Chapter 28: The Missing Gods
"Could this number one scholar be the reincarnation of a Confucian saint?"
Judge Wen was upset and couldn't help but sigh.
"Who knows, maybe it is, but even if it is not, he will definitely have a place among the saints worshipped by Confucian students in the future!"
"It must be so!"
Wen Pan couldn't help but nod in agreement, and he soon remembered something else.
"The imperial examinations in our dynasty were conducted under the system of hiding names. How did the examiners distinguish the examination paper of this number one scholar from the papers of many other candidates? Did they make an exception for him this time? Did they no longer hide names?"
"Everything remains the same, no exceptions will be made. Names and places of origin can be covered up, but the lofty spirit of literature cannot be blocked by anything. As long as the examiners can read the papers impartially, those who can slay dragons with their lofty spirit will stand out easily, right?"
"Your Excellency is right. I am ignorant!"
Wen Pan lowered his head and replied.
"What else is unclear?"
"I have no doubts in my mind for the time being. Thank you for your guidance, Lord City God. I am sorry for delaying you for a long time. I will take my leave now!"
"Wait, there is one more thing!"
Seeing Wen Pan about to take his leave, the City God of Yongning stopped him.
"Speak, sir!"
"I know you are a famous person, a scholar, and I dare to approach you when you pass by. But this number one scholar is different. We ghosts and gods can just admire him, but we can't get too close to him!"
The City God of Yongning frowned and stared at the judge, and gave him a serious instruction.
"After listening to what you said, I really admire you and want to see this top scholar, but I can't even get close to his house!"
Wen Pan said helplessly.
He originally thought that the majestic aura in the Feng family mansion was left there intentionally by the number one scholar, but now it seems that he might have left it there unintentionally.
A glimpse of the whole picture reveals that such a person is indeed beyond his reach.
"We can't even watch from afar. Where this man stands, we ghosts and gods should retreat three steps away!"
"My Lord, what does this mean?"
Hearing this, Wen Pan was suddenly confused.
The Yin and Yang are separated, and the human and ghost have different paths. They, the ghosts and gods, cannot interfere in the affairs of the human world, but if something really happens, they can also directly send dreams to officials if necessary. How come he can't even pay a visit to the top scholar?
"Starting from Yongning County, the journey to the capital is more than 2,600 miles. Not counting the Cangjiang River God, we have found that 19 mountain, water and earth gods have disappeared, leaving their positions vacant!"
“…”
Wen Pan raised his head and looked at the glorious and majestic Yongning City God in front of him with a confused look on his face.
"You don't think that the Cangjiang Water God is the only god killed by this man?"
The City God of Yongning looked down at Wenpan in front of him and asked with amusement.
"this……"
The divine light surrounding Wen Pan's body began to flicker at this moment, with brightness varying from dark to bright. It was obvious that he had suffered a great shock in his heart.
"The Lord of the Cangjiang River was beheaded, and it just happened to be seen by the City God of Chongshan Prefecture!"
“…”
At this time, Wen Pan understood what the City God meant by reminding him not to get close to the number one scholar.
The gods of mountains and rivers would disappear? What a joke!
"Nineteen. This is the number that has been found as of today. It is also because these missing earth gods have been canonized by our Great Jin Emperor that we can find them so quickly. There are also many obscene and evil sacrifices that have been spread in the countryside, and they have disappeared, but they cannot be found!"
"Sir, how could this person be so murderous?"
Wen Pan was frightened at this time. He was still thinking about going to pay a visit to this top scholar. Even the descendant of a true dragon could not withstand a sword. If he faced him, he would probably be defeated with just a look from the other person.
"Don't panic. Rather than saying that this man is too murderous, it's better to say that these earth gods usually act too recklessly and their virtues are not worthy of their positions. Therefore, those who are missing or whose whereabouts are unknown are all mountain spirits and monsters!"
"I see!"
Judge Wen breathed a sigh of relief. If this number one scholar really wanted to kill any god he saw, then he would have to stay as far away from him as possible from now on.
"Even if that's the case, it's better for us ghosts and gods to not meet this man!"
"Your Excellency is absolutely right."
…
Feng Qing'an, who guessed that there was a group of people outside his house but they didn't show up, felt a little uneasy, but there was nothing he could do. As the situation was calm and nothing had happened, it shouldn't be a big problem.
As for what attracted such a group of people, Feng Qingan had an idea. He stared at Heishan.
"Identification!"
[Race: Wolfhound]
[Attribute: beast, monster]
[Potential Level: Enlightenment·Medium]
[Combat Power Level: Spiritual Awakening - Low Level]
The combat power is no longer zero, and there is one more item in the attributes. All these changes indicate that this dog has also gained considerable benefits with his transformation and is no longer an ordinary creature.
"It has turned into a demon!"
Staring at the new item in the attributes, Feng Qing'an thought for a long time, but after thinking for a long time, he couldn't find any solution. He could only wait and see, after all, he was just a mortal with more strength.
"Well, let's take it one step at a time!"
After taking a close look at Heishan, whose hair seemed to be faintly shiny, Feng Qingan sighed and nodded.
After months of hard work, I finally raised a real pet beast, which was something to be happy about. However, it attracted ghosts and gods, and I don’t know what the attitude of those ghosts and gods is.
Moreover, apart from ghosts and gods , there is another problem, which is not too big or too small, that is, the potential is not enough. The combat power is almost equal to the potential. Once the potential is exhausted, it will be extremely difficult to improve it.
"It seems that I have to work harder in the future. I have to be more relaxed when drawing spirits and refining blood. This guy's endurance is stronger than I thought!"
Feng Qing'an muttered to himself, putting ghosts and gods behind his mind and making arrangements for his future practice. He did not stop until Yin's voice called him to eat, and then he ran out of the room.
For several days, the weather was calm, so quiet that Feng Qing'an even dared to look around the house at dawn and dusk, the time when yin and yang changed.
Naturally, he found nothing. The many tall figures he saw in a fleeting glimpse that day seemed like a dream, just his idle fantasy.
But he would not really regard this as an illusion. After all, he had raised a demon. On the altar, what was worshipped by the people were not just clay puppets. What was so surprising about that?
"This should mean everything is alright, right?"
Feng Qing'an thought quite optimistically. Even so, to be on the safe side, he forbad Heishan to go out hunting at night, and asked him to stay in the yard honestly and not go anywhere.
Fortunately, the spiritual energy seemed to be able to replace part of the food and suppress Heishan's increasing demand for food, but even so, Heishan was still very hungry.
And this caution, until one night
[Beast Master, side quests are being released...]
