Guo Song's room was not narrow, at least ten square meters, with a bed covered with mosquito nets, a couch, tables and cabinets, and all kinds of daily necessities. The breeze brought a bucket of well water and said with a smile: "Uncle, wash your face! Uncle, I'm hungry."
If so, I'll go to the kitchen and get a bowl of noodles."
"No, I've already eaten outside the city. Qingfeng, are you the only one in the Taoist temple?"
Qingfeng nodded, "Master and the senior brothers have all gone to perform rituals. I am the only one looking after the house in the Taoist temple. Everyone is working hard to make money."
Guo Song was startled and asked: "You need money very much?"
"It wasn't necessary before, but last month Master wanted to buy a five-acre vacant land behind the Taoist temple and said he wanted to build a Golden Body Pavilion to enshrine Master."
Guo Song's heart suddenly tightened. He closed the door and quickly asked Qingfeng: "Where is the master's golden body now?"
"Now it is enshrined in Xuandu Temple, but they borrowed it."
Guo Song frowned, "Why are you in another Taoist temple?"
"There is no way. When we asked someone to make a golden body, the news leaked out. Xuandu Temple is the largest Taoist temple in the capital. Their temple leader came several times, and the government also came. Later, the master also came. Master really couldn't bear it.
Due to the pressure, I had no choice but to agree to lend it to Xuandu Temple."
The boss is the son of Master Mu, the true master of Qingxu Temple. Even he came to persuade me. No wonder the senior brother can't withstand the pressure.
"Did Xuanduguan say when to return it?"
"They said they would borrow it for three years, but if our Golden Body Pavilion is built, they could return it in advance. They even wrote a contract at that time."
Guo Song nodded, "Go and do your work! If you need any help from me, just ask."
"No, uncle, please rest first!"
Just as Qingfeng was about to leave, Guo Song remembered something again and asked, "Do you know where your fat uncle is?"
"I only know that it's in Xinfeng County. You have to ask Master for the specific location."
Qingfeng clasped his fists in salute and hurried away. The pilgrims in front of him asked him to take care of him, so he really couldn't leave.
Guo Song was lying on the bed, with his hands under his head and his eyes staring at the beams on the roof. His originally good mood had been ruined by the master's incident, which also made him calm down from his initial excitement.
He wanted to come to the capital many years ago, but now he is lying in the Qingxu Temple in the capital. He will see his senior brother soon, and then? He may also go to see Gan Lei, and then what? He is no longer a Taoist priest
Now, Qingxu Guan does not belong to him, so where should he go next?
Of course, Guo Song is not a person with a pure heart and few desires. If he had a pure heart and few desires, he might as well be a Taoist priest for the rest of his life. He has very clear goals, otherwise he would not give up the opportunity in Hexi, the opportunity in Lingzhou, and the recruitment of Li Jinyang
.
Now that he has finally arrived in Chang'an, how should he get closer to his goal? Guo Song still doesn't have a good idea.
Forget it, let’s settle down in Chang’an City first!
In his wild thoughts, he fell asleep.
When he woke up, it was already dusk. He felt that it was very lively outside. Guo Song sat up and walked out of the room. He saw a few Taoist priests fetching water in the yard. The little Taoist priest Qingfeng saw him, nodded and smiled: "Master.
Uncle is up!"
"Where is your master? Has he come back?"
"Master is back and is outside!"
At this time, footsteps sounded, and a middle-aged Taoist priest hurriedly walked in with a smile on his face, "Lao Wu, you are finally here!"
The person who came was none other than senior brother Gan Feng, whom he had not seen for many years. The two senior brothers hugged each other tightly. Gan Feng looked at him again and punched him in the chest, "You brat has grown so tall."
Guo Song scratched his head in embarrassment and asked with a smile: "Brother, are these your apprentices?"
"They are all! When I first came here, there was no one here. I gradually accepted twelve disciples, all of whom are children of poor families in the capital."
Gan Feng turned around and shouted: "Everyone, come here and kowtow to my uncle."
More than a dozen Taoist priests rushed in at once, the oldest of whom was seventeen or eighteen years old. They knelt down in the yard and kowtowed to Guo Song, "Greetings to the young master uncle!"
Guo Song didn't expect that there would be so many nephews at once, and he was touched. He smiled and said to everyone: "Everyone, get up! I will give you a meeting gift later. Each of them will receive a new Taoist robe and a magical weapon. But I
It’s money, you can buy it yourself.”
Everyone was overjoyed and said, "Thank you, little uncle!"
Gan Feng waved his hand again, "Go and clean up the canteen and get ready for dinner."
Everyone dispersed in a hurry, and Guo Song said to Gan Feng: "Elder brother, I have returned to secular life."
Gan Feng nodded, "I know that some of you have returned to secular life, but no matter what, you are all my junior brothers. Let's go to dinner first, and we will have a good chat after dinner."
The dinner at Qingxuguan is a simple meal, with basically no meat or fish in it, but it is still full. After living in Kongtong Mountain for ten years, Guo Song is not picky about eating. As long as he is full, he is the greatest happiness.
After dinner, the two came to the back hall. Gan Feng asked Guo Song to sit down. Guo Song asked, "Have you received the Iron Wood Sword?"
