Xiao Yi gently stroked the leaves of the transformation grass and said softly, "Be obedient, it will be fine in a few days." You're still a seedling, and if you run around now, you'll delay your transformation! Aren't I also rooted in your soil now? You should accompany Brother Xiao to endure hardships, okay?"

Yao Ping'er fell silent when she heard this, and finally pleaded softly: "Brother Xiao, can you move Ping'er from the table to your side? ”

Xiao Yi nodded, gently picked up the flower pot and put it on the ground, now he is an ordinary person, and he can't manipulate mana to drive anything like before.

Back in Ho Ji, it was already dark.

He packed up the dry wood in the courtyard, picked up a long sword from the wall and walked outside. The night breeze lifted the temples for a long time, and it felt like an experience that had not been experienced in a hundred years.

After a set of swordsmanship, Xiao Yi felt a little out of breath. has not exercised for a long time, and now Xiao Yi feels that his physical strength is not as good as before. After the uncle rescued him back then, Xiao Yi's own martial arts cultivation was completely wiped out, and although he had tried to practice as Yao Tai'an that day, all he had left was the consciousness reaction of a first-class martial artist and the speed of a ninth-rate martial artist. If it weren't for the constant drive of the Synonym Talisman, I'm afraid Xiao Yi would not be as good as the physique of ordinary martial artists. Xiao Yi was not satisfied with this body, and he wanted to return to his former appearance.

From this day on, Xiao Yat took care of the business of the shop during the day, and at night he danced the sword to gather energy to recover his strength. In this simple life, time passed two years unconsciously.

On this day, Xiao Yifang instructed the man to take off the door panel, and two regular customers walked in outside the door.

For more than ten years, these two guests had the habit of getting up early every day to drink tea, and the man let the two of them inside, and then poured tea and served two drawers of snacks.

"Tell me well, how can anyone still repair the ruined temple? When my grandfather was young, the ruined temple was already deserted, and the person you are talking about must know what treasures are in the temple, right?"

Meng Qi picked up the teapot and slowly poured it for Zhou Tong, and asked urgently.

"What kind of treasure is there? People are good people who do good deeds, all by their zealousness. The gentleman said that the world is declining nowadays, and many people only focus on fame and fortune, forgetting the foundation of being good to others. Only by arousing everyone's kindness and helping others wholeheartedly can we live a more meaningful life. If everyone is suspicious of each other and no one is doing good deeds, then what is the difference between them and the beasts of the mountains?"

Zhou Tong picked up a jade roasted wheat and took a bite of it, and then whispered: "I heard that gentleman say that the reconstruction of the ancient temple this time is all funded by him alone." After the temple is restored, it will also be widely almsgiving. If you have any relatives around you who don't have a livelihood, you can go to the temple to be a governor, with food and lodging a month, and two gold coins a month. And they also said that if they found a pilgrim, they would get ten copper coins. ”

Meng Qi put down his chopsticks and asked in a low voice: "Do good deeds, take money for nothing? Bring in pilgrims and benefit fees? How do you sound like a deliberate deception? There shouldn't be any calculation here?"

Zhou Tong swallowed the snack in one gulp, and then retorted disdainfully: "People don't take money, they all pay for themselves, how can there be calculations? Otherwise, how can Mr. Long say that this world is hot and cold, and people's hearts are not ancient? Do good deeds and still be suspicious of people, you people these days! I really can't say it! In the past, this mentality of you people was called the heart of a villain. Now Mr. Long urged us to be peaceful, and he said that after he had a small amount of money, he wanted everyone to be sympathetic to each other. Only when everyone has a forgiving heart can we make the world a better place......"

The two talked for a long time, until He Ji closed at noon, and then settled the tea money and went home.

This has always been the most common thing in He Ji, and every day this kind of person will come here to pass the time.

It's just that the dilapidated temple they were talking about attracted Xiao Yi's attention.

That broken temple was the place where he killed two Qi practitioners and entered the cultivation of Zhen, and it was also the stronghold that the Zhengqi Pavilion had set up in Yubo City to preach.

