"Have you or your predecessors ever encountered anything like this before?" Nodding, Qiu Lao asked.

"How to say it, I have a short time to get started, I don't know much, a lot of past stories are known to a rough idea, specifically, whether the people in the door have encountered similar, it's really hard to say, but, when I used to play, I heard a classmate say, it seems to be the location of the border between Hunan and Jiangxi, another Zen temple in the mountains, in the Zen courtyard, there is a very big and old swagger, according to the monks at the time, said, this, is the Republic of China, the government dug out of an ancient tomb, because there is no place to put it, It was temporarily placed in the monastery, but after a long time, the monks found that this thing did not seem to be quite right, because, in the middle of the night, there were often strange noises in the monastery, one day, at night, a small novice stomach went to the toilet, passing by the small pond raised by the laymen, he saw a behemoth lying on the edge of the pond in the river, round, like a cauldron, he was startled, thought he was wrong, walked in, looked, the thing lying on the edge of the pool, It is the ancient tomb that came out of the stone wall of the swagger, the little novice is young after all, and the timid is small, he was frightened to faint with a cry, the monks in the hospital heard the news and rushed to wake him up, he trembled and told everyone what he had just seen, everyone looked at each other, half-believed, and came forward to check with lanterns, it doesn't matter if he didn't look at it, he looked at it, and was scared a lot, it turned out that the stump that was lying upright on the base actually had one leg under the stele, Leaning sideways as if he didn't have time to find a good position, not only that, but even, on its back, the upright stone tablet followed to the side, it is very obvious, it is said that that thing, is still in the Zen temple, although, there are few monks inside, if you are interested, you can go and see. ”

I smiled, I said.

"You know a lot of things." I was stunned by what I said, Qiu Lao exclaimed.

"Listen more, watch more, accumulate more, anyone can be like this." I feel very proud, but I don't say it.

"That's right, you're right, when I was young, my favorite sentence was: Broad view, accumulation, young people, more learning is beneficial."

"yes." Seeing that the topic was a little far away, I smiled a little.

"Do you believe that there really are monsters in this world? Of course, I'm not talking about vixens, like stones, copper, iron, water, these things that don't seem to have anything to do with living things. ”

"According to Taoism, there is indeed a person, generally speaking, the caliber of the folk monks is more unified, most of them agree with the saying that 'things become old and refined', no matter what it is, as long as it is a long time, there is the possibility of transforming into a monster, in the door, we are collectively called' Mei', now seems to be difficult to see, push forward a hundred years, this kind of thing is not uncommon, because the Chinese risk awareness has always been very strong, many big families in the heyday will consider leaving a back road for their children and grandchildren, this back road, will often be secretly hidden gold and silver treasures in the form of long, over time, many deep mansions under the ground, walls, or some unexpected places will hide some gold and silver soft for future generations, these things, already spiritual, plus close to the earth's veins, can well absorb the energy of the earth's yin, so, over time, will become what we say'Charm','Charm' is not something that everyone can see, only the heirs of the destined person or the owner of the buried treasure can see it, usually speaking, they will appear as villains with different images, or run out of the wall, or emerge from the ground, although arrogant and domineering, but, usually do not take the initiative to attack people, if there is a fate, as long as you follow them you can find a place to bury the treasure, this kind of example, in fact, there are many, but, believe it or not, it is a personal matter. "Believe it or not, it's a personal matter, this is said very skillfully, eh, Lu Li, since you are familiar with this way, then, the old man wants to ask you, do you believe this kind of 'old things become fine'?"

"I am a Taoist priest, a Taoist priest of Maoshan Mountain." With a wry smile, I said.

"But you can only be regarded as half a Taoist, and you are not a monk, you don't cultivate immortals, you don't fast, you don't ask God, you don't ask the heavenly master to teach you and you don't chant and meditate, you can't do divination at all, but your ability to pick up girls is as first-class as catching ghosts and subduing demons, you are really embarrassed to say, you are a Taoist?"

"What you say, far away, Buddhism has a saying, called wine and meat through the intestines, the Buddha left in his heart, from the time of Tang Taizong, the monks of Shaolin Temple became wine and meat monks, but you see, how many Zen masters have been produced in Shaolin Temple in the past thousand years? Therefore, the details are all secondary, and following the rules may not be able to get the true essence, the poor Taoist cultivation is not self-cultivation, and the cultivation of the Tao is not true, although some people question that some people despise it, and, what can I do? I said, smiling.

"You" shook his head with a wry smile, Qiu Lao glanced at me helplessly, and then said: "If you say this, you believe that gold and silver can be refined." ”

"That's right." Nodding, I said.

"The old man asks you, if the gold and silver become spirits, is there any way you can find them?" After hesitating for a moment, Qiu Lao asked.

"I am a Taoist priest, a Taoist priest who hunts ghosts and subdues demons." It's not right, I said.

"What's the reason for that?" Qiu Lao said, turned his head as if he didn't understand, seeing him like this, I was not surprised, a few steps forward, and said slowly: "In the folk, there are people with magical powers and abilities, not only Taoist priests, but also monks, monks, warlocks, nuns, lamas, goddesses, dragon women, sacrifices, believers, etc., etc., different schools, different methods, different people, what they do is also fundamentally different, our kind of people, to subdue demons and subdue demons, help the world and save people, rarely involve gold and silver, this kind of special looking for treasures, there are two types of people in the folkAccording to the ancients, they are all outside the eight elements and the like, one is the tomb robber, that is, the Faqiu Tianguan, touch the gold school captain, this kind of person, know the secret art of feng shui, individual people are proficient in Qimen Dunjia, can watch the stars, check the earth's veins, find dragon points, and specialize in digging graves to obtain foreign wealth. But in addition to these people, there is actually another group of people, who seek wealth, but do not rob tombs, and their reputation is not as good as the former, but the means are also extremely high. ”