This mountain god temple is rather simple.

Qin Luo entered the mountain god temple, where there was a large black ox and a large black bear, the two brothers standing together.

Xiongshan is clearly here to freeload.

Everyone was busy working, and the temple was empty. Qin Luo took out a stick of incense, lit it, and put it into the incense burner.

Suddenly, a large black ox was radiating golden light and ran wildly across the field, attracting the attention of the surrounding villagers.

"That's amazing!"

"Truly worthy of being called the Mountain God!"

The people's faces were filled with joy; with oxen helping them plow the fields, their lives were much easier.

Qin Luo walked out of the mountain god temple and saw Niu Mang plowing the field not far away. He smiled and nodded, "Plowing the field by day and catching ghosts by night, no wonder the people nearby built a temple for it."

...

Sunset Peak.

After finishing his porridge, Zhang Fulong had just stepped outside the Taoist temple when he heard a whooshing sound. He turned around and saw Tang Yao flying towards him on her sword. Thinking she was there to cause trouble, he became nervous.

Tang Yao landed in front of Zhang Fulong, her eyes filled with awe, and she said respectfully, "Senior, after the spring plowing is over, His Majesty is preparing to hold a Daoist discussion conference in the capital. Her Highness the Princess hopes that Longhu Temple can participate in this Daoist discussion conference."

"Your Majesty?"

"Your Highness?"

Zhang Fulong felt a chill run down his spine.

Although Longhu Temple is somewhat famous near Jinyang City, how could it attract the attention of the Great Xia royal family?

Tang Yao lowered her head and said, "Her Highness said that if you are unable to spare the time, you can send a disciple to the capital."

Tang Yao then asked, "Senior, is the theme of this discussion whether man can conquer nature or nature will conquer man?"

"The struggle between Heaven and Man..."

Zhang Fulong felt a headache coming on just listening to it.

"Her Highness said that the delegation from Longhu Temple will arrive in the capital at a certain time, and the Daoist Conference will begin at that time."

"..."

Zhang Fulong wiped the sweat from his forehead. There were so many big shots in the capital, he didn't dare to go, but if he didn't go, it would be disrespectful to the Great Xia Dynasty. What should he do?

"Senior, I must take my leave now!"

Tang Yao flew away on her sword.

...

evening.

Zhang Fulong paced back and forth in the courtyard.

Qin Luo returned to Longhu Temple and saw Zhang Fulong with a furrowed brow. "Master, what are you thinking about?"

When Zhang Fulong saw Qin Luo, he said with a solemn expression, "Her Highness the Princess has invited our Longhu Temple to the capital for a discussion on Taoism. I do not wish to go, but I do not know how to refuse."

Upon hearing this, Qin Luo smiled and said, "Master, why don't I go to the capital to discuss the Dao on your behalf?"

Zhang Fulong frowned. "The capital is a very dangerous place. Do you really want to go to the capital to discuss the Dao?"

"Um."

Qin Luo nodded. He wanted to travel far away, to see the Emperor of Great Xia, and the mysterious Grand Preceptor of Great Xia.

Zhang Fulong thought for a moment, then nodded, "Alright, good disciple, thank you for making the trip."

"The theme of the conference was the struggle between Heaven and Man: whether Man will prevail over Heaven, or whether Heaven will prevail over Man."

Which viewpoint do you support?

"Disciple needs to think."

“You’ll have plenty of time to think on the way to the capital,” Zhang Fulong said, patting Qin Luo on the shoulder.

"Master, when will the discussion on the Dao begin?"

“After the spring planting season, they probably won’t dare to discuss Daoist principles if we don’t go to Longhu Temple.” Zhang Fulong raised his eyebrows.

Qin Luo felt that there was still plenty of time. "Master, I will go to the capital in a couple of days."

Zhang Fulong looked at Qin Luo and said in a deep voice, "After you arrive in the capital, you must keep a low profile. If you encounter any trouble, go to the Zhang family in the capital and tell them that you are Zhang Lin's disciple. They should help you out of respect for their master."

"good."

Qin Luo nodded with a smile.