The first Taoist priest of the Tang Dynasty

It is easy to go up the mountain and difficult to go down the mountain. This is also true for Zhong Wen at this time.

Use both legs and hands together to go down safely. If you don't pay attention, you might just roll into the valley.

At this time, Zhong Wen was crawling on the slope of the mountain like a monkey.

That's right, it's just crawling, with hands and feet shared, and it's impossible to walk straight up. It's basically the same as climbing up the mountain just now.

"The three masters and disciples, Daoist Li Yu, are really good. They live in such a place, and I don't know how they live. If they buy some daily necessities, it will be difficult to get in and out."

While crawling down, Zhong Wen was nagging.

Fortunately, there were no snakes, insects, rats or ants, otherwise Zhong Wen would be in trouble.

An hour later, the sun was hanging on the top of the mountain, and Zhong Wen went down into the valley.

However, the Taoist uniform on Zhong Wen's body has long since become rags, and he looks very much like a tattered Taoist.

"I'm going to die. It seems that I can't wear this Taoist uniform. It's really a waste."

Seeing that his Taoist uniform was badly scratched by thorns and branches, Zhong Wen was really helpless.

With his current appearance, it was really inappropriate to go to visit Daoist Li Yu and the others, but he couldn't change his clothes and leave, so he had to.

After all, Zhong Wen only had two Taoist uniforms, and he could change them when he got them, but the one in the bag was washed yesterday, and it wasn't completely dry yet.

In desperation, Zhong Wen had no choice but to go to Guan Tao.

It's a Taoist temple, it's better to say it's two houses, not even a gate.

"Who is coming?"

As soon as Zhong Wen arrived not far from the house, a middle-aged Taoist had already spotted Zhong Wen, and shouted loudly at Zhong Wen, apparently very vigilant.

"Poverty Nine Heads, by the order of my family teacher, come to pay a visit to Daoist Li Yu."

In fact, Zhong Wen had already spotted the middle-aged Taoist before he shouted, but it was just inconvenient to speak first.

"Nine poems? May I ask who is your master?"

The middle-aged Taoist didn't know the Dao name of the Nine Heads, let alone heard of it, but if he could call out his master's Dao name, he probably knew him.

"The impoverished master Li Daoling is real."

Zhong Wen had no choice but to tell the Taoist who his master was.

Self-declaration is a must, otherwise, no one knows who you are, and no one knows who you are. If something unexpected happens, you can’t blame others.

"It turned out to be a disciple of Master Li. I'm sorry, but I also invited the Nine-headed Taoist priest to come over and talk."

After hearing Zhong Wen's reply, the middle-aged Taoist confirmed Zhong Wen's identity, then put down his vigilance and saluted Zhong Wen.

Zhong Wen also saluted and walked forward.

"Jiu Shou Dao Priest, you have traveled thousands of miles this time, it must be very hard, please sit down and rest for a while."

When Zhong Wen walked to the front of the house, the middle-aged Taoist invited Zhong Wen to sit on a stone stool.

"Fellow Daoist is polite."

Zhong Wen sat down as he said, quietly waiting for the middle-aged Taoist's question.

Of course, it is also a kind of question and answer. As for what to ask, it depends on the thinking of this middle-aged Taoist.

In fact, this kind of visit to friends does not need to ask questions and answers, but only needs to ask about the family name.

However, Zhong Wen didn't know this Taoist, even if he knew about his family, he still needed to ask some questions to confirm his identity.

"Nine-headed Daoist, may I ask if your master is okay? I haven't seen Master Li for many years. Is Master Li still in good health?"

The middle-aged Taoist also sat down and probed towards Zhong Wen.

The middle-aged Taoist's questioning was actually just to inquire about Zhong Wen's true identity, and wanted Zhong Wen to tell some about Li Zhenren's situation, and in this case, he was asking about Li Zhenren's appearance or some characteristics.

"Thank you for your concern, fellow daoist. Master, the old man is still in good health. Although he is old, he is still in good spirits. His legs and feet are inconvenient, so it is inconvenient to come to visit, so I have to let me, my disciple, come to visit Li Yudao instead of the old man. long."

