May 2nd, light rain, on the mountain road ten miles away from Fengcheng in southern Xinjiang

The two men riding on raincoat clothes were walking slowly and unhurriedly. Perhaps it was because of the sudden rain a few days ago. The two of them had been wearing raincoats on the road until now. Even though the rain was getting lighter, they still had no idea of ​​​​going away. The horses' hooves trampled on the familiar road.

One person took off his coir raincoat and bamboo hat and looked somewhere in the mountain forest. There was a city in that direction that he had left in March. It was the end of their trip - Fengcheng.

Lin Manliu was naturally the one who felt this way. In the early spring of February, he was entrusted by his teacher to set out on a long journey eastward. When he finally set foot on the road to return home, it was nearing the end of spring, and it was almost summer.

Already.

"Have you thought about what to say to your parents when you return home? Is it an act of chivalry and righteousness that you have experienced during the journey?" Ye Dang, who was standing by, heard the young man take off his bamboo hat, and knew that he must be eager to return home.

Lin Manliu beside him just shook his head without saying much. Without the protection of the bamboo hat, the fine rain hit the young man's face, and extremely small raindrops were dotted between his eyebrows and lips. If you look carefully, he is smiling.

A slight smile.

The young man thought that when he returned to the pastry shop in Dongcheng, he just wanted to tell his parents that everything was safe and sound, that he had not encountered any dangerous disasters, and that he had not done anything righteous in holding the sword. He had gone back and forth half the time and everything had gone smoothly, so that would be fine.

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Ye Dang didn't say anything after hearing this, and the two of them continued to move forward, and they would reach Fengcheng today.

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There is a bit of hustle and bustle in the Xicheng Market in Fengcheng today. Even though it is raining, there are still many pedestrians on the road. It seems that it is market day these days. There are earthen jar products brought from the towns and some

Cheap food and vegetables are not available in ordinary days, but there are more Taoist priests wearing Taoist robes and black crowns walking through the market. Pedestrians who encounter them will avoid them and dare not approach them.

In the middle of the market, there was originally a restaurant facade. Today, an extremely wide platform has been erected. Not only does it occupy the entire restaurant facade, but also some of the pedestrian roads are occupied. However, since it is done like this

It's blatant, obviously they know or have already taken care of it, and no one will control this place.

A tarpaulin was specially set up on the stage to prevent rain from getting the entire stage wet, and a flag was hung on the front of the tarpaulin that read, "Observe the Tao and the stars to rectify people's livelihood."

Pedestrians saw that there was a table and chairs placed on the table. On the tablecloth were some Taoist remarks that ordinary people could not understand. There was also a Bagua Tai Chi pattern printed in the middle. Even those who did not come to the Star Viewer to seek fortune telling.

It can also be seen clearly that today's market place is the missionary place of Xingxingguan.

Under the gaze of passers-by, a Taoist walked up to the platform. The Taoist robe he was wearing was different from the Taoist priests around him. Only that Taoist wore a purple robe and a black crown. The others were all gray robes, and some even had black crowns.

None of them had ever worn it, and they only tied themselves into a bun with a decent-looking hairpin.

"Dear fellow villagers, please look at this place. I am a disciple named Shuangwei, who is a disciple of stargazing on the mountain. Now that the beginning of summer is approaching, the summer weather will be strong. During these days, I will observe the celestial phenomena with my brothers and sisters to calculate the future summer heat.

, I specially invite you to come to the temple to give me the Cooling Talisman to all the fellow villagers to benefit the people's livelihood..." The Shuangwei Taoist in purple robe and black crown stood behind the table, dragging the whisk with one hand and turning his back behind him very naturally with the other hand, looking at

When he went up, he showed the appearance of a fairy-like figure.

Before Taoist Shuangwei could finish speaking in the air, several people in the crowd began to boo and say that all the Taoist priests at the Star View Temple are better than living gods. Today I am going to the market to encounter such a good thing. Can I?

