Part-Time Taoist Priest

Shi Changxuan looked away slowly, although he didn't speak, but his demeanor and actions gave people a feeling of denial, that is to say, he admitted that Xie Lingya was right.

Xie Lingya's eyes slid to Xia Luoqing again.

Xia Luoqing pretended not to see it, and didn't mean to express his opinion. This is his daily habit, and it is also the norm in China. He pretends to be deaf and dumb. He also knows that young people like Xie Lingya and his generation pay more attention to non-discrimination. set.

In fact, no matter how others understand it, Xia Luoqing believes that Yin and Yang coexist in all things, where there is Yin, there is Yang, and where there is difference, there is similarity, so there is no need to worry about it so much.

"That's my fault." Gu Yao was quite aggrieved, "If Lin Shi agrees to her, does it mean that he has failed me again? Where can I justify it?"

The female ghost in Tsing Yi said grimly: "You can also die."

Gu Yao was first glanced at by her, only to feel that his body was very cold, and shrank back again.

"Okay, don't talk about those unrealistic ones." Xie Lingya said, "It's definitely not good for you to stay in the mortal world for a long time. What you met today was us. We changed to other mages, and we will get rid of you in no time. Although Lin Shi violated It's a promise with you in the previous life, but if you want to have a ghostly relationship with Poet Lin, that's impossible, you should think it through yourself, so let's change the terms."

This female ghost is too affectionate, and she still wants to continue her relationship like this. Usually, those who come to collect debts will directly harm others, so she ran to pinch her rival.

"I just want to be with her..." The female ghost in Tsing Yi said unwillingly, this was her obsession to become a ghost, and it was not so easy to be persuaded.

Xia Luoqing burned the handwritten scriptures she had brought to her. After the female ghost in Tsing Yi took the scriptures, the resentment between her brows lessened a little, and her mind became clearer.

After waking up, the female ghost in Tsing Yi thought about it carefully, and knew that her wish could not be fulfilled. People and ghosts have different paths. She and Lin Shi not only missed sex, but also missed decades.

The female ghost in Tsing Yi said bitterly: "Lin Shi can't be with him... Hehe, wait, I know, Lin Shi is not with this man, and after I leave, there will be other people. So, I want you to I set up a memorial tablet and worship it every day, and offer sacrifices during festivals and festivals, just like waiting for a wife. Your future husband and children will also worship me, and after a hundred years, you will have to be buried with me."

"It's nothing more than offering sacrifices to the ancestors! I want to make sacrifices, so don't you hate me? What do you mean, I am the second wife and you are the eldest?" Gu Yao said dissatisfiedly, "We will hold a ceremony for you, burn more Just give you something to pay off your debt."

He looked at Lin Shi again, and found that Lin Shi was still in a daze, so he pushed her and said aggrievedly, "You should say something."

Everyone: "..."

How come there is an upside-down feeling...

Lin Shi was pushed, and she glanced at the female ghost in Tsing Yi evasively, knowing that she had betrayed her in her previous life, she looked so pitiful, and now she was lying on the ground, she felt a little guilty, "It's okay to worship every day, although I don't remember it, but Since I couldn't live with you in the previous life, it should be. But, it's not as bad as your family."

The female ghost in Tsing Yi said sadly: "At this time, you have to bargain with me."

"You have to be reasonable!" Gu Yao unknowingly forgot his fear and almost jumped up, "I'm nothing if I'm buried with you."

The female ghost in Tsing Yi yelled back: "The divorce rate in the world is so high, you don't need to worry so early."

Gu Yaoxian: "..."

The female ghost in Tsing Yi looked at Lin Shi again: "I could kill you and bring you to the city of vain death to renew the relationship between husband and wife. But I can't bear to see you in pain, what about you?"

They went to invite Taoist priests to arrest her, and now they have to bargain with her.

Lin Shi struggled for a while, although the female ghost in Tsing Yi was very affectionate, and what she said made her worry, but she couldn't remember anything after all, so she could only weakly say: "If I make a compromise, I'm sorry for both you and him... ..."

She didn't even dare to say that she would promise to the female ghost after her death. She had already broken her promise once, so it's better not to promise casually.

