Chapter 9 Master
"master!"
A burst of shouts came to Xishan Taoist Temple. Xie Lingyun and Hengbao walked into the main hall with a smile. They had already learned from the mountain gate that the master was back!
Sure enough, I saw an old man in sixty-six in the chair in the hall. He was wearing a faded light blue Taoist robe, a simple purple scarf wrapped in his head, his long and flowing hair and beards were white, and he was full of energy. He sat there with kind eyes and ears hanging down his shoulders, and his master Nanyangzi was drinking a cup of tea with a smile; while Master Lead and Mercury, Master Boyou and others were there, and they sat on the chairs on both sides, but they were frowning and unintentional to taste the tea, and it seemed that something was wrong.
Seeing the two beloved disciples, the old man's smile was even more amiable. He put down the teacup and said with a smile: "Ake, Abao, I'm back just right. I just wrote half a crooked poem for my master. Listen to what you can do: Xie Jun picks Ganoderma lucidum medicine at night to strengthen my mountain and Chaotianmen."
"Haha!" Both of them couldn't help laughing, and the master liked to joke.
Xie Lingyun looked around again and didn't see a familiar figure, so he asked, "Where is the eldest brother?"
"Your senior brother has not returned to the mountain, he is still in Daohua Village outside the city." Nanyangzi replied, full of gratitude. Their brothers grew up together since childhood and are like brothers. Whoever comes back can't see his brother will ask this question.
Daohua Village? Where? What are you doing there? Xie Lingyun nodded in confusion and asked again: "Master, have you borrowed how much money?" In fact, looking at the expressions of the masters and uncles, you will know the general situation.
"I have money and wine, but I have many friends. How can I see someone in times of distress?" Nanyangzi recited a poem in thought, and then slapped the table with emotion: "I have the first two lines of this seven-character quatrain!"
Xie Lingyun and Hengbao laughed again, and were so funny that they were not disappointed by the master. If you can't borrow it, you can't borrow it! Then he heard the old man laughing at himself: "Disciples, friends with wine and meat cannot borrow it; the old Taoist's true friends are all poor people, even poorer than me, what can you do? What can you do?"
"Hey—!" Uncle Lead Mercury suddenly sighed, covering the voices of the audience. He stood up and complained: "Senior Brother, you! You are still reciting poems here and smiling! It's really..." The back of his right hand slammed the left palm, and he sighed: "Ake, nothing has not been settled, something has happened again!"
Boyouzi and others immediately shook their heads and sighed. Xie Lingyun had long felt something was wrong. Why did these uncles do it when they looked dead? He was shocked and asked quickly: "What's wrong? Something happened to the eldest brother!?" Hengbao widened his eyes when he heard this, and his face turned red with anger: "Who captured the eldest brother!?"
"Where do you want to go? Your senior brother is fine." Nanyangzi smiled, picked up the teacup and drank a sip of tea, and then said, "But something happened. On our way back to Jinling yesterday, we happened to pass by a remote village..."
Originally, they went to visit friends in Yuntai Mountain a hundred miles away to borrow money, but they didn't say that they returned empty-handed. When they came back, they took a shortcut and happened to pass by Daohua Village, a remote village at the foot of the mountain to the north of the Yuntai Mountains. But they were scarred. Only then did they realize that Daohua Village was plundered by a fierce monster a few days ago. All the autumn grains just harvested were gone, nearly half of the houses were destroyed, and several villagers died. Their families were naturally crying and robbing the earth, and other villagers also turned their heads white for the bitter days of cold and starving.
At this time, Master Lead and Mercury interrupted and said, "Your master is planning to take all the money to rescue the disaster!"
"What!? Master, no!" Xie Lingyun was anxious, and Heng Bao was stunned.
The reason that eight-year-old children understand is that there is only one portion of the money. If they are used to rescue the victims, what should I do if the tax pills of Chaotian Palace are done? Xie Lingyun took a deep breath and suppressed the anxiety. He really understood the mood of Master Lead and Mercury Master, and said, "Master, whoever has the money will take care of him, it is called the government, Shen Leguan, and those people in Qixia Temple will take care of him!"
