. She took a few sips from the cup, then drank it from Huo Xuexiang's hand, and then drank up the water at the bottom of the cup. Only then did she look up at Huo Xuexiang, who took the cup back.
I want to touch his head, or his cheek...
But Bai Lu was already concentrating on the pendulum.
"It seems like there's nothing moving." Bai Lu looked at the pendulum without any abnormality, but her suspicion did not decrease.
"It's not an ordinary method." Huo Xuexiang came back to his senses and said, otherwise when they came yesterday, they would have been able to detect it with their realm.
"I want to change the monitoring method." Bai Lu had just finished speaking when she saw a round ball of fur sniffing around her. It turned out to be Wangcai.
It is said that dogs are psychic. This place is clearly an empty space, but Wangcai seemed to be aware of something. He wandered around but couldn't see any human figure, so he barked in confusion.
Bailu carefully avoided Wangcai and walked out of the temple.
Wangcai tilted his head in this direction, looking even more confused: How come there is only breath but no one can be seen?
After leaving the Shen Guang Hou Ye Temple, Bai Lu took her master's hand and rushed into a small alley. She wanted to laugh when she thought about what she was going to do, and said, "Master, guess what I'm going to do?"
As expected of his master who knew him best, he guessed it in just a moment and said, "It's easy to avoid people, but it's hard to avoid plants and trees?"
That’s right!
Perhaps the force that caused something wrong in Shenguan Bay is very good at hiding, but Bai Lu can still observe it through the grass and ground network. Any force must always run according to a predetermined trajectory and will definitely leave traces.
Even if someone thought of hiding the plants and trees, Bai Lu had the Qingdi Jue in her hand!
Bai Lu took out a seed, flipped her hand, and a jewel staff as tall as a person appeared in her palm.
"How is it, do you need me?" Chao Tianzi became excited immediately when he saw the staff and pounced on it again. Oh, my new body.
Bai Lu had anticipated this and dodged it by moving her arm. She said calmly, "You wait."
Bai Lu used his magic wand to touch the seed, and the vitality stimulated it. In a blink of an eye, it had grown into a huge flower mirror, which was the tool used by Yujing Palace to "broadcast" during the trial of swords in Huanhuazhou. Before returning to Xuanshan, Bai Lu's distant relatives of the Wood Clan gave him many seeds, including flower mirror seeds.
The flower mirror is naturally sensitive and can observe what other plants "witness" within a certain distance. Bai Lu strokes the flower mirror to inject more vitality into it.
In order to allow it to observe the energy fluctuations, the wizard swung the pendulum and muttered something to the flower mirror. He half-closed his green eyes, seemingly concentrating on guiding everything in his hands.
Huo Xuexiang’s mind swept across the scene and rested on Bai Lu for a long time.
The mysterious look made Huo Xuexiang listen carefully to the spell the wizard was whispering.
Bai Lu could only be heard murmuring: "Huahua, you are really amazing, you know that? You can see so far, and you can observe the flow of energy. Nothing can be hidden from you, and you can be even more amazing..."
Huo Xuexiang: “?”
With Huo Xuexiang's state of mind, he couldn't help but ask: "...What kind of spell is this?"
"It's not a spell," Bai Lu said with innocent eyes. He didn't say he was going to chant a spell, he just acted out of habit. "I'm just saying good things to Hua Jing."
That’s right, it’s just saying nice things, not even chanting any spells.
The most powerful communication often only requires the simplest lines, and it’s not at all because Bai Lu lacks literary talent.
Plants also respond to sounds, especially plants with strong spiritual power like the flower mirror. Or maybe it can be said that our wood tribe is just so realistic.
Even when you are raising plants, it is good to praise them.
Bailu praised while touching the flower mirror.
He even urged Huo Xuexiang: "Master, you should also praise him a few words."
"..." Huo Xuexiang hesitated for a while, then slowly turned his head and said to the flower in front of him, "You are amazing."
