Chapter 251
I don't know if the old Taoist priest who was collecting herbs in the mountains heard the voice of his good disciple. An old Taoist priest with white beard came out from the back of the Taoist temple. Seeing the female vixen and the vigilant appearance of his disciple halfway up the mountain, he said helplessly: "Hu Yue, you are teasing my disciple again."
The female demon laughed to cover up the insult: "It's because the old Taoist priest is not here, and she is afraid that the young man will be lonely and scared, so Hu Yue wants to come and help him relieve his boredom. Okay, Hu Yue will not disturb you master and disciple anymore."
Before the female demon turned around and walked down the mountain, she threw a coquettish glance at Yuan Jing, then twisted her waist and walked down the mountain. She really just came to tease Yuan Jing, the young Taoist priest, because, Hu Yue was the fox demon in the back mountain, and was a neighbor of the Taoist temple. Because Hu Yue had never killed any living things, the old Taoist priest would not fight or kill her when he saw her.
The old Taoist patted his apprentice on the head and said, "You, the more you do this, the more Hu Yue likes to tease you. You should learn from Master."
Yuan Jing said depressedly: "That's what Hu Yue said. Master is too old and not as good-looking as Yuan Jing."
The corner of the old Taoist's mouth twitched, and his men used a little strength: "Your master also came here when he was young. When he was young, he attracted many female fairies, no, there were also male fairies."
Yuan Jing was almost amused. He pulled the old Taoist's sleeve and said, "I know that Master was more popular than his disciples when he was young. Master, Granny Song from Liuzhuang down the mountain caught a cold at night and fell ill. Uncle Li came up the mountain to ask Master to go and see her."
"Well, let's go down the mountain and take a look."
"Okay, Master."
As a Taoist priest, he can not only predict fortune and misfortune, tell fortunes, and measure feng shui, but also practice medicine and treat illnesses. Therefore, the villagers of Liuzhuang Village in the mountains, if they have a headache or fever, will come to the mountain to see the old Taoist priest. When the old Taoist priest treats you, he doesn't ask you to drink talisman water, but he will take your pulse and prescribe medicine seriously. He is not much worse than the doctors in the county town.
The old Taoist priest put aside the herbs he had collected from the mountains and asked his apprentice to carry the medicine box and go down the mountain with him. Yuan Jing looked at his master walking in front of him. As an apprentice, he actually didn't know how old his master was, but that didn't stop the villagers at the foot of the mountain from treating the old Taoist priest as an old immortal.
Yuan Jing felt that his master must be quite old, but at this age he could still go into the mountains to collect herbs and walk with great energy. It was unclear how his master's strength ranked in today's world. It was a pity that when his original body was seventeen years old, the old Taoist received a letter from a fellow Taoist, inviting him to go to Yingtan Stream to eliminate monsters. The old Taoist never returned and died in Yingtan Stream. This was a pain in his original body. Now that Yuan Jing had come, he certainly hoped that Yuan Jing could help his master survive.
Yuan Jing didn't know if he could do it. After all, Taoism believed in fate. Before the old Taoist left, he seemed to have handed over the Taoist temple to his apprentice. He should have foreseen that he would not be able to come back. However, he would try his best. Anyway, he came in early this time, and there were still several years before the accident. He should practice hard in the next few years. Otherwise, even if he went there together, he would not be able to defeat the monster.
Another pain in the original body's heart is related to his life experience. He was picked up by an old Taoist priest who was traveling outside. At that time, he was a little beggar, but the old Taoist priest found that the little beggar had the qualifications to practice Taoism, so he brought him back to the mountain and accepted him as a disciple, to inherit his knowledge in the future.
When he was seventeen years old, the original body suddenly lost his master who he depended on for survival, and was devastated. At this time, someone found the original body on the mountain and produced evidence saying that the original body was his family's lost child in early years, and they had been looking for the original body for all these years. If they had known that he had become a Taoist priest in this mountain, they would have taken the original body back earlier.
The original body believed it to be true. Although he lost his master, he found his relatives again. His heart was no longer empty, so he decided to go back with the family to take a look. However, he did not want to stay in that house because he remembered his master's last wishes and wanted to inherit this Taoist temple and carry forward his master's Taoist skills.
