Chapter 171 Junior Brother, aren't you the same? (Thanks to the leader "sjhunter") The main hall of the mountain temple. Compared with the Sangu Temple and the Qingdi Temple, this main hall is very empty. There are no red silk ribbons, no cushions or tables. There is only an altar and an incense burner, on which there is only one statue of the mountain god. The mountain god is portrayed as a middle-aged man with a strong build, upright features, and an official robe with a windbreaker draped over his back, which fits people's imagination of gods at that time. The fourth brother lit three incense sticks, inserted them into the incense burner, and bowed to it. "I'm so polite." There was wind blowing in the temple, which was the response from the mountain god. Although the fourth senior brother is a temple priest here, he is actually here to practice meditation. He takes care of the temple here, and the relationship between the gods and temple priests is somewhat different from that in ordinary temples at the foot of the mountain. This is somewhat similar to the difference between "the relationship between Sixth Senior Brother and his family's medium" and "the relationship between ordinary mediums down the mountain and the mediums." The fourth senior brother is a man of great spiritual power, and is not even inferior to the new mountain god. However, the temple keeper in most temples at the foot of the mountain is just an ordinary person. They must serve the gods sincerely in order to receive the gods' blessings. The temple keeper must rely on the gods to earn money from incense and offerings in order to make a living.
The fourth brother has the capital to be equal to the mountain god. For him, the mountain god gave him a place suitable for settling down and practicing, which allowed him to practice with peace of mind. For the mountain god, the fourth brother took care of the temple for it, and could also go down the mountain to exorcise monsters and spread its reputation, which would undoubtedly bring it more incense and help it to improve its Taoism. Both sides help each other and benefit from it. It is also possible that one day they may find that they are incompatible with each other or have other ambitions and then go their separate ways. "Please take care of me in the future." Fourth Senior Brother showed great sincerity and respect. "call……" The mountain breeze blew up the statue's quilt. The fourth brother smiled and then went out. Walk through the yard and out of the gate, and the view is wide except for a few trees in front of you. It was dinner time, the mountain breeze was cool, and the smoke from the villages at the foot of the mountain floated in a long sheet below, like a silk ribbon, quiet and lingering. Smoke also rose from the small temple on the mountainside. It was very lively outside—— Several fellow disciples actually carried a large rock down from the mountain and asked the younger sister to make it into a stone table and stone bench. They were now discussing moving it to a suitable location. The third senior brother dug up a small pine tree from somewhere on the mountain, which was not even as tall as a person's waist, and planted it next to the stone table. The second senior brother was using a magic pill to dissolve spiritual water and slowly pouring it on the table. A group of wolves and leopards were lying and sleeping nearby. Some dead branches on the table actually bloomed flowers. This temple, which was very empty and deserted before today, now has a sense of comfort and leisure. At the same time, the junior sister came over with the food. A pot of roasted pheasant, a bowl of rice cooked with pickled mustard greens and bacon, and a few single-serving egg and meat pie soup steamed in small clay pots were quite ordinary, but after running around in the mountains for several days, the rising steam alone was enough to satisfy one.
A few pots of food were placed on the stone table, looking very simple, and everyone was sitting on the newly polished stone benches. Night slowly falls, and there is light in the distant sky. Everyone had their meal enjoying the mountain breeze and sunset glow. "When this pine tree grows up, your clouded leopard will be able to sleep on the pine branches just like it did on Fuqiu Peak." “Hawks and crows can also rest in trees.” "Fourth Senior Brother, after we leave, if you find it troublesome to cook by yourself, you can use a clay pot to put rice and water, and another clay pot to put meat, vegetables, oil and salt. You can steam rice, side dishes and a pot of soup in one pot at the same time." Lin Jue also said, "I will teach you how to make it tomorrow. I can't say whether it will taste good, but it will save trouble anyway." Just as the fellow disciples were eating and chatting, a breeze blew, and it seemed that there were words hidden in the wind. "what?" It seemed like a reminder from the mountain god. The fourth brother put down his chopsticks and looked down the mountain. Then I saw people holding lanterns, unlit torches and carrying baskets on their backs, coming up the mountain and gradually approaching the mountain temple. He is a member of the Yan family. They felt that the bedding, mats, pots, pans, and utensils delivered during the day were not enough, so more things were brought now. When they put down the baskets, they could see that they were filled with bacon, pickled fish and other things. "Ah! I'm sorry to bother the real people while they're eating!" "That's not the case." The fourth brother said, "Why did the believer come to visit so late?" "Thank you, Master. The baby is awake." The eldest son of the Yan family held the boy in his arms and thanked him first, then said, "After my child woke up, he said some strange things. We were not sure. My father thought about it for a long time and felt that it was not good to delay. He thought that we should go up the mountain to thank the immortals again. So he asked me to bring the child to thank the immortals and ask for their advice." "what happened?" "Let him speak for himself." The eldest son of the Yan family put down the boy in his arms. The boy stood at his feet. He was weak, but he looked like an adult. He frowned and looked a little anxious. “Are you the real people who found me?” "We are Taoists from Yishan, and my name is Hu Mengjin." The fourth brother bowed and did not look down on him because of his young age. "Hurry to the Central Plains! Tell them that a plague is coming!" "Ok?" When these words were spoken, everyone in the mountain was shocked. "How to say?" "I met plague ghosts when I was wandering in my mind. They said they were going to the Central Plains to spread the plague!" When everyone heard this, they looked at each other.
