After living in the mountains for three days, He Qizhou ran up and down countless times and got acquainted with some little Taoist priests who worked as doormen. These little Taoist priests saw that he was always running to the real person Lingxu, and they had long since known each other in private.
When they found out that he was the new top scholar in martial arts, the lay disciples who taught him were very attentive to him.
On the early morning of the first day of May, He Qizhou borrowed a Taoist robe from the little Taoist priest who delivered the meal. Although it was a little small, the Taoist robe was wide and comfortable, but this little Taoist priest was a fourth or even fifth-generation disciple, and those third-generation disciples
The Taoist robes are much shabbier in comparison.
He Qizhou ate breakfast in a hurry and went to the Taoist temple on the top of the mountain first. He saw that Taoist priests of all sizes were very busy. Most of them were cleaning the floor, wiping the statues, and some were moving stools to Luohanping on the west mountain. He Qizhou went down the stairs of the front mountain by himself. When he reached the temple
When he opened the door, he grabbed a little Taoist priest who was lazy and asked: "Others are busy, why are you doing it alone behind the water tank?"
The little Taoist priest recognized He Qizhou, lowered his head and said, "I, I have already cleaned the Yuqing Pavilion, and I am just looking for a job from my uncle."
"Let me ask you, who is guarding the gate at the foot of the mountain now?" He Qizhou asked with a straight face.
"Oh, it's Master Tianyun from Shifang Hall, Master Tianming from the room, and two junior brothers. There are four people in total. Usually there are only two of them. There are always people from the world trying to sneak in these days.
Therefore, the hospital supervisor Lingmen Zhenren sent more people, and we also sent double the number of people here at the main entrance..."
"Stop, stop, stop, Lingmen is busy setting up in Luohanping. I have nothing to do so I will send a message for him. He said that Tianyun and Tianming, who are guarding the mountain gate, should go to Luohanping to wait for orders. If you need to tell them something, they will be there soon.
Someone is going to replace them as guard of the mountain gate, but I don’t know Tianyun, Tianming, what’s your name? Can you help me run to the foot of the mountain?”
"Yes, yes!, I'll be there right away, great uncle, my name is Zhijue!" It's much better to be able to run errands for a big shot than to climb up and down to clean the statues. Anyway, just climb up slowly, and you won't have to work for a long time.
, Xiao Zhijue spread his legs and ran down the mountain.
He Qizhou followed him leisurely from a distance, slowly calculating the time in his mind. It took more than half an hour from the mountain gate at the bottom of the mountain to the Taoist temple on the top of the mountain, and another half an hour from the Taoist temple to Luohanping. It was God's luck, if he really went there at dawn
After arriving at Luohanping, I probably won’t be able to return to the mountain gate before noon, so I’ll just go and be the door god all morning!
Just like this, we walked leisurely all the way down. From time to time, Taoist priests, old and young, would go up the mountain. He Qizhou paid attention to everyone who went up the mountain. But except for a Taoist priest in his forties who glanced at him, all the other people who went up the mountain were
But people didn't care about He Qizhou who was going all the way down.
As he walked, He Qizhou cursed in his mind: After climbing to such a high place so early, could he not sleep at night just waiting to open the mountain gate? It would be bad if he missed the big fish!
After about a quarter of an hour, the mountain gate could be seen in the distance. The little Taoist named Zhijue under the mountain gate was talking to several Taoist priests who were guarding the gate. Then he saw two Taoist priests walking up quickly. After a while, they were talking to each other.
He Qizhou passed by, his face full of excitement!
He Qizhou thought to himself that the most tiring job in the past two days was to visit the mountain gate. They were checking one after another. If they encountered experienced Taoist friends who were not careful, they would be scolded, but if they let in irrelevant Jianghu people, they would be scolded.
, and would be scolded by the teacher in charge of watching the gate, so I didn't dare to slack off at all. And if I can watch the ceremony in Luohanping today, even if I sit on the surrounding hillsides, it will be something worth showing off.
Compared with the huge congregation, after all, only a small number of people are qualified to watch the ceremony. There are not thousands of little Taoist priests without positions who have been blocked by them outside the mountain gate in the past two days. There are always five or six hundred, and only those who can really enter the mountain.
There are only some important positions in the big temple and the temple leaders and supervisors of the small temple. Even so, the mountain still feels a bit overwhelmed.
He Qizhou went down dozens of steps again, and the mountain gate was in front of him. For some reason, more than a dozen people suddenly rushed up to the mountain gate. Three little Taoist priests, including Zhijue, were trying their best to stop people who wanted to enter the mountain. There were even two people there.
The person slipped in from under the open arms of the three people.
"Go back!" He Qizhou jumped in front of the two people in two or three times and shouted angrily. Not only did the two people almost fall down in fright, but even the people at the mountain gate stopped and were confused.
situation.
The person who rushed to the door saw that he was just a little Taoist priest, and there were other people shouting at him to rush in.
He Qizhou didn't say much. He grabbed the two people who broke in with one hand and threw them out. Before they and Ben could figure out what was going on, they flew out of the crowd.
"Those who have the ultimatum from the main altar of our religion will be lined up and they will be released after inspection. If not, please go back!" He Qizhou said as he walked to the mountain gate.
