At this time, seeing someone who seemed to be trying to disrupt the situation, many onlookers became more and more interested, and more and more people were attracted and gathered around. A few people had already recognized the identity of the county magistrate.
"Let Pindao take a look..."
The Taoist picked up these things and looked at them at will.
"It's really two taels of silver...
"Gao Yuanfu...
"The county magistrate? So you are the county magistrate?"
The Taoist said this, although his tone was still relaxed, but it caused an uproar among the judges around him.
The previous magistrate had been promoted. This magistrate had just taken office not long ago, and not many people had seen his face. But when they saw that the Taoist was silent and took away the magistrate's things from the air, everyone was naturally even more surprised.
It is impossible for the county magistrate to act as a trustee.
They saw that the Taoist handed these things to his servants casually, and looked at the magistrate with a smile: "Is it possible that this Taoist trick has caught the magistrate's eye?"
"It turns out you are really an expert!" The magistrate had already shown a look of surprise. He quickly handed over his hands, untied the money bag that the servant had brought back, and presented the two taels of silver inside with both hands. He just pondered for a moment, and then asked, "I wonder if the immortal master is too good?"
Do people know any other magic?"
"Other spells? Forget it."
Seventh Brother took a walk in the courtyard and took out only a piece of cloth.
He waved behind him and called out a few words, and summoned a reluctant colorful civet cat.
Whether it was the county magistrate, the subordinate officials, or the people who gathered around and gathered more and more to watch the guests, they all looked at it with their eyes wide open.
Then he saw the Taoist covering the cat with a cloth, and then wrapped it up, like a fish in a net, wrapping the cat up and lifting it up. Then he tightened the cloth tighter and tighter, pinched it to the smallest size, and even unfolded it and shook it.
But the cat was never seen, as if it had disappeared out of thin air.
Just when everyone thought that the cat was no longer in the cloth and had been moved elsewhere, the Taoist asked the subordinate clerk next to the county magistrate to pick an open space, cover it with a cloth, recite a mantra, and then remove the cloth.
There was a surprisingly large egg inside.
Although the egg is big, it is still impossible to contain an adult cat.
What's more, everyone went to check and found that the egg was very hard and intact, with no gaps at all. How could it possibly be filled with anything?
But the Taoist said that the cat was inside the egg.
So he broke the egg open and a cat came out.
The cat was curled up in the egg. Seeing this, it slowly opened its eyes and seemed a little confused. Then it stretched its body and stretched on the ground. Then it walked back and lay down at the feet of the Kun Dao.
There is also a fox lying there.
"how?"
The young Taoist asked the crowd.
Many onlookers were surprised and donated generously.
"Wonderful." The magistrate praised, but then added, "It's just that Gao didn't ask about this. He wanted to ask the chief, but does he know other magic arts?"
"There is no distinction between high and low magic in the world, so what is fairy magic?"
"It's Gao who is stupid." Zhixian Xingli said with some surprise in his eyes, but also some thoughts, "The magic that Gao mentioned refers to the method of immortality, the method of bringing the dead back to life, and the method of predicting the unknown."
"I have learned drama to amuse myself and others. I have never learned anything else." The seventh senior brother smiled and said to him, "However, there is a way to immortality in the cultivation method, but it is difficult to find, just like
The books of sages also contain ways to govern the country through prime ministers, but how many people in the world can be prime ministers?"
He paused for a moment:
"As for bringing back the dead, I don't know for sure. I have a senior brother who specializes in medical skills. If a person's body is in a different place and he has been dead for three days, he cannot be saved. But if an ordinary person is infected with a minor illness and has just died, my senior brother still has a chance to save him.
Yes, I wonder if it counts as being brought back to life? Pindao also has a senior brother who is proficient in the art of supporting the shackles. The shackles have extensive knowledge and can make calculations, which can be regarded as knowing the future."
"Oh?" The magistrate heard this and thought for a moment, "I wonder where Senior Brother Chang is?"
"Right in the city."
"I wonder if I can recommend you..."
"Of course you can, just have to wait a moment."
Although the seventh brother received a gift of silver from him, he still said: "We are here to perform a show today to entertain the villagers and elders. So many people have gathered here. It would be a sin for me to let everyone go back disappointed."
When the magistrate heard this, he quickly handed over his hands and took two steps back.
Then I heard the Seventh Senior Brother say to the many onlookers:
"We are Taoists from Yishan. We have just arrived. From now on, my sixth brother will stay and practice in the original Yangxin Temple in the city. The money you donated will be used to repair the Taoist temple and will not be used for other purposes.
"My senior brother is good at supporting jis. From now on, if any villagers and elders in the city have any questions, they can go to him!
