Chapter 1242 Tianwang Temple in Funiu Mountains (12)
Jingshi Mountain, the main peak of the 800-mile Funiu Mountains, is located in the southwest of Henan.
The morning sun shines on the top of Jingshi Mountain, reflecting the mountain peak golden, and the steep mountain is faintly connected to the sky, as if it is blending into the sky.
In the village at the foot of Funiu Mountain, when the first wisp of smoke rose from the village, a green mule that was so strong that it seemed like something from myths and legends pulled a carriage, surrounded by several figures, through the deep forest outside the village. , along the rugged trail to the Funiu Mountains.
Shao Shoushan sat on the edge of the carriage, driving Qing'er who was pulling the carriage. He looked at the big mules and horses in front of him, whose figures almost blocked the rising sun, and then turned to look at the people accompanying the carriage. Su Wu Leading the crowd to the front. Taoist Shao said with emotion: "Such a big mule is almost as big as a small elephant. When my disciples see it, they will definitely stand around and watch it... I hope not to scare it."
Su Wu smiled when he heard this and said: "It is quite humane. As long as you don't deliberately tease it, you won't anger it or scare it.
Isn’t that right, Daqing? "
"Bah!" Big Green Mule shook his head and responded, causing everyone to burst into laughter.
In the carriage, Taoist Su Jue and the disciples of Beidi Sect were sitting in it, together with the two girls from the Zao Ban.
The people walking with the mule and carriage were Su Wu, Hong Renkun, Tao Zu, Zhong Sui, and Li Heihu. After Liu Feiyan and Sun Douer of the Paper Empress Association left their contact charms, they said goodbye to everyone first, and the rest The people below discussed it and simply followed them to the 'Funiu Mountains' - the Beidi Sect would probably establish its authority in Funiu Mountains, and the Zao Ban people might also set up a Zao Village here to wait for Daqing. After Mule has truly mastered the 'Demon Body Planting Dao Technique', he will lead everyone in Zao Ban to find dangerous places with feng shui and survive the catastrophe of life and death.
Zhong Sui needs to replace Su Wu and teach the people of the Beidi sect how to practice Taoism, but he cannot escape alone.
And Heihu wanted to go back to Lu Di's hometown with Su Wu, so he naturally followed everyone here. After Su Wu met Xiaohe girl here, he and Su Wu returned to Lu Di together.
“It’s different now than before.
Although the cycle of death and calamity has been broken, times have changed.
The Kangxi reign ended in the 61st year. Among the remaining Manchu clans, someone took the name of the fourth son and was promoted to emperor. Today's Manchus are still the Manchus, but they are no longer the Manchus of the past. …
We have been in reincarnation for at least three to five years. Now walking in the world, I feel like I am in another world. I wonder how my disciples will feel when they see us returning to the mountain gate. "Walking on the familiar mountain road, Taoist Shao smiled and talked to everyone in a relaxed manner.
“Most of their moods are complicated.
After all, we have been walking for several years without any news. They may have thought that we disappeared somewhere without a trace... Even the new Heavenly King Temple Master should have appeared now.
A few senior brothers may have separated their families. "Taoist Su Jue's faint words came from the carriage.
After hearing what Taoist Su Jue said, the smile on Taoist Shao's face suddenly disappeared, and his expression became a little complicated.
He is actually quite clear about the nature of his disciples.
He has not shown up for several years and seems to be dead. The separation of brothers in the sect is something that only a few disciples can do.
"I don't know what Xiaohe's situation is now..." Shao Shoushan thought of the few disciples under his sect and the girl Xiaohe who stayed with Su Jue in Tianwang Temple. He glanced at Su Wu guiltily.
Su Wu looked calm: "Let's go to the mountain and have a look before we talk."
Yingying has a pure and kind-hearted nature. If she had to deal with the matter of her fellow disciples dividing their families and seizing property, she might not be able to cope with it and might be kicked out of Taoist Temple. However, Su Wu didn't understand girl Xiaohe's temperament. She vaguely felt that Xiaohe was like She seems to be a bit wise and foolish. I wonder how she will cope with such a turmoil of dividing the family and seizing property?
"Although my disciples are greedy for small gains, they are not stupid people who care about big things.
They shouldn't be able to do anything excessive...
It’s better to go up the mountain and have a look! "The more Taoist Shao thought about it, the more nervous he became. He urged the big green mule to speed up and go along the long mountain road to Jingshi Mountain.
The mule and carriage turned several mountain bends and passed a stone archway standing on the Pingkuang Mountain Road.
Shao Shoushan looked at the base of the pillars of the archway and saw that there was no moss on the base of the pillars. He breathed a sigh of relief quietly: "There is no moss on the Shanmen Archway. This means that someone will clean it carefully every once in a while - —The order in the Temple of the Heavenly King should not be broken down, which is also a good sign..."
