The first Taoist priest of the Tang Dynasty

Zhong Wen struggled out of his father's hand and pointed at Dumb not far behind him. Although he knew that his father was worried about him, he still couldn't stand the feeling of touching him.

"What? Big Tiger? Where is Big Tiger?"

Now Zhong Mugen became nervous whenever he heard Dug, and stretched out his hand to wipe away the tears in his eyes, fearing that the tears would affect his vision, he pulled his son behind him, held the wooden stick tightly in his hand, and started to look around. Looking around, he didn't hear Zhong Wen say that Du Hu was dead.

But when Zhong Mugen saw the big tiger lying on the ground not far away, he was so nervous that he started to go crazy. He knew the advantages and disadvantages of the big tiger, and stared straight at the big tiger, but he didn't notice the big tiger. Tiger has any movement.

"Xiaowen, go, go quickly."

Zhong Mugen was frightened, afraid that the tiger would suddenly explode and attack the father and son.

"Father, Dumb is dead."

Seeing his father's nervousness, Zhong Wen hurriedly said that the big tiger on the ground was already dead, if he was still alive, how could the two of us outrun the big tiger.

"Dead? Really dead?"

Zhong Mugen stared at the big tiger not far away. He didn't quite believe what Zhong Wen said that the big tiger was dead. He heard the roar of the big tiger just now, how could he say that he was dead? of.

"Father, Dumb is really dead, I killed him."

Zhong Wen came out from behind Zhong Mugen, and trotted towards Dahu. Zhong Mugen was not in a hurry to catch him, and saw Zhong Wen running over and squatting beside Dahu.

"Father, look, he is really dead."

Zhong Wen stood beside Duo, beckoned to Zhong Mugen, and motioned for his father to come over.

Zhong Mugen's already tense heart was lifted into his throat in an instant, and he began to breathe a sigh of relief until Zhong Wen waved to him. It seemed that the big tiger might really be dead, and then he went over to investigate. Explore.

"Xiaowen, this gun is yours, right? This..., how did you kill it?"

Zhong Mu came to Dahu's side and carefully checked him. The tension and fear in his heart began to gradually dissipate. As long as Dahu died and his son was fine, everything seemed so wonderful.

But when I think about it carefully, my son dared to fight Dahu with a long gun. It seemed that his life was definitely hanging by a thread. Fortunately, Dahu was dead and his son was intact, but he began to re-examine his son in his heart. up.

"Is this my son? Yes, this is my son. The son who can trap hares, the son who can fish, the son who can make tofu, and the son who can protect his sister. My son killed the tiger." , it can be regarded as avenging myself at that time, and even avenging Ah Hua who was buried under this tiger."

Zhong Mugen stared at his son, but he was thinking about his son's ability in his heart. As a father, he was happy, but he was also worried, double contradictory, and wanted to blame the son in front of him, but he didn't know how to say it out .

"Father, I stabbed the tiger through the mouth with this long spear, that's why the tiger died, and at the same time, it couldn't bite me. Father, we have to get this tiger back. Aniang and Xiao My sister and the others must be worried to death."

It's not easy for Zhong Wen to explain too much, this matter can't be explained clearly, could it be that he was frightened and stupid at the time?Did the tiger rush over to seek death?

"Yes, I'll call someone, you wait here, no, I'll wait here, you call someone, so that your mother and the others can rest assured."

Zhong Mugen began to speak incoherently, he didn't know what to do, but fortunately he regained his composure, and called Zhong Wen to hurry home and report his mother's safety, so as to save his wife from being too sad.

"Okay, Dad, you wait here, I'll go back right away."

Zhong Wen picked up the knife that had fallen aside from the ground, and ran out of the forest with it.

When Zhong Wen returned home, he saw his mother-in-law sitting slumped on the ground, hugging Xiao Hua and crying, thinking that she was extremely sad.

"Aniang, I'm fine, don't be sad."

Zhong Wen didn't know how to comfort his mother, so he directly woke up the two who were still grieving, so as to avoid excessive grief.

"Xiaowen, you are still alive, still alive, my Xiaowen."

Xiu heard her son's voice, woke up, and hugged Zhong Wen, and Xiao Hua did the same. The mother and daughter just hugged Zhong Wen, afraid that this was a dream.

After recovering a bit, Zhong Wen struggled out of his mother's arms and began to explain about Duhu.

"Xiaowen, do you mean that you killed the tiger? Your father called you to come back and ask someone to bring the tiger back?"

Xiu wiped away the tears on her face, and listened to her son's explanation, feeling in a cloud of fog. With his son's small body, can he kill a big tiger?How does this sound so unreal.

"Aniang, it's true. I won't say more. I have to go to the village to call someone to drag that big tiger home."

Zhong Wen really didn't want to waste too much time, he was hugged by his old mother and cried for half an hour, if this continues, his father who is still in the forest will have an opinion.

