Walking out of the room, the sky was already a lot darker, and even the luster with ginkgo biloba seemed to be a little dim, and he found that in the courtyard of Huaixu, he was stroking the ancient bell with his hand.

Zhou Li walked over.

Huai Xu immediately turned his head and looked at him vigilantly: "I won't sleep next to you!"

Zhou Li: ??

He hadn't said anything.

Huai Xu still stared at him vigilantly, and said the reason seriously: "I used to say that I slept next to you, but you refused, but now if you want to sleep next to me, I won't do it, you can dispel this idea!"

Zhou Li: ......

Pursing his lips, he asked, "What are you looking at?"

"Look at this bell. ”

"What's there to see?"

"Look at this pattern......"

Huai Xu pointed to a place to show him.

There are indeed some lines on the ancient clock, but this is normal, the bell and the tripod have a certain special status in the traditional culture, many clocks will have some patterns on the body, to decorate, and some will engrave inscriptions, which is not strange. However, the place that Huai Xu points to is not quite like decoration or text, because the decoration on the bell is mostly symmetrical, and this pattern is lonely, more like a signature or some kind of imprint.

"Is there something wrong?"

"Tell you to study seriously, don't you listen? Every day you know how to pet cats, play with mobile phones and fall in love. Huai Xu said, "If you read a few more books with the surname Jiang, you will know that this is the Heavenly Master's thing." ”

"Really?"

"There is spiritual power on this bell, but it is hidden deeply. After Huai Xu finished speaking, he glanced at him with slanted eyes, "You can't feel it, can you? Of course you can't feel it! This is normal, if it weren't for me, no one would be able to feel it!"

"Where's Ming Gong?"

“...... I'll talk to you well, don't keep talking to me!" Huai Xu said dissatisfiedly.

"I'm sorry. ”

"Shh

"So this Taoist temple has had a Heavenly Master before, and it's still a more powerful one?" Zhou Li asked humbly.

"That's right. ”

"That's ......"

But that doesn't mean anything.

Because it is not uncommon for ancient heavenly masters to join religion, and it is mainly Taoism, especially Zhengyi Sect - heavenly masters still have the need to meditate and practice, of course, there are many who serve the country and seek power and profit, but for this small number of heavenly masters who want to practice quietly, joining religion has become a good choice, and in some dynasties, people outside the party can be exempted from servitude, and even in some periods, they can also transcend the law.

At that time, the Chunshan Taoist chose to return to Taoism in his later years, which should have been a way to catch up with the trend in his time.

Zhou Li began to wander around the view.

The two dogs chased and played at night, which is a very common sight in the countryside, in addition to Zhou Li, he also found a lot of small animals in the yard, and they all got along harmoniously.

The Taoist temple is really not small.

Compared with the beginning and end of the Hongguan, this is a more pure Taoist temple, it not only occupies a larger area, the layout is also a common small Taoist temple layout, several temples are dedicated to different Taoist gods, although many have fallen into disrepair, can be clean.

After strolling around, he walked outside the room.

It's a small house in the backyard, and the fire in the room is extra warm because it's starting to cool down at night.

Brother Nan and Little Master Xuanqing were busy inside, through the dark window, he could see their beating shadows, Zhou Li could hear their voices, and every time he had to marvel at Brother Nan's ability to make friends-it seemed that no matter who she met, she could get along with others in a very short time, just like now.

"How many years has this Taoist temple been?"

"It's been said for thousands of years. Master Xuanqing said, "But I also listened to what my master said, I don't know if he is bragging." ”

"It's so big, tsk, it's definitely been brilliant before. ”

"It is said that in ancient times, there were a lot of people here, and there was a town not far away, so the incense here was not bad, but later there was a war, the town was burned down, and people ran away, and gradually it declined. Master Xuanqing said, "Because this place is remote, I was lucky to escape during the war, and then because it is remote, no one came here, so it was about to be deserted...... It seems that there were quite a lot of Taoist priests in the early decades, and at that time, many of them went to join the army, and then never came back. ”

"I think it's just been renovated. ”

"Master repaired it a few days ago. Master Xuanqing said, "He was worried that there would be no successor, and he wanted to renovate the Taoist temple to see if he could recruit a successor, so he took out all his life savings, and took advantage of the fact that his health was a little better than now, so he bought materials and repaired them little by little, which took nearly a year." ”

"Did you get it?"

"I don't know if it's a recruit. ”

"Oh, that's you, do you usually have a lot of people here?"

