According to the place shown on the map, the location of Houtuzhu is near the southwestern suburbs of Nanjiang City.

Mu Qinghan usually doesn't have time, so he can only wait until Saturday to go.

Because Xia Xue still had to prepare for class, Mu Qinghan didn't take her with her.

Mu Qinghan marked the approximate location of Houtuzhu on the Baidu map, and took a car directly to the destination.

Nanjiang City is located in Jiangnan Province, belongs to the hilly area, the interior of the city is gentle, but to the suburbs, although there are no majestic and steep mountains and rivers, there are also some low mountains and soil slopes, some more than three or four hundred meters, it can be called a mountain, and has its own name.

The location of the thick earth bead is in an area called Meishan.

The mountain road could no longer be driven, and when he reached the foot of Meishan Mountain, Mu Qinghan began to walk.

"Although it has been thousands of years since the pre-Qin period, there are no skyscrapers here, so it is impossible to dig deep foundations, and the thick earth beads may still be there. Mu Qinghan glanced at the surrounding environment and made a preliminary judgment.

The mountains here hinder the development of the city, but give Mu Qinghan a glimmer of hope.

Although it has not been occupied by the modern city, it is not inhabited, in the mountain road, Mu Qinghan found a stone step road, the stone steps are blurred, uneven, but the stone surface is smooth, obviously people often trample on it.

Climb the mountain along the stone steps, halfway up the Meishan Mountain, a Taoist temple of blue bricks and black tiles appears in front of you.

The temple is not large, the surrounding walls are covered with vegetation, and the entire temple almost blends in with the surrounding environment.

"Quiet Taoism, this place is also half a paradise, extraordinarily quiet. Mu Qinghan looked up at the Taoist temple plaque and nodded.

The Taoist temple is simple, but the front of the court is very clean, apparently often cleaned, and there is a couplet written on both sides of the courtyard.

Shanglian people have a thousand calculations.

The next day is counted.

The font on the couplet is vigorous and powerful, into the wood three points, it can be seen that the person of the inscription is very good at calligraphy, I don't know which one is the masterpiece.

But the strange thing is that the "calculation" of "people have a thousand calculations" in Shanglian is actually missing a point, and if you look at it carefully, it is actually a typo.

Mu Qinghan pondered slightly for a moment, and then understood the deep meaning of this couplet.

"People have a thousand calculations and eventually make a mistake, and the sky is a calculation, and after all, people are not as good as the sky. This is the meaning of the fact that people have less "counting". ”

When Mu Qinghan was talking to himself, an old man had already walked out of the Taoist temple, and he was slightly surprised when he heard Mu Qinghan see through the mystery of the couplet.

"This good lord can't see that you are so young and can see the subtlety of this couplet so quickly. ”

Mu Qinghan turned his head and saw this old man in a blue sermon robe, and he was slightly surprised.

The old Taoist priest in front of him actually has spiritual power in his body

But when Mu Qinghan carefully sensed the spiritual power in the body of the old man, he found that his spiritual power was different from the spiritual power he cultivated.

To put it simply, the spiritual power in Lao Dao's body is chaotic, and there are only a few simple veins, and what is in his body is not so much spiritual power, but somewhat similar to the internal power of the ancient martial arts heirs.

In fact, the closest thing to cultivating the truth is not the ancient martial arts inheritance, but this Taoist inheritance, in the various Taoist classics, there is no lack of descriptions of cultivation, and there are countless cultivation methods.

It can be said that Xiuzhen and Taoism are inextricably linked

Mu Qinghan once also guessed that Taoism may have been inherited by a certain cultivator, but unfortunately, even if Mu Qinghan's inference was correct, but after thousands of years, this inheritance could not be completely preserved, and now that the earth's aura is thin, it seems that there is probably no real cultivator in Taoism.

However, for Taoism, Mu Qinghan still had some curiosity in his heart.

"Hello Dao Chief. Mu Qinghan bowed slightly, which was regarded as a return gift to the old Taoist.

"Look at this good lord's face. "The old Taoist priest is kind and kind-eyed, and he speaks slowly and logically, quite anciently.

Mu Qinghan said, "I happened to pass by here and saw a Taoist temple here, so I came to have a look. ”

The old Taoist priest also smiled slightly, "That's fate, the poor Taoist number "Qingshan", if the good master does not dislike it, please take a break in the view." ”

Mu Qinghan naturally did not refuse, and followed Qingshan Dao into the Taoist temple.

What surprised Mu Qinghan was that in this Taoist temple, except for the Qingshan Daoist, there was no Taoist priest to be seen. However, in front of the Sanqing statue in the main hall, there are still a lot of incense offerings, and the fruits of the tribute are still expensive.

