Part-Time Taoist Priest

"..." Shi Changxuan looked helpless after hearing Xie Lingya's words, he really couldn't answer this question.

To put it bluntly, during the Ming and Qing Dynasties, there were many folk sects, and Hongyang Dao was once the leader and the most powerful among them.

After being silent for decades, they just revived, but now it is different from the past, people's thinking is different, and they no longer have the momentum of the past, so Xie Lingya has never heard of their existence.

Lian Tan also clasped his hands together and said, "At the end of the last century, I have dealt with Hongyang Dao. They built temples privately in the countryside. Except for the founding father Han Zu, the three religion halls enshrined Confucius, Sakyamuni Buddha, and Lao Tzu. It is Avalokitesvara, and there are Maitreya Buddha, God, the Holy Mother, Sun Wukong, Jade Emperor, etc..."

"Wait a minute," Xie Lingya yelled, "Well, God, I just found out, what's going on with Monkey King??"

Lian Tan looked at Xie Lingya innocently, "Yeah!"

What does "um" mean?The old monk is still cute when he is old.

Xie Lingya covered his face, "Forget it, let's continue."

Lian said: "The temple was built with donations, and there is a theater outside. A temple fair is held on the first and fifteenth day of the Lunar New Year, and the programs are used to attract people to come and preach. Most of the Hongyang Taoists live at home because there are not enough temples. I have not heard from them for more than ten years."

Fang Xushan asked Mrs. He: "It can be seen that what is the connection between Layman He and Hongyang Dao?"

Jushi He died in the same way as the daughters of the believers in Liantan Temple. Although the two were believers of different religions, after you learned about it just now, you also know that Hongyang Dao is even more popular than Monkey King, and there is already a high connection.

Mrs. He thought for a while, then just shook her head, "As long as there are other religious preachings, he will ignore them at all, and I don't have such scriptures in my family."

Mr. Xiao He thought of something, and suddenly said: "The only weird thing about Dad before he passed away was that he received several harassing calls. I heard it twice from the side. I only heard what he said about tea. I thought it was to promote Tieguanyin. .Now that I think about it, he said something like 'unbelief'."

Telemarketing is very common, especially for tea and wine.

Xie Lingya said: "Just don't believe it is not enough to explain anything, maybe the original sentence is 'I don't believe in Tieguanyin and only sells it for [-] yuan' or something like that."

This also makes sense, a lot of telemarketing is a lie.

Shi Changxuan asked abruptly: "Is there any sick person at Lay He's house?"

At the mention of this, Mrs. He felt a little sad again, "Mom is getting old and suffers from coronary heart disease and asthma, and she suffers from attacks. She is still in the hospital. I don't dare to tell her about Lao He's death."

Shi Changxuan said in a deep voice: "Hongyang Dao likes to cure diseases with tea."

In the past, many Taoist priests would treat people, so they took the opportunity of seeing a doctor and teaching medical skills to preach to people.It seems that Jushi He has indeed been in contact with Hongyang Dao, but it is possible that the other party has unilaterally entangled him.

Layman He has been a believer for so long. He is a very sober person. He is very pious, but he does not think that if his mother is sick, she will be cured if she does not go to the hospital.And based on his understanding of Taoism, he probably knew that it was not an authentic Taoism as soon as he heard about Hongyang Dao.

"Could it be that they are harming people because Layman He refuses to believe them?" Xie Lingya felt unbelievable, but when he thought about it, if he could understand the heresy thinking, he would have gone crazy.

Lian Tan also said: "You can't speculate with the thinking of normal people."

"Abbot Fang, what should we do now? Can we find the murderer? Besides, the soul of our old He is gone?" Although Mrs. He doesn't believe in religion, she also understands it under the influence of her husband.

On the one hand, she hopes that the murderer will be brought to justice, and on the other hand, she hopes that after her husband dies, he will be rescued according to the religious rituals he believed in. Now it is said that the ghost is gone, so how can Lao He rest in peace.

"I haven't done anything yet, so I don't know if I can recruit his soul, but according to what Master Lian Tan said, it's more likely to be more ominous than good." Fang Xushan's face was serious, "I'll try it first, if I can't recruit it, then Ask the City God about the land, where is the soul of Layman He?"

