Chapter 4 Hongdao's Heart in the Marketplace
Maybe God is really protecting him, Xingyan has indeed found a good job. Since he became a flute master in Huayuelou, the boy's life has become much easier than before. What makes the boy feel particularly comfortable is that he no longer has to go back and forth between more than ten miles every day! The long-lost old Taoist Qinghe is now obviously much more enthusiastic about Xingyan. Although Xingyan no longer pesters him to become a disciple, the old Taoist often takes him to do some money-making jobs.
It is said that this so-called good relationship work is the most leisurely and boring; with the active nature of the old Taoist Qinghe, how can he stand it? Therefore, the old Taoist would inevitably have to do some leisure work from time to time to check Feng Shui for others, cure some talismans, and promote Taoism, and also make some money by wine. Thanks to his reputation as a Taoist Taoist in Shangqing Palace, the old Taoist's part-time business is quite prosperous.
However, the so-called "a lonely palm cannot be heard" is the old Taoist who can't do anything, and there must be one who can take action. It is just the two ready-made candidates in the good relationship, the little Taoist Mingjing and Mingchen, will not "combinate with him" with him.
Mingchen Mingjing, the two little Taoist priests, were full of complaints about the fact that they were sent to Raozhou City by their sects to do these errands, and therefore they were even more jealous of how they could tolerate following Qinghe Old Road and doing embarrassing things similar to Taoist priests in Youfang. The two of them were full of resentment towards Qinghe Old Road's actions that had fallen into the prestige of Shangqing Palace. Although they were embarrassed to say it clearly because of their seniority, they often complained together in secret, complaining that their leader, who was in good relationship, did not care about the reputation of the leader of Shangqing Tianxia Taoist sect.
The old Taoist Qinghe knew this situation well and never dared to expect these two little Taoists to be "harmonious" with him.
In this way, the young boy Zhang Xingyan, who was so familiar with him that he could not be more familiar with him, was just right. When Xingyan had nothing to do in the music class during the day, the old Taoist Qinghe took him to serve as his follower, helped him, and carried a basket and handed a talisman when he was doing it. They were both old and young, old Taoist, and the young man was smart, and they were particularly skillful in cooperation. Every time they went on such an errand with the old Taoist, Xingyan could accompany him to spend some money, so he was happy about it. Every time he heard Qinghe's summons, he followed him happily.
Let’s talk about this morning, another business came to Qinghe Old Dao. It turned out that Zhu Jun, the boss of the Zhu family rice shop in the city, came to invite him, a famous senior Taoist priest of Shangqing in Raozhou City, to do a small ritual for them to clean the house.
Speaking of this, Boss Zhu Ji Mi Xing, who is a big figure in Raozhou City. His Mi Xing's business is booming and his family is very wealthy.
"The salary for this errand should be quite large, right?"
When the old Taoist heard that it was Zhu Ji Mixing's boss who invited him, the old Taoist immediately felt happy. He didn't dare to neglect him at the moment. He rushed to Huayue Tower and called Xingyan, preparing all kinds of supplies, and made a load for him to carry it behind him. Soon, the young and old followed the Zhu family to Zhu's house.
After arriving at Zhu's house, the old Taoist would put on a robe and as usual, he ordered Xingyan to arrange things and prepare to start asking Fu Shui to clean the house. While he was drinking, the old Taoist asked the old Taoist not to be busy. He only heard the fat head and big ears of the rice shop boss say:
"Ahem, that's the fairy in Qinghe has been working hard all the way, so I'd better use some food first. I don't have to hurry up on the matter of purifying the house."
When he heard that there was food, Qinghe would naturally not refuse. So Zhu Shiwei ordered someone to arrange a banquet, invite Lao Dao and Xingyan to have a meal, and he was also with him.
"It turns out that it's a rich family, just being so polite!"
Seeing that the master was attentive and had good wine and food, the old Taoist was even more happy. Xingyan was also secretly happy and thought that today was really good luck. Not only did he make some extra money, but he also gave himself a good meal.
But while eating happily, Xingyan couldn't help but feel a little strange, because the Zhu Man who was accompanying him at the table never mentioned the matter of cleaning the house. He just enthusiastically persuaded him to drink and eat, which was a bit inconsistent with the anxious look of the Zhu family who came to invite them in the morning. However, at this moment, he was drunk and filled with oil, and he couldn't care about that much, so he would just drink and eat and eat first before talking.
After four or five glasses of wine, the old Taoist Qinghe's face turned red and he became flushed. Under the influence of the wine, the old Taoist's mouth seemed to be out of a gate, and began to boast about his powerful Taoist Dharma. He only heard the drunk old Taoist say:
"I wish the donor, I thought that before coming to Raozhou City, I had studied Taoism in Luofu Mountain for many years. It was not that I was the mouth of Haikou. This is usually a piece of cake to ask for a talisman and a water to clean a house, but it was just a piece of cake."
After hearing the old Taoist bragging, Mr. Zhu kept praising and echoing.
