Chapter 303: Tianming Pavilion Incident - The Disappearing Guardian
The page of paper records the name and birth date of the person seeking divination, as well as the questions they want to ask.
The person who asked for divination was named Lu Yu, and what he asked was a little special. He said that his family originally had a guardian deity, but a year ago the statue suddenly shattered for no reason, and since then all kinds of misfortunes have happened in his family.
The Lu family recast the statue and continued to offer incense and worship it, but to no avail. They wanted to ask the head of Tianming Pavilion to figure out what the problem was.
According to Zhiluo, she went to the Lu residence and took a look. She only saw that the Lu family's fortune was indeed greatly damaged, but there was no evil spirit lurking around. The statue was also ordinary, and there was no apparent power on it, so it was natural that it had no effect.
The problem is that the Lu family keeps saying that they are serious about smashing the statue, because it is their guardian deity passed down from generation to generation, and they will never abandon the Lu family without a reason. They insist on waiting for Qingyun to come back to help figure out what is going on.
So this matter was recorded and waited for Yun Qingqing to deal with it.
Yun Qingqing and Zhiluo came to a large house in the suburbs.
After knocking on the door, the doorman looked at the two girls in a daze:
"You two, this is..."
Zhiluo raised her chin and said, "Go tell your boss that the master of Tianming Pavilion has come to answer his question."
The doorman was shocked and looked at the two of them in disbelief, but he didn't dare to delay. He nodded quickly and ran to report.
Soon, a man who looked like a housekeeper came over quickly and said politely to the two of them:
"Please follow me, my master invites you!"
The two followed the butler into the house.
Yun Qingqing's expression remained unchanged, but Zhiluo couldn't help but mutter:
"They seem to have some wealth, but they're not exactly wealthy. They're quite arrogant."
Her voice was not loud, but the housekeeper still heard it.
He leaned sideways slightly and sighed:
"Alas, young lady, you don't know that our Lu family was once one of the most powerful families in this area. However, we have encountered many misfortunes in the past year and have sold off many of our properties, so..."
A cough interrupted the butler's words, and several people had already arrived not far from the main hall of the inner courtyard.
A young man in a brocade robe stood in front of the main hall. The housekeeper introduced him hurriedly:
"This is my master, please chat slowly."
The butler stepped back and the young man came forward.
When he saw Yun Qingqing, his eyes immediately lit up, and he turned to Zhiluo and said with a smile:
"Miss Zhiluo is indeed a man of her word. This must be Miss Qingyun, the head of Tianming Pavilion, right?"
Hearing the name "Miss Qingyun", Zhiluo frowned:
"Even the captains from the Six Gates have to address our Pavilion Master as Master. Master Lu should be more careful with his words."
Lu Yu's face was embarrassed for a moment, but he immediately put on a smile and changed the subject as if nothing had happened:
"Please come in, Master Qingyun, I'm sure you've heard about the situation at Lu's home. As long as you can help find the Lu family's guardian deity, your reward will be negotiable!"
Zhiluo narrowed her eyes slightly, but seeing Yun Qingqing followed her into the main hall without any expression, she suppressed her joy and followed in.
After entering the main hall and sitting down, Yun Qingqing suddenly asked:
"Your ancestral home is in the north, right?"
Lu Yu was stunned for a moment, then said in surprise:
"That's right! My ancestors are from the north, and they only moved to the Imperial Capital during my grandfather's generation. Master is truly a capable person! Then... do you see anything else?"
Yun Qingqing said calmly:
"That's right. Inviting a guardian deity is a practice of some northern sects. Your Lu family does have a guardian deity, which is what you call a patron saint."
Zhiluo was slightly stunned: "Really?"
She had heard of the guardian spirits in the north. These were spirits that did not reject humans and would sign a contract with a certain family, receiving worship from that family in exchange for providing protection.
The question is, if this family really has a guardian deity that has been passed down for many generations, then why can't she detect any trace of evil spirits?
The Lu family statues have been broken and accidents have occurred frequently, but this has only happened in the past year. As the guardian spirits of the family, very few of them have the strength to compete with the local guardian gods.
As a mountain ghost and the guardian deity of an area, Zhiluo is extremely sensitive to the aura of spirits and monsters, so it is impossible for her to feel nothing at all.
Yun Qingqing saw her doubts and gave her a look to tell her not to be anxious. Then she said to Lu Yu:
"Have you properly preserved the fragments of the guardian deity statue?"
Lu Yu's expression froze, and he stammered:
"This... thing is already broken, so it was cleared away a long time ago. I didn't know it needed to be preserved."
Yun Qingqing smiled coldly:
"You didn't believe in the idea of a 'guardian angel' before, did you? Why do you believe it now and even come to me for help?"
Lu Yu felt a little embarrassed, with a hint of anger in his eyes. But when he thought about the beautiful woman in front of him who had just revealed her ancestral home, which not all the local neighbors knew, he couldn't help but want to invite the guardian angel back.
Thinking of this, he suppressed his displeasure and sighed:
"To be honest, Master, I've only heard the stories of the Lu family's guardian deity from my elders since I was a child. But those stories sounded so bizarre that I just treated them as stories and never thought they were real."
"So when the statue shattered a year ago, I didn't take it too seriously, until things started to go wrong, especially one thing..."
Lu Yu talked about what happened a few months ago when he went out for business. That time he took a batch of goods to Jiangnan by water.
The dry season had not yet passed, and the water level along the way was very calm. He had walked this route many times and had taken care of everything that needed to be done along the way, so there was nothing to worry about.
But when passing a wide river, the originally clear and windless weather suddenly became covered with dark clouds, and soon a strong wind blew, causing the waves on the river to become bigger.
The entire caravan was in a panic. Some local old sailors said in fear that it was the work of the river god and that tolls had to be collected to keep the crew safe, otherwise the consequences would be disastrous!
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