I am a fairy

Chapter 80: Chariot of Ghosts and Gods (Two in One)

The original ghost sedan was modified in less than an hour.

The style became more like a divine sedan chair, and the spacing was changed from being suitable for four people to being more suitable for the size of a mandrill to lift.

A base station base is also set up on the sedan chair, on which the base station can be installed. In this way, the mandrill does not need to carry the base station when carrying it. It only needs to wear a black helmet to receive signals and connect to charge in time.

The underground cave of the past has become a huge underground square with white walls and concrete floors today. Jiang Chao stood in the square, looking at the brand new sedan chair for a long time without saying a word.

Then, the first sentence that came out of his mouth was.

"Why are you hanging a big red cloth?"

Wangshu: "Don't you think it looks good?"

Jiang Chao: "Change it to black and paint it black too."

Wangshu: "Doesn't the black one look like something used by the dead?"

Wangshu's words immediately revealed his true intentions.

Since she knew that the black one looked like a dead person, how could she not know that the red one now looked like a bridal sedan?

Although Wangshu's voice on the radio sounded serious, Jiang Chao could feel her snickering in her heart.

This goddess who looks aloof and ethereal is actually full of ideas to tease Jiang Chao.

However, Wangshu immediately made up for it.

"I mean, you said before that this sedan chair looked spooky, so I followed your request and made it more festive."

It is festive, but not in this way.

Moreover, Jiang Chao had only said that it was eerie before, and did not ask for anything festive. It was clearly Wangshu's own decision.

Jiang Chao: "I would rather be treated as a dead person than be in red."

He would rather walk over dozens of miles of mountains than sit on this one.

Wangshu: "Don't worry, it's no big deal. In this era, there is no custom of marrying off daughters in red sedan chairs."

Jiang Chao: "No way."

If it's something unimportant.

Wangshu just needed to look at him more with those big eyes that were magnified on the screen and as big as lamps, and talk about him more with that sweet (nagging) voice.

He usually agrees even though he finds it annoying.

As long as Jiang Chao feels that the cost of being naggard by her is too high, it far outweighs the laziness he wants to take.

But sometimes Jiang Chao's attitude was extremely firm and his will was resolute, and he would never obey.

Jiang Chao got straight to the point: "So, when do we leave?"

Wangshu replied: "The community temple has not been repaired yet!"

Jiang Chao: "Then prepare in advance, make a list of the things you are going to do, and arrange the process."

Wangshu: "You weren't like this before. Didn't you always avoid doing things if you could?"

Jiang Chao: "If you can be lazy, you must be lazy, but if you have to do something, you should do it immediately and do it as well as possible."

Wangshu: "How do you want to do it well?"

Jiang Chao: "You asked me to go to Shemiao to install a base station because there are several mines in Jingu County."

"But what do you use to mine?"

"After mining, how are you going to refine it, and how are you going to get the energy for refining it?"

There is an ancient mine in Jingu County, which is also the origin of the name of Jingu County. "Gu" does not mean "grain", but "canyon".

According to the information collected previously, there are rich iron ore in that area, and the ancient metals, whether copper or iron, were called gold.

It’s not a rich mine, but it’s at least enough for Wangshu and Jiang Chao to use at this stage.

Wangshu: "You've read it carefully. I thought you just played games all day."

Jiang Chao: "I'm just lazy, not stupid."

Wangshu: "Don't worry, I have already arranged everything."

Jiang Chao: "But your previous planning proposal did not mention any of this."

Wangshu: “It didn’t exist then, but it exists now.”

Jiang Chao: "Then please submit your new plan as soon as possible for me to review."

Jiang Chao asked Wangshu to modify the color and decoration of the divine chariot as soon as possible and not do anything that would waste time, resources and energy.

After that, he walked outside.

At this time, Wangshu was still muttering.

"It's quite beautiful!"

The complex and huge underground caves have been gradually cleaned up and the ground has been paved with cement.

Next.

Wangshu will install gates similar to the ones in Jiangbi in some key places, which can basically isolate it from the outside world.

Jiang Chao rode a dump truck made of a wooden frame and continued moving forward along the winding passage.

After passing through the cloud wall, it stopped.

The voices of witches and shamans can be heard in the Shou Palace, and everyone is busy making arrangements.

"The windows are all open and the engines are turned off at night. If there is no light, you can't see anything."

"I wonder what the moonlight will be like tomorrow night."