The female ghost in Tsing Yi smiled miserably: "Passionate and ruthless, you are still like this."

Gu Yaoxian was also in pain, he felt that his head was the same color as the female ghost's clothes.

The female ghost in Tsing Yi took a deep look at Lin Shi, and calmly said: "Then you don't need to make offerings to me, but if you don't kill me, I will come to collect debts after I reincarnate."

She didn't want to lose those memories at first, and was very resentful. After becoming a ghost, she found that Lin Shi had been reincarnated before her, so she ran back to the human world to seek justice.Now that's the end of the matter, it doesn't matter.

"..." Gu Yao felt a chill when he heard it first.

The female ghost in Tsing Yi was extremely violent, and the conversation fell apart. She planned to go through the official process by herself and change her body to collect debts.

In the end, Xie Lingya did a ritual for the Tsing Yi female ghost and sent her back to the underworld. It is impossible to really beat her out of her wits. She came to collect debts because of her predestined relationship, and she failed to kill anyone in the end.

The female ghost stood in front of the altar and said to Lin Shi: "You don't remember what my name is, can you call me Xiaozhou again?"

Lin Shi subconsciously said: "Xiao Zhou?"

In the next moment, her figure disappeared, leaving behind a meaningful, sad and moving expression, which made people feel lost.

Just now I couldn't persuade the female ghost, now Xie Lingya said: "It's better to recite scriptures and burn paper for her more, maybe her obsession can gradually disappear, and when she is reincarnated, she will change her mind again."

Gu Yao first breathed a sigh of relief, and then said worriedly: "Will she go to reincarnation immediately, if she is reincarnated immediately, 20 years later she will be a hero or a beautiful woman..."

Everyone: "..."

Although he didn't finish speaking, everyone always seemed to be worried that he would lose his competitiveness and be weird.

Gu Yao first thought: "I'll burn a few paper figurines for her, maybe I'll forget about us after enjoying it."

"...You just have to be happy. It takes time to line up in the underworld. If you're late, you might meet them in your next life." Xie Lingya said.

Everything happens for a reason.No one knows how much of the female ghost's obsession will be brought to the next life, and in what form it will be presented. At that time, it will be another story.

……

After bidding farewell to Gu Yaoxian and Lin Shi, the three of them went back to the natural temple.

On the way, Xia Luoqing couldn't help but said: "Xiao Xie, your swordsmanship...is it self-taught?"

"I've only learned a little bit of health-preserving Tai Chi sword." Xie Lingya said awkwardly, "There's no such thing as swordsmanship."

When Xia Luoqing remembered Xie Lingya's posture before, he felt very ashamed, and said: "I think you still need to learn some practical sword skills, which are convenient and beautiful to use, do you need me to teach you?"

Being good-looking is not exaggeration. Sometimes, if you want to win the trust of others, you have to rely on superficial work, which is very helpless.

Xie Lingya made sense after thinking about it, "That's not necessary, I can learn from Shi Changxuan."

He has long envied Lian's talk about the sword technique. It seems that not any Taoism can be achieved quickly, and the sword technique has to be learned and practiced hard.

"You can tell the depth just by looking at the posture of Daoist Shi holding the sword." Xia Luoqing agreed.An expert looked at the doorway, Shi Changxuan had never used a sword in front of him, but once he stood there with the sword, he could roughly know whether his level was high or not.

The Fuyang Wendao group was discussing the sacrificial offering with Tianranguan, when Xie Lingya's cell phone rang, and he took it out to see that it was a message from Fang Xushan.

After investigation by the police, several suspects have been identified, all of whom lived in that small building.

These people come from different places, most of them are from small cities or even towns, places with strong superstitious atmosphere.There are quite a few female members, and most of them had religious beliefs in their early years, and some even became true Taoist priests. They have disappeared in their hometowns since the past two years, and they may have gone out to preach in the north and south.

Checking the trajectory of the action again, it was actually saved by taking the high-speed train to the beginning and the end.But when they reached the territory of the first and last province, they lost their traces, which was very difficult to do in a city full of surveillance.But for some people, it's actually quite easy, just like Pei Xiaoshan.These people are not as cunning as Pei Xiaoshan, but they are more cautious. I don't know if the destruction of the evil Buddha made them vigilant.

