Chapter 23: Middle-aged Taoist priest
At that moment, a thunderclap rang out, and the donkey-headed monster roaring under the tree fell to the ground and died.
Zhao Chuan was stunned for a moment, looked up from afar, and saw a middle-aged man who looked like a soldier holding a sword in his hand, taking unhurried steps, and walking leisurely in the rain.
"Oops! Can you two get into the hole? The poor road is going in! The middle-aged Taoist glanced at the two people hanging from the small tree, and jumped into the hole.
"Little good man, stay overnight!" The middle-aged Taoist glanced at the cave and raised his hand to Zhao Chuan as a salute.
"Well said, well said!" Zhao Chuan hurriedly responded, thinking that in fact, I am not an aborigine.
The two people in the tree were stunned, jumped off the tree again, and ran back to pick up all the luggage they had just thrown.
The luggage was thrown into the hole, and Zhao Chuan saw that it was a bedding and other sleeping supplies wrapped in oiled paper, which were useful for eating, and finally threw up a few bundles of dry firewood and household goods for cooking and making fire, all wrapped in oiled paper.
Finally the two of them pulled the dead donkey-headed monster up with a rope, "Dog's day! It's scared to death! It's scared to death! This thing looks like a donkey, and it turned out to be a man-eating ......"
When the two of them were busy, they were both wet and replied to Zhao Chuan with kind words, and Zhao Chuan naturally exchanged courtesies.
Zhao Chuan was originally a dove occupying the magpie's nest, but now he has become the owner of the cave for a while, and he is a little flattered to let the family be so polite to him. But he had nothing, and he couldn't entertain others as a landlord, so he was a little embarrassed for a while.
But the latecomers didn't care about these at all, and were busy packing their luggage while talking enthusiastically.
The two men untied the oiled paper, busied themselves in searching, untied a few bundles of dry wood, and quickly found the things that made the fire.
Then he took the rain and built a stone stove, and dragged the beast with the donkey's head over and skinned it, apparently to cook meat and eat it.
After the middle-aged Taoist priest came in, he meditated on his own, closed his eyes, and didn't know if he was asleep or not.
Half an hour later, probably because the meat was cooked, the two of them each took a bite of it, and immediately their expressions were extremely uncomfortable.
"This is a donkey-headed wolf, the meat is not processed, it is sour and fishy...... it is difficult to swallow" probably smelled the smell of meat, the middle-aged Taoist priest opened his eyes, saw their funny expressions, and couldn't help but say.
Seeing the master speak, the two were busy asking for advice on what to do.
The middle-aged Taoist priest said that this meat should be scrubbed with thick salt water, and it should be cooked with pepper, chili, calamus, houttuynia cordata, etc., and said that he pointed to a place not far from the entrance of the cave, saying that wild peppercorns, wild peppercorns, Houttuynia cordata and so on are nearby.
When the two of them heard this, they picked the plants they said according to the instructions, re-cooked them, and finally ate with a smile.
The two naturally invited the middle-aged Taoist priest to eat with Zhao Chuan, and also took out wine. The Taoist priest looked at the wine with a straight eye, and the wine is a good thing nowadays, because the production is very small and it is expensive.
Zhao Chuan is also welcome.
Eclipse pulls in the distance, and speed enhances the relationship. A few people chatted while eating, and the two said that they were passing by here and had never seen this animal.
"It's called a donkey-headed wolf! Donkey-headed wolf body, some mountain people call donkey-headed bastards, mountain bastards, donkey-headed insects, probably hiding from the rain here and being killed by me, this thing is fierce. The middle-aged Taoist priest popularized science.
"Uh-huh! I've seen it, it's still the Taoist master, otherwise this thing will eat us! The two of them mouthfuls of food and nodded like garlic.
The loud sound of killing the donkey-headed wolf turned out to be a spell cast by this Taoist priest, and he thought that there was thunder in the sky, Zhao Chuan suddenly realized.
"What's the name of that spell? It's amazing! Zhao Chuan exclaimed, his eyes full of envy.
"It's called thunder and lightning, but it's not a spell, it's a Dao technique, it's just a small skill at the end of the Dao Sect practice, it's not worth mentioning."
