Honghuang on the tip of the tongue

The ones who made the commotion were a group of fair-skinned people, tall and burly, with all kinds of weapons in their hands, coming menacingly.

The disciples of Chanjiao thought they had run into bandits, so they each took out their defensive weapons and glared at them.

Among them, Wukong was the most active, with a long stick on his shoulders, he looked at the group of white-skinned men coldly, and sternly said: "Who is coming, please report your name quickly, otherwise don't blame me!" We are welcome!"

The group of white-skinned people were not to be outdone, and the Great God yelled: "Let go of my kingdom of white people and the beast!"

The only one who can be called a "beast" here is the injured Chenghuang.

The emotion that Cheng Huang had calmed down after seeing the Bai Minguo people became agitated again, obviously he knew them.

Rong Ze knew that the other party had misunderstood something, so he hurriedly explained that they were just passing by and rescued Cheng Huang from the trap when they heard Cheng Huang's cry of pain.

"It turned out to be His Royal Highness, please forgive me for being rude."

Although Bai Minguo is located in a remote place, its leader has also heard about the story of the prince of the heavenly world traveling to the prehistoric region in search of food, so he knew that everything was a misunderstanding, so he hastily apologized.

Rong Ze said that he fully understood their desire to protect the calf, and asked how this trap came about.The nearby villages have been abandoned, so there shouldn't be anyone hunting here.

The leader's face gradually became serious, he sighed heavily, and said with a wry smile: "Your Highness doesn't know something, since the Western Pole was breached, the beast horde has become more and more crazy, they attack everywhere, and many people have suffered..."

It turned out that the trap was set up by the locals for self-protection. It was originally intended to capture wild beasts, but Cheng Huang accidentally fell into it.

"It's the Western Sect again!" Fei Yi frowned, "If it wasn't for their ineffective supervision, how could the Western Apex have been breached so early?"

The leader of the Baimin sneered: "Western religions only care about the interests of their own religion, why do they care about the lives of others?"

It sounds like the people of the Republic of China have long held grudges against Western religion.

Rong Ze later found out that the Western Cult has been coveting the divine beast Chenghuang, trying to "cross" it to the West as a mount.

Rong Ze originally planned to leave Chenghuang to the Bai people, but the leader of the Bai people was grateful for their life-saving grace to the Zhenguo beast, and invited them to visit Baimin.

Cheng Huang also looked at him pitifully with his trouser legs in his mouth, unwilling to let him leave.

Rong Ze couldn't see such a look in his eyes the most, his heart softened, and he thought that Feiyi Wukong and the others had been running around with him recently, so they should have a good rest, so he agreed to stay for one night.

Baimin advocates white, whether it is houses or clothing, it is mainly white. Looking around, it is sober and clean, quite exotic.

But the strange thing is that, except for the unusual use of color, the rest of the objects give people a sense of deja vu.

Rong Ze was wondering when he heard Fei Yi muttering to himself: "Why are there so many objects from the Taoist sect here?"

He reacted suddenly: no wonder he felt familiar. The buildings and streets of Bai Minguo, even the location of a tree, implicitly fit the Taoist theory, but were quite different from the landscape of the Western religion.

It stands to reason that Bai Minguo is close to the West, and it should be deeply influenced by Western religions.

The abandoned village they passed by was like this. Every household has a Western religion shrine. In a small place, there are three Western religion temples.

Bai Minguo also has temples, and the tallest and most exquisite building in the center is the temple of Taoism in terms of architectural style.

But the strange thing is that this temple is quite different from the common temples of the Three Religions. It is engraved with a totem that Rong Ze has never seen before, a bit like...an eye?

Rong Ze subconsciously took a second look, thinking about what kind of style this is, when he heard a distant and ethereal music coming from the temple, and after asking, he found out that they happened to catch up with Bai Minguo's annual God Festival.

"May I ask which god is offering sacrifices?" Rong Ze asked curiously.

The leader of the Baimin looked devout, bowed in the direction of the temple, and then said: "He is the savior of our Baimin, the unnamed god."

Seeing the surprised faces of Rong Ze and others, the leader explained with a smile: "Wei Mingshen is just what we call him, because no one knows the real name of this great god."

