The next morning, I bid farewell to my senior brother and Baiyun Cave, where I have lived for 21 years, and embarked on the road to the capital.

There are two ways to go to the capital, one is to go to Dengzhou Mansion to take a boat to Tianjin Wei, and then go to the capital, this road is fast, but the senior brother explained that he wants to go to the master's hometown, this road is impossible.

The second road is to go to Jinan through Qingzhou Mansion and then go to the capital, this road is farther, the advantage is that it happens to pass through Shouguang County, and by the way, the things that the senior brother has explained will be done.

Along the way, but I saw the green gauze tent covering the sky and the sun, it was the rainy season, and it was also the time of slack, and there was no one working in the field. Every time I come across a bustling town, I have to stay overnight. I have lived in the mountains for a long time, I have seen the prosperity of the world, I see everything I am new, I eat and drink, I play and see, anyway, the senior brother did not set the time, I walked all the way to see.

After passing through Weifang through Gaomi, Weifang at this time is still a county, and there is no prosperity in later generations. Seven or eight days to arrive at Qingzhou Shouguang County, Shouguang has a long history and culture, the Western Han Dynasty Jingdi Shizhi County, it is said that it is because of the longevity word on the Yunmen Mountain in Qingzhou, the light shines, has been shining here, so it is named Shouguang. Weifang to Shouguang is connected by official roads, although it is not very easy to walk, but there are also many pedestrians.

When more than ten miles away from the county seat, there is a big river blocking the way, there is no bridge on the river, the stone tablet on the bank is engraved with two big characters "Mi River", there is no bridge in the Mi River, all the ferries are ferryed, because the ferry is not open for less than ten people, the weather is also hot, sit in the tea shed at the ferry and ask for a pot of tea, drink slowly.

There are five or six people sitting in the tea shed, I sit across the table with a scholar, a little look, this person is full of heaven, the pavilion is round, the facial features are upright, although this person can not be rich and noble, sooner or later he is also proud, but there is a mole on the wing of the nose, the lord had a lot of hardships in his early years, but this person, there is also a good thing is that he is honest and honest, from that pair of clear and transparent eyes, it can be seen that the master also taught me the art of people, although it cannot be said that it is not bad at all, but it is also seven or eight percent of the head.

There was also a table beside the shed, and there sat a few people who carried burdens, and the burdens were full of melons and fruits, and several people were chatting, and only one of them said:

"Have you heard, the eldest lady of the Wei family in the west of the city was fascinated by something, she slept during the day, and at night she was talking and laughing alone in the embroidery floor, and there was a man's voice, Wei Yuan sent someone to arrest her, and several people who went in didn't see anything in it, so they were thrown out."

"I also heard that Wei Yuanwai found a Taoist priest to catch the demon, the demon was not caught, the Taoist priest's beard and hair were pulled out, and in the morning I found that the Taoist priest was lying on the edge of the pond in the backyard of the Wei family, and his body was full of silt, and even the Taoist priest of Yunmen Mountain in Qingzhou also came, but it still didn't work, the eldest lady was in a coma during the day, and she was very energetic at night, but no one could enter the door of her embroidered building at night."

The young man dressed as a scholar next to him said, "Why don't they send the eldest lady to live with relatives for a few days." ”

"Who said no," said the first to speak, "I heard that I was sent to a relative's house, and I don't know what happened at night, and I came back again, and the doors and windows were closed so well that I didn't know how people got in." Wei Yuanwai let out the words, whoever cures the eldest lady of her family, if she is not married, she will marry the eldest lady to him, if she can't get married, like a monk and Taoist priest, she will give a hundred taels of silver. ”

The young man dressed as a scholar glanced at me and said, "This Taoist leader, I don't know if I can catch demons." "Hearing the scholar talking, a few chattering people looked at me together.

"Demon Hunter is a compulsory course for our Taoists, how can it not." I glanced at the scholar and said

"I don't know the long number."

"Poor Dao, Lei Yunzi Laoshan Jinshan sent Baiyun Cave monks,"

The scholar heard me say that he was from Laoshan and asked, "Is the Taoist chief, the disciple of the Xuanqing Taoist Jinshan Zhenren." ”

"Poor Dao is the closed disciple of Jinshan Zhenren."

