Part-Time Taoist Priest

On the one hand, Baoyang Temple has become a scenic spot, people keep coming to find out, Xie Lingya and Zhang Daoting are busy at the same time, he is glad that he recruited Zhang Daoting immediately.

On the other hand, after the roof has been repaired, the new statue of the patriarch has also been built, and a date has to be chosen for the consecration.

Before the completion of the new statue, it needs to be consecrated first, which requires busy work.Zhang Daoting asked if it was okay, Xie Lingya had to attend by himself, but he was not as familiar with the process of scientific rituals as Zhang Daoting, so he was making up lessons.

This consecration is a ceremony that invites the "spiritual separation" of the gods to descend on the statue, which means to open the aura.Although many people's ornaments and magic tools are also said to have been lit, at first it only refers to the aura that was opened for the statue.

At this time, Taoist Master Mao Zhengqing of the Temple of Supreme Harmony called and kindly invited Xie Lingya to participate in some Taoism lecture held by the Taoist Association: "Last time, my two juniors also said that they would like to thank you in person. , and didn’t you say that there is some activity called Baoyang Temple, so I just called directly.”

Considering that he wanted to establish a good relationship with the local boss, Xie Lingya made time to go there no matter how busy he was.

It stands to reason that he and Zhang Daoting are still non-religious people, so Zhang Daoting should come to participate.But Baoyang Temple is inseparable from people, and Zhang Daoting didn't know Mao Zhengqing, and he was even a little awkward with Taihe Temple, so Xie Lingya participated.

Mao Zhengqing received Xie Lingya very warmly, and took him to drink tea first, and the lecture would not start until a while later.

Xie Lingya only cared about one question: "Where is Daoist Shi?"

"Daoist Shi has been saving ghosts these days, so he may not be able to attend the lecture, but you can see him if you stay for dinner." Mao Zhengqing replied.

"Okay, then I won't be polite." Xie Lingya took the opportunity to ask, "It seems that Daoist Shi came from the provincial capital, how long will he stay here?"

Mao Zhengqing wondered if you are not friends, why do you still ask me this question, but he still said: "It seems that Daoist Shi is not only here to attend the rain praying ceremony, but also to stay in Fuyang for a while."

Xie Lingya: "Why?"

Mao Zhengqing was suddenly a little embarrassed: "These days are relatively busy, especially Daoist Shi...he didn't take much rest."

Xie Lingya: "..."

It is said that Shi Changxuan is too busy, but in fact, he did not talk about it!

Thinking about it, Shi Changxuan didn't know whether to call him aloof or coquettish, and he only said three points every time.The chat may die in a few sentences, let alone go deep into other topics.

At this time, in order to save his image, Mao Zhengqing said: "However, Daoist Shi's family has a tradition of asking the four directions, so he should practice here."

If you practice in Yuyang, will you be listed in the Taihe Temple?Well, anyway, it is impossible to come to Baoyang Temple.It is impossible for Xie Lingya to rush into this kind of thing, so he should stay in Fuyang anyway.

Xie Lingya was contemplating, while Mao Zhengqing said, "The talismans used last time by Layman Xie, were you all drawn by yourself?"

He was already very sure in his heart. After all, Xie Lingya drew a talisman directly on the wall later. He didn't need to say a single prayer, and he could draw a talisman directly. He had only seen Shi Changxuan before.

And when he thought of Xie Lingya's handwriting, he felt sorry for Xie Lingya, and he didn't know how long it would take them to paint instead of saving it!

Although Xie Lingya didn't convert, but because he was practicing the Taoism of Baoyang Temple, he didn't correct Mao Zhengqing when he called him that, "Yes."

"As expected of Wang Daochang's nephew, he has a solid foundation!" Mao Zhengqing said with emotion, "It's a pity that we don't have such a young and handsome man in Taihe Temple. But we are all in Fuyang, so we can communicate more in the future."

It's a pity that he looked at Xie Lingya in the eyes. Many people of the older generation knew that Wang Yuji had real skills, but they didn't know that Wang Yuji had such a nephew, and his talent in talismans was too great.

If Xie Lingya hadn't inherited Wang Yuji's legacy, he would have wanted to poach Xie Lingya here.It's better to become a monk. It's not bad to be a resident monk here. There are too few Taoist priests now, and even fewer of them have talents in this area.

