Heavy rainstorm

  All kinds of actions have come down, and the reputation of Pu Du Cihang, this hypocritical and shameless person, is so bad that it can be said to be the worst in the entire Qin Empire. If he were willing to admit second place, I estimate that first place would only be waiting for someone else to take over.

  Lin Xu looked up and down at Puji Daguangtou, who had a sad and indignant expression on his face because he had brought up the unbearable past events, and said:

  "What's your take on Pu Du Cihang?"

  At the sound, Pujie and Shang said categorically:

  "Amitabha! When a country is about to perish, it must produce evil spirits. This person is not among the Buddhist monks, but a national calamity and evil spirit of this generation!"

  It's rare to reach a consensus, Lin Xu looked at Puji and Shang, seemingly more pleasing than usual, so he smiled and said:

  "Um, I agree with building the temple. You can build a temple in town to worship Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva, but the land occupation cannot exceed one mu and three fen."

  In this piece of land, the measurement has been changed several times and is roughly equivalent to the metric system. One mu (about 1/15 hectare) is approximately equal to one thousand square meters, which is a bit small for building a temple. It was precisely because of this that Heng Yin suddenly realized that the young man chatting with him was a local deity, who had graciously offered to allocate a piece of land on his own territory to build a temple, not giving face to the monk but to the Buddha himself.

  Having understood this point, Puzhi and Shang's emotions relaxed a bit, and they joined their hands together in prayer.

  "This humble monk understands now, thank you for your enlightenment."

  The size of the temple's land area is not a big deal, and the devoutness of the believers will not be affected by the size of the temple they visit. However, compared to the magnificent Shangong Temple complex, the temple built by Lin Xu for Puzi Monk is too small. Anyone with discerning eyes can see this point - allowing the construction of the temple is a favor, but limiting its scale is a warning. The unspoken implication behind Lin Xu's words is that he is reminding Puzi Monk not to forget whose territory Huoshan and Jiufeng Town are, and also warning him to be mindful of his actions in the future and not do anything out of line.

  On the once bustling streets of Jiufeng Town, there was no longer a sea of people rushing to and fro; all living creatures that could move had sensed the danger and retreated to the side of the road.

  Now, people watch in horror as the bamboo baskets fly up to half the height of the sky, the coarse cloth awnings are torn to shreds, fruits and vegetables scatter all over the ground, and low wails and heavy breathing become the dominant melody.

  "Get out of the way, you rabble, don't block my path."

  A group of robust men, dressed in brocade finery and wearing curved knives at their waists, swaggered through the streets of Jiufeng Town, leaving a trail of chaos and upheaval wherever they went.

  Children call out to their mothers, wives call out to their husbands, the voices are all around. The local residents cast fearful and disgusted glances from the corners, as if this can satisfy these people's desire for power. It has to be admitted that the style of these brocade-clad guards is quite impressive, comparable to the city management in Lin Xu's hometown who clear out street vendors, or it can be said that there is a similarity between the two.

  Facing the arrogant and overbearing attitude of the Jin Yiwei, Lin Xu, the actual master of Jiufeng Town, maintained a puzzling silence at this time, showing no intention of interfering with these guys' reckless behavior.

  The residents of Jiufeng Town had witnessed the killing tactics of Huo Mountain God in the battle between the mountain temple and the monsters, so they did not dare to question the authority of the mountain god. In private discussions, there were complaints circulating secretly. Soon, the people in the town didn't have time to discuss why Lin Xu was not acting, a rare torrential rain arrived, and the rivers and streams in Huo Mountain suddenly surged. The rapid water flow was like a fierce beast out of its cage, even from miles away, the rumbling sound of the water could make the people of Jiufeng Town feel the threat of flooding approaching.

  To be frank, compared with this matter of life and death, other things seem insignificant.

  It wasn't just these mortals, Lin Xu hadn't foreseen that this heavy rain would last for so long either. Despite the fact that a god's memory couldn't be wrong, he still looked worried and said to his deputy, Mi Long:

  "This is the tenth consecutive day of rain!"

  At the sound, Mi Long cleverly bowed his head and carefully smiled:

  "Reporting back to the master, this rain has been falling for ten whole days now."

  He let out a sigh and turned back to his two old subordinates, saying:

  "Zhang Xin, Wang Liang, have you ever seen such a big rain in this area before?"

  The two deputy generals looked at each other and shook their heads together. Wang Liang bowed his head and said:

  "I report to Your Excellency, even after staying in Huoshan for over 600 years, I have never seen such a heavy rain."

  He had always been suspicious in his heart, and the words of his subordinates were just providing some collateral evidence. Lin Xu walked to the gate of the main hall with his hands behind his back, staring at the thick dark clouds and raindrops. After a long time, he slowly said:

  "So that's what they mean by continuous rainy days being abnormal, and abnormalities are omens! Looks like I'll have to take a trip to the riverbank, who's going with me?"

  Lin Xiu just casually asked, who dared to say no, under the premise that all subordinates firmly expressed their willingness to follow him to the ends of the earth, Lin Xiu had to choose the most skilled Bai Tianxie and Wang Liang, who was good at observing words and expressions, to accompany him.

