Chapter 38 What I Saw Along the Way

Chapter 38 What I Saw Along the Way

Snowflakes fell in large flakes on the road, on trees, in the river, and in the fields. When the wind blew them away, a dense layer of coldness hit people's faces, making it so hazy that pedestrians could not see what was happening more than ten meters away.

Fortunately, the New Year is coming soon. Most people who have been busy for a year are staying in their warm homes and happily preparing various things needed for the New Year, so few people are still on the road during this period. As we walked, there was a thick layer of snow on the road. If it were November, when there were many people traveling from north to south, the snow would have been trampled down, leaving only a muddy road.

An exquisite carriage stopped in the middle of the road. One of the wheels was crooked because it was stuck in the snow. The driver in a decent cotton coat was whipping the horses, but he still couldn't pull the carriage. He cursed in a low voice: "So It’s snowing heavily and I have to go out. I don’t know what I’m thinking. I think this person is probably a charlatan.”

I tried pushing the car again, but found that I couldn't push it by myself. I wanted to ask the guest on the car to get off, but I was afraid of offending him. If I said such a thing in front of the master, my butt would be ruined. Wait, a passerby walked out of the wind and snow behind. He was of medium and slightly tall build, with white snow on his body and hair.

The coachman immediately came up to him and said, "This kindhearted person passing by, please do me a favor." He imitated the gentleman's gentle language, but it was a bit nondescript.

The passerby stopped when he heard the words, and the coachman discovered that he was a young junior student wearing a Taoist robe, holding a long black flag. Although his appearance could only be regarded as ordinary, he had the kind of look that the master often said, what the hell, right? , graceful!

Shi Xuan has been walking north from Tongxuan Mountain for several days. The first two days were fine. He passed through the city without encountering any obstacles. Unexpectedly, just after crossing Caihe River, it started to snow for several consecutive days and the road changed. It was very difficult to walk, but fortunately Shi Xuan didn't have to rush for time, and he also liked snow very much, so walking in the heavy snow every day was quite interesting.

Shi Xuan only glanced at what the coachman said and said with a smile: "You can call the people in the car to get off and you can push it by yourself. You don't need help from a poor Taoist."

The coachman smiled politely and lowered his voice: "How dare I? The carriage is a distinguished guest of our master's. The little Taoist master will help me. When I get to Kaiyang City in the future, Li San and Li Ji still have some reputations. If you have anything, just ask for it." Me.”

"Haha, okay, if I come to Fengcheng, I will look for you." Shi Xuan was a little funny when he saw the coachman's appearance, but it was just a matter of convenience, so he would help.

"Oh, little Daoist, don't believe it." Li Ji looked at the carriage behind him and whispered: "My master transferred Fengzhou from Liangzhou to serve as governor. The Yamen is in Kaiyang City. I, Li Er, I can still say something in front of the master."

Shi Xuan didn't pay attention to these, smiled and said nothing, and walked to the carriage with the driver. The distinguished guest in the car didn't know what he was doing, but there was no movement anyway.

He stretched out his hand and tried it, and then with a strong exertion, the horse's wheel rose up from the depression, and then the whole carriage moved sideways a few feet, and then stopped steadily.

After doing this, Shi Xuan was very satisfied with his current strength. The effect of physical training and internal energy was indeed good. He signaled to the coachman and continued on.

The coachman's mouth was slightly open and he couldn't close it. It wasn't until Shi Xuan's back disappeared in the wind and snow that he felt his mouth was full of coldness. He turned around and kept peeing to the side, and then rubbed his eyes: "Mom Yes, this little Taoist priest doesn't seem to have much flesh, but his strength is boundless. He can't be a monster, bah bah! Don't scare yourself!"

He hurried back to the carriage, raised his whip, and continued his journey in the wind and snow.

Shi Xuan waited until dusk before he saw a small town. On the street directly opposite the town entrance were children playing outside, running around in twos and threes.

The children saw Shi Xuan shaking off the white snow on his body at the street corner. It was probably because of the heavy snow that blocked the road. He hadn't seen any strangers for several days. They immediately gathered around him, looking around with laughter, and some pointed at Shi Xuan. If Shi Xuan looked back at the black banners, he would immediately hide on both sides. As soon as he closed his eyes, he would immediately surround him again.

Seeing these happy children, Shi Xuan's mood was also infected, and he wanted to go up and tease the little devils. The sound of firecrackers rang out at the other end of the street. The children became excited when they heard it: "Let's go watch the firecrackers!"

"Don't grab firecrackers from me!"

"Brother...brother, wait a minute, Xiaoya."

Then they ran over in a swarm. Shi Xuan smiled and shook his head, and asked for directions to several aunties chatting on the roadside: "Auntie, where is the inn in the town?"

Several aunts had noticed Shi Xuan for a long time. After all, he was the first foreigner to enter the town today. One of the aunts with a round face and big eyes and a very kind look pointed to the end of the street: "No, you can see it when you walk to the end of the street." arrive."

Shi Xuan expressed his gratitude, and just as he was about to leave, he was stopped by the round-faced aunt, who was a little mysterious: "Young man, I see you are still rushing outside in such heavy snow. There must be something urgent. I told you to go to the street." If you worship at Chixia Shenjun Temple in the west, your dreams will surely come true.”

