Chapter 340: What is the guilt of the people? Return to the human world
When Gong Mengbi arrived at the Great Immortal Temple, a familiar young Taoist priest came forward and bowed, saying, "Master Gong, please wait a moment. I will go and report to my senior brother."
The eldest brother Ming Ling and Gong Mengbi were also old acquaintances. When they heard the younger brother say that the Fox Immortal Master had arrived, they immediately came out to greet him and said, "How did Gong Huzheng find time to come to the Great Immortal Temple for fun?"
Gong Mengbi laughed and said, "You, with your thick eyebrows and big eyes, have also learned to tease people."
The two of them walked together towards the depths of the Great Immortal Temple. Gong Mengbi said to him as they walked, "I haven't visited you for a long time. I have neglected the young Master Ming Ling. It's my fault."
Ming Ling was no match for the fox. He immediately regretted flirting with it. As a serious Taoist priest, he was no match for the fox.
Ming Ling coughed and said, "No, Gong Hu is busy teaching the foxes and is not as busy as us."
Seeing him surrender, Gong Mengbi laughed and said, "I'm really too busy. It's rare for me to have some free time. I came here today to ask Master Xuanxiao something."
Ming Ling said: "Master is at Feiquan Cliff, I will take you there."
But before he even reached Feiquan Cliff, he saw Taoist Xuanxiao, who bowed to Gong Mengbi from a distance and said, "Gong Huzheng, how are you?"
Gong Mengbi returned the greeting and said, "Master Xuanshuang, I wish you good health."
The "Master Xuan Xiao" was stunned. His serious expression suddenly disappeared, replaced by a look of agile curiosity. He asked, "How did you recognize me? I even fooled this old-fashioned guy last time."
Gong Mengbi smiled and said, "I have made some progress in my cultivation recently. Although Taoist Xuanshuang has changed his appearance and imitated his aura, your divine will is your own and different from Taoist Xuanxiao's. I can naturally see through it."
Taoist Xuanshuang snorted and said, "Boring."
Taoist Xuanshuang leaped up and flew into the forest like a large gray bird, saying, "Come quickly."
Ming Ling immediately looked like he had a headache, and it was obvious that he had no idea how to deal with this uncle.
The two followed Taoist Xuanshuang and arrived at Feiquan Cliff in the blink of an eye.
Feiquan Cliff is where the clear spring in the mountains falls from the cliff, like a graceful white rainbow, which is reflected by five-colored rainbow light on a sunny day.
The scenery here is very beautiful, and Taoist Master Xuanxiao often practices meditation here.
Before Taoist Xuanshuang arrived, his voice was heard first, "Brother, a guest has arrived."
Taoist Xuan Xiao's eyelids twitched, and he slowly opened his eyes. He said helplessly, "Which guest has arrived?"
"It's me." Gong Mengbi came shortly after and went to the pavilion at the edge of Feiquan Cliff. He greeted him and said, "It's been a long time since we last met. I hope you are doing well, Taoist Xuanxiao."
Taoist Xuan Xiao laughed, "So it's Fellow Daoist Gong, come and sit down."
Several people sat down in the small pavilion, and Master Mingling began to make tea.
Taoist Xuan Xiao looked at Gong Mengbi for a few times, showing a bit of surprise, and sighed: "Fellow Daoist Gong's cultivation has become more profound, worthy of being a Heavenly Fox."
Gong Mengbi shook his head. "I'm not even a celestial fox. I'm just a wild fox practicing the celestial fox method."
Taoist Xuan Xiao laughed and said, "Fellow Daoist Gong is too modest."
The aroma of tea wafted from the cup. Taoist Xuanshuang asked, "You haven't been here for a while. What have you been doing?"
"That's a lot." Gong Mengbi picked out some things that could be said. Even so, it was still full of ups and downs and magnificent.
Taoist Xuanshuang listened with great interest and said, "It's really interesting."
Gong Mengbi said, "I've found time to come here today because I have something to ask you."
Taoist Xuan Xiao said, "Please speak."
Gong Mengbi then told the story of the locust plague, saying, "I observed the aura from afar. It was vast and boundless, with an evil aura dancing wildly within it. The locust god must be among them."
