Chapter 25 Chapter 25 [Catching Bugs]
Surrounded by towering ancient trees, a several-meter-high gate tower stands majestically on the hillside. The three traditional Chinese characters "Kongmenguan" are engraved on the gate tower, which is eye-catching.
Above the gate is a large open space, and then there is an ancient and majestic temple. Above that temple, there are two other temples. They are similar in shape, but larger and more solemn, which shows that this Taoist temple has some heritage.
There was a stone staircase under the gate tower. Yuan Tian led Tang Yang inside and personally introduced his own master to him.
"…The front hall is used to worship the ancestors and hand over tasks. Generally, pilgrims are led there. The middle hall is where people live. People below the Yun generation live there. Occasionally, people who come to hang up their names also live there."
"The hall at the top is where those of the Yang generation and above live, as well as elders and the head of the sect. Occasionally, distinguished guests will be arranged to stay there. There is also a large open space behind the mountain, which is a training ground. Usually, people in the temple exchange ideas, practice magic, and exercise there. But they usually don't let me use that place, so I can only practice on the top of the mountain..."
Hearing this, Tang Yang felt uncomfortable again. Even the children are not allowed to use the training ground with everyone?
How much had their A Yuan been excluded and targeted in this Taoist temple? Could it be that just because he was accepted as a closed disciple by his master at a young age and became an elder who was older than many older Taoist priests, he deserved to be treated like this?
This is too much, it's just bullying a child! Tang Yang felt regretful. If he had known, he would have stopped him no matter what. He shouldn't have let his son Yuan come back to this damn place!
Yuan Tian had no idea that his elder brother Tang's image in his heart had become no different from the yellow cabbages in the field. He continued to introduce the surrounding trees, walls, and so on.
As they were talking, several people formally stepped into the gate. Tang Yang paused, and somehow, he felt that his body seemed a little strange. An unusual heat surged from his abdomen to his limbs, but it disappeared in an instant, and everything returned to normal.
"Brother Tang, what's wrong?" Yuan Tian noticed his pause and asked with concern.
"It's okay." Tang Yang looked up and smiled at him, thinking that it was just an illusion.
Seeing that he looked normal, Yuan Tian felt relieved and led him to continue walking in. During the journey, they met many Taoists, most of whom only saluted or greeted Yun Que beside them, but only nodded politely to Tang Yang and Yuan Tian.
Occasionally, there would be some older people who were particularly surprised to see Yuan Tian and would also greet him with a salute. However, there were very few such people.
This made Tang Yang more certain of his guess. Even the little Taoist boy who was younger than A Yuan dared to ignore him. It seemed that their A Yuan had really suffered a lot of grievances in this Taoist temple!
The more he thought about it, the more his heart ached. He couldn't help but gently hold Yuan Tian, who seemed to be at peace, and whispered to comfort him: "You still have me. I will always be by your side."
Yuan Tian's breath was choked, and he looked at him with a puzzled look on his face. Why did this person always confess to him?
His puzzled expression automatically turned into doubt and disbelief in Tang Yang's eyes. Tang Yang felt bitter, thinking that this kid must have suffered too much and didn't trust others.
Thinking of this, Tang Yang decisively took out his cell phone and sent a message to his sister. No matter what, he had to take Yuan away safely!
Yuan, he is the only one left.
At this time, Tang Meng, who was thousands of miles away, was holding her mobile phone, looking at the message sent by her brother with a face full of question marks.
[If I don’t contact you in three days, you should call your journalist friends to go to Kongmen Temple to ask for my release. At the same time, notify Xiao Li and have him call the company’s legal department to sue Kongmen Temple for illegally detaining someone!]
Tang Meng thought for a long time but still couldn't understand why it had to be three days later. Could it be that her brother was doing some shady business? That wouldn't make sense for him to go to someone else's Taoist temple to do that!