Being praised by both the Master of Qingdi Jue and Juntian Sword Master, which other plant in the world could receive such treatment?
After a while, the image appeared on the mirror. It was exactly the scene in the Temple of Lord Shen Guang. In the small temple, the throne was empty and only had a command flag on it.
There was no change for a while, but the flow of energy also takes time. Bai Lu stared at the mirror.
Just as boring as checking surveillance... Bai Lu listened to the noise coming from the street not far away. Yesterday he was still participating in the joy, but he didn't know at that time that those might not be everyone's intentions. No matter how lively and happy the event is, it would be so tiring to do it every day.
But after looking for a long time, Bai Lu didn't see any changes, and she couldn't help but have some doubts in her heart. Did she look in the wrong direction? It's unlikely.
Not only did the existing clues point to this place, but especially after taking another trip inside the temple just now, they carefully observed the states of the believers and temple priests, and found nothing was right. They were all like those scholars, offering sacrifices to the gods in a confused state.
Bai Lu's mind was wandering, and Hua Jing followed his thoughts and looked around the temple, then expanded to the entire town to confirm whether he had guessed wrong.
Following the grass and trees, following the wind, he observed and searched the entire town... and then suddenly retracted to a tall locust tree in the temple courtyard!
This locust tree is obviously very old. The roots are covered with moss and the crown is like a canopy with many red cloths for praying for blessings hung on it. There is also a railing surrounding it, probably to prevent naughty children from climbing the tree.
The wind blew the leaves, and something tiny was flying, almost imperceptible, but when they gathered together they still left some tiny traces.
"Hmm?" Bai Lu withdrew her gaze from the mirror, lowered her head to look at her body, pinched her clothes, then leaned over and grabbed Huo Xuexiang's clothes to search, getting very close.
Huo Xuexiang leaned back slightly, watching Bai Lu looking for something on his body, and asked, "Did you find it?"
"Found it!" Bai Lu said happily. The reason why she couldn't observe the energy trajectory just now was not only because the other party had some strength, but also because he also used imperceptible natural means.
Bai Lu picked up an imperceptible object from Huo Xuexiang's body, which was completely invisible to the naked eye. "The power of the Wood Element... is spores."
They were plant spores. Bai Lu observed through the flower mirror. These spores were blown by the wind and covered all places in the town and all people. Moreover, they all came from the same temple!
Even Bai Lu and Huo Xuexiang had spores on their bodies.
Especially Bai Lu's body was full of vitality and had a lot of spores, but he hadn't noticed it before. If it fell on some people, it would be normal, but it fell on everyone, and it was even quite even... This was not right.
"I was wondering if it was so hidden. They were actually from the same business." Bai Lu sighed. He used the fact that plants and trees were not noticeable to investigate, but he didn't expect that the other party was also using the nature of plants and trees to act. If he didn't have so many props in his hand, he might have missed this.
Use the spores of plants of the wood element to attach to each person, and then quietly cast spells to instill in them the idea of holding a lantern festival to worship the gods?
The mastermind behind this is almost revealed. It turns out to be you. It is indeed you.
Bai Lu brushed off the spores on her clothes, and deftly turned her staff, causing the jeweled copper bell to jingle, "Master, let's go catch turtles in the temple!"
…
The lamp sacrifice ceremony came to an end. The lamps and all the offerings were burned again, turning into black ash, exactly the same as yesterday.
The statues were carried back to their respective temples. As the most famous new god in recent years, the procession of Lord Shen Guang was longer than that of others.
The statue was returned to its place, the temple keeper took down the command flag, put out all the fires, and everyone left the temple and locked the door.
The majestic statue of Lord Shenguang blurred for a moment, and then a thin man walked down from it. He looked 70% like the statue. If the people in the town saw him again, they would recognize him at a glance and exclaim: Lord Shenguang!
