Chapter 15: Keeping Friends with Wolves
In the early morning of the next day, the sun was still shining, and every household in Linshan Town was still living as before, and people were busy for food and clothing. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info
The Puritan masters have already done the French formula, and in the eyes of the people, there must be a good harvest this year.
There are all mortals in the world, as long as they are safe, no one wants to care about the life and death of other people's families, maybe only those Xu Yan's playmates will feel sad for the little Taoist priest who lost his master.
When the sun had just risen, Tie Zhu, who had eaten breakfast, led a group of friends to climb the wall of Chengyunguan with ease.
A row of small heads poked out of the wall one after another, looking for Xu Yan's traces.
In the early morning, the master's bones were buried in the old tomb mountain, Xu Yan had just come back at this time, he was feeding the pigs, and he was still holding a large cake in his hand, and he was eating happily like the little black pig.
Seeing that Xu Yan did not collapse, Tie Zhu relieved his heart and shouted on the wall: "Xu Yan, go to the barren grass forest outside the south gate to catch the grasshoppers, we will wait for you." ”
"Yesterday I caught a big-bellied general, and it screamed loudly!"
"We're more than anyone else!"
The other teenagers said word by word, hoping that Xu Yan could play with them, but in fact, these half-grown children were also worried about Xu Yan's mood.
After all, Xu Yan and the old Taoist priest depend on each other, the master and apprentice are like father and son, Xu Daoyuan left all of a sudden, it is impossible to say that Xu Yan is not sad at all.
The kindness of his partners, Xu Yan was clear, he looked up and smiled, chewed the flatbread in his mouth and said, "Okay!"
"Presumptuous!"
A cold rebuke came from afar, and the scar-faced Taoist who bypassed the main hall scolded at the young men on the wall: "The Dao Gate is clean, if you want to shout and scream again, break your legs!
For a group of half-grown children, there is no need to give any good faces, the scar-faced Taoist scolded the teenagers, so frightened that the teenagers hurriedly retracted their heads and ran away, and Tie Zhu did not forget to remind Xu Yan when he jumped off the courtyard wall: "We are waiting for you at the south gate!"
"A bunch of monkeys, huh. ”
Several Taoist priests who followed behind Scarface Daoist cursed in a low voice, and several people came to Xu Yan and faintly surrounded him.
The Scarface Daoist stared at the little Taoist for a long time, and said in an indifferent tone: "Your name is Xu Yan, right?" ”
Xu Yan nodded and blinked.
"Your master is gone, what are your plans for the future? Scarface continued to ask, looking at the posture of concern, but there was no hint of concern in his tone.
"I don't have any plans, I still live in Chengyunguan, carry water to feed the pigs every day, and eat flatbread. Xu Yan raised the half of the cake in his hand and said in a natural tone.
"Ha, feed the pigs, what a heartless master. Someone sneered on the side, and he wanted to laugh and curse a few words, but was stopped by the Scarface Taoist with his eyes.
"Xu Guan Zhu understands the righteousness, in order to save the common people, worthy of the respect of my generation of Taoist colleagues, since you are the only master of the Guan Lord, and you are too young, it is better to join me too puritan, at least there are many of these fellow disciples. ”
When Scarface Daoist said this, a trace of ruthlessness flashed in his eyes.
Since he forced an old Taoist priest to death, it is best to cut the grass and eradicate the roots, even if he can't kill the other party now, when he leaves Linshan Town, he will easily kill the little Taoist priest in front of him, unless the other party can join them too puritanism, so that not only Linshan Town has the first believer, but when he does things in the future, there will be one more substitute for the dead ghost.
"Too Puritan?" Xu Yan scratched his head and asked, "Do you care about the rice?"
Hearing a sentence about taking care of rice, several Taoist priests were stunned for a moment, and then even the scar-faced Taoist laughed: "Take care of rice, not only take care of rice, but also care about your food and clothing in this life." ”
"Okay. Xu Yan took a bite of the flatbread and nodded vigorously.
"Okay, from today onwards, you will be my Puritan disciple. The Scarface Taoist smiled and said, "Today we are going to recruit believers in Linshan Town, Xu Yan, you can be a sweeping boy, come with me." ”
Now that the previous rituals have been completed, and the name of Taiqingism is even more deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, the next step is to recruit believers.
After a short time, the Taoist people left Chengyunguan, chanting teachings and drumming along the way, and Xu Yan finally knew what a sweeping boy was.
