Aunt Chen is back from the world of cultivation

They have long coveted the magical powers of the Taoist priests in Cihang Temple.

Qin Dafu said that as long as one is pious enough, this day will come.

So, they came to offer sacrifices and worship as usual, and competed to contribute when Cihang Temple was in need.

Now, I finally got the recognition from the abbot. I can’t tell you how happy I am.

When the Duke Dingguo's Mansion learned the news, they immediately sent someone to deliver a letter to the eldest son who was thousands of miles away, asking him to find a way to come to Nando immediately unless it was a life-threatening matter and not to delay at all.

The other spot was naturally given to Duke Dingguo himself.

Although he is over sixty years old, he is in good health and is highly valued by Your Majesty. It seems that he can still serve the court for many years.

In today's world where banditry is rampant, he often needs to lead the troops in person, so naturally he needs this magical power.

At the residence of Yan Qingzhi, the prefect of Nando, the couple were also very happy to hear the news.

The temple master gave their family two places, which shows that their family is among the most influential among the believers.

However, it is a bit difficult to determine how to allocate these places.

As the head of the family, Yan Qingzhi naturally had to take one.

The other one they wanted to give to their eldest son Yan Yun.

This son has been extremely talented since childhood. He was a provincial champion at a young age. Even though he was delayed for three years due to burns, he was cured by the abbot and still won the top spot in this year's imperial examination.

Now, at such a young age, he has become a sixth-rank editor in the Hanlin Academy. He is handsome, good at poetry and painting, and is very much loved by Emperor Yong'an. He has long been a hot candidate for son-in-law among the major families in the capital.

Having such a son, the Yan couple were naturally very proud.

Even the Yan family intends to let Yan Yun become the leader of the next generation of the Yan family.

But the only difficulty in this matter is that my son now works in the Hanlin Academy and is summoned by His Majesty from time to time, so he cannot leave Beijing at all.

Yan Qingzhi hesitated for a while, then tentatively said to Madam Yan:

"Madam, we have finally obtained this spot, so we should not waste it. How about..."

Before she finished speaking, Madam Yan glared at her:

"Don't even think about it!"

As her son became more and more successful, Mrs. Yan became more confident.

She said a few words to her husband at the critical moment without feeling guilty at all.

Yan Qingzhi would not be unhappy about this either.

After all, their eldest son is so outstanding, so he naturally respects his wife more than before.

Seeing her objection, Yan Qingzhi had to silently give up the idea of ​​giving the remaining spot to his illegitimate son.

After thinking for a while, he finally decided to ask Cihang Temple if he could reserve the place and accept it when Yan Yun could return to Nandu.

*

There is only one spot in the homes of other believers, and it is undoubtedly given to the man who is the head of the family.

Hui'an has been training the miners for two or three months and has some understanding of their character.

Physical fitness was a secondary consideration. After all, they all came from miners and had eaten good food for two or three months, so the difference between them was not particularly large.

What she focused on was loyalty and obedience.

Therefore, among the twenty people finally selected, in addition to the two backbone members Zhu Changming and Geng Daliang, there were also ten small flags and eight ordinary soldiers.

She was already very proficient in the exercise diagram and did not need the temple to send anyone extra to teach her.

These twenty people learned that because of their good performance, the gods would teach them a magical skill that would make them extremely powerful and extremely fast, so they all studied very seriously.

Others who were not selected were also greatly motivated. They worked harder during training and obeyed the rules more in their daily lives.

Because Taoist Master Hui'an said that as long as they behave well, they may have opportunities in the future.

*

"Twenty places?"

When Zheng Yuannai learned about the number of places he had, he was surprised beyond belief.

He had witnessed with his own eyes how powerful the Taoist priests of Cihang Temple were.

The best case scenario I had imagined was that with the approval of the temple master, my father and I would each get a spot.

But now, the temple master actually gave him twenty places at once.

"That's right, the temple master said that you often have to fight against Japanese pirates, it would be safer if you have more combat power."

