Chapter 176: One-armed Old Dao

Baiyun Temple is located in Xicheng District, Beijing, outside the Fuxing Gate, Baiyun Road, is one of the three ancestral gardens of Taoism, Taoism is the inherent religion of China, Lao Tzu is the master, believes that the Tao is all-encompassing, omnipresent, with "Tao Te Ching" as the main classic, its founder is Zhang Daoling in the Eastern Han Dynasty, Baiyun Temple, all buildings are divided into east, middle and west three roads, there are gardens behind the main buildings, all are concentrated in the middle of the road, in turn, the archway, the mountain gate, the Lingguan Palace, the Jade Emperor Palace, the old law hall, the Qiu Zu Palace, the four palaces, the ring platform and the gathering of mountain houses, etc., is a very prestigious Taoist garden

Chen Mengsheng stood outside the three-yuan gate with gold characters on a blue background, he really didn't dare to venture in, for fear that he would be discovered by his master, and he didn't have a place to stand now, so he would never be able to fight against the heavenly court......

"Bell, bell, ......" when the sky is not dawn, with the sound of the Baiyun Temple, Chen Mengsheng knows that this is the Taoist in the temple to start the morning bell and dusk drum morning class, he used to be in Taihua Mountain, the most bored morning and evening homework, but time has passed, and now I listen to the Taoist's homework, unconsciously out of the mind

"Hey, what are you doing, the pestle is outside the mountain gate, do you want to enter the incense or come to ask the hexagram, you don't go in or out like this, blocking my way, if I don't have time to do the morning class today, it's all your fault," from behind Chen Mengsheng, a sound like a broken gong suddenly sounded, Chen Mengsheng turned back suddenly, but he couldn't see anyone, there should be no one to come to Baiyun Temple in the current time, who can avoid his ears and eyes to scream

Chen Mengsheng looked around, but he didn't find half a figure, and laughter sounded above his head, Chen Mengsheng looked up and saw an old man in a purple fairy brown robe, a white beard and a white beard, looking at Chen Mengsheng with a smile, the door of the Sanyuan Cave was more than nine feet high from the ground, and the old man jumped in front of Chen Mengsheng like a dragonfly, and looked at it carefully, but the old man was empty, missing an arm

The old man raised his nose and sniffed: "Xiaodao friend crane top turtle back, phoenix eyes and eyebrows, ruddy complexion, last night was stealing jade and stealing incense."

The old man's words shocked Chen Mengsheng to stand on the spot, and it was not surprising that the cultivator had a different look from ordinary people, but last night it was because of the rescue of the Yue'er girl that he had a man and woman affair with her, and the old man didn't know who it was, and he smelled it a few times, and it was actually recognized by him

"Uh...... The younger generation Chen Mengsheng came today just to ask for advice for an unknown reason, and the old-timers can give guidance, "Chen Mengsheng is not humble or silent, and salutes."

The old man turned his head and listened to the sound of instrumental music in the meeting, and said: "It's not good, it's the morning class of Taishang Xuanmen, I have to go immediately, otherwise I won't be able to go."

The old man flashed past Chen Mengsheng and rushed out, Chen Mengsheng's feet slid with a virtual step, but in the blink of an eye, the one-armed old man disappeared in the woods, and disappeared, looking at the old man's figure, it was really exquisite, but listening to him speak, he was a little childish, this is probably the style of a hermit master

"Chang ......" after the bronze fish in the Baiyun Temple rang the morning class, the Taoist priests began to practice in twos and threes, and some Taoist priests carried a big wooden barrel out of the side door and went out to fetch water, this is not to say that there is no tap water in the temple, the Taoist priests carry water in order to cultivate themselves, Baiyun Temple belongs to the Quanzhen Sect, and the Taoist priests in it are all some Taoist cultivators

Chen Mengsheng was still looking for the white-bearded old man outside the Taoist temple, and when he turned around, he got lost, and saw a few Taoist priests carrying water coming forward and asked: "A few Taoist brothers, please stop, I just saw a white-bearded old man here, but it disappeared in a blink of an eye, and there is a Taoist brother who tells me his whereabouts."

"Immeasurable Heavenly Venerable, what is the reason why Daoist friends are here, if you travel here, please follow the poor Dao to look back, use a bowl of hot porridge, and there are three or four senior brothers in the white-bearded old man's temple that Daoist friends say, I don't know which one you are looking for," said the Taoist priest carrying the water

Chen Mengsheng shook his head and said: "I'm just an idle cloud and a wild crane, it's really hard to see the master and the ancestor, I'm just waiting, you Dao brothers, I will walk around here at will, and I don't dare to disturb a few Qing cultivators."

The Taoist priest smiled and said: "Then we won't bother the Taoist friends, and there will be a period after the Taoist friends."

A few people carried water back, Chen Mengsheng wandered around blindly in Baiyun Temple, but in the cold dew in the forest, it was only shiny by the sun, and the ice and frost were steaming in the scales and silver light, and it was a clear place outside the world

"Little Daoyou, you've been following me for a long time, don't you want to let me take you into the view without spending money, I can't do that kind of thing, otherwise you should go back, let's just think that we haven't seen it, and give you the most famous thing in Baiyun Temple," Chen Mengsheng suddenly heard the sound of a wind overhead, and he didn't come, and he couldn't see it, and he reached out to catch a bun

The white-bearded old man nodded and said, "It's not easy to listen to the argument and be able to pick up the cabbage buns in Baiyun Temple, let's settle each other, you can't mention that I was lazy and didn't go to morning class, and I won't talk about your last night."

