Chapter 296 A glimmer of interest flashed in his eyes
Diao Xinyan smiled and said, "I want to know too, so I came to take a look. I have known her for so many years, she can't lie to me, right?"
Uncle Diao nodded. Although he still had some doubts in his heart, he didn't say anything more.
He could only decide secretly that he must write a letter to his master when he returned and report the situation here in detail.
After all, the lady's safety and reputation are of great importance and cannot be taken lightly.
Just then, the crowd at the door of the grocery store suddenly became agitated.
It turned out that the statues of the mountain god had been sold out, leaving only a few portraits of door gods.
Those customers who failed to grab the statue of the Mountain God suddenly became anxious and asked the store to restock the stock.
"Boss, when will the statue of the mountain god be available again?" a middle-aged man asked anxiously.
The waiter wiped the sweat from his forehead and said helplessly, "This...we don't know either. The statues of the mountain god are all carved by hand by masters, and the speed is very slow. How about you ask for a pair of door gods first? Door gods are also very useful for guarding the house."
The middle-aged man hesitated for a moment, but finally nodded: "Okay, then... I will ask for a pair of door gods to go back first. If the statue of the mountain god comes, you must leave one for me."
"Okay, leave your address and I will definitely leave one for you."
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When Diao Xinyan saw this scene, a hint of interest flashed in her eyes.
She asked Uncle Diao to bring back a pair of door gods for her.
Although Uncle Diao felt that these things were unreliable, it was not easy for him to directly refute the young lady's decision. He could only do as she said and sighed secretly.
After returning to the inn, Diao Xinyan sat in the room, carefully looking at the portrait of the door god.
The door gods Shentu and Yulei in the portrait are majestic, wearing armor, holding halberds, and have bright eyes, as if they can see through the paper and look directly into people's hearts.
Their faces were majestic and solemn, and there was an awe-inspiring and inviolable aura between their brows.
The more Diao Xinyan looked at the portrait, the more she felt that it was somewhat unusual.
She always felt that the door gods in the portrait did not seem to be still, but were vaguely moving.
Especially those eyes, which seemed to be staring at her. Even when she looked away, she could still feel that the gaze was still on her.
"Is this... my illusion?" Diao Xinyan murmured in a low voice.
She placed the portrait on the table, stepped back and looked at it from a distance.
However, the feeling of being watched did not disappear, but became more obvious.
She even felt that the door god in the portrait seemed to be frowning slightly, as if somewhat displeased with her suspicion.
Just then, she heard Uncle Diao ask, "Miss, do you really believe that these statues are useful?"
Because of this question, that feeling disappeared! Diao Xinyan replied absentmindedly: "Believe it or not, you will know after trying it. It's not expensive anyway, just consider it as buying peace of mind."
What Diao Xinyan didn't know was that inside the temple, the door god Yu Lei was indeed a little unhappy. Not only did he not believe in the two of them and buy them, but he actually doubted them?
"If you don't believe in buying us, what can we do?"
Shen Tu said calmly: "Isn't this normal? There are tens of thousands of people in the world, it's impossible for all of them to believe in us."
Yu Lei: "I don't blame her for not believing in me, I'm just not happy that she bought it and still has doubts... If she has doubts, she shouldn't buy it!"
Shen Tu did not argue with him, because he knew that the main reason why Yu Lei acted like this was because after they woke up, they found that the Mother Goddess only had a few subordinates, and they ended up having the least believers.
As door gods, can they tolerate this?
Look, Yu Lei was in a hurry to develop believers, but suddenly he found out that someone had bought their statue and didn't believe in it. Wouldn't he be unhappy?
He wants his believers and has no time to play with non-believers.
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On the other side, Mona had already received Diao Xinyan's message, and was very happy to know that her friend had arrived.
She said something to her mother and hurried out.
"How is it? Is the journey safe?"
Diao Xinyan is a few years older than Mengna, and is like an older sister to her. She smiled and said that everything was fine along the way, but she didn't expect that Mengna's family would move to such a remote place. Isn't Yanjian City good?
Mona glanced at the butler Uncle Diao who was standing beside her and hesitated.
When Diao Yanxin saw this, she sent Uncle Diao out.
When there were only two people left in the room, "Can you tell me now?"
"Something happened. If we don't move out, we might die..." Mona naturally didn't dare to tell the truth. She just vaguely said that their family had encountered an enemy.
Fortunately, he found a "noble person" to live with him, which enabled him to survive.
Therefore, her mother moved to Lanwa Town for fear of being found by her enemies.
Now it was Diao Xinyan's turn to be confused: "Since you said you were hiding from your enemies, but you just moved to a new place and didn't change your name..."
Logically speaking, if you want to avoid your enemies, shouldn't you change your appearance and hide yourself?
"We have the protection of a 'noble' here. As long as we are under his watch, no one can hurt us."
Diao Xinyan understood that the Meng family had found a powerful figure, but she didn't know which powerful figure could have tricked their family into this state. Instead of staying in a prosperous town, he stayed in such a shabby place, acting like he had found a treasure.
Diao Xinyan wanted to press the button again, but Mengna kept her mouth shut and said the time was not right, so she did not force her.
"Sister Xinyan, when you have rested, I will take you to visit Wanhuihui. Then you will understand why I recommended you to come to this place."
"I just came back from Wanhui. If you don't believe me, look, I also bought a pair of door gods..." As she said that, Diao Xinyan showed the pair of door gods she bought to Meng Na.
Mengna was surprised: "You actually hired a pair of door gods?! Sister Xinyan, you really have a good eye. Let me tell you, door gods are the gods responsible for guarding the house, and they are very effective. The doors of our house and shops are all pasted with..."
Compared to painting statues of gods, portraits are actually easier. Most educated people who have the conditions have learned to paint.
It is difficult to ask them to create their own, but it is no problem for them to imitate a pair of door gods.
Therefore, after the door gods came out, the Meng family paid scholars to help draw several pairs. Then it was sent to the mountain god temple for consecration and then pasted on the door of one's home.
Diao Xinyan was stunned when she heard the flattery. She knew that this sister had the habit of believing in gods, but...
Didn't their family believe in the old gods? How come they had to rely on these door gods that appeared out of nowhere?
Could it be that the door god is also an old god, but she just doesn’t know it?
When Diao Xinyan asked, Mengna felt embarrassed. It turned out that Sister Xinyan didn't buy it because she believed in it, but because she saw that the business was so difficult, so she bought it thinking that if everyone was rushing to buy it, it must be right.
"Well... Sister Xinyan, since you have asked for it, then when you take it back, just stick it on the door and don't offend it... No matter how good-tempered a god is, there are still some taboos." In front of the door god's portrait, there were some things that Mengna couldn't explain too clearly.
What she didn't know was that Yu Lei was nodding in the temple, thinking that she was right. She was worthy of being the "goddess" chosen by the Mother Goddess, and she never forgot to "preach" no matter when and where.
Mona:? ? ? ?
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