fight for day

Ye Zhuming squinted his eyes and made a disdainful expression: "How is this possible? What era are you still practicing these feudal superstitions?"

The proprietress is a native of the country, how can she tolerate her right to speak being contemptuous, her willow eyebrows stand upright: "You boy, what did I lie to you, that Yanghu Lake is under the Tiankeng, don't look at the Tiankeng has only one entrance Actually, there is another road opposite Cehu Ridge. Before the founding of the People’s Republic of China, it was walked by ghosts in the water. Herbs often grew on that road. When my grandfather was young, he would go there to chop firewood, and he saw there were people and fish in it. Leh!"

She raised her palm and gestured meanderingly: "Mermaid, you know, that kind of half-human half-fish thing."

Ye Zhuming nodded again and again: "I know, I have seen the movie——sister, then according to you, this mermaid is a gimmick, why haven't I seen the official announcement here?"

"Oh, who dares to publicize something that eats people," the proprietress said more and more vigorously, and even placed a plate of melon seeds and dried dates on the counter.

Ye Zhuming grabbed a handful of melon seeds and listened to her chatter while nibbling.

"You don't know if you are from other places. In fact, our area is quite evil. This Fengqi is next to Kunlun. Kunlun is a sacred mountain. Some spiritual beasts dare not go straight to Kunlun, so they all run to Fengqi. Here we come. This is now, counting 200 years ago, no one dared to live on the mountain, and some villages even worshiped monsters as gods for the sake of safety."

Ye Zhuming nodded thoughtfully, thinking of the mermaid statue in Gongyang County.

The proprietress kowtowed the melon seeds and continued to output: "Later, it was liberated. Everyone is engaged in construction. Fengqi should not be wasted. Stop the monsters, don't let them run outside."

Ye Zhuming: "Hey, since it's overwhelmed, why are there still children missing?"

The proprietress gave a look of "you don't understand this".

"The dark river at the bottom of Fengqi connects Kunlun and the East China Sea. It's like a big road, so it can only be suppressed, but it can't be killed. Monsters, there are always some abilities to confuse people. Adults should be firm, children. Their celestial spirit cover hasn't grown well, the old saying is "open the sky eye", you can see some dirty things, and they will be hooked and eaten."

The proprietress said with a bit of embarrassment: "Every time we see someone with a baby, we will make them pay more attention to the baby, but when it comes to business, there are some things that are not easy to say, and the superiors often say hello to us..."

The proprietress woke up like a dream, a little embarrassed: "Young man, let me chat with you a few more words, don't put yourself out there."

Ye Zhuming is very understanding: "Of course."

After finishing chatting with the proprietress, Ye Zhuming immediately walked towards the Taoist temple she mentioned.

Ye Zhuming had heard about this Lianyun Temple when he first came to Qin Wei to exchange cases. He said that it was very effective in curing diseases, and some of the tourists in Fengqi came to worship the gods.

Ye Zhuming walked around the tiankeng twice before, but he didn't find any more entrances. It turned out to be here.

There are a lot of people going in and out of the gate of the temple. Ye Zhuming didn't pay attention to it before, but upon closer inspection, he found that the temple was built quite simply. Only the stone arches with white jade plaques carved on it, and the temple body is made of old soil Part of the wall and the corners of the cornices have fallen off, and the bluestone road is full of cracks.

If it weren't for the endless stream of pilgrims and the three bronze incense burners filled with incense in the courtyard, it would look like a dilapidated wild temple.

The inside is also very interesting. There is no Wang Lingguan under the eaves, and there are no three Qings and four emperors in the main hall. There is a gilded statue of a god alone, and there are two fairies on the left and right.

Ye Zhuming didn't know who this statue was. He looked around and saw the origin of this god on the stone wall in the temple.