For the time being, this is the only way to go. In fact, everyone knows in their hearts that they should not be able to recruit souls.

……

Because I want to do something, I only brought tools when I came here, and I had to go out to sell offerings. A few people went out to buy things, and avoided the host's house to chat.

"Fang Daoist, this matter involves our two sects. I hope we can work together on this matter." Lian Tan said as he walked.

"Of course." Fang Xushan nodded, "Hongyang Dao's magic combines some methods from the two religions, and we can discuss it together to be more thorough."

The two were discussing seriously in a low voice while choosing fruits in the supermarket.

Xie Lingya and Shi Changxuan stood at the back, holding the trolley, and heard a passer-by curiously say: "How come the monk and the Taoist priest have such a good relationship, and they even go shopping together in the supermarket."

He probably thought that Xie Lingya was no longer with them, and he still sought confirmation.

Xie Lingya asked him, "Have you seen Dream of the Red Chamber?"

Passerby: "..."

After buying the things and going home, Fang Xushan set up an altar in the living room to save the ghosts, but when it came to summoning the ghosts, he didn't see layman He.Fang Xushan had already felt something, sighed, and then told the land god.

But the result of divination is different every time, obviously the gods can't show it.

Xie Lingya and Shi Changxuan took out the two ear gods and tried to make them do a divination.The ear-reporting god belongs to the wooden figure divination technique. It usually reports the things around the owner, but it can also be used for divination on certain things, but it may not be useful, depending on the size of the skill.

Xie Lingya put the Hongyang Dao classic in front of them, and asked them to do the divination.

Liu Lingtong got stuck, "Uh...uh..."

Finally, she cried out, "I can't figure it out, I can't figure it out..."

Although Shang Lushen didn't cry, he said dejectedly: "This question is so difficult."

Both Xie Lingya and Shi Changxuan frowned. One of them was the innate wood spirit, and the other was made by Pei Xiaoshan, and they both had relatively strong divination abilities.Now I can't count a word, and just now, I can't even show the land. The power behind this is not simple.

"Although this is not Queshan Province... But, let me ask the Yin Temple." Xie Lingya also set up an altar and summoned the city god Yin soldiers here.

Ming Chai from other provinces was not as affectionate and respectful to Xie Lingya as Queshan's, but his attitude was not bad. Looking around, he didn't seem to want to use himself here, and asked, "What's the matter with the mage?"

Xie Lingya burned a pile of ingots, and the other party's face immediately became more relaxed, with a faint smile on his face.

"It's like this. The male owner here, He Fangming, died unexpectedly a few days ago. We wanted to save him, but we couldn't see the ghost, so we asked the Yin Temple." Xie Lingya said.

It turned out to be inquiring about the whereabouts of ghosts.Ming Chai heaved a sigh of relief, this kind of thing is a borderline ball, and it stands to reason that things in the underworld cannot be revealed at will, but they just want to know why the ghosts cannot be summoned. Impressive."

Mingchai turned around to inquire, and came half an hour later. He said in surprise: "This person died before his lifespan was reached. It was because of the grace of the master that he was promoted to the Yin Temple as an errand, but the errand didn't find his soul. Is he ready?"

Fang Xushan became anxious when he heard this, and burned a lot of ingots, "I'm afraid he was lured away by Taoist Hongyang. Since He Layman was originally going to be an errand, although he has not yet joined the job, he has disappeared without a trace. Report to the City God to investigate this matter."

Mingchai took the short manpower and said: "You have written the form, and I will hand it over."

Xie Lingya is not as good as them in this respect, Fang Xushan has been a Taoist priest for decades, everyone wrote the essays at his fingertips, immediately laid out a paper and wrote an article, explaining the process, and burned it to Mingchai.

Mingchai read the text, rolled it up and put it in his waist, "It's done, I'll submit it."

"Thank you Lishi." The crowd sent the messenger away.

"What should we do next?" Mrs. He and Mr. Xiao He asked anxiously after seeing their confusion.

