Chapter 496： go home

"You...who are you? How come you know my master's Chaoyang Sword Technique!" Lou Jintang carried a small sword on his back, covered his mouth and coughed twice, and calmly wiped away the blood on the corner of his mouth.

Lou Jintang sniffed lightly and found that the other party had a strong smell of alcohol.

But before he could say anything more, he was squeezed away by the villagers.

“You…you…”

"Are you back?" The village chief threw down his crutches and walked tremblingly to her side, looking at Lu Chaochao expectantly.

Lu Chaochao said nothing and looked up at the majestic hall.

Obviously this is my first time here, but I still feel a bit familiar.

She held on to the broken door and stood by it, feeling slightly dizzy.

She staggered a bit.

A picture couldn't help but appear in my mind, an extremely long-lasting picture.

After she made the sacrifice, her soul was broken, but she still had feelings. She can perceive all things in the three realms, whether it is wind, rain, flowers or grass, everything is her.

But she always has a feeling of wandering and helpless loneliness.

At that time, she heard murmurings in her ears.

‘The Chaoyang Sword Master, the soul has returned, the Chaoyang Sword Master, the soul has returned...'

‘Sword Lord, you’re going home soon. Sword Master, it's getting dark, go home quickly. Don’t be naughty outside…’

She didn't recognize these people, but they called her home one by one.

They all wore white mourning clothes, knelt on the ground, burned paper, and offered roast chicken snacks.

They are all Lu Chaochao’s favorite foods.

“I’ve been here.” Lu Chaochao pointed at the Chao Temple with eyes burning.

"Impossible, except for Mrs. Xu, no outsider has come to our village for a hundred years." A young man shook his head.

Lu Chaochao muttered on his cheeks: "I've been here!"

“There used to be two stone lions at the door, why are they missing?” she murmured in a low voice.

"Stone lion? How come I didn't know that there has never been a stone lion in the Chao Temple!" The young man was speechless, and his savior seemed unusual. ?

The village chief trembled all over and his mouth trembled: "Yes! Yes! There are stone lions!"

“When Chao Temple was first built, there were two stone lions guarding the door.”

The village chief's cloudy eyes were filled with tears, and he looked at Lu Chaochao with cautious and expectant eyes. It was as if he was looking at his juniors with heartache.

“Later I heard that the sword master had been injured by a lion demon, so he removed it.”

Lu Chaochao nodded, no wonder.

"There is also a bell hanging under the eaves. Why doesn't it ring? Is it broken?" She pointed to the eaves. It was empty and had nothing.

She still remembered that when she first came to this hall, the bells all over the hall were ringing without any movement in the wind.

The people in the audience were startled, and then suddenly burst into tears.

The village chief couldn't bear to blink, looking at Lu Chaochao as if he were looking at a porcelain doll, coming back.

She is back.

"How did you know that there were bells hanging in the palace? It is said that after the sword master was sacrificed, a bell was specially made for this purpose in order to sense her remaining soul. If she returns home, the bell will ring."

“On the seventh day after the sacrifice, her soul came back. The bells in the palace were ringing without any wind.”

“But for thousands of years, it has never sounded again.”

“Later, the village chief was afraid that if the bells were hung outside in the wind and sun, they would become worn out, so he ordered us to put them away.”

Lu Chaochao nodded and walked into the hall.

Xu Shiyun held her belly and stepped forward hurriedly.

"Chaochao..." Xu Shiyun's voice was urgent. She stepped forward and held Chaochao's hand tightly, not daring to let go. I am deeply afraid that if I let go, my daughter will be gone again.

Lou Jintang’s eyes widened suddenly.

 He stretched out his little hand to indicate his height.

“Is the spirit world so nurturing? It only took so long for me to grow from a short to a tall man!” Why didn’t I grow?

Lou Jintang looked collapsed.

Rong Che had also recognized Xiao Chaochao a long time ago and said with a smile: "There are countless ways to change the appearance of the spirit world. Chaochao must have used the magic of the spirit world."

Lu Chaochao smiled with his eyebrows arched and his head straightened.

The village chief was startled: "Madam, this...is this your four-year-old daughter?"

No wonder, there is always a sense of disharmony when speaking.

Look at it, it looks a little childish. Xu Shiyun nodded: "Yes. Even though she is tall, she is only four years old."

“Madam, you are very lucky.” The village chief said with emotion.

Xu Shiyun first entered the spiritual world and had no intention of walking to the village. The village chief was kind enough to take her in, but he didn't realize that this was their chance.

Lu Chaochao looked straight at the statue in the temple.

It is obviously a stone statue, but everyone can feel the divine meaning contained in it.

Lu Chaochao walked to the offering table, where there were many fruits and snacks on offer.

She reached out and took one and took a bite. It was so sweet.

"Eat more if you like it, try it quickly..." The village chief handed it to her tremblingly, with soft and kind eyes.

At some point, a red mark appeared on the stone statue.

It was exactly the same as the mark on Lu Chaochao's forehead.

“Okay, okay, just come back. Just come back. Our family is finally waiting for you to come home.”

The village chief took a deep breath.

“The fourteenth generation village chief of Shicun, together with the whole village of 328 people, welcomes the sword master back to his throne.”

The whole village looked at each other in shock.

With a smile on his face, the village chief gently took Chao Chao's hand and put a small **** handprint on the stone statue.

In an instant.

The gray stone statue suddenly became radiant.

The whole hall became gleaming with golden light, and bursts of Sanskrit sounds appeared even between heaven and earth.

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All the villagers knelt at her feet one by one and worshiped devoutly: "You have gone home. In my lifetime, Shicun has really waited for you to come home."

“Our family is your temple guardian, and we will guard the temple for you from generation to generation.”

“Finally, wait until you come home.”

Ishimura passed it down from generation to generation just to protect her family.

Lu Chaochao's eyes were slightly hot: "Thank you for your hard work. I know everything you have done for Chaochao."

Lou Jintang let out a cry.

Her little master has a really big background.

"Don't worry, now that I have returned to my position, I will protect all living beings again."

“I will separate a ray of my soul to listen to the prayers of believers and protect my neighbors.”

The village chief was so excited that tears filled his eyes. Although there are many monks in the spiritual world, there are also native-born mortals. They have often suffered from evil attacks, but now that they have a temple, they are no longer afraid.

“Thank you Jianzun for your mercy.”

"It's just that I'm still young now, so I hope my uncles won't reveal Chao Chao's identity."

The entire Shicun has been born for her for generations, so naturally she is the most important thing.

If you look strange toward the temple today, it will definitely attract the attention of the spirit world.

“Mom, I have some big things to do in the morning, so you will live in the village for the time being.”

When the barrier is opened, it is the day when turbid energy pours into the human world. The mother raised her child in Shicun and was also under her protection.

The little girl stepped forward and took her mother's little hand, her expression full of admiration.

She carefully looked at her mother's face and realized that within a month, her mother had become as skinny as a stick.

Lu Chaochao suppressed his anger, but it didn't show on his face.

I followed my mother to the place where I stayed in the village.

The villagers all presented their own good wine and food to entertain their little sword master.

After his mother fell asleep, Lu Chaochao's face fell.

"Dad, what happened to mother? I see my mother is very worried, why have she lost so much weight?" She lowered her voice and looked at her mother on the bed, her teeth grinding with anger.

Xu Shiyun was originally a little plump, but now she is as skinny as a stick, and her abdomen looks huge. (End of chapter)