Fang Xushan's trouble now is how to find the exact traces of these people.

Shi Changxuan suddenly smiled.

Usually everyone sees Shi Changxuan always looks cold and indifferent, but he has more expression in front of Xie Lingya, and now he smiles in front of everyone, which immediately makes people feel a sense of shock as if the millennium snow has melted.

A priest who was speaking was nervous, "Is there something wrong with what I said?"

In fact, Xie Lingya was also stunned for a while, he didn't think that much about Shi Changxuan before, but after thinking about it a few times before, when he went to see Shi Changxuan again, he figured out something else.I don't know if it's his own eyesight problem, or Shi Changxuan is really more lively.

And Shi Changxuan still looked at him and smiled, Xie Lingya's eyes drifted, "What's wrong?"

"Since the Ming Dynasty, the first and last provinces have been the places where Hongyang Dao has had the most activities, especially cities such as Qiwu and Tianyu." Shi Changxuan put away his smile and said lightly, "They walk under the guise of monks and preach, Of course in and around places of worship."

Moreover, these people really have an understanding of Buddhism and Taoism, and true monks may be deceived, which can confuse the public.Speaking of which, their founders also worked as Taoist priests for several years in their early years.

"That's right, it makes sense." Xie Lingya pondered, "Then we can first focus on the monasteries and Taoist temples in those cities."

This scope is narrowed down immediately, and there are not too many monasteries and Taoist temples in a city.

Xie Lingya told Fang Xushan about Shi Changxuan's analysis. Unlike Shi Changxuan, they read a lot of ancient religious materials. Now they heard the analysis and then searched. check.

"Why don't we also go to the first and last provinces?" Xie Lingya was gearing up, he had already received the Three Jeweled Swords, and the reason why the patriarch taught him the thunder method was for him to teach Hongyang Dao, so he was very active.

Those people are in the first and last provinces, so if you look for them, you will definitely find them.

"Are you not going to participate in the next trip?" Shi Changxuan asked.

"... Things are prioritized, there is still a chance for this in the future." Xie Lingya said.

Shi Changxuan nodded and followed Xie Lingya.

Therefore, Xie Lingya decided to leave the group and go to the first and last provinces to discuss with Fang Xushan. He and Shi Changxuan went to Qiwu City, where Lian Tan would also go, and Fang Xushan was in another city.There are also Taoist priests sent by other Taoist associations, scattered in various cities, and investigating with relevant local personnel.

……

I saw the old monk Liantan again, and beside him was a younger monk, about 30 years old, wearing glasses, with a gentle appearance.

Lian Tan introduced that this is his apprentice Tan Xing—not only did the Taoist priests become active, but after Lian Tan's running around, the monks also focused on Hongyang Dao. This time it can be said that the two religions joined forces to attack.

The monks went to the monastery to look for it, and the Taoist priests looked for it near the temple. Although the government did not give a lot of support this time like the previous cultural relic theft case, the surveillance video was also available.

There is a Bixia Yuanjun Temple in Qiwu.Xie Lingya and Shi Changxuan came here this day, because it was the [-]th day, there were many believers who came to offer incense.

The two followed the crowd into the Yuanjun Temple, and saw that there were mostly women.Bixia Yuanjun is also called Taishan Empress. It is said that she protects all living beings and observes the good and evil in the world. Her ancestral court is on Mount Tai.From ancient times to the present, women like to worship Bixia Yuanjun the most, because she also blesses women to have children and children are free from disease.

Xie Lingya chatted with the believers who lived nearby, and didn't hear anything unusual for the time being, but he made himself thirsty. Seeing that the female priest was serving tea, he went to ask for a cup to drink, and the tea was provided for free.

The female Taoist looked at him gently: "Is it enough?"

"That's enough, thank you." Xie Lingya smiled.

The female Taoist asked: "Are you hungry? Are you eating?"

This is too good, and there is also a meal, Xie Lingya quickly shook his head, "No need."

Nvdao didn't force it, but Xie Lingya saw that she would also ask other people if they were hungry, and if they were hungry, they would have fast food.

