"Chen Peipei, do you want to go around?" Bai Xi asked.
"Well, we can't go on like this. I'll see if I can bypass this blocked road, and then we can find another place nearby... Hey, this road can really be bypassed!" The person looking at the map said
Chen Peipei said in surprise.
"Are you sure?" Qin Shiyu asked.
"It should be." Chen Peipei smiled.
"But..." Bai Xi looked at it, "There seems to be no other car taking this road!"
"Is it possible that they followed the navigation guidance? That's why they didn't take this path," Chen Peipei said.
Bai Xi shook her head and said she didn't know. At this time, Chen Peipei said confidently, "Let's go, follow this road, and we will definitely be able to bypass this section."
"Waiting is not an option, let's try walking down this road!" Qin Shiyu started the car directly, "Maybe there will be some surprises ahead for us!"
"Sister Qin is right!" Chen Peipei agreed with a smile. Seeing that both of them had decided, Bai Xi stopped raising objections.
…
About ten minutes later.
The three people who found another way saw that the road ahead was blocked.
Chen Peipei was sitting in the car, staring blankly at the big rocks and dirt lying across the road. The words "The road ahead is blocked, please go around" were spray-painted with red paint on the rocks. She picked her head, with a confused look on her face.
I'm a bit doubtful about life.
Qin Shiyu, who was sitting in the driver's seat, smiled and said, "Should we get out of the car and move this stone blocking the road?"
"Sister Qin, don't be joking. With our little arms and legs, it's impossible to move this big rock." Chen Peipei said depressedly.
"This road is very narrow and it's difficult for us to reverse," Bai Xi said.
Chen Peipei got out of the car and took a look. It was indeed not easy to fall, but she should still be able to fall. However, this series of blows made her a little tired, so she stood on the side of the road with her hands on her hips and sighed.
"Huh?" Chen Peipei glanced out of the corner of her eye, suddenly tilted her head and looked at a hill next to her.
The hill was not high, and the lower half was filled with fields where crops were grown. The upper half was densely covered with vegetation. On the top of the hill, she saw a strange parrot half-hidden in the trees. Its color was particularly conspicuous against the green background.
There is a white to light blue-white or purple-gray patch from the top of its head to the back of its neck, the rest of its upper body is purple-blue-gray or light blue-gray brown, and its tail length is black and white.
"That parrot looks so special!" Chen Peipei pointed at the parrot on the tree in the distance and shouted.
"It has a lot of colors and the distribution is very uneven?" Bai Xi also saw the parrot.
"There is a Taoist temple next to it, and the parrot flew in." Qin Shiyu said.
"Taoist temple?"
"Um."
"Sister Qin, Bai Xi, let's go over and take a look!" Chen Peipei suggested.
"Okay!" Bai Xi and Qin Shiyu nodded. One carried a bag and the other held a camera in his hand. They followed Chen Peipei along a small dirt road less than one meter wide and walked towards the building built in On a hill, the Taoist temple is almost completely obscured by trees.
…
We just walked to the foot of the mountain and just changed the angle. The Taoist temple on the top of the mountain was no longer blocked by the trees. It was more fully presented to the eyes of the three people. Its simple style made it fit perfectly with the hill.
"I didn't expect such a small Taoist temple to appear in such a remote place..." Chen Peipei said, blinking.
Qin Shiyu also looked up, picked up the camera borrowed from Shen Wufeng, and took a picture of the Taoist temple on the mountain, while Bai Xi used her mobile phone to record the surrounding scenery.
Then, the three of them walked up the mountain.
There are many mountains in the area under the jurisdiction of Rongcheng, but compared to those mountains with white clouds only around the waist, this hill is like a small mound. They reached the top of the mountain in just a few minutes.
What comes into view is a huge banyan tree with lush branches and an umbrella shape.
Under the tree is a Taoist temple with an antique courtyard wall and a plaque on the door with the words "Tuqiu Temple" written on it.
The door is wide open, and when you look in, you can see a huge bell hanging inside, with a few fallen leaves stuck to the top of the bell.
An old hen and a group of chicks were grazing on the ground outside the courtyard, and two big yellow dogs were lying in front of the door.
Although the appearance of this mound temple is not high, it does not feel shabby at all, a bit like those Taoist temples hidden in the mountains and old forests in TV dramas.
