It was almost the fourth watch at this time, but Changsheng was worried a lot and had no sleep at all. He kept lying on the bed tossing and turning.
He has no friends or family. He has lived alone for so many years. After coming here, he doesn't know what kind of attitude he should use to get along with his classmates, and he doesn't know how to get along with his elders.
The sun breaks early in the summer, at five o'clock. Changsheng stayed up all night but didn't feel sleepy. He simply stopped sleeping and went to the ground to find a broom and a rag to clean up.
After sweeping and wiping, I started to wash clothes again. At this moment, footsteps came from a distance. Along with the footsteps, there were voices. Judging from the footsteps and voices, there should be seven people, including Miyunzi. And Mikiko's voice.
Before anyone could arrive, Changsheng stood up and opened the courtyard door. Sure enough, he heard correctly. There were indeed seven people coming from the east. In addition to Sanyunzi and Sanmuzi, there were five other young Taoists.
Sanyunzi and others were carrying things, including neatly folded Taoist robes and shoes, as well as some daily necessities. Sanyunzi himself was carrying a food box.
With the cultivation of spiritual energy, Changsheng feels that the biggest change in himself is that his senses have become extremely sharp, he can see further, hear more clearly, and he is particularly energetic, and he does not feel sleepy even if he has not slept all night.
Not long after, Sanyunzi and others arrived and saw Changsheng standing at the door. Everyone hurried forward to greet him enthusiastically. Everyone was older than him, and the youngest was seventeen or eighteen years old. These people should all have three characters. Disciples of the same generation, they are all his senior brothers regardless of seniority.
Sanyunzi brought breakfast to Changsheng, put the food on the table and invited him to eat. The rest of the people put down their things and started to help clean up. Seeing that the window was clear and there was nothing to clean up, they helped him wash clothes.
Changsheng had never enjoyed such preferential treatment before. He was so frightened that he hurriedly ran out to stop him. Everyone pushed him back to the cave and helped him wash his clothes.
Breakfast is corn porridge and pickles. In addition, there is a large bag of hard-boiled eggs. There are more than 20 if not thirty. Chang Sheng does not know what the Taoist priests in Longhu Mountain eat in the morning, but he knows that these eggs are very delicious. Maybe it was given to him by his senior brothers.
Only half of the bowl of rice porridge was eaten, and everyone gathered around him and started chatting. Of course, self-introductions were indispensable. In addition, they praised him greatly. Everyone said what he had done in Gezao Mountain. Everyone has heard about it, and everyone admires him for his bravery and fearlessness. In addition, they are curious to inquire, asking him how many ancient tombs he has followed Luo Yangzi into, and what interesting things are in the ancient tombs.
Everyone, you ask a question, I ask a question, Changsheng only has one mouth, and he is overwhelmed with answers one by one. The rice bowl is always in his hand, but he can no longer use his mouth to eat.
However, Changsheng soon reversed this overwhelming situation. He had just arrived and didn’t understand anything, so he took the opportunity to ask everyone for advice. The first thing he asked for advice was the issue of seniority. According to Sanyunzi and others, Longhu Mountain The younger generation all have three-character seniority. Above it is the Luo generation, and above it is the Da-zi generation. Above the Da-zi generation is the Ding-zi generation. However, the predecessor of the Ding-zi generation, Longhushan, is gone now. The one with the highest existing seniority is the Headmaster. In addition to Zhang Zhenren himself, he also has four senior juniors.
The Luo generation is now the mainstay of Longhu Mountain, with more than 500 people. The Sanzi generation belongs to the younger generation, with more than 2,000 people. In addition, there are some Taoist boys who only converted but did not teach.
Since all heavenly masters are hereditary, blood relatives of the Zhang family do not need Taoist names. Their names are directly engraved on the seals.
The Taoist hierarchy is extremely strict. Each generation lasts for twenty-four years. Those who enter Taoism in the first twenty-four years are the Luo generation, and those who enter the Tao within the next twenty-four years are the Sanzi generation.
The ranking of senior fellow apprentices is not based on seniority, but on the order of their initiation into Taoism. Conversion does not count. Only those who have been converted are Taoist priests. To be precise, the ranking of senior brothers is determined by the order of conversion. , some people have been taught the Tao since they were very young, so they are senior brothers and sisters, while some people may not have entered Taoism until they were forty or fifty years old, so they can only be junior brothers.
The second question about immortality is what Taoist priests do every day.
Changsheng asked a question, and everyone answered it immediately. What Taoist priests must do every day is morning and evening classes, that is, everyone gathers together to chant sutras. Sometimes senior Gao Gong will explain sutras to everyone during morning classes and evening classes. arts.
In addition to morning classes and evening classes, Taoist priests usually practice martial arts in the morning and magic spells in the afternoon. After the evening classes, they are free. They can meditate, practice Qi, and meditate. If you really can't sit still, you can take a walk nearby, but you can't leave. Longhu Mountain has a radius of ten miles.
But what everyone is talking about is only "usual" and "general". The life of a Taoist priest is not uniform and unchanging. Taoist priests are also human beings and they also need to eat. There are a lot of fields around Longhu Mountain, which are cultivated by the Taoist priests themselves. In addition, Taoist priests can also travel down the mountain after being conferred with the urn, slay demons, and perform chivalrous acts.
Listening to everyone talking, I no longer have any worries about longevity. It seems that being a Taoist priest is not without freedom.
