In Luosu City, two Taoists led donkeys. The donkeys walked side by side, one on the left and the other on the right. There was a huge steel fork on their backs, and they stopped in front of a blacksmith shop.
There was a tinkling sound in the blacksmith shop, and iron was being struck.
"Boom!"
The steel fork fell to the ground and made a loud noise.
But I saw a young Taoist put down the steel fork, came over and saluted the blacksmith with a smile:
"Store, do you want to collect the steel forks?"
"Ouch! Where did the two Taoist priests get such a big steel fork?"
"Behead Yaksha, Yaksha dropped it."
"You two little Taoist priests, please don't deceive me! How can there be any Yaksha? If there really is a Yaksha, and he can move such a big steel fork, he will have to find a general or a god who is good at martial arts to deal with it!"
"Haha, it is indeed difficult to deal with, but there is no need for gods."
"this……"
The blacksmith was naturally shocked and came over to look at the steel fork carefully.
"This steel fork is made of good steel, but the workmanship is very rough. It is so thick and long, it probably weighs more than a hundred pounds? Who can make it move? Is it really a monster?"
"Can the store charge? How much?" Lin Jue asked, "This is really good steel. If this handle is melted, it can at least be used to make dozens of good swords."
"Where did the Taoist Master come from?"
"Taoists don't lie."
"hiss……"
The blacksmith thought again and again, excited and afraid, and finally shook his head: "Taoist Master, it's not that the villain won't accept it, but he is really afraid that if he accepts it, the monster will come to find the villain. Besides, the villain here only has some hoes and hatchets, which are useful.
I can't get such good steel and I can't use up so much steel. Even if I can use it, I can't afford it. I'm asking for an arbitrary price and I can't do it to the Taoist priest. There is a sword-making shop over there. If you have money and courage, please go to them.
Bar."
"Then what should the price of this steel be?"
"Pig iron costs about ten dollars per catty, but it costs people to refine it. To make five-fire wrought iron, it costs more than one hundred dollars per catty. When refined iron is turned into steel, it costs more than two hundred dollars per catty. If it is made into hundreds of steel, it costs more than one catty per catty.
I need two or three taels of silver."
"What is this?"
"At least it's fine iron anyway."
"Thank you."
The two men carried the steel fork and put it on the donkey's back.
As I walked through the city, I don’t know how many people paid attention.
Two quarters of an hour later, the swords were laid out.
Lin Jue and Lin Jue took a bag of silver and weighed it with their hands. They were both surprised and happy.
The guy from the sword shop was carrying the steel fork in.
Unexpectedly, this steel fork, which looked ordinary and had no charm, turned out to be far more than they expected when converted into money.
"Half for each person."
"good!"
"Gone."
"Where are you going, senior brother?"
“Chicken and unrestrained!”
"good!"
The two walked into the crowd.
One day later.
There is a tinkling sound in the forest.
Two Taoists rode paper donkeys and walked leisurely up the sloping mountain road.
The junior sister bought a bell for her paper donkey.
Lin Jue didn’t understand this——
Because the paper donkey is originally made of paper, it will turn back into a piece of paper every time it is taken back, and the bell cannot change accordingly. Therefore, not only must a separate bell be carried, but it must be hung again on the neck of the paper donkey every time.
When it turns back into a piece of paper, it will fall to the ground, and you have to bend down to pick it up, which is very troublesome.
The junior sister didn't think it was a bother and even wanted to buy one for his donkey, but he refused.
In addition to the bells, I also bought a pack of chestnuts.
They say they are chic, but in fact they don’t know how to spend money, are reluctant to spend money, and have no place to spend money. The prosperity of Luosu is far less than that of Yi County. In the end, the two of them only bought a bell and a bag of chestnuts when they passed by the county town.
I had a good meal in the city with about ten kilograms of pork.
At this time, he was sitting on the back of a donkey, peeling chestnuts as he walked.
The sound of bells gradually entered the depths of the mountain forest.
Just after passing the hot spring and approaching the foot of Fuqiu Peak, I immediately heard a voice coming from the forest: "Hey! You are back? I thought you died outside!"
This sound is strange and very distinctive.
"Senior, long time no see."
Lin Jue stopped the donkey and smiled.
