After saying that, the three of them walked to the nearest temple. On the way, the Taoist priest with a grimace said, "But what Pindao is most curious about is another thing. The old man said that the Dou family is in this temple, but whether they can find it depends on Pindao." God, is it possible that the Dou family is still hiding somewhere secretly?"
"What Dou family?" Zhao Ermu asked.
"It's the Gray Immortal worshiped by Pindao's lineage."
"Perhaps it is enshrined in a remote temple and is not easy to find."
"In this case, we can't talk about the word "good fortune", right? "
"Hey, who knows, you yourself are so blind that you ask us what we can do."
"That's right. Instead of worrying about it in advance, it's better to watch it while walking."
While they were talking, the three of them had already walked to the front of the palace. The plaque on the door lintel was inscribed with three characters - Xiangu Palace. There was a peace vat in front of the palace. The water in the vat was about half high. The surrounding moss was green and the stems were as thin as silk.
The Taoist priest with a grimace stroked his hand over the edge of the vat. He first walked up the stone steps to the door, then gently stretched out his hand and pushed. Hearing a creaking sound, the door slowly opened back.
As the palace door opened, a stale atmosphere rushed into the palace. The three of them hid sideways. After finding out that they were fine, they walked into the palace one after another.
The space inside the temple is not large, but the light is dim, and you can vaguely see a statue of a person as tall as one person in the innermost part.
The Taoist priest with a grimace walked up to the statue and saw that it was a female deity with kind and friendly features. She looked to be in her forties or fifties. She held a green bamboo bottle in both hands and looked like she was dispensing medicine to help the world.
The tablet next to the statue shows that this deity is called "Bai Xiangu" and she is the youngest daughter of Mrs. Bai.
The Taoist Grimace knows very little about the immortal lineage of the Bai family, but he has a general understanding of the characteristics of this branch, which is that they are proficient in witchcraft and unparalleled medicine; they cure diseases and help the world with benevolence, so the Bai family is also known among the immortals. Known as the "Medicine Fairy".
Contrary to what many people understand, although the Five Immortals are all Gods of Wealth, also known as the "Five Manifestations of Wealth Gods", in the shamanism system, their respective responsibilities and characteristics are different.
The White Fairy is the medicine fairy who prolongs life and protects life; the Gray Fairy is the god of grains and belongs to the "immortal of wealth"; the Fox Fairy has vast magical powers and is the "all-powerful fairy", which can not only ward off evil spirits and exorcise ghosts, but also predict good and bad luck and pray for good luck. The Yellow Immortal has many faces, and everyone must worship him whether he is doing business or serving as an official, so he is also called the "Tongcai Immortal"; the Liuxian Chang family is the "Wealth Protector Immortal", who is the most powerful in martial arts among the immortals, and is the most protective of the home. .
Of course, the above are just the general characteristics of each fairy family, and it does not mean that every fairy in the family is like this. For example, the Bai family who saves lives and heals the wounded also has a family guardian fairy who is highly skilled in martial arts. It is the Erye Bai mentioned above.
The Grimace Taoist's understanding of the immortal family basically stops here. He doesn't know much about the genealogy of each immortal family and the deeds of the immortals, including the white fairy in front of him.
At this time, He Siniang walked up to the grim-faced Taoist priest and asked, "Do you see what the trick is?"
The Taoist priest with a grimace shook his head: "I don't know him, he should be just a certain deity from the Bai family, and has nothing to do with the Dou family that I am looking for."
"So what we are looking for is the statue of Dou?"
"Yes, if you want to unlock the secret of Pindao's life experience, you must at least find the Gray Immortal first."
"Then let's continue looking quickly. There are so many palaces here, I'm afraid we don't have time to look at each one carefully."
"Okay, let's go."
Coming out of Xiangu Hall, turn around the corridor on the right, and there is a fork in the road ahead. The left is the direction leading to the Hanging Pavilion, and the right is continuing towards the mountain palace.
