6. Incense Taoist

"Uncle Xiao's surname is Wu, and his Dao name is Yingshao, and he is the most proud disciple of the sword-wielding elder Chen Yuyi. He is only twenty years old this year, and he has already cultivated to the late stage of the Jiedan, and his character cultivation can be said to be the best among the young disciples. ”

Tiaohua is usually cautious and low-key, and even her father doesn't want to take the initiative to mention it, but when it comes to Wu Yingshao, where is her triumphant appearance admiring her uncle, and she is obviously proud of her lover.

Lu Fenfang pursed her lips, Wei Yingya, Fei Yingli, and Xia Yingqiao respectively occupy the positions of Ning Dan, Discipline Discipline, and Mighty Elder, this Wu Yingshao is also from the English generation, but he is just an ordinary disciple, and he is not a genius.

But Tiaohua said so excitedly, Lu Fenfang had to squeeze out a smile and say a few perfunctory words. When a bowl of ingredients is ready, Lu Fenfang added boiling water, covered and simmered for a stick of incense, then took a clean sweat towel to soak it in, wrung it out, and handed it to Tiaohua to steam his face.

"Miss Lu, can you really make your skin smooth and delicate with this......" Tiaohua was a little afraid to try it, and did not immediately pick up the sweat towel. Lu Fenfang snickered, the eldest lady really cherished her beauty, so she said: "Everyone's physique is different, but this recipe should be suitable for most people, and I will show you." ”

Lu Fenfang said that after washing her face, she lay flat on the bed, covered her face with a sweat towel and closed her eyes to recuperate. Just when she was so comfortable that she was about to fall asleep, half a quarter was quickly up. She lifted the towel in a daze and rubbed her eyes, but she heard a "ah" from Tiaohua, and her fingers covered her lips lightly and said, "It's really, really smoother, and the effect is so fast!" ”

Yuan Hua's eyes suddenly changed from politeness and humility to intimacy and eagerness. She took out a small handle pure copper mirror from her bosom and gave it to Lu Xiangfang. The two looked into the mirror together, and Tiaohua smiled and scratched her cheeks and said, "Sister Lu, your skin is really much smoother than Fang!" ”

Lu Fenfang's facial features are dignified, but I don't know if it's because of her hard work since she was a child, she always feels that she has grown rougher, just like the Gesang flowers in full bloom in the mountains, how can it be compared with the Zhilan Yushu?

Tiaohua looked at Lu Fen's bright skin, and said happily: "I still have a lot of materials to find today, Sister Lu will teach me to adjust some more, and I will apply it like this." ”

"Well, if you use rosemary balm, it will definitely be ten times brighter than now, and Uncle Xiao will be happy to see you tomorrow."

"Ouch, people sincerely ask you for advice, but you are joking! I didn't do it for Uncle Xiao. Tiaohua argued.

Lu Fenfang shook her head, I only said that Uncle Xiao is your elder, and he must be happy to see you become beautiful, and I didn't say that you deliberately dressed up to show him, it is really three hundred taels of silver here. A delicate and transparent woman like Tiaohua, when it comes to her sweetheart, half of her brain is broken.

Seeing that Tiaohua's face was flushed with shame, she accepted it when she saw that it was good, and no longer teased her, but only said: "Not only the little uncle, but also your uncles and brothers, I will be amazed when I see you." ”

Tiaohua was already as icy as a hosta flower, and now Fei Hongxia is even more delicate: "Sister Lu, don't get me wrong, I just admire Uncle Xiao's profound cultivation, and he treats me very well, just like my own uncle......"

Here it is again, I didn't say that you like him to be handsome, he is like your pro...... Messire. Lu Fenfang asked casually: "Oh, how can he be good to you, he loves you more than your father?" ”

"My mother died young, and my father was very strict with me. But Uncle Xiao is different, he is gentle and kind to me. When I was 12 years old, I saw that many of my sisters and brothers could go down the mountain to see the outside world, and I wanted to go, but my father didn't agree. Uncle Xiao went to beg Daddy several times, and Daddy agreed to take me to Lantian Town, the nearest town at the foot of the mountain, to have a look, and I had to come back within half a day. ”

"Huh? Quite a while? Counting the distance back and forth, I'm afraid I'll have to come back after just one meal. Lu Fenfang stuck out her tongue.

And so it was. Although it was a short trip, it was the best memory of my life. "I still remember that Uncle Xiao took me to Dujia Tofu Shop, and the dried dried shrimp and tofu in that store were really delicious." Later, several brothers and sisters also brought me this dish from the bottom of the mountain to eat, but it was not as delicious as it was at that time. ”

Lu Fenfang thought, many things are not as delicious as the first time when they are eaten for the second time, so there is nothing unusual about it. She only said: "No matter what, Uncle Xiao's deep friendship with you can't be surpassed by anyone." ”

The second face towel had already been handed to Tiaohua, but she didn't reach out to take it, but held Lu Fenfang's hand. Lu Fenfang was startled, but Miao Hua said sternly: "Master often says that cultivating immortals must cut off lust, but I am the number one person in the world who cannot forget love." I just hope that the people who treat me well will stay with me for a long time and not separate......"

"That's natural, everyone treats you well, you treat everyone very well, now it's good, how can you say separation?" Lu Fenfang thought to herself, Tiaohua is really sentimental.

Tiaohua stood up and said, "Sister Lu, you are kind and brave, and you are so attached to me, I am really reluctant to let you go." You stay, we're in one place, don't you go back to your hometown, okay? ”

Lu Fenfang never expected that Tiaohua would suddenly make such a request. She didn't want to leave Qiyun Mountain, she was humble, cautious, gentle and obedient everywhere, and it was in order to get Xia Yuanhua's love that she was able to continue to stay in Taisu Palace......