"Our brothers and sisters are also in the city these days. If there is anything about monsters, poisoning, or incurable diseases, you can come and look for us. We will give you whatever money you want, except after the monster has detoxified and cured the disease.
"
When the subordinate official heard this, his expression changed. He quickly approached the magistrate and whispered:
"Gaoxian! After the Taoist priest of Yangxin Guan was arrested, the former magistrate promised him to the old immortal from Yishan Mountain, saying that in the future, the disciples of the old immortal would come to live and cultivate. Could it be that these Taoist priests are the ones?"
Needless to say, the magistrate also changed his expression.
Thinking about it this way, unless what the subordinate officials said was all lies, most of the bandits on Monkey Mountain were wiped out by these Taoists.
The magistrate's expression suddenly became more surprised and awed.
Unexpectedly, when I was young, I yearned for the true way of gods and could not find it after searching all over the famous mountains. Now that I am older, I feel that there are not so many immortals and masters in the world, but I met them here.
…
Lin Jue sat on the bench, counting the broken silver and copper coins, but also thinking in his heart.
What I was thinking about was also the matter of money.
The seventh brother's opera skills are indeed very suitable for raising money. In fact, in addition to performing operas on the streets of the city to raise money from hundreds of families, you can also make friends with powerful people. Most people these days are yearning for Buddhism, Taoism and magic, and they only need to prove themselves
If you really have Taoist skills, you will naturally be gifted with silver. Many powerful people in history have made friends with high-ranking alchemists in this way.
It's just that Brother Seventh likes to demonstrate spells on the streets.
Lin Jue guessed that he had some desire to perform.
We did raise a lot of money today.
When many people saw that he was really a Taoist who knew magic and raised money to build Taoist temples, they naturally had a high desire to donate money.
It is estimated that just today, not counting the money that the third senior brother got from killing the bandits, the money for repairing the Taoist temple and buying things is enough. But after all, this is the money that the seventh senior brother got, and it needs to be used to repair the Taoist temple. Lin Jue
You also need to consider how to get money to feed the silver-eating ghosts.
Previously, when the master was still alive, the silver-eating ghost could eat dozens of taels of silver a month. Although it had not reached the upper limit, it was still full. On average, everyone would get one every one and a half to two months.
Lingyuan Dan.
Therefore, Taoism can also be regarded as rapid progress.
Until the master passed away and everyone was busy with funeral arrangements, two months had passed and the silver-eating ghost had only one meal, which amounted to ten taels of silver.
Lin Jue was really afraid that he would starve to death.
But it's not just this life-threatening meal.
From now on, there must be at least one meal per month.
"well……"
When I was in the temple, Yishan and Fuqiu Temple were somewhat famous. Although on average each person had less than ten taels per month, they still had a steady income of silver. Now that they were down the mountain, the pressure suddenly came on.
At this moment, there were onlookers and people around asking what Taoist skills the two sitting Taoist priests knew.
The crowd cheered enthusiastically and it was difficult to refuse.
The junior sister scratched her head and stepped forward hastily.
She has already mastered the art of breaking rocks, which is more ornamental than breaking large rocks from the chest. However, she was on the street at this time, and there were no stones for her to shoot except the stone bricks on the ground, so she had to demonstrate the fossil method.
A delicate female Taoist priest suddenly turned into a stone sculpture in front of everyone, which shocked many onlookers.
Then it was Lin Jue's turn.
Unable to hide away, I had to step forward.
In fact, he knows a lot of spells, many of which can be used to fight enemies and perform. However, under the influence of his seventh senior brother, he feels that although most of the spells are ornamental, they are not beautiful and romantic enough. For example, his junior sister's fossil spell and
The method of stone is only eye-catching, but it cannot move people's hearts.
Theater is about moving people's hearts.
It was spring at this time, and there was a woodcutter among the people watching, carrying unsold firewood, so he stepped forward and borrowed a branch from the woodcutter to show it to everyone.
Then take a breath.
"Huh~~"
The dead wood immediately becomes spring, sprouting new buds, growing buds, and blooming delicate spring flowers at a speed visible to the naked eye.
Everyone was shocked and shouted for gods.
Even the seventh senior brother was shocked. He didn't know when the younger junior brother learned this spell.
After the performance, please disperse to watch.
"Dear immortal masters, I don't know that the immortal master is from Yishan. Please forgive me if I am rude." The magistrate's attitude was now much more respectful.
"We are not immortal masters. We can just call them Taoist priests." Brother Seventh was very casual. Looking at the basket of money he had collected, he was in a good mood and said to the magistrate, "We just arrived here yesterday. We should be here this morning."
A senior brother took the certificate to the county government office to register, but he didn't expect to meet the county magistrate here, which was considered fate."
