Chapter 348 Extra 1

According to custom, people clean the house, prepare food and paste window decorations before the New Year.

Although Yan Shixun is a monk, unlike other exorcists, he does not care much about these rituals and tedious preparations, and even feels bored.

When the Taoist priest of Haiyun Temple came to the courtyard to deliver snacks and incense from Haiyun Temple, he knocked on the door. Before he could even put on a smile, he was suddenly met with a pale and stiff face.

Taoist Priest: "May you be blessed with infinite happiness!!!"

Before he could figure out why there was a ghost in Yan Shixun's house, he saw the ghost bowing to him respectfully.

"It turned out to be the Taoist priest of Haiyun Temple. Mr. Yan had predicted this morning that someone would come to visit, but he didn't expect it to be true."

The ghost was still laughing when he stood up, but when he saw the Taoist priest's serious face, he was confused. After a while, he suddenly realized what was going on and quickly explained, "Don't worry, Taoist priest. I came from the underworld to run errands for our Lord Yama and do some odd jobs."

The Taoist priest then discovered that, indeed, the ghost was wearing official uniforms, but he had not looked closely in a hurry and had confused the ordinary evil ghosts...

He looked past the ghost official into the courtyard in a trance and found that there was not only one ghost official, but also several other shadowy figures in the courtyard.

However, these ghosts did not do any evil. Instead, each of them held a broom and a rag in their hands and cleaned the place without complaint.

Taoist Priest: You are worthy of being my uncle master in Haiyun Temple. Others exorcise ghosts, but he “exors ghosts”. Does he even have to squeeze ghosts to do the cleaning?

In addition to the ghost in the courtyard, Jing Xiaobao was also climbing a tree.

The child was holding a beautiful red lantern in his hand, and seemed very interested in the activity of climbing the tree. Two wolves stood under the tree with their heads raised, looking at him closely. Although they did not have human facial features, their expressions were like adults looking at their cubs being naughty with disapproval.

The leader wolf named Wangwang would change his position from time to time according to Jing Xiaobao's movements, always staying right below Jing Xiaobao.

Its muscles were tense beneath its silver-gray fur, and it looked like it was ready to rush forward and catch Jing Xiaobao at any time.

The Taoist priest was stunned as he looked at this inexplicable harmonious scene in the courtyard and was unable to recover.

However, Jing Xiaobao heard the sound at the door and turned around with a smile.

His eyes fell directly on the box in the Taoist priest's hand. His long eyelashes blinked and his beautiful eyes sparkled.

"Sir, this box of yours contains..."

The ghost official immediately understood and asked the Taoist priest hesitantly: "Do you have any candy?"

"sugar?"

The Taoist priest immediately responded: "Yes, every Spring Festival, the Taoist temple uses some healthy ingredients to make sugar, which is distributed to pilgrims and tourists. The little Taoist children in the temple also love to eat it."

This year can be regarded as the first year that Yan Shixun half returned to Haiyun Temple. The Taoist priests in the temple are grateful to Master Chengyun and his disciples, and are grateful to Yan Shixun for saving the world. They are very happy to invite Yan Shixun back to Haiyun Temple to celebrate the New Year, but they are afraid that they will be too abrupt and enthusiastic and scare Yan Shixun away.

So Lu Xingxing gave the Taoist priests an idea, saying that they should send some small gifts first, so that Yan Shixun could slowly get used to the existence of Haiyun Temple, and then it would not be too late to invite him to the temple.

Lu Xingxing was unreliable in other aspects, but his strength in socializing was obvious to all. As long as Lu Xingxing wanted someone to like him, he would never fail.

Give Lu Xingxing three minutes alone with a stranger, and he will treat you as a good brother who will share life and death with you.

The Taoist priests admired and loved Yan Shixun, and they wanted to tell the world that such a good cultivator was a disciple of their Haiyun Temple. Therefore, they were very cautious in dealing with Yan Shixun.

Considering that Lu Xingxing had lived with Yan Shixun for a long time and was even the only nephew Yan Shixun recognized at present, the Taoist priests thought about it and agreed. They plundered almost all the specialties in Haiyun Temple and wanted to pack up the entire assets of the Taoist temple and send them over.