"I got it. It was sent by a caravan. If junior brother wants to use it, you can take it!"
Guo Song shook his head, "Master asked us to pass it on from generation to generation. Sooner or later it will be destroyed in my hands, so I should leave it here with my senior brother as a treasure of the Taoist temple. This ironwood sword is actually a black-clothed sword.
The alliance between Shi and Persia proves that it is a sacrificial sword."
Gan Feng nodded, "I will pass it on!"
After a moment of silence, Guo Song asked again: "What happened to Master's golden body?"
Gan Feng let out a long sigh, "Senior Brother, I am incompetent in this matter! Without a powerful backing, Master's Golden Body was forcibly taken away by Xuandu Temple. Now we are desperately saving money to build the Golden Body Pavilion as soon as possible and invite Master away.
return!"
Guo Song pondered for a moment and asked: "Brother, how much does it cost to build the Golden Body Pavilion?"
"It costs about 2,000 guan to buy land and about 1,500 guan to build a three-story attic. A total of 3,500 guan is needed. The fourth brother sent 500 taels of silver last month. The third brother's family is not well-off, but he also sent
Thirty taels of silver, we have also saved two hundred silvers ourselves, and I will work hard to get Master's golden body back within three years."
"Senior brother, I still have a share!"
Guo Song walked out, took a moment to bring a heavy package, put it on the table, and unwrapped the package. Inside was thirty gold ingots. He pushed the gold to his senior brother, "This is three hundred taels of gold, senior brother, take it."
Bar!"
Gan Feng was stunned, and for a long time he stammered and asked: "Junior brother, where did this... come from?"
Guo Song smiled slightly and said: "Senior brother, don't worry! The rewards I received from participating in the martial arts competition in Lingzhou are clean income and are not obtained by doing evil."
"But......"
"No buts!"
Guo Song interrupted him and said seriously: "Brother, this is to invite Master's golden body back. Every disciple should do his best. Senior brother is also working hard to make money. This gold will not do much for me.
, why don’t you take it out?”
Gan Feng's eyes turned red and tears welled up. After a while, he restrained his emotions and nodded: "Okay! I will buy land tomorrow and strive to build the Golden Body Pavilion within six months, and then go to welcome Master Jin.
body."
"Are you willing to return Xuanduguan?"
"You can't help it, it's written in black and white! There is also Zongzhengji's guarantee. If it doesn't work, they will file a lawsuit. I don't believe they dare to openly bend the law for personal gain."
"That's good. I want to visit Third Senior Brother tomorrow. Does Senior Brother have his address?"
"I have his address, but I want to ask you something first. How come you were wanted in the past two months?"
"This matter is really hard to explain."
Guo Song then roughly told Gan that they had conflicts with Zixiao Tiangong because of the Lingji Cave incident, and then the conflict intensified because Zixiao Tiangong occupied Lingji Cave. He killed Baiyun Zhenren, burned down the Tiangong Temple, etc.
Feng, Ganfeng was stunned when he heard this, and after a while he said: "Then, how come the wanted order was cancelled?"
"Didn't I go back to Lingzhou later? It happened that Xue Yantuo's army was attacking Lingzhou in a large scale. I made a great contribution, and Duan Jiedu cleared the wanted list for me."
Gan Feng sighed, "When I escorted Master's Golden Body over in Mingchun, I guessed that your wanted status must be related to Master's Golden Body. I didn't expect Master Baiyun to be so despicable and shameless, and actually destroyed more than twenty people."
They have incorruptible bodies, and if the news spreads, they will be drowned in the spit of Taoist priests all over the world."
"Brother, let's not talk about the past. Please give me Gan Lei's address. Also, why does he sell cakes?"
"It was his wife's wish. She did not allow him to wield swords anymore and wanted to live peacefully. The two opened a pastry shop in Xinfeng County. The business was very average. After all, it is a small county. That's all.
!”
Gan Feng wrote an address and handed it to Guo Song, which reminded Guo Song of something. He quickly went back to the house to get a letter, handed it to Gan Feng and said: "Elder brother, I will arrange for a disciple to help me with this letter later."
Just send it to the address on the envelope."
Gan Feng took it and looked at it. At Wubenfang, he nodded, "No problem. I'll ask the eldest disciple to deliver it right away."
"There's one more thing!"
Guo Song took out a house deed from his arms and said, "This is a small house with three acres in Xuanyangfang. I hunted a piece of precious fur in Yinshan Mountain. Someone exchanged this small house with me. I don't know how to take over this house?"
Gan Feng looked at the house deed and his eyes widened, "I said, Lao Wu, how come you have so many surprising things? First it's gold, and now it's a house, and it's also an official residence. You know Xuanyangfang?
How much is a small house of one acre worth now? Five thousand guan! Your house of three acres is worth more than 15,000 guan!"
"Senior brother, don't ask about its origin. I want to know how to transfer it?"
Gan Feng stopped asking and explained with a smile: "It is relatively simple to transfer the ownership of a private house, but this is a government house. If you convert it into a private house, the procedures will be a little more complicated. But the advantage is that it is tax-free. Leave it to me.