"It's fate, there's fate."
"This place is very wealthy."
"Although this city is small, it is an important transportation thoroughfare and a battleground for military strategists of all ages, so it is prosperous. However, it has only been two months since the county took office. Although this place is managed well, it is not the county's credit."
As the magistrate spoke, he saluted the seventh senior brother:
"When I was young, I also yearned for Taoism and magic, but I couldn't find it. I heard that the Taoist priest has a senior brother who is good at supporting jis and will be practicing in the city. He must also have real skills. In the future, we will inevitably have to deal with him in the city.
, I hope the Taoist priest can recommend it to this county."
"This is naturally the best."
Senior Brother Seven has no reason to refuse.
"The county magistrate, please."
"Thank you very much." The magistrate said as he thanked him. "Now that the world is in chaos and strange things are happening everywhere, there should have been a Taoist temple in the city. But before, a group of demons lived in the Yangxin Temple. After the Taoist temple was ruined, the previous magistrate
The promise was made to the respected master, but no one came, so it was not repaired. Now that a real master has come, the county should fund the repair of the Taoist temple."
"Why didn't the magistrate tell me earlier?"
"Oh? What do you mean?"
"Since I have raised money, I said that the money will be used to repair the Taoist temple. How can I break my promise if I don't use it for other purposes?"
"this……"
"Haha! What a joke!"
"call……"
The county magistrate breathed a sigh of relief, and then asked the seventh brother for advice: "Tell me, at the junction of Qiuru County and Danxun County, there is a mountain called Monkey Mountain. There are mountain bandits on it, and they have occupied the mountain as king for many years
Yesterday, I heard that I was killed by several Taoists the night before yesterday. I don’t know if I will know..."
"How many? One?" The seventh senior brother replied, "We passed by the Monkey Mountain the day before yesterday and were robbed by those bandits. My third senior brother has always been a knight, so he easily got rid of them."
Lin Jue was walking beside him holding a blossoming branch, and squinting at him——
The magistrate is actually still testing the waters.
The temptation is so clear, which shows that you are cautious. If you are so cautious, you probably have something important to ask for, so you don't want to make mistakes.
"hiss!"
The county magistrate was really shocked. Although he had already suspected it, he was still surprised when he heard that a Taoist could summon heavenly soldiers and generals to kill more than a hundred mountain bandits.
You must know that even the Taoist priests in Qiyunshan can't do it.
Moreover, even if you look through ancient books, except for those ancient gods and monsters in ancient times, most monks and monks mainly evade when faced with court orders and military raids, and it is difficult to confront them head-on.
At this time, I no longer had any doubts in my mind.
But then I heard the Taoist leader smile and ask: "I still have to ask the county magistrate, if I kill the bandits, will there be a reward?"
"Ouch……"
The magistrate suddenly showed a bitter expression:
"The Taoist Priest was joking. If we hadn't met such an expert as the Taoist Priest, how could we have imagined that someone could single-handedly annihilate more than a hundred mountain bandits? Even those long-famous first swordsmen in the world.
It’s hard to be afraid of a swordsman coming, not to mention one person, even the nearby Jianghu sects and militia groups have difficulty training, so naturally there will be no reward.”
He paused for a moment:
"If the Taoist priest wants money to repair the Taoist temple, the county can pay it out of its own pocket and pay the Taoist priest some rewards."
"Forget it, we are cultivators and we cannot afford this kind of money."
The seventh senior brother said with a smile.
This is a busy city, and Yangxin Temple is not far away. As we were talking, we walked there in a few steps.
Many senior brothers have also returned.
Because my money was limited, I didn’t buy too many things. I just bought basic pots, pans, oil, salt, sauce, vinegar, tables, chairs, benches, futons, bedding, etc. I also ordered tiles and hired craftsmen to repair the Taoist temple. At this time, I saw Lin Jue
He and his junior sister came in carrying a basket of copper coins and silver, along with guests, and everyone was surprised.
"We raised a lot of money."
The little junior sister said to them happily.
"This person is seeking to be the magistrate of the county."
The seventh senior brother introduced the sixth senior brother in front.
Lin Jue saw that a senior brother in the main hall had bought a vase. After putting down the basket of money, he walked over and inserted the flowering dead branch in his hand into it.
"Um?"
But I didn't expect that just a simple bouquet of pear flowers would add a lot of color to the dilapidated and empty hall as soon as I inserted it.
Standing in the hall, my heart became much calmer.
At this moment, Lin Jue suddenly felt that even if this "Flower Blooms Instantly" skill does not have such a powerful fighting ability, it is already worth learning just because it can make dead trees bloom.
Lin Jue smiled and then came back to listen to their conversation.
Chapter completed!