It was snowing heavily, and the front archway of Xianlingguan Mountain Gate was crowded with parents who came to pick up their children.
I haven’t seen my child for more than two months. The parents miss me very much. The Taoist temple has strict rules. They are sent to the temple as an apprentice. They only have one annual leave a year. They are not allowed to visit in order to avoid delaying the apprentice’s practice. Even the apprentice every day
The monthly payment of 30 cents is settled at the end of the year.
"Here they come! They're coming!"
As the parent in front shouted, everyone stopped chatting, stretched their necks and stood on tiptoe to watch.
In the mist of snow and mist, there was first a tall Taoist priest wearing a thin blue robe, followed by two groups of apprentices wearing thick dark blue cotton robes, each with a bamboo sword hanging on his waist, carrying a cloth bag and an umbrella on his back, and some in his hands.
He was also carrying a bamboo basket, looking very energetic.
The two rows of apprentices were silent, walking in an orderly manner, without squinting.
The noisy parents were affected by the solemn atmosphere and unconsciously fell silent.
Zhang Wenfeng saluted many parents with fists in their hands, and then called out loudly, asking the apprentices and parents who were lined up to go back. Before leaving, the apprentices must turn in the jade pendants hanging around their waists.
After walking out of the arch gate, the little ones returned to their normal nature one by one, showing off the jingling pocket money in their backpacks to the adults. Those who got rewards in the assessment couldn't wait to uncover the straw on the bamboo basket, hanging fresh meat, fresh fish and a bag of crispy cakes.
They earn sweets and snacks based on their ability.
In an instant, the crowd was buzzing and the bustle resumed.
Xiao Ya Shui Qingru was very uneasy. She didn't feel relieved until she saw her two brothers in the crowd smiling happily at her and waving to her. She couldn't even remember the last time her brothers smiled at her.
Taoist priest Yue told her that if no one comes to pick her up, she can stay at the Taoist temple to celebrate the New Year, which is the same thing.
I also told her that her two brothers would compete for her to go home to celebrate the New Year.
Yue Anyan and the viewer were walking in the wind and snow, with a donkey flapping their ears behind them. The two were chatting as they walked.
"Shui Qingru performed well today. It seems she hasn't practiced 'joining hands' yet, right?"
"No, she is very focused when practicing swordsmanship. She conscientiously completes her daily training as required without slacking off for a moment. This is very rare. She has developed a sense of swordsmanship. Maybe she can find her sense of energy through swordsmanship."
"Other apprentices...can they just practice one move first, just like Shui Qingru practices flat stabbing or Wei Jingjie practices spear thrusting, and then practice the entire set of swordsmanship after getting the feel of it?"
"It's boring to practice just one move. Not many people can persist. You can let them try it."
"After the Chinese New Year, when they come back, I let them try it for a month, use their free time to practice a move, and set a certain amount of training to complete every day to see the effect. If they can persist, they will continue. If they can't persist, don't force it."
Yue Anyan wore a green cloak and said with a smile: "When I saw Xiaoya use that sword today, I wanted to practice the flat thrust alone. The sword master He Taoist priest who competed with you last time used a flat thrust, and it was so good.
sharp!"
Zhang Wenfeng glanced to the side and said with a smile: "I copied a copy of Taoist He's sword training experience. You can take it for reference later."
"Okay, I'll make a copy."
Yue Anyan asked curiously: "That Taoist Master He is also a weirdo. He gave you all his sword training experience. Does he want to cultivate an opponent for himself?"
"That's right. There are many Taoist training methods, but there are very few purely practicing swordsmanship."
The two chatted casually and walked to the foot of the mountain to wait for the second senior brother to finish his work.
The donkey sniffed, smelling the aroma of wine drifting in the wind, and left the two of them behind, heading into the woods to the east.
After a while, the second senior brother sent the apprentices away, and when he came back, he brought a man wearing a straw hat.
The second senior brother looked a little weird and introduced: "Master, this is the layman Xue Chang from Beiyan Village. He said he hit something dirty and wanted to ask the master to help him cure his illness."
The man who bowed seemed to have something to hide, and kept his mouth closed.
Zhang Wenfeng returned the courtesy and signaled that the man was welcome. He looked at the sturdy, bronze-skinned man in his thirties. He didn't see any ghost or evil energy in him. His face was haggard, and there was a layer of snow on the edge of his straw hat. He had obviously traveled a long way.
Lu asked, "Tell me first, what's going on?"
