Walk southwest and through a few lanes to a place full of smoke and fire.

There are about dozens of acres here, and the goose-yellow courtyard wall of one zhang high is erected high, and it is vaguely seen that there is a Taoist temple like a building inside. There were a few little road boys standing at the door, greeting the pilgrims who came in and out, and from time to time I could see that the young lady of the rich and noble family had just gotten off the carriage, and a little road boy led her through the side door and walked in.

This place is called Baiyun Temple, which is the most prestigious Taoist place in Qingzhou City, and there are many rich and noble people who come and go. Approaching the New Year, and when it comes to welcoming the spring and blessings, so these days the white clouds are rubbing shoulders and the flow of people is endless.

The master of Baiyun Temple, it is said that when he was young, he traveled in the capital, and was enlightened by Chen Zhenren of Taixu Palace, so that he understood the mystery of Taoism, began to take responsibility in his body, and returned to Qingzhou City to preach, so this Baiyun Temple is also a branch of the Taixu Palace in the capital, and it is also the same kind of Tao.

This Baiyun Temple was not famous before, but ten years ago, there was a sick and dying person who was physically and mentally inadequate, passing by the Baiyun Temple and unable to walk, and rested in the corner of the Baiyun Temple at night. Before dawn, he bought the head pillar incense with the only few silver coins on his body, and made a big bow to the Taoist Heavenly Monarch, at this time, a white cloud rose behind the Heavenly Monarch's head, which seemed to be the real body coming.

When the dying man saw this, his heart was so frightened that he fainted when he heard a single word. It wasn't until I woke up that I realized that there was a circle of people around me. The man took a deep breath, and it was extremely smooth, and he raised his arm, which was more powerful than before, and then he realized that the stubborn disease in his whole body had been removed, and he had become an ordinary person again in one day.

When the contemplator of Baiyun Temple heard this, he explained: "This is because this person sincerely bowed down and moved the Taoist Heavenly Monarch, so the Heavenly Monarch incarnated as a spirit to remove the plague for this believer and restore his normal body." ”

At that time, there were dozens of people in Baiyun Temple, and when they heard what the master of Baiyun Temple said, they looked at the ruddy face of the person next to them, and they were convinced of the words of the Lord of Baiyun Temple. Since then, it has been passed on to ten, ten to hundred, saying that this Baiyun Temple is becoming more and more effective, whether it is a person who wants to get sick or enters the capital to take the exam, he must come here to compete for the first incense, hoping to get the favor of the Taoist Heavenly Monarch and get a trace of luck.

It's just that looking at the three poles on this day, there are already hundreds of people coming in and out, according to the footsteps of Lao Dao and Qin Chuan, no matter what, they can't grab the pillar incense.

came out of the belly burst Chen and arrived in front of this Baiyun Temple.

Qin Chuan looked at the carved beams and painted buildings, looked at the golden plaque, and couldn't help but sigh with emotion: "If you don't say that the Taoist family in the city has a great cause, even this gold-lettered signboard dares to be placed outside, and I am not afraid that others will steal it." Looking at the people who came and went, I am afraid that there is a lot of incense money on this day, which is like our wilderness Taoist temple, I have not seen a single figure for several years, only the tired cicadas and birds, and the dirty ape. I told you earlier, let's move out of the Taoist temple in Mataling, find a place in the Taoist temple in Qingzhou City, and learn to draw lots to solve the hexagram, isn't it much easier than us playing the joy of joy and mourning?"

Lao Dao put his hands behind his back and pointed to the few little Taoist children at the door: "You are right, looking at a few little cubs, their bellies are bulging, and there must be a lot of oil and water in general." It's just the gossip of the five elements, feng shui, can you? Don't smash your own signboard. ”

Qin Chuan said disapprerovingly: "Hey, isn't this simple? It is said that there are many people at the head of the Eight Great Gates, who can know good fortune and bad fortune and give guidance. According to our ability, we just know the good and the bad, otherwise we won't be chased and beaten without knowing, but with the eloquence of the two of us, we can still try. It's nothing more than seeing people and talking about people, and talking about ghosts. ”

Lao Dao smiled, didn't seem to believe in this courage, pointed to a fortune teller at the door and said, "Let's borrow his stall today to see if you can earn back this month's house money?"

