Although Hoden had left for a while, it did not affect the end of the puja.

In all the festivals, the deacons can temporarily replace each other, and whoever has something to do at home can leave for a while, which is the normal life of the Fire Dwelling Taoist.

After all, something may happen in everyone's family, or the deacon himself may not be able to complete the rituals for the whole day due to illness, and practicing the Dharma on the altar all day is a very tiring work.

Guo Hong did not return to the altar, but followed He Qiong and Hongdou until the end of the ceremony, and the three of them firmly watched the jade box, so as not to be tampered with.

They climbed onto the roof of the wing of the first courtyard and watched the puja from here, and they were condescending to see it.

These ceremonies have a very solemn feel, and the disciples who attend the puja are very religious, and when they perform the Dharma on the altar, there is basically silence, and no one walks back and forth loudly.

Everyone here believes in Taoism, fears ghosts and gods, and naturally does not dare to exceed the slightest rule, except for Taoist music performances and Taoist priest preaching and chanting, only a slight breathing sound can be heard.

It is a pure gathering of believers, and those who believe in Buddhism go to Buddhist temples, and those who do not believe stay at home, and there seems to be a power in the dark that arranges everything in order.

At the end of the ceremony on the altar, all the Taoists stepped down from the altar in the melodious and solemn Taoist song, and the Taoists took the initiative to get out of the way without being driven away, and knelt on the ground to pray to the local officials.

Those Taoists have been strictly trained, and each of them walked around according to the direction of the Nine Palaces before going down to the altar and entering the main hall.

Their footwork is very elegant, like a show, but in this environment, everyone takes it for granted.

"I will do this footwork too, I really want to walk around the altar." He Qiong's eyes flashed with envy.

The "Yu Bu" in the festival has a fatal attraction to children, and boys and girls want to imitate it, because when they walk, their upper bodies also have to dance together, and the movements of the hands are complicated, and some of the movements are quite similar to the Korean dances that were all the rage in later generations, and they have a sense of rhythm.

Daoqu is played with percussion instruments such as yun and pan, and it has a strong sense of rhythm, and in rhythmic dance, all the movements that humans can come up with are similar.

The Tang people were influenced by the Hu Feng in the Western Regions, and the dance itself tended to be bold, and even such extreme dances as sword dance appeared.

After hundreds of years of evolution, the Taoist Buxu Dance Music has also been perfected day by day, becoming a large-scale dance with great performance and ornamentation, and it is solemn and solemn that people cannot be contemptuous.

Tang Dynasty dances, including Taoist dance music, were later lost in China and can only be found in Japanese Noh operas.

Guo Hong and the three of them climbed down from the roof and walked to the back.

People in Taoist temples are used to seeing it, which family has never climbed the roof?

When they came to the second entrance, the Taoists came out of the back door of the first main hall one after another, and they had not yet dispersed, and a group of three or five people were still talking while walking.

When He Qiong saw his father, he ran over with red beans, and Guo Hong also came to Liu Yuanjing's side, which was a bit like the situation of the children looking for their parents after the reunion.

Lu Chaoyang waited by the master's side all afternoon, and when he saw Guo Hong protruding his lower lip forward, he whispered: "Where did you run to, I didn't see anyone all afternoon, and I was tired to death, senior brother!" ”

Guo Hong smiled and didn't say a word.

Liu Yuanjing didn't say anything when he saw him, and continued to chat with Zhang Shoujing and Qi Yuanyi beside him, everyone entered the third entrance from the small doors on both sides of the hall, Qi Yuanyi said goodbye first, the room where he rested was on the other side, and after changing clothes, he would go home directly from the side door.

Wei Zhicheng followed Qi Yuanyi away, everyone came to the big stone, He Qiong behind shouted, Guo Hong called Master, and Liu Yuanjing waved his hand in agreement.

Guo Hong then stopped and waited for He Deng, He Qiong and Hongdou to come over.

"This is the place where the river lanterns gather at night, so be sure to come and see it later!" He Qiong took the boy's hand and said.

Guo Hong felt that the girl's palms were a little sweaty, so he comforted: "The medicine bait made by Uncle He, they must not be opponents if they don't cheat!" ”

He Qiong nodded, lowered her head slightly and whispered, "But I'm still a little nervous." ”

The girl's hair touched the boy's forehead, making his heart feel empty, as if he was provoked by something, and he had an inexplicable feeling, only thinking that this senior sister was so good-looking now.

"Then you can do something else, don't keep thinking about this, for example, you can practice qi......"

The two held hands and talked for a while, walking forward side by side, Guo Hong saw Lu Chaoyang waving to him, so he said goodbye to He Qiong and trotted all the way.

He followed Master and Brother into the room and changed his soaked outfit for Master.

Zhao Zhongxian and Cao Shouzhen also came back, Liu Tai was busy in the kitchen, and the meal had already been prepared, and the five masters and apprentices sat around a table and had dinner together.

Liu Tai didn't go to the table, he had finished eating in the kitchen, and he was sitting on the steps outside the door to watch the sunset.

The meal was very fragrant, no one spoke during the meal, and after eating, the four apprentices worked together to help clean up.

At night, this Zhenzhen Palace is like Liu Yuanjing's private residence, other Taoists can't live here without his permission, and the apprentices waiting around him are like his relatives.

Guo Hong felt the need to report what happened during the day to his master.

Zhao Zhongxian listened to Guo Hong's story, and when he tracked down Wei Zhicheng, he praised it and said, "I didn't expect my junior brother to be so smart." ”

Liu Yuanjing also smiled.

Zhao Zhongxian hesitated for a moment, and then asked, "Is the junior brother's illness all cured?" Guo Hong said: "Senior brother only knows? ”

Everyone laughed, this Zhao Wulang's reaction was really slow enough, although he could figure things out, but he was always a few beats slower than others.

In fact, he felt the change in Shijia Village, but he didn't understand it until now......

After Guo Hong finished talking about today's situation, Liu Yuanjing pondered for a while and said to the four apprentices: "This thing is very good, but don't make a noise, you all have to participate in the two-bell meeting at night, increase some experience, and be present when the teacher arrives to prevent accidents." ”

At the time of the palm lamp, the side door of the Zhenzhen Palace opened, and the Taoists in the temple came in one after another with their family members and disciples, gathering next to the huge strange stone.

Nine bonfires have been lit here, and the trees are illuminated all around.

Everyone had just had dinner and greeted each other, and people who knew each other sat by the fire in groups, waiting for the meeting to officially begin.

Some boys and girls played around the largest fire in the middle, and some imitated the movements of "Yu Bu" and danced.

There are also a few teenagers, from the wing room to take out the musical instruments used during the day, percussion and blowing, although the level is not as good as the Guanzhong music workers, but there is also a look, at a glance you know that you have been practicing for a long time.

July 15 is also the day of the full moon, the stars are brilliant, and the moon shadow is frosty.

The cool breeze in the mountains blew away the heat of the day.

The mid-year lantern festival is about to begin.