Chapter 472: Bewitching and sophistry
"Before, the emperor surrendered three thousand human demons and created a peaceful world for the world. It was really..."
A graceful woman is preaching on the high platform about the great deeds of the Great Luo Emperor of Yin and Yang of the Nine Heavens and the good deeds he has done for all living beings in the world.
But there was an irresistible arrogance in his eyes. Looking at the people under the high platform who were forced to come to listen to the lecture, his disdainful thoughts never disappeared.
And in his mind, he would write down women with outstanding figures and looks, and then kill them all for no reason.
Such beauty is easily favored by the emperor. If the other party really joins the emperor's temple because of admiration for the gods, it will be too late by then.
Before she joins, she may not be noticed by the emperor, so she can be tortured as much as she likes, and she has her own temple status.
But if the other party comes here because of the reputation, as long as they enter the Emperor's Temple and have this intention, they will fall into the Emperor's divine eyes.
Otherwise, why would there be so many temple disciples just because they couldn't be killed? Otherwise, if even one of them survived that night, it would be considered too slow for them to start.
Temple blessings are not stupid, so why do they want to cultivate their own competitors?
"Mr. Miaozhu, our house has not had rain for several months. If this continues, the crops will wither."
"Please also ask the emperor to use his magical powers to save us."
After the temple blessing announcement was over, an old man saw the other party turning around and leaving, and he hurriedly began to plead.
As he spoke, others followed suit.
Hearing this, the temple minister frowned, his expression showing dissatisfaction.
"You don't practice virtue, you don't respect the emperor, and you come to plead with me every time something happens. In my opinion, there has been no rain in these months, so you deserve it."
"How dare you brazenly ask the emperor to use his magical power to make rain? Hmph!"
Miao Zhu snorted coldly and said with great disgust. A group of mud-legged people digging in the fields are not qualified to make demands from her, the Emperor Temple Zhu. They have absolutely no dignity at all.
"Lord Miao Zhu has misunderstood. The common people are also thinking about the Emperor Temple." A man who looked like an official stood up, cupped his hands and said, "It's just that there is no rain this time and there is no harvest. I'm afraid we won't even be able to support the Emperor Temple." I’m afraid I have to pay tribute to…”
"How dare you!" Miao Zhu was really angry this time. How could she not understand what the other party wanted to say: "Anything that is short of an offering will be treated as heresy!"
"If you can't hand it over, that's your business. It's just a little bit missing, haha." Miao Zhu sneered, turned around and left.
But the meaning is obvious, you are dead.
The officials' expressions also became extremely ugly, which was no different from forcing them to die.
When the Shinto forces first swept the world, they were not so ignorant of the people's hearts. After all, everyone at that time wanted to overthrow Jokhang and start a new life.
The original temple blessings were not such beautiful women who could not eat the fireworks of the world, but farmers who had climbed up from the bottom little by little, both men and women.
Then when the world was settled, the temple blessings changed.
No matter how well-raised the peasants are, how can they have a young lady raised in a boudoir or a courtesan in a brothel?
Of course, most of the people in the upper ranks are the latter.
The former is raised in a boudoir and has no interest in worldly affairs, so naturally he cannot fight.
With the passage of time and the privileges granted by Emperor Yin and Yang, these temple blessings are only responsible for enjoyment and do not pay any price at all.
Even preaching has become extremely perfunctory in recent times. In the past, I could do my best, but now I don't look down on them at all.
"Sir, this... what should we do?" An old farmer looked anxious.
It doesn't make sense to not want to take action but also wants benefits.
When the official heard this, he shook his head: "I'll think of another way..."
Nowadays, the Shinto emperor dominates the world, and his degree of dictatorship is even more terrifying than that of the Zhao Dynasty.
Moreover, all the high-ranking temple ministers have no virtue or talent. They only know how to serve the gods with their beauty and intrigues. They are not useful at all.
It just so happened that these people also mastered a powerful power called divine magic, which they could not compete with at all.
The official reluctantly asked everyone to disperse and prepared to go back alone.
"This little brother..." came a slightly exaggerated voice.
"You..." When the official saw Lu Xingshi, his expression couldn't help but change.
The Emperor Temple is looking for a Taoist, who is the culprit who created three thousand human demons.
This act made no one in the world dare to dress up as a Taoist, and the man in front of him was so confident that he was the creator of three thousand demons.
"I heard that you want to solve the current predicament, right?" Lu Xingshi leaned over, as if I was thinking about you.
The official wanted to hide, but he knew that there was no possibility of him hiding, so he said, "Taoist priest, you are now a famous traitor in the world. Leave quickly and don't implicate us."
"You guys still need me to implicate you? If you can't pay enough in one month, what will happen to the heretics will be the same to you." Lu Xingshi said jokingly.
The official wanted to refute, but that was the fact.
As for praying for the emperor’s mercy? They are not beauties, how can they win the emperor's favor?
In the past, Emperor Yin Yang simply slaughtered people all over the place just to please a certain subordinate god, and didn't care about their life or death at all.
