Chapter 1: Taiyi Guan
There is a group of mountains in the land of Shu Mountain, which is endless, and is fascinating with the lush green pines and cypresses, exotic flowers and plants all over the mountain.
Everyone in the world has heard of the Shushan Sword Sect, but no one knows that in the deep mountains behind the Shushan Sword Sect, there is a small village, and the whole village is between the mountain cols, which is difficult to find.
The houses in the village are located here and there, and the arrangement is somewhat oddly combined.
If there are connoisseurs here, they will perceive some doorways.
Because these seemingly chaotic houses seem to form a bagua shape, deliberately surrounding a high raised pine and cypress in the middle of the village, like a small hill.
Looking at the pine and cypress, among the towering pines and cypresses, there is an ancient Taoist temple.
The Taoist temple has two floors, covers an area of less than an acre, and is made of teak and stone, and is grayish-white in color. If someone passes by at night and looks at this color, it will definitely feel eerie.
From the point of view of appearance, the whole is a very typical Taoist palace architectural style, sitting in the north and facing south, the layout is symmetrical, and the courtyard pattern is formed.
It's just that everything from the beams and columns to the tiles is broken and hasn't been repaired for a long time.
When the breeze blows, you can hear the sound of the surrounding 'rustling', which means that the doors and windows of the Taoist temple will be dead.
Unlike the decay around the Taoist temple, the plaque on the top of the wooden door is well preserved, and the three red traditional characters of 'Taiyiguan' are engraved on it, and the calligraphy is also a must.
According to the words of the current master of the Taoist temple, although it is a little simpler, the inheritance of the ancestors cannot be abandoned.
The plaque is not only the faΓ§ade, but also the face of the Taiyiguan.
The plaque is in the people, and the plaque is ruined and killed.
In front of the Taoist temple is a courtyard, on the left side of the courtyard is planted an osmanthus tree, and there is an old well in the shape of a gossip in the corner, and some strange patterns are carved on the side of the well.
On the right is a rocking chair with a white-haired old Taoist priest lying on it. He closed his eyes, put his hands on the armrests of the rocking chair, and his body continued to shake with the rocking chair, so uncomfortable.
Next to the rocking chair is a small table with a small red teapot on the table.
Suddenly, shouts broke the coziness.
"Dao Chief, Dao Chief, my second baby has been crying since she got up today, and she doesn't drink milk, she can't touch it, do you want to get it?"
The person who came was a villager from Lao's Bird's Nest Village at the foot of the mountain, named Li San, who was sweating profusely at this time, and was in a hurry to run to Lao Dao's side.
This second baby is a son, since the birth of the child, the family is surrounded like a baby pimple, and there is no headache and brain fever, everyone is used to this child is easy to feed.
When I got up today, the child suddenly felt wrong, crying heartbreakingly, and his voice was hoarse.
The neighbors all said that they had collided with something, and asked him to hurry up the mountain to find the old way of Taiyiguan.
When Li San heard this, he didn't care about anything else, so he hurriedly ran up.
In the eyes of the villagers, whoever has collided with something in vain, or has a headache and brain fever, can be cured with medicine after a look.
The villagers of Lao Owl's Nest have passed down a rule from generation to generation, that is, to worship the Taoist priests in the Taiyi Temple, and not to say the things about the Taiyi Temple, which is written in the file of the ancestral hall in the village.
It is also strange to say, the Taoist priest who has been worshipping Taiyiguan, the people in the village of Lao Yuanwo rarely get sick, and there are no major disasters, and it is a well-known hometown of longevity.
As more and more people read, there are more people who go out to take the test to gain fame, but everyone remembers the mountains and rivers here and will always come back.
What is surprising is that all the villagers who go out do not live that long.
But it's also a long life, and it's no problem to live to be eighty or ninety years old.
Lao Dao opened his clear eyes and smiled slightly, "Third child, don't get in the way, you come here." β
"Want, get. Li San rubbed his hands and hurriedly walked to Lao Dao's side and squatted down.
"Stretch out your left hand. Lao Dao commanded again.
Li San hurriedly handed his left hand to Lao Dao, looking still a little anxious, not knowing what medicine was sold in Lao Dao's gourd.
"He tui! I saw Lao Dao spit on Li San's left hand, then lay back and closed his eyes, "Okay, just pat it on the head of your second baby." β
Small things, not even a piece of rune paper is needed.
"This ...... Thank you, Chief, I'll go back first. β
Li San pursed his lips, swallowed his saliva, glanced at Lao Dao, who closed his eyes, resisted the urge to retch, and walked out of the yard.
I silently recited in my heart: This is the old way of Taiyiguan!
When he arrived at the front of the courtyard, Li San couldn't help but turn around.
Lao Dao was lying on the rocking chair, the breeze blew his long white beard, and the osmanthus tree on the side was swaying in the wind, always a little bleak.
Finally, he couldn't help but ask, "Dao Chief, why do you want Jiang Li to go down the mountain?" There are only three people in Taiyiguan, your junior brother went down the mountain a few years ago, and today Jiang Li is also gone, and you are left alone in the entire Taoist temple. You don't like to walk down the mountain on weekdays, so you won't be lonely?"
Lao Dao opened his eyes, smiled lightly, picked up the small teapot on the side, stuffed the spout into his mouth and smashed it twice, and then said, "We are used to being alone for a long time." What's more, this is too small to lock up that stinky boy. He's better to go down the mountain!"
"I see. Li San didn't say more, nodded towards the old way, and went down the mountain.
After Li San left, Lao Dao looked through the mountains and looked at one place, his expression flickering.
After a while, he sighed.
"Boy, the future is up to you, don't kill yourself, old man, I won't collect your body, it's a big deal to change an apprentice. Hmph, two-legged apprentices, you can find them casually, there are so many. β
After speaking, Lao Dao proudly cocked Erlang's legs and hummed.
"The red dust is not broken, and there is nothing to worry about, drunk and talking, and when you wake up, you will break the flowers......"
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By the moat in Donglin County, a delicate-looking young man sneezed solidly, he touched his nose and looked at the mountains in the distance behind him.
"Stinky old man, who is arranging me again. β
After saying that, the young man turned around and headed for the largest house in the county.
......
Jia Taishi's mansion, at this time, the huge mansion was shrouded in gloom.
"How's it going?
A middle-aged man in brocade clothes walked out of the hall of the house, he looked at the old man who walked in at the door, and his tone was hurried.
Although the man in brocade is middle-aged, he is well maintained, and the years have not left any traces on his face, and his figure has not been blessed.
The old man standing at the door was the housekeeper of the Jia family, surnamed He.
"Not yet. Steward He bowed slightly, and listened to him continue, "Master, since they promised to arrive at noon, they will not break their promise, let's wait." After all, they are special people, and if they do not keep their export promises, there will be very serious consequences. β
Before noon, people will definitely arrive.