Chapter 632: Floating Cloud Temple borrows spiritual spring
The hill is quite steep and covered with green trees. There is a long stone step at the bottom of the hill leading directly to the entrance gate.
The whole mountain is the whole Taoist temple, and the whole Taoist temple is also the whole mountain. The Taoist temples are built upward with the slope of the hill. Every time you enter a courtyard, they are a little higher. The top is the core palace. Standing in the distance is
The entire Taoist temple can be seen from the moment you enter the courtyard. It is not about subtlety, but about magnanimity. It can be covered by the green trees in the temple, and it also has a sense of elegance.
It was early at this time, and there were pilgrims going up the mountain.
Song You took his horse and followed the pilgrims up.
There is a plaque at the door with the three characters "Floating Cloud Temple" written on it.
There are familiar couplets written on both sides:
The heart is like floating clouds, always at ease;
The meaning is like flowing water flowing from west to east.
Song You raised his head and looked at the door couplet, followed the pilgrims, took one step in with his legs raised, and stayed outside the door with the other step. He leaned forward to look at the Taoist priests in the audience, and knocked lightly on the mountain door with his hand.
This is the outermost courtyard and the largest courtyard. There are only two young Taoist priests sweeping the floor here. There is a huge old tree in the middle of the courtyard with lush branches and endless vitality. In midsummer, the branches and leaves are all green.
, it’s pleasing to look at, casting large shadows on the ground and leaving countless dazzling light spots. The taste of midsummer can be fully savored only in this light and shadow.
"Tuk tuk..."
When the young Taoist priest heard the knock on the door, he immediately stopped his broom and turned his head in confusion.
Seeing that it was a Taoist priest, the look of doubt on the little Taoist priest's face became more visible to the naked eye, but he also put down his broom and walked over to salute:
"Taoist Master is compassionate."
"Fellow Taoist is compassionate."
Song You returned to the door and returned the greeting with a smile.
The little Taoist priest frowned slightly, seeing that Song You's face was only a year or two older than him. He called him Taoist Master out of respect, and he had already called him in front of him, but he didn't return the same courtesy to him, and he didn't feel uncomfortable at all.
I was happy, but the impression in my mind was inevitably lower, so I still asked: "The Taoist Priest is a bit unfamiliar, who are you looking for?"
"My surname is Song, and my name is You. I come from Yizhou. I wonder if Brother Beishan is in the temple?"
"Guanzhu?"
The little Taoist priest heard him call the temple master Taoist brother, and was stunned again. He stretched out his hand and scratched his head. He didn't know where he came from, and then said: "The world has been very unstable recently. The temple master often goes out to eliminate demons. He was just killed a few days ago.
The magistrate of Tao County has been invited, but he is not in the temple... Do you know the master of my temple?"
"I came to visit many years ago."
"Years ago? Do you dare to ask the name of the Taoist priest? Which master did he study under? I would like to go in and inform the other masters and uncles."
"I don't have a Taoist name for the time being, and my surname is only Song Mingyou. I visited here eleven years ago. When fellow Taoist went in to report, just say Song You." Song Xing said in a salute, "If you are Taoist friend's uncle and uncle, say
Maybe we even had dinner with them."
"No road number?"
The little Taoist priest became even more confused.
He said that he was a Taoist, not a Taoist. He was wearing Taoist robes, had no Taoist title, and had a young face. He also said that he had been here eleven years ago and had dinner at the same table with his uncle and uncle. It was really strange.
Fortunately, the practice inheritance of Fuyun Temple is one of the best among Taoist temples in the world. The little Taoist priest only looked at Song You a few more times without saying anything. Another little Taoist priest who happened to be sweeping the floor also came over, so he asked the other little Taoist priest to come over.
The Taoist priest went inside to report the matter and stayed to entertain Song You.
"Daochuan is a long-term guest, please come in."
"Thank you."
Only then did the Taoist step into the Taoist temple.
There was another three-color shadow behind her. It jumped over the threshold that was higher than hers and fell into the courtyard. Only then did the little Taoist priest see that it was a calico cat.
The bay-red horse also followed him and entered the Taoist temple.
“Doesn’t Taoist Master’s horse run wildly?”
"No, please don't worry."
"That's good. I'm afraid of scaring the pilgrims."
"It's very honest."
As Song You said this, he raised his head and looked forward.
The Taoist temple is paved with bluestone slabs, which are very smooth and have been swept clean by two Taoist priests. It is midsummer, and the old trees have not yet fallen leaves, and the ground itself is not dirty at all.
In the eyes of Taoists, this is the ancient tree.
At this time, the ancient tree is full of vitality and green. There are countless bird's nests on it, chirping and chirping incessantly. Where is the shadow of the dead tree?
"This ancient tree is the main tree of our temple. It was planted by the first patriarch when the Taoist temple was first built. Did anyone hear anything about it last time the Taoist priest came here?"
"I haven't heard of that."