Huiliang, who came to teach him the skills, explained.

Zheng Yuannai's surprise suddenly turned into emotion.

For his safety, the temple master actually invested so many resources.

It is his lifelong blessing to follow a master who cares so much about his subordinates.

No matter there are mountains of swords or seas of fire ahead, he is willing to follow the master unswervingly!

With the temple master's messenger in front of him, Zheng Yuannai tried to calm down and continued to ask about the main matter:

"Among these twenty places, could I give one to my father?"

Huiliang smiled and said:

"General Zheng, rest assured. The abbot knows that you will definitely be worried about your father, and has arranged for someone to go there and teach you the Gongtu."

Zheng Yuannai had just calmed down, but he was moved again, his nose felt a little sour, and he choked up and said:

"Master, I have great kindness. I have no way to repay you!"

I secretly made up my mind that I must not let the temple master down and these twenty places must be used to the maximum value.

After much consideration and discussion with Fan Dayong, he also decided on the candidates for the twenty places.

In addition to him and Fan Dayong, five loyal servants from the Zheng family were also selected.

The remaining thirteen places were all allocated to low-ranking officers in the Songhu Army.

These people came from poor backgrounds and were all promoted by him. They have good character and ability.

In the Songhu Army, he is considered to be his direct subordinate.

So, after Zheng Yuannai learned the exercise diagram, he gathered everyone together and said to them:

"Last night, the God of Du'e appeared in my dream again and told me that I had to guard the coastal defense of the three prefectures. He specially granted me a magical power to protect myself. I can cultivate it to perfection in three months. By then, both my strength and speed will be increased by three to five times."

Everyone was shocked.

They were all soldiers who had been training for a long time, so they naturally knew that human physical strength was limited. Even after very strenuous training, it was difficult to increase strength and speed by 50%.

But now, after three months of practice, the magical powers bestowed by the God can actually increase strength and speed by three to five times. What an invincible combat power that will be.

With such military power, you can escape even if you are surrounded, and it is difficult to get hurt by ordinary enemies, which is equivalent to having a lot of extra lives.

Thinking of this, everyone looked at Zheng Yuannai with envy.

Then the general said:

"This general thought that you would often go to the battlefield, and it would be easy to get hurt and killed by the swords, so I dared to ask the God to teach this magical power to the soldiers in my army. The God said that to practice this magical power, she must personally initiate it, so she could only allow me 19 more places."

"You are all people I trust, and you are also ambitious people in the army. Therefore, this general has decided to give these places to you!"

There were nineteen people present, and except for Fan Dayong who had known about it for a long time, all the others were extremely excited.

They would actually be granted such miraculous powers by the God. This was simply pie in the sky, and the surprise was so great that it was hard to describe in words.

"Thank you, General!"

Everyone expressed gratitude subconsciously.

After coming to my senses, I realized one thing:

"General, the God really thinks highly of you. Not only did he grant you supernatural powers, he also granted your additional requests!"

"Yeah, that's totally unheard of."

Some people also recalled what the God said when he appeared on the coast:

"Didn't the Lord God say long ago that He was moved by the general's love for the soldiers, so He showed His divine power to help. Isn't it normal for Him to be so tolerant and favoring of the general?"

At this point, everyone suddenly shut up.

There have been rumors in the city recently that the general was ordered by His Majesty to come and rescue the military households in Songhu.

The gods appeared to help you because of your majesty's wisdom.

But now, the God appeared again, and he still looked for their general, showing his favor and appreciation.

Could a general who merely followed orders really impress the gods to such an extent?

Some things seem to gradually become clear in my mind.

Although it is difficult to say it out loud, they have completely understood who is truly worthy of their loyalty and gratitude.

Zheng Yuannai saw the changes in everyone's expressions and secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

He could not publicly explain or clarify the trick played by Emperor Yong'an, but at least, now with the magical power quota given by the temple master, these low-level generals have regained their loyalty to him.