Chapter 252
Grandma Song was feeling better and better, but her son and daughter-in-law were feeling a little uncomfortable. For this reason, Li Tiezhu went up the mountain to ask for help from the old Taoist priest. The old Taoist priest knew what was going on, but he didn't visit her or prescribe any medicine. He just asked Li Tiezhu to tell the young couple to get more sun exposure and they would recover naturally after a while.
Li Tiezhu naturally would not doubt the old Taoist's words and took the original words back. Grandma Song vaguely guessed something and no longer mentioned the matter of inviting the old immortal over. She regarded the old immortal's words as if they were gods and urged her youngest son and daughter-in-law to bask in the sun whenever she had time.
Li Erniu had no choice but to wrap himself in a blanket and bask in the sun in the yard. After a while, he finally stopped shivering, but he was skeptical about the old Taoist's words: "Mom, why don't we go to town and ask a doctor to come and take a look."
Granny Song frowned, "Why see a doctor? Can a doctor cure your illness? Who knows what unclean things you provoked on the way back? You almost killed me, an old woman. Without the old immortal, do you think you and your wife can still be alive and well with me, an old woman?"
"Mom, don't scare your son. What's going on?"
Granny Song said as she fed the chickens, "Think about what happened a few days ago. Do you really think I caught a cold and got sick?"
The second son suddenly shuddered again, his teeth chattering, and his voice became shrill: "Mom, did you say I met a ghost on the road? Then do you want to invite a master to come back and perform a French ceremony?"
"Stop it, old immortal, do you think that unclean thing can stay here? I taught you to bask in the sun more."
"When you two feel better in a few days, catch a chicken and send it to the mountain, okay?"
"I got it, Mom." Li Erniu had no choice but to obey. Seeing how sick his mother was before, he thought she would not live, but after such a short time, she was completely fine. The old Taoist priest on the mountain was indeed capable.
Yuan Jing didn't know if he would have chicken to eat in a few days. He continued to learn from his master and watched his master send the lonely ghost to be reincarnated. Because his master said, this lonely ghost was lucky as he had not been involved in any human lives, otherwise he would not have been able to be reincarnated.
In fact, in the words of the old Taoist priest, this area is protected by their Taoist temple, and there are few abnormal incidents happening locally. Unless someone like this is brought back from outside by Li Erniu and is not familiar with the local situation, no one would dare to take a step further.
It's just a pity that within a few years, both the master and the disciple were gone, and the Taoist temple was certainly ruined and could no longer shelter the people living under the mountain. It is easy to imagine that their lives would have been even more difficult at that time.
Yuan Jing was always very interested in learning new things. The old Taoist priest stroked his beard happily when he saw this. Originally, the apprentice was a little naughty and always wanted to go down the mountain to play with the children. But during this period of time, he was able to keep his composure and patience, and studied from morning to night. Sometimes the old Taoist priest was afraid that he would get bored and wanted to drive him down the mountain to play.
Yuan Jing was sweating. He was not really an eight or nine-year-old child. He did not have much in common with the children down the mountain. Moreover, the so-called playing was actually just climbing trees to catch birds and going to the river to catch fish. If he had this much time, he might as well go into the mountains with his master. While his master collected herbs, he would go to play with those intelligent little goblins. Compared with the children down the mountain, he was more interested in these spiritual animals.
After getting familiar with the situation in the back mountain, Yuan Jing knew that there were a total of three transformed monsters within the protection area of their Liuzhuang Taoist temple. One was the fox spirit Hu Yue whom he saw on the first day, one was the bear monster Xiong Zhuang, and one was the shy rabbit monster. Hu Yue and Xiong Zhuang often fought, and the rabbit monster often hesitated between deciding whether to stop them or not, because he was too weak and was afraid that he would be beaten to death by these two ferocious guys first.
As time went by, and Yuan Jing was not his original self, he responded to Hu Yue's teasing and flirting indifferently. Then he secretly brought back a little fox that had gained intelligence but had not transformed. The rabbit demon gave him a rabbit that had also gained intelligence but had not transformed. He brought them back to the Taoist temple to pet the fox and the rabbit. The old Taoist twitched his mouth and turned a blind eye to his apprentice, thinking that he was just finding a playmate for his apprentice.
"Young Taoist priest, the firewood in your temple is almost burned out. I cut another bundle of firewood and sent it to you." Halfway up the mountain, a burly man put a bundle of firewood on the ground in a simple and honest manner.
Yuan Jing came down quickly: "Thank you, Brother Xiong. We only have one meal left and we will run out of firewood tomorrow. Thanks to Brother Xiong."
