The next day, Zhao Chuan woke up naturally from his sleep and found that the door was open and there was no one in the room. Qi Yatou was nowhere to be found again. It was expected that she had gone to the underground treasure hunt in Qingfengguan again.
Zhao Chuan remembered what the little Taoist boy said last night. After washing, he put on the light blue cloth robe. Well, no, it should be a Taoist robe.
As soon as Zhao Chuan stepped out of the courtyard, he was surprised to find the male Taoist boy dozing off while standing against the outer wooden door of the courtyard.
No wonder Qi Yatou said last night that the Taoist boys were not having an easy time. The Taoist boys went to bed later than others and got up earlier than others. Seeing how sleepy he was, he didn't even hear himself gargling. It seemed like he had been waiting by the courtyard gate for a long time to take me to see the host.
Zhao Chuan was stunned for a moment, then returned to the house, sat at the table facing the courtyard door, and drank tea leisurely.
After waiting for two more incense sticks, I suddenly heard the sound of falling to the ground. I guessed that the little Taoist boy fell down while taking a nap.
Zhao Chuan glanced out of the corner of his eye and saw a small head peeking out from the side of the courtyard door.
Seeing Zhao Chuan getting up, the little Taoist boy came in immediately and said that he would take Zhao Chuan to have breakfast and then go to the main hall to meet the host.
Zhao Chuan followed the little Taoist boy. On the way, Zhao Chuan asked him how many people were in the Taoist temple now. The little Taoist boy said there were about ten people.
Zhao Chuan knowingly asked why there were so few people and where had they gone?
The little Daotong said that they all went to Jiangzhou City to treat people infected with the plague.
Zhao Chuan said, are you afraid of the plague?
The little Taoist boy said he was afraid that the old host had traveled westward because he was infected with the plague.
Zhao Chuan suppressed his laughter in his heart, thought for a while and asked, if it was so dangerous, why did all the Taoists from Quanquan go there?
The little Taoist boy held it in for a long time and said that he couldn't go because he was an official.
Zhao Chuan couldn't laugh anymore in his heart. He didn't expect that a ten-year-old child knew that officials were not easy to mess with. This showed that not many people liked officials.
Why doesn't even a child like being an official?
When we arrived at the dining hall, it was a large hall with many rows of long tables and stools. There was a large square table at the front with several large basins, dishes and other items on the table.
At this time, there was no one eating in the dining hall. There was only a middle-aged Taoist priest with a scar on his face. He was sitting in front of a large table in front of him, not knowing what he was thinking.
Seeing Zhao Chuan come in, the man stood up and started filling the bowl in front of him with porridge.
The staple food is rice, noodles and steamed buns, and there are three kinds of vegetables. It seems that the food in Guanli is not bad.
The little Taoist said that everyone has finished eating and is waiting for you.
After the little Taoist boy finished speaking, he stood aside to wait in the temple. The Taoist priest with the scar on his face said nothing and did not look at Zhao Chuan. After silently preparing the meal for Zhao Chuan, he sat at the big square table in a trance.
Zhao Chuan felt very bored, so he took the food and found a place to eat silently.
Remembering how thin the little Taoist boy was, Zhao Chuan called the little Taoist boy over and asked if he was hungry, so he wanted to eat together.
The little Taoist boy shook his head repeatedly.
Zhao Chuan said that he wanted more and couldn't finish it himself. Could you please help him eat some?
Xiaodaotong looked troubled when he heard this, shook his head, and then opened his mouth to say that he had just eaten and was really not hungry.
Zhao Chuan saw that it didn't look like he was cheating, so he had no choice but to give up.
In the middle of eating, there was a sudden commotion and quarrel outside the dining hall, and with the sound of chaotic footsteps, three people walked in.
The leader is in his thirties, tall and thin, with a black face, small eyes and black beard, his mouth protrudes forward, his upper and lower lips are very pointed, and his big yellow buck teeth are exposed when he speaks, giving people the impression of a rat spirit, and he is chattering incessantly. As he walked, he turned back and talked to the two people behind him.
"Tch! I am a descendant of Bian Que. The Marquis still doubts our medical skills. He is reluctant to spend money on saving people, and he is reluctant to give me an official position. Who is willing to work hard for him? After dinner, leave, never again not going!"
"That's right! That's right! Let's go to other counties. If we have the skills, we can't find a place to work hard? If Taoist priest Xuan Jing hadn't written to invite us, who would be willing to come here!" A thick man behind him agreed, looking like Dressed as a warrior.