How could such a temple built by a demon clan now attract a good person to help the world?

If this person is the remnant of the demon race, it is an ulterior thing to make waves in such a secret. If the person pays for the rebuilding of the temple without knowing the reason for the destruction, this in itself is even more problematic. Judging in this way, this person just wants to find a small favor to deceive the world from the head, and most of the people recruited are old good men and women. These people say that they can't control it at home, and the slightest disobedience will leave a notoriety of unfilial piety in the neighborhood. When I went to buy it, the family did not dare to control it, so I could only let these people take the money to support this so-called good man. In the end, a group of people is deceived and cannot refute it out loud, and in the end this person becomes a group of people who have no principles to support.

Nearly seventy years have passed since the affairs of the Righteous Qi Pavilion, and they are mainly concentrated among cultivators. The secular people didn't know what had happened, so they didn't have any vigilance against the ruined temple.

"Anyway, I'm going to meet this Mr. Long tomorrow. ”

Xiao Yi said to himself while cleaning up the stove.

Nowadays, Ho Ji is an ordinary shop in Yubo City. The old customers who had seen Xiao Yat have now passed away, and there is an old man, who is also dazzled and deaf at this time, when he saw Xiao Yat, he was only a four or five-year-old doll.

The next day, after making snacks, Xiao Yi told the guys to greet the guests, and he carried a wine gourd and walked towards the broken temple outside the city.

Seeing the ruined temple from afar, it was already full of people at this time, and the construction scene was in full swing. Hundreds of men, women and children enthusiastically participated in the renovation of the temple.

"Shi Hu, you go over and help lift the beams! There are not enough people over there, if the beams are not erected today, there will be no way to lay tiles tomorrow!"

"Third uncle! I'm also short of manpower here! The statue of the god is about to be carried in, and there is really no way to get out now! Madoka! You go up and help them! That ...... Stop, stop...... I'm going to be a good one! Can you do it a little lighter? Now it's going to be finely crafted, why are you still doing so much? If you chisel an extra piece, believe it or not, I'll make up for the ears of this idol?"

"Mr. Long, can you look at this gold paint? This is ......."

A group of people were busy, and no one noticed that Xiao Yi was sitting on the stone next to him at this time, drinking alone.

"Who is that?"

Long Shengtai saw that Xiao Yi was not involved, so he asked Zhou Tong softly on the side.

"Mr. Long, this person is the master of the He Ji dim sum shop in the city, and he makes good dim sum. It is said that the surname is different from the same phone as that of the owner of the He Ji family. He Ji is a century-old brand in the city, and his dim sum is really good. Mr. Hui Long is interested, so he might as well go over and try it. ”

Long Shengtai nodded understandingly, but everyone was busy, and this Xiao Yi did seem a little abrupt at the scene. If this person is here, it will bring a very discordant feeling to everyone. So Long Shengtai walked towards Xiao Yi, he wanted Xiao Yi to integrate into this working environment.

In Xialong Shengtai, he was engaged in cloth in his early years, but after a serious illness, he looked down on the fame and fortune in this world. This man only dies once before he really knows what he wants. Do you want to contribute to the restoration of the temple when you came here today?"

The other party said a long list in one breath, and Xiao Yi immediately smiled. Escaping death from a serious illness and thus realizing it sounds reasonable and should be recognized by many people.

"Mr. Long, I'm just a dim sum craftsman. You can't lift your shoulders or lift your hands, this good deed and a certain should indeed make a modest effort, I have two silver coins here, all for doing good. ”

Xiao Yat took out two silver coins and handed them to Long Shengtai. But before he could hand over the money, he was stopped by Long Shengtai.

"Where is this with the master? Do a good deed every day, the most expensive thing you want is the heart, and someone has taken on the silver money that has been repaired. If you have the heart to help lift a brick, no matter how much effort you contribute, we will treat everyone equally here. ”

Long Shengtai rejected Xiao Yat's financial support, and his insistence made people feel that the other party looked down on money and was single-minded. If he didn't know the reason for this, Xiao Yi would have been a little moved by this person's awe-inspiring righteousness.

