Chapter Five Hundred and Twenty Two The Golden Talisman
When Li Xiuyuan and Teng Yunzi stopped for a moment.
A young man riding a strong horse chased them in a hurry and panting, and within a short time he had caught up with the two of them.
This young man's name is Mu Sheng, a commoner nearby. Although he has no fame, he can be regarded as a scholar.
"Where did the two Taoist priests go? They were still here before. I clearly saw that the two Taoist priests had heard my call and stopped to wait for me. Why did they disappear after chasing me?" Mu Sheng panted.
Turning over and dismounting, he looked around.
However, sparse woods emerged nearby, and no second living person was seen beyond the deserted trail.
"Could it be that you've seen a ghost?"
Mu Sheng was startled, and seeing that it was already dusk, he felt panicked, thinking that he had misunderstood and mistook the ghosts and ghosts in the mountains for Taoist priests.
But when he was thinking this, Li Xiuyuan and Teng Yunzi were already looking at them three feet away from him.
However, Teng Yunzi cast a spell to hide the two of them so that the scholar Mu Sheng could not see them.
"Why did senior brother cast a spell to prevent this person from seeing him?" Li Xiuyuan asked.
Teng Yunzi said: "Ordinary people tend to be contemptuous and indifferent. If they easily agree to his request, they will think that the two of us are passing wild men with ordinary abilities and not enough to take them seriously. If we use a little skill, we will be exposed."
Some skills will make people more convincing. This is not intended to show off.
To show off Taoism, it is to save a lot of unnecessary trouble."
"Isn't it a common saying among scholars that you don't talk about strange powers and confuse the gods? Many people don't believe in things like magic and ghosts. They just want to give it a try and ask me to wait for the monks to come over. If they encounter unreasonable villagers and people,
I thought I was a liar trying to steal money, but now I'm showing up with a spell
, this person must believe that we are the right people."
"In this way, if I cast a spell to help him again, he won't be suspicious."
Li Xiuyuan suddenly realized what he said.
Seemingly small actions contain the wisdom of those who practice Taoism.
It’s not that cultivators show off their magic and pretend to be mysterious, but if they don’t do this, they won’t win people’s trust. Even if they cast magic to help others, few people will believe it, so the magic won’t work and all the efforts will be in vain.
Mu Sheng wandered around for a while. When he saw that there was really no one in the mountains, he was worried that he would be deceived by ghosts and might not be able to return to the county if it was too late, so he got on his horse with a long sigh, turned around and left.
"Junior brother, let's go and wait for this person at the county gate in front, but I'm afraid I'll be delayed for a whole day." Teng Yunzi said.
Li Xiuyuan said: "It doesn't matter. If it's a little late, just use Taoism to rush on."
"Junior brother has been studying the Fa for many days, but can he tell at a glance what happened to this scholar?" Teng Yunzi asked.
Hearing this, Li Xiuyuan took a serious look at the scholar on horseback, and then said: "Observing people, reading fortunes, predicting fortunes, and geomantic omen are not what I am good at. However, I have many contacts with evil spirits, and this person has evil spirits.
, I’m just afraid that I encountered a demon.”
Teng Yunzi nodded and said: "Yes, this person has indeed encountered a demon. Did the junior brother see anything else besides that?"
"He is not very skilled in riding horses, and the saddle is brand new. This strong horse must have been bought not long ago, and buying a horse is a very luxurious thing for ordinary people. It can be seen that this scholar has become prosperous recently...Yu Yao has become prosperous again, Yu Yao has become prosperous again, and Yu Yao has become prosperous.
The demon is a bad thing, but it turned into a good thing in him, which shows that there is a problem
"Yes." Li Xiuyuan frowned.
Teng Yunzi said: "Junior brother is very smart and can see so much without using Taoist skills. However, according to Pindao, this person has been infected with demonic energy for at least a year, and within this year, the scholar's life has not been in danger.
, and there is no illness or pain, so it can be seen that the demon is not an evil demon, nor an evil demon, but this scholar has to go around
Asking a Taoist for help, it shows that he has discovered the identity of the monster, is afraid of being harmed, and is frightened in his heart, so he needs an expert to exorcise the monster."
"But it's not an evil monster, nor has it harmed anyone. This monster can only be driven away, but not eliminated."