"That's not right! Have we ever met before?"
"Too……"
Lin Jue was startled at first, and then his smile became even brighter.
As soon as he heard this sentence pattern, the familiar smell came immediately. In addition, he knew that when he arrived at the foot of Mount Yi, he had entered the territory of the mountain god, and he didn't know whether it was because he had been carrying the mountain god's token for a long time or something, Lin Jue seemed to
Being able to feel the aura of this mountain naturally makes you feel at ease and makes you feel much more relaxed and happy.
I even wanted to ask:
"We have known each other for more than two years, and we have some friendship, but as my senior said, we have never met in person. I don't know your true appearance, so why not show up and meet him?"
But I heard the voice in the forest reply: "Since we have already known each other, why do we need to meet?"
“If we don’t meet, how can we have fellowship?”
"That's not right! You, a Taoist priest, haven't you ever heard of a saying? Those who communicate with each other are based on their hearts, not their appearance! Don't you know that people's hearts are unpredictable and dangerous in mountains and rivers? If you don't see their heart and communicate with each other by appearance, you will think that
If you don't see its appearance, you will think it is sparse, but is that right?"
"..."
Lin Jue had actually heard of this sentence.
I heard it from the mouth of an old man from Shucun Village.
It seems that it was originally said by a fox demon.
There are often fox monsters in the world, and they hang out with people. People are very curious and always want to meet them. Most fox monsters don't want to be disturbed, so they use such words to refuse.
It probably means that when making friends, you should use your heart, not appearance. The human heart is very complicated and cannot be seen clearly with the naked eye. On the contrary, the naked eye will only be disturbed. If you cannot see the heart and only look at the appearance to make friends, you will feel that there is a relationship.
Intimacy is obviously wrong, and if you can't see the face but can see the heart, it feels alienated, which is also wrong.
Lin Jue thought for a moment, smiled again, and then casually said: "Then if we can't come back, will seniors feel lonely in the future? Miss me?"
The weird voice was also silent for a while, and then avoided the question: "You, a Taoist priest, are the last to go up to the mountain to practice, so why do you go the furthest to eliminate demons? Your senior brothers have already returned and finished."
"How is my senior brother?"
"Some of them were injured, but I guess they should be fine by now."
"That's good." Lin Jue said, and then answered it, "It's just bad luck. I happened to find the place where the demon king stores his death energy, which can transform ordinary plants and animals into monsters and evil things..."
Lin Jue knew that it was a well-informed man, so he explained the matter in general.
Until we talked about the Yaohua Empress.
"Senior, do you know this empress?"
"Do you know where Emperor Yujian is?"
"Nature knows."
"That's it."
It seems to be saying that the status of this empress in the hearts of the monsters here is like the status of Emperor Yujian in the hearts of the people here?
This guy's speaking style...
I really love the bar.
"Then according to what the seniors know, the juniors use the mountain god's token as the basis for worship and call the mountain god. Why did they invite the Yaohua Empress?"
"Don't you know it in your heart?"
"Really?"
"You go ask that wild boar? Don't ask me! I'm just a spirit living in seclusion here. How dare you speak nonsense about your Majesty?"
"Wild boar?"
Lin Jue frowned and thought about it.
Although these days are in troubled times, there are many monsters and ghosts in the world, especially since the previous monster king here happened to have the magical power to spawn monsters, so there are even more. But even so, Lin Jue seems to have only encountered one wild boar.
Tiger of Langtou Mountain?
Did he send it? Why didn't you say hello?
Lin Jue's expression condensed.
On the way back, I seemed to be passing by a place only a few dozen miles away from Langtou Mountain. I should have gone and asked.
"Since senior doesn't want to talk more about that empress, let's talk about the battle between the gods and the demon king of the dead."
"What does this mean?"
"Then I guess they didn't fight." Lin Jue opened his mouth and came.
"Then your guess is wrong! Not only did they start fighting, but the civil and military fighting was very fierce! Huh?" The voice said and suddenly realized, "You Taoist priest!!"
"Hahaha! Senior, please tell me!"
"It's only been about ten days since the three saints of the south went down to the lower realm. How much can I know?" The voice in the forest continued, "I only know that even if the corpse tiger king is not dead, he is not far behind.