The Marquis of Shen Guang absorbed the power of the temple tonight from the banner, with a satisfied look on his face. He then pinched his fingers and many tree roots and vines grew out of the ground, tangling into the shape of a chair. He sat on it, and the tree roots rose inch by inch, allowing him to look down at the town and examine the fruits of his labor...
Huh? Lord Shen Guang suddenly paused, looked down in disbelief, and saw a green ball of light rising in the middle of the temple. He didn't even notice how it appeared.
The green ball of light emanated an incredibly strong vitality, even containing an aura that would make Lord Shen Guang want to bow down to him even though he had never seen it before.
A proud and somewhat majestic voice came from the light ball: "I am the ancestor Wanmei. I passed by here and felt that there were descendants of my clan here, so I came to take a look."
He was so elusive and had such vitality. Although he had never heard of the name of Wanmei Patriarch, Lord Shenguang was already convinced. He immediately stood up with a solemn expression and said, "I am rooted in the countryside. I didn't know that a senior passed by. I am honored to meet you!"
Ancestor Wanmei hummed, "We, the plants of the Wood Clan, are of the same heart and root, so there's no need to be polite. Are you a local plant?"
Lord Shen Guang did not refute, which meant he admitted that he was also from the Wood Clan. He even pointed to the locust tree in the courtyard and said honestly, "That is my true body. I took root here and later practiced the Xiangji Dao. Only in recent years did I get this temple. May I ask where I took root?"
The so-called Xiangji Dao, which is the way of practicing with the help of incense and vows from mortals, is just in line with the identity of Lord Shenguang. A local practitioner of the Wood Clan has been worshipped by superstitious townspeople since he just gained spiritual wisdom. Naturally, he embarked on the Xiangji Dao, and was finally worshipped as a Yin God, and even had his own temple.
The Mu people have always been close to each other, but the Mu people are difficult to breed after all, and there are few Mu people who have achieved enlightenment in recent years. Lord Shen Guang has been practicing for a long time, but he has never seen a senior with such a strong vitality.
Could it be that this is our chance?
He suppressed his excitement and became more respectful, asking about the elder's background. This was not considered impolite in the Mu tribe and was even a very common greeting.
"Oh, I sprouted from... Weiruizhou." Elder Wanmei said casually, "I see that you have cultivated very well, and you have received a lot of offerings and wishes. There are not many people in this town, how did you receive so many?"
"Wei Ruizhou sprouted?" Lord Shen Guang lowered his head and took a few steps forward, as if he was going to report back, "Old Ancestor, although the town is not big, there are often merchants coming and going. The Xingjiezhou Canal will pass through here when it goes south, and people from nearby towns are also attracted here. I bless them with a very effective love relationship, and... and..."
"And what?" Elder Wanmei asked with interest.
"And..." Lord Shen Guang raised his head, and an extremely thick branch extended from the locust tree behind him and penetrated directly into the green light ball!
Lord Shen Guang said coldly: "And you can't possibly have sprouted from Wei Rui Island. Plum trees didn't migrate to Wei Rui Island until a thousand years ago! How dare you, a scoundrel, pretend to be a senior of my Mu clan!"
The ball of light gradually faded, revealing a figure in the middle. It was a young man with willow-leaf eyes. In his hand, he was holding a magical staff that exuded life. There were a lot of things hanging on it, and it was difficult to distinguish them at first glance. It seemed that he was using this thing to disguise himself.
The boy's chest was pierced by a branch, but his face did not look painful at all, and he even looked a little aggrieved: "I said I don't want to act, I can't act, it's exposed——"
A voice came from the rooftop: "A Chao, if you don't play the role of the one who got pierced in the chest just now, wouldn't it be me?"
Emperor Chao: “…”
Lord Shen Guang raised his head sharply and found that two monks had stood on the roof. One was wearing plain clothes and holding a sword, and the other had a pair of blue eyes. He had a lot of fancy things hanging on his body, which was the same style as the staff. There was even a flower bell on his head, which was a specialty of Huanhua Island. There was also vitality flowing through his body...
