I can enlighten everything

Chapter 25

Dianhua got off the carriage and saw that the hillside was full of low trees, leaving only a small path for people to go up and down the mountain. The mountain path was covered with fallen leaves and dust, and it was obviously deserted, and few people came here to walk around.

Dianhua looked at the surrounding streets and houses.The street is very spacious, but most of the houses next to it are old. You can only vaguely see the intention and scale of the construction. Now these big houses have been changed beyond recognition, divided into several separate small courtyards, and rented out to dock workers. , has become a typical civilian area in the north of the city. Except for the addition of a Taoist temple, it is no different from other places in the north of the city.

Dianhua was planning to climb up the mountain road, when an old man who set up a stall selling braised noodles kindly reminded him: "My Taoist priest, the Taoist temple over there has been closed, and there are no Taoist priests up there. It's not safe up there, so it's best not to go up the mountain." .”

Dianhua was stunned for a moment, turned around with a smile, walked to the old man's booth and sat down, saying, "Pindao just didn't have a good lunch, let's try a bowl of braised noodles."

Qing He immediately stepped forward to clean the table and chairs for Dianhua, Dianhua waved his hand, and pointed to the Taoist robe, Qing He stepped back with a sudden realization.

"Okay, Daoist, sit down slowly, it will be ready soon." The old man kept moving his hands, and he was talking while he was down.

"Poverty Dianhua, I don't know what to call the old gentleman?"

"The old man's surname is Cheng, the Taoist priest can just call me Old Man Cheng."

Dianhua and Old Man Cheng started chatting about family matters.

"Mr. Cheng, have you worked here for many years?"

"Yes, since my grandfather, our family has lived here, and we have started to sell braised noodles here."

"I've lived here for decades! Did this street look like this when you came here?"

"Are you asking when this place was transformed into what it is now? This old man really doesn't know. Anyway, when the old man's family moved here, it was already what it is now."

"What about the Taoist temple? Where are the Taoist priests in the Taoist temple?"

"Taoist temple, when I was young, it was still a bit crowded, and there were a few Taoist priests living in it. Later, there were fewer and fewer Taoist priests. A few years ago, there were only two Taoist priests, one old and one young. About half a year ago, the old Taoist priest died. Soon after, the little Taoist left the Taoist temple and left. Now there are no Taoist priests in the Taoist temple."

When it comes to the rise and fall of the Taoist temple, Old Man Cheng sighs.

"Just now you said it was not safe to go up the mountain? Why did you say that?"

Old man Cheng made the noodles and brought them up. Now that it was past the time of eating, and there were not many customers, old man Cheng simply sat opposite Dianhua, looked around, and saw that no one was paying attention, so he just He whispered: "It is said that the Taoist temple is haunted by ghosts!"

"Oh? Who said that? Did someone see it?"

"Who said it? Everyone who stayed overnight in the Taoist temple said that! Daoist, I'm telling the truth! If you don't believe me, go around and ask around. It's absolutely true. Old man Cheng never lies."

People who stayed overnight in the Taoist temple said that?
"No one died, right?"

The old man Cheng thought for a while and replied: "That's not true, but it is inevitable to get sick. Anyway, that place is very evil. Daoist, you'd better not go there!"

Never killed anyone?It's much better than the sneaky one in Qi Mansion.

According to Dianhua's knowledge, before Dianhua came to the house, the sneaky beast had already killed several servants who took care of Mr. Qi.

The target is obviously Master Qi, but Master Qi is fine. He can persist for a few days until the original owner arrives. Now that he thinks about it carefully, this Master Qi is not easy!

Dianhua took a bite of the noodles, which were unexpectedly delicious. After a few big mouthfuls of the braised noodles, he gave the old man Cheng a thumbs up and said, "Old man Cheng's noodles are really good!"

The food with Qi Mansion is slightly inferior to nature, but it also has a taste that Qi Mansion does not have. It is very delicious and unforgettable!

"Haha... that is, our stewed soup has been boiled for nearly a hundred years. It is a real century-old soup. The stewed meat is definitely the purest, haha..." Mentioning the pride of the old man Cheng, the old man laughed loudly laugh it out.

