The night is deep, the autumn wind is vast, the fallen leaves are drifting, and the prosperity of Longtai during the day has all returned to the desolation of late autumn.
In the back hall of the bad hall, candlelight flickered, and a faint voice sounded like a voice, but it was instantly lost in the howling autumn wind.
At this time, Su Ling was sitting on a chair, with a cup of Maojian fragrant tea beside him.
But the fragrance remains the same and the tea has cooled down.
Wang Jun beside him was talking to him.
But I heard Wang Jun say: "Young master, don't you wait for that floating boy?"
Su Ling smiled faintly and said: "Wait for him? Who knows who he is looking for in his heart? He suddenly came during the day. It seems not as simple as it seems. According to Lin Bulang, he should be aware of Fang Xi's drama.
, if he really wanted to help me, why didn't he show up to help Fang Xi on the day of the incident? I'm afraid he had selfish motives."
Wang Jun heard this and said hurriedly: "Young Master, does that Fushenzi want to do you harm?" He had long been accustomed to calling Su Ling "Sir". In the past few days, Su Ling had taken the time to visit Wang Jun's home to visit his paralyzed mother and diagnose her pulse in person.
After giving the medicine, the two women were so moved that they cried bitterly and cried out for their benefactor. Su Ling comforted her with kind words, so Wang Jun's mother made sure that Wang Jun knelt in front of Su Ling and kowtowed, vowing to follow Su Ling for the rest of his life.
It's just that although Su Ling is proficient in medical skills, Wang Jun's mother has been in bed for a long time after all, so it will still take a lot of time to make a complete change.
But Su Ling's eyes were bright and she told Wang Jun that his mother would definitely be able to move freely again.
Wang Jun was extremely filial to his mother and regarded Su Ling as his closest relative in his heart. He was willing to take his own life.
Therefore, he always called Mr. Su Ling, and Su Ling followed him.
When Su Ling heard what Wang Jun said, she smiled faintly and said: "This Fushenzi has some small thoughts, but if he said he would harm me, it would not be a big deal. But if I didn't go alone first, I would definitely not be able to spy on the Two Immortals Sect and Two Immortals Wu.
The real situation, so I still have to take the risk first."
Wang Jun heard this and said worriedly: "Then I will go with the young master."
Su Ling waved his hand and said: "Lao Du is a rough man. If you go with me, how will this hall work? Remember, after I leave, if I don't come back tomorrow morning, don't look for me, and don't panic.
, tell Du Heng that I went to your house to see your mother, you just open the shop as usual...it’s just that some people come to see a doctor, you register, and I’ll talk about it when I get back."
Wang Jun clasped his fists and nodded, but seemed to have something to say.
Su Ling smiled and said: "If you have anything to say between you and me, just talk."
Wang Jun then said: "What if the young master never comes back?"
Su Ling thought for a moment and then said: "It doesn't matter, if I haven't returned in three days, you can go find Guo Baiyi yourself and ask him to find Huang Kuijia and go to the Two Immortals Sect in Xishan'ao, Longtai Mountain to save me. You have been living in Longtai for a long time, so the terrain must be
Quite familiar."
Wang Jun nodded solemnly.
Su Ling then stood up, walked into the inner room, changed into black clothes, covered his face with green gauze, hid the dagger in his arms, and was about to go out.
Wang Jun hurriedly said: "Sir, although this dagger is sharp, it is too short. I have a sword here that I hired a blacksmith to forge. Although it is not a precious thing, it may be easier to use."
Su Ling took the sword and weighed it in his hand. He felt that the weight was good for him, and then nodded and said: "You can go back later and don't disturb Lao Du. That guy is well fed and sleeping soundly..."
Let him sleep a little longer."
Having said that, just as Su Ling opened the door and was about to leave, she heard a knock on the back door.
Su Ling's expression changed and she said, "Fushenzi is here..."
Wang Jun also changed his expression and said: "You came so fast!"
Su Ling said anxiously: "Go open the door and help me hold him down. I'll hold him back for at least an hour... no matter what method you use."
Wang Jun nodded.
Then look at the afterimage of Su Ling, who has already jumped onto the roof. Dressed in black, he melts into the vast night.
Wang Jun calmed down and then went to open the door.
Su Ling lay on the roof and peeked secretly.