At this time, Zhao Ermu proposed to split up. He said: "It's too slow to search together. Since you are looking for someone named Dou, Taoist, why don't we go separately? I can distinguish between Dou and Bai clearly."
The grimace Taoist priest was unwilling to split up rashly, but seeing that He Siniang seemed to have the same intention, he could only nod his head, and then each assigned the search area. After saying caution to each other, they walked towards the left fork in the road.
Not far along the left fork road, after passing by a rockery and two elm trees, another palace appeared. This palace has been built on the edge of the cliff. You can see that part of the foundation is completely above the cliff. Outside, it is only supported by several wooden pillars sloping on the rock wall.
The grim-faced Taoist priest raised his head and glanced at the plaque.
It says "Bai Martial Hall", which seems to be the dojo of a certain Bai family deity.
However, the grim-faced Taoist priest still pushed open the temple door, because he saw that the entire hanging pavilion seemed to have to pass through here.
Entering the main hall, the morning sun shines through a few rays of light through the window lattice, illuminating the dust floating in the hall, and the eyes are filled with the appearance of the accumulation of time.
The Taoist priest with a grimace walked gently into the door, and there was a squeaking sound under his feet. He stepped a little harder and felt that the floor was still very solid, so he stepped in confidently and boldly.
The entire hall is long and slender, long from east to west and narrow from north to south. Outside the south-facing windows are cliffs, and on the north side are several statues of gods. There is more than one statue in this hall, and three statues can be seen standing side by side.
The three statues are called "Bai Zangwu", "Bai Chongwu" and "Bai Shangwu" respectively. The tablets introduce that they are all the sons of Mr. Bai. Their shapes and names are the same, they are all burly and powerful warriors.
There is no stele in the main hall that introduces the specific life of the immortals. The Taoist priest with a grimace can only roughly guess based on their images that they should also be "war immortals" such as the guardian immortals, which are somewhat similar to the protector gods in Buddhism and Taoism.
"It seems that Mr. Bai's son, like his father, is a martial arts practitioner." The grimace Taoist muttered to himself, and then walked straight to the west gate of the palace.
Opening the west door of the main hall, the grim-faced Taoist priest was about to step out of the threshold when he suddenly felt an illusion in front of him. Not only was there no path ahead, but it was foggy and misty, as if he was on the edge of a sea of clouds.
The Taoist priest with a grimace quickly retracted his feet, and after taking a closer look, he discovered that unknowingly, the morning mist had filled the valley, and only the cornices of some palaces and pavilions were vaguely exposed. The Martial Palace is diagonally below, so it seems to have disappeared in the thick fog.
The Taoist priest with a grimace breathed a sigh of relief and sighed: "It's such a thick fog." He then walked out of the temple holding on to the door frame, and then found the entrance to the downward stairs between the handrails.
The ghost-faced Taoist priest had carefully looked at it before going up the mountain. The hanging pavilions were not on the same level, but were built at random according to the mountain. Therefore, almost all the flying pavilions connected to each other were tilted. This is the case in front of him. , walk down more than ten steps diagonally from above, and there will be another palace in front.
When he walked to the front of the hall, the grim-faced Taoist priest gradually saw clearly the plaque on the door, which actually read the words "Baiwen Hall". He shook his head, as if he could already guess who was enshrined in the hall.
When they arrived at the temple, they were indeed worshiped by four brothers from the literary generation. They were the sons of Third Master Bai.
Seeing the grimace here, the Taoist priest became a little curious. It stands to reason that Mr. Bai and Mr. Bai are brothers, but their descendants are not from the same sect? The second master Bai's son is from the martial arts generation, but the third master Bai's son is from the literary generation. Is there anything else the Bai family can say about the literary generation?
Also, the men of the Bai family are really too prosperous. They just walked into the two hanging halls. The seven gods worshiped are all men, but in the impression that the faces of the Bai family are all women?