"In the ancient times, our Baimin nation once encountered a catastrophe that nearly wiped out the entire family. At this time, a mysterious ascetic descended from the sky and rescued them in time, which allowed our Baimin clan to continue."

In order to commemorate the kindness of this ascetic, the ancestor of Baimin specially built this temple and vowed to worship him from generation to generation.But Baimin only knew that he was from the Taoist sect, but not his true identity, so he could only call him "Unnamed God".

Another mysterious ascetic?Is it the plot of saving the perishing clan from the sky again?

Rong Ze faintly felt that this story was somewhat familiar, and couldn't help but ask: "Then, did this cultivator leave anything behind?"

"How do you know, Your Highness?" the leader asked in surprise.

Rong Ze's breath stagnates: "Really?"

The leader touched Chenghuang's head affectionately, and said: "This beast was given by the unnamed god back then."

That's why Baimin attaches so much importance to Chenghuang, and even regards it as a sacred beast of the country.

Rong Ze looked carefully at Cheng Huang, who thought he wanted to play with him, and rubbed his head against the palm of his hand, with his big hairy tail tilted upwards, gently swinging back and forth.

Rong Ze smiled, and thought that it looked like a little animal that could only move, and there was nothing unusual about it, maybe he was overthinking.

At this time, the leader said again: "In addition to the beast, the Weiming God also left behind a sacred object—"

"What is it?" Rong Ze was excited.

The leader made a "please" gesture and said mysteriously, "Everyone, please follow me."

Under the leadership of the leader, a group of people entered the temple. In front of the temple was a square full of people in white robes, staring quietly and devoutly in a certain direction.

Rong Ze followed their line of sight and saw a few Baimin dressed as priests walking towards them carrying a beautifully crafted divine table.

The strange thing is that the case is not a common statue, but a seemingly ordinary box.

Before Rong Ze could ask, the leader explained: "This holy object is the second thing left by the unnamed god."

The Bai people respected the unnamed god very much. The Chenghuang left by him was revered as a divine beast, and even a small box was enshrined as a sacred object. It was usually hidden in the temple and would only be carried out during the festival of worshiping the gods. Accept the worship of the people.

Rong Ze and the others came by coincidence, it happened to coincide with the festival of offering sacrifices to the gods, so they had the opportunity to observe the sacred objects up close.

When the Bai people saw the sacred object, they couldn't help but get excited, and they knelt down on the ground, worshiping devoutly.

It can be seen how much Baimin worships this "unnamed god".

Rong Ze stared at the box for a long time, then suddenly said: "Can I go up and have a look?"

As a foreign teacher, this kind of request is a bit rude, but considering that Rong Ze saved Chenghuang, he is still the prince of heaven, and he has to give this face due to emotion and reason.

The leader agreed to bring Rong Ze to see the sacred object after the sacrifice.

On the surface, this box is indeed ordinary, and there is nothing special about it.

Rong Ze asked again: "Can you open it and have a look?"

"I'm afraid I'm going to disappoint His Highness," the leader lifted the lid of the box, "because there's actually no..."

Rong Ze stared blankly at the opened empty box, completely ignoring what the leader said.

Fei Yi next to him let out a "huh" and said in astonishment: "This, this is not—"

Seeing their appearance, the leader tentatively asked, "Your Highness, what's wrong with the sacred object?"

Rong Ze suddenly came back to his senses, took a deep breath, and asked in a deep voice: "Is there nothing in this box from the beginning?"

The leader didn't understand why he suddenly became so serious, scratched his head, and said, "Yes, yes."

In fact, he was also very surprised why the benefactor left an empty box.

Rong Ze nodded slowly, and took out something from his sleeve.

The leader's eyes almost popped out of his sockets: "This, how can this be so similar!"

"It's not similar." Rong Ze shook his head, his dark eyes were bottomless, "It should be said that they are exactly the same."

***

A bunch of people were arguing endlessly around the divine case.

"It should be a coincidence? These two things don't match up at all."

"How can there be such a coincidence in the world? I think this treasure box must have something to do with Zixiao Palace."

……

"Aze, what do you think?"

Sensing that everyone's eyes were on him, Rong Ze, who had been in a daze since just now, suddenly woke up, looked down at the orb left by Yuan Shi, and then at the box with the same shape and size as the orb. Make a decision.