The middle-aged Taoist priest swallowed a piece of meat, and said lightly: "But there is a more powerful one in this mountain, called 'Ma Hu', and there are also called 'Ma Tiger', the horse has a tiger head, the body is as big as a horse, the ferocity is better than the tiger, and the action is secretive, swift, and the front paws are sharp, the tiger on this mountain has been eaten by Ma Hu, so the tiger has to run when he sees it!" ”
Both of them stopped chewing when they heard this, and their eyes widened: "My good man! How can there be these things in this mountain? ”
"Alas, in the mountains before...... There has never been such a thing, and it has only appeared in the last few months. The middle-aged Taoist priest said lightly.
"So, why is that? How so? Zhao Chuan was curious and couldn't help asking.
The middle-aged Taoist priest did not answer Zhao Chuan's question, but ripped off a piece of wolf meat and chewed it for a long time, and then asked: "Hehe, this deep mountain and wild cave, let me tell you why it appeared here, right?" He looked at the crowd with a smile.
"This, I'm actually passing by, and I'm not the master of this cave...... I'm just borrowing, and I'm going to go to Qingfeng Temple tomorrow. "Zhao Chuan told the truth first, he ate other people's things, and it didn't hurt to say anything inconsequential.
"Oh, I also want to stay for a while, and I also want to go to Qingfeng Temple tomorrow, haha." The middle-aged Taoist priest swallowed a sip of wine and pointed at the other two, "What about the two of you?" ”
"We, we, this ah......" The fat and thin two people spoke and vomited, as if there was something unspeakable.
"Hah! Needless to say, you're out on a treasure hunt, aren't you? It's a pity that there is no treasure you want to find in the mountains in the south, and there are only monsters in this mountain recently. The middle-aged Taoist priest's eyes were shining, and he didn't wait for the two of them to react, and directly reached out and took out a bead that was as transparent as water, "Are you looking for such a rare thing?" ”
The two of them instantly widened their eyes and looked at each other, "Master! The Taoist is really a master, and it seems that he can't hide anything from you. ”
"You used to be from Panlong Mountain, thousands of miles away in the north?" The middle-aged Taoist priest asked.
The two looked at each other and nodded, even more surprised that the Taoist priest could guess so correctly.
Panlong Mountain? Zhao Chuan secretly said that isn't his hometown? Zhaojia Village is at the northern foot of Panlong Mountain, and the tragedy of Zhaofu comes to mind again.
"Hahaha, eat, eat, drink!" The Taoist was still unfazed, "I just happened to see the two of them in the north." ”
What kind of jewelry is this? Zhao Chuan retracted his thoughts, and he was amazed that the beads were as transparent as water, crystal clear.
"Is it a pearl or a jade pearl?" Zhao Chuan asked curiously, pearls and jade beads are common to him, not such a color and texture, nor such transparency.
The middle-aged Taoist priest saw that Zhao Chuan was very interested, so he handed it to Zhao Chuan to take a closer look.
Zhao Chuan licked it, and felt cold and hard. Pearl hair is moist, jade hair is astringent, both have a natural luster and a unique texture, but this is not like this.
"Maybe it's a rare pearl from the Western Regions or the South China Sea." Zhao Chuan couldn't eat it, so he played with the transparent beads.
"I wish it was a pearl!" The middle-aged Taoist priest laughed playfully and said that pearls are edible, but this one he had swallowed by mistake, but he didn't digest it at all, and pulled it out again, so it was definitely not a pearl.
When Zhao Chuan heard this, he hurriedly threw the beads to the ground disgustingly, and the Taoist priest laughed, saying that the one had been thrown away earlier, and the current one was not the one to eat, "This is really worthless, find the right place and grab a handful." ”
"You two still don't tell the truth?" Seeing that the other two looked at each other, the Taoist priest took out another bead and gave one to each other.
The two looked at each other, then sighed, and had no choice but to tell the inside story of the trip.
The two of them really came from Panlong Mountain in the north, thousands of miles away, and the purpose of their visit was to pick up treasures.
