Chapter 14 Chapter 1 Shangqing Ancient Town

Longhu Mountain is the "ancestral court" of the Taoist school of heavenly masters. It was originally named Yunjin Mountain. The peaks stretch for dozens of miles.Since Zhang Daoling practiced Taoism and made alchemy in Longhu Mountain, and since Zhang Sheng, the fourth generation of celestial masters in the late Han Dynasty, the celestial masters of all dynasties have lived here.Shoulonghushan to search for immortals and art, sitting in the Qing Palace to perform and teach, living in the Tianshi Mansion to cultivate one's morality, hereditary orthodoxy for sixty-three generations, enjoying the worship and canonization of the past dynasties, the official to the first rank, and an extremely human minister. No severance.

Maoshan and Tianshi, one is a small hermit in the city, and the other is a big hermit in the court. Therefore, in terms of orthodoxy and power, the Maoshan sect can't catch up with it. It is worth mentioning that, just like Maoshan School’s Kai San Ye, Tianshi Dao is divided into two schools, the North and the South, with more than a dozen families. The celestial master mentioned only refers to the origin of the celestial master's Taoism, the lineage of Longhushan. However, after the experience of the fire in the new era, especially the destruction of the four olds and the Cultural Revolution, the so-called "south Zhangbeibeikong" mansions have followed the laws of the market economy and opened up to become tourist attractions; It depends on the relationship, so whether it is the Maoshan faction or the Longhushan lineage, the disciples in the sect have posts in relevant departments all over the country. effort.

On December 24, 2008, I came to Shangqing Ancient Town in Guixi with a wretched Taoist with a bancuntou and a bird with dark feathers and as fat as a hen. Stepping onto the ancient street paved with cobblestones from the Luxi River in the ancient town, you can see the crowds of tourists and the occasional Taoists passing by, and the smooth, round, flat and elongated buildings on the ground that are arranged in the shape of Tai Chi or gossip. Different cobblestones, looking at the dazzling array of Taoist utensils and incense, looking at typical Taoist-style buildings such as double eaves, Danying, Tongbi, Zhufei, etc., all of which fully render the Taoist culture here.

We strolled through this ancient street that was built in the Southern and Northern Dynasties, passed the Taoist ancestral home, the Tianshi Mansion, and walked along the rows of stilted buildings along the river to Chuanqutou.The fishing boat on the cold Luxi River is lonely. If it weren't for the tourists and townspeople in modern costumes, I would have the illusion of traveling back to ancient times. The matter is of great importance. Before I came here, I had already contacted the big brother Chen Zhicheng through the miscellaneous hair path. As my introducer to the relevant department (although it is only a contract worker, non-staff personnel), the senior brother is naturally my number one backer, and he has such an intimate relationship as the miscellaneous hair path. From the standpoint, the senior brother is naturally Be on our side.However, senior brother is busy with affairs, and he is currently on a field trip to Lebanon, so he cannot come back to deal with it personally, and because someone is watching him, his main relationship in the country cannot be changed, so everything still depends on us, fortunately, there is Zhao Zhonghua's mediation help.

But he made a statement, saying that he was just a disciple in Longhu Mountain, no matter what, if something happened, he just took care of us. But it's no wonder that the elder brother is upset, this guy with the Taoist name "Qingxu" is actually similar to their master ancestor "Xuqing Taoist", whether it's intentional or not.But the accusation of blasphemy must be on his forehead. We were going to do it secretly, but this time with the backing of the big brother's tough attitude, Zhao Zhonghua, Cao Yanjun and others can put aside all their worries and come over to help.

After waiting for a long time beside the antique stilted buildings by the Luxi River, a man in a windbreaker with a red scarf and sunglasses came forward and greeted us.I looked at half of the face covered by the wide sunglasses, and it was really that kid Cao Yanjun, so I laughed and said, why does it look like he is doing underground work?Cao Yanjun said: "Isn't it just underground work, come with me first, let's find a place to talk." So we followed, Cao Yanjun is a local, familiar with the terrain, turned around, came to a teahouse, and went straight to the box. After the waiter had placed the tea, melons and fruits, turned around and left, Cao Yanjun told us that this small town is the base camp of Tianshi Dao, and there are hidden threads everywhere. If our conversation is overheard, it may not only Nothing can be done, and there will be bad luck.I looked around this quaint tea room, wondering, and said that if this is the case, why did you bring us here?

Cao Yanjun waved his hand and said it's okay, this tea room was opened by his third uncle, and the safety issue is guaranteed. After all, he invited us to drink tea first, saying that this is the frightening incense planted in the Qinglin place on Longhu Mountain. Although the tea leaves are all broken and not well-known, it has a strong aroma, which is very refreshing.Where did we have the pleasure of tasting tea? We hurriedly took two sips of the hot tea soup, and asked him where that guy Qingxu lived.Cao Yanjun shook his head, and said that when he came back from the southern province yesterday, he had quietly inquired about it from the side. Qingxu had an old house in the south of the town, and there were dozens of people in his family. The neighbors said that he was not at home. live.