"Go to the police station." Xie Lingya picked up the scripture, "You can't just point at the Temple of Yin, when the time comes, you will have to do something in the Yang world."

Moreover, this place is separated from the ancestral home of the Pure Land Sect by a province, which proves that the scope of crimes committed by Hongyang Road is even wider.

"..." Mrs. He hesitated, "Why, how to tell the police."

"Just provide clues." Xie Lingya also thought about it, although they can't show people such as souls as evidence, even if people believe them, how can they record such things in the file.

But fortunately, Master Lian Tan brought clues to another case, and Jushi He received a call from Tea Tea, which can more or less prove that the two are related.The police are also looking for clues now, and they will definitely be interested in this "coincidence".

Mrs. He nodded, she also thought about it, no matter what the cost, she must find out the murderer who killed her husband.

……

After reporting the clues to the police, it was getting late.

Monk Lian Tan said that he will place an order at a local Buddhist temple, and tomorrow he will continue to look for clues by himself, and everyone will keep in touch and share what they find.

Fang Xushan really wanted to ask Xie Lingya to continue to act together, but the Wendao group was going to visit the Taoist Academy tomorrow, and the day after tomorrow they had to leave for the next stop.As for the clue of Hongyang Dao, it is not known when it will appear again, Xie Lingya can't stay here forever.

Moreover……

"You said, is Taoist Hongyang still in this city?"

They don't know enough about Hongyang Dao. They don't know how they are active now, where they are based, whether they will stay after committing crimes, or directly change to another place to preach.

"If you need it, call us when you have a clue," Xie Lingya said.

Fang Xushan was overjoyed.Because of all kinds of difficulties today, but he faintly felt the degree of difficulty, and he was really not sure.Xie Lingya didn't say anything, he would probably have to seek help from the Taoist Association in this province.

Fortunately, Xie Lingya and Shi Changxuan still have the habit of being influenced by their elders. They can go hundreds of miles away to sacrifice orphans, and of course they can also go thousands of miles away to help people arrest and harm others.

The next day, the Yuyang Wendao delegation went to visit the Taoist Academy hosted by the Jade Emperor Palace.

There are large and small Taoist colleges all over China, most of which are sponsored by various Taoist associations, and some are directly placed in temples.Daoist colleges generally recruit students from across the country, but they usually recruit monks. They will not recruit social people without foundation, and their academic qualifications are also internally recognized.

The Taoist Academy of Jade Palace was built with the support of the provincial government. There are specialized classes, advanced classes, short-term study classes, and even classes that only accept Kun Dao, that is, female Taoist priests.

These students were recommended by Taoist associations and temples from all over the province. If they did not have a unit before and their grades were excellent, the college could also recommend temples after graduation.

Xie Lingya is interested in this place. It is impossible for Jade Emperor Palace to absorb all the outstanding graduates from Wugong Temple, so there is no need to worry about robbing others' students.

Fang Xushan found Xie Lingya and said, "Since Xiao Xie is here, how about giving a lesson?"

Xie Lingya almost spit out the tea he was drinking, and stared at him. There were still many Taoist priests sitting around them. He asked hesitantly, "You mean, let me attend a lesson?"

Fang Xushan repeated: "Tell me a lesson."

"..." Xie Lingya was sweating, "Abbot Fang, I haven't become a monk yet, you can go to Daoist Zhou or Shi Changxuan, he's already a graduate student—"

Even if people always persuaded him to become a monk, he didn't feel that he could give lessons to others. He always felt that he was still half full. Show timidity.

Fang Xushan asked him to give lectures in front of so many people, and many of those lectures were true Taoist priests, so he was extremely shy.

"Xiao Xie, there is no priority in learning, and the best is the first. And Daoist Zhou will also talk a little bit, just want to invite you to go up and communicate." Fang Xushan smiled, "I have no other meaning, I really hope you Go and tell everyone, because I think you are very touched in this regard. You don’t need to talk for too long, it’s God’s will who can understand.”

The other Taoist priests also had no objection, "I didn't say that you can't attend classes if you are not a Taoist priest, and besides, isn't Xiao Xie a Taoist priest offering wine?"