"Today is not a day to seal off the mountain gate and observe. Why haven't we seen a single pilgrim or believer all this way?" Shao Shoushan breathed a sigh of relief, and the slightly confused voice of Taoist Su Jue came from the carriage behind him. , her words made Shao Shoushan's mood, which had been slightly put down, suddenly rise again.
Taoist Shao had a serious face and had no intention of talking to Taoist Su Jue. He just drove the big green mule up the mountain.
After walking through the long mountain steps and passing through several archways, we finally saw a Taoist temple with red and black tiles built on a steep and majestic peak surrounded by clouds and mist.
The corner doors on both sides of the Taoist temple were open, and the middle door was closed.
A little sunlight fell on the flat ground in front of the Taoist temple, but it did not add a trace of warmth to the place. The mountain wind was chilly and penetrated into the bones. Ordinary people who climbed to the top of a high mountain could not withstand the cold at the top of the mountain without adding an extra piece of cotton clothing.
Taoist Master Shao first jumped off the carriage and looked up at the plaque hanging in front of the main entrance of the Taoist temple. When he saw that the plaque still had the words 'Tianwang Temple' written on it, he smiled on his face, turned around and said to Su Wu: "Master , it seems that the Temple of the Heavenly King is still there, and I finally have a place to stay. If the mountain temple here is no longer named "Tianwang Temple", then I will not know what to do. I have to look at the door and sigh, and I am helpless. ”
“The corner door of the Taoist temple is open, and it looks tidy both inside and outside.
Someone should clean it every day.
But the incense is not as good as before. "Su Jue frowned and said.
Shao Shoushan shook his head and sighed: "Even if the incense is scarce..."
As he spoke, he led Su Wu, Hong Renkun, Tao Zu, Zhong Sui and others to file into the Taoist temple from the side door. After crossing the threshold of the side door, he raised his voice and called out: "One deed, one line, one heart... …Master is back, why don’t you come and greet him soon?”
The sound rang out for a moment, and only the sound of gentle footsteps sounded from behind the moon door that separated the courtyard.
Not long after, a figure wearing a black Taoist robe walked over from behind the Moon Gate. She had her long hair spread loose and was combing her hair with a comb. The sun was falling on her hair. , which makes people suddenly have a somewhat pure and pure impression of this female crown.
The female crown has a beautiful face. She tilts her head, gathers the black hair behind her head, wraps it around in a circle and presses it on the top of her head. With her other hand, she takes out a wooden hairpin she is biting in her mouth and inserts the hairpin into the bun on the top of her head. On top of that, a head shape of a Hunyuan bun was sorted out.
"Master, Master..." Nu Guan put down her hands and looked at the people who suddenly poured into the mountain gate. She looked calmly, and her smart eyes looked at Su Jue and Shao Shoushan, and finally fell on Su Wu's face.
Nu Guan stared at Su Wu and suddenly smiled: "You're here."
"Miss Xiaohe, how are you lately?" Su Wu also smiled and greeted the female crown.
This female crown is none other than Su Wu's target on this trip to Jingshi Mountain - Miss Xiaohe.
"Now that I have awakened Su Hui from my previous life, you can call me Jiang Yingying." Xiaohe pursed her lips and smiled. She moved her eyes away from Su Wu's face, turned sideways, and led everyone to the backyard. "Master, Master, you have been traveling for several years and there has been no news. The senior brothers Yi De, Yi Xing and Yi Xin divided up the property accumulated in the mountain gate and went to find their own way out.
I am the only one assigned to this Taoist temple at Shanmen, so I farm, practice, and chant sutras every day, and stay in the Taoist temple until you come back.
The senior brothers probably think that if they occupy this Taoist temple, it will be difficult for them to tell the difference if you come back one day, so they will leave this Taoist temple to me..."
"This, this - these evil obstacles!" Taoist Shao was so angry when he heard what Miss Xiaohe said, he gritted his teeth, "How could a poor Taoist teach such a few bastards!
ah! I’m really pissed off, I’m really——”
Su Jue laughed next to him: "The situation is pretty good now, and there is still a Taoist temple here.
It happened to be freed up to be occupied by the descendants of the Beidi sect, as their shelter. This is the nature of your disciples - good seedlings have long been allowed to be taken around by you, and they were damaged in various disasters. , leaving some crooked melons and cracked dates... Now they run away on their own, which is also a good thing for us.
Save yourself the trouble of training them. "
Shao Shoushan was silent for a long time, and finally sighed helplessly: "Hey..."
In fact, he had already had a premonition in his heart, but he had been unwilling to face it. He finally had some feelings for those disciples who separated and left. However, he valued feelings, but those disciples were obviously not like him.
Seeing that the gates of the Taoist temple were desolate, and that the Taoist temple he had been running for half his life, there was only one disciple left - even the disciple 'Xiaohe' who was guarding the Taoist temple was not taught by himself. Taoist Shao was even more disheartened.