Chapter 135 This silver smells so good! (asking for monthly tickets) "take it." Lin Jue returned to the room and handed a piece of silver to the silver-eating ghost. "Thank you, Masato." The silver-eating ghost hadn't eaten for a long time, and as he was injured, he was already very hungry. When he reached out to take the silver, he was already drooling. He took the silver and immediately sniffed it. “Hiss! It smells so good!!” The silver ghost was immediately shocked, and was moved to tears, saying repeatedly: "What a delicious smell! I haven't eaten such delicious silver in a long time!" Lin Jue stared at it with a frown. The little fox also squatted on the ground, standing like a human, stretching its neck, tilting its head back, and staring at it with curiosity. Obviously, no matter whether it is a human or a fox, they can't smell the silver. They all smell the same, right? At most, when it is just taken out of a person's body, it has some human smell.
However, knowing that many demons and ghosts have strange powers, and the mysterious laws of the world have always been strange, many strange powers are difficult for cultivators to master no matter how hard they practice, Lin Jue was not surprised. But the fox saw that it was eating deliciously, and couldn't help licking its mouth a few times, and also wanted to try it. It was a small piece of silver, weighing only two taels at most, but it sniffed it again and again, licked it again and again, put it in its mouth and chewed it slowly before swallowing it. "Gudong..." The silver-eating ghost looked at him eagerly. "How much silver do you spend in a month?" Lin Jue couldn't help but ask. "Normally, I have to eat ten taels of silver a month to survive and spit out one pill, but no more than a hundred taels and ten pills." The silver-eating ghost couldn't help showing a look of fear as he spoke, as if he recalled the time when he was in the hands of the demon king, so he quickly added, "If I eat more than a hundred taels of silver a month, I will be bloated and the elixirs I spit out will become mixed, and swallowing them will have a bad effect." "Ten taels a month..." Lin Jue couldn't help but twitch the corners of his mouth. Not to mention the upper limit of one hundred taels a month, even the lower limit of ten taels a month would be a heavy financial burden for their Taoist temple. You should know that when the brothers and sisters in the temple go down the mountain to eliminate monsters, they never mention money as a reward. They give as much as people are willing to give. The rich give more, and the poor give less. If they are really poor, a bag of rice and wheat collected from each household in the village is not too little. Where does so much money come from to supply it? Not to mention that this silver-eating ghost is very picky, the improper origin of the silver will directly affect the quality of the pill. Even if this is not the case, given the character of Taoist Fuqiu, it is impossible for him to make a fortune because of this. But then I thought again - Maybe that's why the silver tasted so good in its mouth. …… A few days later. The crisp pears sent by Li Village and Gong Village were not eaten up after all, even though they were offered to the mountain god and given to pilgrims. Instead, the Taoist temple gained two old hens, some bacon and cloth, which were brought by the pilgrims who came up the mountain to return the gift and express their gratitude. Some also brought some silver. The junior sister has already started to get busy. When it comes to making autumn pear paste, both the second and fifth senior brothers are better at it, so there is no need for Lin Jue to teach them.