Everyone laughed a few times.

Even Shi Changxuan showed a slight smile, "You can tell them that 'the law is the minister of the heart, and the heart is the master of the law'."

There are really not many people who can understand the mind seal in the past. Even if Xie Lingya's knowledge is not systematic, he is indeed qualified to teach people a lesson on the point that the law is the heart.This point has also been certified by the ancestral dragon and tiger mountain celestial master of the Zhengyi school.

Xie Lingya wanted to see if there were any good seedlings to dig, but he imagined that he was secretly touching human bones, oh, now Shi Changxuan won't let him touch them.

He didn't expect that he would be able to stand on the podium and publicize the concept of holding the sun openly... No, the propaganda is passed on from generation to generation.It's still a little itchy when you think about it carefully.

"I'm serious, I'll just say a few words." Xie Lingya said cautiously.

Everyone laughed and patted him on the shoulder, "What are you afraid of?"

Xie Lingya: "..."

I always feel like I have fallen into some kind of conspiracy again!

……

The Jade Emperor Palace was built on the top of the mountain, and the Jade Emperor Mountain Taoist Academy was halfway up the mountain. Fang Xushan led the delegation to the school to visit and communicate with the teachers.

Xie Lingya was halfway through his talk, and it was his first time to go to the bathroom, but he couldn't find it for a long time, thinking that the school should really make a sign.Seeing a bearded Taoist priest leaning against the railing, he went to ask, "Master Taoist, where is the toilet?"

The Taoist priest glanced at him and looked behind him.

"Thank you." Xie Lingya finished using the toilet, washed his hands and walked out while wiping.

When he got to the original place, the Taoist priest was still there, raised his eyelids to look at Xie Lingya, and said vicissitudes of life: "This layman, are you from the Fuyang Taoism Group?"

"Yes." Xie Lingya was taken aback, and then replied, "Master Daoist, are you a student or a teacher here?"

Age is not the criterion for distinguishing students or teachers. Some Taoists may come to study at the age of 50 or [-], and they are also students.

"Students, I was recommended by Sanguan Temple in Qinghe City." The Taoist touched his nose and said, "I saw you climbing the mountain the day before yesterday. Are you very tired?"

"That's right, I took the bus from Fuyang for a long time." Xie Lingya simply stopped in his tracks, wanting to take the opportunity to inquire.

"Haha, you'll know when you get older. It's even harder to be a Taoist priest." The Taoist said jokingly, thinking that this little layman has a good relationship with the Taoist Association, and he can also join the Taoist group. .

Xie Lingya smiled and asked: "This is the first time I have come to Jade Emperor Mountain. Yesterday I met with the priests of the Jade Emperor Palace. I don't know if there are any high-level mages in the academy. The Taoism is more advanced?"

"Me." The Taoist said without hesitation, "Emma, ​​I'm outstanding."

Xie Lingya: "..."

The Taoist stared at him, looking very righteous, "If you don't understand something, just come and ask for advice."

Fortunately, Xie Lingya is not an ordinary person, no matter how good he is, can he be as good as him? ?

Xie Lingya nodded and said, "I have a friend named Aima."

Taoist priest:"???"

"Let's go first, see you later." Xie Lingya waved to the Taoist priest.

……

After going back, he sat in the office for a while, before Fang Xushan said: "Go to the lecture hall, I have made an appointment with Xiao Xie, and asked him to give you a lecture on the mind."

Even if everyone present had not heard of it before, they had heard of Xie Lingya's deeds yesterday and today, and they nodded with interest at this moment.

Xie Lingya smiled, "If the expression is not in place, please give me some guidance."

Fang Xushan took people to the school's big lecture hall. There were already many Taoist priests sitting in it, and they were all notified.

Daoist Zhou asked Xie Lingya to go first, Xie Lingya said in a low voice, "Then I'll go find the way for you?"

Daoist Zhou laughed.

"Everyone, today I would like to invite Layman Xie from the Tuyang Taoist Group... oh no, it should be a Taoist priest offering wine, and tell everyone about his understanding of Taoism." Fang Xushan did not go into details about Xie Lingya's background , Xie Lingya finished the lecture, everyone can naturally feel his level.

