It didn't last long, only less than four years.
Rong Tianding still remembered the scene when Zhang Xuezhou, a cousin he had never met before, came to Rong's house for the first time. The two cousins were killing pigs, painting, and hunting down murderers.
The accident happened when she went to Longmen Village to hunt down a murderer. She watched Zhang Xuezhou fall into a mud pit and disappear without a trace. This scene made Rong Li, who had always been nervous, lose her mind.
After Zhang Xuezhou had an accident, Rong Li also fell seriously ill.
During that time, Rong Tianding took over the pork stall.
If nothing unexpected happens, this is how the Rong family lives.
The business group from Wuchao came to bring good news, which let the Rong family know that Zhang Xuezhou was still alive.
Although I don’t know how Zhang Xuezhou went to the evil country, it will be good as long as he survives.
This made Rong Li feel better.
Rong Li, who had always only believed in the sword in her hand, began to pray to gods and Buddhas, and would come to Taoist temples to offer incense and petition from time to time.
"Then why did you become a Taoist priest?" Zhang Xuezhou asked in disbelief.
"It's not like I have a business relationship with Lao Mu." Rong Tianding said with an awkward smile: "He also asked me not to harm others with pig blood paintings, and to learn some real skills to avoid suffering in the future."
"That makes sense, where is Lao Mu?"
Lao Mu is Taoist Mu, and judging from Rong Tianding's familiar tone, the relationship between the two is quite good.
"The old wood is buried over there." Rong Tianding pointed to a hillside outside the Taoist temple and said: "He found a good place for himself to be buried, and then I buried him, and he also gave me the Taoist temple!"
"He left so soon?"
"He was burned by smoke and fire once, and his health never recovered. It's inevitable when you get older!"
Young people are ignorant and fearless. Only those who are old enough will realize that time is fleeting when their death is approaching.
Longmen Village is still the same as before, and Rongcheng has not changed much. But after returning here, Zhang Xuezhou only felt that things and people had changed, and he had a hint of the mentality of an old man lamenting the time.
Even if you were dissatisfied with nature and the earth when you were young, and you were arrogant and arrogant, you can't escape being buried in a pinch of loess decades later.
Zhang Xuezhou touched his short stubble and felt a slight bitterness in his heart. The change in his mood was hard to describe for a moment.
But thinking about the business, Zhang Xuezhou quickly asked about it.
"The Book of Corpse Masters is here," Rong Tianding said, "Taoist Mu said that the Book of Corpse Masters is just a pile of rubbish in the eyes of the great monks, but this is his life's work, and it is also the hope of us low-level monks to see a bright future!"
Rong Tianding took Zhang Xuezhou back to the Taoist temple's wing and took out the broken handwritten classic from under the pillow.
"Cousin, can you understand these ghost talismans? Can this really cultivate skills?" Rong Tianding shook his head and said: "I learned this and always dreamed of mass graves, and there was a wooden Taoist stretching his hand in the coffin, crying and shouting Let me fish him out."
"This...cousin is amazing!"
Zhang Xuezhou quickly turned to spiritualism. When Rong Tianding narrated, he noticed the magical aura on Rong Tianding's body that was so thin that it was almost negligible.
Under the guidance of Mu Taoist, Rong Tianding has obviously passed the most important starting stage of a monk.
Is this stage difficult? For descendants of monks with resources and conditions, there is a high probability that they can pass it, but for those without foundation, this is the beginning of all kinds of difficulties.
And the monk's long journey also begins here.
If there are not enough resources and conditions, you will be lucky if you struggle all your life and eventually become a Mu Taoist. Most of the grassroots will lose their lives in the ups and downs.
"You have entered the realm based on the theories of the Corpse Jiao School, and the strange phenomena you see are normal," Zhang Xuezhou said.
"Am I not sick?" Rong Tianding said happily.
"It's not a disease." Zhang Xuezhou shook his head and said: "You are incapable of breaking through, which will cause you to have strange appearances several times, but as long as you enter the realm, it will be difficult to see such strange appearances again in the future!"
"I said why I haven't had that kind of dream recently. Do you mean that I don't have this kind of dream anymore?" Rong Tianding said: "Is this normal practice? Is this the same for other people?"