The man hesitated for a moment and whispered: "I...when I was talking, someone was repeating what I said. I wonder if you...can hear another voice?"
Zhang Wenfeng was a little surprised. Seeing Yue Anyan looking at him, he seemed to have guessed something. He nodded slightly with his senior sister, looked at the man's neck and continued to ask: "When did you have this symptom?"
"Yes...it was more than 20 days ago when it snowed last time. At first, there was only an occasional echo, very subtle. I thought there was something wrong with my ears, so I asked the barefoot doctor in the village to prescribe some herbal medicine. After a while, I felt better.
I didn’t pay much attention to it. In the past three days, whenever I spoke, that voice would follow me and it made me so uneasy that I didn’t even dare to speak..."
A look of fear appeared on the man's face. Seeing the Taoist Master's gentle expression, he bravely asked: "Master Zhang, am I being haunted by a ghost who died unjustly?"
He came to the town to see a doctor. The old doctor immediately changed his face and told him to come to Xianling Temple to find Guanzhu Zhang. He must not delay it. He almost scared him out. He should go to a Taoist priest to exorcise evil spirits.
What else can be done?
Zhang Wenfeng saw that there was no abnormality in the throat of the man when he spoke, so he knew it and said: "It's not a ghost, it's because you ate something bad. Come on, go to the mountain and I will diagnose and prescribe medicine for you."
When the man heard that he was not haunted by ghosts, his heart suddenly dropped. He thanked them profusely and followed the three of them up the mountain.
Yue Anyan sent a message and asked: "Looking at these symptoms, is it the fault of a yes-man?"
Zhang Wenfeng replied via voice message: "That's right."
This was the first time that the second senior brother had heard of such a strange disease. He sent a message and asked: "Master Guanzhao, what disease does Lay Master Xue have?"
"It's not a disease, it's just that I've eaten a yes-man in my stomach. It's okay for now. But when it gets serious, the yes-man will get into his throat and learn to speak after him. People outside can hear it clearly, and then his life will be in danger."
Zhang Wenfeng had heard rumors about yes-men in his previous life, and there were only a few records in the copied classics sent by Chen Qingqiao.
Yue Anyan sent a message: "It is said that boiling the juice with thunder pills and swallowing them can drive away the yes-men."
"Not necessarily. There are many types of yes-men, with different attributes, and each has its own treatment method. Taking thunder pill juice is just one of the most widely used prescriptions."
Zhang Wenfeng transmitted messages to both of them at the same time, saying: "The yes-man is a kind of alien insect. Once you subdue it and cultivate it slowly, there is a high chance that you will become wise."
The second senior brother was very interested. He was very envious of Yue Anyan for subduing a silver-threaded sword beetle, but he didn't show it. He sent a message: "What special abilities does the yes-man have after he has been cultivated to become wise?"
"It's not clear. Some major sects may have relevant records."
When they reached the top of the mountain, Zhang Wenfeng asked the man to sit down in the dining hall. He opened the door of the east hall, went to the pharmacy to get an ordinary pharmacopoeia, and returned to the dining hall, which had not been used for a long time. The second senior brother had already lit the oil lamp.
Zhang Wenfeng sat across from the man. He opened the pharmacopoeia catalog and asked the man to read the name of a drug after him. He also asked the man to tell him if the answer to a drug name he read did not follow him.
I read it all the way through and turned three pages.
"Hundreds of Parts."
"Hakubu...eh!"
The man shouted in surprise: "No response."
Zhang Wenfeng smiled and said: "Recite 'Hundred Parts' three more times."
The man read the words, but still received no response. Zhang Wenfeng nodded to Yue Anyan, who was waiting on the side, and said a few words, before Yue Anyan turned around and went out.
Zhang Wenfeng asked: "Jun Xue, think carefully, did you eat any fruit before you got the strange disease?"
"Fruit?"
The man frowned, and after a while, he shouted: "I remembered it. Two days before it snowed, I was hunting in the mountains and saw a white fruit floating by the withered grass in the stream. It was smooth and shiny.
It was bad, so I picked it up, washed it and ate it. It tasted very sweet. At that time, I still thought it was strange that the fruit in winter is so delicious. I looked around and found no tree with ginkgo fruit."
The man compared the size of the fruit.
Zhang Wenfeng nodded slightly and asked, "Do you still remember that place?"
"Remember, I set a trap to catch a hare near there... Is there anything wrong with that fruit?"
The man surnamed Xue asked with a stern look on his face. He guessed some reasons.