"Ake." Nanyangzi stroked the silver-white beard that had been hanging down to his chest and said, "It's not that they don't know about this. The government has already settled it, but that little bit of disaster relief money... is only enough for the villagers to spend this winter."
Daohua Village is too far from Jinling City and is remote. The troubles are not plague, and it cannot affect Jinling. Therefore, the government does not pay much attention to it. The money sent will not make up for the villagers. Even if we can survive this year's cold winter, it is hard to say how we rebuild our home next year.
And those rich Taoist temples and the big temples did not go to rescue disasters. First, they were not famous, and second, they were busy with other things, such as the tax elixir theft that caused a sensation in the city and even the entire Jiangnan. As for Daohua Village, wasn’t there an official resettlement?
Originally, the case of monster attack in Daohua Village was similar to the time when the Daolusi tax pill theft occurred. Will there be any connection between the two? However, according to the descriptions of the villagers and the situation on the scene, the monster was just an ordinary wolf spirit and a leopard spirit. It may be somewhat good at Taoism, but its strength is not enough to go to Daolusi to steal things, so the two have no connection and cannot attract attention.
"A group of villains and a group of ghosts!" Xie Lingyun couldn't help but curse. Why did those people have time to start a debate? He was embarrassed to say how kind they were. The place was remote and wouldn't help their reputation, so he ignored it?
If Laojun and Buddha knew about it, they would definitely slap them! But...
"Do we just need to care?"
"Yes, we should take care of it. If we don't care, no one will take care of it."
Nanyangzi nodded, but Xie Lingyun's eyebrows became tighter and taller, and he tried to say, "Master, we still have to pay tax pills. Besides, the victims in the north are also waiting for those pills!"
Master Lead and Mercury, Hengbao and others dared not speak at this time. The major affairs of Taoist temples have never been to their minds, but everyone's bitter faces were clearly talking...
Bang! Nanyangzi suddenly slapped the table hard, and his old face rose, saying, "You go to Daohua Village to see the tragic situation yourself, and then you know whether to care! The farmers have been counting on the autumn grains to survive all year round, and now there is not a pound left, and even the grain seeds are gone! Who do you want to see them selling their children and daughters next year, and be slaves and maids?" The old man glanced at everyone, looked at Xie Lingyun again, and sighed, "You, the victims in the north want to be saved, but shouldn't the victims of Jinling who are close to you?"
"...I'm right." "Of course I have to save it. What time has we ignored the Chaotian Palace for so many years?" After being scolded by the head, Master Lead and Mercury, Master Boyou and others changed their minds in shame.
For a moment, only Xie Lingyun was left with a heart-hearted heart. He smiled bitterly: "Master, uncles, I don't want to rescue disasters, nor do I want to harm people. The problem is that we are now crossing the river with the clay Buddha! The hundreds of taels of silver were sold out in the entire mountain, and we finally got it, and we donated it. What should we do if that Taoist temple is going to save us?"
"The only way to not pay the tax pill." Nanyangzi sighed leisurely, as if comforting and serious, "There is a reason for this incident. I think the court will also punish leniently, and at most it will be demoted to Madhyamaka. Who dares to go up the mountain to cause trouble? He is still a bit weak as a teacher."
Master Boyou also advised: "Ake, the leader said it makes sense. Laojun said: "The way of heaven has no relatives, so we always have good people." We do good deeds and accumulate virtues is the duty of practicing Taoism. If we ignore the disaster victims and ignore them, how can we bear it?"
"You can do whatever you love!" He couldn't hold back his anger anymore. Xie Lingyun said angrily: "I don't care about Laojun, Buddha, and Confucius said this time. I only recognize what Mencius said, "Kiss you and be kind to the people, be kind to the people and love things!" I can't even keep my Taoist temple. My family will suffer. I'm going to save others? Master, uncles, I'm not that detached. I just want the Taoist temple to be good, and I must never be demolished by others!!"
After saying that, he shook his hand and turned around and strode away.
Seeing him running away with anger, the main hall suddenly became silent.
"Senior brother, Ake has done his best to raise money these days..." Uncle Lead Mercury sighed, feeling distressed and ashamed, and said: "Look at him, he has been busy all over the place since early yesterday morning, and until now, he has not even taken a shower and has not had a good meal."
