In the mountains and forests.
The old man in bright red brocade clothes led the way. He knew Qin Luo's terror and was trembling all over.
Not far away, the carved beams and painted pillars of the mountain temple are hung with red lanterns. Although it is a festive color, it is deserted and silent in the deep mountains and old forests, making it look particularly eerie.
A gust of evil wind came, and a monster in red robe came close to him. It was tall, human-like, and had pimples on its face. Qin Luo could tell at a glance that it was a toad spirit.
When the toad spirit saw Qin Luo next to the old man in golden clothes, his eyes widened angrily, "Sun Qian, you white-eyed wolf, you accepted the gold from me, and you still found a Taoist priest to harm me?"
Sun Qian was so frightened that he knelt on the ground and kowtowed repeatedly, "Master Mountain God, I also want to send you the bride. It was the immortal master who asked us to send the bride back. You can find him."
The toad spirit looked at Qin Luo, he didn't dare to be careless, "Taoist Master, I have never offended you. We don't offend the river, so why do you want to ruin my good deeds?"
Qin Luo's eyes narrowed slightly and he said calmly: "I was heartbroken when I heard the bride cry. How can I just sit idly by and do nothing? How dare a little toad spirit marry a civilian girl by force?"
The toad spirit felt the murderous intention, and he quickly explained: "Taoist priest, I did not forcefully marry a commoner's daughter. I bought my wife with gold. If you don't believe me, you ask for money."
Qin Luo looked at Sun Qian who was kneeling on the ground shivering, "Is what it says true?"
Sun Qian nodded, "It's true."
"Did the bride's family volunteer?"
"It's voluntary."
"real?"
Qin Luo had doubts in his eyes.
Sun Qian was sweating profusely. He raised his hand and said, "Master Immortal, I swear to God, their family is voluntary. If it is not voluntary, let me strike with five thunders!"
Boom!
Tribulation thunder fell from the sky.
Qin Luo didn't even blink.
It doesn't seem like a good thing to be struck by five thunders.
The toad spirit watched Sun Qian being shattered into pieces in the thunder, and instantly understood Qin Luo's terror. It knelt on the ground and begged for mercy, "Taoist Master, please forgive me. I really haven't done anything bad."
"you swear."
Qin Luo felt that swearing was quite useful.
The toad spirit raised his hand, "I swear to God, I have never harmed anyone. If I lie, the sky will strike with thunder!"
After swearing the oath, the toad spirit looked timidly at the starry sky and breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that no lightning struck down.
"What happened to the mountain temple?"
The Toad Spirit didn't dare to hide it, "Reply to the Taoist Priest, I have been practicing for eight hundred years and can swallow petrified gold. I paid people to build mountain temples. I also often give gold and silver to the people around me. I spend incense." I bought it with money, and I didn’t force the people around me. A few days ago, Sun Qian said that he would help me find a beautiful wife, and even gave me a piece of gold as a deposit."
Qin Luo said with a serious expression: "You are wrong to take advantage of the greed of the people for your own benefit. If you want to become a real mountain god, you must know the sufferings of the people and serve them instead of winning people's hearts with money."
"The Taoist priest is right. I will never use money to bribe people's hearts again. I will definitely benefit the local people."
The toad spirit knelt on the ground and kowtowed.
"Come with me for a walk around the area."
Qin Luo walked towards the village.
The toad spirit transformed into its original form and followed him.
There is a huge gap between the rich and the poor in the village. The rich have built courtyard houses, while the poor still have thatched houses. "Have these wealthy families received your gold?"
"Yes."
The toad spirit nodded.
"Why not give it to these poor people."
"They were unwilling to give me incense."
Qin Luo said in a deep voice: "You give these people gold and let them get something for nothing. In fact, you are harming them. The evil consequences that are being planted in the village now are all caused by you."
"Taoist Priest, I was wrong!"
The toad spirit lowered his head respectfully.
Qin Luo came to the bride's house he just met, a simple wooden house with a faint candlelight in the house.
Boom, boom, boom!
A knock on the door was heard.
The young woman who had just returned home was a little nervous.
"Who?"
"Dragon and Tiger Temple, Qin Luo."
Hearing the gentle voice, the young woman opened the door excitedly and welcomed with a smile: "Master Immortal, please come in."
Qin Luo walked into the house. The toad spirit wanted to jump into the house, but was kicked far away by the young woman.
"Where did the toad come from?"
The young woman turned to look at Qin Luo, "Master Immortal, my name is Zhou Fang, you can just call me Xiaofang."
Qin Luo nodded. He came to the room and saw the old man lying on the bed. The old man endured the pain and sat up, raised his hands and saluted, "Thank you, Master Immortal, for rescuing my granddaughter."
Zhou Fang said respectfully with a pretty face: "Master Immortal, my parents died young and my grandfather raised me up. He was injured by the slaves of the Sun family. Sun Qian forced me to marry the mountain god, otherwise he would beat my grandfather to death. Thank you Master Immortal for your help." Grace."
Qin Luo took out the golden gourd, and a ball of golden liquid floated in the air, "Old man, open your mouth."
The old man opened his mouth, and the dew poured into his limbs, and he quickly fell into a deep sleep.
"Just get some sleep."
"Thank you, Master Immortal!"
Zhou Fang wanted to kneel down and thank her.
But he was lifted up by a gust of breeze.
"I reminded the mountain god that if it dares to do anything harmful to nature in the future, it will be struck by lightning from heaven!"
"I would like to thank the Immortal Master on behalf of the folks nearby!"
Zhou Fangfang bent down and thanked her again.
Qin Luo turned and left.
Zhou Fang noticed the toad spirit that ran into the house at some point, and she kicked the toad spirit out.
The toad spirit kept up with Qin Luo.
"Master Immortal, it's my fault, I'm guilty!"
