Crossing the Sword of Shushan Emei

In the evening, in a ruined temple outside Chang'an City, the little beggar looked bored at the drizzle falling outside.The rain in early spring is always thin and dense, and when it rises, it is endless.

All the good sites in the city were taken by others.He had no choice but to rush to the ruined temple not far from the city while it was still dark, and he would go to the street to beg early tomorrow morning.

He was not the only one in the ruined temple, there were many pedestrians who had no time to enter the city before dark.After dark, the gates of the city will be closed, and these pedestrians can only have holes in the roof, and they will spend the night in the ruined temple with air leaks from all sides.At the beginning of spring, the weather was still quite cold, and it was drizzling outside. The little beggar was preparing to pack up the firewood he had picked up a few days ago and light a fire to keep warm.

As soon as he got up, he saw a person coming towards the twilight, wearing a coir raincoat and a bamboo hat.After the man approached, the little beggar realized that it was a Taoist priest dressed in a female crown, holding a black silk whisk in his hand.

The little beggar suddenly realized: Three days later, in the most famous Qingxu Temple in Chang'an City, the national teacher will preside over the discussion. I heard that those who perform outstandingly will be selected to practice in the Qingxu Temple, and may even be appreciated by the emperor .There have been quite a few Taoist priests coming and going in Chang'an City these days. The little beggar took a closer look with his eyes that occasionally looked at fat sheep, and found that the whisk in the female Taoist priest's hand was made of the worst quality horsetail hair. .

Not only is the color impure, the thickness is different, and even the length is different, the materials and workmanship are all inferior.The handle of the whisk is also very common willow wood, far inferior to the precious things such as nanmu and red sandalwood that he has seen before.

"I think I'm a poor ghost, I don't have much money." The little beggar thought to himself.

The Taoist priestess didn't walk fast, and the drizzle couldn't quicken her pace.The female Taoist priest walked to the entrance of the ruined temple, stomped her feet slightly, raised her hand to wipe off the raindrops on her forehead, and said with a smile: "Bamboo stick straw sandals are lighter than horses, who is afraid? A cloud of mist and rain will be your life."

After speaking, he gathered up the coir raincoat on his body, and walked into the temple.

The little beggar had never read a book, but he felt an indescribable sense of freedom when he heard the two words of the Taoist priestess, and when he looked at the Taoist priestess again, he also felt a little out of the world.

After seeing this, the little beggar gasped, because the female Taoist priest who came out of the rain and walked through the mud did not get any mud on the hem of her clothes and the soles of her shoes.

"Is she really an expert?" the little beggar thought.

The female Taoist priest didn't even look at the little beggar, she found a dry place and sat down, closing her eyes and meditating.Fortunately, she came earlier, and there was still one or two pieces of dry space. If she came late, she would have to sleep in the wetland.

The little beggar collected himself and finally remembered what he was going to do. He built a pile of firewood and lit it with a flint. He leaned his body in front of the fire, and he felt much warmer.

This is a noisy sound from outside the temple gate. A tall man poked his head in from outside the gate, looked at him once or twice, then retracted his head again, and said to the people behind: "My lord, there is nothing wrong." It's dangerous, let's go in and take shelter from the rain."

Then came a steady voice and said: "That's the only way to go, just stay here for one night."

After a while, the "adult" didn't come in, but two guard-like people came in first, looking around, frowning slightly.

The two guards were very displeased when they saw that there were no good places left in the temple, and immediately decided to drive some people away to make room for the adults of his family. Get out in the rain.

The first person chased away by the two guards was the little beggar. This dilapidated temple could be said to be his home, and he came early to occupy the best place, and there was a fire beside him.

Depressed, the little beggar was driven away from the fire. Although he felt dissatisfied, he was stronger than others and had nothing to say. Besides, he was used to being bullied in the city, so this little grievance was nothing.

The little beggar huddled on a piece of wet ground in the corner and thought, "It's really unlucky, it seems that I won't be able to sleep tonight. Forget it, if I don't sleep today, I can get up earlier tomorrow."

After driving away the little beggars, the two were still not satisfied and drove away a few people dressed as businessmen and those who looked like knights in the rivers and lakes. The two guards did not move.

Soon the two guards walked up to You Ming and said, "Female Taoist priest, get up! Give our lord a place."

You Ming said unhurriedly: "Is your lord a fat man who weighs several thousand catties? It takes up so much space."

The guard on the left withdrew half of the knife from his waist and said: "Don't toast and refuse to eat, eat fine wine."

What kind of tempered person is You Ming, she wanted to get angry on the spot, but after thinking about it, she held back her anger, stood up reluctantly and stepped aside.

Seeing this, the two guards nodded in satisfaction and left one.

When the two guards came to You Ming's side, the little beggar who had been paying attention to the development of the situation couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief for You Ming.Although the little beggar is not very old, he is a man after all, and he grew up in the eyes of everyone, so he will inevitably feel pity for such a lonely woman.Although this woman is not very beautiful, she is also a Taoist priest.

He doesn't conflict with those popularity like You Ming, because a lonely woman like You Ming can only suffer in the eyes of others.

The guard who went out led a group of people in, and in the middle was a young man in a white robe. The man was young, extremely handsome, coupled with the majesty of a long-standing position, he was very attractive.

There were a lot of people in this group, and there was just enough space in the cleared space, but some guards did not sit, but stood and guarded them, focusing on guarding against those who were dressed as charlatans.

The big man who started to stick his head in, sat with that adult, presumably for personal protection.

This night seemed quiet and ordinary, and the cuckoo's cries came from time to time, making the ruined temple even more silent.

When everyone was drowsy, a gust of cold wind came from the gate of the temple, blowing the flames on the fire to swing back and forth.The big man with closed eyes who was sitting next to the lord suddenly stood up.

The adult said: "What's the matter?"

The big man said: "Listen!"

The little beggar, who hadn't fallen asleep, became interested at this moment, and listened carefully to what the big man said. At first, he didn't understand why, but after concentrating on it for a while, his expression suddenly changed, and so did the old man.

This ruined temple was built on the mountainside, and it was the spring day when the grass was growing and warblers were flying. There were many birds and beasts in the mountain. The sound of breathing is clearly audible.

The flames on the fire pile seemed to be about to go out because the firewood was almost exhausted and blown by the cold wind just now. When a guard saw it, he wanted to go over to add more firewood, and was bending down.I saw another gust of wind blowing outside the door, this gust was much stronger than the one just now, and it felt cold on people's bodies.This gust of wind just blew out the fire, and the whole ruined temple was plunged into darkness, and all the guards around the lord became vigilant.