Chapter 678: The Five Zang Taoist Temple is Promoted
"What a big change..."
The old Taoist priest stood in front of the Wu Zang Taoist Temple where people were flowing in and out, and said with emotion.
Jin An, who was standing with the old Taoist priest, looked at the lively Taoist temple that was both familiar and a little strange, and felt complicated and sad.
When I returned to my hometown again after more than a year, the scene of my first visit to the Wu Zang Taoist Temple came to my mind as clearly as the memory of yesterday.
At that time, there was a thick layer of dust in front of the Wu Zang Taoist Temple. It was located in a remote place and no one cared about it. There were only three people left in the temple. The Taoist temple was so poor that even the gentlemen in Liang Dynasty looked down upon it.
Even the successors of Taoist temples had a miserable fate, and no one died a good death. The Taoist priest's body was left incomplete and exposed in the wilderness, and he died tragically in the coffin temple on the outskirts of Chang County. Master Yuyouzi eliminated evil for the people, and finally died tragically in Wutou Village.
I have always been upset.
Even Taoist Master Yuyang, the last remaining person, had to close the Taoist temple and embark on a long journey in order to find Taoist Wu Zang who had been missing for ten years. There was no news about him for several years, and his life and death were uncertain.
Even the street where the Taoist temple is located is deserted. Apart from a coffin shop as a neighbor, there are only some old neighbors who like to bask in the sun. Even young people find this place too remote to make a living.
But fate seems to have been determined long ago, and the development of history is always so surprisingly similar. The Five Zang Taoist Temple also experienced a separation in his hands. In order to retrieve the old Taoist priest and sharpen the sword, he took the goat on an uncertain road.
This scene is so similar.
But today is different from the past. When he returned to Wu Zang Taoist Temple again, the biggest change occurred!
Jin An didn't know whether he was referring to the changes in the Five Zang Taoist Temple or lamenting his fate. He looked at the Five Zang Taoist Temple and nodded: "Yes, it has indeed changed a lot."
The old Taoist priest turned to look at the neighbors around him, and continued to sigh with emotion: "In just one year, the changes here have been earth-shaking. The old neighbors can no longer be seen, and the coldness of the past can no longer be seen. On the contrary, this place
The street is full of taverns and teahouses, and there are also the cries of hawkers, the shouts of candy makers, the salty fragrance of fried melon seeds, and the clapping of storytellers... Only Boss Lin's coffin shop is still there, unchanged.
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As he spoke, the old Taoist priest shed tears: "Little brother, old Taoist, I want to sharpen the sword. Do you still remember the scene when we first arrived in Fucheng a year ago? I really hope that we can enter the Taoist temple, make dinner, and sharpen the sword.
Appear peacefully in the Taoist temple."
When the old Taoist priest came to tears, he wiped his tears and nose with the sleeves of his Taoist robe.
The crying scene of the old Taoist priest immediately attracted many people to watch. In front of the bustling Taoist temple, passers-by looked at the old Taoist priest curiously. Why did the pair of old and young Taoist priests remain motionless outside the Taoist temple?
It has been more than a year, and the old Taoist priest's habit of being startled has not changed. He seemed to suddenly remember something strange and screamed: "Little brother, something is wrong! Didn't you say that you had locked the door and handed over the iron key before you left?"
Boss Lin of the coffin shop is keeping it temporarily, then who opened the door to the Taoist temple now? Who are the people offering incense to?"
"Could it be that the eldest lady of the He family is helping us take care of the Taoist temple, and is worried that if the Taoist temple is left idle for too long, it will become infested with insects and ants and become dilapidated and ruined?"
The old Taoist priest's surprised voice immediately attracted more people's attention.
Jin An smiled and said, "It's Huang Zinian."
"Huang Zinian? I have a vague impression of this name. I seem to have heard it somewhere..."
The old Taoist priest thought for a moment and quickly thought of where he had heard this name before: "Is this Huang Zinian the one who had a shrew wife worth two hundred pounds and was rescued by his little brother from the Mandarin Duck Ghost Mansion?"
Jin An nodded: "Exactly."
The noise on the street also alerted people who were working in the backyard of the coffin shop. A middle-aged man walked to the front hall of the coffin shop and wiped the stains on his hands with a sweat towel as he walked.
This man is Uncle Lin, the owner of the coffin shop.
When Uncle Lin came to the front hall and saw the backs of an old and a young Taoist priest in front of the Taoist temple, and a sheep that looked like a cow.
Jin An and the old Taoist priest who were having a conversation also turned around when they heard the footsteps in the coffin shop behind them.
Jin An: "Uncle Lin."
"Boss Lin is in high spirits and his face is rosy. Just like what the little brother said, he has recovered from his serious illness and is in high spirits." The old Taoist priest greeted us happily when we met old friends again.
Uncle Lin was much calmer. Although he also showed a happy expression on his face, he did not shout as loudly as the old Taoist priest. He nodded happily and said: "Taoist Master Chen and Taoist Jin An are back, good, good, good."
When they heard the coffin shop owner mention the words "Taoist Master Jin'an", the incense believers who were carrying incense baskets and going in and out of the Wu Zang Taoist Temple immediately stopped in surprise, and then there were exclamations one after another.
"What! Is he the Taoist Master Jin'an of Wu Zang Taoist Temple who has been missing for more than a year?"
"The leader of the Five Zang Taoist Temple is too young!"
People looked at Jin An with surprise and suspicion. Some didn't believe that Jin An, who was only in his early twenties, could become the master of a Taoist temple!
In particular, this Taoist temple is not an ordinary Taoist temple, but a Five Zang Taoist Temple that is as famous as Bailong Temple in Fucheng!
Some people didn't believe it: "You must have misunderstood. The Taoist Master Jin'an called by the coffin shop owner should refer to the old Taoist priest with immortal style. The young Taoist priest who is following the old Taoist priest is Taoist Chen."
With the appearance of Jin An, there was quite a commotion in the neighborhood. More and more people got the news and ran over to see what the legendary leader of the Five Zang Taoist Temple looked like. Those who couldn't squeeze in ran up.
On the second floor of a nearby restaurant or teahouse, people were watching, and it was noisy for a while.
The commotion outside the Taoist temple naturally disturbed the people in the Wu Zang Taoist Temple. Until a couple excitedly ran out of the Taoist temple and knelt down in front of Jin An, the originally noisy street suddenly became silent.
"Jin, Taoist Priest Jin'an! You are finally back!"
"Huang Zinian pays homage to the great benefactor, Taoist Priest Jin'an!"
Hissing, passers-by couldn't help but gasp, the street was quiet, and these people all looked at the young Jin An in disbelief.