Chapter 248 Keep your head down and go on your way, be respectful and courteous
Chapter 248 Keep your head down and rush on your way, be respectful and courteous
"Sir! Master! Please wait a moment!"
The group of people stood still, waiting for the man to run over panting.
"call……"
The clerk stopped and breathed a sigh of relief. He could hardly straighten up, and then asked: "Why did the master and the master leave in such a hurry?"
"We've already had breakfast, how can we be in a hurry?"
"The poor monk has nothing to do in the city now, so he naturally has to go to the villages outside the city, but it is not easy to delay."
"Today is New Year's Eve." The clerk surnamed Jin put his hands on his thighs and looked at them and said, "Why don't you leave after New Year's Eve?"
"New Year's Eve is just the right time to get rid of the epidemic."
"In a year of great disaster, how can people celebrate the new year?"
"Then we can't let the master and the master leave alone like this." The clerk surnamed Jin said, "Please let me escort a few of them outside the city."
"It's cold outside the city..." Song You said.
"Why does the donor need to be so polite?" the monk also said.
"Those who come from the south are not afraid of the severe cold. How can I be afraid of the cold when I grew up here?" The clerk said for a moment, "If this were not the case, I would really feel uneasy."
"Then let's go."
"Since the Taoist Master has said it, let's go."
"Thank you."
The clerk smiled and thanked them.
Then he took a deep breath, followed them out of the city, unwrapped himself, took out pancakes and persimmons, and two warm thick clothes, and forced them to give them to them.
The two couldn't refuse, so they had no choice but to take it with them.
"Thank you very much."
"My brother has been ill for more than half a month. If it were not for the care of Mr. and Master, he would have died seven or eight days ago. Not only is he alive now that the miracle doctor has given him the medicine, but he is also gradually getting better. Thank you so much for Mr. and Master.
The master is the one." The clerk said sincerely, "This little intention is really not worth mentioning."
"It's a pity that your father-in-law..."
"My mother is old. Thanks to the master's Buddhist teachings, it is a good thing that she can leave her without any pain."
The clerk was a little sad as he spoke, but after a while he breathed a long sigh of relief and walked forward again: "The city gate has arrived. I will ask the guards to open the door."
"Good work."
The minor officials are now responsible for the entrance and exit of the city, and the names of Taoists and monks have long been spread throughout Hansu. Even the soldiers guarding the city know that a Taoist and a monk voluntarily came to Hansu, and also voluntarily entered Bingqianfang for everyone.
The patient's pain is alleviated and his illness is delayed. Maybe they also have relatives who have received kindness from these two people in the disease relocation workshop, so they dare not neglect them and are more respectful.
The soldiers quickly opened the city gate and gathered at the city gate to see them off respectfully as if they were seeing off some important personage.
Some people stay, some say goodbye, and some give blessings.
The group of people passed the city gate and arrived outside the city.
The ground outside the city was covered with snow, and it was so white that the edge could not be seen.
It is a completely different scenery from the south.
The clerk took the luggage from the monks, slung it on his body, and followed them away from the city.
"Donor, please come back."
"Send it to the front, send it to the front."
"Amitabha……"
The monk could only sigh helplessly, and then continued to talk to Song You: "But I haven't asked yet, what are the plans after the Taoist Master leaves?"
"My trip here is to travel down the mountain. After coming out of Changjing, we are going all the way north. Naturally, we should continue going north."
"To the north?"
"North from here?"
There were two voices beside him, one came from a monk and the other came from a petty official.
"Taoist Master, are you going to the snowfield?" The monk frowned, but after a moment, his brows relaxed again and he narrowed his eyes.
"There is a big demon occupying the snowfield!" The clerk was also shocked.
"I just want to go and have a look."
"Amitabha."
The monk clasped his hands together and said something.
He understood instantly.
Hansu is the place where the nine-day epidemic first started.
It is said that a group of people were bewitched by demons. They left the city and went north into the snowfield in their sleep. When they came out again, they were neither human nor ghosts. Nine out of ten people who came into contact with these people also contracted the disease later.
.
It is also said that a group of little demons came from the snowy plains and tried to enter the city. After the war, there were already many demons in Hezhou, and Hansu was next to the snowy plains. How could the soldiers guarding the city easily let these little demons in? They pulled them out at the city gate.