"It is said that this tree experienced a disaster a few years ago." The little Taoist priest smiled and said to him, shaking his head, as if retelling the story told by the teacher, "Many years ago, I don't know why, maybe it was old. This
The tree died inexplicably, and I felt heartbroken. It happened that a Taoist priest from out of town came here at this time. His Taoism is profound and his magic skills are superb. He should have saved the dead tree..."
The little Taoist priest said and looked at the Taoist priest with a bright look on his face.
But he found that the Taoist was also looking at him with a smile on his face.
"It is said that the Taoist master is a wandering Taoist who travels all over the world with only one horse..."
The little Taoist priest was suddenly stunned when he was halfway through speaking.
Then he looked at the Taoist and calico cat in front of him.
The Taoist smiled and looked at him.
The cat squatted at the Taoist's feet, very well-behaved, but raised its head high and stared at him.
"..."
There was a sound of footsteps behind him, which was very chaotic.
The young Taoist priest turned around and saw that except for the temple master and a few uncles and uncles who were out to slay demons and monsters, all the Taoist priests with some status in the temple had come out and looked at the Taoist priest in front of him.
"Taoist Master Song! Long time no see!"
"Fellow Taoist priests, you are well."
"..."
The Taoist priests looked at him and sighed with emotion: "In the past ten years, most of us have become more and more vicissitudes of life, but Taoist priest Song's appearance has not changed."
"It's just that I haven't changed it for the time being. When I get older, it will only be a matter of a few years."
"Master and his two junior brothers went out to slay demons. There is a zombie apocalypse in Jingzhou City. It will probably take some days before he comes back." A Taoist Priest standing at the front said, "I would like to ask Taoist Priest Song to stay here for the time being.
After observing it for a few days, it will be treated as your own Taoist temple."
"That's fine."
"How long have you been waiting outside, Taoist priest? Have you ever been neglected?"
"I just arrived. This little fellow Taoist was very polite and took me to shade the sun in the courtyard and admire the trees. After a while, all the fellow Taoists came out."
"..."
Song You then stayed at Fuyun Temple.
Fuyun Temple is not as famous as Zhenshan in other places, but it is more famous locally than Zhenshan. Nowadays, the world has changed. Many people go to Fuyun Temple to burn incense and worship gods, and ask for amulets to keep themselves safe. When encountering monsters, many people come to ask the Taoist priest for help.
, Occasionally, Taoist priests from Zhenshan Mountain come to consult the Taoist priests who have ancient true traditions in Fuyun Temple for advice on spells and methods of subduing demons, so it is very lively during the day.
But at night, it was very quiet.
Song You waited here for half a month, and finally waited for Beishan Taoist to return.
As soon as Taoist Beishan came back, he heard that Song You had arrived and immediately came to his room to look for him.
"Fellow Daoist Song! Are you still okay?"
The appearance of Beishan Taoist has not changed much from that of the past, and it is far less profound than the traces left by eleven years on ordinary people.
"Brother Dao, you're polite."
"When we said goodbye, it was a prosperous time for the world, but I didn't expect that when we meet again now, the world has changed dramatically. I still remember that in the main hall, you and I talked about the affairs of the Chinese Master of the dynasty and the underworld, but I didn't expect that the Chinese Master is now no longer
Even after my death, the ghost town of Fengzhou has become a reality. What a great change."
"What Brother Taoist said is true."
"When I first met my Taoist friend, he had just come down the mountain and visited the four states. Now that he has come back, he has already visited the entire territory of Dayan, right?"
"Walked around completely."
"After the floating clouds say goodbye, the flowing water lasts for ten years."
"It's been more than eleven years."
"eleven years……"
Beishan Taoist shook his head, his face full of sighs and sighs, as people are still young and old: "Nowadays, the world is full of legends about fellow Taoists. Even if a poor Taoist shrinks down in Jingzhou, he will be heard like thunder."
"Most of them are just false reputations and cannot last forever."
"Fellow Taoist is really open-minded."
"Excellent."
"This is...Sanhua Empress?"
Taoist Beishan lowered his head and looked at Mao'er. After thinking about it for a moment, he remembered Mao'er's name.
"Meow!"
The cat raised its head and stared directly at him.
She vaguely remembers that she was the first to meet this Taoist when they first met her. The Taoist also regarded her as a mountain monster doing evil and tried to embarrass her by staying in the wind.
Of course, it was many years ago.
"This person on the roof..."
Fellow Daoist Beishan raised his head again, and even though there was a layer of tiles between him, he could still spot the swallow above his head, and he could also notice that the swallow was unusual: "This fellow Taoist Swallow has superb cultivation, no evil spirit, and there is something faint about him.
Could it be that the immortal incense is the descendant of An Qing Yanxian?"
"Brother Taoist is very capable and knowledgeable."
"Haha! That Yan Immortal from Anqing is really awesome now!"
Taoist Beishan narrowed his eyes, but he was still as knowledgeable as before, and then he looked at Song You: "The old Yanxian has been in Anqing for many years, seeking the incense and fire divine way, but now he has become a god in the world.
