Chen Pingan and his party entered the mountain from north to south. At about the same time, there happened to be another group of people walking from south to north. He was an old Taoist who carried a mahogany sword on his back and a string of silver bells hanging from his waist. His Taoist robes were old and he wore straw sandals. He was an immortal.
Not much energy, very shabby.
Behind him was a lame young man with a dull expression. Besides carrying a large package, he also carried a banner that read "Down with demons and ghosts, eliminate demons and protect the Tao" slanted on his shoulders. It was estimated that it had been washed too many times, and the fabric had already turned white. Eight words.
The color is also light, and there is a round-faced girl of seven or eight years old, thin and small, who reaches out to support the old Taoist who keeps his eyes closed for some reason.
The old Taoist suddenly raised his head, "looking" at the rolling green and black mountains, and said in surprise: "Huh? This mountain is not far from the Jiang Shen Temple on the Xiuhua River, but there is such an obvious evil spirit rising into the sky?
There must be a hidden secret in this. Although the mountains and rivers are bounded and do not interfere with each other, this place is weird, very weird."
After hearing this, the little girl with a red face asked worriedly: "Master, what should we do? Last time you failed to catch monsters in Sanzhi Mountain, so you paid to hire our people, and in the end you were so angry that you didn't even pay for the money. Now we are really
There aren’t many copper coins left, why don’t we take a detour?”
The old Taoist snorted coldly: "A detour? If the poor Taoist fails to meet him, that's it. That monster is lucky. Now that it has been met by the poor Taoist, there is no reason to let it go! It's written on the banner.
How can we show how to eliminate demons and protect the Tao for outsiders..."
The little girl sighed and reminded: "Master, there are no outsiders here."
The old Taoist said with a smile: "Follow me, Master hasn't recovered from Sanzhi Mountain yet. It's really irritating. There is no merit but hard work. He is not willing to give even half a copper coin. How can there be such shamelessness in the world?"
Those who are rich and unkind deserve to have their ancestral graves invaded by mountain ghosts, causing misfortune to their descendants..."
The little girl reminded again: "Master, don't you always say that we cultivators should have a normal mind?"
The old Taoist who was kind-hearted just a moment ago became furious, stretched out his fingers to twist the round-faced girl's arm, twisted it hard, and said with a stern look on his face: "Who gave you the courage to teach Master a lesson? How dare you continue to do so?
Got it!"
The little girl cried loudly in pain and quickly begged for mercy: "It hurts, it hurts, Master, I don't dare anymore, I don't dare anymore..."
The old Taoist didn't turn around, he reached out and slapped the bell on his waist hard, making a tinkling sound, and said with a ferocious smile: "You little bastard, how dare you harbor murderous intentions against your master?"
The lame boy looked silent, but soon blood seeped out from his ears and nose, but the dull boy remained silent and motionless.
The little girl cried even more sadly, "Master, please let me go. He must have done it unintentionally. I promise Master that within the next three days, I will try to give him an extra pound of spring water!"
The old Taoist smiled happily and rubbed the little girl's head vigorously. The little girl's slender body swayed from side to side, "It's not a fight, it's a must."
The old Taoist finally took back his hand, which was as dry as an old tree branch, and laughed: "Go into the mountain! The horse will not be fat without weeds. It is a windfall. Not to mention, since you two little bastards are around, even though you eat and drink together,
But Master has become much more at ease as he cultivates Taoism. Thinking of this, Master feels that he will treat you better in the future, haha."
The little girl helped the blind old man to start climbing.
The lame boy wiped away the blood silently, getting used to it.
The little girl turned her head and smiled secretly, and the boy grinned, indicating that he was fine.
After the three masters and disciples entered the mountain, they spent most of the time going around in circles, unable to accurately find the source of the evil spirit. The old Taoist could always feel the subtle evil energy, permeating the nearby mountains and grass, but he could never get in.
