Lin Xixue opened her eyes, and the three sticks of incense she held in her hands were nowhere to be found. All she could see was a raging river that seemed to be falling from the sky, and a water dragon roaring and setting off huge waves.
The water crashed onto the river bed, billowing out thick fog that almost obscured the view.
On both sides of the long river, there are rows of bells. In front of the bells, there are Confucian scholars in green robes beating the bells. The bells are as clear as gold and jade.
Accompanied by the rumbling water and the clear ringing of bells, a group of green-robed scholars sang in unison.
"In the beginning of the ancient times, who preached it?"
"If the upper and lower parts are not visible, how can we examine them?"
"Who can be the best between Ming Zhao and Fang An?"
"Feng Yiwei Xiang, how do you recognize it?"
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But on the edge of the cliff, there was a rather burly Confucian scholar holding a bamboo slip in his hand, standing near the abyss without saying a word.
There was no reason, but among the many Confucian scholars present, Lin Xixue felt that this person was the most suspicious, so she stepped forward.
From the side, Lin Xixue saw the Confucian scholar's two buck teeth and the plump and protruding heaven. It was the image of the Confucian scholar that he transformed into after the Lei Zu Dharma statue was broken by her.
When the Confucian scholar saw Lin Xixue, Gujing Wubo's face showed a little surprise, but he still just put one hand behind his back and held the bamboo slip in the other, silently.
Lin Xixue felt that this Confucian scholar was really weird. After thinking about it, she prepared to take out the Spectral Light and Break the Night quietly, but unexpectedly found that it could not be connected to her storage space, and even the magic sword did not respond.
"Who are you, the so-called Lei Ancestor worshiped by the Shenxiao lineage, and why are you a Confucian scholar?" Lin Xixue got straight to the point.
"My little friend, have you ever thought about what exactly is an Immortal Official? What is a Taoist ordination or a Buddhist ordination? How did you obtain your magic power?"
The Confucian scholar did not answer her question, but asked her three questions in succession.
Lin Xixue always felt that these questions meant something, but for a moment she couldn't figure out what they meant. She was actually confused by these three questions.
"If you are free, little friends, you can come to Jingyun City and establish a Xin Xin Society." The Confucian scholar handed the bamboo slips in his hand to Lin Xixue, "You and I may have a chat."
She took the bamboo slips and was about to say that she didn't know how to play Go, but the bells on both sides of the Taiwan Strait rang at the same time. The bells sounded in harmony, as if they had the power to penetrate gold and crack jade.
She only felt a stinging pain in her eardrums, and in the blink of an eye she was back in front of the "Lei Zu Dharma Statue". The incense in her hand had burned out, and the ashes were scattered on the back of her hand and the tiger's mouth.
"What an ugly thing, you're just pretending to be here. What can you understand when you first start worshiping? Do you really expect to win the favor of Lei Zu the first time you worship?"
The Taoist boy who took her into the temple sneered at the side.
Lin Xixue was too lazy to pay attention to him. How could a person like this, who couldn't even figure out what the Dharma he was worshiping, have the courage to yin and yang with her?
She shook the ashes from her hands and calmly touched the heavy cuffs. Inside was the bamboo slip that the Confucian scholar had just handed to her.
Although her expression remained unchanged, there was already a storm in her heart.
The true form of Lei Zu worshiped by a group of Xuanmen disciples was actually a Confucian scholar, but inexplicably, these Xuanmen disciples actually learned the thunder method.
And this Confucian scholar actually invited me to Yunzhou Imperial City for talks?
This scene is really too magical.
What made Lin Xixue even more unsure was that this Confucian scholar knew about the Immortal Officials and the ordination, and even told her about the ordination that she had never known before.
However, she could clearly feel that this Confucian scholar and Tianzun were definitely not the same thing.
Since he can invite himself to come and talk, it means that he should be able to stay in this world for a long time, unlike Tianzun who needs to come.
While she was thinking, the Taoist boy on the side took another wooden box and shook it with a swishing sound. After a moment, a square wooden sign flew out and fell to the ground with a clatter.
