In the light autumn weather, Chen Fan and Xiao Qing specially wore Taoist robes. Xiao Qing wore the sword whose real name was "Snowfall and Dragon" on his waist and came to the Taoist temple. The two of them were empty-handed, except for the Taoist ultimatum on their bodies. I didn't bring anything else with me, so I just walked along the road in the Taoist temple to the Taoist temple school building.
On the road, he saw one or two young people carrying thick luggage, and some were dangling their hands. They were followed by porters who saluted. Chen Fan looked at the sun hanging in the sky. It was getting late, so the two of them chatted for a while. He had just gone out, and the scene at this moment was different from what Chen Fan had imagined. It was far less noisy than Chen Fan imagined.
"Aqing, do you also know how many new students our Taoist temple has admitted this time?" Chen Fan asked, looking at the pedestrians on the road.
"I'm not sure about this, but there shouldn't be many people. Baiyunguan recruits about fifty people a year, and Zhenwu Guan should be about the same." Xiao Qing said uncertainly.
"Oh, that's too few." Chen Fan sighed when he thought about the number of freshmen enrolled in the university, which numbered thousands.
"It's okay. Some Taoist temples don't recruit disciples yet. They only recruit Taoist boys, or directly recruit Taoist priests. It's good to have Taoist temples that can recruit disciples." Xiao Qing, who had inquired about Taoist temples before, replied.
Well, Chen Fan agrees with this. After all, the Taoist temple is different from the academy, so it is normal for there to be few people. Moreover, the current society, including the Northern Wei Dynasty and the Liang Kingdom, is estimated to have only a few tens of millions of people. The number of people is incomparable to the modern population of 1.4 billion. It is normal to have a small number.
"That's right, that's right, but if we want to carry forward the Dafa of our Taoist sect, the more people we have, the better." This was not Chen Fan's intention to go against Xiao Qing, but rather what he felt after seeing the sutra performance room and martial arts performance in Puming Temple. At the back of the hall, Chen Fan was a little worried for the staff of Zhenwu Temple. There was a competitive Xuanmen around them. If he wanted not to be suppressed, he would have to outnumber them regardless of other matters. In Chen Fan's opinion, That's the truth.
"Are you two Taoist boys here to help?" While the two were talking, a young man wearing a blue robe came up to greet them.
"No, we are freshmen here to report." Chen Fan explained.
"New students?" The young man was obviously stunned for a moment and said, "Then why do you come here wearing monk robes?"
Chen Fan and Xiao Qing looked at each other and immediately realized that it seemed a bit inappropriate to wear Taoist robes today. According to the freshman report, the Taoist robes had not been issued yet, and they did not know what kind of clothing they were issued. Chen Fan answered immediately. : "We came two days early, and the elders of the sect took good care of us and gave us these Taoist robes to wear first. I wonder if your brother is a new student here to register?"
"Exactly, I saw you two wearing Taoist uniforms, so I took the liberty to interrupt you. Are you two here to report to the Taoist temple?"
"Exactly." Chen Fan replied affirmatively.
"I see that you two are still young. If you come to Taoist temple to study now, you must have extraordinary talents. I hope you will take care of them in the future." This young man did not look down on Chen Fan and Xiao Qing because of their young age. On the contrary, he was a little enthusiastic. greeted.
"No, you're welcome. We just need to take care of each other. I think you studied at the Taoist Temple. Do you know how many people came to the Taoist Temple to study this time?"
"I don't know. To be honest, I came from Jiaxing. My family just moved to Suzhou, so I came to this Taoist temple to continue practicing." The young man explained.
It turns out that I don’t have many friends in Gusu. No wonder I came here to inquire about the situation. Chen Fan thought to himself and said: "My name is Daoxuan, and the person next to me is Yuantong. They are both Taoist names given by the temple. I don’t know. What do you call me, brother?"
"My lord, Lan Jing, it turns out that you two already have a nickname. It's really disrespectful."
"No, it's just that the two of us have determined to be Taoist priests since we were young. The Taoist priest saw that we were sincere and offered us an extra income. Are you planning to become a Taoist priest in the future?" As far as Chen Fan knows, many people go to Taoist temples to learn swordsmanship or spiritual cultivation. , I don’t have much interest in becoming a Taoist priest, so I asked Lan Jing.
"We'll see about this later. The Yuan Channel Leader next to you is wearing a sword. He must have extraordinary swordsmanship. I wonder if you can give me some advice in the future?"
Chen Fan couldn't answer for him, so he turned his head and looked at Xiao Qing.
"This sword is just for decoration, and my swordsmanship is only average. I think the Taoist priests will be able to teach it later, right?" Xiao Qing declined.
These words were modest enough, but Chen Fan had no intention of exposing Xiao Qing. Xiao Qing didn't even teach himself, so it was unlikely that he would teach others.
"Well, it should be taught. What I studied in the Taoist Academy was "Sanwu Du Gonglu", which also involved some basic swordsmanship. I don't know what it teaches specifically." Lan Jing replied.
"We'll find out later. Let's go and register first." A few people had arrived at the campus unknowingly. Not far away, there was a bamboo board with the words "Registration Office for Freshmen of Dou University" written on it. There was a table next to it. A Taoist priest in Taoist uniform was sitting there, and there happened to be no one in front of him.
