"Squeak...... Creak. ”

The mouse squatted on Lian Ge's shoulder, looked at the surrounding environment, and barked twice from time to time.

Bypassing the temple courtyard wall, Lian Ge followed the winding path and continued to go deeper into the forest.

The jungle grew thicker, and the greenery shaded most of the sunlight, except for a few crevices where light penetrated.

"Squeak ......"

As you continue to go deeper along this deep winding path, the surroundings become quieter and quieter,

The few pilgrims who walked into the winding path also chose to return the same way after confirming that there did not seem to be any other buildings in the depths of the winding path.

Passing the dwindling pilgrims, Lian Ge still took steps forward without hurry.

Finally, when Lian Ge crossed the top of the mountain peaks and hills, the deep winding path also changed from a winding uphill to a downhill.

Suddenly the scenery on the other side of the mountain suddenly opened up, and the scenery on the other side of the mountain was presented in front of Lian Ge's eyes.

Unlike the hustle and bustle on the other side, the back of the mountain peaks is particularly silent, except for the sound of insects and birds, and the sound of the wind blowing through the jungle leaves.

And just beside the winding path downward, a Taoist temple is hidden in the shade of a dense forest, and only a scaly horn sticks out of it, making people notice its presence.

"...... Uproar"

The trail at the back of the peak seems to be less traveled, and clumps of shrubs and weeds fill the side of the trail, and only shallow traces can discern the original path.

Without pausing, after crossing the top of the mountain, Lian Ge went straight along the winding path to the road located on the mountainside.

finally

The shrubs and weeds beside the winding path thinned out, and a platform on the mountainside appeared in front of Lian Ge's eyes, and behind the platform was the Taoist temple he had seen at the top of the mountain.

Slightly towards the bottom of the platform, the path that continued to extend downward, at the bottom of the mountain, among the cols, you can still see a lot of gathered buildings, it seems to be a certain village.

Retracting his gaze, Lian Ge looked at the Taoist temple in front of him, and at the same time approached it,

This temple is not very large, and when viewed from a higher vantage point, it only has a courtyard and a few tiled houses.

At this moment, if you look closer, you can still see those mottled traces on the gate of the temple wall.

The paint on the wooden door has faded, and the plaster on the wall has fallen a lot.

This kind of seems to show the years that this Taoist temple has endured.

In front of the gate of the courtyard, Lian Ge paused again,

"Knock knock...... Knock knock. ”

Stretching out his hand, Lian Ge knocked on the courtyard door,

The next moment, a young male voice sounded in the courtyard,

"Burn incense to go to the big Buddha temple next door, this view does not receive pilgrims, count eight characters, look at the day, and knock on the door of the host of red and white ceremonies. ”

A passage was uttered with great skill.

Hearing this, Lian Ge smiled slightly, and did not continue to knock on the door, but said directly: "Fellow cultivators, travel here, beg for a glass of water to drink." ”

The sound was not loud, but it easily passed through the courtyard gate and reached the ears of the people in the courtyard.

Hearing this, there was a moment of silence in the courtyard, and then, the same male voice from before,

"Dad, he said that he is also a cultivator and wants to beg for a glass of water. ”

"Then why don't you give the fuck and open the door!"

The voice of the middle-aged man rang out.

Immediately afterwards, footsteps sounded in the courtyard from far and near, and the sound of the door bolt clicking,

"Crunch ......"

The old courtyard door made an overwhelmed sound, and it was opened inward,

A young man of about fifteen or sixteen years old, wearing a Taoist robe, appeared in Lian Ge's sight.

Looking at Lian Ge, who was wearing a casual suit and squatting with a mouse on his shoulder, the young Taoist priest was stunned, and his eyes showed a curious look.

Then he shouted into the courtyard,

"Dad, what do I call that!"

"How many fucking times have you told you, don't call me dad when there are outsiders, Lao Tzu has managed to maintain the fairy wind bones, and the image of a master of the Tao has made you ruined!"

As the words sounded, another older figure appeared in Lian Ge's sight.

This is a sloppy and casual middle-aged Taoist priest, with long hair on his head, just coiled up with half chopsticks, wearing a Taoist robe, but not buttoned, just draped on his body, and on his feet are still stepping on a pair of wide sandals, and at the moment he is rubbing the heel of the other foot with one foot.

