There is no seal inside the Taoist temple, but except for one main hall, two side halls and two half-person-high small temples with no doors in the corner, the rest are doors leading to the backyard, dining hall doors, or
Be it the stove room, the utility room, or even the barn in the backyard, they are all locked.
I don’t know if it was my uncle who did it.
If Brother Seventh wants to settle here, he needs to respect the majesty of the local government, but he doesn't need to be too rigid. If the seal cannot be torn off, there is no need to control these door locks.
So I picked several locks to put the luggage into the room.
There were still four chickens and ducks given by the people in Cuiwei County. The third brother simply put them in the courtyard and took advantage of the still light so that everyone could clean them up.
Since the middle-aged man knew that this Taoist temple would belong to them from now on, he was embarrassed to live here in front of them for nothing, so he also came to help.
There were countless snakes and rats in the temple, so they were all dealt with by Fuyao Caili.
By the time the initial cleaning was done, the glow on the horizon had disappeared, but the summer nights always came slowly and sluggishly, and on clear nights there were no moon but stars, so the darkness was always incomplete.
In the darkness, there are fireflies flying again.
Lin Jue stretched out his hand, lit the lamp, and walked into a living room that had been unoccupied for a long time.
"call……"
The breeze carries away the dust in the house.
The flame of the lamp shrank suddenly, then recovered.
Lin Jue took a dead branch with his other hand, used the spell, exhaled, and seventeen or eight apricot flowers bloomed on the dead branch, pink and tender.
"Oh……"
Lin Jue couldn't help but smile. Seeing that the fox beside him was curious, he picked off one of the flowers, inserted it on the top of its head, and then threw the whole branch on the bed.
"Sleep here tonight."
Then he walked out holding the lamp.
"Junior brother, I came just in time! There is a mountain spring next to this Taoist temple. The spring is not big, but there is also a pool of water flowing out. I went to check it out. It is very clean and cool. It can be used for cooking, so as not to have to go down to fetch water."
"Brother, the stove can still be used, I collected firewood!"
"Although it's late tonight, it's still the first night for Junior Brother Seventh to come here. How about we stew a chicken?"
The night in the mountains is so quiet that everyone's words sound extremely clear.
In the darkness, there was a little flame, which could not be extinguished by the wind. Soon another fire was lit in the stove room. Five Taoist priests, a fox and a cat were crowded inside, talking by the light of the fire. This kind of atmosphere was always...
It reminded Lin Jue of when he was a child or when he was still on Fuqiu Peak.
The courtyard outside is full of fireflies.
It was truly a summer night in my memory.
A group of Taoist priests actually killed a chicken and stewed it with bacon and medicinal herbs. Unfortunately, it almost lacked fungi. Fortunately, the moonlight and wine made up for it, and the heat and meat aroma rose.
At this time, the middle-aged man had already sat down in the corner of the hall, huddled against the wall. Compared to the bustle of the others, he seemed particularly lonely, sighing alone in the dark night.
Several Taoists were preparing to invite him to eat with him. When they heard his sigh, they couldn't help but ask:
"Why do good believers sigh?"
"It's nothing. I just thought about going to the city tomorrow. I thought that I was already at this age and worried about my future and livelihood. I couldn't help but feel melancholy, so I sighed. The Taoist priests don't need to worry about me."
"We are destined to meet each other. I haven't asked the devotee yet what he is doing in the city."
"Oh, I went to collect debts."
"Debt collection?"
"When the villain was young, his family was still wealthy. At that time, he met a good friend. In order to support his business, he lent him all the family money. Now his family is in a state of decline. He has no food to eat and no clothes to cover his body. But he is here
But he is living a good life in the city. However, the villain has been asking for money from him for several years, but he has not been able to get it back."
"Then it means that a good believer knows a bad person."
"You are still young and energetic, and you think you are worthy of dating, so you devote yourself wholeheartedly. How could you know that people's hearts are sinister?"
"No IOU?"
"Yes, I have……"
"Then what are you worried about? You can just go to the government and file a lawsuit! It's just that we should leave these worries to tomorrow. Thank you to the good people for showing us the way today. My junior brother has good cooking skills, so he invited the good people to come and eat with us.
