Chapter 381: Letter from Third Brother The eldest brother has already spread out the letter paper. Many fellow disciples crowded behind him, holding bowls in one hand and chopsticks in the other, leaning over to look, like ordinary villagers who liked to watch the excitement and novelty. The first sentence is - Seeing words is like meeting each other, showing trust and comfort. This is the handwriting of the third senior brother. Among the many brothers, the one who wrote the best was the fourth brother, because most of the nine brothers were from ordinary families. Some of them had studied for a few days before going up the mountain, while others had never studied at all and only started learning to read and write after going up the mountain. The one who read the most before going up the mountain was Lin Jue. However, because there is leisure time in the mountains, there is plenty of time to practice calligraphy. In addition, Taoists focus on cultivating their minds, so the saying that a person's handwriting reflects his character is not without reason. Therefore, most of the disciples write well. Take the fourth brother for example. After he went up the mountain, because he liked living alone and was interested in the four treasures of the study, he slowly practiced his calligraphy, which is natural and lively, and has his own style. The third senior brother's handwriting is not bound by any rules and may seem a bit messy at first glance, but if you look closely, you can also appreciate a bit of casualness and elegance in it.

However, just like his handwriting, the content of the letter is also very casual. Except for the somewhat elegant opening sentence "Seeing your letter is like meeting you in person, and reading your letter makes you look happy", the rest of the sentence is all vernacular. "Is everything okay, brother? “How does it feel to be the abbot and the master? "Have you accepted any apprentices? If you have, will you have time to dig the soil and water the manure when you have to worry about the apprentices' affairs? "My junior brother is gone, are you still going to eat pig food every day? "I eat different kinds of food every day. Over the past few years, I have almost eaten all the food from all over the country! Although my cooking skills are still far inferior to those of my junior brother, they are many times more nourishing and delicious than the food I had in the mountains before! "..." Many fellow disciples first looked at the eldest brother who was being ridiculed by him, then lowered their heads to look at the noodles in the bowl, and then looked at the younger disciple next to them, and couldn't help but smile at each other. It can be seen that this letter is sent to the eldest senior brother. The third senior brother didn’t know that they had returned to Yishan. If he knew that they were on the mountain at this moment, and his junior brother was there too, eating the noodles made by his junior brother himself, and tasting the most memorable food from his journey of practicing Taoism in the mountains, I wonder what he would think. Some people took the opportunity to lower their heads and take a big bite, some sucked half a piece of quilt into their mouths with a slurp, and some chewed it in their mouths. Meanwhile, continue reading below—— "Brother, don't be upset. Even if you are eating pig food, there must be someone more miserable than you. "I have calculated with my fingers that among the brothers, there must be one who lives on famine relief pills every day! "..." Everyone turned around again and looked at the second senior brother. Although the letter did not mention any names, the third senior brother is the third oldest, and he only has two senior brothers in total. Excluding the eldest senior brother, who else could it be? "Humph……" The second brother looked calm and didn't scold him. He just said calmly: "This letter was indeed written by him." It seems like he didn’t curse, but it also seems like he did. "If you are free, please send a letter for me to say hello to my fourth junior brother. He is living with birds and beasts in the deep mountains. In all likelihood, he has become a savage now." Everyone turned around and looked at Fourth Brother. The fourth brother was silent for a moment, then nodded repeatedly: "Yes, this was indeed written by the third brother."

"Fifth Junior Brother must have worked hard, please comfort him for me and ask him to take care of his health. If you have time, please take some time, don't worry about the suffering of the people in the world, just develop a method to strengthen the yang, and pass it to Seventh Junior Brother, and ask him to help test it. "If you don't have enough money, you can ask Sixth Junior Brother for some. I calculated with my fingers and Sixth Junior Brother should be very rich now." "brush!" Everyone looked in different directions, looking at the fifth, sixth, and seventh senior brothers. “He wrote it.” "That's right! It's him!" "Seconded!" The three senior brothers all followed the second senior brother's words. After hearing this, Third Brother didn't say a word about himself, but it seemed like every word he said was to say that he was doing well and that there was no need for everyone to worry. After hearing this, Lin Jue became a little nervous. In order, it's my turn next. However, the third senior brother did not play by the rules. He did not mention Lin Jue, but changed the subject and talked about his own experiences in the past few years. "I don't know if my junior brothers and sisters have returned to Yishan in the past few years. I think even if they haven't returned, they must have written to you to tell you about my affairs. “That night, the woman (with black spots painted on) seemed weak and kind, but she could hide it from my fellow apprentices, but how could she hide it from me? "In fact, I can see at a glance that she doesn't want to marry you. She just wants to use a cultivator to play some useful and interesting tricks like in the story, and find a legitimate reason to escape from the control of Xiyue Mansion Lord! She is not a weak female ghost, her skills are as high as her illusion! "How could I, Daoist Master, pretend to be nice to her? "After I exposed her bluntly, she became furious and isolated herself from me to fight me. She also wanted to trap me there and force me to submit. "What can a small trick do to me? "Unexpectedly, this female ghost was quite difficult to deal with. After I managed to escape, she kept chasing me. “It’s a long story, so just treat it as a game. “That’s right— "Brother, please don't tell this to my junior brother. He was the one who pushed the female ghost to me in the first place. Let him feel guilty for a while." Lin Jue was stunned when he read this while holding the bowl. Many Taoists who were holding bowls in one hand and chopsticks in the other also looked at him. Who would have thought that Lin Jue was standing here reading a letter? "Hmm..." Lin Jue thought for a moment, "It is indeed the handwritten letter from Senior Brother Three." "Senior Brother, I told you not to tell Junior Brother." Senior Brother Seven said, "Please don't let it slip." "Don't be poor." "Who is this female ghost? She is so powerful!" "I heard from my junior brother that this is the adopted daughter of Xiyue Mansion Lord, who has high hopes for her and wants to use her for marriage during the chaotic times to marry her off for capital. But after all, she was raised by her parents, so even if she doesn't want to, it's not good for her to openly disobey her parents' orders." The seventh senior brother said, "But this female ghost is very narrow-minded. Once she was exposed, she kept pursuing me for so long." "Junior brother, you are too naive. This is just what Third Senior Brother said." Fourth Senior Brother saw through it at a glance, "He said 'speak frankly and expose', do you really think he just meant to expose frankly?"

