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Strange Stories

Chapter 351: Yin Yang and the Wheel

Chapter 351 Yin Yang and Reincarnation The two cats looked incredulous. It was not until they saw the civet cat and the fox running towards them and looked at each other for confirmation that they stood up and ran towards the cat and the fox. Three cats and a fox started the lion dance. When he got close to Lin Jue and his junior sister, he paid some attention and rubbed their trouser legs. Then he continued to rush towards the catfish and the fox, continuing to dance the lion dance in circles. The door of the Taoist temple is not closed. As far as I can remember, the door of Fuqiu Temple is rarely closed except at night. Lin Jue and his junior sister also looked at each other, and then stepped into the Taoist temple one after the other. There was an ancient pine tree with branches and leaves like an umbrella, like a canopy, like layers and like clouds. The foot of the tree was where they often rested and ate. A clouded leopard was still lying on the tree, looking at them with a pair of lazy eyes, and then it stood up from the ancient pine tree. The Taoist temple is very quiet.

Both of them couldn't help but look around as they walked. Guest hall, chariot room, and Tianweng Hall. Attic, kitchen, and mountain-moving hall. It was basically the same as they remembered. Compared to this Taoist temple which has been around for thousands of years, a few years seem to be just a blink of an eye for it. The weak wind of time is not enough to create any ripples on it. In addition to the smell of incense, there is also a faint medicinal fragrance in the air, which is pleasant to smell, but lacks the aroma of wine. The Taoist temple was too quiet, so the two of them always felt a little uncomfortable when they walked. When the scenes in their memories overlapped with the scenes in front of them, they always seemed to hear faint and intermittent sounds of flutes and pianos from somewhere, but when they listened carefully, there were none. Then they realized that it was the sound in their memory. There are very few changes in the Taoist temple. But changes also exist. When they walked into the inner courtyard, they heard a sound coming from the attic, like someone stepping on the wooden boards of the stairs, lightly and quickly. A moment later, a Taoist boy in a gray and white Taoist robe ran out and stood at the door of the attic. The little Taoist boy looked about seven or eight years old, with a clean complexion, lively eyes, and two small tufts of hair on his head. After seeing the two of them, he immediately turned around and shouted to the attic: "Brother! We have guests coming to our Taoist temple!" Upon hearing this, Lin Jue and his junior sister looked at each other again. In the past, the phrase “our Taoist temple” was always uttered by them, and the phrase “a guest is coming” was also used by them to refer to others. I never expected that one day I would hear this sentence here. Then Lin Jue smiled. The younger sister was a little touched at first, but when she saw that her senior brother didn't seem to be sentimental and instead thought it was funny, she put away her feelings and joined in the fun. Soon, another Taoist child appeared at the door of the attic. He looked to be about seven or eight years old, but was just a boy. As soon as he came down, he stared at them blankly.

The two men were wearing Taoist robes and did not look like pilgrims. They thought they were guests from another Taoist temple with which they had connections, or maybe they were Taoist priests who came to cause trouble. Instead, they saw the cats in the temple circling around them and rubbing against their feet. The clouded leopards in the temple also jumped down from the trees and surrounded them, howling. It seems more familiar than myself. "What are your two names?" Lin Jue touched Clouded Leopard's head and asked the two Taoist boys. "My name is Ji Yang." "My name is Ji Yin." "Your last name is Ji..." This is not the eldest brother's surname, it is said to be the secular surname of the master. These two people do not look similar, but they have the same surname. Their names are one yin and one yang, which refers to the way of practice in Fuqiu Temple. These names must have been given to them by the eldest senior brother. Lin Jue thought for a moment and asked them again: "So you two are the eldest senior brother and second senior sister of this Taoist temple?" "I am the eldest senior brother!" "I'm the second junior sister, not the second senior sister." "It's okay, I'll be the second senior sister in the future." "what?" "Where is your master?" "Master has gone to the mountain to work." The little Taoist boy named Ji Yang said, "Master said he is in the Taoist temple. Without him, we two are the ones in charge. If you have anything to say, you can tell us." "You guys are the boss..." It's quite a wonderful feeling. Lin Jue looked at his junior sister, and she also looked at him, and they both smiled. "Yes." "If there is a monster at the foot of the mountain, will you two go down to kill it?" "This... this..." The little Taoist boy hesitated for a long time before saying, "We are still young and haven't learned any magic. We can get rid of the monsters when we grow up." Lin Jue and the other two couldn't help but laugh again. At this time, a small dog was walking quickly in the mountains, stopping from time to time and looking back. Behind it was a middle-aged Taoist carrying a backpack and a hoe. The Taoist had a very simple temperament and a calm expression. In order to make it easier to work, he rolled up his wrists and trouser legs, looking like an ordinary mountain farmer. And he was walking fast. Walking back to the courtyard, he saw Lin Jue and the other two, and then he slowed down his pace. Then he calmly put down his hoe, took off his backpack, and said to them: "Why did you come back suddenly?" "Senior brother."

