Chapter 177 Courtyard
"Chen Ci is not indifferent, but Chen Qu's departure and the painful memories of several years made him silent. After that, the master took Chen Ci as his personal disciple and pampered him to the sky. No matter how much compensation is, he can't replace the two little disciples who looked at the Dan Furnace." Speaking of Chen Qu, Xu Muling was really a little regretful. She had met Chen Qu's brothers in her early years. At that time, Chen Qu was extremely funny and humorous. Not only was he smart, he was also very talented, and he was also very good at speaking, which left a deep impression on Xu Muling. If Chen Qu had not died, he would have a great hope of entering the realm of Breaking Void and becoming an inner disciple at this moment.
"All this is over." Wu Shaobai patted Xu Muling's shoulder and comforted softly.
Xu Muling looked up at Wu Shaobai. Seeing that his eyes were full of concern, he smiled gently at Wu Shaobai and felt much more calm.
Others also silently wrote down Chen Ci's story in their hearts, and couldn't help but prepare to be better for Chen Ci, even though Chen Ci was so strong that he didn't need any comfort.
While speaking, the sound of horse hooves suddenly came from outside the door.
"It's them who are back!" Jie Ziyu jumped up in surprise and rushed to the door. The others also greeted him, preparing to welcome Chen Ci and others to return.
But outside the door was empty, only a horse was tied to the door of the inn, and there was still steaming in his mouth, and there was no trace of anyone.
The horse's hooves are messy under the ground, and the new marks are pressed against the old marks. Only the wind and snow are not reduced. The thin horse is destined to rest tonight.
"I don't know whose horse is tied outside, there is no one." Jie Ziyu retreated in disappointment, and Xu Muling began to worry again. This was her first time as a team leader. She was about to go home, and she didn't want anything to happen.
Leng Shanshan sat in the corner, knocking on the table with her fingers, not affected by Xu Muling and others at all, and she didn't even look out the door.
"Shanshan, why has your grandfather been out for so long but still not coming back?" Xu Muling sat down next to Leng Shanshan, and suddenly remembered Leng Yu who had never returned. Speaking of Chen Ci's past, Xu Muling forgot about Leng Yu's affairs for a moment.
Leng Shanshan retelled: Yes, my grandfather has been out for so long, why am I not in a hurry at all?"
Xu Muling's expression changed when she heard this, and her eyes turned into incredible when she looked at Leng Shanshan.
Leng Shanshan's palm was already on Xu Muling's lower abdomen at some point. After Xu Muling was touched by Leng Shanshan, she couldn't speak and couldn't move.
"My horse is here, don't you know?" Leng Shanshan finally changed into that pitiful look, her eyes full of mockery and sneer.
On the other side, Bai Shu and others followed the path pointed by the tavern, passed the old locust tree and entered the alley. They really found a Taoist temple in the alley. There was a horse tied to the door of the Taoist temple, a horse with a Chen Ci horse.
There is also a house next to the Taoist temple, which has been completely burned down, just like Leng Yu said.
"It seems that junior brother Chen Ci is still inside, let's go in and take a look." Guan Rushuang endured it for so long, and he was about to see Chen Ci, so he couldn't help but feel embarrassed.
Everyone tied the horses and entered Muruguan.
The viewing door was wide open, and the thin snow on the road seemed to have been swept past by someone, revealing a road that led to the depths of the quiet Taoist temple.
The lights are shining, the bamboo shadows are spots, and the green bamboos are accompanied by snow in the deep courtyard. The cold moon is like frost, and the starlight is sinking. Just talking about the artistic conception, the word "Ti Ru Guan" is excellent at this moment.
Before walking through the front yard and walking to the atrium, I saw a bamboo chair at the end of the aisle, with a thick blanket on it, a middle-aged man huddled inside the blanket, a lamp in his ear, wine in his hand, a few dishes of wine were placed on the table beside him, and a charcoal basin was placed under the black lacquer column in front of his feet.
Snowflakes fell, and there were flower pots of all sizes in the courtyard, which were as small as a palm, and as big as a jar, with flowers and plants planted on the floor of the yard. The moss was scattered between them, and there were a few uneven lampposts beside them, with candles lit inside. If it weren't for the heavy snow, no one would have thought that this small yard would be winter.
Even the concentration of spiritual energy in the air that everyone breathed was higher than that outside.
The middle-aged man closed his eyes and closed his arms slightly. There was something strange in his arms. Everyone couldn't help but feel nervous. He looked at it intently and found that a big cat was lying in the middle-aged man's arms. At this moment, the cat also closed his eyes, stretched comfortably, and enjoyed the caress of the middle-aged man.
If Bai Shu and others were not disturbed, this would be an extremely pleasant snowy night.
Zhang Min coughed lightly and asked, "Are you the master of the audience here?" He asked quite sensible and did not lose his mind.
The middle-aged man opened one of his eyes, looked at Bai Shu and others, then closed his eyes again, trapped in the blanket on the bamboo chair, and moaned softly, as if he was trapped and laziness were tying his nerves.
"There is only one sage master in this world. I can't afford to call this title, just call me Qingzhu." The man yawned.
