[Comprehensive Mythology] Asking about the beginning

Drums in the evening and bells in the morning, deep mountains and ancient trees, there are quiet Taoist temples hiding among them.

The smog is lingering, and the early insects are chirping, gradually revealing the scene hidden behind the scenes.But it is a good picture of the holy scenery in the world and the fairy tales outside the world.

After a while, an old door was knocked open, and two handsome young men walked out from the remote backyard.Wearing a plain green cloth robe, straw sandals on his feet, long hair tied high with a wooden hairpin, he looks handsome and upright.Although it is a simple dress, it does not have the meaning of being out of the world in this secluded fairyland.

Carrying two huge waist-high wooden barrels on their shoulders, the young man in charge looked at the sky nonchalantly before complaining to the young man who was half a body behind him:

"You said, we get up every day before dawn to carry water and so on. When will it be the end?"

The young man who spoke was surnamed Wang, the seventh eldest in his family, and he was the son of a family with a large surname at the foot of the mountain.Since I was a child, I have longed for immortality, and I most like things that talk about gods and gods.The family members didn't take it seriously at first, thinking that it was a teenager's heart, and it would be fine when they got married and started a career.That is, three years ago, his family arranged a marriage for him, and the woman was a noble daughter of a family.

It's just unthinkable, just when the two families were happily preparing to marry Qin and Jin, that Wang Qi quietly stowed away his belongings and fled all the way to Laoshan.

There are fairy mountains overseas, and the mountains are in the void.

This Mount Lao is also known as the No. [-] fairy mountain on the sea, and it is naturally the gathering place for the out-of-world experts and immortals.

It's just that the fairy trail is ethereal, if it is so easy for mortals to get it, why are there so many stories of seeking immortality and asking for it?

It was also Wang Qiyuanfa who entered Laoshan and lingered in the mountains for only a few days.Just when the dry food was exhausted and ready to return, he ran into Jiang Ning who was sent here by Wushuiyue.Afterwards, the two of them stayed together in the mountains for a few more days, but they paid homage to Qing'ao Temple.

The Patriarch of Qing'ao Temple is a Qing'ao Temple on the sea, who has been sleeping in a daze for tens of thousands of years. Once he had an epiphany, and was instructed by a great power in the past, he was able to transform into a human form and build this Qing'ao Temple.It is the seventh generation to be the master of the temple.Although it has not recruited disciples to manage it with heart, it still has some prestige among the big and small fairy schools in Laoshan.

Wang Qi and Jiang Ning joined this sect, but the deadline for recruiting disciples has passed.Just when Wang Qi was about to leave in despair, the temple master saw that the two looked strange and seemed to have great destiny, law and great cause and effect.He didn't mention the matter of accepting these two people as disciples, but just kept them in the temple and asked them to carry water and chop firewood every day.

Fairy fate is hard to find, Wang Qi has read a lot of strange people and strange stories on weekdays, so he naturally knows this.Seeing that the temple master is kind and amiable, he is born with the appearance of a fairy with a very strong character, so he must have great abilities.But he patiently stayed in this Qing'ao temple for year after year.

As for Jiang Ning, even though he was worried about Rong Chu, he had also been instructed by Wu Shuiyue and knew that some things were of no use in urgency.So he calmed down and honestly carried water and chopped firewood in this view. Although there was no improvement in cultivation, his state of mind was rising rapidly.

"Immortal road is rugged, how can it be so easy to find?"

Showing an extremely gentle smile, the young man who was half a body behind paused for a moment, and there was a little smile on his gentle brows, before continuing:

"Isn't that what Brother Wang said back then?"

"Furthermore, the temple master is a god. I left you and me alone, and only asked you to carry water and chop firewood. Maybe it is to test your mind and concentration, so that you can pass on a profound method."

Wang Qi was at a loss for words, his handsome face was flushed, and he staggered for a long time before he argued:

"Isn't it that you and I have been working in this temple for four full years! No matter how big the master's test is, it should be over, right? Not to mention anything else, even if he asked me to go up the mountain of swords and down into the sea of ​​fire, it would be better than this whole Carrying water and chopping firewood every day is strong, isn’t it?”

Vigorously unloading the burden from his shoulders, the thick wooden barrel made a dull sound among the rugged rocks, and hurriedly stabilized the wooden barrel to prevent it from rolling.Wang Qi just continued:

"Don't block me with my words. You have been chopping firewood and carrying water for so many years in this temple, don't you have any other ideas?"

Any other ideas?

Jiang Ning smiled and was waiting to speak.But he saw that Wang Qi quickly changed to a dignified and rigorous expression, holding the burden under his palm, his eyes turned to the side like a convulsion.

With a sudden change of mind, Jiang Ning also put on a serious look, but urged Wang Qidao:

"Brother Wang, it's getting late. Let's hurry down to fetch water!"

"Extremely so."

Wang Qi let out a haha, hurriedly placed the pole on his shoulder again, and started to walk towards the river at the bottom of the mountain.Not wanting to make a move, a clear and mellow voice came from far above, but it said to the two of them:

"You two don't need to chop wood and carry water today."