Zhong Wen's response basically informed the other party of Li Daoling's situation. As for whether the other party agrees or not, it depends on whether he believes it or not.

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Chapter 154

Until now, Zhong Wen still doesn't know the name of the middle-aged Taoist in front of him, and whether he is the apprentice of Taoist Priest Li Yu.

However, the Taoist who can be here probably cannot be an outsider. If it is not one of Li Yu's two apprentices, who else can it be?

The middle-aged Taoist then asked some other questions, and Zhong Wen answered them one by one.

"Brother, who is this Daoist?"

Suddenly, another Taoist appeared in front of Zhong Wen.

The Taoist who appeared suddenly was holding a basket with some vegetables in his hand, and was wearing a gray cloth robe.

The image looks like a farm boy who just came back from work.

He was a little younger, about ten years younger than the middle-aged Taoist.

"Junior Brother, let me introduce you. This is the disciple of Master Li, the Nine Heads Daoist Priest. According to our seniority, the two of us have to call him Nine Heads Martial Uncle."

Seeing his younger brother come back, the middle-aged Taoist got up quickly and introduced Zhong Wen to his younger brother.

"It turned out to be the disciple of Master Li, Jiushou Shishu is well."

After hearing what his senior brother said, the young Taoist hurriedly put down his basket and saluted Zhong Wen.

"Fellow Daoist is polite."

Zhong Wen really didn't know how to address the two of them, after all, Li Daoling hadn't mentioned to him the names of the two disciples of Daoist Li Yu, so Zhong Wen didn't know how to respond at this time.

"Two fellow daoists, before I went down the mountain, my master told me to come to visit Daoist Li Yu, but he didn't mention the names of the two fellow daoists. I really don't know how to address the two fellow daoists."

Zhong Wen didn't dare to call himself a master uncle, after all, he came to visit as a guest, and his identity was unknown, before he met Daoist Li Yu, let's talk about it separately.

"Uncle Jiushou, Zhenren Li and his family teacher are old friends. As two of my brothers and sisters, I really can't get into Li Zhenren's eyes. This is my junior brother Mingchen, and I am Mingxin."

After the middle-aged Taoist heard Zhong Wen's words, he didn't care much.He thought in his heart that it was impossible for Li Daoling, who had such a seniority, to remember the two of them.

Even if Li Daoling and their master are old friends, it is impossible to remember their names, even if they remember, it is impossible to explain everything to their disciples.

"It turned out to be Mingxin and Mingchen, two fellow Taoists. Jiushou came here this time. Please forgive me for disturbing you."

It is inconvenient for Zhong Wen to call himself uncle, although his seniority is high, it is better to be more cautious and polite when walking outside.

What's more, even Daoist Li Yu has never seen him, so it's not easy to misidentify his identity.Furthermore, Li Daoling only said that he and Daoist Li Yu are just old friends, not from the same sect.

However, they all belong to the Taoist sect, so naturally they can be called uncle and junior brother.

Although they are not from the same sect, there is naturally a certain relationship among them, how many generations later, maybe, after about ten generations, they are basically from the same sect.

According to Zhong Wen's thinking, there is no big mistake in being careful, it is impossible to come to someone's house as a guest and act like an uncle, which is against the duty of a guest.

"Uncle Jiushou, please sit down and talk."

Ming Xin invited Zhong Wen to sit down, looking at his expression, he seemed to have something to say to Zhong Wen.

"Junior brother, come and sit down together."

Ming Xin called out to his junior brother Ming Chen again, and after sitting down, the two looked at Zhong Wen.

"Two fellow daoists, you can say whatever you want."

Zhong Wen was a little overwhelmed by the two staring at him, feeling as if he had been stared at, and seemed a little embarrassed.

"Uncle Jiushou, in fact, our master passed away half a year ago."

Ming Xin looked at Zhong Wen, then at the junior brother sitting beside him, sighed secretly, and then said to Zhong Wen.

"What? Daoist Li Yu has passed away? This..."

When Zhong Wen heard the news, he felt very incredible.

