From time to time, the porridge seller will tell his customers that he is going to the mountain to offer incense. Many people know this. There were many people who were as curious as Princess Wenzhu, but most of them didn't take it seriously. There are already quite a few rules for the Porridge Shack Monster, so it’s not necessary to add more like this.
As the days passed, porridge drinkers came and went. Finally arrived on the fifth day of May, the day of the opening ceremony.
"So early."
"It's late. I didn't even sleep at night. If I wasn't afraid of the collision, I would have wanted to go up the mountain all night."
"Yes, so do I. Don't be careless about such a grand event..."
It was still bright and many people were walking out of the village. Or in twos and threes, or in complete groups.
Not only in the village, there are more people coming out of the wild woods. The mountain people watching the excitement were shocked. They didn't expect that there were so many people living in the mountains.
Yan Chixia founded the sect, which can be said to have shaken Qingzhou. There were thousands of guests who came to watch the ceremony alone, and people from various sects and even the imperial courts of the six countries were sent. As far as a Jianghu sect is concerned, this kind of scene is unprecedented.
But as the protagonist, every job is very difficult.
There were no reception arrangements for the guests who came, and more than 90% of them slept in the wild. Although Jianghu people don't have so much red tape, the etiquette is indeed not enough.
The road up the mountain is not repaired, just a new trail. There are thorns and rocks everywhere, and walking up the mountain feels like an adventure. Many people follow the flow of people in Wuyang Wuyang. If there are only three or five people, they will probably get lost.
But despite this, no one complained.
Because Yan Chixia is a monk, it is said that she has obtained the true biography of Penglai. These people here are all practicing martial arts, but they are serious cultivators.
Even if you can't take this opportunity to pay homage to the door wall, you can still make some good connections. We came with great expectations, but when we arrived at the destination, we were all a bit dumbfounded.
I didn't go to the mountain to see it before because I wasn't invited, thinking about what kind of blessed land and cave it would be.
But look at it now.
A newly built small Taoist temple feels crowded even if dozens of people enter.
"Is this really here?"
"Did you go to the wrong place?"
"possible……"
People stared with big eyes and small eyes, not sure in their hearts.
Just as the guests were speculating, the Taoist temple door was opened from the inside.
First, eighteen young and middle-aged Taoist priests walked out and stood on both sides of the main entrance in a very orderly manner.
Then four more old Taoist priests came out and stood on the steps, bowing and bowing their heads.
"Xuanxin Zhengzong opens today and welcomes all friends in the world."
As soon as they saw these people, everyone knew them.
The ten great masters at that time, the four great tomb-robber ancestors later, and now the four great elders of Xuanxin Zhengzong.
You can be sure, you went to the right place.
However, it still feels weird.
Generally, when a Jianghu sect establishes a new branch, in addition to choosing a good and auspicious day, it is also necessary to burn incense, read out the memorial text, and invite heroes from all over the world to watch the ceremony. The more famous it is, the more rigorous and solemn the process.
The head of Xuanxin Zongzong is Yan Chixia, and there are top ten grandmasters to support the appearance, so her reputation and heritage are well-known. But so far, nothing has been seen.
"Please, Master."
The four elders stepped aside, and everyone's hearts skipped a beat.
The first person to cultivate immortality in Qingzhou, he has always seen the head but not the tail of the dragon. I only heard his name but never saw him. Today, I was finally able to see a real person, and many people were very excited. Some people even try to straighten their backs, hoping to have a chance to be noticed and included in the door wall.
But when Yan Chixia walked out, everyone grinned.
"Is this Yan Chixia?"
She definitely has the temperament, but her makeup is too sloppy.
The robe is wrinkled and the collar is loose. His beard was curled, and it looked like he hadn't taken care of it for many days. Moreover, his face was red and seemed to smell of alcohol.
The group of people were speechless, and Liang Yan, the two old ministers of the Ministry of Rites, frowned.
"No matter what day it is, you still score points."
"People from the charlatan are so unruly."
At this moment, they didn't realize that the real unruly people were behind.
"Welcome, everyone." Yan Chixia saluted politely, and then began to speak politely.