Scholar Road; "That Dao Chang can't go, Xuanqing Dao Chang's ancestral home is our Shouguang people, Xuanqing Dao Chang's magic is strong We Shouguang people know that his apprentice must also be a master, if you catch demons in Shouguang, one can repay Xuanqing Dao Chang's kindness, two can improve the reputation of your Jinshan faction, three, there is still a gratuity to take, I know that the Dao Chang is a monk who doesn't like these yellow and white things, but if you have an honorarium in hand, you can also help a lot of poor people."

The tea drinkers also said together: "Yes, the Taoist chief will try it, but he can't catch the monster, at most, his beard and hair have been pulled out, and he doesn't have to worry about his life." ”

I'm really speechless, these goods. actually looks down on the poor Dao so much, the beard of the poor Dao will not be easily plucked, and he has been cultivating for twenty years

Actually, I don't need them to say, I'm going to try it too, I've been cultivating the Tao for so many years, and it's just right to try how the Tao goes. After learning so much from the master, you should always try. If you have a good idea, I will ask, dare to ask your son's surname.

"Don't give your surname Wang Zi Jin Huai, Shouguang Nanhe people's family, I went out to visit friends a few days ago, and I want to go into the city to see a few classmates when I go home today, if the Taoist wants to go to the Wei family, I just happened to accompany the Taoist to go over, and I can also see the magic of the next Taoist."

I have a good impression of this scholar, maybe it's because he has always respected his master, so I said, "That's good, I don't dare to say magic, but exorcism and saving people is exactly what people in my sect should do, let's go together." ”

After a while, a few more people came, gathered enough ten, paid the boat fare of two copper plates, and the boat drove across the river, and after crossing the river, there were still more than ten miles away from Shouguang City.

Wang Jinhuai and I walked to the city together, chatting as we walked. From the chat, I learned that Wang Jinhuai has entered Beijing twice for the exam, but he did not get it, and next year it will be the year of Dabi, and this visit to a friend is to go to the house of his classmate Liu Wenfeng to discuss the matter of going to the exam next year.

Passing through the city and coming to the gate of the Wei Mansion in the west of the city, Wang Jinhuai went to knock on the door, and an old man of about fifty came out after a while, "What are you doing, the master is not feeling well today, and he is not a guest." ”

Wang Jinhuai said anxiously: "Uncle, I heard that the eldest lady is sick, this Taoist is Lei Yunzi, a disciple of Xuanqing Daoist, who happened to pass by our Shouguang, I invited him to show the eldest lady, please go and tell Wei Yuanwai, Lei Daochang's time is limited."

The man looked at me for a moment and said, "Even if you are a disciple of Xuanqing Dao Master, then I will go and tell my master, and the two of you will wait." ”

After a while, the old janitor came out, followed by a middle-aged man in his 40s.

"Wei An, that is Daoist Lei Dao, please speak in the mansion"

"The poor road is Lei Yunzi, it was this Mr. Wang who brought me here, and I asked Wei Yuanwai to let him go with me, and some places still need Mr. Wang's help."

"Okay, since you're here with the Dao Chief, please come in."

We followed Wei Yuanwai to the front hall, and the maid brought tea.

Drinking tea, I asked: "I heard that the eldest lady of your mansion is sick, I heard about it with Mr. Wang on the road, so let's come over and see, Wei Yuanwai can introduce the eldest lady's illness" Alas, Wei Yuanwai sighed and said: "The old man is this one daughter, so he has been pampered since he was a child, and he went to the garden to pick flowers last month, and accidentally fell into the pond in the garden, and after he came back, it was like this, he slept during the day and was in the spirit at night, no one was allowed to enter the embroidery building, and there was a voice of talking, the old man invited a lot of Taoist chiefs and monks to come and see, but it didn't work." , They said that there was a demon, the Tao is very deep, they can't cure it, and the embroidery building where the young lady lives at night can't enter at all, please ask the Taoist to help catch the demon, save my daughter, and the old man must thank the Taoist again. ”

"It's polite outsider, it's our Taoist responsibility to go to the demon to subdue the demon, since I met it today, I won't let the demon harm people, and the troublesome person will take us to Miss's boudoir to see." We followed Wei Yuanwai to the backyard, Wei Mansion is a two-entry courtyard, the front yard is a place to entertain guests, the backyard is a place for family members, Miss Wei lives in the embroidery building, in the northwest corner of the courtyard, closer to the garden.