Chapter 82: Throwing the Dragon
There is no time in the mountains, and there is no time for the jade spirit.
- Notes of the Good Jade Master
It wasn't until he met Bai Lin's mother that Lu Xiaoqi understood why Bai Lin's cheerful temper was so indifferent to money.
His mother seems to be a very strong woman, middle-aged widowed, but also facing the threat of losing a child in old age, she does her best, does not obey the destiny of heaven, her son is a Taoist priest does not count, simply even she herself lives in this Longlin Mountain to practice, the house is occupied by the Taoist temple, but it is still built brick by brick at his own expense, saying that it will be used as a Taoist temple asset in the future, and it will also be regarded as an offering.
This mother's deep love for her son can be seen.
But Bai Lin thought that his mother didn't know that he always dealt with heterogeneous, and if he encountered misfortune one day, he would always let his mother have a wallet and spend her old age in peace. Therefore, as long as you make money, you will go directly to the bank and deposit it into the mother's account.
There are only a few hundred odds left in his bag, and he chats about it.
Looking back at the room of the Shanyu family, it belongs to the bloody capital.
Lu Xiaoqi didn't expect his mother to be on the mountain, so he quickly touched Su Lai's backpack, selected a few fresh fruits, plus two packs of biscuits and two cans of drinks in his satchel, and put them in a pocket to leave for Bai Lin's mother, barely a visit.
The old man was very open-minded, and when he saw that they had a close relationship with him, and his son was unharmed, he knew it, so he was very polite, greeted a meal of black beans and red rice soup, and said a car of thanks, but he was embarrassed to say it when he came.
After fulfilling his filial piety, his mother urged Bai Lin to hurry up and see Cunsi Daoist and not to make a mistake.
Lu Xiaoqi waited for this sentence, he was anxious to inquire about the whereabouts of the senior, but as soon as Bai Lin came back, he had to visit Gao Tang first, which was also a helpless thing, and it was useless to be anxious, but fortunately, although this Taoist temple did not look like a magnificent and atmospheric continuous palace from the outside, it could be regarded as solemn, and the few monks he saw outside were all calm and steady, and they didn't look like something had happened, Lu Xiaoqi also set his mind to a certain extent, feeling that he must have found someone one step ahead of the villains.
Although this spiritual dragon view is not big, it is also a balanced and symmetrical type, and a splendid gatehouse stands, which also declares the honor of the time. Lu Xiaoqi left Su Laishi and Ding Yao outside for a stroll, and he followed Bai Lin into the temple, only to see that some kind of ritual was being held in the temple, three or four rows of Taoist priests were wearing Taoist robes, holding an object in their hands and reciting words, sometimes bowing their heads to write something, and throwing something out and falling to the ground.
Lu Xiaoqi hadn't seen it before, so he thought it was interesting: "What is this for, is it an exam?" ”
Bai Lin thought for a while and told him: "This seems to be the dragon throwing ceremony in the Jiao Festival, which is used to thank heaven and earth." I've always learned it, but my master said that it doesn't matter if I don't know this, some others will. ”
He was very proud as he spoke, saying that the evil qi in his body was still useful, and the weak demons and monsters did not dare to approach him, so the skills that the master taught him were naturally different from others and very different.
Lu Xiaoqi remembered a place: "There is a dragon throwing pond in Nanyue Hengshan, saying that it is the golden dragon of Kaiyuan, and the bottom of the water smells Tianjun, is it related to this dragon throwing ceremony?" ”
Bai Lin grinned his teeth: "It should be it." It should be Jin Long Jian, and Jin Jian enters the water. ”
Lu Xiaoqi felt that he had learned something: "This is still divided into gold, wood, water, fire and earth?" ”
Bai Lin nodded: "Points!" Different textures and different types, and different uses, what I remember is to remove sins, relieve misfortunes, give blessings, and seek immortals. A lot of historical legends are quite mysterious. ”
The two of them were afraid of disturbing others' cultivation, so they stood in an inconspicuous place in a corner, and when the ceremony was over, they went up to greet him.
Seeing those tightly wrapped Taoist priests basking under the scorching sun at noon, their heads and backs were sweaty, and their movements were meticulous, Lu Xiaoqi deeply felt that Taoism was praised for indisputable, and it was also built on a deep foundation. Otherwise, I wouldn't have been willing to give up when debating with a group of monks.
"What are you talking about, what kind of dragon throwing Jane, ritual, who invented it? There's always a first person, right? Zhengyi real person Zhang Daoling? Or, that Shangqing faction surnamed Wei? ”
Bai Lin was confused: "What are you doing with this horn?" Taoism has a long history, and when you have the heart to cultivate, you have the Tao, which is indescribable. What can be handed down today must be useful. Just learn. ”
Lu Xiaoqi ended the topic lightly: "Three hundred and sixty lines, no ancestors do not stand, I am curious!" ”
There was a cool breeze on the mountainside, but when he reached the top of the mountain, there was suddenly no wind, and Bai Lin frequently wiped his sweat under the sun, Lu Xiaoqi complained: "It's September, the mountains should be very cool, how good it is to have a strong wind at this time!" ”
As soon as he finished speaking, he saw that the surrounding peaks and treetops were like swimming dragons, undulating, Lu Xiaoqi smiled and pointed to the distance and said, "Look, it's really windy." ”
Bai Lin looked at it inattentively and scoffed: "A trace of wind, sweeping halfway up the mountain, can't get here." ”
Unexpectedly, with the help of the power of the canopy, the wisp of the wind became bigger and bigger, and in a blink of an eye, it became a roaring momentum and pounced on the Linglong Temple.
