When he heard that he had to become a monk in order to practice the Dharma possession of the Right Eye, Da Tou suddenly lost interest and said, "Forget it then, leave it to them."
"Shi Xuanming can't learn it either," Changsheng said. "He has been expelled from the Shaolin Temple and the ultimatum has been taken back. Only Yu Yi can study this Zhengyan Dharma Cang."
The big head nodded, "Hey, sir, you said that Shi Xuanming has been kicked out, why do you still think of yourself as a Buddhist? It would be great to return to the secular world as soon as possible, get a wife and have children."
"Everyone has his own ambitions," Changsheng shook his head and said, "The ancients said that if a tree is beautiful in the forest, it will be destroyed by the wind, and if anyone is beautiful in the crowd, it will be slandered. It is not necessarily his problem that Shi Xuanming is not tolerated by the Shaolin Temple. It may also be his problem. His words and actions were too casual and broke the rules of Shaolin Temple."
The big head nodded in agreement, "My lord, what you said makes sense. This guy likes to chew on dog legs, which is indeed inappropriate. However, he is tall and handsome. If he had grown his hair, he would be a rare handsome man. It would be a pity to be a monk."
"This is the true Buddhist," Changsheng said. "Those who have choices are those who truly like them, and those who have no choice are those who are forced to do nothing."
While they were talking, they came to the foot of the mountain, mounted their horses, and hurried to Linxian County.
This time, the two of them did not gallop, but walked forward leisurely. After leaving Chang'an, the two of them managed things very smoothly and saved a lot of time. There was only one thing left for them, and that was to go to the southwest border. Find giant birds to use as mounts for Big Head.
It's not right to say that this is the only thing left, because the two men came out this time under the guise of inspecting the administration of prefectures and counties around Xichuan, and they also made up a fake news that the beggar gang was working together to collaborate with the enemy, so they had to sneak away no matter what. Circle, go through the motions.
The south is not only warm and rainy, it is also mountainous and tree-filled. Most of the places are mountainous. There are few flat fields and no large-scale villages. What you see along the way are mostly cottages built in the mountains. There are also few earth and stone houses and many For wooden houses and bamboo houses.
The two of them had brought dry food with them when they came out this time, but it was too hot and humid in the south, and all the dry food in their bags became moldy.
Fortunately, Changsheng was proficient in the art of Qihuang and knew which fruits were edible. He picked some wild fruits along the way to quench his thirst.
Not all official roads have inns. The location where the two of them were at this time was already very remote. It was a remote and remote area. It was neither a battleground for military strategists nor an important border town with dangerous terrain. It seemed that the court would not visit such a place. Set up a post station.
It wasn't until midnight in the afternoon that the two of them saw an inn on the side of the road. This inn was much larger than the black shop they encountered before, with more than a dozen rooms. Outside the inn was a bunch of faded red clothes. The lantern and the cook are not inside the inn, but are located in the thatched hut to the east of the inn.
"Sir, have you noticed that something is not right about this inn?" Datou looked at the inn on the north side of the road.
"Why is there no window in such a long room?" Changsheng also noticed something unusual.
"Yes, wouldn't it be too hot to live in there?" Datou said.
"Every place has its own customs. Maybe the customs here are like this." Chang Sheng guessed.
Seeing what Chang Sheng said, coupled with the hunger in his belly, Da Tou got off his horse and walked towards the old man sitting at the door of the inn.
The Tang Dynasty had a large territory and many dialects. People in many places spoke dialects and did not know Mandarin. This was the case with this old man. Datou couldn’t understand what he said, and he didn’t understand what Datou said. The two of them talked for a while. After making some gestures, the old man finally understood that the two wanted to stay in a hotel for dinner.
The food at the inn is the same as the previous black shop, which is pancakes and broth. It is too hot here, so the food can only be stewed in a pot. If it is taken out, it will spoil within half a day.
While the old man was preparing meals for the two of them, Changsheng walked to a hidden place to relieve himself, while Datou opened the curtain and walked into the inn.
Before Chang Sheng could put on his pants, Da Tou ran out shouting, "Oh my god, bad luck, bad luck."
"What's wrong?" Changsheng asked eagerly.
"Zombies, sir, there are all zombies inside." Datou Lian spat.
When Dutou mentioned zombies, Changsheng first thought of the kind that bites people. However, when Dutou saw that although Dutou was upset but not afraid, he thought that there was another kind of zombie. There is a technique of exorcising corpses spread in the land of Xiangchuan. It is used to return people who have died in a foreign land back to their place of origin. The zombies that Big Tou mentioned should be this type.
