Late at night, in front of the Taoist temple on the mountain.
The cold wind is biting, the sky in the south is still cold, and it is even more biting at night in the mountains.
Yi Bai stood next to the tree, took a piece of bark from the tree, and in one breath used the spraying technique to turn the bark into mink skin.
He held a mink skin and covered Anian on the sedan chair to protect him from the cold.
After he finished, he looked at the Taoist temple surrounded by walls and waited quietly.
Not long after.
The Taoist man turned around again and came out of the temple.
He took out something in his hand, which was a sandalwood bead.
"This thing was given to me by a Buddhist Taoist Zen monk. I heard that Lord Long had mastered Buddhism. I asked Lord Dragon to use the energy of Buddhism to render this bead every day and place it next to the human skin drum. As time goes by, it will definitely be able to suppress the human skin drum. Evil spirit.”
The Taoist Master said this while playing with the sandalwood beads in his hand.
"Who are you talking about, Zhenmao? A Taoist Zen monk?"
Yi Bai exclaimed.
"Yes, it is Tao Zen, a Buddhist monk! What's wrong? Do you know Tao Zen?"
The Taoist was stunned and asked.
"Since the real person knows everything I have done, why didn't he find out about my relationship with Master Dao Chan?"
Yi Bai was silent for a while and then spoke.
"Do you really know the Taoist Zen monk?"
The Taoist is in a trance.
Yi Bai did not hide anything and told this Taoist monk all about his relationship with the old Taoist monk and what he had experienced.
After a long time.
The Taoist monk was squatting by the wall, with no image, as if he didn't believe what Yi Bai said. He murmured to himself: "How is this possible? How can a Tao Zen monk with such great power and profound Dharma pass away?"
The people who believe in Taoism don't seem to believe it. The old Zen monk has passed away.
"True man, although Master Dao Chan has passed away, he has also solved the worldly bondage, suffering in this life, and cultivating the next life. This is what Master Daochan said personally. Master Daochan has done good deeds throughout his life, and the worldly bond is also resolved. Now he is freed from the shackles of reincarnation, and we will meet again someday. , it will definitely be a step forward for Buddhism.”
Yi Bai replied.
"Longjun is quite familiar with Buddhism."
The Taoist leader stood up, looked Yi Bai up and down, praised him, and didn't think about Tao Zen anymore.
"The real person is ridiculous."
Yi Bai didn't dare to trust him.
"That's all, I don't want to think about this. By the way, Long Jun, the remains of Dao Zen were sent to his hometown, Dongfeng Temple? If I go there someday, I can go and visit."
The deviant person is careless.
"Master, please don't lie to me. Isn't Master Daochan's hometown the Xilai Temple?"
Yi Bai was surprised.
"Don't blame me, Mr. Long! This is not a trivial matter. I got suspicious and gave it a try. Mr. Long, I will apologize to you!"
The Taoist man finally put on a smile and spoke.
"understand."
Yi Bai nodded, knowing what the Taoist was thinking.
"Since Mr. Long is a good friend of Dao Chan, I can't be stingy, so I won't give this sandalwood bead to Mr. Long. I have a magic weapon that Dao Zen kept with me when we exchanged Taoist teachings. Please keep it with Mr. Long. "
The Taoist priest stretched out his hand, and like a magic trick, a six-inch strategy book appeared.
He handed the policy to Yi Bai.
Yi Bai took the policy with doubts on his face. He looked at the policy in his hand.
At this time, Cezi was emitting Buddha's light.
The Buddha's light is soft and refreshing, and the word 'Ah' comes to Yi Bai's mind unconsciously.
"What a magic weapon!"
Yi Bai's eyes lit up, and he could sense the extraordinaryness of Ce Zi.
"This magical instrument is not ordinary. It contains Buddhist scriptures. The full name of the scripture is 'The Vajra Prajna Paramita Sutra'. Keeping this magical instrument next to the human skin drum can eliminate the evil spirit of the human skin drum over time." , the evil spirit of the human skin will disappear by itself, if you always hold this instrument, the Dharma will increase day by day."
The Taoist explained to him.
When Yi Bai heard this, he didn't know that this magic weapon was a rare treasure.
He did not dare to accept such a treasure and handed it back to the Taoist.
"I dare not accept such a treasure. Please take it back. If you want to suppress the skin drum, please give me the sandalwood beads."
Yi Bai said so.
"It doesn't need to be like this, it doesn't need to be like this! I told you to keep it, just keep it, I won't say it twice!"
The Taoist man waved his hand impatiently.
If Yi Bai dares to speak again, he will tend to run away.
Yi Bai had no choice but to accept the Buddhist artifact, put it in the demon elixir pot, and placed it next to the human skin drum to eliminate evil spirits.
"Thank you, Master!"
Yi Bai bowed deeply.
"Okay, okay, I don't have time to chat with you. If you have nothing to do, please leave first."
The Taoist man waved his hand.
Before Yi Bai could say anything, he ducked out of the way and ran to the corner. He was talking to something unknown and became crazy again.
"Real person, this..."