Because it is said that someone saw a huge black bird fall in the mountain, and several immortals came out of the belly of the bird, and these gods came down and began to fight, and after a thunderous roar and fire, the gods dropped a lot of priceless treasures, and the people who picked them up either became rich overnight or became officials.
So the two of them also went to try their luck, but they didn't find anything, but they heard that there were some monsters in the mountains. But recently, I heard that there was also a treasure in this Lingyin Mountain, so I wanted to try my luck, but I happened to meet a monster donkey-headed wolf.
The Taoist priest laughed again and said that you are late, and everything has been almost found. I had been to the place where the huge black divine bird had fallen, it was a huge deep pit, and it was very hot with lightning and fire all around, and I found a real good thing in that vicinity.
As he spoke, the Taoist priest took out a long flat bottle from his bosom, and the material of the bottle was exactly the same as the transparent beads.
Seeing that a few people looked at the bottle with a puzzled face, the Taoist priest said that this bottle is not a good thing, a good thing is what it contains. As he spoke, he uncorked the bottle and poured the water-like stuff into a small bowl, and immediately a strong aroma of wine spread.
Seeing a few people sniffing their noses, the Taoist priest said again: "Do you think this is wine?" Wrong! As he spoke, he approached with the fire fold, and a blue flame immediately ignited in the small bowl.
The Taoist priest then took a drink and drank it all.
"This foreign object is not oil when it is on fire, like water is not water. This water contains fire, and yin has yang, which is the spiritual liquid of cultivation gold juice. ”
"Congratulations to Dao Ye, the glory is rare! The queen mother's peach banquet is undoubtedly the elixir jade liquid used in this one! The two of them were also happy.
"Come, come, come! Happy today, meeting is fate, taste them all! The middle-aged Taoist priest said that one person poured some and warmly invited him to drink together.
The two were flattered, and hurriedly said that such rarities were very valuable, and they did not dare to waste them, and said that if they were taken out of the mountains, it would be easy to become rich overnight or become officials.
The Taoist priest waved his hand and said that he was a monk, and there was no such thing as fame and fortune, so he drank and drank together!
It is rare for the Taoist priest to be refreshed, it is better to be respectful than to obey his fate, Zhao Chuan also picked up a small bowl and drank it all, my obedient, which is water, it is clearly a fire, burning from the mouth to the abdomen, and then spreading throughout the body.
Zhao Chuan only felt lightheaded, the world was spinning, and in a daze, he could only hear the Taoist priest's laughter, which was extremely harsh, and then he didn't know anything......
When I woke up again, it was the next morning, the rain outside had already stopped, and only Zhao Chuan himself was in the cave, and the middle-aged Taoist priest and the other two had long since disappeared.
Zhao Chuan regretted waking up too late, looking at the words and deeds of the Taoist priest, he should be a master, and he should worship him as a teacher to learn kung fu. Without kung fu, when will this revenge be avenged?
Also, why did you oversleep yourself? Seeing that the sun is getting taller, it is estimated that it is already the hour of the hour, doesn't that Zhenyuanzi say that he came to call himself, how can he talk and not count.
Zhao Chuan blamed himself very much, feeling that he was really useless, what else could he do like this.
Zhao Chuan hurriedly left the cave and ran towards Qingfeng Temple.
As soon as he ran to the mountain gate, the Taoist chief named Zhen Yuanzi was anxiously pacing back and forth, and when he saw Zhao Chuan, he said, "Where did you spend the night last night?" I couldn't find you even after looking for you for half a night, and Uncle Shi was out of the customs in the middle of the night! ”
"I'm in the cave you mentioned, on the cliff, more than a foot above the ground, and there are two small trees in front of the cave......"
Before Zhao Chuan could speak, he was interrupted by Zhen Yuanzi, "I'm talking about the halfway up the mountain not far away, well, it's just down here, but a few hundred steps!" Mamotoko casually pointed to the east.
"Oh, I'm in the wrong place. Tell me about it, I want to see Daoist Xuan Jing. ”
Zhen Yuanzi lowered his head and sighed heavily, "You're late, Uncle Shi gave a lecture before dawn, and now you're gone!" ”
"Then you didn't show him my pear pendant?" Zhao Chuan was anxious.
"I've seen it!"