The two cats had expressions of disbelief on their faces.
It wasn't until they saw the colorful fox and the fox running towards them and looked at each other for confirmation that they stood up quickly and ran towards the cat and the fox.
Three cats and a fox started the lion dance.
When he got close to Lin Jue and his junior sister, he turned around again and rubbed against their trousers, and then continued to rush towards Cai Li and Fox, continuing to spin the lion dance in circles.
The door of the Taoist temple is not closed.
In my impression, except at night, the door of Fuqiu Temple is rarely closed.
Lin Jue and his junior sister also looked at each other and stepped into the Taoist temple one after the other.
An ancient pine, with branches and leaves like umbrellas and canopies, like layers of clouds. Under the tree was a place where they often rested and ate. There was still a clouded leopard lying on the tree, looking at them with a pair of lazy eyes, and then suddenly turned away.
He stood up on the old pine tree.
The Taoist temple is very quiet.
Both of them couldn't help but turn around and look around as they walked.
Living room, room, Tianweng hall.
Attic, stove house, moving mountain palace.
It's basically exactly as they remember it.
Compared to this thousand-year-old Taoist temple, a few years seems to be just a blink of an eye, and the weak wind of time is not enough to cause any ripples on it.
In addition to the smell of incense, there is also a faint medicinal aroma in the air, which is pleasant to smell, but it lacks the aroma of wine.
The Taoist temple was so quiet that when the two of them were walking, they felt a little uncomfortable. When the pictures in their memory overlapped with the pictures in front of them, it seemed that they could hear the faint and intermittent sound of the flute and piano somewhere.
There was a sound, but when I listened carefully, there was no sound. Then I realized that it was the sound in my memory.
Taoist temples have changed very little.
But changes also exist.
When they walked into the inner courtyard, they heard a sound coming from the attic, which sounded like someone stepping on the wooden stairs. It was light and fast.
After a while, a Taoist boy wearing a gray and white Taoist robe ran out and stood at the door of the attic.
This little Taoist boy looked about seven or eight years old, with a clean face, lively eyes, and two small knots on his head. After seeing the two of them, he immediately turned to the attic and shouted:
"Senior brother! We have guests coming to our Taoist temple!"
When Lin Jue and his junior sister heard this, they looked at each other again.
In the past, the phrase "our Taoist temple" came from their mouths, and the phrase "guests are coming" was also used by them to refer to others. I never thought that one day, I would hear this sentence here.
Then Lin Jue showed a smile.
The younger junior sister had some feelings at first, but seeing that her senior brother didn't seem to feel any emotion, and instead felt that this matter was a bit funny, she put away her feelings and started to feel happy.
Soon, another Taoist boy appeared at the door of the attic.
He looked to be about seven or eight years old, but he was just a boy. As soon as he came down, he looked at them blankly.
The two of them were wearing Taoist robes, not like pilgrims.
They thought they were guests from other Taoist temples with whom they were friendly, or Taoist priests who were not friendly with each other, but they saw the cats in the Taoist temple circling around them and rubbing back and forth on their feet.
Clouded leopards also jumped down from the trees and surrounded them, howling.
It seems that we are more familiar with each other than ourselves.
"What are your names?" Lin Jue touched the clouded leopard's head and asked the two Taoist boys.
"My name is Ji Yang."
"My name is Ji Yin."
"My last name is Ji——"
This is not the eldest brother’s surname, but the master’s lay surname.
There is no similarity in appearance between these two people, but they have the same surname. In addition, the names are exactly yin and yang, which is the way of cultivation in Fuqiu Temple. They should be the names given to them by their senior brother.
Lin Jue thought for a while and asked them again: "Then you two are the senior brother and second senior sister of this Taoist temple?"
"I am senior brother!"
"I am the second junior sister, not the second senior sister."
"It's okay, I will become the second senior sister in the future."
"ah?"
"Where is your master?"
"Master went to work in the mountains." The little Taoist boy named Ji Yang said, "Master said that in the Taoist temple,
If he is not here, we are the two in charge, if you have anything you can tell us."
"You are in charge——"
It's quite a strange feeling.
Lin Jue looked at his junior sister, who also looked at him, and both of them smiled.
"yes."
"Then if there is a monster at the bottom of the mountain, you two will go down the mountain to get rid of the monster?"
"This--this--" the little Taoist boy hesitated for a long time before he said, "We are still young and have not learned magic. When we grow up, we can get rid of monsters."
Lin Jue and the two couldn't help laughing again.
At this time, a thin dog was walking quickly in the mountains, stopping from time to time and looking back behind it.
Behind it is a middle-aged Taoist carrying a basket on his back and a hoe. The Taoist has a very simple temperament and a calm expression. In order to make it easier to work, he has his wrists and trousers rolled up. He looks like an ordinary mountain.
Farmers.
And he was also walking quickly.
Walking back to the courtyard, he saw Lin Jue and the others at first sight, and his pace slowed down. Then he calmly put down his hoe, took off his backpack, and said to them:
"Why are you back suddenly?"
"Senior brother."
"Senior brother, we will come back to see you."
Lin Jue and both turned around and said to him.
The two little Taoist boys were stunned for a moment.