Chen Peipei leaned into the ears of Bai Xi and Qin Shiyu and said, "Bai Xi, Sister Qin, this Taoist temple makes people feel so comfortable!"
Bai Xi and Qin Shiyu just said "hmm" and the three of them slowly walked towards the gate.
When Qin Shiyu saw the two big yellow dogs at the door, he immediately raised his head alertly and stared at them, faintly baring his teeth.
She thought for a while, reached out and grabbed Chen Peipei and Bai Xi's wrists, pulled them behind her, and at the same time activated the spiritual energy in her body, her eyes glowed with a pale golden aura.
Animals have very keen premonitions of crises. When Qin Shiyu mobilized his spiritual power, the expressions of the two big yellow dogs suddenly became "softer".
"Someone..." Qin Shiyu was about to ask when she saw a young man walking out of the view.
The man looked to be in his twenties at most. He was dressed simply and looked handsome. His skin was just a little bit dark. However, since it was summer and the ultraviolet rays were relatively strong, this skin tone was quite normal.
He was holding a pot of corn kernels in his hand, presumably to feed the chickens. At the same time, the man also spotted Qin Shiyu and the others.
The two sides looked at each other, and Qin Shiyu smiled and said, "Hello."
Chen Peipei also poked her head out from behind her, her eyes brightened slightly and her mouth was sweet, "He's a handsome little brother..." Bai Xi beside her whispered a greeting.
The young man smiled immediately after hearing this, and then asked them, "Are you..."
"Oh, that's it..." It was Chen Peipei who was behind Qin Shiyu who was speaking. She poked her head out from Qin Shiyu's shoulder, stared at the handsome young man, and said.
"We originally wanted to go to the beach in Qingxi Town, but there was a traffic jam there. I looked at the map to see if I could bypass the blocked road, and then I walked here in a daze, but there was a traffic jam.
It doesn’t make sense, it’s really irritating…”
As he said this, Chen Peipei showed a very angry expression.
"That road could have been detoured back." The young man said with a smile, "It just rained and flooded, cutting off the road in front, and with the road construction there, it was blocked."
"That's right." Chen Peipei paused, "Then I was fuming on the side of the road. Suddenly I took a look and found a parrot with a very special shape, so I followed him to have a look... I didn't expect to encounter a Taoist temple.
, it’s really fate.”
"It's quite fate..." The young man smiled, grabbed a handful of corn in the basin, sprinkled it on the ground, and said to the three of them.
"When my master comes back, he will find a way to remove the big stone blocking the road. During this time, would you like to come and visit our Taoist temple?"
"It's better to sit in the car and turn on the air conditioner when we go back. It's better to come out and get some fresh air." Chen Peipei said with a wink.
"Excuse me." Qin Shiyu and Bai Xi said.
Chen Peipei looked very happy. After the young man sprinkled all the corn on the ground, he said to the three of them, "Please come with me!"
Seeing that Chen Peipei and Bai Xi were still standing behind Qin Shiyu, the young man looked down at the two big yellow dogs at his feet and said with a smile, "Don't be afraid, they won't attack people easily."
Chen Peipei blinked her eyes and did not refute. She and Bai Xi followed Qin Shiyu and walked through the door under the leadership of the young man.
"Brother, are you a Taoist priest?" Chen Peipei asked curiously.
"I have not officially become a monk, I just practice here with my master and master."
"Practice? So you are a practitioner!"
"Not yet! My master said that I might not be able to become a practitioner until early next year."
"Next year? It's the end of August now, and it will be next year soon. It's pretty fast."
"Looking at you, you don't look like tourists coming here from other places."
"Yes." Chen Peipei said with a bright smile, "The three of us are colleagues. Today is a day off, so we just wanted to go out and have fun."
"I didn't expect to encounter a traffic jam..." the young man added for her.
"Yes, yes! It's rare that we made an appointment to go out to play, but I didn't expect to encounter such a troublesome thing on the road." Chen Peipei said.
Qin Shiyu and Bai Xi walked silently beside Chen Peipei, listening to her chatting with the young man and looking around inside the Taoist temple.
The inside of Tuqiu Temple is very clean. There are several fruit trees and many flowers and plants planted in the yard. The walls are covered with traces of time.
