Starting from the Greyhound, seventy-two changes.

Chapter 127 City God
Chen Ku’s birthday was in the summer. Although the New Year had passed, he did not celebrate his birthday, so his bone age was still only seventeen years old.

The porch of seventeen years old.

In Baojiao County, this is a rare genius.

After Chen Ku opened his eyes, he saw his family members in front of him for the first time and subconsciously asked:
"Why are you all in my room?"

The sister-in-law quickly responded, "Brother, you have been sitting on the bed since New Year's Eve. Four days have passed in the blink of an eye. If it weren't for my brother-in-law saying that you had a breakthrough in martial arts training, our family would have almost gone to Yaowang Hall to ask a doctor to come and see you."

"Four days?"

Chen Ku was surprised.

Turning my head to look out the window, I saw a light layer of snow on the eaves of the house in the distance. It was as thin as salt grains and it was obvious that it had not fallen in one day.

"It took me four days to break through the entrance."

He was soft-spoken, incredible.

Is this the mystery of the brain? He only felt that after his internal energy and spirit entered the entrance, it only impacted for a moment, and then a spring thunder exploded behind his head, which seemed to be successful...

Surprisingly, four days have passed outside?

"Four days."

Li Yuancheng nodded, then exclaimed:
"I have heard from the instructors in the army before that the inner world of the spirit is located between the body and the spirit. It is incredible and feels like a year passing by in a day. It is like a dream. The dream seems to last only a moment, but when you wake up, it is already bright daylight and a night has passed."

"Inner spiritual scene..." Chen Ku chewed over these four words, feeling that they were quite appropriate.

"No need to say more, my dear brother. You should first feel your current situation. Has there been any change after breaking through the threshold?" Li Yuancheng asked with concern.

Entrance realm.

If he could reach this level, his promotion from deputy chief constable to chief constable would be a sure thing.

Chen Ku didn't say anything more. He closed his eyes and felt the changes in himself.

Boom boom boom
When I closed my eyes and felt this, I suddenly felt that after I opened my eyes, my whole body seemed to be completely different from before. First, my flesh and blood were five or six times tighter than before, and the bone density seemed to have increased. There was also an indescribable vitality lingering among my internal organs.

In short, it's like the whole person has evolved and become a brand new person.

The head is the head of the six yang, the residence of the spirit, and the sustenance of the soul.

Generally speaking, it is difficult to transport Qi and blood, but once they are connected from top to bottom, it will be completely different. The brain will be nourished by Qi, the mind will be clear, and people will enter a new level. The various potentials of the brain will be gradually developed through future training.

The brain dominates the whole body. The mystery of the brain is the mystery of the spirit.

Chen Ku looked at the situation in the entrance in his mind.

I felt that the first layer of window paper at the entrance of my brain had been broken through by him.

then,

Certain potentials of the brain have been stimulated. After being stimulated, the brain, as the master of the body, instinctively causes the physical body to undergo strange evolution and changes.

There are many vital energies that were originally hidden in the body and would never be discovered, but now they are all coming out, just like opening the floodgates of treasure in the body, and all the gold, silver and treasures are pouring out at once.

Chen Ku clenched his fists.

It felt like, in terms of strength alone, after entering the first level of the entrance hall, his strength had more than tripled.

"This is only the first level of the gate, called the 'Gate of Life'. Once it is opened, all the hidden vitality and potential in the body will be completely released and used for one's own benefit. Next, there are the Gate of Death and the Gate of Mystery. If all of them can be opened, who knows how many surprises there will be?"

Chen Ku was overjoyed.

Originally, several masters had specifically and seriously reminded them that when they broke through the threshold, they must be told to protect them.

But since Chen Ku had the ability of mental introspection, he thought of trying it himself in advance.

did not expect,
It actually worked.

"Thank you, brother-in-law, for taking care of me for the past four days."

However, Chen Ku did not forget the hard work and care his family put in during his four days of retreat.

"What's the big deal? It's Chinese New Year, and everyone in the family is fine. Plus, in your situation, you will be fine even if no one is looking after you. You're too polite." Li Yuancheng said nothing more: "You have been in seclusion for four days. Even if you can fast after your Qi is full, you have consumed a lot of energy in these four days. You should get up and eat first to replenish your energy."

After hearing this, Chen Ku felt really hungry as he had not eaten any rice or water for four days and the breakthrough had consumed a lot of his energy.