"Okay, okay, let's go together, kill the tiger, it's good to kill the tiger, it's better if my son is fine."

Xiu hurriedly followed Zhong Wen and went to the village to call for someone. She was still sad just now, but now she was overjoyed. , do not know how to export.

After arriving in the village, Zhong Wen yelled loudly, and Xiu also yelled at the side, saying that Du Hu had been beaten to death.

When the villagers heard Zhong Wen and his old mother's shouting, they couldn't believe it in their hearts. Either the Zhong family was crazy, or they were just bragging. There is no such thing as a big tiger to kill.

There were more and more villagers, listening to what Xiu and Zhong Wen said, it meant that the tiger had been killed, and Zhong Mugen was looking at the tiger and asked everyone to help carry it down.

After all, everyone is from the village, and after hearing this, they also agreed to look for Zhong Mugen. Maybe Zhong Mugen was injured or bitten by the tiger, but the villagers did not believe that the tiger was killed.

A group of dozens of people started to walk towards the forest. The villagers held long sticks in their hands. In Zhong Wen's eyes, this was not to help, but to fight tigers.

When everyone came not far from the tiger, there was no sound. Seeing Zhong Mugen standing next to the tiger, waving to everyone and laughing, the villagers gasped. The tiger lying on the ground had indeed been killed. Killed, but how is this done?Everyone froze on the spot, as if they were dumbfounded.

"This is the big tiger that my son Xiaowen killed. I checked it just now. This big tiger is the one that attacked the village before. This forehead is the mark left after I fought with it. Now the big tiger is killed by my son. If I kill it, Ah Cai’s family will be avenged, please help me carry this big tiger back to my house.”

Zhong Mugen looked at the villagers and loudly introduced the origin of the big tiger, and even said that the big tiger was killed by his son Zhong Wen, showing his son's ability.

The villagers who were stunned at the scene heard Zhong Mugen's introduction, and then looked at Zhong Wen behind, with a look of disbelief in their eyes, but Da Hu was indeed dead, and Zhong Wen still had Da Hu's mark on him. Blood, believe it or not.

"Brother Mu Gen, Xiaowen really killed this big tiger?"

A villager approached Zhong Mugen, looked suspiciously at Zhong Wen behind him, and then at Du Hu lying on the ground. He couldn't believe that Du Hu was killed by an 11-year-old child.

"Of course it was killed by my son Xiaowen. After everyone heard the roar of the tiger, we were still working in the farmland. Brother Lin knew that my son Xiaowen still had a lot of this big tiger on his body. The blood of the tiger, and this long spear, you should be familiar with it, this long spear is the one that my son Xiaowen often uses, and it has penetrated deep into the body of the tiger at this moment."

Zhong Mugen's words were questioned, and although he was unhappy, he still explained it aloud.

After hearing this, the villagers began to walk over, looking at the big tiger on the ground, then at Zhong Mugen, and then at Zhong Wen. They were convinced that the big tiger was killed by an 11-year-old boy.

"Everyone, help me carry this big tiger home."

Zhong Mugen looked at the villagers, believing that they had confirmed it, and greeted them loudly.

A group of people began to carry the big tiger and walked out of the forest. After reaching the small road, two villagers began to trot towards the direction of Longquan Temple, preparing to inform Daochang Li in the temple.

And many women who were waiting by the side of the road screamed again and again when they saw everyone carrying a big tiger out.

Xiu was also among them, but after seeing that her husband and son were fine, she felt relieved. Looking at the big tiger being carried out, and then at her son, nothing but worry was joy in her heart.

As for Xiaohua, at this time, she was introducing to her friends that it was her brother who killed Dahu, with a look of arrogance on her face, it looked like she killed Dahu.

Whether it's the villagers, women or children, looking at Zhong Wen, the adults have complex emotions in their eyes, but the children are full of admiration.

At this moment, Ah Cai and his family suddenly knelt down and kowtowed three times to Zhong Wen, expressing their feelings at the moment, and thanking Zhong Wen for reporting to Ah Cai's wife or the mother of three children. hatred.

The people present, no matter who they were, looked at the state of the four members of Ah Cai's family and felt a little heavy in their hearts. Although this matter has passed for nearly a year, Ah Hua did indeed die under the sharp claws and fangs of this big tiger. Well, Zhong Wen killed Duo, which can be regarded as revenge for Ah Hua.

At this moment, no matter who it is, they regard Zhong Wen as that hero, a hero who fights tigers, a hero who avenges Ah Cai's family, an 11-year-old little hero.

Chapter 46 Entry Gate

Everyone carried the tiger to the open space of Zhong Mugen's house. The whole village gathered together and looked at the tiger on the ground. The children were so frightened that they hid behind their relatives, only daring to look at the tiger secretly.

