Chapter 365 Going down the mountain
Chapter 365 Going down the mountain
"Xu Qing."
"exist."
Xu Qing looked at the Taoist priest in charge of the kitchen in front of him. His surname was Sun and he was said to be a relative of a real person in Chongyang Palace.
He had met many Taoists in Chongyang Palace these days, including the five immortals in the palace. Whether it was their qi and blood or other aspects of their performance, they were all at a low level of martial arts.
As for most Taoists, at most they learned some methods to strengthen their bodies.
In fact, Xu Qing himself could not use the things he learned in the Taixu Universe because his inspiration was too weak.
Fortunately, his perception is extremely strong. Although he cannot do what he did before, to the extent of being able to illuminate the universe with his demonic thoughts in the Taixu Universe, he can still detect any movement within a hundred steps around him.
Now he has become a mortal again, but not particularly ordinary. He is still a little extraordinary after all.
He did not show off himself at will, but instead trained silently in Chongyang Palace until he reached the human limit of this body.
Xu Qing has always been well-behaved and taciturn in the kitchen, and he doesn't communicate much with Taoist Sun.
"Are you brave enough?" Taoist Sun asked directly.
"Uh." Xu Qing couldn't help but hesitate. Being brave often means being able to take risks.
So Taoist Sun had some troublesome things for him to do.
Seeing Xu Qing hesitate, Taoist Sun said without hesitation, "Follow me."
Xu Qing hesitated for a moment, but still followed. After all, he had no plans to leave Chongyang Palace for the time being, so it would be better to follow the rules here.
They come, the security.
Chongyang Palace is very large. In addition to the magnificent palace, there are also many simple bamboo huts.
"This area is for foreign monks to live in," Taoist Sun explained.
Xu Qing couldn't help but be surprised.
He had been staying in Chongyang Palace for these days and didn't know that there was a special place for monks to live in the palace.
Taoist Sun quickly explained the reason.
The Quanzhen Sect believed that the three religions were one family, and some of the Quanzhen people in the palace had chivalrous hearts, so they set aside a place to house these old monks who were driven away by nearby temples.
As for why he was driven away?
It turns out that this is the norm in temples.
Once a monk gets old and can no longer generate income for the temple through activities such as chanting sutras and repenting, the temple will find ways to drive him away.
Of course, there are also those who are not driven away and can spend their remaining years in the temple.
Those monks are often the ones in power in the temple, or they have strong family backgrounds.
Those who are driven out and denied retirement support are often old monks who have no power, no influence, and no connections.
These monks were driven down the mountain and had nowhere to go. They heard that Chongyang Palace provided relief to disaster victims every year, so they ran over. Since they had no place to live, they simply found a place to live near Chongyang Palace.
The place where they lived was the camp where Chongyang Patriarch used to train his troops. It was very convenient to clean it up and then live there.
But Chongyang Palace at most gave them some porridge and water, and did not provide them with medical care or elderly care.
These monks were not noisy or noisy.
Because all the land in the world has an owner, it is a great fortune to find a place to live and not be subject to labor service or taxation by the government.
Taoist Sun said with sympathy: "These monks have devoted their entire lives to the Three Jewels, but when they get old and are no longer useful, they are driven out of the temple. How pitiful."
Unlike other Taoist priests, Taoist Sun used to be the manager of a wealthy family. He went up the mountain to practice Taoism in order to serve the Taoist master of the same clan and help him manage his property in Chongyang Palace. He was not a real Taoist priest.
There are good and bad landlords these days.
The Sun family has a relatively good reputation.
Taoist Sun is not a snob either.
Xu Qing knew that the temper of a servant was often linked to that of his master.
The temperament of Taoist Sun can roughly be seen from his character.
In fact, it was rumored in the palace that Master Sun was indeed a person who hated evil.
Xu Qing followed Taoist Sun to a thatched house.
He couldn't help but frown because there was a strong stench of corpse inside.
"This old monk is an old friend of the Immortal. He was a lonely man without a father, mother, children or daughters. Now he is dead in our Chongyang Palace. After the Immortal knew about it, he asked me to drag him down the mountain and bury him. Xu Qing, are you afraid of carrying a dead person?" Taoist Sun said casually.
Xu Qing resisted the urge to roll his eyes and said calmly, "Master, let's hurry up. If we delay, I'm afraid it will be dark before we get down the mountain."
Taoist Sun chuckled and said, "Xu Qing, I feel that you are different from ordinary fire Taoist priests. How about this, after we bury him, I will treat you to a drink."
Xu Qing really wanted to complain, fearing that you wanted to drink yourself.
But now he has become a mortal, his body is also a mortal, and when he heard about wine, he became addicted to it.
The main reason was that the food in the mountains was really not that good. Xu Qing was almost starving during these days in Chongyang Palace.
In fact, he also had a plan. After a few days, he would sneak into the mountains to find some wild game to supplement his nutrition.
Of course, this is not so reliable.
Because there were many people in Chongyang Palace, there were actually not many wild animals around, and even chopping wood required walking a long way.
In fact, the main reason why Chongyang Palace employs so many pyrotechnicians is that it needs people to chop wood.
Because firewood is also a resource.
If there are not enough people, even if they chop firewood, it will be confiscated by the villagers and they will not be able to bring it back.
These days you can’t go out without a group.
The two entered the house, Xu Qing squatted down, used the shroud brought by Taoist Sun, wrapped the old monk's body, and then carried it on his back. The body was unexpectedly light, as if only a pile of bones remained. He walked out, and Taoist Sun followed behind him, holding an old, unlit lantern in his hand. This lantern can still be used when walking on the mountain road when he returns.
When I walked out of the hut, the setting sun was slowly sinking to the west, dyeing the distant mountains blood red.
Xu Qing found it a little funny.
Unexpectedly, the first time he went down the mountain in this world was to carry a corpse.
There is a mass grave at the foot of the mountain.
Taoist Sun was familiar with the place and told Xu Qing where to place the body.
No accidents.
There is no such thing as a dead body.
It was peaceful all the way.
Xu Qing felt both relieved and disappointed.
It turns out there's really nothing wrong.
Taoist Sun patted Xu Qing on the shoulder and said, "Xu Qing, you are really brave. Come on, I will buy you a drink."
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The food in the tavern at the foot of the mountain is actually average, but if you want to go to other taverns, you have to walk more than ten miles, so unless there are special reasons, the Taoists of Chongyang Palace often feed their alcohol addiction in the taverns at the foot of the mountain.
The owner of the tavern is also a relative of a real person in the palace, and his surname is Ma.
Boss Ma and Taoist Sun are old acquaintances.
But there was no special care.
It's hard to describe the taste of the wine when it first enters your mouth, except for a spicy aroma that goes straight to your head.
Taoist Sun liked it very much. He said: "Life in the mountains is actually not very interesting. I have been relying on this taste to survive these years."
"Master, don't you like practicing Taoism?"
"Who likes it? It's just a way to make a living." Taoist Sun waved his hand.
The two of them drank and chatted.
While Xu Qing was responding, he also learned some things about Chongyang Palace from Taoist Sun.
When everyone was drunk, suddenly, there was a burst of hurried horse hooves sounds outside.
Xu Qing's expression darkened, something bad was about to happen.
(End of this chapter)