Chen Mengsheng smiled bitterly: "The predecessors of the ancient city are hidden masters, who come and go without a trace, and the Taoist kung fu of hitting objects in the air with one hand is even more perfect, and the disciples are here for the flower demon under the Hufang Bridge......

The white-bearded old man's "whoosh" sound flashed in front of Chen Mengsheng's eyes, and some confusion flashed in his eyes, and he shouted at Chen Mengsheng: "How do you know about the flower demon, is it my apprentice Huang Pu who told you that kid has a heart of cultivation, but it is a natural killing nature, I let him follow Fang Zhuang's drunkard wife...... Uncle Tai's cultivation and enlightenment went to the flower demon, I have heard a little, and it is said that this matter also has a three-point relationship with Baiyun Temple, maybe all this is a cycle of cause and effect."

Chen Mengsheng took a bite of the steaming cabbage bun and asked in exclamation: "Isn't that flower demon the flower god of Zhangzhou, how can it have anything to do with Baiyun Temple?"

The old man looked at Chen Mengsheng and said: "Baiyun Temple, since the Tang Dynasty King Taizong served Lao Tzu as the ancestor of the clan, he built the Tianchang Temple in Youzhou, and at the beginning of the Yuan Dynasty, Changchun Zhenren settled here and changed its name to Changchun Palace, and when the Yan King ascended the throne, it was renamed Baiyun Guan, and the Yan King raised an army, which was originally a royal dispute, I don't know who said that there was a treasure in Zhangzhou, so I wanted to send someone to invite the Baiyun Temple, the purpose of the Yan King was to hold the world's Lingbao and subdue the country, but the Youzhou garrison was not happy, he went to the Yan King to reason, and let the Yan King take down the punishment ......"

Chen Mengsheng hurriedly interrupted the conversation and said: "I already know all this, I just want to know what happened to Yu Linglong behind the Hufang Bridge."

Gu Chengzi looked at Chen Mengsheng intently and said, "Oh, then you are asking the wrong person, in the record ceremony of Guanli, it is the drunkard's wife...... Uncle Tai gave the golden cornucopia to the town under the Hufang Bridge, but an earthquake more than 30 years ago changed the town situation of the old man's family, and in the following years, a catastrophe that happened here was even more complaining, my disciples can only secretly guard the things under the Hufang Bridge, as if someone broke the spell yesterday and released the inner dan of that thing."

Chen Mengsheng said embarrassedly: "It was the disciple who released the flower demon without a form, and now the flower demon has obtained the inner dan, and there is no way to control her flower poison, and she is very domineering, I don't know what the predecessor said about the drunkard wife...... Uncle Taishi, does he have any restraint methods left?"

Gu Chengzi laughed and said, "Mrs. Drunkard...... Uncle Taishi, I don't know how many generations ago, I also found this person when I was consulting the scriptures in the classics, we only know that his common surname is Qin, this person is addicted to alcohol, as long as there is wine to drink, he likes to call his younger generations brothers, brothers, if you want to go to ambush the flower demon, you have to ask him, but I heard that the drunkard uncle is easily reluctant to come out."

Chen Mengsheng said embarrassedly: "The drunkard Uncle Taishi mentioned by my predecessor not only saw it yesterday, but also offended him."

"Hahaha...... The boy is really a newborn calf, not afraid of tigers, the drunkard Taishi Uncle is regarded as a Youzhou mage by King Yan, but the master uncle went out to do things for King Yan and was poisoned, you can see that the drunkard master Uncle is also a great creation, Jin Lin is not a thing in the pool, boy, you stabbed the big basket this time, don't say that you are a half-hung little Taoist priest, that is, you invite the gods and Buddhas to the heavens, and they may not be able to find a place for the flower demon," Gu Chengzi stroked his snow-white beard with one hand and said with a smile

"What, that flower demon would have such a lot of mana," Chen Mengsheng smacked his tongue and exclaimed

The ancient city said sadly: "It's you who didn't have the turmoil of thirty years ago, I don't know how many people died overnight, the universe is upside down, yin and yang are indistinguishable, and the land of Shenzhou is discolored, the flower demon is guided by the anger to endanger the poor road in the world, and I took my apprentice to investigate, but I didn't expect that the poor road hit the flower demon's ** that night, and when I found out, it was too late, and the arm of the poor road was broken by the flower demon, but fortunately, it was with the secret help of the drunkard master uncle to restrain the flower demon."

"What senior, your arm turned out to be ......," Chen Mengsheng was suddenly surprised to know that one of Lao Dao's arms was also injured on Yu Linglong's body

Gu Chengzi said dejectedly: "Originally, I used the Taoist curse to suppress the flower demon, where would I think of breaking ground on the Hufang Bridge and building a building, which gave the flower demon another opportunity, you kid must have also been enchanted by the flower demon, and released the flower demon's inner dan."

"This ...... This one...... It's only because I want to find out the mystery of the murder in the Amethyst Apartment, so I fell for the use of the illusion, last night, Yu Linglong's flower poison almost killed people again, I came here to find a good way to detoxify, in case the flower demon poisons again, I won't be in a hurry," Chen Mengsheng saw that Lao Dao's eyes were like torches, so he could only say what he thought in his heart

Lao Dao nodded and sighed: "Right now, Baiyun Temple is busy with pilgrim performances, and those skills in my hands have been returned to Zhang Zhenren early, I think this matter can only be helped by the drunkard master, but I heard that the ancestor in the classics of the alcoholic master is as elusive as a child, can you please him, the old man wants your creation."

Chen Mengsheng said helplessly: "The younger generation should remember the teachings, but the flower demon still has the true body of the deity here, and I will go to investigate first, and then ask the drunkard master to teach the younger generation, and retire first......"