The sword killed him. These soldiers may have strong blood and strong bodies, so they were fine. However, the person responsible for taking the monster's corpse to bury it fell ill within two days after returning.
I don’t know which one is true and which one is false, or whether they are both true. In short, both statements point to the snowy field.
Judging from the monk's understanding of this demonic epidemic since he traveled in Gui County, he is pretty much inseparable from it.
The snowfield is the source of the plague.
The Taoist priest next to me has great magical power. I am afraid that when I first walked north to Hansu, I planned to go to the snowy field.
I'm not sure whether it would be better to get rid of the big demon of the snowy field as soon as possible, or to stay in Hansu for a few more days, so that all the people in Debingqianfang can wait until the magic medicine comes. Most of them are infected by themselves, so they stay. Now since Hansu
The people in the county have been saved, so he will naturally continue to go to the snowfield.
As expected, soon I heard a Taoist next to me ask:
"You have been living in Hansu since you were a child. How much do you know about the person in the snowy field?"
"Sir, I want to know..."
The clerk looked at the Taoist beside him in panic.
The Taoist looked gentle:
"Just say it."
The clerk suddenly trembled, thought again, and then said: "Reporting to sir, Hansu is actually very close to the snowy field. Sir, go straight to the north forty or fifty miles and you will reach the snowy field."
"So close..."
"But close to the border of the snowfield, we have built many temples, including the Leigong Temple and the Lingguan Temple. In the past, when there was no plague, every year on the first day of the Lunar New Year and the sixth day of June, we would go to worship, not only in the entire Hansu City.
People will go to worship, and people outside the city will also go spontaneously." The clerk said, "With the protection of the gods, all kinds of demons and demons can't cross the border, so even though we are close, we Hansu people can barely survive.
We have to go down. We just moved a lot."
"Lei Gong Temple Lingguan Temple..."
"The main ones are Zhou Lei Gong and Jin Lingguan."
"That's it."
Song You smiled.
The patient knows the efficacy of the medicine.
People in other places in Hezhou may not know, and there are even some people like Pujun who are influenced by demons and worship Fu Leigong. However, Guijun, which is close to the snowy plains, especially Hansu, has the clearest idea of which god is in charge.
"There are always gods in the lower realm over there. It's sometimes sunny and thunderous in winter. People in other places may not know it, but we Hansu people know it best."
"please continue."
"There was a time in the past few years when dark clouds were all over that place, and thunder was raging, and it struck for a whole month." The clerk said and glanced at Song You quietly, "But the demons over there were still not eliminated."
"Any more?"
"There have been experts who have gone in before. One time, an expert said that the demons in the snowfield were not born after the war, but existed long ago. They had been dormant in the grassland for many years and were awakened by something. He also said that this
The demon seems not to be a beast, but a spirit from heaven and earth."
"The spirit of heaven and earth?"
"Young people have heard of it too."
"..."
Song You couldn't help but look forward.
There was no snow falling today, but I couldn't see the snowfield from the farthest distance, but I didn't know what the snowfield was like.
"I heard that the snowfield is flat and there is not a single mountain?"
"Yes, it's all smooth."
"I wonder what's so special about the snowfield? It's similar to other places with high mountains, or mountains stretching for hundreds of miles. It's this kind of spiritual place."
"this……"
The clerk thought for a while and then said: "Although I am from Hansu, the war broke out more than ten years ago. At that time, I was only ten years old. I have never been to the Heyuan, let alone the snowfield."
.But I heard people say that the rice originally grown in Heyuan was particularly delicious."
"Do you know what the reason is?"
"It is said that there is a water network, like a stream, but it covers the entire grassland. The stream water is sweet and delicious, and it is warm in winter and cool in summer. It is used to water the plants, and the harvest is abundant and good. It is also good for people to drink.
It turns out that there are often people in Heyuan who live to be seventy, eighty or even more than a hundred years old." The clerk paused and said, "I heard an old man say that Hezhou used to be rich, and the magistrate would come down to inspect and often invite the elderly from all over the country to have banquets.
, when we arrived in Heyuan, there were more than a dozen tables occupied by people over 100 years old."
"Very useful."
Song You nodded while thinking, then smiled at him and asked, "Is there any more?"
"No...no more..."
"Thank you."
The clerk was still looking at Song You quietly.
