After the sun passed high in the sky, he fell down.
Around noon, there was a knock on Lin Yue's courtyard door again.
This time, a little Taoist priest who was only fourteen or fifteen years old, wearing a scarf and Taoist robes, came here. At first glance, he was a Taoist boy serving in the Taoist temple in the city.
Lin Yue had seen the other person many times and knew that he was the Taoist boy who was following the Taoist palm print.
Dayong regards itself as a divine dynasty and embraces all rivers. It has always been kind to people from the three religions. It has Taoist temples, monasteries, and academies in various places, which are official offices used to record and recruit people from the three religions.
Although Taoist priests who can serve as Taoist officials in Qingdu Taoist Temple are not very powerful practitioners, they still have some Taoist practices.
At first, in order to learn Taoism, Lin Yue went to the Taoist Temple, which had the lowest threshold for accepting disciples.
Unfortunately, he had no cultivation qualifications and could only be a lay disciple at best, so he paid money to learn a health-preserving exercise called breathing and breathing.
Although my body has indeed improved a lot, it is still better than nothing.
Compared with real practitioners, it can be said that there is a huge difference.
"Master Lin, if there is something to be notified by the palm seal, please rush to the Taoist temple before the application time." The little Taoist boy's attitude was very polite.
Although this layman Lin was not from a wealthy family, he knew that the deputy palm printr, who was often drunk, was quite concerned about this layman Lin.
"Oh? What's the matter?" Lin Yue asked curiously.
"I don't know the specifics. It seems that a big shot from the border army came to Qingdu recently and seems to be searching for someone." Xiao Daotong said with some uncertainty.
Finally here... Lin Yue's heart sank.
But his expression didn't change at all. He just smiled as if nothing had happened and said, "Okay, I understand. I'll be there in a moment. Do you want to come in and drink some water?"
"No, thank you Master Lin for your kindness."
The little Taoist boy said quickly: "The palm seal asked me to notify all the laymen as soon as possible. I still have a few people who have not been notified."
"Okay, then you go and do your work." Lin Yue nodded and said, "I will go there after I have settled my family."
Upon hearing this, the little Taoist boy glanced at the room in the hospital and said, "Speaking of which, has Miss Su's condition improved recently?"
"No improvement, just take it one day at a time." Lin Yue sighed.
"A kind-hearted person like Mr. Lin, I think he will be rewarded in the future."
The little Taoist comforted him softly, then turned and left.
Lin Yue closed the courtyard door, narrowed his eyes slightly, and murmured: "Is it a good reward..."
After a while, he suddenly sneered: "The hemp rope is cut at the thinnest part, and misfortune seeks out the poor. How can there be any good reward..."
Then, with a low hum, he turned around and entered the house.
After a while, a weak whine came from the house, and soon it became completely quiet.
After a while, Lin Yue walked out of the house.
Before closing the door, he tore a piece of hay from under the bed and stuck it in the crack of the door below, and then locked it.
…
Qingdu, Taoist Temple.
Compared with ordinary houses, this Taoist courtyard is no different except that the courtyard is wider. Compared with those luxurious mansions, it is even more simple and simple.
After all, Qingdu is just a small border town.
Even the palm seal of Qingdu Taoist Academy is only an eighth-grade Taoist official.
Really successful Taoist practitioners are unwilling to rely on the imperial court, let alone look down upon Taoist officials from such small places.
At least a Taoist temple in a prosperous place like Zhoucheng or even Dihong City in Kyoto could attract real spiritual masters.
"Taoist Master Tu, are you drunk again?"
When Lin Yue walked into the Taoist temple with a smile and a bottle of wine, he saw a deck chair placed in the open space in front of the house. On the deck chair, there was an old Taoist priest lying sprawled out, with his eyes closed and dozing in a very posture. It's laziness.
The simple Taoist robes he wore were old and white, and the Hunyuan scarf on his head was tied casually. He still exuded a strong smell of alcohol that could be smelled from more than ten feet away.