The further they went in, the fewer people there were. They passed the front hall and the middle hall and went straight to the top hall. It was not until they entered the courtyard wall that Yun relaxed a little, as if he really believed that Yuan Tian would not run away.
He was standing in front of the door, bowing to it, and said loudly: "Master, Yun Que has brought Uncle Yang An back."
The door opened in response, and Tang Yang looked in the direction of the sound, and saw a dignified-looking, tall middle-aged man wearing a Taoist robe standing there, with his hands behind his back, staring at them seriously.
The pair of cold and indifferent eyes swept over several people one by one, and finally stopped at Yuan Tian. His eyes became even colder, as if he was looking at an enemy, and he even snorted coldly.
Tang Yang looked at Yuan Tian carefully, and saw that his A Yuan looked a little dazed and aggrieved. He couldn't help but feel a pain in his heart, and silently walked forward, blocking him, and stared back at him with a more fierce and cruel look than that of the head.
Want to bully his A Yuan right in front of him? No way!
Yuan Tian was a little stunned, and then she felt inexplicably funny. Also, the way Brother Tang glared at the head of the sect made her feel like an angry husky...
The head of the sect was stunned for a moment after being glared at by him. Then he said to Yun as if nothing had happened, "Take this gentleman down to rest for a while. Also, stand guard outside and don't let anyone get close to this place."
Yun was about to accept the order but was stopped by Yuan Tian.
"He is not an outsider. He has to follow me."
This simple sentence warmed Tang Yang's heart. It was great that Yuan was just like him and didn't treat him as an outsider.
The head of the sect was a little surprised and looked at Tang Yang twice more, but he still insisted that Yun Que take the person out.
Yuan Tian frowned, but didn't say anything else. He just told Yun Que to treat Tang Yang well. Then he said to Tang Yang, "Brother Tang, don't worry, I will come to see you soon."
How could Tang Yang feel at ease? In his eyes, A Yuan was just a harmless little sheep, and the head of the sect was a wolf that ate the sheep. How could he feel at ease letting his good brother, his future brother-in-law, who had been through thick and thin with him, fall into the mouth of a wolf?
He gritted his teeth and made up his mind. So he nodded and followed Yun Que out.
Seeing the two men walk out of the courtyard wall, the head of the sect finally took action. Yuan Tian also accepted his fate and gritted his teeth in pain.
Suddenly, Yuan Tian's screams were heard from inside the courtyard wall.
Tang Yang, who had not yet walked far, changed his expression and pushed Yun Que away. At the same time, he picked up a large stone on the ground that he had noticed earlier and rushed back to the yard.
Then he fell silent.
In the yard, the majestic and domineering head of the sect was holding a large broom for sweeping the yard, and his face was twisted as he smashed it fiercely at Yuan Tian. As for Yuan Tian, the child was holding a long bench and trying to resist. The two of them occasionally said a few Chinese quintessences, which was very interesting.
"Damn it, I can't kill you..."
"You old man, you are shameless in your sneak attack..."
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Tang Yang: “…………” Is it popular among Taoists to fight like this nowadays?
What’s the difference between this and the fights between the aunties at the village entrance decades ago?
Oh, just short of pulling your hair.
Tang Yang looked at the big rock in his hand, not knowing whether to throw it or not.
While he was struggling, the two men, seeing that the stalemate was no longer resolved, simply threw away their weapons and started fighting each other.
Perhaps because they had already vented their anger with traditional Chinese medicine, their impulsiveness had been half gone. Now the two of them were able to communicate more or less, and Tang Yang was finally able to roughly understand what they were saying.
"It's all your fault, Yuan Tian, you bastard! You schemed against me..."
"Brother, if you want to blame someone, blame the master. This has nothing to do with me..."
"Why is it okay? If you hadn't run away, you should have been the leader! I should be the one traveling around the world!"
