Chapter 23: Evergreen Taoism
The three of Feiyun did not immediately approach the Taoist temple, but carefully observed it from a distance for a while. It's a pity that the night is hazy, and I can't see it clearly. I saw that the gate of the Taoist temple was closed, and there were several lights on in the houses in front and behind. There were no human figures in sight, no voices were heard, and the entire Taoist temple was very peaceful. If it weren't for the lights, I would have thought that there was no one living in the temple.
The three of them discussed it in a low voice, and felt that since they came here, they must go to find out. Feiyun let the good day and the beautiful scenery walk behind, and at the same time be on full alert in case of accidents. Then Feiyun walked towards the Taoist temple first, and Liangchen held a torch and followed with Meijing.
The three of them soon came to the open space in front of the Taoist temple, and Feiyun took a closer look under the light of the torches. I saw that the black gate of the Taoist Temple was closed, and there were four golden characters written on the gate, "Evergreen Taoist Temple".
Feiyun was about to knock on the door, but Meijing reached out and grabbed him, and walked over first. Feiyun smiled slightly, and didn't argue with her, just said, "Third sister, be careful!" ”
Meijing didn't look back, and responded as she walked: "I know, I'm not a three-year-old child!" "In a blink of an eye, the beautiful scenery has arrived at the gate of the Taoist temple.
Meijing stood up before raising her hand and knocking on the door. After waiting for a while, there was no movement inside the gate. Meijing thought that maybe the knock on the door just now was not loud, and the people inside didn't hear it, so she increased her strength and knocked a few more times.
After knocking, Meijing shouted loudly again: "The Taoist chief inside, please open the door!" Meijing shouted several times before stopping.
This time it really worked, and the door "babbled" and slowly opened. Out of it came an old Taoist priest of fifty or sixty years old, carrying a lantern in his hand.
The old Taoist priest stood at the door, looked at the beautiful scenery and Feiyun and Liangchen standing behind, and asked, "This girl, what's the matter?" ”
Meijing thought to herself that it was dark at night, and she still wanted to ask me something. She replied angrily: "Dao Chief, our brother and sister missed the time to go down the mountain, and we want to spend the night in Guiguan, please make it convenient!" ”
When the old Taoist priest heard this, he shook his head, his face sank, and said, "I'm sorry, we don't accept outsiders to stay, please leave as soon as possible!" ”
Meijing had already estimated that he would refuse, and immediately said, "We can't help it, so we came to disturb you." As cultivators, you should know that what is convenient for others is what is convenient for yourself. You shouldn't refuse us, please let us in. ”
Seeing the beautiful scenery, the old Taoist priest insisted on staying overnight, and his tone was tough, with a posture of not reaching the goal and not giving up, he couldn't help but be a little nervous.
The old Taoist priest stood at the door, hesitated for a moment, and said, "Girl, our temple is full, and there is no spare room, so you better go down the mountain as soon as possible!" ”
Meijing said unhappily: "Dao Chief, what you just said was that you don't accept outsiders, how can it become full of people now?" Besides, if there is really no vacancy, we can live in the firewood room, and the firewood room will not be full, right? ”
The old Taoist priest hesitated and said, "This...... This one...... It is precisely because the room is full that we do not accept outsiders. The firewood house is very narrow and dilapidated, and it is impossible to stay at all. Girl, don't say any more, please leave as soon as possible. ”
The old Taoist priest didn't want to say more, and turned around and wanted to close the door. Meijing was furious, and immediately followed the old Taoist priest into the gate, pressed the door on the right with his left hand, and said: "The Taoist chief is too rude, and he didn't say it clearly, how can he leave like this?" ”
The old Taoist priest originally wanted to close the door on the right first, but he was held down by the beautiful scenery, and the door on the right couldn't move at all. The old Taoist priest was in a hurry and said, "Little girl, stop being naughty! ”
At this moment, there was a loud shout, "Who is making noise here!" Immediately after that, in the courtyard behind the old Taoist, several strong men appeared. Seeing this, the old Taoist priest hurriedly retreated to the side.
Meijing withdrew and still stood inside the door, lest they suddenly close the door, which would have to take a lot of effort. Meijing looked at the men, these were some burly young men with a wooden stick in their hands. It's just that they didn't wear robes, but the clothes of the family, and two of them carried lanterns.
The leader is a middle-aged man in his thirties, dressed in brocade clothes and dignified appearance, who seems to be the master of this group of families. This man was tall, with a thick waist and round arms, and a large knife in his hand, and he was obviously a perennial martial artist.
Meijing's face sank, and she said coldly, "Who are you?" Yelling here? Meijing knew that it might be this group of people who occupied the Taoist temple, and it seemed a little difficult to mess with.
When the middle-aged man saw that Meijing was a beautiful girl of seventeen or eighteen years old, he secretly breathed a sigh of relief, his face softened, and replied, "It turned out to be a beautiful little girl!" In Xia Wang Nan, this Taoist temple has been temporarily covered. The girl wants to spend the night, I'm afraid we can't promise you. ”
Meijing said: "This is not a hotel, an inn, and I have never heard of the saying that the Taoist temple is wrapped." I don't care about your business, we just came to spend the night, but you are pushing back, what is the reason? Is there something unsightly about this temple? Or is it just an underworld temple? ”
Wang Nan was furious and said, "Girls don't talk nonsense, and don't speculate. We just want to ask the Taoist Master here to be a mage, to surpass the undead, and we don't want outsiders to disturb us! ”
Meijing immediately replied: "Please rest assured that we will not disturb you." Besides, we'll just stay one night and we'll leave tomorrow morning. With that, Meijing turned around and beckoned to Feiyun and Liangchen, motioning for them to come over.
But Meijing turned around, only to find that Wang Nan's group was motionless, and said unhappily: "Why are you still blocking the way?" Really won't let us in? ”
Wang Nan saw that the beautiful scenery seemed to be determined to go in, so he was no longer polite, and said: "Yes, I have already said that I will not accept outsiders, so naturally I will not let you in!" ”
Jingjing was furious, and asked in a cold tone: "Since you are unreasonable, we don't have to be polite to you." I'll tell you clearly, we're going to go in today! ”
At this time, Feiyun and Liangchen had already walked behind Meijing and heard their conversation. Feiyun stepped forward and stood beside Meijing.
Feiyun was about to speak, but Wang Nan spoke first: "This girl, if you want to go in, you must hit us first!" Wang Nan seemed to be very confident in the martial arts of his group, so he directly challenged the scenery.
Meijing was already impatient, and when she heard this, she immediately shouted: "Since you have drawn the way, let's continue!" As soon as Meijing's voice fell, he waved his palm, and a move "Wind and Clouds" hit Wang Nan directly.
Wang Nan suddenly felt a strong palm force, and he was approaching him. His face changed greatly, he didn't expect that Meijing would fight when he said it, without any warning, but his skills were so profound.
Wang Nan didn't dare to take the palm of Meijing, so he had to dodge and avoid it. The brawny men were stunned, hurriedly took a few steps back, clenched their sticks, and prepared to meet them at any moment.