Chapter 16: The Lord God
Ah Jin's naming skills made everyone silent, and even Tan Xiao sobered up from the excitement of getting extra points...
Mu Fei slapped A Jin on the cabinet and said, "You... forget it!" She seemed so speechless that she didn't even bother to talk to him.
Tan Xiao acted as if nothing had happened: "Ah, Sister Mu, take the backup back as soon as possible."
"Okay, okay, we'll contact you later." Mu Fei said as if nothing had happened, so they didn't need to ask A Jin.
I still feel a little stomachache just thinking about it. I can imagine that I will have to report this matter to my superiors after returning, and writing materials and holding meetings will definitely be inevitable.
Ah Jin lowered his head with resentment: "..."
Because of Kong Que's request, A Jin must now follow his designated human agent, Tan Xiao, until Tan Xiao finishes writing the paragraph about A Jin.
As for whether cooperation can be reached with 404 and to what extent , that is something Mu Fei will discuss, and she will contact Tan Xiao directly.
For Kong Xuan, as long as Tan Xiao could finish the story, it would be enough. He just focused on Tan Xiao.
Tan Xiao thought, now...
"Master," Tan Xiao looked at Kong Que, trying to seek his opinion, "Do you need me to send you back now?"
It would have been fine if this had not been mentioned. Once it was mentioned, Kong Xuan couldn't help but remember where he lived now and tugged at his collar.
Kong Xuan stared at the clueless Tan Xiao, his lips opening and closing as words came out: "You, replace the bright image, and offer flowers and fruits of the four seasons, and incense for the underworld."
After saying this, Kong Xuan's figure dissipated like green smoke and disappeared.
You want to upgrade your equipment? Tan Xiao hadn't realized that the Peacock God had been living in the simple kraft paper mask he made these days, and he took out his phone to write it down so that he wouldn't forget to do it: "Okay, I'll do it as soon as possible."
When I looked up again, I could only see a blurry figure.
With Kong Xuan's disappearance, everyone felt a lot less pressure, especially Liu Qingquan and A Jin.
The gods believed by the Chu people were mostly related to fire. In their minds, Yuan Feng was either the incarnation of the god of fire or the existence of the most yang. Yuan Feng gave birth to Peacock, which was of course a lineage that could ward off evil spirits and was the most suppressive to yin things.
"Then I have to move him back?" Tan Xiao thought that he couldn't just let it go back openly, so he looked up and down at this server cabinet that only had legs growing out of it, and found a small cart used by the funeral home to transport goods, and asked him to stand on it.
A Jin squatted on the cart, tucked his legs together and covered them with a layer of cloth.
Tan Xiao pushed him out of the cold storage room.
As soon as he went out, Tan Xiao shuddered. There was still a big temperature difference between inside and outside.
The entire funeral home was almost cleared out. The person in charge of the funeral home was waiting in the guard room. He blocked many questions from the staff, although he himself did not know much.
In front of him, Mu Fei and Tan Xiao moved a cabinet-like object into the car.
The person in charge stammered, "This, is...?"
"It's not convenient to tell you." Mu Fei said lightly, and stretched out her hand, "Thank you for your cooperation today."
The person in charge also stretched out his hand and shook hands with him, but still had a little doubt in his heart.
He always felt that it was some kind of supernatural event. After all, this was a funeral home. To be honest, he had always heard some rumors over the years, like the problem with the body today. They were quite suspicious about this matter internally.
Not long after, a mysterious Mu Fei arrived . How could he not have some associations?
But at this time, when Tan Xiao was moving it, he made a noticeable metallic sound. The person in charge thought that there seemed to be some electrical appliance inside, but it was not a corpse, so what could go wrong with an electrical appliance?
Next second.
"Hmm." A sound was heard.
What's that noise? The person in charge looked at the thing in horror.
