Chapter 62: The State of Taoism
Otherwise, why didn't I wait for me to knock on the door, Hall Master Xu's little apprentice opened the door for us.
In addition, Taoist priests' meditation is usually carried out in the early morning, and Hall Master Xu actually meditates at sunset, naturally because I bumped into him.
And I didn't live up to Hall Master Xu's thoughts.
I wanted to say something more, but Hall Master Xu motioned to me with his eyes, there are some things that don't need to be broken, so I stopped talking.
"Okay, Xiaoyou, there is no need to talk about this matter, if my guess is correct, Bai Xiaoyou is the grandson of Bai Zhenglin Bai Daochang, the strongest flute under the Heavenly Master's Mansion."
Hall Master Xu's words shocked me, I didn't expect Hall Master Xu to know my grandfather.
If it was someone else, I would definitely deny it, but Hall Master Xu gave me a sense of intimacy, so I nodded and admitted it.
"Hahaha, sure enough, from the moment I saw Xiaoyou, I knew that I didn't recognize the wrong person, you and your grandfather Bai Dao look a little similar." Hall Master Xu laughed heartily.
"Hall Master Xu knows my grandfather?"
"Yes, I was still a little Taoist boy of the Zhengyi faction at the beginning, and I was fortunate to get the advice of Bai Daochang, so I have the current Xu Hall Master, so I naturally know each other."
I was instantly excited, since I left Ah Village to Emperor City, I have always been alone, and none of the Taoist people I met could know the glory of the Bai family.
I didn't expect to meet the "old man" in this Beijing city.
Daoist Xu pulled me down on the sofa and sat down, and his little apprentice brought two cups of tea and put them in front of me and Hall Master Xu, and then stood respectfully beside Hall Master Xu.
I looked around and didn't see Wang Mingming.
Hall Master Xu seemed to see my doubts: "I asked Wang Xiaoyou to prepare the Dongxi you are going to use next?" β
"What's that?"
I was a little puzzled, Hall Master Xu asked Wang Mingming to prepare something.
"Naturally, it's something that Xiaoyou needs to solve the Gu for those who live in the hotel later." Master Xu Tang picked up the teacup and took a sip of hot tea.
"Hall Master Xu, do you know that this incident is because of Gu?"
Hall Master Xu really surprised me, he even knew about Gu?
Hall Master Xu looked like he was fifty years old, with a slightly chubby body and a peaceful face, and he felt like an ordinary Taoist priest, but I knew that Hall Master Xu was by no means as simple as he looked.
Then Hall Master Xu told me that in fact, Hall Master Xu went out of the City God Temple this time because the host of the City God Temple received a call for help from Wang Yunlong, and the host naturally couldn't go down the mountain in person, so he appointed Hall Master Xu to come over to solve the problem.
Hall Master Xu has always been an idle immortal among the eight deacons in the City God Temple, and he didn't want to come.
However, the host told Hall Master Xu that he had watched the sky at night, saying that Hall Master Xu would meet the old man on his journey this time, but he would also be a favor. But it didn't say who it was, so Hall Master Xu came out of curiosity.
"I don't know if Xiao Bai Daoyou's father is still there..."Hall Master Xu didn't continue when he said this, looking at my lowered head, Hall Master Xu sighed.
"I didn't have the privilege of participating in that war back then, but I still knew a little about the battle against the Gu Sect at that time, but I didn't expect that Bai Daochang's descendants were implicated in this matter."
I shook my head at Daochang Xu: "I believe in my grandfather's decision at that time, although this also made my family have difficulties since then, but I believe that my father does not regret it, and it must be my responsibility to find the Dragon Gu and Gu Sect next." β
I have always known that the Gu Sect caused chaos in the world at the beginning, and as the grandfather of the strongest child of the Heavenly Master, he had an extremely good nature, so he naturally couldn't see the children of the lay family suffering.
Although I haven't met my grandfather, in my heart my grandfather has always been a hero.
When Hall Master Xu heard my words, he agreed: "By the way, I heard from other deacons that recently a Taoist friend from the Heavenly Master's Mansion came down the mountain, in order to assist Bai Xiaoyou in finding the Dragon Gu, I don't know if Bai Xiaoyou may have seen it?" β
I asked Hall Master Xu what he said, but Zhang Kaiyuan, Hall Master Xu said that he didn't know the specific surname, but he knew that this person was a person personally selected by the Heavenly Master, and he thought that he should be the proud disciple of the Heavenly Master.
Thinking back to Zhang Kaiyuan's appearance, I didn't expect this guy who was not much older than me to have a great background.
Hall Master Xu said that this time the Heavenly Master's Mansion released a word, the Gu Sect may make a big move in the near future, so that the Taoist factions should pay more attention, if the Gu Sect has signs of rising again, it will be an immeasurable disaster for the world.
After all, the battle had already suffered heavy casualties, and it was the heyday of Taoism at that time, and there were top masters like Grandpa, who could only lose both sides with the Gu Sect, looking at the current form, if the Gu Sect launched its ambitions again, it would undoubtedly be difficult for the Taoist sect to deal with.
Although the Heavenly Master's Mansion has produced many talents over the years, the various factions of Taoism have lost the unity they had before.
Taking the opportunity, I asked why the current Taoism of the master of the hall of Xu was divided, and the master of the hall said that not only the Taoists participated in the battle at the beginning, but also the other major sects also participated, but after the battle, it was inevitable that some people wanted to take the opportunity to lead the various factions and dominate the family.
In order to prevent the formation of the next "Gu Sect", everyone divided and took care of their own portals, forming a multi-angle alliance, which was agreed upon by everyone at the beginning.
I asked again how the City God's Temple, where the Lord of the Xu Hall was located, was now.
Master Xu said that the current era is not the heyday of religion, so there are fewer and fewer lay disciples who believe in Taoism, and now there are only about 8,000 people in the Chenghuang Temple, and Meng Yixiang Meng was also fortunate to participate in the battle to annihilate the Gu Sect back then.
And the proud protΓ©gΓ© presided over by Meng is the current regulator.
There are also eight deacons under the supervision of dreams, namely the guest, the liao, the library, the account, the scriptures, the canon, the hall, and the number.
The major deacons also have their own disciples and Taoist children.
I curiously asked Hall Master Xu how many disciples he had, and Hall Master Xu pointed to the little Taoist friend who was still standing behind him: "I only have this one disciple." β
Hall Master Xu said that he himself is not a material for teaching people, and he is the most idle one among the many Taoist brothers on weekdays, and he is not in the Taoist temple every day, and traveling all over the world is the life goal of Hall Master Xu.
So I only accepted such an apprentice.
It seems that the situation of Taoism is not optimistic.
Hall Master Xu undoubtedly threw a big stone on my heart, and I also told Hall Master Xu what happened recently in Ah Village.
"It seems that the words of the Heavenly Master are not wrong, the people of the Gu Sect have already started to lay out, but now we don't know anything about the Gu Sect in the shadows, so we have to be careful in everything."
I nodded and said, "By the way, Hall Master Xu, I've always had a question, how did you know that all this was a scene directed by me." β
"Hahaha.." Hall Master Xu smiled heartily.
I finally asked the crucial question that night.