"No, no, this is indeed a situation that practitioners will encounter, and everyone will encounter it!"
Zhang Xuezhou shook his head repeatedly.
He suddenly remembered something and warned again.
"This Shijiao school does both good and evil things. It may have violated the taboos of the imperial court and the sect was exterminated by the court. Their current inheritance is in the hands of a monk named Xu Ji." Zhang Xuezhou said: "If you want to obtain the Shijiao school, it is more important. For complete training, you can find this person in the future!"
"Where is this man?"
"Maybe he's still hanging around in Bajun," Zhang Xuezhou thought, "but I made an agreement with Xu Ji's son Xu Yuan to meet in Chang'an City. If he can keep the appointment on time, we can see him in a year and a half, so we can have a chance to meet him in a year and a half." Maybe we can meet Xu Ji."
The world is vast, and if there had not been an agreement, many people would pass by each other forever, and it would be difficult to meet each other again.
If Zhang Xuezhou went to find Xu Ji, Zhang Xuezhou would also turn his eyes dark.
But the agreement with Xu Yuan brought a trace of hope.
If Rong Tianding is interested, as an outer disciple of the Shijiao School, borrowing books to read may not be a problem.
"Cousin, you seem to be very familiar with spiritual practice. Have you been practicing spiritual practice these years?"
After living in this three-acre area of Rongcheng for a long time, Rong Tianding's knowledge was indeed limited. He mostly listened to Mu Taoist talk about old things and boasted about rumors that Mu Taoist himself found difficult to believe.
Seeing Zhang Xuezhou again, Rong Tianding discovered that Zhang Xuezhou not only had more knowledge, but also had more connections, and might even have the abilities of a monk.
Being so familiar with Mu Taoist's Shi Jiao school can only show that Zhang Xuezhou has experienced a lot at the moment.
The reunion after several years of separation made Rong Tianding happy, but the countless conversations between the two people did not know where to start. Zhang Xuezhou and Rong Tianding could only chatter about something.
Zhang Xuezhou also briefly mentioned his travels over the years.
"Have my parents ever returned to Chengdu to look for me?"
After finishing his nagging words and preparing to go to the city to meet Rong Li, Zhang Xuezhou also asked about his parents.
"There has been no news from my aunt and uncle in the past few years." Rong Tianding shook his head and said, "They have not come to us in the past few years, and there is no one to convey their messages."
"in this way?"
Zhang Zhong and Yourong had not returned to Chengdu for more than three years in a row. This news made Zhang Xuezhou's expression change slightly.
Zhang Xuezhou was originally worried that Zhang Zhong and Yourong heard that he had disappeared, but he did not expect that Zhang Xuezhou would need to worry about the safety of his parents.
The pursuit of the disappearance case in Zhangjiazhuang is likely to involve monks, which means high risks for Zhang Zhong and the Yourong family.
Since there has been no summons for such a long time, Zhang Zhong and the Yourong family have either encountered something unexpected, or they may be with the people who disappeared in Zhangjiazhuang.
Zhang Xuezhou later frowned deeply as he thought about everything that happened a few years ago.
"The related parties involved in this matter at that time included the Evil Luoschuan Holy Land, the Han Dynasty, Kunlun Heavenly Court, and Jinchang. It seemed that they were also entangled with the adoptive father nearby at that time..."
If he wants to find clues from that year, Zhang Xuezhou can think of some related parties.
He thought about all kinds of things, and finally decided to use a stupid method to ask them one by one.
As long as he asks many people clearly, he may get clues about the whereabouts of everyone in Zhangjiazhuang, and thus he may also be able to search for his parents.
When worries about his parents arose in his heart, Zhang Xuezhou felt that many other things did not seem important.
"Senior brother and Master Dong are also good at tracking. When we go back, we will ask Master Dong first to see if he can find his parents!"
Zhang Xuezhou was worried, but Zhang Xuezhou was not too panicked.
Although he has been practicing so far, he is not said to be very capable, but his interpersonal relationships are not bad. Regardless of whether he has a grudge or not, he can recognize some of the great cultivators.
In the Zhangjiazhuang incident, Zhang Xuezhou had contact with almost many related parties.
(End of chapter)
