"hiss……"
"Don't move..." came a kind and gentle voice.
Jiang Xinghe felt a warm and genial energy spread into his body, and this comfortable feeling made him groan uncontrollably.
"Well, am I not dead?" With this soft moan, Jiang Xinghe's chaotic mind gradually returned to clarity. He opened his eyelids with difficulty and saw a Taoist priest sitting beside the bed.
The Taoist was wearing a simple and wide Taoist robe, with a slim figure and loose hair, and a gentle and caring look in his eyes.
"Thank you, Taoist Master, for saving your life." He said in a weak voice, low and hoarse as if coming from a bellows that had not been used for a long time.
Jiang Xinghe finally confirmed that he was still alive. With his peripheral vision, he glanced at his upper body wrapped in white cloth. The Taoist's closed hands were emitting a rich green light, pouring onto his body like water.
"No need to say anything more. You can rest peacefully and recuperate for now. I will come over later to change your dressing." The Taoist priest comforted him.
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Time flies and comes one month later.
During this time of recuperation, Jiang Xinghe gradually knew where he was.
This place is called Baoyuan Temple, which is a small incense temple established by Feiyun Valley, a monastic sect, in the mortal realm. It receives offerings of grain, rice, and money within a radius of three hundred miles.
Although it is said that immortals do not eat the fireworks of the world, the ascetics before the establishment of the foundation and the mortal servants in the sect naturally still need such offerings.
There was originally only one person in Baoyuan Temple, the incense department who treated his illness and injuries, the temple master Chen Daoren, who was a sixth-level monk in the Qi Refining Stage.
At this moment, Jiang Xinghe was sitting upright on the bed, his legs crossed, silently adjusting his breathing. Although he can no longer practice Qi cultivation, he can still use it to keep his body and mind clear.
Speaking of which, Jiang Xinghe's life should not be cut off, and there is still a glimmer of hope.
After Jin Yangling was killed that day, the horse actually carried Jiang Xinghe, who was on the verge of death, to the foot of Baoyuanguan Mountain.
Chen Tao, the incense department of Baoyuan Guan, possesses the root of wood spirit. The main technique he practices, "Qingmu Jue", is also known for strengthening the body, nourishing and recuperating. Jiang Xinghe originally practiced Qi and practiced Taoism. Although the Qi sea in his Dantian was destroyed, the acupoints that he had practiced and polished still had spiritual energy stored in him. He was severely injured by the spiritual arrows and relied on this to maintain his vitality.
But after this battle, all the spiritual energy in the acupoints in his body was gone.
After Chen Daoren rescued Jiang Xinghe back to Baoyuan Temple, he spent all his spiritual power to maintain the important acupoints and meridians in his body, and finally managed to save his life!
As the morning light shone into the room through the window panes, Jiang Xinghe gently exhaled a breath of turbid air and slowly opened his clear and bright eyes.
The scars on his body had almost disappeared, his face was much firmer and calmer, and his whole body seemed to have been reborn.
The layout of his room was extremely simple. There was a half-cut lamp on the table by the window, a rough teacup and teapot on a half-new table, and two benches around the table. Since he woke up, he has gradually adapted to this place, and finally has a roof to shelter him from the wind and rain.
The west wind blew last night, and the dead leaves in the courtyard were spread all over the ground like yellow silk cloth. There is a cool breeze, the vegetation is sparse, and the chirping of birds is overwhelming.
After Jiang Xinghe cleaned the main hall and offered incense, he was preparing to go to the woodshed. Looking up, I suddenly saw a green and white spirit boat leaping out of the morning glow, heading straight towards Baoyuan Temple through the sky. I could only hear the sound of hunting wind in my ears.
A spiritual boat the size of the main hall is suspended over Baoyuan Temple.
Huge yet exquisite, fast and agile!
Even though Jiang Xinghe had seen many spiritual boat artifacts, he was still curious about them, probably because this was the first time he saw outsiders coming here after arriving at Baoyuan Temple.
I saw a person slowly flying out of the spirit boat, walking through the air. He was slightly chubby and seemed to be holding a book in his hands. He shouted loudly: "Where is Guanzhu Chen?"
In the mid-air of Baoyuan Guan, a person was walking in the air. He was walking on what seemed to be transparent stairs, falling to the ground step by step, with an unabashed look of disdain in his eyes.
"Welcome Inspector Zhuo..." A door in the backyard suddenly opened, and Daoren Chen's voice was as cold as the autumn wind.
"The inspector outside the valley is responsible for collecting money and food, catching ghosts and demons, patrolling the boundaries, and recording contributions..." Chen Daoren's words rang in Jiang Xinghe's mind as if they were reappearing yesterday.
It turns out that this is the inspector of Feiyun Valley! Seeing is better than hearing a hundred times.
Jiang Xinghe secretly looked at Inspector Zhuo and saw that he was wearing a green and red Taoist robe, holding a book in one hand and writing in the other, just like the legendary judge of Hell.
"Hmph..." Inspector Zhuo let go of the pen and paper in his hand, letting it float in the air. He looked at the dilapidated main hall and said, "Guanzhu Chen, I wonder if Baoyuan Guan can still survive this year with just these broken bricks and tiles?" Have you survived the winter?"
Taoist Chen squinted his eyes, and then said: "I don't have to worry about Inspector Zhuo, whether it's a Powa Han Kiln or a Qiong Pavilion Yaotai, I will be happy with it."
When Zhuo Xun heard this, he put his palms in his hands and laughed, and then said: "Guanzhu Chen, without further ado, it's better to hand over the incense offering first."
Taoist Chen looked calm after hearing this, and answered after a moment: "In the Baoyuanguan Mountain realm, bandits are rampant, and the villages and towns are withered and the people are struggling to survive. Wild beasts are rampant in the mountains, and there are monsters causing trouble from time to time. Natural and man-made disasters continue, and the incense particles are not collected!"
Inspector Zhuo smiled jokingly, with a cold light flashing in his eyes and said: "Master Chen, don't be joking. Could it be that Yin eats Mao grain? You know the rules of Feiyun Valley. Even if the incense offerings are insufficient, you can make up for it with other contributions."
He stepped out of the main hall, pointed at the brush suspended in the air, and said, "Please open a position, Guanzhu Chen."
Taoist Chen calmly led Inspector Zhuo to the door of the warehouse, cast a spell, and the restraint fell. It was only when the door was opened that Inspector Zhuo showed an expression of disbelief on his face.
There is not a single piece of jewelry on the wooden shelves in the warehouse, and there is nothing except a few spiritual farming tools. The huge warehouse was empty, with only four walls. Not to mention a piece of grain or a copper plate, I'm afraid it would be difficult to find even a mouse hair.
Inspector Zhuo played several magic tricks without believing in evil, and even took out more than one magic weapon from the storage bag, but in the end he didn't find anything fishy.
Jiang Xinghe was equally surprised. It was not that he suspected that Taoist Chen was secretly infiltrating Chencang, but he just remembered that the grain and rice in the woodshed seemed to be running out...
"Please ask Guanzhu Chen to open the alchemy room..."
"Please Guanzhu Chen open the animal shelter..."
At this moment, Inspector Zhuo was so angry that he almost turned over most of Baoyuan Temple, but he still couldn't find anything valuable!
Baoyuan Temple belongs to the scope of his inspection. If he does not get enough incense from Taoist Chen, he will have to use his own wealth to replenish it. This is absolutely unacceptable to him.
