Chapter Seventy-Five: Taoism

"Master, if you can go in October, let's set it in October first, there are more things in December."

"It's okay, let's get ready to go in October. I will repair a book in the next few days, contact Xiang Yiming of Dingsheng Academy, and ask him to help you pay attention, and you can go to him after you go to Danyang. ”

"Thank you, Master, disciple toasts Master." Chen Fan picked up his wine glass and said.

"Come, Master Huang, Master Chang, Brother Yan, Aqing, let's drink together." Lu Xian is self-cooked, and the level of encouraging everyone to drink is first-class, and everyone drinks together.

After thirty years of drinking, the guests enjoyed themselves, Chen Fan thought about it, and did not mention the matter of restraint, this kind of thing should be given directly, not asked, fortunately, there will be opportunities in the future, such as New Year's holidays, prepare more gifts. Chen Fan paid for the wine, although he was criticized by Lu Xian, but Chen Fan smiled and coped with it.

"Fa Sheng, Chang Hai and I still have something to do in the chess courtyard in the afternoon, so I won't accompany you, do you want me to call Lu Zifeng and ask him to accompany you for a walk?"

"No need, Master, you are busy, we will go back first." Chen Fan was also ready to go back to the Taoist temple, and everyone had something to do, so they dispersed.

There were two people strolling on the path of the Taoist temple, and it was Chen Fan and Xiao Qing who came to the Taoist temple after separating from Lu Xian.

"Will you go to play with Lan Jing tomorrow, or will you copy the "Art of War" at home? There is also "The Great Movement of the Palm of the Hand" to learn. Chen Fan saw that Lan Jing's fourth room was about to arrive, and he was still entangled in this problem.

"Dao Xuan, Yuan Tong, you are here." Lan Jing happened to come to the door of the room, saw Chen Fan and Xiao Qing, and greeted him warmly.

Chen Fan let go of the entanglement in his heart and greeted Xiao Qing. Seeing that there were seven people in the fourth room, Bai Lu and Shen Chen didn't see it. Most of them were meditating, and some were cleaning up.

"There's a lot of people inside, so let's talk outside the door." There are so many people, knowing that Xiao Qing around him doesn't like to be lively very much, Chen Fan has no intention of going in.

"It's a good thing, there's a little space inside, but there's no place to entertain you." Lan Jing said jokingly.

"What did you arrange for tomorrow, and have you decided where to go?" Chen Fan smiled and asked.

"It's decided, everyone wants to go to Baihuazhou tomorrow."

"Baihuazhou? What's in there? ”

"There are many fun things in it, there are all kinds of flowers, every February 12th birthday birthday, the people of Gusu hold a temple fair there, in addition to flowers, there are all kinds of snacks, juggling, fishing, cockfighting and other activities, eating, playing can be said to have everything, in addition to the generous gambling village, Yichun Garden is also there, if you are interested, you can also go in and shop."

It seems that Baihuazhou is a place name, but it is a bit like the Confucius Temple in Nanjing, and there are quite a lot of things in it. Chen Fan, who was still struggling with whether to work at home tomorrow, decided that it was necessary to have a good relationship with his classmates first, and it was necessary to go out occasionally to see the life of this society under the activities of the group.

"Okay, what time is it tomorrow? Who are they going to? Chen Fan, who had decided to go, asked.

"Tomorrow, everyone will gather at the gate of Baihuazhou at noon, or you can set off together at the gate of the Taoist temple at four o'clock, walk about ten miles, it takes half an hour, there are currently twelve students who go, mainly from the original Taoist Academy, in addition to the Wutong of your house, there are also Mei Gang and Li Shi of your house. These two people, one with five chess skills, are resourceful; Another is said to be the first Taoist priest who has been awarded the eighth rank in the academy and is said to have never forgotten the Taoist scriptures. ”

"Taoist priests are also divided into grades?" Chen Fan asked with some curiosity.

"Of course, you don't know that, do you? The grade of the Taoist priest has nothing to do with martial arts and chess skills, but only according to the degree of mastery of the Taoist scriptures. Lan Jing looked at Chen Fan, thinking that he hadn't been to the Taoist Academy, and added: "Do you think, if you pray for people, you can't hold fasting and Jiao ceremonies, then what can you do in the Taoist temple?" There are three caves, four auxiliaries, and twelve categories in the Daozang, which is the prestige class in the twelve categories, the higher and deeper the back, of course, not every book must be known, and you can learn according to the direction you want to develop, and the test of each grade, each Taoist temple has regulations, but the content should be basically the same. ”

"Thank you, I just joined the Taoist Temple, there are many things that are still unclear, and I will ask Brother Lan for more guidance in the future. So who else is there besides Li Shi? Chen Fan bowed and continued to consult.

