Dao Cheng Gui Xian

Chapter 15 Please have mercy
Li Wushou suddenly stood still.

His excited expression vanished, his mind instantly focused, and his perspective broadened to encompass his entire body.

A sudden sharp pain shot through my shoulder where the City God had patted me last night.

The old beggar looked miserable, and a stick of incense had been lit in his right hand. Li Wushou could see clearly that this was all the property of the Three Immortals Pavilion.

The incense was burning brightly, and the old beggar took a bite of the burning end and put it in his mouth!
He chewed it continuously, then bowed to Li Wushou again.

"Please have mercy, Li Wushou is a pitiful man, just leave him!"

Upon hearing this, Li Wushou's shoulder ached even more. Then, his shoulder felt lighter, and under his focused gaze, a divine soul figure stood quietly behind him.

Looking closely at his face, who else could it be but the City God?
However, the other party's state at this moment was quite strange, even somewhat dazed.

Li Wushou's shadow rose, and he said in a cold voice:
"Old beggar, this is the city god of this place. Do you want to eat her?"

"Eat my ass! How did you provoke them?"

The old beggar, panting heavily, couldn't help but curse when he heard Li Wushou's words.

I thought this kid had brought back something good, but it turns out he brought back this little girl.

It's just a matter of casting a golden statue, how did they end up bringing people home?
Hearing the old beggar's scolding, Li Wushou felt a little guilty. He had indeed been too risky last night, so he quickly explained what had happened to the old beggar.

As they were talking, Chen Gou'er cut open Li Wushou's stomach and crawled out.

He was top-heavy and lost his balance, falling flat on his face.

Chen Gou'er stood up unsteadily, drool dripping all over the ground, pointing to his mouth with both fingers, his face full of excitement.

The old beggar sniffed the air, then his expression changed in surprise!
"Such a strong smell of incense! Did they really eat the City God's golden statue?"

"Haha~ Good dog, come on in first!"

Having said that, the remaining incense in his hand spontaneously combusted without a flame. Once it was burning brightly, the old beggar took another bite of the burning incense and chewed it.

"Please, have some mercy and wait outside for a while."

After bowing, he waved to Li Wushou and Chen Gou'er. After the two entered the house, the door quietly closed, leaving only a wisp of the City God's soul standing in the courtyard full of weeds.

"Pfft~!"

The delicious thing that had been in his mouth all night was finally spat out by Chen Gou'er.

The old beggar, who had been looking forward to it, suddenly had a strange expression on his face when he saw the golden thing Chen Gou'er spat out, and then he started to laugh strangely.

"Good dog, you really know how to bite! Haha~"

Li Wushou was speechless when he saw the crimson mark on the mountain peak. No wonder the City God was so angry last night.

Chen Gou'er didn't just bite off the other party's heart; he practically bit off half of the City God's territory!
After spitting out his golden body, Chen Gou'er's head slowly shrank, returning to its original adorable appearance.

Hearing the old beggar's praise, he straightened his neck, showing his tiger teeth, and became smug.

"That's right! Don't you know who I am? I can bite! If Li Wushou hadn't held me back last night, I would have bitten your whole golden body back."

She had a braid tied at the back of her head, jingling and looking incredibly smug!

The old beggar was about to make a joke when his expression suddenly turned serious. "There really is a sparrow!"

"It really is! It was banged around all night yesterday, and my mouth is still sore from all the bumps. It's only now that it's quiet for a bit. It's all Li Wushou's fault for grabbing my neck and not letting me eat it, otherwise I would have eaten it long ago!"

Chen Gou'er was still brooding over what happened last night, so he took the opportunity to complain to the old beggar.

Li Wushou ignored Chen Gou'er and solemnly recounted how the city lord Zhu Sihai had ridden a sparrow to the City God Temple the previous night.

Ultimately, he gave his own assessment: This is a big problem!

When the lord of a city is at odds with the local deity, the region is destined to descend into turmoil.

Moreover, this City Goddess actually planted a divine soul mark on him, making things even more troublesome.

Li Wushou dislikes trouble the most!
"How about we move to another place to settle down?"

The old beggar pondered in silence. He had invested a great deal in the Blood Buddha Temple, and it wouldn't be long before it was time to reap the rewards. Wouldn't it be a huge loss to withdraw now?
Chen Gou'er was also getting anxious. Li Wushou didn't know, but didn't he? He still had two holes planted in his buttocks!

I got ten taels of silver this time. After I exchanged it all for food, I could plant a few more. If I let the old beggar lend them out, wouldn't that be amazing?

If I leave now, I'll lose everything, including my underwear!
Moreover, the old beggar also said that it's not easy to find a fool like Blood Buddha Temple!

After a long while, the old beggar finally spoke slowly.

"This matter is not urgent. If we had encountered it yesterday, we would have simply withdrawn. But today is different."

After speaking, he pointed to the golden statue on the three-legged square table and revealed a smile.

"As for this golden statue, the mountains outside belong to me, and there is a lot of incense smoke inside, which is of great use to me."

"The heart inside is yours, enough to make your body grow a lot longer. As for the birds here, you and Chen Gou'er can each have half!"

After saying this, Chen Gou'er shouted anxiously!

"Old man, are you bullying a child? Shouldn't this bird belong entirely to me?"

"What's your hurry? You can't finish this bird by yourself. Don't underestimate it because it's small; it's eaten the flesh, organs, and essence of several waves of Blood Buddha Temple. You're too small; you'll be too weak to handle the nourishment! Besides, it used the City God's heart as its nest, and there's not much of the City God's heart left. It's only fair if you share half of the bird!"

"Humph!"

Although Chen Gou'er was unwilling, he found the old beggar's words quite reasonable, so he snorted and said nothing more.

Li Wushou didn't care about any of that; even if he swallowed it all, he would still be hungry tomorrow.

"What about the spirit of the City God outside the gate?"

The old beggar glanced at Li Wushou and grinned, revealing his large yellow teeth.

"The incense in this City God's statue is very strong. If I eat it, I can just ask her for help!"

"Wanting" and "asking" are largely the same thing. Li Wushou thought about it and it seemed like it wasn't impossible.
"And what about the High Priest?"

The old beggar was taken aback. "What high priest?"

Chen Gou'er immediately let out a strange cry and told the old beggar about how the junior priest's test last night had inexplicably turned into a senior priest's test.

He said this while laughing, "Li Wushou is going to fawn over the City Goddess!"

Two slaps were all it took for him to behave!

The old beggar's eyes lit up after hearing this: "Why not become the high priest?"

Li Wushou frowned: "This is too troublesome!"

"Just be your High Priest. What does the conflict between the City God and the City Lord have to do with you? I'm just asking you, how much does a High Priest get paid per month?"

"It seems to be twenty taels?"

How much do you charge for moving the body?

Twenty copper coins!

"But."

"That's bullshit! There are plenty of gods in the temple who don't do anything, but they still get incense offerings just the same!"

Li Wushou was slightly taken aback. What he said seemed to make a lot of sense!
"But I'm not naturally inclined to Yin, and I don't have any meridians or channels, so how can I absorb Qi?"

The old beggar's eyes flashed with disdain. After a moment's thought, he spoke to Li Wushou.

"It's just a Yin vein, right? I'll come with you when we move the corpse in a few days, and I'll get you one then!"

With the City God's golden statue, the old beggar spoke with much more confidence!

Li Wushou thought for a moment and said, "Alright!"

Anyway, the old beggar is the best at asking for money!

(End of this chapter)