Taoist Xuan Xiao frowned and said, "If it's the locust god, I'm afraid it will be difficult to get rid of it. If it's destiny, I'm afraid it will be even more difficult to get rid of it."
Gong Mengbi said quietly, "First there was a drought, then a locust plague. The country is about to perish. This is a sign of failure."
Taoist Priest Xuanxiao stood up and looked around at the vast Jinhua Mountain and the huge Great Immortal Temple. He said, "If the country is really about to perish, then what can we do?"
Gong Mengbi said, "The country is about to perish, what guilt have the people committed?"
Taoist Xuanxiao frowned and never relaxed.
Taoist Priest Xuanshuang had already started to cry out: "Don't worry, the locust god is coming, we will naturally beat him back."
His eyes gleamed as he said, "I haven't fought the Locust God yet, so I'd like to test his abilities."
Ming Ling pulled his sleeve and said, "Let's hear what the Sect Master has to say."
Xuanshuang immediately became annoyed, angry that Mingling was using the position of the head of the sect to pressure him, but he couldn't get angry, so he just turned his back to Mingling and refused to pay any attention to him.
Ming Ling sighed, but there was nothing he could do.
Taoist Xuan Xiao took a deep breath, exhaled, and said, "You are right. The country is about to perish, and the people are not to blame."
Once he made up his mind, Taoist Xuan Xiao did not hesitate any longer and asked, "Fellow Daoist Gong, do you want to stop the God of Disaster?"
Gong Mengbi said, "I have this plan. The locust god has eaten enough all the way from the north, so he doesn't need a bite from Dongyang. I can't control other places, but when I come to Dongyang, I have to take care of it."
Jiangnan is the granary.
But this year, with the severe drought and locust plague, I'm afraid even the granaries themselves may not be able to save themselves. The scene of chaos in the world is already before our eyes.
Gong Mengbi really couldn't let the locust god wreak havoc, so he had to do his best to at least protect the land under his feet.
Taoist Xuan Xiao said: "Okay, I will lend you a hand."
Gong Mengbi was overjoyed and said, "Thank you, Taoist Priest."
Taoist Xuan Xiao continued, "To accomplish this, we can't rely solely on you and me. We need more people. The Big Buddha Temple is nearby. I'll go and invite them."
Gong Mengbi said, "The Taoist priest is very righteous."
Gong Mengbi brought up the matter of the Jinhua City God again and asked, "If we can persuade the City God, that would be the best. If not, it would be more troublesome for us to do it ourselves."
Taoist Xuan Xiao said, "It's easy. Ask the great monk from the Big Buddha Temple to go and persuade them."
Gong Mengbi asked curiously, "Can the monks from the Big Buddha Temple be persuaded?"
Taoist Xuanshuang laughed and said, "Do you know who lives in the Big Buddha Temple?"
Taoist Xuanshuang didn't keep the secret and said, "The King of Wu's mother, the old princess, lives there."
Gong Mengbi looked surprised and said, "The old princess is not in Gusu, why did she come to Jinhua?"
Taoist Priest Xuan Xiao took over the conversation and said, "The old princess was enlightened by the eminent monks of the Big Buddha Temple in her early years, and she spends most of the year here worshipping the Buddha."
Gong Mengbi suddenly remembered that he had been turned away when he visited the Big Buddha Temple. When he mentioned it, Taoist Xuanxiao said, "That's it. The old princess worships at the Big Buddha Temple, and the temple rarely lets outsiders in, so as not to offend the old princess and cause unnecessary trouble."
Taoist Xuanshuang scratched his ear and said, "With the old princess here, the monk's words are more effective than a bull's nose. If you ask the monk to be the lobbyist, the Jinhua City God will definitely respond."
Gong Mengbi bowed in thanks and said, "Then I'll have to trouble Master Xuanxiao."
Xuan Xiao Zhenren shook his head and said, "That's all right. We are disciples of the Great Immortal Chisong, and we worship him as our master. We fled the mountains to escape war, and now we've returned to the human world. We've learned the ways of the immortals and are returning to the common people. Isn't that wonderful?"
"Grandmaster, you will not blame us."
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