Chapter 535: Beating the Locust Statue with a Stick, Killing the Plague Insects with Thunder
Under the bright moon, the white dragon pulled the carriage, passing through layers of sea of clouds and riding the wind.
It's like a god traveling.
However, this scene is destined not to be seen by anyone, unless there happens to be a Yangshen cultivator below, who will feel a vast energy passing over his head and notice the purple light above the sea of clouds.
"Ride a dragon and fly across 30,000 miles, soaring into the sky to embrace the bright moon!"
Lu Chunliang put down his snacks, opened his arms and felt the wind and clouds passing by. His skin felt cold and he got goose bumps.
"I never thought that I, Lu Chunliang, would have the chance to ride a dragon. Hehe, if I tell others, my fellow disciples in Maoshan will be so envious of me!"
Lou Ling glanced at him, carefully held the reins, and said coldly: "Shut up, don't disturb the national teacher's rest."
The Imperial Master had been in seclusion for such a long time, and he shot that stunning arrow right after he came out. It must have consumed a lot of energy, so this journey was just right for the Imperial Master to take a break.
Lu Chunliang felt a little jealous.
He knew that Lou Ling only respected the Imperial Master and there was no romantic relationship involved, but he was at that age of youth and could hardly stand the turmoil in his heart.
Eat a candied fruit...
Strange, why is it sour?
Inside the carriage.
Li Daoxuan did not rest, but held a file in his hand. This was the information collected for him by the Green Emperor, which recorded the life of Xia Qingfeng, the governor of Dengzhou.
"Xia Qingfeng, courtesy name Chenzhi, 41 years old, from Juye County, Dengzhou. He was a Jinshi in the first year of Wude. He grew up in a poor family, lost his father at the age of three, and has a withdrawn personality..."
The information collected by Qingdi was very detailed. In addition to Xia Qingfeng's own experience, there were also evaluations of him from people who had worked with him.
Without exception, these people all made the same evaluation of Xia Qingfeng.
Aloof and unsociable.
He seldom attended banquets, and would only go when he could no longer refuse. However, he usually said nothing at the table and would always leave early.
Logically speaking, it is unlikely that a person who is ignorant of the ways of the world, comes from a poor family and has no background, could have become the governor of Dengzhou at the age of 41.
You should know that Dengzhou is an upper prefecture, and the governor of Dengzhou is a third-rank official, a true frontier official with great power.
According to the files, Xia Qingfeng's official career was not successful at the beginning. He passed the imperial examination at the age of 23 and wasted seven years as the magistrate of Guanyang County. Although he had good political achievements, he was never promoted.
It was not until he was thirty years old that he began his lucky life.
In the ninth year of Wude, a flood occurred in Dengzhou, and other counties suffered countless casualties. Only Xia Qingfeng ordered people to build dams and dig diversion channels in advance, so that Guanyang County was unscathed.
In the first year of Zhenguan, several vicious bandits roamed around Dengzhou and committed several murders, acting very rampantly.
When the government was unable to solve the case, Xia Qingfeng happened to come across the bandits having a picnic while outing in spring, and he sent people to capture them all.
In the fourth year of Zhenguan, there was a severe drought in Dengzhou. Xia Qingfeng personally led the people to enclose a piece of land and dig a well. After digging ten meters without finding any water, he still persisted and finally dug out water after digging fifteen meters.
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There are many similar incidents, so Xia Qingfeng has a very good reputation among the people. Many people call him the reincarnation of an immortal who can turn misfortune into good fortune.
There is also his ancestral temple and monument to his merits in Dengzhou.
The Bad People once suspected that he was a monk, but after investigation, they found that he was indeed a mortal with no magical powers and no knowledge of the mysterious arts.
Due to his outstanding political achievements, Xia Qingfeng was promoted repeatedly. In less than ten years, he went from a seventh-rank county magistrate to a third-rank frontier official, the Governor of Dengzhou.