Meat and soup, drinking wine and talking freely are better than sitting here alone in the desert."
"this……"
Middle-aged people are thin-skinned, sorry.
However, it was already hard to refuse just a seventh senior brother, let alone a third senior brother.
In fact, he was already hungry.
Unable to defeat them, I had no choice but to put aside my worries temporarily and followed them to the courtyard.
On a moonlit night, a group of people ate and drank as much as they wanted. It was very late, and then some went back to their rooms, and some went back to the main hall.
It's not that the Taoists are not hospitable enough and let the middle-aged man sleep alone in the cold hall. It's because they just arrived at the Taoist temple and the Taoist temple is empty, not even a straw mat. Even if the middle-aged man is invited to go to the closet or the living room
Living together, actually still sleeping on the floor, they are strangers, maybe I would feel more comfortable living in the main hall with him.
Only Lin Jue has a bearskin rug.
Putting the lamp on a high place, he also lay down against the wall. He only held a small corner of the bearskin rug, placed it on his belly, and took out the ancient book from his arms.
"Wow..."
There is only one more page in the book——
The technique of immobilization is also a method of confinement.
This method has an ancient heritage and is divided into yin and yang mysteries. It is not easy to learn. The practitioner needs to have a high level of Taoism. It is difficult to practice if there are too many distracting thoughts. You also need to concentrate when performing the technique and do not have distracting thoughts.
This technique is used to imprison a person so that he cannot move. The strength of the imprisonment depends on both the depth of the path and the level of attainment. It may stagnate for a moment, freeze for several breaths, or be immobile for several days or months.
Lin Jue pinched the page, and a voice suddenly sounded in his head.
So I held my breath and listened carefully.
He has been learning this magic for two or three months.
Only since I left Cuiwei County, I had no time and no private space on the road, so I relaxed for a few days.
Not too lax either.
This method is inherently difficult. If you have not been able to realize the mystery for a long time and the practice has no effect, just take a few days to relax and you may gain new insights, which will be beneficial.
This is the truth that haste makes waste.
As for the table-slapping technique used by the City God when he beheaded Cuiwei City God, it may be a Shinto magical power, or it may be related to divine power. In short, it has nothing to do with magic, and the ancient book has no response.
I thought hard by the bonfire and fell asleep late at night.
When I woke up, it was already the next morning.
Bright skylight shines through the slightly cobweb-covered windows, and the chirping of birds and the unique rustling sound of bamboo brooms sweeping across the ground can be heard outside. They are both crisp and clearly wake people up, but they are not abrupt at all.
When Lin Jue got up, he felt refreshed. He opened the door and went out. The junior sister had already cut small bamboos from the mountain, tied them into brooms, and started cleaning the Taoist temple more carefully.
"Brother, I used the chicken soup last night to make a pot of porridge. It should still be hot." When the younger sister heard the voice, she kept her hands on her hands without raising her head, but added, "This time, I will use the chicken soup to cook the porridge."
tasty."
"Where is the good believer?"
"Leaved early in the morning."
"Where are the senior brothers?"
"On the roof." The junior sister still didn't raise her head, concentrating on sweeping the floor, "I said we would go to the city after you have had breakfast, report to the county government, and buy some things on the way back."
"OK."
Lin Jue heard the clanking of some tiles.
Standing far away, I looked up and saw that the third senior brother and the seventh senior brother were indeed on the roof, arranging the tiles.
Because this Taoist temple had an evil god, the local people were in awe of it, especially since they didn't know whether the evil god had been eliminated, so they didn't dare to touch any brick or tile in the Taoist temple.
It's just that no one has taken care of it for a long time, and the wind and rain have moved some tiles out of place. In addition, the rain and mud accumulated by the fallen leaves have not been dealt with, so tile flowers have grown. When the sun shines, the colors are bright and delicate.
It looks good, but it leaks.
At this time, the two senior brothers were sorting out the tiles on the roof. They also pulled out all the tiles and threw them below. However, the younger junior sister deliberately avoided them when cleaning. Lin Jue guessed that the seventh senior brother thought they looked good and planned to put them away.
