"Historical Records" records: "On the first day of the twelfth month of the Jiawu lunar month, I went to Gaoli to pay homage to the temple." There was once a large-scale Haoli Mountain Shrine in Haoli Mountain, also known as Senluo Hall.
Later, in the tomb certificates unearthed from the tombs of the Eastern Han Dynasty, there is often a saying that "people in life belong to Xi Chang'an, and people in death belong to Mount Tai."
The god of Mount Tai, the Lord of life and death.
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At Taishan Railway Station, Momo, who was carrying two bags of luggage, was carefully looking at the travel map and guide she had just bought after getting off the train.
Although it is said that the Penglai Conference is held again every ten years in the monastic world, it has always been attended by his master. Now that Mo Mo is just starting out and coming here for the first time, many things he has only heard from his master and has not been practiced personally.
So I felt somewhat uneasy.
"Well...it turns out there is a tour bus going there, that's okay." Momo was checking the route at this time and said: "Zhan'er, we probably don't have time to sit down and eat. Why don't we buy some dry food and eat directly on the bus?
.Zhan'er...Zhan'er?"
The little Taoist priest who was following Mo Mo from Senior Yang Taizi disappeared at this time!
This immediately made the young Celestial Master of Longhu Mountain a little anxious, mainly because if he lost someone, he didn't know how to explain it to his master's friend, Senior Yang Taizi.
Momo subconsciously opened the luggage bag and took out a paper crane. Dragon Tiger Mountain has many strange armor-defying techniques, including methods of finding people.
However, the train station was crowded with people, and Mo Mo felt a little embarrassed... It would be a very troublesome thing if the public saw it.
In today's era, the Taoist world is no better than the previous imperial period. People in the Taoist world are aloof and the court cannot control them...the current control is quite strict.
Firstly, because of the rapid development of science and technology, ordinary people can easily gain the power to deal with cultivators. Compared with these technological products that can be mass-produced, it takes thousands of choices to find a successor to the Dao world, which is really powerless.
Besides, today is a humane world, and the new country after the war has the protection of great fortune. Whether it is the once prosperous demon world or the long-established Taoist world, they have to be cautious.
When Momo went down the mountain, she got a "walking permission" from her master.
This license proves that it comes from a department of the country that is responsible for management. As for why people in the Taoist world and even the demon world, which have many magics, have to accept this kind of management, it is naturally because there are people in this department that both the Taoist and demonic worlds have to be afraid of.
the power of.
Because, the True Dragon of China, the guardian of the land of China, is the top advisor of this department...
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Fortunately, Momo found Zhan'er quickly.
Although she had learned a lot about this guy's temper along the way, Mo Mo still had an indescribable feeling when she saw Zhan'er squatting in front of a stall selling goldfish.
How did Yang Taizi-senpai raise him?
"Ten yuan each! Buy five and get a fish tank for free!" The boss in front of the goldfish stall rubbed his hands and looked at Momo, "The last five!"
Mo Mo shook his head, but at this moment Zhan'er, who was squatting with his knees in his arms, suddenly raised his head and blinked, making Mo Mo feel weak.
How come there are such shining eyes... so dazzling!
"I...I know!" Mo Mo couldn't help but sigh, "I can only buy one, there are so many and there is no room...I know, I know, buy them all."
In the end, Momo was defeated.
In fact, this was not the first time that he had succumbed to Zhan'er's gaze that seemed to be able to shine.
At this time, after selling the last goldfish, the boss began to clean up the stall, while Zhan'er was holding the goldfish bowl, looking quite happy.
"You're satisfied, but do you plan to carry this goldfish tank with you all the time?" Mo Mo said angrily.
"Hehe, it's actually not troublesome." Zhan'er smiled.
Mo Mo was about to say something, but at this moment, he suddenly felt that someone was deliberately approaching him. And there were more than one.
"Zhan'er, come to me." Mo Mo frowned and whispered. At the same time, she reached out and grabbed Zhan'er's arm and walked quickly towards the crowd.
However, before he had taken a few steps, the road in front of him was directly blocked by a man wearing a black suit. Momo stopped. At this time, not only in front, but also behind and on the left and right, there were men with the same attire rushing towards him.