Some whispered, some were secretly shocked, some were envious, and some had their own ideas in their hearts. Everyone had different expressions and thoughts.

As for Zhong Wen's family, they were at a loss. They didn't know what to do with such a big tiger.

Sell?It must be able to sell some copper coins, and it is definitely impossible not to sell, but it is a pity that the tiger's forehead is missing the palm-sized tiger skin.

It is impossible to sell a damaged tiger skin for a good price. If the tiger's fur is intact as usual, the price will be absolutely gratifying, and it will even allow Zhong Wen's family to live a prosperous life. Life.

But the big tiger right now seemed a little less valuable, and no one would buy it for a big price with its incomplete fur.

At this time, a group of Taoists who came down from the Longquan Temple came to Zhong Wen's house with the support of Li Daochang.

"Get out of the way, get out of the way, Li Daochang and the others are here."

A villager shouted loudly to the villagers, so that the villagers surrounding the open space would get out of the way, so as to make way for those Taoists.

When the villagers heard the Taoist priests coming from the temple, they hurriedly made way for them to pass.

"Zhong Mugen, I heard that your family has hunted a big tiger. Let me come and see."

Li Daochang walked over with a limp, but he saw the big tiger on the ground, which lacked a piece of tiger skin on its forehead, and looked even more fierce. There was a long spear stuck in the tiger's mouth.

The Taoists looked at the scene before them, and praised in their hearts. This technique is definitely not done by ordinary people. The spear is inserted straight into the tiger's mouth and pierced out from the side of the tiger. Looking at it like this, it is definitely a hunter. Only a good player can do this.

"Li Daochang, this is from my son Xiaowen Lie, all Daoist priests, please take a look."

Zhong Mugen carefully responded to Li Daochang and the others. Although the big tiger was hunted by his own family, this thing is on the hill where Longquan Temple belongs. Whether it belongs to Longquan Temple or his family is not known for the time being. It's up to Li Daochang to comment.

"Zhong Mugen, from what you said just now, it was hunted by your little boy? Is it true?"

Li Daochang looked at Zhong Wen who was standing aside, there was still a lot of blood stains, and he didn't know if it was or not.

"Back to Li Daochang, this big tiger was hunted by my son Xiaowen, and we drove home from the field after the tiger roared. When I arrived in the forest, my son Xiaowen had already killed the big tiger gone."

Zhong Mugen was actually afraid that Daoist Li would take the big tiger as his own, so he advertised that the big tiger was hunted by his son. As an adult, you would never steal what a child hunted, right?After all, this big tiger is worth a lot of copper coins, and everyone will be a little jealous.

"Little boy of the Zhong family, is it really you who hunted?"

Li Daochang stared at Zhong Wen for a long time. He always felt that the little baby of the Zhong family in front of him was different from other little babies, but he couldn't tell where the difference was. Every time he went to watch him, The little man always seemed calm, and his speech was impeccable. He tried to find some problems with this little man, but he couldn't find anything.

"Back to Li Daochang, I was the one who hunted. When the tiger rushed over, I pointed my spear at the tiger's mouth, and then the spear went straight into the tiger's body. At that time, I was also extremely scared. I was thrown to the ground by the big tiger, but fortunately the big tiger didn't hurt me, otherwise I would not be far from death now."

What Zhong Wen said seemed a little calm, but it was extremely harsh to Xiu and Zhong Mugen's ears. His son was almost buried in the tiger's mouth. Looking at his son, his eyes were full of worry.

"That's right, you're calm and calm in the face of a big tiger, and you're sure to kill with one blow. That's how you survived, that's right."

Li Daochang and the others looked at the 11-year-old baby after hearing Zhong Wen's reply, and they were extremely admiring. With this answer, which 11-year-old baby would be like this? After speaking, they pondered for a moment and read Looking at Daoist Chen Feng beside him, he gestured.

"Everyone, don't hang around here anymore. Go for what you should do. It's still early in the morning. Those who should go to work should go to work first."

Daoist Chen Feng, who was standing beside Daoist Li, spoke to the villagers surrounding the open space. Then, the villagers began to disperse, leaving a group of children watching the excitement not far away.

"Zhong Mugen, I have something, I want to talk to you couple and see what you think."

Li Daochang saw that all the villagers had dispersed, so he spoke to Zhong Mugen and his wife.

"Li Daochang, please tell me."

Zhong Mugen and his wife began to worry in their hearts that this big tiger would be taken into the temple by Li Daochang and the others, so the big tiger of their own was hunted for nothing, and it was their son who bought it with his life.

"Zhong Mugen, I want to take your son into my Longquan temple and take over my mantle. Do you two have any opinions? If you want to, that's the best. If you don't want to, it doesn't matter. We will make a price for this big tiger." Buy it for a hundred coins."