This is because Mao Zhengqing is recuperating from his injuries recently and busy with other things. I don't know about Xie Lingya's deeds selling mosquito repellent charms.

"I'm ashamed. The Taihe Temple is the head of our Fuyang Daoist Association. We will definitely come to ask for more advice in the future," Xie Lingya said modestly, "By the way, what is the topic of today's Daoism lecture?"

"Taoism?" Mao Zhengqing looked at the confirmation message he received before saying, "You heard it wrong, this is a lecture on Taoism."

Xie Lingya: "??"

Mao Zhengqing explained: "It's the Taoist Orchestra of our Taihe Temple. I would like to share my performance experience with the orchestras of other member units of the association. Although Baoyang Temple has not participated in it, I think you can enjoy it by the way. The main thing is to get to know the same Taoists. We also express grateful."

Xie Lingya: "..."

... Sigh, it's no wonder that my uncle doesn't like to come here all the time. The accompanists at the ceremony can form an orchestra, which makes them very poor!

……

Under Mao Zhengqing's recommendation, Xie Lingya met several priests of Taihe Temple. Among them, the old Taoist priest who jumped off the building was still wearing a plaster cast and was walking with a limp.

It is said that he was also possessed by a fierce ghost that day, and he jumped off the building without stopping him. Pity him for his age, and it hurts his muscles and bones. I don't know how long it will take to heal.

The other two priests and Xie Lingya thanked each other. They fell into a coma that day and did not see Xie Lingya in the end.

Unfortunately, Chen Guanzhu was still recovering from illness and did not show up.Chen Sansheng claimed that he was sick and recuperated, but Xie Lingya knew in his heart that he lost the battle and was injured, which might seriously damage his vitality.

"What about the teacher's wife?" Xie Lingya asked again.

Mao Zhengqing said indifferently: "She was already at the end of her battle that day, and she even urged the walking corpse, and it didn't take long to bring it back. The two of them were well-known in Boshan Province in the early years, and later because they did some private things for a wealthy businessman , If something goes wrong, they will be kicked out of Boshan. In order to get more money and faster, they will cast a curse on others."

Originally, raising ghosts and raising zombies is risky. She is still a ghost, and her strength has greatly increased since she was detained, but the ghost may turn back at any time.What I usually do is high-risk, and I often walk by the river, so I can't get my shoes wet.

Xie Lingya nodded. If it were him, he would rather honestly draw a mosquito repellent charm for 20 yuan each...

During the lecture, the members of the Taihe Taoism Orchestra not only demonstrated the Taoist classics such as "Tao Te Ching", but also performed a few popular songs that they rehearsed in their free time, which made Xie Lingya envious.

Damn it, in the future he's going to form a Baoyang Guandao Orchestra, and he will play "Little Leaping Frog" for him during breaks!

……

There were other members of the Taoist Association who came to the lecture, probably to listen to music or to lead a team. Seeing that Xie Lingya was unfamiliar, they came to strike up a conversation and asked him where he was from.

As soon as Mao Zhengqing introduced that it was the Temple of Holding the Sun, the Taoist immediately asked curiously, "Is that the Temple of Holding the Sun without mosquitoes?"

Mao Zhengqing was confused, "Why are there no mosquitoes?"

"It's just Baoyang Temple, the one in the urban area, right?" the Taoist said, "When a believer came to Chenghuang Temple yesterday, he said that Baoyang Temple was selling a kind of mosquito repellent talisman recently, and it was that talisman that made their entire Taoist temple Not a single mosquito, and now many people are looking for mosquitoes."

Only then did Mao Zhengqing suddenly realize, "It turns out that Layman Xiao Xie has also studied miscellaneous symbols."

"Then do we have any other talismans?" Xie Lingya is more concerned about this, don't really think that when people mention Baoyang Temple, they only repel mosquitoes.

"Uh, I didn't pay attention. Well, is there really a mosquito repellent?" The Taoist asked curiously.

Although there are many miscellaneous Taoist talismans, this mosquito repellent talisman was researched by Wang Ziran, and it once became the signboard of Wang Ziran and his Taoist temple, so it has not been circulated.This is not surprising, many Taoist sects of the Talisman Sect have their own unique skills.