Yi Bai was puzzled and didn't know how to explain it.
How can I feel that the Taoist Dian is a little strange, and he changes at will.
There is a kind of intermittent lucidity and continuous madness.
The Taoist was stunned for a moment, then turned around and looked at Yi Bai, then regained his composure and said, "Long Lord, do you think I'm crazy? Don't think so! I'm practicing."
The Taoist leader stood up and walked to Yi Bai.
"Zhenren, as far as I know, Taoism has inner alchemy methods and Buddhism has contemplation methods, but they don't seem to practice like Zhenren."
Yi Bai was confused.
"Practice depends on the individual, whether it is inner alchemy or visualization. In the end, you must understand your own method. This is my method!"
The Taoist man solved his doubts.
"Understand your own Dharma?"
Yi Bai was at a loss.
He suddenly remembered that when the True Dragon in the Well taught him the technique in Sanjiang County, he also said similar words to him, saying that Buddhism was the way to establish his life, and that self-enlightenment and enlightenment were the superior means.
But he never understood its meaning.
"That's right, Mr. Long, look, there's a jade-faced raccoon over there, what do you see?"
The Taoist leader pointed his finger at a calico cat looking lazily around the wall of the Taoist temple.
"An immature jade-faced raccoon?"
Yi Bai replied.
Jade-faced raccoon dog is the nickname of calico cat.
"No, Mr. Long, look carefully. This jade-faced raccoon is often near our Taoist temple. He just knows that this place is safe. Please call him."
The Taoist said.
Yi Bai didn't understand what the calico cat had to do with the Taoist's practice, but he still followed it.
He called to the calico cat.
The calico cat suddenly became excited, its pupils dilated, it looked towards Yi Bai, and then ran away after a while.
"Long Jun, do you understand?"
The Taoist seemed interested and asked with a smile.
"The jade-faced raccoon... seems to be in a daze? Are you scared by me, so you run away in a hurry?"
Yi Bai hesitated and answered after a while.
"It's just a trance! Dragon Lord, this jade-faced civet is born with the knowledge that if it is free and safe, it will naturally retain its mind. I practice it on my own, so I retain my mind to practice. It seems to be sleeping but not sleeping, and it seems to be dizzy but not dizzy. , how do you know that I am a god?"
The Taoist said with a laugh.
Yi Bai only felt that he understood but not understood, like looking at flowers in the mist or looking at the moon in the water.
"Don't be anxious, Mr. Long. This kind of enlightenment can only be understood but cannot be expressed in words. When Mr. Long reaches this step, he will understand it."
The Taoist man shook his head and said so.
As he spoke, the expression on his face returned to dullness, as if he were crazy, and he ducked out of sight and disappeared without a trace.
"Is this Taoist telling me his experience of enlightenment? Unfortunately, my ability is not yet at this level."
Yi Bai sighed in his heart.
He looked around and saw no Taoist followers, so he had to bow deeply to the Taoist temple, then turned around and led the four ghosts away.
Yi Bai once again took Anian to walk in the mountains.
…
In the blink of an eye, two months passed.
Yi Bai finally took An Nian over the last mountain in Minyue County and stood at the mountain pass.
He stared numbly at the array of strange peaks behind him.
It's been more than two months since I walked in the mountains in spring, and the hot wind blew on my face when I came out of summer.
Yi Bai never wanted to walk the mountain road again.
"Brother, have we reached it? Is this outside the mountain?"
A Nian was pleasantly surprised and noticed that the surrounding environment was completely different from that of Minyue County.
"This is the land bordering Minyue County. It's called Dongjie County. My residence is still some distance from here. Ah Nian, I have to continue on my way."
Yi Bai opened his mouth to explain.
"Brother, I listen to you."
Ah Nian didn't make any fuss. He nodded obediently and looked around, as if he was very curious about everything in Dongjie County.
Yi Bai said nothing and walked holding A Nian.
He was thinking about how to place Ah Nian. He was a demon after all. It was not appropriate to place Ah Nian in the Shuanglong River, and Ah Nian could not survive in the river.
After thinking about it, I had no choice but to entrust A Nian to Wang Wenzhi and raise him in Haicheng County.
Yi Bai walked for a long time.
Da da da.
Suddenly he heard the sound of horse hooves galloping.
Yi Bai held Anian, worried that he would be hit by the horse.
He looked up and saw a man galloping on a horse.
Take another closer look.
The faces are familiar.
Isn't it the second son of the Li family?
In the past, Dao Chan risked his life to save the second son of the Li family.
At this moment, the horse is still galloping.
After a while, the figure disappeared without a trace.
“It’s easy to change a country but hard to change its nature.”
Yi Bai shook his head and didn't pay much attention.
He took out the Buddhist policy from the Demon Pill Pot, opened it and read it.
This is what he does most in February, reading Buddhist teachings.
Yi Bai noticed that when reading this Buddhist instrument, his mind would unconsciously visualize the Sanskrit word 'Ah' and enter a state of practice.
He knew that the Buddhist instruments and Buddhist instruments had a blessing effect on his practice, so he often took out the Buddhist instruments and read them when he had free time.
