In the meantime, the Taoist priest of Youfang walked out of the county seat.

Outside the county there is a piece of farmland, which is criss-crossed. At this time, the snow gradually thawed, adding to the chill.

The Taoist priest walked to the side of the road and lay on the rock, then sat down to rest, and casually turned back and asked, "This Taoist friend, didn't you ask for a name?" ”

The person behind him also sat leisurely opposite him, and responded: "The Tao is slight, and I have no merit, so I don't dare to call myself." The last school surname is Xu Mingsu, and the ancestor does not give up, and he inherits the Qing school on Maoshan Mountain. Who are you? ”

"Oh? Supernatant? When the Taoist priest heard this, he immediately became interested. Although the Shangqing faction used to be a famous family, it is not the era of high Taoism after all, and it is even more declining. This trend has been foreshadowed since the end of the Song Dynasty, and it was not caused overnight. Although the Taoist priest You Fang has traveled to the north and south for many years, it is also the first time he has met the Taoist priest of the Shangqing School, and his curiosity suddenly aroused, and the two began to talk.

Xu Su wasn't sure what dynasty it was today, and he didn't dare to talk nonsense, so he only vaguely talked about the deterioration of Maoshan since the Song and Yuan dynasties, less mentioning historical events and figures, and more about the loss of classics, which also caused the Taoist priest of Youfang to sigh again and again.

As he spoke, Xu Su couldn't help but ask: "Dao Chief, although the stall owner who sold pears just now, although he was a little stingy, could the punishment be a little too strict?" I'm afraid his pear is also related to the family's life. ”

Daoist You Fang shook his head, sighed, and said to Xu Su: "You only know one, but you don't know the other. The one who sold pears had a pair of ancient and rare high halls, but he never honored them, and all the silver money from selling pears was worn with his wife and daughter. He kept drinking and meat, but his parents could only eat bran. Such unfilial people, I just give a small precept like this, and it is already light. It's a pity that I have something to do on this trip, otherwise I would have to spend a few days to change his character. ”

Xu Su said: "In this way, I am wrong to blame the Taoist." Then his heart moved, and he secretly thought to himself: his family has now cultivated the "Jade Sutra of the Yellow Garden", but his cultivation is still shallow, and he cannot use all kinds of wonderful techniques in the "Shangqing Sutra". Now that the master is in front of you, why not ask for more help and learn the daily practical Taoism of both hands? At that time, the internal cultivation of the "Jade Sutra of the Yellow Court Neijing" and the external use of all kinds of Taoist techniques will also be excellent for the current self.

Xu Su's eyes flickered, and he was about to organize his words. However, the Taoist priest You Fang didn't know how many people he had seen, so he didn't know Xu Su's thoughts? He waved his hand, interrupted Xu Su's thoughts, and said bluntly: "I see that you have abundant blood and strong bones and tendons, so you must have a clever internal refining method prepared on your body. The only thing you can learn is a few Taoist techniques around me. But I'm in a hurry to make this trip, and I don't have time to teach you anything. So you put it away. ”

As he spoke, Daoist You Fang took out a stone order from the rag bag he carried, with seal characters engraved on both sides. Xu Su didn't know the content of the carving, but it was obviously a magic weapon, so he immediately got up and took it with both hands.

"The seal engraved on this stone order is my monogram, you can take it, you can go to Laoshan Mountain." The Taoist priest glanced at Xu Su deeply and said, "Shangqing is a great sect of Taoism and the source of the true Dao, and it is a pity that it has declined to this point. I, Laoshan Yimai, are also disciples of the Three Qing Dynasty, the ministers of the Taishang, if you have the ambition of Zhongxing, we should naturally help. ”

After that, without waiting for Xu Su to answer, he left by his own accord.

Xu Su was full of gratitude, holding the stone order in his hand, and respectfully saluted the back of the Taoist priest of Youfang.

