Zhao Ran couldn't help but feel happy when he heard that Yu Zhiyuan got his wish and was promoted to the deacon of the living room, one of the eight major deacon rooms. The deacon of the living room is called Zhike, and it is a very important role in the Taoist temple. In addition to welcoming guests
In addition to being sent to the Taoist temple, he is also responsible for liaison and communication with the various palaces of the Taoist sect. At the same time, because he often deals with the secular world, in the hearts of believers, Zhike often represents the face of a Taoist temple, and every word he says implies
Therefore, the Taoist Academy is very strict in the selection of intellectuals.
Among the eight deacons of the Taoist sect, those with high merit in the scripture hall, knowing guests in the living room, and patrolling the dormitories are the most promising to be promoted to the supervisory court. This is a customary practice that has been passed down for many years. In Taoist sects, temples, palaces, and courtyards all over the world, at least
More than 70% of the prisons are from Zhike, Gaogong and Xunzhao.
Yu Zhiyuan's promotion to Zhike means that this person has a bright future and a promising future. Of course, at least within the foreseeable few years, Yu Zhiyuan will not be able to become a prison guard because he is too young. Thirty-two years old can be said to be in the prime of life.
, but from another perspective, compared with the 38-year-old Jiang Gaogong and the 45-year-old Song Xunzhao, he appears to be "less qualified". What's more, he has just been transferred and does not have a huge background or a strong backing.
Under such circumstances, it is absolutely extremely difficult to make continuous jumps.
Zhao Ran, who was in love with you, specially wrote a couplet "The sea is wide enough for fish to leap, and the sky is high enough for birds to fly" and gave it to Yu Zhiyuan as a congratulatory gift. Zhao Ran liked this way of congratulation the most, and it didn't cost money, and
It is more elegant than yellow and white common things like gold and silver, so why not do it?
Yu Zhiyuan was also very happy to receive the gift. He took the couplet and played with it for a long time before his eyes reluctantly took it back and turned to Zhao Ran.
"Senior Brother Yu, it's not too much to call you a guest now!" Zhao Ran congratulated with a playful smile. This flattery was roundabout and did not show any trace, but it was quite useful, and it also vaguely revealed the past between the two.
A piece of love is a magic weapon-level congratulatory message that Zhao Ran experienced in the life before time travel, and the effect is excellent.
Yu Zhiyuan smiled faintly, recalling the scenes when Zhao Ran first entered Wuji Courtyard and met him, and said with emotion: "Two years have passed in a flash, and the years have passed by like a fleeting moment."
"Yes, junior brother, I am still very discerning. I have already foreseen senior brother's joy today... Haha, senior brother, where have you been in the past few months? I heard that you went to the Xizhenwu Palace in your house to do business. Why?
So long? Junior brother, I have come to look for him several times, but I can't see him."
Yu Zhiyuan said: "Accepted the order of Xizhenwu Palace, I went to Baima Mountain to practice in front of the army."
Zhao Ran asked curiously: "What's going on there now? I heard that the war is stalemate and there are many casualties..." He then surrounded Yu Zhiyuan and looked up and down: "Brother Zhike, are you not injured?"
Yu Zhiyuan smiled and said: "You can easily get hurt wherever you are. When it comes to fighting, there are soldiers going to fight with the Buddhists. There are monks here. I just do some fasting rituals and answer some of the soldiers' doubts. Formation
I've been there a few times before, but I didn't have to go into battle. Besides, Taoist priests like us don't know how to wield swords or guns, right?"
The topic opened, and Yu Zhiyuan sank into memories: "The battlefield was so tragic. In the more than three months since I was there, there were two big battles and dozens of small battles. There was no one time when there were not corpses everywhere... On the seventeenth day of the first lunar month
, the army robbed the sloping valley of Baima Mountain, fought fiercely for a day and night, and finally captured it. More than 3,000 people from Xiaohewei, Yulong Qianhu Station, and Baima Qianhu Station were filled in. In the end, less than 700 people survived, and thousands of households died.
Three people were killed, and more than 20 people from hundreds of families died. The snow in the valley was dyed blood red, and the shaking made people's eyes hurt..."
"...I have a close friend from my family who is the general bannerman of Ye Xueguan. He was ordered to serve in front of the army. He beheaded five levels in three months and made many meritorious deeds. The commander-in-chief issued a military order and promoted him to the rank of 100 households. He told me
He said that he had made an agreement with Shangfeng that after he was promoted to a hundred households, he could go back to Long'an Mansion. He planned to go back on the ninth day of February to marry his childhood sweetheart cousin. On the eighth day of February, he escorted the grain team to Duxikou
, when I came back, it was just a cold corpse..."
"...There was a very young archer, less than sixteen years old, short, like a monkey. He joined the army to save food for his family so that his two younger brothers could eat more... He would go to camp every day before
Everyone came to ask me about my morality. He asked me where I would go after I died in the battle. I told him that after death, the gods enter the five realms. Those who have committed the most evil crimes may go to the Nili Hell and suffer endless suffering, or they may turn into wormwood and suffer hunger.
