Chapter 64: Mai Taoist
At the foot of Jingyue Temple is a lively and extraordinary street, the shops are numerous, the crowd is bustling, among them, there are most shops selling incense, candles, paper money and looking at the fortune telling, so there is a fragrant mist everywhere, the scene of the sound of the Buddha floating, even the Buddhist scriptures and Taoist books are also seen in all kinds of shops on the side of the street, there are many nuns and Taoist priests shuttling in the crowd, there are those who preach the scriptures and teach the Dharma, there are those who peddle the Dharma instruments and charms along the street, in short, this is the street market developed by the Jingyue Temple on the top of the mountain, the religious atmosphere of Buddhism and Taoism is very strong.
Xu Xifeng, who was accustomed to doing business, saw the store setting here, so he joked with Situ Nanyun that he would have to open a jewelry store here in the future, and asked the master in Jingyue Temple to chant the scriptures to open the light to ensure that business was good. As he was talking, someone suddenly stopped Situ Nanyun in a loud voice, "Girl, the poor Dao sees that you are destined, how about a hexagram with you?" ”
Situ Nanyun turned his head to look, and saw that the person who spoke was a linen Taoist priest who was setting up a fortune teller on the side of the roadside, and glanced at a pair of eye-catching couplets beside the Taoist priest, only to see that the upper couplet was written "Know the fate of the heavens, look at the sun and moon in the palm", and the lower couplet wrote "Break the past and present life, take the sleeve in the middle", and the horizontal criticism is "Jishi Immortal", thinking that the tone of this hexagram teller is not small, but this kind of person really has not much ability, most of them rely on swagger and deception to eat, and they don't have to take care of it, "No need, thank you." ”
Situ Nanyun was worried about taking her aunt's ashes, although she didn't know who the compassion master had offended, but it was better to be careful, so she was not in a hurry to take the ashes, and went shopping to cover up, so as not to arouse the suspicion of those who were secretly watching the compassion master, and she was not interested in divination for the time being, so she walked away.
The Mai Taoist priest was not discouraged, and then the words floated out, "Girl, you have a bad fate, you lost your relatives in your early years, and you were repeatedly calculated by adulterers, and you almost died," Speaking of this, Mai Daoist deliberately paused, staring at Situ Nanyun with a pair of eyes that were insightful of the world.
Situ Nanyun met the Taoist priest's eyes, and intuitively felt that this person was a little not simple, and seeing that he was accurate, he also wanted to see what he said next, so he stopped, "Daoist, please continue, the hexagram money will not be missing you." ”
Mai Taoist priest stroked the beard on his face, and said unhurriedly, "The girl is still a little tortuous and bumpy when she becomes an adult, especially the road of feelings. He paused, his eyes were quite meaningful, "The girl's life is very weird, so when the poor road sees you, he is interested in you, which can be regarded as fate, I am afraid that in addition to the poor road, I am afraid that no one can understand your life, the girl has two phases, this phase is not the original phase, the nature is evil, so it is difficult and lonely, this phase has come through the calamity, the heart is clean, although there are still calamities in the fate, but the girl is kind and auspicious, and she will turn evil into good fortune." ”
Xu Xifeng was puzzled when he heard this, and without waiting for Situ Nanyun to take over, he said with some indignation: "Dao Chief, isn't it enough to have a relationship as long as the two are happy?" As long as we have hearts for each other, why is the road twisty? ”
Mai Taoist glanced at Xu Xifeng and smiled, "Childe, this is a mistake. The road of affection is not enough to rely on the pleasure of two loves, and it is inseparable from the fate of heaven. I think Gongzi has a good face, and he is also a blessed person, and his wealth in the future is unlimited, but it's a pity that this emotional road is also quite tortuous like this girl. ”
Xu Xifeng didn't believe in fate, and didn't say anything about it, "Everything is man-made, how can you know the result if you don't work hard?" ”
Situ Nanyun thought carefully about the words of the Taoist priest, the trajectory of her fate in the first half of her life was verified in his words, and she was originally a soul, and she crossed over here, this world is mysterious and unpredictable, some things cannot be explained by what you can see with the naked eye, so she naturally believes in the words of Mai Dao Chang, but she is more concerned about what her fate will be in the future, so she said: "May I ask how to ask the Taoist chief to resolve this calamity after that?" ”
Mai Dao Chang then put a hexagram and came to the hexagram one by one, "For the sake of your humble consultation, Poor Dao will give you a few words: 'Follow your heart, Hongchen will naturally be clear, know each other as one, and you can be resurrected after death, and return with a peach, and end up with three lives and three tribulations.'" ”
Situ Nanyun repeated the words of the Taoist priest, and couldn't guess the mystery, "Please also ask the Taoist chief to explain it again." ”
Mai Dao lowered his eyes, "This is a heavenly opportunity, please take your time to understand it." ”
Situ Nanyun paid the hexagram money and left, seeing that she looked preoccupied, Xu Xifeng took her hand, "Yun'er, don't be fooled by his words, these Taoist priests like to pretend to be ghosts the most, so they are tricks to cheat money, don't take it seriously." ”
Situ Nanyun had been speculating about the mystery in Mai Dao's long words just now, and she was really incomprehensible, a little discouraged, seeing Xu Xifeng comforting her, she smiled, "Also, it seems that I take it too seriously." ”
The two entered a tea shop, and after drinking tea, Situ Nanyun said: "Xifeng, you wait for me here for a while, I have something important to go out, and I will be back in half an hour." ”
Xu Xifeng knew the purpose of her coming here, so it was naturally inconvenient to go, so he nodded, "Go and come back quickly, I'll wait for you here." ”
After Situ Nanyun left the tea shop, she found a secluded place to change into men's clothes, and after coming out of Jingyue Temple, she felt that someone was following her secretly, so it was better to change her appearance and save herself from being stared at by these people again, and then she used Qingyun footwork to gallop away. Bypassed a few remote alleys, came to a dilapidated but very neat courtyard, knocked on the somewhat mottled wooden door, an old woman with silver hair answered, the door "squeaked" opened, and a crisp and loud voice sounded, "Who?" ”
Situ Nanyun showed a yellow jade pendant, which was quietly stuffed into her palm when the compassionate master met, the jade pendant was hollow, and there was a small note inside, which read, "Go to No. 19 East Lane to find Granny Chunhua." That's why she found here.