The dojo and the main advisers and generals were all wiped out by the Heavenly Soldiers and Heavenly Generals. However, I heard that after the elimination, the Heavenly Soldiers and Godly Generals still searched the mountains for three days. My guess is that what they are looking for is not the Corpse Tiger King."
"What is that?"
"Idiot! Besides the silver-eating ghost, what else can there be?"
"Do gods also want this thing?"
"Idiot! After all, I am the righteous god of the three religions in the land of China. No matter how much I fight for the incense and the dojo, how can I do whatever I want like the little gods and evil spirits in the foreign lands? No matter what, it is shameful! What's more, the power of most gods has already matched the Taoist power. It has nothing to do with it, but it is on top of the incense. This is just to prevent it from falling into the hands of monsters and creating monsters again."
"Did you find it?"
"How do I know?"
"It turns out there are things that seniors don't know about..."
"..."
"senior?"
"..."
"senior?"
But he refused no matter what.
This one is really...
Lin Jue couldn't help but shake his head.
"Ding-ding-dong..."
The donkey started to move around in the forest again, and the two Taoists sitting on the donkey's back swayed and peeled chestnuts to eat.
Walking a little higher, you can overlook the bottom.
Lin Jue seemed to suddenly remember and asked below:
"Senior, does he have a name?"
I thought no one responded, but there was a voice:
"You are a person in the world, and I am a spirit in the mountains and forests. We meet by chance, and we meet by fate. If we get along, we can exchange a few words. When we are not interested, we stay silent. We don't even need to meet each other, so why do we need names?"
"It turns out that senior is still here..."
"..."
That person stopped talking again.
Lin Jue didn't say much, just smiled and continued walking up the mountain on his donkey.
The personalities of fairies and monsters are naturally different from those of humans, because they are not human in the first place, even if they achieve the Tao and transform into human form. For example, if a cat achieves the Tao, it will still retain some of its cat nature, and a fox will still think about it if it achieves the Tao. The method is somewhat like a fox.
I don’t know who this person is.
Anyway, it’s normal for fairies and ghosts to have different temperaments, preferences and ways of thinking than people. Just understand and respect each other.
Let’s temporarily name it “Rebuttal to Seniors”.
This "rebuttal senior" is very free and easy.
This free and easy temper seemed to have an influence on Lin Jue, making him feel much lighter at this time. He felt that this was how Taoist communication should be, or that this was also very good.
Amidst the sound of donkey hooves, we gradually arrived at the entrance of the Taoist temple.
The two received the paper donkeys, one held a long sword and money, the other held a long sword and chestnuts and pork, and pushed the door directly in.
The Taoist temple is still the same.
Entering the door, you first see the outer courtyard, directly in front of which is the Xianweng Hall, with side halls and side rooms on both sides. There is an ancient pine in the courtyard. Under the pine is the senior brother who is planting onions and garlic seedlings. Two clouded leopards are lying on their stomachs, and several cats are spread out on the ground.
When they saw the two of them, the group of cats got up and ran over first. Some of them greeted the fox, and some of them ran around in circles at the little junior sister's feet.
"Junior brother and sister are back?"
The eldest brother took the small hoe used by the second brother to collect medicine, turned to look at them, put down the hoe, wiped his hands, and came to greet them. He looked up and down for a while and asked about their welfare.
Not long after, several other senior brothers also gathered around.
"Why did it take so long to come back?"
"Are you injured?"
"It was only after we went back to visit that we heard that the place where the junior brothers went was somewhat dangerous."
"Are you going home for a while?"
"Junior brother, why are you wearing Qi Yunshan's Taoist robe? You are so weird!"
You don't need to read to know that the last sentence must have come from the mouth of the third senior brother, but Lin Jue had no intention of replying to him because the master also came over and he had to bow first:
"Master, because of the turmoil here, I was a little worried about my family, so I went back to have a look. I originally planned to ask my junior sister to come back to report to you that she was safe, but we were all separated and encountered some things, so I called her back and
I'm going with you, so I can take care of you."
"I've roughly guessed it. Let's go into details slowly." Taoist Yunhe said with a smile, "Several of your senior brothers also went back, but it's closer than your home. This is what should be done."
