Yangyue

Qi Zhu thanked the monk, then led Henry Zhang to lean into the secret door behind the big Buddha statue, and walked down the deep stone steps step by step.The monk stood by the secret door, with his hands in his cassock, looking at them quietly, with deep meaning in his eyes.

The two walked along the steps for a while, and there was light at the end, and the voices of people could be faintly heard.

The two walked out of the stairs, and in front of them was a cellar in the shape of an ancestral temple. Two stone pillars stood in front of the door, and rows of kneeling pillows were placed on the ground behind the door. A huge bronze statue of a god stands on it.

The statue is quite different from ordinary statues of gods and Buddhas. It is a big boa constrictor with a flame burning under its seat and a golden robe on its scales.The boa constrictor was not just a snake, but had a pair of human heads and four human hands. The eyes of the human head were bulging out, and a row of fangs were exposed. It had a horrifying face, without any divinity, and looked like a terrifying monster.

More than 20 people knelt in front of the statue, including men, women, old and young, clasping their hands together or kneeling down, muttering something incessantly.In front of the doorpost of the ancestral hall stood a man in a dark purple robe, with his hands behind his back, holding a densely written booklet.

After seeing Qi Zhu and Henry Zhang, the man picked up the booklet in his hand and shouted: "Report your name."

That booklet might be the roster of believers, Qi Zhu replied: "Fu Lang, Gao Qingmei, Xi County, Quzhou."

The man browsed the register for a while, then found a scroll of portraits from a bamboo tube placed aside, looked at the two carefully, then drew a line on the register with vermilion handwriting, and turned sideways to let the two enter the ancestral hall.

Walking into the ancestral hall, the two found two vacant seats at the back of the ancestral hall, knelt on the pillows, and pretended to chant and worship.

Three men and women dressed in dark gold robes, who could not be identified as male or female, sat on the left, middle, and right sides of the statue, with strange and mysterious patterns painted on their faces with ink brushes, and the man in the middle was obviously of a higher status than the other two. The taller ones wear gold collars with python patterns around their necks and limbs.

Qi Zhu looked up and down for a long time, and finally only said in his heart that he was pretending to be a ghost.

Within two quarters of an hour, more than a dozen people came to the ancestral hall one after another. After another quarter of an hour, the first person suddenly raised his arms, and the worshipers below slowly stopped talking.

"Heaven, earth, black and yellow, all things are bright, and the golden-scaled treasure python, the great immortal Mo Luo." The leader shouted loudly, "the great immortal has a blessing to come down."

The believers also raised their arms high and kowtowed: "Thank you, Immortal Moro and Guardian Moro."

Qi Zhu's heart moved slightly, the big protector?

"Three days ago, the Great Immortal Mara appeared in Tuhu Lake, and asked me to teach spells to benefit the common people." The great protector said, "The left protector is in charge of promotion and wealth, the right protector is in charge of health, and this seat is in charge of having more children. Dear disciples , if necessary, come to pay homage.”

Everyone in the ancestral hall paid homage to the seat of the guardian that he had asked for. Qi Zhu saw that several couples had hurriedly arrived at the seat of the guardian, and he immediately understood a little bit. He stretched out his hand to help Henry Zhang, and followed him .

Sure enough, all the men and women who came to pay homage to the Great Protector came to pray for a child.On the way to wait, Qi Zhu saw that the great protector was muttering something first, and after he finished, he picked up a wooden sign in his hand, tapped it lightly on the belly of the woman in front of him, and then took a ladle from the copper vat behind him. He gave the woman some liquid to drink.

A couple waiting in front of them looked a bit joyful and nervous, Qi Zhu called them and asked in a low voice: "Brother, are you also here to ask for a child?"

The county resident looked back at him and nodded in agreement.

Qi Zhu: "My daughter-in-law and I are foreigners. We are newcomers. I heard that someone in Quzhou City is really pregnant?"

