The mountain road is paved with gravel and has deep ruts. The autumn air is crisp and the road surface is dry, making it easy to walk.
There is a big tree next to the road with a thick and straight trunk. Three Taoists and three donkeys are sitting casually under the tree. Two of them, gray donkeys, are standing motionless. One black donkey is grazing leisurely, looking at it from the corner of his eye while eating grass.
There were two fake donkeys, and there was some movement on the ground next to them.
"Senior brother..."
The junior sister turned her head in confusion and looked to the side: "Fuyao seems to like digging holes. He digs wherever he goes."
The fox could not be seen at all, only the broken soil that was being dug up on the ground could be seen.
"What's so strange about this? There are still people who like to build roads in the mountains."
"?"
The junior sister instantly turned her head to look at him.
The fox had already dug a hole in the ground big enough to accommodate itself. When he heard the sound, he poked his head out of the hole and looked at them doubtfully.
"Stop digging, they're all leaving. Isn't this digging in vain?"
"嘤?"
Several Taoists stood up.
Seeing that they were really leaving, the fox had no choice but to come out of the hole, turned around and reluctantly took a look at the hole he had just dug, shook his head, and walked forward with small steps.
After a trot and a few jumps, he passed the three Taoists and rushed towards a big tree in front of him.
Then I saw it running up the straight trunk of the big tree, walking on the vertical trunk like walking on the ground. It ran directly to the middle of the big tree before stopping. It stepped on the vertical trunk with all four feet and looked up.
The distance this mountain road leads to seems to be exploring the way for everyone.
After exploring the road, I turned around and came down.
He turned around and ran down the tree trunk. When he got close to the ground, he jumped slightly, his limbs slightly bent, and he landed lightly, with his plush tail swaying in the wind.
The younger junior sister was stunned for a moment.
The third senior brother was also a little surprised. Fortunately, he had always been disrespectful, so he turned his head and said to Lin Jue with a smile: "It's better now. You, the fox, have learned everything."
"I still don't know where it came from."
"You followed Fourth Senior Brother and learned how to gather animals and control birds. Just ask it yourself."
After the third senior brother finished speaking, Lin Jue glanced at him.
"Third Senior Brother, you are so smart."
"What? Oh!" The third senior brother slapped his forehead, "I forgot that you had just weaned it when you picked it up, and it didn't even know it was afraid of it!"
"..."
"But why do you care so much? Even if they are born from monsters, not all monsters are bad. Even if they are bad monsters, they are not born bad. How about it is up to you, junior brother, doesn't it?" Third Senior Brother
He shook his head and said, "With Fuyao accompanying you, it will be much better from now on when you go down the mountain, travel around the world, or look for Taoist temples elsewhere. At least you won't be so lonely."
Lin Jue and his junior sister couldn't help but look at him.
"Where did the former uncles go after they came down the mountain?" Lin Jue asked.
"Look at yourself——"
The third senior brother said to them as they walked:
"Our Taoist temple is also well-connected. After all, there are so many uncles outside. We usually try our best to find some newly built Taoist temples or temples for the disciples who come down from the mountain. If these Taoist temples are owned by local officials or wealthy people,
We raised funds to build it, and we have the "Jindu Certificate", and they are willing to let us go.
“But usually we can’t make up seven.
"If you want to make a career in the world, go and make a career in the world. If you are pursuing fame and wealth, you can go to the capital. Anyway, it's up to you.
"..."
The two of them couldn't help but fell silent after hearing this, and looked at each other again.
The three donkeys walked forward slowly, kicking the gravel on the road, and climbed over the small slope. Three Taoists followed leisurely beside them.
“It won’t be easy to see you then!
"So I ask you to develop some hobbies in the mountains, and from now on you can spread out in the rivers and lakes, so that you can pass the time while practicing.
"I envy the fourth junior brother the most. If he leaves, he will definitely have friends from the mountains to accompany him. I am okay, after all, I have so many good men with me, and it will be cool to travel around the world together in the future. Other senior brothers and sisters will
I feel a little lonely. I don’t know if they feel that way.”
The third senior brother's voice was free and easy, but also a little lonely.
The two junior brothers and sisters couldn't help but express their thoughts.
Only the fox seemed carefree, running back and forth on the road. As long as he turned around and saw Lin Jue, he was not worried at all.
Gradually we arrived at the foot of Qiyun Mountain.
As a famous Taoist mountain, Qiyun Mountain is far more famous than Yishan Mountain. However, in terms of mountains alone, Qiyunshan Mountain is neither as high nor as wide as Yishan Mountain. On a clear day, standing at the foot of the mountain, you can see the Xuantian Temple on the mountain.
Cross the Hengjiang River and climb Dao Mountain.
There are many pilgrims on the mountain road, and they often stop in the middle of the road to take a break and chat. When they see them wearing monk robes, they will also chat with them for a few words.
Whenever this happens, even the third senior brother will respond politely.
Finally stood at the gate of Qiyun Mountain.
When I looked up, I saw the five characters "Emperor Jian Xuantian Temple" and couplets engraved on the left and right sides of the main door:
Create nature wonderfully, clean up the beautiful scenery, and make the mountains and rivers immortal;
If you want to gain something, take advantage of the clouds to clear up, the sunny day to come, and the incense to be the fate.
There happened to be a young Taoist priest inside the door. If he looked carefully, he looked a little familiar.
It seems to be the young Taoist priest led by Taoist Priest Qingxuan in Xiaochuan Village.
The little Taoist priest was walking by. When he saw them, he recognized them immediately: "Isn't this...a few fellow Taoists from Fuqiu Peak? Fellow Taoists, please come in quickly!"
The Taoist priests who often receive pilgrims must be more sensitive. If they were to suddenly visit Fuqiu Temple, the junior sister might be stunned on the spot.