However, the original body ended up with the same fate as his master. He also never returned. He died, deceived by the people he thought were his relatives. The reason why that family found the original body was just to use him as a scapegoat, to die in place of another child in the family.
Yuan Jing sighed in his heart. Needless to say, he knew the original body's wishes. One was that no matter whether he could save his master's life or not, he had to inherit and carry forward this Taoist temple. The other was the grudges between the original body and his relatives.
The original body's only memory of his early years was his experience as a beggar, but when Yuan Jing received this body, he also knew things that the original body did not remember. He was not simply lost, but was deliberately lost by the servants in the Jiang Mansion where the original body lived. Why did the servants dare to do this? No matter how young the original body was, he was still the master. Yuan Jing could see clearly that he was just instructed by the master.
Just looking at these memories, one would mistakenly believe that the mistress of the Jiang Mansion was not the original body's biological mother, otherwise how could she deliberately lose her son?
But the actual situation was not the case. The mistress of the house was the original body's biological mother. Based on those memories alone, it was impossible to understand why a biological mother would be so cruel to her own son, abandoning him and finally letting him die.
Yuan Jing had some guesses in his mind, but he would have a chance to verify them when the time came, so there was no need to rush. What needed to be ended would eventually be ended.
As for the plot of this world, it is actually simple to explain. It is about the love-hate entanglement between a man and a banshee, but the timeline is a bit long. The first generation is a tragedy, and then the banshee gives birth to a human banshee, and the human banshee takes revenge on the Taoist priest. In this story, the Taoist priest plays the role of the villain. It is said that the death of the original body is also related to this Taoist priest. The identity of this Taoist priest is extraordinary. Calculating the time, he should have become the national teacher in the capital.
From this point of view, the demon is the common enemy of the original body and the male protagonist. Is he on the same side with the protagonist this time?
Thinking about all these things, Yuan Jing, carrying his medicine box, and his master walked down the mountain and into Liuzhuang Village. The adults in the village saw the old Taoist priest and called him an old immortal, while the children turned to Yuan Jing and looked at him eagerly. Yuan Jing smiled and took out a few candies from a basket.
"Share it among yourselves, and eat slowly."
"Thank you, Brother Yuan Jing. Brother Yuan Jing is so nice."
Every time he came back to the village, he would bring some delicious food with him. The old Taoist priest had some skills and could always get some money for handling things for others, so his life in the mountains was much better than that of the children in the village. He often came down the mountain to play and would often share his snacks with the children living down the mountain, which made him very popular among the children.
However, the villagers of Liuzhuang Village were very simple and honest. Every time they went down the mountain, the villagers would not let the master and apprentice go away empty-handed when they returned. Even if they did not have much money, they would pick a handful of vegetables from the fields, or give them eggs that they were reluctant to eat. They could not give more than that. Looking at the pale and thin faces of these children, you could tell that they did not live a good life, because the taxes of the Great Zhou Dynasty were too heavy, and the people were exploited at all levels, which made their backs bent.
When Uncle Li heard the noise outside, he hurried out to greet the old immortal and knocked on the door of the house next door.
"Here he comes. It's his second uncle. Please come in. Is this the old immortal that his second uncle mentioned?" A strange woman opened the door. However, Master Yuan Jing and his apprentice were familiar with the situations of the families living down the mountain. This family had two sons. One died in the battlefield while serving in the army, and the other left home to do business in his early years and had not returned for many years. Therefore, the only one left in the family, Grandma Song, usually relied on her married daughter and Uncle Li's family next door for support.
Needless to say, this was the son of Grandma Song who was doing business outside and returned. But as soon as the youngest son came back, Grandma Song fell ill. They were not familiar with the old Taoist priest in the mountain, so Uncle Li made a special trip for them and invited the old immortal to come down to see the patient.
Uncle Li was afraid that the woman would doubt the old immortal's medical skills and abilities, so he quickly said, "Yes, the old immortal and his disciples live in the Taoist temple on the mountain behind. The old immortal's abilities are not only known to our villagers, but even the wealthy families in the county town and the more distant prefectural city will drive over to invite the old immortal over. You must not neglect him."
The woman smiled politely and said, "Old Immortal, please come in. My mother-in-law is lying in bed and can't get up yet."