The county resident was also kind-hearted, and answered patiently: "Yes, the young master of Mr. Jia's family in Quzhou has been married and took concubines for many years. After the first wife gave birth to a daughter, he lost his health, and there are no children in the concubine. Everyone in the house was very anxious, so they came to ask the Great Immortal to cast a spell two months ago. The Great Immortal Moro appeared, and the Great Protector gave the two side wives a drink of 'Yuqiong Sending a Child Water', and it didn't take long for the side wives to find out that they were pregnant. , and it is guaranteed to be a male fetus. This story gradually spread, and colleagues in the village who wanted to have a child all came to the Great Immortal."

Qi Zhu heard the words, nodded slowly, and under the watchful eyes of the two couples, he patted Henry Zhang's hand gently and comfortably, and said: "In this way, lady, I can rest assured that we will definitely have children ,Am I right?"

Henry Zhang glanced at Qi Yi, and didn't want to pay attention to it, but saw that the commoner couple were still looking at them, looking very pleased and having fun together, so they could only nod their heads.

Qi Zhu smiled slightly, and patted Henry Zhang on the back lightly.Henry Zhang knelt on the kneeling pillow, feeling Qi Zhu's palm gently fall on his back, he was not used to having too much physical contact with others, and his brows frowned slightly.

Qi Zhu obviously felt that the body under his hand tensed up the moment he touched it.When Qi Zhushang was in Wulin, he was always in fear of his life, and like Henry Zhang, he would always take precautions. Henry Zhang was also from Wulin, so it is not surprising that he has such a habit.

Qi Zhu put down his hands, and it was the couple in front of them to cast the spell. After the first pass of the spell, the two left with joyful faces, and Qi Zhu and Henry Zhang went forward to meet them.

Qi Zhu bowed to the Great Protector, and said, "The Great Immortal Mo Luo, cast spells to fulfill the wishes of Xiaomin and his wife, and Xiaomin is very grateful."

The big guardian folded his hands together and prayed back, and performed the same set of spells. Finally, he scooped out a bowl of water from the copper vat and handed it to Henry Zhang: "This is Yuqiong's son-giving water. After drinking it, the spirit of the great fairy will be released." Gather in the womb to form a spiritual fetus."

Xiao Yangyue took the bowl, raised her eyes slightly to look at Qi Zhu, and finally her eyes darkened slightly, she raised her head and drank the water in the bowl in one gulp.

After drinking, Henry Zhang put down the empty bowl, and gently wiped his lips with his cuff.

The great protector said: "The effect of Yuqiong's son-giving water is not obtained once. For ten days, you need to come to my seat every day to accept this spell. You two can also perform more Zhou Gong's rituals in the past few days. All that is needed is the formation of the spiritual fetus in the womb. Any fetus that grows under the protection of the magic power of the Great Immortal can be born at full term in May."

Qi Zhu: "Thank you, Great Protector, but Xiaomin heard a few days ago that the wife of Young Master Jia's family will be able to give birth in two months... Forgive me for taking the liberty, but now the elderly in the family are very anxious and want to hug their grandson as soon as possible. Sun... I don't know if the Great Protector can do it?"

The Great Guardian took a deep look at Qi Zhu and smiled slightly: "This disciple, the Great Immortal naturally has a method. The ten-day method is safer and suitable for ordinary women; Mrs. Jia's body is stronger than ordinary women. Be strong, this faster method is also bearable."

Qi Zhu: "My lord protector, my wife is also very healthy. I hope the protector will not hesitate to help Xiaomin. What is the faster method?"

The great protector looked Xiao Yangyue up and down, and said: "Master Jia and his two wives were able to give birth so quickly because the place where the spell was cast was in the Linghu Lake. Tuhu is the place where the great immortal practiced. It has abundant spiritual power and is subject to the great immortal's spells. Shelter, Madam lived on Tuhu Lake for three days, after which she successfully conceived a boy, if Your Excellency really wants to get twice the result with half the effort, why not go to Tuhu Lake."

Qi Zhu nodded again and again, "How do I get to this Tuhu Lake?"