Xie Lingya walked up to the podium, looked down the podium, and the Taoist priest who showed him the way was sitting in the first row facing him.

Taoist priest:"……"

Eyes met, he was a little embarrassed.

Fang Xushan saw the two of them staring, and said, "What's the matter, hit it off right away? This is the best student in our advanced training class this year. He takes the first place in every exam, Daoist Jiang Yuqi."

Xie Lingya: "..."

Huh, is it really the best?

Xie Lingya nodded at Jiang Yuqi, Jiang Yuqi also nodded, and the two exchanged an awkward yet polite smile.

Then Xie Lingya started to talk, using himself to connect with Taoism scriptures.

Xie Lingya is really not very good at lecturing, he doesn't know how to explain in simple terms, he has no experience as a teacher, and this is not like explaining a small amount of nouns as usual, the mental method is a relatively mysterious thing.

So when Xie Lingya thought of what to say, more than two-thirds of the Taoist priests below frowned, because they couldn't quite grasp the context, and some could vaguely understand something.Jiang Yuqi also belonged to the kind of people who had some insights. It seemed that he was indeed the best Taoist priest in this training class.

In the middle of the class, Jiang Yuqi, who was sitting in the first row, suddenly pushed the table violently!

With a bang, Xie Lingya was startled, but when he looked up, he saw Jiang Yuqi's face was extremely ugly, his hands were clutching the Taoist robe on his chest tightly, his face was blue and purple, his mouth was wide open but he couldn't make a sound.

Xie Lingya supported the podium with one hand and jumped down, "What's wrong?"

The others noticed it too and stood up one after another.

"Don't surround yourself, give me some air." Fang Xushan drank, and then asked the Taoist priest who usually played better with Jiang Yuqi, "What's wrong with Jiang Yuqi? Will he bring medicine with him?"

The Taoist priest was also very surprised, "He is in good health!"

Jiang Yuqi's skin began to turn cold, and his eyes turned upwards. Someone started calling the emergency number.

Shi Changxuan pushed aside the crowd, looked down at Jiang Yuqi's eyelids, and said in a deep voice, "It's a sign of losing your soul."

As soon as he reminded, both Xie Lingya and Fang Xushan were aware of it, and the first thing they thought of was a sudden illness, Shi Changxuan said that it scared them into a cold sweat.

Fang Xushan was so anxious that his hands were shaking, he touched the talisman paper all over his body.Because when they mentioned losing their souls, they thought of Hongyang Dao. After all, they only came into contact with it yesterday, and Jiang Yuqi's symptoms were too strange.

When Xie Lingya saw it, he bit the middle finger of his right hand, drew a talisman on Jiang Yuqi's forehead, and cursed: "The sky moves and the earth turns, and the soul follows. The soul is true, and the seven stars are in harmony!"

Humans have three souls and seven souls, here the seven stars refer to the seven souls, just as Xie Lingya stopped the seven souls, Jiang Yuqi's complexion improved a lot, but when Xie Lingya read on, he stared straight at the ceiling.

Xie Lingya felt something was wrong, and slowly stopped the spell.

Fang Xushan pulled Jiang Yuqi to take a look, and said disappointedly: "...It's too late, the soul is lost!"

Jiang Yuqi lost his soul and was stunned, but his life was still alive.

There are so many Taoist priests present, who knows one or two ways to call back souls, but so many people can't call back Jiang Yuqi's soul, which is exactly the same as Jushi He's situation, the only difference is that Jiang Yuqi's attack in public, so Xie Lingya Pull back part of the soul.

"Go and see Jiang Yuqi's dormitory." Fang Xushan asked everyone to disperse first, and then said with a dark face.

Xie Lingya followed behind, turned his head and said to Shi Changxuan sadly: "It's too sudden, I haven't fully proved my excellence."

"..." Shi Changxuan said dryly, "There will be a chance."

Xie Lingya glanced at him, Shi Changxuan didn't respond when he heard such words before, he was just speechless.

Shang Lushen whispered: "Shi Changxuan has learned to flatter, this is all love!"