"Well, who knows how he will ridicule and mock others in the process of exposing the truth." Sixth Brother nodded. "Just like this letter." said the second brother. "There are still a few more paragraphs." Everyone continued to look—— "By the way, for safety's sake, don't tell Junior Sister. She has always been in cahoots with Junior Brother. Now she should have gone to the Red Leaf Temple on Fengshan Mountain outside the capital. However, I calculated with my fingers that she must often go down the mountain to the capital, bringing her cat to ask Junior Brother for food and drink. If you tell her, Junior Brother will also know." Lin Jue looked at his junior sister. Many fellow disciples also looked at the little sister. The little junior sister was holding an empty bowl, and her bowl was the first to be emptied among everyone. She reached out and scratched her head, a look of confusion on her face, which was her protective color. "Brother, please finish your look. I'm going to go spin the bowl." "Um……" Everyone bowed their heads. "When I wrote this letter, I had already returned to Qinzhou, and I heard a lot about my fellow apprentice brothers here. "Now you can no longer call me Junior Brother, you have to respectfully address me as Master Lin! "Ha ha! "I took some time to go back to the capital three months ago and went to the Maple Mountain Red Leaf Temple, but I still didn't find my junior brother in the capital, nor did I see my junior sister in Maple Mountain. I only caught two of her chickens to eat. Most likely they were out hunting monsters, so it was not our destiny to meet. “Now I am hiding in Ziyun County, Qinzhou. There is a thousand-year-old demon king here, named Dong Wangmu. She not only has the method of immortality, but according to my guess, she may also have the way to achieve the truth that we lack in Fuqiu Peak. “I’m trying to find out. "When I find it, I will return to Yishan. “By the way, keep the Mountain-Moving Mirror in the temple. I may come back to borrow it. "When you received the letter, it must have been almost the New Year, right? This winter is exceptionally cold. I wonder if it's the same in Yishan. It's cold on the mountain, and you're all alone. Haha, being the abbot isn't easy either. “Greetings to Fuyao and Xiaohua, and burn incense for Master on my behalf. "..." Looking down again, it’s gone. Everyone looked at each other, thoughtful. "The way to enlightenment that Third Senior Brother mentioned that our Fuqiu Peak lacks should be the one that Junior Brother found at the beginning of the year, right?" said Fourth Senior Brother. "Brother, I missed it..." "I told you not to worry about him, right?" said the second brother. "Huh? Why didn't Third Brother mention in the letter that the woman is with him now, and why are they together?" Seventh Brother asked in surprise. "Third senior brother is actually at the Queen Mother of the East's place!" Lin Jue was concerned about this. "Who is the Queen Mother of the East?" asked the eldest brother.

"The demon king, the demon king who has achieved enlightenment, I wonder what she is seeking." Lin Jue said, "It doesn't matter, I will go there after the Chinese New Year anyway." "I'll ask the spirit medium after we finish eating." "I'm going to spin the bowl!" "Uncle Nine, let me scoop it for you!" A little Taoist boy took the bowl from the junior sister and ran into the kitchen. The little apprentice sister scratched her head again—— In the past, I had always been a junior, ordered around by others to run errands for them. Now, I have younger and younger people running errands for me, and it actually feels pretty good. It’s a pity that this belongs to the eldest brother. Everyone sat down again, each with their own thoughts. Only the merchant who was delivering the letter held the bowl, lowered his head and opened his eyes wide. It was not that he wanted to eavesdrop, but they were all sitting at the same table, and the words they said were too horrifying. They kept saying words like "female ghost", "Lord of Xiyue Palace", "Demon King", "Troubled Times", etc. Once he heard any of these words, he couldn't help but listen. Hearing this, I was horrified. It was more surprising than the clouded leopard, which was about the same size as a leopard and was lying at his feet. It was also more surprising than the fox, which was the same size as a cat but looked extraordinary. I originally thought that the Taoist priest was a god in the mountain, but there wouldn't be many gods like him. I didn't expect that there seemed to be so many of them in the mountain! Yishan has been full of fairy tales since ancient times... Where have I come from? (End of this chapter)