"Brother, we'll come back to see you." Lin Jue and the other man turned around and said to him. The two little Taoist boys were stunned. "These are my junior brothers and sisters, and also your eighth and ninth uncles." The eldest brother said to the two little Taoist boys, "Call them uncles quickly." "Eighth Uncle, Nine Uncle." The little "Big Brother" called out obediently. "Hello, Eighth Uncle. Hello, Nine, Nine..." The "Second Sister" scratched her head and asked in confusion, "Why not call her Ninth Aunt?" "Haha, it's all right, you can yell whatever you want, anyway, you are the boss now." "..." The two children were suddenly too embarrassed to speak. Lin Jue followed the eldest senior brother while laughing: "Brother, how does it feel to be a master and teach a disciple?" The junior sister also looked over, obviously also very interested in this question. "You will find out if you accept a disciple." "Where did you find this disciple, Senior Brother? He doesn't look very young, but he's quite smart." "There was a troupe of actors from other places in the city below the mountain. I don't know where they came from or how they got these kids. They were quite pitiful. I saw that they had good talents, so I spent money to redeem them." "That's fate." "I'll clean up the room for you." "We will go with you. Clean up a few more rooms. The other brothers will also be back, but they will have to wait for some time." Lin Jue said, "Clean up the rooms first and wait for them. We can also take this time to visit Taoist Master Wangjizi, the Mountain God, and fellow Taoists from Jiandao Peak. It's also a good opportunity for me to go home." "Uh-huh……" The eldest brother obviously realized that their return was not simple, but he did not ask any more questions. He continued to walk towards the several rooms and started to clean up. Amid the busyness, the Taoist temple seemed to be more lively. However, while Lin Jue and the other two were in the courtyard, they would from time to time think of the time when their nine fellow disciples and their master were all there. The situation at that time was obviously very different from that of now. …… It’s time for spring flowers to bloom in the mountains again. The spring water was still icy cold, and apricot blossoms were floating down along with the rushing and jumping water of Jinyu Creek. Lin Jue and his junior sister, along with the fox and the cat, and the two new disciples of the eldest brother in the Taoist temple, were standing in the icy water of Jinyu Creek catching fish. There were already a few small fish in the fish basket. Both kids were very happy. Lin Jue stood in the water and asked, "Has your master ever brought you here before?" "no!" "No."

"I told you! Your master only knows how to dig and farm. If we didn't come, how would you know how fun this mountain is?" Lin Jue said with a smile. "What about you? Was it your master who brought you here?" Ji Yang asked. "We..." Lin Jue and his junior sister immediately looked reminiscent. "We entered the sect late. In addition to our master, several senior brothers are also our masters." Lin Jue said, looking at the two of them, "When you grow up, maybe in your thirties or forties, your master will accept more disciples, and you will teach them then." "Oh……" Both children nodded. "I remember that the eldest brother can't cook." The younger sister asked them with doubt in her heart, "Then what do you eat every day with the eldest brother?" "Master can cook! He cooks for us every day!" "Is it tasty?" "It's much more delicious than when I was in the opera troupe! And it's filling!" said Ji Yang. "Yes! I can eat enough every day!" Ji Yin also said, "The dishes also have oil and salt!" This description… The junior sister looked solemn. The two seemed very happy about it. Seeing them like this, she couldn't help but think of her past self. Didn't I not have enough to eat at home before? When I came to the Taoist temple, I felt very satisfied as long as I had vegetables and eggs to fill my stomach, oil, water and salt. It was not until I met my junior brother that I became picky. Just as he was thinking about it, the fox at his feet was quick-eyed and quick-mouthed. It bit a small fish from the stream and slapped it in its mouth. The fish turned into a jumping silver light, which attracted the attention of the two Taoist children. "Amazing!" I saw "Big Brother" pointing to one side again—— “There are fish there!” Unfortunately, the fish was at a distance. If he tried to catch it, the stream was slippery. Even if he walked over without slipping, the fish would have been scared away. But then Eighth Uncle spread out his hands. "Puff puff..." The two fish jumped out of the water, struggling in the air, as if they were held by an invisible hand, and flew into the hands of Eighth Uncle. "!" Although the two children arrived at Fuqiu Peak and knew that their master was a divine being, and had seen many goblins and ghosts in the mountains, they had not yet started to practice Taoism or learn magic, and had not seen much. But their Eighth Uncle's ordinary skills of controlling objects and catching fish were enough to make them think he was a divine being.

Not long after, a group of people came over the mountain with fish skewered on weeds. From Fuqiu Peak to Jiandao Peak, they passed by a place where mountain flowers were in full bloom. The mountains were full of peach blossoms and rhododendrons, which made the two of them stop from time to time. Looking at any place, it seemed that they could see the past. The fellow disciples sitting under the tree eating, drinking and chatting, the master half closing his eyes and feeling sleepy, the butterfly made by the seventh brother out of peach blossoms, and the fox jumping around everywhere. When I came to my senses, I saw two little Taoist boys about seven or eight years old, carrying fish and walking excitedly through the peach blossom forest. …… Today is a single update, and tomorrow will resume double updates. (Bow and expose chest) (End of this chapter)