Chapter 26: The Great Temple of the Country
After lunch, the demon horn sat in the courtyard, waiting for the second Cangshan and others. Although the weather was very cold, however, the true energy inside the demon horn had already reached the level of a second-rate Jianghu martial artist, so naturally he wouldn't mind this bit of cold. As for the sword dance, it seemed like he would never get tired of it, and once again started dancing with his sword in the snowy courtyard.
On the stone table, a small stove was placed, and on top of it, a teapot was steaming. The demon king savored the tea while watching Sword Dance practice her sword skills. As he watched, his eyes narrowed. He gazed intently at Sword Dance's dancing sword.
The sorrowful sword spectrum, although the sword dance doesn't have much true energy, but in her swordsmanship, the demon horn felt a sense of sadness, a genuine emotional sadness. When facing an enemy, it's also like this, and under this sadness, the opponent will slowly produce the idea of not wanting to resist. At this time, isn't it just leaving oneself at the mercy of Sword Dance's slaughter?
Is the sword dance really that kind of sword genius?
Drinking hot tea, watching the flying snowflakes dancing beside Sword Dance, the demon's eyebrows slowly furrowed.
"Wow, you still have the energy to practice sword fighting at this hour? You two masters and servants are really living a comfortable life."
At the entrance of the courtyard, suddenly came the hearty laughter of Shangguan Linqing.
Upon hearing this voice, Jian Wu immediately stopped his sword dance, and Yao Jiao also looked towards the entrance of the courtyard.
The Second Cangshan, Shangguan Linqing, Sima Xiangru and Zi Huaiyu have all arrived.
"Great Uncle" Yāo Jiǎo shouted first.
"What's going on? You called us over and asked me to accompany you to worship Buddha. It can't be true, can it?" Shangguan Linqing immediately asked.
"Has your third book come out?" Sima Xiangru asked, rubbing his palms together.
"It's been a long time since we last met! I've missed you guys so much, that's why I invited you to gather together. How did you think of books? The book isn't even finished writing yet." said the demon king with a smile.
"How long? Ten days ago, didn't we just meet and you even owed me a hairpin to give to Jianwu. I'm a poor man, but now you're a super rich guy, and you still have the nerve to ask me to pay for you, how pitiful." said Shangguan Linqing immediately.
"Alas, Aunt Lin Qing, let's not mention past matters anymore. We should look forward, don't you think, Eldest Uncle?" Yao Jiao said shamelessly.
When they heard what Yao Jiao said, everyone burst out laughing, and Shangguan Linqing's expression was very displeased.
"How many times have I told you, call me Lin Qing Jie, if you continue like this, you will make me old." Upper Official Lin Qing said angrily.
"Huh, I call my uncle 'uncle', and you're calling your sister... isn't that a generation mix-up? Do you want to be like Yang Guo?" said the demon horn with a smile.
"Haha" Zi Huaiyu and Sima Xiangru both burst out laughing.
Perhaps the demon horn was a bit subtle, but when Shangguan Linqing heard the demon horn's words, his face immediately turned red, and he glanced at the Second Cangshan before stomping his foot and falling silent.
Hahaha
It's rare to see Shangguan Lingqing's little girl-like appearance, and Zi Huaiyu and Sima Xiangru are naturally laughing on the side.
"Alright, Yao'er, let's accompany you to Dashengguo Temple. Is there something on your mind?" The Second Master of Cangshan immediately intervened.
Yao Jiao couldn't help but laugh and said, "Alright, let's walk and talk at the same time. We have something important to do at Dashang Temple, so we need your help, Uncle."
"Hmm" The Second Young Master of Cangshan nodded.
"Hey, what's with you suddenly looking for us? You only think of us when something's up?" Officer Lin Qing immediately called out. Clearly wanting to get back at being teased earlier.
"Alright, let's go, we can talk as we walk." The Second Master of Cangshan mediated once again.
"Alright, Jianwu, let's go." The demon king immediately took the lead and walked out with Jianwu, leaving Shangguan Linqing seething with anger on the side.
The capital city is vast, the demon's horn lives in the east of the capital, while the Dasanguo Temple is located in the west. After taking a carriage for an hour, they finally arrived near the Dasanguo Temple.
Dashangguo Temple is the national temple of Dashangguo, and it was designated by Emperor Taizu himself. Although its nature is different from that of Dabeisi, Dashangguo Temple holds a position in people's hearts that is no lower than that of Dabeisi; it just has some management from Dashangguo.
Although there are still several temples in the capital city, people from the capital city who worship Buddha all like to come here, so the incense of Dasheng Temple is the most prosperous.
From a distance, everyone got off the carriage and walked together for the remaining short distance.
Today, the people who came to worship Buddha seem to be especially numerous, from all walks of life, with various attire, strange and peculiar. Some wear a bamboo hat, some wear black robes, some are Jianghu nomads who don't fear the cold, and at this moment, they still have two bare arms.
Therefore, there are many kinds of people here.
The Dasanguo Temple is just ahead.
The Great Temple of the Nation looks extremely majestic and tall from a distance. The highest building here is actually 80 meters high, which is 30 meters higher than the Grand Zhou Auction House. This...the architectural skills of this nation are too advanced, right?
Daijingu Temple is surrounded by many walls, wrapping up numerous temples inside. In front of Daijingu Temple lies a huge square.
Countless people came to burn incense and worship Buddha, going in and out of the Dasanguo Temple. Many people lingered on the square chatting, where many sedan chairs were parked, indicating that many high-ranking officials were worshipping Buddha here. At the same time, there were also many vendors, making it seem like a market.
"This is the Grand Temple of State Protection." Sima Xiangru gazed at the majestic temple with a faint smile.
As he walked onto the square, through the crowds of tourists, Youko also saw a huge signboard at the entrance. On it were printed four super-large gilt characters.
Taisanji Temple
"Come on, there are a lot of people, but it's not too crowded. It will be much better once we get inside." The Second Master said.
Everyone nodded in agreement.
So, the Second Cangshan walked in front, separating the tourists. Together they headed towards the Daxiangguo Temple.
All along chatting and laughing, walking and walking, the demon horn suddenly stopped.
"Sniff... sniff... sniff..."
The demon's horn suddenly and quickly twitched its nose, as if it had smelled something, and a hint of surprise flashed in its eyes.
The sudden stop of the demon's horn also quickly attracted everyone's attention. Everyone looked at the demon together, wondering what was wrong with it.
At this moment, the demon horn suddenly locked onto its target, its gaze fixed on a location not far away, where three black-robed men were walking slowly out of the crowd, all wearing a pair of spotless white boots that stood out starkly.
It was them, the strange feeling that Yao Jiao felt just now came from them.
"'Ten Thousand Years of Cinnabar' combined with 'Ghostly Fruit' and 'Nie's Soul Fragrance', these are the materials used to draw a certain type of talisman, it has this kind of smell. How is it that those three people in black robes and white boots have such good materials on them? Or perhaps they already have finished drawing the talismans?"
Yao Jiao wanted to make sense of these things, and immediately pulled everyone along. Although those three people gradually hid among the crowd, it was still possible to chase them now.
－－－－－－
First update is here, everyone, I'm going to recommend a vote. Hehe
