After the immortal disappeared

In the afternoon of the next day, Miaozhantian Temple.

This is the largest Miaozhan Temple in Tianshui City. Its area is one-third larger than that of Xilin Temple, and it is popular all year round. Every five days, nearly 10,000 believers come here to attend the goddess's worship ceremony. From the square inside the temple to the four streets outside the temple, there will be traffic jams.

The court ceremony is often attended by distinguished guests, such as today.

The grand ceremony ended, the believers gradually dispersed, and Ambassador Liang walked towards the distinguished guests in the front row:

"Qingyang Supervisor, please."

Qingyang wore a goose-yellow brocade robe today, and his appearance and clothing were very grand.

When attending such occasions, you must first express your admiration for the goddess.

She smiled at Lord Liang, but the attendants and gods behind her did not follow her and watched the two of them go to the side hall.

There must be spies sent by Wang Ting among the crowd, but it doesn't matter, they can't follow them.

There is a row of flower corridors behind the main hall, built around the pond. The water is clear and there are no swimming fish.

There is an altar at the end of the flower gallery, surrounded by flowers, filled with incense, and many divine attendants. Lord Liang waved his hand, and everyone bowed and left.

Qingyang personally lit an incense candle, placed it on the altar, and murmured a prayer.

Commander Liang whispered: "What do Qingyang Supervisors think will happen to me this time?"

"It's more lively than usual, and there are more people." Qingyang slowly opened his eyes, "The Xilin Temple is closed, and all the believers have come here."

She took the initiative to mention Xilin Temple, which made the topic easier to expand.

It seems that the supervisor sent by Bega already knows that something unusual happened yesterday. Ambassador Liang sighed: "Yesterday, I wanted to invite Qingyang Supervisor to enter the palace together."

So why not? Qingyang's heart was clear.

“The main hall collapsed the night Xilin Temple was closed.”

Qingyang nodded: "I heard, this is really a heavy loss."

"He Xiao, who was in charge of the eastward expansion plan of the capital for the monarch, immediately dismantled all the stones, wood, and components of the Xilin Temple and smuggled them to the east to build the new city. Especially the gold-plated stone from the Xilin Temple was used in the official building of the new city. on the table.”

Qingyang exclaimed: "I've seen that Huan Biao before. It's quite impressive. It actually uses the stone from the Xilin Temple?"

She understands the temper of the gods and knows that whether this kind of thing can be handled in a big or small way mainly depends on what King Yao does.

"When I left Youhu this morning, I saw He Xiao on the road. The scenery was still the same." He Xiao has been in a grand style recently. He is surrounded by hundreds of guards whenever he goes out. He is the most eye-catching kid in the crowd. It was difficult for Qingyang not to notice him.

"It seems that King Yao did not deal with him."

Master Liang snorted: "He has sharp teeth and a sharp mouth. Master Xiao can't defeat him in the imperial study room."

The location of "Royal Study Room" is very important. Qingyang frowned slightly, it seemed that King Yao intended to indulge He Xiao and beat the priest of Miao Zhantian to pieces.

This is so unusual. Yao Kingdom's reverence for the goddess is usually expressed in the worship of temples and respect for priests.

The Liang chief envoys all entered the palace in person, but King Yao didn't give him the honor?

You can't blame others for committing suicide.

"So, smuggling and misappropriating Xilin Temple building materials was just He Xiao's own idea?"

"That's what he admitted." Commander Liang shook his head, "I think it's not that simple."

"Everything is normal for He Xiao, and he can continue to show off his power in his capital project, which means you are right. The truth is not that simple." Qingyang chuckled, "I have said before that Yao Kingdom is obsessed with illusory power. , I have no respect for the gods, and can only deal with it, whether it is the goddess's previous edict, King Yao's refusal, or the temple that should have been completed two years ago, or this time the theft of the Xilin Temple...ah, as it seems now. , the collapse of the Xilin Temple was not that simple.”

"Yes, the Xilin Temple could have persisted for another three to five years. We also suspect that the deep seepage hole that appeared under the Xilin Temple for no apparent reason may be man-made. According to Xiang Zhuan Shuiling, it appeared within a month or two. , right around the time when the capital began to expand eastward.”

Qingyang said leisurely: "The goddess is too kind and has never been cruel. However, Commander Liang invited me here today. It seems that she has good news for me."

Commander Liang reached out to the altar and said, "Yes! My god has agreed to your request!"

Qingyang's eyes narrowed.

At this moment, the candlelight on the divine table dimmed, and the two lily buds inserted in the vase suddenly bloomed under Qingyang's eyes!

In just five or six breaths, it blooms to the extreme.

A fragrant breeze drifted through the air, stirring the wind chimes under the eaves and tinkling, which was both like the ethereal music and the whispering of human voices.

Only two people present could understand:

This is the oracle!

The oracle delivered by Miao Zhantian himself!

Qingyang faced the altar, bowed his head and held the ceremony with a solemn expression.

She didn't look up until her skirt stopped swaying.

That gust of wind had gone away, and the lilies on the altar had gathered into buds again, as if nothing had happened.

But Qingyang did receive instructions from Miao Zhantian:

The righteous god agreed to her request.

All the temples in Tianshui City—not just Miaozhantian’s—will help her.

This was an earth-shattering decision. Qingyang was rarely overjoyed. He smiled at Commander Liang and said, "The goddess has given you an edict! Then, how about we discuss some details?"