  It is well known that Huo Mountain is a narrow and long mountain range stretching from east to west, with the southern foot of the mountain adjacent to the river, and the climate is warm and humid.

  This great river is one of the four rivers in the world that is as famous as the Yellow River in the north. Since Mount Huo borders the river, according to convention, the clouds and rain here should also be under the jurisdiction of the Dragon King of the Great River. As for this continuous rain, Lin Xu must also ask the Dragon King of the Great River, whom he has never met before, in person. It is worth noting that unlike the scientific world on Earth where there are no true gods, every natural change in this realm has a mysterious will attached to it, and the power to control the weather is held by the water gods everywhere.

  What Lin Xu is most worried about now is that this heavy rain won't stop, could it be that the Dragon King of the Great River is secretly stirring up some small movement?

  A thousand miles of courtyard, shrinking the land to an inch. When gods and spirits travel, if they don't pay attention to their formation, their speed is actually quite fast. Departing around noon, within an hour, Lin Xu and his two accompanying generals had already arrived at the riverbank.

  It happens to be the Midsummer Festival, and the willows on the embankment are lush and green. The waves of the river sparkle in the sunlight, and the scenery along the riverbank is as beautiful as a traditional Chinese painting.

  The Lin Xu-visited riverside pavilion is an ordinary one among the many Taoist temples along the Yangtze River that worship the Dragon King. The temple, with only two courtyards in front and back, is not well-known, and few people know that this place is one of the few places where you can directly reach the Dragon Palace Nai Chuan Tai.

  He descended from the sky with a flash of light, and after landing, he transformed into an ordinary human appearance. Lin Xu's attire was like that of a rich young master, and his two lieutenants could only humbly dress up as his attendants.

  With a steady gait, the three of them walked into Linjiang Temple through the main gate. The receptionist hastened to greet them as soon as he saw them. As they faced each other, the Taoist priest sized up Lin Xu for a few moments before a look of delight appeared on his face. It's because those in high positions often possess an extraordinary aura that makes people dare not disobey their will, cultivating an extreme self-confidence that allows them to have absolute control over themselves. The extent of this aura depends mainly on the height of their position, and has nothing to do with their cultivation or state of mind.

  As the god of Huo Mountain, Lin Xu was a man of great authority in the mountain temple. Whatever he decided would be carried out by his subordinates without question. As the saying goes, "A change of environment can change one's spirit, and a change of environment can also change one's body." If after all these years, he still hadn't gotten rid of the habit of being a small-time insurance salesman who always wore a smile on his face when meeting people, that would be truly astonishing!

  Similar to this kind of small role that specializes in receiving people and objects, other skills can be useless, even if they can't recite the "Tao Te Ching", it's okay, as long as their eyelids are not too shallow, they can see people without being blind, apart from this, their mouth can't be too dumb either.

  If you mistakenly treat a noble person as an inferior one, trouble will arise. Therefore, in many cases, reception staff would rather be overly polite than risk being rude, and caution can prevent major mistakes.

  On Earth, many professional scammers take advantage of this point. They pretend to be relatives or acquaintances of some big shot, saying "I am so-and-so's relative" or "I am so-and-so's classmate". Although the staff responsible for receiving them may not believe that these people are actually related to the big shot, they still treat them as honored guests in order to avoid offending someone important. This way, even if something goes wrong later on and there is an investigation, it will have nothing to do with them.

  As a result, those clumsy scammers can repeatedly commit stunningly large-scale fraud cases in various places just like the Empty Door.

  With the same mindset of being careful not to make big mistakes, Zhi Ke Dao Ren smiled and bowed to Lin Xu as soon as he came up, and then asked enthusiastically:

  "I don't know about you, sir, are you here to make an offering or just paying a visit?"

  Upon hearing the sound, Lin Xu smiled slightly and didn't immediately respond. Instead, he walked slowly to a well in the front courtyard of the Taoist temple. He bent down to take a look at the well, which emitted a chilling aura that seemed bottomless. Then, Lin Xu turned around and said to the receptionist:

  "Trouble Master Dao to bring three incense sticks."

  Never seen a guest arrive at the Taoist temple to burn incense without entering the main hall, but instead ran to the courtyard to burn it. This request is indeed strange. Fortunately, the host had already taken a firm stance of not offending anyone from the very beginning, and immediately agreed, saying:

  "Please wait for a moment, I'll go and prepare."

  After a while, the enthusiastic Zhike Daoist not only brought out a bundle of incense and fire starters, but also brought out a small ceramic incense burner, which he handed over to Lin Xu.

  With a glance, Lin Xue signaled the guest to retreat. He placed an incense burner at the edge of the well and lightly flicked his finger, sending a spark flying to ignite the incense stick. With one hand, he inserted the incense into the burner, and with another wave of his hand, the three-foot-long incense stick was instantly consumed, releasing swirling clouds of blue smoke. As Lin Xue pointed downwards, the smoke spiralled down towards the well mouth. After a brief moment, a sound like boiling water came from the bottom of the well, followed by a black shadow shooting out of the well and soaring into the sky hundreds of feet high.

  At this time, only heard the black shadow in mid-air loudly said:

  "Who is this bold and lawless individual, daring to disturb the Dragon King's residence?"