"The two of them, respectively, are the first in the strategy and divination of the Zhenqing Taoist Academy, one is called Sun Min, the other is called Li Jie, these two people are close friends, and they are agile together, it is said that the two of them are partners, that is the unparalleled eloquence, and they have never lost in the Qing talk of the Taoist Academy, and they should have lived in the A-shaped room, and now they are in the B-shaped room, and they didn't plan to go tomorrow, but then I heard that the two of you also went, so I decided to go, you know." Lan Jing looked at Chen Fan, raised her eyebrows and said.

"Well, it's okay, what about the two left?" This is already ten people, the first of the five Taoist courtyards, plus the original three of the fourth room, counting Chen Fan and Xiao Qing, exactly ten people.

"Those two are friends of Bai Lu and Shen Chen, and now they live in room C2, one is called Tong Sanbao, and the other is called Zhao Quan, the two of them live in the south of the city, not far from Baihuazhou, and they will go directly tomorrow."

"Oh, it seems that we have all gone to the house, why is there a house that no one has to go?" Chen Fan was a little curious about the people who went this time, why the first place in the Taoist Academy went, and basically no other people went.

"After you left, that Wu Tong and Mei just entered our house, and asked if they had seen two little Taoist priests in Taoist clothes, I guess they were looking for you, so I went up to say hello to them, and said that I would go to play tomorrow, and then they signed up, and the other three first, they were also looking for them, and two of them were his former classmates of Bai Luyue, and I asked about the people who came after us, and I didn't go, so I didn't run to ask about the other houses." Lan Jing looked at Chen Fan and said a little embarrassed.

"Bai Lu must be familiar with the other people, right? He's from the Taoist Academy, so he should be able to contact a lot of people, right? Chen Fan felt that with Bai Lu's self-familiar temperament, he should be able to contact a large group of people.

"He is not particularly familiar, this time from the Zhenqing Taoist Academy came more than forty people, their class is also eight, such as the Shangzhen Temple, Yuxu Palace and other temples do not set up a Taoist hall, some of their disciples under the Taoist Academy came to us to study, so a total of ninety-six people, including you and me. He also asked his classmates who got along with him, anyway, there will be opportunities in the future, and there are too many people, and everyone can't greet them. ”

"Okay, so what do we need to prepare tomorrow?" Chen Fan actually doesn't care how many people he goes, he just knows what to ask.

"Bring your own dry food, and if you want to buy something outside, bring some money with you, but don't get stolen."

"Okay, then we'll see you tomorrow in Baihuazhou." Chen Fan decided to take the car and bring Hou Feng and Huang Shi with him, and it might not be convenient to move with them.

"Okay, then don't be late tomorrow, we'll see you at the gate of Baihuayuan, in case you don't meet, there is a Yipinju there, there are all kinds of snacks in it, I'm going to eat there at noon, if you're late, you can also go directly."

"Okay, I'll see you tomorrow." After Chen Fan and Xiao Qing said goodbye to Lan Jing, Chen Fan walked towards the A-shaped room with his steps. "Yuantong, let's go meet our new roommate."

"Okay." Xiao Qing didn't ask the reason, and followed Chen Fan.

"You don't ask why?"

"See you today, see you tomorrow, it's the same, if you want to see you today, let's go and see."

"Hmm." Seeing Xiao Qing's indifferent attitude, it is estimated that Xiao Qing did not take these classmates in his eyes, Chen Fan also lost interest in talking, and walked forward silently, fortunately, the first room was very close, and he arrived without walking a few steps. The door was open, and the two walked in, Chen Fan saw one person meditating, one person reading, and another person playing chess.

"Yuan Tong, Dao Xuan, you two are here." Wu Tong shouted.

"Well, we're just passing by, come in and say hello. I don't know if this senior brother is Mei Gang? Chen Fan asked the person who was playing chess?

"Exactly." Mei Gang nodded.

"Then this is Senior Brother Li Shili?" Chen Fan said to the Taoist scripture.

"Yes, I didn't expect Dao Xuan to know about us so quickly." Li Shi replied.

"I just came from Lan Jing, and I heard him say that you will also go to Baihuazhou tomorrow, so come and see if you have any needs, so I can prepare them together."

"No, just go shopping, just shake your hands." Li Shi replied.

"Okay, tell me if you need to, everyone is not only classmates, but also in the same dormitory in the future, and everyone takes care of each other."

"Where to live here, the Taoist temple will be changed according to the student's grades each semester. We are in the same dormitory this semester, but not necessarily next semester. Mei Gang, who was sitting there, answered.

"How do you calculate this ranking? For someone like me who doesn't know martial arts, if martial arts are also counted, then it can't be counted down? ”

"There are many Taoist disciplines, but the Taoist scriptures rank first, which is what every student should learn, and then it should be the Taoist method, chess skills, strategy, and divination, as long as you choose one of these four items." Mei Gang replied.

"Thank you, Senior Brother, for your doubts, I wonder if I can talk to Senior Brother about a game?" Since everyone is learning chess, sooner or later they have to play against each other, and it is better to play late than early, so Chen Fan decided to take the initiative.