"Tuhu Lake is located in the Kongxing Mountains, eighty miles away from here. There are many families in front of us who want to use this method. You go back to pack your luggage today, and come here at [-] o'clock tomorrow. I will take you to Tuhu Lake." "The Great Protector replied, "You are staying on Tuhu Lake for three days, and it happens that Young Master Jia's side wife is also going to Tuhu Lake to prepare for giving birth, so you can also enjoy the blessing of this spiritual fetus."

"It's so good." Qi Zhu said, "The Great Protector is so understanding, I really don't know how to repay him."

The Great Protector's eyes were dark, with a look of relief on the surface, he said: "The Great Immortal does not ask for rewards for doing good deeds, and only needs to worship the Great Immortal devoutly in the future."

The two stood up from the kneeling pillows, followed others, and went to the back of the ancestral hall.There is a narrower and darker room behind the ancestral hall, in which many small gods with human bodies and snake heads are enshrined. Under the candlelight, the ghosts and ghosts are frightening.A half-person-high stone hole was dug on the side wall, and all the believers who had finished worshiping in front left through this hole.

The two walked into the cave, the cave was not long, and they walked out after a short while. Outside the cave was a bush on a high ground. Looking back, the temple was built at the foot of the mountain, and it was [-] meters away from here. Half a mile away.

Henry Zhang's gaze slowly swept across the woods behind him, his eyes became a bit colder, he had already noticed that there were a few people scattered in the forest, quietly watching these believers who came out of the cave one after another.

The Moro Sect actually sent people to watch these believers?Could it be to confirm the identity of the believer for the second time?

Qi Zhu also noticed the existence of these people, but he didn't show it.

Maybe it was afraid that Qi Zhu would say something that shouldn't be said first, Henry Zhang said first: "It's not easy to rent a car here, let's go down the mountain first... Husband."

Qi Zhu looked at him in surprise, Henry Zhang's eyes secretly swept towards the woods behind him, he made a look of understanding, took Henry Zhang's hand along the way, and replied: "Take me, the road is wet Be careful slipping."

The two walked down the mountain all the way and returned to the way they came. Abbot You stood in front of the temple, quietly holding a string of Buddhist beads in his hand.

Qi Zhu and Xiao Yangyue stepped forward and saluted Abbot You. The monk returned the salute calmly, and said calmly: "Your Excellency, go slowly."

The two returned to the carriage waiting in front of the temple, the driver threw down the whip rope, and the carriage returned along the way it came.

Henry Zhang sat in the carriage, opened the car curtain, and secretly felt the movement around him pretending to be breathable. Those who followed them followed them for a few miles, and then disappeared.

Henry Zhang picked up an old bowl used to hold tea in the corner of the sedan chair, raised two fingers, and hit somewhere under his throat hard, opened his mouth and spit out the liquid he had just drunk.

Henry Zhang wiped her lips with her cuff, stared at the transparent and colorless liquid in the bowl, and frowned slightly.

Qi Zhu asked in a low voice: "Is the follower still there?"

Seeing Henry Zhang shaking his head, Qi Zhu said again: "The Moro Sect actually sent people to follow? But doubt our identity?"

"Not only followed us, but all the believers who left were stared at."

Qi Zhu: "Is there something wrong with this water?"

Henry Zhang: "It is colorless and tasteless, I have no problem drinking it."

Qi Zhu stared at the bowl of so-called "Yuqiong Sending Water" in Henry Zhangyue's hand, and pondered for a while: "Master Pavilion Master, in your opinion, is there really an evil technique or potion in this world that can make people pregnant? "

Henry Zhang sneered: "It's nonsense! I didn't feel a little bit when I did the Dharma protection just now, and as a man, could I be pregnant by drinking this water?"

Qi Zhu smiled in a low voice: "Maybe you'll know when you see Mrs. Jia Huan's 'spiritual fetus'. I'm really curious. If there is a child, whose child is it?"

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I haven't fallen in love yet, but I have already called each other husband and wife, and the progress is very fast (doge