"Have you prepared the offerings to the gods?"

"Already prepared."

"Where's the wine?"

“It’s ready too.”

"It's getting dark, hurry up, get everything set up and leave quickly."

"..."

Tomorrow is the Cold Food Festival.

There will be a grand sacrifice at that time, and the witches will hold a grand ceremony. Nuo dance will also be performed, led by the witch.

It is said that this Nuo dance is different from the previous ones, as the previous ones were to welcome and see off Yun Zhongjun.

This time, it is a sacrifice to all ghosts and dead souls. At that time, the witches will dress up as a group of ghosts, holding soul-calling banners, and welcoming and sending off ghosts in the darkness.

Change the fire and offer sacrifice to ghosts.

This is a custom that has existed since ancient times.

However, before changing the fire sacrifice to ghosts, the witches would also pray to Yunzhongjun, and the day would pass.

Jiang Chao didn't stay for long and came to an exit on the top of the mountain.

"Clatter!"

The sound of water is still there, and the smoke is still there.

However, many changes and renovations have been made to the Tangquan Cave Pool, making the nine-fold and complex Tangquan Cave even more beautiful.

The hot springs gushing out from the ground are also connected with cement pipes, making it easier to control.

This is to prevent the water discharged from the underground geothermal power station from flowing to places where it should not flow and affecting underground facilities.

It gets dark.

The shaman carried the incense burner and walked around the Shou Palace alone. Then he carried the incense burner along the bamboo path and the stone road in the mountains to the hot spring pool in the shade of the mountain.

The sky was getting darker and darker. Although the wizard was very familiar with the road in the mountains, he still felt a little cold when walking under the faint starlight, especially when walking through the darkest sections.

However, it was the Cold Food Festival and no fire was allowed during this period, so she couldn't go up the mountain with a lantern.

The night wind blew.

The peach blossom season has long ended, but the scenery on the mountain is still beautiful and ethereal.

"I wonder if the Lord of God is here today."

After walking for a while, a ghost suddenly appeared, standing quietly on the mountain road, looking at the wizard below.

The wizard knew at a glance that it was obviously waiting for him.

Yun Zhongjun always knew when she went up the mountain, and even knew why she went up the mountain.

"It should be the local earth god or mountain god who told Yun Zhongjun!"

However, she still didn't know what the earth god or mountain god here looked like.

She looked at the ghost and said, "Could this be the guardian mountain god of Shenfeng?"

The ghost was holding a lamp, the light was different from ordinary ones, it was bright and white.

Divine witch: "Thank you for your help."

Ghost: "Hey hey!"

The witch followed the ghost deeper into the depths, and on the way she secretly glanced at the lamp in the ghost's hand.

This is a colored glaze lamp. The eaves above and the base below are both hollow designs, which looks extremely delicate.

There are also beautifully painted pictures of cranes, pine trees, bamboos and rocks on the four sides of the glass on the lamp.

Such exquisite lamps are enough to dazzle even gods and witches.

“This must be something from heaven.”

We walked further and further and gradually arrived at the highest level of Tangquan Waterfall. The road here was a bit steep and ordinary people could not get up.

But at this moment, not only did a road appear here, but the original mud ground also turned into "stone".

"Is this the legendary turning the ground into steel?"

The ghost stopped with a lantern in his hand, and the witch knew that Yun Zhongjun should be here. She placed the incense burner on a stone at the end of the road and continued to walk inside.

Yun Zhongjun was immediately seen sitting on the highest peak of the mountain, looking at the dim lights of the village below, but the lights soon went out. In that era, lighting lamps at night was a particularly luxurious thing.

Yun Zhongjun: "Do you like that lamp?"

The divine wizard had just arrived in front of Yun Zhongjun and had not had time to salute when he heard the other party ask this question.

The witch really liked it, but after Yun Zhongjun said that, she felt that the secret in her heart had been completely seen through, and she was a little at a loss.

Yun Zhongjun: "When we go down later, I'll ask the ghosts and gods to give it to you."

Divine wizard: "How can this be possible? This divine object from heaven..."

Yun Zhongjun: "Give me your mask!" The wizard could not refuse, so he took off the mask on his face, held it up in both hands and presented it to Yun Zhongjun, who immediately put it on his face.

Both of them were wearing exactly the same cloud-patterned robe, shoes and belt. At this moment, Yun Zhongjun was wearing the divine mask, but the divine witch was not, so it looked like the other way around.

