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When Qi Wen picked up water from the bottom of the mountain, he was pleasantly surprised to see Taoist Qingsong woke up. He bluntly said that he had been asleep for almost five days.

Daoist Qingsong was shocked when he heard this, and it was funny to hear Ji Yuan. Thanks to Qi Wen, he still believed in himself. The bottom line is that he said "three to five days" by someone that day.

But what puzzled both master and apprentice was that Taoist Qingsong slept for the past few days, except for being thirsty, he was actually not very hungry, even though he had a really good appetite for lunch that day.

. . .

More than ten days later in the afternoon, Qingsong Taoist was doing the health-preserving exercises in the Taoist temple, and Ji Yuan dragged out a piece of futon from the main hall of the Taoist temple, and sat cross-legged at the entrance of the hall to watch "Yu Lun".

Qi Wen went down the mountain with dozens of copper coins and a basket on his back. He was going to buy some meat from a village near the foot of the mountain, and all the stocks in the Taoist temple had been exhausted.

It is mainly bacon sauce that is easy to preserve on the mountain, and of course there will be some fresh meat. As for vegetables, there is no shortage of them, and there are a lot of rice grains.

Although Ji Yuan was reading, he also watched Taoist Qingsong attentively. After watching Qi Xuan perform a few rounds of health exercises, he looked at the incense burner outside and asked him with a smile.

"Daoist Qingsong, you are not very good at viewing incense in Yunshan Mountain. I have been here for a few days, and I have never seen a pilgrim from outside except Qi Wen who would light three sticks of incense in the morning."

Taoist Qingsong did not answer Ji Yuan until he finished the closing posture.

"Mr. Ji, you are joking. Our Taoist temple does not offer statues of gods. Why do people come here to ask for it? Occasionally, a rich family comes to ask for the names of their descendants. If they come here to offer sacrifices to heaven and earth, it is considered that the Taoist temple is at its peak."

After Qi Xuan finished speaking, he added another sentence.

"Otherwise, why do I always go down the mountain to tell fortunes? Isn't this just to earn some money to maintain the Taoist temple?"

"Oh... the Taoist priest has worked so hard!"

Ji Yuan gave a meaningful "oh", which made Daoist Qingsong a little embarrassed.

"Occasionally it's an itchy heart, and occasionally..."

Ji Yuan didn't delve into it, but continued to discuss it with Qi Xuan seriously.

"Master Daoist, there is no god statue in your temple. Logically speaking, there is no need to offer incense all the time. Who should you give the incense to? This sandalwood also costs money."

"Who is it for... of course it's for Zhou Tian Xingdou and Heaven and Earth."

Daoist Qingsong thought for a while. He has been traveling with his master since he was a child, like Qi Wen. All temples and Buddhist temples have to offer incense. Some Taoist temples he met even enshrined statues. Whoever gives the incense in the mountain view is the world.

"But this world doesn't accept your incense."

Ji Yuan looked up, compared to Qi Xuan's mortal eyes, he could see the real "incense".

"Huh? Heaven and earth don't accept it?"

Taoist Qingsong froze for a moment, wanted to say something but didn't know where to start, after all the person sitting in front of the hall was Mr. Ji, but he was only briefly surprised.

"If you don't accept it, don't accept it. If the world doesn't accept it, we can't be disrespectful!"

"The Taoist priest is right!"

Ji Yuan held the book and cupped his hands towards Taoist Qingsong, Qi Xuan also smiled and hurriedly returned the gift.

. . .

Qi Wen went down the mountain with a basket on his back, walked in Yunshan along the mountain path that the master and his apprentice used to walk, crossed the mountain stream and walked across the ridge all the way, and walked out of Yunshan in less than half an hour with brisk steps.

The nearest village at the foot of the mountain is Yunkou Village, which is a village frequented by Taoists of Yunshan Temple. Sometimes there is a wedding or funeral in the village, or if a fortune teller or a mage is needed, the Taoist priests of Yunshan Temple will be invited. Pretty familiar.

When he arrived at the entrance of the village, someone greeted Qi Wen.

"Prince Qi Wenxiao, are you coming down the mountain? Isn't Taoist Qingsong here today?"

"Yes, Master is on the mountain. I'll come to the village to buy some food."

"Oh... My mother-in-law will give birth to a baby some other day, please ask Taoist Master Qingsong to do the math."

"well!"

Qi Wen exchanged pleasantries with this person, and when he entered the village where chickens and dogs knew each other, some familiar old people would also say hello to Qi Wen, and some young people had played with Qi Wen when they were young, and they were very enthusiastic.

As usual, I went to the village head's house and a few village people I knew well, and I could buy a lot of things with a few tens of pennies.

In an old farmer's house, even a young girl from the village came to give Qi Wen some eggs or something, which made Qi Wen's face flushed with embarrassment.

"Hahahaha... Little Daoist Qi Wen, I heard that you Taoists can get married?"

The old farmer who was helping Qi Wen slaughter a chicken laughed and asked the little Taoist priest.

Now that Qi Wen has grown up, he has a handsome face. While practicing health-preserving skills, he has been traveling all year round with his master, not to mention being beaten from time to time. His body is also very strong, and he is quite popular with country girls.

"Big, probably..."

"Hey hey, little Taoist chief, if you can return to vulgarity and become a family member, with your strength and appearance, there are plenty of good girls in the village!"