According to Li Daoling's confession before he went down the mountain, he said that when passing through Fangzhou, he must come to visit his old friend.Moreover, according to Li Daoling, Daoist Li Yu's body should be pretty good.

But when he heard such news suddenly, Zhong Wen was a little surprised.

He was not supposed to come to Fangzhou on this trip, but went down to Jiangnan to have a look. He only came to Fangzhou because of some things he encountered in Badong County.

When I came to Fangzhou, I naturally wanted to visit my old friend of my master.

However, he did not expect that the old friend of the master passed away half a year ago.

"When the master was alive, he often talked about whether Master Li had found a disciple. I remember that the last time Master Li came here was eight years ago, alas."

Ming Chen interrupted suddenly, and the image of Li Daoling and his master discussing scriptures and Taoism together appeared in his mind.

But in the blink of an eye, things have changed.

"Sigh, Daoist Poverty came late. It's a pity that I didn't have the chance to meet Daoist Li Yu."

Zhong Wen also sighed.

Zhong Wen really didn't like this kind of thing.

Although I haven't seen the master's old friend, but his two disciples are still alive, and they can be regarded as coming to pay a visit. After returning, when they see Li Daoling, they can also tell the situation.

The sun was setting, and after the three of them sat together and talked to each other, Brother Mingxin began to arrange for Zhong Wen.

When night fell, Zhong Wen was invited to dinner.

The meals are extremely simple.

Green vegetable porridge cooked with gruel and green vegetables.

Not much, two bowls per person.

This may be enough for Brother Mingxin, but for Zhong Wen, a big eater, he probably will be hungry today.

As a guest at a Taoist temple, you have to eat whatever the host eats, even if you are hungry, it is a helpless act.

After all, other people are normal people, but Zhong Wen is not a normal person. Perhaps one word is the most appropriate to describe Zhong Wen, and that is 'monster'.

The Taoist temple where Mingxin and the others lived did not have any statues of Taoist gods to worship, but there was a portrait.

Due to limited conditions, it is impossible to invite a Taoist statue from the outside.

I could only invite a portrait of Daojun to facilitate the daily offerings and chanting of the two of them.

Not long after the meal, Mingxin and Mingchen, together with Zhongwen, sat cross-legged in front of the Taoist portrait and chanted sutras.

It didn't take long, it was over in two quarters of an hour.

Maybe it's because of being in this mountain valley, or it's because of the way the two brothers and sisters did it.

It should have been an hour of chanting, but here, there are only two quarters of an hour.

Zhong Wen didn't know the reason, so it was inconvenient to ask more questions, brother Ming Xin stopped, so he had to stop too.

Because of the darkness outside, Ming Chen finally lit an oil lamp and led Zhong Wen to a room on the left.

"Uncle Jiushou, you are staying here today. This room was originally the room where the master lived when he was alive."

After Ming Chen led Zhong Wen into the room, he pointed to a bed made of stones and introduced to Zhong Wen.

If this was in the previous life, it is estimated that many people would turn around and leave, or point at each other's nose and curse.

But Zhong Wen knew that this was a kind of respect.

After the death of a Taoist priest with profound Taoism, the house he used to live in or the things he used are sacred in the eyes of Taoists, and similarly, they are also sacred to outsiders.

Inviting Zhong Wen to stay in their master's house is to tell Zhong Wen that your seniority is higher than ours, and it is also a kind of respect for you.

"Thank you."

Zhong Wen thanked Ming Chen.

Afterwards, Ming Chen left the house and closed the door behind him, leaving Zhong Wen in the house, accompanied by the oil lamp.

If anyone in the previous life was in such a room, let alone fell asleep, he probably wouldn't want to stay for a moment longer, but Zhong Wen wouldn't care about it.

Moreover, Zhong Wen still has respect in his heart. After all, a Taoist priest who passed away is worthy of respect, not to mention that he is an old friend of his master.

It was impossible for his master to come to express his condolences, so he could only let his disciple come here, which can be regarded as a memory of Daoist Li Yu.

Due to the late weather, we can only wait until the second day to go to the grave of Taoist Li Yu to express our condolences.

As the night began to deepen, Zhong Wen blew out the oil lamp and lay down on the bed.