The cat in her arms was surprisingly similar to his, and she yawned and stretched out her bright red tongue.
There is only one viewer in this world, and naturally the viewer of Taixu View. Everyone knows Qingzhu at all, has good taste, but is hidden in it, and has a little respect in their words.
"It is inappropriate for us to disturb us late at night, so I hope Mr. Qingzhu forgives me." Zhang Minke was polite. He could not see through Qingzhu's identity, so Qingzhu must be above the Void, and even the Apocalypse is possible, although this possibility is very small.
Qingzhu raised her eyebrows, shook her head slightly, indicating that she didn't care.
Zhang Min cleared her throat and said, "We mainly wanted to ask Mr. Qingzhu two things. First, we have a junior brother Chen Ci who entered your Muruguan. I don't know where Junior Brother Chen is now."
Zhang Min observed Qingzhu's expression and continued, "Second, we were entrusted by Mr. Leng Yu to ask about the house. Did you burn someone's house for the sake of the illusory bad luck?"
Qingzhu finally opened her eyes steadily, put the wine pot in her hand on the table, looked at Zhang Min with a squint, and said, "It seems that someone has come just now, but he must have been scared away. I wonder if my junior brother and the others are chasing me. Why don't I ask someone to bring a few stools over, sit down and eat something, let's get by slowly?"
Qingzhu said as she pinched a piece of meat with her hands and threw it into her mouth. While chewing, she praised: "The donkey meat I just killed in the first two days is now ready to be delivered. It would be a pity if you don't taste it."
Before, Zhang Min could still maintain a neither humble nor arrogant look. Now that he heard this, he was about to get angry immediately, but Bai Shu grabbed him.
Zhang Min is famous for her good temper. She has the best popularity among people and knows all the worldly ways. She knows seven points in business and half of her literary knowledge. She will easily not be able to control her emotions.
But there are rules in all walks of life, and Taoist temples also have rules in Taoist temples. Taoist temples in the world emerged in Taixu. When Taixu came from the South China Sea, he drove a lonely boat with a leaf, a grain of rice in the vast ocean.
Later, the ancestor Taixu got on the shore, abandoned his lonely boat and rode a donkey into the pass, and went north to the bottom of Moyuan Mountain, built thatched house on the mountain, and hung a plaque with the word Taixu. At that time, there was only one donkey in the temple except himself.
Therefore, there are four things that people in Taoism do not eat.
If you don’t eat a donkey, the donkey is the mount of the Taoist ancestor.
Second, do not eat swans. Taoism emphasizes feathering and ascending. Basically, no living creature with feathers can eat.
The third thing is to eat black fish. The seven holes of black fish represent the Beidou, so fast.
Fourth, do not eat dog meat. Dogs represent loyalty and righteousness. The word "火" comes from dogs. Taoist people yearn for freedom and are most likely to get trapped in their own cocoons, so they do not eat dog meat.
When Bai Shu was in Yanbei, he also thought of this taboo, so he did not eat Feilong's meat, and he had already raised a snow egret, so he would not do such things.
On the other hand, Taoist Master Qingzhu did not dare to claim to be his master in the first sentence, and the latter sentence blatantly advised everyone to eat donkey meat. If he knew it, he would be more guilty. It is no wonder that Zhang Min was so angry.
But Bai Shu felt that there seemed to be another arrangement in the courtyard. Although the traces of spiritual energy fluctuations were very small, Bai Shu always felt something was wrong.
What's more, Qingzhu looked leisurely and didn't care about Bai Shu and others at all, and deliberately tried to anger Bai Shu and others. Bai Shu couldn't help but couldn't understand Qingzhu's intentions.
But Bai Shu is clear about it. It is better not to settle down easily in this yard.
Moreover, when talking about Chen Ci, Qingzhu was vague and said some ambiguous nonsense, but one of the messages revealed was that Chen Ci must be in trouble and had no clones. Qingzhu himself stayed here and waited for Bai Shu and others to take the bait. His purpose was probably not to Chen Ci.
For these reasons, Bai Shu grabbed Zhang Min in time and prepared to spend more time with Qingzhu.
Because Bai Shu and others are in the light, Qingzhu and others are in the dark. As long as Qingzhu talks more, they will definitely reveal flaws.
Bai Shu didn't mention the donkey meat at all, and asked, "You come to us, we are all here too. What should I do, it's better to just say it."
Qingzhu grabbed the cat's neck with one hand and looked at Bai Shu coldly and said, "You are standing so far, it is inconvenient to speak too much."
Qingzhu squinted her eyes and looked at Xue, as if she was a little sleepy again, and said casually: "If you are willing to come in, the old Taoist will have a good chat with you. If you don't want to, go back as soon as possible. Talking across the yard is irresponsible."
"You dare to scold us!" Yuan Youqing jumped up like a fur, rolled up her sleeves and rushed over, looking fierce, and seemed to be hidden in her small body.
"Youqing, Youqing." Bai Shu pulled Yuan Youqing's arm and called out twice before calling her.
"Look carefully, there is something weird in this yard."
Chapter completed!