After two more glasses of wine fell into her stomach, the old Taoist Qinghe was even more beautiful and he didn't know what was going on. During a chat, he immediately pulled his master's Shangqing Palace. He only heard the old Taoist praise him:
"The law of the Immortal Shangqing Palace is really unfathomable! Although the old Taoist is stupid, he has been learning art for many years and is well a little bit clear. Not to mention the small things like astrology, spirit writing, and purifying the talisman, even if you usually use a monster to subdue a monster, it is no problem!"
Unexpectedly, as soon as these words came out, the Zhu Man who had been making fun of him, stood up suddenly, moved his fat body and left the table quickly, bowed to Qinghe respectfully, and asked sincerely:
"I'm not hiding the immortal chief, I'm asking for it today. I'm asking for it. I'm asking for it. The Taoist Technique of Shangqing Palace is profound and capable of subduing dragons and tigers. This is known to everyone in the world. Unfortunately, I have a strange man in this house. Today I'm trying to ask for the immortal chief to give mercy and use the magic of Shangqing Palace to subdue the demon!"
When he heard what Zhu Yuanwai said, the old Taoist Qinghe, who was proud of himself, was holding his wine glass and preparing to pour wine into his mouth, and suddenly stopped stiffly in the air. Zhu Yuanwai's words were like a scoop of snow water poured from the bones of the June day. Qinghe, who was already half a dozen drunk, woke up suddenly!
At this moment, the old Taoist was yelling in his heart that something was wrong. He thought that he was really a sixty-year-old mother was so nervous that she had let herself eat a Hongmen banquet! It was ridiculous that she thought that she had encountered a beautiful woman, but she didn't expect to pick up a hot potato! In addition to annoyance, she glanced at Zhu Yuanwai and saw that his fat face was full of piety. When the situation was seen, the old Taoist thought that the boss of rice shop who was used to business was really cunning. He first ate good wine and food, held it with kind words, flattered himself and praised the huge sea mouth. When it was difficult to end, he would say this request, which was really hard to refuse.
However, Zhu Yuanwai was so handsome, but the old Taoist Qinghe was not a tender man. The old Taoist complained that Zhu was invited to the Hongmen Banquet, but his face was not blushing, his heart was not beating, and he said seriously to Zhu Yuanwai:
"Mr. I'm not saying this! From my perspective, how can there be any strangeness in Raozhou City? I think all the demons are caused by the heart. The elders in Shangqing Sect once taught me, saying: "Is there such a demon? It's caused by the heart; it's not this demon? It's caused by the heart." - Zhu Yuanwai, the so-called strangeness is all empty and illusion; but the empty heart will be destroyed!"
The old Taoist Qinghe and Zhu Yuanwai were pretending to be mysterious. Xingyan saw that the old boy was discouraged and wanted to get through. Xingyan laughed secretly, but he didn't expect that when he was asking for talismans to check the house, he would be stern and sanitary, and he looked as if he was so beautiful and sanitary. He didn't expect that he was scared by someone's words and had not seen the monster's appearance, but he had already asked for forgiveness. However, although he was secretly laughing in his heart, he and him were the grasshopper on the same rope. After thinking about it, he was about to cover up the old Taoist's words, but he heard Zhu Yuanwai answering to Qinghe:
"The Taoist priest doesn't know anything. Although the monster is born from the heart, the despicable demon is really there!"
When they heard this, Lao Dao and Xingyan, both old and young, were both shocked. They only heard Zhu Yuanwai's successor:
"About half a month ago, I couldn't have peace in my house. During the day, there were often tiles and stones thrown in the sky, and at night there were ghosts and noises. Occasionally, there was no one, but there would suddenly catch fire... Anyway, all kinds of strange things make the family uneasy! I also ask the immortal to grow up and show compassion and save me, my family and the family!"
Mr. Zhu's words made these two young and old who had only been making some extra money and felt a sense of trembling.
"Yes! That monster is so terrible..."
The person who interrupted Zhu Wencai, the son of Mr. Zhu, who was a little dull, was glared back by him as soon as he said halfway through this. Hearing the word "terrible", the old Taoist looked even more ashamed.
After pausing for a while, Xingyan saw that the atmosphere was a bit cold, so he interrupted and asked:
"This... this monster has been more than half a month. Haven't you hired any Taoist priests and mages?"
The old Taoist Qinghe was dedicated and every time he asked Xingyan to appear with him, he would change into an old Taoist robe. However, although Xingyan was wearing Taoist clothes, he never regarded himself as a Taoist priest. After hearing what he said, Zhu Yuanwai didn't hear anything wrong for a moment, but just answered according to the words:
"Of course, please! I even invited the Taoist priest Wang Pan from Sanqing Mountain in Poyang County-"
“What’s the result?”
Although he knew the answer was not good, the young and old still hoped that a miracle would happen at this time, and immediately asked urgently.
"Oh! Failed."
"There are all kinds of weirdness in this house, but it is still chaotic. For some reason, Master Wang, after coming to the despise demons that day, he has been ill after returning and is still raising him in bed. His disciple came to me for a long time before he had sex with me all day a few days ago, and he had accompanied a lot of medical money before he could make it quiet in front of the door!"
