Early the next morning, Xiao Laodao knocked on the door of the grandfather's room with Xiao Chujiu, the grandfather had already packed his luggage at this time, and when he opened the door, he saw Xiao Laodao wearing a clean plain blue robe, with a reluctant expression, and looked at Xiao Chujiu, dressed as a long away, with a heavy burden behind him.

Xiao Laodao reluctantly smiled faintly at the master, "Have you packed all your luggage?" ”

The master nodded, he was about to leave, although he was also a little reluctant in his heart, but he didn't want to show it.

Xiao Laodao immediately raised his hand, patted the big burden on Xiao Chujiu's back, and said: "There are 1,000 taels of gold ingots in this baggage, let Chujiu help you carry it, this is a long way, and it is not safe for you to take so much gold alone, let him accompany you to go back, and there will be a good one on the way." ”

When the master heard this, he glanced at the burden behind Xiao Chujiu and said, "Brother Xiao, if you don't have so much, a hundred taels is enough." ”

Xiao Laodao hurriedly said: "How can a hundred taels work, when we met for the first time, I told you that I want you to return to your hometown, this thousand taels of gold, in my opinion, is not enough...... Besides, according to the rules of the industry, you deserve more than that, but your brother and I don't have much cash on hand, and when I sell those things of the Gao family another day, I will personally go to Sanwangzhuang, let's have a brother, brother, I don't want to treat you badly. ”

When the master heard this, he didn't refuse, because Xiao Laodao is a person, once he makes a decision, it is difficult for him to change it, if the master doesn't bring these gold ingots, Xiao Laodao will not let him leave.

At this time, the lame Taoist, Xiao Shiyi, and the wife of the three dogs all came out of the house. A group of people sent the grandfather to the door, at this time, the grandfather looked down at the little ghost monkey around him, a little reluctant, but, in his heart, if he brought the monkey back, his parents would definitely not be able to accept it, and besides, the monkey itself is an animal in the mountains and forests, but it is a plain, or on the side of the Yellow River, and the monkey is not suitable to follow him home.

So, the master said to the ghost monkey: "Monkey, you can stay with Brother Xiao and them, and I will come into the mountain to see you another day." ”

When the ghost monkey heard this, he actually cried like a child, crying so much that the grandfather's heart was sour, but the monkey did not entangle the grandfather, and silently pulled Xiao Shiyi's clothes, and then, the grandfather and Xiao Laodao said goodbye one by one.

When the master took Xiao Chujiu and turned around to leave, several villagers from the front mountain walked over to this side, and when the master saw this, he was full of doubts, and turned around and asked Xiao Laodao, "Brother Xiao, are they also here to see me off?" ”

The people in the Qianshan village were like a family at this time, taking care of each other, and the Taoist temple where they lived was also built by these villagers. In the past year that Xiao Laodao and Taiye have been in Sichuan and Shu, the lame Taoist people have often greeted the villagers in the front mountain, sent clothes and goods to those villagers in the front mountain, and also helped people see a doctor and calculate fortunes, which has won an excellent reputation in the village. The people in this village are also very good, everyone knows how to be grateful, and they don't treat Xiao Laodao and his group as outsiders.

Xiao Laodao looked at the few villagers who came over at this time, shook his head, and said: "I didn't tell them that you were leaving, they came here at this moment, I'm afraid there is something......" When the master heard this, he didn't go, and he didn't go, so he had to wait for a few villagers to come closer.

This is a few old people in their village, they are all respected in the village, a few old people came to the front, swept everyone over, the oldest of them, asked the master: "Little brother, are you going to go out again?" ”

Without waiting for the grandfather to answer, Xiao Laodao said with a smile: "It's not that you want to go out, it's that Brother Liu is going home, he is a layman, and he has been away from home for a few years, so he should go back and have a look." ”

When the old man heard this, he hurriedly arched his hand to the grandfather, but did not keep it, "It's good to go home, it's not easy to go out, after you go home, you can also reluctantly miss your parents, little brother Liu, it's easy to go all the way." ”

"Thank you, sir." The master hurriedly returned the salute.

Afterwards, a few old men no longer paid attention to the master, glanced at the lame Taoist in the crowd, and said, "Primordial Daoist, we old guys, we have something to ask you." ”

When the lame Taoist heard this, he hurriedly greeted him, "A few old gentlemen, please come to the house to talk about something." ”

A few old men didn't move, looked at the lame Daoist, and then looked at Xiao Laodao and a few people, and said, "There is no need in the house, what we old guys want to ask, I guess you all saw it last night." ”

"What?" When everyone heard this, they were all confused, and the lame Taoist asked, "A few old gentlemen, what is the matter?" ”

The old man asked rhetorically, "Didn't you go outside to admire the moon last night?" ”

Xiao Laodao replied: "We admired the moon, but we didn't see anything but the moon, what's wrong, isn't the moonlight last night?" ”

When several old men heard this, they glanced at each other, but they showed a puzzled look on their faces, and one of them asked, "Is it difficult...... Only our people in the village saw it, didn't you? ”

When Xiao Laodao heard this, he laughed helplessly, and Xiao Laodao said: "A few old gentlemen, let's stop playing dumb riddles, what the hell is going on, you might as well tell it and let us hear it." ”

Several old men looked at each other again, and after a while, the eldest old man said, "Last night, we people in the village were outside to admire the moon, but on the second watch, on the top of Dongshan...... A fairy appeared, facing the moon in the sky, bowing three times and nine times......"

"What?" Xiao Laodao and a few people, including my grandfather, were all stunned when they heard the words, fairy? This news was too unexpected for the grandfather, and at first glance, the grandfather and the others did not react, and it felt like a dream.