"Fellow Daoist?" the middle-aged Taoist priest looked at Lian Ge, "Didn't I say it, buddy, come out to cheat and eat and drink, let's at least change our appearance." Isn't it a bit perfunctory for you to wear casual clothes, why don't you explain it to me?"

Hearing this, Lian Ge looked at the two Taoist priests in front of him and smiled,

"I wore it because it was comfortable. ”

"Comfortable?" the middle-aged sloppy Taoist priest looked at Lian Ge and repeated.

"Comfortable to wear. Lian Ge also replied again.

"Haha......" The middle-aged Taoist priest laughed suddenly, and then patted Lian Ge on the shoulder, "It's worthy of being my fellow practitioner." ”

Immediately afterwards, the middle-aged Taoist priest turned around again and gently kicked the young Taoist priest's leg with his foot.

"Why are you still stunned, why don't you hurry up and make tea for Daoyou. ”

"Oh...... That... Master, what should I call it? The young Taoist priest glanced at Lian Ge and asked,

"Call Uncle Shi, what, you still want to follow Lao Tzu. ”

"Is that okay?"

"Let's go make tea!" The middle-aged Taoist laughed angrily and kicked the young Taoist's foot again, but the young Taoist turned around and ran away.

"There is no way to discipline the poor Dao, so that the Taoist friends can laugh. The middle-aged Taoist priest turned around and said to Lian Ge,

Hearing this, Lian Ge shook his head, smiled and said, "It's quite interesting." ”

"Hey, the child is older, and it's time for rebellion. The middle-aged Taoist priest shook his head and said, while turning sideways and letting go of the door,

"Fellow Daoists, please. ”

Hearing this, Lian Ge then stepped into this temple.

In the courtyard, the ground is still muddy, and there are no stone bricks or cement.

But unlike the sloppiness of this middle-aged Taoist priest, although there are trees on both sides of the courtyard, there are only a few leaves on the ground, which looks very clean.

Next to the courtyard, there is the main body of the Taoist temple, a large hall and accommodation place composed of several tiled houses.

"Fellow Daoist, please take a seat. ”

The middle-aged Taoist priest led Lian Ge to the courtyard and sat down next to a stone table and bench.

"Master...... Uncle Shi, drink tea. ”

When Lian Ge and the middle-aged Taoist priest sat down opposite each other in front of the stone table, the young Taoist priest also took two cups of tea and walked back to the stone table.

"Taoist friends laugh, the mountains and wilderness are barren, and there is nothing to entertain, a cup of coarse tea, talk about respect. ”

The middle-aged Taoist priest picked up the teacup and gestured slightly to Lian Ge,

"The Taoist chief is polite. Lian Ge picked up the teacup and took a sip.

"Poor Dao Chen Luo Dao, small view of Yunshan View, I don't know who your friends are?"

The middle-aged Taoist priest Chen Luodao put down the teacup, looked at Lian Ge and asked,

"Lian Ge, from Sichuan and Shu Province, his ancestors are all cultivators, so he can be regarded as a seeker. Lian Ge also put down the teacup and answered.

Hearing this, Chen Luodao nodded,

"The land of Sichuan and Shu, a good place, the Daomen is prosperous, Qingcheng Mountain in Sichuan and Shu Province, and the poor road has been there when he was young. ”

"That Dao Chang is more powerful than me, although I was born in Sichuan Shu, but the Daomen of Sichuan and Shu has never been visited. Lian Ge smiled and answered,

"But I think that the place where the Taoist cultivates is not necessarily worse than Qingcheng Mountain. ”

Lian Ge swept the inside and outside of the Taoist Temple with the eyes of heaven, and raised his head slightly, "The clear qi is rising, the earth qi is gathering, what a good place." ”

"Hmm...... Daoist friends can hope for qi?"

Chen Luodao's face changed suddenly, his lazy movements stopped instantly, he sat up straight, and looked at Lian Ge seriously,

"I know a little bit. Lian Ge retracted his gaze, looked at Chen Luodao, and smiled slightly.

"So, fellow Daoist...... No, Brother Dao, do you have mana?" Chen Luodao stood up instantly and asked excitedly.