At this time, Taoist Yunhe brought a recliner and sat on the steps outside the hall, looking ahead. Only Lin Jue was sitting next to him, carefully carving wood with a carving knife. A circle of wood flowers had already been scattered on the ground. "call……" The junior sister also lit the fire in the furnace. There was a big pot on the stove. She used high heat to boil the crushed pear puree and pear juice. While doing so, she also took the peeled pear skins and pear cores to feed the pigs. After coming back, I washed my hands, took a small stool, and sat in front of the stove, ready for a protracted battle. "Your junior sister, if you don't find something to do every day, you seem to be uncomfortable all over." Taoist Yunhe turned and said to Lin Jue. "pretty good." "Of course you think it's good! You did everything for her!" "How could that be? Why would Master slander me?" Lin Jue stared at the statue in his hand seriously, without raising his head or stopping his movements. "I clearly went to the mountain to find ice powder fruit, just so that she could use it after she made the autumn pear paste, so that she would feel that she could be useful. It was really well-intentioned." "You always come up with something new." "It's just too quiet in the mountains." Lin Jue blew away the sawdust, then lifted up the wood carving to take a closer look. It looks quite tall and majestic. "call……" The fox next to him imitated him and blew air. But the breath he exhaled was very cold. As the afternoon gradually approached, the Taoists gathered in the yard again. There are many things that can be used to make snacks in the mountains. For example, for making ice jelly, there are turtledove leaves in spring, which can be used to make green turtledove tofu. There are loquats in summer, which can be used to make pomegranate-colored loquat ice jelly. In autumn, there are ice jelly fruits, which can be used to make transparent ice jelly. Although it was late autumn, everyone was eating a bowl of ice jelly as if it was spring or summer this year. There were some osmanthus flowers, pears, hawthorns, raisins and jujubes in it. It tasted sour, sweet and icy. Unexpectedly, there was another knock on the door. "Dong dong." "I'll go see it!" The junior sister ran over immediately. The guests will be picked up soon. I had just sent off all the believers who had come to express their gratitude, but unexpectedly, the Taoist friends from Qiyun Mountain came again. They were the same three: Taoist Master Jiang Ning, Taoist Master Qing Xuan, and Junior Brother Ma. The three followed the junior sister in and saw that all the Taoists were eating with their bowls in their hands. They couldn't help but wonder. They had come here twice in a row and both times they ran into the Taoists from Fuqiu Temple eating. Did they not offer sacrifices to the gods every day, or did they use all the time for offering sacrifices to the gods to study how to satisfy their appetites? What kind of magical day is this? "Fellow Taoist, be compassionate." The three of them saluted.
"Don't be merciful, fellow Daoist. Come and get a bowl." The third senior brother has his own way of receiving guests. "Thank you very much." Taoist Qingxuan stood in front, maintaining a saluting posture, waiting for the Taoist friends from Fuqiu Peak to bring him food. He declined twice and said, "This time, first, we want to thank the Taoist friends from Yishan for coming down the mountain to eliminate monsters and protect the living beings from suffering. Second, the demon-slaying mission of the God has ended and the dust has settled. We are here to report the results to the Taoist friends." "You're welcome." The eldest brother said honestly. "Sit down and talk." The second brother was also very hospitable. "Let's talk while eating." The third brother was the most enthusiastic. Taoist Qingxuan couldn't refuse, so he took the first bowl and handed it to Taoist Jiang Ning, then took the second bowl and handed it to his fellow apprentice behind him, and then he held the third bowl in his own hand. I lowered my head and tasted it, and was immediately amazed. He had a deep memory of the meals and snacks that his fellow Taoists at Fuqiu Temple had eaten in the spring of this year, and now he finally tasted them again. This bowl of cold snack is somewhat similar to the turtledove tofu from half a year ago, but there are also some differences. In addition to the difference in texture, the biggest difference is that the temple seems to have prepared it in advance this time. The dried fruit ingredients in the bowl are much richer than last time, with various flavors and aromas mixed together, sour and sweet, and more comfortable to eat. "What is this called?" asked Taoist Qingxuan. "Homemade ice jelly." Lin Jue replied. "I cooked the pear paste!" the junior sister also said. "It's the fellow Taoists of Fuqiu Temple who have the leisure time and elegance." Taoist Qingxuan shook his head and sighed, "We have been so busy these past few days. Fortunately, we have managed to get the opportunity to come to Yishan to report to the fellow Taoists. This can be considered a little leisure time amidst the busy schedule." "It's good to take a break." Lin Jue probably knew what they were busy with. Although the place was stabilized at this time, the demon kings and their forces were mostly eliminated, and the remaining marginal demons or small monsters either fled or were killed by the heavenly soldiers. However, they had just experienced a catastrophe, and countless people were killed and injured. The hearts of the living needed to be stabilized, and the souls of the dead also needed to be comforted. The Taoists of the talisman sect, no matter whether it is Qiyun Mountain, Mingzhao Mountain, or some unknown mountain temple, must go down the mountain to perform rituals. This is also one of their duties. But after these few days, I should be almost done with my work. "How about the God exorcist?" "Oh!" Taoist Qingxuan then said to them in a serious tone: "I think fellow Taoists have also heard about it— "Although the three gods came down to the mortal world with the force of thunder to eliminate the demon, and beat the demon king without any chance to fight back, the demon king was well prepared and very tenacious. "The demon king had stored a lot of unique dead energy in the four corners of this place beforehand. If his cultivation went smoothly, he would release this dead energy when the troubled times came, and it would catalyze evil spirits and add soldiers to his demon kingdom. He released it in advance at this time, using this trick to force the gods to choose between the people of the four places and his life." The Taoists of Fuqiu Peak had already known about this and guessed it, but they were still shocked after it was confirmed by Taoist Qingxuan. There has been peace for too long, longer than many people's lifetimes. Even for Taoists who are proficient in Taoism and magic, this kind of thing sounds like something from a myth. "The Lord of Gods was furious but helpless. He had to take care of the lives of the people after all, so he had to try his best and use all his magical powers to kill the demon king. Although the demon king was beaten to the point of almost losing his soul and his spiritual power was shattered, he finally found a glimmer of hope and escaped." Taoist Qingxuan also said somewhat helplessly: "I don't know where it went, and I don't know if it can survive. But no matter what, it will definitely not cause a storm again in the short term. Even if it does, I'm afraid it won't be here."
