"Huhuhu...wait for me, don't run so fast, the big insect can't catch up!"
In the setting sun of the afternoon, the two of them panted and climbed up a steep slope. They pulled the grass stems and looked up at the valley in front of them. They had never heard the elders in the village mention it.
When I came here, I didn't know that there was a Taoist temple standing here.
"When the tiger heard the bells in the temple, he ran away... I'm afraid there are no gods living here."
"Huhu... don't say so much now, wait for me... and come up together..."
The herb gatherer was very tired, so he grabbed his colleague's trousers and kicked them up twice before he could pull him up. After taking a breath, the two of them got up and staggered towards the Taoist temple.
There is a soft rustle in the forest on the mountainside, remote and clean. The temple that is getting closer has white walls and black tiles. Some places are mottled with traces of wind and rain. It looks like there is some thought, but it gives them the feeling that it is newly built.
The feeling of light up before your eyes.
As they approached the gate of the temple, their anxious and uneasy moods suddenly became much calmer.
"Brother Dalin, do you feel that you are no longer afraid?"
The woodcutter nodded: "It seems so. It seems that there are really experts in this temple."
In this world, especially the villagers who gather in the village every night, in addition to dirty talk, the most common ones are gods, ghosts, strange people and strange things. The two of them have heard about it since they were young. Thinking of the tiger standing still, they feel peaceful, first of all
What I think about all the time is that the master is still alive.
"We must be polite later and don't be rude, Master."
"Yes, yes, it will definitely happen. The master saved our lives just now."
The two of them whispered as they walked, looking towards the temple. Not far from the temple, they saw a huge green cow lying on its side on the ground. It was as high as their shoulders. If it stood up, it might be able to carry it.
to the eaves.
The sound of his breathing rose and fell, like muffled thunder rushing across the ground. The rough breath he inhaled came out from his mouth and nose, and he could see ripples of dust rising from the ground.
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The hearts of the two of them were beating wildly, and their legs felt a little weak for a while. The herb gatherers leaned directly on their companions, supporting each other and carefully moving to the stone steps in front of the temple.
"Didn't notice us?"
"I'm afraid they don't want to talk to us."
The two of them stumbled into the temple with frivolous steps. They immediately looked around in the temple. Then, they saw a little Taoist boy playing under a big bronze cauldron. A fat Taoist came out of the main hall and shouted.
After two sentences, he pinched his ears, stuffed a Taoist scripture and locked him in a dormitory.
Then he turned around and came to the foot of an old tree in front of the main hall, playing chess with the figure holding a scroll opposite him, looking at the layout of the black and white pieces on the chessboard, and hugging his beard.
"Master, I have only been away for a while, why do you feel that the chess pieces placed are different from before?"
"I haven't moved."
Chen Yuan moved his eyes away, looked at the chessboard and smiled, "It was the game just now. The black piece was dropped when you left. Why, you want to cheat when the situation is not going well?"
There is a mixture of black and white on the chessboard. The two of them seem to be playing with ease and are masters of the game. In fact, both of them are learning and selling. The fat Taoist has gone from being a handyman in the kitchen of Tianshi Mansion to becoming a serious monk.
Either he cheats, or he retreats to practice Taoism. He has no time to study chess. Chen Yuan is even worse. Apart from backgammon, he can't even understand how to play Go.
But life in the mountains is like this. If I don't play chess to pass the time, I really can't find anything to do. I can't help but restore the temple and the incense.
"Boss, those two people have come in."
As soon as Lao Sun finished speaking softly, the two people at the door moved closer and looked at a figure in green and gray robes with a long beard playing chess with a chubby Taoist priest. The two stood aside and waited for a while.
They all knelt down and kowtowed.
"The two of us would like to thank these two experts for saving our lives."
I don’t know who saved him, so it would be right to thank both of them together.
"But I saved you, so if you want to thank me, thank this person." The fat Taoist smiled and pointed to the opposite side.
Da~
Chen Yuan finished one word, but looked away from the book and looked at the two people kneeling, "I don't like people kneeling down, so get up. Since you have thanked me, hurry down the mountain and go south along the foot of the mountain.
go out."
"Yes Yes……"
The herb collector nodded repeatedly and stood up to leave. The companion next to him slowed down a little and took out the wrapped paper from his arms. Inside was a palm-sized butter cake.