It was the one at the front of the line who opened the way.
Holding a porcelain altar with clear water in it, you have to take out some clear water and sprinkle it on the road with your hand after walking a few steps, this is the so-called sweeping and sprinkling, and Xu Yan is a boy.
Hearing the movement, the people came out of their homes one after another, and when they learned that the Taiqing Sect not only recruited people, but also recruited some lay disciples, people immediately flocked to it, and it didn't take much effort, dozens of people became the lay disciples of the Taiqing Sect, as long as they offered some silver money every month, they could hang the name of the Taiqing Sect and be protected by the immortal family.
Along the way, lay disciples received a lot, and some idlers became the official disciples of Taiqingjiao, and for a time the prestige of Taiqingjiao was in full swing in Linshan Town.
Some people are in awe of this kind of first-class sect in the country, and they are in awe of the magic power of immortals, but of course, there are also people who disdain it and even turn their noses up.
When the Taoist people's team was passing home, Cheng Linyun, who was packing up and preparing to leave Linshan Town recently, looked coldly at the farcical team at the door of the house, and the little Taoist priest in front of the team who sprinkled water made her even more disdainful.
Yesterday Xu Daoyuan was buried in the fire in order to save the two dolls, and today Xu Yan has become a Taiqing person, in the eyes of Cheng Linyun, Xu Yan is not only stupid, but also makes her feel extremely angry.
"Be with the wolf, Xu Yan, you are really a master disciple of the Lord. ”
The girl muttered to herself angrily at the door, her voice was not small, Xu Yan, who happened to walk outside the door of Cheng's house, listened to it sincerely, he turned his head to look at Cheng Linyun, smiled innocently, showed a mouthful of white teeth, and did not forget to throw a handful of water from the porcelain altar in his hand.
"Stupid pig!"
Seeing Xu Yan's heartless appearance, Cheng Linyun stomped his feet hatefully, scolded the stupid pig and turned back, slamming the door shut.
Not only Cheng Lin Yun thought that Xu Yan was stupid, many people in Linshan Town saw that Xu Yan was opening the way for Taiqingjiao, and they also thought that this little Taoist priest was becoming more and more stupid, and as soon as his master died, he was enthusiastic to help others sweep the streets and open the way.
After a day's parade through the streets, the team returned to the Taoist temple at dusk, and Xu Yan was finally allowed to enter the main hall because he joined the Taiqing Sect.
Ever since these Daoists occupied the Chengyun Temple, the main hall had become a meeting hall for these people, and Xu Yan couldn't approach it at all.
I didn't come for a few days, and Xu Yan was stunned as soon as he entered the main hall.
In addition to forty or fifty Taoists, there are also the same number of strong men, common people's costumes, all of them look unkind, according to Scarface Taoist, these people are all lay disciples of Taiqingism.
Although he was allowed to enter the main hall, Xu Yan did not have a seat, but was treated as a teahouse servant, responsible for pouring wine and serving food at the round table, he was not annoyed, and he smiled silly.
Glancing at the little Taoist priest in the distance, who was busy pouring wine for everyone, the Scarface Taoist secretly sneered and ate and drank with his companions.
When the Taoist priest and the strong man were full of wine and food, the scar-faced Taoist told Xu Yan to eat, and in his disdainful gaze, the little Taoist priest who had been hungry for a day ate the leftovers as sweetly, and tasted a glass of wine, and was so spicy that tears flowed for a long time.
Not only did there be one more substitute for the dead, but also one more free labor, while scolding the stupid pig in his heart, Scarface Daoist told Xu Yan to clean up the hall after eating enough, and then left satisfied, and went back to the bedroom to rest.
This is their meeting place and canteen, and there is a special person in charge of cleaning it every day, and now it's okay, there's a stupid pig calling for nothing.
Maybe it was too tired, or maybe it was because of the glass of wine, the scraps on the table had not been cleaned up, Xu Yan fell asleep, and in the uninhabited hall, there was only a cold statue, quietly looking at the little Taoist priest who was snoring loudly, and there was no mercy in the eyes of the statue, only a deep hollowness.
The candle flame went out at midnight, and the small figure also woke up in the middle of the night, and the figure sometimes turned to the back of the main hall, sometimes climbed the statue of Sanqing, and was busy all night, perhaps only the impermanence outside the door could be seen......