Chapter 22 Xuanmen Taidou
Zuo Dengfeng didn't cry in the end, there were no tears in the extreme pain, only endless numbness.
He was injured, he walked very slowly, and after moving more than ten miles of mountain roads, it was already dark.
Looking at the Qingshui Temple in front of him, Zuo Dengfeng didn't even have the courage to go back, because he knew that no one would wait for him from there anymore, and he would be greeted by a dead silence and boundless loneliness.
"Heal your injuries as soon as possible, take revenge as soon as possible, and go down to accompany her as soon as possible." Zuo Dengfeng stopped for a long time, and finally mustered up the courage to embark on the fork in the road of Qingshui Temple.
When he arrived at the door, Thirteen ran out of the Taoist temple, and the appearance of Thirteen lightened the heaviness in Zuo Dengfeng's heart a little, although Thirteen was not a person, but he was a companion.
Back to the Taoist temple, Zuo Dengfeng began to make a fire to cook, in fact he was not hungry, but he had to force himself to eat, eating was to live, living was to take revenge, only revenge was qualified to go down to accompany the woman who shed blood for herself.
After eating dinner indiscriminately, Zuo Dengfeng went to the kang, he was exhausted in order to bury Wu Xinyu, and walking on the mountain road with injuries made him exhausted, so he lost consciousness immediately after getting on the kang, he couldn't tell whether he was asleep or fainted, but whether he fell asleep or fainted, Zuo Dengfeng felt relaxed, he finally didn't have to bear the endless pain, at least not tonight.
When I woke up again, it was already dawn. After waking up, Zuo Dengfeng felt that he was feverish, weak and weak, and shouted a few times Thirteen, Thirteen was not in the house, Zuo Dengfeng could only grit his teeth and insist on drinking water from the kang.
After drinking the water, Zuo Dengfeng lit the fire again, although he didn't know medical skills, but he knew very well that his fever at the moment was caused by the inflammation of the wound, he had to ensure the temperature in the room, if the room temperature was too low, it would inevitably consume his physical strength.
Zuo Dengfeng sat in front of the stove, looking at the fire under the stove, and recalled the bits and pieces of living with Wu Xinyu again, every scene made him heartbroken, even so he still didn't stop remembering, he was afraid that he would forget, he wanted to remember all these in his mind.
After the temperature of the room was raised, he climbed onto the kang again and lay quietly, the watch had not been wound for a long time, and it had already stopped.
Around noon, Thirteen returned with a rabbit. Thirteen didn't often bring things back, Zuo Dengfeng knew that Thirteen was brought to him, so he forcibly went down to the kang to deal with it, and after eating enough, he lay back on the kang again.
Qingshui Temple is the place where Wu Xinyu has lived for many years, and now Wu Xinyu has left, Zuo Dengfeng lives here and always suffers the pain of seeing things and thinking about people, whenever he misses the heartbreak, Zuo Dengfeng will go to see Wu Xinyu and burn some paper money for her, these paper money is picked up from the main hall, and it should be prepared for the previous master and apprentice two to pay tribute to something.
After a hundred days of injured muscles and bones, Zuo Dengfeng didn't take that long to walk normally, because he didn't hurt his bones. After getting off the ground, Zuo Dengfeng immediately began to rummage through every corner of the Taoist temple, he was looking for Wu Xinyu's missing master may have left behind the Taoist secrets, Wu Xinyu used the scene of Taoism before Zuo Dengfeng saw it, Wu Xinyu's weight did not exceed ninety pounds, such a weak body grabbed and threw those stout soldiers effortlessly, she only learned a few days of fur, if she learned it all, it would definitely be more powerful.
Zuo Dengfeng was the first to look for the West Chamber, according to Wu Xinyu, the West Chamber, which was where her master lived before, if she really left anything, the surname in the West Chamber, the likely surname in the West Chamber. But after moving all the firewood and grass out and searching carefully, Zuo Dengfeng did not find anything.
There was no West Chamber, so I looked for it from the East Chamber, and the East Chambers did not find anything, and then Zuo Dengfeng went to the main hall, and all the places that could be found were found, and even the tunnels went down to search carefully several times, but in the end there was nothing.
Zuo Dengfeng still did not give up, and began to pry open the gray bricks on the ground one by one to inspect the ground, after more than half a month of rigorous searching, he was completely desperate, Qing Shuiguan did not have any books.
The reason why he is so eager to learn Taoism is because Fujisaki is an officer of this unit, it is too difficult to get close to him, his physique is so poor, he can't run fast, he can't jump high, and he doesn't have much strength, even if he fights Fujisaki head-on, he is not his opponent, only by learning Taoism can he quickly approach and stab him to death, the gun is not daring to use, that thing may not be able to fire.
"Thirteen, I'm going to the Bible Mountain in the west to see, and you can live from here." Zuo Dengfeng packed his luggage and covered the thirteenth and said.
