Chapter 311 Senior Brother Makes His Move
The Taoist priest also opened his eyes.
"Don't be impulsive! You don't even have a shred of martial arts skills... Hey, hey, hey, don't get off the bus!"
He couldn't stop Song Chunxue and watched helplessly as she jumped out of the carriage.
The others huddled inside the carriage.
"Daoist Master, you have such an air of otherworldly grace and extraordinary bearing. You must be able to drive away the bandits outside. Go and take a look," someone timidly urged. "We didn't encounter them on the way to Jincheng. They must be formidable."
There always has to be someone strong who steps forward, otherwise all the people in that cart will suffer.
The Taoist priest reluctantly got off the carriage and saw seven or eight burly men carrying long knives standing in front of it, deliberately exposing their arms and wearing fur from some unknown animal around their waists.
"Hey, where did this Taoist nun come from? She's quite pretty. Come over here and let me have a look."
"Yes, she looks like someone who has been cultivating Taoism for many years. She's quite fair-skinned and has a good figure. Brother, I think it would be good to tie her up and take her back as a bandit's wife. You're just missing someone like her."
"Brother, a stinky Taoist priest got off the car. They're in cahoots, they might even be husband and wife. What bad luck."
Song Chunxue crossed her arms over her chest, and the Taoist priest stood beside her.
They saw the driver smiling and talking obsequiously, pulling out a few copper coins from his waist, and even after being shoved a few times, he didn't blush.
"Junior brother, if you don't have the skills, stop pretending to be something you're not. These people are inhuman. Stand at the back."
Song Chuxue reached behind her waist and drew a short knife. "I'll help my senior brother."
The reason she wasn't afraid at all was that she had never seen her senior brother make a move before.
My senior brother has traveled all over the country for so many years; if he didn't have martial arts skills, he would have been gone long ago.
She really wanted to see her senior brother fight someone.
It would be even better if I could learn it.
"Just don't cause trouble. You stand here and don't let them bully the people in the carriage." With that, the Taoist priest flicked his whisk and pulled the driver away from the two or three bandits.
"Stand at the back, I'll handle these people."
The burly, shirtless man opposite him puffed out his chest and sneered, "Where did this stinky Taoist priest come from? He's as skinny as a stick, yet he dares to spout nonsense in front of me. He's asking for death."
Song Chunxue thought to herself, "My senior brother just looks thin."
The Taoist priest spread his legs slightly apart. "Stop dawdling. If you want to fight, then fight. If not, then get lost."
"Hey, you son of a bitch, kill him!"
"Yes, sir!"
Song Chunxue stood in front of the carriage with a knife in her hand and saw her senior brother use his whisk to send two or three people flying.
Those who were somewhat skilled pulled out a long sword from the middle of the whisk with both hands.
"Huh? The Taoist priest's whisk is really something; there's even a sword hidden inside!"
The driver clapped his hands, "Today's journey has been both auspicious and inauspicious, but meeting the Taoist priest has turned misfortune into good fortune."
Song Chunxue couldn't help but admire the driver; he always spoke so eloquently.
She stared intently at her senior brother's movements, her eyes widening in disbelief.
The senior brother's sword moved faster and faster, so fast it was dazzling, until finally his movements were completely obscured.
All I saw was those people flying up and then crashing to the ground.
His face was anxious, and he kept groaning and complaining.
"Oh dear, Taoist priest, spare my life!"
"We had no choice, please, Taoist priest, spare us."
"Master, we only seek wealth and will not harm anyone. Please investigate this matter."
Master Zhang pinned the shirtless, burly man to the ground, shouting, "Bullshit! You clearly have a life on your hands. Do you really think I'm some stinking Taoist priest who just wants to eat and wait to die?"
As he spoke, the Taoist priest stomped hard on his back, took out two talismans from his pocket, and stuck them on his forehead.
"You have several wandering spirits attached to you, relentlessly haunting you. How dare you tell me you won't harm me?"
"Ha, you'll be in hell in your next life, so go and atone for your sins."