"The old man is also a descendant of Hua Tuo. The "Qing Sang Jing" is a unique skill of our sect and has saved countless lives. I didn't expect that this prince only believes in taking herbs internally to treat diseases. He really has very little knowledge. Forget it, no one is left here to keep his own. Leave room for others!" The white-haired old man walking at the end also muttered.
The three people came in, glanced at Zhao Chuan, and walked straight to the large square table at the front. The Taoist Scar stood up slowly and prepared food for the three of them.
Seeing these scenes, Zhao Chuan was a little confused. He tilted his head and whispered to the little Taoist boy next to him, "Didn't you say that you have all eaten?"
The little Taoist boy leaned over and whispered in Zhao Chuan's ear that these people were invited by the host a few days ago. They went to Jiangzhou to help treat illnesses and often returned to Guanli from time to time.
Zhao Chuan asked the person who claimed to be a descendant of Bian Que, was it true?
After Zhao Chuan said this, he immediately felt that he was asking in vain, because a little Taoist boy didn't know so much.
Unexpectedly, the little Taoist boy replied that the descendants of Bian Que did not know, but he heard from the host that the surname was Bian and his name was Bian Dan.
Bian Dan? Zhao Chuan immediately laughed. Bian Que's surname was not Bian. His real name was Qin Yue, also known as Doctor Lu. Bian Que was just his nickname. Bian Que was good at using the four diagnostic methods, especially pulse diagnosis and inspection, to diagnose diseases. He was called the sect of pulse theory and the true king of medicine.
When I was studying medicine at the Zhao Family Medical Center, Mr. Zhao mentioned these basic common sense. But maybe they are not talking about this folk doctor, but maybe Bian Que, the miracle doctor beside the emperor in ancient mythology.
Zhao Chuan laughed it off and no longer paid attention to the conversation between the three people. After eating in a hurry, the little Taoist boy took him to see his third uncle.
The Taoist boy led Zhao Chuan to the back hall, which was dedicated to the founder of the Sanqing Dynasty.
Entering the Sanqing Hall, his third uncle Zhao Kai was waiting for him alone, with only the female Taoist boy beside him.
When the third uncle Zhao Kai saw Zhao Chuan coming, he said to pay homage to the ancestor. After doing so, you would be considered a Taoist priest.
Zhao Chuan couldn't help but frown after hearing this. Firstly, he didn't want to be a Taoist priest, and secondly, Qingfeng Temple was a Quanzhen sect. Like monks, those who become monks and purify their careers cannot eat meat and get married...
Seeing that there was no one around, except for two little Taoist boys, Zhao Chuan whispered, "Third uncle, great grandpa said that I will..."
Zhao Kai waved his hand to interrupt him, and said with a serious face that he didn't care about that, just listen to his uncle and kowtow and bow before talking.
Third uncle Zhao Kai asked if he knew Taoist etiquette. Zhao Chuan said yes, and third uncle responded with a hum.
I think back then, the Zhao family was also a wealthy family and would organize people to go to nearby temples and Taoist temples every year. Zhao Chuan would accompany several young masters of the Zhao family there every year.
Zhao Chuan had no choice but to walk to the worship mat in front of the Sanqing statue, stand upright, form the Tai Chi yin and yang seal with his hands, raise them to his eyebrows, and slowly perform a Taoist salute.
Then he started to kneel down and kowtow.
Zhao Chuan's left palm points downward, covering his right hand in the center of the worship mat, crossing it with his right hand to form a cross. After pressing both hands on the center of the prayer mat, kneel down immediately with both knees. At the same time, the whole body bows down, with the forehead flat on the ground and the whole body lying down like a turtle.
Then raise your left hand and place it in front of your heart. At the same time, hold down the prayer mat with your right hand to prop up your body. Stand up with your head and knees off the mat. With your hands still in the Tai Chi Yin and Yang Seal, raise your forehead together. This is the end of the ceremony.
After reading this, the third uncle nodded with satisfaction and said that worshiping the ancestor requires a great ceremony, which must be performed nine times.
There was no other way, so Zhao Chuan repeated it nine more times.
After nine times, the body is bent down in front of the knees, and at the same time it is taken a step back, and the hands are raised to the forehead again in the body seal. This is to "thank the ancestor", and this great ceremony is completed.
Seeing that Zhao Chuan was doing the ceremony well, his third uncle Zhao Kai was very satisfied, with a smile on his face and said as if to himself, "It's a pity, it's a pity..."
Third uncle said you are considered a Taoist.