Such an experience is truly legendary.
Li Daoxuan became more and more curious about it. He looked at the portrait of Xia Qingfeng in the file. It was a thin, clean-faced, beardless man with a high nose bridge, prominent cheekbones , and cold eyes.
The most notable feature is a small raindrop-shaped blue birthmark under the corner of his eye.
Judging from the information recorded in the files, there are many suspicious points about this person. It would be fine if it happened once or twice, but he has made great achievements by chance over the past ten years, as if he had divine help. This is a bit hard to explain.
Unless this person is blessed with great fortune.
If what Dianmu said is true, that the other party is colluding with demons, then everything can be explained, because with the help of demons, they can turn danger into safety and predict the future.
Of course, Li Daoxuan would not jump to conclusion before meeting Xia Qingfeng in person.
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The white dragon pulls the carriage, traveling to Beihai in the morning and Cangwu in the evening.
They set out at the hour of Yin and arrived in Dengzhou at the beginning of the hour of Mao. They crossed two thousand miles in less than an hour. This was because Lou Ling deliberately slowed down the pace to allow the National Master to rest for a while.
The morning light is dim and the red sun is rising.
The white dragon descended from the sky and transformed into a handsome white horse again. It walked leisurely on the dirt road beside the field, chewing the fresh green grass covered with dew and eating as it walked.
Lou Ling and Lu Chunliang both took off their masks, revealing their true faces, and looked at the scenery around them.
People were already harvesting wheat in the fields. The ripe wheat was swaying in the wind like a layer of golden waves.
The carriage stopped.
Lou Ling listened to Li Daoxuan's instructions sideways, then nodded, got off the carriage and walked towards the people who were harvesting wheat, asking them something.
About a quarter of an hour later, Lou Ling came back.
"Master, I have made inquiries. The people said that there is indeed a locust plague in some places in Dengzhou, mainly in Juye County. After the news spread, everyone accelerated the harvest to prevent the locusts from coming."
This is Qi County, which is Jinan in later generations. Xia Qingfeng lived here, and Dianmu disappeared after arriving in Qi County.
"As for Xia Qingfeng, most people praise him and think he is a good official."
"most……"
Li Daoxuan's voice sounded in the carriage, revealing a hint of intrigue.
Lou Ling nodded and said, "It is true that some people are dissatisfied with Xia Qingfeng. This is mainly because of an incident that happened not long ago."
"Tell me about it."
"There was a scoundrel in Qi County who was arrogant and domineering and bullied the people. The government arrested him and sentenced him to thirty strokes of the cane. But when they stripped him of his clothes and prepared to execute him, they found a tattoo of the locust god on his back!"
"Locust God Tattoo..."
In the carriage, Li Daoxuan's expression moved. The two words "Locust God" undoubtedly attracted his attention.
Lou Ling continued, "No one dared to hit that rascal at that time. Even the county magistrate was afraid. The rascal laughed triumphantly and acted even more recklessly, and finally alarmed Xia Qingfeng."
"Xia Qingfeng took action?"
"Yes, no one dared to make a move , including Xia Qingfeng's men. In a rage, he personally picked up the killing stick and beat the man with the locust tattoo on his back until it was bloody!"
Lu Chunliang couldn't help but sigh: "Well done!"
It is rare to find such an official who is not afraid of ghosts and gods and is upright.
"But since then, rumors have spread in Dengzhou that the locust god was angry and was going to bring down a locust plague. At first, the people didn't take it seriously, until Juye County was really hit by a locust plague. Then they began to panic. Some people were dissatisfied with Xia Qingfeng because of this, thinking that he had brought down the locust god."
"Humph, there is no such thing as a locust god. Even if there is, it is an evil god to protect such a scoundrel!"
Lu Chunliang was indignant.
As a disciple of Maoshan, although he is a bit greedy, he still has his principles and bottom line. When encountering such a thing, he will definitely stand on Xia Qingfeng's side.
