Lin Jue couldn't help but feel happy when he saw the fifth senior brother.
When the junior sister who came immediately saw this, her heart felt bitter.
Most of the people who practice orthodox Taoism in the mountains have good complexions. This is not only due to their practice, but also because they live a comfortable and comfortable life with few worries and worries in their hearts. Therefore, even if they go to ordinary temples and do not have the inheritance of orthodox spiritual methods, they will not
For those who know magic, as long as they practice the Eight Sutras seriously, most of those Taoist priests look very good.
You can also live a long life.
This is true for both the second senior brother and the seventh senior brother.
Only this fifth senior brother.
He is showing his age due to his calm personality. Since coming down from the mountain, he has seen so many sufferings in people's lives and taken on so many worries for others. He has actually changed a lot more than before.
Lin Jue saw it and realized that it was no wonder that there were so many ethereal and free-spirited immortals in the mountains, and those who relieved people's worries in the world, no matter how great their abilities were, most of them had a poor image.
"Senior brother."
Lin Jue looked at him and said a thousand words, but he could only say one sentence: "You have gone through many vicissitudes..."
"Junior brothers and sisters are here." The fifth senior brother looked at them, "Don't you also have some changes?"
"Senior brother, several senior brothers have to go back to the mountain. There are some things, so please go back and let's just have a small gathering." Lin Jue said to him.
"Give me two days' grace."
"There's no rush, senior brother, you can wait for the second senior brother and the seventh senior brother in the city. Let's go look for the fourth senior brother first."
"Thank you for your hard work."
"Yamami."
The Taoist got on the egret and left again.
Biluo County, twenty miles outside Shimen Mountain.
There is also a large mountain here, and the quiet and melodious sound of the flute can be heard in the mountain forest, floating above the forest tops. From a distance, the mountain adds a bit of silence.
But if you get closer, you will find that there are wolves chasing people in the forest. Each of those wolves is much larger than ordinary wild wolves, and they are more powerful and agile, as if they are about to become spirits. And further away, there are
There is a clouded leopard as big as a golden leopard lurking in the dark.
High on the top of the mountain, a Taoist priest sat cross-legged on a stone, with his eyes closed and playing his flute.
Suddenly an egret flew over the blue sky.
Two figures came down from the egret's back, one was a young Taoist priest, and the other was a white fox. They were very small at first, but they grew larger when they landed on the ground.
The sound of the flute in the mountains was a pause.
As soon as the fox landed, he turned his head and looked at the movement in the mountains. Then he suddenly grew bigger and flew away in the wind.
"Senior brother, are you here to slay demons?"
"There are many goblins and ghosts in the mountains. In troubled times, people's hearts are changeable. Goblins and goblins are also restless and harm the people working on the mountain. This place is remote and poor. They can't afford other masters, so they have to come to the Shimen Mountain Temple to invite me.
Help eliminate the demon." The fourth senior brother looked at him and said, "Junior brother, why did you come to me suddenly?"
"I miss you, senior fellow apprentices. Please come back to the mountain for a little gathering."
"There must be something going on, right?"
The fourth senior brother smiled and turned to look at him.
"Something."
"Just in time. I corresponded with Senior Brother last month. I heard that he has accepted two disciples, a boy and a girl, who are very talented. I also said that I might as well go back to the mountain to gather together before several senior brothers have gone far.
It's also good to meet his two new disciples." The fourth senior brother said, "After I get rid of the demon and tidy up, we will set off."
As soon as he finished speaking, a long mournful cry came from the distant mountains.
It turned out to be a wild boar spirit.
A five-tailed white fox, larger than a tiger, dragged a wild boar weighing a thousand kilograms out of the forest.
The loud cry of eagles came from overhead.
A group of big wolves and clouded leopards were standing in the forest, staring at the fox with confusion and surprise, feeling familiar but almost unrecognizable.
After thinking for a moment, I remembered that it was the fox on the mountain who always hung out with cats.
Qiuru County.
Apart from the Seventh Senior Brother, the Sixth Senior Brother should have lived the most carefree and nourishing life.
The words "restrained and nourishing" are not entirely correct, because each senior brother has his own hobbies and pursuits. For example, the second senior brother likes to delve into alchemy, and the fourth senior brother likes to have fun in the mountains with animals and birds. Perhaps the life they live is different for them.