, the old Taoist knew that the great demon's Taoist skills must not be weak, otherwise he would not be able to use the blinding formation to block out the sky. However, the old Taoist still did not want to give up, and let the lame young man carrying the banner every day
I went to explore the road, and I took the round-faced girl to rest near the mountain road. From time to time, I took out a wooden compass, commonly known as the upside-down compass. It is a style commonly used by Taoist monks and Yin-Yang warlocks. It is not surprising, but it is on the bottom of Tianchi.
Thin vermilion needles, with occasional golden light flowing out, reveal the hidden mystery of this disk.
The sky was gloomy, foggy, and it might rain at any time. The old Taoist squatted by the roadside, lowered his head and "stared" at the compass, and muttered: "Upside down, there are mountains of gold and silver in the twenty-four mountains. Upside down
Dian, there are dragon pools and tiger dens in the Twenty-Four Mountains."
The old man put away his compass, turned his head towards the distance of the mountain road, and said with a soft smile: "The road to wealth is here, and there is no end to it. It seems that when we get to Wanping County, we can have a few drinks."
The little girl with a round face followed the sight of the old Taoist and saw a group of people walking slowly. She opened her eyes wide and looked around. As the people got closer and closer, she found that the leader was a straw-shoe boy with a big backpack and a hatchet in his hand.
, occasionally chopping off the branches beside the narrow path in the mountains to prevent the hooks from piercing the clothes. There are three people behind him, a young lady wearing a red cotton-padded jacket, a sneaky boy, and a cold-looking young man.
Brother, the three people behind are all carrying cute little green book boxes.
Finally, he was followed by a white donkey carrying luggage.
The little girl lowered her voice and said: "Master, it doesn't look like a rich family, why don't we just forget it?"
The blind Taoist raised his eyebrows, "Mosquito legs are also meat. You are half the head of the family. How many copper coins are left in your pocket? You don't know how much money you have? With your gluttonous stomach, how much money has the master eaten? If not
Master has pity on you, how many days do you think this world can allow you to live..."
The sensible little girl quickly gave the old Taoist a pat on the shoulder, smiled sincerely, and said gratefully: "So my brother and I worked for Master, and we never complained. But if Master gets angry in the future, can we teach him a lesson when Brother is not present?
Me? Then my brother won't be angry, and master won't have to punish him with the family's family laws."
The old Taoist stood up slowly, and the little girl immediately stood aside with her hands tied.
This group of people was Chen Ping'an and others who were heading south to Yefu Pass on the Dali border.
In fact, Chen Pingan had already seen the smiling old Taoist and the reserved little girl.
After Chen Ping'an and the others approached, the old Taoist stroked his beard and smiled, and said in a slightly awkward Dali Mandarin without surprising: "If I'm not mistaken, you all have experienced bloody disasters during this trip, but
Don’t think that surviving a catastrophe will bring you blessings in the future. From Pindao’s point of view, you will have a real disaster ahead. Only when this hurdle is over can you have real blessings in the future.”
Chen Pingan's heart sank and he remained silent.
Li Baoping looked at the little girl with a pale face. The latter smiled shyly, and Li Baoping also smiled.
The little girl in the red cotton jacket and the younger girl fell in love with each other immediately.
When Li Huai came to his lips, he almost blurted out the words, "Old Taoist, aren't you blind? Why do you look at this and that?" However, the storm on the embroidered river boat was etched in Li Huai's mind, and he immediately covered his mouth, determined not to
stir up trouble.
The blind Taoist seemed to have noticed Li Huai's thoughts, and laughed and said: "You don't know something. My Taoist sect has ten magical powers, among which there is a saying that 'the mind and eyes are open, the heaven and the earth are clear, and sneaking away'. The poor Taoist happened to master this sect."
I don’t dare to boast about my magical powers, but I am still relatively modest. I don’t look at people with my eyes, I only need to look at everyone’s situation with my heart.”