She looked at Chunhua's mother-in-law, and saw that she was about fifty or sixty years old, although she was full of gorgeous hair, she was in good spirits, there were no wrinkles on her face, and her steps were steady, and she was secretly surprised.
Mother-in-law Chunhua looked at the jade pendant, nodded knowingly, introduced Situ Nanyun into the house, took out a jade box, stroked it for a while, and handed it to Situ Nanyun, "It's been ten years, and someone finally took her back, and Mengxin can rest in peace." ”
"Thank you, Granny Chunhua." Situ Nanyun glanced at the old man in front of him gratefully.
"You don't have to thank me, it's just that the loyal people have entrusted me, the task of the compassionate master is over, I don't have to worry about it, I can travel there." Granny Chunhua waved her hand, a trace of sadness flashed in her eyes, and then sighed.
Situ Nanyun returned to the tea shop at the appointed time.
"Yun'er, you're back, can you get things done?" Xu Xifeng saw her come back safe and sound, and a worried heart finally fell, and greeted her with a smile.
Situ Nanyun picked up a cup of tea on the table and drank it, moistening her somewhat thirsty throat, "Well, it's done, I said I would be back in half an hour, didn't I miss the appointment?" ”
Xu Xifeng also took a sip of tea with a smile, "This time, you are trustworthy and didn't leave me alone." ”
Then the two of them walked around the market for a while, and before they knew it, it darkened, and they decided to stay at the market at the foot of Jingyueji Mountain.
"The inn business here is really good, it's hard to find this one that is a little more avoidant, there is only such a dilapidated room, and there is no window, how can you sleep here?" Situ Nanyun muttered.
"Yun'er, you will just take a moment, this is the royal temple under the mountain, it is an unusual place, there are many natural people, it's a big deal, I don't sleep, I'm guarding you on the side." Xu Xifeng looked at her and comforted.
"How can you do that, you're also tired, how can you not sleep?" Situ Nanyun shook his head, and resolutely disagreed with Xu Xifeng's vigil, so he set up a bunk for him, "Tonight, I wronged Xifeng to sleep on the floor." ”
In the middle of the night, Situ Nanyun suddenly smelled a vague fragrance, although he knew that he was invincible, he still subconsciously held his breath, jumped down from the bed gently, shook Xu Xifeng, and saw that he didn't react, it was estimated that he had fallen asleep. After a while, Situ Nanyun heard the sound of someone prying the door, and soon the door was opened, and a black shadow flashed in, Situ Nanyun held his breath, and an arrow stepped up, kicking the person to the ground, so with a clang, a cold Sensen's knife also fell to the ground. Situ Nanyun let out a cold sweat, quickly pressed the man, and took out a dagger he carried with him against the man's neck, "Say, what are you doing here?" Who sent you? ”
The man was very nervous, hesitated for a while, and stammered, "Auntie...... Girl, I'm ...... They have come to rob money, daytime...... Seeing that the girl's package was very heavy, I started to rob money, and I ...... is also forced by life, the old and the young, please raise your noble hand and let me go. ”
Situ Nanyun saw that he had nothing to lose, and he didn't want to make a big deal out of it, now there were strange people watching him everywhere, and there was no need to waste his energy on these trivial matters.
"For the sake of seeing that you know repentance, I will spare your life for the time being, and if you do it again, you will not be spared."
Disturbed by this incident, Situ Nanyun was completely sleepy, and Xu Xifeng was fascinated by the incense, and it took an hour or two to wake up, and before dawn, she meditated on the bed.
At this time, in another guest room, a man in a black and gold brocade robe was staring at a man in black who was kneeling on his knees, "What, you missed?" ”
The man in black was the "thief" who went to Situ Nanyun's room just now, and he knew that he had missed, so he came to confess.
"Lord Hui, I underestimated the woman, she is good, and the villain almost fell into her hands. According to the villain, these two people are by no means ordinary pilgrims, and it is very suspicious to enter Jingyue Temple to see the compassion master, but his subordinates have missed and no evidence has been found from them. ”
"In this case, you continue to be responsible for keeping an eye on them, and be sure to find out their origin and purpose, so as not to miss again."
"Yes, my lord, my subordinates will definitely do it."