The call was made by Zhang Ying, and she said very briefly on the phone, as if she had an urgent matter to find the head of Qingfeng Dao, and only said that she had arrived in Wuyang City and would come to Jinniu Village during the day.

Zhang Ying hung up the phone, and Qingfeng Dao Chang stood in a daze, unable to calm down for a long time.

He took out a pack of cigarettes from the counter of the commissary, unpacked it and ordered one.

Smelling the smell of smoke, Ji Tianci was a little surprised, his father hadn't smoked for a long time, why did he smoke again after answering the phone.

"God, I'll go back and clean up the room first, and you can take a look yourself. ”

After Qingfeng Dao Chang finished speaking, he walked out of the commissary without waiting for Ji Tianci to reply.

Ji Tianci felt that something must have happened to his father, and he was not in the mood to watch it, so he turned off the TV, cleaned up the commissary, and returned to the Taoist temple.

Qingfeng Dao Chang was tidying up the bed in the room, and since the two of them were barely sleeping in the bed anymore, there was a lot of dust on the seats at the foot of the bed.

Ji Tianci also helped to clean up, and after cleaning up the room, they cleaned up the guest room again, and the two of them were busy for more than an hour, and finally cleaned a few rooms more neatly.

The father and son sat in the eye of the formation where they were cultivating on weekdays, and the Qingfeng Dao Leader did not sit cross-legged, but moved two small benches and asked Ji Tianci to sit down with him.

"Dad, what are you going to do?" Ji Tianci couldn't help but ask.

Qingfeng Dao Chang lit another cigarette, took a deep puff, and said lightly: "Your mother is coming over today." ”

"Huh?" This time it was Ji Tianci's turn to be dumbfounded.

Qingfeng Dao Chang thought that he would not have any contact with Zhang Ying in this life, so he did not mention his family affairs to Ji Tianci. At this time, knowing that Zhang Ying was about to come here, Qingfeng Dao Chang's already calm heart set off a huge wave again.

Qingfeng Dao Chang slowly told Ji Tianci the story of his father's generation, telling Zhang Ying. The story is not long, but he tells it for a long time.

……

"Everyone has their own way, my way is to persevere, her way is to explore, our way is different, and in the end we can only part ways. I don't blame her, although I miss it in my heart, we cultivators must learn to 'forget', if we can't forget, we won't be able to get out of the red dust, and we won't be able to reach a higher realm. ”

At the end of the conversation, Qingfeng Dao Chang finally calmed down again. After Ji Tianci heard this, he became curious about this mother who had never met before.

The two of them sat in the array and didn't have the mood to cultivate anymore, the temperature was already below zero, but the two of them still only had a Dao robe on their bodies.

Before dawn, there are already several villagers in the village who have come to the Taoist temple, they are here to worship the Yellow Emperor, people pay attention to this "head pillar incense", think that the first incense person is the most pious every year, and will be blessed by the gods throughout the year, so there are many people who come to incense on the first day of the new year. And on the fifth day of the new year, people run to worship the God of Wealth, because the folk legend says that the fifth day of the first month is the birthday of the God of Wealth.

There are no lights in the Chegu Temple, but the scenery everywhere seems to be scattered with a glimmer of light, illuminating the Taoist temple. After entering the view, people feel refreshed and free from the fatigue of staying awake all night.

The sky gradually brightened, and there were more and more people offering incense in the Taoist temple, and they formed a long line until they reached the door.

Qingfeng Dao Chang stood at the door, feeling a little relieved, the incense on the first day of this year's new year was particularly prosperous, and it should have been influenced by the He family. But in any case, he can be regarded as carrying forward the "family industry".

Just as he was thinking of He's house, he saw a group of people walking up with two stone lions. The stone lion was supposed to be quite heavy, each of which was threaded by four steel rods, one of each of the eight men, and even then, each of them was still out of breath.

And most of the people who picked up the stone lion, Qingfeng Dao Chang and Ji Tianci, they were the He family, and they appeared in the mourning hall that day.

Wang Pei was also picking stone lions, and He Jianguo and a middle-aged woman were chatting while walking at the front.

The woman didn't look like a local, as she was dressed differently from the crowd around her. The people around her were wearing padded jackets or down jackets, and she wore a black coat, a pair of sunglasses, a pair of trousers of unknown material, and a pair of stiletto Gauguin shoes.

Ji Tianci has almost never seen anyone wearing high heels up the mountain, this woman looks middle-aged from her face, but her skin is well maintained, her facial features are upright, she is fashionable, and her temperament is extraordinary, like an actor or star on TV.

He Jianguo's eyebrows fluttered and he was talking to this woman, this woman didn't seem to be familiar with He Jianguo, He Jianguo was like a "local", enthusiastically introducing the situation of his hometown to the "foreign" woman.

Ji Tianci found that Qingfeng Dao Chang was tense and straight, and looked at the woman blankly, and couldn't help but think in his heart, could this woman be his "mother"?

This is also too different from what he imagined, Ji Tianci never thought that his mother would be so fashionable.

He Jianguo found that the Qingfeng Daoist was standing at the door of the Taoist Temple, and hurriedly ran over, but the Qingfeng Daoist was still staring at the woman, and the woman's pace was the same, still walking not fast or slow.

He Jianguo also noticed the strangeness of Qingfeng Dao, and he turned his head to look curiously at the "passerby" who went up the mountain with him.

The woman soon walked up to Qingfeng Dao Chang, and the two looked at each other, were silent for a moment, but they both frowned, and said the same thing at the same time.

"Isn't it cold to wear so little?"

