"Hey, who is so bored that he puts two paper figures in the yard?"
The next morning, when Li Xiuyuan got up, he just walked out of the room and saw two paper figures of golden boys and girls standing in the yard outside the door.
These two paper figures are so exquisitely made, with clothes, hats, and gold and silver jewelry painted on them. Fortunately, it was daytime, but if you couldn't see clearly at night, there really was a pair of golden boys and girls walking on the road.
Woolen cloth.
"Master, please go and throw away these two paper figures. They look bad." Du Chunhua, who had finished washing her young master, came over and said.
Li Xiuyuan looked at the two paper figures and said with a smile, "It's a pity to lose them. It just so happens that there are two targets for archery practice in the yard. Let's put them in the yard. We will go back and get these two paper figures for practice archery."
"Yes, Master." Although Du Chunhua was confused, she still agreed and moved the two paper figures away.
"It seems that some people were still unwilling to give in at night while I was sleeping, and continued to use some crooked tricks to deal with me, but I accidentally broke the Taoist skills, so I left two paper figures here.
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Li Xiuyuan looked at the two paper figures that were moved away by Du Chunhua, and he already realized the problem.
From the two paper ghosts scaring people before, to the two paper ghosts in this yard, even the most stupid person knows that this is the work of one person.
No need to guess, Li Xiuyuan also knew that this had something to do with the bald Taoist.
"Xiaodie, help me go to Uncle Lu and ask Uncle Lu to help me find someone in the city, a bald Taoist priest." Li Xiuyuan said.
"Master, wait a moment, I'll go right away." Xiaodie responded cheerfully, smiled at her master, and trotted away.
Since Taoist Bald is a Taoist priest in the city, it must not be difficult to find him. After all, such an obvious Taoist priest can be found just by asking around.
It won't take a while.
Lu Bo then found out the news and came to report it.
At this time, he saw Li Xiuyuan in the yard, wearing casual clothes, holding a light golden bow, stepping on the arrow, and slowly drew the big bow.
"Young Master is so strong. This bow should be worth three stones. Not many heroes can use such a bow." Lu Bo praised. He is an old servant of the Li family and has seen a lot. Even though he is old, he still has some discernment.
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Li Xiuyuan smiled and said: "It is a three-stone bow, but now I feel that this bow is starting to be a little light, and its strength has increased recently."
"I know there is a good bow maker in the city. How about I ask him to make a bow for the young master?" Lu Bo said.
"No need, a three-stone bow is enough. If I open a strong bow again, I will become a fierce general. Moreover, practicing archery is like training the mind. It is about an artistic conception and does not necessarily have to be regarded as the ability to kill the enemy." Li Xiuyuan smiled and held his hand in his hand.
The strong bow relaxed.
"Wha~!"
An arrow as thick as a finger flew out and instantly penetrated the head of a paper figure a hundred steps away, nailing it to a big tree next to the courtyard wall.
The bow is so powerful that it almost passes through the tree.
"Young Master is very capable of defeating Yang with a hundred steps." Lu Bo shouted.
Li Xiuyuan put down his bow, stretched his arms and said, "Don't laugh at me, Uncle Lu. I can only hit people from a hundred steps away. I can't hit leaves anywhere. Penetrating a poplar at a hundred steps is the skill that raised Youji. I will practice for ten more years."
It's not up to the mark either. By the way, how did Lu Bo do with the things I asked you to inquire about, Uncle Lu?"
"The bald Taoist the young master is looking for is none other than the Taoist Qingfeng from Qingfeng Taoist Temple in Guobei City." Lu Bo said.
"Very good, I'm going to pay a visit to the Taoist priest today." Li Xiuyuan nodded.
This Taoist is just selling talismans to cast spells to scare people. He is from an evil path and you must not let him be tolerated.
After knowing the place, Li Xiuyuan didn't waste any time. After some preparations, he took Xiaodie and Du Chunhua out.
Guobeicheng is a big city.
It is much more lively than in the county. There is an endless stream of pedestrians and merchants on the road, and travelers from all directions gather here.
At present, the world of Liaozhai is still prosperous, and the day of war and chaos has not yet arrived.
Xiaodie and Du Chunhua followed their young master closely, for fear of accidentally losing them.
However, Du Chunhua, who had never seen much of the world, was like a child at the moment, unable to help but look around and look at all kinds of interesting things.
