"Is it that serious? Don't scare me." Zhao Chuan looked at the women and curled his lips with a smile.
Seeing Huang Jin's worried look, Zhao Chuan didn't care so much. He took out the silver needle from the small bag Huang Jin carried with him and pricked each one, except the young lady from the Marquis' family.
After struggling for so long, I am exhausted. It will be dawn in more than an hour. Why are you thinking so much? Zhao Chuan was not satisfied with Huang Jin's mentality.
After two quarters of an hour, the needle was lifted and people left.
Seeing that Huang Shi was still stunned, Zhao Chuan pulled Huang into the third floor.
Huang Jin was a little reluctant to give up, as if he was unwilling to accept the precious gold or the reward.
"Uncle Huang, you've looked at the patient's condition, looked at it, and touched it, and you still don't want to leave. Do you still want to ask for any benefits?" Zhao Chuan asked him when he went down to the second floor.
"How dare you ask for any benefits? It would be great if you can save your life in the future!" Huang Jin said.
"Then why are you still stunned?" Zhao Chuan scolded.
Huang Jin was thoughtful and paused, "I always feel that there is still something unfinished, so I'm not in a hurry to leave..."
Zhao Chuan snorted, laughed, and said, "You feel like you didn't give me any money after seeing the doctor? Now that you are the ship's medical officer, do you pay all the medical expenses for the passengers on the second floor and above? Is it included in the ticket price?”
Huang Jin smiled and said that it was true, maybe it was his previous professional habit.
Zhao Chuan entered his cabin, and Qi Yatou had already gone to bed.
At dawn, the wind stopped and the rain subsided, and the passenger ship was about to arrive at Jiangzhou City Pier.
Zhao Chuan informed Qi Yatou about the treatment of third-level women last night. Qi Yatou said that pregnant women are called double-yin people. It seems that there are evil people in the capital who practice black magic. Knowing these things will definitely do you no good.
Zhao Chuan said that I also feel that this is the case, but what should I do now that I know it? We are on the ship now. If we want to leave, we have to disembark at the pier.
Before noon, the luxury passenger ship finally arrived at Jiangzhou Pier.
Zhao Chuan felt relieved when he saw that there was nothing unusual at the dock, and there were no soldiers or officers.
The Marquis's people were the first to disembark.
Zhao Chuan and Qi Yatou then disembarked.
Huang Jin was reluctant to leave Zhao Chuan, saying that the ship would dock at the dock here for a few more days for repairs. After you finish the work, come back to the ship to chat with me.
Zhao Chuan said it depends on the situation.
Huang Jin said you'd better come to my place. I have food and accommodation here, all for free, and it's not as safe as mine where you live in Jiangzhou City.
Zhao Chuan said he understood and thanked Uncle Huang for taking care of him.
Jiangzhou Wharf is outside Jiangzhou City, still three miles away from the city, but there are many shops on the road, and it is not a deserted place at all.
But Zhao Chuan did not go to the city to look for his master Xiaoyaozi. Instead, he took Qi Yatou to Qingfeng Temple in Lingyin Mountain. He planned to see if his third uncle Zhao Kai was there first.
Qingfeng Temple is located on Lingyin Mountain in the southeast of Jiangzhou City, 20 miles away from the city. The mountain is surrounded by rivers. The mountain is high and the road is dense with clouds. The top of the mountain is rainy and foggy all year round. It is said that it has been guarded by spiritual gods since ancient times, so it is called Lingyin Mountain. .
Qingfeng Temple is located on the southern slope of the mountainside. The two of them walked on the mountain road without encountering a single pilgrim coming down the mountain.
It was Shenshi at this time, and many pilgrims and tourists should have started to return. How come no one came down?
Could it be that Qingfeng Temple has changed its rules and allowed outsiders to stay overnight? Zhao Chuan had some doubts in his mind as he walked along.
Qingfeng Temple covers a large area, is not small in scale, and looks very majestic from a distance. Probably Qi Yatou had never been to Lingyin Mountain, so she curiously looked at all the scenery she could reach while walking.
It was the end of the Shen Dynasty when the two of them climbed up to the temple. Zhao Chuan saw the tall and majestic mountain gate. He remembered that he had been there several times before and lived in the cave waiting for dawn, and felt a little emotional.
As soon as Zhao Chuan appeared in front of the mountain gate, he heard someone in the distance shouting, "Junior brother! Junior brother, walk slowly!" The voice was full of surprise.
Zhao Chuan thought it was someone else who shouted, so he walked directly into the mountain gate without stopping. Besides, there were no Taoist priests or anyone else in front of the mountain gate.
I remember that I have been here several times before, and there are always little Taoist priests guarding the mountain gate, first to welcome guests, and second to report anything. Moreover, there is an open space in front of the mountain gate. Many people come with servants, and those people rest here. The little Taoist priests also provide corresponding tea services and so on. Now it is completely empty, and not a single person can be seen.
Zhao Chuan stepped directly into the mountain gate without stopping and walked up the wide steps.
