Bai Yitang has been watching from the sidelines, seeing that the apprentice really loves the two little girls, and his attitude towards them is better.

He was about to ask Gu Jingyun to make room for the little girl to change clothes when Gu Jingyun got up and said, "Just now I put some ginger slices and brown sugar in the teapot, and you will also drink a bowl later. Master and I went to find the chief guard Discuss about camping."

"Put on the cloak." Li Baolu said to Bai Yitang: "Master, pay more attention to him, don't let him freeze."

It's true that women are not allowed to stay in college, and the saying goes, honesty does not deceive me! Bai Yitang silently closed his mouth and followed Gu Jingyun out of the car.

Both big men went out, and Chen Zhu and Ling Bi felt much more at ease.

Li Baolu then handed them the small jacket in the bundle, "Hurry up and put it on, we're sitting in the car, and the guards are looking for a place to stay."

Li Baolu didn't mention her father, and Chen Zhu didn't mention it after hesitating.

Seeing this, Ling Bi breathed a sigh of relief. She saw it much more clearly than her master. Daxia Bai didn't like her master at all, but he couldn't refuse because of affection.

This time, it was the friendship between my junior sister and Li Baolu that got me into the carriage.

After the two of them changed their clothes and sat down, Bai Yitang and Gu Jingyun came back, "The scouts reported that there is a ruined Town God's Temple five miles ahead, but unfortunately they didn't find any villages nearby." Gu Jingyun frowned, " If you can't find the village again, you can only settle in this ruined temple."

Li Baolu sighed, "It's a ruined temple again, every time a temple is ruined, something will happen."

"Crow's Mouth," Bai Yitang patted her head and said, "I still want to sleep well tonight."

"This is the experience summed up by the ancients, and I didn't say it. How many stories in those scripts happened in the ruined temple?"

Bai Yitang puffed his lips, turned his head to stare at Gu Jingyun, "What kind of messy books did you show her?"

Gu Jingyun took out a stack of bowls and poured brown sugar and ginger water indifferently, and said, "Bao Lu is right. Generally speaking, ruined temples are places that are rarely populated. It is convenient, and there are mountains and forests outside, so it is easy to dispose of corpses and stolen goods. Since we already know that ruined temples are places where accidents occur frequently, let's prepare in advance, it is better to be prepared than not to be prepared."

Chen Zhu and Ling Bi were stunned for a while, and after a while Chen Zhu said weakly: "No way, I have encountered eight or ten ruined temples all the way from Xiangyang to Kaifeng, and I haven't encountered anything. ACCIDENT."

"It seems that Buddhism and Taoism are not strong enough in the area from Hunan to Henan, otherwise there would not be so many ruined temples." Gu Jingyun concluded.

Chen Zhu \u0026 Ling Bi: ...

Li Baolu stuffed the bowl into their hands and said, "So there are many scholars here? There are very few Confucianists who believe in Buddhism and Taoism."

"It is true that there are more scholars in the Central Plains, but the real reason for the decline of Buddhism and Taoism should be that Emperor Qianyuan did not give special treatment to monks. Temples and gymnasiums have to pay taxes like ordinary people, even the per capita tax is not exempted. Moreover, the number of Taoist monks that can be accommodated in each size of Taoist temple is strictly limited. So far, the development of Buddhism and Taoism in the world has slowed down, and even fall back."

Gu Jingyun paused and said: "However, after the first emperor came to the throne, he successively reduced or exempted monks and Taoists from taxation, and the restrictions on both of them were gradually lowered. Temples and Taoist temples in the capital area are very prosperous. I think that even if the monks and Taoists are different, there will be no difference. There are too many, but now it seems that officials in the Henan and Hunan areas are still suppressing the development of Buddhism and Taoism, and have not supported Buddhism and Taoism like they did in the capital area."

Li Baolu clapped her hands and said with a smile: "Actually, the development of sects should be supported by a hundred schools of thought. I don't support the suppression of Buddhism, but I think Buddhism and Taoism should pay taxes as usual. Otherwise, if you become a monk or a Taoist priest, you will not be able to pay taxes and do not perform hard labor." , The land cultivated by temples and Taoist temples can also be exempted from paying taxes. Over time, wouldn’t it mean that the assets of the national treasury are invaded, and the assets of the national treasury are all paid by the people.

Bai Yitang picks up a walnut from the plate and hits it, Li Baolu quickly grabs it, "Master!"

"Stop talking nonsense, your master and I are hungry. Can monks and Taoists be full? Since the temples and Taoist temples here have declined, the possibility of villages nearby is even lower. We may have to settle in a ruined temple. Are you going to Have you prepared the ingredients for lunch? Have you prepared the firewood for the fire? You have already thought about the three of us in the evening. Is it the night? Don’t mess with those who are missing, even if the monks and priests are all gone, it has nothing to do with you, that’s what the bald donkeys in Shaolin Temple and the stinky Taoist priests in Wudang Mountain need to think about.”

Li Baolu looked at Gu Jingyun in a daze, and Gu Jingyun stretched out his hand to hold her hand, turned his head and said with a smile, "Don't worry, old man, although I am weak and Baolu is young, I can still feed you and keep you warm. I will definitely not wrong you, old man." of."

Bai Yitang snorted through his nose, and leaned against the wall of the car to rest with his legs crossed.

Li Baolu leaned close to Gu Jingyun's ear and asked in a low voice, "Master, what's wrong with the old man, it's like eating gunpowder."

This is the first time that Li Baolu approached him proactively after last night. Smelling the vague fragrance wafting from her body, Gu Jingyun stretched out his hand to stroke her satin-like hair and laughed softly: "It's okay, Master may have something to do with Shaolin Wudang." It is sad to hear that they are in a bad situation."

