Chapter 527: There is a View in the Mountain
The mountain road is not rugged, but because it has not been developed in any way, it is still difficult for ordinary people to walk.
Of course, for young people in their prime, this hard work is not a big deal.
Not to mention Lampei, it's like walking on flat ground.
However, Jiang Chen couldn't help but think of the richest man in Lingnan whom he met by chance just now.
For an old man who needs help when walking, climbing a mountain is definitely not easy.
What kind of person can make the richest man in Lingnan, who is as rich as the city, go to the pilgrimage despite all the hardships?
The mountain forest showing the primitive ecology does not have much beauty, but Jiang Chen is very interested and full of expectations for the "scenery" ahead.
Lampei was taciturn and climbed quietly all the way up.
Jiang Chen was one step behind, leisurely and contented.
The mountain is not high, but it is famous if there are immortals.
The water is not deep, but the dragon is there.
Why do we need heavenly creation?
The euphemistic and exquisite figure in front is already the most moving beauty in the world.
Although the mountain is not high, when the mountain road opened up, the two of them walked for more than 20 minutes.
The mountain forest faded away, and what appeared above was a building surrounded by a mound of earth.
Looks like a——
Taoist temple?
The low yellow mud wall is probably only about two meters high. An ordinary adult man can easily climb over it. The paint on the open door is starting to peel off.
A plaque hangs crookedly on the door. The writing on the plaque has been blurred, only the characters "Li" and "Guan" are vaguely visible.
Once upon a time there was a mountain.
Is there a temple in the mountains?
Jiang Chen guessed, and then he couldn't laugh or cry.
He thought there was a cave in the mountain, but he didn't know it was actually like this.
Not to mention Dongtian Xuanfu, from the environment to the name, it’s a bit too sloppy, right?
But it is obvious that this extremely simple Taoist temple should be the destination of this trip.
Lampei Zhi has stopped.
Jiang Chen hesitated to speak, but before he could speak, a half-drunk sigh came from the low yellow mud wall.
“Whoever wakes up from a big dream first, I know it all my life.”
I don’t know if it’s because it’s too quiet here, but the not-so-rich voice has unreasonable penetrating power. The word spread far and wide.
Jiang Chen looked at the Taoist temple gate, raised his eyebrows, swallowed the words that came to his mouth and kept quiet.
Lampe takes another step forward.
Jiang Chen followed closely, following the Blood Guanyin, and cautiously crossed the decayed threshold.
This is indeed a Taoist temple.
There are several cabins on both sides of the open space in the middle. In the center is the main hall, where you can see the statues of the Sanqing Dynasties enshrined.
Under the statue of Sanqing, there is an old man with closed eyes sitting, his beard and hair are gray, the environment is dilapidated, but his robe is spotless, he seems to be taking a nap, and there is a wine gourd on the small table next to him.
Jiang Chen held his breath and concentrated, not daring to underestimate him.
No surprise.
This sleepy old Taoist priest should be the old immortal whom I have heard of several times.
“When I woke up this morning, I saw the peacock flying south, and I guessed that a guest was coming.”
There was a sigh.
Peacock?
There are peacocks in this broken mountain?
The old Taoist suddenly opened his eyes.
There is no strange scene of skyrocketing energy.
The old man's eyes were very peaceful, and even a little drunken. He looked at the man and woman standing outside the hall. He was not surprised at all. His eyes quickly glanced at their hands, and then... A concealed flash of disappointment flashed through.
"Pei Zhi, it's rare to come back once, why do you come here empty-handed? No matter what, it would be good to take two bottles of pine flower wine at the foot of the mountain."
"Is it possible that I am too old to walk? "Yes?"
Lampei responded calmly.
“No, no, no.”
The old Taoist showed a trace of embarrassment, and then said with shame: "It's just that the popularity of Taoism has been sluggish recently. I have already taken a lot of credit, so how can I be embarrassed?"
Jiang Chen's thinking stopped and the corners of his eyes twitched.
How can there be such a fairy?
The old Taoist priest stood up straight on his chair.
I didn’t feel it even while sitting, but when I stood up I realized that this old Taoist priest was very tall, at least 1.85 meters. Although I couldn’t guess his exact age now, he must have been when he was young. A handsome man with a beautiful tree facing the wind.
"Young man, fortune telling, or marriage fortune telling?"
He looked at Jiang Chen, squinted his eyes and smiled. He obviously looked like a fairy, but Jiang Chen had a strange feeling. It feels like the other person is looking at me like a fat sheep.
He didn't know how to respond for a while.
"Don't worry, I tell fortunes, and no one can deceive me. Since you were brought here by Pei Zhi, I can give you a friendship price, one gold for each hexagram, how about it?"
One gold ?
Jiang Chen was at a loss as to what unit of measurement this was, so he could only stand there awkwardly, looking a little dull.