Soon, Qingfeng noticed it.
"This is it." Li Xiuyuan looked at the plaque of the Taoist temple and made sure he was right, so he immediately entered the Taoist temple.
The Taoist temple is not big, but the incense is very strong. The incense in the incense burner in front of a statue is filled with incense, and people from the city come into the Taoist temple one after another to worship the gods, burn incense, donate money, and pray for the gods' blessings.
May you be blessed and live long.
Worshiping gods is a very common thing in this world. From the dignitaries to the commoners, they all have the habit of going to temples to burn incense.
Of course, Li Xiuyuan also understands this habit, because this is not superstition, but the gods really manifest themselves.
"Hey, what kind of god is this? Why have I never seen it before?"
Li Xiuyuan suddenly noticed the statue on the high platform. It looked a bit familiar. It was different from ordinary statues and looked a bit like the bald Taoist.
Yes, like a bald Taoist.
The only difference is that this statue is wearing a red official uniform and an official hat, which is not the attire of a Taoist at all.
It feels a bit nondescript to have such a god in a Taoist temple.
"Sir, please don't be disrespectful to the gods. The God of All Spirits is enshrined here. The God of All Spirits here is particularly efficacious. No matter what you ask for, you can try all kinds of things." When a pilgrim who worshiped the gods heard Li Xiuyuan's words, he couldn't help but
He said something.
God of all spirits?
When Li Xiuyuan heard this, his expression turned strange.
How could there be such a god? This was probably made up by the bald Taoist himself. From the name, you can tell that it is not an orthodox god. In all likelihood, it is a little hairy god that the Taoist made out of incense.
"Old man, how can there be any gods in this world? I think most of them are fake." Li Xiuyuan said.
The old pilgrim said: "How could it be fake? This God of All Spirits is absolutely real. Last year, my house was haunted, so I worshiped this God of All Spirits and asked for a talisman from Taoist Master Qingfeng here.
We have just eliminated the ghosts and found peace."
When Li Xiuyuan heard this, he couldn't help but think of the haunting he had done last night.
I'm afraid it's a lie that this old pilgrim's house is haunted. It was deliberately caused by this bald Taoist to earn incense and money in the city.
"By the way, old man, do you know where the Taoist priest in this Taoist temple is now?"
Li Xiuyuan did not continue to discuss with this old pilgrim whether the gods of all spirits were efficacious or not.
"Oh, you're talking about Taoist Master Qingfeng. I saw Taoist Master Qingfeng in that side room before, telling people's fortunes and solving doubts," said the old pilgrim.
"Thank you very much." Li Xiuyuan saluted and then walked to the side room of the Taoist temple.
At this time, in the side room of the Taoist temple, a Taoist priest was holding a fly whisk, sitting upright on a futon, telling fortunes and solving doubts for each pilgrim.
"Taoist priest, your calculation is really accurate. The ten taels of silver that my family lost fell into the backyard. If it weren't for the Taoist priest, I might not be able to find it." A pilgrim said gratefully, and then put one or two taels into the merit box next to him.
Yinzi, just left with a lot of gratitude.
Then another pilgrim hurriedly came forward and said, "Taoist priest, my wife is pregnant this month and is due to give birth. I would like to ask the Taoist priest to calculate whether the fetus in my wife's belly is a boy or a girl."
The bald Taoist stroked his beard and smiled, then opened his mouth and said: "Your family is very lucky, it's a boy."
The pilgrim was overjoyed, thanked him repeatedly, left three taels of silver and left.
"Taoist Priest, we meet again. I have one thing that I would like to ask the Taoist Priest to clarify the doubts in my heart. I wonder if I can disturb the Taoist Priest?" Li Xiuyuan said.
The bald Taoist glanced at Li Xiuyuan, with a smile on his face. He waved his hand to invite the remaining pilgrims away, and then said: "It turns out to be the young master from yesterday. I wonder why he came to visit the Poverty-seeking Taoist Temple today?"
After speaking, he looked at Li Xiuyuan with a bit of suspicion.
Yesterday, he performed Taoist magic. The first time he performed the Taoist method smoothly, it was suddenly interrupted. The second and third time he performed the Taoist method, it was like a stone sinking into the sea, and there was no reaction at all.
I don’t know if this scholar has been frightened by the ghost.