He looked at the leader: "Your Excellency, this box seems to be related to a matter we are investigating, can you use it?"

The leader frowned, and said after a long while: "This is my Bai Minguo's sacred object."

This is tantamount to a refusal.

Rong Ze didn't want to give up just like that, and said again: "But this thing——"

"His Royal Highness, the High Priest welcomes you." A priest suddenly appeared and interrupted their conversation.

The high priest is the person in charge of this temple, and his status in Bai Minguo is even higher than that of the leader. The leader has to follow his words.

Rong Ze followed behind the priest, still thinking about the "holy object" in his mind.

Known condition one, the orb found in the Fire-weary Country is a treasure.

The second known condition is that the box regarded as a "sacred object" by Baimin was given by an unknown ascetic.

Known condition three, the shape of the orb is exactly the same as the missing part of the "sacred object".

If this is a math problem, the answer is already there.

However, if this box is really a treasure, why did it fall into the hands of that "unnamed god"?

Was it unintentional or intentional?

Rong Ze was too absorbed in his thoughts, and when he realized it, he was already standing in front of the high priest.

He had prepared a lot of words, trying to persuade the high priest to agree to lend him the "holy object" for an experiment, but before he could speak, the high priest offered to give him the object.

"What?" Rong Ze thought he had misheard, opened his mouth for a long time before recovering, and his tongue was tied up, "You, are you serious?"

The high priest nodded slightly, a mysterious smile appeared on his wrinkled face, and said: "This is the teaching of the ancestors."

From his mouth, Rong Ze learned the truth that even the leader of Baimin didn't know.

This box was indeed left by the "Unnamed God" back then, but it was not given as a gift, but kept.

"The God of Weiming prophesied that one day, someone will come to the Baimin Kingdom with the 'key' of this object. When that day comes, this object will be handed over to the other party." The high priest turned his eyes to the orb in his hand, "Perhaps, Your Highness, you are the one in the prophecy."

Rong Ze was stunned, he shouldn't be too familiar with this statement, the Fox King also said similar things in Qingqiu Fox Country before!

After a while, he suddenly thought of something, and hurriedly asked: "High Priest, do you know what that 'Unnamed God' looks like?"

The high priest smiled and nodded: "Yes."

Under Rong Ze's expectant gaze, he turned around, revealing the statue behind him, and said, "This statue is modeled after the unnamed god of the past."

Rong Ze looked intently, and saw that the statue was carved as a young man with strange facial features, unlike any existing gods he knew.

He was a little disappointed, but he still used the camera function of Lingshentong to take a picture of the appearance of the god, thinking that when he returned to Tianting, he would borrow Tianting's powerful database for comparison.

Under the witness of the high priest, Rong Ze gently put the orb in the box.

There is just an olive-shaped groove in the box, and the orb is inserted into it, which is called a perfect fit, as if this bead should be placed in this box by nature.

There was only a light "pop", and a sandwich in the lower layer of the box popped out automatically.

Rong Ze opened his eyes wide, and subconsciously glanced at the high priest. Seeing that he also looked shocked, he knew that the other party did not know the existence of this interlayer.

He hesitated for a moment, and took out the short sword in the interlayer.

The moment his hand touched the hilt of the sword, the box and the orb suddenly turned into a pile of powder under the surprised eyes of the two.

"This..." The high priest rubbed his eyes vigorously to make sure that he was not dazzled.

Rong Ze gripped the hilt of the sword tightly.He suddenly had a premonition, whether it was the box or the orb, the ultimate goal of that mysterious person was to deliver the short sword to him.

***

The unexpected harvest in Bai Minguo interrupted this trip. In order to find out the origin of this short sword and the so-called "unnamed god", Rong Ze hurried back to the heavenly court and reported the matter to the emperor and empress.

The image he took was sent to the database of ascetics for data comparison, but the results were not optimistic.

They searched all the ascetics registered in the register, even the gods of the demon clan's Heavenly Court back then, but found nothing.

In fact, Rong Ze had expected this result, but when he heard this with his own ears, he still couldn't help feeling disappointed, so he stuck himself in the kitchen and couldn't come out for a long time.