'At one time, the Buddha was in the Solitary Garden of the Trees in the Kingdom of Savatthi, together with a group of 1,250 great bhikkhus. At that time, the World-Honored One was wearing robes and holding an alms bowl while eating...'
Yi Bai is multitasking and never forgets to practice when he is on the road.
…
Another month has passed.
Yi Bai finally took Anian back to the Shuanglongjiang area.
"Wow!!!"
A Nian was overjoyed when he saw the river. He walked forward quickly, scooped up the river water with both hands, and slapped it on his face. He was very happy.
Yi Bai did not stop him.
Shuanglongjiang is his territory.
Nothing could happen on his territory.
"Girl, girl!"
An old man stepped forward from a distance.
"Ah? What's wrong with Uncle?"
A Nian asked blankly.
"You girl, judging by your accent, you are not a local, are you?"
The old man was stunned and said this.
"Abo, I'm not a local, I came here with my brother."
Anian looked towards where Yi Bai was.
Yi Bai stepped forward.
The old man opened his cloudy eyes, stared at Yi Bai, nodded and said: "Girl, sir, you can play in the water here, but you must remember that when you play in the water here, if you meet a stranger and talk to you, Remember not to respond, especially if someone offers you something to eat."
The old man solemnly told Yi Bai and Anian.
"Are you worried about the watery ghosts at the bottom of the river?"
Yi Bai asked with interest.
"Exactly! Sir, you are very knowledgeable. I have come here in vain."
The old man said.
"How could this old man think of telling passers-by here to be careful of water ghosts?"
Yi Bai asked A Nian to play nearby.
He took the old man and walked to a stone pier and sat down.
"Sir, this is also impossible. Since you know the Shui Mang Ghost, you know that this ghost often deceives people. Then when you come to Shuanglong River, all the people in the Shuanglong River area know the Shui Mang Ghost. No one can deceive the Shui Mang Ghost, so they can only deceive people." When I have nothing to do, I will come here and blow the river breeze to remind passers-by."
The old man said with a smile.
"I'm a righteous man."
Yi Bai praised.
"Why talk about this? It's just casual."
The old man shook his head and said.
"Old man, this is downstream. I wonder where you live?"
Yi Bai changed the topic and suddenly asked.
"Ah? Sir, I live downstream, and there is a county seat not far away."
The old man was slightly panicked and replied.
"Old man, as far as I know, the downstream county has long been gone, right? In the past, it was devastated by military disasters. The governor of Dongjie County has only been in office for a few months. Even if he wants to renovate the downstream county, it will take time. Old man, where did you come from? From the county seat?”
Yi Bai smiled.
"this……"
The old man spoke incoherently.
"Old man, have I ever told you whose territory this river belongs to?"
The demonic aura in Yi Bai rose up.
The billowing demonic energy covers the sky and the sun, surging and surging. It looks like a dragon, with teeth and claws bared, going wild everywhere.
Do you really think that this old man who is blind and full of ghosts is kind enough to remind him to be careful of water ghosts?
I'm afraid I want to deceive his trust and trick him into eating water grass.
"Dragon, Dragon Lord! Damn the kid! You tricked the Dragon Lord!"
The old man showed his true form, bloated and wet, looking like a 'water ghost'.
"You are really brave."
Yi Bai glanced at the old man.
He never forbade the Shui Mang Ghost from harming people, just because it was necessary for the Shui Mang Ghost to enter reincarnation, but he had no idea that the Shui Mang Ghost could deceive people to such an extent.
"Longjun..."
The water ghost was trembling.
"Go upstream yourself and confess to Mr. Prophet."
Yi Bai said so.
"Yes, yes, yes! Lord Long, I'm going right now!"
The water ghost dares not to stay, so he rushes into the water and leaves.
Yi Bai frowned slightly when he saw the water ghost leaving. He couldn't handle the matter of the water ghost.
But thinking about it, I can't let the water mang ghost go like this.
When Yi Bai thought of this, he called Anian back and rushed to the middle reaches.
…
A few days later.
Yi Bai took A Nian to Haicheng County. He found the county magistrate Wang Wenzhi and told Wang Wenzhi about A Nian's story.
Faced with Yi Bai's request, Wang Wenzhi dared not refuse, so he agreed.
Yi Bai also asked A Nian to live in the county. If she wanted to find him, just find someone to take her to the upstream riverside and call him.
After Yi Bai settled A Nian, his body shape changed and he turned into a dragon and left Bu Yu.
He headed back upstream.
Not long after.
Yi Bai finally returned to the upper reaches.
He returned to the upper reaches, and the old turtle rushed over after seeing his demonic energy for the first time.
"Dragon Lord, Dragon Lord, have you gained authority?"
Lao Gui was very anxious, and seemed to be more anxious than Yi Bai about the power of the Chen position.
Yi Bai immediately blocked what he wanted to say and looked at the old turtle helplessly. This was too eager.
Regarding the matter of running for Chen position, he definitely doesn't care about it...
(End of chapter)