Several people walked over and went through the admission procedures. The procedures were not complicated. They reported their names and issued their number plates. Chen Fan took the opportunity to ask, "Senior brother, do you know how many new students we have enrolled this time?"
"Currently there are ninety-six people." After knowing that the two people in front of him were Daoxuan and Yuantong, the senior brother's face was filled with enthusiasm. It seemed that he had heard of their names.
"Does the Taoist temple provide accommodation for followers or study companions?" Chen Fan asked smoothly as to whether Hou Feng could live in the Taoist temple.
"This is currently not possible. Of course, under special circumstances, you can apply." Knowing the special status of the two people, especially when looking at Xiao Qing, he was probably full of envy for the legend of this lucky man.
"So what are the classics we study? Does the Taoist temple provide them?"
"The classics are usually Laozi's "Huang Ting Jing", "Mengwei Jing Lu", etc. The school starts the day after tomorrow, and we will talk about it then."
"Okay, thank you. How to get to this accommodation?" Chen Fan continued to ask
"Just go down this road. You live in room A, which is specially taken care of by Palace Master Xu. We only have five-person rooms A and B, and the rest are ten-person rooms."
"Can you arrange for the two of us to live in the A-shaped room?" Although Chen Fan doesn't plan to live in a Taoist temple, it would be good to have a place to stay and rest. Since the person in front of him was selling Palace Master Xu's face, he was also benefiting from Xiao Qing's favor. Chen Fan wanted to take advantage of this.
"This is a bit difficult. The A-shaped room is reserved for the top freshmen in the Taoist Academy in previous years. There has just been a new student who got the first place in martial arts in the Taoist Academy. We have arranged for him to move in."
"Oh, that doesn't matter. I'm just asking. In fact, it's good to have more people. By the way, can I live outside Guanwai?" Chen Fan immediately took back what he just said. This would require meeting him on the first day. It would be bad if there were disputes between classmates.
Is this able to bend or stretch? Several people looked at Chen Fan. Chen Fan looked calm, as if he had never asked if the two of them lived in the same room, and they were a little impressed.
"Yes, Taoist temples do not mandate living in the temple, as long as it does not affect your studies."
"That's good, thank you. Let's take our leave first." Another person came to report later, and Chen Fan was not interested in getting acquainted immediately. Instead, he decided to go to the dormitory first, so he said to Xiao Qing and Lan Jing: "We Let’s go to the school building first, Lan Jing, will you come with me?”
"I'll wait for my entourage. You go first, I'll be there soon." Lan Jing was also empty-handed. I don't know why he was separated from his entourage. He was assigned to the fourth room.
"Okay, let's say goodbye first and see you later." After saying that, Chen Fan and Xiao Qing walked towards the dormitory.
The door of the A-shaped room was ajar. Chen Fan and Xiao Qing found it successfully. They pushed the door and went in. The space inside was quite good. There were five very small single beds, only about 1.2 meters wide and 2 meters long. About a meter away, the one on the far left by the window has been occupied by someone. There are some clothes on it. It is estimated that the person went out before they had time to put it away.
This environment is quite simple. Fortunately, Chen Fan doesn't plan to live there. Although he doesn't plan to live there, he wants to occupy the two beds on the right first, declare his sovereignty, and use them during breaks in the future. Unfortunately, they didn't bring anything. , we can’t let A Qing keep the sword. The scabbard and the sword each have one. After thinking about it, I might as well forget it and let others choose first.
"Let's go to B4 for a walk." After looking at House A, Chen Fan felt that his decision to buy a house was very wise. Although he was not a particular person, in this era without bathrooms and running water, some It is still necessary to pay attention to life.
Just as they were about to go out, a man walked in. He was tall and dark, a bit like Tietang, but not as stiff as Tietang and more domineering. This was Chen Fan's first impression.
"Are you looking for someone?" The visitor saw the two of them inside and asked with a frown.
"No, we live here." Xiao Qing, who never liked talking, spoke first. When someone answered, Chen Fan was naturally happy to keep quiet and leave it to Xiao Qing to handle.
"You live here? How old are you? Why haven't I seen you in the Taoist Temple? This is the A-shaped house that only those who have the first place in the Taoist Temple can live in." The visitor obviously didn't believe it. He raised his frowning eyebrows and raised his voice. asked.
"We don't know, but the Taoist temple divided us here. I think although we didn't get the first place in the Taoist temple, our strength is still recognized by the Taoist temple." Xiao Qing replied coldly, giving Chen Fan the feeling of being a bit arrogant. .
"What are you studying to have such great confidence?" Perhaps sensing Xiao Qing's confidence, the visitor stopped being a little dismissive and asked.
"I learn martial arts and he practices chess."
"Okay, then let's practice our skills. Don't say I'm bullying you. If you want to live in this A-shaped apartment, you can't do it without showing some real skills." When the visitor heard Xiao Qing say that he studied martial arts, his eyes lit up and he couldn't help but suggested.
He seems to be a martial arts fanatic, Chen Fan commented in his heart. Although he wanted to see who was better in martial arts between the two, he still decisively interjected: "Wait a minute, we haven't asked this brother's name yet. My name is Daoxuan. , the person who just answered you is Yuantong, please take good care of me in the future."
