Xiao Daogu said: "But Master also said that if there are devout believers who are willing to donate money to the Daoists of this meditation, they can be an exception. ”

Even immortals love money, and monks who are still cultivating and have not yet become immortals are of course even more vulgar.

Hua Bushi smiled and said: "Young Master Ben is pious in asking God to worship the Buddha, and he has always been generous, and he wants to donate some silver taels to Guiguan." ”

As he spoke, he took out a small ingot, weighing five taels, and handed it to the little Dao Gu, saying, "This is a gift to the fairy child to guide the way." ”

Xiao Daogu took the silver, the expression on her face immediately changed, and immediately opened the mountain gate, and said, "Hua Gongzi wait here for a while, I'll go and tell the master, and then take you in to see her!"

Hua Bushi said: "Then thank you Xiantong." ”

The three of them and one dog didn't wait long outside the mountain gate, and the little Taoist aunt came back and said, "Master has invited Hua Gongzi, you can come with me!"

Hua Bushi said: "There is Lao Xiantong to lead the way." ”

The three of them followed Xiao Daogu into the mountain gate and walked towards the temple. The roads in this Taoist temple are all bluestone paving, although the house hall is not tall, but it is built very exquisitely, especially the Jade Emperor Palace in the right, blue bricks and blue tiles, painting pillars and carved beams, there is really a bit of the gorgeous appearance of the palace, it is really worthy of the Taoist temple built by the royal pardon in that year.

Xiao Daogu led Hua Bushi and the others around the Jade Emperor Palace, and then passed through an arch and came to a hall in the side compartment, which must be the guest hall of the Taoist temple.

As soon as he walked to the door of the hall, he saw a middle-aged Taoist aunt coming out of the door.

This Dao Gu is of medium stature, wearing a glaive crown, wearing a green cloth robe, and her feet are on the clouds, and she is very particular about dressing, but her complexion is slightly yellow, and she is holding a green jade Ruyi in the shape of a lingzhi in her hand.

When she saw the three of them, she made a gesture and said: "Poor Dao Jingyue, she is the abbot of Lingdu Temple, and she has given a gift to Hua Gongzi." ”

Hua Bushi returned the salute and said: "It turned out to be Jingyue Immortal Gu, Hua Bushi is a layman, how can he be worthy of the Immortal Gu to greet him personally!"

Jingyue Guan said: "Hua Gongzi came all the way to Benguan, which shows that the heart of the Tao is pious, and it is natural to take a few steps to meet the poor road. Invite the son into the living room to sit down. ”

She turned her face to the little Taoist aunt on the side and said, "Miaozhen, go make tea." ”

Xiao Daogu left in response, and Hua Bushi and the other three walked into the guest hall with the Jingyue Lord. Although this guest hall is not spacious, but it is also very elegant, the tables and chairs and furniture are made of one color of mahogany, and there is a "group of immortals worshipping longevity picture" hanging on the wall in the middle, which is painted as the grand scene of the immortals of the heavenly court to celebrate the birthday of the Queen Mother of the West, and the end is lifelike, very exquisite.

The princess, who was already following behind everyone, also jumped in at this time. When the Jingyue Guan Lord saw the big white dog, he was so frightened that his whole body trembled, his feet were unstable, and the jade Ruyi in his hand almost fell to the ground.

Hua Bushi hurriedly stepped forward to help him and said, "Jingyue Immortal Gu doesn't need to panic, this dog is raised by this young master, it is very tame, and it will never hurt anyone." ”

Only then did the Jingyue Guan Lord stand firm, stroked his chest and said: "Poor Dao has always been afraid of dogs, but it made Hua Gongzi smile." ”

Hua Bushi said: "The fairy girl is afraid of dogs, so I told it to go outside the door." ”

Jingyue Guan said: "This is not necessary, since it will not hurt people, it is okay to stay in the house." Hua Gongzi, please take a seat first. ”

After some polite concessions, Hua Bushi and Jingyue Guan sat down respectively, and Liu Yuanhe and Ximen Tong pretended to be domestic servants and stood behind the eldest young master.

Hua Bushi coughed lightly and said: "I am a businessman in the next place, I came to Kaifeng Mansion from Xiangjing to do some business, and when I was sleeping a few days ago, I had a dream that there was an iron-faced fairy, leading two hundred heavenly soldiers and generals, to the shop opened by this young master and walked around, and then flew to a palace located between two mountains. Since that dream, my shop has been a big bonus, and I have earned a lot of silver taels, which must be blessed by the gods. It is to make a wish to the young master, must go to the immortal statue to burn incense and worship, donate a thousand taels of silver, I have inquired to many people, in the Yujing is located between the mountains and valleys of the Taoist temple, there is only this spiritual capital view, is to come from afar to repay the wish. ”

He looked at the Jingyue Contemplation Lord, and continued, "I just don't know if there is the iron-faced immortal I dreamed of in the Lingdu Concept?"

Hua Bushi's nonsense, not a single sentence is true, in fact, it is just to test the reaction of this Silent Moon Viewer.

Jingyue Guan Lord's expression was very peaceful, and there was no different color, and he asked: "The iron-faced immortal that Hua Gongzi dreamed of, but he has a helmet and armor, and his image is mighty?"