Shi Xuan thought to himself where this was going, and said to the aunt: "Auntie, look at my body and banners. I am an authentic Taoist priest. This Chixia Shenjun Temple is not from our Taoist sect, right?"

The faces of the aunts were a little ugly, and another aunt who looked very shrewd spoke first: "Oh, little Taoist priests, you Taoist priests are of no use at all. I have been going to Taoism for several years, and my wife has not given birth to a single child. Come out, this temple of Chixia Shenjun was just built a few months ago. I have only worshiped for a few days, and my wife is pregnant. Little Taoist, don’t be a Taoist. It would be great to worship Chixia Shenjun. "

"That's right, that's right."

"You Taoist priests who believe in crooked ways will go to hell after death! Only by believing in Lord Chixia can you enjoy heaven after death!"

The aunties were chattering away, but Shi Xuan was not interested in these beliefs and so on, so he turned a deaf ear and walked towards the end of the street.

"This damn little Taoist priest will definitely go to hell after death and be fried by the Chixia God!"

"I think he must have done a lot of bad things!"

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Shi Xuan suddenly remembered that he had heard of the Chixia God Lord in Xia'an City before. He heard it from the neighborhood gossip. Who would have thought that this God Lord now has so many believers? There is also a temple in this small town. This person is said to be very good at begging for children. Could it be that he is the Guanyin who gives birth to children in this world?

At the end of the street, the children gathered around a large house and watched the servants of that house setting off firecrackers. When they heard the sound of firecrackers, a group of children rushed up to pick up the firecrackers and play with them, but they couldn't. After being stopped by the ferocious servants, a man wearing a strange robe-like skirt and red clothes walked out of the door and shouted: "Please take the throne!"

Then a group of ten men standing at the door wearing the same clothes as him, but in light red, followed the leading man in red holding a wooden sign and walked into the door.

Shi Xuan didn't know why, so he bypassed the crowd and walked to the inn on the other corner. When passing the crowd, I heard children complaining: "Really, I can't even pick up a firecracker."

"These people in red clothes are so mean, and they come to my house to get money. My father said that he will not eat meat during the Chinese New Year tomorrow, and he must donate the money to some Shenjun Temple!" As he said this, this child unexpectedly I cried, "I want to eat meat."

“My family also donated a lot of things!”

"My family is the same, my family is the same!"

"Hey, kiddos, don't talk nonsense." A middle-aged man who was watching heard these words and taught them a lesson, "This is to show your sincerity to the god. The god will bless your family with a good harvest in the coming year, and he will only bless you after his death." You will go to heaven! If you dare to speak nonsense, you will go to hell! Your hands and feet will be eaten by evil spirits..."

The children were a little scared after hearing this, and they all made faces and scattered back home.

"These naughty little brats don't even look at this big house. Didn't they not believe in the Lord God before? Now they are better. Several people in the family have been sick one after another. Hey, I don't know how much money I spent to bring in the Lord God's magic card." The young man showed off to the people around him.

"Yes, yes." Everyone nodded in unison.

Shi Xuan became curious when he heard this. He looked at Zhang's Mansion with his Luck Qi Observation Technique. He saw a white air column, mixed with a little black, and then a red air column rose up in the manor. It was solemn and sacred on the surface, but there were some black spots inside. , at the same time, the entire Qi Pillar gave Shi Xuan the feeling of being extreme and stubborn, but not strong in nature, at least not as good as Shi Xuan himself. As soon as he was rushed by the red air column, the black in the white air column disappeared completely.

Judging from the results of the qi reading, this Chixia Shenjun does have some cultivation, but he doesn't know what the black spots inside are. After all, he is a "god". If such a situation occurs, Shi Xuan has no experience or knowledge and cannot judge it.

Seeing that it was not an evil god, Shi Xuan turned around and walked into the inn.

During the Chinese New Year, in addition to the owner and his family, even the waiter in the inn went home to celebrate the New Year, but this was good, it was quiet and peaceful, and it was convenient for Shi Xuan to practice.

After a night of silence, Shi Xuan got up early in the morning. The snow that had been falling for several days finally stopped, and the warm sunshine shone on him, giving him bursts of warmth.

Shi Xuan didn't plan to stay in this small town for long. After breakfast, he was about to check out and leave. At this time, he heard bursts of crying coming from outside the inn. He followed the sound and saw a middle-aged man wearing white washed cotton clothes. The young man was struggling forward with a large package in his hands. His left leg was held by a woman in her thirties who was similarly dressed in plain clothes and was dragged forward by him.

"My father, I can't dedicate all my children to God. Our family still has to live a life, wuwuwu." The woman hugged her tightly and cried loudly. Next to the woman stood a little girl, who was also crying.

"Damn you, this is the time to show our sincerity! It can't be shown by saying goodbye at home every day!" The middle-aged man twitched his leg hard.

"You have given them all, and our whole family will starve to death!" "Dad, the second girl is hungry, wuwu."

"It's better to starve to death like this! How sincere! God will definitely let us go to heaven! It will be fine then!" The middle-aged man's face was filled with enthusiasm.