After meditating the next morning, I started packing my belongings.
Jining put the Secret of Immortality away in his clothes, put the sleeve arrows on his arms, and then started to pack other items. Jining found that he actually didn't have anything.
The remaining sword, books and other items, as well as a few pieces of clothes and a little money from the Taoist temple salary, were all packed into a small package.
After packing up the belongings, we waited for the little Taoist priest to come over. It didn't take long for the little Taoist priest to arrive carrying a big package. After Jining briefly talked to him, he picked up the package and left the thatched house towards the Taoist Temple.
When Jining arrived at Chaotianguan, he found Master Mingyu and explained his departure. Master Mingyu saw Jining's package and was already aware of the matter and didn't care.
In addition, there are usually 200 to 300 Taoist priests in Chaotian Temple, and Taoist priests often come and go. The host of Chaotian Temple, Yushan Zhenren, is the national master of the Lu State. The Lu State allocates taels of silver to Chaotian Temple every year. Therefore, the conditions of Chaotian Temple are much better than those of ordinary Taoist temples. Most Taoists want to come in, but not many leave.
Therefore, they wouldn't care too much if Jining left. Master Mingyu didn't say anything and asked Jining to go to the library to cancel his registration and leave Chaotian Temple.
The residences of Kutang and Master Mingyu were not far away. After Jining left Master Mingyu, he went to Kutang to cancel his Guanzhen registration. For most Taoist priests, Chaotian Temple is a good place for practice. I didn't expect this little Taoist priest to leave. It felt a little strange, but I didn't bother.
Jining thought that he could be at Chaotian Temple and had many opportunities during this period. In total, this was the place where he had lived the longest except for the Taoist Temple in the Yushan Mountains.
The main reason was the care of Master Yushan of Chaotian Temple. He originally planned to say goodbye, but after remembering that this leader was also a monk, he decided not to go see him.
In a remote corner of Chaotianguan, Master Mingyu walked to the door and knocked on the door knocker a few times. A voice came from the courtyard asking who was in front of the door. He said respectfully: "The deacon of the dormitory has something to do to see the host Yushan." Real person!"
Then the courtyard door opened gently, and the scorching sun outside and this place seemed to be two different worlds.
Under a towering tree in the courtyard, there are two cups of tea on a simple tea table made of bluestone. Master Miaokong is drinking tea with Master Yushan. Master Yushan is wearing an ordinary gray robe with long gray hair. Her hair was tied up casually, and although she was dressed casually, she looked like a fairy.
Master Mingyu also hesitated to speak when he saw Master Miaokong. Master Miaokong resigned to Master Yushan after seeing him.
After Master Miaokong left, Master Mingyu explained to Master Yushan the situation of the little Taoist priest who came to the Taoist temple four years ago and left today. Master Yushan didn't care. This little Taoist priest originally only wanted to see the face of the two inner disciples of the mountain sect, so it didn't matter if he left now.
However, Master Mingyu accidentally said that the aura of this little Taoist priest was very similar to his. Master Yushan knew that although Master Mingyu was an ordinary Taoist priest, his eyesight was very ordinary after practicing Taoism for many years, and he also felt a little curious about this little Taoist priest.
A bright moon shines in the courtyard of Master Yushan. Master Yushan is meditating under the towering trees. The moonlight shines through the thick leaves and shines on Master Yushan's face, appearing and disappearing, making it look particularly strange.
Master Yushan has been unable to meditate today and has always been a little strange about what Master Mingyu said. I planned to take some time to check out the thatched cottage on the back hill to see if I could tell anything. So I stopped thinking about it and continued to meditate and practice...
On the official road at the foot of Chaoyang Mountain, there was a young man wearing an ordinary gown and carrying a small package on his back. But there was something strange about this young man. A bird with an emerald green body that looked like it was carved from jade would hover over his head from time to time, but it would fly away after circling for a while.
This young man was Shi Jining. He looked back at Chaotian Temple and then disappeared in the crowd. He did not ride in a carriage today, but walked towards Yidu City with the crowd of pilgrims at the Taoist temple.
Jining remembered that it had been more than four years since he left that Taoist temple in the small town of Hekou, and he had never been back. This time I plan to go back to pay homage to my master and put an end to the last bit of my mortal bond.
It was only about ten miles from Chaotianguan to Yidu City. Jining followed the pilgrims and tourists and walked leisurely. It was almost dusk when Jining reached Yidu City.
Yidu City is still as prosperous as in the past, but there are more soldiers patrolling the streets. Pedestrians on the road stay away from the soldiers when they see them, for fear of recruiting people and causing trouble. It turns out that the gangsters on the corner of the road have disappeared. .
Since reaching the fifth level of Qi Refining, he has learned several immortal spells. Gradually, Jining has distinguished himself from ordinary people. When he sees these ordinary people on the road, they seem to be just a group of ants.