Like these miscellaneous talismans, leaving aside the problem of inheritance, people's energy is limited, and many people will choose to practice other talismans.And not everyone can practice miscellaneous talismans to the extreme.

The effect of talismans is undoubtedly related to everyone's talent and ability. Not everyone is a genius. Those who have this talent may not be Taoists, and those who become monks may only have faith.

Xie Lingya said generously: "Really, you are welcome to look for mosquitoes too."

The discussion between the two caught the attention of other priests. The mosquito repellent talisman of Baoyang Temple was spreading. Many of them didn't know it yet, but it didn't prevent them from being interested.

"I'm envious, you guys still have such practical talismans."

"Is there really not a single mosquito?"

"How many square meters is the area of ​​effect?"

For a while, the topic in the audience was all wrong, Xie Lingya touched his body, "It's a pity I didn't bring it, otherwise I will post it here for you to see the effect... Hey, by the way, Daoist Mao, there should be talisman paper cinnabar here Right? I can draw a picture on the spot for everyone to see."

Not to mention that Xie Lingya did not bring a mosquito repellent with him, even if he did, he would say he didn't.

What a great opportunity, with so many colleagues present, of course we should take this opportunity to communicate and get to know each other more. By the way, let me tell you that we Baoyangguan have the ability, welcome to change jobs.

The priests were indeed very curious. The mosquito repellent seemed to be a unique skill of the Taoist Temple.

Mao Zhengqing was in love with Xie Lingya, and wanted to establish a good relationship with him. He was happy to see him communicate with everyone happily, so he said that after the lecture, he could go to demonstrate, and said: "Hehe, Layman Xie draws symbols very fast. Come on, you guys can get to know each other."

After the lecture, Xie Lingya had already exchanged WeChat messages with several Taoist priests, and then everyone went downstairs together.Mao Zhengqing took everyone to a quiet room. There are several rooms adjacent to this room, which are all used for Taoist priests to meditate and draw talismans.

There are bills, incense candles, paper talismans, cinnabar, etc., as well as wooden sofas for people to rest, and other Taoist priests took the initiative to look at it.

Xie Lingya walked to the bill, took a piece of talisman paper, dipped the pen in cinnabar, and walked over to the sofa.

Everyone didn't react for a while, just looked at him.

The door of the quiet room was not closed, and voices from the outside could be heard. There were no seats left. Xie Lingya sat down on the sofa, leaned over the coffee table, and began to draw symbols.He felt uncomfortable standing up.

Everyone: "??"

Wait, lie down?

The Taoist priest of the Chenghuang Temple whispered blankly: "I am not a talisman sect, but is this a new ritual?"

Everyone looked at Mao Zhengqing, and Mao Zhengqing was also a little speechless. He only knew that Xie Lingya was quick at drawing symbols, but he didn't know that he could draw on his stomach!Isn't this the same as doing homework for elementary school students?

How embarrassing are you for those Taoist priests who have to bathe and burn incense before drawing talismans!

Xie Lingya has drawn so many mosquito repellent charms these days, they are so familiar that they can't be more familiar, they don't need to brew, they can be drawn in one stroke without any pause, even the action he just went to get the cinnabar, it may only take a minute to add up.

He didn't feel that there was anything wrong with his posture and flow, Zhang Daoting never said anything about him, and Shi Changxuan just stared at him a few times when he saw his talisman, and didn't say anything.

"Generally speaking, it can only guarantee that there are no mosquitoes in an area of ​​about [-] to [-] square meters, and the effect becomes weaker as you get closer to the edge." As for the duration, he doesn't know yet, so he didn't say anything.

While explaining, Xie Lingya stuck the mosquito repellent on the wall.Looking at everyone's eyes, I thought they were surprised by the effect of his talisman, and I was proud of it, yes, I showed off my success!

...Suddenly felt that I had never learned talismans.The Taoist priests thought to themselves, well, there is no standard saying what posture must be used to draw symbols, but in everyone's concept, it is so casual... Shouldn't the failure rate be very high?

But in fact, as Xie Lingya pasted the talisman, the faint buzzing that could be heard in the ears disappeared.Taihe Temple is located in the suburbs, the green area is very high, and the mosquitoes are more and more poisonous than those in the city.

Not to mention the ease with which Xie Lingya drew the talismans, the Taoist priest at the Town God's Temple finally understood how they sold so many talismans after reading it.