But now Xia Yuanhua took the initiative to beg her to stay, and said it so sincerely, Lu Fenfang looked at her pure eyes, and her heart was unspeakably sad.

"Sister Lu, I know that you can't cultivate immortals, and staying in Qiyun Mountain is just a waste of your time, but as you said before, the evil Taoist priest still doesn't know whether he is alive or dead, and it may be unfavorable to you at any time, if you stay in Qiyun Mountain, we can still protect you."

"I, I...... Don't talk about this, you put on a face towel, otherwise it will be cold. Lu Fenfang gently covered the face towel over Tiaohua's face. Tiaohua lifted the two corners of the face towel and said, "Sister Lu, as long as you are willing to stay, I have my own way to persuade Shi Bozu to take you in." ”

I don't know if it's because I smelled too much rosemary, but after Tiaohua left, Lu Xiangxiang didn't fall asleep very late. In the early morning of the next day, a little Taoist priest of the Chengzi generation sent a large box of things to Lu Fenfang, saying that they were all ordered by Senior Sister Tiaohua, but did not leave anything else.

Thanks to the little senior brother, Lu Fenfang was alone in the room to inspect the contents of the box, and it was all books, such as "Shangqing Lingbao Dafa", "Emperor Zhidao Taiqing Jade Book", and "Qing Yilu".

Lu Fenfang was stunned, she obviously couldn't cultivate immortals, what did Tiaohua do with these books? By the way, last night she said that she would find a way to leave Lu Xiangxiang, is it to let her do the errand of sorting out the scriptures?

Still not right. Lu Fenfang continued to look down, but saw "Incense Spectrum", "Dong Xuan Ling Bao Zhai Saying Light Candle Punishment Lamp Wishing Instrument", "Golden Lent Supplement Saying Ritual Ceremony" and so on. She suddenly understood, and happily jumped on the bookcase, holding the scroll and spilling it all over the ground - it turned out that Tiaohua was going to recommend her to be a Taoist priest of incense!

Lu Fenfang used to go to Wanshouguan to deliver spices, and she also saw the "Taoist priest who served incense". The people in the Taoist sect believe that incense is the messenger of the gods, and burning incense can reach the gods and cure diseases and live a long life. People who specialize in incense burning ceremonies are called "incense attendants".

However, what exactly the incense priest needs to do, Lu Fenfang doesn't know. It is also unknown whether the spices used in the Xianmen and earthly Taoist temples are the same. She didn't bother to eat breakfast at the moment, and just opened a copy of "Xiangxian", only to find that a note had fallen out of it, with numbers such as "twenty-two, fifty-nine, eighty-one to eighty-eight", which seemed to refer to the number of pages.

Lu Fenfang turned the pages and found that it was all the key points of the incense burning, and it turned out that Tiaohua not only helped her find the book, but also spent a night marking out the key points.

Such a careful and sincere person, Lu Fenfang doesn't know if she can meet a second one in this life. She didn't dare to live up to her heart, and studied all day with a book. When Tiaohua came back in the evening, he found that the food on the table was already cold, and Lu Xiangfang was still buried in the pile of books, without lifting his neck.

"Sister Lu, no matter how hard you work, you have to think about eating, I'll go and give you hot food, you can take a break." Tiaohua said with concern.

Lu Fenfang was obedient, and then she raised her head embarrassedly: "You have worked so hard for me, how can I spoil your kindness?" ”

"This ...... I've already told my dad about you. Tiaohua said embarrassedly, "Daddy said that serving incense is an important position, and only the disciples of this sect who are outstanding in cultivation and virtue and understand the spice scriptures can hold it." ”

Lu Fenfang secretly said anxiously, who are you talking to, but you are going to talk to your strictest father, why don't you pull the most gentle little uncle. The mighty elder refused to accommodate at all, and the scriptures and classics of this day were memorized in vain.

Sensing Lu Fenfang's disappointed expression, Tiaohua's tense face smiled "poof": "I haven't finished talking yet, rules are rules, but Daddy has always admired your righteous act of helping to arrest the felony Zhou Chongbi, but it's a pity that your spiritual roots have been abolished and you can't be accepted as a disciple of this sect." Dad thought of a compromise solution, and three days later, he will test your knowledge of incense burning with Uncle Fei and Uncle Xu. If you pass the guò exam, you can make incense with your uncle. Your ingenuity will naturally be of great help to our incense burning ceremony, and if you can stay in Taisu Palace because of this, it will not be considered a waste of your craft, wouldn't it be the best of both worlds? ”

The sound of the outside of the strings of Tiaohua will not be understood. If it is just to leave Lu Xiangfang, Tiaohua can say that she lacks a maid and miscellaneous servants, and the Taisu Palace spoils her like this, what is it for her to add a maid. In that way, although Lu Fenfang could temporarily settle down, the name of the maid was humble after all, and the disciples of Taisu Palace would inevitably look down on her.

But if you can be a waiter, it will be very different. Incense is the "immortal" of the gods, named Xiangxiang, which is actually dedicated to the gods and has an honorable status, and no one in Taisu dares to despise it. Tiaohua not only considers her safety, but also tries her best to take into account her dignity, as she herself said, she is really "the first person in the world who cannot forget love"!

Lu Fenfang was so excited that she didn't know what to say. She almost couldn't hold the scroll in her hand, and choked up and said, "Sister Tiaohua, you are so good to me, I really don't know how to repay you......"

"Okay, okay, don't say this meaty thing, I'll give you a hot meal, you can rest for a while." Tiaohua winked at her, took the meal, and her long hair fluttered around her waist and floated away.