With that, the Taoist priest sat down on the ground. "Junior brother, come here and watch them. If anyone tries to drive them away, cut off their leg muscles!"
"yes!"
Song Chunxue stepped forward and held the knife to the burly man's neck. "Did you hear me?"
The burly man, who had just been trying to get up by supporting himself with his hands, resigned himself to his fate and lay back down after hearing these words.
The Taoist priest sat cross-legged and recited two passages of scripture to help the deceased be reborn in a better realm, accumulating immeasurable merit.
The bandits, who had been beaten and unable to move, sat quietly in place as the Taoist priest recited his scriptures.
The people in the carriage couldn't help but stick their heads out and see that a wind was rising around the Taoist priest, with whirlwinds swirling around.
Logically speaking, every June should be filled with whirlwinds, but now there's only strong wind and dust.
However, the four whirlwinds that rose from the ground grew stronger and louder, swirling around the Taoist priest.
Before long, the whirlwind weakened, and they slowly headed west.
As soon as the Taoist priest stopped chanting, the last whirlwind gradually disappeared into the distance.
The person lying on the ground raised their head. "They're all gone?"
He was sweating profusely. "I feel much warmer now. Thank you for your help, Taoist priest."
The Taoist priest flicked his whisk at him, saying, "Who is helping you? I am helping those lives you have harmed."
"Yes, yes, the Taoist priest is right. We must correct our ways and turn over a new leaf in the future... Oh, Taoist priest, please spare us."
Then, the Taoist priest took out another talisman and burned it on his body.
The Taoist priest pointed to his forehead, his voice low and deep.
"Your mouth is unreliable; your words are no different from farts. I, the Taoist priest, will keep an eye on you. If you ever dare to harm anyone in the future, this talisman will cause your hands and feet to fester until you end up in hell with the dead."
"Master..." the man sobbed in fear, "I really won't kill anyone again."
The Taoist priest stood up, his whisk draped over his arm. "Let's go, let's continue on our way."
Song Chunxue followed him into the carriage, and the coachman followed closely behind, quickly getting into the carriage as well. "Giddy up!"
The bandits who were still lying in the middle of the road quickly rolled on the spot and crawled away like maggots.
"Brother, are we just going to let them go like this?"
"Otherwise, why don't you go and chase after one?" The burly, shirtless man sat up with difficulty. "Our bones won't heal for at least three or four months. Hurry up and call the other brothers over, you idiots."
Inside the carriage, everyone praised the Taoist priest's skills, and compliments poured in.
The Taoist priest nodded in agreement, telling them to stop bothering him.
The driver quickly pulled the others aside to chat.
My ears are much quieter now.
"Senior brother, your skills are truly remarkable. It would be a shame not to pass them on," Song Chunxue said in a low voice, her face earnest. "Are you saying I'm too old to learn?"
The Taoist priest glanced at her. "Otherwise what? My skills require me to start learning at least at thirteen, preferably at five."
Song Chunxue sighed, "Well, there's nothing I can do. I became someone's wife when I was only thirteen."
"..." The Taoist priest opened his mouth, unable to refute.
After a long pause, he lowered his voice, "Junior brother, do you really want to learn?"
"Of course."
"You're being far too greedy. You want to learn this and that. You can recognize characters, you can recognize medicinal herbs, and you want to learn acupuncture. You'll never become a master if you try to learn everything."
“I didn’t intend to graduate from my apprenticeship. I’ve finally managed to live a decent life, and God has let me make money. He must want me to do something. I’ve learned everything, and in the future, I will take on an apprentice. He can choose one of the skills to study carefully.”
The Taoist priest raised an eyebrow, and couldn't help but tease her, "You still want to take on disciples?"
“I was just saying it casually. But I’ve learned it, and I can teach my daughter and granddaughter not to be bullied. I can’t support her every day; she has to be strong on her own.”
Thinking of her mother-in-law, the Taoist priest pondered, "That's easy to solve; a single talisman will suffice."
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