He doesn't look like a Taoist monk, but a drunken drunkard.
This drunk Taoist priest is the deputy palm seal of Qingdu Taoist Academy, and is known as "Taoist Master Tu".
However, after the lay disciples who came one after another entered the Taoist temple, even if they saw the deputy palm seal, none of them came up to salute or say hello.
Instead, they all took a detour.
Or avoid it.
Or too lazy to pay attention.
Most of the lay disciples who can come to this Taoist academy to study have some background, and many of them come from wealthy families.
Many people can find out that when he entered the Taoist monastery, this alcoholic deputy palm did not show any Taoism, nor did he know martial arts. He only had little skills and was unfamiliar with even teaching some superficial Taoist breathing techniques. .
However, it is said that he seems to have some relationship with a certain spiritual master in Liangzhou City, so he can sit in the position of deputy palm seal.
The palm print didn't bother to care about his bad behavior of drinking all day long, and just let him take the salary from the Taoist Academy and hang out here.
At first, this drunken Taoist priest was able to get some money to buy wine from some unsuspecting lay disciples.
But then the news spread, and everyone avoided it or even ignored it.
After all, most of the guards at the residences of powerful people or the accompanying guards are quite capable warriors, so naturally they are not afraid of an alcoholic Taoist priest with little ability.
So what if you were rude?
He's just a dawdling deputy palm chief. Not only does he have no real power, he even despises the palm chief, so what's there to fear?
This is the sentiment of the vast majority of people in the Taoist Academy.
but--
Lin Yue was not among them.
Ever since he entered the Taoist monastery, he accidentally activated his innate magical power and heard a secret about this drunkard old Taoist priest, and then he understood the identity of the other party.
That secret was one of the only three secrets he had made this year.
"Why are you so drunk in broad daylight? Taoist Tu? Old man Tu? An old drunkard?"
After Lin Yue stood in front of the recliner and shouted a few times, he found that the old Taoist priest was already drunk and unconscious, and there was no response when he shouted.
Seeing this, he didn't waste any time talking, but picked up the pot of wine in his hand with a smile, opened the lid and shook it gently, letting the aroma of the wine spread.
Soon, the drunk Taoist priest who was lying motionless suddenly moved his nose, smelled the smell of wine, suddenly opened his eyes, and then sat up suddenly, looking straight at the bottle in Lin Yue's hand. Jug of wine.
"This wine..."
Taoist Tu took a strong sniff of the clear aroma of the wine, and then praised: "Good wine! At least it's Zhuyeqing that has been stored in the cellar for more than seven years?"
"Sure enough, it can't be hidden from the old drunkard's nose." Lin Yue clicked his tongue and put the lid on the pot again.
"It turns out it's you." Taoist Tu seemed to have noticed Lin Yue, and looked at the wine bottle in Lin Yue's hand with salivation, "Did you bring this wine for Taoist Taoist?"
"if not?"
Lin Yue chuckled, "I don't drink. Of course I brought it to you, an alcoholic Taoist priest. It cost me six coins."
Ever since he heard Taoist Tu's secret, he naturally fell in love with him, and now his relationship with Taoist Tu is also very good.
The other party is informal, so calling him an alcoholic is nothing.
Although he hasn't received any benefits yet, he is nice to this old drunkard not just for the benefits.
"Okay, I think you have a filial piety."
Taoist Tu smiled and stretched out his hand, "Bring me the wine."
Lin Yue was about to pass the wine bottle over when he heard a burst of footsteps suddenly coming from behind him, and then a gentle man's voice sounded:
"Taoist Master Tu, I haven't seen you for a long time. This junior has brought you a jar of good wine. Would you like to try it?"
Lin Yue couldn't help but turn his head and look.