Hengbao muttered in a low voice: "There are also those who were in the yamen before, and those who were insulted by Shen Leguan and insulted their master and senior brother..."
Nanyangzi slowly caressed his silver beard, his old eyes were filled with kindness, and said, "The most important thing for young people is that I, a useless old man, have dragged Ake down. I'll go see him."
Chaotian Palace is built on the mountain. After entering two mountain gates, climbing up the winding Jiuqulang Mountain Path, you can see the Shenjun Hall facing north and south, then the Sanqing Main Hall, the Datongming Treasure Hall, and the Feilong Hall. There are many halls on the left and right sides of this central axis.
The Sanqing Zheng Hall and the Datongming Temple are both seven-column Huabi Halls, with layers of arches and eaves, which are magnificent and magnificent. The Feilong Hall is even high on the top of the mountain, and can fully overlook the beautiful mountain scenery in the north. The Xishan Taoist Temple is built on the west side, and the eighty-two-bedroom Taoist temple is located on the east side, which is the residence of the Taoist priests, school children and others; there are also Feixia Pavilion, Jingyang Pavilion, bell tower, pavilion, sword pool and other buildings, all of which silently tell the glory that Chaotian Palace once had.
It was evening, and the sky was filled with red glows like fire. Xie Lingyun came to Feilong Pavilion behind Feilong Hall, looking at the sunset and Xiushan, thinking about something in his heart, and the annoyance gradually calmed down.
After a while, the footsteps suddenly rang out. He looked back and saw that the master came. The old man walked into the pavilion with a giggle, looking at the beautiful scenery ahead, and asked, "Ake, are you very dissatisfied with the master's decision? I think the master is a pedantic old man?"
Xie Lingyun shook his head and replied, "I was impulsive just now. The victims wanted to save them and the tax pills must continue to be refined. I will pick up as much medicinal materials as much as I need."
"Haha!" The master and apprentice looked at each other and smiled. Without saying too much, it would be fine.
Nanyangzi said again: "Everything coexists with yin and yang. You might as well look at the better side. This matter may be a turning point for us."
"Master, do you mean?" Xie Lingyun thought.
"The stolen tax pills is the responsibility of the Daolu Department, and the position of "Jinling Protector" is also the old ghost Tian Chengzi of Kamio. We cannot pay the remade tax pills, and there is no big mistake in both emotion and reason. What you and I am worried about is that Kamio will take advantage of the situation and take the people up the mountain to cause trouble, and even tear down the mountain gate of Chaotian Palace." Nanyangzi said and smiled, saying: "If we have settled the villagers of Daohua Village and there is really an urgent situation, please invite them to Jinling to preach. Which side will the people stand on?"
Xie Lingyun nodded in contemplation. The people's expectations in Jinling City cannot be won over, but the people's expectations outside the city can develop more.
However, he knew that this was just a helpless plan, because when things got big, no villagers said anything. Shen Optimism had a lot of loyal believers. When the time came up the mountain to cause trouble, there might be some benefits to accept it. They didn't care about you.
He couldn't help but think of the "Divine Sword Crisis" in the past few years. It was suddenly rumored that the sword pool in the back mountain was really a general, the real address of Moye's sword-making ground, and there was a divine sword hidden. In a few months, the three religions and other Taoist ancestral temples also sent their disciples to the sect, but after a while, they gradually calmed down, because no one found the breath of divine weapons.
How were those people arrogant and domineering at that time and how did they bully them? Tian Chengzi's villain even added fuel to the fire and suggested that the Feilong Palace be demolished, saying that the Feilong Palace suppressed the breath of the magic sword. As soon as he recalled Tian Chengzi's slutty appearance, Xie Lingyun wanted to disgust.
Because the master tried his best to deal with and stop him, not many powerful guys came, and the Taoist temple was able to end safely. The master often said that fortunately there was no treasure here. If there were any, Chaotian Palace would definitely be destroyed by the struggles of others. The magic sword might be fought away by Tongbai Palace, or it might be taken away by the Dragon and Tiger Sect. Anyway, it would not fall into the hands of Chaotian Palace, even if it was Yecheng Mountain.
Although the Taoist temple is so big, sometimes it is really embarrassing. After all, their cultivation is too weak...
