Chapter 509: Why did you leave? What are your abilities?
Master Liu struggled to get up, holding his head. He had a splitting headache and the wrinkles on his face were trembling.
The sky gradually brightened, the heat gradually became stronger, and it was past the time for sleep.
Master Liu's back was soaked, but he felt a tingling sensation. When he touched it, he felt a chill.
Master Liu gradually came to his senses and realized that he had just had a nightmare. His head was not split open, nor was his skin and bones peeled off.
Master Liu stumbled and pushed the door open, calling out, "Huai Zhong! Huai Yi!"
"Loyalty! Loyalty!"
"Hey!" A voice came from the house opposite.
The two Taoist boys responded while getting dressed and said, "Master, let's get up and practice right away!"
As he spoke, the door had already opened, revealing two energetic faces, tying their belts and smiling ingratiatingly.
Master Liu was just about to come back to his senses, his heart finally settled down and began to beat slowly.
He looked pale and absent-minded. The two Daoist boys felt vaguely familiar with him, but they couldn't figure out why. The older one had no choice but to ask, "Master, are you okay?"
Master Liu felt the veins on his forehead throbbing, and he felt dizzy and swollen. He pretended to be nonchalant and said, "What can I do? You two just woke up now, how many hours can you practice?"
Huaizhong and Huaiyi just shrank their necks and didn't dare to talk back.
Today the sun rises early and the temperature rises quickly. If you don't get up early to practice, you won't be able to practice when the sun comes up.
The two brothers learned a little bit of everything, including magic and martial arts.
They were just young and playful and lazy, and thought that Master Liu was dissatisfied with them for not concentrating on their studies, but they did not realize that there was anything wrong with Master Liu.
Master Liu snorted coldly, and after returning to his room, he was lost in thought.
He had just coaxed the believer away yesterday, and last night the nightmare had haunted him. Could it be that the ghosts behind it had changed their target, or perhaps they were dissatisfied with his meddling and were seeking revenge?
Master Liu didn't know why he had such a dream, nor did he know how to get rid of it.
It was a rare opportunity for him to bathe, change his clothes, burn incense and concentrate, wear his robes properly, observe the fasting rituals, and worship respectfully before the statue of Emperor Fuyou, praying for the emperor to appear and guide him.
Emperor Fuyou remains calm and unmoved, his divine power remains the same.
Master Liu looked at the master and sighed deeply, regretting that he had not learned well when he was young, and that he only felt that his skills were not enough when he was old.
If Gong Mengbi were here again, he would know that the Emperor had shown himself, but Master Liu himself could not perceive it.
On the one hand, he is extremely sensitive to the aura of ghosts and gods, but on the other hand, he is blind to more subtle things. Ultimately, it is because of his low level of Taoism.
Master Liu didn't dare blame the master, and could only attribute it to his own dullness. Since praying to the gods didn't work, the old master actively tried to save himself, relying on his own experience in the martial arts world.
The first thing is to find yesterday’s believers.
This believer came to worship at Fu Ji Temple every day for seven days, and the people around could see him, so he should be easy to find.
The weather was getting a little warmer, and after Huaizhong and Huaiyi finished their practice, Master Liu sent them to look for yesterday's believers.
The two boys went out in the scorching sun and came back at noon with red skin. Without even saying a word, they drank two pots of cold water.
Huaizhong finally took a breath and said, "Master, we've inquired. The believer was staying with a nearby family last night, but he left before dawn today."
Huaiyi put the teapot on the table and said, "We asked around along the way, but we only found out that we couldn't find it after entering the city."
There are so many people, I naturally won’t be able to find it if I leave.
Huaizhong stammered, "We inquired at the family where he was staying. They said that the believer returned home yesterday in a cheerful mood and told them that the master had saved him and told him not to have nightmares anymore. But..."
Master Liu said, "Speak."
Huaizhong sucked his teeth and said, "But I woke up from a nightmare before dawn. I looked lifeless and left early."
As Master Liu listened to their words, the wrinkles on his face became tangled. Thinking of the trick he had tricked people yesterday, even a veteran like Master Liu felt a little flushed.
"Why did he leave?" Master Liu muttered.
"Even if it doesn't work, you can still come and settle the score with us."
Master Liu muttered, feeling anxious. "If he had come today, I would have risked my life to help him. Why did he leave?"
Huaiyi fanned himself with his clothes and consoled him, "Master, maybe we're not destined to be together."
It doesn’t matter whether there is fate or not. The person cannot be found. How can we find out the truth of that nightmare?
At night, because the nightmare was caused by ghosts and gods, Master Liu stayed overnight in front of the statue of the Emperor.
The Emperor’s eyes were merciful, and Master Liu finally felt at peace.
It was not until midnight that Master Liu hit his forehead on the foot of the altar, as if struck by lightning, and finally woke up in a cold sweat.
He covered his forehead, and the pain of having his head split open in the dream gradually faded away. Only a bump remained on his forehead, which was caused by the bump when he struggled in the nightmare.
Master Liu was uneasy and confused.
Before the Emperor's throne, this nightmare still follows him like a shadow.
This is not something that ghosts or gods would do. Which ghost or god would dare to act so presumptuously in front of the Emperor's throne?
Although the nightmare made him instinctively not to think about it, he had to look back on it to find some clues.
A chill ran up his spine, and Master Liu recalled his dream and finally understood.
The man who had become a demon held high the light that had been snatched from his soul, but he called out, "Five-way Great King!"
Wutongshen!
Master Liu looked at the Emperor and suddenly realized that maybe this was not a nightmare, but a warning?
The believer did not bring misfortune, but a warning.
If this is a warning, then it can explain why the nightmare cannot be stopped in front of the Emperor's throne, because the nightmare itself is a manifestation of the Emperor.
He is just a Five-Power God. Could he really have such ability?
Could a mere Five-Power God create such a horrifying scene and such horrifying ghosts and gods?
It’s not that Master Liu hasn’t dealt with the Five-Directional God before, and there have been temples dedicated to the Five-Directional God near Fuji Temple, but they were all destroyed by Master Liu.
The Five-Directional God once went to harm people nearby, but was killed by Master Liu with the help of the Emperor's divine power. Before his death, he also claimed to be the Five-Directional God, but in the end he was just a ghost transformed from a pig demon.
Even if there were four accomplices, how could they control so many ghosts and gods? How could they create a scene like the nightmare?
Master Liu was puzzled.
When it was getting light, Master Liu pulled his two disciples out of bed, taught them to practice martial arts well, and then went to the city early.
Master Liu has lived in Gusu for many years and knows that there are many people in Gusu who worship Wutong.
Master Liu was not quite sure why they worshipped the Five-Directions God instead of the True Gods, but he did know that the Five-Directions God was willing to show his power, while the True Gods were not very likely to do so.
Master Liu once killed a Wutong, and he did not think that a few ghosts and gods could be that powerful, nor did he quite understand what kind of spiritual responses they could have.
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