Chapter six hundred and ninth met Qingzhu layman again
After a long time, Chu Chen and the little ghost arrived at Yunzhou City.
This time, Mr. Mingjing, the crown prince, will convene the Taoist priests of the counties in the eight southwest states at the Yunzhou Taoist Temple.
Wanquan County is close to Zhoucheng, so he came relatively early. The mountain chief meeting will not start until tomorrow, so there is more than enough time, so Chu Chen stopped by Zhoucheng to meet Han Chen.
But it's a pity that Han Chen has just assumed the position of deputy governor of Xinzhou and has a lot on his hands. By chance, he is out on business.
So, Chu Chen took the little ghost boy to visit the city and see the unique scenery of the border states and counties.
"Senior brother, the prefectures outside Guanzhou are really different from the land in the middle of Kyushu."
The little ghost sat on Chu Chen's shoulder, holding an oil-paper umbrella that was invisible to mortals, looking around, his face full of curiosity, and he was in a very good mood.
Chu Chen nodded slightly.
Compared to the land of Central China, the counties outside Guanzhou appear relatively rough.
It can be seen from the architecture, from shops and teahouses to high-end houses of wealthy people, there is no exquisiteness and elegance in the pass, but everything is solid and solid.
The people I met on the road were all full of evil spirits. Not only the monks, but also the common people were extremely tough. Even the traffickers and lackeys had martial arts skills in their bodies, full of energy and blood, and the evil spirits were soaring to the sky.
The soil and water support the people, and the harsh natural environment gave birth to the people outside the customs with strong customs.
Of course, the biggest feature of Guanwai Prefecture, and what surprised Chu Chen the most, is that Guanwai Prefecture is rich in resources, and there is no need to go to Monk City or Ghost Market for all kinds of spiritual materials and precious medicines.
There are shops on the street dedicated to catering to monks.
After casually shopping around, he spent five thousand jade and received two of his favorite elixirs. He also bought a bunch of weird gadgets for the little devil, spending two hundred jade.
Speaking of which, Chu Chen is quite well off at the moment.
A year ago, he gained 1.5 million jade coins from an adventure in the Demonic Abyss of the East China Sea, and spent hundreds of thousands on purchasing five-hundred-year-old spiritual beans. This year, he practiced in the Taoist Academy, refined the elixir [Feilong Yunju], and achieved Tongtianda.
Various expenses such as ground incense and the four elephant incense required for weapon refining are not small.
Especially the elixir [Feilong Yunpou] is extremely expensive.
Fortunately, as Chu Chen's alchemy skills improved, he no longer suffered losses in alchemy. Occasionally, he could supplement his training needs by refining some spiritual elixirs.
At present, he still has 500,000 jade coins in his small treasury, so he has no worries about spending it for the time being.
"Hey~ Senior Brother Ling Xiao, is that you?"
Chu Chen had just entered a well-decorated medicine shop when he heard a slightly familiar voice from the divine consciousness. He was curious and went to look for the sound.
At that moment, he saw a little Taoist boy with pink and jade carvings, red lips and white teeth, carrying a medicine box and looking at him in surprise.
"Little Junior Brother Zizhu."
Chu Chen was slightly surprised. The person who came was none other than the little Taoist boy serving beside layman Qingzhu.
At first, he went to the Imperial Taoist Temple alone to attend the Duguan Conference. During the examination at the mountain gate, the layman Qingzhu favored him. During the half-year training in the Taoist temple, the senior layman Qingzhu gave him lectures and teachings and took great care of him.
More than two years later, he still remembers it fondly.
"Zizhu, senior Qingzhu has been transferred outside the customs?"
Chu Chen was quite happy that Zizhu Taoist boy appeared in Yunzhou tens of thousands of miles away, which meant that senior Qingzhu was also here.
"That's right,~Senior Brother Ling Xiao, my master came to the southwest with Mr. Ming Jing. He just arrived in Yunzhou. I will be very happy to see you."
After saying that, the Zizhu Taoist boy excitedly pulled Chu Chen and wanted to take him to see layman Qingzhu.
Chu Chen has nothing to do at the moment, so he is naturally willing to visit the senior who took great care of him in the past.
After a conversation on the road, Chu Chen learned that Senior layman Qingzhu had also been transferred to Yunzhou.