But Wang Jun opened the door, and Fushenzi appeared as expected. However, he was not dressed in Taoist clothes, but in a blue gown.
When Fushenzi saw that it was Wang Jun who opened the door, he was startled for a moment, and then said: "Where is your Mr. Su?"
Wang Jun said hurriedly: "I am washing up in the bedroom. I never thought that the immortal master would come so quickly."
Fushenzi did not doubt that he was there. He walked into the courtyard and shouted loudly: "Su Ling... Su Ling, you should hurry up... Why don't you just go out? How can I follow you?"
Is it like a big girl getting on a sedan chair?"
Fushenzi said and walked inside.
Wang Jun hurriedly moved him to the main hall. He hugged his fist and said, "My young master has told me that the Immortal Master should be patient for a moment and sit down to drink some tea."
Fushenzi's eyes lit up and he said: "Maojian...good stuff...soak it up quickly."
Wang Jun's expression remained unchanged, and he turned towards the front hall and the inner room.
Su Ling was amused. He guessed what Wang Jun wanted to do from the direction Wang Jun went.
The Maojian tea is available in this hall, and the direction Wang Jun went to was the medicine warehouse in the inner room. In addition to normal medicines, there were also abnormal medicines - such as Croton.
Su Ling thought to herself that the Maojian Croton Tea was enough for Fushenzi to drink a pot, then he relaxed his body and headed towards Longtai Mountain in a flash.
............
Su Ling went to Liangxianwu for the first time. Fortunately, Lin Bulang drew a picture for him that day. There were no stars or moon today. Su Ling walked away in the dark and took out the drawing to look at it carefully.
According to the diagram, Su Ling left the city and headed towards the west into the vast night.
Within half an hour, the rolling mountains flashed before Su Ling's eyes. In the dark night, the mountains were silent and silent.
Su Ling didn't waste any more time and plunged into the mountain.
The mountain road was rugged, with many grasses and deep forests. Su Ling walked for a long time, but did not hear any sound. Only the whimpering cold wind, and his eyes were filled with desolation.
The monotonous and repetitive climbing and walking caused a slight drop of sweat on Su Ling's forehead.
I don't know how much time passed, but in the vast darkness, Su Ling's perception of the passage of time seemed to be a little slow.
Suddenly he seemed to hear a distant bell not far away. Under the buzzing sound and the autumn wind, he couldn't hear it clearly.
Su Ling stepped on her feet and walked a little further, then she felt like there was light in front of her eyes, and she heard the bells more clearly.
Su Ling raised his head and followed the sound, and indeed he saw a Taoist temple faintly visible in the dense forest ahead.
The Taoist temple was obscured by the darkness and could not be seen clearly, but Su Ling felt that the terrain on which the Taoist temple was built was very dangerous.
First, it was covered by dense forests, and it was difficult to get a full view of the Taoist temple without getting closer. Su Ling looked into the distance and found that the mountains here were steep, cliffs, and strange rocks.
And the Taoist temple is like a pendant between the cliff and the cliff, cutting off the road in the middle.
This is simply a Taoist temple. If it were a pass, it would be impossible for one man to pass it and not even ten thousand men could open it.
Su Ling stepped forward quietly, and walked much closer, and found a bigger light coming from the front.
The entire Taoist temple finally revealed its true appearance under this light.
The Taoist temple was so spacious that the end of the Taoist temple wall could not be seen. For some reason, the courtyard wall seemed to be built extraordinarily high. Su Ling looked carefully and saw that the wall of the Taoist temple was illuminated by the light, and there were faint golden characters and curses painted on the courtyard.
Everywhere on the wall, the light flickers on and off, as if the true energy is flowing.
Su Ling walked around the outside of the Taoist temple for a long time before finding the main entrance of the Taoist temple.
Four large lanterns were hung side by side at the main entrance, illuminating the front of the Taoist temple very clearly.
In front of the door are bluestone steps paving the way, extending straight upward, with a total of a hundred steps.
At the end of the steps is the tall vermilion courtyard gate, with two little Taoist boys standing on each side of the gate guarding the gate.
Even though it was late at night, the two little Taoist boys were drowsy and yawned from time to time.
A plaque with gold letters on a black background - Temple of Two Immortals - hangs high in the middle of the courtyard gate.