This is his habit, once he encounters something that upsets him, he will choose to resolve it by cooking, and the more complicated the dishes, the more calm he will be able to calm down.

For example, the three sets of duck dish he is making.

Three sets of duck is a famous dish in Huaiyang.Huaiyang cuisine is famous for its exquisite production. Whether it is Wensi tofu or lion's head, even the seemingly ordinary boiled dried shredded silk, all have a strong test of the chef's craftsmanship and patience.

The three sets of ducks are even more so.

The "set" of the three ducks is the "set" of the Russian nesting doll.The outermost layer is the domestic duck, which is deboned and cleaned of internal organs, and then filled with wild ducks that have also been deboned and washed, and the belly of the wild duck is then nested with processed pigeons.

This is not over yet, the gaps between the three sets of poultry should be filled with ham, mushrooms, etc., added old wine, ginger slices, etc. into the pot and simmered for several hours, until the three sets of meat inside and outside are overcooked. Finish.

Smelling the increasingly intense fragrance, Rong Ze's restless heart gradually calmed down.

As soon as he opened the door, he couldn't help being stunned: "Father, Queen Mother, you are..."

I saw the two of Haotian Yaochi walking around the door of the kitchen, and beside them stood a row of fairy servants who dared not show their eyes with lowered brows.

Yaochi was the first to react, stood at attention quickly, and said with a dry smile: "It's okay, your father and I just take a walk casually."

Take a walk here...

Rong Ze immediately figured out the joints, a little funny, but also a little moved, took a deep breath, raised the corner of his mouth, and said:

"Father, mother, the three sets of ducks that have just been cooked, do you want to try?"

The two nodded hurriedly: "Okay!"

Even if the son's cooking is not delicious, it will be covered up by the strong "parental filter". What's more, even if Rong Ze's cooking skills are not the best in the world, he will definitely rank among the top three in the wild.

Although the three sets of ducks have been stewed for a long time, the dishes are still in shape and look very eye-catching.

Use a knife to open a hole in the duck body. The outermost layer of domestic duck meat is firm and plump, the middle layer of wild duck meat is solid but not woody, and the innermost layer of vegetable pigeon meat is tender and rotten, with distinct layers of taste. There were many surprises.

Under the action of ham, winter bamboo shoots, and mushrooms, the soup is so fresh that the eyebrows fall off, the taste is sweet, and the aftertaste is endless.

Haotian and Yaochi were worried that their son was in a bad mood, and wanted to comfort him, but they completely forgot about it after eating, and only cared about the meat, even drank the soup.

Yaochi put down the bowl, only then remembered his reason for coming, saw her husband was still "wheezing and wheezing" eating deliciously, so he pinched him forcefully without any trace.

Haotian was agitated, met his wife's eyes, reacted suddenly, wiped his mouth embarrassingly, cleared his throat, and said:

"Son, don't worry too much about it, because the father has mobilized the most knowledgeable scholars in the heavenly court, and they will definitely be able to find out the identity of the idol."

Rong Ze was taken aback, two deep dimples appeared on his lips, he nodded vigorously: "En!"

***

Good news always comes quietly when you don't expect it.

Not long after, Taibai Jinxing, the most knowledgeable in the Heavenly Court, finally found something that might be related to the "Unnamed God" in an ancient book.

This is an ancient book handed down from the time when the Dragon and Phoenix first robbed, which recorded anecdotes and anecdotes at that time.

There is a legend among them: There was a young monk who did not belong to the three sects of dragon, phoenix, and kylin. He was independent and generous, and he saved many people.

If this is such a record, it does not mean that the other party must be the "Unnamed God".

But to his surprise, the author of this ancient book, Chen himself, was lucky enough to be rescued by this person, and even drew a portrait of him specially.

This author's painting skill is very good, the characteristics and charm of the characters are drawn originally, which is quite similar to Bai Minguo's god statue.Relating to this text, it is almost certain that they are the same person!

"Then who is he?" Rong Ze asked excitedly.

Haotian and Yaochi exchanged a strange look.

Rong Ze's heart sank heavily.

The author has something to say: I heard that pigeons that are not updated well will be pulled into three sets of ducks...

Fortunately, Ben Gu never delays the change hahaha [kimbo]