As soon as he showed his hand, he immediately calmed down the people who wanted to rush to the door. Even the few people in the world who came up from behind stopped. When Zhijue saw it was He Qizhou, he said happily: "Master..."
"What kind of teacher are you? Why don't you go up and work? I will be in charge of the mountain gate for the time being!" He Qizhou didn't want to reveal his identity so soon.
"Okay!" Zhijue immediately ran up the mountain obediently. Whoever wants to look at the mountain gate should look at it! After running hundreds of steps and turning a corner, he was no longer visible at the mountain gate, and his fast pace immediately slowed down.
Come down, why are you in a hurry, walk slowly, whoever wants to work can do it!
Given He Qizhou's town, it is true that no one rushes to the mountain gate anymore. In fact, you can still climb up the steep hillside without going through the mountain gate. It's just that people in the world want to save face and don't want to be laughed at. Secondly, even if you go up, there is nothing you can do.
Entering Guanmen is still in vain. Anyway, it is a worthwhile trip to hear the important news at the foot of the mountain for the first time. Therefore, those heroes who were driven back did not feel much disappointed, while those like Jinling and Yunmen
If you are from a well-known family, you will definitely not disregard your face and come to watch the fun without accepting the invitation.
He Qizhou thought to himself that he didn't encounter any big pomp or show-off, middle-aged Taoist priest on the way down. That person probably hadn't gone up the mountain yet!
Quanzhen Mountain Gate is built at the foot of the mountain where there are more than a hundred steps. The gate is made of two square granite pillars that are one foot thick and four feet high. The top is made of two square granite beams that are also one foot thick. It looks like
It is extremely strong. The stone pillars on both sides are engraved with the words "Immortal Dao Guisheng" and "Immortal Man" respectively.
In front of the mountain gate is a one-foot-square platform paved with large stones. Those without credentials either stay on the platform or sit on the steps below. Some people take out sesame seed cakes from their bags and eat them.
He Qizhou thought to himself, it seems that the people who come to watch the excitement may not be able to grab such a good seat!
The other two Taoist priests guarding the mountain gate looked one or two years younger than He Qizhou. He Qizhou knew that they were all disciples of the Zhizi generation, and secretly prayed that it would be best for them not to know that big shot!
The two little Taoist priests who were worried to death, saw a savior calming the situation, and actually started to desert. They were called to change shifts temporarily in the past two days, and saw the two uncles leaving.
I was already at a loss. Now that I was fine, I was not afraid of the little Taoist priest from outside. I actually stood by the stone pillar on one side and whispered.
The object of the discussion between the two was the "little Taoist priest" who was standing in front of them. At first, they asked each other if they knew He Qizhou in front of the mountain gate, but both said they didn't. After a while, they guessed that he was a disciple of the national master.
Hui guessed that it was Yuan Che who brought it, and talked about Lingfeng again.
Although the two spoke softly, He Qizhou was standing not too far away and could hear every word. They were talking about how heroic Lingfeng was. They had booked the largest inn in Qianshan three days ago, and in the end they only stayed there.
One night; he also said that he had brought twelve followers, all of whom were extremely strong military elites. Other Taoist priests and Jianghu people who wanted to stay at the inn were driven away by the sergeants...
He Qizhou was listening patiently when there was a sudden commotion on the mountain steps below. He Qizhou smiled unconsciously and said, Cao Cao, Cao Cao is here!
"Get out of the way, get out of the way!" Two sergeants in light armor were running up from below. Along the way, they drove the Jianghu people sitting on the steps to the edge of the steps. Some people hid directly on the hillside beside the steps.
, and at the foot of the mountain, there were about ten people slowly climbing up the stairs.
The two sergeants arrived at the platform in front of the mountain gate in a blink of an eye. They were both in their early twenties and tall men about the same height as He Qizhou. One of them said to He Qizhou, who was standing in the middle: "My general is going up the mountain soon. Hurry up.
Get rid of all these people in front of the mountain gate!"
"They didn't enter the mountain gate, so why don't they be left alone?" He Qizhou was obviously indifferent to the two people's requests.
The soldier obviously didn't expect that a little doorman would contradict him in a weird way. His eyes turned from the people on the platform to He Qizhou and said in a deep voice: "Do you know who I am?"
He Qizhou used the same tone, even louder: "Do you know who I am?"
As soon as He Qizhou said this, the other two little Taoist priests guarding the door were frightened. They hurriedly stepped forward and secretly pulled He Qizhou's sleeves and whispered: "They are..."
"I'll say it again, you can enter with the certificate from the main altar. I'll make a decision after reading the certificates from other Taoist temples. All non-Taoist people, please come back!" He Qizhou said loudly again.
The six or seven people who were originally on the platform were about to leave. Seeing that there was a good show to watch, they were not in a hurry. They could leave at any time anyway, and no one was directly targeting them now.
"Okay, boy, I'll show you now!" The soldier who wanted to instruct He Qizhou to drive away the soldiers walked towards He Qizhou step by step.
The soldier who was traveling with him hurriedly stepped forward and stood between the two of them, saying: "We are all from the same sect, Tian Peng, don't be like a child." Then the man said to He Qizhou in a harmonious voice: "We are the disciples of Master Lingfeng.
Disciple, those of you who come to the mountain to watch the ceremony, Master is coming up soon. You will suffer from your temper. Get out of the way quickly. By the way, everyone else should stop watching the fun and get down!"