Neither Buddhism nor Taoism was particularly prosperous in the Daqian Dynasty, and Qingyun Temple was just a small Taoist temple. The Taoist priests inside were all obsessed with refining elixirs.
Don't look at these Taoist priests who spend all day refining elixirs that can only harm people. Before they became Taoist priests, they were all very capable.
Otherwise, there would be no incense in Qingyun Temple.
So why did they become a group of guys obsessed with refining elixirs that can harm people?
It can only be said that the temptation of immortality is too great for people.
Throughout the ages, human beings have never stopped pursuing the limit of life span.
I don’t know how many people have been fighting for the word immortality.
Ye Yan didn't know that the situation in Qingyun Temple was so complicated. He included Qingyun Temple in the novel just to introduce a character - Bai Enci.
Currently, Bai Enci is also working as a Taoist priest at Qingyun Temple and learning alchemy.
It's just that Bai Enci's purpose of learning alchemy is not to achieve immortality, but to undo the Bai Li clan's curse.
But the Bai Li people have no curse at all, it's just a genetic problem.
Therefore, the limitations of the times cannot be resisted by one person.
Even someone as smart as Bai Enci still attributes unknown problems to occult science.
Ye Yan walked into the Taoist hall of Qingyun Temple. There was a statue of Sanqing in the center.
The person guarding the main hall is a slender Taoist priest in his thirties, with a sinister look between his eyebrows.
Seeing Ye Yan and Lin Ranyu, he walked forward with a smile.
"Two laymen, what do you want from Qingyun Temple?"
Ye Yan waved his hands and said nothing. He was thinking about how to call Bai Enci out.
At this time, Bai Enci is probably refining elixirs.
Lin Yuyu walked half way forward: "I'll offer you a stick of incense."
The slender Taoist priest performed a Taoist ceremony and said, "I'm sorry, I just saw you two coming together and thought you were a couple.
Since I want to offer incense, I also ask the female lay practitioner to come with me. "
The so-called going with him actually meant asking Lin Ranyu to hand over money, commonly known as handing over sesame oil money.
As for how much you pay, it depends on how sincere you are.
Lin Ranyu was surprisingly sincere. She paid twenty taels of silver and received three finger-thick incense sticks from the slender Taoist priest.
Then Lin Ranyu lit the incense sticks and worshiped the statue of Sanqing respectfully.
This operation made Ye Yan shake his head.
If you have this money, instead of worshiping Sanqing, it is better to worship him directly. Worshiping him is more useful than worshiping Sanqing.
If he were happy, he would not be able to give Lin Yuyu a perfect ending after returning to the modern world.
As for the slender Taoist priest, after seeing Lin Ranyu actually give him twenty taels of silver, his mind was all on the wooden box containing the sesame oil money, and he didn't care whether Lin Ranyu's prayer was right or not.
With Lin Ranyu's generosity, he had the materials for alchemy.
Involuntarily, his eyes narrowed in laughter without even realizing it.
Ye Yan saw that the Taoist priest was so greedy for money, so he immediately walked over.
"Taoist Master, I heard when I was at the foot of the mountain that there is a Taoist Priest Enci in the temple. The purpose of coming here this time is to meet Taoist Priest Enci.
Please also ask the Taoist priest to help make a recommendation. "
With that said, Ye Yan handed over five taels of silver.
The slender Taoist priest took the silver unceremoniously and put it into his sleeve.
"Do you want to see Junior Brother Enci? Junior Brother Enci is just a lay disciple of this concept. If a layman has any difficulties, I will be very happy to help."
Ye Yan and Lin Ranyu came together. Even if they were not a couple, they were definitely acquaintances.
Seeing that both of them were so generous, he naturally wanted to offer himself up and grab the benevolent guest who had given his junior brother a gift.
Ye Yan smiled and said, "Taoist Master is interested, but I'm not asking Taoist Priest Enci for help. I'm just one of his old friends."
Upon hearing this, the slender Taoist priest instantly lost interest.
"So that's it. Junior Brother Enci is refining the elixir. I'm going to tell him. I can't guarantee whether he will see the layman or not."
The meaning of this was to tell Ye Yan that if he didn't see anyone, he wouldn't return the money.
How could Ye Yan not hear it? He nodded and said, "That's natural. Taoist priest, you just need to say something, just say that Bai Li is an old friend and wants to see you."
Hearing this, the slender Taoist priest turned around and walked towards the backyard of the Taoist temple without any delay.
After the slender Taoist priest left, Lin Ranyu came to Ye Yan's side.
"Your Highness seems to be biased against Taoism. Does your Highness believe in Buddhism?"
Ye Yan glanced at her and said, "I don't believe in Buddhism, and I have no prejudice against Taoism. In fact, I quite respect Taoists.
It’s just that I can’t respect the Sanqing Taoist ancestor of this Taoist temple. "
"Is there something wrong with this Taoist temple?" Lin Yuyu looked around calmly.
Seeing him like this, Ye Yan couldn't help but laugh: "Weren't you very sincere just now? Why are you so cautious now?
Don't worry, there's nothing wrong with the Taoist temple. It's just that the Taoist priests here are not thinking right in order to make elixirs.
By the way, what did you want to ask Sanqing Daozu just now?
Your Highness, seeing that you came here today to protect me, tell me what you want. Maybe one day your wish will come true. "
Lin Ranyu looked at Ye Yan, and after a while he smiled and shook his head.
"Your Highness, there is no need to worry, I will realize my wish myself."
Seeing her like this, Ye Yan shrugged and said, "That's up to you."
After arriving at the Taoist temple, Lin Ranyu seemed to have become much more relaxed, and the previous feeling of bitterness and hatred was gone.
Under her influence, Ye Yan also became a little more casual.
While the two were talking, the slender Taoist priest returned to the Taoist hall.
Behind him, followed a young man wearing Taoist robes.
Ye Yan immediately focused his attention on the young man, looked up and down, and couldn't help but laugh.
He was quite sure that the young man was a free gift.
Because the young man could not be said to be very similar to the image of Bai Enci in his mind, it could only be said to be exactly the same.
He was very slovenly and exuded an aura of decadence.
But what is most iconic about him is his sky-breaking dark circles.
He can already be a close relative of the giant panda.
When Ye Yan looked at Bai Enci, Bai Enci was also looking at him.
Different from Ye Yan's smile, he was not very relaxed.
Because he has determined that Ye Yan is not from his tribe.
But how did Ye Yan know about the Bai Li clan?
He is the only person from the Bai Li tribe walking in the world.
As Bai Enci approached, Lin Yuyu silently approached Ye Yan.
"Be careful, this man is dangerous."
While speaking, she stood slightly in front of Ye Yan, which was equivalent to blocking half of Ye Yan's body.
The advantage of this is that she will not block Ye Yan's sight, but can protect Ye Yan immediately.
