"Little Taoist priest, these are incense money." The woman took out a wad of banknotes and handed them to Jingting.
"Thank you, female donor." Without any unnecessary pretense, Jingting took it with both hands, turned around and handed the woman three sticks of incense.
The smell of incense floated in the main hall. The woman knelt on the mat and bowed again and again before walking out of the main hall with Jingting.
"Little Taoist priest."
"The name of the trail is Jingting."
"Little Taoist Jingting, will Heavenly Lord bless me?"
"Won't."
"..."
"They are just clay sculptures. Lingbao Tianzun's arms are still a little cracked. I'm sorry, the incense in the temple is very poor, and we don't have the money to repair it."
"But girl, your incense money today can give people in need within a few miles a sip of hot porridge, and the people will bless you."
"What about you? Will you pray for me?"
"Of course I will. It seems that the girl is going to do something big. Xiaodao just wishes the girl peace."
"My name is Ren Ruyi, please remember not to pray wrongly when praying."
"That's a fake name."
Ren Ruyi raised her head and looked at the young man in front of her. He was clean, a little thin, and his eyes were as clear as the bright moon in the sky. For a moment, she felt a little ashamed of herself.
"You hesitated when you said your name. People will not be unfamiliar with their names. It can only be that... the name is new, or you just can't bear to lie to me. No matter what the girl's real name is, Xiaodao will still pray for the girl, and I hope that the girl will be as happy as her new name."
"I……"
"The name Ruyi is very nice. Master said that if you want to move forward, you always have to give up something."
As the two talked, the fragrance of rice spread into their mouths and noses.
"Gulu..."
The sound is very loud, especially in the empty Taoist temple.
"I've been in such a hurry that I haven't eaten yet. Is there anything to eat in the temple? I heard that the food in this place where monks practice cultivation is very delicious." Ren Ruyi smiled generously and rubbed his belly.
"No."
"..."
"Today is a porridge day. The porridge in the kitchen is cooked for the victims near Tianmenguan. I will deliver the porridge to the soup kitchen shack in Tianmen Village at the foot of the mountain. The girl can go to Tianmen Village with Xiaodao. There’s an inn here, it’s not delicious, but it’s enough to satisfy your appetite, and you can invite girls along the trail.”
"Use the incense money I just gave you?"
"Yes, but they most likely won't take my money."
"Then I'll treat you to it."
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Not long after, Jingting came out of the kitchen pushing a cart with four wooden barrels standing on the cart. Ren Ruyi leaned over and took a look at the four barrels of rice soup on the cart.
"Conditions are limited, Tianqingguan has done its best."
"Let me help you." Ren Ruyi stretched out his arm and put it on the car.
"Mountain roads are difficult to navigate, so just find the trails yourself."
Jingting pushed away Ren Ruyi's hand without leaving a trace, and the two of them carefully walked around the buds in the courtyard and walked outside.
"What's growing in the yard?"
"Peach tree, the peaches are very sweet. When they bear fruit, I will give them to the girl to taste."
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Today, the porridge service was later than usual. When Jingting arrived, there was already a long queue at the porridge shed. Jingting greeted the villagers with a smile, and then took a big wooden spoon to ladle the rice soup into the bowls of the victims.
Ren Ruyi sat next to him, looking at Jingting with a smile.
Well behaved~
"Hey, have you heard? More than 20 days ago, Queen Zhaojie of Anguo was assassinated by a traitor. A fire broke out in Yaoyue Tower. I heard that half of the sky was burned red."
With something in their stomachs, several refugees gathered together and chatted while leaning on wooden posts.
"I've heard that Anguo is in a state of excitement right now. All local governments are looking for that assassin. What do they know about looking for an assassin? They just take the opportunity to make money. Did you see that a lot of people have come in from Tianmen Pass recently? Refugees from Anguo.”
Listening, Jingting glanced at Ren Ruyi beside her.
The woman smiled sweetly at Jingting.