Dianhua felt relieved seeing the old man Cheng who was simple and straightforward without any scheming.

Sure enough, as "Cai Gen Tan" said in the article "pure heart, get rid of vulgarity, and have elegant taste": "People in Jiaoshi are not as good as Youshan Weng, visiting Zhu people is not as good as kissing Baiwu; It is better to describe the words and deeds of the ancients than a person who loses his morality."

Compared with the scheming Master Qi in the Qi Mansion, Dianhua prefers the simple and honest old man Cheng; compared with the strict and strict Qi Mansion, Dianhua prefers this old street without rules; Compared with Dianhua, he likes the old neighbors on this street full of human touch.

Dianhua got up and smiled and said, "Thank you, Mr. Cheng, for reminding me that this Taoist temple is now under the name of the poor Taoist.

Dianhua was going to pay, but Qing He, who had a good eye, had already stepped forward to pay for his meal, leaving Dianhua speechless for a while, but he didn't say anything, just thinking that he must invite him back in the future.

Old man Cheng took the money from Qing He, seeing that the young Taoist priest was served by a maid, who was very ostentatious and kind-hearted, and kindly reminded him again: "This Taoist temple is not clean. It is not good to be sick for a few days, so why should the Daoist suffer this unjust crime?"

Dianhua replied gratefully: "Thank you for the reminder, old man Cheng Cheng. I don't have the ability to say goodbye to the poor, but the ability to catch ghosts and exorcise evil spirits is first-rate."

Seeing old man Cheng's disbelieving expression, Dianhua thought for a while and decided to use the matter of the Qi mansion to ease the old man's heart: "Old man Cheng knows that there was a lot of trouble a while ago, and the Qi mansion posted a list on the bulletin board offering a reward of one hundred taels of silver for recruitment." Is it about capable people and strangers catching ghosts and exorcising evil spirits? Pindao released the list the day before yesterday, entered the Qi mansion, except for that sneaky that night, Pindao left Qi mansion today, Master Qi heard that Pindao has no place to stay, I also know that Pindao is good at catching ghosts and exorcising evil spirits, thinking that it is not a problem to leave it idle, so I specially gave it to Pindao as a retreat."

"Ah? What's the matter? The Taoist priest still has this ability?" Old man Cheng looked at the young Taoist priest in surprise, still somewhat disbelieving in his tone.

The ancients were always like this, saying something like "no hair on the lips, not firm in doing things", and they don't believe that the other party has real skills when they are young.

There is also a saying that "seeing is believing, and hearing is delusion". If you don't see it with your own eyes, but only hear it, you will naturally not believe it easily.

But obviously Dianhua has already talked about this, and the old man Cheng has done what he should do. Believe it or not, regardless of whether Dianhua has the real ability to catch ghosts, the old man Cheng has not made a sound to remind Yes, watching Dianhua walk up the mountain road with a maid in Tsing Yi.

Old man Cheng walked to the side of the carriage and saw the family crest on the carriage: "It really is the carriage of Qi Mansion. Could it be that this little Taoist priest really has such a great ability? If it is true...then Old Man Li's family will be saved." Already!"

The hillside is not steep, the mountain road is paved with bluestone steps, the branches on both sides of the mountain road have grown to the mountain road because no one has trimmed it for a long time, Qinghe walked in front spontaneously, and opened the way for Dianhua with a dagger, Dianhua noticed, Qinghe's dagger is the same style as Qingsong's dagger when testing the defense of his fairy robe.

The hill is not high, and the mountain road is not long. Both of them have good physical strength, and they reached the gate of the Taoist temple on the top of the mountain in half a cup of tea.

There is a large copper lock hanging on the gate. Dianhua of such a large size has never been seen in modern society.

The gate is a wooden gate, which still looks very strong and durable, not damaged, but the appearance is not good, and there are some mottled marks on the surface, it can be seen that it was painted with a layer of paint, but because no one has been there for a long time Taking care, that layer of paint slowly peeled off in the wind and rain, and it became what it is now.

(End of this chapter)