What's even more shocking is that in the merit box in front of the statue of Sanqing, there are actually several stacks of hundred-yuan bills. Such a hidden Taoist temple, and there are no Taoist priests, but the incense is extremely prosperous.

Mu Qinghan followed Daoist Qingshan to the backyard, and the two came to the stone table and bench sitting in the middle of the courtyard.

"Looking at the expression of the good lord just now, isn't it strange why my Taoist temple is so simple, but the incense is so vigorous. ”

Mu Qinghan didn't hide it either, and nodded.

Daoist Qingshan poured a cup of tea for Mu Qinghan, and shook his head helplessly, "Hey, how many young people are still willing to stay away from the world now, and have a pure heart and few desires to the Tao." My previous three apprentices couldn't stand this bleak life anymore and returned to the mortal world, so now I am the only one left in this Taoist temple. ”

Mu Qinghan nodded slightly, "If you are a true cultivator, you will never see the world." In ancient times, the people who cultivated the Tao were devoted to the Tao. Now in this world, there are countless temptations, and there are indeed not many people who can do it wholeheartedly. ”

Daoist Qingshan raised his eyes and looked at Mu Qinghan in a little surprise, he didn't expect this kid who seemed to be a teenager to say such a thing.

"Qingshan Dao Chang, but I just saw the incense in front of the Sanqing Palace, why is this?"

There was a hint of bitterness in the smile of the Taoist Elder Qingshan, "Nowadays, there are fewer and fewer people who believe in the Tao, these are all the magic money I have collected for helping people to observe feng shui and surpass the souls of the dead, and the money is useless to the poor Dao, so I asked the lords to offer it to the front of the hall." ”

Although Daoist Qingshan just said it casually, Mu Qinghan understood that the "Zhai Lords" mentioned by Daoist Chief were probably not small.

A magic gold is tens of thousands, hundreds of thousands, and this is still the price after the Qingshan Dao Governor does not force the magic money, and those who can voluntarily follow so much magic money are probably not ordinary people.

"Poor Taoism is not here, and I can only change the concept of a few people by myself, but I can't change the general trend, and the decline of Taoism is only a matter of time. ”

Looking at the lonely look between the eyebrows of the Qingshan Dao Chief, Mu Qinghan said lightly, "What the Dao Chief said is not necessarily true, Taoism pays attention to the Dao and does nothing, and follows the trend. If the Taoist pursues the return of the Dao, the Taoist does not need to force it, and there will eventually be someone to preach. ”

Mu Qinghan has seen too many cultivators, these people are not the best representatives of the Tao, Mu Qinghan said this, of course, he is the most qualified.

But the speaker had no intention of listening, and as soon as Mu Qinghan finished speaking, the hand of the Qingshan Daoist who poured the tea suddenly stopped, holding the teapot and hanging in the air.

"The road is inactive, follow the trend"

"If what I seek is the way, then someone will preach. ”

Daoist Qingshan repeated Mu Qinghan's two sentences repeatedly, his brows tightened, and the whole person froze there.

Over the past few decades, Qingshan has grown from a small Taoist priest to a Qingshan real person, and then from a Qingshan real person to the current white-haired Qingshan Taoist, he has witnessed the rise and fall of the "Qingjing Taoist Temple", and also witnessed the gradual decline of Taoism.

Although many Taoist temples have been preserved, they have been assimilated by the world.

His three apprentices left the Taoist temple one after another and re-entered the mortal world.

In the past few decades, he has been guarding this Taoist temple, dedicated to the Tao, although he also has weight among those big people in Nanjiang, but after seeing the flowers blooming and falling in front of the court, he is confused.

The Tao he pursued, since it was a great way, why was it dying?

For decades, no one could answer him, and he didn't know who to ask, but who would have thought that the few words of the young man he met today would make him feel enlightened

Daoist Aoyama's hands trembled a few times unconsciously.

Qingshan Daoist slowly raised his eyes, his eyes were full of curiosity, doubt, and expectation, "This good master, although what you said is good, but the history of China has been long for thousands of years, and who can really preach, and who has seen the good master who has already preached." ”

Mu Qinghan picked up the teacup and took a sip.

The tea seems to be just ordinary tea leaves, but the tea should come from a mountain spring, and it has a hint of sweetness after cooking.

This cup of coarse tea, compared with those thousands, tens of thousands of famous teas, has a unique taste.

After tasting coarse tea, Mu Qinghan said lightly, "I've seen it." ”

With a snap, the teacup in the hand of the Aoyama Taoist fell to the ground and shattered.