Yun Zhongjun: "Who is Yun Zhongjun now, and who is the witch?"

Divine witch: "Of course you are the Lord, and I am the witch."

Yun Zhongjun didn't say anything else, but stretched out his hand to let the witch sit aside, then took off the mask and put it aside.

It looks like I used that lamp to exchange for this mask.

aside.

It is the highest Tangquan Cave and the top waterfall.

Today, Yun Zhongjun just drank as usual. The witch didn't bring his zither, but he did dance.

No matter what, the shaman can be regarded as a versatile person who is good at singing and dancing.

Yun Zhongjun: "What kind of dance is this?"

The shaman said, "It is to bless the ghosts. There should be a set of music, but today I can only dance alone."

Yun Zhongjun: "Oh, it's the Ghost Dance for the Cold Food Festival tomorrow."

Divine Witch: "Will the Lord of God come tomorrow?"

Yun Zhongjun said: "Tomorrow we will change the fire. When the fire of last year is extinguished, all ghosts and gods will come into the world. I will go to the netherworld."

The wizard was still wondering what Yun Zhongjun was going to do in the underworld.

Yun Zhongjun spoke again: "At that time, the gates between the Yin and Yang worlds will open on the cloud wall, and the scene of the netherworld will be revealed. Don't panic."

Divine wizard: “Yes!”

At this time, the witch couldn't help but ask: "What will happen?"

Yun Zhongjun: "Some ghosts are coming out, some are going back; and some are being sent down."

The witch was a little panicked. She didn't know who would be sent down, and she didn't know what would happen to them after they went down.

However, it is definitely not a good thing.

Suddenly, she remembered the evil man's description of the underworld and the various punishments in the underworld.

After everything was over, the wizard bid farewell to Yun Zhongjun and went down the mountain.

Looking back, the human figure disappeared in the steaming mist, leaving only a small stone table.

Going further down, the shaman met the ghost again.

In hand.

Holding the glass lamp.

The witch walked forward and the ghost handed her the glass lamp. The ghost was very tall, so she could only raise both hands to take it.

However, this lamp, which seemed slender and even small in the hands of ghosts and gods, seemed a little heavy when it fell into her hand, but the length was just right to hold in her hand.

After the ghost handed her the glass lamp, he turned and left without saying a word.

Divine witch: "Thank you for your help."

On the way down the mountain, the shaman held the lantern and finally no longer had to worry about not being able to see the road clearly.

And she finally began to look at the lamp carefully, and found that there seemed to be no fire in the lamp, it was just simply glowing, just like the light that Fu Zhao occasionally emitted.

"A lamp without fire?"

"This way, it won't be considered a violation of the fire ban during the Cold Food Festival."

The shaman was also thinking of taking the lantern with him during the Cold Food Festival tomorrow.
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Cold Food Festival.

Early in the morning of that day.

In the north of Xihe County, a lot of people came to the avenue about ten miles away from the city gate. Basically all the officials from Xihe County were present, and even the elders from all over the place came.

There was a crowd of people, constantly looking towards the north, as if they were waiting for someone.

The county magistrate Jia Gui was the most enthusiastic. He stood at the front and kept looking up at the end of the road.

After a long while, the officers sent out in front came back.

Jia Gui: “Are you here?”

Officer: “Not here yet.”

Jia Gui: "Then why did you come back?"

The officer said, "Your Excellency, didn't you ask me to go and see it and come back to report to you as soon as possible?"

Jia Gui: "Go check it out quickly, and report back when there's any news."

The officer ran back again, and even though he was panting, he did not dare to stop.

Jia Gui turned around and no longer had the domineering attitude as before. Instead, he looked extremely anxious.

"It should be soon."

"I heard that he left yesterday, why hasn't he arrived yet?"

"Maybe something went wrong on the way, or it was delayed for some reason."

The person who is about to come to Xihe County is Lucheng Prince Wen Ji. At least the letter sent is sent in the name of Lucheng Prince.

The Prince of Lucheng was not only a member of the imperial family, but also the Governor of Yinzhou and General Zhengbei appointed by the emperor, in charge of the military affairs of Yinzhou and Jinzhou.

Although Jia Gui was somewhat expectant, he was also somewhat worried.

"Why are you here at this time? Maybe you came in person?"

The county magistrate standing by saw that Jia Gui was worried and immediately spoke up.