Pindao was still puzzled by such a prosperous incense, but now it seems that there are Taoist friends as advisers."
"It only played a negligible role."
"The insignificance of fellow Taoist is like another life to Old Yanxian!"
The two chatted in the room for a while, feeling that the room was cramped, so they went outside to have a long chat in the courtyard, enjoying the breeze at dusk, the shadows of the bright moon and trees, chatting about Fengzhou Ghost City, the immortality of the Imperial Master, the underworld and the underworld, and the increasingly decadent bonds.
Talking about the heavenly gods in the human world, talking about the great demon in the north, Zhou Lei Gong who was promoted to an official and becoming more and more popular, chatting about big things, the young emperor who had difficulty in convincing the public and only listened to partial beliefs.
Beishan Taoists live in a remote place, but they are also free and unrestrained. They do not interfere in human affairs, so they are not bound by the imperial court. They do not seek incense and sacred ways. They only care about freedom during life, and they do not need to care about what the heavenly palace thinks.
It's very comfortable to chat with him.
When the night got late, there was another night banquet.
It is still a portioned meal, there is still roasted moss, which tastes like seaweed slices, there are whole lotus pods, and the lotus seeds are picked out for snacks, there are raw lotus roots as big as your fingers, tender and crispy, sweet, fried and
Fried lotus leaves wrapped in flour seem to be a common food in Fuyun Temple.
Still prepared a fish for Sanhua Empress.
It's just that the Sanhua Empress in those days almost only ate fish, or mutton and bacon, and did not touch any other vegetarian food. Now she tastes a little one by one. If she encounters something with a strange taste, she will take two more bites. If she likes something like
Normal children eat non-stop.
She likes lotus seeds and makes a crunching sound when chewing them.
When the banquet was over, many Taoist priests got up and left, and most of the food on the table was removed, leaving only wine and lotus pods. The moonlight shone in, and Song You got straight to the point -
"To be honest, I came here to ask for something."
"What's the matter?"
"I want to ask Brother Dao for something."
"The same thing?"
In the candlelight and moonlight, the Beishan Taoist in the main seat leaned towards him. His face was full of alcohol and had more wrinkles than before. He smiled slightly and said: "Let me guess, Taoist friend wants to take the Four Seasons Spring?"
"Brother Dao knows things like a god."
"Let me guess again, isn't it related to the underworld?"
"How did Brother Dao know?"
"Fellow Taoist has great supernatural powers and profound Taoist practices. Is there anything in this Taoist temple that deserves to be missed by Taoist friends and come here specially?" Beishan Taoist raised his head to drink, and the liquid flowed down his neck. After drinking a long mouthful, he lowered his head again.
The head came to Song Yu, "More than ten years ago, someone came to my temple to peek at the Four Seasons Spring. Pindao guessed that it was the work of that national master. I pity Chang Yuanzi. He is good at strategy and calculation, but he is limited by his natural talent.
If you don't know magic, you will naturally be known by the poor."
Taoist Beishan paused as he spoke: "Now that I think about it, when the national master sought the Four Seasons Spring, it was probably for Fengzhou Ghost City or the underworld. The national master should have died in the hands of fellow Taoists, right?"
"Barely."
"reluctantly?"
"Die from greed and obsession."
"Ha ha……"
Taoist Beishan nodded and continued: "It seems that fellow Taoist has taken over the matter of the national master, and that's why he came here to ask for the Four Seasons Spring?"
"I want to gather the underworld and gather the ghosts. Now I have obtained the five elements of the earth, and I am only missing the spring of four seasons." Song You said truthfully, "So I came here to visit Brother Tao."
"I thought that the Imperial Master might send someone to get the Four Seasons Spring. He also thought about how he would get it, and how he knew that the Four Seasons Spring was with me. Later, after the Imperial Master died,
, the poor Taoist also thought that someone else might come to take the Four Seasons Spring. The disciple let it slip that day, so he thought it might be Taoist Fellow Song. Hahaha, it turned out to be Fellow Taoist Song."
"What do you think, Brother Dao?"
"Since we are old friends, and since it is a good thing, there is no reason to refuse." Beishan Taoist said, "It's just that the water of the Four Seasons Spring is not easy to get. It is the most precious treasure in the world, and the treasure has always been difficult to get. As long as the spring water in the Four Seasons Spring leaves the pool, it will be gone.
The aura will dissipate soon, and even the ancient powers have no other way."
"I have my own way."
"Haha, I was so drunk that I forgot that fellow Taoist is a rare person in the world who practices the four-season spiritual method." Beishan Taoist raised his head and laughed, "But even if you, the Taoist, practice the four-season spiritual method and are successful, you can
It is guaranteed that the spirit of the four-season spring water will not be lost after it leaves the spring eye, but how much can be taken?"
"Just try it first."
"Well, fellow Taoist, just go and get it!"
"Feel free to take it?"
"You can take as much as you want, it depends on your ability."
The Beishan Taoist was somewhat drunk, and he spoke straightforwardly.