Just when Changsheng wanted to further pursue the details of the Taoist priest's daily life, Zhang Mo arrived. Seeing Zhang Mo's arrival, Sanyunzi and others hurriedly got up to greet him, and then left with an excuse.
"How is it? Did you sleep well last night?" Zhang Mo looked around.
Changsheng wanted to say it was okay, but he swallowed the words again, "I didn't fall asleep."
"Habits are formed slowly. You can get used to wandering around, and you can also gradually get used to life here." Zhang Mo said.
Changsheng nodded and said, "Uncle Master, can you take me to see the headmaster and abbot? I want to thank them."
"There is no need to go to my elder brother's place. You change your clothes and I will take you to see my father." Zhang Mo turned and walked out the door.
After Zhang Mo left, Changsheng put on the Taoist robes sent by San Yunzi and others, put on his shoes, and put on his Taoist crown.
The clothes, shoes and hats fit well, but Changsheng always felt a little awkward after putting them on. Although he had worn Sanyunzi's Taoist robes before, it was just to follow the authority in a hurry, but this Taoist robe he was wearing now belonged to him. For a while, I couldn't adapt to my identity as a Taoist priest.
Zhang Mo had been waiting outside the door. When Changsheng went out, he took him eastward.
While walking, Zhang Mo stopped from time to time to point out and introduce to him the palaces and temples in the mountains. These palaces were built in different dynasties and had different uses. Some were used for worship, some were used to store scriptures, and some were used to store scriptures. It is used to store various magic weapons and to seal away ghosts and ghosts. Martial arts are not the strong point of the Longhushan Taoist priests. What they are good at is drawing talismans. Talisman spells are not only effective against evil spirits and ghosts, but can also be used on living people.
On the way, Zhang Mo met a Taoist who was in charge of scriptures and classics, so he stopped him and ordered him to send a set of scriptures that the Taoist needed to study and recite to Changsheng's residence. Reciting sutras is a compulsory course for Taoists, and many scriptures are used in ritual ceremonies. It is used when casting spells.
When the two went to Wuji Temple, Zhang Bingyi was meditating behind closed doors. Zhang Mo knocked on the door and explained his purpose, but there was no response from the room.
After waiting for a moment, Zhang Mochong winked at Changsheng. Changsheng understood, walked outside the door, bowed, and solemnly thanked Zhang Bingyi for personally coming out to rescue and protect him.
After Chang Sheng finished speaking, Zhang Bingyi's voice finally came from the room, "Now that you've come, let's make peace with it."
Changsheng heard the words and hurriedly bowed to answer, "I will obey the teachings of the Master."
After waiting for a while, Zhang Bingyi didn't speak. Zhang Mochong waved to Changsheng and led him away from Wuji Temple.
Although Zhang Mo thought there was no need for Changsheng to thank Zhang Shan anymore, he couldn't bear Changsheng's insistence and could only take him to see Zhang Shan. In Changsheng's view, he should solemnly thank the other person for his help, and others may not ask for anything in return. , but when receiving favor from others, one must always have an attitude.
Zhang Shan was very pleased to express his solemn thanks to Chang Sheng. He was dealing with academic affairs and had no time to talk to Chang Sheng. After a few words of praise, he asked Zhang Mo to take Chang Sheng to Tianshi Mansion to make arrangements.
The Tianshi Mansion is a huge courtyard covering hundreds of acres at the foot of the mountain. It is where Taoist priests from Longhu Mountain live and study, including chefs for cooking, sutra halls for learning, martial arts arenas for martial arts training, and Taoist houses for resting. .
Zhang Mo brought Changsheng to the Tianshi Mansion and introduced him to the people in charge. Everyone was very kind to him. They did not look down on him because he had followed Luo Yangzi, nor did they look down on him because of his status. Zhang Mo, who was in charge of his daughter, was jealous because he was so close to him.
Changsheng had never felt so much kindness before, and he felt very uneasy. Perhaps because of his early experiences, he subconsciously felt that others were xenophobic. However, this did not happen in Longhu Mountain. Everyone was very considerate. I respect him and are very friendly to him. I don't look down on him or exclude him, and no one bullies him.
Zhang Mo also had things to do, and he couldn't stay with Changsheng all the time. After introducing Changsheng to everyone and telling them to take more care of him, he went off to do his business.
Sanyunzi and Sanmuzi had been waiting for Zhang Mo to leave. After Zhang Mo left, they ran out immediately and continued to take Changsheng to familiarize themselves with the surrounding environment, when and where to eat, when and where to chant sutras, and when Where to practice martial arts, etc., explain in detail.
There are not only Qian Dao in the mountain, but also about 20% of Kun Dao, which is what the world calls female Taoists. These young Kun Dao are also very friendly to Changsheng and will take the initiative to say hello to him.
Taoists in Longhu Mountain eat two meals a day, and the second meal is in the late afternoon. Sanyunzi and Sanmuzi took Changsheng to the kitchen to eat with him. Since the two of them were already Taoist priests and did not need to gather with others to learn spells, they took Changsheng to the town east of Tianshi Mansion after dinner. The town here was just like the town outside, there were things for sale. Changsheng still had some silver on him, so he bought some honey and food to eat with the two of them.
At sunset, Changsheng returned to his residence. At this time, his state of mind was very different from last night. He felt much more at ease and settled...