"Drink some porridge first." Jingting handed a bowl of rice soup into Ren Ruyi's hand, plus two medicine bottles.
"Internal injuries and external injuries are written on the bottle." Jingting put a hand on Ren Ruyu's arm: "You smell of blood."
"I have medicine."
"This bottle for trauma is my master's unique secret recipe. It is very effective and will not leave scars."
The medicine bottle was almost snatched away.
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After distributing all the rice soup, Jingting led Ren Ruyi to the only inn in the village.
In fact, it is a larger villager's house, with two tables in the living room and a room in the backyard. If the requirements for an inn are relatively low, it can barely be regarded as an inn.
"Isn't this our Taoist Master Jingting? Whatever you want to eat is mine."
As soon as he stepped through the door of the inn, a cheerful man came out.
"Brother Wang, long time no see, I still have some money on me." Jingting replied quickly.
"You and I have met each other, haven't you? Brother knows very well what you are like. Hey, there is a little beauty." Seeing Ren Ruyi coming in with Jingting, the big man winked at Jingting.
"Ahem, brother Wang, do you have anything to eat today?"
"You guys are chatting first. It just so happened that Xizi went into the mountains today and shot a pheasant. He just brought it to me. I asked my mother-in-law to stew it for you." The big man pushed the two of them to sit down, opened the door curtain and rushed into the back kitchen.
Ren Ruyi looked at Jingting with a half-smile, and the latter looked up at the woman's eyes, then lowered his head.
"Ahem... that... pheasant... is quite delicious."
"Really?"
"Yeah." Jingting bit her lip subconsciously.
"Has anyone ever said that you are very good-looking?" Ren Ruyi moved his stool and leaned his face close to Jingting. The little Taoist hid in a hurry.
"a lot of."
"How old are you this year?"
"Ten...seventeen."
"Can Taoist priests get married?"
"Some can't, some can."
"And you?"
"Master said our lineage is fine."
Jingting felt that her face was burning, and now it had burned to her ears and straight to her brain.
"Here comes the pheasant!" Fortunately, a fragrant stewed pheasant fell from the sky and rescued Jingting.
"Girl, let me tell you, despite our young age, Jingting is a famous medical master from all over the country. Last time I couldn't move half of my body, it was our Jingting Taoist priest who saved me with just a few injections. , whoever marries him, with his medical skills, he will never be hungry." Manager Wang served the food while promoting Jingting to Ren Ruyi.
"No, Brother Wang was just drunk and suffered a bit of wind. He doesn't have great medical skills." Jingting forced himself to calm down.
"Hehe, it's home-brewed. It doesn't have any alcohol content. I was a little dizzy that day after drinking it, so I just thought it would be better to blow in the wind. Who knew that after I woke up, I couldn't move in the field. Fortunately, there is a Taoist priest named Jingting Xiao."
"We are in Jingting..."
"Brother Wang!" Jingting felt that he should interrupt here.
"Okay, you guys chat, you guys chat." Shopkeeper Wang hid behind the counter, and the curtain in the back kitchen opened a corner, revealing the eyes of Shopkeeper Wang's wife.
"Medical master?" A hint of cunning flashed in Ren Ruyi's eyes.
"Brother Wang is too exaggerated. The master has taught some medical skills, and there are no doctors in the nearby villages, so..." Jingting waved his hand.
"Then show me too." Ren Ruyi stretched out an arm.
Jingting stretched out a hand and gently placed it on the woman's Hao wrist.
Exhale slowly.
"The pulse is still silky, the internal energy is completely destroyed, the internal injuries are very serious, and there are many hidden injuries. Although it cannot be checked here, it seems from Xiaodao that the girl has at least four extremely serious external injuries on her body. Although the girl tried her best to hide it, she still can't hide her fatigue. The color is probably caused by excessive blood loss and long-distance running. There is a question on the trail, I don’t know whether to ask it or not.”
"But there's no harm in talking."
"Why is the girl still alive?"