It is said that more than 300 years ago, during the period of dynasty change, there were frequent wars, heavy casualties, and even a small-scale plague broke out. A wandering Taoist passed by here to heal the wounded. common people.When the world was at peace, the Taoist disappeared again, and the people regarded him as a god who came down to earth, so they offered him up.This person did not reveal his name, but he lived next to a mountain spring at night, so he was called Fengquan Immortal. After hundreds of years, this Fengquan Immortal has become more and more evil, and he also has a story of fighting against plague ghosts. He is both medical and martial, probably That's why it was chosen to be here.

Folk worship is full of strange things. Ye Zhuming is not very interested in this fairy, and he doesn't kneel down. It's just that this Taoist temple also sells some red incense talismans. Ye Zhuming doesn't understand this, and he can't see the clues. There is a professional, so I bought a little of everything, which is quite expensive, costing more than 600.

The people who come here basically burn incense or ask for amulets, Ye Zhuming did the math, and couldn't help but lament that it's so f*cking black, and they don't even renovate the house to make money in the name of being a god.

He put away his things, walked around the outer wall of the hall, and saw a locked door in a corner.

The old-fashioned padlock is old, and Ye Zhuming lost a hand of rust when he pulled it. He studied it for a while, took out the thin wire attached to the phone case, poked it into the lock cylinder a few times, and the lock clicked open.

Ye pushed open the wooden door, and there was also a yard at the end, with walls on three sides and a cliff on one side. There were several tile-roofed houses where clothes were dried, probably the residences of the Taoist priests outside.

Just as Ye Zhuming was about to go in, he shouted angrily from behind: "What are you doing?!"

The male Taoist priest was holding an empty box, probably because he had finished buying the talisman bag and was going to get it.

After Ye Zhuming turned around, he put his hands behind his back, hid the iron wire in his cuffs, and twisted off the rust, without changing his face: "I saw the door was open, and thought there were gods inside, so I wanted to pay my respects."

The male Taoist priest looked unhappy, and patted the wooden sign on the wall with his big palm: "Don't you see 'Tourists stop'?"

Ye Zhuming smiled a little embarrassedly, took off his hat to reveal his bright blond hair, and said in a crappy accent, "I'm a foreigner, I don't know Chinese characters very well... I can speak but I can't write."

The Taoist just frowned, and made a gesture of repelling: "The Immortal Quan is only enshrined here, you just worship him."

Ye Zhuming looked like he was being taught, and walked around for a while after leaving, and when the male Taoist priest was selling a box full of talisman bags outside the hall, he walked back again.

The door was locked again, and there was another Taoist priest standing beside him.

Ye Zhuming weighed the pros and cons, and still felt that since he didn't know the depth, it was better not to have a direct conflict first.

At this time, there was a voice on the radio, saying which scenic spots were about to be closed, reminding tourists not to go deeper.

Lu Zhou also sent a WeChat message asking him if he wanted to come back for dinner. Ye Zhuming calculated the time, and now it was time for dinner, so he agreed.

"Your brother said he was coming back." In the hotel, Lu Zhou said to Song Huairan while typing.

Song Huairan also slept for most of the day before waking up, and Lu Zhou wondered how he could sleep so young at such a young age.

"Stayed up playing games last night?" Lu Zhou joked.

Song Huairan shook his head: "I don't play games—but I haven't slept for two days, so I'm a little sleepy." I'm also a little hungry.

Lu Zhou was startled: "What did you stay up all night?"

Song Huairan thought for a while: "There are quite a lot... The main idea is to finish it ahead of time and give my brother some time."

Lu Zhou didn't quite understand: "Did Zhuming contact you very early to let you come over?"

Song Huairan just looked at him and smiled, without answering.

This boy has a calm temperament that doesn't match his age. Lu Zhou is a little curious: "I heard that you practice Taoism?"

Song Huairan nodded.

"How did you come up with the idea of ​​doing this?"

Song Huairan smiled gently: "I was born for this."

Lu Zhou: "..." What is realm.

He began to search for his only religious knowledge: "Is there a sect for cultivators? Zhengyi and Quanzhen, which sect are you?"

"Neither of them." Song Huairan shook his head, "My master sect is quite special, and it has a long history and is not well-known outside. We never preach, and ordinary people probably haven't heard of it."

