A tall and thin figure ran through the mountains and woods, with iron sandbags tied to both legs, jumping up and down, punching with both hands, sweating profusely, covering a round trip of twenty or thirty miles.
Alone and silent.
The old lame man stopped going after seeing it a few times. He looked sad and inexplicable.
He is old, but he actually just wants to live a normal life, entertain his grandchildren, and enjoy his old age in peace.
He patted the donkey that was following him and called out "donkey's day" feebly. The wrinkles on his face became more profound. He bent his back on the wooden pillar and returned to the kitchen to find something to do.
As autumn passes and winter comes, the chill is strong, and it’s time to try out new teas by fire.
The second senior brother put down a few pieces of letter paper in his hand and said: "Our Taoist temple has spent a lot of effort to train Gu Chaowen from an ignorant naughty boy to a monk in three years. He is so proud of himself that he wants to send him away just as a letter is delivered to him. This is
People are good at calculating, so what about Master Jin Fengguan? He still can't escape the vulgarity of the market, he is good at calculation, and he doesn't have the charm of a master."
Zhang Wenfeng did not stop the second senior brother from talking about people behind their backs, and he was also angry.
Cultivating Qi as a monk does not mean that there is no Mud Fire Qi.
After smelling the aroma of the tea, he took a sip of the newly roasted autumn tea, put down the teacup and said, "I asked Gu Chaowen for his opinion before, and he said he obeyed the instructions of his elders. According to his meaning, he and Gu Quan discussed this matter not in a day or two.
, it has been a long time, and at such a young age, he is so tolerant and does not let out any trace of his words. It would be a good thing for such a deep-seated, heartless and unjust person not to stay in Xianling Temple, and it is not worth being angry."
The second senior brother laughed angrily: "There is collusion, inside and outside cooperation, like uncle, like nephew, okay, okay, before I officially become a disciple of Xianling Temple, it is better to leave during my apprenticeship, so as not to waste Taoist temple resources."
Three years of dedicated training resulted in such a chilling result.
It is understandable that you want to bring your nephew to Jinfeng Temple to practice with you, but shouldn't you go there yourself to show your sincerity and respect your teacher?
Even if I wrote a letter last year, it would be more painful than trying to break things up at this time.
After an apprentice becomes a monk, there is a ritual to formally join the Taoist temple and become a disciple.
Prior to this, the Taoist temple would not restrict any apprentices from staying or leaving.
The apprenticeship period was about to expire in just a few days. Gu Quan's behavior was legal, but unreasonable and unreasonable.
Yue Anyan advised: "Chief, he is shameless. We still have to act according to the rules. After asking Gu Chaowen and he is willing to participate in the apprenticeship graduation the day after tomorrow, we will keep him for a few more days and not rush him away. It will not look like we are
There is no room for popularity.”
"I know, I'm just upset."
The second senior brother wanted to be more generous and drank a cup of tea. However, the results of three years of hard work were shocking, and he was still one of the best. No matter how he chanted sutras, he felt useless. After thinking about it, he suggested:
"Master of the temple, before other apprentices officially join the Taoist temple, let them go home for three days to consider whether they are willing to join the Taoist temple. In this way, we will eliminate those with wavering minds and those with other ideas. Let's do another 'questioning the heart' assessment. The question is I
Let’s make a plan, and those with impure goals and flaws will not be accepted. It is a foregone conclusion that our Taoist temple will be promoted to the sect, so we don’t have to worry about recruiting like-minded disciples.”
Zhang Wenfeng nodded and affirmed: "Good!"
It would be better to avoid abuse and strive for excellence.
Xianlingguan passed through the difficult period and won the time and space to develop calmly.
Gu Chaowen stayed to attend the apprentice's graduation ceremony. Along with the other apprentices who had not broken through the realm, they left the mountain gate. The mountain leader announced new rules to the sixteen monks who were about to become disciples of the Immortal Spirit Temple.
Three days later, sixteen people gathered at the Qingzheng Courtyard, and no one was absent.
After going through some "inquiry" and cross-examination by the mountain leader, it took most of the day, and finally passed all the tests.