At the entrance of the main hall, Xie Lingya saw an old lady asking the female teacher, "When do you have classes this week?"

The female Taoist said with a smile: "Today is fine, you can stay or come at night."

The old lady also brought a young man with her, and when she walked out, she said, "This is because the Master is kind and willing to give us lessons and share them. The scriptures are precious."

The young man said absent-mindedly: "What a treasure."

The old lady said: "The temple owner renovated the temple a few years ago, and found a cloth bag under the floor tiles, which contained scriptures, which are the authentic works left by the immortal master hundreds of years ago."

Young man: "Hey, it hasn't rotted in hundreds of years?"

The old lady glared at him: "Do you think scriptures must be written on paper? And it was left by the immortal master."

The grandfather and grandson drifted away, Xie Lingya was a little uneasy when he heard this, and his intuition told him that something was wrong.Xie Lingya turned around and saw that Shi Changxuan had already entered the main hall, so he went in too.

Looking up, there is a statue of Bixia Yuanjun sitting on it, wearing colorful clothes and holding a baby in her arms. Around her, there are the Empress of Sending Children, Empress of Vision, and many others in different poses wearing red bellybands. plastic dolls, and women pick up the dolls and put them in their arms.

This is not disrespect to the gods, nor is it making trouble or stealing things.

This is an old custom called "tied dolls", that is, women who want to have children go to Bixia Empress Temple, or Nuwa Temple, Guanyin Temple and other temples that have the function of protecting fertility, kneel down to worship the gods, and take a red rope Tie the doll's neck, wrap it in a red cloth, hide it in your arms, and take it home, praying for a baby in the coming year.

In the past, dolls were all made of mud, and the Taoist priests in the temple would let people make them first.The times are different now, so of course it has become a plastic doll, and the meaning is still the same.

Generally speaking, a donation of two or three hundred or more can be used to tie the doll.

Shi Changxuan was staring at the believers. After Xie Lingya came in, the two stood together, and the female Taoist at the side asked them if they wanted to offer incense.There is no need to add so much money for the untied doll, and the incense here is free.

"No, thank you." After Shi Changxuan refused, he left the main hall with Xie Lingya.

Xie Lingya relayed what he just heard to Shi Changxuan, and then said: "My sixth sense tells me that something is wrong."

Shi Changxuan also said: "Of course not, there is no money to tie the doll here."

Xie Lingya was shocked, "Tea is free, fast food is free, incense is free, even dolls are free, how do their Taoist priests live?"

It is understandable to reduce the fee to the cost price, but it is completely free, which is too amazing. Is it so rich?

"I took a closer look," Shi Changxuan said in a low voice, "Many people donated money voluntarily."

In other words, there are not a few believers who support them, and there is no shortage of money for wholesale dolls.

Xie Lingya was stunned for a moment, turned his head to look at the bustling main hall and the kind-faced female priest, and broke into a cold sweat.

Their original guess was that Hongyang Dao might pretend to be a Taoist monk, hiding near religious places, or placing orders inside.But now, Xie Lingya had a terrible thought, could this Yuanjun Temple be one of the residences of Hongyang Taoists, and could the Taoist priests in it become their followers? ?

It would be ridiculous for a person in a formal religious place to become a crook.Moreover, they may also be in the Taoist Association, will they know that someone is coming...

But right now, it's just Xie Lingya's guess. It can't be judged based on his sixth sense and some incidents. On the surface, there is nothing wrong with it, and what he did was even a good thing.

Xie Lingya said solemnly: "Come over again in the evening, they will give lectures at night, maybe you will know after listening."

Shi Changxuan nodded, and the two left the Yuanjun Temple first.

……

Xie Lingya contacted Lian Tan and Tan Xing and asked them how they had gained. The two said that they saw a monk in the temple with the Hongyang Dao scriptures. After asking, they were given to him by someone outside. He was curious and looked at it. Take a look, see if you can see the name.

It can be seen that Qi Wu does have Hongyang Dao activities, and Xie Lingya told him that he felt that Yuanjun Temple was a little weird, so he decided to go to see it at night and invite the two of them together.