Zhao Chuan said that’s it? Is the conversion ceremony that simple?
The third uncle said of course not, but the current situation is special. There are not many people in the Taoist temple now, and the only ones I can appeal to are these two little Taoist boys. Just put your name up, anyway, you don’t stay here all the time, nor are you here. Learn Taoism.
Zhao Chuan became more and more confused as he listened, but his third uncle later refused to explain to him and asked the little Taoist boy to take him out to visit the Taoist temple.
After the third uncle finished speaking, he took the little Taoist girl away.
Zhao Chuan had no choice but to follow the little Taoist boy, but as he walked, he was wondering. He originally wanted to find his master Xiaoyaozi to crack his sealed acupuncture points and restore his spiritual energy cultivation, but now he was tricked by his third uncle. Convert to become a Taoist priest or a member of the Quanzhen sect. What does Third Uncle mean?
But he has obviously become a disciple of Xiaoyaozi. Can a person still become a Taoist priest from two Taoist sects at the same time?
This third uncle, Zhao Kai, was really unreliable. No wonder he was called a stupid uncle by the younger generation. Zhao Chuan thought again about the first time he asked Huang to come to Qingfeng Temple to find his relatives.
The little Taoist boy led Zhao Chuan to the mountain gate and introduced the mountain gate, Ling Palace, Bell and Drum Tower, Jade Emperor Hall, Siyu Hall, and Sanqing Hall in sequence.
Zhao Chuan had to bow to each of these main halls.
After looking at the main hall, the Taoist boy took Zhao Chuan to the side halls next to the main hall, the three palaces, the Palace of Suffering, the Palace of Wealth, the Palace of Medicine King, the Sanxing Palace, the Cihang Palace, the Zhenwu Palace, the Leizu Palace, and the Yuanjun Palace. Palace, Wenchang Palace, Lu Zu Palace, Eight Immortals Palace, Yuan Chen Palace...
After running through these halls, Zhao Chuan was so bowed that he couldn't even straighten his waist. Look at the sky, it's already dinner time.
The next day, Zhao Chuan was led by a Taoist boy and walked around to see the ancillary facilities, such as the deacon's room, the Sutra Pavilion, the living room, the dining hall, the ordination hall, and the Taoist priest's housing...
These places are not in one place. They are not as concentrated as the main halls at the beginning. They are all scattered on several nearby hills.
It’s another day after running this lap, and this day is even more tiring than yesterday. Yesterday my waist was tired, today my legs are tired.
It was dinner time again, and the little Taoist boy said that he had finished watching Qingfeng Temple.
But Zhao Chuan didn't believe it because the little Taoist boy never took Zhao Chuan to the basement.
Zhao Chuan asked if Tong had a basement? Tao Tong shook his head and said he didn't know.
Zhao Chuan asked him how many years he had been here. He had been here since he was six years old, and it has been six years now.
So this Taotong is already twelve years old. Perhaps because he is thin, he does not look twelve years old.
This little Taoist boy is twelve years old. Think about it, he is the same age as he was when he fled when the Zhao family was destroyed. Zhao Chuan couldn't help but sympathize with this little Taoist boy.
"Are there some places that haven't been transferred yet?" Zhao Chuan asked, because he didn't see where Zhen Yuanzi was, and the little Taoist boy said that he had to deliver meals to the elderly Taoist priests with limited mobility every day, so he didn't see them either.
"They are in the cave to the east." Tao Tong said.
"What are they doing in there?"
"This..." the Taoist boy whined, saying that he didn't know much about it, but he heard that there was an elderly Taoist priest with limited mobility in there. He might be practicing some kind of martial arts, because he often heard fighting and shouting inside. Voices. Every time I deliver food, I leave it at the entrance of the cave and leave. There are people inside to help me, but I don’t know the other details.
Zhao Chuan wondered how he could still practice any martial arts since he couldn't move easily. What you say is wrong.
Zhao Chuan asked if he could take me to see it?
The Taoist boy said he couldn't. The cave guards wouldn't let him go and he could only approach when delivering food.
Zhao Chuan became interested and asked who were locked up inside. The Taoist boy said they were a few elderly Taoist priests with limited mobility. If he asked further, he would know nothing.
Zhao Chuan asked who was guarding the cave, and the Taoist boy said that the guards took turns. Due to the lack of manpower recently, Zhen Yuanzi was also sent to guard the cave for a period of time a few days ago.
True Yuanzi?
Where is this guy now? Zhao Chuan had an idea.