Another obese Taoist leaned out more than half of his body from the door that had not been closed, and his chubby face was very pleasing.But he tried his best to put on a serious look, and said to the air far away:

"I have seen the viewer."

On the other side, both Jiang Ning and Wang Qi straightened their expressions, and they also slapped their heads in the air from a distance, just like the fat Taoist priest.

However, at some point in the air, a snow-white white crane appeared in the air, with a graceful posture, it looked like nothing ordinary.And on the back of the white crane stood a middle-aged man wearing a jade crown and a seven-star magic weapon.With a three-foot beard under his chin, a whisk in his hand, and a three-foot Longquan sword hanging from his waist, he is like a man of immortals with all the charms of immortality.It is the master of the Qingao Temple.

With a flick of the sleeves, there will be a breeze rising from the ground and blowing down on the face, which only makes people feel refreshed and peaceful.

After uttering a Taoist name, the temple master fell from the back of the white crane, right in front of Jiang Ning and Wang Qi.He let the white crane fly again, swept the dust with his palm, but said:

"At sunset today, Pindao will entertain guests in the side hall. The two of you will go and take care of it, and then serve tea and water with Pindao to experience it."

After speaking, he seemed to think of something suddenly, but he said with a half-toned smile:

"Don't say that poor Taoist me is a person who deceives the world and steals fame. It's just that the practice is the most important opportunity."

Both Jiang Ning and Wang Qi showed a bit of embarrassment on their faces, but they cheered up and said yes again and again.But for a moment, I felt a breeze blowing around my body, but I didn't see the figure of the temple master anymore.

After a long while, the two raised their heads and looked at each other in horror and envy.I don't think that the viewer usually does not show his mountains and dews, but his methods are very extraordinary.

Of course, Jiang Ning has seen the big scene anyway, and the horror and envy on his face, how much is true and what is not, you can only ask him to know.

After rubbing his hands, Wang Qi's eyes flickered, and he wanted to speak again.Then he saw that fat Taoist priest had arrived in front of the two of them at some point, holding a slender thorn in his hand, but he said viciously to the two of them:

"The Lord of the Temple ordered that you two don't need to carry water and chop firewood today. Hurry up and clean it up, and prepare for the banquet at sunset!"

This fat Taoist is named Xinghe, and he has been in the temple since childhood.Although he was born with a pleasing and funny appearance, he is the most cautious and rigid person, and does not allow the slightest stealing and cheating.

Wang Qi was originally a child of a big family, nothing else, the eldest young master's temper was more or less contaminated.Since entering the mountain, he has suffered a lot from Taoist Xinghe, so seeing this fat Taoist on weekdays is like a mouse meeting a cat, which is the most polite.

Although it was the first time he saw Xianjia's methods, he was emotional, but now in front of the fat Taoist Xinghe, Wang Qi had no choice but to pack his face.Instead, he put on a dignified and serious look, and returned to the Taoist temple with Jiang Ning.

Laoshan Taoist, Jiang Ning also knew about it in his previous life.It's just that after Nie Xiaoqian, Ning Caichen, Yan Chixia and other incidents, he never dared to look at the problem with old eyes.Although he didn't know the purpose of the waterless moon to send him here, he was able to carry water and cut firewood in this blue crab temple peacefully.

After finally tidying up his body, he changed into the Taoist robe sent by the temple master and ate some food.When it was evening, the little boy came to invite Jiang Ning and Wang Qi to the side hall.

Wang Qi has longed for immortality since he was a child, but he is not stupid, otherwise he would not have come all the way to this Laoshan Mountain.Being able to stay honestly in this Qing'ao Temple for many years, on the one hand, it is certainly because of the desire for that great skill in my heart, and on the other hand, it is indeed because this Qing'ao Temple is somewhat miraculous,

Not to mention anything else, this Qingao Guanman is full of fights, plus Jiang Ning and Wang Qi are actually only four living people.The other two are the Guanzhu and Fat Taoist Xinghe.As for the rest, they're just... puppets.

King Mu of Zhou visited the hunting road in the west, and there was a dedicated worker named Yanshi.The advocates made by Yanshi can stand up and down, and when they slap their hands, they can sing in harmony, and when they hold their hands, they can dance to meet the festival.

Jiang Ning didn't know whether there were rumors that King Mu of Zhou had Yanshi in this time and space, but these vivid puppets that existed in Qing'ao Temple were really the same as the puppets offered by King Mu of Zhou in the legend. No difference.

Walking movements, appearance and posture are no different from ordinary people, a few types of strangers.

According to Xinghe, a fat Taoist who accidentally got drunk, the dolls in the Qing'ao temple all came from a great master of the Mohist school who had a good relationship with the temple owner.

It's the Mohists again.

And the Taoist boy who led Jiang Ning and Wang Qi to the side hall was naturally a puppet.

Along the way, through the courtyard, a lot of trees, pines and bamboos are planted in the surrounding land, and the air is clean and clean, and even the thinking seems to fall into the state of no thought and no thought.In the side hall not far away, there was already the sound of singing and dancing.However, when Jiang Ning passed by the front yard of the main hall, he noticed that there were a few camellias in full bloom in the yard.The red fire and the white snow are very vivid.And not far from the camellia, there are bright red peonies competing for beauty.