What Lao Dao refers to is a row of stalls outside Baiyun Temple to tell fortunes, and on the banner cloth is written the words "Taiping Dao shocking people", "predicting good luck and evil, and transporting evil", all of them are dressed as masters, seeing the pilgrims coming and going, some of them stretch their brows, and they don't open their mouths easily, and they will be amazing when they open their mouths. Some are holding a compass and soliciting customers, struggling to bargain with others.

And among the group of fortune-tellers, there is a yellow-faced and thin old man, about the age of Gu Qian, his hair has fallen out, and many places on the top of his head are still very bright. At this moment, he was sitting in front of the stall, wearing a shabby cotton jacket, holding a bucket teapot and drinking freshly brewed tea, it could be seen that the skin on his hands had been chapped, but this person did not care, and he was not in a hurry to take the initiative to greet the pilgrims, and he was quite willing to take the bait.

"Xie Bald, I haven't seen a single pilgrim come this morning, you are probably going hungry today. When the time comes, let's go to the Green Treasure House to eat and drink, and you are not allowed to cheat and owe us money. A fortune teller next to him had just sent off the pilgrims, and was sneering with a white silver coin.

When the fortune teller named Xie Bald heard this, he was not annoyed, he seemed to accept this nickname very much, touched the top of his head with only a few hairs left, and said: "Yang Dazhi, this day is still very long, what are you anxious about? As the chief disciple of Ningzhou Lingyun Shocking Sect, Lao Yu is much more clever than you when it comes to fortune-telling. You're just trying to get closer to the Taoist temple, so what's there to be angry about?"

It turns out that the people who set up stalls outside this Baiyun Temple are all wanderers in the martial arts rivers and lakes, not people in the Baiyun Temple, but they see that there are many people here, and they set up stalls here to tell fortunes. No matter what sect it is, whether it is a person in the sect or not, you only need to pay money to Baiyun Temple on time every month, and you can set up a stall outside the Taoist gate to calculate hexagrams.

Although there are also fortune-telling points in the White Light Temple, and those who set up stalls outside the door are doing the same livelihood, it stands to reason that their peers are enemies, and they should not tolerate someone collecting money with the help of the Daomen. But the Baiyun Temple is complicated, and these people outside the view also paid filial piety to the money, and over time, this Baiyun Temple also turned a blind eye and did not drive away others.

At this time, Lao Dao and Qin Chuan walked to Xie Baldzi's stall, but they stared at Xie Bald without saying a word, as if they wanted to see if he would become an ordained monk after his shiny head was scarred with a few ring scars.

Seeing that there were pilgrims coming, Xie Bald couldn't help but put away the appearance of the hippie smile, and began to say seriously: "The five elements gossip, feng shui can be popular, asking for a son to catch the exam, and seeking wealth and transfer, only Ningzhou Lingyunmen can do it." I am the chief disciple of the Lingyun Sect, a branch of the Shocking Sect, Xie Changyun, I don't know what the two of you are asking for when you come to the Baiyun Temple today?"

Qin Chuan saw this person's serious appearance, and secretly wondered in his heart, it seems that this stall outside the Baiyun Temple was not surprised at first sight, but after the stall owner opened his mouth, relying on the name that he didn't know whether it was true or not, and there was nowhere to verify it, he could indeed frighten a lot of pilgrims.

"Master!" Qin Chuan saluted: "If you are a person in the door, you will definitely be able to guess, why did I come here for this trip?"

Xie Bald pretended to put his left hand behind him, put the thumb, middle finger, and index finger of his right hand together and pinched his fingers, as if he was spying on the heavenly machine, and then shook his head and said: "The luck of this heaven and earth is too great, how can a cultivator of my generation spy on the heavenly opportunity." If my ancestor is alive, with his old man's astonishing cultivation, he will definitely know what is going on with you. It's just that when Xiaoyou first came here, it made me a little sleepy. If it is ......" Xie Bald said as he touched his pocket with his right hand, motioning for Qin Chuan to offer the silver coin.

Qin Chuan stared at Xie Baldzi and said seriously: "I want to borrow your stall to tell divination for others......"