When we came, Zhao Zhonghua had already told me that the reason why Cao Yanjun would spare no effort to help us was that he had some grudges with Qing Xu, except for the face of the black hands and two cities. Qingxu was forty-one years old at the time, he was the son of a wealthy family in Shangqing Ancient Town earlier, known as Li Mingban in the lay family, and entered Longhu Mountain to practice since he was a child.Tianshi Daolonghushan is divided into inner and outer sects. All the children start from the outer sect. If they have good aptitude, they will enter the inner sect and be led by the master. If they fail to learn, they will leave the Taoist sect after a few years and return to dunya.Cao Yanjun is twenty-eight years old this year, and he was considered an excellent seed in the outer sect in his early years. He is expected to enter the inner sect, inherit the mantle, and become a true disciple.However, because he was in the mountains, he had some conflicts with Qing Xu, who was already an inner disciple, so he was framed by design. No one knows exactly how, but he made no progress, and later reluctantly entered the Secret Service to mess around.

How can we not bear in mind the things that hinder people's progress, such as the revenge of taking one's wife and killing one's father? Cao Yanjun's heart has not been broadened to the level of Taoist Buddha, so he has always been brooding.As soon as Zhao Zhonghua mentioned it, he immediately took annual leave and returned home. The name was to visit relatives, but in fact it was to help us trouble Qingxu.This guy Qingxu is frivolous and impetuous, offending many people, which enabled Cao Yanjun to inquire about a lot of useful information very quickly. Zhao Zhonghua had already obtained confirmation from his senior brother Wan Zhong that Qingxu had indeed returned to Guixi, but after knowing that he had exposed the news, his whereabouts became erratic, and few people knew about it.But Cao Yanjun directly pointed out to us three places where Qingxu might be hiding, which shows that he has done his homework.

In the teahouse, Cao Yanjun explained a lot about Qingxu to us. For example, this guy is extremely lecherous, always "getting flowers and messing with grass" everywhere, and often indulges in the place of fireworks, lingering and forgetting to return. But this guy's talisman-making is deeply taught by Mochizuki, and it is quite effective. He often sells these talismans in the black market to maintain his extravagant and dissolute life.He has an extremely irritable temper, and he often fights with others when he disagrees with him. He also likes to play tricks, and bullies the weak. Even Wan Zhong, a neutral person, describes him as a mad dog that bites people.However, on the contrary, his attainments in the way of talismans are amazing, and his communication efficiency with the gods is also high, so there are many people who beg him in the door, and the elders above also turn a blind eye tolerated him.

For example, if this guy doesn't want to practice in a Taoist temple, his master asks him to return home and become a lay Buddhist at home. For example, some of Qingxu's unique personal hobbies... After talking about this, regardless of temperament, I suddenly discovered that there are many striking similarities between Miscellaneous Hairy Xiaodao and Qing Xu: they are also from a famous family, they are also talented, they are also free and unrestrained, and they are also good at talismans...they are similar There are too many places, and Miscellaneous Mao Xiaodao himself is aware of it, with a look of disdain.However, Zamao Xiaodao is a lazy character with an open mind, and will not fight with ordinary people because of some emotional matters. If you're in a good mood, he won't be angry if you grab him by the ear and scold him all morning. I've always called him "Miscellaneous Mao Xiaodao", and I haven't seen him make a serious face a few times.This point shows that Xiao Keming's so-called mortal mind refining has reached a certain level, because of letting go, so he is liberated.At the same time, he is still an old-fashioned and warm-hearted person, who values ​​loyalty and affection-these are things he can't let go of no matter what, and they are also obstacles that he can hardly get rid of in his life. We talked about four o'clock in the afternoon, and Cao Yanjun took us to a nearby hotel to settle down. After dinner together, he was going home to prepare some things, and at seven o'clock in the evening, he took us to the first place to find Qingxu.If there are clues, just knock on Sap and solve it decisively. After Cao Yanjun left, Zamao Xiaodao and I started to pack our luggage. We came here in a hurry this time, and we didn’t make any preparations, that is, those things that went to Padang, the lightning-struck peach sticks from Zamao Xiaodao, have already been sent home through the logistics company, and my uncle will help him contact the master sword maker As for Zhou Lin's matter, we had already notified the Xiao family when he was recovering from illness.Knowing that Zhou Lin has fallen into a demon and may have joined the evil spirit sect, the third uncle, who still had some teacher-student feelings in his heart, said that if he encounters him again, he will be shot to death. Uncle Xiao also began to formally offer a reward to Zhou Lin through the relationship within the organization. We waited in the hotel room until seven o'clock when Cao Yanjun called and told us to go downstairs.When we came downstairs, we found him waiting for us in a black SUV. After getting in the car, Cao Yanjun told us to go to a famous bar in downtown Yingtan now.There, maybe you can find Qing Xu.