Xie Lingya changed into dark clothes, and at night, the four of them went to Yuanjun Temple together.At this time, the gate of the temple was closed, so of course we entered through the wall.

Shi Changxuan didn't say anything, for some reason, he climbed over the three-meter-high wall in one fell swoop.

Lian Tan's apprentice, Tan Xing, looked gentle and elegant. He rolled up his sleeves and his arms were bulging. He jumped up and leaned against the wall, sat on it with support, and turned around and pulled Lian Tan up with one hand.

When Lian talked about not doing it, his physical strength was a bit weak, but he was still agile. In a blink of an eye, all three of them jumped over the wall.

Xie Lingya braced himself, kicked off the wall and jumped up. When he turned over, he almost lost his footing and fell. Fortunately, Shi Changxuan hugged him.

At that moment, Xie Lingya almost shouted "I rely on you" because he was out of danger, Shi Changxuan quickly covered his mouth with one hand.He stared at Shi Changxuan with staring eyes, nodded his head, and nodded again before Shi Changxuan let go of his hand.

During the day, Xie Lingya memorized the topographic map. At this time, most places in the temple were dark, quiet and no one was walking. Xie Lingya thought about it in his mind, pointed to a direction, and walked over there.

There is a large hall in Yuanjun Temple, which is usually used for performing ceremonies and holding lectures. At this time, the lights were brightly lit, and they hid outside to listen, and faint voices could be heard.

There were men and women, old and young, and they recited in unison: "Thousands of kalpas are always alive, and my old mother has a compassionate heart. Now everyone has heard the wonderful way, and kneel on this altar..."

Xie Lingya turned his head to look at Shi Changxuan, he didn't know Yuanjun's classics, he didn't know which passage it was.

Shi Changxuan pressed his ear and said: "The old mother is not referring to Yuanjun, but the old mother of Hongyang Dao Wusheng."

After Shi Changxuan's popular science, everyone knows that Hunyuan Dao offers gods from many sects, but there are three gods, namely Hunyuan Patriarch, Wusheng Laomu and Piao Gao Patriarch.Among them, Patriarch Piao Gao is Han Taihu, the founder of the religion, who was regarded as a god after his death.

Therefore, this goddess and that goddess, this place is indeed one of the dens of Hongyang Dao!

I don't know if the people inside know what they believe in, and it has nothing to do with Bixia Yuanjun.

Xie Lingya quietly took out his phone, held it a little below the window, and took a few photos.Then turned around gently, led everyone back together, walked to a corner a little further away, Tan Xing asked him: "Aren't you going in?"

"What are you doing in there? What should we do if they gang up on us? It may not be able to wake up the believers for a while, but the four of us still want to outflank them?" Xie Lingya said, "I took a photo and will report them tomorrow. This is illegal. It's time to bring it all together."

Thinking about it for a while, what I said is true, only they can fight with others, and there are still so many believers.

"Let's go." Although there was no one around, Xie Lingya was used to whispering, and returned the same way.

Lian Tan and Tan Xing climbed up the wall and jumped out, Shi Changxuan also jumped on the top of the wall, turned around and extended his hand to Xie Lingya, he could see that Xie Lingya had a little difficulty jumping the wall before, after all, he had never practiced.

Xie Lingya smiled at him, stretched out his hand to hold him and was about to step off the wall, but Shi Changxuan's eyes suddenly changed, and his hands seemed to be bound, unable to lift them up.

Xie Lingya looked down and saw a plastic doll wearing a red bellyband at some point one meter away from his feet. His eyes were like spots of paint, his face was plump and fair, his lips were bright red, and he was holding a red string in his hand. The other end of the red rope was tied around Xie Lingya's wrist.

The mouth of the plastic doll was opened, showing a cheerful smile in the night, and a coquettish child's voice sounded from inside it: "Brother, can you tie me home?"

Although it was an innocent and lovely child's voice, it gave Xie Lingya a chill!

Shi Changxuan also had a cold expression on his face, and he stretched out his hand to draw out the mahogany sword behind his back, only to hear Shang Lushen on his shoulder shouting in collapse: "Smelly shameless!!"