As soon as Datou ran out, a thin black man followed behind him. He must be about forty years old. He was wearing a set of shabby Taoist robes. He was holding a filial stick in his hand. He pointed at Datou and cursed. It was also a dialect, and the two of them couldn't understand a word of it.
The Taoist robes of each sect in the Three Qing dynasties have their own characteristics. Outsiders may not be able to tell the Taoist sect, but a Taoist priest can tell which Taoist priest the other person is at a glance. The black and thin Taoist priest in front of him is wearing the Taoist robe of the Taiqing sect. He must be from the Taiqing sect. A Taoist from the Qing Dynasty.
Just when Datou was hesitating whether to retaliate or not, Changsheng stepped forward quickly, bowed his hands to the Taoist, and apologized with a smile.
Corpse exorcism can only be done in remote Xiangchuan, and is very rare in Central China. The black and thin Taoist priest is also from this area. He does not speak Chinese fluently. As the saying goes, a vicious punch will not hit someone with a smiling face. Seeing that the immortality rituals are thorough, he also I will no longer pursue Datou for his reckless intrusion and disturbing the deceased.
Everyone has curiosity, but curiosity has to pay a price. Changsheng didn't want to cause trouble, so he didn't make friends with the Taoist and explore the inside story of exorcism. He didn't eat the broth. He just bought a few noodles and talked with Datou. Mount your horse and leave.
After staying far away from the inn, Changsheng asked Datou about the situation inside the inn. According to Datou, the zombies were all wearing white mourning clothes, standing upright against the wall, with yellow talismans on their foreheads.
Datou was also quite surprised that Changsheng didn't know much about the business of exorcising corpses. In his opinion, every Taoist priest knew these things, but he didn't know that Taoist priests were also different. Each sect in the Three Qing dynasties had its own strengths. The shallowest one is good at Qi training, and the Hunyuan Divine Skill he practices actually comes from the Yuqing Sect.
The Taiqing Sect was the most deeply involved in the world. He often dealt with the world and made a living. He was proficient in many miscellaneous subjects, including divination, divination, and funerals. Most of these miscellaneous subjects were related to people's livelihood. Most of the Taoist priests that the world saw in daily life were under the Taiqing sect.
The Shangqing Sect is somewhere between Yuqing and Taiqing. Their special skills are drawing talismans and using spells. Those Taoists with mediocre qualifications will also dabble in some miscellaneous studies in order to make a living.
The two of them did not find their place of residence that night, and there were no old houses or temples in the mountains, so they had no choice but to sleep in the mountains. There were many snakes, insects, rats, and ants in the mountains. In order to drive away the insects, they could only find herbs and light them up and fumigate them. It was already hot at this time. , If you are too close to the fire, you will sweat profusely. If you are too far away from the fire, you will be bitten by mosquitoes. The black man is not afraid of mosquitoes, but the sweaty horse cannot do it. Big Tou not only has to take care of himself, but also has to stop. They waved branches to drive away mosquitoes to the sweaty horse.
It was bad enough, but they didn't expect it to start raining again in the middle of the night. The two of them had no choice but to hide under a tree to avoid the rain. The night they spent was miserable and embarrassing.
Seeing that Changsheng was suffering along with him, Datou felt very guilty and kept nagging, saying that if it wasn't for finding a mount for him, Changsheng would not have to suffer this kind of punishment at all.
Although he was in a lot of embarrassment, Changsheng didn't feel it was too hard, because he had experienced worse situations than this, and at that time not only did he have no spiritual energy cultivation, but he was also alone.
In the early morning, the rain subsided, and the two of them went on the road in the rain and ran to Linxian County in one breath.
There are three routes from Central China to the Western Regions, and Linxian is one of them. Because there are more merchants passing by, the city is larger and the number of people is larger.
The two of them came here for the Japanese. These Japanese chose to meet here, and they were undoubtedly heading for one of the earthly branches. The most likely reason was the golden rooster that Changsheng had encountered in the desert.
Worried that his special figure and Shenjun's bloody horse would attract attention, Datou proposed to stay outside the city and let Changsheng enter the city alone.
Changsheng had no better choice, so he could only go to the city alone, buy wine, stewed meat and other food for Datou, and also grab some medicine to strengthen his body and strengthen his body. The sweat-blooded horse was born in a dry land, and the hot and humid environment made it a big problem. Sweating, physical weakness and exhaustion.
After Datou was settled, Changsheng returned to the county town. He and Datou arrived one day early, which gave him enough time to look for the Japanese who might have arrived here.
Although the three Japanese people did not mention the specific location of the rendezvous, these Japanese people came from afar and it was unlikely that anyone would be able to meet them locally, so they could only choose to stay in an inn...