The Taoist boy picked up the wooden sign, wiped the dust with his sleeve, threw it to Lin Xixue, and said, "Okay, this process of conversion is complete. This wooden sign is your Taoist number."
Lin Xixue turned over the wooden sign and saw the word "Tong Ying" engraved on it, and couldn't help but feel a chill running down her spine.
It would be too far-fetched to say that this was a coincidence, but she couldn't give a reasonable explanation for it for a while.
"Let's go. I have to take you to receive the priest's robes and clean the room. You will have homework in the morning and evening from tomorrow on. We also have to carry water and help you. It's all the work of us boys."
Lin Xixue followed the Taoist boy silently, received the Taoist boy's clothes, and assigned a room - it was said that the room was actually just a big shop.
After the Taoist boy explained some precautions to her, he also told her that she must arrive in front of the lecture hall in time for morning and evening classes. If she forgets or is late, she will inevitably be punished.
After saying that, he returned to the mountain gate and became his familiar guest.
Lin Xixue looked at the boy's leaving figure and didn't know what to say about this person.
He is greedy for money and has a bad mouth, but he clearly explains everything that needs to be done. It is difficult to say whether he is a good person or a bad person.
She shook her head to clear away her distracting thoughts, and then moved her fingers to send a message to Bai Qing.
"Sneak in, success, young man, good performance, reward."
"I know, you, please be more careful and be on guard. I have arrived, it's safe by the lake."
After a brief exchange of information between the two parties, Lin Xixuebian took out the bamboo slip from his sleeve, but when he opened it, he found that there was no writing on it.
She used her spiritual consciousness to scan it, and only then did the writing appear on the bamboo slips, which was exactly what the Confucian scholars sang in unison by the long river.
She was a little confused, wondering what the Confucian scholar meant by giving this to her.
It seems that once things are over here, I will leave for Jingyun City.
She put the bamboo slip into the void, put it on as a Taoist decoration, and walked swaggeringly in the Sanyuan Temple.
The sky was getting brighter, and more and more pilgrims came to offer incense. Although Xinliang City had just been released from martial law, it did not hinder the enthusiasm of these pilgrims at all.
Lin Xixue seemed to be wandering around the temple casually, but in fact, she had secretly memorized the flow of people, the distribution of guards, and the topography of the buildings in her heart.
But after wandering around, she didn't find the secret room of the Blood Pond Lotus Terrace.
This is reasonable. After all, the front mountain is open to pilgrims and lay people. It is naturally unlikely that the secret chamber will be built here. It is most likely to be built in the back mountain.
After understanding this, she walked towards the back mountain, but before she could cross the ridge, a Taoist in green robe stopped her.
In this Sanyuan Temple, the people wearing blue robes are Taoists who have gone through the teaching rituals and are officially practicing Taoism. Their status is still much higher than that of boys.
She stepped forward and said, "I have met senior brother."
"What are you doing? Don't you know that the back mountain is a forbidden area within the gate?" The green-robed Taoist reprimanded sternly.
"Senior brother, I just converted to Taoism today. I don't know the rules yet. I just wanted to walk around and get familiar with the environment inside the temple. I didn't expect that the back mountain is a forbidden area."
"It won't happen again! Remember, the prison has listed the back mountain as a forbidden area. Children who enter will be severely punished!"
"Thanks for the tip, senior brother, I'll remember it!"
"Go!" Taoist Qingpao waved his hand and dismissed her.
Although she left in anger on the surface, she was happy in her heart.
The prison of Sanyuan Temple was stupid enough to list the back mountain as a forbidden area. It was like putting up a sign saying that there was something wrong with the back mountain.
Since I was not allowed in during the day, who could have discovered it if I sneaked in quietly at night?
Anyway, she already knew the defense inside the temple, so without further ado, she planned to visit the back mountain at night tonight.
But as she was walking back, she heard someone not far away shouting: "We were cheated, we were all cheated."
Sorry friends! I fell asleep while writing this. I was supposed to post this chapter at 1:30, but I didn’t post it until now (~￣▽￣)~