.
But in the blink of an eye, he and Zhan'er were surrounded by these four men.
"Friends, I don't think I know you, do I?" Mo Mo glanced at these people and then sneered.
I saw a man in front of me suddenly put his hand inside his clothes. This action made Mo Mo suddenly alert.
However, what surprised Mo Mo was that the man did not take out any weapon from his clothes, but a mobile phone. The man glanced at the mobile phone, and then said: "Are you Mr. Mo Mo? You are here to participate in Penglai this time.
Representative of the Longhu Mountain Celestial Master Taoist Association at the meeting.”
"You are..." Mo Mo looked surprised.
The other party said calmly at this time: "My name is Ling Feng, you can also call me Captain Ling. This is our ID. We are members of the 'Special National Land Management Bureau'."
Mo Mo opened his mouth. He already knew the origins of these people... The so-called 'Special State Land Management Bureau' is the special Russian department that oversees the Taoist and Demonic Realms across the country.
"Oh... Really." Mo Mo nodded, and then said: "But even if you are from this department, I have not done anything bad, and I have not caused panic among the people. Even you... don't seem to have done it.
Is there a reason to block me here?"
Ling Feng smiled slightly at this time and said neither humble nor arrogantly: "Mr. Momo, we have no intention of intercepting you. We only appear in front of you to better manage the Penglai brought back this time and serve as the representative of this conference.
During the meeting, we will maintain the order during this conference."
"...scared." Mo Mo opened her mouth, wanting to say something.
Ling Feng said directly at this time: "In fact, we have prepared accommodation for you, so we came here this time to invite you, Mr. Momo."
"Has anyone checked in yet?" Momo thought for a while and asked.
Ling Feng said politely at this time: "Actually, Mr. Momo, you should be the last batch of participants to arrive. sects such as Wudang, Qingcheng Mountain, Quanzhen Taoism, Zhengyi Sect, etc. have also moved in one after another.
"
At this time, Mo Mo carefully compared the ID that Ling Feng had taken out with the steel seal on his own pass, and then nodded and said, "Okay, I'll just ask you to lead the way."
"Please come this way, we've got the car ready."
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Momo and Zhan'er quickly followed Ling Feng and others into a domestically produced Hongqi, set off from the train station, and soon arrived at a mountain villa.
Momo asked about a lot of things along the way.
For example, in Mount Tai, a villa was built early to cater to people from the Taoist community who participated in the Penglai Conference. This was only built after the founding of the People's Republic of China. However, the Penglai Conference is held every ten years, and this villa is already the eighth.
enabled.
Wolong Villa was the destination that Ling Feng led the two of them to.
Not far away, about four or five kilometers away, there is another villa called Kunpeng, which is specially designed for guests from the demon world to gather and live.
“Warmly congratulate Penglai Tea Party and Health Forum on the success of the Penglai Tea Party!”
When she saw such a banner hanging in front of Wolong Villa, Momo finally vomited out the words that she had been holding in her heart for a long time.
This is not the same painting style as the grand event he imagined every ten years in the Taoist and Demonic worlds!
For example, when Ling Feng led the two of them to a conference room they passed by when they went to the prepared room, Mo Mo saw such a scene.
A man in gray robes on the stage was holding a microphone, pressing the electronic pointer in his hand, and pointed at a sentence from "The True Quotations" that was projected on the screen: "If the shape lasts for a hundred years, the body will die, and the nature of the body will die."
Immortality was being interpreted, and in the audience was a group of guys wearing colorful clothes immersed in taking notes.
This style of painting made Mo Mo stupidly stand in front of the conference room door for more than ten seconds.
"Fellow Taoist, if you are interested, please come in from the back. There are still seats in the back row, so don't disturb everyone, okay?" The gray-robed person on the podium said with a slight smile at this time.
"Sorry to bother you!" Momo immediately closed the door of the conference room.
If it were somewhere else, Mo Mo might have thought that this was a trick played by a magician to cheat money. But he could clearly feel that there was a lot of magic in this conference room, and there were at least three guys whose magic was not weaker than his.
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Ling Feng said at this time: "Mr. Momo, if you want to attend the lecture, you can. Anyway, your check-in has been completed... Here is your room card."