Lu Zhou nodded in understanding.In fact, it is not difficult to understand that Taoism, or the sects in the family originally have many categories, except for the two largest ones, there are also folk legal teachings, which include even more categories.

"What do you want to eat tonight?" Lu Zhou began to search the surrounding delicacies.

Song Huairan: "It's all right - my brother should eat at the hotel."

Lu Zhou froze for a moment.

Song Huairan said gently: "He has something to talk to me about, it shouldn't be convenient outside."

Lu Zhou thought about it too, so he gave up searching and brought up the restaurant menu for Song Huairan to read.

"If the hotel doesn't have your favorite food, you can order it elsewhere."

Song Huairan turned around for a while, then raised his head and asked, "Can I order two cups of milk tea first?"

Lu Zhou: "...well, yes."

Before placing the order, he knocked on Ba Ma's door again: "Xiao Song wants to drink milk tea, do you have anything you want to eat, let's buy it together."

It's strange to say that Ba Ma knew Song Huairan, but he seemed to resist staying with him. He only greeted him at the beginning, and stayed in the room ever since.

Lu Zhou had no choice but to order some milk tea and desserts. As soon as the takeaway was delivered to the room, he saw Chi Huan coming out of the elevator tiredly.

"Sister Chi," Lu Zhou greeted her immediately, "I haven't seen you for a day, come over and have something to eat."

Chi Huan entered the door weakly, his eyes lit up when he saw Song Huairan on the sofa.

"Oh, Mr. Song!"

Song Huairan handed Chi Huan the milk tea that had just been inserted into the straw, and smiled obediently: "Sister Chi, long time no see."

"It's almost a year younger, tsk tsk, the longer you are, the more handsome you are." Sure enough, seeing that the beauty can relax and relieve stress, Chi Huan jumped to sit next to Song Huairan, his face was radiant after sweeping away his fatigue, and began to ask questions.

Song Huairan chatted with her with ease, while Lu Zhou watched for a while before sending a message to Ba Ma.

[Why don't you come out and sit for a while, sister Chi just came back. 】

After all, he is a ten-year-old child, so Ba Ma's avoidance can easily make people feel suspicious, thinking that he is disgusted.

Bama didn't reply to his message, but there was a knock on the door soon, and he came in and gave Lu Zhou a sad look, curled up in the corner of the sofa, drinking milk tea.

After a cup of milk tea and dessert was finished, Ye Zhuming came back.

"They're all here." He put the room card and bag on the entrance.

Everyone in the room turned around, only Lu Zhou and Song Huairan stood up.

"came back."

"elder brother."

Both of them spoke at the same time.

Ye Zhuming nodded to Lu Zhou first, then looked at Song Huairan, squinting his eyes.

"Tsk, I've grown taller."

At that moment, Ba Ma's mind uncontrollably thought of a classic line from a certain palace drama of the Qing Dynasty - "The third elder brother has grown taller again", and his facial expression twisted for a moment.

As a result, Song Huairan suddenly turned his head and looked at him curiously: "Who is the third elder brother?"

Ba Ma immediately collapsed: "Ah, ah, don't read my heart!"

Everyone in the room was stunned, and then Ye Zhuming grabbed a pillow and threw it at Ba Ma: "What are you talking about?"

Lu Zhou looked at Bama's aggrieved expression, and suddenly reacted, and looked at Song Huairan in disbelief: "You don't, you can still see what other people are thinking?"

Song Huairan had a gentle attitude: "Normally not, but he laughed too loudly."

Ba Ma: "I'm just laughing in my heart."

Song Huairan apologized a little: "I won't read it next time."

Ba Ma: "You said the same thing last time—but it's okay, just read if you want, don't take it to heart."

He caught a glimpse of Ye Zhuming's face and abruptly changed his tune.

"Dinner, I'm going to starve to death." Ye Zhuming did what Song Huairan said, and asked the hotel to deliver the dinner to the room.