Li Xiuyuan immediately nodded in agreement upon hearing this, and then said: "Senior brother said that I have a flexible mind, but my mind is many times better than mine. Even without any exchange of words, I can deduce the seriousness of the matter with just a few glances.
And how to deal with it.”
"After leaving the mountain gate and entering the mortal world, there are disasters and cause and effect everywhere. Naturally, we must uphold our original intention. As long as the heart is pure and not obsessed by the seven emotions and six desires, only then can we see through all kinds of things and not be afraid of the disasters in the mortal world." Teng Yunzi said.
Finally, he sighed: "But Pindao's state of mind cultivation is far from enough."
That's enough, so it's okay to go out for a few days. If it goes on for a long time and my heart is dusty, I dare not say that I can escape from the world of mortals."
"Brother is right. Who in the world dares to say that he has not forgotten his original intention and his true intention has not changed. There is also an eminent Buddhist monk who once said: The body is like a bodhi tree, and the mind is like a mirror stand. It should be brushed diligently at all times to avoid dust.
"Li Xiuyuan said.
He felt that he had learned many things from his senior brother Teng Yunzi that he had never learned before.
It is a way for Taoists to conduct themselves in the world.
While they were talking, the two of them had already arrived at the gate of the county town ahead of Mu Sheng.
After a while, Mu Sheng came back on horseback, but his servants were already waiting by the road.
"Master, have you caught up with the two Taoist priests? Those two Taoist priests are real immortal figures. I saw the two Taoist priests on the road before, one riding a donkey and the other riding a black tiger. They seemed to be walking slowly, but after a while
He has traveled several miles with kung fu. A Taoist priest with this level of skill must be a first-rate immortal.
"The servant took the reins and asked respectfully.
Mu Sheng said angrily: "Don't mention it. I had already seen the two Taoists when I chased them. But when I got closer, they were gone. I thought those two Taoists were either gods or ghosts in the mountains."
, don’t mention it, let’s go and go back to the house.”
"That's such a pity." The servant led the horse and followed behind.
After walking a few steps, the servant suddenly pointed to the city gate and exclaimed: "Master, look, aren't those two Taoists the same two we saw on the road before?"
"Where is it?" Mu Sheng looked subconsciously, and his eyes immediately shrank.
However, I saw two Taoists standing by the main road at the city gate. One was about thirty years old, bright and energetic, with extraordinary airs. He was wearing simple Taoist robes and sitting on an old donkey. He was not a fairy, but he was better than a fairy.
But the man next to him was young, he looked like a young man, he was handsome, and he looked majestic. He sat down and rode a huge black tiger. People who saw him were frightened and did not dare to approach.
But the strange thing is that the people passing by nearby did not feel scared at all, as if they had not seen a tiger.
"It's really those two Taoists." Mu Sheng was shocked.
He had obviously lost track of him before, but now he was already waiting for me here.
Could it be that these two Taoists already know what they want?
As soon as he thought of this, Mu Sheng immediately felt a chill in his heart, showed respect on his face, and hurriedly went up to meet these two Taoists.
"Xiaosheng Mu Sheng pays homage to the two Taoist priests."
As he spoke, he looked at the black tiger next to him with some fear, feeling his heart pounding.
If this black tiger pounces on him and bites him, he will be dead.
"Pindao Teng Yunzi, this is Pindao's junior brother. I don't know why you have been chasing Pindao and the two just now. If there is nothing important, Pindao is still in a hurry. I hope this young master will not disturb you.
"Teng Yunzi said.
When Mu Sheng heard this, he immediately knelt down in fear and begged: "Please help me, the Immortal, because Xiaosheng is at the point of life and death. If the Immortal doesn't come to save me, I'm afraid he will die at the hands of the goblin."
Teng Yunzi smiled and said: "You are strong and healthy, and you are free from illness and disaster. How can you say you are about to die?"
"Xianzhang, Xiaosheng has no intention of deceiving you. If you don't believe me, please go to Xiaosheng's house and have a look. You will know that Xiaosheng has indeed encountered a goblin." Mu Sheng pleaded.
Teng Yunzi pondered for a while and said: "I won't bother you. I will give you a talisman. When you go back, stick it on the door. Tomorrow morning, you can go to the door again and see if the talisman is there. If it is there,
, the demon has retreated, there is no need to worry about it in the future. If it is not there, then you will come back to find the poor way, the poor way.
Then do other things."