The laughter was clear, and the breath lingered in her ears. Li Baolu's face was slightly red, and the memory of last night couldn't help popping up again. She backed away as if frightened, and moved away from him.

Although Gu Jingyun felt a little regretful, he did not catch up. He glanced at Bai Yitang and Ling Bi and Chen Zhu dissatisfiedly. There were too many people in this carriage. It seemed that he had to buy two more carriages when he arrived at the next town, so as not to appear again. This situation.

He still prefers to be alone with his wife.

A group of people quickly rushed to the Town God's Temple, and they could see that this temple was once very prosperous, because it had three courtyards.

But it may have been abandoned for many years. When a group of people entered the hall, they felt the cold wind pouring down from the top of their heads. When everyone looked up, they found that the roof was already leaking. The biggest hole could allow one person to go in and out. If it really snowed, the snowflakes would not be rushing Go down.

Gu Jingyun withdrew his gaze calmly and said, "It seems that everyone has to repair the house before moving in."

"The second and third entrances might be better," the chief guard led them forward, "the scout hasn't come back yet, he should go further to see if there is a village, even if he can't stay overnight, it would be better to buy more vegetables, rice and food , we are running out of food."

And they don't know how long and how big the snow will be. If the snow blocks the mountain, are they going to stay here and starve to death?

Gu Jingyun glanced at the people from the rivers and lakes who came behind, and said with a sneer: "We still have food in stock, guess what else they have?"

The head of the guard froze. These people from the rivers and lakes did not stick to trifles. They almost ate the dry food they brought along the way. At most, they ran into the mountains to hunt some prey for tooth sacrifice. Like them, they not only brought rice noodles, but also all kinds of bacon and vegetables. too little.

In fact, they didn't bring them before, and ate dry food like them, but didn't they mix in a civil servant and his wife, and the quality of life instantly improved by more than ten times.

The good quality of life that has been enjoyed, and then return to the original state, not to mention that he does not agree, even the soldiers under him will not agree.

The chief guard immediately straightened his back and said, "Then Master Gu thinks..."

"These people in the rivers and lakes are all working on their own. If that's the case, you might as well get them under control. Before the snow falls, bring people to repair the roof above your head, and then gather more firewood. If there are prey in the mountains, there will be more people." Bring some back to store, and send two more teams of scouts, one team of two, if we come across a village, we will buy more rice and come back. I estimate that we will have to stay here for at least three days. If we want to avoid chaos, we have to put The whole team is in control."

Although these Jianghu people followed them before, they did not communicate with each other and there was no direct conflict of interest. But if they were trapped here, it might be fine at first, but when they have finished eating and cold clothes, can everyone get along safely?

They were able to keep up because they were not afraid of troubles and good friends. They are afraid of the court now, but when their survival resources are reduced to the minimum and their lives are threatened, the deterrence of the court will not work.

Gu Jingyun never liked things out of his control. For him, managing these people is troublesome now, but no matter what, there will be even bigger troubles in the future.

The chief guard has a long history of education, so he naturally knows how to manage soldiers. He knows that these Jiang Hu people cannot be managed as soldiers, and he has no prestige in the Jiang Hu, so he has Bai Yitang, Yuan Shanting and Su Anjian to support him.

Very good, a generation of heroes, the head of Wenyuan Pavilion and the family of martial arts are all available, and the chief guard can issue orders.

Seeing this, Gu Jingyun beckoned his apprentice over, took Li Baolu's hand and walked to the second entrance. Seeing this, Chen Zhu and Ling Bi hurriedly followed, the first entrance and the second entrance were separated by a wall screen, and the second entrance could be seen by walking around the wall screen, but when Li Baolu was about to turn the corner, he suddenly stopped and pulled Gu Jingyun behind him , which made Zhao Ning, Chen Zhu and Ling Bi who were walking behind the two of them almost bump into each other, "Bao Lu, what's wrong?"

As soon as he finished speaking, a few people came out from the corner. The other party seemed surprised by the people coming here, and he clasped his fists in the dark and saluted, "Are you also here to avoid the snow?"

Li Baolu pulled Gu Jingyun to stand in the dark corridor, just blocking the people behind, the other party couldn't see their faces clearly, but Li Baolu could see the other party clearly, it was still an old friend.

Gu Jingyun also recognized the other party, and said with a slight smile: "That's right, but obviously the young master came a step earlier, I don't know if there is still room for the second one."

The person on the opposite side moved away slightly and said with a smile: "This Town God's Temple is very big. There are only about ten people in our party, so we naturally have a seat. I have checked everything, and the house with three courtyards and the second entrance is the best, at least the roof is Everything is complete, there is no leakage of wind or snow, otherwise we will be really cold to death tonight."

Gu Jingyun led Li Baolu out of the corridor slowly, and soon stood in the bright place. The young man who had been staring at them was startled when he saw the appearance of the two of them, and then became extremely disturbed. Why are these two people here?

Gu Jingyun and Li Baolu looked at him with smiles, cupped their hands and said, "It's fate, Mr. Zheng will be fine."

Zheng Yi tried his best to squeeze out a smile, cupped his fists and said: "It is indeed a fate, Mr. Gu, why is Mrs. Gu here?"

Li Baolu felt that they were really destined for Zheng Yi and Pomiao. The first time they officially met was in Pomiao. At that time, Weiyuan Escort Bureau and Li An attracted the men in black and assassins who robbed the bodyguards. They were miserable.

Tap the screen to use advanced tools Tip: You can use left and right keyboard keys to browse between chapters.

You'll Also Like