Everything that followed was carried out in an orderly manner according to the plan of the Xuanqing Dao Chief.

Xuanqing Daochang took the freshly baked "nephew" Zhu Daolin into a franchise shop on Shuyuan Street, and bought two sets of dark blue autumn and winter robes, two pairs of finely made black mille-feuille cloth shoes, a Taoist Huayang crown and three pairs of cloth socks for the nervous Zhu Daolin, and instructed the shopkeeper to take Zhu Daolin to the back room to change into new clothes, and then took the new Zhu Daolin and went straight to the Chaotian Palace located on the Yeshan Mountain in Shuixi Gate.

Due to the solemn sacrifice and blessing ceremony held on the Chongyang Festival the day before, the Chaotian Palace, which covers a wide and imposing area, was busy counting and cleaning, and the arrival of Xuanqing Daoist and Zhu Daolin did not attract much attention, but Zhu Daolin still realized the higher seniority and prestige of Xuanqing Daoist from the Taoist priest's respectful salute to Xuanqing Daoist along the way.

Passing through the Sanqing Hall where the golden and splendid statues were dignified, Daoist Xuanqing handed over Zhu Daolin to Daoist Xuanming, a fellow disciple in charge of Jingyang Pavilion, and instructed Zhu Daolin to walk around and visit at will after dinner, and if he had the strength, he would help do some work.

Zhu Daolin was somewhat depressed in his heart, but in front of the wide, fat, and kind-looking Xuanming Daoist, he did not show the slightest displeasure, and answered Xuanming's kind inquiry very decently, informed his name and age, and then followed the smiling Xuanming Daoist to the Jingyang Pavilion where the dragon was carved and painted.

On the steps in front of the gate of Jingyang Pavilion, two young Taoist priests about ten years old were panting, and two wooden buckets of water were placed in front of them.

Seeing this, Zhu Daolin took the initiative to inquire, and learned that the water was to be brought into the pavilion to wipe the offering table and many utensils, so he immediately stepped forward and gently lifted a bucket in one hand and strode into the pavilion.

Daoist Xuanming went around and went to other places, Zhu Daolin and two little Taoist priests with quick hands and feet, carefully wiped the long Nanmu confession case and the surrounding chairs and furniture.

In less than half an hour, most of the work had been done, and the two little Taoist priests gradually eliminated their shyness and became lively, chatting with Zhu Daolin affectionately one by one, and proudly telling Zhu Daolin about many famous predecessors of Chaotian Palace, historical allusions and daily practice lessons.

After wiping all the cases, pillars and offering tables, and finally it was the turn of the many magic utensils displayed on the long offering table, Zhu Daolin was quickly attracted by a fine porcelain jar with a diameter of more than 20 centimeters and a height of more than 30 centimeters under the large portrait of Tianzun.

"This jar is exquisitely shaped, the color is warm, the characters are lifelike, and a few blue and white porcelain vases on the side are very different, especially this person is a cow, so beautiful!"

The little Taoist priest Yuxuan quickly came over, and after seeing it clearly, he raised his cute little chin and asked triumphantly, "Senior brother, don't you know the above story?" ”

"It can't be some old legend, right?"

Zhu Daolin stared at the exquisite pastel pattern on the porcelain vase and did not look back.

Yu Xuan shouted loudly: "This utensil is called a blue and white glazed red porcelain jar, and the one with a green ox on it is my Taoist patriarch Lao Tzu, senior brother will not know the allusion of my Taoist ancestor who rode a bull out of the pass to ascend to heaven, right?" ”

Pseudo-Taoist priest Zhu Daolin finally remembered: "I remember this, I seem to have heard of a very famous painting, the name is "Lao Tzu Out of the Customs", which is not inferior to another "Guiguzi Descending the Mountain", but I just haven't heard of it, I don't know if the "Lao Tzu Out of the Customs" is the same as the one on this bottle." ”

Yu Xuan laughed, pointed to the half-cut scroll exposed above the porcelain vase and introduced: "Look carefully, the "Lao Tzu Exit Map" you said is placed in the porcelain jar, it is the masterpiece of Mr. Zhu Rui, a great painter of the Song Dynasty, and the exit map in the scroll is exactly the same as the one painted on the porcelain jar. ”

"I have heard the master many times to visit the nobles who came to visit the worship of the nobles, this porcelain jar from the previous dynasty to the Yuan Dynasty, is a fine product that has been preserved after repeated wars, and the above exit map is a copy of Mr. Zhu Rui's painting fired out......"

