Du Ruoyun and Pei Qingyu hugged Pei Xuan's arms on the left and right, and walked together intimately.
Since they were traveling incognito today, Pei Qingyu and her daughter both dressed simply.
Pei Qingyu was only wearing a plain solid-color shirt and jeans, and Du Ruoyun was not wearing her signature fairy dress.
But it is hard to give up one's natural beauty. Even without the addition of clothes, Pei Qingyu and Du Ruoyun still attracted everyone's attention with their looks.
However, most people would naturally not have thought that Du Ruoyun, who looked like a girl in her twenties, would be Pei Qingyu's mother. They would only think that the two girls who looked quite similar should be sisters, and then cast extremely jealous eyes on Pei Xuan who enjoyed the blessing of having two wives.
Pei Xuan ignored these gazes, but it was hard not to be surprised that so many small vendors gathered outside the gate of the Peony Temple, selling all kinds of things, as lively as a market.
Pei Xuan couldn't help but think that the outsides of those popular temples in the world before he traveled through time were probably like this.
From this point of view, this peony temple can be said to be extremely popular.
Pei Xuan, Pei Qingyu and Du Ruoyun squeezed through the noisy crowd and came to the gate of the temple. They were surprised to find that there were not only guards on duty, but also that they needed to buy tickets to enter.
Pei Xuan bought a ticket and entered the door, then followed the crowd forward until the road ahead was blocked and he could no longer move forward.
At this time, Pei Xuan found that he was standing outside the front door of Chunhua Hall, the main hall in the center of the temple. If he squeezed further in, he would be in the courtyard outside the hall. If he continued forward, he would be inside Chunhua Hall.
Now that we have come this far, how can we stop here?
So Pei Xuan patted the person in front of him and directly paid for the seat.
He is now the young master of a wealthy family, so it is natural for him to spend money like water.
Pei Xuan bribed nearly thirty people in a row before he moved forward and barely stood at the threshold of Chunhua Palace.
After entering, the layout of Chunhua Hall was not much different from the main hall of the temple in Pei Xuan's impression. Eight young shrine maidens in red and white shrine maiden costumes stood under the altar, and the place where the Buddha or god statues should have been enshrined was only an empty beautiful chair.
The crowd chattered non-stop, occasionally peeking inside, as if waiting for something. Pei Xuan then asked Du Ruoyun and Pei Qingyu beside him, "Do you know why they're gathering here?"
"I don't know, my husband."
There were so many people around that it was inconvenient to call him "master", so Pei Xuan asked them to call him "husband".
In response to Pei Xuan's question, Pei Qingyu shook his head, indicating that he didn't know. Du Ruoyun looked around and observed for a while before answering:
"Husband, they should be waiting for Yun Shang to come out. Maybe at a certain time, Yun Shang will come out to meet her believers."
This explanation was very reasonable, so Pei Xuan waited patiently.
After waiting for over an hour, Pei Xuan was almost ready to curse, when the leading witch in the audience stepped forward and announced loudly:
"The King of Kings, the incarnation of peony, His Majesty the Lord God has arrived!" As the young witch loudly called out the name, a graceful and beautiful woman in palace dress slowly walked out from the backstage, walked step by step to her throne and sat down.
This is the peony flower demon Yun Shang. Not only does she have a peerless beauty that can captivate a city with one glance, but she also has an awe-inspiring and inviolable noble bearing and a kingly demeanor that regards everyone under heaven as beneath her.
With the appearance of Yun Shang, everyone present knelt on the ground and shouted "Long live Yun Shang".
This is the special demonic nature of the peony demon Yunchang, which can make people involuntarily feel submissive and kneel down in worship.
Nowadays, it is an era with thin spiritual energy, and the effectiveness of this demonic nature has been greatly reduced. It can only be effective against non-cultivators. Even a first-level cultivator like Pei Xuan can barely resist it.
However, at this time, the crowds from all directions had already knelt on the ground. If Pei Xuan and the other two did not kneel, then the meaning of this incognito trip would be lost.
So Pei Xuan took Du Ruojun and Pei Qingyu and knelt down helplessly, but still kept silent and did not join the crowd in shouting "Long live the emperor".
Not long after, the leading young shrine maiden clapped her hands, and the crowd fell silent. She cleared her throat and continued, "Please welcome the Left Guardian, Venerable Azure Dragon! The Right Guardian, Venerable Suzaku!"
As the young shrine maiden called out the names loudly, two beautiful beastgirls in navy blue Taoist robes walked out from the backstage and stood behind Yun Shang.
The green-haired beauty on the left has golden horns on her head and a green dragon tail on her waist. She is the legendary ancient demon, the Venerable Azure Dragon. After Pei Xuan trained her, the little dragon under his crotch was named Pei Xiaoqing.
The red-haired beauty on the right has wings on her back and a phoenix tail on her lower back. She is the legendary ancient demon, the Suzaku Venerable. After Pei Xuan trained her, the little phoenix under his crotch was named Pei Xiaohong.
When everyone was present, the young priestess continued loudly: "The auspicious time has arrived, please bless us, Your Majesty!" As soon as the words fell, the remaining seven priestess walked to the altar holding an exquisite tray and raised the tray high.
Yun Shang, a beautiful lady in palace dress with long light golden hair, slowly stood up from her throne. She raised her delicate jade hand slightly, then secretly activated her true energy. A green light bloomed from her palm, passing from left to right, passing through each tray, and then she sat back on the throne.
At this time, the priestesses retreated to the side with the trays in their hands, and seven more priestesses came to the previous position with another batch of trays in their hands. Yun Shang then stood up again and performed the glowing palm show again.
The ceremony ended, and the young witch in the lead said in a loud voice: "The blessing is complete. Please go to the side hall to buy blessing bags and sacrificial food."
After hearing what the young witch said, Pei Xuan couldn't help but be amazed. He wondered what all the pretense was for, but it turned out that it was to sell gifts and food blessed by Yun Shang.
After Yun Shang, Qing Long and Zhu Que returned to the backstage and everyone dispersed, Pei Xuan, Du Ruoyun and Pei Qingyu stood up and brushed the dust off their knees.
"No one except you is allowed to stay in Chunhua Palace for long." The young witch in the lead spoke to them when she saw that Pei Xuan and the other three did not leave with the crowd.
"I'm not an irrelevant person," Pei Xuan said angrily, "Call out your deity. I'm going to make her kneel ten times longer!"