Chapter 131 Return to the Taoist Temple (asking for monthly tickets) In Luosu City, two Taoists were leading donkeys, the donkeys were walking side by side, one on the left and one on the right, with a huge steel fork on their backs, and they stopped in front of a blacksmith shop. There was clanging sound in the blacksmith shop, and iron was being forged. "Boom!" The steel fork fell to the ground with a loud noise. But a young Taoist put down his steel fork, walked over and saluted the blacksmith with a smile: "Shopkeeper, would you like to buy the steel forks?" "Oh my! Where did you two Taoist priests get such a big steel fork?" "Kill the Yaksha, the Yaksha fell." "You two young Taoist priests, please don't lie to me! There is no such thing as a Yaksha. If there really is a Yaksha that can wield such a large steel fork, it would take a general or a god who is good at martial arts to deal with it!" "Haha, it's indeed difficult to deal with, but it doesn't require a god." "This……"

The blacksmith was shocked and walked over to take a closer look at the steel fork. "This fork is made of good steel, but it's made very crudely. It's so thick and long, it must weigh over a hundred pounds. Who can move it? Is it really a monster?" "Will the store accept it? How much?" Lin Jue asked, "This is really good steel. If this one is melted, it can be used to make at least dozens of good swords." "Where on earth did the Taoist priest come from?" "Taoists don't lie." "hiss……" The blacksmith thought over and over again, feeling tempted but also afraid. Finally, he shook his head and said, "Master, it's not that I don't want to buy it. I'm just afraid that if I buy it, the monster will come looking for me. Besides, I only make hoes and hatchets here. I can't use such good steel or all of it. Even if I can use it, I can't afford it. It would be unfair to you to ask for a high price. There's a sword shop over there. They have money and courage. Please go find them." "What should this steel cost?" "Pig iron costs about ten coins per pound, but it takes a lot of time to forge it. After five-fire wrought iron, it costs more than a hundred coins per pound. Refined iron becomes steel, which costs more than two hundred coins per pound. If you smelt steel for a hundred times, you need two or three taels of silver per pound." "What is this?" "At least it's fine iron." "Thank you." The two men carried the steel forks and put them on the donkey's back. As I walked through the city, countless people looked at me. Two quarters of an hour later, in front of the sword shop. Lin Jue and the other man took a bag of silver and weighed it in their hands, both of them were surprised and happy. The guy from the sword shop was carrying a steel fork in. Unexpectedly, this steel fork, which looked ordinary and without any spiritual charm, was worth far more than the two had expected when converted into silver. "half each."

"it is good!" "gone." "Where are you going, brother?" "Chicken!" "it is good!" The two walked into the crowd. One day later. There were tinkling sounds in the woods. Two Taoists rode on paper donkeys, walking leisurely along the sloping mountain road. The junior sister bought a bell for her paper donkey. Lin Jue didn’t understand this—— Because the paper donkey is made of paper, it has to turn back into a piece of paper every time it is taken back, and the bell cannot change with it. Therefore, not only do you have to carry a separate bell, but you also have to hang it on the paper donkey's neck again every time. When it turns back into a piece of paper, it will fall to the ground, and you have to bend down to pick it up, which is very troublesome. The junior sister didn't think it was a bother and even wanted to buy one for his donkey, but he refused. In addition to the bell, I also bought a bag of chestnuts. They said they were free and easy, but in fact they didn't know how to spend money, nor were they willing to spend money, and there was nowhere to spend money. Luosu was far less prosperous than Yixian, and in the end, when they passed by the county town, they only bought a bell, a bag of chestnuts and ten pounds of pork, and had a good meal in the city. At this time, I was sitting on the donkey's back, peeling chestnuts as I walked. The sound of bells gradually penetrated into the depths of the forest. Just after passing the hot spring and approaching the foot of Fuqiu Peak, I immediately heard a voice coming from the forest: "Hey! You are back? I thought you died outside!" The sound was strange, yet very distinctive. "Senior, long time no see." Lin Jue stopped the donkey and smiled. "That's not right! When have we ever met?" "Too……" Lin Jue was stunned at first, then his smile became even brighter. As soon as he heard this sentence, a familiar smell came immediately. In addition, he knew that he had arrived at the foot of Yishan Mountain and had entered the territory of the mountain god. And he didn't know whether it was because he had carried the mountain god token for a long time or something, but Lin Jue seemed to be able to feel the spiritual charm of this mountain, so he naturally felt at ease and his mood was much more relaxed and cheerful. I even wanted to ask: "We have known each other for more than two years, so we have some friendship. But as you said, we have never met in person. I don't know your true appearance, so why don't you show yourself to me?" But the voice in the forest answered, "Since we have already met, why do we need to meet?" "How can we be friends if we don't meet?"