It seems that the residence of these two immortal sects is here.
Although Su Ling didn't know the difference between Liangxian Sect and Liangxianwu, he also knew that they were mostly dojos under Ce Ci.
Su Ling turned around a few times, wanting to see what was going on inside the Taoist temple, but the temple wall was too high, covering the entire inside of the Taoist temple, and no light could shine through at all.
Su Ling shook his head, and a figure appeared on the slope behind the courtyard wall.
In addition to the courtyard wall, the back slope is the steep wall of the abyss. The place to stay can only allow Su Ling to stand on tiptoe.
Even so, Su Ling couldn't help but calm down. If he hadn't been careful and moved half an inch back, he might have fallen into the abyss.
Su Ling didn't waste any more time. He jumped up and was already halfway up the wall. He used his strength in the air and lightly kicked the wall. He suddenly raised his body and a figure fell into the courtyard wall.
Su Ling fell down quietly and looked in front of him, only to find that it should be a bush.
Just as Su Ling thought about it, he heard the footsteps of a group of people approaching from a distance.
Su Ling was busy lying down in the bushes, listening to what they were saying.
Under the cover of the bushes, a group of people dressed as Taoist boys came towards Su Ling along the winding path.
But I saw that this group of Taoist boys only consisted of twenty or thirty people. The oldest one was only fourteen or fifteen years old, and they all looked childish.
Maybe it was ten o'clock in the night, but every Taoist boy had a hint of exhaustion on his face.
Those words came from the mouths of the two Taoists at the front.
The two Taoist boys were walking in the front, each holding a tray in their hands. Su Ling looked and saw that the tray in the hands of the Taoist boy on the left contained a jade-handled whisk. The whisk's hair was white and seemed to be quite precious.
The Taoist boy on the right holds a bronze jade bottle on a tray in his hand, glowing with the unique light of metal.
The Taoist boy on the left spoke up first: "I don't know why? Why is today's baptism ceremony held in the middle of the night? It really doesn't let people sleep!"
Hearing this, the Taoist boy on the right quickly shook his head and said: "Qingyuan, keep your voice down and don't talk behind your back! Our master, Master Xuanchan, and Master Fushenzi from Zongguan are both immortals with boundless power. They have understood the secrets of heaven."
How could there be a mistake in the timing? Let’s get to Yinxian Cave as soon as possible, and don’t make our master wait impatiently.”
The Taoist boy on the left curled his lips in disapproval and said: "Senior Brother Qingxu, you are too careful. Master is in Yinxian Cave, how can you hear what we say? Besides, Master Fushenzi hasn't come back yet.
What? There’s no rush!”
The two of them walked away without saying a word, but the dozens of Taoist boys behind them seemed as if they hadn't heard anything.
Yinxian Cave? Baptism ceremony? What kind of trick is this?
Su Ling thought about it for a while, and when he heard the two Taoist boys saying that Immortal Master Xuan Chan would appear in the ceremony, he made up his mind and followed them secretly towards the Immortal Yin Cave.
The group of Taoist boys walked for a while, and Qingxu in front suddenly stopped and glanced behind suspiciously.
Su Ling saw it clearly and quickly ducked behind an ancient tree.
Qingyuan asked in confusion: "Senior brother, why did it stop suddenly."
Qingxu didn't answer. He walked to the back of the team and seemed to observe it. Then he turned around and said, "I seemed to have heard some noises just now."
Qingyuan said in confusion: "How come I didn't hear it? Oh, senior brother, you are so suspicious. The terrain here is dangerous and the courtyard wall is so high. How could anyone get in? It's probably very windy. Listen."
Wrong."
Qingxu nodded and said: "It seems that there is a rumor... let's leave quickly."
The team moved again.
Su Ling let out a long sigh, and waited until the team was far away before turning out from behind the tree and still following them, but this time he didn't dare to follow them so close.
The two immortal temples were really huge. The team walked in the temples for a long time and still had no intention of stopping.
The scene in front of Su Ling gradually changed as the team progressed.
At the beginning, they were all pavilions and corridors, with furnaces and cauldrons beside them, with green smoke curling up above them, giving it the air of an immortal cave.
After walking for an unknown amount of time, all the pavilions and corridors were gone. They were surrounded by dense forests and grass. The Taoist boys were walking through them. If anyone was not careful, their figures would be obscured by the grass and deep forest, and they could no longer be found.