"Haha, helping others to save others is not completely unconsidering the situation of his Taoist temple." Nanyangzi knocked his white hair with a self-deprecating voice, and sighed: "At this point, I feel ashamed of the ancestors! The master doesn't want you to do this, especially Hengbao is young, so he didn't explain it clearly just now."
"Master, don't say that! If the ancestor has spirits, he must know our daily behavior and our current difficulties." Xie Lingyun remembered something, and immediately smiled mysteriously, saying, "'The way of heaven has no relatives, so he often has good people.' Laojun is right, Master, my disciples have had some adventures these two days."
At this moment, he told his adventures one by one, and the Rat King Lao Xi and the Monk Lang Bou were displayed.
Nanyangzi stroked his beard repeatedly, very happy and said with a smile: "Haha, I would have known that you have a deep blessing, good things, great things!"
It doesn’t matter if one of those small spells is not important. Each Taoist sect knows at least one or two of them. It depends on its own strength. For example, Chaotian Palace only has the "clear heart mantra" that can be chanted and concentrated. It is possible to treat others and treat oneself, but fighting is not possible. Shenluo is said to have several magic spells such as "lighting method" and "wind-inducing method", which are more focused on aggressiveness.
However, there are more than 50 secrets in "Returning to the Sect of All Fascination", some are common, and some are rare in the world. Such strange techniques such as "Rat Introduction Method" are simply unheard of. There are still many such strange magic tricks in the book, with little attack power, but each has miraculous effects. It also records several powerful great magic arrays. Although they are vague, they will definitely attract others' attention, whether it is the local Dandao Mountain Gate that focuses on inner alchemy, boxing and sword techniques, or the three sects of talismans with many magic.
As for the monk's bowl bracelet, it is a small one, but it is also a treasure. There are no few "Sumeric Mustard Seeds" in the world. There may be many reasons why Qixia Temple is sealed, but one must be because it dares not show it. It is not only for convenience, but what functions does it have, and it still needs to be explored.
The raw oil inside is a great tonic for nourishing the essence and spirit. It can be useful when it is critical and when it is rushing to pass.
The tricky "All Methods Return to the Sect", the mysterious bowl bracelet, and the precious oil. Now Xie Ke wins three goals in one go. How isn't it a great thing?
Xie Lingyun asked again what to do, and the old man waved his hand and continued, "Who young people don't like these colorful ones? Read a book a hundred times and you will see the meaning. The same is true for these magic weapons and magic. Just play with it. You know that you only pick half of the plants and trees on the mountain, and the master has nothing to remind you, but remember!"
"Don't show off everywhere, don't let your uncle, brothers and others know this, first, to avoid the poor from breaking out, becoming lazy and irresponsible, and rely on your magic weapon in everything; second, if the news leaks out, it will be another trouble."
"Okay, I know." Xie Lingyun agreed.
"In a blink of an eye, you are so old and you have started to use magic." Looking at the sunset scenery in front of you, the feeling of time flying was even heavier. Nanyangzi recalled something, smiled on his old face and said, "I remember that when you were five or six years old, you were younger than Hengbao. Once we were like this. The master and apprentice are here to admire the sunset. You said you wanted to touch the clouds and let me fly over with you on your back. I said that I would become a real person when I was practicing..."
Xie Lingyun couldn't help but hug the master's shoulder. This old man was once full of energy when he was young and was once amazing, but later... he looked at the increasingly older master, and suddenly his eyes were moist and almost choked. Over the years, the master maintained the peace of Taoist temple as if he was walking on thin ice. Even if his cultivation gradually declined, he would have seen him get angry one day, and wouldn't he bring them joy with a smile...
If you have money and drink many friends, how can you see someone in times of adversity?
Xie Jun picked Ganoderma lucidum medicine at night to strengthen my mountain and Chaotianmen.
How can one repay kindness with kindness? How can one lose a family of good deeds?
The way of heaven has no relatives, I have relatives, and the way of heaven has no mercy and laughs so hard!
No matter what, nothing can happen to the Taoist temple! He suddenly said, "Master, I want to start formal cultivation."
When I become a real person, I will carry you.
Chapter completed!