"Very little, very little. ”

"Then ...... your normal life"

"We grow our own vegetables and raise our own livestock, so we can pretty much feed ourselves. Every autumn, a group of photography enthusiasts come to shoot the scene, and they are more generous to stay here for one night. There is also this ginkgo, it is too long to grow, according to the customs of this place, many people bring newborns to worship it as 'Baobao', which means that it can help people ward off disasters, and generally speaking, they will also seal a small red envelope to Guanli. Master Xuanqing may have been here for too long without her peers talking, at first she still maintained a calm and even a somewhat cold tone, she couldn't bear Brother Nan's hot temperament, she had been melted, "Oh, I still occasionally do live broadcasts on the Internet, open a beautiful face, and I can also make some money and make up for it." ”

"Then you're really hard. ”

"It's fine. ”

"When did you start wanting to cultivate?" Brother Nan asked, "I seem to have seen a girl who has returned to seclusion on the Internet. ”

"Is that one in Zhongnan Mountain?" asked Master Xuanqing with a smile.

"You know that, too?"

"Yes. Master Xuanqing smiled, lowered his head and said, "I was a family when I was a child, and then my parents died. But I didn't have a diploma, and no one accepted me when I went to other temples, so I came here by accident. ”

"Mistaken ......"

Brother Nan remembered that when Zhou Li explained to the old master just now, he also used the word 'yin and yang', and couldn't help laughing.

Master Xuanqing also smiled and continued: "At first, I actually regretted it many times, but after staying for a long time, I slowly got used to it, and then I actually liked this kind of life......

"Then why didn't you leave in the first place?"

"When I'm gone, Master is the only one left, and this Taoist temple is about to fall. ”

"I see. ”

Little Master Xuanqing had a feeling of saying something when he spoke, and he didn't hide it at all, but Brother Nan listened to her true situation, but he didn't think that she was not a sincere person, but felt that she was straightforward, and there was a feeling that he had seen it and didn't care.

"How old is the old watchman?"

“82。 ”

"You answered so quickly, I had to think about my mother's age to answer. ”

"I just went to the hospital a few days ago, and it says yes. ”

"Hahahaha......"

At this time, Brother Nan suddenly found Zhou Li standing outside, she froze, turned her head and blinked her eyes and asked, "Why are you standing here?

Zhou Li immediately walked forward in embarrassment: "I'll see if there's anything I need help with." ”

"No...... Let's light the fire and sit down for a while. ”

"Good. ”

So Zhou Li sat down in front of the stove, and the familiar feeling suddenly returned.

I only heard Brother Nan continue to ask: "Then will you take over the Taoist Temple in the future?"

Master Xuanqing was silent and did not answer immediately.

Zhou Li quietly looked at Master Xuanqing's expression, if the old master immortal passed away and the little master Xuanqing took over the Taoist temple, then she would be the only one here, obviously this is a little difficult for a girl.

It's just so remote.

She is not Zheng Zhilan either.

Seeing this, Brother Nan immediately planned to skip this topic, but before she could speak, Little Master Xuanqing spoke.

"Master has asked me this question many times, but I don't want to stay here for the rest of my life. Little Master Xuanqing said, "I want to go out for a walk in the future, maybe I will come back, or maybe not." ”

"It's normal, everyone should have their own life. ”

"Hmm. ”

"Do you usually study the Tao every day? except for work. ”

"Not exactly. Master Xuanqing smiled, "Taoism is very casual, the master taught me the most erhu and pipa, it is said that this is the ancestral art of our view, I also play erhu or pipa live broadcast on the Internet, and the master plays it very well." The second is some principles of being a human being and the like, and then there is the Tao. ”

"Zhou Li, it's on fire. ”

To start a fire is to start a fire.

Because there were guests coming, Master Xuanqing brought the bacon to cook, which was the only meat, and the other dishes were all vegetarian dishes.

Very light, but the taste is not bad.

Winter melon has a winter melon flavor.

Tomatoes have a tomato flavor.

That's a high rating.

Zhou Li's favorite dish is a plate of 'kraft vegetables', he has eaten it before, at that time Brother Nan said that this is a dish used to feed pigs in their hometown, and people only eat it occasionally, but I don't know why, this dish is very suitable for his taste.

If he said it, Brother Nan would laugh at him again.

There was no entertainment in the evening, so Zhou Li went to chat with the old temple for a while, listening to him talk about the stories of the Taoist temple in the past, as well as the glory of the Taoist temple that he had also heard about, and talked about the scenic spot under construction in the east and the highway under construction in the west.

Brother Nan also chatted happily with Master Xuanqing.

Dango goes around catching moths.

Only Huai Xu was a little bored.

It didn't take long for the old viewer to be unbearable, sleepy, and to rest.

Zhou Li lost the excuse to delay time, so he had to quietly look at Brother Nan, who was still talking happily with Master Xuanqing, and stopped talking several times, and finally said weakly: "I, I'll go back to the room first." ”

Hearing this, Huai Xu, who was still bored before, suddenly trembled, quietly pricked up his ears, and looked back and forth between the two of them.

I saw Brother Nan's face inexplicable: "If you go back, you will go back! Can't you find the way?"

Zhou Li is so embarrassed.

Huai Xu snickered.