After walking for a while, the deep forest and grass were completely gone, and there were only bare, strange rocks and steep cliffs dotted on both sides.
There was no starlight, except for the two lanterns at the front of the team that gave off a faint light, illuminating the path under their feet.
There is also the sound of the bell that echoes with the mountain breeze, and can be heard far away.
The procession was walking along when it suddenly stopped again.
Su Ling looked forward across the team.
All I could see were steep cliffs, with a bottomless abyss in the middle lying in front of me. The abyss was so wide that I couldn't see the other side at a glance.
At the end of the abyss, there is a vast mountain lying across it. In the middle is a large dark cave entrance. There are copper candlesticks on both sides of the cave entrance, and there is a rather thick candle on each candlestick.
The candle's light flickered, no matter how the wind blew it away, it just swayed and never went out.
The candlelight illuminated the area several feet above the entrance of the cave. Going deeper, the candlelight could not reach it and it was completely dark.
However, what is amazing is that there is a solitary stone arch bridge flying over this abyss.
The stone bridge stretched across the abyss from where they came, and the other end was right at the entrance of the cave.
Steep cliffs, vast abyss, and solitary bridges with flying rainbows are truly unique.
Su Ling thought to himself that the cave carved into the mountain at the end of the bridge must be the so-called Immortal Cave.
But seeing this group of people crossing the stone arch bridge, four young Taoist priests were greeted at the entrance of the cave, and they all bowed their heads.
"Are all the believers here?" Qingxu asked.
One of the four young Taoist priests said: "We are all here, but Master Fushenzi has not come back yet."
"Where's Master?"
"Master said, if you wait a little longer, if Immortal Fushenzi hasn't come back yet, you won't wait for him."
After saying these words, the four young Taoist priests followed the group of Taoist priests and walked towards the cave.
Su Ling then stepped out, quickly passed the stone-gong Hongqiao, and walked towards the cave.
When Su Ling entered the cave, he realized that although it was dark inside, luckily there were lamps and candles swaying every time he walked a short distance. They were all inlaid with stone, and Su Ling could generally see clearly.
Su Ling discovered that the Immortal Cave was actually a stone cave. Except for the sides and the top of the head, which were made of bluestone, there were still some rocks on both sides of the surrounding roads that popped up from time to time, blocking the front.
When Fang entered, the road space was quite narrow, allowing only one person to pass through. After walking for a while, the cave suddenly opened up, wide and wide, and the situation in front of the cave was unobstructed.
Su Ling followed these Taoist priests quietly, relying on the cover of the protruding rocks, and walked like this for a while.
I heard the sound of rushing water.
The team walked a few more steps before stopping and spreading to the left and right sides.
Su Ling looked carefully and saw that he had reached the center of the cave.
It turned out to be an extremely flat and wide venue. If it were placed outside, it would be a large square.
Right in front of it, there was a mysterious spring. I don't know where the source was. It fell along the cave wall and fell into a clear pool below, washing up the water and making a splashing sound.
In the clear pond, there are lotus flowers in full bloom. The lotus leaves are green and broad, and not a single lotus leaf is missing.
In front of the pool is a high platform with two stone benches. On the stone benches, there are long strings of Taoist talismans carved on them. I don't know what they are written on.
Looking at the extremely wide square, it was dark and full of people.
Su Ling took a cursory look and saw that they were black and white, ugly and handsome, male and female, tall and short, old and small, some were wearing silk and satin, some were in shabby clothes, and so on.
Look at the number of people there, there are more than 200 people.
This group of people were all sitting cross-legged on the floor, meditating, with their eyes slightly closed, and muttering something in their mouths, all mixed together, like countless mosquitoes humming, not knowing what they were saying.
The only thing is, no matter what they look like, they all have incomparable solemnity and piety on their faces.
The Taoist priests and Taoist boys dressed in Taoist attire were all lined up on both sides. They were also reciting some scriptures and flicking the fly whisks in their hands from time to time.
Su Ling watched for a while and felt a little bored. He thought to himself that these scenes were similar to those of the so-called sects of later generations. They all gathered together to chant sutras and confuse people's minds.