"Hmm, cough, cough." Tan Xiao coughed and touched his throat. The person in charge looked at him suspiciously, but Mu Fei had already found a designated driver and got in the car. She was too tired to drive, so she asked the designated driver to take Tan Xiao back first.
Arriving at Tan Xiao's house, Mu Fei yawned and said, "Let's go, keep in touch."
Tan Xiao was looking forward to whether Mu Fei could get some extra points for him. This would be much better than the benefit of being given priority to cross the Naihe Bridge. He waved, "Bye, Sister Mu."
…
Mu Fei flew directly from Nanchu to the location of the book server. In front of all the staff of the server provider, including programmers, he entered the blocked computer room alone and hid the bramble somewhere .
Then, the technician shouted in surprise: "It's back! The backup is really back!"
Everyone breathed a sigh of relief and applauded.
Not everyone knew what unit Mu Fei worked for, and they thought she was some technical expert hired by the boss. But her speed was too fast, wasn't it?
So, soon after, Yu Zhenzhen’s cries appeared in Tan Xiao’s circle of friends.
【My happiness is back!!!】
That was a few hours later. At the moment, in Nanchu, Tan Xiao moved Ah Jin into the yard. As soon as he closed the door, Ah Jin stood up with his legs stretched out, shouting, "It's so hot, so hot!"
"Keep your voice down." Tan Xiao turned on the air conditioner and thought about where to put him.
According to what Mu Fei said, and what Ah Jin himself said, he was just a newborn spirit with some new abilities, but he was extremely backward in some areas, including not having a human form, not being able to turn invisible, and not being able to maintain illusions all the time, and also needing air conditioning to dissipate heat...
So the current placement --
"You stay here." Tan Xiao pointed to the computer in his study, "If there are outsiders, keep your legs closed."
A Jin's data streams were tangled together, like a tangled mess. "Will it arouse suspicion?"
"Who would doubt it? There are no tourists in my house now. At most, my mother will see it." Tan Xiaoxin said, "If my mother wants to see it, then let her see it. I still want her to explain it. You said we are mascots, so how did these two legs grow!"
A Jin did not dare to refute. He was almost electrocuted by Tan Xiao before, and felt that this wizard was somewhat vicious despite his young age.
The WeChat new message notification sounded, Tan Xiao swiped open and saw that it was his class teacher Ji Huiming.
Ji Huiming sent a piece of news:
【An important discovery is suspected in the archaeological excavation of Southern Chu! 】
Tan Xiao browsed around casually. Thanks to Xiong Kui's assistance , the excavation progress of the Chu King's Tomb could be said to be unprecedentedly fast. After all, Xiong Kui had moved bricks for the Chu King's Tomb in the past.
Although it will certainly take some time to be fully completed, there are already reports that a press conference may be held soon to announce some major discoveries and subsequent decisions.
Ji Huiming sent a voice message, quite excited: [Tan Xiao, I heard from Principal Bai that you went to help? Is this really a Warring States tomb? What level is it? ]
The 404 Office approached the principal directly about this matter. Principal Bai didn't know if it would work, so he didn't tell anyone. But now he couldn't hold it back and told a few people. Before this, Ji Huiming had no idea that his students had actually participated in such an amazing project in their spare time.
Tan Xiao replied: [Yes, but I can’t tell you now because I signed a confidentiality agreement]
Ji Huiming was even more shocked. He thought the confidentiality agreement was very impressive and gave him three thumbs up, praising him: [Good, good, great! Good luck on the monthly exam!]
After Tan Xiao finished replying, he saw Ah Jin "staring" at him. This was very strange. He clearly had no eyes, but he felt like he was being watched. He said casually, "If you try harder, you will grow eyes."
Ah Jin hesitated and said, "Was it a message from Miss Mu Fei? Did she say when I can leave here?"
"She may not have even gotten off the plane yet," Tan Xiao didn't understand why Ah Jin was so anxious. Is it dangerous to stay at his house? He wasn't worried about a demon living at home. "No, Sister Mu, my class teacher."