There seemed to be no one around this place, and it was so quiet that only the voices of Chen Peipei and the young man were floating in the air.
At this time, Bai Xi and Qin Shiyu heard the young man shout inside, "Master! A guest is coming!"
Not long after, a middle-aged man in his early forties wearing a short shirt came out.
The young man introduced the three of them, "This is my master."
"Hello, Taoist Priest..." Bai Xi and the others said hello one after another.
"Hello." The middle-aged Taoist priest responded to Bai Xi and the others with a smile.
"Master, has Master come back?" the young man asked.
"He's back. Your master climbed over the wall again this time." The middle-aged Taoist priest said helplessly.
"What? Climb over the wall and go home?" Bai Xi and the others were stunned after hearing this.
"Hey, Master, he is old and doesn't pay attention. What if his waist is twisted?" The young man sighed.
"How could I twist my waist? I'm in good health!" An old Taoist with a stooped body and hands behind his back came out of the room. He looked to be over eighty years old. It was a bit difficult to walk.
Dusk fell.
"master."
"Master."
The old Taoist priest glanced at his disciples and disciples, then tilted his head and asked, "Where do you young laymen come from?"
His voice was already very hoarse and somewhat unclear. At the same time, this head-turning movement often occurs in some elderly people. Due to hearing loss, they cannot hear clearly if they are not close.
"We came from Rongcheng, and this time we went to Qingxi Town, but we ended up here by accident," Qin Shiyu explained.
"Oh, oh oh..." The old Taoist priest nodded while listening, as if his reaction was a little slow. It is possible that he heard it but didn't understand it clearly, so he needed to think about it before he knew what Qin Shiyu said.
"Master, there is a big stone blocking the dirt road at the bottom of the mountain..." As soon as the young man started to speak, he was interrupted by the old Taoist priest, "The stone you mentioned was encountered on my way back. It has been blocked by
I solved it."
"Ah?" Bai Xi, the three of them and the young man all showed surprised expressions when they heard this.
"I'm hungry, go and prepare lunch!" After the old Taoist priest finished speaking, he went back to his room to rest accompanied by the middle-aged Taoist priest.
"I didn't expect that big rock has been solved by my master." The young man smiled and said, "Would you like to go on the road now, or should you take a look inside the temple first and then go on the road."
"It's a rare encounter, let's take a look inside the museum first!" Qin Shiyu decided, while Chen Peipei and Bai Xi beside him nodded in unison.
"Okay, you can do it yourself, I'm going to prepare lunch." The young man said.
"Do you need my help?" Chen Peipei thought about it and smiled.
Afterwards, Qin Shiyu and Bai Xi began to wander around Tuqiu Temple.
The two big yellow dogs who were originally guarding the door were chasing each other, which is a very common sight in rural areas. In addition, Qin Shiyu also found traces of many small animals in the courtyard, and they all got along harmoniously.
This is a relatively pure Taoist temple. Several different Taoist gods are worshiped in the only temple. Although many of them have been in disrepair, they can be kept clean.
After wandering around, they wandered outside the kitchen, which was a small house in the backyard.
Chen Peipei and the little Taoist priest were busy inside, and their busy figures could be seen through the dark window.
Qin Shiyu and Bai Xi could hear the two people talking. Every time at this time, they had to marvel at Chen Peipei's ability to make friends. It seemed that no matter who she met, she could get along with them in a short time, just like now
.
"How old is this Taoist temple?"
"It is said that it is almost three hundred years old." The little Taoist priest said, "But I heard it from my master. I don't know if he is bragging."
"The traces of time are obvious. What your master said is probably true. It may be a bit conservative."
"It is said that more than two hundred years ago, there were a lot of people here, and there were several villages not far away, so the incense here was pretty good. However, later on in the war, the villages were burned down and people ran away. Gradually,
It’s gone.” said the little Taoist priest.
"Because this place is remote, I was lucky to escape during the war. Later, because of its remoteness, no one came here, so it was almost abandoned..."
"I see that several places here seem to have been recently renovated."
"My master repaired it a few days ago. He said that if we don't repair it, it will cost a lot of money if something goes wrong." The little Taoist priest said.
"So do many people usually come here?"
"Very few."
"Then your normal life..."
"We grow our own vegetables and raise some poultry, and there is no problem in supporting ourselves."
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This chapter has been completed!