"The county magistrate reported auspicious signs a few days ago. According to the time, he should have reached the Duke of Lucheng by now."

"The Prince of Lucheng is also the Governor of Yinzhou. This auspicious sign happened under his rule, so the Prince should be very happy. Perhaps that's why he wants to come to Xihe County to take a look."

After hearing this, Jia Gui showed a look of joy on his face, but quickly shook his head. Although he had never met the Prince of Lucheng, he had some understanding of him.

"I heard that the Prince of Lucheng County believed in Buddhism and named his son, Dalang, "Fonu."

"The auspicious sign we reported has nothing to do with Buddhism. Will the Prince of Lucheng be displeased or suspicious after hearing this?"

After hearing this, the county magistrate was also stunned.

"This……"

He didn't know either. As a small county magistrate, all he knew about a big figure like the Prince of Lucheng was unreliable rumors, so how could he know the details of the situation?

At this time, the officer who had run away before ran back again.

Jia Gui immediately stepped forward and asked, "Any news?"

This time the officer was breathing even harder and couldn't speak for a long time. A crowd of people surrounded him anxiously. The small officer had never experienced such a thing before and immediately became a little panicked.

Officer: "Deer...deer...deer..."

Jia Gui: "What happened to the Prince of Lucheng?"

Officer: "Lucheng... The Prince of Lucheng is not here."

After hearing this, everyone immediately showed a look of disappointment, but also immediately breathed a sigh of relief.

The few people behind waved their sleeves and looked like they were ready to go home.

Jia Gui: "Did he turn back halfway?"

Officer: "It's Sima Wen who's here."

Some people were not quite sure: "Who is Sima Wen?"

Someone immediately said, "Da Lang from the Lucheng County Prince's family is temporarily serving as a Sima in the Zhengbei General's shogunate."

As soon as these words were spoken, everyone immediately turned their attention back.

Everyone quickly gathered around again and asked loudly, "Where is Sima Wen?"

The officer said again: "Sima Wen didn't come either."

Jia Gui asked hurriedly, "Has Sima Wen returned?"

The officer immediately pointed to the other side and said, "I heard from the people in front that they saw the prince's carriage and entourage heading to Ziyun Peak in a grand manner."

Everyone immediately looked in the direction the officer pointed, somewhat confused. The son of the Prince of Lucheng should have come on behalf of his father, but why didn't he enter the city but instead ran to the desolate countryside like Ziyun Peak?

"what?"

"You went to Ziyun Peak?"

"Are you still waiting?"

"No, I'll go together."

"Where to go?"

"Go to Ziyun Peak."

County Magistrate Jia Gui made a decision immediately, and everyone followed him and rushed to Ziyun Peak one after another.

And at this moment on top of Ziyun Peak.

The Taoist priests, Taoist children, and believers of the Yunzhen Dao were all busy with something. The tablet of Yun Zhongjun was filled with offerings, and the Yin-Yang Taoist was sitting cross-legged under the tablet in meditation.

Taoist He and Taoist Ao are both outside and have not returned yet, but Taoist Yin Yang has already learned the news from Jingu County. Whether it is the magic method of summoning the earth god or the magic method of calling upon the divine thunder, Taoist Yin Yang is fascinated by it.

However, what the Yin-Yang Taoist is most concerned about and worried about is, of course, matters of life and death.

He could not find the secret of immortality in his entire life, nor did he make the elixir of immortality. As he grew older, his health deteriorated day by day.

However, he has seen a lot of things in the underworld recently. If he cannot live forever while alive, is it possible for him to seek help from ghosts and gods after death?
"Is it possible?"

"Is it possible?"

Although the Yin-Yang Taoist was meditating, his mind was already flying away.

He actually didn't want to stay on Ziyun Peak, but wanted to go to Shenfeng to take a look. He heard that the divine wizard would personally hold a grand ceremony tonight, and the cloud wall would also open the gate between the Yin and Yang worlds.

However, he couldn't find a suitable reason, nor did he have the right identity to watch it.

At this time, the Taoist boy outside came in in panic to report, which disrupted the Yin-Yang Taoist's thoughts. He stood up and walked to the foot of the mountain outside to look.

The originally impatient expression immediately turned into surprise.

I saw a team of dozens of people at the foot of the mountain, but in this team there were many soldiers wearing armor and holding sharp blades.

There are even cavalry.

All of them were guarding a carriage heading towards Ziyun Peak.

(End of this chapter)