Tan Xiao paused and asked, "You should know what a class teacher is, right?"
Although A Jin has just transformed, he is a monster of the new era who can also play infinite flow.
Sure enough, Ah Jin's data stream spun, as if nodding, "I know, Master Qing Leng."
Tan Xiao: "..."
Tan Xiao said coldly: "If you have nothing to say, stop talking."
After saying that, he turned around and closed the study door.
…
The kraft paper peacock "Ming Xiang" made earlier was because Tan Xiao's family had first worshipped Yuan Feng, and as Yuan Feng's son, he used the name Ming Xiang.
Now Peacock asked to upgrade himself to a higher level and be treated as a proper chief deity, or in the words of the spiritual master, also called "clan leader god", so the mask must be replaced with a wooden one.
This cannot be completed in a short period of time. Tan Xiao knows this but has never done it. His family usually looks for a master craftsman. This kind of custom-made work takes a relatively long time. It takes nearly a month just to select and dry the wood.
Peacock's other requirements are simple.
Tan Xiao took the incense back, and bought some fresh fruits and bouquets, which he placed in front of the Peacock Image and lit the incense.
The faint white smoke curled upwards, the night was dark, and the bright red incense head was sometimes bright and sometimes dim.
Tan Xiao bowed and chanted a spell, when he raised his head again, he saw a man sitting on the altar amidst the incense mist, with one foot on the edge of the table, his wide sleeves hanging down, his eyes flashing, with a bit of arrogance.
"Great Peacock God." Tan Xiao shouted.
Peacock's clothes are easy to recognize, and who else would appear at this time except him?
Whether it is Yuan Feng or Kong Que, few people know their real names. In the world of ghosts and gods, names have different powers. They are the simplest spells in the world. Sometimes shouting out the real names of gods can also ward off evil spirits.
Tan Xiao felt that he and Peacock God were not close enough to know his real name? Anyway, Peacock didn't tell him, and he couldn't ask himself, as it would seem presumptuous.
Kong Xuan looked at the offerings piled high in front of him, and when he heard Tan Xiao recognize him, he couldn't be more proud, and even wanted to show off. He deliberately jumped off the incense table, floating a few inches above Tan Xiao, leaning forward, the gold pendant and jade belt swaying slightly, and the sharpness of his eyebrows and eyes faded in the incense mist.
"As a wizard, do you have anything to ask for?" Kong Xuan asked softly.
Kong Xuan saw Tan Xiaolue lowering his eyes in embarrassment, his cheeks were white, and even his eyes showed tenderness. The wizard burned incense because Peacock asked him to, but he had no other request. After thinking for a while, he raised his head and said, "God bless me, I hope I can do well in the monthly chemistry exam..."
Tan Xiao could see that Peacock's figure froze for a moment.
Tan Xiao said hesitantly: "It doesn't matter if it doesn't work, I'd better go and ask Wenquxing for help, haha."
He just said it casually. All the gods and Buddhas in the sky have their own specialties. If you want money, ask the God of Wealth; if you want literary talent, ask Wenquxing; maybe asking about anything other than asking the peacock to ward off evil spirits would be a bit difficult for him.
Kong Xuan interrupted him: "Okay!"
Is it really possible? Tan Xiao began to regret it when he heard him agree.
He had heard some legends that the gods did not make promises randomly, and that if you tried to achieve something you did not have quickly, you would pay a price. For example, some people wanted to lose dozens of pounds quickly, but ended up having their limbs amputated.
"Wait, forget it. You won't force me to change my grade, will you? Then you'll accuse me of cheating." Tan Xiao attempted to withdraw the message.
Kong Xuan's figure gradually faded away, and he snorted, but no one knew what he meant.
Tan Xiao thought about it. It is said that gods have human nature. Not to mention, Peacock God is not only human-like, but also seems a bit like someone he knows. But it is impossible. They are of different races. Peacock God is not seen floating translucently, and has its own reverberation.