Xiao Yi raised his eyes to look at the busy construction site in front of him, his eyes suddenly lit up, and then he smiled: "He is not talented, and he has been concentrating on making pastries." He's not good at other work, but when he was a child, he had carved stone statues with his family, and he saw that this statue hadn't been completed yet, so I didn't know if I could go over and help?"

Long Shengtai was stunned for a moment when he heard this, and then laughed loudly: "This is very good! This idol has been carved for seven days, and now it is basically formed, and the rest of the details are a little beyond the strength of these craftsmen." Since he is good at this, he is tired of helping the master to control it. ”

"Is there a model of this statue?"

Xiao Yi put away the money and asked out loud as he walked.

"Where will there be this Long? Immortal figures, I have never seen mortals. If you say that the form is fixed, isn't that deceiving the world?"

"Mr. Long is very right. But if you carve out a god statue, then don't you recognize the appearance of a god?"

"This is Mr. He's obsession. The image of the statue of Long was not given to everyone, all of this was determined spontaneously by everyone, that is, the appearance of the gods in the minds of the people. So none of this was imposed on you by Long. ”

Seeing that what Long Shengtai said was the way, Xiao Yi also integrated his mind.

When he walked to the group of people who carved the stone statue, the foreman looked at Xiao Yi, looked at his weak body, and couldn't help but show a trace of contempt.

He shook off his shirt, revealing his chest full of heart hair, and said with a smile: "Isn't this with the master? Can you also do this job? Or Ding will arrange a job for you to clean up the rubble?...... Uncle Bai, go and rest, and hand over the basket to Master He!"

Xiao Yi didn't answer, but silently took the hammer and hammer from the craftsman on the side, and climbed to the shoulder of the stone statue in a few clicks. As he clanged on the head of the stone statue, Ding Wu didn't bother to quarrel with him.

There is still a lot of stone left on the head of this stone statue, so even if Xiao Yi's carving is wrong, it is a big deal to make adjustments himself. This time I came here to work, my uncle once said that you are not allowed to argue with others, and you must complete the carving of this stone statue calmly.

In the midst of the rubble, one eye and eyebrow gradually appeared. This eye narrowed slightly, and the pupil could be faintly seen in it. The vicissitudes and compassion that flow from it make anyone who waits and sees peace in their hearts.

By the time Xiao Yi withdrew his hand, a lifelike eye had already been born on the stone statue, and there was a slight eyebrow on it. It was as if this eye was born on stone, and Xiao Yat had just removed the stone that blocked it.

"It's amazing! This master is a genius who carves statues!"

If the other eye is handed over to us, who can say that he can do it as well as the master?"

Everyone agreed to let Xiao Yat complete this most important part, so everyone got busy with their work as much as they could.

After a short half of the day, the sun on the horizon has turned into a setting sun, and at this time, Xiao Yi has completely carved out the face of this stone statue.

This idol is a kind old man, and in front of him it is as if all the impetuosity of the world has vanished.

"I didn't expect the statue of the master to be able to appear here, but I don't know if this Longshan person knew about building a statue for the master, would he be so angry that he vomited blood?"

After cleaning up the dust on his body, Xiao Yi went to the waterhole to clean up a little, and just as he was about to turn around and leave, Long Shengtai's voice came from beside him.

"Today, I would like to thank you and the master for completing this masterpiece. It's been a busy day, I wonder if you and the master can enjoy a few drinks with Tonglong?"

Xiao Yi turned around and saw Long Shengtai with a modest face, and then nodded and smiled: "Since Mr. Long is kind to invite, then Heyi is disrespectful." ”

The two came to a private room in the Xinghualou in the city, called a few side dishes and a pot of old wine, so they started talking while drinking.

