I didn't intend to become a fairy

Chapter 232

Most of the Taoist temples are built on the mountains. Part of the reason is that they want to stay away from the hustle and bustle, so that they can pursue Taoism to follow nature, the unity of nature and man, and also pursue natural scenery. Part of the reason is to worship gods and collect incense. It is closer to the gods in the sky, and some people think that building a little higher is conducive to gathering believers and absorbing incense.

The Xuanlei Temple in Jingyu County is no exception.

The terrain of Hezhou is flat, and Pujun is even flatter. Xuanleiguan just found a small hill outside the city and built it on the hill. It is about two miles away from the county seat, which is really close.

A long bluestone step leads from the foot of the mountain to the mountain gate, with evergreen trees on both sides of the stone step.

The Taoist had brought the three-flowered cat and the swordsman to the foot of the mountain gate, stopped in front of the stone steps, and looked up.

Because there is a loess road in front, it is inevitable that when it rains and the road is muddy, the people bring the mud and then stamp it off here or scrape it off with wooden sticks, leaving a thick layer of mud at the foot of the mountain.However, even in this way, the mud on the shoes could not be cleaned, so when walking up the mountain again, people came and went, starting from the first step of the steps, stepping on thick mud.

The mud at the bottom step is the thickest, and with each step up, the mud becomes thinner. After many steps, the original color of the bluestone slab appears.

Song You was not in a hurry, he walked around the hill first, and then went up step by step.

It can be seen that the incense in the Taoist temple is very prosperous, and many people come to offer incense on weekdays, but now after all, the world is chaotic, the demons are chaotic, and the people are chaotic. No matter how peaceful Jingyu is, no one dares to walk outside the city at night. At dusk, the last batch of pilgrims had already gone down the mountain to go home, and the door of the Taoist temple was closed, so naturally there were no other pilgrims.

Only two people and a cat went up the mountain alone.

"Bang bang bang!"

The swordsman stepped forward and slammed the door.

Soon there were footsteps inside.

"Who is it?"

A Taoist boy opened the door, looked at the swordsman outside, and narrowed his eyes slightly: "Hero, it's so late, do you still come to offer incense?"

The swordsman didn't speak, but turned his head and looked back.

Dao Tong followed his gaze, and then looked at the young Taoist who was slowly walking up and the three-flowered cat at his feet.

"The Daoist is..."

Song You also smiled at him, bowed and said: "Lingquan County, Yizhou, Fulong Guan Songyou, traveled down the mountain, passed by Jingyu, come to visit, please let me know."

"visit……"

"Yes, visit."

"Hold on."

Daotong had a strange expression on his face, it seemed that in this troubled world, it was rare to see Taoists from other places visiting from afar, but he didn't say anything, closed the door, and ran in.

After a while, the welcome bell rang loudly inside.

"Boom..."

When the mountain gate opened again, the gates on both sides were pulled open.

There were a bunch of middle-aged Taoists standing inside, and the first one was an old Taoist with white beard and hair and a fairy-like bone.

"The honored guests come to welcome them."

Immortal Yongyang waved the floating dust with his right hand, and said to Song You with a smile, he was born with white hair and a kind face.

The rest of the people also saluted, calling fellow Taoists to be merciful.

This scene reminded Song You of the scene when he took Mistress Sanhua to Qingcheng Mountain to visit the priests of Fuqing Palace when he was in Yidu, so he couldn't help lowering his head and looked at the cat at his feet. Mao'er also raised her head to look at herself. I don't know if she also remembered that time, or if she just went to a strange place and felt cramped, so she subconsciously looked at familiar people to seek a sense of security.

Song You thought about it, but he also replied, "I'm going to take the liberty of visiting, do you want to disturb me?"

"Where is it, fellow daoist, please come in quickly!"

"Respect is worse than obedience."

A group of Taoist priests surrounded them and entered the Taoist temple.

Song You was calm and composed, watching as he walked, while the Sanhuamao and the swordsman followed closely behind him.

The real Yongyang is hospitable and courteous, with a smile on his face.

The middle-aged priests around him also laughed, but they couldn't help but glance at the swordsman, with strange expressions, and exchanged glances from time to time.

Song You didn't care, and the swordsman didn't know about it either.

The Taoist temple is not small, and it enters the courtyard a few times.

First, there is a huge incense burner. The incense in the daytime seems to have not been completely burned out. There seems to be a layer of smoke floating above the Taoist temple, and the obvious smell of incense sticks can be smelled.Song You likes to smell incense, and the ingredients of incense sticks in each place are roughly similar but slightly different. If you collect a lot, you can count it as part of your knowledge.

Next to it is a shrine dedicated to the gods.