It was Lu Xingxing who was confused when he saw the several large boxes in the yard. He checked them in time and stopped them.

"Brother Yan can draw the talisman with his eyes closed, so what's the point of giving it to him? Should we let Brother Yan test our homework to see if our talismans are good?"

Lu Xingxing held the various magical instruments and talismans that he had taken out of the box, feeling speechless and envious.

——He had never seen the Taoist priests in the temple so generous and willing to empty their family fortunes.

He has never been treated like this!

After hearing what Lu Xingxing said, the Taoist priests suddenly realized that they were too concerned and were only thinking about expressing their concern and love to Yan Shixun, forgetting whether it was appropriate or not.

"For so many years, it was our fault that Junior Brother Yan was left alone outside Haiyun Temple."

A Taoist priest held the precious magic weapon that was returned to him, with a sad face: "I know that Master Chengyun has a disciple. When Master Chengyun brought the young boy back, I saw him and knew that the evil ghost in his bones would achieve great things in the world."

"But I never expected that a person like Chengyun Jushi would leave so early... That's right, the hexagrams cannot be calculated completely, and sixty-four is the end. How could Chengyun Jushi make it past sixty-four?"

The Taoist priest shook his head and smiled bitterly: "I am crying for Junior Brother Yan. He has been living alone for many years and has never received any help or care from Haiyun Temple. The Taoist priests and I are too anxious. We want to make up for what Junior Brother Yan has missed in these years."

The Taoist's disciple said: "Master, don't you know that if you leave this magic weapon outside, it is possible for someone to snatch it? How did it end up in the hands of Master Yan? You said that giving away magic weapons is like giving away candy?"

On this day, all the disciples in Haiyun Temple felt deeply the favoritism of their master.

However, they were not dissatisfied. Instead, they wanted to add something to it.

——That’s Yan Shixun!

According to legend, there was a person who suppressed the old Fengdu in the southwest and ascended to the throne in Jiangbei as a human. There has only been one such person in thousands of years.

Seeing this, Lu Xingxing said: “…………”

"Are you here to cause trouble?"

Lu Xingxing could no longer bear it, and for once he stood up in front of the Taoist priests: "Send these things over, Brother Yan won't even look at them, he'll just stuff them into the corner, believe it or not!"

After yelling, Lu Xingxing suddenly remembered that he was afraid and shrank his neck timidly.

Fortunately, the Taoist priests did not care about his impoliteness. They were all focused on giving New Year gifts to Yan Shixun: "What should I give?"

So in the end, Lu Xingxing took the lead and made the final decision. He selected a lot of small souvenirs that tourists would buy, candies and snacks, incense made by Haiyun Temple itself, and some beautiful red paper-cuts.

"Don't worry, that little brat Jing Xiaobao is now living with Brother Yan. He made a mistake a few days ago and Brother Yan is trying to teach him a lesson."

Lu Xingxing said confidently: "As long as there are candies and colorful things that the kid likes in this box, the kid will definitely pay attention to this box - he has a dog's nose and can smell the candies in your pocket from a long distance. He especially likes strawberry-flavored things. I don't know who he inherited this from."

"Are you afraid that Brother Yan won't notice what Xiaobao is playing with?"

For Lu Xingxing, who has not yet completed his apprenticeship, this is the most important thing he has ever been responsible for in his life, and he feels a great sense of accomplishment.

When the Taoist priest left Haiyun Temple, he followed him reluctantly, all the way from the top of the mountain to the bottom. He kept nagging and admonishing the Taoist priest until he became annoyed. Finally, he exerted force with his feet and ran away through the forest by stepping on the branches.

The tourists who were about to go up the mountain exclaimed: "Oh my god, the Taoist priest flew!"

"Mom, is that a fairy?"

Lu Xingxing didn't realize that the Taoist priest was trying to avoid him, and thought that he was eager to see Yan Shixun, so he shouted at the top of his voice: "Uncle Master, slow down, flying with a sword is not allowed in Binhai City now!"

Taoist Song Yi, who had just come over to look for Lu Xingxing, immediately turned grim-faced.

——This rule came into being entirely because of him.