Li Daochang looked at Zhong Mugen and his wife, and didn't know what they were thinking, but Zhong Wen, who was standing aside, began to liven up in his heart.

Zhong Mugen and Xiu, listening to Li Daochang's words, felt a little surprised, entering Longquan Temple?How is this possible?This is a good thing that can't be found even with a lantern. After that, my son Xiaowen entered Longquan Temple, and he will have no worries in his life.

But Zhong Mugen and his wife were also worried about what other ideas Li Daochang had. Although entering Longquan Temple is a great thing to fall into the sky, they still need to ask clearly.

"Li Daochang, of course my husband and I agree, but my husband and wife are a little curious. Could it be that my son Xiaowen can be accepted by Li Daochang just because he hunted a big tiger? I almost lost my life, and my husband and I were terrified of this matter, so I wanted to ask Li Daochang, if my son Xiaowen entered Li Daochang's school, can he get married and have children?"

In Zhong Mugen's and his wife's minds, they are actually most afraid of being alone like this Daoist Li, without marrying a wife or having children.

"You two are overwhelmed. It's not that I don't want to marry a wife and have children. It's just my personal wish and idea. If you accept Zhong Wen into my Taoist sect, you will naturally be able to marry a wife and have children. Let's relax, both of you."

After Li Daochang heard the words of Zhong Mugen and the other two, he explained to them that when Li Daochang was young, he used to have a wife, but after being killed, he chose to escape into the Taoist sect and practice in seclusion. Things are not listed for the time being.

"Li Daochang, then our husband and wife can rest assured. Li Daochang also knows that my Zhong family is such a single seedling, so I dare not promise anything casually. Now that Li Daochang has said so, we dare not refuse."

After Zhong Mugen listened to Li Daochang's words, he felt relieved, entered Longquan Temple, and became Li Daochang's disciple. Naturally, he will live a carefree life in the future, and he can read and write, and he can marry a wife when he grows up have children.

But Zhong Wen, who was standing on the side, had been listening to the conversation of the elders, but his eyes were fixed on that Li Daochang, feeling a little unhappy in his heart. His future fate is so simple to determine?Do you want to be a Taoist in the future?Don't you have to endure hardships and stand hard work to be a Taoist priest?Don't you want to be pure-hearted?

Although Zhong Wen felt a little unhappy, it was really not his turn to talk about this matter. Besides, his family owed Li Daochang a lot of favors, and it was hard to repay them. Moreover, Zhong Wen had to ask for the favors. Yes, if I really want to enter Longquan Temple and worship Li Daochang as my teacher, then all this will become easier.

"Okay, then this matter is settled. After I go back, I will choose an auspicious day to officially accept Zhong Wen into my Longquan Temple and become my disciple."

After Li Daochang heard that Zhong Mugen and his wife had no opinions, he began to rejoice in his heart. He finally had a disciple. One leg went out to find a disciple.

"Li Daochang, this big tiger..."

Zhong Mugen watched Li Daochang and his group prepare to leave and go back to the monastery, but the big tiger was still there, and he accepted his son into the monastery, so he had to give him the ceremony of apprenticeship.

"Well, this big tiger, Chen Feng, you can carry it back to the temple, and then send it to the city to sell it, so you can exchange it for copper coins, Zhong Mugen, this big tiger temple will sell it for you first, you go sell it It’s also inconvenient, don’t worry, all the copper coins sold will be handed over to you.”

Li Daochang may have misunderstood what Zhong Mugen and the others meant, but if it is true that Zhong Mugen and his wife went to the city to sell this big tiger, it would be unrealistic. It would be better if the Taoists in the temple sold it, which would also avoid a lot Trouble.

"Li Daochang, that's not what we mean. What my wife and I mean is that my son Xiaowen worships you as a teacher, and this big tiger will take it as his teacher's ceremony."

Zhong Mugen hurriedly came out to explain, this matter really needs to be made clear, otherwise, he didn't know how much he would have to pay for this apprenticeship.

"Haha, Zhong Mugen, you, you, I, Longquan Monastery accept apprentices and apprentices, and I don't accept any apprentice ceremony. Okay, let's go back to the monastery first."

After Li Daochang heard Zhong Mugen's words, he laughed loudly. For farmers, they don't know and it's normal. Taoists don't charge money for accepting disciples, they only accept fate. .

Afterwards, several Taoists began to carry the big tiger, and followed Li Daochang to Longquan on the mountain for sightseeing, leaving Zhong Wen's family and children watching the fun not far away.

Dumb carried it away, and the children felt that there was nothing exciting to watch, so they dispersed, but Zhong Wen stood on the spot, wondering what he was thinking.

The Zhong Mugen and his wife next to them were a little dumbfounded. They always thought that to be a teacher, they had to give a teacher's ceremony. Perhaps for them, teaching disciples and students must be filial. But now, the answer they got is, There is no apprentice ceremony.