What's even more coincidental is that his immediate superior, the mountain chief of the state Taoist academy, is in charge of education in Yunzhou.
A few days ago, Chu Chen went to Yunzhou Taoist Temple to collect resources for the construction of the Taoist Temple. He was also wondering why the mountain chief of Yunzhou Taoist Temple was vacant. It turned out that the senior layman Qingzhu had not taken office yet.
Yunzhou Taoist Temple is more than a hundred miles away from the city, and the two of them arrived quickly.
The child on the Zizhu Trail took Chu Chen directly to a quiet mountain garden in the back of Yunzhou Taoist Temple and muttered:
"Master, look who's coming."
In the mountain garden, a ray of spiritual consciousness fell on Chu Chen, and then a clear laughter came.
"Boy Ling Xiao, you've been waiting for a long time, come in quickly."
Chu Chen smiled and hurriedly entered the mountain garden with the little Taoist boy.
In the courtyard of the Shanyuan, the bamboo forest is surging, and the layman Qingzhu is dressed in white and sitting in the pavilion drinking, which is quite comfortable.
"Disciple has met his senior."
Chu Chen respectfully bowed as a disciple.
"No need to be polite."
Layman Qingzhu waved his hand and led Chu Chen to sit down:
"Ling Xiao, you really surprised me."
Seeing that Chu Chen was puzzled, layman Qingzhu smiled and explained:
"I just took office as the prefectural mountain chief. When I looked at the resumes of the county mountain chiefs, I saw you. This really shocked me. In just two years, you have broken through to the fifth level of Taoism."
"I was a little in disbelief at first. I thought I had identified the wrong person. I looked through my resume again and again, and then I was sure it was really you."
Layman Qingzhu joked a lot, but he was extremely happy in his heart.
At the beginning, his vision was good, and he really discovered a good seedling.
When Chu Chen saw layman Qingzhu praising him repeatedly, he immediately took the wine jar with a smile and took over the job of pouring wine:
"Thanks to my senior's guidance in the past, which laid a solid foundation for me, I didn't encounter any bottlenecks in my subsequent practice."
"What you have achieved is due to your talent and hard work."
Layman Qingzhu took the spiritual wine from Chu Chen and asked with a smile:
"Have you slacked off in your studies of Confucian classics in the past two years?"
"Never slack off, read and comprehend the Taoist scriptures every day without stopping."
Chu Chen's words were not spoken out loud, but rather based on facts. Especially during this year of practicing in Guangping Taoist Temple, he had never delayed in reciting sutras and enlightening the Tao. Even if something delayed him, he would make up for it another day.
"That's good."
Master Qingzhu smiled and joked: "I was worried that you would go too smoothly and be obsessed with magical powers and ignore the scriptures and Taoism."
After hearing what Senior Qingzhu said, Chu Chen's heart moved.
Sure enough, just as he had guessed, Mr. Ming Jing summoned a group of mountain leaders, not only to give lectures, but also to test the students.
"Senior Qingzhu, will Mr. Mingjing have an assessment this time?"
Layman Qingzhu nodded repeatedly:
"Yes, there will be an assessment this time. If you perform well, not only will the County and Dao Yuan's resources be allocated to you, but you mountain chiefs will also be lucky."
"Not only is there an exam this time, there will be regular assessments and evaluations from various Dao Yuan in the future. It is not easy for you to be the head of the County Dao Yuan!"
After saying that, layman Qingzhu said with emotion:
"Speaking of which, Mr. Ming Jing was a little impatient in using you. He actually appointed you as the mountain chief of Wanquan Taoist Academy. You have a good foundation in classical studies and a very high talent. You have learned from many schools and dabbled in many things. However, after all, you have only been practicing Taoism for a short time.
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"The mountain chiefs of other Taoist monasteries in other counties have been cultivating for decades. They have devoted themselves to the study of scriptures and Taoism. They have also preached and preached for many years. They have many disciples. Compared with them, your accumulation in all aspects is far behind."
Hearing this, Chu Chen nodded repeatedly and forced a smile. To be honest, his foundation was indeed a bit shallow at the moment.
Feeling a little bit stressed.
It's not that I'm afraid that Wanquan Taoist Courtyard will be behind others and lose face, but I'm worried that I'll mislead my disciples.