"No, no need, I'd better go to the room first..." Momo shook her head, "I want to be quiet."
"Hey, where are your companions?" Ling Feng looked around in surprise at this moment, and found that the young man following Mo Mo, holding a goldfish bowl, had disappeared at some point.
Momo looked surprised at this time.
He didn't know why, although Zhan'er's cultivation level was obviously very low, he was always able to quietly escape from the lock of his own energy.
"I'm sorry, my companion is a bit playful and I really can't stand it." Mo Mo smiled bitterly at this time and said: "But he usually doesn't go far, so he should still be in the villa."
"This is not good." Ling Feng said worriedly at this time: "Mr. Momo, you also know that the guests this time are not ordinary people. Some have weird tempers and some have many rules. Even we must be careful.
"
"Look for him, he should be nearby." Mo Mo said helplessly.
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In fact, Momo quickly found Zhan'er again, and the location was in the ornamental garden of the villa.
When Mo Mo and Ling Feng found Zhan'er, they found him squatting in front of a small lotus pond in the garden, pouring the goldfish from the goldfish tank into the lotus pond.
"Why did you run away without saying a word?" Momo knocked on Zhan'er's head.
But all I got in return was this guy's silly smile... It's really hard to make people angry.
"What are you doing here?" Mo Mo sighed at this time. Seeing Zhan'er's behavior, he asked in confusion: "Didn't I just buy it back? You don't want it anymore?"
If you don’t want it, don’t buy it... It’s hard to make money, big brother!
Zhan'er said: "Well! I don't want them anymore, just let them stay here."
"Why?" Momo was startled.
Zhan'er blinked and said matter-of-factly: "Because this place is much, much bigger than the fish tank."
"You..." Momo frowned: "You didn't plan to let them go from the beginning, did you?"
Zhan'er nodded, then looked at a few small goldfish slowly swimming away, holding his chin with his hands and said, "I feel like they are a little happier now."
"They are so happy..." Momo said with some pain.
Zhan'er suddenly said: "Brother Momo, why did that boss catch them and sell them?"
"Do business and make money." Mo Mo said subconsciously: "If someone has such a need, someone will naturally do it. Some people like to raise goldfish, and some will sell goldfish. Everyone gets what they need. Isn't this a normal thing?
"
Zhan'er asked in confusion: "But if you put it this way, do goldfish also have needs? Then who will provide them with needs?"
"Goldfish or something..." Momo frowned and said: "How can they compare with humans? They have no intelligence, only simple instincts for action, and will only follow their own instincts. They will not make demands at all, nor do they need to
Who will satisfy their needs? Besides, even if they are thoughtful, no one cares about this. Well...don't you like to catch crickets? Then have you ever thought about whether the crickets you catch are willing to do so?
"
"Ah? They, I let them go later." Zhan'er tilted his head and said, "And I asked them. They were willing to play with me, so I caught them."
"Have you asked...have you asked?" Mo Mo was startled. If this sentence is to be studied carefully, it seems that there are very important things that can be unearthed.
"Yeah, what's the problem?"
There seems to be something unusual about this Zhan'er. Logically speaking, his intelligence is normal, and he is so old, but he seems to be a child who doesn't understand anything... I don't know what Senior Yang Taizi is using.
method taught.
However, Ling Feng from the management office was behind him, so Mo Mo didn't intend to ask further about this matter. "It's no problem. Let's go in. The room has been arranged for us."
"Well, okay." Zhan'er nodded, stood up, and suddenly asked: "Brother Momo, if one day we turn into goldfish and people catch them and buy them, don't they need to care about us?
How do you feel?"
"How silly? Who would catch people and sell them when they have nothing to do? We are not a slave society now. Besides, it is even more impossible for us to become goldfish, and it is impossible for goldfish to become us."
Zhan'er said: "But didn't you say that as long as there is a need, someone will do it? Since some people like to raise goldfish, why don't some people like to raise people? If someone likes to raise people, will we be arrested?
, and then throw it into the goldfish bowl? Then no one will care about us?"
Mo Mo opened his mouth, but suddenly found that he could not form words. He subconsciously glanced at Ling Feng who came forward and found that he also frowned slightly at this time.