"Damn it, Senior Brother, do you have some shame? Being the head of a sect, what a great honor it is, an honor that many people dream of! I gave up my position to your junior brother just because I told him to, why are you still blaming me!"
"Bah! Do you want this honor? Bastard, you bastard, I'm almost vomiting blood these days, and I have to deal with those debt collectors every day..."
…………
Tang Yang silently looked at Yun Que who was chasing after him, and asked in a soul-searching voice with his dead fish eyes wide open: "So, you caught him back not to sacrifice him to the gods or sell him off..."
"How is that possible!" Yun was a little surprised. After thinking about it, he realized that this person seemed to be very sincere to his uncle and even came back eagerly. He was more certain that this person was his uncle's mistress. Since she was a family member, he decided to enthusiastically answer his questions.
He lowered his voice and answered, "He is our Yang generation's most favored junior uncle. Who would be willing to sacrifice him to the gods or sell him off? The headmaster wanted us to capture him because he wanted him to inherit the position of headmaster."
Tang Yang: “…………”
So, if I come back, I may never be able to leave again = maybe I have to stay and inherit the position of the head?
He suddenly had the illusion that his feelings were being played with.
After a pause, he grasped another key point and said with difficulty: "Most... favored?"
"Of course," Yun said kindly, acting as a guide for him. "Master Yang An grew up in the temple. When he was a child, the head monk and his fellow disciples would take turns to coax him to sleep. They have a deep relationship."
Tang Yang looked at the two brothers who had already fallen to the ground and were strangling each other's necks with scissor kicks. After a long while, he finally managed to say, "I can see..."
After a while, the two people on the ground still hadn't decided who was the winner. Tang Yang pondered over Yun Que's previous words again and grasped a key point. He was a little dazed and repeated: "The most favored..."
"Yes, I didn't lie to you." Yun was a little envious and said, "Everyone in the Taoist temple knows that Uncle Yang An is the treasure of our Taoist temple!"
So there is no possibility that his Yuan will be excluded...
Tang Yang asked quietly, "Then why didn't you allow A Yuan to practice Taoism with everyone else in the training ground, and drove him to the top of the mountain to practice alone?"
"Oh, that," Yun said with a sour tone, "I heard from the headmaster that when Master Yang An was a child, his spiritual power was too strong and difficult to control, and he often accidentally blew up the training ground. The temple's finances were often in deficit because of repairs. Later, Master and his men had no choice but to build a reinforcement formation on the mountain and give it to Master Uncle for use alone."
Yun sighed: "This treatment is unique in the entire Taoist temple!"
Tang Yang was already numb. There was no doubt in his mind that he was being played with emotionally...
The big rock in his hand fell away with powerlessness, and fell to the ground with a bang, making a small hole.
The two people who had been wrestling on the ground for who knows how many times were finally awakened by the sound, and they twisted their bodies to look up.
Tang Yang just looked at them with a numb expression, while Yun was holding back his laughter.
Yuan Tian and the headmaster looked at each other, then let go of each other tacitly and stood up quickly the next second.
"Why are you back again?" Yuan Tian came to Tang Yang while brushing off the dust, with a strange look on his face.
Tang Yang just looked at him with complicated eyes, hesitant to speak.
The leader seemed to care a lot about his image. He straightened his clothes a little and put on a dignified and indifferent attitude as if he was not the one who had just spoken Chinese quintessence and talked about the fight between elementary school students.
He glared at Yun Que with dissatisfaction and said in a cold voice: "Didn't I tell you to take him away?"
Yun tried hard to hold back his laughter and said respectfully, "Mr. Tang has a good relationship with Master Uncle and was worried about Master Uncle, so he ran back when I wasn't paying attention."
Good relationship? The head of the sect cast a pair of sharp eyes at Yuan Tian again and asked coldly: "Who is he?"
Yun thought he was being asked, so he answered, "Master's man."
Tang Yang: “????”
Yuan Tian: “???”
Sect Leader: “!!!!”
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