Song You took a casual glance——

There are more gods enshrined here than Lei Qingguan, but like Lei Qingguan, except for the Lord of the Heavenly Palace, the main worshiper is Fu Leigong, the head of the Ministry of Lei, and the other gods are dim.

Master Yongyang did not take him to worship the gods first, but led him through a side door and continued to walk in.

There are courtyards and temples inside.

In the middle of the yard is no longer an incense burner, but two statues of Dharma Guardians, more than ten feet high, both made of stone, standing on a stone platform, one holding a stone whip, and the other holding a big gun, both of them staring angrily, Watching the group of people coming in from the outside, Song You and the swordsman also hit their knees when they passed between them.

The temple inside is only for Fu Leigong.

"Fellow Daoist please!"

Hezhou was impoverished this year, and Jingyu County was a prefecture, and most of the people in the city were sallow and emaciated, but the Taoist priests in the temple were all rosy.

In addition, there is nothing special about it.

Including before entering Hezhou, the master of Lei Qingguan, because his practice was not correct, and most of the spells he learned were related to evil ghouls, so Song You could detect it almost as soon as he saw him. Contaminated with ghosts and evil resentment, but none of the Taoist priests in Xuanlei Temple have seen it.

This Yongyang real person has a lot of skills.

The swordsmen around him were very vigilant.

Song You smiled at him to make him relax, and then followed a group of Taoists to a hall.

"Fulong Temple, Lingquan County, Yizhou, Pindao seems to have heard of it before, and always thinks the name is familiar, but it's really old, and I can't remember it for a while." The real Yongyang who walked in front said with a smile, "But It can also be seen from the cultivation of Taoist friends that it must be a well-known cave."

"It's not well-known, and it can't compare to the cave of fellow Taoists."

"Fellow Daoist, don't be modest." Master Yongyang said with a smile, holding a whisk in his hand, "Speaking of which, when Pindao was young, he also visited Yizhou and Qingcheng Mountain."

"Qingcheng Mountain is famous." Song You said truthfully, "However, in terms of magic cultivation, I am afraid that the most powerful temples on the mountain are not comparable to Yongyang Shangxian."

"Hey! But I dare not!"

Master Yongyang said quickly, with a very modest tone and wording: "It's just that the local people were disturbed by the demons, and they were in a panic. To be given the title of a celestial being, but a poor Taoist can't afford it, I said it a few times under shame, but the common people are unwilling to change it."

When it comes to the latter, there is still a bit of helplessness.

"Is such that."

Song You nodded in agreement with him.

Immortal Yongyang quickly said to the people around him: "Go and prepare delicious food and wine, today is a distinguished guest!"

"Yes."

Several disciples and Taoist boy left immediately.

"Please!"

Only then did Master Yongyang look at Song You: "Although the poor Taoist is watching, he has already heard about the deeds of fellow Taoists."

"Oh?"

Song You looked at him with great interest.

"Pindao has heard people say that in Hezhou, there is a celestial master surnamed Song who claims to come from Yizhou. No matter how big or small the monsters are, as long as this master walks through, everything will be peaceful." Master Yongyang said with a smile while leading him across the threshold, "The poor Taoist has long expected that most of the fellow Taoists will come to Jingyu, and today is finally here."

"Fellow Daoist predicts things like a god." Song You said, and then asked, "Just did you know that today is the day?"

"Pindao doesn't have that ability yet."

After entering the door, the space is spacious, with futons and table cases on both sides and above, which looks like a place where Taoists preach.

Master Yongyang sat on the top, let Song You and the swordsman sit on his left, and several middle-aged Taoists around him also sat down, as if it was a courtesy to entertain distinguished guests.

Song You chatted with him while observing.

This real person of Yongyang has a very clever attitude, he is humble and respectful to Song You, presumably because he has heard of Song You's deeds, and knows that many demons with good morals have also been eliminated by this Taoist, especially folk rumors always like to make matters worse The exaggerated description made it even more exaggerated, and it was even said that he could attract heavenly soldiers and generals with just a command talisman.However, he also held some gestures, besides his own morality is really high, it may also be flattered by the local people, or he is not sure whether Song You can see through his real morality at a glance, so he chose a compromise Attitude.

From it, one can taste a person's character.

And the image he created at this time is like a person who is not a god but also has profound morals, but has no choice but to be praised by the public as a fairy. The specific height is only for Song You to taste.

"..."

Song You picked up the teacup and took a sip.

There was a gleam in his eyes.

This tea is chrysanthemum tea, quite fragrant, with the bitterness of chrysanthemum in the mouth, and a long aftertaste.

After drinking it in one gulp, he put down his teacup and looked around.

The air is clear and the scenery is bright, and everything is fully displayed.

Whether it is the real Yongyang with white beard and hair, or the middle-aged Taoist priest beside him, there is a faint resentment of ghouls around them, filthy and messy, and when they linger around them, they even feel like they were originally or The fairy-like, amiable, or ordinary faces all became a little strange.