The old Taoist priest was an open-minded person. He had seen many ordinary people who doubted his abilities. He smiled and nodded, then took his apprentice in. However, he had white hair and beard, and a kind face, so he easily gained the trust of others.
Yuan Jing took a look and saw that the small courtyard was in a very dilapidated state. Only Grandma Song and this woman were at home, but Grandma Song's youngest son was nowhere to be seen.
He followed his master into Grandma Song's room. After entering, he felt that the room was much colder than outside. Yuan Jing looked around and felt that something was wrong in the room.
The old Taoist priest took one look at Grandma Song who was lying unconscious on the bed and knew what was going on. He told Yuan Jing to open the medicine box and take out one of the pills, while asking someone to pour warm water over.
The woman said, "I'll go get some water."
After taking the medicine with warm water, Grandma Song lying on the bed opened her eyes after a while. The woman who followed her was surprised. She didn't expect that this old immortal was so capable.
When Granny Song saw the old Taoist priest, she forced out a weak smile and said, "I am sorry to bother you, old Taoist priest."
"No trouble, Sister Song, go out and bask in the sun for a while, you will feel better. I'll leave a few pills for you, Sister Song, take two pills a day."
"Thank you, Taoist Priest."
Uncle Li carried his aunt out and placed her on a bamboo chair. It was obvious that she was in much better spirits after taking the medicine. However, Uncle Li was not surprised at all, because the old immortal was very powerful.
Granny Song patted Yuan Jing's hand and said, "Good boy, Granny saved a few eggs. Let your Uncle Li get them for you."
"Mother-in-law doesn't need it anymore. Keep it for her to replenish her body."
"What a good boy! Grandma doesn't need these eggs. Zhuzi, help your aunt get the eggs out."
"Hey, here I come."
Yuan Jing had no choice but to accept the five eggs.
Not seeing Granny Song's son, the master and apprentice left the village and returned to the mountain. On the way, Yuan Jing asked earnestly: "Master, is Granny Song really sick?"
He didn't have the ability to figure out what was wrong with Grandma Song, but he knew that the medicine his master gave him was for replenishing vitality, and ginseng was added to it. If Grandma Song really had to spend money to buy the pills, she definitely couldn't afford it.
The old Taoist twirled his beard and said, "Yuan Jing, you guessed correctly. Your grandma Song is not sick, but has been invaded by negative energy. If this negative energy is not removed, your grandma Song will become weaker and weaker day by day. She won't live for many days. She is already quite old."
"With Master here, Granny Song will definitely get better, Master, don't you think so?"
"Smart guy," the old Taoist priest stretched out his hand and flicked his apprentice's forehead, and said with a smile, "Wait until night, Master will take you for another trip."
"Okay."
Yuan Jing was very excited. Although his original body had seen it before, this was the first time he witnessed the old Taoist's skills after traveling through time.
The daytime passed easily as I sorted out the herbs collected by the old Taoist priest, did some homework and practiced drawing talismans. After dinner, I drew for a long time under the oil lamp. There was only one Taoist temple on the top of the mountain nearby, so the scene at night was very scary. The howling of wolves and other beasts from far and near made it impossible for newcomers to fall asleep. However, I had long been accustomed to this kind of life. Compared with the beggar life in my early years, such a life with enough food and warm clothes was so comfortable.
At about 11 p.m., the old Taoist priest took Yuan Jing down the mountain again under the cover of night. On the way, the old Taoist priest asked his apprentice to speculate why Grandma Song was invaded by evil spirits.
Yuan Jing said, "Is it related to Granny Song's son who just came back? If Master stays here during the day, Granny's son might not come back."
"Yes, my guess is right. Not only your Grandma Song, but also her daughter-in-law has some Yin energy. However, she is young and much stronger than Grandma Song, so she will not show any abnormality in a short period of time. But your Grandma Song cannot do that." The old Taoist priest seized the time to educate his apprentice, who would inherit his mantle in the future.
"Master, is Granny Song's son still Granny Song's son?"
"Well, I can only judge this when I see the person."
Yuan Jing felt that Grandma Song's situation was quite miserable. She lost her husband in middle age, her eldest son was gone, and this situation happened to her second son just after he returned home. However, he had traveled to many places with his master and knew that the lives of poor people in this world were not easy.