The senior brothers felt it was a pity after hearing this. Lin Jue was thinking beside him. It seems to be similar to what the "refutation senior" said at the foot of the mountain. However, if what Taoist Qingxuan said is true, even if the Corpse Tiger King can survive, without the Silver-Eating Ghost, it will not be easy for him to recover his Taoism, right? After all, Lin Jue had never "attained the truth" and was not a demon, so he didn't know what abilities the demon king had and couldn't be sure. Taoist Qingxuan continued to explain the details. He didn't mention the silver-eating ghost, which probably meant he didn't find it. The gods and Taoists were too embarrassed to tell us about it, and no one in Fuqiu Temple asked about it. It sounds like this place has settled down temporarily. But Lin Jue couldn't help but look at his master, and then at the uncollected dining table under the ancient pine tree next to him, and thought of the day when he was doing the writing. Half is human and half is Dan. "This time we come to visit again, not only to report this matter, but also to say goodbye." Taoist Qingxuan said, but he first looked at the third senior brother, Lin Jue and the little junior sister, and then looked at Taoist Yunhe. "Saying goodbye?" asked the third brother. "Yes, goodbye." Taoist Qingxuan nodded and said very solemnly, "There is chaos in the world now. The God has sent a decree in a dream, saying that believers who believe in the Emperor have planned to build a Taoist temple in the capital, and it will be completed soon. We will set off for the capital in the spring of next year and live and practice in this newly built Taoist temple." When the fellow disciples heard this, they all looked at each other in bewilderment. Although he is not a Taoist from the talisman school, he is also a Taoist who knows magic and naturally knows the meaning of it. The capital has always been ruled by Emperor Fengtian. There are some Taoist temples dedicated to Zixu Emperor and Qinghua Emperor, but that is because these two have a close relationship with Tianweng - even in the Tianweng Hall of Fuqiu Temple, these two stand on the left and right of Tianweng. As for Yujian Emperor and Miaoming Emperor, one is in the south and the other is in the west, and their incense places are not in the capital. However, in recent years, Huizhou has been prosperous in commerce, and Huizhou merchants often go to the capital to do business. Some of them buy houses or temporarily live in the capital after making money. If there are believers in Yujian Emperor, they may bring Yujian Emperor's statue and tablet and place it at home for worship. The Taoist priest from Mount Qiyun built a temple in the capital and sent his disciples to live and practice there. What does this mean? Lin Jue was originally thinking about something in his mind, thinking about the worldly event of the gods fighting for the incense and Taoist temple, but then he heard Taoist Qingxuan say solemnly: "Because I have a lot of fate with several of your disciples, and have had some dealings with them. I am also grateful to you for coming down the mountain to help and take care of me. This kind of fate is not easy to come by. This place is far from the capital, and I think it may be difficult to see you in the future, so I came here to say goodbye." Lin Jue stopped thinking and sat up straighter. Although they had not seen each other for a long time, Taoist Qingxuan's words and tone gave people a feeling that, at that moment, this matter seemed to be more important than the battle between gods. This is how people these days value fate and friendship. (End of this chapter)