"It's good that you understand. Since it was your fault, I will give you a chance to make amends, restore order in the village, protect the weak people, punish evil and promote good."
"I see."
The toad spirit disappeared into the night.
The next morning, the Sun family was in a commotion. The originally exquisite mansion was turned into a shabby house by the toad spirit. Sun Qian's wives, concubines and heirs cried to death. The gold and silver accumulated by the Sun family were also turned into earth and stone by the toad spirit. The servants They were itching all over and rolling on the ground in pain.
Seeing the retribution suffered by the Sun family, the surrounding villagers who had been bullied by the Sun family laughed.
…
The East wants to dawn.
Qin Luo walked on the field.
There are people planting rice in the paddy fields.
Gangneung County has many lakes and rivers, is rich in resources, and is rich in rice. It is known as the granary of the north.
Qin Luo stood on the field and watched the people planting rice seedlings. The old man who was still in good health saw Qin Luo and joked with a smile: "Taoist priest, you have never planted rice seedlings, have you?"
"No!"
Qin Luo shook his head and asked with a smile: "Old man, can you let me experience the process of transplanting rice seedlings?"
"Okay, but it will be very dirty and tiring."
"fine."
Qin Luo took off his robe and shoes, rolled up his trousers and walked into the rice field. His feet were in close contact with the soil. This feeling was very comfortable. He came to the bald old man and said, "Old man, if I don't do it well, please point it out." .”
"Hahaha good."
The bald old man squatted down to plant rice.
Qin Luo followed his example in planting rice.
"Taoist Priest, you are very talented in planting rice!"
"Thank you, old man!"
"Which Taoist temple does the Taoist priest belong to?"
"The Dragon and Tiger Temple near Jinyang City."
"I've never heard that the Taoist priest is here to preach?"
"Those who are enlightened, I am not qualified to preach."
"Hahaha."
Qin Luo chatted with the bald old man. The old man's name was Zheng Danian. He had two daughters, both of whom had been married for many years. They had to rely on themselves when farming.
It was noon in the blink of an eye, and the nearby fields were filled with neatly planted rice seedlings.
"Taoist priest, come to my house and have a drink."
"It is better to obey orders than to be respectful!"
Qin Luo did not refuse. He went to a nearby ditch to wash the dirt on his body, and then put on his Taoist robe.
Zheng Danian looked at Qin Luo who had just finished his farm work, but he was still spotless, "Isn't the Taoist Master the Immortal Master on the mountain?"
"Only a little bit of bad behavior."
"That's not easy either!"
Zheng Danian took Qin Luo back to his home not far away. There were fences and walls around the house, and the house was made of earth. It was surrounded by vegetable fields and chickens and ducks were raised. This kind of family was not bad.
The silver-haired old woman was sitting in the yard mending clothes. She raised her head with a surprised look on her face, "Old Zheng, I thought you wouldn't come back until the afternoon."
"Chunlan, this Taoist priest helped me plant rice seedlings, so I was able to come back early and prepare two more dishes to go with the wine today. Thank you Taoist priest for your help." Zheng Danian said with a smile.
Qin Luo smiled and said: "Grandma, excuse me."
Jiang Chunlan waved her hands repeatedly with an enthusiastic look on her face, "Don't bother me. Thank you, Taoist Priest, for your help."
"Taoist Master, sit down quickly, I'm going to cook right now!"
Jiang Chunlan stood up and limped into the kitchen. Qin Luo found that there was something wrong with her right foot, "Mr. Zheng, what's wrong with grandma?"
Zheng Danian shook his head and sighed: "A few years ago, she fell down on the mountain and refused to go to the city to see a doctor. She was afraid of spending money, so she ended up like this."
Qin Luo said with a serious expression: "Mr. Zheng, I happen to have learned some medical skills, so I can help my grandma."
"Thank you, Taoist priest!"
Zheng Danian was overjoyed.
He took Qin Luo to drink under the osmanthus tree.
Not long after, Jiang Chunlan brought out two hard dishes, fried eel with perilla and fried pork belly with garlic sprouts. "You guys drink first, and I'll stir-fry two more vegetables to go with the wine."
Jiang Chunlan caught the big black chicken wandering around the table.
Oh oh oh——
Qin Luo stood up quickly, "Grandma, two dishes are enough. Master asked me to eat less meat. I usually eat clouds and drink dew, so I don't eat these."
"Oh well."
Jiang Chunlan let go of the big black chicken.
The food cooked by firewood was very fragrant. Qin Luo had eaten and drank enough. He squatted next to Jiang Chunlan and said with a smile: "Grandma, I will rub your feet and help you cure your illness."
"How embarrassing."
"fine."
Qin Luo gently rubbed her injured left foot and nourished her body with spiritual power. Jiang Chunlan, who originally felt numb in her left leg, felt warmth and became conscious.
"Grandma, are you feeling better?"
"much better!"
Jiang Chunlan nodded repeatedly, and Zheng Danian said with joy on his face, "Taoist Master, thank you so much."
Qin Luo stood up and said, "Grandma, try taking two steps."
Jiang Chunlan stood up and took two steps. There was no problem at all. "My legs are healed!"
The couple hugged each other excitedly.
Qin Luo smiled and said: "Mr. Zheng, thank you for your hospitality, I will continue on my way!"
"Taoist Priest!"
"Wish you a safe journey!"
The couple waved goodbye to him.
…
late at night.
Qin Luo walked in the wilderness.
He saw fire in the ruined temple not far away, so he walked towards the ruined temple.
Walking into the temple, Qin Luo saw an elegant scholar holding a candle and reading on the left side of the temple, and a tall monk with a red cloth covering his eyes on the right side of the temple.
Qin Luo looked into the dark corner.
There was a shivering little devil there.