But that voice full of surprise came from far away, ran behind him from far to near, and kept shouting.
Zhao Chuan was a little puzzled and stopped. Because when he came to the mountain gate just now, he looked around and saw no one. Except for him and Qi Yatou, who was the junior brother he called?
Zhao Chuan stood on the steps, turned around and looked back, and saw a young Taoist priest wearing Taoist robes coming out of nowhere and running towards here in the open space in front of the mountain gate.
Zhao Chuan asked Qiyatou, was he calling me?
Qi Yatou said she didn’t know, and besides, you’re not a Taoist priest? The person they are calling is Junior Brother!
Zhao Chuan looked around, but there was really no one else here except Qi Yatou and him. Qi Yatou is a woman, so that’s definitely not her name.
When that person came closer, Zhao Chuan said, "It turned out that the person coming was Zhen Yuanzi. He had introduced him the past few times he came here."
It's just that Zhen Yuanzi has lost a lot of weight and doesn't look very good, but why did he call his junior brother when he saw him? I am only the official disciple of Xiaoyaozi of Zhengyi Sect, but he is a disciple of Quanzhen Sect in Qingfeng Temple, so he is not the same at all.
Just as he was wondering, Zhen Yuanzi rushed over panting.
"Oh my, Junior Brother! Why are you walking so fast? I'm so tired from chasing you." Zhen Yuanzi is actually not that old, and he doesn't look like he is 30 years old at most.
Although Qingfeng Temple is very famous and has thousands of Taoist priests inside, Zhao Chuan did not see many people there the last few times he went there.
Maybe he went there at the wrong time or in the wrong place. In short, he didn't see many Taoist priests here.
"Why are you chasing me? Taoist priest?" Zhao Chuan said.
"Hey, hey, call me senior brother, call me senior brother! Don't break the rules." Zhen Yuanzi's face turned into a smile.
Zhao Chuan became more and more confused, what kind of senior brother are you, Zhen Yuanzi?
Although I worshiped Xiaoyaozi as my master, my third uncle asked me to kneel down temporarily at that time. I just kowtowed, there was no formal ceremony, and I didn’t teach myself anything. I didn’t understand anything about Taoism. I felt like I was not a real Taoist priest. It’s hard to say.
Zhao Chuan looked at Qi Yatou, who smiled and nodded.
"Then...senior brother, why can't you see a single person here?" Zhao Chuan pointed around and swiped.
"That's why I'm waiting for you here." Zhen Yuanzi said, wiping the sweat from his forehead. "I've been climbing to a high place every day to take a look, lest I miss you and not see you."
What are you doing waiting for me here? How do you know I will come? The more Zhao Chuan listened, the more confused he became.
"Well, aren't you here to meet the uncle Xuan Jing you were looking for before?"
Zhao Chuan said yes.
But even if it is, there is no need for this True Yuanzi to spend so much time and effort waiting for him every day.
Zhen Yuanzi probably understood Zhao Chuan's doubts, but he didn't explain anything directly. He just said there was no rush, follow him first, and you will understand something later.
Zhao Chuan had no choice but to listen to him and follow him.
Zhen Yuanzi led Zhao Chuan through the front hall. There was no one in the front hall, not even Zhike Taoist.
Passing through the middle hall again, I saw only a very small Taoist boy cleaning the room.
After passing the middle hall, Zhen Yuanzi led Zhao Chuan to a large courtyard nearby, turned two corners in the courtyard, and finally stopped in front of a row of houses.
"This is the residence of the Taoist priest." Zhen Yuanzi said.
"Why did you bring me here?" Zhao Chuan asked in confusion.
Zhen Yuanzi didn't say anything and led Zhao Chuan directly into the room.
Indoors, third uncle Zhao Kai was meditating with his eyes closed, and a little Taoist boy stood beside him.
"This is your third uncle, and my sixth uncle Xuan Jing, who is also the acting host of this temple." Zhen Yuanzi pretended to be quiet and said to Zhao Chuan's ear, which made people feel a little deliberate.
Acting as host? What does it mean?
Zhao Chuan looked suspicious.
After Zhen Yuanzi brought Zhao Chuan in, he reported to Xuan Jing who was meditating with his eyes closed, then looked at Zhao Chuan again and exited.
There are only four people in the room now, Zhao Chuan and the seventh girl who came to Xiang Xing, third uncle Zhao Kai, the host Xuan Jing and the little Taoist boy beside him.
After Zhen Yuanzi left, the "acting host" did not open his eyes or speak, and the little Taoist boy next to him did not show any expression. The two people were as motionless as clay sculptures.
Zhao Chuan called out "Uncle San" but was ignored.
A Taoist priest is not a monk, so he becomes a quasi-teacher and disowns all his relatives?
Zhao Chuan stood for another half of the incense stick, and finally couldn't hold it in anymore. He tilted his head and whispered to Qi Yatou that he should go out and play by himself for a while. He wanted to ask this third uncle who was pretending to be deaf and mute what he was doing.