The word "evil god" made Li Daoxuan's heart move.
When Moruo was killed five years ago, the other party said that the evil god would gradually revive, but these five years have been peaceful and there has been no trace of the evil god.
Could it be that the Locust God is the first evil god to be resurrected?
Just as Li Daoxuan was thinking, he heard something move in his ears. He lifted the curtain of the car and looked at the sky in the distance.
Buzz...
Countless locusts flew in, forming a black mass like a dark cloud, and pounced towards the golden wheat fields.
“The locusts are coming!”
"Locust God, please calm down!"
"It's over, I still have a lot of it to cut!"
The people looked desperate. They did not expect the locusts to come so quickly. After Juye, it was Qi County's turn.
Farmers rely on the land for their livelihood. They work hard in the fields, exposed to the wind and sun for most of half a year, and then they look forward to a good harvest in autumn.
If all the crops are eaten by locusts, it means that all the hard work for a year has been wasted, and the following winter will be extremely difficult to endure.
By the beginning of next spring, perhaps there won’t be many people left in the family.
Boom!!!
Just as the locust army was about to arrive, countless thunders fell, sweeping across the sky and earth like a storm, turning the clouds into a lake of thunder.
Amidst the thunder and fire, countless locusts turned into ashes.
The clouds dispersed, the thunder stopped, and the world returned to peace. There was no more heavy rain and no more locusts.
The sun rises, shining brightly.
The people were so excited that their eyes filled with tears. They knelt down and kowtowed, thanking God for killing the locusts and helping them preserve their crops.
"God bless you!"
Many people were shouting loudly, looking excited.
Some sharp-eyed people also noticed that the carriage that had just stopped on the side of the road had disappeared at some point. What was even more strange was that there was not even a single wheel track on the muddy road!
Thinking back to the thunder just now, they couldn't help but wonder, could the person in the carriage be a god from heaven who had come down to earth to understand the people's sentiments?
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The carriage drove leisurely towards Qi County and would soon be entering the city.
Lu Chunliang was still immersed in the devastating sea of thunder and lightning, unable to extricate himself for a long time.
He saw that the national teacher just glanced out of the window, with lightning flashing in his eyes. He didn't make any hand seals or recite any incantations, but suddenly a lake of lightning appeared between heaven and earth, and millions of locusts turned into charred ashes in an instant!
This is not thunder magic, it's simply the god of thunder!
At this level, could it be that the Imperial Master has cultivated the great magical power [Mastering the Five Thunders]?
That is a magical power that only the gods of thunder can master, but it is said that the old Taoist priest of Longhu Mountain has also mastered it, and he performed brilliantly in the battle of Luoyang.
Lou Ling was also shocked by the magnificent and terrifying sea of thunder.
As one of the four pillars guarding the country, she often competes with the Mother of Lightning. They have won and lost against each other, but she has always won more than she lost. She believes that she has some understanding of thunder magic.
Thunder magic is extremely powerful and has great destructive power whether it is a single attack or a group attack, but it has a fatal weakness which is that it consumes a lot of mana.
Dianmu has the cultivation level of a half-step Yang God, but her magic power will be exhausted in less than a hundred moves, and she is still chopping one move at a time.
The sea of thunder that the National Master had just summoned had at least a thousand bolts of lightning, almost like a storm. The sky was collapsing and the earth was splitting apart within a thousand feet, as if it was the end of the world.
What a vast magical power this is, it's simply unbelievable!
After practicing to this level, what is the difference between you and an immortal, except that you cannot achieve immortality?
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Inside the carriage.
Li Daoxuan held two alive locusts in his hands.
“Woof woof!”
Xiaotian called out a few times at the two locusts, and then sniffed them with his nose.
"Master, these insects have a very special smell, not like the breath of mortals. They must be controlled by something."
The white snake also confirmed: "Xiaotian is right, Master, I released some aura, but these locusts are not afraid at all, this is very abnormal."