I saw a young man in a dark brocade robe walking into the Taoist temple with a smile. The forbidden steps around his waist were very conspicuous. He was tall and straight, and had a handsome face. At first glance, he was a noble man from an official family.
Behind him was a guard in black clothes dressed as a martial artist, holding a knife in his arms, with an indifferent expression, and a face that was a bit rough from the weather and the sun, making him look like a master of martial arts.
Lin Yue recognized the other party.
Although they have never interacted with each other, this person is the third son of the Qingdu County Sheriff and is quite famous among the lay disciples in the Taoist Academy. Naturally, he has heard of the name "Xu Mingli", the third son of the Xu family.
It is said that Mr. Xu's bodyguards are all top-notch warriors in the martial arts world. Although the Taoist master's palm is quite virtuous, he may not be the match for this bodyguard.
At this time, Xu Mingli was holding a beautifully packaged wine jar in his hand and walking towards Taoist Tu with a smile.
Lin Yue calmly took a step aside, with some doubts in his heart.
Although the third son of the Sheriff's Mansion treats everyone with courtesy, he is only a tutor. In fact, he is arrogant and rarely makes friends with others.
I have never dealt with Taoist Tu in the past year, so why did I suddenly want to give Taoist Tu a drink today?
Xu Mingli walked up to Taoist Tu, glanced at the wine bottle in Lin Yue's hand from the corner of his eye, and said nothing.
Instead, he bowed to Taoist Master Tu and said with a smile: "Taoist Master Tu, I heard that you are a lover of wine. Yesterday, when I was renovating the wine cellar at my home, I found a jar of old bamboo leaf green. It is said that there are three full bottles of it stored in the cellar. It has been smelling very fragrant for more than ten years, but I don’t know the quality. I suddenly thought that you, a wine lover, must know a lot about wine. Can you help me taste it? "
"Bamboo leaves are green for more than thirty years?" Tu Dao's long eyebrows moved.
"yes."
Xu Mingli nodded with a smile.
Then he turned his head slightly, glanced at the wine bottle in Lin Yue's hand, and asked gently: "This junior brother also brought wine to Taoist Tu? Hmm, it's also bamboo leaf green, I don't know how old it is?"
When Lin Yue heard this, he knew that this noble young man most likely wanted to use his wine as a foil.
When it comes to showing off, of course there needs to be a comparison to show the difference.
He didn't care, but said with a look of shame: "I bought this when I went to Fuyue Building. It has only been stored in the cellar for seven years. It only cost six coins. It is not comparable to Mr. Xu's thirty-year-old wine. It is not worth it." Just mentioning it makes me feel ashamed."
"...It doesn't matter, it's good that junior brother has this intention."
Xu Mingli didn't expect that this junior brother was so knowledgeable, but he seemed a little arrogant.
He immediately took the initiative to give it a step down: "As the saying goes, the wine is fragrant when it is old. Although the seven-year-old Zhuyeqing is not difficult to buy, it is indeed a rare wine. Taoist Tu would not dislike it if I wanted to."
"Mr. Xu is right." Lin Yue said with a sincere smile.
Don’t reach out to hit the smiling person.
For such a powerful young master, it is better to give in.
Otherwise, once the conflict escalates, it will be quite troublesome to deal with the traces.
Xu Mingli didn't say much, and immediately picked up the wine jar in his hand, slightly opened the mud seal on it, smiled at Taoist Tu, and said, "Taoist, why don't you give it a try?"
However, Daochang Tu half-squinted his drunken eyes, glanced at Xu Mingli, and then suddenly lazily waved his sleeves and said, "No need, Mr. Xu can just keep it for himself."
Xu Mingli couldn't help but be startled.
He had prepared carefully for a long time, but he didn't expect that this drunken Taoist priest who drank like crazy would actually refuse when he saw the thirty-year-old wine in front of him?
Xu Mingli said quickly: "I am not a wine lover. I am worried that the thirty years of aging wine will be wasted. I just want to ask Taoist Master Tu to help me taste it."