The fourth day of the Lunar New Year.

It is the day to clean up all the food from the New Year holidays at once. Eat what is edible and throw away what is inedible, which is also called "throwing away poverty".

In fact, Chen Ku didn't eat much. He just had a normal meal with his family, and then took a pill to replenish his strength.

"Although I know I have gastrointestinal problems, I can't stop taking the pills for a while. After all, with my current gastrointestinal needs, the energy in home-cooked meals can no longer keep up with my body's needs. Only pills can replenish my energy."

Chen Ku said to himself:
"Today is only the fourth day of the Lunar New Year. Yaowangtang's annual holiday will be extended to the fifth day, for a total of six days off. This means that I have been in seclusion and my vacation has been ruined. I have to go back to work tomorrow. Well, I will go ask the masters for any prescriptions that can regulate my stomach and intestines."

Since there is still one day of vacation left, cherish it.

While the New Year atmosphere is still lingering, I'll go out for a walk and see if the Gray Building is open. As for Brother Jiang, I haven't said hello for four days. I wonder if he thinks he thinks I stood him up on New Year's Eve and didn't go to Xiaozhuang Town to catch the Nian monster.

So I went to Tongwenguan first.

Tongwenguan opened early.

When Chen Ku arrived at Tongwen Pavilion, Jiang Shaoyou came out. Seeing Chen Ku finally show up, he was surprised and relieved, and said:

"Brother Chen, you made me worried. You didn't go to the ferry on the night of the 30th, and I thought something happened to you. I went to your house on the first day of the new year to ask about it, but your family said you had been sleeping at home for a long time. I was very worried. Now you look full of energy, and your eyes are brighter than before..."

Halfway through,
He looked into Chen Ku's eyes again and suddenly cried out in surprise:
"Junior brother, your eyes are so bright. How come this is a sign of breaking through the first level of the Mysterious Gate?" Chen Ku did not hide anything. He just used this excuse to cover up many things that happened on the 30th night and said, "I am ashamed. I was lucky enough to break through the Mysterious Gate these few days. That's why I broke my promise with you."

After hearing Chen Ku admit it, he really entered the entrance hall.

Jiang Shaoyou was shocked.

"I have really broken through the threshold."

next moment.

With envy in his eyes, he said:
"Junior brother, you are so inhuman, what kind of freak? I remember your birthday was in the summer, this... seventeen years old! With your talent and bones, you are definitely a genius."

"I hope that senior brother will not blame me for breaking the promise." Chen Ku continued to apologize.

"What are you talking about? Of course, your breakthrough is the most important thing." Jiang Shaoyou said, "However, it is a pity that you didn't come on the night of the 30th. I and a group of servants really caught a second-level Nian beast there. It's a pity that you didn't come, otherwise I could give you a piece of demon meat, not to mention the value of thousands of taels, it is also very beneficial for cultivation."

"What a pity." Chen Ku expressed regret.

After hearing what Jiang Shaoyou said, he couldn't help but think that the meat of his third-level demon would be worth a lot of money if sold, but... it would be better to wait for the flower marten to come back and feed it to it, so that its cultivation could be further improved.

The second-level demon flower marten ate the third-level Nian beast, and it is estimated that it will make great progress...

It was when Chen Ku and Jiang Shaoyou were chatting.

Suddenly, a series of gongs, drums and firecrackers were heard on this street of cultural relics, calligraphy and paintings. After a while, the sounds of firecrackers and gongs and drums actually stopped outside Tongwenguan.

Then, someone outside shouted:

"The City God is out and about, inspecting the area! May the weather be favorable, and the country be peaceful and the people be safe!"

"Hey, it's the City God who's out for a trip. Junior brother, come with me to take a look."

Jiang Shaoyou suddenly became excited when he heard the voice.

Chen Ku's heart moved slightly, and he followed him out.

When I arrived at the store door, I saw people standing on both sides of the street outside. After a burst of firecrackers, a team came over.

Leading the way was an old man with a "guiding incense stick" on his head, his face painted with oil paint, a red belt around his waist, and he rang a gong to clear the way.

Behind him, there were people holding signs saying "Stay away" and "Silence".

Behind the sign was a large sedan chair carried by eight people. In the middle of the sedan chair was a shrine. In front of the shrine was a tablet with the words:

"The Great Emperor conferred upon Duan Mingbei, a male from Baojiao County, the title of City God"

Chen Ku had heard of the City God of Baojiao County a long time ago. Last year on September 9th, which was the City God Festival, seemed to be the birthday of this City God Duan.

