Early in the morning on December 15th, Long Qingwei, a layman from Yangcao Mountain, climbed onto Jingxing Rock carrying a huge wooden box.
Entering the Zhaixing Pavilion Cave, I saw layman Jingxing packing up his belongings. Among the silk cloths spread on the ground, parcels of various sizes were placed in categories. Each parcel had a note on it, which read "Food".
Some have "seasonings" written on them, some have "rice noodles" written on them, some have "four treasures of the study" written on them... There are all kinds of them, there is even a wooden box, but it is Jingxing
Layman's rouge box.
Long Qingwei sighed and said, "Didn't I put everything away yesterday? Why did it open again?"
Layman Jingxing reclosed the four corners of the silk cloth and tied it with knots, and said: "We have been away for seven or eight days. I calculated it, and I was afraid that I would not have enough to eat, so I went to the forest this morning to pick some fruits.
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Long Qing was speechless. He waited until Layman Jingxing had packed up, tied the big package to his shoulder, and held the "Announcement" and "Outline" of the Ceremony Ceremony Competition in his arms before they both went out.
There was no other way. As miserable casual cultivators, even if they reached the Huangguan realm, not many could possess storage magic weapons. The two of them had to carry their luggage all the way to Junshan.
From this point of view, it is indeed Zhao Ran's blessing to be able to enter the pavilion to practice. In addition to the storage ring that he returned from Baoping Temple, Zhao Ran also has two storage instruments on his body, one is a Taoist priest
When entering the Huangguan Realm, one gift from Dongfang Li was given by his teacher Jiang Tenghe when he entered the Huangguan Realm. The two storage instruments, one containing medicinal materials and the other containing gold and silver, were thrown into the storage ring by him.
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The straight-line distance from Yangcao Mountain to Junshan is more than 160 miles, and they have to climb dozens of mountains, large and small. Although the couple had no trouble climbing the mountains, it would take at least a day to reach Junshan.
What's more, the young couple are very homebound and rarely go out on weekdays. Jingxing layman was eager to see the scenery all the way, so Long Qingwei had to accompany him, and the pace was even slower. During the day, they traveled all the way to the mountains and rivers, and at night they found someone to carry the rain.
A bonfire was lit somewhere, some game was cooked and a meal was cooked, and I was in a good mood. After dinner, we sat back to back by the bonfire. According to the examples in the "Outline", each imitated similar questions to make it difficult for the other party, which was fine.
Quite a lot of fun in it.
The day before the ceremony for the ceremony, the couple finally arrived at Junshan Temple and saw a simple archway built with bamboo poles in front of the temple gate.
There is a banner hanging on the bamboo beam of the archway that is about 10 feet high, which reads "Warmly welcome all fellow Taoists to participate in the Long'an Mansion Monk Ceremony Competition."
Under the archway is a table. A young man dressed as a fireworker is sitting behind the table. On the table are pens, inks, paper and inkstones. Next to him is a wooden sign with the three characters "Registration Office" written on it.
Long Qing took a look, wasn't this the boy who took notes in court when he came to sue the two thieves who went to Sange? What was his name? It seems that Zhao Xingxing had been calling him "Feng He" at that time, and he didn't know his surname.
What.
The couple stepped forward and said hello: "Hehe, hehe, um, little brother Fenghe, we are here. Do you remember? You need to sign up here to participate in the Conferment Competition?"
When Qu Fenghe saw these two people, he smiled, stood up, clasped his fists, bowed his head, and saluted: "I have met these two immortal masters, just call me Xiaoqu. You are the one who registered here."
After saying that, he sat down and wrote down: "Long Qing, male cultivator, from Yangcao Mountain, Huangguan realm; Jingxing layman, female cultivator, from Jingxingyan..."