It is already cool and nourishing enough, but if they are allowed to live like this with seven senior brothers and six senior brothers, they will not get used to it.
However, in the minds of most people in the world, the days like this for Seventh Senior Brother and Sixth Senior Brother should be the most carefree and nourishing.
The Sixth Senior Brother is still richer. After all, the Seventh Senior Brother is looking for fun. As for money, he will be satisfied if he has enough. If he doesn't have enough, he will get it without much effort, but he will temporarily store it elsewhere and ask others to help him keep it.
The Sixth Senior Brother specializes in the art of fighting with one hand. In this increasingly chaotic world, in Huizhou, which is rumored to be recruiting soldiers and horses to start a business, it is destined to be mostly high-ranking officials and nobles. Even if these high-ranking officials know in their hearts that there are so many people cultivating Taoism.
Yellow and white things have no effect. In order to express their feelings and respect, they will continue to send them.
When the egret flew into the Taoist temple, Lin Jue saw that the entire Taoist temple was surrounded by guards and servants. It was obvious that a noble person was visiting.
The voices of the people came from outside the door.
"Can't you go in?"
"You can't go in! At this time, Zhizhou is in the temple, visiting the master in the temple. If the folks want to offer incense, please come back another day, or wait a little longer!"
The egret seemed to turn its head and look out the door.
Then he turned his head and looked at the tea room in the courtyard.
Lin Jue sat cross-legged on the egret's back without moving, while the fox walked to the edge of the egret's back and looked around.
Voices came from the tea room.
While waiting patiently, I listened casually and found that the content of their conversation was actually very familiar.
"Nowadays, in the Juxian Mansion in the capital, it is said that there are several masters. Among them is Fan Tianshi, who has been famous for more than ten years. There is Nan Tianshi, who once invited gods in Huizhou to reincarnate in addition to the Great Demon King and the River God.
Pan Gong, in recent years, there has been a 'Lin Zhenren' who is good at magic. This state wants to ask the Taoist priest for advice. I wonder if these skills are real, or are they exaggerated?"
"Zhizhou wants to ask, if you raise an army and the two armies fight, how many strange and talented people will help in the army, will these people help the court?"
"You can't hide it from the Taoist priest."
"Zhizhou knows that Pindao never answers such questions." The voice of the sixth senior brother in the tea room sounded, and he paused, "But Pindao still wants to hear about this 'Master Lin'."
"This Zhenren Lin arrived in the capital not long ago, but his reputation grew quickly. He first killed the Dragon King by the Weishui River, then went to Jinping County to eliminate the big demon, and even brought the demon head back and passed through the city.
When it comes to dealing with monsters and ghosts, he doesn’t need to take action personally. He only needs a white fox under him to go and get rid of the monsters——? Why is the Taoist Master laughing? "
"Nothing, please tell me."
"Cable reports came back from Honshu that the Jingyun Temple, which had been built for hundreds of years outside the capital, was most likely destroyed by his hands. A foreign mission came to congratulate him a few years ago, and the Dazu mission brought many mages and warriors. It is said that
Fighting with the strange and expert people in Juxian Mansion in the palace
, once had the advantage, but it was only when he took action that Dajiang Court regained its face. One night after that, the Dazu delegation went to his house for a night raid. Early the next morning, someone saw Dazu's mage and the body of a martial artist was killed.
Bring out the tools."
Zhizhou seemed very worried:
"This state is just worried. The rest of Fan Tianshi and Nan Tianshi, even if they are really capable, their ability lies with the gods of the Nine Heavens, and the gods cannot easily intervene in the battles between mortals. Only this 'Master Lin' has the ability and real talent.
The real stuff is all on your own.
"Furthermore, according to reports from this state, when this "Master Lin" went to Jinping County to eliminate demons, many strange people and strangers in the Juxian Mansion in the capital were watching. Later, Master Dazu served as a court official, and Juxian Mansion and
The strange people and strangers in the Central Plains almost lost their face. After this 'Master Lin' took action, he has gained a very high reputation among the strange people and strangers in Juxian Mansion.
"Honshu is afraid of——"
Suddenly a breeze blew in the courtyard.