"Oh yes, let me tell you one more thing, our Chaotian Palace existed a thousand years ago, it was called Taiji Palace in the Tang Dynasty, it was renamed Tianqingguan in the Song Dynasty, and it was changed to Xuanmiaoguan and Yongshou Palace in the Yuan Dynasty, and it was renamed Chaotian Palace in this dynasty."

Zhu Daolin listened with interest: "I didn't expect our Chaotian Palace to have such a long history, this porcelain jar from hundreds of years ago is intact, without the slightest flaw, it is too precious!" ”

"What is this? Senior brother has the opportunity to go to the backyard Xi Yi Pavilion one day, only to know what is precious, Xi Yi Pavilion is designed for the civil and military officials of this dynasty to practice the etiquette of the court, the three halls are all rare treasures, most of the bronze, pottery and calligraphy and painting are the emperor of this dynasty, Chengzu and Emperor Xuanzong. ”

Xiao Yuxuan was proud, and pretended to be an adult with his hands behind his back.

Zhu Daolin took a step back after listening, and continued to appreciate it with his right hand on his left wrist, and only after a while did he call it a day and leave under the urging of the two junior brothers, Yuxuan, and went to the dining room behind the side hall to rest and eat, and then under the guidance of the two junior brothers, they visited around with great interest, but unfortunately the Xiyi Pavilion was a forbidden place in the palace, and Zhu Daolin and the two junior brothers were too low to enter the visit.

At about three o'clock in the afternoon, Xuanqing Daoist returned to Zhu Daolin's side, asked a few words, and then said goodbye to the same door of Chaotian Palace, and told Zhu Daolin to carry two heavy burdens on his back, go out of the palace and take a carriage out of the city, and return to the tattered Taoist temple under the Shogunate Mountain along the original road, and follow him to the foot of the Shogunate Mountain, as well as four shop men and two carriages full of grain, oil, salt, sauce and vinegar.

At night, Xuanqing Daoist was keeping accounts under the dim oil lamp, and Zhu Daolin, who was bored, went out to watch the night scene and came back, but he didn't know what to do for a while.

After recording the last account, Xuanqing Daoist came to Zhu Daolin, who was full of melancholy, picked up the copper kettle from the small charcoal stove on the side and poured himself half a cup of tea, and asked something that Zhu Daolin did not expect: "I remember you said that you have been in the army for three years, right?" ”

Zhu Daolin nodded subconsciously: "Three years and five months, after leaving the army, I wandered outside for more than a year, and then I was hired to drive for others...... Uh, it's a coachman, until I meet your old man in a daze. ”

Xuan Ming listened interestingly, and couldn't help but smile: "So, have you practiced martial arts?" ”

Zhu Daolin immediately remembered the unforgettable experience of two years of hard training under the selfless teaching of the old squad leader from Henan, and finally almost entered the special brigade directly under him: "After two years of training, I didn't move much after leaving the army. ”

Xuanqing Dao Chang pointed to the carved stone drum at the foot of the opposite wall: "Go, see if you can lift it." ”

Zhu Daolin took a closer look, and then shook his head again and again: "Such a big stone drum, it looks like it is at least four hundred catties, how can it be lifted?" I'm afraid I can't even hold it. ”

"Try it first, if it doesn't work." After speaking, Daoist Xuanqing picked up the teacup.

Zhu Daolin felt that there was nothing to do anyway, and it didn't hurt to try, even if he couldn't lift it, it was estimated that it was still possible to hold it, so he walked to the edge of the stone drum, slightly adjusted his steps and center of gravity, bent down and hugged the stone drum and took a deep breath, felt the weight, and then suddenly exerted his strength, and unexpectedly easily hugged the heavy stone drum to his waist.