If someone could patiently read through the endless safety regulations of the mayor of Binhai, they would find one item that clearly states "Sword flying is prohibited in the urban area. Violators will be deducted 12 points and their driver's license will be confiscated."

The reason was that Taoist Song Yi, in a desperate situation, repeatedly ran around the city using light Kung Fu, which was filmed by citizens and posted online, causing a wave of heated discussion.

When the official person in charge saw the hot search, he spat out a mouthful of tea onto his computer and felt that his low blood pressure that had lasted for many years had been cured.

The public opinion group urgently produced a similar video, but added a lot of fake special effects in it, and then put it on small advertising webpages and marketing accounts, claiming that this was a promotional video for the xx game.

The mixture of truth and falsehood reduced people's suspicion and made them think that this was just a special effect shot in the game.

"It's still a day to believe in ghosts? Isn't that ridiculous?"

"Before you say this is Qinggong, go and take a look. They are promoting a web game, okay?"

"I'm speechless. There are too many fools. They actually think there are ghosts? Haha, they have learned science in vain. Didn't they see Yan Shixun from Haiyun Temple say that there are no ghosts in this world?"

Official person in charge: Yes, yes, yes! Just keep developing at this pace!

But even though the official person in charge was relieved, he still had many earnest talks with Taoist Song Yi, with the focus on the bald head of the public opinion leader.

"Master Song, the hair that our team leader just transplanted last month has all fallen out again because of you."

The person in charge spoke in a sad tone, as if it was not the team leader's hair that fell, but his own hair: "What we are saying is, can you have pity on the public opinion team leader and give his hair a chance to survive?"

Can you give my hair a chance to survive?

In the past six months, my hair has been losing its thickness.

Taoist Master Song Yi felt a little guilty, and then took the initiative to bring it up: "Speaking of hair growth, I was sorting out books in the temple a few days ago and found a hair growth spell. I wonder if the head of the public opinion team needs it?"

As soon as he finished speaking, the team leader immediately broke in and shouted: "I need it, Taoist priest, I need it!!!"

The look he gave Taoist Song Yi was no longer filled with bitterness and hatred, but instead it was as if he was looking at a god who had come down to earth to save people from suffering.

Taoist Priest Song: “……?”

Taoist Song Yi, who has always been good at maintaining good health and has thick hair without any worries about hair loss, cannot empathize with the bald alien's public opinion leader and cannot understand why the other party attaches so much importance to the hair growth spell.

However, he still left a large stack of hair-growth spells to the special department as compensation for the staff's hair loss caused by him recently.

He also specifically told everyone: "This is just a miscellaneous spell for daily life. You can use it at will and don't take it to heart."

The special department looked at Song Yi's long, thick and shiny hair with envy, and clenched the hair growth talisman tightly, refusing to let go.

Because of this incident, the people in the special department had a better impression of Haiyun Temple.

——It can hold up the avenue of heaven and earth, set up barriers to block typhoons, generate life and relieve worries, and make delicious candies.

Who wouldn’t like such a Taoist priest?

However, Taoist Song Yi still felt a little guilty for adding to the workload of the special department. When Lu Xingxing mentioned that he couldn't fly with a sword, he immediately recalled what happened before, and his face instantly turned dark.

"Lu, Xing, Xing!"

Song Yida shouted loudly: "Evil disciple, come here to me!"

Lu Xingxing was startled and ran away.

"Ahhh, it's New Year's Day, Master, what are you going to do?"

"If you don't learn good things, you will learn bad things. Have you memorized all the scriptures?"

"No, Master, please go easy on me! I'm an adult now, and you're still beating me up like this in front of all the pilgrims QAQ."

…

The tourists looked up in amazement, watching Lu Xingxing being chased all over the mountain by Taoist Song Yi, stepping on tree branches and not being able to fall to the ground.

That’s right, because he was often beaten by Taoist priests, Lu Xingxing finally figured out the secret of Qinggong. Now he can run very fast and ordinary Taoist priests have no chance of catching up with him.

If I meet a ghost again, whether I can defeat it or not is another matter, but I will definitely be able to run away from it.

This is really cause for celebration.

The Taoist priest walked away for a distance: May you be blessed with infinite happiness, the Three Pure Ones, I am guilty of wanting to poison the mute stars... Alas.