It was also at this time that he realized that the real Yongyang in front of him was also a wooden dummy.

This practice is much higher than that of Lei Qingguan's original master.

Song You looked away.

A Taoist boy came to pour tea for him.

"Fellow Taoist traveled all over Hezhou just to slay demons and eliminate demons. Pindao admires him very much." Master Yongyang complimented him, but at the same time raised himself up, shook his head and sighed, "Pindao also wanted to go out to eliminate demons. Regardless of how much can be removed, I just do my best to bring some peace to the people of Hezhou, but I am too old, and I am really powerless."

"The ones who slay demons and demons are not the only ones." Song You glanced at the swordsman beside him, and replied modestly, "I've been walking along the way, and I have also met many masters who have the world in mind, and they are also exorcising demons everywhere. Many of them are palaces and temples with real inheritance in the southern states. After receiving the decree from the gods, they came to the north to walk and eliminate demons. There are also some people who practice Taoism like the temple master. Although they don’t walk around, they also sit in one side. If some common people come down to the mountain when they are begged by evil spirits, why not keep one side safe?"

"There aren't many temples like this in Hezhou, right?"

"The demons in Hezhou are too rampant, and many of these temples have been destroyed by the demons." Song You shook his head and said, "Instead, I met a Taoist temple at the junction of Angzhou and Hezhou, called Lei Qingguan, the owner of the temple I also often go down the mountain to help the people down the mountain to exorcise evil spirits."

After speaking, Song You glanced at the crowd lightly.

"Lei Qingguan?"

Master Yongyang showed a thoughtful expression.

The rest of the middle-aged Taoists in the audience did not have such good acting skills as him. At least two or three middle-aged Taoists showed in their expressions that they knew Lei Qingguan.

Song You pursed his lips and remained silent.

"When I entered Hezhou from Angzhou, I met the owner of Lei Qing Temple. At that time, there was a good man in Zhijiang County, Hezhou. His home was disturbed by evil spirits, so I went to ask the owner of Lei Qing Temple for help." This sentence was said by the swordsman sitting next to Song You, with a clear and firm voice, "The master of Lei Qing Temple is well-known in the local area for hundreds of miles. Jingyu seeks Taoism? But I don’t know if it is the Taoist magic that I learned from Yongyang Shangxian?"

"..."

Master Yongyang was not sure.

With a face full of thought, he pondered for a long time before he said embarrassingly: "Pin Dao has taught many disciples since he opened the Taoist temple here. I know how many there are, and there is no news after many of them left, and the fellow Taoist said so, and Pindao couldn't remember it for a while."

When Song You heard this, he almost knew it in his heart.

I also feel that there is no need to talk to him anymore.

Today is no longer the ancient times, there are few people who practice Taoism in the world. When dealing with people in the Taoist sect, it really shouldn't be too procrastinating, simple and direct is the right way.

It's like folk rumors that there are some conflicts among Taoists in a certain state and place, and they all attack each other bluntly. If there is a need to fight, they either use the method on the spot and separate their moves, or they go directly to the door to show their skills. , Winning and losing are quick and clear.

So Song You turned to look at the temple master, said with a smile: "There is one thing I don't know whether I should say..."

"Fellow Daoist, it's okay to say."

"I'm waiting for a sincere visit to fellow daoist, but why does fellow daoist only use a fake body to deal with me?"

"..."

Immortal Yongyang was startled, but kept calm on his face. He laughed and said, "Fellow Daoists are really good at Taoism. You can tell at a glance that Pindao is using a fake body at this time. Hehe, use a fake body to entertain guests." , but it is impolite and rude."

Immediately he stood up, gave a salute, and then explained:
"The impoverished Taoist body is practicing in seclusion, and it is inconvenient to receive guests. However, fellow Taoists are visiting at this time. How can there be no reason not to come to greet them in person? So I had to make such a bad plan. I thought I could hide it from fellow daoists, but I didn't expect that fellow daoists were actually You have a pair of piercing eyes, please forgive me."

"I don't know where the real body of the Guanzhu is?"

"Nature is in this view."

"I guess so."

Song You said, and put down the teacup.

The swordsman next to him immediately understood, and asked aloud: "I heard that there are many guardians around the temple master, all of them are taciturn, invulnerable to swords and guns, and have high martial arts skills. Haven't seen it?"

"Pindao's real body is retreating, and the Dharma protector is naturally protecting the Dharma. How can I get away for a while?"

"Ha ha……"

The swordsman laughed, put down the cup, and reached out to touch the long sword at the same time: "Could it be that we are afraid that we will see that the guardian of the temple is a human puppet refined from living people?"

When everyone in the hall heard the words, their expressions changed.

(End of this chapter)