The master and his disciple entered the village. Not even the dogs in the village barked. The two of them approached Grandma Song's house quietly.
The whole village was dark, but there was an oil lamp lit in Grandma Song's room. The surroundings were dead silent, without even the sound of insects. If a timid person saw this, he might be scared to death. The original body was quite brave, and Yuan Jing, who had experienced several worlds, was even braver.
Yuan Jing really wanted to use his soul power to see what was happening in the house, but unfortunately his master was there and he didn't know how powerful his master was. He was worried about being exposed, so he could only follow his master and look inside through the window at the back of the house.
Yuan Jing saw a thin middle-aged man just leave the table where the oil lamp was placed, and turned to look at Grandma Song on the bed. Needless to say, this was Grandma Song's youngest son, but his eyes were dull and his movements were stiff, and he was obviously not sober. Then Yuan Jing saw black smoke coming out of the man's body. Even he, who was outside the window, felt a cold breath drilling into his bones, and he couldn't help but gasp. No wonder Grandma Song caught a cold at night and couldn't get out of bed the next day.
After the black smoke came out, the middle-aged man fell straight down. The black smoke twisted for a while, and his head and body could be seen, and then it flew towards Grandma Song on the bed.
"I'm going to rescue them, you stay here, my disciple." The old Taoist priest understood what was going on after seeing this. He told his disciple and went into the small courtyard from the other side to rescue them.
Yuan Jing did not move, still standing outside the window watching. It seemed that the ghost was quite weak and did not notice that there was someone outside the window. The ghost had just lay on Grandma Song and wanted to suck her life force when the door was kicked open. Yuan Jing saw the fierce side of his master, and a talisman was cast out. A golden light flashed, and the ghost screamed and fell to the ground. The old Taoist threw out another ghost-binding talisman and put the ghost into the talisman.
...Is this the end? Yuan Jing was watching with great interest when it ended. He was a little disappointed. He thought he would see the master fighting the ghost. Unfortunately, the little ghost was too weak. He relied on his small size to push open the window and climb in.
"Master, is this solved?"
"Well," the old Taoist priest was quite proud when he saw his young disciple's eyes shining, but he said with a reserved expression, "It's just a wandering ghost that got caught on the way and came back with Li Erniu in his body. If they hadn't been discovered, perhaps within a few days, the three of them would have died.
The ghost was caught, and all that was left was the cleanup work. The old Taoist priest drew out the negative energy in the house, and also removed the negative energy that Grandma Song had been exposed to. Li Erniu had the heaviest negative energy, so he looked so thin and pale. He would definitely remain weak for a while after the negative energy was removed. The old Taoist priest didn't continue to care about him, nor did he send the man back to the room. He just let him continue to lie on the ground and took his apprentice with him.
The old Taoist priest has been here for many years. In his opinion, Li Erniu is just unfilial, so he just needs to remove the evil spirit from his body. He can regard this minor illness as a lesson for Li Erniu for abandoning his mother all these years. He won't die anyway.
Yuan Jing guessed what his master was thinking and chuckled. He liked his master's style of doing things.
Moreover, the master did good deeds without leaving his name. No one in the village or the Li family knew what happened that night, and he used it to teach his apprentice that if you can help poor families like this, you should help them without asking for anything in return. As for the rich families in the city, it is okay to charge a little more as long as it does not go against your conscience.
Yuan Jing laughed even more happily when he heard this.
The next morning in Liuzhuang Village, Grandma Song was the first to wake up. When she saw her little son lying on the ground, she screamed in fright and hurriedly woke him up. Li Erniu opened his eyes and found himself sleeping on the floor in his mother's room. He was clearly sleeping on the bed?
"Mom, what's going on?"
"I was just about to ask you, what's wrong with you? Why do you come to my place and sleep on the floor in the middle of the night? The ground is filled with yin energy, and judging from your face, I don't know what kind of life you've been living these years. Hurry up and wash up, and don't get sick again."
"Oh, mom, I'll get up right away."
Li Erniu was totally confused. He couldn't understand why he woke up from bed and landed on the floor in his mother's room. But his groggy mind was a little clearer after the previous few days. He yawned and ran to his room. His wife saw him and asked him about it, but she just thought he went to see his mother-in-law early in the morning.
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