Because Xu Jianguo had discussed with the old Taoist priest before and asked him to go back to the space and stay for two days while the weather was cold.
So when the old Taoist priest returned to the space this time, he also brought back the few local dogs and some chickens and ducks he raised there.
The children were very friendly when they saw the old Taoist priest, calling him Grandpa and Great-Grandpa non-stop. Only Funiu still called him Uncle Master as always.
Wuwei Temple was still in its original location. The old Taoist went back to the temple and took a look. Both the main hall and the quiet room were the same as when he left.
All the tables, chairs and floors are clean, which shows that Xu Jianguo really put in a lot of effort.
Xu Jianguo stayed by the old Taoist priest's side, watching him walk around inside the Taoist temple. From time to time, he would raise his hand and pat the pillars in the corridor, his eyes full of memories.
After the two of them walked through the entire Taoist temple, the old Taoist looked at Xu Jianguo and said, "Boy, I've made up my mind!"
"What have you thought of?" Xu Jianguo asked with some confusion.
"It's about the Taoist Association you told me about before. I plan to go there in person to meet with them and hear what they have to say." said the old Taoist priest.
"Okay, I'll let Uncle Fu go with you then!"
"good!"
"Master Dao, when you go there, just follow your heart and don't worry about anything else. Even if you don't join that association, they won't dare to do anything to you. I'll take care of everything!"
"Haha, don't worry, kid!"
"Oh, by the way, because you had been living in seclusion before, you missed the census. After I arrived in Jingzhou, your identity information was left with me."
"Okay!"
As the father and son were talking, they left Wuwei Temple and returned to the courtyard after a while.
Because the old Taoist priest rarely returns to the space, Xu Jianguo is still the chef today.
Both Wen Sitian and the children like the dishes cooked by Xu Jianguo, especially Funniu. Every time she eats the dishes cooked by her brother, she can't help but think of the days when the two siblings depended on each other in Sandaliang Village.
The old Taoist priest also praised Xu Jianguo's craftsmanship. The father and son each poured a small glass of white wine and chatted while eating and drinking.
After lunch, Xu Jianguo and the old Taoist priest went to the study to drink some tea. By the way, they called Fu Bo over and told him about going to the Taoist Association when they went to work after the holiday.
Afterwards, the old Taoist priest left the courtyard and returned to Wuwei Temple, where he continued to live his life of seclusion and inaction.
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In the blink of an eye, the New Year's Day holiday is over, the adults have returned to work, and the children have begun to prepare for the upcoming final exams.
The most relaxed person in the family is still little Xu Ping'an, which makes his older sister Lele very envious.
On the morning of the second day after the festival, after breakfast, the old Taoist priest left the space accompanied by Fu Bo and went to the Taoist Association of the government office through the space portal.
Two hours later, Xu Jianguo, who was in the office, received a message from Fu Bo saying that the negotiations between the two parties were not pleasant.
A Taoist priest in the association who was wearing a yellow robe looked at the old Taoist priest Xuanjue who was wearing a patched plain robe, and felt that he was superior to him. He spoke rudely to him and asked him to hand over the title deed of Qingyun Temple to the association for safekeeping. The association would then send Taoist children and staff to help manage the temple. In addition, he had to hand over most of the annual incense money to the association.
Then... the old Taoist priest tore down the Taoist Association in the government office, and he really tore it down.
After receiving the news, Xu Jianguo's face showed no expression, but he was very unhappy in his heart. He thought to himself, this is not an association at all, it is even worse than bandits, it is blatant robbery!
What also made Xu Jianguo depressed was that he had told the old Taoist priest a long time ago to change his old Taoist robe. He had prepared several new sets of Taoist robes and cloud shoes for him, but the old man was very stubborn and insisted that the one he was wearing was passed down to him by his master and he refused to change it no matter what.
Seeing that things had come to this, Xu Jianguo knew that this was one of the few things the old Taoist's master had left him, so he stopped trying to persuade him.
I never thought that when I went out to do business this time, I would be looked down upon. Where can I seek justice?
In addition, according to Fu Bo, the headquarters of the Taoist Association is in Yuye Temple (fictitious) in Jingzhou, and the abbot of Yuye Temple, Yuye Zhenren (fictitious), is the president of the association. He is a Taoist priest in a plain robe who is about 80 years old.
This news was told to them by the yellow-robed Taoist priest from the previous office, so the old Taoist priest prepared to return to Jingzhou to take a look at the Yuye Temple and discuss Taoism with the Yuye Zhenren.
Xu Jianguo didn't care. He told them to be careful and inform him immediately if anything happened, and then ended the call.
After thinking about it, he felt a little uneasy, so he sent a message directly to Xu Shilu, the captain of the Criminal Investigation Brigade of the East City Branch, asking him to help find out some information about Yuye Temple and the so-called Yuye Zhenren.
In less than twenty minutes, Xu Shilu passed the information over. Xu Jianguo looked at the introduction about Yuye Zhenren in the information and thought that this old Taoist priest was not a simple person.
Yuye Temple belongs to the Quanzhen Sect. From this point of view, it is different from the Zhengyi Sect to which the old Taoist Xuanjue belongs.
According to the information, this Yuye Zhenren was not the abbot of Yuye Temple before, but came to Jingzhou in 1947. According to his own account, he originally practiced in Changkong Temple (fictitious) in Yunwu Mountain in Lingnan. Later, he was driven down the mountain by his master Changkong Taoist (fictitious), and he and his fellow disciples slayed demons and eliminated evil spirits.
Later, his fellow disciples passed away one after another, and he was the only one left alive. When he returned to Changkong Temple, he found that the temple had become a ruin.
Yuye, who was heartbroken, sat in meditation in front of the ruins for seven days, then left Yunwu Mountain and became a wandering Taoist priest. Later, he came to Jingzhou and stayed at Yuye Temple. He never left until the old abbot passed away. He then became the new abbot of Yuye Temple, with the Taoist name Yuye Zhenren.
According to the message sent by Xu Shilu, the contents of the information have been verified by relevant departments, which can prove that the old Taoist priest did make contributions to the country in the past, and there is indeed a Changkong Temple in Yunwu Mountain, but it has become a ruin and there is no evidence to prove it.
As to why the old abbot of Yuye Temple passed the position of abbot to Yuye, no one knows. However, he was able to become the president of the Taoist Association because he had the power granted by the Folk Affairs Office (fictitious) under the Civil Affairs Department, and was the head of the association recognized by the state.
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