"Was what you saw just now like this?"
As Weiwei spoke, her small hand brushed past Du Kang's eyes. Du Kang's eyes flashed with two dark green lights. The scenery in front of him blurred, the shelves disappeared and was replaced by an empty hall. On both sides were the Merciless Fire and Water Cudgel, arranged neatly on the wooden shelves. There were also two wooden signs engraved with the words "Silence" and "Retreat" on both sides, resembling two oversized flyswatters. On both sides were three large red lacquered pillars that were as thick as an adult's arms. Under their feet was a one-meter square of bluestone tiles.
"Ahem, Xiao Pang, what do you think of this place?"
Weiwei's voice suddenly came from the depths of the hall. With the flickering light from the white paper lanterns on the red lacquered pillars, Du Kang could barely see Weiwei sitting in the middle of the hall.
There was a three-storied platform with eight screens behind it. In front of it was a mahogany desk. The layout was similar to that of the county magistrate's yamen in the past. The only difference was that the horizontal inscribed board above the desk was not inscribed with flattering words like 'The Bright Mirror Hangs High'. Instead, it was inscribed with four bold and bold words, 'Punishing Evil and Promoting Good'.
Dressed in a black robe and with a white jade belt, Weiwei was sitting behind the desk. Drowned Ghost Lao Wang stood beside her.
"What … what is going on?"
Du Kang rubbed his eyes and walked to the red lacquered pillar. He slapped it twice, causing his palms to hurt. Obviously, this was not his illusion. He looked up at Weiwei and Lao Wang, "Is this really the Shing Wong Temple?"
"Yes, this is the Shing Wong Temple, but it is different from your understanding of the Shing Wong Temple."
As Weiwei spoke, she waved her hand again. The darkness suddenly brightened and the surroundings became a convenience store again. Lao Wang brought out a small wine table from nowhere. Weiwei pointed at it and asked Du Kang to sit down. She also sat cross-legged, "Since I have nothing to do tonight, I'll tell you so that you don't always make a fuss."
"That's right, that's right. That's why they say that the younger generation is getting worse with each generation." Lao Wang threw a bottle of Laoshan Mountain to Du Kang. He held the bottle and took a sip.
Looking at the bottle in his hand, Du Kang smiled and put it beside him, "I don't drink. Brother Wang, please give me a bottle of Sprite."
"You don't drink?"
Lao Wang took a bottle of Sprite and threw it to Du Kang. He scratched his head with the hand holding the can and thought for a long time, "Hey, Xiao Pang, when we first met, you told me that you drank too much with your buddies and came out to get some fresh air. But then you said you don't smoke or drink. Now you say you don't drink. What do you mean? Are you pretending to be a coward and not giving me face?"
"Hey, that's not it. I really don't drink." Du Kang hurriedly waved his hand and explained.
"Alright, Lao Wang, I guess he really doesn't drink." Weiwei grabbed a bottle of Erguotou from the cashier and placed a plastic bag on the table, "He said that he drank with the others. It should be an illusion caused by that old ghost. In fact, he didn't drink at all."
"Hmm, that does make sense."
Lao Wang said as he took out a handful of spicy sticks from behind his butt. He tore open the packaging and pretended to hand it to Du Kang for him to eat first. However, before Du Kang could say anything, he retracted his hand and lowered his head to suck a mouthful of spicy sticks and a mouthful of beer. His face was full of enjoyment.
"Hey, Sister Chu, you said that the City God Temple here is different from the City God Temple I understand. What do you mean?"
Du Kang twisted open the iced Sprite and drank a mouthful. He let out a long sigh and looked at Weiwei, who was stuffing a whole braised egg into her mouth. Her small mouth was so full that her cheeks were bulging.
"This …" Weiwei raised her neck and swallowed the whole egg. Du Kang couldn't help but touch his neck. He muttered in his heart, "This throat is definitely a divine tool for deep throat." However, he didn't dare to say it out loud. "This is very complicated to explain. I'll put it simply. The City God Temple that you think of is a temple in reality, and it's only a temple.
However, although the City God Temple that I'm talking about is also a temple, it doesn't necessarily have to appear in the form of a temple in reality. You see, I opened this 1314 convenience store. Because I'm the local City God, this convenience store is the City God Temple. If I open a hot pot restaurant someday, then the hot pot restaurant will become the City God Temple.
Moreover, the City God Temple in reality is for people to burn incense and worship to bless the peace of the people. Look at how many City God Temples there are in various places. But my place is different. My place is directly under the Underworld. Whether or not mortals recognize it, it still exists. It has existed since ancient times.
Weiwei tapped the table with her finger and said with a little excitement, "Moreover, the temples nowadays have the cheek to call themselves a temple. They're just a bunch of people who rely on the Buddha for food and clothing. Everything is about money. Look at my place, money?
Hehe, even if you have a mountain of gold, as long as you die, you have to report to me obediently. "
"Then according to what you said, it means that the City God Temple is actually a branch of the Underworld that is responsible for the affairs of the local ghosts. It feels similar to the Public Security Bureau."
Du Kang scratched the back of his head and reached out to snatch a spicy strip from Lao Wang's hand. He threw it into his mouth and spat it out after chewing a few times. "Ptui, what year is this spicy strip of yours? Why is it so tasteless and sticky?"
Lao Wang snickered and waved the spicy strip in his hand. "Xiao Pang, now you should know what it feels like to chew on wax. Let me tell you, I can't really eat like you because I'm a ghost. Not only will I not feel full after eating, but I'll also have diarrhea because I can't digest it. I only absorb the essence of food, and without essence, food will have no taste at all. It's exactly the feeling you had when you ate it just now."
"Ptui … Ptui!"
Du Kang gulped down a mouthful of Sprite to rinse his mouth and looked at Lao Wang angrily. "Fine, I'll buy something delicious for you another day!"
"I'm scared of you."
Lao Wang shrugged nonchalantly and made a face at Du Kang. Then, he continued to happily drink his can of beer.
Weiwei had already started peeling the fourth braised egg. Du Kang stretched his neck and looked into the small plastic bag in front of Weiwei. Oh my goodness, it was filled to the brim with over twenty braised eggs.
Weiwei took a small bite of the braised egg and chewed it carefully. Then, she continued the previous topic. "Your analogy is very suitable, but I have to tell you something. The City God Temple, the City God Temple, as the name suggests, only when there is a city can there be a City God Temple. In ancient times, cities were at least at the county level, so in the past, only cities above the county level had a City God, while the villages below had a City God Temple."
"What about now?
There are no city walls now. "