Standing at the door of the Taoist temple for a long time, Qingyang remembered that when he left, Songhe Lao Dao once said that when he was tired, he might go to the old monk of empty loneliness, maybe he moved to the old monk of empty loneliness to retire, or went to Qinglong Temple to find it first.

Although Qinglong Temple is located in Qinglong County, which is subordinate to Xiping Prefecture, the scale is much larger than that of Xiping Temple. Qinglong Temple is built on the Qinglong Mountain at the edge of the county, the whole temple covers an area of dozens of acres, there are nearly 100 monks, and there is a certain influence in several surrounding provinces.

Qingyang spent another day and a night of effort, came to the bottom of Qinglong Mountain, starting from the foot of the mountain, the wide stone steps lead to the top of the mountain, this alone will throw Xipingguan out of 108,000 miles. On the top of the mountain, a quaint temple is built on the mountain, hidden in the towering ancient trees, which looks quiet and imposing, solemn and magnificent.

Qinglong Temple is not as remote and inaccessible as Xiping Temple, there are often pilgrims here who come to incense and make vows, and there are people going up the mountain from time to time on the avenue, so the main entrance is open, and it is convenient to enter and exit.

However, Qingyang did not take the main gate, but turned a small road, walked around for a while, and saw a side gate next to the temple from a distance.

Qingyang was about to step forward, but found that someone had taken the lead, and a young man suddenly grabbed a few steps, rushed to the side door, and slammed his fist on it. The young man was in his early thirties, dressed in a half-new silk shirt, with a slick eye, and did not look like a good man.

After waiting for a few breaths, seeing that there was no movement inside, the man slammed the door a few more times, and said: "Old liar, open the door, you have the ability to cheat the silver, you have the ability to open the door, don't hide inside and keep quiet, I know you are at home, phew, open the door and open the door!" ”

There was such a big movement, and there was finally a reaction inside, and not long after, the side door opened, and a tall monk bent down and came out of the side door. This monk was stout, almost overtook the door, standing there like an iron tower, looking down at the young man in front of him, clasping his palms together, and saying in a loud voice: "Amitabha, who is the donor looking for?" ”

The young man originally wanted to get off the horse, but when he saw this tall monk, his momentum suddenly weakened by half, and said: "I found an old Taoist priest, he cheated me out of my money, don't cover up, I saw him hiding here with my own eyes." ”

Hearing this person mention the old Taoist priest, the tall monk couldn't help frowning, his face suddenly became ugly, and he said in a muffled voice: "You wait, I'll go and find him." ”

The tall monk turned to leave, and it didn't take long for him to come out with an old Taoist priest. From a distance, this old Taoist priest is thin, his beard is white, his back is slightly hunched, he is wearing a shabby Taoist robe, and he looks like an old dragon clock when he walks.

But looking closely, the old Taoist priest's face was ruddy, his eyes were restrained and full of energy, and he also had a faint smile on his face, not at all like a drooping old man.

Seeing the old Taoist priest, the young man suddenly became angry, rushed forward and shouted: "It's you, old liar, I have found you, return my money quickly." ”

The old Taoist priest's eyes narrowed, and he made a drunken appearance, and said, "What silver?" ”

Seeing that the old Taoist priest pretended to be confused, the young man said angrily: "What silver? I spent five taels of silver to buy the peach blossom charm from you, you said to use the peach blossom charm on the woman you like, the other party will obediently follow me, but I tried not only failed, but also caused me to be beaten up, bed for half a month to raise it, you accompany me silver, accompany me medical expenses. ”

The old Taoist priest smiled and said, "I've said it all, sincerity is spirituality, righteousness is spirituality, your heart is neither sincere nor right, of course it is not spiritual, how can you blame me?" ”

This young man is a prodigal, some time ago in the Qinglong Temple took a fancy to a woman who came to the mountain to make incense, so he suddenly had evil thoughts, and wanted to use secret means to use force, but somehow he met this old Taoist, and was spoiled by this old Taoist.

The young man wanted to beat the old Taoist, but he was fooled by the old Taoist, not only released his suspicions, but also bought him a peach blossom charm for five taels of silver. After going back, the young man experimented with the peach blossom charm, but not only did the result fail, but was also caught and beaten by the woman's family, and then he realized that he had been deceived, so he came down in anger to find a way back.

Seeing that the old Taoist priest was using the same set of rhetoric to coax himself again, the young man was immediately furious and said, "Are you really a fool for me? What is sincere? It's all nonsense, I think you're a big liar, hurry up and pay me money. ”

The old Taoist priest leaned against the door frame of the side door, spread his hands, and said, "But I bought all the silver and drank it into my stomach, and I didn't have the silver, how can I pay you back?" ”

Before the young man could speak, the tall monk next to him spoke first and complained, "Amitabha, senior, have you been drinking in our temple again?" Whoever wants to anger the Buddha. ”

The old Taoist priest said indifferently: "Where is there any Buddha, it's just a few clay fetus, your master is too lazy to manage the master, can you be a little monk?" ”

Hearing the words of the old Taoist priest blaspheming the Buddha, the tall monk was frightened, and no longer dared to say more, so he hurriedly stepped aside, clasped his hands together, and kept muttering about his sins and asking the Buddha for forgiveness.

The young man finally found an opportunity to speak, and said, "I don't care, anyway, you have to pay me back the silver, plus the medical expenses for a total of ten taels, if you don't pay me back today, I will go to the official." ”

The young man did not give up, and the old Taoist priest had no choice but to touch it from his arms, and finally took out a jade wrench, and said: "I don't have silver, but there is one jade wrench, worth more than fifty taels of silver, deduct the ten taels, you still have to find me more than forty taels, if you have, take it." ”

Seeing that the old Taoist priest was so good at talking, the young man couldn't believe it, he was also a knowledgeable person, and he could estimate the value of the jade wrench, knowing that the old Taoist priest had not been blinded by him.

The young man originally thought that it would be good to be able to get his five taels of silver back, but he was just a lion with a big mouth, but he didn't expect the other party to agree, and he could get five taels more, how could this kind of good thing be missed? It's a pity that I searched all over the body, and only found a dozen taels of silver, which is far from more than forty taels.

In desperation, the young man had no choice but to say: "This, I didn't bring so much money, can the old man wait for a while, I'll go down the mountain to get the silver......"

Before the young man finished speaking, he was interrupted by the old Taoist priest and said, "The next trip to the mountain will take at least a few hours, how can I have so much time to wait for you?" Expiration does not wait. ”

Expired or not? What can I do? How could the silver that he had finally gotten in his hands let him fly? The young man was in a dilemma.