Qingfeng said that she wore less because she only looked like she was wearing a jacket, not a padded jacket and down jacket like others. And this woman said that Qingfeng Dao Chang wore less, that was really less wear, she knew that Qingfeng Dao Chang's robe was a "spring and autumn style", and it was not suitable for wearing warm clothes or sweaters.

This woman is Zhang Ying, after many years, the first sentence after the two met was so plain, but it was full of care.

"Hahahaha, you know each other!" He Jianguo laughed on the side, and he continued: "Just now I was still telling this lady along the way, Dao Chang's mana is strong, I didn't expect you to know each other for a long time. ”

Ji Tianci suddenly called out coldly at this time: "Mother?".

This frightened He Jianguo, his eyes widened, extremely surprised, but it was difficult to ask anything.

Zhang Ying turned his head to look at Ji Tianci, first stunned, there was such a handsome young man, and then there was love and apology in his eyes: "Child, I'm really sorry, I came back too anxious this time, and I didn't bring you a gift." ”

Zhang Ying still has a lot of affection for Qingfeng Daochang, and the child raised by Qingfeng Daochang is naturally also her child, not to mention, she is still really Ji Tianci's mother in the household registration book.

She could have changed her nationality a long time ago, but she didn't change it, and she has been living in the United States as a member of the Nine Shadows.

"It's okay, if you can come back, it's the best gift for my father, you can talk first, I'll go and lay down the stone lion." ”

Ji Tianci called He Jianguo aside with a very good eye, and Qingfeng Daoist and Zhang Ying entered the Taoist temple.

He Jianguo looked at Ji Tianci with an inquiring face, and stopped talking.

Ji Tianci pretended not to see it, looked around and said: "The stone lion attribute is gold, Jin Kemu, and the Taoist temple is covered with a green spirit array, which is not suitable for placing it in the array, so it can be placed on both sides of the stairs over there, so that the aura in the array can also be locked." ”

He Jianguo naturally didn't know what Ji Tianci was talking about, but felt that his words were unfathomable. Qingfeng Dao Chang does not accept money, in order to show gratitude, He Jianguo specially went to the field to order two stone lions, this lion is more than half a person high, made of granite, in order to show sincerity, he specially asked his family to pick up. Originally, he was going to pick it himself, but unfortunately he was really old, and it was already difficult to walk up with his bare hands, let alone pick the stone lion.

He Jianguo commanded the young men of the family, and according to what Ji Tianci said, he put the stone lion at the entrance of the stairs, and everyone put down the stone lion and only gasped tiredly.

Ji Tianci walked over, looked at the stone lion, and felt that the position was a few inches off, and suddenly, he stretched out his hands and hugged the stone lion. There was a mocking smile in everyone's eyes, they had all tried the stone lion, not to mention one person, even four people couldn't lift it, at most a little push.

"Hey, it's so heavy!" Ji Tianci used his strength tentatively.

Everyone smiled and was about to come over to help, but their jaws dropped when they were shocked by the next scene.

Ji Tianci's eyes closed, and after a few seconds, he opened them again, a fine light flashed, and with the force of his hand, he actually lifted the stone lion a few inches, and then quickly moved a little to the side.

"This, this, this ......"

"Holy!"

"Did I just look dazzled?"

Everyone couldn't believe it, it took six people to lift this stone lion, and they couldn't hold on for long after lifting it. The little Taoist can lift it alone, but even if he is born with divine power, isn't he afraid of a broken arm? It seems that a layman like himself really can't guess the ability of a "master".

Wang Pei couldn't help but ask: "Little Daoist, what kind of kung fu are you practicing?"

Ji Tianci replied without thinking: "The Yellow Emperor's Inner Canon." ”

"Then, do you Taoist temples sell this book?"

"Yes, ten dollars a copy. ”

The guys hurriedly rushed in, for fear that they would be too late and the books would be robbed. Ji Tianci followed behind them and counted the heads, calculating how much money he could collect.

……

In the Taoist temple, Zhang Ying was extremely emotional, revisiting the old place, and memories inevitably came to his heart. She was a little surprised, the Taoist temple as a whole looks "profound" a lot, she knows feng shui, and naturally can see that the landscape of the courtyard is very charming, and the ancient characters on the wall are written with Zen.

"You haven't aged at all. Zhang Ying stroked the wall and whispered to Qingfeng Dao Chief.

"You've become prettier, too. Qingfeng Dao's long language was warm and flat, and he also looked at the ancient characters on the wall.

"Don't you ask me why I went back home?"

"When you want to say it, you will naturally say it. ”

Zhang Ying was a little surprised, Qingfeng Dao Chief really looked like a successful cultivator, and he could be pampered and not shocked.

"I'd like to ask you for a favor. After a pause, Zhang Ying continued: "I want to ask you to heal a patient. ”

Qingfeng Dao Chang was finally a little surprised: "Heh, why me? Don't you know my Taoism? I only use acupuncture to treat chronic diseases." ”

But my aunt counted several hexagrams, and each hexagram indicated that the person who could save the sick man was an old man in the East. And my aunt and I are the only ones in the East. ”

Qingfeng Dao Chang thought for a while, and smiled again: "Tianci is also your old man, although you have never seen him before, but he is indeed your nominal son, and the person who the eldest aunt counted should be him and not me." ”

Zhang Ying was stunned, pondered for a moment, and then asked, "What the man said when he went up the mountain is true?

Qingfeng Dao Chang didn't answer, but nodded, his face was complicated, I don't know whether it was joy or sadness, sometimes he felt that Ji Tianci should be extraordinary, and sometimes he felt that it was actually good to be an ordinary person.

Zhang Ying was startled, and muttered to herself: "Could it be that my aunt is really him?"