"Meow~" Thirteen looked up at Zuo Dengfeng suspiciously. During the time that Zuo Dengfeng was in bed, Thirteen has always been with him, and will bring back meat for him every day.
"If I want revenge, I have to learn Taoism, I heard that there are Taoist priests who know magic on the Bible Mountain, I went to them to learn." Zuo Dengfeng put a blanket on his back. Zuo Dengfeng had read the literature in the institute before, and knew that the Bible Mountain in the southwest of Wendeng was the birthplace of the Quanzhen School, and he also knew that there were many Taoist priests who practiced magic on that mountain.
"Meow~" Thirteen followed Zuo Dengfeng out of the east chamber in confusion.
"It's not very far from us, I'll come back to see you when I'm free in the future, you can watch your home from here." Zuo Dengfeng stretched out his hand and pointed to the east chamber.
Hearing this, Thirteen shook his head again and again, and looked up at Zuo Dengfeng with a reluctant face. A person and a cat have been getting along day and night, and have already established a deep relationship, thirteen are reluctant to climb the peak on the left, and the peak on the left is not willing to climb it.
"Forget it, you follow me." Zuo Dengfeng took the door and walked out of Qingshui Temple with Thirteen.
Before leaving, Zuo Dengfeng went to see Wu Xinyu again, Zuo Dengfeng had been here many times during this time, and what he should have said had already been said, so this time he just sat in front of Wu Xinyu's grave for a while and left, and he could come back early if he left early.
When going down the mountain, Zuo Dengfeng looked back at Qingshuiguan again, Qingshuiguan gave him sincere happiness, but also gave him endless pain, looking back for a long time, Zuo Dengfeng turned around and went down the mountain, when he went down the mountain, Zuo Dengfeng's mind has been haunting a question, that is, even if there are no martial arts books and Taoist secrets, there should be some ordinary Taoist classics, why Qingshuiguan has no books.
Bible Mountain is located in the mountains in the northwest of Gejia Town, Wendeng County, is the birthplace of the Taoist Quanzhen School as if it were fake, (the Quanzhen School originated in Zhongnan Mountain is a mistaken rumor) from the Han and Tang Dynasties There are Taoist priests living in the Bible Mountain, inherited to this day, the incense is prosperous, and the wind of cultivating Taoism and practicing martial arts prevails. Zuo Dengfeng wanted to go there to find a teacher.
"Go from the mountains, and don't let outsiders see them, and thirty miles to the west is the Bible Mountain. After you go, you hide in the mountains, I don't call you, don't come out. Zuo Dengfeng Chong XIII pointed out the location of the Bible Mountain, although he had not been to the Bible Mountain, but there was its location in the literature.
Hearing this, Thirteen nodded in agreement, and looked west from the mountains and dense forests.
After going down the mountain, the villagers did not avoid him anymore, they no longer recognized Zuo Dengfeng, at this time Zuo Dengfeng was said to have not been groomed, his clothes were dirty, and he looked like a beggar. For him, washing his face is superfluous, because washing his face requires a waste of time, and if he wastes every minute, he will have to live one more minute from this unforgiving world.
Walking on the county road, looking west, due to a leg injury, the left peak did not walk fast, set off early in the morning, and arrived at the foot of the Bible Mountain in the afternoon.
Looking up, the Bible Mountain is majestic and beautiful, the environment is quiet, the Taoist temple is lined with incense and lingering, the Qingshui Temple is just a Taoist temple, and the Bible Mountain is a huge building complex, there are at least a dozen Taoist temples like the Qingshui Temple, a huge main hall in the middle of the mountain, more than ten times more than the Qingshui Temple.
Standing for a long time, Zuo Dengfeng began to climb the steps to climb the mountain, all kinds of pilgrims can be seen on the mountain road from time to time, most of them are some ordinary people and villagers who seek spiritual sustenance in the troubled times, among which there are also many high-ranking officials and nobles.
At this time, people will put on new clothes when they go out, and they will wear very neat clothes without new clothes, so Zuo Dengfeng's down-and-out appearance is very disdainful to everyone, and everyone has been provoked to cover their noses along the way, Zuo Dengfeng completely ignores this, he doesn't care what others think of him. He would never wash the robe, because it would wash away the blood stains left by Wu Xinyu on it, although every time he saw those blood stains, his heart would be twisted, but these blood stains made Zuo Dengfeng feel that Wu Xinyu had always been by his side and had not been far away.
To the mountainside, the majestic Sanqing hall appears in front of you, arch wooden columns, cinnabar paint, red tile roof, mocking wind and town might, the whole hall gives people a majestic atmosphere, solemn and solemn feeling. On the square in front of the main hall, there is a huge three-legged incense burner, and the incense offering inside moves with the wind, leisurely and ethereal.
In the open space in front of the main hall, there were several gray-clothed Taoists who were cleaning the fallen leaves blown by the mountain wind, ignoring the pilgrims walking by.
"Hello Dao Chief." Zuo Dengfeng pondered for a long time, and finally stepped forward and opened his mouth to a kind-looking elderly Taoist.