On his way to the courtyard, the Taoist priest was still worried about whether the advice given by Lu Xingxing was reliable. Could a few pieces of candy really help?

However, when Jing Xiaobao looked at the candy with sparkling eyes, the Taoist priest finally breathed a sigh of relief and decided that the next time he saw Taoist Song Yi beating Lu Xingxing, he would say a few good words for Lu Xingxing.

At least don't kill them, the stars still have some uses.

After taking the candy handed over by the Taoist priest, Jing Xiaobao sat on the tree branch, swinging his short legs. His cheeks were stuffed with candy, making him look like a little hamster, and he smiled with happiness.

"Are you looking for Yanyan?"

Because of the candy, Jing Xiaobao's attitude towards the Taoist priest improved a lot: "Then you can go in, Yanyan is at home today, but you'd better knock on the door before you go in."

Taoist Priest: “What?”

But Jing Xiaobao didn't explain any more. He just hummed a song and climbed up the tree again to continue his mission of hanging lanterns.

Yan Shixun didn't like to spend too much time on things like the New Year. In fact, he had never taken the initiative to celebrate the New Year.

In the past, it was Li Chengyun who took Xiaoyan Shixun to buy new clothes and New Year's goods. She would hold his hand and walk through the bustling streets with a smile on her face, gently telling him that this was the ordinary happiness and peace of all living beings.

The master and the apprentice would work together at home, and even if they were alone, they would still enjoy the New Year. Li Chengyun's hands were very flexible in drawing spells and making seals, and he would make beautiful dumplings of different shapes to amuse Yan Shixun. Yan Shixun, who was not very good at cooking, often got flour all over his head and face, which made Li Chengyun laugh.

However, after Li Chengyun left, the courtyard became completely deserted. There was no more laughter or joy to be heard, nor were there any warm lights waiting for the return of guests.

Yan Shixun had also become accustomed to falling asleep leaning against the window during the Spring Festival, amid the fireworks and laughter coming from outside.

It's like that figure, like a crane in the clouds and mist, that never leaves.

But this year marks an important turning point in Yan Shixun's life.

New Year's Eve is a very important event for both Fengdu and the underworld.

Every family worships their ancestors, and ghosts return to the human world to visit their families and protect their safety.

There are also evil spirits who take advantage of the opportunity to appear, trying to steal the good fortune and yang energy of the human world when everything is new.

The ghost officials and ghost messengers in Fengdu and the underworld were working overtime around the clock, and they were so busy that documents were flying everywhere.

As for the Lord of Fengdu, this should be his busiest time of the year.

But this year, the Lord of Fengdu is not in Fengdu at all.

——Neither of them is here.

Ye Li stayed with Yan Shixun in the courtyard and slept until the afternoon before finally getting up lazily.

Although he wanted to make up for the Spring Festival experience for Yan Shixun, he didn't want to leave Yan Shixun for even a second. He tightly hugged his lover's thin and strong waist and was unwilling to let go.

When Yan Shixun speechlessly wanted to push him away, he rested his chin on his lover's neck and rubbed his lover's cheek and hair affectionately. The scattered black long hair got tangled in the buttons of Yan Shixun's clothes and couldn't be untied, which made Yan Shixun completely forget about pushing him away.

As for the preparations for the Spring Festival...

Naturally, he was thrown to Zhang Wubing and Jing Xiaobao by Ye Li.

All the cleaning in the house was left to Jing Xiaobao, and the New Year’s Eve dinner was left to Zhang Wubing.

Ye Li still recognized the Zhang family's chef.

He also didn't want to let his beloved Shi Xun have to eat his poor cooking on such an important holiday.

Ye Li: If adopting a child is not for the purpose of exploitation, then it is meaningless.

Jing Xiaobao looked at the carefree and ordinary children playing wildly in the alley, then looked at his own responsibility, and envied them.

He: Although I am almost a hundred years old, I always feel that the adults in my family are not as reliable as me?

But this thought only lasted for two seconds, and Jing Xiaobao happily called out the messengers from the underworld and threw the cleaning task to them.

"Xiaobao is still a child."

