"The long march of thousands of miles has taken the first step."
Cao Yi put down the exploding brush that had run out of ink, and looked at the healing charm that was held tightly by his other hand, with a knowing smile on his face.
Drawing a talisman that can communicate the vitality of heaven and earth has been something he has always dreamed of since he became a Taoist priest.
"Who should I try with?"
Cao Yi suddenly said to himself.
Although this healing talisman communicates the vitality of heaven and earth, it has not been tested in practice, and it is still unknown whether it is really effective.
I, I definitely can't do it. After the baptism of the golden elixir, my health is ridiculous.
Xiaotian, Xiaotian has eaten enough and is either walking or sleeping. He knows how to maintain health better than other people, how could he get sick!
Who should I look for?
that person! Cao Yi suddenly thought of a plot character and curled his lips slightly.
Gululu... My stomach suddenly rebelled.
Cao Yi put the healing charm that had calmed down into a canvas satchel printed with Tai Chi and Bagua patterns, left the room and came to the kitchen.
The kitchen is not big and the layout is very simple. There are three tables, one with a gas stove on it, one with a chopping board, spices, spoons, bowls, and one with Chinese cabbage, radishes, flour... those that cannot be placed are placed on the table. Underneath, yes, there is a bucket of water.
Cao Yi rolled up his sleeves, kneaded a half-palm-sized piece of dough, rolled it out into several sheets, applied vegetable oil between them, put them in a soup pot with water and a grate, and turned on the gas.
I washed two more leaves of cabbage, chopped them, and stir-fried them in a wok.
Wait until the soup pot is boiling, turn off the gas, take out a piece of dough, put it on a plate, pour some of the fried cabbage on top, roll it up, and a very good steamed pancake roll is ready.
Take a bite, um, delicious!
Cao Yi ate three in a row, and just when he was about to eat the fourth, Xiaotian appeared at the door of the kitchen, staring with a pair of bright eyes, as if to say, shoveling shit, I haven't eaten yet.
“Come and eat”
Cao Yi used his feet to pull out the plate from under the table and put the last steamed pancake and roll on it.
Like a distinguished guest at a restaurant, Xiaotian walked over slowly, lowered his head and started eating.
"I really don't know what the point of raising you is."
Cao Yi shook his head helplessly.
Soon, Xiaotian finished eating. Cao Yi cleaned the used pot, tidied up the used things, returned to the room, and started drawing talismans again.
In a blink of an eye, it was evening. The last light in the sky struggled for a while and was buried in the boundless darkness, announcing the end of another day.
Cao Yi, who had finished drawing the talisman and was doing evening classes in the shrine, suddenly heard a bell ringing and got up and walked out of the shrine.
On the stone table between the two jujube trees, the red mobile phone left by Ying Caihong (called Big Brother in mainland China at this time, expensive and a symbol of the rich) was ringing non-stop.
Cao Yi walked over, reached out, picked it up, and opened it.
"Honored Master, Da Jinya helped me make an appointment with Captain Jin. We will meet at Paddy Maguire's Beer House in Manhattan tonight."
The voice of Mark, the legal representative of Global Mining, came from the mobile phone.
"tonight"
Cao Yi was a little surprised.
After listening to the conversations of several people before, he thought the plot would take some time to begin.
"You, you are Mr. Cao from Yuxuguan, no, Taoist Master Cao, why is it you who answered the phone and the Master is still there with you?"
On the other end of the phone, a surprised Mark asked.
"This mobile phone was given to Pindao by your respected master for easy contact. She left not long after you left."
Cao Yi explained.
"Did Master sign a contract with you? How much remuneration did he give you?"
Mark asked again.
"Five million dollars, no contract."
Cao Yi answered calmly, and then heard Mark screaming on the other end of the phone.
Clearly frightened.
A few seconds passed.
"Taoist Priest, I'm very sorry to bother you so late."
Mark's tone became polite.
The person who paid a lot of money to the master and didn't even sign the contract was obviously someone whom the master respected very much. He couldn't afford to offend such a person.
"Did you just say you would meet Captain Jin tonight?"
"Yes"
"Pindao is very interested in touching the golden captain"
"The Taoist priest is going too?"
"Is there a problem?"
"No problem, I'll come pick you up"
The two ended the call.
After cleaning up, Cao Yi locked the Taoist temple and stood at the door of the Taoist temple, holding a bag with Tai Chi and Bagua patterns, waiting.
At night in the suburbs of New York, the temperature is very low. The wind blowing from outside the woods blows on your face, making it chilly.
About thirty minutes later, a car drove slowly through the night and stopped at the entrance of the Taoist temple.
The car door opened, and Mark, who was wearing a crisp suit and looking capable, got out of the car with a smile on his face and opened the door at the back.
"Taoist priest, please get in the car."
"Thanks"
Cao Yi nodded and got in the car.
Mark returned to the car, held the steering wheel, and drove out of the woods surrounding the Taoist temple. Not long after, he came to a straight road.
Cao Yi looked out through the car window. It took several miles to see a family. He couldn't help but sigh in his heart. The United States was indeed similar to the textbooks. Except for the big cities, the population was very sparse.
"Taoist Master, what is the thought of Taoism? Many of my Chinese friends told me that Taoism is very different from ordinary religions."
Bored, Mark started chatting.
"Respect Tao and virtue, unite nature and man, cherish life and benefit the world."
After Cao Yi finished speaking, he was worried that Mark didn't understand, so he added: "Tao is the driving force for the creation of all things in the universe and the root of creation. Virtue is noble character; the unity of nature and man is to comply with the laws of nature and achieve harmony between man and nature; to cherish life To help the world is to respect life and help the world.”
After hearing this, Mark looked puzzled: "What a strange religion. It doesn't preach? Doesn't it talk about going to heaven or hell after death?"
Cao Yi: "..."
Seeing that Cao Yi remained silent, Mark thought he had violated some religious taboo and said nothing more.
An hour later, the car stopped in front of Paddy Maguire's Beer House in Manhattan.
At this time, when the drunkards are most active, there is no sound at all. It is obviously reserved by Global Mining.
"Taoist Master, please"
Mark got out of the car and opened the door for Cao Yi.
Compared with the original plot, the attitude towards Captain Mo Jin and others can be said to be different in heaven and on earth.
"Thanks"
Cao Yi thanked him and got out of the car.
Entering the beer house, Cao Yi saw a big gold tooth with a slicked back hair and a very shabby dress sitting in front of the bar.
"Mr. Mark, hello, uh, Taoist priest?"
Da Jinya was about to say hello to Mark when he saw Cao Yi wearing Taoist robes and was stunned.
"Taoist Master Cao will also participate in this operation. He heard that I was going to meet Captain Jin tonight, and he was very curious and came here to have a look."
Mark came over to explain, with a bit of arrogance on his face that was not there just now.
Da Jinya reacted, looked Cao Yi up and down, his eyes were shining, and he said with a tsk in his mouth: "I didn't expect that I could see the Taoist master from my hometown across the Pacific Ocean!"
