At the end of the year and the twelfth lunar month, you can enjoy a plate of carefully prepared crispy and tender cloud bamboo shoots in the hanging cave of Zhuzhen Peak, taste a cup of Liuyun Spiritual Brew with endless aftertaste, chat with friends about mysteries, watch the mountains, listen to the wind and enjoy the winter scenery, this is life.
What a joy.
Someone flew over from the mountains in the distance and said, "When did Guanzhu Zhang come? Why didn't Junior Sister Yun say hello to me? It's so rude."
Jin Shanyan smiled and said: "Here comes another one who beats the autumn wind."
Zhang Wenfeng stood up. The person who came was Yun Qiuhe's elder brother Gu Xuelun, who was Gu Yiyi's nephew. He had been promoted to the free realm two years earlier. The two had dealt with each other several times, and they were all acquaintances. He raised his hands and said: "Gu Taoist friend"
Anhao, Zhang just came here not long ago and was thinking of paying a visit."
The two head Taoist priests of Xuanyunguan who stayed in the sect and did not go out had not shown up in the past two days. He knew what the little intention was. They just wanted to give them more opportunities to be alone.
Gu Xuelun fell into the hanging hollow, smiled and exchanged a few words, sat down to eat bamboo shoots and taste wine, and participated in the collision and exchange of spiritual thoughts on "skills are used for Taoism, and they are not limited to one style".
In the next two days, Zhang Wenfeng read through the classics on "transcendence" collected by Xuanyunguan.
It is beneficial to open the book. This is what he needs at this stage. Every monk who has reached the perfection of the state of freedom will face the test of the road to escape from the world. How to get out needs to be explored by oneself, but he can learn from the experience of his predecessors. Perhaps at the key point
Time starts to work.
One day before the Chinese New Year, Zhang Wenfeng said goodbye to Xuanyun Temple and flew south.
The sky was clear and cloudless, and spring was approaching. He was soaring leisurely under the blue sky when he suddenly received a message from Zhuang Yu from Dingxi City, saying that he had discovered something, and asked the viewer to take the time to go there. He did not disclose too much details to avoid the message.
The talisman was intercepted and the secret was leaked.
Zhang Wenfeng held the yellow talisman and thought for a moment, then sent a message to the mountain chief informing him of his whereabouts, wrote a reply to Zhuang Yu, and then flew west.
Before noon, we arrived at Dingxi City, which always seems to be shrouded in gloomy skies.
After showing their identity cards, the row of monks guarding the city gate immediately stood up straight. One of the leaders raised his hands and saluted: "Sir, may I need my services?"
"Please take me to the city lord."
This was Zhang Wenfeng's first visit to Dingxi City. When he arrived here, it was a proper courtesy to visit the city lord Gao Yi first.
"Sir, please!"
Zhang Wenfeng followed Jin Decorator into the city. As the New Year was approaching, many shops on the street hung up colorful lanterns, adding a bit of New Year flavor. He came to Donglin Pavilion, informed the news, and walked up to the second floor.
Gao Yi had already walked out of the hall. He didn't expect that the free monk who came to visit was Zhang Guanzhu. The monk at the door didn't make it clear. He laughed and said: "It's rare to see a visitor. Brother Zhang came all the way to visit before the year."
Brother, I’m so touched!”
"Forgive me, I should have come to visit the Lord of the City a long time ago."
"It's not too late to come now. You will have to drink three drinks as a penalty during the reception banquet at noon."
"Brother Gao has the final say whether you should be punished or not."
The two walked arm in arm into the hall, joking among friends while some monks were busy boiling water and making tea.
In a certain courtyard in the city, a knock on the door was heard. Shang Qingyun, who was reading in the west wing, got up and walked over to open the courtyard door. When he saw it was Zhuang Yu, he asked curiously: "It's almost the Chinese New Year. Zhuang Yu, haven't you returned to the Taoist temple?"
"It's such a hard life, you can't even take a break during the Chinese New Year."
Zhuang Yu complained with a smile and greeted Tie Jinlin who poked his head out of the east wing: "Old Tie, come out and chat."