"That's not right! Taoist priest, haven't you heard of a saying? Friendship is based on the heart, not appearance! Don't you know that the human heart is unpredictable and more dangerous than mountains and rivers? If you don't see the heart, you think you are close to each other based on appearance, and if you don't see the appearance, you think you are distant. Is that right?" "..." Lin Jue had actually heard this sentence. I heard it from the elders of Shu Village. It seems that it was originally said by a fox demon. There are often fox spirits in the world, living together with humans. People are very curious and always hope to meet them, but most fox spirits don't want to be disturbed, so they use such words to refuse. The general meaning is that we should make friends based on the heart, not the appearance. The human heart is very complicated, and it cannot be seen clearly with the naked eye, which will only be disturbed. If you can't see the heart and only make friends based on appearance, but feel that the relationship is close, it is obviously wrong. If you can't see the face but can see the heart, and feel that the relationship is distant, it is also wrong. Lin Jue thought about it, smiled again, and changed the subject casually: "If we can't come back, will you feel lonely in the future? Will you miss me?" The strange voice also fell silent for a moment, then avoided the question: "You, a Taoist priest, are the last to go to the mountains to practice, so why did you run the farthest to exorcise demons? Your senior brother has already returned." "How is my senior brother?" "Some are injured, but I think they should be well by now." "That's good." Lin Jue said, and then answered it, "It's just bad luck. I just happened to run into the place where the demon king stored the dead energy, which can turn ordinary plants and animals into monsters and evil creatures..." Lin Jue knew that it was a well-informed person, so he gave it a brief account of the matter. Until we talked about Lady Yaohua. "Senior, do you know this lady?" "Do you know where the Jade Mirror Emperor is?" "Nature knows." "That's it." It seems to be saying that the status of this lady in the hearts of the spirits here is just like the status of Emperor Yujian in the hearts of the people here? This person's speaking style... You really love to argue. "Then according to what I know, Senior, I use the mountain god token as the basis for worship and call the mountain god, why would I invite Lady Yaohua?" "Don't you know it in your heart?" "Really?" "Why don't you ask the wild boar? Don't ask me! I'm just a spirit living in seclusion here. How dare I speak nonsense about the Queen's affairs?" "Wild boar?" Lin Jue frowned and thought about it carefully. Although it is a chaotic world now, there are many demons and ghosts in the world, especially the demon king here who happened to have the magical power to give birth to demons, so there are even more. But even so, it seems that Lin Jue has only encountered one wild boar.

