Chapter 8 The Immortal's Abilities
Chapter 8 The Immortal's Abilities
Lan Daoxing was respectfully led by Meng Chong to the gate of Chaotian Temple.
From afar, Lan Daoxing saw Zhu Zaigui standing in front of the gate of Chaotian Temple, looking up and waiting.
Zhu Zaigui was already a little impatient at this moment. He couldn't understand why he was looked down upon like this when he was a prince after all?
Is it because Taoist Jiajing believed the nonsense that "two dragons cannot meet" that people all over the world think that Emperor Jiajing would not love his own children?
So these people don’t take the prince seriously?
The more Zhu Zaigui thought about it, the angrier he became, and the more he realized that this was why the character of Zhu Zaigui in history was so cowardly and weak.
In addition to being timid and cowardly, it is probably because he has been despised by Jiajing since he was a child, his mother is not favored, and he is surrounded by people who want to gain greater power and benefits by controlling him, which leads to his psychological inferiority.
Therefore, Zhu Zaigui is very unhappy now. He must show his attitude and posture and not let people look down on him!
Otherwise, how can it stand up again in the future?
Moreover, Zhu Zaigui dared to think so because he knew that his brother, Prince Jing Zhu Zaizhen, was also a short-lived person, and he would be the only offspring of the old Taoist priest.
Since you are the only one, you must act in a pretentious manner!
Otherwise it would be a shame to God's favor.
Lan Daoxing walked with a natural and light step, with a smile on his face, as if he were an immortal in the mortal world.
"May you be blessed with infinite blessings. I, Lan Daoxing, greet His Royal Highness Prince Yu."
Lan Daoxing performed a Taoist ritual to Zhu Zaigui.
Zhu Zai looked at Lan Daoxing with a sidelong glance and snorted, "Are you the abbot of Chaotian Temple?"
Lan Daoxing had not expected that Zhu Zaigui would look at him in this way, but Lan Daoxing was also a man of society who had seen the ups and downs of life, so he would not take Zhu Zaigui's squinting eyes to heart.
Lan Daoxing continued to maintain his calm and indifferent smile, and replied gently as if he were a kind immortal: "I am not the master of Chaotian Temple, but a country Taoist who is staying here temporarily."
Zhu Zaigui was furious. An old country Taoist dared to act rudely in front of him. Did they really think that because the old Taoist Jiajing believed in Taoism, they really thought they were so high and mighty, like immortals, that they could look down on the prince of the Ming Dynasty?
Just when Zhu Zaigui was about to lose his temper, Meng Chong quickly flashed over and grabbed Zhu Zaigui's sleeve, begging, "Your Highness, please calm down. Immortal Lan is a Taoist master recommended to the Emperor by Minister of Rites Xu Jie. His status is no less than that of the Master of Chaotian Temple."
After hearing what Meng Chong said, Zhu Zaigui's anger subsided a little.
Zhu Zaigui said, "Since that's the case, I won't pursue the matter any further. Take me in."
Facing Zhu Zaigui's contempt, Lan Daoxing still maintained his calm demeanor and said slowly, "I obey your command."
Meng Chong served Zhu Zaigui carefully. At this time, what Meng Chong feared most was that Zhu Zaigui would do something weird again and offend the immortals in Chaotian Temple.
At that time, Zhu Zaigui might not be punished, but he would definitely be in trouble.
So ever since Zhu Zaigui "lost his soul", Meng Chong has been the most miserable and frightened person.
Fortunately, after entering Chaotian Temple, Zhu Zaigui focused his attention on the buildings inside the temple, like a child who was curious about everything. He did not make any excessive actions, which made Meng Chong feel relieved.
Moreover, even now when he thinks back to what happened on this day, Meng Chong still can't believe it. He never thought that one day he would have such a big mood swing. This is really the ups and downs of life too fast, it's really too exciting!
Looking at the solemn and precious Taoist buildings in Chaotian Temple, Zhu Zaigui couldn't help but sigh at the profoundness and greatness of the ancients' architectural attainments.
Although Zhu Zaigui had seen many ancient buildings with flying eaves and brackets before traveling through time, compared with the unique and ingenious masterpiece before him, those buildings were like a bunch of coquettish and slutty women posing in a coquettish manner and could not be compared at all with the building before him.
Therefore, since entering Chaotian Temple, Zhu Zaigui has been feeling enjoyable and happy.
But just as he was about to follow Lan Daoxing to the courtyard where he was, Zhu Zaigui discovered a problem: there seemed to be not many people in this Taoist temple. What was going on?
Zhu Zaigui stopped and asked Lan Daoxing, "Where are the people in this Taoist temple? Where did they go? Why did I not see anyone except a few Taoist priests cleaning the courtyard?"
Lan Daoxing also stopped and looked at Meng Chong first. Meng Chong showed an innocent expression. Lan Daoxing was also a little at a loss, but then Lan Daoxing hid his helplessness.
Lan Daoxing said, "I heard that the prince passed away early this morning. The brothers in the temple must have gathered in the East Palace to pray for the prince's salvation. Therefore, I am the only one in the temple who will receive the prince."
Zhu Zaigui was shocked when he heard Lan Daoxing’s words!
He asked in shock: "What did you say?! The prince is dead?"
Zhu Zaigui suddenly felt that his brain was a little confused and he stood there in a daze. He never expected that the prince would die today. In his subconscious, the prince of the old Taoist priest Jiajing should have died long ago.
But now Lan Daoxing actually told him that the prince died today, which made Zhu Zaigui's mind confused again, and he just stood there in a daze.
When Meng Chong saw this scene, he was so frightened that his heart rose to his throat.
He clearly remembered that Prince Yu had this expression before he lost his mind!
Meng Chong quickly said to Lan Daoxing, "Master Lan, this is how the prince lost his mind! This morning, I told the prince the news of the prince's death, and the prince just froze on the spot like he is now, and then he suddenly fainted."
After hearing Meng Chong's words, Lan Daoxing looked at Zhu Zaigui who was in a daze, and finally a serious and earnest expression appeared on his face.
It seems that the root cause of Prince Yu's amnesia lies here. Lan Daoxing believes that Zhu Zaigui's insanity was caused by the news of the crown prince's death.
The method needed to treat such a disease should be re-stimulation.
Obviously, Lan Daoxing at this moment could not think of the real changes in Zhu Zaigui. He still treated Zhu Zaigui as an ordinary mental patient and decided to stimulate Zhu Zaigui in this way. Then he would set up a Taoist altar, recite a spell, draw a talisman, and perform a ritual to find an excuse to get away with it.
After all, spiritual issues were not his strong point. What he was good at was the sense of mystery of "nothing is said, and it's all up to people to guess". If he really had to perform a ritual to summon the spirits and calm his mind, it would be difficult for him.
Besides, whether there are ghosts and gods in this world is a matter of opinion. Anyway, as a Taoist priest for so many years, Lan Daoxing has never seen ghosts and gods appear, and he doesn't know what ghosts and gods look like.
All the skills he had learned were learned from his master, and then he studied and explored them on his own. They had little to do with ghosts and gods, and were all his own understanding.
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