Tie Jinlin covered his chest and shouted: "Brother Yu, don't you come here to try to trick us again? This time, no matter how extravagant your talk is, I won't give you a penny."
"Don't talk too much, old man, tell me first, how much do you have on hand?"
Zhuang Yu followed the conversation and asked.
Everyone in the other rooms came out, including Cui Zhongxian, who had just arrived.
Shi Nanguan smiled and said: "Brother Yu, you are welcome to celebrate the New Year with us, but you don't have to talk about borrowing money. I will throw you out during the New Year. No
It’s pretty.”
Wei Jingjie smiled and said nothing. He wanted to see what tricks this kid Zhuang Yu would pull off today?
It's only been a little over a month, and two thousand Spiritual Energy Stones have been spent, so my hands and feet are too big.
Entering the main room, Zhuang Yu first took out a jar of wine and placed it in front of Mr. Donkey. He bowed his hands and said hello. He greeted several people and said, "Sit down. Don't be so stern. Why don't you just borrow a few spiritual energy stones? What's the big deal?"
"That's not right, this kid is so confident today, there is something fishy, a big fishy thing!"
Shi Nanguan shouted, then turned back to look at Tie Jinlin and the captain: "We won't lend him the spiritual energy stone today. See what he can do. He's like an uncle, and he wants us to ask him to lend it to him."
Yan Jing, who was watching the excitement, suddenly asked: "Zhuang Yu, do you have the warrant from the temple master in your hand?"
Zhuang Yu shook his head like a rattle and denied three times: "No, really no, I haven't even gone back." He blinked his eyes and said with a smile: "You just want to borrow it or not? How about we make a bet and have some?"
Good luck." His tone was very irritating.
Wei Jingjie chuckled and said: "Put it out, don't leave it unsightly."
"The captain is wise, let's not be fooled by him."
"Catch him and throw him out. Then give him a kick in the butt. Don't be polite to this kid."
A few people were laughing and joking, and there was another knock on the door. Zhuang Yu broke away from Tie Jinlin, Shi Nanguan and Cui Zhongxian who were holding him, and shouted: "You guys are just rebelling. I will deal with you later."
…”
The donkey, who was drinking and watching a show in the main room, suddenly froze, shrunk his body, jumped out of the door from above, and returned to normal size under the astonished gazes of several people. He reached the door without skipping a beat, and pushed the door latch with his mouth.
Standing outside the door was suddenly the viewer with a smile as bright as the spring breeze.
"Wow, it's the temple master who's here...I understand, Zhuang Yu, you bad guy, why didn't you tell us earlier?"
"The temple owner is well, please come in quickly!"
Several people ran out of the main room in a swarm, smiling like children who are sincerely happy when they see their relatives. Even Yan Jing, who has a calm temperament, was a little carried away. The viewer is here.
Shi Nanguan did not forget to kick the master's apprentice to the back.
This bad guy was so bad that he didn't tell them in advance, but instead wanted to take advantage of them.
Zhang Wenfeng patted the donkey's back, which smelled of alcohol. He greeted a few people who looked very excited and said with a smile: "You are all good. The Lord of the City was praising you just now, saying that you all have your own characteristics and study hard.
This mission was completed beautifully, thank you for your hard work."
"It's not hard work, the viewer has worked hard."
As they talked, several people gathered around the spectator and entered the main room, feeling like they were celebrating the New Year when they were children.
After sitting down, Zhang Guanzhu looked at Wei Jingjie, who had a disfigured face, and said, "It's not easy. I have narrowly escaped death several times, and you, the captain, have contributed a lot to it." He asked Wei Jingjie, who had stood up, to sit down, and then looked at Shang Qingyun:
"There are no hidden dangers from the injuries on your body, right?"
"This star really wants to retire"
"No, Jingjing helped me diagnose and treat her in time."
"that's great."
Zhang Wenfeng glanced at several people and emphasized: "They are all good!"
He nodded to Zhuang Yu who was huddled in the corner.