However, Su Ling could not leave at this time. Firstly, he wanted to see where the two immortal sects and Taoist temples were, and secondly, he also wanted to see what Xuan Chan looked like.
But the voices of these two hundred people were low and humming, like a lullaby.
Not long after, Su Ling became a little drowsy and almost fell off the upside-down rock without paying attention.
Fortunately, Su Ling pinched his thigh in time to prevent him from falling asleep.
After waiting for an unknown amount of time, some believers became impatient and whispered: "Why haven't you seen Immortal Master Xuanchan yet? Didn't you say that Immortal Master Fushenzi from the Liangxianwu General Altar will also show up today? Why is it so late?"
Are you coming late?"
One person took the lead, and there was a series of discussions. After a while, the originally buzzing sound of chanting became the sound of discussion.
The Qingxu Taoist boy and the young Taoist priest looked at each other, and then the young Taoist priest took a few steps forward and said loudly: "Everyone, please be patient. Since everyone is here, we sincerely follow the Tao.
Sincerely convert to the Taoism of our two immortals. Who are the identities of Master Xuanxuan and Master Fushenzi? How can you break your word? The message has just been sent here. Why have you waited so long? It is because some of you have a heart for Taoism.
If you are not pure, you cannot remain silent and do nothing, so this is a way to hone your mind to attain the Tao! If you continue to make such noisy discussions, you may offend the immortal master, and the power of the immortal will be unpredictable. How can you become an immortal?
edge?"
After he said these words, the people in the square became quiet again, and they all sat cross-legged again, muttering something to each other, and looking like they were sincerely worshiping the Tao.
Su Ling secretly felt funny. Can Master Fushenzi send a message now?
I'm afraid I don't know how many times I've been out. Is it possible to stand up in the toilet?
After a while, someone suddenly shouted: "Everyone, be quiet, Immortal Master Xuanchan is here!"
As soon as these words came out, hundreds of people in the square fell silent. With extremely pious and solemn expressions on their faces, they stood up with their hands lowered and looked to the left.
But I saw a group of boys clearing the way, and several more immortal goddesses came swaying on lotus steps.
Looking back, a Taoist priest of medium stature came slowly, with two Xian'e palm fans behind him, with incomprehensible fairy symbols painted on them.
Su Ling secretly thought, what a big show.
Looking at the Taoist priest again, I saw that he had accumulated wrinkles, and he seemed to have aged a lot. However, he was not ugly, with white hair and a childlike face, long eyebrows and sideburns, a long white beard, two red lips, and those eyes.
Although he was slightly open, Su Ling felt that his eyes were radiating two rays of light that seemed to be subtle but not substantial.
Su Ling secretly thought, this Xuan Xuan Master has mastered his inner energy very well.
Immortal Master Xuanchan wore an elegant white wide Taoist robe. The back of the Taoist robe was dragged far out on the ground. The Taoist sleeves were wide, as if it encompassed everything, even if there was no wind.
Su Ling looked around and saw that Immortal Master Xuanchan was really kind and kind-hearted, and he looked like he had attained enlightenment in front of and behind him. He really deserved to be blessed with meritorious deeds and immeasurable Dharma.
When hundreds of believers in the square saw Immortal Master Xuanchan coming, they all knelt down, paid homage and said in unison: "Believers pay homage to Immortal Master Xuanchan!"
Immortal Master Xuanchan didn't say anything, and just walked slowly up to the high platform in front of the central pool and sat down on the left side.
Then he opened his eyes and glanced at the kneeling believers. Then he opened his mouth and said in a voice as loud as a bell and as steady as Mount Tai: "Everyone, get up. Since you have entered the Taoist sect of my Immortal Family, you can dispense with the worldly etiquette!"
These hundreds of believers stood up one after another and stood with their hands down, as if they were listening to the teachings.
Immortal Master Xuanchan said again: "Qingxu, are you ready?"
The little boy Qingxu hurriedly walked out and said, "Master, everything is ready!"
Hearing this, Immortal Master Xuan Chan said: "Immortal Master Fushenzi suddenly realized the secret of heaven in his contemplation, so he couldn't catch up for a while. Since God's will is like this, we don't have to wait any longer, so let's get started!"
Su Ling paused in his heart and thought to himself, I want to see what kind of god this Immortal Master Xuan Chan is pretending to be and what kind of tricks he gets up to!