Jing Xiaobao puffed out his cheeks and opened his big watery eyes: "Children just need to eat candy, there is no need to think about anything too complicated."

The evil spirits who were violently suppressed: …………

Outside the yard, there were children screaming and playing. Inside the yard, there were two wolves howling from time to time, directing Jing Xiaobao to hang the lantern more straight. Xiaobao tried hard to stretch out his paws with small dimpled flesh, but pursed his lips in displeasure: "I should have let Zhang Dabing do the work earlier."

Alpha wolf: "Ah-woo!"

If you don't want to work, then get down. It will be much easier for me to do it. I see you are more tired than I am.

Jing Xiaobao: "No! This is the dignity of the King of Hell!"

The Taoist priest looked at the inexplicably harmonious courtyard in surprise, then smiled and shook his head, and still accepted Yan Shixun's unique courtyard.

Junior Brother Yan is right, not all ghosts need to be driven away - they can also help wipe the dust and sweep the floor, how convenient.

From an angle that the Taoist priest could not see, the Fengdu Yin soldiers under the outer wall of the courtyard turned around, looked at the candy box on the stone table in the yard, and silently took two of them.

The ghost soldier next to him: "?"

Before he could react, a strawberry candy was stuffed into his hand.

Companion: Lady Fengdu likes strawberry flavor, aren’t you curious?

Ghost Soldier: ...

He looked up at the sky silently, pretending that he saw nothing, and quickly put the candy into his mouth to destroy the evidence.

The Taoist priest didn't know that this courtyard was populated not only by the underworld's evil spirits, but also by the ghosts of Fengdu, who often came and went, bringing matters that should have been handled in Fengdu here, eagerly waiting for the Lord of Fengdu to remember them.

This small courtyard in the old city, which looks ordinary on the outside, has now become the final gathering place of life and death.

The judgment of death and life exists here at the same time. Fengdu and the underworld, who dislike each other, shake hands and make peace here. The cries of the two Kings of Hell can be heard outside the courtyard. When the Lord of Fengdu does something wrong, he can only sit in the courtyard with a cold face, staring at the Fengdu soldiers so that they tremble, and they just want the Lady of Fengdu to calm down quickly.

Occasionally, a ghost exorcist would pass by here, and would be terrified by the strong ghost energy here, but he could not even get close. The invisible evil ghosts would tease the living people out of boredom, and they felt that compared with the current King of Hell, other people were much more lovely and kind.

When the exorcist ran back to his master for help, the master asked for the address and then said "Oh".

Ghost Exorcist: “?”

"It's normal that you can't get in. When you get in, we will set off firecrackers to celebrate your success in cultivation."

The master didn't know whether to laugh or cry: "Do you know who lives there? That's Mr. Yan Shixun, the only disciple of Master Chengyun of Haiyun Temple, who saved the world from danger. Even when I see him, I have to call him Uncle Master according to seniority."

Since the night of the Southwest Ghost Path, many sects were shocked by the unswerving sacrifice of Haiyunguan at that time. Although many people did not know the truth about the decline of the Great Dao, they also sensed something from the actions of Haiyunguan.

As a result, many exorcists, under the influence of Haiyun Temple, gave up their worldly fame and wealth and devoted themselves to monasticism. The names of Chengyun Jushi and Yan Shixun also spread throughout the circle, and everyone knew them.

Some people even went to the Taoist priests in Haiyun Temple, hoping to see Yan Shixun through them, but were rejected by the priests.

Yan Shixun doesn't like to get involved in karmic conflicts with others. The Taoist priests gradually get to know him better as they get to know him better. They don't want to disturb his peaceful rest.

When Jing Xiaobao reminded the Taoist priest to remember to knock on the door, the Taoist priest was still thinking about those people who had found Haiyun Temple a few days ago and wanted to express their gratitude in person because they were saved by Yan Shixun.

But while he was distracted, the Taoist priest vaguely heard a sound coming from behind the door.

"Hiss—Ye Li, are you born in the year of the dog?"

"Shi Xun, dry your hair before going out."

"roll!"

Taoist Priest: “…………”

He suddenly understood why Jing Xiaobao said that, and felt his teeth ache in silence.