"That's good."
Lin Jue breathed a sigh of relief, it seemed like what he expected.
Thinking about it this way, Fuqi is also a good spell.
Compared with other methods of divination, Fuji does not have to learn the ability to deduce divination by himself, but relies on the immortal. However, the disadvantage is also obvious, that is, it relies heavily on the immortal. All abilities lie in how to find a person.
Enter the Immortal who is knowledgeable and capable of calculation.
"Are the senior brothers injured?"
"Everyone is fine. The third junior brother who was most seriously injured is fine." Senior Brother said, and then asked them, "What about you?"
"Everything is fine. It's just a pity that one of junior sister's clothes was chopped to pieces."
"Elaborate."
"Let's talk about it later, don't worry. I bought some chestnuts on the way and they are quite delicious. The senior brothers can share them. The peeled ones were peeled by the junior sister for the master on the way. You have to eat them and peel them yourself." Lin Jue said.
Putting a heavy bag of silver into the arms of the senior brother, "By the way, senior brother, I'm not good at arithmetic. Please help me calculate how much silver the steel fork we picked up after we killed the yaksha ghost was sold for."
"Who did you sell it to? Didn't I tell you?" The senior brother looked honest and didn't react.
"Don't play with the third brother." The second senior brother said calmly.
"Haha." Lin Jue then laughed and said, "I'll boil water first, take a bath, change clothes, and then cook some meat."
"I'll light a fire for senior brother!"
I have been traveling every day, and my body has long been uncomfortable.
Lin Jue didn't soak in the hot springs at the foot of the mountain either.
When I walked into the kitchen at this time, I naturally boiled a large pot of hot water, took a shower, put on clean clothes, and then asked my junior sister to wash. While she was washing, I took the leftovers from the temple.
Pour it out.
I was tired from traveling and didn't want to make complicated dishes, so I cut up the pork I bought from Yamashita, rolled it in starch, took some sauerkraut from the jar, cut it and stir-fried it, then added water to make sauerkraut slippery pork.
Steam a pot of rice.
Before it gets completely dark, each person has half a bowl of rice, and then uses a large cooking spoon to scoop out two spoons of pickled cabbage and broth.
Thin sauerkraut leaves, white and pink meat, and the soup turned into a light golden color. When poured into the bowl, there is a lot of meat and vegetables, almost completely covering the rice. The sauerkraut and smooth meat are full of salt and umami.
There is no need to have other dishes, just take them outside to eat.
While eating, the junior sister briefly told them what happened after going down the mountain.
Two foxes and numerous fox groups, fellow Taoists from Xianyuan Temple, the tree demon Lizu, and many dead tree evil things catalyzed by the demon king's magical power. Later, the black mist death energy and many evil spirits, Luo Luo who was missed
Brake bird.
Of course there is the Yaohua Empress.
"I knew this fox had an extraordinary origin, but I didn't expect it to be one of the descendants of Empress Yaohua." The fourth senior brother said.
"Is this your third year on the mountain? I didn't expect that your skills would advance so quickly and you would be able to stand alone." Taoist Yunhe still ate until his beard was stained with soup. "This makes me feel more at ease."
"It's also thanks to the Mountain God Token, otherwise we wouldn't have been able to sustain it for so long." Lin Jue replied.
"We can't hold on, we can't be strong." The seventh senior brother raised his head and said, "We are not like the fellow Taoists of the Fulu Sect. After they die, they may become immortals in heaven. Even if their cultivation is not enough, as long as they have martial arts and
With some merits, I think the heavenly soldiers can still do it. But we can't. Only by living can we rid the world of more monsters."
"Of course I know, I know it from my heart."
"The mountain god said that when you come back, go and report to him about the Demon King. A messenger will probably come to pick you up tomorrow." The senior brother said, "Let's prepare for tomorrow."
"Did you hear that? Senior brother means to prepare tomorrow morning's meal tonight." Third senior brother also raised his head and said something, then buried his head again.
"..."
Lin Jue also ate slowly, enjoying the autumn wind. Occasionally he lowered his head and saw that his fox was also eating intently, and he felt very comfortable.
The joy of practicing Taoism is also very simple.
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