"Does it mean that young people don't trust the ability of this Taoist?"
Seeing Jiang Chen remain silent for a long time, the old Taoist showed a look of surprise and immediately straightened his expression. If he were not in this kind of environment, he would have changed his mind. Being a famous fairy mountain may really be like respecting a Taoist master.
"Then I will give you a fortune first. No charge is required."
The old Taoist refused to say anything else. He stared at Jiang Chen, his eyes became condensed in vain, he made hand gestures, and He was still mumbling words, and after a few seconds, he said in a leisurely manner: "I am a naughty little boy with an out-of-touch personality. Due to the great changes in my family, I have since corrected my evil ways. I am diligent and eager to learn, so I passed the exam..." < br>
Thunder in a silent place!
Looking at the old Taoist who spoke so eloquently, Jiang Chen’s pupils shrank in disbelief.
He always believed that fortune-telling and other things were tricks used by quacks to fool people.
Who knew it was so accurate!
Could it be that Lampei informed us in advance?
It shouldn't be possible.
With Lan Peizhi’s character, it is simply impossible to do this.
In vain.
The old Taoist stopped, with a suspicious look on his face, looking Jiang Chen up and down, frowning tightly.
“That’s not right…”
With a strange look on his face, he walked out of the main hall and grabbed Jiang Chen’s arm.
Jiang Chen only felt a strong force coming from his hand. It was stronger than the average strong man and not like the hands of an old man at all.
“Why does it seem like your fate has been tampered with?”
If it was just unbelievable before, now Jiang Chen is almost horrified!
Whether it is Buddhism or Taoism, he does not admire it very much, he just has a basic respect for it. But at this moment, the magic of this old Taoist completely broke his usual understanding!
Is there really someone in this world who can spy on destiny? !
After a brief moment of confusion, Jiang Chen quickly withdrew his arm and took two steps back.
"I'm sorry, Taoist priest, I don't know what you are talking about."
"That's strange."
The old Taoist priest said to himself, staring at him, Jiang Chen felt a little scared when he saw him.
He already regretted going up the mountain.
Of course he understood what the other party meant by "modifying fate".
“Miss Lan.”
Jiang Chen looked at Lan Peizhi.
“When I go down the mountain, I will ask the wine shop to bring wine up.”
Lan Peizhi also seemed to feel strange about the old Taoist priest's reaction, but she was still generous and saved Jiang Chen's trouble.
The old Taoist priest gave Jiang Chen a last meaningful look.
"Maybe I drank too much."
Then he smiled with satisfaction at Lampezhi and said, "I admire you for being considerate."
"Enter the house."
He greeted the two of them into the side room, without asking about Jiang Chen's origins, or looking at Jiang Chen with that piercing look, and poured a cup of tea for the two of them.
“Dare you ask about the taboo of a long name?”
Jiang Chen asked cautiously, feeling a sense of awe in his heart.
"It's just a false name, don't worry about it. As long as you don't go empty-handed when you go up the mountain in the future."
The old Taoist priest smiled.
Jiang Chen looked embarrassed, but at the same time, he also found it funny.
Although it is indeed rude to walk in empty-handed, as an outsider, is it really okay to be so snobbish?
But Jiang Chen also understood that maybe this was just a joke.
Indeed.
Religious inheritance requires incense.
As long as people live in this world, they need whole grains. No matter how awesome they are, they still have to eat.
As a person who can make the richest man in Lingnan go to the trouble of climbing a mountain to ask for a visit, how could he be short of money?
With a casual word, I am afraid you can easily obtain wealth that is difficult for ordinary people to achieve in their lifetime.
Besides. There is also Blood Guanyin.
All I can say is that this old Taoist priest is indeed a strange man.
"Wang Heting originally planned to come with me, but I didn't agree."
Lampei's way.
"That boy still owes me a bottle of good wine, but he hasn't cashed it yet. Today's young people, alas."
The old man sighed and shook his head, as if he was lamenting that the world is not ancient.
Jiang Chen remained silent and drank tea quietly.
I don’t know what was used to make this tea. It is quite sweet, even as good as the famous tea I once drank at the “museum” in Lampezhi.
"He asked me to bring the wine, but his sister was too difficult to deal with, so I didn't go."
Lampei Zhi finally explained for the other party.
The old Taoist smiled.
"Is there anyone else who you think is difficult to deal with? But that girl from the Shen family is indeed a bit aggressive, so avoid her if you can, so as not to hurt your harmony."
Lan Pei was noncommittal, picked up the tea cup and took a sip of tea.
“Where is Liuli?”
“You should be sleeping in the room.”
“Are you still sleeping at this time?”
After arriving here, Lan Peizhi became much more talkative, and the light on his body seemed to fade away invisibly.
"It's really outrageous. Alas, that girl is much lazier than you."
The old man sighed: "Go and call her."