Those who are greedy for life and afraid of death, and those who are timid and incompetent will enter the spirit and turn into animals; only those who move forward bravely can re-enter the human realm and become the leader of all spirits; if their merits reach the top, they can ascend to the thirty-three heavens.
, the divine position in heaven. He said that God did not dare to ask for anything, he only wanted to be able to be a human being in the next world and continue to serve his mother... The day before I left Baima Mountain, I heard that he had died and killed two Xia people.
After the Xia people surrounded them, they jumped off the cliff..."
Speaking of emotional moments, Yu Zhiyuan burst into tears, and Zhao Ran also felt a sense of depression in his heart that was difficult to relieve.
After a long time, Zhao Ran suddenly remembered something and asked: "Where are the monks in the hidden place? Have they ever taken action? I heard that the monks took action, shaking the world and crying ghosts and gods, and the mountains collapsed and the earth cracked..."
Yu Zhiyuan smiled and said: "How can it be so mysterious? If the mountains really collapsed, there would be no need to fight this battle. The monks' spells are very powerful, but they are not to this extent. There are thousands of troops fighting in front of the formation.
The arrows are like rain. No matter how powerful you are, you can't fight against ten people or a hundred people. If hundreds of spears are thrust at you, everyone will have to avoid it. Thousands of arrows are raining down, and the monks can't direct their spears.
"Moreover, monks who seek immortality cherish their lives. Unless it is urgent, no one is willing to fight in front of the battle array. Otherwise, they will be surrounded by a large army and there is only one word of death."
Zhao Ran recalled the experience of catching monsters with Taoist Da Zhuo and Xiao Zhuo in Wutang that day, and confirmed it with his experience. He suddenly realized that the secret channel had been poisoned by too many novels before. It seems that the monks are not omnipotent. Indeed.
, with Daozhuo Taoist priest's Taoist skills as a yellow scarf warrior, or Xiaozhuo Taoist priest's ability to throw fire talismans like throwing paper, it is no problem to defeat ten of them, or even win against hundreds of enemies, but if you really have to fight against thousands of troops,
Among them, there is really not enough to see. As for someone as smart as Chu Yangcheng, he now understands that he is rare even among monks - he was really lucky that day, and it was a pity that he could not worship Chu.
What a regret in my life under Yangchengmen!
I only heard Yu Zhiyuan say again: "Although the monks do not go into battle easily, but when they really do it, they are invincible. Our Hong Zhike died at the hands of the Buddhist monks, and his whole body was transformed by the Buddhist demon light, even ashes
None of them were found. The clothes and clothes buried during the ritual were all taken from Hong Zhike's room in the courtyard..."
Zhao Ran had very little impression of the original Deacon Hong and had only met him a few times. At this moment, he didn't know how to answer the question. After all, Yu Zhiyuan got the job of knowing guests because Deacon Hong died in Baima Mountain.
It was difficult to control the right words, so I remained silent for the moment.
Yu Zhiyuan had no intention of getting entangled in this issue, but said to Zhao Ran: "In the past, I only thought that Junior Brother Zhao, your handwriting was good, but I didn't know that your ability to read scriptures was not weak. Have you fallen behind in your homework in the past few months since I left?"
Zhao Ran replied with a smile: "But this is not the case. I have read through all the scriptures in the scripture library, and I have gone down the mountain to experience many rituals. I am very familiar with them. I have never failed to get a first place in the monthly exam."
Yu Zhiyuan nodded: "That's good! By the way, I heard that you were rewarded by Huayun Pavilion because of your service at the Taoist Sect?"
Zhao Ran explained the situation of that day to Yu Zhiyuan in detail, and Yu Zhiyuan sighed: "It's a pity that you don't have the bones, otherwise you wouldn't have to hang out in the world. You should practice Taoism to realize immortality. How free it would be!"
As long as you are more proficient in the formation plate given by Huayun Pavilion, you can use it to save your life at critical moments... However, you should not get too caught up in it. After all, this path is not feasible for us. It consumes too much energy and delays our progress.
To make progress in Taoism, remember not to aim too high. Since you and I are in the jungle of ten directions, don’t expect too much about things that are not destined to be obtained. Use your mind on schoolwork and rituals, and work hard for Taoism.
What you have achieved is worthy of the short time of this life..."
As he spoke, Yu Zhiyuan suddenly shook his head and remained silent.
Zhao Ran didn't know what happened to Senior Brother Yu, so he had no choice but to accept it. After a while, Yu Zhiyuan seemed to cheer up again, and said with a smile: "I went to the Dianzhuofang to check the commendation report awarded to you by the Huayun Hall. This thing
Excellent! I have been promoted to Zhike, but now there is still a lack of a door in the living room... Although there are many people competing, but you have this thing, I also have a way. I just wonder if you are willing to come to the living room to help me, if
If you are willing, I will find a suitable opportunity and report it to the Prison Court?"
When Zhao Ran heard this, he was suddenly surprised.