He watched the lively procession of the City God as they rode their horses down the street.

But suddenly, Jiang Shaoyou said to the people in the store: "Go and prepare a hundred taels of silver, it will be given out soon."

Chen Ku was surprised and asked, "You still need to pay?"

Jiang Shaoyou whispered, "This is an unspoken rule. Every year on the fifth day of the Lunar New Year, there is the City God Festival, which is the day when the City God Temple needs to be renovated. Not every household in the county, but at least those with property, must consciously "donate" some incense money to the City God Temple. It's called incense money, but it's actually a deed tax."

Chen Ku frowned and said in silence: "Tax collection is not the business of the imperial court. Does the City God Temple also collect taxes?"

Jiang Shaoyou shook his head and said, "Brother, you don't know. Although our Daji Dynasty has abolished the Hundred Schools of Magic and the Evil Cult, in order to keep the people's faith in mind, we have established the righteous gods appointed by the court. For example, the 'City God' and the 'Land God' are the righteous gods appointed by the court. Generally, they are posthumously conferred the title to people who have made contributions to the court, or local people with outstanding virtues and reputations. They are posthumously conferred the title of City God."

"Granting a title? The City God has a title?" This was the first time Chen Ku heard of it.

Jiang Shaoyou said, "Of course. There are nine ranks of nobility in our Daji Dynasty, namely, first-rank prince, second-rank county prince, third-rank duke, fourth-rank county duke, fifth-rank county duke, sixth-rank county marquis, seventh-rank county earl, eighth-rank county son, and ninth-rank county baron. There are nine ranks of nobility in total."

“This title can be conferred in two ways.

One is to confer titles on living people, usually royal relatives and founding heroes. Even the smallest ninth-rank title can make 99% of the officials of the dynasty kneel down and pay their respects. At the same time, they also enjoy "fiefdom", that is, taxation. For example, the smallest ninth-rank county man can have a fiefdom of 3,000 households, which is basically equivalent to allocating all the tax revenue of a town like Sheyu Town to this lord.

The second type is a title conferred posthumously to certain people. This type of title only has a good name but no fiefdom. For example, the City God of Baojiao County was a general who died in battle. After his death, he was conferred the title of "County Man" and the City God of Baojiao County. The ninth day of the ninth month is his birthday."

"Although it was a posthumous title, he still had a title, and he was the City God of a county. His descendants naturally became the temple masters of the City God Temple. Of course, they didn't have the tax revenue to continue their family, but with the ninth-class title of City God, they were court officials and nobles. Their descendants would ask for some 'donations' every year to 'repair' the temple. Who would dare not give? That would be disrespectful to the City God and the nobles. If the City God Temple handed a note to the county government, thirty lashes would be considered a light punishment. The most difficult thing to say is...

Although the city god appointed by the imperial court is dead, he is still worshipped by incense and burning candles. In fact, he is still somewhat effective, so I dare not refuse to give him the gift. "

"It works?"

Chen Ku couldn't help but ask:

"You mean, the City God is conscious? Doesn't the Daji Dynasty prohibit the existence of evil magic?"

"That is an evil spell of destruction. The City God is not an evil spell, but a righteous god, meaning the god who protects the city. It is linked to the destiny of the country and is conferred by the imperial court. Different from the evil gods worshipped by the monsters who refuse to obey the king, the righteous gods of the court are restricted by the imperial decree. They are born and die here. The imperial decree of national destiny is the root of their existence. If one day they are dismissed and their titles are removed from their positions, it will only take a piece of imperial edict." Jiang Shaoyou said.

Chen Ku thought to himself, "That's understandable. Whether it's an evil method or not depends on whether it's useful to the great cause. If they completely obey the country and are trained and conferred by themselves, with life and death in their hands, they can appease the people, guide their faith, and control a group of 'righteous gods' to deal with the evil magic of the outsiders. It's a very cost-effective deal."

But just as he was thinking these thoughts in his mind.

[There is a City God Duan Mingbi who has brought three days of bad luck to the owner of the plot. It is not good for the owner and has already created evil spirits. Kill him to get the evil spirits.]

Chen Ku was shocked.

What the hell?

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All the true gods and generals will not possess the bodies of living people. If they possess the words of people, they are definitely evil demons and evil ghosts. My friend, I think you and I are destined to be together!

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