"It's true, we all saw it, a fairy appeared on the east mountain, and our whole village saw it!" The oldest old man said, and several other old people echoed in unison, as if they were not talking in their dreams.

Last night, the master proposed to go home, and everyone immediately lost the interest in admiring the moon, and they all went back to the house to sleep in less than two watches, so they did not see the fairy on the burning east mountain.

When Xiao Laodao heard this, he showed a suspicious expression, and asked lightly: "Since you have all seen the fairy, then tell me, what does that fairy look like?" ”

When several old people heard this, they glanced at each other, and a younger old man replied: "I can't see what it looks like, it's too far, but I can see that fairy is wearing a long dress, shining all over, and the light is brighter than the moon in the sky, so the people of our village quickly knelt down and kowtowed to the fairy, and when we finished kowtowing, the fairy was gone." ”

After the young old man finished speaking, Xiao Laodao nodded, "Since that's the case, those old gentlemen, what do you want to ask when you come to our Taoist temple?" ”

The oldest old man replied: "We came here to ask the chief of the primordial dao and ask him to calculate a hexagram, is it a good omen for fairies to appear in the east mountain of the village?" ”

When Xiao Laodao heard this, he immediately smiled, glanced at the master, and said: "According to what the old gentlemen said, the fairy bowed three times and bowed to the full moon, but I was afraid of ...... It is not a good omen but a bad omen, as far as the poor Dao knows, only the beasts who have become fine will come out to worship the moon when the moon is full! ”

"What?" As soon as Xiao Laodao said this, the faces of several old people changed suddenly, "Daoist Xiao, you, are you serious?" ”

Xiao Laodao didn't answer the old people directly, but raised his hand and patted my grandfather's shoulder, "I, Brother Liu, everyone knows it, people outside the mountain are called dragon slayers, not only is he a good martial artist, but he is also a descendant of exorcism and exorcism, and he knows best about the practice of animal beings to worship the moon!" ”

When several old men heard this, they hurriedly turned their eyes to my grandfather, and the oldest old man asked, "Little Brother Liu, what Daochang Xiao said is true?" ”

The master frowned, showing a helpless face, he was about to leave, how could there be a fairy thing?

The master is not stupid, and then glanced at Xiao Laodao, and saw Xiao Laodao's suspicious expression at this time, as if he didn't believe in the fairy's business, the grandfather couldn't help but wonder in his heart, the matter of the Dongshan fairy, isn't it really a rumor fabricated by Xiao Laodao in cooperation with the villagers in order to keep himself?

The master thought for a while and said to a few old men: "I have never seen or heard of a fairy, but the one who bowed to the moon last night is definitely not a fairy?" ”

"So, what could that be?"

The master replied: "Just like Daochang Xiao said, it should be a spirit animal that has become a spirit animal in the mountains." ”

When a few old men heard this, their faces changed completely, "Then, what can we do, will it harm our villagers?" ”

The master pursed his lips, he wanted to say no, but he didn't have ten layers of certainty, most of these villagers in the former village made a living from hunting, there were so many animals in the mountains, there would definitely be enemies, in case someone killed or injured their descendants, now this "fairy" is here to take revenge, if he wants to say that he will not harm the people in the village, isn't that to deceive them?

Xiao Laodao may have seen that the master was a little embarrassed, so he hurriedly relieved the grandfather, "Ladies and gentlemen, let's stop guessing here, it's a blessing or a curse, go to the house and let my junior brother calculate a hexagram." ”

When several old people heard this, they nodded again and again, and one of the old men asked again, "If it is calculated to be a goblin, can you subdue it?" ”

Xiao Laodao suddenly showed a look of shame, and said with a smile: "My junior brother and I can only tell fortunes in feng shui, as for the demon subjugation and demon subjugation......" Xiao Laodao looked at the master, "If you want to ask this dragon slayer, but he is about to leave us and go home......"

When a few old people heard this, they immediately surrounded the grandfather, and kept their mouths back, "Brother Liu, can you not leave yet, in case that thing is a beast that has become a spirit, what can we do in the whole village, Brother Liu, you have to stay and help us." ”

When the master heard this, he was very helpless, sighed lightly and said, "Let's go into the house together, and let's see what the hexagram of the original Taoist chief says." ”

The lame Taoist was surrounded by everyone, and when he arrived in his house, the lame Taoist took out the copper coin, and soon made a hexagram, and then, the lame Taoist stared at the copper coin for a long time, and finally didn't calculate anything. The lame Taoist said to everyone that this was a heavenly opportunity, and this heavenly machine was higher than his divination ability, so nothing was calculated.

The master frowned when he heard this, and his heart suddenly became anxious, this hexagram is not clear, what excuse can he find to leave?

Xiao Laodao seemed to see the master's thoughts, and said to the master: "Brother, there is a way, the moon on the fifteenth is sixteen round, that thing on the east mountain, if it is really a monster that has become a spirit, tonight, it should still swallow the full moon and absorb the moon, you might as well stay today and wait until the evening to find out." ”

Hearing this, the master glanced at Xiao Laodao and said, "Ordinary cultivation spirit animals, as long as they don't provoke them, they will be fine." ”

Xiao Laodao smiled faintly, "According to what you say, brother, don't you want to help?" ”

The master didn't say anything, Xiao Laodao nodded, "If you really don't want to help, it's okay to leave now, but in case that monster is here to seek revenge, we can't deal with it, and when you enter the mountain again the next day, don't forget to collect the corpses of your brothers." ”

As soon as the master heard Xiao Laodao's words, he couldn't deal with it, and if he wanted to leave again at this time, it would seem that he was not righteous enough, so the master nodded, "Okay, I'll stay tonight, and after I find out the purpose of the fairy, I'll leave ......."

Thanks to the crown of "Fang Xuan" and "Hailangping" for their rewards.