Chapter 370: God Worship

At the dinner table, Liang Shixian was eating and the more he thought about it, the more he felt something was wrong.

There was something wrong with Ji Ruo's mood just now.

"Shixian, I know you've had a hard time out there these past few years, but now that you're home, you still have to be careful about many things." Liang's mother subconsciously lectured him, "How can a pet eat at the table? That's so unhygienic!"

"Mom, didn't I tell you that we haven't been out there for many years? I traveled through time with Ji Ruo. After we defeated Charles, we built a time machine and came to the future. I really haven't been fooling around for twenty years..." Liang Shixian said helplessly. Suddenly, he seemed to realize something and hurriedly said, "Mom, did you just say this to Ji Ruo?"

"No, I just thought about it in my mind."

"So Rosie won't sit at the table. Is it because you won't let her?"

"Why are you talking about your own mother?" Liang's mother knocked on the door and said angrily, "Ji Ruo, that child is good, and he agreed before mom said anything."

"This..." Liang Shixian's face turned a little ugly: "Mom, you just said that you disliked Luo Xi's unhygienic behavior. Do you think so in your heart?"

"Yeah, what's wrong?"

"Dining table, food, kitchen..." Liang Shixian muttered, and suddenly stood up: "Oh my god, Ji Ruo is the stove god, you are thinking this in your heart, he heard it!"

"Ah? You said that child is a god?"

"yes!"

Liang Shixian stamped his feet and said, "Mom, how can you say that about Rosie? Rosie has been with us through thick and thin. She is not some magical pet. She is our important partner. Why don't you let her sit at the table to eat? Ji Ruo must be angry because of this!"

"This... isn't that serious? I saw that the child was quite normal just now, wasn't he?"

"He doesn't want to embarrass me!"

Liang Yong was stunned for a moment and said, "Traveling through time and space? In other words, you will go back later?"

"Of course!"

"That……"

"Mom, how can you say that about Luo Xi? Back then, we were in the Beast Mountain, and later in the Babao Village, and also...if it weren't for Ji Ruo and Luo Xi, I, your son, would have died countless times. How could you not let her sit at the table!"

"This... doesn't mom know..."

Liang Shixian paced back and forth: "No, Ji Ruo should not have gone far, I have to chase him back... Mom, you must apologize to Luo Xi, Luo Xi is very hygienic, I am not as clean as her, although she is a greedy person, but she is a god among monsters, a god who is not mortal."

Liang Shijing was stunned and said, "Luo Xi, is she also a god?"

"That's right, and it's a god raised by Ji Ruo. He doesn't raise pets for fighting, but he will share anything delicious and fun with me and Luo Xi." Liang Shixian said, turned around and left the table, and said as he walked away: "Mom, you must apologize to Luo Xi later."

"good……"

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Ji Ruo still failed to bring Luo Xi back to Wanshou Mountain.

As soon as he came out of Liang Shixian's house, he met Hu Wang who came with a sword.

"Eh? Boss, why did you come out so soon? Where are you going?"

Hu Wang hurried away and put away his flying sword.

"That's great. I have something to tell you, Boss."

"What is it?"

"That's right, we might have to cancel our dinner tonight..." Hu Wang said somewhat embarrassedly.

"It's okay." Ji Ruoxin thought, I just wanted to go back to Wanshou Mountain, it won't affect anything.

Hu Wang explained: "It was mainly because we received a temporary notification that we had discovered traces of a cult... Although it might be a wasted trip like before, we couldn't not go. If we left it alone, the harm would be too great, so..."

"What kind of cult is this? Why did I come here in vain?" Ji Ruo asked curiously, "Although I'm not very clear about it, every household should be protected by gods now, right? I've seen several incense gods protecting the people. Isn't there anything they can do to help?"

"There's no way, because one of the targets of that evil cult is them."

Ji Ruo became interested: "Oh?"

Hu Wang explained: "It is a cult organization called 'God Worship'. They worship any god they see and have extremely pure and fanatical beliefs. Moreover, their beliefs can be transformed at will. In a sense, they believe in all gods, not just one god. Every god they target will receive a large amount of pure and fanatical faith power."

“Isn’t this a good thing?”

"Yes, it is indeed a good thing if you put it that way." Hu Wang said with a wry smile, "But faith is poisonous, with both positive and negative sides. The current immortal cultivation system is actually related to faith. A large part of everyone's faith is actually used to believe in themselves, and the remaining small part of pan-faith will be distributed to the incense gods. This will not make the incense gods so powerful that they cannot be controlled, and it can also ensure that the incense gods will not become bad..."

Ji Ruo thought for a moment, "You mean, the belief in the God Worshipping Sect will make the incense god go bad?"

"That's not entirely true." Hu Wang paused and said, "Their main purpose is to recreate the mythological era through faith. In other words, they will believe in gods according to the appearance and character of gods in ancient mythological legends.

Not all gods in myths and legends are good gods.”

"so it is."

"So, Boss, we can't have this meal today. I don't know how many days I have to stay here. This organization is as slippery as a loach. I will be very busy recently... But it should be finished before New Year's Eve. Boss, you can come to my house to have New Year's Eve dinner then."