It is now a great demon in the late Yin God stage, and its bloodline is extraordinary, suspected to be an ancient alien species. Ordinary animals tremble in fear when they see it, but this locust has no reaction at all.
The locust was pinched by Li Daoxuan's fingers, but he still wanted to bite it, completely unaware of what fear was.
Li Daoxuan put the locusts into the Three Realms Gourd and said to Xiaotian: "Can you find the person who controls these locusts?"
Xiaotian stuck his head out of the car window and took a deep sniff!
The sky and the earth are boundless, and the pursuit is thousands of miles!
The smell of the entire Qi County poured into its nose, in all shapes and sizes, but what attracted it most was the stench of a female dog in heat.
Xiaotian shook his head, silently made a mark, and continued to smell.
After a moment, its eyes lit up.
"Woof woof! Found it!"
It climbed out of the window and jumped onto the carriage. It was small in size, but its tail was raised high, making it look very majestic.
"Woof woof, little driver, listen up, keep going forward and enter the city!"
Lou Ling and Lu Chunliang looked at each other.
"I heard there's a famous dog meat shop in Qi County, Lou Ling, do you want to eat some?"
"Bring me some."
Lou Ling said lightly.
Xiaotian: “???”
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"You are... the King of Medicine Sun Simiao!!!"
Changle stared with wide eyes at the gray-robed old man in front of him.
The name of Sun Simiao has long been spread throughout the world. In addition to his extraordinary medical skills, his noble medical ethics are also admirable. Many people in the folk even regard him as an old immortal.
My master once said that there are two people he admires most in this world, one is Li Shimin, and the other is the King of Medicine Sun Simiao.
At that time, Changle didn't quite agree. No matter how great Sun Simiao was, he was just a doctor. How could he compare with his father?
But now she was completely convinced.
The golden light of merit that was hundreds of feet long was the only one she had ever seen in her life. Even if gods and Buddhas were resurrected, they probably wouldn't have such vast merits, right?
Master said that the way of heaven is fair. If you do good intentionally, you will not be rewarded, and if you do evil unintentionally, you will not be punished.
If you want to gain merit, it is not enough to just do good deeds. You must have no selfish thoughts in your heart to gain merit. Only by persisting day after day for ten years can you transform it into a faint golden light of merit.
The golden light of merit can calm your luck and prolong your life, and it can keep ghosts and gods from invading and demons from disturbing you!
Sun Simiao shook his head and smiled, saying: "The title of Medicine King is just an empty title. If we really talk about the Tao, I may not be able to compare with you."
His cultivation was not very high, he was only in the late stage of fasting. The reason why he was able to break the opponent's transformation technique just now was because of his own blood.
When Sun Simiao saw the dawn rising, he got off the donkey, stroked its fur and said with a smile: "I cured your illness, you carried me for a hundred miles, now it's time for us to say goodbye."
The wild donkey let out a mournful cry, reluctant to leave, and circled around Sun Simiao several times before leaving.
Sun Simiao waved goodbye to the wild donkey.
All living things have souls, and all lives, regardless of their status, are worth a thousand gold.
Thinking of this, he suddenly knew what kind of medical book he should write.
Living creatures cannot be used as medicine, no matter how rich or poor they are, they are worth a thousand gold.
Just write a book... "Qian Jin Fang".
"Senior, where are you going?"
"Travel eastward."
“Will it pass through Dengzhou?”
"meeting."
"Great, Senior, can you take me to Dengzhou? My master is in Dengzhou. He is very powerful. He has many magic weapons and elixirs. His cultivation is very high, and he also admires you very much!"
"Haha, your master is the ninth-generation disciple of Mount Longhu, right? He should be in the Yin God Realm, which is indeed very powerful. However, I don't need any reward. You are a smart and cute kid. If you are willing to keep an old man like me company, it would be interesting."
Sun Simiao shook his head and smiled, not taking the matter to heart.