Seeing Qi Yatou going out and the little Taoist boy following her, Third Uncle Zhao Kai opened his eyes and said, "Here we go, sit down."
Zhao Chuan felt unhappy and quietly sat cross-legged aside.
Third uncle Zhao Kai said that this time he came, he also discovered something unusual about the Taoist temple, that is, many people in the temple were missing. This is because almost all the people in the temple went to the barracks of the Marquis of Jiangzhou.
Another anomaly is that I now live in the house that originally belonged to the host of Qingfengguan.
All this is because of the recent plague that broke out among the Marquis' soldiers.
In addition to the medical officers in the army, the Marquis brought doctors from all over the county to treat him, but the results were not satisfactory. Later, even the city was hit by the plague, and the Marquis's mansion was not an exception.
Seeing that the troops were reduced by half, the Marquis became very anxious and ordered Qingfengguan to completely eliminate the plague among the generals, otherwise Qingfengguan would be dismissed.
Is this really happening? It seems that what Qi Yatou said before coming here is true.
"I heard that Master Xiaoyaozi is also helping the Marquis treat his illness in Jiangzhou City?"
Zhao Kai nodded.
"But why should Qingfeng Guan be dismissed? This plague was not spread by Qingfeng Guan Taoists." Zhao Chuan was dissatisfied.
Zhao Kai sighed and said that the Marquis said that Taoist doctors do not distinguish between families, and Taoist sects cannot even cure a disease, so why are they talking about "saving all sentient beings"?
So the master of Qingfeng Temple and almost all the Taoists who could help went to rescue Lord Hou. Unfortunately, the master was infected by the plague and passed away. When I heard about this, I rushed back from the field and found that Qingfeng Temple was already there. The critical point of life and death.
After hearing this, Zhao Chuan felt even more aggrieved. Your Lord, the Marquis, sent troops to suppress the bandits and end the chaos, but he was struck by the plague. But what does this have to do with the Taoist Qingfeng Temple? It is not like threatening others to dismiss the Qingfeng Temple if they cannot completely eliminate the plague.
Zhao Kai sighed again and said yes, there is no such thing as "saving all sentient beings" in Taoism. When Buddhism talks about "saving all sentient beings", does it mean that all sentient beings can be saved?
"Although the rain from the sky is wide, it cannot moisten the grass without roots, and those who give up on the boundless difficulties of Taoism". Although Taoist medicine can cure all diseases, Taoist medicine cannot and cannot cure those who are dishonest and unfaithful. Trying to treat it by force will not bring good results. Those soldiers didn't believe in Taoism and respecting doctors at all. Qingfeng Guan was an orthodox religion, and the treatment system they used was mainly Zhuyoushu, not herbal medicine and acupuncture, so the effect would not be very good.
Firstly, because the soldiers did not believe it, the somatosensory changes produced after the treatment were regarded by them as a slight or serious condition. Secondly, the Patriarch knew it secretly and naturally would not support non-virtuous people. According to the investigation by the Taoist priests in the temple, most of the soldiers recruited were mobsters and bandits. They never did any good deeds and made offerings, and had no sense of gratitude as human beings.
Another point is the principle of Taoist medicine in treating diseases. In the eyes of Taoist doctors, human diseases, whether plague or other diseases, are nothing more than virtual and actual.
Traditional Chinese medicine says that diseases of the human body are only in the Qi and blood. Diseases occur when Qi is deficient, and diseases occur when Qi is stagnant; diseases occur when blood is deficient, and diseases occur when blood stasis is stagnant.
In the dynamic balance of qi and blood, the human body has reached a state where water and fire are harmonious and yin and yang are harmonious. Such people are naturally free of disease.
When the balance of balance is broken due to various reasons, the human body will enter a morbid state and suffer.
Therefore, Taoist medicine treats real diseases by mobilizing the energy of the ancestors to enter the human body, using the purest energy between heaven and earth to open up stagnant Qi and blood and replenish the insufficient Qi and blood. Therefore, "all diseases can be cured."
As for deficiency diseases, they are mostly caused by ghosts and spirits.
In the early stage of the disease, it is invisible to the naked eye, so the cause cannot be found and no pathological lesions can be found.
In this case, Taoists generally do not easily use magic to deal with ghosts. They mostly focus on persuasion, understand the real reasons why ghosts come to entangle themselves, sort out the causal relationship, and propose a series of solutions for them to choose from. If they are willing to accept it, Mediation, try to meet their requirements, and then the matter can be resolved satisfactorily.
Zhao Chuan seemed to understand a lot of things that his third uncle Zhao Kai said, but they were completely inconsistent with the medical skills taught by his ghost master Xiao Tian. It was expected that they were not a medical system at all.
Helpless, Zhao Chuan could only agree with him.
"Then, since Qingfeng Temple is in this situation now, why do you still come back to be the host? You are still a quasi-host." Zhao Chuan waited until the third uncle finished rambling before throwing out the doubts in his heart.