The three Taoist priests were very pleased that the three years of careful teaching and personal practice had not been in vain.
Select an auspicious day and hold a formal ceremony to worship at the mountain gate.
On that day, Yun Qiuhe, the master of Fengcheng Yun of the Daolu branch of the county, Chen Qingqiao, Che Sheng and others were specially invited to watch the ceremony. Senior brother Jia De'an, third senior brother Shang Zheng and the family members of seventeen monks were naturally present and were not disturbed. Friends in counties and cities.
"The way of spiritual practice lies in the existence of a teacher. Without a teacher, how can we get the way? Today there are people with pure character and bright talents, such as Wei Jingjie, Shi Nanguan, Yan Jing, Shang Qingyun, Tie Jinlin, Shui Qingru, An Beiyuan, Zhuang Mi, Chen Shan, He He, Cui Zhongxian, Zhang Xuandong, Shi Wenzhan, Zhang Xuanyan, Zhuang Yu, Chen Chong, and the Borrowing Fairy Spirit Temple... The sutras are far away, the borrowing is the cause, and the salvation is forward. "In order to save my mortal body and advance to the Taoist realm, I must learn from each other and pass on the sect from generation to generation. Therefore, I should be a master of etiquette and never forget my roots."
Zhang Wenfeng was dressed in a solemn yellow Taoist robe, wearing a dharma crown on his head, with a solemn expression, holding incense in his hand, and reciting the "Golden Book of Jidu" in his mouth. After passing on the blessings, he led the new disciples to worship the Taoist ancestors and masters by kneeling three times and kowtowing nine times. .
Confer ordination and refuge, and issue crowns and scarves.
After a complicated ceremony, the guests send their best wishes and polite greetings.
At noon, guests are treated to a vegetarian banquet, and everyone is treated equally with a small bowl of rice porridge. The guests and hosts enjoy themselves.
After sending away the guests who were watching the ceremony and the families of the new disciples, the mountain leader changed the identity badges of the sixteen disciples and assigned them residence courtyards.
In the early winter of October, when the cold wind was slightly biting, a group of male and female Taoist priests, with their sleeves fluttering, walked up the mountain. Under the leadership of the mountain chief, they inspected the entire Immortal Spirit Temple site, which had been expanded several times. Donkeys, the guardian beasts of the mountain, were running around. go.
Sitting on the back of the donkey was the fun-loving Hu Qiang'er. On Hu Qiang'er's left shoulder stood two pretty girls who were much thicker-skinned and no longer the charming green weavers who hid from others.
The new disciples are all beautiful and energetic.
In the teahouse, Yun Qiuhe showed off to Yue Anyan some small treasures that she had picked up at a street shop in Zhouchengfang City, including antique jade combs, purple gold hairpins, silver rosary beads, etc., which were all old items.
As a result of showing off, two pieces were taken away by Yue Anyan, and there was a quarrel for a while.
Yun Qiuhe muttered, "If you meet unkind people, you will make careless friends." Of course she was willing to share it with Yue Anyan if she could take it out.
Zhang Wenfeng suddenly looked outside the door. A little fox demon in a pink dress appeared with a happy face. He called out "Guanzhu", greeted Yue Anyan and the two girls, and jumped to avoid Yun Qiuhe's outstretched claws to pinch his face. , and announced the good news with a smile: "My sister has advanced to the third level, and I no longer have to stay on the mountain all day long."
She had a feeling of being able to see the moonlight when the clouds opened. It was even harder than her sister to stay in seclusion in the mountains.
Fortunately, my sister successfully broke through and gained some hope of regaining her ancestral land.
Otherwise, we don’t know how long it will take to expect her to take on the important responsibilities?
Zhang Wenfeng and others sent congratulations one after another. The little fox demon had not come to play for a long time. When they learned that the master of the show had been promoted four months ago, it was exciting again.
I heard that two rare green weavers had been added to the Taoist temple. The little fox demon couldn't sit still, so it got up and flew out without waiting for a moment, followed by the childlike Yun Qiuhe.