"New Year's Eve? New Year's Eve dinner?" Ji Ruo was stunned for a moment: "What day is today?"

"It's the 23rd of the lunar month. Next week is Chinese New Year's Eve."

"Why is it at this time?" Ji Ruo was puzzled. The time he set for the time machine was the time of time travel, which was around early October. How come it is almost New Year's Day now?

But if you think about it carefully, it is understandable that he forgot to install brakes on his time machine and could not control the landing point well.

"Is this time strange?" Hu Wang asked casually, and then added: "Anyway, this is probably the situation. Boss, I'm sorry."

"Oh, that's nothing." Ji Ruo waved his hand and then said, "By the way, do you need help?"

"No, no." Hu Wang shook his head: "In terms of combat power, it is already enough. The reason why that organization is difficult to catch is mainly because they are so good at hiding. We only know that such an organization exists, but we have never really found them.

Well, it’s mainly hard to find.”

"That's a coincidence." Ji Ruo was happy: "I'm best at finding things."

"Um?"

"The God Worshipping Cult, right..." Ji Ruo took off his shoes, threw them into the air, and said, "Found it, in this direction."

Hu Wang: “???”

"Come with me! I'll take you to their lair!"

Ji Ruo said, took out the sword and let it dangle under his feet: "Go!"

Afterwards, Ji Ruo raised his sword into the air and turned into a stream of light and flew away.

Hu Wang had to keep up with the crowd.

Two streams of light streaked across the sky. It seemed that it was the real "Sword Art" that he learned through the buff of "Double Sword and Sword", so the speed was very fast.

Hu Wang was able to become the director of the Yuncheng branch of the Law Enforcement Department, so naturally he also learned the sword technique. The two of them flew towards the far end of the city, one in front and one behind.

As soon as the two of them left, Liang Shixian rushed out from the corridor: "Ji Ruo? Ji Ruo, where are you? My mother didn't do it on purpose."

He looked around but couldn't see Ji Ruo anywhere. He wanted to chase her but didn't know where to go.

At this moment, Liang Shixian remembered: "I almost forgot that Ji Ruo has a random door, ah..."

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Although he didn't really trust Ji Ruo's advice, he was his boss after all.

Moreover, this matter is indeed urgent, but it is also not urgent.

After all, the Law Enforcement Department did not know the exact location of the Church of God Worship, so all Hu Wang and his colleagues could do was to strengthen patrols.

No matter where you patrol, it’s still patrolling.

Following Ji Ruo, Hu Wang thought he was on patrol.

While wielding the sword, he expanded his spiritual awareness and observed the situation below.

But unfortunately, he found nothing.

"By the way, why did you come here in person for such a matter? Couldn't you just send me a message?"

"Boss, you didn't leave me your phone number."

"Oh, is that so?" Ji Ruo scratched his head in embarrassment: "Sorry, I forgot."

"It's okay. I'm on patrol anyway."

A moment later——

Ji Ruo threw out the only remaining sneaker that could "find the way", confirmed the direction again, and suddenly stopped.

"arrive."

"So soon?"

Hu Wang expanded his spiritual consciousness in surprise.

Below them was a residential area that looked normal. Even with Hu Wang's spiritual perception, he did not find anything wrong.

"Boss, could this be the wrong place?"

"It's not wrong to ask for directions by throwing your shoes." Ji Ruo didn't find anything wrong. He thought for a moment and said, "Luo Xi, try 'Breaking the Illusion'."

"receive!"

Luo Xi obediently switched talents to bless Ji Ruo and Hu Wang.

"This--"

Hu Wang was shocked.

In his spiritual perception, the residential areas below still looked the same as before, but to the naked eye, there were some changes.

Although it still looks normal, this change itself is not normal.

"Let's go and take a look."

Ji Ruoyu made the sword fall.

Hu Wang said, "Boss, there is indeed something wrong here, but we cannot be sure that this is the headquarters of the God Worshipping Cult. And if the two of us go in like this, we might alarm the enemy. Wait a moment, I will call some colleagues over..."

"Oh, don't bother."

As Ji Ruo spoke, he took out two green-leaved branches from his four-dimensional pocket, handed one to Hu Wang, and said, "Take this."

"Um?"

"Just go straight down."

A moment later——

"Boss, aren't we being a little too arrogant?"

Hu Wang squatted on the wall of a courtyard with Ji Ruo, feeling somewhat embarrassed, holding up branches and looking uncomfortable.

Although what the naked eye and the spiritual consciousness observe are different, this is just an ordinary courtyard no matter how you look at it. Hu Wang has not found anything wrong yet.

"Hey~ Didn't you say you weren't sure if the people down there were a cult? If you weren't sure, you could just investigate. What's so arrogant about that?"

"That's right." Rosie nodded in agreement.

"But this is also..."

"Hey~someone's coming."

The gate of the courtyard was suddenly pushed open, and a middle-aged man of plain appearance walked in.

He looked around, then took out a pure white mask and put it on his face like a thief.