"You all have come from afar, so you should be treated with tea. Unfortunately, I have just established my sect, and there are so many things to look forward to. There are so many friends here, and it is really hard to accommodate them. Yan Chixia thanks you for your kindness, and will definitely pay homage to you if you have the opportunity in the future. This is the end of the opening ceremony of the Bizong."
After saying this, everyone stared.
What does it mean? Expulsion order? Is this the end?
Faced with such a perfunctory opening ceremony, a group of people didn't know what to say.
But as everyone knows, it could actually have been more perfunctory.
Because Yan Chixia was indeed hungover last night and didn't want to come out at all today.
Looking at the people on the dark hillside made him dizzy than drinking several jars of wine.
When he was a police officer, he was not a gregarious person. Later, when he became a cultivator and caught ghosts, he rarely interacted with people, and his communication with the world was limited to the top few.
The purpose of establishing this sect was to rectify the unhealthy trends in the ghost hunting world, and I never thought of causing such a big scene. I didn’t invite anyone, I just wanted to get things done and be done with it.
But his reputation is too great, and the reputations of the four elders are too great. Although it was not deliberately publicized, it spread like wildfire.
Yan Chixia was really annoyed when a large group of people showed up uninvited. I came out to meet him this time, just out of courtesy.
The guests who came here in joy were very depressed, but since they were here, they couldn't just go down the mountain like this.
After a moment of silence, someone began to break the silence.
"Master Yan founded the sect, the fragrance is blowing on his face, and the purple air is auspicious. I offer you ten thousand taels of gold, two boxes of jewelry, and money to congratulate you!"
"Master Yan founded the sect, his great achievements moved the sky, and we will share the glory tomorrow. I present a pair of jade lions carved from North Sea ice jade to congratulate the Zhou family of the Liang Kingdom!"
"Great Hero Yan founded the sect, with tigers roaring and dragons chanting, horses circling and bows bent, and he presented a black gold broad sword and several fine steel weapons. Congratulations to brothers Green Forest from the eighteen counties of Yan Kingdom..."
"Master Yan founded the sect..."
One by one, representatives of the Jianghu forces came forward to congratulate him and gave him prepared gifts.
Although the opening ceremony was not very impressive, the identities of Yan Chixia and the four elders were there. These few people put together, let alone a broken Taoist temple, even if they live in a hut, it is an incredible hut.
The first to congratulate are all small sects, trying to make their presence felt while the big guys are not showing up.
The veins on Yan Chixia's forehead throbbed wildly.
When I was a head catcher in my early years, I didn't like giving gifts, but now I have become the target of receiving gifts. Moreover, there is a mess of everything, and there are even weapons delivered.
"Sect Master, this is the rule of the world, just accept it. Accepting it is not a favor, and not accepting it will lose face. Don't worry, we know what we know. If any gift is too heavy and has careful thoughts, we will return it privately ,"
The four elders knew Yan Chixia's temperament and hurriedly came closer to persuade her in low voices.
"There's no room to put it here." Yan Chixia said angrily, "The Taoist temple is so big, there's no place to stand even if it's included."
"It's okay. There is a lot of open space behind the Taoist temple. Let's pile them there first."
"All right……"
The four elders are familiar with these things, and the founder disciples are also familiar with the business of moving large items. Everything was in order and went very smoothly. After a while, there was a mountain of garbage behind the Taoist temple, like an open-air garbage dump.
During the process, some people hesitated to speak.
"Um, brother, I want to ask about something..." A young swordsman grabbed an authentic disciple of Xuanxin Sect and asked, "How do I ask for incense?"
There were more than one or two people who had eaten the sky-high price of porridge before. At that time, they felt that the bowl of porridge was worth it. But after looking back and calming down, I felt a little strange about my behavior at that time.
I can’t say how much I regret it, but I don’t quite understand why I was so dumbfounded at the time and dared to give anything away for a bowl of porridge.
With this thought in mind, I became inexplicably concerned about the incense invitation that I didn't care about at all.
