The tall and thin Taoist turned around and saw a wheelbarrow stuck in the snow, unable to move. He sighed and went to help.
"What can we do with this little food? Everyone thought that our Jiucheng Palace was a great temple, but who knew that we didn't even have 800 acres of land!"
Generally speaking, more than 200 acres of land can support 50 Taoists.
Jiucheng Palace has 300 Taoists, but only less than 800 acres of land. Judging from the output of the land, it is completely outstripping its income.
The tall and thin Taoist priest looked thin, but he was very strong. With a light shout, he lifted up the wheelbarrow.
The civilian nearby quickly took out a piece of wood and put it under the wheel.
With the cooperation of several parties, the unicycle successfully got out of the snow pit.
The tall and thin Taoist priest returned to his senior brother and complained, "This year, our incense offerings have also decreased a lot. The incense offerings at the Wanshou Temple in Kyoto are 30,000 strings of cash a year, which is about 60 strings per person a year. When did we become so wealthy?"
The Taoist priest beside him said helplessly: "Brother, you are here to practice Taoism, not to make money. Master always says that you are too obsessed, but you never change."
The tall and thin Taoist said confidently: "My Tao is the Tao of money. Only with money can you live a good life."
"You, if you can't let go of your desire to be a businessman, why do you want to be a Taoist priest?"
The tall and thin Taoist priest said nothing.
The group pushed the wheelbarrow in silence and walked up the familiar mountain path.
"Wait!" The older Taoist priest looked around vigilantly.
He has walked this mountain road for twenty or thirty years.
He knew exactly what kind of trees were growing on the roadside and which tree had a bird's nest.
Although the snow covered everything, he felt something was wrong.
"Brother, what's wrong?"
The older Taoist priest looked serious and solemn: "Did the master say that he would send someone to pick us up?"
"No. Recently, there are quite a lot of disaster victims who have come to our temple. The temple master is taking all the uncles and uncles to arrange for the disaster victims. How can he spare any manpower to help us?"
The older Taoist priest stopped the team: "Be careful, there is an ambush ahead."
Gu Nanxi thought for a moment and decided to show up.
She did not let everyone come out, but instead led the twenty or so people who had been originally scheduled and walked towards the team.
"Be alert!" The older Taoist priest gave an order, and the laborers stopped, took out knives from the wheelbarrows, rushed to the front of the cart, and formed a defensive formation.
"Who are you?" the older Taoist priest asked loudly.
In the white snow, the man had delicate features and an aura that was not that of an ordinary person.
Especially since she was wearing armor and a white horse followed her closely.
Is it a real person? Or a wild monster?
The tall and thin Taoist priest made a gesture with his left hand, with his middle finger pointing to the palm and the remaining fingers clenched into four pieces, while chanting.
"The Mysterious Sect of Heaven and Earth, the myriad Qi is useless, the vast cultivation of the catastrophe, the proof of Wu's magical power, inside and outside the three realms, only the Tao is supreme. There is a golden light on the body, covering my body, open!"
Then, the tall and thin Taoist priest shouted, "Brother, this demon is so powerful! I chanted the Eye-Opening Mantra and used the Yin-Yang Eyes, but I couldn't see her true form! Quickly use the Five Thunder Binding Mantra!"
The older Taoist priest was shocked: "But it's too late. If we want to use the Five Thunder Binding Spell and set up the Xiantian Bagua Formation, we are too late."
Gu Nanxi was speechless after watching the whole process.
She had thought that there would be a dispute between the two parties and that the other party would strike first, but she never expected it to be this kind of preemptive strike!
When in doubt, they turn to metaphysics. Are you talking about them?
Gu Nanxi approached them step by step and watched the Taoist priests take out their peach wood swords.
Gu Nanxi couldn't help but ask: "Masters, is it possible that I am a human, not a demon?"
"How is it possible?! How can there be someone so beautiful, domineering, imposing, heroic, and arrogant?"
It was the first time that Gu Nanxi received such straightforward praise, and she couldn't suppress the curled corners of her mouth.
In the past, his subordinates were very tactful in their praise. After all, no one wanted to be known as a flatterer.
This group of Taoist priests are different. They love to tell the truth.
As the saying goes, sincerity is the ultimate weapon.
Since the gangsters were praising him so sincerely, Gu Nanxi took the initiative to explain his identity.
"Masters, I am really a human being. My name is Gu Nanxi."
"Oh, it's Madam Gu. What are you doing?"
Since we are sure that the other party is a human, there is nothing to be afraid of.
The gangsters took back their peach wood swords one after another.
Gu Nanxi raised her eyebrows. Did the other party recognize her, or not?
No matter whether he recognizes it or not, I will definitely visit Jiucheng Palace myself!
Gu Nanxi bowed to the Taoist priests, and said in a humble tone: "Daoist priests, we have been without food and water for several days. We finally got here. We heard there is a Jiucheng Palace, so we want to stop by to rest. Don't worry, it won't be in vain. We can add some money for incense offerings."
It sounded as if they had lost their way in the mountains and forests and had accidentally come to the foot of Jiucheng Palace.
The older Taoist priest thought the same and waved his hands repeatedly, "Madam Gu, what are you talking about? If you don't mind, you can follow us to Jiucheng Palace."
Gu Nanxi was embarrassed: "We have too many people. If I don't give the incense money, I will feel bad."
The older Taoist priest glanced at the twenty or so people behind Gu Nanxi. Although they were all young and strong and would eat a little more, it was not so much that they could not afford it.
"Madam Gu, don't worry. Times are tough, and we should help each other. Not to mention that there are only twenty or so people, even if there are more, they are all guests of our Jiucheng Palace."
Hearing this, Gu Nanxi smiled brightly and clapped her hands, saying, "That's great! Did you hear that? Come out!"
Through a brief observation and contact, Gu Nanxi believed that Jiucheng Palace should be a proper Taoist temple, different from those slutty ones that only have the name but do dirty things.
In that case, let’s change the plan and go up the mountain!
Whoosh whoosh!
A group of people emerged from the snow, behind the rocks, and on the trees.
"You scared me to death!" A man suddenly jumped out from the snow less than one meter away from the tall and thin Taoist priest, baring his teeth at him.
The older Taoist priest was exhausted, and Madam Gu had too many companions.
Gu Nanxi urged with a smile: "Master, it's freezing cold, shall we go to Jiucheng Palace early?"
The old Taoist priest looked at the hundreds of young and strong people, and his eyes went dark. How much food do they need to eat? !
"Madam Gu, you..."
Gu Nanxi pretended not to notice the elder Taoist priest's embarrassment and winked at everyone: "What are you still standing there for? Can't you see that the Taoist priests are tired? Have some eyesight and help them push the cart!"
Gu Nanxi turned around and smiled at the older Taoist priest: "Master, don't be polite, they have plenty of strength, let them do it!"
Following Gu Nanxi's order, the Yunzhou soldiers pushed aside the civilians, fighting one against ten, and grunted as they pushed the wheelbarrow.
Even the little white horse, which didn't like to be restrained, started to pull the cart obediently.
The laborers looked at each other in bewilderment. Their lives had been robbed?
"This..." The older Taoist wiped his sweat and looked at Gu Nanxi's brisk back, feeling something was wrong. (End of this chapter)
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