Hua Bushi said: "It doesn't seem to be the top armor, but the image is indeed very powerful, but the face is covered by an iron mask, and I can't see the appearance clearly." ”

Jingyue Guan said, "That's it." The gods can be ever-changing, he has a powerful image, and he has made a lot of money by protecting his son's business, and he must be Marshal Zhao Gong, the true monarch of the Black Tiger Xuantan. This Marshal Zhao Gong commanded the four gods of Baobao, Nazhen, Zhaocai, and Lishi, and was in charge of all kinds of wealth and fortune in the world. ”

Among the Taoist gods, there are the gods of civil and military wealth, and the most representative gods of martial arts are Zhao Gongming and Guan Gong, which are the most common gods and are worshiped in many temples. The Jingyue Guan Lord's set of sayings is in line with Hua Bushi's words, and it can also be regarded as the monk's usual saying about donating silver to the donor.

Hua Bushi also got off the donkey, stroked his palms and said: "I see! Hearing Jingyue Immortal Gu say this, the iron-faced immortal in this young master's dream must be Marshal Zhao Gong, then please ask Immortal Gu to take me to the treasure hall to worship incense and bow, and I can repay my wish earlier." ”

The statue of Zhao Gongming, the god of martial arts, is offered in the side hall of the Lingdu Temple. Under the guidance of the Jingyue Observatory, Hua Bushi came to the temple, burned incense in front of the statue of the god, and threw a silver ticket of 1,000 taels into the merit box.

One thousand taels of silver may not be too much in the eyes of the Jianghu sect that dominates one side, but for an ordinary temple, it is definitely not a small amount. The Jingyue Guan saw the silver ticket, and was even more polite to this Huada benefactor, that is, he proposed to walk around in the Lingdu Temple, and the request for a tour was also accepted, and he also accompanied him personally.

The Lingdu view is not very large, only the front and back five into the courtyard, in addition to the God of Wealth Hall and the Jade Emperor Palace, there are also the Queen Mother Hall and the Sanqing Palace, respectively enshrine the Nine Heavenly Queen Mother and the three major Tianzun of Taoism, and then there is the precept hall of the monk's practice and the living room, there is also a special place to place the abbot tablet of the past dynasties of the Guiling Pavilion, it is said that the fairy tablet of the Yuzhen princess is also in it.

There are no male Taoist priests in this view, and all the monks are Taoist aunts, about twenty or thirty people.

Hua Bushi, under the guidance of the Jingyue Viewer, wandered around in the view, Ximen Hitomi and Liu Yuanhe followed closely, and the big white dog princess also kept wagging her tail and never leaving his feet.

This eldest young master was very interested, worshiped the gods when he met them, and donated another hundred and ten taels of silver.

After walking the entire Taoist temple, it took a while, and at this time it was almost dusk, Hua Bushi declined the invitation of the Jingyue Temple Lord to keep them fasting, and only said that he wanted to hurry back, and said goodbye.

Out of the mountain gate and stepped on the mount, three people and a dog walked on the path outside the view, Liu Yuanhe said: "I don't think there is much problem with this spiritual capital view, although the master of the temple is greedy for money, she doesn't look like a person in the devil's way." ”

Hua Bushi said: "What Elder Liu said is that I have probably practiced some of the internal skills of the Taoist Huang Lao's technique, but the martial arts must not be strong, and this Taoist temple is really not big, there are no less than two hundred people in the Demon Dao who attacked us, and we can't hide." ”

Liu Yuanhe sighed and said, "It seems that we have been busy for a long time, and we have donated more than a thousand taels of silver in vain!"

Hua Bushi smiled and said: "This is not necessarily, after turning around in this Taoist temple for a long time, Young Master Ben still found two suspicious places. ”

Liu Yuanhe said: "Oh, where is it suspicious?"

Hua Bushi said: "The place where this Lingdu Temple is located is very remote, there is no incense at all, it stands to reason that there should not be much income, but the furniture in the guest hall is made of mahogany, and the picture scroll on the wall is also the handwriting of a famous artist, and the jade Ruyi in the hand of the abbot of Jingyue is worth at least hundreds of silver taels, doesn't Elder Liu think she is too rich?"

Liu Yuanhe only thought that the various decorations and layouts in this Taoist temple were very elegant, but Hua Bushi said that it was indeed a little strange. However, there are thousands of ways to make money, and even if there is no incense, maybe the Taoist temple has another lucrative industry, which does not mean anything.

Hua Bushi said again: "The second suspicious place is the Guiling Pavilion. ”

Liu Yuanhe said curiously: "According to the Taoist aunt of the temple, the Guiling Pavilion is the place where the abbot tablets of the past dynasties are placed in this temple, we just passed by the door and never entered at all, why does Young Master Hua feel suspicious?"

Hua Bushi said: "It's not that Young Master Ben is aware of it, but this big white dog is a little agitated when he passes in front of the door of the Guiling Pavilion, maybe because he smells something." There was also the Silent Moon Viewer who seemed to be a little nervous when I walked through the pavilion door, and in the eyes of Young Master Ben, she must be hiding something. ”

Hua Bushi took the princess into the view, originally to use the big white dog's sense of smell to find clues, and observing words and colors is what he is good at, the slightest change in the expression of the Jingyue Observation Lord, Liu Yuanhe didn't pay attention to it, but he couldn't escape the eyes of the eldest young master.

Liu Yuanhe said: "Since there is something suspicious, what should I do?"

Hua Bushi said: "Of course, I will go back and investigate again." ”

"Go back again?" Liu Yuanhe was a little stunned, "We just came out of the temple, and now we suddenly returned, wouldn't it make the Dao Gu Guan Master feel strange?"

Hua Bushi smiled: "I can't go back from the mountain gate anymore." If this young master is not mistaken, the Guiling Pavilion is located in the southwest corner of the Taoist temple, not far from the viewing wall, we only need to go around and climb over the wall to go to the front of the pavilion. ”