Although he didn't say that strange, he felt even more creepy when he heard these words in Qinghe Xingyan and the others. You must know that the Taoist Master Wang Pan from Sanqing Mountain is the most outstanding person in their vocation. So the old Taoist's face turned pale and he just said with a whisper:
"Ahem... this, this is the matter of subduing monsters and catching monsters... By the way, this is the matter of subduing monsters and catching monsters, but today, when the servants of the noble family came to invite him, they only said that they were asking for Fu Jing's house. Therefore, I was in a hurry and forgot to bring the magic weapon that was used to subduing monsters with me-"
"Why wait for me to go back first, get all kinds of magic weapons to subdue demons, and come again tomorrow!"
When he heard this, Xingyan couldn't help but secretly praise:
"My beauty! It turns out that ginger is still spicy!"
After working closely for so many times, the old Taoist Qinghe knew the family background clearly. He had never seen any magic weapon that could be used? This was clearly a fake shot. He wanted to learn from the Han Lord Liu Bang at the Hongmen Banquet and let go! What about "coming back tomorrow" and so on is nonsense! Xingyan dares to bet that the old Taoist must go out quietly as soon as he left, or go to Poyang Lake to buy fresh goods, or go to Sanqing Mountain to visit a sick fellow Taoist. No matter what he did, Raozhou City can't find him again in the near future!
However, as the saying goes, "The Tao is one foot taller, and the demon is one foot taller." Zhu Yuanwai, who designed the Hongmen Banquet, finally fell into the trap, how could he make the mistake of King Chu that year again - seeing the soles of the old Taoist's feet begin to move towards the door, he immediately pulled the old Taoist's sleeve and shouted:
"The Immortal Lord must help me! The villain's family is in dire straits and cannot bear it for a day! I hope the Taoist priest will be compassionate and relieve my family from being overwhelmed. As for the magic weapon that I forgot to bring, the Taoist priest does not need to worry. If there are any magic weapons to make a list, I quickly asked the servants to go and take it according to the order, and I dare not let the Immortal Jade Toe be troubled anymore!"
Looking at Mr. Zhu's anxious look, it seems that the monster really disturbed Zhu's house. For him, since the accident of the King Daozhu of King Pan of Sanqing Mountain, there have been so many people. Today, he finally caught a mage to come to him, so he would not let him leave so easily.
Seeing that Zhu Yuanwai was staying, the old Taoist Qinghe was a little indifferent. At this moment, his follower Xingyan gave his help:
"Please forgive me for being too much - Mr. Zhu, I really don't know anything. The weirdness you said is obviously very terrifying, and the monster will throw bricks and tiles during the day; but why is everything in the house still normal until now, and there is still no movement?"
"Huh?...this is true!"
After hearing what the young man said, Zhu Yuanwai remembered that the monster was still having fun in the house in the morning, but since the old and young people came to the house, the prosperity in the house was clear and bright, and the monster was really obedient and didn't even make a sound. Thinking of this, Zhu Yuanwai said in his heart:
"It's strange! Could it be that the old Taoist Qinghe really has some tricks? Maybe this is a famous Shangqing Palace in the world, and there must be hidden dragons and creeping tigers in the sect. Even the Taoist Principal Qinghe, even a Taoist priest who bought a business, would be extraordinary!"
Zhu Yuanwai's thoughts showed that he was in a hurry to seek medical treatment when he invited Qinghe to come today, but he just treated the dead horse as a living horse. He didn't expect that the monster today was so abnormal and no longer came out to cause trouble - but this was not a good thing for Qinghe Xingyan; in Zhu Yuanwai's mind, the former famous priest Qinghe, unknowingly, had become a promising straw for life.
Just as Mr. Zhu was happy, he heard the Director Qinghe say:
"Well! My disciple just now makes sense! You see that the noble house is not weird yet. Zhu Yuanwai, don't tease me! As I said before, how can there be monsters in this Raozhou City be bright and bright? The demon is born from the heart, and the demon is born from the heart! The old Taoist is going to say goodbye!"
The old man Qinghe is now thinking about it. After Xingyan finished what he said just now, he immediately stood up and wanted to leave.
"Ah! Xiansheng, please stay!"
Seeing that this life-saving straw was about to float, Zhu Yuanwai quickly stopped him. At this moment, the old Taoist no longer cared about pretending to be moral, and when Zhu Yuanwai stopped him, he was quite displeased:
"I said to Mr. Zhu! What are you going to stop me like this? Do you have to turn a monster into a noble house today so that I can't catch it?"
Hearing the old Taoist's harsh words, Mr. Zhu was like an ant on a hot pan. He complained in his heart, complaining that the monster in his house was so well-behaved and could see the wind direction. Seeing that there was a master here, he was as quiet as usual and didn't come out to make fun of it. Now that he saw that the master who was saving the suffering was about to leave, Mr. Zhu was constantly complaining. When he was in this dilemma, he weighed it for a while. Mr. Zhu felt that he couldn't care too much now, so he immediately became cruel and shouted loudly:
"It's time to go, there's nothing I can do! I have to use that trick!"
Chapter completed!