Naturally, he did not know as much about demons, Taoists and their magic power as Master Yi did, but he was also a smart person, so he could naturally guess a few things.
"I don't know much, so I can't help you sir."
"How do you know I didn't help you?"
"Sir, do you really want to..."
"Just go and see."
"Sir, you can't go in! Those experts who have gone in in the past have never heard of anyone coming out!"
"Just go and see."
"this……"
As Song You walked, he didn't realize that the surroundings were completely white. Apart from the string they walked out of, there were only the footprints of unknown animals. So he stopped and said to the clerk: "I heard that there is a deep affection.
I have just seen you off for ten miles, and I have already sent you off for more than ten miles, which is enough. Now, after all, it is special, so please go back."
"Yes." The monk also said, "Donor, please come back."
"That's fine."
The clerk gritted his teeth, took off his luggage, and handed it back to the monk respectfully. He immediately wanted to bend down and kowtow, but was stopped by the monk again.
"Two great kindnesses, I will remember them in my heart."
"Don't be too polite."
"gentlemen……"
The clerk looked at Song You again, with a somewhat complicated mood. After a moment, he said firmly: "Sir, I want to go to the snowfield to slay the demons, but I can't stop you. Now that I'm in charge of city gate inspections, I must do it every day."
Gaze in the direction of the snowy field on the north city wall and pray for your husband. I don’t want him to succeed in slaying the demon, but I only wish him to return safely.”
"Thank you very much."
"Goodbye, villain!"
"Walk slowly."
The clerk turned around three times before leaving.
Another step back was added to the mess of footprints.
The monk stared at him, withdrew his gaze, and then looked at Song You. For some reason, he knew that it was a demon that even gods could not get rid of, but he still had some confidence in his heart.
Probably from this half month of getting along.
Then he smiled slightly and said: "Heyuan is the root of the demon plague. Now Divine Doctor Cai has a treatment method. The Taoist priest went to Heyuan to eliminate the demon. I think it won't be long before the demon plague in Gui County can be completely quelled."
"I don't know if I can succeed."
"The Taoist priest is very confident."
"I'm good at this." Song You has the confidence to defeat the demon, but not the full confidence to get rid of it. However, he smiled and shook his head, "If you don't get rid of the demon, I won't be able to leave the snowfield."
"I wish the Taoist Master success in quelling the demon epidemic."
"..."
Song You didn't say anything, but looked at the monk again: "What happens after it calms down? Where will the master go?"
"If the poor monk still has the strength at that time, he will continue walking to the north. The demon epidemic is gone, but there are other things to do, just to promote Buddhism and spread good thoughts." The monk clasped his hands together, lowered his head, and his whole body was revealed for a moment.
The attitude he came out really corresponded to those words, he kept his head down and hurried on, and he was respectful and respectful. "One lamp spreads to all the lamps, and eventually all the lamps are bright."
"..."
Song You couldn't help but laugh, sighing that people in Buddhism were really strong in their obsession with spreading the Dharma, and then said: "Master, if you have this intention, you will definitely become a Buddha."
"Learning auspicious words from the Taoist priest."
In the eyes of a monk who truly has a Buddha mind, becoming a Buddha does not mean status, but means responsibility and practice. Therefore, the monk is not modest or polite at all, but quickly looks at the Taoist again.
"What about the Taoist priest?"
"I am just a carefree Taoist, so I continue to walk north to see this world and walk freely."
The monk still smiled after hearing this, but shook his head: "Although the poor monk does not have the ability to tell fortunes and look into the sky, he has an eye to see the heart. The world is in chaos, and the poor monk knows that the Taoist priest will not continue to be free like this."
"Let's relax for a while."
"That's fine."
"Then we'll say goodbye." Song You didn't say much, just bowed and saluted him, "The people of Hansu Village, please take your time, Master."
"Heyuan Demon, please give it to the Taoist Priest!"
"Farewell."
Parting is as easy as getting together.
The group continued north.
The monk in monk's robes changed direction, and there was a village faintly visible in the snow.
The footprints extend past.
From the cold wind came the monk's low voice chanting: "I have a bright pearl, which has been locked up by the dust for a long time. Now the dust is gone and the light is born, shining through thousands of mountains and rivers..."
The sound also gradually faded away and soon disappeared.
Thanks to the "Feng Yun Bingshuang" boss for his Silver Alliance, I bow and show my chest!