Chapter 1 Lao Junguan
In the depths of the vast mountain, a Taoist temple with a small scale, the mottled wall shows that the Taoist temple has been some years, outside the vermilion gate where the paint is a little peeling, there are two vivid stone lions squatting on both sides, and there is a plaque on the lintel of the door 'Laojun Temple' three big characters of dragon flying and phoenix dancing, telling people to enshrine Taishang Laojun here.
"Little junior brother, the master has something to ask you to go to the Laojun Palace, why are you stealing food again, be careful that the master knows about you and confines you." A middle-aged man in a cyan robe walked briskly on the rugged mountain road, and soon came to a young man lying on a large rock with a chicken leg in his hand.
"Senior Brother Daoyuan, when I am growing up now, I always can't keep up with my vegetarian nutrition, and I will be stunted, and as long as you don't say it, how can the master know about it, by the way, did the master say something about me?" The young man quickly finished gnawing the chicken leg in his hand, rubbed it on the cyan robe a few times, rubbed off the greasy on his hands, and then asked with a hippie smile.
Although Lao Junguan is not afraid of fainting, he only eats two or three times at a time, and he is usually a vegetarian.
"I don't know, hurry up, it's late, be careful that the master hits you." The middle-aged Taoist priest said angrily.
"Okay, Senior Brother Daoyuan, then I'll go to the master, there are still some roast pheasants there, which can be regarded as the junior brother's filial piety to you." After speaking, the young Taoist priest rushed towards the Taoist temple not far away, and was still muttering as he walked: "I hope it's not for the fact that the thatched house was blown up a few days ago." βγ
"Chicken heads, chicken feet, chicken butts*, I knew it was these, uh! Why do I say again? The middle-aged Taoist priest muttered, then reached out and picked up the chicken head placed on the big stone and gnawed it, it seemed that it was not the first time.
"Immeasurable Heavenly Venerable, Master, is there anything to do with finding an apprentice?" The young Taoist priest rushed into the main hall in a hurry, first saluted the statue of Taishang Laojun, and then saluted an old Taoist priest sitting on a futon with white hair and a dusty hand.
The old Taoist priest is the master of the old monarch's view, although he is already full of white hair, but his face is ruddy, and his spirit is better than that of young people.
Although Lao Junguan is built in the mountains, far away from the outside world, but the reputation of Lao Junguan has spread almost all over China, not because of how effective Lao Junguan is, but because of this old Taoist, his medical skills can almost do life and death, flesh and bones, what incurable diseases are in his hands, alchemy is famous at home and abroad, people who come here every year to seek medical treatment almost step on the threshold of Taoism.
"Daoyu, where did you go crazy today, did you do the morning class, did you practice?" The old Taoist priest looked at the young Taoist priest, his eyes full of doting.
"It's already done, I just wanted to go to the back mountain, but I was called back by Senior Brother Daoyuan." For these basic skills, I have become accustomed to nature, and I feel uncomfortable if I don't practice for a day.
"Very good, with your qualifications, it is estimated that you will not be able to cultivate a sense of qi at the age of twenty, which is much stronger than those of your senior brothers, and you will be an adult in a month, there is a rule in the Taoist temple that you should know, anyone who has reached the age of eighteen must go down the mountain to practice, and the teacher has decided to let you go down the mountain in advance to practice, and has already contacted your third uncle, you go directly to him to report, and he will arrange it for you." As he spoke, a trace of reluctance flashed in the old Taoist's eyes.
"It's nice to go down the mountainγγγγγ It's so bad that I can't bear to leave Master, and I still have to listen to Master's teachings every day. The young Taoist priest said excitedly, suddenly his face changed, and he threw himself into the arms of the old Taoist priest and said with a handful of snot and tears, tears and snot were directly wiped on the old Taoist's washed and somewhat whitish robe, and the young Taoist's acting skills are estimated to be inferior to even the Oscar winners.
"Silly boy, you have grown up, and the young eagle will always spread its wings one day, and besides, it is not that you can't come back after leaving." The old Taoist priest patted the little Taoist priest on the back and said lovingly.
"When am I leaving?" The little Taoist priest came out of the old Taoist priest's arms, and his face had changed to an impatient expression.
"Tomorrow morning at eight o'clock train, I have already booked the ticket for you, you must have a long mind when you get outside, and don't cause trouble, after all, it is not in Lao Junguan, if Hu Lai will cause endless trouble, and remember not to use the ability to teach you to do bad things, otherwise don't blame the teacher for cleaning the portal, by the way, give this bottle of pill to Ms. Liu in Su City, you can also visit her by the way, how to say that she is also your godmother, she has taken care of you a lot over the years." As he spoke, the old Taoist priest waved the dust, and a porcelain vase and a ticket floated towards the young Taoist priest on the table at least two meters away from him.
"Well, I will definitely bring it, and if the master has no other instructions, I will go back and pack up the salute." Daoyu took the porcelain vase and the ticket, and said with a smile.
"There is one more thing, this is related to your life experience, seventeen years have passed, the teacher still clearly remembers the moment he picked you up, I don't know who put you at the foot of the mountain of Lao Junguan, if it wasn't for the teacher just went out to travel back, I'm afraid you have been taken away by the wild wolves in the mountains, this jade pendant is the only clue, all these years for the teacher has been inquiring, but there is no useful news at all, you are about to go down the mountain, take this jade pendant, maybe there can be any clues." The old Taoist priest took out a piece of jade pendant with a whole body of green from his arms and handed it to Daoyu.
The feel of the jade pendant is very good, the whole is almost two fingers wide, half a finger long, the front is carved with a tripod, there are complicated patterns on the tripod, but carved a 'emperor' word, a thin line woven by gold wire through the jade pendant.
Suddenly there was a slight pain on his fingertips, as if he had been pricked by something, Dao Yu couldn't help but be surprised, just now he had carefully looked at the jade pendant, the whole was very smooth, not to mention the spikes, even burrs could not be.
"Is it a delusion?" Daoyu looked at the jade pendant and couldn't help muttering to himself, but he didn't notice that there was an extra bright red silk thread in the originally transparent jade that was difficult to find with the naked eye.
"Any questions?" Seeing Daoyu frowning and looking at the jade pendant, the old Taoist priest asked suspiciously.
"No, there's no problem, then I'll go back and pack up my salute first, and retire in vain." Daoyu respectfully saluted the old Taoist, then hung the jade pendant around his neck and left the Laojun Palace.
As for his life experience, he already knew about Daoyu when he was about ten years old, but he didn't want to take the initiative to find his biological parents, since he had left himself here, he hadn't come to recognize him until now, presumably they had forgotten him a long time ago, everything was fate, and he didn't force it.