They move from the tiles to other places.
If there are broken tiles, it happens that the Qingmiao Temple next to the Tutu Temple is still there, but the statue is gone, and there are dozens of tiles on it that can be used.
The second senior brother was cleaning the house.
This is also one of the benefits of brothers and sisters walking together:
Those who stay in the front can always get the help of their brothers and sisters to plan and build the Taoist temple together. If you have to clean it by yourself, it will be time-consuming and boring.
"Haha..." Lin Jue couldn't help but laugh twice, lowered his head and said to the fox, "It's true that we two got up the latest."
"Fuyao! Morning!"
The fox turned to him and said.
"Fuyao got up early and had breakfast, but he went back after eating." The junior sister said while still sweeping the floor.
"That's it."
Lin Jue shook his head. He didn't feel lazy and just went to eat first.
After dinner, I brought some water and washed the dishes.
Then everyone went out together.
The younger junior sister called out the paper donkey, sat on its back, and staggered away. Lin Jue did not, because there were also the third senior brother's horses and carts, and no matter how much they bought, it was enough.
Walking out of the path from the foot of the mountain to the official road, you can see Mingxia City in the distance. It's about two miles away, and you can enter the city in less than a quarter of an hour of walking.
"Dear officials, we are Taoist cultivators from Huizhou." The seventh senior brother showed the ultimatum and asked at the same time, "May I ask how to get to the county government?"
"They are real people. Just walk straight in."
"Thank you."
When everyone entered the city gate, there was a sudden noise in their ears, which made their hearts become more excited.
Many cities are like this these days. They are square and square. There is a main street after the four city gates, which are connected into a cross. These two main streets are the busiest streets. The county government is basically in the main street.
The location in the middle of the street is easier to find.
It's just that the Seventh Senior Brother is obviously very interested in this city where he will live for many years. As soon as he walked in, he kept looking around and inspecting every building on both sides of the street.
The same goes for several other people.
"This alley sells straw mats. We can buy a few when we get back from the county office." The second brother said, "We can also buy a few. Anyway, there are fewer people now. We can carry them. We have a roll of straw mats. Then we can
It would be more convenient to stay elsewhere or sleep in the wilderness."
"You can also buy a few futons." The third senior brother said, "But now that the autumn harvest is finished, if it's not troublesome, you can also buy some grains and grass from the farmers and take them back to make your own."
"Seventh Junior Brother is afraid that he doesn't have the heart."
A few people were walking and chatting about plans.
"There are a few dishware sellers here."
"This shop sells pot..."
"You can make bedding here."
"Seventh Senior Brother..."
Lin Jue poked the seventh senior brother's arm.
"Um?"
The Seventh Senior Brother turned his head and followed his gaze, and saw that it was a house with carved beams and painted beams. It was very elegantly built, but the door was still closed in the courtyard this morning.
"Seventh Senior Brother!"
The junior sister's voice came from the other side.
The seventh senior brother turned his head again.
Looking in the direction of the little junior sister's finger, I saw a beautifully built pavilion diagonally opposite with many red lanterns hanging on it.
What's wrong, little junior sister?
The seventh senior brother couldn't help but be stunned.
He turned his head to look at the junior sister, but saw that she had a serious face, with no expression on her face.
Just when I was stunned, I suddenly saw a lot of pedestrians gathered on the street in front of me. They were all blocked there and couldn't walk. Some shouts came from inside, which attracted the attention of a few people.
"What?"
Are there people doing tricks here?
The Seventh Senior Brother was very curious and immediately walked in that direction.
When I got closer, I realized that it wasn't someone doing tricks, but the middle-aged man I saw yesterday. He was grabbing the clothes of a short black man who was shorter than him but dressed in rich clothes, and was shouting for debt.
The middle-aged man was almost crying like crazy.
It seemed that it was not the first time for the people around him to see him, and they all knew about the situation, sympathized with the middle-aged man, and criticized the short black man one after another.
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The last day of this month! Double monthly tickets for Advent!
Chapter completed!