Lin Shouyi said calmly: "I, the Confucian sage, have teachings. If we meet by chance, we will not say anything about our strange powers and confuse our spirits."
The old Taoist was a little surprised, and quickly sighed: "That's all, Buddhism does not save undestined people, and Taoism does not save deceived people. Go ahead, I hope you will be careful on this journey. If there is really trouble, you might as well shout loudly
, if Pindao is lucky enough to hear about it, he will definitely come back to help, but if the road is far away, even if Pindao has the intention, he will not be able to do it. "
After saying these words, the blind old Taoist stepped aside to cross the path.
Chen Pingan smiled and said: "We will be careful. Thank you Taoist Priest for reminding us."
The two sides passed each other, and Li Baoping waved generously to the skinny little girl with a round face. The little girl timidly raised her small hand to her chest and shook it slightly as a silent farewell.
The old Taoist waited until Chen Ping'an and his party disappeared on the mountain road, and muttered: "Throughout the journey, the Dali people must be vulgar warriors or ignorant people. This poor Taoist trick has always been tried and tested. Why did it fail today? It's bad luck, all the bad luck."
Things are not going well. It seems that this time the demon subjugation cannot fail. The mountain demon must have a strong family background. This time..."
The blind old Taoist's eyelids trembled slightly, he stopped talking, patted the head of the little girl beside him who was looking reluctantly towards the mountain road, and said kindly: "Jiu'er, as long as this matter is successful, Master's thunder method practice will be guaranteed, and there is no need to worry about it anymore."
If you are worried about money, then Master will definitely treat you brothers and sisters better in the future."
The little girl raised her head and said with a smile: "As long as the master doesn't beat the bell often in the future, it will be good!"
The blind old Taoist didn't comment. He suddenly raised his head and kneaded his fingers. His expression was not surprised but happy, "The world has changed. Such a heavy evil spirit can actually cause changes in the landscape and climate! Well, well, I finally lured the snake out of its hole. Xiaojiu
Son, prepare to join Master in exterminating demons and defending the Way!"
The little girl nodded vigorously, but she was not afraid at all when faced with the sneaky monster that made everyone at the foot of the mountain change their colors.
The little girl took out a silver knife that was no more than an inch long, rolled up her sleeve, prepared to put the knife on her arm, and asked: "Master, do you want Fuquan now?"
The old Taoist nodded and said: "Although Master still has some, for the sake of caution, let's bring some first so that Master can prepare for emergencies, so as not to be caught off guard by the monster, which may harm you brothers and sisters."
The little girl took a deep breath and made a cut on her arm with a knife. Blood immediately poured out. She quickly raised her arm and said, "Master, it's done."
The blind old Taoist stretched out a finger of his right hand in a familiar manner, spread out his left palm, and quickly drew a talisman on the palm with his fingers, then exchanged the fingers and palms, and also drew a talisman on the palm of his right hand.
The little girl, whose face became increasingly pale, still asked seriously: "Master, is it enough?"
The old Taoist laughed and said: "That's enough for the moment. Master, let the big monster entrenched on this mountain have a taste of what it's like to be struck by five thunders!"
About a mile away from the master and apprentice on the mountain road, Chen Pingan suddenly stopped and raised his hatchet to signal the attention of the three people behind him.
I saw a young man holding a strange flag in the distance, with a body as strong as a mountain ape. He jumped out from the depths of the dense forest, with his back to Chen Ping'an and the others. The boy landed on the mountain road, shook the flag several times, and then
He thought about joining the old road along the mountain road that was good for running. However, the young man turned around and saw Chen Ping'an and his party on the mountain road. The sweaty young man was a little anxious. After thinking about it for a while, he changed his mind and continued to run down the mountain.
, choose a detour to retreat.
At the same time, the young man did not forget to make a hurry-up gesture to Chen Pingan and the others.
Li Huai was stunned, "What are you doing?"
To be continued...