Although the wind rose, the Taoist priests also turned a deaf ear and buried their heads in an orderly manner to do their own things, but no one expected that the wind was in an uproar, blowing all the wooden scriptures and eulogies around the Taoist priests into the sky, turning them over, and throwing them all over the ground.
Bai Lin ran over to help the brothers pick up things, and when Lu Xiaoqi was also about to leave, a piece of Fang Jian "Knock!" The ground slammed into his head, causing Lu Xiaoqi to bare his teeth.
He covered his head and squatted down to pick it up, and it was the thing that the Taoist priests were holding just now, a rectangular sheet, but the material was ...... Lu Xiaoqi touched it and found that it was green jade, the jade material was old, he took it in his hand and looked at it carefully, it was a light board, there was no word, and the heart said that this is probably the props used by the Taoist priest to learn the dragon throwing ceremony, but this wind is really weird, and even this jade board can be blown up.
Fortunately, the wind came and went quickly, but for a moment, the spirit dragon was as calm as a few minutes ago.
Bai Lin helped the brothers pick up their things and tidy them up, only to hear a voice on the steps that was about to break the gold and say: "In this case, this is the end of the day, you go back to communicate with each other, and take a good look." ”
Lu Xiaoqi took the piece that smashed him and handed it to Bai Lin: "There is another missing one here." ”
Bai Lin was very puzzled when he saw it: "No! I've learned that they use wooden tablets, and they don't really come in handy, so how can they use jade to make it for students to throw around? ”
He looked at Lu Xiaoqi's red forehead and teased: "It's quite accurate!" Since you found it, you can return it to my master, aren't we going to see him? ”
When Lu Xiaoqi heard this, he followed Bai Lin around the Sanqing Hall and went to the side room of the alchemy room behind.
The small side room was full of the fragrance of tea, and Lu Xiaoqi saw Bai Lin standing in front of the door and said, "Master, the apprentice is back, and I have come to see you." ”
His master said "um", but there was no movement, Lu Xiaoqi's gaze passed over Bai Lin and quietly looked over, only to see that the old Taoist priest was playing chess with another Taoist priest of the same age.
Seeing this, Lu Xiaoqi couldn't sit down or turn around and walk away, so he had to wait quietly with Bai Lin.
This long beard and hair are white, the bones are edged, the complexion is ruddy, the voice is like a bell, the eyes are bright, there is not a trace of wrinkles on the face, and there are some folds at the corners of the eyes when he squints, which is very meaning of the fairy wind bones.
Another Taoist priest has a kind face, a slightly chubby body, a lovely smile, and an amiable view, and the same crane hair and childish face are very enviable.
Finally, when they finished killing in one game, I saw the kind Taoist priest say: "That's it, since I lost, then I'll collect the chess, and you can let the apprentices in." ”
Cunsi Dao Chang turned around and called Bai Lin in, and Lu Xiaoqi also followed up and stood aside with his hands down.
Before Bai Lin could open his mouth, Cunsi Daoist said, "Still haven't caught any trace of that person?" ”
Bai Lin looked ahead but was stunned, and Lu Xiaoqi was also taken aback.
I saw that the fat Taoist priest put his hands on the top of the chessboard and moved his fingers slightly, and the black and white chess pieces in the chessboard, as if receiving instructions, were divided into black and white by themselves, and each fell back into his own chess box, and the rows were neat and tidy like a array.
"Why don't you speak? Foreign objects are not messed with the mind, and you forget about it. As he spoke, he glanced at Bai Lin, who was stunned, and a casual smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.
Bai Lin came back to his senses, "Oh! After a while, he agreed: "The apprentice is useless, since he let him escape, half a figure has not been caught, but there are still traces of him through the friend I brought this time." ”
Lu Xiaoqi took a step forward at the right time and bowed his head to greet him:
"Student Lu Xiaoqi has seen the Dao Chief!"
Bai Lin was just about to open his mouth to say his identity, but Daoist Cunsi raised his hand to stop him, stared at Lu Xiaoqi up and down, coughed, and nodded: "You are the good jade master who helped him do things as I said in my apprentice's letter, Lu Xiaoqi?" ”
Lu Xiaoqi smiled and agreed, thinking that Bai Lin would really know how to put on a score.
Daoist Cunsi glanced at Lu Xiaoqi a few more times, and said approvingly: "In my opinion, in the future, maybe it will be better than you." ”
Bai Lin didn't understand, Lu Xiaoqi knew it in his heart, and he thought that the Taoist chief said it to the fat Taoist.
The fat Taoist priest, who can control the chess pieces with the jade spirit, is a good jade master who is like a fake. But I don't know if it's the one he's looking for.
Lu Hui said that he had never seen other good jade masters use jade spirits, maybe it was because people were unwilling to show their abilities in front of others easily, after all, relatively speaking, Lu Hui was indeed too high-profile.
Comparing hearts to hearts, if someone is boasting about Lu Xiaoqi's best profession now, Lu Xiaoqi will only watch the circus quietly and let him pretend to be 13 and give him a thumbs up. How interesting.
Poor Lu Hui took it seriously, thinking that everyone was the same. There is a specialization in the art industry, and the rank naturally has a high and low.
The one in front of him is also a true hermit.
The fat Taoist priest took the chessboard and copied his hands, and smiled and revealed the gums of the two front teeth, very happy:
"It's rare to have a time when you praise people, and it's still my family's juniors, even if I didn't come in vain!"