It turned out to be a high road in Laoshan Mountain!

Laoshan Taoism originated in the Tang and Song dynasties and has a long history. According to Fang Zhi, Wu Wangfucha once climbed Laoshan Mountain and obtained the Lingbao Sutra. Since the Warring States period, this has been the area where Fangxian Road has been active. As early as the end of the Tang Dynasty and the Five Dynasties, there were Taoist Puji Zhenren Li Zhexuan and Huagai Zhenren Liu Ruozhuo in Laoshan Liguan and Taoism.

Xu Su has also been famous for Laoshan for a long time, and he still remembers the puppet cartoon "Laoshan Taoist" he watched when he was a child, and the plot seems to be adapted from which chapter in "Strange Tales from Liaozhai".

Wait a minute...... Strange?

A light suddenly flashed in Xu Su's mind.

Is that what you think?

Xu Su has not read this collection of ancient stories, and he is not familiar with the stories recorded in "Strange Tales from Liao Zhai". He can only remember the protagonists of a few widely spread stories, such as Ying Ning, Ning Caichen and Nie Xiaoqian, and Laoshan Taoist priest's wall-piercing technique......

I don't remember where the hero of these stories is, but Laoshan can't grow legs. It seems that if you want to understand the environment you are in, you have to go to Laoshan Mountain. It would be even better if you could find a clue back to the original world. After all, he is not alone, and he still has parents at home who need to be supported.

As the saying goes: Cultivation should not forget one's parents. Parents work hard to raise children, even if they become Taoist priests, they can't forget to repay this kindness.

Moreover, if you are really in the world of Liaozhai, then foxes, ghosts and monsters are probably indispensable, and it is probably the best choice to go to Laoshan to learn the Tao.

Pingyuan County is close to Laoshan Mountain, and it will take more than half a year to walk like him. Unfortunately, he was penniless, and he couldn't hire a carriage. However, he could use this time to consolidate his internal cultivation.

After separating from the Taoist priest of Youfang, he had nothing to do, so he returned to Qiao Nu's stall, and happened to hear that someone wanted to buy all the cloth that Qiao Nu had brought, but Qiao Nu was unwilling to sell it to him.

"Why don't you sell it?" The man asked suspiciously, holding a few ingots of silver in his hand.

"How can anyone buy cloth like you?" Qiao Nu was sorting out the cloth, folding and smoothing it, her hands were capable, and she said plainly: "Don't talk about the price, don't pick or choose, spend so much money to buy it home, and the family will say about you." ”

"Oh......" said the man, smiling awkwardly, placing the silver in his hand on the cloth, "no one will count me down." "Seeing that he is generous, there is no shortage of this bit of silver at home.

Who knows, Qiao Nu heard this, but said with a straight face: "I'm going to talk about you." How can you run a family like this? You can't even take care of your own money, what else can you do? ”

The man was stunned.

And Qiao Nu also reacted after speaking, she was on the top for a while, what she said was a little excessive, she lowered her head and looked left and right in a panic, and said apologetically: "Childe, I won't turn around when I speak, you can bear more." ”

Xu Su, who was watching and eating melons, suddenly "poofed" and leaked air. What kind of apology are you, it's clearly piercing your heart.

The two were embarrassed, and when they heard the movement, they hurriedly turned their heads to look, and when they saw that it was Xu Su, Qiao Nu felt even more embarrassed.

Xu Su chuckled lightly and bowed to the man. The man also hurriedly returned the salute.

Although this man is attentive to nothing, his demeanor is quite elegant. I don't bargain when I buy things, and it seems that my family is well-off. There is no retinue around him, and he is not a deception. It stands to reason that it shouldn't be with any bad intentions. So, maybe that's ......

Xu Su smiled at the corner of his mouth and said to Qiao Nu: "I think this son really wants to buy cloth, why don't you sell it to him directly at the market price?" To each his own take what he needs, and this trade is done. ”