Daoist Xuanqing was quite surprised, and when he saw Zhu Daolin standing still for a long time holding the huge stone drum, he immediately forced loudly: "Lift up!" Lift it up! ”

Zhu Daolin, who had never expected that he had such strength, came back to his senses, took a deep breath again, and lifted the stone drum to his head smoothly.

"The nearly 500-pound stone drum really made you lift...... Put it down, come over for a cup of tea to quench your thirst, haha! ”

After laughing, Daoist Xuanqing happily offered Zhu Daolin a cup of tea in the town: "I didn't expect you to have this ability, I can see that you have worked hard, not bad!" ”

Zhu Daolin put down the stone drum and came back to sit down, thinking about it and couldn't understand it: "I didn't have such a strong effort before, and I remember that the best score in the clean and jerk was only two hundred and fifty pounds, ...... strange thing."

After listening to this, Daoist Xuan Ming pondered for a moment: "Have you practiced pile skills?" ”

Zhu Daolin nodded: "With the old squad leader...... That is, my military master has practiced Xingyi Pile Gong for two years. ”

"Xingyi?" Daoist Xuan Ming was quite surprised.

Zhu Daolin explained: "It is also called Xinyi ** boxing, and pile gong is called three-body style, which is said to have been originally created by Yue Fei of the Song Dynasty. ”

Daoist Xuan Ming suddenly realized: "Understood, so to speak, you have also practiced the Tuna technique?" ”

"Tuna? I've just heard of it, but I haven't practiced it, isn't this thing unique to Taoist cultivators? Zhu Daolin felt that Lao Dao was also a practitioner, otherwise he would not be so familiar.

Xuan Ming nodded and drank a sip of tea, and gently stroked his long beard and weighed it for a long time: "I think you have a good foundation, but it's better to learn the breathing technique, maybe you can get rid of your bad habit of drawing qi and exerting force, and it is also good for your body." ”

Zhu Daolin wanted to refuse this kind of mysterious and mysterious thing, but when the words came to his lips, he hesitated, pondered for a long time, and nodded slightly: "Anyway, there is nothing to do, and it doesn't hurt to practice, but I'm worried that I'm too stupid to learn." ”

Xuan Ming smiled helplessly: "It seems that I begged you, forget it, who let me be bored with myself, accept you, an unsuccessful disciple, okay!" Cheer up and let me see how you practice! ”

Next, Xuan Qing corrected Zhu Daolin's three-body posture, explained in detail the gong frame, guidance method and breathing method of pile gong, and finally patiently instructed Zhu Daolin to recognize the main acupuncture points on his body, and passed on to Zhu Daolin the eighty-four-character practice formula, teaching sentence by sentence, explaining sentence by sentence, and waiting until Zhu Daolin recited it skillfully, the time was close to midnight.

Xuanqing Daoist was very satisfied with Zhu Daolin's super comprehension, the two chatted for a while, Xuanqing Daoist returned to the couch to meditate, feeling tired Zhu Daolin lying on the bamboo mat with his eyes closed, silently reciting the practice mantra taught by Xuanqing Daochang, and gradually found that it seemed to be a little interesting.

Unconsciously, Zhu Daolin entered the state of no desire and no desire as the Taoist chief said, his mind was empty, and his consciousness gradually became clearer.

Suddenly, a dazzling purple light appeared in Zhu Daolin's mind, and the center of the light was actually Zhu Daolin's extremely familiar diamond circle, the rapidly rotating diamond circle suddenly disappeared after bursting out of a bright light, and two familiar artifacts gradually appeared in his mind when he recovered his clarity.

Zhu Daolin, who was hot and his heart was beating like thunder, suddenly opened his eyes in fright, got up and looked around panting, and quickly thought of the diamond ring on his left wrist, but as soon as he lowered his head, he was stunned by the two artifacts that appeared in front of him at some point - the one that was placed at his feet was the Yuan blue and white glazed red porcelain jar that had been wiped in the Jingyang Pavilion of Chaotian Palace during the day, and the other artifact on the side of the porcelain jar turned out to be the exquisite paper cutter he used to pry the white jade inlaid on the zither!