Asking for more words such as what you need to go home to do farm work, etc., the atmosphere of the crowd was instantly lifted.

Some people actually started to scramble to climb up the platform to get closer to Taoist Shuangwei. They were immediately stopped by those gray-robed Taoists. After hearing the persuasion of these Taoist priests from Star Viewing Temple, they stopped crowding forward. Taoist Shuangwei carried his back.

The hand behind him also stretched out, raised his hand in the direction of the crowd and pressed down, and the words in the crowd became quieter.

The first few people who clamored for the fight seemed to have clearer minds than the average person. They saw Taoist Shuangwei raise his hand for a moment, and then stopped talking and quietly waited for the person on the stage who was already respected as the "Living Bodhisattva" by them.

The Taoist priest continued to speak.

"Fathers and fellow villagers, just rest assured. Although the cooling talismans written in the temple are precious, and it took me and a few brothers and I worked hard for half a month to write them, and now there are more than 2,000 of them, but they still cannot make the whole Fengcheng, or even the entire southern Xinjiang."

The people can benefit from it and avoid the suffering of the summer heat in the future..." Taoist Shuangwei said as he waved the whisk in his hand and swept it towards the people in front of the stage.

Immediately afterwards, a gray-robed Taoist who had just been standing behind came forward, holding a wooden tray in his hand, with some yellow paper talismans placed in it.

When the talisman appeared in front of everyone, there was no need for anyone to speak out first. The entire restaurant table started to become noisy. Some people shouted how much incense money they had donated to the Taoist temple in the city in the past few days, and some people talked about how much money they had donated to the Taoist temple in the city.

The Taoist priest who visited the Star Temple was an old acquaintance. He even said that he met the temple leader outside the city a few years ago and was given some advice by him during his long journey... Various rumors resounded throughout the West City.

The market, whether it is the vendors selling goods or the people who come to the market, are attracted by the sounds of this place.

In the streets and alleys of Xicheng, word began to spread that the Taoist priest from the Star Viewing Temple came to the city today to distribute cooling charms to the people to escape the summer heat. As long as one is hung on the roof of the house, from then on the whole summer will no longer suffer from the heat.

It is also said that if a man in the family puts the cooling charm in his clothes the first night before going to work in the fields, even if he goes out without the cooling charm the next day, he will not feel the slightest feeling of heat.

As for the cooling talisman mentioned by Taoist Shuangwei, he himself said something about its efficacy, and the entire West City was about to spread the mystery to the East City. However, there were many poor people in the East City who wanted to ask for one, but they probably couldn't get one.

Cooling Talisman.

"Everyone, please be quiet for a moment. I am going down the mountain today. In order to alleviate the suffering of the summer heat in Fengcheng in the future, all the fellow villagers have been friends with me for observing the stars all year round. Whether it is a detailed view in the city or a subjective view on the mountain outside the city.

I have understood everyone's thoughts, and I will distribute this cooling charm to everyone after I finish my teaching." Taoist Shuangwei spoke again, causing the scene to become slightly quieter.

When the crowd of onlookers heard this, they even bothered to hold up umbrellas to protect themselves from the rain. Some people who were taking their children to the market actually didn't even care about the children in their arms, and directly put the umbrellas away beside them, as if they had to get wet in the rain.

In front of the Taoist Priest of the Star Temple, the child in his arms was hit by raindrops and began to cry "beep...beep". In the end, the child who responded was not the parents' protective voice...but the parents.

Cursing and resenting his child's behavior, he was afraid of offending the "living Bodhisattva" on the stage.

In this way, everyone listened to Taoist Shuangwei on the stage in the rain, describing the Taoist teachings of the Star Temple, and how they were closely related to Fengcheng as a Taoist temple that has survived to this day on the edge of Fengcheng.

Time passed like this for a long time. People in the rain may not even be able to distinguish what the Taoist on the stage said, but this did not reduce the determination in their eyes and the enthusiasm in their words. As long as the Shuangwei Taoist on the stage
Chapter completed!