After finishing the note, he took a piece of paper full of words from the table and said: "About the Dabi matters, this note has been written down. You two should be more careful and don't miss anything. By the way,
The two of you arrived a little late. There were too many immortal masters coming to participate in the engraving competition. Now the Yunshui Hall is full - our temple is too small to accommodate so many immortal masters. I'm sorry. 2
An immortal master can go to stay with someone in the village, and the price ranges from 300 to 500 renminbi per person per day. It depends on the condition of the farmhouse. If there is a charge higher than 500 renminbi, the two immortal masters can come to me to complain...
…Please each of you pay five taels of silver, which is the test materials fee and the review and marking fee. Thank you very much.”
Long Qing was so dizzy that he took out ten taels of silver and handed it over. Qu Fenghe tore off a receipt and gave it to him, and said: "If you don't want to live in the farmhouse, you can go to the foot of Junshan Mountain and make your own way."
Sleeping in the open, but my Zhao Xingxing has said that you must not litter or chop down trees. Violators will be severely punished."
After completing the registration procedures, the couple walked to a nearby village and slept in the wilderness for two nights. Now they all wanted to sleep in bed.
Jingxing layman looked back at Qu Fenghe under the archway and said, "This little brother Qu is really a smart man."
Long Qing nodded: "There are no weak soldiers under a strong general. How can the people Zhao Xingxing brings with him be worse?"
A lot of monks came, some of them went to sleep in the open at the foot of Junshan Mountain, but more than half of them chose to stay in village households. The couple asked several houses in succession before they found one with a room, so they moved in, but it was two rooms per room.
bed.
Although the couple is known as a "couple", they actually do not really practice together. They made an agreement that they must form elixirs before they can live together. Therefore, Jingxing layman was a little hesitant when he saw that they were living in the same room, but Long Qinghui was a little hesitant.
I couldn't help but feel happy, and I didn't bargain. I hurriedly took out two taels of silver and stuffed it in. I agreed to stay for two days, which was worth more than four cents per person per day.
The house price is quite high, but since he is a monk, one or two taels of silver is really not something he takes seriously, let alone living in the same house with Jingxing, Long Qingwei is willing to accept no matter how high the price is!
After settling down, the couple went out and wandered around the village, listening to the crowing of chickens and barking of dogs, looking at the smoke from cooking stoves, making way for the old man chopping wood, helping the fallen child to get up, and feeling the richness of life.
His breath couldn't help but feel like he was in a trance: I don't know how long it's been since such a day...
The dress of the monks was obviously very different from that of farmers. The couple wandered around and met many monks. They nodded to each other, hugged each other, and then passed each other. Everything was as simple as that...
As we walked to the entrance of the village, we saw a rich man sitting on a stone slab beside a field in the distance, with two small eyes squinted on his round face. He was scratching back and forth on the soil with a branch, and he was saying something.
There are words to read.
The couple's eyes lit up. Isn't this Master Guo? The couple is a typical example of homesteaders in the casual cultivating world. They live their small lives in Yangcao Mountain all year round. Even though the cultivating world is so small, they are not familiar with each other.
More, this person is a rare acquaintance.
This great mage has a very high level of cultivation. He has reached the point where the golden elixir generates spiritual consciousness. However, he has no interest in fighting and is unwilling to spend time studying it. His fighting ability is very poor.
The name of Master Guo is Zhi Wei. The couple met him during the Ceremony Ceremony Competition six years ago. At that time, he was a Golden Elixir Master, but he was defeated by a Huang Guan monk in a battle.
Then he angrily said that he would never come again for reference. As expected, he never came three years ago.
Guo Zhiwei gained spiritual consciousness two years ago and entered the realm of the Great Master. The couple even went to his cave to congratulate him and express his feelings. At that time, he still said that he would no longer participate in the burial ceremony, but he did not expect that he would break his promise this time.
Still here.
"Senior Guo, you're here too!" Long Qing hurriedly stepped forward to say hello, and Jingxing also stepped forward to salute: "It's great to meet senior!"