Lan Peizhi stood up.
Of course the old Taoist priest’s eyes fell on Jiang Chen again.
Jiang Chen felt his whole body tighten again and felt uncomfortable anywhere, so he put down the tea cup and said, "Miss Lan, wait for me, Taoist Priest, please excuse me."
The old Taoist priest nodded.
Jiang Chen followed him out, and after stepping out of the room, he breathed a sigh of relief.
Lampe's parked nearby.
“What’s wrong?” Jiang Chen asked.
Lampei Zhi looked forward: "My master said that your fate has been changed, what happened?"
She would definitely not ask this kind of thing before.
Jiang Chen was speechless and had no way to respond, so he could only change the subject immediately without leaving any trace, "Master?"
By the way, a look of surprise appeared on his face, which was not entirely disguised.
“After I left the village, I came here. This Taoist temple is my second hometown.”
Lan Peizhi's voice is light, but it can mean a lot of things.
Jiang Chen was shocked and finally realized.
Just like the weather on the mountain, Lan Peizhi’s growth trajectory is completely clear as if the clouds are clearing.
A girl who was influenced by traditional concepts and was not welcomed in the countryside was sent from her home to a Taoist temple for foster care. Then, under the training of an old Taoist priest, she gradually reborn and grew into the current Blood Guanyin step by step.
With that veteran’s unfathomable skills and the connections at the tip of the iceberg, he is fully capable of this.
"Miss Lan's name was probably given by the old Taoist priest, right?"
Lan Peizhi nodded.
Jiang Chen looked at the dilapidated Taoist temple again, with mixed feelings in his heart.
He doesn’t know much about Taoism, but at least he knows that Taoism emphasizes having no desires and no desires.
But the Taoist sect with a pure heart and few desires actually cultivated such an evil god?
Don't look at the fact that he has become friends with Lan Peizhi now.
But the other party’s name is destined to be forged with countless bones.
“Is there anyone else here?”
Jiang Chen asked.
In the conversation between master and apprentice just now, he heard a name.
Liu Li.
"Well, another apprentice of my master."
Lampei Zhi walked towards the east chamber.
Another apprentice?
The old Taoist priest has already trained a Blood Guanyin, how amazing will another disciple be?
Jiang Chen's mood fluctuated and he quickly followed.
Arrived at the east chamber, Lan Peizhi raised his hand and knocked on the door.
“Tuk-tuk-tuk...”
No one in the room responded.
Lampei’s push door.
"Squeak."
The door opened in response.
Suddenly.
An unknown fragrance surged out instantly.
Jiang Chen took a breath subconsciously.
Lan Peizhi walked in.
No one is in the house.
The mattresses are neatly stacked.
The facilities in the house are very simple, but also very——
peculiar.
There was actually a piano, a teacup beside it, and a sword hanging on the wall.
After walking into the house, the unknown fragrance becomes even more fragrant.
Jiang Chen looked around and was increasingly surprised by this Taoist temple.
If you guessed correctly.
This should be a woman's room.
Could it be said.
The old Taoist priest’s second apprentice is also a woman?
"Miss Lan..."
Jiang Chen was about to speak, and at this moment, there was movement outside the house.
Lampei Zhi turned around and walked out of the house.
Jiang Chen followed.
When he walked out of the room, with just one glance, Jiang Chen was frozen in place.
I saw a woman in Taoist robes carrying a bucket of water. Her satin-like hair was spread around her waist. Like the old Taoist priest, she was also quite tall and had an oval face that was clean and white. Like jade, and exuding a holiness that cannot be blasphemed.
Jiang Chen was shocked again.
One Lampe is enough.
Now another one appears? !
How come this dilapidated Taoist temple is home to some unparalleled beauties?
Such a woman, in this world, there would probably be countless big men who would be willing to spend gold and silver to build it, but now she is actually fetching water?
Jiang Chen had an unreal and absurd feeling in his mind.
Lampei Zhi remained silent and watched quietly.
The female Taoist nun, who was criticized by the old Taoist priest for having a lazy personality, seemed to realize it. She turned around and saw that the face that exuded holy light showed a cute dazed expression at first, and then turned into surprise.
“Senior Sister!”
She put down the bucket.
A full bucket of water, weighing at least dozens of kilograms, would be difficult for even a strong man to lift, but she was in a calm state, with no sweat on her forehead. Even when the bucket fell to the ground, the water surface did not slosh at all. .
Lampezhi smiled slightly.
"Master said, you are still sleeping."
"Master, he should be talking about himself."
Under the sun.
In a shabby Taoist temple.
The woman wearing a Taoist robe showed a smile that was untainted by any impurities, as pure as glass.
The fairy house is full of fragrance.
One piano, one sword, and a cup of tea.
The plumage often has a smoky color.
Do not stain the peach and plum blossoms in the world.
(End of this chapter)