The mask was not ordinary either. After it was put on, white cloth began to grow from the edges. In the blink of an eye, it turned into a white robe that enveloped his body.

Hu Wang was shocked.

These are the followers of the God Worshipping Church?!

He glanced at Ji Ruo, and the shock in his eyes could not be concealed.

Actually, I found it?!

"Boss, how did you find this place?" Hu Wang asked subconsciously.

"You've seen it, throwing a shoe to ask for directions." Ji Ruo said casually, then waved his hand and said, "Shut up, don't say anything, let's see what this guy is going to do first."

"……oh."

The worshipper in white robes suddenly started to behave strangely, but because of the large white robes, it was difficult to see clearly.

From Ji Ruo and the others' perspective, that guy looked like a ghost without feet, with only a white robe fluttering around.

Ji Ruo thought about it, picked up the pen and wrote a talisman. Under the word "order", he drew a symbol that looked like a dialogue box.

"Voice subtitles, listen to my command, show up quickly! Go!"

Hu Wang: “???”

What a messed up spell! Also, what is this you drew, boss?

There were so many things to complain about that Hu Wang didn't know where to start.

Fortunately, he soon stopped worrying about it.

Because the fresh talisman suddenly ignited, a flash of inspiration appeared, and a dialogue box condensed above the heads of the worshippers...

He was mumbling something, and his words were condensed into characters in the dialogue box and appeared in front of Ji Ruo and the other person.

The believer himself, however, seemed unaware of anything and continued to behave in his strange way.

"...God bless me! Command!"

Ji Ruo: “…”

It was too late. The guy had already finished reading...

I just saw five words, what's the use of them? I don't even know what the purpose of this guy muttering these things is.

But soon, Ji Ruo found out.

The ground in front of him suddenly made a strange 'cracking' sound, and the ground sank and turned into stairs. Their headquarters seemed to be below.

Two figures wearing long robes that covered their bodies rose from the ground nearby. They didn't look like a fantasy or a fairy at all, because they were lifted up by some kind of organization...

The two new believers, one wearing a black robe and the other white, wore tall hats on their heads, held a crying stick in their left hand and a chain in their right hand, and there were long red strips hanging from their masks.

To be honest, this image looks a bit like the legendary Black and White Impermanence.

But obviously, they are not the originals.

The middle-aged man who appeared first saw the two and performed a strange and complicated ceremony. Then he bowed slightly and said respectfully, "Greetings to the messenger of God."

"No one discovered you, did they?" Black Impermanence asked coldly.

"Don't worry, angel. I was very careful along the way and was not discovered by anyone."

"Have you brought everything?"

"Of course."

The middle-aged man respectfully handed over a colorful bracelet with strange colors.

Hu Wang's expression changed: "Boss, that is a disposable space equipment, and its outer color will change according to the things stored inside.

However, it can only be used once. Once the contents are taken out, the equipment will be destroyed. If you want to refill it, you have to buy a new one."

Ji Ruo asked, "It's quite convenient. By the way, is this thing expensive? Do I need to use my real name to buy it?"

Hu Wang shook his head: "Because it is a one-time thing, the cost is not very high. It can be sold individually or wholesale, and there is no need for a real-name system."

Ji Ruo thought thoughtfully: "It seems that these evil cults usually use this method to transfer supplies... Let me guess.

Since it is a cult, and one that is related to gods, the bracelet is likely to contain something bloody and cruel. I know a little bit about this, and sacrifices to evil gods involve death and blood."

Hu Wang nodded: "Boss, you really know a lot."

"Lord God's Envoy, would you like to inspect the goods?" the middle-aged man asked flatteringly.

Even though his face was covered by a mask, the 'dialogue box' above his head also revealed his expression.

After all, what condenses the dialogue box is the spiritual energy of heaven and earth. It is everywhere, so how can a small mask block it?

The three people below did not notice anything wrong with the dialogue box above their heads. With Ji Ruo's [Disguise], the existence of the dialogue box was normal for them for the time being.

Black Impermanence nodded and said, "We should test it. The last batch wasn't very fresh."

"Last time it was an accident, an accident..."

"These goods are related to whether the ceremony can proceed smoothly, and we cannot be careless."

"Don't worry, Lord God's messenger. The goods this time are absolutely fresh."

Seeing this, Ji Ruo thought to himself, as expected...

The next moment, Bai Wuchang made a hand gesture, and the bracelet immediately scattered and turned into a pile of cabbage, white carrots, pork, green onions, etc., which were very normal ingredients.

"???"

Hu Wang glanced at Ji Ruo subconsciously with a strange look in his eyes, as if to say: Boss, this situation is a little different from what you just said.

Ji Ruo felt a little embarrassed for having lost face in front of his younger brother.

But this can't be blamed on him, it's mainly these cultists...

Ji Ruo took a deep breath. He was overwhelmed by the inexplicable actions of these cultists.

Just buy vegetables! Why are you so serious about this?

Is it also related to whether the ceremony can be carried out normally? What kind of ceremony are you carrying out?

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