"Please offer incense? Oh, you want to offer incense." The disciple who was busy moving things was stunned for a moment, and then suddenly said, "The sect master specifically explained that he only established the sect to unite his fellow disciples, and had no intention of passing on the mantle, so he did not consider the altar for worship. We don’t even know who to worship if we want to burn incense, let alone outsiders.”
"Oh, thank you." The young swordsman was not disappointed, but felt a little empty.
"Senior brother, I told you earlier, that porridge seller is a liar." The junior sister who was traveling with her still remembered the embarrassment of that day and looked very angry.
"I think he is using the reputation of Daxia Yan to deceive us Jianghu people. Senior brother, you are the same. You went to send money behind my back and gave weapons to others... No, I was so angry. After a while, I went down the mountain. Go help senior brother get the weapons back."
"Absolutely not." The young swordsman said hurriedly, "There is no reason to take back something that has been given as a gift. Besides, increasing the sword is what I have in mind and has nothing to do with Xuanxin Zongzong."
Zhang Meng said, "If you give the sword, you give it away, but you must remember this lesson. A martial artist should put all his mind on martial arts, and don't always think about something that is available or not. Otherwise, it will be like the two generations of the masters of Baishengtang." , even if you are extremely talented, it is still difficult to move forward..."
Zhang Meng lectured his careless apprentice, and several people not far away vaguely heard a few words.
"It seems that the invitation to offer incense was what the porridge seller said casually. Commander Meng, Lao Shangshu, Princess, you seem to have been fooled." The prince of Qing Kingdom smiled.
"Actually, it's not a big deal, I just feel uncomfortable. If the porridge seller doesn't say a few words in the end, nothing will happen." The fourth prince of Chu State made up for it.
"Yes, I said that more and found out that it was not the case. It was a bit of a joke. These mountain people are not that simple." The old minister of Liang Guo also added.
"You are the ones who do it on purpose. Your sincerity makes people unhappy." Princess Wenzhu snorted angrily. "But that porridge seller is disgusting. Fortunately, I thought he was kind and interesting, so I gave him the hairpin of the imperial grandmother."
"Princess, there is no need to be angry." The old minister of Yan Kingdom was very open-minded, "The porridge seller just mentioned it casually, and he didn't promise anything in the first place."
"That's right." Commander Meng of Qi State had a calm expression, but his heart ached. All his wealth was exchanged for a bowl of porridge. He didn't know what he was thinking at the time.
The fat and thin duo of Bai Sheng Hall also wanted to talk about something, but they all shut up after being glared at by Hall Master Han.
The porridge sellers were discussing on the mountain, while the porridge sellers at the bottom of the mountain were closing their stalls.
"Uncle, why don't you sell it? We still want to drink porridge..."
Two children of eight or nine years old stood in front of the porridge shed, biting their fingers and looking greedy.
A boy and a girl, both mountain people in the village.
Su Qing set up many stalls in the village. Anyone who could enter the stall would have a bowl of porridge. But the aborigines of the village have never been here before, so these two children are unprecedented.
"If you miss it, it's gone." Su Qing said.
"Ah? It's really gone..."
"It's all your fault. I told you to come earlier."
"You can't blame me. Dad said there are too many strangers in the village and they are not allowed to run around..."
The two children were very disappointed and complained to each other.
Seeing Su Qing clearing the tables, chairs, dishes, and chopsticks, she naturally stepped forward to help.
Su Qing looked at them and said: "The porridge must be gone, but if you want to help, I have another thing here."
"Uncle, tell me." A child said.
"Help me deliver something to the mountain to a person named Yan Chixia." Su Qing turned around and took out a wooden sword. "Tell him that I borrowed the sword back then and gave it to him today. This is his founding gift."
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The founder, Yan Chixia, was bohemian and informal. He always entertains his mind with poetry and wine, or takes in the sight of mountains and rivers. However, I also know that etiquette attaches great importance to virtue and treats guests with elegance. He has a majestic and graceful appearance, and everyone who talks bows his head. People say that he is a famous person in the world.
"Jiuzong Taoist Collection·Xuanxin Authentic Sect"