Having finally come to this point, Lord Liang felt mixed emotions. After all, he was also from the Yao country.

But the goddess's command cannot be questioned. He pointed to his study on the other side of the pond: "Please."

…

This discussion lasted until the sun set.

Qingyang walked out of the temple, his steps relaxed and happy.

The most important thing finally went smoothly, and it was not in vain that she had been dormant for so many days.

With Miao Zhantian's support, the space for her follow-up actions finally opened up.

Yuan Xuan has prepared a car and is waiting for her at the door. Qingyang didn't care about the spying eyes in the crowd, and took the carriage back to Youhu.

Tianshui City is still lively, and the mortals are still busy, unaware of the crisis lurking in the city.

After exiting the east city gate, there was a large area of ​​yellow mud.

This is the eastern suburbs that is being expanded. No matter how fanciful the officials are, except for a main road and a model block, there is actually nothing.

But it was this muddy land that made the whole country intoxicated.

This country is really seriously ill. From the monarch to the common people, everyone has fallen in the eyes of money, but they have forgotten that there is a god three feet above their heads, and they have forgotten to remain in awe of the supreme power. No wonder the gods are deeply disappointed in them.

Yes, disappointed.

The gods hope to recover a large amount of nightmare energy from the Golden Gold Plains, but the Yao Kingdom has repeatedly shied away and achieved nothing. Therefore, the gods' dissatisfaction with the Yao Kingdom has long been palpable, but Miao Zhantian, as the main god enshrined by the Yao Kingdom, has never made up his mind.

She is one of the thirty-five righteous gods and an important leader of the Lingxu gods. As long as she disagrees, it will be difficult for Holy Lord Lingxu to take action against Yao Kingdom.

King Yao, however, couldn't even capture the goddess's heart. Recently, he even made ridiculous troubles such as misappropriating temple stones.

Qingyang saw through his greed at a glance.

As the king of a country, his greed has long outweighed his fear of God.

Otherwise, how could we let He Xiao off, who had made a big mistake, and let him continue to be at large?

It is a taboo to neglect the gods!

However, He Xiao's behavior was also very strange.

No matter how short of stone materials were needed for the construction of the new city, he should not have put his mind to the temple.

How could this man suddenly reveal such a big trap because he was thoughtful and clever, and his work was impeccable?

The priests of Miao Zhantian believed that this was the instruction of King Yao. But Qingyang doesn't think so.

Just like when he suddenly took control of Youhu Villa and went against her, He Xiao's purpose was unpredictable. But what he did to Xilin Temple objectively aggravated Miao Zhantian's dislike of Yao Kingdom and made Qingyang's persuasion work smoother.

Thinking of this, Qingyang's heart moved, could it be?

Combined with what He Xiao had done in Yao Kingdom, a strange thought came to her mind:

He Xiao seemed to have bad intentions when he came to Yao Kingdom.

At first, King Yao wanted to use him as a tool to humiliate Qingyang, but he did it, and in his own way, and the results far exceeded King Yao's expectations;

Then, he proposed a plan to expand the capital eastward, kicking off the current carnival of wealth in Yao Kingdom.

But in Qingyang's view, this road is impassable and will lead to endless disasters.

Now, he suddenly ordered his officials and teams to secretly dismantle, transfer, and misappropriate the Panjin Stone from the Xilin Temple, once again provoking the goddess's dissatisfaction with the Yao Kingdom.

And Qingyang remembered what Chief Liang had said before, that the seepage hole that caused the premature collapse of the Xilin Temple only appeared in the past month or two, and even Xiang Zhuan Shuiling couldn't explain the reason.

The leader of Liang suspected that this was done by someone sent by King Yao.

But a month or two ago, the eastward expansion project of the capital was just a paper plan and had not officially started. Based on her understanding of King Yao, there was no reason for him to attack Xilin Temple so early.

It was He Xiao who convinced King Yao...

He Xiao was more certain than anyone else that the eastward expansion plan of the capital could be implemented smoothly.

So, was he the one who dug up the Xilin Temple?

Thinking of this, Qingyang broke into a cold sweat on his palms.

If it was really He Xiao who did it, would he have started the plan so early?

No, that's not right. If we dig deeper along this line of thinking, what was He Xiao planning in advance was not just the collapse of the Xilin Temple?

What He Xiao did had always seemed a bit weird to her.

Every action of this man seems to be in line with the current situation, but in fact he is carrying out a campaign of destruction.

To destroy the relationship between King Yao and Qingyang is to destroy the relationship between Yao Kingdom and Bejia.

Destroy the relationship between Yao Kingdom and the gods.

The relationship between Yao Kingdom’s nobles and civilians, that is, the relationship between Yao court and the people, will soon be destroyed;

On the other hand, He Xiao had already planned a plan, not only scheming against the monarchs and ministers of the Yao Kingdom, but also against the God Miaozhan, even including her, the former Imperial Master of Bejia!

They all became part of his plan.

This man's deep mind and sinister strategies were something Qingyang had not seen many times in his nearly two hundred years of experience.

Why could Yao Kingdom, thousands of miles away, still encounter such an opponent?

The wind blowing in from outside was cool, so she put down the curtain.

Having said that, these were none of He Xiao's responsibility, so why did he take such a big risk, even risk his life?

What if there is one and only one focus of his destruction and his true purpose——

Yao country.