I have long heard that Master He's dim sum is second to none in Yubo City, but I never expected that Master He's stonemasonry skills are also magical! Today, I can make the statue reveal its true face, and this is all due to Master He's work! If I didn't make a move with my master, I'm afraid it would have been delayed for seven or eight days, and there would be no such effect. ”

Xiao Yi waved his hand again and again, and said with a smile: "Mr. Long praised it falsely. This craft is all family heirloom, and a certain was watching the uncle carve, so he became interested in this way. Today, I can do my best for the repair, which can be regarded as a righteous heart. But He's a little curious, sir, this idol is invisible and ownerless, so what's the meaning of worshipping him?"

Long Shengtai took a sip lightly, and then let out a sigh: "It's not the same as the master's words." This heavenly way is vast, whether it is a god or a ghost, it is nothing more than a pedestrian who pursues the truth of heaven and earth. The ultimate goal of all is to get close to the way of heaven and achieve a kind of sublimation of oneself. Therefore, if he does not establish a god statue, he just hopes that the people can have a small goal on the journey of pursuing the way of heaven and can go further. Once this person loses his purpose, you will be on the path of searching. Without purpose to motivate them, these people are likely to go astray. can help everyone on the right path even if it is one step forward, Long has no regrets in this life. Small goodness is also goodness, accumulating sand into a tower, not seeking to achieve big things, but seeking to do the best in the hearts of the people. ”

Xiao Yi was almost moved to tears when he heard this. This guy's sanctimonious words are really too inflammatory. If he hadn't known that his motives were not pure, Xiao Yi would have wanted to kill chickens and drink with him.

"If the gentleman were to find another place, it would be much easier to build a temple than to repair the ruined temple. Now this small temple has limited the layout, and even if it is repaired, it will be smaller. And I heard that the great-grandfather said that when he was a child, there was this broken temple here, and the incense had long been cut off. Repairing in such a dilapidated place, this is incomprehensible, and Mr. Wanglong is not hesitant to give advice. ”

Long Shengtai glanced out of the door, then leaned over and whispered: "Don't hide it from the master, Long has heard about it here." It is said that the temple here has existed more than 1,000 years ago, and it is also the place where the incense is at its peak. If it weren't for the blessed land, how could the ancestors choose to build a temple here? Moreover, in the past, Long was seriously ill and had to meet a fairy fate, and an immortal gave Long a few runes. This thing drives away evil and wards off evil spirits, and can keep the house safe. Nan Liguo originally had a Shoulin Town, I don't know if he and the master have heard of it?"

Xiao Yi was stunned for a moment when he heard this, and then smiled: "I haven't been there, but I remember that my great-grandfather Zeng Yan said that he had been there when he was an apprentice, but he never went there again." ”

It is said that the immortal also passed by Shoulin and also gave this rune to the local people. But these people don't know how to cherish it, and they actually discard it. In the end, it attracted the abuse of fierce beasts, and there was not a single living mouth left in the whole town. Since then, no one has wanted to go to Shoulin, and the huge town has been deserted. So it's normal that I haven't been to the master. ”

While speaking, Long Shengtai quietly took out a talisman and gently pushed it in front of Xiao Yi.

Although he had not cultivated at this time, Xiao Yi recognized it at a glance, it was an ordinary piece of yellow paper, on which a imaginary rune was drawn with cinnabar. This kind of thing didn't have any mana at all, but he couldn't show the slightest contempt.

"Mr. Long, what is this?"

"And master, this is a talisman given to Long by the gods! The reason why everything has been smooth for Long over the years is because of this rune. Now, as long as you carry this rune with you, even if you have nothing to do all day long, you can ensure that you can make money every day. ”

Xiao Yi took the talisman in his hand, and then took out a gold coin and sent it to Long Shengtai's hand. But the other party did not take the money, and the probe took the talisman back.

"Mr. Long, do you think that the money given by He is too small?

Long Shengtai shook his head with a chuckle, and said slowly: "What did you say to the master? If you think about it, it was because of the contempt for the talisman back then, and as a result, the people of the town lost their lives. So this amount of money can't be compared to this rune......"