Hammer Mountain Tiger? Did he send it? Why didn't he even say hello? Lin Jue's expression froze. On the way back, it seemed that he passed by a place only a few dozen miles away from Hammer Mountain. I should have gone to ask earlier. "Since you don't want to talk about that lady, let's talk about the battle between the gods and the corpse demon king." "What's the point of talking about this?" "Then I guess they didn't fight." Lin Jue said. "Then you guessed wrong! Not only did they fight, but the fight was very intense! Hmm?" The voice suddenly reacted, "You Taoist priest!!" "Hahaha! Please go ahead, senior!" "It's only been ten days since the Three Saints of the South came down to the mortal world, so how much can I know?" The voice in the forest continued, "I only know that even if the Corpse Tiger King is not dead, he is almost dead. The Taoist temple and the main counselors and generals were all wiped out by the heavenly soldiers and generals. But I heard that after the elimination, the heavenly soldiers and generals searched the mountain for three days. I guess they were definitely not looking for the Corpse Tiger King." "what is that?" "Stupid! What else could it be except that silver-eating ghost?" "Do gods also need this thing?" "Stupid! After all, they are the orthodox gods of the three religions in China. No matter how much they compete for incense and temples, how can they act as they please like the small evil gods in foreign countries? No matter what, they have to have dignity! Moreover, the power of most gods has nothing to do with Taoism, but with incense. This is just to prevent it from falling into the hands of monsters and creating more evil." "did you find it?" "How should I know?" "So there are things that seniors don't know..." "..." "senior?" "..." "senior?" But he just wouldn't agree no matter what. This person is really... Lin Jue couldn't help but shook his head. "Ding-ding-dong..." The donkey in the forest started moving again. The two Taoists sitting on the donkey's back were staggering and peeling chestnuts to eat. Go a little higher and you can overlook the scenery below. Lin Jue seemed to suddenly remember something and asked again: "Does the senior have a name?" I thought no one would respond, but there was another voice: "You are a Taoist in the world, and I am a spirit in the mountains. We met by chance, by chance. If we get along well, we can talk for a few words. If we don't have any interest in each other, we will keep silent. We don't even need to meet each other, so why do we need names?" "So the senior is still here..." "..."

The other party stopped talking again. Lin Jue didn't say much, just smiled and continued riding his donkey up the mountain. The personalities of goblins and monsters are naturally different from those of humans, because they are not humans, even if they have attained enlightenment and transformed. For example, if a cat attains enlightenment, it will retain some of its cat nature, and if a fox attains enlightenment, it will also think like a fox. I don’t know who this person is. Anyway, it is normal that the temperament, preferences and ways of thinking of goblins and ghosts are different from those of humans. Just understand and respect each other. Let’s call it “Refuting the Predecessors”. This "refutation senior" is very free and easy. This free and easy temperament seemed to have an effect on Lin Jue, making him feel a lot more relaxed. He felt that this was how a Taoist should interact, or that it was also pretty good this way. Amid the sound of donkey hooves, we gradually arrived at the entrance of the Taoist temple. The two men took the paper donkey, one of them took a long sword and silver coins, and the other took a long sword and chestnuts and pork, and they pushed the door open and went in. The Taoist temple still looks the same. After entering the door, you will first see the outer courtyard. In front of you is the Immortal Hall, with side halls and a chariot room on both sides. There is an ancient pine tree in the courtyard. Under the pine tree is the eldest brother who is planting green onions and garlic seedlings. There are also two clouded leopards lying there, and a few cats lying on the ground. When they saw the two of them, the group of cats stood up and ran over first. Some greeted the fox, while others ran to the little junior sister's feet and circled around. "Junior brothers and sisters are back?" The eldest brother took the small hoe that the second brother used to collect herbs, turned around and looked at them, put down the hoe, wiped his hands, and came to greet them, looking them up and down and asking about their well-being. Before long, several other brothers gathered around. "What took you so long to come back?" "Are you injured?" "After we returned to the temple, we heard that the place our brothers went to was somewhat dangerous." "Maybe he went home?" "Junior brother, why are you wearing the Taoist robes of Mount Qiyun? You are so weird!" You don't need to look to know that the last sentence must have come from the third brother's mouth, but Lin Jue didn't want to reply him, because the master also came over, he had to go and pay his respects first: "Master, because of the unrest here, I was a little worried about my family, so I went back to check on them. I originally wanted to ask my junior sister to come back and tell you that she was safe, but we were separated and encountered some problems, so I asked her to come back with me so that I could take care of her." "I have roughly guessed it. We will talk about the details later." Taoist Yunhe said with a smile, "Some of your brothers also went back, but they are closer to your home. This is the way it should be." "That's good." Lin Jue breathed a sigh of relief. It seemed to be just as he expected. Thinking about it this way, Fuqi is also a good magic. Compared with other methods of divination, Fuji does not require learning the ability of divination by oneself, but relies on the divine spirit. However, the disadvantage is also obvious, that is, it is very dependent on the divine spirit, and all abilities depend on how to find a divine spirit who is knowledgeable and can divination. "Are you guys injured?"

