324 Map (2/2)

The truck drove all the way to West Luoyang. Just as it was about to leave the city, they finally saw the legendary Town God's Temple. It was much smaller than Zhou Wen imagined. From a distance, it was nothing more than a small ancient building. It had two side halls and a main temple. At the top was a signboard with the words ”Town God's Temple” written.

There were plenty of students outside Town God's Temple. There were also some independent hunters and residents who were also there to join in the buzz. From the fact that even ordinary passersby dared enter the temple, it was testimony that the Town God's Temple posed no danger.

After the trio entered the temple, Li Xuan looked around and said in puzzlement, ”That's strange. Why aren't there any guardians inside this Town God's Temple?”

Wang Lu also nodded and said, ”This Town God's Temple is really too young. Usually, they will honor a famous general in history as a guardian, but there's none here. Only the main temple honors a generic city god. I wonder what this god's name is.”

”If there's no guardian, what's the point of coming here?” Li Xuan said gloomily.

He had originally wanted to test out his skills to see if he could defeat the incarnation of a famous general in history, but who knew that there was no consecrated target here.

A student who had just come out of the side hall heard Li Xuan say that and added, ”Although there are no consecrated generals here, the side hall enshrines the Earth Lord. It might be beneficial for you to enter and pray to him.”

”What benefits?” Li Xuan asked in interest.

Earth temples were usually built independently. Yet, this Town God's Temple also consecrated the Earth Lord. It was quite obvious that it wasn't very orthodox.

The scale of Earth temples that enshrined the Earth Lord was usually smaller. Even though he was an immortal who was in charge of land, he was considered a deity of a lower rank in the Daoist pantheon.

In Journey to the West, Sun Wukong would stomp on the ground whenever he wanted, pulling out the Earth Lord by his beard. Even demons would bully the Earth Lord, evidence of how low his status was.

The student said, ”If you catch the Earth Lord's fancy, he will give you a map. Dig in the spot indicated by the map and perhaps, you might be able to find treasure.”

”That's nice!” Li Xuan was excited. He looked like he was planning on going in big and getting several treasure maps to dig out treasures.

However, the student said, ”However, Earth Lord is a local god. You have to be a local and bow to him to obtain a map. In addition, it's only possible for you to obtain the map when paying respects to him for the first time. Zhou Wen and Wang Lu, you aren't locals, right?”

Li Xuan was delighted when he heard that. He said to Zhou Wen and Wang Lu with a smile, ”See that? There are benefits to being a Luoyang local. I am registered as a resident of Luoyang. Tough luck for the both of you.”

To his surprise, the student said to Li Xuan, ”Li Xuan, don't count your chickens before they hatch. Although Luoyang locals obtain a map after bowing to Earth Lord, he likes to pull pranks. There might not be a treasure as indicated on the map. One student obtained a map that led to dog feces.”

”Don't worry. I, Li Xuan, am blessed. How can I dig up dog feces? Even if I don't get a huge treasure, I can still dig out antiques.” Li Xuan was filled with confidence.

The three of them entered the Earth temple and saw that it enshrined a rich-looking old man with white hair and beard.

Just then, an ordinary citizen was kneeling in front of Earth Lord. The middle-aged man kowtowed and something magical happened. After the middle-aged man raised his head, there was a small wooden sign that had a simple map drawn on it.