Taoist Priest: My hypoglycemia has turned into diabetes.

But just as the Taoist priest hesitated and wanted to turn around and leave, Yan Shixun called him through the door.

Now that Yan Shixun shares the great Dao, and the heaven and earth are within his perception, how could he not know that there is a Taoist priest standing outside the door?

He even saw the candy box on the stone table and the Fengdu ghost soldiers who were stealing candy outside the yard.

"Ye Li, are you abusing your subordinates?"

Yan Shixun glanced at Ye Li behind him suspiciously: "They are so cautious even when eating a piece of candy."

Ye Li: "They probably don't want candy, they're just curious about you."

As he spoke, he stretched out his arms, brought Yan Shixun into his strong embrace, and whispered: "Actually, I'm also curious about the taste of Shixun... Will it taste like strawberry?"

Yan Shixun: “…………”

"roll!"

He raised his hand to tidy up his messy clothes, then walked over to open the door and nodded to the Taoist priest outside.

After not seeing each other for a long time, the Taoist priest seemed very surprised and enthusiastic to see Yan Shixun again. He tried hard to ignore Ye Li behind Yan Shixun, talked about the affairs of Haiyun Temple with a smile, and asked Yan Shixun with concern if he needed their help.

Even though the Taoist priest knew very well that with Yan Shixun's current ability, he probably didn't need help from others. But as a fellow disciple of Yan Shixun, he was willing to let Yan Shixun know that Haiyun Temple would always be his backer.

"Xingxing has recovered very well, Junior Brother Yan, don't worry anymore. When I went out today, he was chased and beaten by Taoist Song."

The Taoist priest said cheerfully: "Junior Brother Yan, if you have time, please go sit inside the temple. If possible, you can also give lectures to the young Taoists. Many of them admire Junior Brother Yan and want to see him."

"Master Ma has been promoting Junior Brother Yan a lot in the temple. He got rid of the bottleneck because of Junior Brother Yan, and his cultivation progressed by leaps and bounds. Now everyone in the temple knows about it."

Yan Shixun didn't know whether to laugh or cry, but after thinking about it, he nodded and agreed: "If there is a destiny, I will go to Haiyun Temple one day."

"but……"

Yan Shixun pursed his lips and his expression became serious: "How is Taoist Li doing recently? Is he still in meditation?"

Although Taoist Li returned safely from the southwest, he had died once after all, and had peeped into the secrets of heaven several times, so his energy and spirit were severely depleted. He aged dozens of years overnight, and his former youthful appearance with white hair and white eyes was gone.

Yan Shixun went to Haiyun Temple several times, but Taoist Li was either sleeping or in meditation, so he was never able to see him.

After Li Chengyun left, Taoist Li became the only elder in Yan Shixun's sect, which made Yan Shixun miss him even more.

After hearing Yan Shixun's question, the Taoist priest was silent for a moment, but he still managed to force out a smile: "Master Li... the situation is not very stable now, but we all believe that he will make it."

"Master Li said that he should have been dead, but he stayed behind temporarily just to hold on for us a little longer."

The Taoist priest smiled with tears in his eyes: "Perhaps, if we grow slower, Taoist priest Li can stay for a few more years."

"Daoist Master Li woke up briefly a few days ago, and he had something to tell Junior Brother Yan."

"——Xiaoxun, Happy New Year."

Yan Shixun was stunned, and the image of Li Chengyun with his sleeves folded and talking and laughing seemed to appear vaguely in front of him.

After the Taoist priest said goodbye, Yan Shixun still couldn't come back to his senses for a long time.

The leader wolf walked over with vigorous and graceful steps, and lay down at Yan Shixun's feet seemingly nonchalantly, with its big furry tail wrapped around his calves and sweeping back and forth, as if trying to give him some comfort.

Yan Shixun suddenly realized and patted the wolf leader with a smile.

At this time, Zhang Wubing's figure rushed in from the gate like a tornado.

"Brother Yan, come and see what delicious food I brought!"

Zhang Wubing shouted excitedly: "I stole all the vegetables from my kitchen! Hahahaha."

Yan Shixun looked up. The lights in the courtyard were bright and warm, and the people he cared about were all by his side.