"Immeasurable Heavenly Venerable, is there anything wrong with the little brother?" Lao Dao rushed to Zuo Dengfeng to salute, and then asked in a speech. Taoist priests call the secular people not like monks to call what donors, Tan Yue, they rarely go out to beg, generally self-sufficient.
"Dao Chief, I want to learn from a teacher." Zuo Dengfeng explained the intention of the old road.
"The Quanzhen Sect does not accept lay disciples." Lao Dao shook his head and replied.
"Dao Chief, I can become a monk." Zuo Dengfeng said eagerly. He used to work in the cultural institute, and he also had a little understanding of the situation of Taoism, and now the Taoist priests are divided into Quanzhen Taoist priests and Zhengyi priests, and the Quanzhen Taoist priests are monks who need to pull their hair, grow beards, and eat vegetarian food. Zhengyi is a Huoju Taoist priest, that is, he is not a monk, and there are few rules.
"Little brother, that person is a knowledgeable Taoist, you go and talk to him." Lao Dao stretched out his hand and pointed to a middle-aged Taoist priest standing at the door of the main hall.
Zuo Dengfeng hurriedly thanked him when he heard this, and then came to the door of the Sanqing Hall and said hello to the middle-aged Taoist priest.
"Yuxuan, go to the back hall and get some food for this little brother." The middle-aged Taoist priest looked at Zuo Dengfeng, and then opened his mouth to the little Taoist boy who was cleaning in the hall.
"Dao Chief, I'm not here to beg, I'm here to learn from a teacher." Hearing this, Zuo Dengfeng hurriedly waved his hand to explain.
"It's really unfortunate that there is a distinguished guest visiting today, and the real person in charge of the teaching can't take a break. Besides, you're getting older, and the real person in charge will definitely not accept you. The middle-aged Taoist priest shook his head and replied.
"Is there an age limit for your sect to accept apprentices?" Zuo Dengfeng frowned and asked. I am twenty-five years old this year, and it is indeed a little late to learn martial arts.
"That's not true, but for so many years, people from all over the country have come to learn from all over the country every day, and none of them have been confiscated." The middle-aged Taoist priest shook his head and said.
The words of the middle-aged Taoist priest made Zuo Dengfeng's heart suddenly cold, he didn't expect that the standard of the Bible Mountain Quanzhen Sect would be so harsh.
"It's impossible to learn from a teacher, but if you want to become a monk, you can." The middle-aged Taoist priest saw Zuo Dengfeng's depressed face, so he comforted him.
"Dao Chief, is your sect's head of the sect very famous?" Zuo Dengfeng asked. His purpose is to learn Taoism and martial arts, but he is not a monk.
"Golden needles, silver crowns, bronze armor, iron shoes, jade whisks, you should have heard of these five Xuanmen masters, right?" The middle-aged Taoist priest took the incense money from a pilgrim and put it into the merit box, and handed over a few incense candles. You can also burn incense and make wishes in the main hall, but you have to donate incense money.
"I haven't heard of it." Zuo Dengfeng looked dazed. He had been working at the Institute of Culture and had little contact with such denominations.
"Come, come, come, grab some food, let's go early." The middle-aged Taoist couldn't help frowning when he saw Zuo Dengfeng shaking his head, and it happened that the little Taoist boy brought two nest heads, and the middle-aged Taoist urged Zuo Dengfeng to leave.
"Dao Chief, I really don't want food, I'll stick incense." Seeing this, Zuo Dengfeng hurriedly took out a few coppers from his arms and put them into the merit box.
Seeing this, the middle-aged Taoist waved his hand away from the little Taoist boy, and instead handed three yellow incense candles the thickness of little fingers to Zuo Dengfeng.
"Dao Chief, is there one of the five Xuanmen masters you just said is the head of your sect?" Zuo Dengfeng took the incense candle but did not leave, he didn't want to burn incense, he just wanted to talk to the Zhike Taoist.
"Of course, the silver crown is our real person, and a peerless cultivation is simply shocking." Zhikedao people looked proud. The people who can be known guests in the Taoist temple are some broken mouths who like to talk, and this middle-aged Taoist has a lot of words.
"Who are the other four old people?" Zuo Dengfeng hurriedly asked. If the Bible Mountain Quanzhen Sect really didn't accept him, he still wanted to try his luck with the other four people. In addition, although he didn't quite understand what Xuanmen specifically meant, he knew what the word Taidou meant, and only those who had attained the pinnacle of attainments in a certain field were qualified to be called Taidou.
"Who told you they were old people?" Zhikedao shook his head again and again.
"Didn't you say they're all champions?" Zuo Dengfeng asked suspiciously.
"Taidou doesn't have to be old, among these five people, our master is the oldest, and he is almost ancient. Bronze armor and iron shoes are also in their fifties. Jin Zhen is quite young, in his thirties. Jade Whisk is a woman, not even twenty years old......"