“Sometimes in dreams I transform into a crane;
"Countless grasses in the world are fireflies."
It was a young man wearing a loose Taoist robe. It was cold and the ground was cold, but the clothes were neat. He was a Taoist who was born quite handsome. When he read poems, he had a certain demeanor.
The scholar couldn't help but stand on tiptoes and look up. He was also a man and was moved by such a graceful manner.
I saw the Taoist man walking gracefully among the crowd with a smile, as if in a trance like an immortal, and said at the same time:
"If I ask you, where do fireflies come from?
"I think you all know the reason why rotten grass is a firefly:
"Rotten grass will turn into fireflies over time.
"But there are many knowledgeable people in the city tonight, don't you understand? The so-called rotten grass turns into fireflies is nothing more than the romantic and dreamy imagination of our predecessors!
"Fireflies are born from fireflies and have their own parents, just like cat babies come from cats and dog babies come from dogs. This is the right way in the world. How can rotten grass turn into flying insects?"
The young Taoist talks casually, as if chatting, but his tone has its own charm and charm. Even if he is just talking, many people are willing to listen.
While he was talking, he had already taken out something from the basket on the donkey's back. In the darkness, with the flickering light, he could see that it was a handful of rotten grass.
"How can grass turn into fireflies?
"What's more, fireflies only appear on summer nights. Now that early spring has just arrived and the weather is freezing, where can the fireflies come from!?
"Ha ha ha ha……"
A chic smile is like a fairy in the world of mortals.
I saw him rubbing the rotten grass on his hands and scattering it into the sky.
For a moment, the sky was filled with stars, flying and flowing light.
I don’t know if it’s thousands or tens of thousands…
If I hadn't heard the sound, I would have thought there were a handful of bright yellow sparks.
Only fireflies were seen flying, but no rotting grass fell to the ground.
The scholar named Tang immediately opened his eyes wide.
There were countless fireflies at night, and some flew past him. He could clearly see the firefly's body, flapping wings, and the little light trailing behind its tail.
The crowd in front was already screaming in surprise.
Countless children who were inexperienced in the world, countless girls who had been in boudoir for a long time, and countless teenagers who admired Taoism all opened their eyes wide at this time, staring at the sky full of fireflies, and couldn't help but be in a trance.
It just felt like a dream.
In the dream, the Taoist laughed heartily, as if this was where he felt most comfortable and what he loved most, and then asked everyone:
"You know, you know——
"Where did the butterflies come from?"
The scholar surnamed Tang was stunned and remembered what the ancient book said.
"Wheat turns into butterfly..."
He couldn't help but murmur in response.
"The wheat turns into a butterfly!" the Taoist said almost at the same time, "but is there such a thing in the world?"
Even so, the ears of wheat have been scattered into the sky.
As soon as night falls, it turns into a butterfly.
At the Shangyuan Lantern Festival, there are countless colorful lanterns, which immediately reflect countless beautiful flapping wings, flying together with fireflies, creating a dreamy scene in this festival.
This is not a flying insect that should be found in this season.
Literary men surnamed Tang have been fascinated by it.
There is no doubt that even if he has been to the capital and seen many weird and bizarre performances, this is still the most wonderful theatrical performance he has ever seen in his life, and what fascinates him the most is that
The young Taoist has a divine demeanor.
Only then did a friend around him explain to him that he was an expert who had been exterminating demons in the city in the past few months.
But the explanation at this time had already come too late.
Literary men with the surname Tang have long since determined that——
This is the true way.
Focus, according to legends, even in the capital, there are often masters who know Taoism and Dharma performing on the street for various purposes, but how many can compare to this one?
…
There were exclamations all around, and countless wide-open eyes, including teenagers and children, middle-aged and old people, poor and poor people, dignitaries, and even some unusual figures among them.
These people surrounded them.
Lin Jue had a different experience.
What was reflected in his eyes at this time was a sea of ​​lanterns, but most of the lanterns were not lifted high enough to illuminate many legs and feet, as well as the road. Most people's faces were not clearly illuminated.
Therefore, monsters and gods may be hiding in it.
Therefore, even poor and embarrassed people can enjoy this moment together with wealthy and generous people, be amazed by the wonders of magic, and laugh together. Even people who are reserved and have low self-esteem can let themselves be revealed at this time.
Any expression, don't be limited to laughter, don't be afraid of silence, no one can see it anyway, just be comfortable.
Not only these people, but even Lin Jue was amazed by the skills of the seventh senior brother.
The technique is small, but the style is more important.
The atmosphere was extremely warm at this time, and there seemed to be no sorrow at all.
Lin Jue seemed to realize for a moment what the seventh senior brother said——
Spells do not have to be used for fighting, and they do not necessarily have to be used only to defeat demons. It is also good to bring a moment of joy to the world.
Just like this.
When he came back to his senses, he saw the smiling face of the Seventh Senior Brother.
"oh……"
Only then did Lin Jue react and said quickly:
"Dear believers, we are Taoists from Yishan, not jugglers, and we are not here to exchange tricks for money.
"It's because the Taoist friends at Scissor Peak in Yishan Mountain have achieved great success in practice and have perfected their merits. They have just received permission from God to become a god in the human world. We need to raise funds to build a temple. We came to the city now. It not only brings joy to you, but also attracts people."
Come here. If you are interested, you can leave your name and donate some money.
"If there is another theft by the rat demon in the future, just go to the foot of Scissor Peak and burn a stick of incense in the Sigu Temple, and you will be solved naturally.
"Don't give too much.
"The mind is the main thing."
When everyone heard this, most of them started talking.
However, most of these discussions were similar, and I could only hear people constantly telling people around me that there had been a rat demon in the city before, and that a Taoist priest and the demon had fought in the street. After winning, they dragged the demon all the way to the county government office. The Taoist priest is now the Lantern Festival.