"We came here without warning." The third senior brother said first, "On the way back, we encountered something, and we felt something was wrong. We happened to pass by Qiyun Mountain, so we came to inform the Taoist friends at Qiyun Mountain. I don't know that Taoist fellows Qingxuan and Jiang Ming
Has Qishan come back?"
"I'm back. I came back a few days ago."
"Please let me know."
"Then please wait a moment, Brother Dao."
The little Taoist priest left in a hurry.
The three of them looked at each other.
"Look, they left a few days later and arrived a few days before us."
"It's not because the reporting officer delayed us."
"Is it the reporting officer? It's Third Senior Brother. Are you rowing too slowly?"
"..."
The three of them talked quietly.
There were also a few Taoist priests in the main hall, but they were all sitting cross-legged on futons, chanting sutras and worshiping gods seriously, not daring to miss a beat, which was in sharp contrast to their casualness.
Soon, the little Taoist priest came back, followed by the shamelessly white Taoist Master Jiang.
Taoist priest Jiang Ning was holding a fly whisk in his arms, with a calm expression. He was not wearing a crown or scarf in the audience, his hair was combed meticulously, and the wind was blowing under his feet. He came in front of them and saluted each other.
"Fellow Taoist is compassionate."
"Fellow Taoist is compassionate."
The first time Lin Jue saw her, he thought of the letter that the captor sent to the mountain in the snow, and the page with hairpin flowers in small regular script.
"Brother Qingxuan has gone down the mountain to do some rituals. Someone has already gone to report to the master. Please come with me."
"good."
The three of them followed them forward, and when they reached the inner courtyard, Master Lingqing personally came to greet them. He also invited them to the teahouse in the inner courtyard, lit incense and cooked tea, as if they were treated as distinguished guests.
The third senior brother looked at Lin Jue.
Lin Jue then explained in detail what happened on the road.
"This matter has several things in common with what happened in our Yixian County. They are money, to be precise, silver, monsters and the energy of death. It's scary to think about it."
"..."
This matter was so serious that even Master Lingqing became serious.
Although the entire Jiangnan and its surroundings are the source of incense for Emperor Yujian, the core of his dojo is here. And if there is a monster dormant with a sphere of influence throughout Huizhou, it is obviously an extremely important thing for Emperor Yujian.
Something serious.
"You mean, there might be the same thing behind this?" Director Jiang asked.
"It's just a suspicion, but we don't have enough skills. It happens that this place is the Taoist temple of Emperor Yujian, so we came to inform the fellow Taoists at Qiyun Mountain, hoping to inform the gods and investigate further."
"Fellow Taoist is too humble. If we were there, we wouldn't be able to see through it at all. Even if we could see through it, it would be difficult to see the death aura from the monsters." Master Lingqing said in a very gentle tone, "As for what happens next, we can't see through it at all."
Please rest assured, Taoist friends, we will definitely report to the gods and thoroughly investigate the entire Huizhou."
"Then we can rest assured."
"If it is true as my fellow Taoists said, you have done a great favor to the emperor, and you will definitely be rewarded after you eliminate the evildoers."
"good……"
Lin Jue was not polite.
"Several Taoist friends are guests from afar, so let's rest in the temple for the night. I have a distinguished guest waiting for me, so I will temporarily excuse myself. Jiang Ning is about the same age as the three of them, so I invited her to accompany them."
"Real people walk slowly."
All three people stood up to see him off.
Master Lingqing pushed open the door and walked out.
"What kind of distinguished guest can be treated like this by Master Lingqing?" The third senior brother couldn't help but ask.
"Lin Zhizhou."
Taoist priest Jiang Ning answered very directly.
"No wonder!"
Immediately, only Taoist Master Jiang Ning was left to accompany the three of them to drink tea and chat, and then took them to walk around Xuantian Temple. However, they were unfamiliar with a few of them. This Taoist Jiang Ning did not talk much, and he had no expression when he spoke.
Taoist Priest Qingxuan was not friendly and talkative, so it was quite boring for the three of them to play with her.
Stayed one more night and went down the mountain the next day.
Finally returned to Fuqiu Peak.
All the senior brothers were in low spirits, and even the divine light on Taoist Yunhe's face had dimmed a lot.
"Senior brother, why do you look so depressed? You must miss me too much, right?" the third senior brother said with a smile, and threw a bag of silver coins to the senior brother, "The remaining expenses will be paid."
"Why did it take you so long to come back? The feast should have ended long ago. You should have come back ten days ago. We were all ready to go down the mountain to look for you." The senior brother said and looked down, "Why are you still here?
It’s so much more money than what you took with you when you left? Didn’t you exchange the elixirs and heavenly materials and earthly treasures for silver?”
"How is that possible? It's just some miscellaneous things happened on the road, and the money was given as a gift." The third senior brother said for a moment, then smiled, "I thought he missed me too much, but it turned out he was worried about me."
"..."
But everyone ignored him and only looked at Lin Jue, his junior sister, and the two gray donkeys beside them.
"This donkey is..."
"It was given to us by our second uncle when we met him at the big ceremony."
"Uncle Second Master..."
Many Taoists nodded. Although they were surprised, they were more concerned about the two junior brothers and sisters.
"Junior brother and sister, are you tired?"
"fine."
"Not tired!"
"It's good that you're not tired." Senior Brother Seven said, "Have a rest first and think about what to have for dinner."
"..."
Lin Jue returned to his room.
The fox also followed him.
As soon as I arrived in my room, I smelled the faint and cool smell of wood and the familiar and unchanged displays, and I immediately felt settled.
"call……"
Lin Jue breathed a sigh of relief, walked to the bed and lay down.
The fox also went straight to its futon.
Chapter completed!