When Mu Sheng heard this, he was immediately overjoyed and thanked him: "Please also ask the immortal to give me the talisman."
After saying that, he held up his hands, hoping that the Immortal Taoist Talisman would work.
"Junior brother, please draw a demon exorcism charm for him." Teng Yunzi said through the message.
Li Xiuyuan was surprised and said: "What? I have never learned how to draw talisman. Isn't it my senior brother who draws talisman?"
"I don't know how to do it. Junior brother, haven't you learned all kinds of magic? Haven't you learned the art of talismans?" Teng Yunzi also said in surprise.
"..." Li Xiuyuan gave him a strange look.
I don’t know what kind of talisman I was given. I said you were smart before, so why did you do such a careless thing in the blink of an eye?
"Senior brother, all I have learned are the magic of gods, the art of slaying dragons, and the art of paper talismans has never been involved."
Teng Yunzi was shocked: "The blind Taoist Master's paper talisman is a master of calculations, but you haven't learned any of it? You can't even know the most demon-expelling talisman?"
"I am naturally resistant to spells such as talisman paper and talisman water. I have never learned them. I just copied the spirit-enlightening talisman out of curiosity. How about fooling around and giving him a spirit-enlightening talisman?" Li Xiuyuan said.
Teng Yunzi almost bit his tongue.
What the hell is a spiritual talisman?
It is for opening up the spiritual wisdom to the creatures who have not yet opened their spiritual wisdom. If the spirits saw this on the door and laughed, it would be a shame for the sect.
If I had known earlier, I might as well have gone there myself.
Misstep, misstep.
Now the situation was very embarrassing.
Then Mu Sheng was still kneeling in front of him to ask for amulets.
"Junior brother, what should we do now?" Teng Yunzi said helplessly.
Li Xiuyuan thought for a while and said: "It doesn't matter. Since senior brother doesn't know the art of talismans, let me draw something to fool him. Anyway, we have reached our point. It doesn't matter whether it is a demon exorcism talisman or not. What is important is
It’s a warning to the goblin so that it can retreat when it’s in trouble.”
"Junior brother's words are good, but besides the demon exorcism talisman, is it possible that there are better paper talismans?" Teng Yunzi said.
Li Xiuyuan smiled and said: "At times like this, flexibility is very important."
After saying that, he immediately took out the pen from the Ghost King's bag.
Holding the pen and dyeing it with ink, the pen moved like a dragon and a snake, and soon a talisman like a book from heaven was drawn.
"This is a tadpole script. You can't draw talismans in this tadpole script," Teng Yunzi said.
"I didn't say it was a talisman, but who can recognize the tadpole script except for immortals and spirits? Mortals can't recognize it, and no one can spot it even if they regard it as a paper talisman." After Li Xiuyuan finished speaking, he stretched out his hand a little.
Immediately the talisman turned into brilliant gold, shining with light.
"Junior brother, what do you mean by this?"
"Add some special effects to make it look more real. Now it seems that senior brother thinks that my talisman is very magical and has the charm of an immortal treasure?" Li Xiuyuan said.
"..." Teng Yunzi had nothing to say.
This junior brother is really good at fooling people.
The tadpole text is combined with the magic of turning stone into gold, and a golden paper talisman is formed. If you don't understand its meaning, what is this if it's not a fairy treasure?
"I gave you this golden talisman. Take it back and stick it on the door," Li Xiuyuan said.
"Thank you, Immortal. Thank you, Immortal." Mu Sheng was overjoyed and found the thin gold paper.
But I saw that the paintings on it were all about tadpole astronomy, indescribable mysteries, endless mysteries, and they were also flashing with golden light. At a glance, I knew they were not ordinary common things.
After thanking him repeatedly, Mu Sheng happily left with the golden talisman in his arms.
After he left, Teng Yunzi said again: "Junior brother is also involved in the tadpole article? I don't know what is written on it."
"I didn't write anything, I just used emotion and reason to try to persuade the spirit to stop pestering this person, let the spirit know that a cultivator has appeared nearby, and let it retreat when it is difficult.
"In this way, you are good, I am good, everyone is good, and nothing will happen." Li Xiuyuan
road.
Teng Yunzi said, "Junior brother, don't try to deceive me into not recognizing the tadpole script. There are clearly four characters on it. How can there be so many meanings? I wonder which four characters junior brother wrote on it?"