I hummed softly.
"You mean, you still look down on Uncle Meow! My two Uncle Meows are extremely powerful and dominate the world, but you call them cute kittens?"
Madoka was even more anxious.
"That's not what I meant! Mr. Wu, you are slandering me. Why bother trying to accuse me?"
…
Xiao Yuan and I were bickering like this as we walked all the way down from the top of Eling Park.
When we arrived at the parking lot, everyone got in the car.
Niu Bi asked.
"Brother Wu, should we go back to Ciqikou directly, or do you have any other arrangements?"
I thought for a while and said.
"Go directly to the company headquarters. I will discuss this situation with Lao Shen and the others first. Since Wuyou Taoist has stayed in Chongqing for a period of time, and there is a Taoist temple in the mountains in the northwest suburbs, he wants to let Xiuxing Company start from Some information about him can be found through official channels.”
"Okay!" Niu Bi agreed, "Sit tight, Brother Wu, the old driver is going to start accelerating!"
Amidst the roar of the engine, the car sped away towards Xiuxing Company...
After arriving at the company building.
I went to the general manager's office to find Shen Rufeng and explained to him in detail the news I got from the Eling Ghost Market.
After he finished, I asked him.
"Old Shen, have you ever heard of this Taoist Wuyou?"
Shen Rufeng shook his head.
"I haven't heard of it. A hundred years ago, I was still young and traveling around. I was not in Yucheng yet. But if this Wuyou Taoist had lived in Yucheng, and his cultivation level was not low, and he had a certain reputation. Then within the company There should be a possibility of querying it in the database. We can take a look at the situation."
As he said that, he walked to his desk and sat down in front of the computer. I followed him, supporting the table with my hands and leaning my head to look at the computer screen together.
Shen Rufeng entered the search page of the company's internal database, entered the four words "Wuyou Taoist" in the search box, and clicked search.
really!
A piece of information popped up on the search page.
I was immediately delighted.
"It's true! Lao Shen, hurry up and take a look."
He smiled and clicked on the information page.
We discovered that there is not much information about this "Wuyou Taoist", only two to three hundred words.
It probably means that he is a low-key and decent person who devotes himself to spiritual practice. We are not very familiar with the folk cultivators in Chongqing City, and they all have different trades and well-known sects, but they all know each other well. It may be similar to the feeling of "the friendship between gentlemen is as light as water".
Taoist Wuyou has a Taoist temple in Jinyun Mountain in the northwest suburbs of Chongqing City. He is indeed followed by a dog, but his specific state is unknown. But both humans and dogs have records of saving lives.
Later, probably during the Anti-Japanese War, Taoist Wuyou left Chongqing. Rumor has it that he went to fight against the invasion of Japanese practitioners. When the Japanese invaded China, of course a large number of practitioners came with them, and Chinese practitioners also spontaneously formed teams to fight against them.
Since then, he has never come back. I don’t know if he died...
There is only so much information about [Wuyou Taoist], all of which are general, without some detailed information.
Including his small Taoist temple, there is no record of where it is in Jinyun Mountain.
Obviously, if the dog raised by Taoist Wuyou is suspected of being behind this "mass rabies epidemic", then the investigation must start with the Taoist temple where they lived back then!
Shen Rufeng also frowned slightly.
"Jinyun Mountain covers such a large area, and there are a large number of Taoist temples and temples built by hermits from different dynasties in ancient times. Most of them are now in ruins. If you want to find and identify the Taoist Wuyou, you will probably have to spend a lot of time. time."
I also find it a bit tricky.
Jinyun Mountain, also known as Bashan Mountain in ancient times. The mountains and forests are dense, and there are many rare and rare animals in them.
The mountains are surrounded by white clouds, which look like fog but not mist, and look like smoke but not smoke. The clouds in the morning and evening are colorful and colorful. Because the ancients called "more red and less white" "Jin", it was named Jinyun Mountain.
Li Shangyin, a poet of the late Tang Dynasty, once lived in seclusion in Jinyun Mountain and wrote a poem "Night Rain Sends to the North": You asked about the return date but have not yet arrived, and the night rain in Bashan swelled the autumn pond. Why should we cut the candles from the west window together and talk about the rainy night in Bashan?