Jining didn't pay attention to these soldiers and walked towards the Xinshi Pier. Passing through Xinshi Street, the street is still bustling with activity, but it feels like there are far fewer vendors from all over the place. Jining went to Xinshi Pier and asked the boat operator, only to find out that the passenger ships heading to Hekou Town all departed in the morning, and there were no ships heading to Hekou Town today.
Jining was not in a hurry, so he found an inn near Xinshi Pier and chose an upper room to stay. With nothing else going on, he remembered his unexpected gain in the antique street last time, so he planned to go shopping in the antique street to see if he could find something useful.
I walked leisurely along Xinshi Jiewang Antique Street. The thieves who had snatched my packages were hiding in the corners of the streets, looking around at the various people on the street to see if I could find a little fat sheep to attack. .
At this time, the leader of this group of rogues pulled a little boy with ragged clothes in front of him and gave some instructions.
Then the original drama of snatching Jining's package started again. The fat sheep in their eyes was a thin young man carrying a large package. When Jining saw this thin young man, he seemed to see himself running for his life.
Suddenly a rogue pretended to have tripped over something and was unable to stand, and fell towards the thin young man. The thin young man hurriedly supported the fallen man. At this moment, a little boy rushed up and reached out to grab the thin young man. of packages.
Jining seemed to see himself back then, preparing to help this thin young man.
"Hey" Jining noticed that the young man reacted quickly. Before the little boy could grab the package, he had already grabbed the little boy's arm. The fallen accomplice beside him rushed to help, but was kicked out by the thin young man. Jining smiled when he saw it, thinking that this thin young man was much better than himself back then, and walked towards the antique street minding his own business.
The antique street is still very lively, because antiques rely on your eyesight. If you have a good eye, you can find treasures and become rich overnight. Therefore, there are always some people who want to get something for nothing and spend all day picking up items in the antique street. However, most of the time, the sellers are smarter than the buyers.
Jining walked on the antique street and listened to the pedestrians and the cries of vendors. The enticing aroma slowly drifted from several snack spots in the antique street, and the air was mixed with the smell of various foods and fruits, which actually made Jining feel strange and the earthly world was more alive. .
The summer weather is like a baby's face. It was sunny just a moment ago, and suddenly there are dark clouds. In an instant, the people on the street dispersed, and the bustling street was instantly deserted. Seeing the raindrops falling on the ground, Jining also walked into a shop.
This store has an ordinary facade decoration. When I entered, I found that the store was very large. Although there were many people standing inside, it did not seem very crowded. Jining looked around the shop, but the inside of the store was decorated in an antique style, and the decorative materials were exquisite. The cabinet shelves for placing antiques, porcelain, and jade were made of fine sandalwood. The sandalwood exuded a faint fragrance. Put antique jade to set off the nobility and elegance. It seems that the shop owner does not want the appearance to be too attractive.
Among the passers-by taking shelter from the heavy rain in the store, they also asked the store clerk about the price of antiques. Jining discovered that the items in the store were expensive from the price discussions between the waiters and customers. The only salary I received from the Taoist temple was less than 200 taels of silver, and it was all saved by the Taoist temple in the past three years or so, which made me feel a little sad.
Jining saw several small jade boxes at a counter filled with all kinds of jade carvings. Jining thought that it was recorded in the Strange Records of Mountains and Seas that spiritual objects needed to be stored in jade boxes made of Han Ling Jade, so that the spiritual energy would not escape. Although Jining had never seen Han Ling Jade, he saw that these jade boxes were just ordinary jade carvings, so he decided to buy a few, but when he asked about the price, he gave up the idea of buying them.
A jade box carved from ordinary jade actually costs one hundred taels of silver, which is several times higher than the price of the antique store I went to before. It seems that the customers in this store are all wealthy owners. No wonder the store owner decorated the facade so ordinary. He They are the kind of people who want to watch less fun but can’t afford it.
Seeing that the shower outside had almost stopped, Jining stopped staying. Seeing that it was still early, he planned to go to other shops. However, after coming out of this shop, Jining knew that this little silver could not buy anything good. Something.
Jining wandered around and ended up at the shop where he bought the broken sword last time. The shop was still the same, and many of the items in the shop were covered with a thick layer of dust. Maybe that's why not many customers come here. But the middle-aged shop owner didn't seem to care much.
Although several years have passed, the middle-aged and burly shop owner seems to still remember Jining, perhaps because he was still frightened by Jining's cold eyes at that time. So he nodded politely to Jining. Jining looked around the items in the store and saw several jade boxes among a pile of dusty porcelain antiques.
So I took it over and looked at it. This time the shop owner didn't stop it. Taking the jade box into my hand, a hint of coolness came from the jade box, with a cold and lubricating feeling.
I felt that the material of this jade box was unusual, so I asked the shop owner how to sell this jade box. This time the shopkeeper was kind enough to say that the price was acceptable, fifty taels of silver each.
Because Jining was short of money, he still talked a little bit with the shopkeeper, and finally bought three jade boxes for one hundred taels of silver.