"This is my junior brother and sister, and also your eighth and ninth uncles." The senior brother said to the two little Taoist boys, "Why don't you call me uncle."
"Eighth Master Uncle, Ninth Master Uncle."
The little "big brother" shouted obediently.
"I've met the Eighth Senior Uncle, I've met the Ninth, Nine——" The "Second Senior Sister" scratched her head and asked in confusion, "Why not call her Ninth Senior Aunt?"
"Haha, it doesn't matter, you don't mind yelling, anyway, now you are the boss and the second child, you are in charge."
The two children were immediately embarrassed to speak.
Lin Jue smiled and followed his senior brother: "Senior brother, when you are a master, how does it feel to teach your disciples?"
The junior sister also cast a glance, obviously also very interested in this issue.
"You will know if you accept a disciple."
"Senior brother, where did you find this disciple? He doesn't look big, but he is quite clever."
"In the city at the foot of the mountain, the troupe from out of town had some pitiful children from somewhere or how. I saw that they were very talented, so I spent money to redeem them."
"That's considered fate."
"I'll clean up your room for you."
"We will work with you to tidy up a few more rooms. The other senior brothers will also come back, but it will take a while." Lin Jue said, "First tidy up the rooms and wait for them. We will also take advantage of this time to visit
Forget about the Taoist Master Wangjizi, the Mountain God and fellow Taoists from Scissor Peak. I also happen to be going home."
"Uh-huh·-"
The senior brother obviously realized that it was not easy for them to come back, but he did not ask any more questions and continued to walk to several rooms.
Start tidying up.
During the busy period, the Taoist temple seemed to be a little more lively.
However, when Lin Jue and Lin Jue were in the courtyard, they would still think of the past when all nine brothers and master were there. The situation at that time was obviously very different from now.
It’s time for spring flowers to bloom again in the mountains.
The spring water was still cold, and patches of apricot blossoms were flowing down the Jinyu River. Lin Jue, his junior sister, the fox and the colorful fox, as well as the two newly recruited apprentices of the senior brother in the Taoist temple, were standing in front of them.
Catching fish in the cold water of Jinyu Creek, there are already several small fish in the fish basket.
Both children were very happy.
Lin Jue stood in the water and asked, "Has your master brought you here before?"
"No!"
"No."
"I'm just telling you! Your master only knows how to dig soil and cultivate the land. If we didn't come, how would you know how fun this mountain is?" Lin Jue said with a smile.
"What about you? Did your master bring you here?" Ji Yang asked,
"We——"
Lin Jue and his junior sister suddenly looked like they were remembering.
"We came in late. In addition to our master, several senior brothers are also our masters." Lin Jue said,
He glanced at the two of them and said, "When you grow up, maybe thirty or forty years old, your master will accept more disciples, and you will teach them by then."
"oh-··.-·
Both children nodded.
"I remember that the senior brother doesn't know how to cook." The younger junior sister was confused and asked them, "Then what do you eat every day when you follow the senior brother?"
"Master knows how to cook! He cooks rice and vegetables for us every day!"
"Is it tasty?"
"It tastes much better than when I was in the theater troupe! It's also full!" Ji Yang said.
"Yes! You can eat enough every day!" Ji Yin also said, "There is still oil and salt in the dishes!"
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The junior sister looked solemn.
And the two seemed very happy about it.
Seeing them like this, she couldn't help but think of her past self.
Didn't you feel you had enough to eat at home before? When you went to the Taoist temple, you just had vegetables, eggs, oil, water, and salt to eat, and you felt very satisfied.
It wasn't until I met my younger brother that I became picky.
While I was thinking about it, the fox at my feet had quick eyes and a quick mouth. He picked up a small fish from the stream and slapped it on its mouth. It turned into a flash of silver light, which firmly attracted the attention of the two Taoist boys.
"It's amazing!"
Then I saw "Eldest Brother" pointing to the side: "There are fish there!"
Unfortunately, there was a distance. If he had gone to catch it, not to mention the slippery stream, even if he could walk over without slipping, the fish would have been scared away.
But I saw the Eighth Master Uncle stretching out his hand.
"Puff puff..."
The two fish jumped out of the water, struggled in the air, and flew into Uncle Eighth's hand as if held by an invisible hand.
Although the two children arrived at Fuqiu Peak and knew that their master was an expert in gods and immortals and had seen many fairies and ghosts in the mountain, they had not yet begun to practice Taoism, nor had they learned magic. They had not seen much. Only the Eighth Master Uncle was mediocre.
His miraculous ability to control objects and catch fish with one hand made them astonished as gods.
Not long after, a group of people strung fish on weeds and walked up the mountain.
From Fuqiu Peak to Scissor Peak, they walked through a place where mountain flowers were blooming. The mountains were full of peach blossoms and azaleas, which made the two of them stop from time to time. Wherever they looked, they seemed to be able to see the past.
The senior brothers were sitting under the tree eating, drinking and talking, the master was half-closed and sleepy, the seventh senior brother made a butterfly made of peach blossoms, and the fox was jumping around.
When I came back to my senses, I saw two Taoist boys aged seven or eight in front of me, carrying fish and walking through the peach blossom forest with excitement on their faces.
Single update today, double update tomorrow.
Chapter completed!