Xiong Zhuang rubbed his head innocently: "You're welcome. I'll be leaving first."
Yuan Jing watched Xiong Zhuang go down the mountain. In fact, the three transformed goblins in the back mountain were all very nice to them, the master and the disciple, including the vixen who liked to tease and make fun of Yuan Jing, because they knew very well that it was the old Taoist priest who protected them from the outside world and allowed them to practice in the back mountain in peace. Otherwise, there would be many Taoist priests outside who would want to seize their inner elixirs to improve their own cultivation. However, the old Taoist priests here were a little different from the goblins outside.
A little fox and a little white rabbit were hopping beside Yuan Jing. Yuan Jing was carrying firewood on his back. The bundle of firewood was so big that it covered his entire figure. Only the firewood could be seen, not the person. In fact, the amount was not light, but it was not heavy for a cultivator.
"Fox Flower, Rabbit Seed, let's go."
The two little ones followed Yuan Jing up the mountain, skipping and hopping. They had a very happy life in the mountain. They had food and drink and could get spiritual energy. In just a few days, they became fat and healthy.
Apart from not having his lover by his side, Yuan Jing actually enjoyed the monotonous but fulfilling days on the mountain. He also had foxes and rabbits to pet. He was so happy. But where was his lover? What was his identity this time? Could it be a goblin or a ghost?
After learning fortune-telling from his master, Yuan Jing secretly told himself where his lover was and when he could meet her. Although he didn't figure out where his lover was, it seemed that his wish would come true recently.
Yuan Jing thought, could it be that the calculation was wrong? Isn't it said that the closer the person is, the harder it is to calculate accurately? He and his master have visited the surrounding villages, but his lover is not in this area. They have also been to the county town, but they still haven't found a familiar soul of his lover. So, how can he make his wish come true?
When he returned to the Taoist temple and put down the firewood, he found two pheasants with broken necks in the firewood. Yuan Jing was very happy. He could have meat again today. The little fox also smelled the pheasant and jumped anxiously at Yuan Jing's feet. Yuan Jing squatted down and stroked it, saying, "I will stew it in the evening and eat it with Master. You will definitely have a share."
The little fox then wagged its tail happily. Yuan Jing couldn't understand it. It was obviously a red fox, but Hu Yue didn't name it Fox Red, but Fox Flower instead. The name Rabbit Seed was so cute.
Yuan Jing killed both pheasants, stewed them in a big pot with soaked wild mushrooms, and fried two vegetarian dishes. It was a very sumptuous dinner.
In the evening, the old Taoist priest came back. He could not help feeling happy when he saw the little fox and the little rabbit squatting by the dining table waiting for him to come back for dinner. Needless to say, thinking of these two, life in the mountains became more lively.
"Yuan Jing, Master's old friends will come to visit in a few days, please prepare a room for them first."
Yuan Jing raised his eyebrows. Could it be that Master's friend was fulfilled? Curiously, he asked, "Master, which old friend of Master is it?"
The old Taoist priest took the bowl handed over by his disciple, put some food on the bowl with chopsticks, and said, "It's Master Jingkong from Guiyuan Temple. He said he wants to bring his young disciple with him. It's just right for him to keep you company."
Yuan Jing dropped a piece of chicken into the bowl. He stared at his master with wide eyes in disbelief. Could it be that his lover was a young monk this time? Could monks still fall in love?
However, we cannot draw a conclusion before seeing the person. Maybe he is someone who follows this master and disciple monk.
Actually, it would be a good idea to learn fortune-telling. If he gets it right this time, he can use divination to calculate his lover's location and meeting time when he enters the new world in the future. So he has to learn this skill well.
The old Taoist priest said happily: "Then let the old monk Jingkong see how talented my disciple is. His little disciple will definitely not be able to compare with him."
Okay, it seems that you two want to show off your respective apprentices.
After a delicious meal, Yuan Jing looked forward to the upcoming visit to his friends. Ancient times were not modern times, and transportation was not well developed. Maybe he had to walk on his own two legs, or if he was lucky, he could take a horse-drawn carriage or a donkey-drawn cart. On the fourth day, Yuan Jing, who was meditating on a rock at the top of the mountain, finally spotted two figures at the foot of the mountain. He quickly jumped off the rock and ran into the Taoist temple: "Master, there are people coming down the mountain. Is this the visit to the friends that Master mentioned?"
The old Taoist priest came out and looked down the mountain. He said happily, "It's them. They are so slow. Disciple, get ready to receive the guests."
"Okay, Master." It just sounded a little weird.