Taoist priests who entertained them with magic tricks.
Someone walked out first.
This man was dressed in regular clothes, but he still looked extraordinary. Many merchants in the city didn't know who he was, but they knew that the person serving him next to him was the county magistrate.
The man left a piece of silver and left.
Suddenly many people walked forward, vying for the first place. Some put down some money and returned, while others crowded around and left their names.
Several literati were also crowded among them.
It stopped after a long time.
Lin Juezheng told his junior sister that she should learn and practice calligraphy as soon as possible, so that she would not have to shout and record it at the same time. Suddenly, she heard people shouting outside, asking them what their teachings were.
In this situation, what is there to refuse?
Lin Jue stepped forward amidst everyone's expectations, imitating the previous group of tricksters. He first bowed to the judges and then waved his sleeves:
"Canopy!"
A large canopy of fireworks was thrown out!
The night was suddenly illuminated!
The tent fire was reflected in the eyes of countless people, shining brighter than all the lanterns tonight.
Swing the left sleeve again, and it becomes a canopy again.
Lin Jue now no longer needs to spit fire with his mouth and can activate spiritual fire anytime and anywhere.
Moreover, spiritual fire is different from ordinary fire. The ordinary fire only lasts for a moment after being spit out. After that moment, it will be extinguished when there is no combustible material, but spiritual fire can continue to maintain the flame.
Plus the method of controlling fire——
So a pillar of fire in the sky danced and circulated as the Taoist waved his sleeves, like a fire dragon swimming under the night. It was the New Year and the Lantern Festival, and most people felt a little bit happy in their hearts. Once such a spectacular sight of flames appeared, even more
There was a lot of cheers and enthusiasm.
This will add a little more joy to the people in this festive season.
After the flames went out, I looked around again. There were still all kinds of people, but there were many eyes with smiles and wonder.
In a daze, he saw a tall and powerful young man wearing colorful clothes, standing at the back of the crowd, looking at him with a smile.
Lin Jue suddenly remembered the tricksters at last year's temple fair.
At that time, there were countless people watching their performance on the street, with countless pairs of surprised eyes, and I was among them, marveling at how incredible it was. But I didn't expect that only a year later, I accidentally changed roles, and I became the center of attention in the eyes of everyone in the city.
Is the strange man a master?
While thinking about it, he stepped back.
At the end, even the junior sister came on stage and asked the judges outside to pick up some stones. Instead of performing a show of crushing large stones from her chest, she easily turned these stones into powder with her delicate hands.
The night gradually got darker.
When the performance was over, the judges dispersed.
Lin Jue and his junior sister couldn't help but open their eyes as they cleaned up the money and put it into the basket behind the donkey.
This harvest was beyond expectations.
In less than one night, a temple can be built.
Even more than enough.
"Look, I have to take the initiative, senior brother." The seventh senior brother said casually, "If it were them, asking one by one to raise funds, I don't know how many months it would take."
"Senior brother is amazing."
Lin Jue complimented.
"It's a pity that the largest piece of silver was given by the state official in the city. I'm afraid it was given to my junior brother and our Taoist temple, and it was given by an official. I don't know whether it is clean or not, so it won't be used for the fourth aunt's grandma to build a temple.
But in name, he built a temple for my fourth aunt, not for us, so it’s not easy to take it away casually. I hope I can meet him later and put it back in his sleeve."
"Um."
There were still people on the street who were fascinated by the sight and were reluctant to leave. There were also some who saluted from afar to show their respect and admiration to the Seventh Senior Brother, who also returned the salute.
The catcher named Pan Yi also left.
"Let's go."
The seventh senior brother led the donkey and said: "Don't worry about the hotel in the city tonight. It must be full and we won't disturb others. Let's go to the Sheshen Temple to stay overnight. By the way, now it's time to call the Shenjun Temple. I just want to listen to you.
I have told you several times that I will go and see what the Lord Yili looks like."
Lin Jue followed him forward and saw many young girls standing on the street, looking at them lingeringly.
It was also the first time that Lin Jue felt that theater was so charming.
Unfortunately, troubled times are coming.
Hearing the sound of the donkey's hooves in front of him, echoing in the chilly night, Lin Jue concentrated his mind and walked through the long street of colorful lanterns.
There are still many people on the street.
Common people, dignitaries, literati, talented people and beauties, there are also some people who always feel that their figures are a little erratic in a trance, some people who are dressed in particularly gorgeous and majestic clothes, many of them have just stood in the crowd to watch them perform magic.
At this time, everyone looked at them.
Soon we arrived at Shenjun Temple.
It is still the same small temple, but the house number has been changed, and it has been repainted and decorated. It looks newer, but it is no longer managed by the government, but there are no temple blessings for the time being.
Lin Jue opened the door and took a look——
At first, there was a tall and mighty god king, wearing mountain pattern armor inside and colorful god clothes outside. He stood on the altar, much taller than ordinary people, and his expression gave people a feeling of being inviolable, which was probably enough to scare the demons.
There are some incense sticks next to it, which are free to take.
Lin Jue felt that it looked familiar and couldn't help but be startled.
I seem to have seen this person in the crowd just now.
Could it be that God also enjoys the Lantern Festival?
No matter what, if you stay in someone else's temple, you should burn a stick of incense.
Lin Jue followed the seventh brother and picked up three sticks of incense. He stretched out his hand and touched the tip, and the incense ignited. He bowed respectfully three times before inserting it.
The junior sister imitates his example, and her movements are exactly the same as his.
The curl of cigarette smoke blurred the face of the god, and in a trance, it seemed as if he saw another smile on his face.
Chapter completed!