The guards and attendants in the Taoist temple had already raised their heads, looking at the egret standing on the tree in the courtyard, looking at each other and whispering to each other.
The white crane and egret itself are elegant and have a fairy-like appearance. In addition, this Taoist temple has a real master living there, so everyone finds it strange and dare not offend it.
Suddenly I heard a voice coming from the tea room:
"I wanted to chat with Zhizhou for another hour, but just now Zhan Xian suddenly informed Pindao that Pindao's junior brother suddenly came to visit. We haven't seen each other for several years. Why don't we talk with Zhizhou in detail next time?"
"Oh? The master's junior brother is here? Where is he?"
"Already in the hospital?"
Zhizhou quickly stood up and opened the window and looked out, only to see that the Taoist temple was empty except for the guards and entourage standing a few steps away and an egret on the tree in the courtyard.
The Taoist walked out of the tea room and entered the courtyard.
Suddenly someone came down from the egret's back and turned into a Taoist. It was like a legendary scene from a fairy. It shocked the governor of Huizhou and many of his guards.
By chance, the junior sister outside the door also arrived.
The three brothers and sisters were naturally happy to meet each other.
However, for Lin Jue and his junior sister, their emotions couldn't help but be a little complicated and uneasy.
This is already in Huizhou.
There are still less than two hundred miles to reach the mountain.
Not only was I excited because I was about to go back, but I was also afraid that my vision had changed and it was different from what I thought.
I felt very uneasy.
In the mountains, at the foot of Fuqiu Peak.
Lin Jue came back for the first time. To show his respect, he did not fly directly back to the Taoist temple on the egret. Instead, he alighted when he was near the mountain range and walked in with his junior sister.
One part of this respect is given to Shimen Fuqiu Temple, one part is given to the mountain god who protects Qianshan Mountain, and one part is given to the rebuttal seniors at the foot of Fuqiu Peak.
Lin Jue and his junior sister looked at each other and walked away.
The fox and raccoon dog followed behind, while the egret flew leisurely and slowly in the blue sky.
For the junior sister, she has to continue going up until she reaches the lower half of the hill in front of her before she can see her old friends. But for Lin Jue, she has already started to meet her old friends here.
"Senior, are you here?"
As soon as Lin Jue crossed the single-plank bridge, he looked around and shouted loudly.
My heart was lifted.
"senior?
"senior-
I shouted several times, but no one responded.
The junior sister followed him and turned her head, looked around, and was about to speak, saying to her senior brother, "Maybe that senior went to visit relatives today," when she heard a voice coming from the forest:
"Why do you turn around and look around? Can you still see me?"
It is the voice that refutes the seniors.
Lin Jue breathed a sigh of relief and saluted with a smile: "We haven't seen each other for several years. How are you doing, senior?"
"That's not right! Why haven't we seen each other for several years? Didn't you and I just meet a few years ago?"
"Um?"
Lin Jue was stunned for a moment, and then he realized that it was referring to him asking it for advice on "the method of supporting the battle".
"After all, I haven't seen it with my own eyes."
"That's not right! Have you seen me with your own eyes now?"
Lin Jue felt comfortable for a moment, then smiled.
This "rebuttal senior" has a familiar voice and tone as soon as he opens his mouth.
Just this sentence seems to go back to a few years ago, whether it is the anxiety, uneasiness, or worry about returning to the mountain,
Suddenly they all disappeared without a trace.
"Haha! Thank you, senior!"
Lin Jue smiled, saluted, and then walked up the mountain.
The junior sister picked up her sword and followed. A fox and a colorful raccoon turned their heads and looked around as they walked, and then chased and followed after them.
Unknowingly, it has gradually climbed higher.
Occasionally I stop and look around. The reed path I came from, the surrounding mountains and forests, the steaming hot springs, and the looming Scissor Peak next to it are all still the same as in my memory.
Passing through the woods, the Taoist Temple Gate comes into view.
It is a faded vermilion door. There are two cats lying lazily at the door. The word "Fuqiu Temple" is written on the plaque above the head, and the door couplets are written on both sides:
Get the freshness of mountains and rivers;
Gathering the spirit of heaven and earth.
The two cats twitched their ears, as if they were aware of it, and immediately raised their heads to stare at them.
Chapter completed!