He didn't speak much, so he silently placed him next to the teacher. He followed the herb gatherer to the courtyard gate with one step and two turns. When he looked back, he saw the figure playing chess over there with a focused look on his face. He inadvertently took the cake and bit it.
Take a sip.
The woodcutter glanced at the pancake in the master's hand with reluctance. In fact, he bought it for his wife. He couldn't bear to eat it and planned to give it to the woman after he went down the mountain.
"It depends on how we plan to leave. The tiger might still be nearby."
As soon as the herb gatherer finished speaking, there was a faint roar of a tiger from the foothills opposite. The two of them were immediately excited, turned around and ran back to the temple, standing next to the expert who was playing chess.
"Why haven't you left yet?" The fat Taoist raised his face.
"There is... there is a tiger..."
The herb collector nodded repeatedly: "The two of us were chased here by the tiger. We heard it barking just now, so I'm afraid it's still wandering around."
"It's inconvenient to have a tiger nearby."
Chen Yuan put down the book and spoke as if looking outside the temple: "Old Niu, come here."
Before the two of them could react, they saw the big green cow that had been napping outside walking towards the temple gate with heavy hooves. The two of them were so surprised that they couldn't open their mouths. They had never seen a cow that could understand human speech.
.
"Go to the forest opposite. There is a tiger there. Don't harm its life. Just drive it away."
"Yes, Zhenjun."
The old cow puffed heavily, spread its hooves, slowly swung its tail and turned towards the bottom of the mountain. However, in the eyes of the two of them, the huge figure disappeared in just a short moment.
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The herb gatherer's teeth were chattering. When he looked at Chen Yuan tremblingly, Chen Yuan smiled and said: "Don't worry, it has a gentle temper and is the guardian beast of this temple. Okay, I'll give you two a gift."
Let's go back."
After saying that, he walked in front of the two of them and led them out of the temple. Within a few steps, the herb gatherer and the woodcutter felt that their bodies were wrapped in the wind, and the mountain and forest scenery quickly flew back in their eyes. When their vision stabilized,
People are already at the foot of the mountain.
They were frightened in their hearts, but they didn't dare to show it. The two of them followed Chen Yuan cautiously, feeling both excited and scared. Not long after, the sound of heavy hoofbeats came closer from far away again. The two of them looked sideways, like a mountain.
The old green cow spread its hooves and ran wildly, holding something dangling in its mouth.
When they got close, the two hurriedly hid behind Chen Yuan.
What the old cow had in its mouth was actually the colorful tiger just now. Before it even got close, it threw it over and it fell to the ground and rolled around a few times.
Thinking that the big insect was going to hurt someone, the two people hurriedly shouted: "Be careful!"
But the tiger on the ground did not writhe and violently hurt anyone, but carefully turned over on its side, like a child who had done something wrong, lying on the ground and bowing its head to Chen Yuan.
"Get up, I think you have gained spiritual wisdom from practicing in the mountains. I won't let the old cow hurt your life. I have two people to eat a piece of cake, so I have to keep them safe. When I see them in the future, don't hurt them. If you understand
, just go back to the mountains."
Chen Yuan waved her wide sleeves, and the ferocious tiger raised its head like a millstone, its ferocious eyes seemed to be identifying the herb gatherer and the woodcutter. The latter's body was trembling and his heart was shaking.
It almost jumped to my throat.
However, the next moment, the big insect groaned, stood up slowly, and ran into the forest. Not long after, a long tiger roar sounded.
"Okay, you guys can go too."
Chen Yuan turned around, smiled and said something to the two people, then jumped on the back of the old cow, sat on his shoulders and slowly walked to the mountainside. The two people standing there breathed a sigh of relief, and then spread their legs.
Start running wildly.
When they reached the valley far away, they stopped to take a breath. What happened today was like a dream, making them feel unreal.
"It's a pity for our firewood and herbs..."
After walking for a while through the old forest, it was a pity that they saw the mountain road in front of them. The baskets containing herbs and firewood were quietly placed there, which they had lost before.
The two people hurried forward to check, and excitedly carried their backs, facing the direction they came out, thanking and bowing. After a while, they went down the mountain, talking excitedly about today's events along the way.
As the sun set over the mountains, the two of them returned to the village. After saying hello to each other, they returned home.