"Take it away."
Taoist Tu lazily leaned on the recliner, "Zhuyeqing has been 30 years old and has lost the taste of wine. If you don't mix it with 70% to 80% new wine, what else is there to drink? With so much new wine, the Taoist might as well drink it directly. There’s new wine.”
As he spoke, he stretched out his hand towards Lin Yue and said, "Boy Lin, bring your bottle of wine. Seasoned wine bugs don't like that kind of wine that fades away from the bird."
Lin Yue had an expected smile in his eyes, and handed the wine bottle in his hand to Taoist Tu.
He also said: "Old drunkard, you still say that I don't understand wine. Aren't you also a wild boar who can't eat fine chaff?"
Taoist Master Tu didn't care, he just took the jug and drank half the jug of wine, and then breathed out the breath of wine happily, "This wine is so enjoyable!"
Xu Mingli stood aside silently, looking at the wine in his hand, and for a moment he didn't know what to say.
Everyone considers themselves a wild boar, what can he do?
After a moment of silence, he had no choice but to bow his hands and say: "Since Taoist Tu likes this kind of wine, I will invite Taoist Tu to taste it next time I have good wine."
"let's go."
Taoist Tu said lazily, obviously not wanting to say more.
Xu Mingli bowed, nodded slightly to Lin Yue, and then turned around and left with his guards.
"Master Xu, go slowly." Lin Yue said goodbye with a smile.
He has seen it.
This Mr. Xu probably learned the true identity of the old drunkard from somewhere, so he went out of his way to show his courtesy.
I just didn't expect that although Tu Laodao loves wine, he doesn't drink everyone's wine.
The result was a failure.
When Xu Mingli walked away, Taoist Tu was playing with the wine bottle in his hand. He suddenly looked at Lin Yue with a half-smile, and said, "You don't have much money to buy such a good wine for me. You're so courteous for nothing." What's the matter with you?"
"What else can happen?"
Lin Yue did not beat around the bush and said directly: "It's still the same problem... You always say there's nothing you can do. Is it true that you can't practice without qualifications?"
Taoist Tu sighed helplessly, shook his head and said, "I know you are determined to give up."
He hesitated for a moment and said: "You don't have spiritual veins, so naturally you can't practice. Although it's not completely helpless, to you, it's like it doesn't exist."
Lin Yue's eyes lit up and he immediately said: "What method? At least talk about it, otherwise I won't bring you wine next time."
"For example, there are some extremely precious treasures of heaven and earth that can help people open up their spiritual veins." Taoist Tu said slowly: "For another example, the legendary masters who have reached the heavens can also help you with their heaven-defying powers. It is possible to open up spiritual veins and even have extraordinary qualifications."
Immediately, he poured another bucket of cold water: "But to you, an ordinary person, these methods are as if they don't exist."
Lin Yue fell silent.
He didn't expect and didn't dare to think about being an expert who had reached the heavens.
He had thought about natural treasures and earthly treasures.
But among the more than two hundred secrets he heard in the past year, even though Wuxiang's secret allowed him to obtain an extremely precious treasure, none of the secrets were about heavenly materials and earthly treasures.
It seems like we have to keep waiting?
"Don't think about it."
Tu Daochang glanced at him and said: "Isn't it good to be an ordinary person with peace of mind? You see that your life is quite nourishing, so just practice the breathing method I taught you. It is better than other methods." What people learn is much more useful.”
Lin Yue shook his head slightly and said nothing.
He turned to ask: "Why did the palm print call us lay disciples to come to the Taoist temple today? I heard that there is a big shot in the border army. Who is he looking for in Qingdu?"
Taoist Tu heard this, looked at him with half-closed eyes, and then said: "He is a commander guarding the Northwest Pass. As for the person he is looking for..."
He paused for a moment and then said with deep meaning: "It's the powerful foreigner you hated most more than two months ago."