"Everyone is fine. The third junior brother who was the most seriously injured has recovered." The eldest senior brother said, and then asked them, "How about you?" "It's all healed now, but it's a pity that one of my junior sister's clothes was chopped to pieces." "Elaborate." "Let's talk about it later. Don't worry. I bought some chestnuts on the way. They are quite delicious. Brothers can share them. The peeled ones are peeled by my sister for the master on the way. You can peel them yourself if you want." Lin Jue said as he put a bag of heavy silver in the arms of the eldest brother. "By the way, brother, I am not good at arithmetic. Can you help me calculate how much silver we got from selling the steel fork we picked up after beating the Yaksha ghost?" "Who did you sell it to? Didn't I tell you?" The eldest brother looked honest and didn't react. "You should stop playing with the third brother." The second brother said calmly. "Haha." Lin Jue laughed, "I'll go boil some water, take a bath, change clothes, and then cook some meat." "I'll go light a fire for my brother!" I've been traveling every day and I've been feeling unwell for a long time. Lin Jue didn't take a hot spring bath at the foot of the mountain either. When I walked into the kitchen, I naturally boiled a large pot of hot water first, took a bath, changed into clean clothes, and then let the little sister take a bath. While she was taking a bath, I also threw away the leftovers in the temple. As he was tired from the journey, he didn't want to cook complicated dishes, so he cut the pork he bought at the foot of the mountain, coated it with starch, took some sauerkraut from the jar, cut it and stir-fried it, then added water to cook the sauerkraut and pork. Steam a pot of rice. Before it gets completely dark, each person has half a bowl of rice, and then uses a large cooking spoon to scoop two spoonfuls of sauerkraut and meat soup for each person. Thin sauerkraut leaves, white meat with a hint of pink, and the soup is a light golden color. There is so much meat and vegetables in the bowl that it almost completely covers the rice. The sauerkraut and meat are salty and tasty enough that there is no need for any other dishes. Just take it outside and eat it. While eating, the junior sister briefly told them what happened after she came down the mountain. The two foxes and many fox groups, the Taoist friends from Xianyuan Temple and the tree demon Li Zu, as well as many evil creatures from dead trees that were catalyzed by the demon king's magical powers, the later black fog and death energy and many evil spirits, and the Rakshasa bird that was missed. Of course there is also Empress Yaohua. "I knew that this fox had an extraordinary origin. I didn't expect it to be one of the descendants of Empress Yaohua." said the fourth senior brother. "This is your third year in the mountain, right? I didn't expect your skills to improve so quickly and you can all be independent now." Taoist Yunhe was still eating so much that his beard was stained with soup. "I feel much more relieved now." "It's also thanks to the Mountain God Token, otherwise we wouldn't have been able to hold on for so long." Lin Jue replied. "We can't hold on. We can't be so stubborn." The seventh brother looked up and said, "We are not like the Taoist friends of the Talisman Sect. After they die, they may be able to ascend to heaven and become immortals. Even if their cultivation is not enough to become immortals, as long as they have martial arts and some merits, they can probably become heavenly soldiers. We can't do that. Only by staying alive can we eliminate more monsters for the world." "Of course I know. I know it in my heart." "The mountain god said that when you return, you should report the matter of the demon king to him. An envoy will probably come to pick you up tomorrow." The eldest brother said, "Get ready tomorrow." "Did you hear that? What the eldest brother means is that we should prepare tomorrow morning's meal tonight." The third brother also raised his head and said something, then lowered his head again. "..." Lin Jue also ate slowly, feeling the autumn breeze. He occasionally looked down and saw that his fox was also eating attentively, so he felt very comfortable. The joy of practicing Buddhism is also very simple.

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