There were also a few girls peeking at Qi Wen and laughing outside the fence of the old farmhouse, which made Qi Wen feel a little hot.

"done!"

After going through the process of plucking the hair and removing the dirt, the old farmer wrapped the chicken and threw it into Qi Wen's basket on the ground.

"Thank you Uncle Shen, this is a copper coin!"

Qi Wen handed over ten Wen. It is much cheaper to buy chicken in the village than in the county. Moreover, chickens and ducks can only be regarded as small meat in many places in Dazhen. Death of old age or an accident, otherwise beef is hard to come by.

The old man took the copper coin and wanted to say a few words to Qi Wen, when there was a voice from outside.

"Nah, nah... that's it, Daoist Qi Wen of Yunshan Temple."

"Oh, thank you very much!"

"Be polite, be polite!"

The sound outside attracted Qi Wen's attention, and he saw two men and four servants who looked like servants hurrying into the old farmer's yard from outside.

One of the men, Qi Wen, knew him, and he was the one who was very angry when he asked the master to release the lottery that day.

‘Hey, come and call me? '

Qi Wen's scalp was numb, and he looked left and right. This was in Yunkou Village. If he was beaten, the villagers around him would probably help him.

Fortunately, the visitor immediately explained his purpose.

"Xiao Daoist, I Huang Xingye, this is my friend Li Mian. I haven't seen you setting up a stall in the county these days, so I came here to ask about the location of Yunshan Temple. It's great to see you, your master But on the mountain? Thanks to your master’s reminder that day, I passed a test. I asked some vendors in front of the Town God’s Temple, and they all said that you are Taoist priests on Yunshan Mountain, but you don’t know where you are in the mountain. I came to this village at the foot of the mountain. Take your chances..."

The visitor said a series of words in one breath, and Qi Wen was slightly relieved when he heard that, as long as he didn't come to find fault.

"Master is naturally in Yunshan Temple. Uh, this believer, do you need me to ask Master to come down the mountain to see you?"

"No, no, we can just go to Guiguan for a visit. How can we bother the Taoist priest to go down the mountain! I also brought some small gifts, and I happened to take them up the mountain together!"

It was only then that Qi Wen discovered that the other group of people were still carrying two sets of burdens, and there were a lot of things inside. It was because he was nervous just now that he didn't notice it.

"Then... a few believers, please go up the mountain with me!"

Qi Wen had no choice but to say goodbye to the villagers, and then took a few people up the mountain together. There were not many days when this kind of country gentleman brought things up the mountain in Yunshan Temple.

On the way, the man roughly chatted with Qi Wen about the specific reasons for coming here.

It turns out that Boss Huang is considered a wealthy household in the entire Dongle County. He has experienced a twists and turns recently and almost lost his life. Fortunately, he found Qingsong in front of the Town God's Temple in Dongle County that day. Taoist solution.

Although he was very angry that time, at least Taoist Qingsong managed to raise the man's vigilance to the things around him, especially when the Taoist mentioned the "direction in his heart". Combined with the signature, it can at least prove that the man Doubt the accuracy of the direction in mind.

In addition to reminding him to do good deeds and other seemingly perfunctory words, the man simply did a good deed after he came to the town. He made up for the lack of money for the earth temple under construction in the town at once, and even purchased it himself. A censer is sent.

You must know that most of the incense burners are mixed with copper, and copper is money, which is very valuable. Two sums of money can greatly improve the progress of the Earth Temple.

During that time, the man was more cautious in everything than before. Even so, he almost failed to survive the disaster.

I didn't expect the other party to be so desperate, daring to set fire to ruin his family when he was staying at a friend's house.

It's strange to say that Huang Xingye and his martial arts friend stayed in the same room that night, and the servants were watching over him. In the middle of the night, the teapot on the table in the room suddenly fell to the ground, knocking Huang Xingye and his friend together. Friends woke up together.

At that time, there was already a smell of smoke outside. When the two rushed out, they found that the fire had already started. One of the two servants of the Huang family was unconscious outside the house and the other was missing.

At that time, the two woke up their friend's family, and carried away the servants of the Huang family together before finding someone to put out the fire. Although the fire was not extinguished, at least everyone was fine.

After that, Huang Xingye and his friends reported to the government together. Because of the direction in his heart and the help of his family's money, the county government also made great efforts to solve the case, which made Dongle County to Maoqian Town lively for a while.

After the fire, Huang Xingye didn't notice it at first, but later he felt more and more that the broken teapot was a life-saving signal. After thinking about it, it became more and more mysterious. His friend's house was also poor, and the indoor floor, tables and chairs were all flat and stable. It won't fall for no reason, so I think there are ghosts and gods to help.

This is exactly in response to the Earth Temple donation.

Huang Xingye came to thank him today, not because the matter has been resolved, but on the contrary, there are still some weird and tricky things, and that's why he thought of the Taoist who came to look for that day's fortune-telling.

Before Huang Xingye came here, he had inquired about the fortune-telling Taoist in Dongle County, and finally found that although this Taoist was sometimes unpopular and even beaten because of fortune-telling, he was really accurate, because he had beaten him People have to finally admit this.

The strange thing is that this Taoist has been beaten several times but still enjoys setting up a stall. This is a bit unusual for a smart person like Huang Xingye. A talented Taoist in the mountains behaves so strangely. Isn't this a reclusive expert Well!