If he had been more informed, Lord Shen Guang would have known who Bai Lu was the first time he saw him.
Unfortunately, Shenguang Bay seemed to be a little off, and the news of the Wood Clan had not yet reached Lord Shenguang, so he just looked at the two people with doubt and fear, and was still a little unsure about Bai Lu's race: Are they the same race? Why do they look like both human and wood? When did we have half-tree people in the Twelve Continents?
Bai Lu also looked at Lord Shen Guang with some caution. Although she had joked with Emperor Chao Tian, the attack from the locust tree just now did frighten Bai Lu. It was no wonder that he had absorbed so much incense. The speed was so fast and the power was so strong!
Although the wizard was alert, he was not afraid at all. He jumped down from the roof first, took the staff from the boy, and made a move very carefully: "Timely Rain, Spring!"
Lord Shen Guang felt the young man wave his staff and a strong vitality surged out, so he immediately gathered his strength to block it.
He originally thought that the young man was a practitioner of magic, but he did not expect that a handful of talismans would float out amidst the surge of vitality.
Fu Xiu? Fu Xiu, why are you holding up the staff? Are you just bluffing?
Before Lord Shen Guang finished his anger, the talisman had already transformed into a monstrous sword energy, slashing at him densely -
Lord Shen Guang: "..."
What a mess...!
Lord Shen Guang was frantically dodging the Feng Chun Sword, completely losing all his majesty. He threw out countless tree roots and branches to block the attack, but they were all chopped into several pieces by the Feng Chun Sword.
"Huh?" Bai Lu asked in surprise, "I thought you were very powerful and arrogant, but how come you are so easy to beat? I am more than capable of beating you at the Foundation Establishment stage."
Lord Shen Guang was dodging while almost fainting from anger, and he felt that Bai Lu was simply talking nonsense: "How could you be in the Foundation Establishment Stage!"
Bai Lu didn't bother to argue, the whole world knew that he was at the Foundation Establishment Stage.
Even a desperate dog will jump over the wall, let alone a monk.
"How dare you, you brat!" Lord Shen Guang roared, and countless thick roots sprouted up under the entire yard!
"I have one too." Bai Lu grasped the broom, and her vitality was aroused. The broom also took root, and instantly grew denser than Lord Shen Guang's.
These roots were able to break through the Green Emperor's secret realm. In the blink of an eye, they squeezed out all the space for the locust tree to grow, and also shattered the shrines, statues, incense burners and all the symbols of the gods in the entire temple.
"Ah!!" Lord Shen Guang screamed, his belongings!
But his roots had been broken, and his body was entangled by the other party, so he couldn't move and could do nothing.
“Woof…”
At the same time, a confused dog barking was heard.
Bai Lu looked and saw that Wangcai, the dog in the corner, was almost crushed. It was originally a free-range dog in the temple, and it cried out in confusion and fear.
"Achao, bring the dog to me." Bai Lu's heart softened, and she took the time to give the order, then strode towards Lord Shenguang.
Bai Lu's staff was pressed against Lord Shen Guang's neck, and Qing Di Jue also moved closer to Lord Shen Guang. The aura left by Qing Di made Lord Shen Guang's legs subconsciously go weak, and he wanted to bow down, but he didn't understand why.
"What does 'boy' mean?" Bai Lu asked slowly at this time.
"Master, he is scolding you!" He complained to Tianzi, still holding Wangcai in his hand. Wangcai paddled in the air with his four legs. He didn't understand what was happening in front of him, but tried his best to get closer to Bailu and Huo Xue. After all, they fed him.
What a rude Hou! Bai Lu angrily said, "I have been very accommodating to you, but you still scold me."
Lord Shen Guang looked at his shattered temple, took a deep breath, and tried his best not to cry: "You let me?"
Bai Lu pointed at Huo Xuexiang who had not made a move and said confidently, "If you knew that I brought Jun Tian Jian Zun but didn't use him, you would also think that I was giving in to you."
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