Everyone has a strong premonition in their hearts, this time Baoyang Temple is really going to change its luck!

……

Xie Lingya finally saw Shi Changxuan while eating. He remembered Ding Aima's question and asked, "Daozhang Shi, do you know what it feels like when a ghost is saved? Do most ghosts want to be saved?"

Shi Changxuan: "...I don't know."

Look, even Daoist Shi was questioned!

Xie Lingya sighed, it really wasn't the reason why he didn't study hard, it was because the angle of the topic was too tricky.

Seeing that Shi Changxuan was still staring at him, Xie Lingya explained: "I want to save a ghost, but that ghost is very cowardly. Ask me, but I can't answer it. Sigh, since you haven't studied it, I will Go investigate."

Shi Changxuan: "..."

After the consultation, Xie Lingya asked him in a casual manner: "I heard Taoist Master Mao say that you may stay in Fuyang to practice? Do you want to place an order at Taihe Temple?"

Shi Changxuan looked at Xie Lingya and said, "He made a mistake. I am planning to study at Quedong College, and the Taihe Temple is too far away, so it is inconvenient to attend classes."

Xie Lingya: "Going to graduate school?? I thought you were a full-time Taoist priest!"

Huoju Taoist priests may do other things to support themselves. After all, they are not full-time Taoist priests, but Xie Lingya thought that Shi Changxuan's family background should not worry about these things, and the first time he saw him was at the Fa Conference, so he didn't think about it for a while. think.

It took Xie Lingya a while to come back to his senses: "...Oh, so you come to do business as a summer job?"

Shi Changxuan: "..."

Shi Changxuan opened his lips slightly, but he didn't say anything, I'm afraid he himself was confused.

Xie Lingya took out his student ID from his pocket, "By the way, I am actually a graduate of Quedong College. If I was admitted to graduate school this year, I would be with you! What a pity!"

Shi Changxuan finally spoke, with a slight doubt in his tone: "You don't hand in your student ID after you graduate?"

Xie Lingya: "..."

Xie Lingya said awkwardly: "I forgot something at that time. It really wasn't a fake certificate or I kept it on purpose. By the way, what major did you take?" He suddenly thought of something, raised his hand and said, "Stop talking, I know, philosophy Department, Religion, right?"

There are only [-] or [-] universities in the country with majors in religious studies. Quedong College belongs to the Department of Philosophy. No wonder Shi Changxuan will come to Fuyang. This should be the only school in Queshan Province that offers a major in religious studies.If you don't want to go too far, this is the best choice.

There are very few graduates of religious studies, and Xie Lingya remembers that many of his classmates thought that after graduating from religious studies, they would find employment as monks, priests, or Taoist priests. In fact, it is completely different.

Many people are not even like Shi Changxuan, who study without belief and observe purely objectively.

As expected, Shi Changxuan nodded.

Xie Lingya felt that this professional temperament suits him quite well, and said, "I'm familiar with Quedong College, if you have anything to help, just let me know."

Shi Changxuan glanced at him and nodded.

"..." Oh, why did he take another look, every time Shi Changxuan glanced at Xie Lingya, Xie Lingya felt that the meaning seemed to be subtly different.

Xie Lingya left after the meal, and when he returned, Baoyang Temple was also bustling with activity.

Because Baoyang Temple is only that small, there are many people inside, and people come in and out from time to time, and there are some people standing at the door, or they just look around without knowing it, or they think there are too many people inside.

When Xie Lingya walked to the side of the road, he saw a man shouting to his companion: "It's just a trick to attract tourists. Although I haven't figured it out yet, it must have been done by some means we don't know. Pray to a clay-sculpted Lingguan, you're sick!" Okay? Liar!"

His companion said helplessly: "Keep your voice down, you have heard it all, please respect it."

Xie Lingya couldn't help but look at him a few more times.

Seeing Xie Lingya staring at him, the man looked at him with dissatisfaction and said, "I heard it when I heard it, how about it? I don't believe it, so I can't say it?"

Xie Lingya also looked left and right to make sure he was looking at him, and then said seriously: "I just want to say that the statue of the Lingguan has been replaced with a copper one, and it will be consecrated in two days, let alone a clay sculpture."

The patriarch cares about face so much, why don't you say something bad, other than mentioning people's black history?