Of course, in the beginning, there was external pressure from the Fallen Immortal and Evil God, so he still wanted to save face and not go too far. But now that there is no more, he naturally does whatever he wants. "What does the Taoist want to do?" the official said coldly.
The reason why he came to him was because he saw his value. In his opinion, Lu Xingshi was not a good person.
"Nothing, I just want you to rebel."
"Don't ask me why, I can benefit from it."
"When you get out of trouble, I get the benefits, and it's a win-win situation for everyone." Lu Xingshi said bluntly.
He has now begun to devour the evil world of the Five Turbidities. If he just wants to devour it directly, it is indeed a bit difficult.
But instead of directly devouring it, he chose to indirectly cannibalize and replace it.
"Fantasy, the emperor suppresses the world, and the temple blessing has magical powers. Even if we raise an army to rebel, it is just a mantis' arm to block the car." The officials were still very sober.
How could he be so virtuous as to be able to rebel? He could easily destroy an army of ten thousand people just by giving a temple blessing.
"Since I dare to encourage you to rebel, I have naturally planned a way out for you. It just depends on whether you are willing or not." Lu Xingshi would definitely not let the other party die, so why would he come here to bewitch the other party and kill him directly? It also saves the intermediate process.
When Lu Xingshi said this, the officials were speechless. The word "encourage" you said was too straightforward.
But when I thought about it, the other party made it clear that everyone was using each other to benefit each other. It was actually better to be more straightforward.
"I wonder if you can give me a few days of grace, please wait for me..."
"There is no more grace. Either you agree to let us start cooperating now, or you refuse and I will replace you."
"I don't care who does the work for me. It can be Zhang San, Li Si, or even Wang Wu. I don't care."
"But time is important." Lu Xingshi said calmly.
Lu Xingshi gave you a way to survive. If you don't seize the opportunity, you still want to consider it or even find a way out. Is this rebellion? This is spring outing.
Opportunities are reserved for those who are prepared and seize this opportunity. Otherwise, if you are just prepared but don't seize it, what's the use? It won't serve as a wedding dress for others.
"Okay, I'll follow the Taoist priest." The official gritted his teeth and agreed directly.
As Lu Xingshi said, it's not that Lu Xingshi needs him, but he needs Lu Xingshi.
"Let's just say it first, this is just a glimmer of hope. Even if you catch it, the probability of survival is slightly higher than if you are squeezed."
"But if it comes to pass, it will be enough to compete with Shinto."
As he spoke, Lu Xingshi took out a strange object that was made up of a large number of pitch black lines tangled together.
"This thing is called extremely evil. It is the power of evil extracted from the evil world of five turbidities by poor Taoists. When it is integrated into the body, one can gain supernatural powers."
When the official heard this, he subconsciously took a few steps back, with a horrified look on his face: "This...how could this evil thing from the five turbid worlds cause this? This is a big disaster."
"Then who told you about this catastrophe?" Lu Xingshi asked back.
"In the past, there were Taoists and heavenly masters who used the imperial court as a guarantee, and in the later period, there was the Emperor's Temple to prove it." The official replied.
Lu Xingshi sneered: "What ascetics cultivate is merit. This evil world of five turbidities is karma, so it conflicts with it. Do you want to say bad things about your enemies?"
"That's what I said, of course." The official replied honestly.
"The previous dynasty shared the world with the ascetics, and was suppressed by heaven and earth. Naturally, whatever the superiors said, the previous dynasty said. Your parents said that you will not eat white porridge today, but only want to eat white flour steamed buns. Do you want to give it or not? Give?"
"Here!" The official felt like he was being deceived.
"You have seen the virtues of Emperor Temple yourself, so I won't go into details." Lu Xingshi gave another reason.
"Understood, the evil people said that gold is harmful and needs to be moved to the home for safekeeping." The official drew inferences and gave Lu Xingshi an example.
"Then let me ask you again, it has been more than a hundred years since the Five Turbid Evil World came to this world. Have you been affected?" Lu Xingshi asked again.
The official recalled it for a moment and shook his head: "It didn't have much impact."
"That's alright, why are you afraid of the extreme evil presented by the five turbid worlds? Just because of this name?"
"If you think the name is unpleasant, you can change it to Zhuxian, Godslayer, Duer, etc. It's just the same name."
"You can call me Zhang San or Li Si, it doesn't matter as long as I can be used by you."
Lu Xingshi's words directly convinced the other party.
The official took the extremely evil in silence, and as soon as it fell into his hands, he melted into the opponent's body, and the introduction and various uses of the extremely evil emerged in his mind.
"Thank you, Taoist Master, for giving me the law." The official cupped his hand.
"Thank you, you're not the only one who has learned this method." Lu Xingshi naturally couldn't put all his eggs in the same basket.
The other party didn't say anything, thinking this was normal. After all, they were fighting against the Emperor's Temple, which was far from normal.
(End of chapter)