(twenty one)
The door in the pavilion was tightly closed. No matter how beautiful and vicissitudes of life it was outside, all the people inside could see and feel was a gloomy and serious atmosphere. At first, only two tall gauze lamps could be seen standing directly in front of the door. The light and dark contrasted with each other, pointing out the dignified seat between the two lamps to others, while the rest of the direction was only dim.
The visitor obeyed the instructions and sat on the cattail mat placed on the ground, seemingly devoutly longing for the only visible thing in front of him - the bench carved from old locust wood. I wonder if I can see anyone coming to "rescue" me. Unexpectedly, after waiting for a long time, there was no movement at all, let alone anything that could break the status quo.
Because in such a confined space with no cover, even a mosquito flying by can clearly capture its presence.
Seeing such a quiet and almost gloomy situation, E Feiying finally couldn't bear her timidity and quietly moved the cattail felt under her body to the young man's side, pretending that nothing happened. In fact, others could clearly tell her state of mind just by her chaotic breathing.
"Eh... why is this place so disturbing? I always feel like someone is watching us from the dark..." E Feiying whispered: "There are also green plants and green water outside... Could it be that this Taoist temple Are there really gods inside?" After saying that, seeing that the other party didn't respond silently and just smiled contemptuously, Miss E Wu became anxious at that time. She clenched her fist and pushed Bai Feng gently, and pleaded hard: "You should speak. ah!"
Seeing that she was as cowardly as a frightened bird, Bai Feng stopped playing with her and replied: "Everything you saw was deliberately created by Taoist priests in an attempt to confuse our minds. This is why Let those who come think that compared with the outside, this place is really a place of He Xianlin, caves, heaven, earth and outstanding people."
As soon as he finished speaking, disturbing footsteps came from not far away. The two people on the carpet immediately straightened their posture and continued to devote themselves to their roles.
What followed were all kinds of figures. They walked neatly to the open space next to the two men and lit the unlit high-foot lamps there one after another. The dark hall was suddenly filled with light, illuminating the Taoists with full expressions and bright clothes, as well as Bai Feng and E Feiying, who were kneeling on the carpet and looked miserable.
The bright light illuminated the steps behind the "throne" and illuminated the Taiping Taoists who came out of the opening. After a while, someone came over with delicious food and placed it in front of the two beggars, urging them to eat and drink quickly.
I saw roasted chicken, roasted goose, bird's nest, bear's paw and other seafood and delicacies, it can be said that everything is available. Seeing this, it is not difficult to understand that the basis for them to introduce people to Taoism is to provide food, clothing, or other things, so that the basis of your survival is restricted by others.
The two beggars naturally began to devour the food, even though they were no more hungry than anyone else. During this break of eating, the footsteps that had been coming continuously on the stairs slowly disappeared. In the end, there were only a few footsteps of two or three people left. At this moment, the Taoists who came out of the building suddenly gave up their worries and stopped talking about the new seekers.
Bai Feng and E Feiying also noticed this strange phenomenon, and they both followed the direction of the footsteps intentionally or unintentionally. After a while, a Taoist priest sat on the bench surrounded by two female disciples.
The Taoist had a pair of terrifyingly big eyes, as if someone would hit him hard on the back of the head and the eyes would pop out. He carefully observed the two beggars, whose faces were covered with oil and black mud, for a moment, with solemn expressions, as if he was capturing all the knowable truths.
"Have you eaten enough?" the man asked kindly.
E Feiying chewed in her mouth and murmured incoherently: "Good... good, delicious!"
"What about the little brother next to you?"
"He is mute! He can't speak!" Miss E Wu casually wiped her mouth with her sleeve, smiled heartily, and thanked: "Thank you, Taoist Priest, for giving us sisters and brothers such delicious food! It's such a kindness and virtue, little one. There is really nothing a woman can do in return!”
The Taoist still stared with his big eyes, snickering secretly, and said: "It is God's will that you and I can meet in this troubled world! Helping you is God's guidance. You don't need to repay, let alone remember poverty. Who is the Tao!"
"Then...where should we, sisters and brothers, go in this troubled world?"
"Alas..." the Taoist said earnestly and sincerely: "How many hardships and hardships have we experienced when we were born in the world? Some people die early before they can enjoy happiness; some people suffer all their lives, and in the end they die. They die in depression; even if some people are born rich, when they finally die, it is just a clear dream... Why are people born in this world?"
After E Feiying heard about it, she just said that she would like to hear the details: "It can't be for the sake of suffering, right?"
"Life is short, enjoy yourself while you can. Not everyone can live forever, and not everyone can be immortal." The man stood up, holding his shrunken neck, turning his legs outwards, and adding his huge eyes , it felt like a giant toad was walking towards the two beggars.
"Girl, this is why our Taiping Dao was born. To allow everyone in the world to enjoy happiness!" After saying that, the Taoist held E Feiying's face in his hands, asked her to look into her eyes, and continued Said: "Okay... okay! I see desire in your eyes! Are you willing to be my disciple of Taiping Dao?"
Miss E Wu seemed to be fooled by those words, and nodded in agreement. The man immediately called the accompanying maid to take her elsewhere, bathe and change clothes, and prepare for the ceremony later.
As for the remaining beggar, because he was thought to be mute, the Taoist asked him to finish eating and leave on his own. But Bai Feng shook his head repeatedly, danced and pointed in the direction where E Feiying was leaving, twitching his eyebrows, pretending to be worried, and refused to leave. Seeing how stubborn he was, Taoist "Toad" ignored him and let him kneel there and wait.
After sitting idle for a while, the maids who had just been following Taoist "Toad" suddenly hurried back to him. One person covered her left eye, the other covered her right eye, and they all cried and complained, saying that the girl She punched the two people and shouted loudly not to touch her. They looked very scary.
After hearing this, Taoist "Toad" immediately called several Xiaodao armed with weapons to accompany him, intending to go and capture E Feiying. Bai Feng, who had been kneeling peacefully on the carpet, also took advantage of the commotion and fled in panic.
Perhaps because he knew that E Feiying was no ordinary woman, Bai Feng was so relieved that he escaped first.
Sure enough, just after stepping out of the pavilion, Bai Feng saw an elegant white shadow passing on the covered bridge outside the house. Although she wore a high bun and sacrificial attire, and looked exactly like the legendary "witch", he could still recognize who the other party was.
So, Bai Feng followed him, and cooperated with him to climb directly over the outer wall of the Taoist temple, ending the journey of exploration.