Yuan Jing boiled water and made tea. The guests from the foot of the mountain also came up and were talking to the old Taoist priest. Yuan Jing walked out of the kitchen and his eyes were glued to the young monk next to the old monk. After looking at him for a while, he suddenly burst out laughing.
In the previous world, in order to maintain his gangster image, he simply kept his head bald and was often rubbed by Qin Yao. Unexpectedly, in this world, it was his lover's turn to become bald. At this time, Yuan Jing could not think of the monk's need to abstain from sex, and thought about how to rub his bald head to satisfy his pleasure.
The little monk was so confused by the laughter that he thought, what was so funny about him? However, he thought the little Taoist priest was cute, with red lips and white teeth. If he changed his clothes, he would be a young nobleman. So he walked over and pinched the little Taoist priest's face.
"What the hell, you're just a piece of shit!" Yuan Jing was furious. He hadn't even shaved his head yet, but he was already being molested by this little monk.
The old monk smiled even kinder than the old Taoist priest. He put his hands together and chanted a Buddhist name. He said to the old Taoist priest with a smile: "It seems that my disciple and your disciple have a good relationship. They get along very well."
The old Taoist priest looked at the two younger ones. Didn't the old monk see that his own disciples were bullied by the younger monks? Is this what they call getting along?
He blew his beard and glared and said, "My disciple has no time to play with your disciple. He has always been very hardworking and can now draw intermediate-level talismans."
Wow, is he showing off to me? The old monk understood what he meant, but he already had several disciples. This old man had accepted such a young disciple at such an old age. He did not bother with the old Taoist priest, and said with a smile of satisfaction: "Not bad, not bad, you will have no worries about no one inheriting your mantle in the future."
The old monk reached out his hand to call over the young Taoist priest who had escaped from the young monk's clutches, and took out a string of Buddhist beads and handed it to him: "This is a meeting gift from the old monk."
"Thank you, Master Jingkong." Yuan Jing took it with both hands and gave the old monk a Taoist salute.
The old Taoist thought that this was just a waste of money, so he thought about it and took out a jade pendant and told the young monk to come over: "This is a gift from the old Taoist to you, to ward off evil and calm your mind."
"Thank you, Taoist Bixu." The little monk took it respectfully.
The old monk smiled and said, "Yuan Jing, this is Funeng's first time on this mountain, you can take him out to play."
"Okay, Master Jingkong, Master, the tea is ready."
"Well, go ahead." The old Taoist waved his hand, then called the old monk into the house to talk.
The master was gone, leaving only a young Taoist priest and a young monk. The two were staring at each other. Yuan Jing was thinking about whether he should avenge the pinching of his face just now, so he rubbed his head first. The young monk thought that he wanted to lure the young Taoist priest back to Yuan Temple. He wondered how likely it was that the Taoist priest would change his profession and become a monk.
At this moment, the little fox and the little rabbit hiding in the kitchen secretly peeked out through the door. Yuan Jing had told them not to come out before, so they did not follow out. The little monk saw them immediately, no, it should be said that they were attracted by their aura first.
He laughed: "Oh, you even raise monsters in this Taoist temple."
Yuan Jing saw that he was like a fox that had stolen a chicken, and replied, "There are demons who have converted to Buddhism under the Buddha's seat."
"Sharp-tongued."
“Same here.”
The two continued to stare at each other. Yuan Jing was sweating in his heart. It seemed that this world had not started off well. It was probably due to the influence of his body. He had a bit of a childish mentality. He would never admit that it was his own fault.
The little monk stared for a while and finally spoke first: "Your name is Yuan Jing? How old are you this year?"
Yuan Jing asked cautiously: "Tell me how old you are first."
The little monk smiled and said, "I am exactly ten years old this year. I am much taller than you. You have to call me brother."
"I'm sorry, I'm eleven years old, you have to call me brother."
"Pfft, hahaha..." The little monk held his belly and laughed. As soon as the little Taoist opened his mouth, he knew what he was planning.
Yuan Jing blushed a little because of his laughter. He suddenly jumped up and kicked him, then ran away quickly.
"Hey, don't run. Besides, where else can you run to?"
Yuan Jing took the two kids and ran to the back mountain. The back mountain was the territory of the goblins. He didn't believe that the little monk could stay there. He would see if the goblin would ask him for help.
Oh, how childish.
Anyway, they are both children now, so there is nothing wrong with playing childish games. They can't do anything anyway.
Hearing the laughter outside, the old monk smiled and said, "Look, Funeng and your disciple are quite compatible. They were not so lively in Guiyuan Temple."
The old Taoist priest squinted at him and said, "Are you sure you just got along? Haven't you calculated his future?"
The old monk was stunned for a moment: "Did you see it?"
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