As a result, "Bashan Night Rain" became famous all over the world, and Jinyun Mountain also became famous.
In 1979, the country established the Jinyun Mountain Nature Reserve, with a forest area of nearly 70 square kilometers—about three or four times the size of Yuzhong District!
It is not easy even for practitioners to find an ancient abandoned Taoist temple with almost no detailed information in such a large area of virgin forest.
The point is, there is no way to determine which Taoist temple belongs to Taoist Wuyou!
I thought about it and asked.
"Old Shen, there are many Taoist temples and temples in Jinyun Mountain, and some of them must be small sects of spiritual practice. Are there any practitioners in our company who come from Jinyun Mountain?"
Since Jinyun Mountain itself has been a gathering place for many casual cultivators and small sects since ancient times, then there may be some rumors and information about "Wuyou Taoist" in these dharma lines, right?
It is more reliable to ask someone with such a background than to run around in the mountains like a headless fly.
Shen Rufeng shook his head.
"We don't have such colleagues within the company, but we can use company channels to collect information about [Wuyou Taoist] from the Chongqing Cultivation Circle. Or we can also ask people from Laojun Cave in Nanshan to help contact those small hermit sects in Jinyun Mountain. Ask.”
Nanshan Laojun Cave is the most powerful Taoist sect in Chongqing City and ranks among the top in the entire southwest region. It has a history of thousands of years. If it weren't for the confusion of the internal orthodoxy and the many wars and upheavals in history, it would probably be even worse.
The current Taoist tradition of Nanshan Laojun Cave dates back to the Qianlong period of the Qing Dynasty and belongs to the Quanzhen lineage of Alchemy Taoism.
After listening to Shen Rufeng's suggestion, I pinched my chin and hesitated.
"That's okay... but it's suspected of alerting the snake. If this large-scale supernatural case of dog demon possession in Chongqing City is really related to Taoist Wuyou and his dog, they must have someone in Jinyun Mountain Many acquaintances. If we ask in such a big way, someone might leak the information and tip off the information."
Shen Rufeng was also a little helpless and sighed.
"That's right, some things are always difficult to have both ways. Xiao Wu, do you think you want to find it slowly based on the current clues, or directly let the forces in the spiritual world intervene to help? In short, this is your own investigation authority, no Influence the other colleagues to follow the regular investigation plan specified by me. However, our Xiuxing Company is indeed newly established, and it is not as deep-rooted as these practicing families and Buddhist and Taoist sects, and there may be some people among them who are both obedient and treacherous. "
I thought for a while and finally decided.
"I will first think of a way by myself and secretly go to Jinyun Mountain to search and investigate for a few days. If there is no result within three days, I will ask the Chongqing Cultivation Circle forces to help through company channels. Because if it is too late, I will have to I left Yucheng and returned to Shanghai to report to school."
good!
Shen Rufeng nodded and looked at me with a smile.
"Xiao Wu, you make your own decision. With me, you have complete autonomy in doing things. I support you."
…
After coming out of Shen Rufeng's office, I went to the employee lounge to find Xiao Yuan and Niu Bi.
These guys are eating snacks and drinks like crazy.
When he saw me coming in, his little round cheeks were swollen and full of French fries.
"Boy Wu, how was your chat with Fatty Shen?"
I spread my hands.
"I found some information about Taoist Wuyou, but it's just a little more information than what I heard from Uncle Sun, and there aren't many details."
I told them about the conversation with Shen Rufeng just now, and then sighed.
"But no matter what, at least we have a relatively clear direction of investigation. Let's go to Jinyun Mountain and take a look around."
At this time, Niu Bi's expression became a little strange.
Niu Deheng, the fat guy, slapped his thigh suddenly and shouted.
"Oh my God! Brother Wu, my brother and I practiced in Jinyun Mountain. You need to find someone who is familiar with Jinyun Mountain but won't leak the news. That's me and my brother."
I was startled, and then reacted suddenly.
yes!
The small Taoist temple where Niu Bi and Niu Deheng were born is in Jinyun Mountain.
This cultivator from Jinyun Mountain is right in front of us!