"Tell me in detail." "Alas, you may have heard about me. I don't know why I was born into this family, and I don't know why I often wander in spirit. But you don't know that I already know I can't go back. This family treats me well, so I accept it. In the past two years, I have been gradually forgetting my past life. I have also figured out that it would be nice to be their grandson in the future, so my wandering spirit never goes far!" The eldest son of the Yan family stood by with a helpless look on his face, while his son narrated the story anxiously and in detail like an adult. It was hard to imagine how they felt about such an unethical thing. "The reason I wanted to go far this time was because I encountered two plague ghosts when I was wandering. I was hiding in a tree at the time. At first I didn't know they were plague ghosts. I just thought they were the same as other ghosts in the mountains. It happened that I was a little sleepy at that time, so I rested in the tree and listened to their conversation. “I then learned that they were two plague ghosts who were ordered by someone unknown to them to head northwest into the Central Plains to spread the plague to several counties, including my hometown. “How can I not be anxious? "That's why I want to go back to my hometown and tell people, ghosts or gods, anyway, I have to tell them! "But I was discovered by 'people' on the way. They saw through my identity and said they wanted to kill me. In desperation, I hid in the woods where the monsters were. "Since I can't go now, I'd like to ask a few Taoist priests to go on my behalf! Tell the government officials and gods there!" After hearing this, many Taoists could only look at each other in bewilderment. People often have hallucinations when they are weak and in a trance. It is natural for the soul to be in a trance when it leaves the body. It is normal to have any hallucinations. What this person said may not be true. However, the second brother weighed the matter and felt that it was not a good idea to be careless, so he agreed: "If this is true, it is of great importance. Whether it is true or not, we should go and take a look as soon as possible. In this case, tell us the name of the place and we will set out tomorrow morning." "I can't remember anything else, I only remember Qingchuan County, Cuiwei County, and Liuyun County. My family originally lived in Qingchuan County, and I've also been to Cuiwei and Liuyun, so I remember them clearly. But according to their story, they had to go to a total of six counties to spread the plague." "Liuyun County..." Several Taoists were heading northwest. There were many counties in that direction. Among the six Taoist temples, one was located in Liuyun County, which was convenient for them. "Then I agree to your request. We will set off tomorrow morning!" "Thank you, Taoist Priest!" "You're welcome. It's just that half a month has passed since you went missing, and we don't know if we can catch up with you. If we can, we will eradicate the plague ghost!" As the second senior brother spoke, he glanced at the fourth senior brother, who nodded at him regretfully. It was convenient to go there, but everyone had originally planned to stay with Fourth Senior Brother in this mountain temple for a few more days. The scenery here was nice, and it was a good opportunity to rest for a few days and plan the temple for him. It would also be fun to imagine what this temple and Fourth Senior Brother's future life would be like. So, they had to set off in a hurry. "Please tell me in detail what you saw, what the plague ghost looked like, and what it said." "Naturally!" The child then told the story in detail. Everyone listened very carefully. The more I listen to it, the less it seems fake. "We've got it. Go back with peace of mind. I don't know what went wrong with you, but since you're here, you should make the best of it. Throughout history, people with such abnormalities can often achieve something as long as they can avoid premature death. Since the Yan family treats you well, you should be a good descendant of the Yan family." The second senior brother said, "The mountain god of this mountain is powerful, and my junior brother is also capable. You can come to the mountain more often if you have nothing to do." "take note of it." Only then did the Yan family go down the mountain. Everyone looked at each other, sat down and continued eating. There is a dreamy glow in the sky and jingling sounds on the table. When it got dark, I turned on the lights.
After finishing the dinner in the clouds, the little sister hurried to the mountain to move some stones, and with the help of a lamp, she prepared to build the cabinets, water jars and rice jars for the fourth brother at night. Lin Jue went to wash the dishes, and his fourth senior brother joined him. I couldn't help but have some thoughts. After today, there will be one less person. The fourth brother was right beside him, and seemed to be able to sense his thoughts, and couldn't help but say: "If we send it to the end like this, I'm afraid that only you and the third brother will be left." "Yes." "Junior brother, you have to say goodbye many times." "There will always be a farewell, and someone will leave last." Lin Jue smiled, "Don't worry, Fourth Senior Brother, although I am not as cool as Third Senior Brother, I don't think it's a big deal." "Your third brother is heartless." "A little bit." "Haha." The fourth brother laughed and said, "After Junior Brother settles down, he must send a letter to tell us the location in detail. As long as it is not far away, I can ask Brother Ying to help us pass the message." "nature." Lin Jue nodded and agreed. The two sides stopped talking and concentrated on washing the dishes. After a while, Lin Jue couldn't help but ask, "Brother, are there really many things like what happened to Yan's grandson in the world?" "Not many, otherwise they wouldn't be recorded as strange things in the county annals and major strange books. But there are quite a few, at least there are quite a few in the books." The fourth brother answered, and turned to look at him, as if he knew why he asked, and smiled slightly, "This is also called Su Hui." "Su Hui." "Yes, Su Hui." The fourth brother said so, and then smiled and said, "Isn't it the same for junior brother?" "Ok?" Lin Jue was stunned for a moment. After thinking about it, he did not deny it, but asked, "How did you see that, brother?" Lin Jue thought he would say that he was more mature than his peers, or that he knew more than what he should know according to his original identity, but it was none of those things. He just shook his head and smiled: "Because Junior Brother has other concerns in his heart." Lin Jue remained silent. That’s right—— Fourth Brother has practiced the art of gathering beasts and taming birds. He can tell the inner thoughts of birds and beasts by their demeanor and eye expressions. He must have a very clever mind. (End of this chapter)