Flying away from the green owl, breaking through the clouds and fog, flying towards the sunset, feeling as light as wings, a heart can't help but fly freely with the autumn wind.

Half an hour later, he landed outside the city as usual, put away the green owl, and walked into the city.

As the weather cools down, the temperature difference between day and night in the highlands becomes larger, and during the day it feels like it is still at the tail end of summer, but by the evening, the temperature has dropped to single digits.

Wandering put on a mink fur coat and wandered around the city.

Last time I came with Wang Kun, because I was in a hurry to do something, I came and went in a hurry, and I didn't stay long, so I planned to go shopping briefly this time. He is a country boy, and after staying in the mountains for a long time, he almost forgot how to write the word "prosperous", let alone the bright lights at night.

Although Shengshan County is one of the largest counties on Anxi Road, it is only a small border town after all, and it is far from prosperous, but it is rare that there is no curfew.

Looking at the busy street scene, I felt that I hadn't seen such a strong atmosphere of fireworks in the market for a long time, so I couldn't wait to find a barbecue stall and sit in the cold wind to eat roast mutton.

When he was eating greasy and his heart was hot, he suddenly heard a "gurgling" swallowing sound.

You Li turned his head suspiciously, but saw a young man standing not far away, wearing a light gray robe, wearing a scarf, rubbing his belly with his forehand, his Adam's apple was stirring, and he looked at the barbecue stall helplessly.

Seeing that the Taoist priest had come over, the Taoist priest smiled and was about to turn around and leave.

Wandering out of the voice to stop:

"The Tao is long and slow! I made an appointment with my friend here, I don't want my friend to come for some reason, there are too many dishes, one person can't eat it, it's a pity to waste it, can the Taoist chief appreciate it, let's order it together?"

When the Taoist priest heard this, he hesitated, and finally smiled and said with a grateful face: "In this way, Xiaodao is disrespectful." ”

As he spoke, he turned around and sat down on the opposite side of the free. He glanced at him stiffly, slowly picked up a bamboo skewer full of chicken legs, and took a small bite.

You Li smiled slightly, beckoned, and asked the shopkeeper to bring a jar of wine.

"Some?"

The young Taoist priest was stunned for a moment, and said in surprise: "The little monk is not yet old enough to drink, right?"

You Li smiled and said, "I don't drink the one who drives away the cold for the Taoist chief." By the way, my name is Wandering. ”

The young Taoist priest hesitated for a moment and said honestly:

"The name of the poor road is 'sickness'. To tell you the truth, there is no habit of drinking alcohol, but this wine can be taken and kept for other purposes, I wonder if it is okay?"

You Li directly pushed the four or five catties of wine jar over, and asked curiously:

"I look at the demeanor of the Taoist chief, it seems that he is an immortal monk who has entered the cultivation?"

Sick scratched his head and said with a smile:

"Youjushi's eyes are like torches, but the poor Dao talent is not good, and he is still only a small qi refiner. However, it is enough to practice medical consultation. ”

You Li nodded, and then asked, "Is the Dao Leader a Yu Shi of Youfang, where are you going next?"

He replied honestly: "Tomorrow, I will go to the City God Temple to have a stick of incense, and then go to Jiajia Village in the northwest of the city to meet my master." ”

Hearing this, he said with a smile:

"It seems that you and I are really destined. I'm going to go to the City God Temple tomorrow to have some incense, and then I'm going to Anxi Prefecture in the northwest—why don't you go along?"

The illness was silent, and his eyes were also bright, and he hurriedly agreed:

"That's great. I entered the city in a hurry today, and I didn't have much on my body, and most of it was scraped off by the city gate guards, and if I hadn't met the wanderers, I would have to find a small corner of the street tonight to starve and freeze. ”

You Li said suspiciously: "Since the Dao Master is a cultivator, how dare the city gate guards blatantly embarrass you?"

Sick Wu smiled bitterly and said: "Poor Dao and Master are just mountain and wild Taoist priests floating in the rivers and lakes, they don't have the Taoist letter card recognized by the imperial court, they have no roots and no foundation, and the guards will casually install a crime of pretending to be a Taoist priest and practicing medicine to cheat, so it will be difficult to argue, and they will be directly imprisoned, where can they dare to disobey them casually?"

After hearing this, he thought to himself that as a Qi Refiner, he actually needed to endure to this extent, this might be the sorrow of loose cultivation, right?

"It's good that people are okay. Why don't you stay at the guest house with me tonight? ”

Sick and white, his face was red and white, and he said embarrassedly: "Then why are you embarrassed?"

You said chicly: "There's nothing to be embarrassed about, just add another room." ”

Ill Wu hurriedly waved his hand and dissuaded him again and again:

"There's no need to add another room, you don't need a bed, you can just lie on the table and deal with it all night. ”

You Li pretended to be angry and said: "I said long, declare in advance, I don't have any habit of breaking sleeves, the two old men are alone in the same room, and they have to spend the night, what do you say like it?"

Sick and unconsciously touched the scarf, and said with a smile: "The ancient gentlemen intersected, don't you have the tradition of sleeping on your feet?"

You Li couldn't help but roll his eyes, threw two hundred dollars on the table, got up and said, "I'm not a gentleman, and I don't like to sleep with old men." ”

As he spoke, he took the lead and walked to the inn in the city.

Early the next morning, the two of them had a simple breakfast on the street and rushed to the City God Temple early.

The New Year is approaching, and the City God Temple is about to enter the wax moon and the first month of the most incense. At this time, there was already a wave of people waiting in front of the temple in the cold wind to open the door. The two stood at the back of the crowd and waited quietly.

You Li asked in a voice in his heart: "Sick and unenlightened, you came to offer incense, what is the matter?"

Sick Wu said with a smile: "My master said that according to our medical rules, whenever there is a serious illness to be treated, we must pray to the gods of heaven and earth in advance to show our all-out heart. There are temples to worship temples, and there are no temples to stand on their own incense cases to worship heaven and earth. Jiajia Village is not far from the county seat, so I rushed to ask for the protection of the city god. ”

The two were talking, and then waited until the duty trail came over and opened the mountain gate.

When the two of them were in line, it was almost the hour, and the two of them each bought three fine Jiuhe incense sticks, and each burned incense to worship.

Seeing this, he realized that he was sick and kept the little silver left on his body to buy incense. For this reason, he did not hesitate to endure hunger, which is really pitiful and his heart can be learned.

Putting away his thoughts, he began to pray sincerely, and soon a familiar voice sounded in his heart:

"Daoxin Xiaoyou is here again so soon, it's okay, it's better to find someone sooner rather than later, otherwise God knows if your brother will run away to other places again. Okay, I have planted a little incense mark in your soul, and after you arrive in Anxi Prefecture, you only need to pay homage to Lord Zhou Zhou, and he will naturally understand. ”

He was pleasantly surprised, and once again sincerely thanked him: "Thank you Lord Chenghuang for your success." ”

Lou Jinyu's voice continued to sound:

"You're welcome. By the way, the barefoot Taoist priest next to you is quite close to you. You can go with him for a while, and it may help you to the purpose of your trip, but I don't know. ”

When you hear this, you immediately understand the meaning and respond. At the same time, I was secretly glad that I reached out to help Ai Wu last night.

- Perhaps this is what people often say about good people have good rewards?

After praying, he placed incense in the incense burner on the offering table, and bowed twice, and when he saw that the sick man next to him was still praying with his eyes closed, he walked out of the temple and waited.

After waiting for a moment, the sick man walked out with a reverent face.

The two looked at each other and smiled, and they both tacitly did not ask each other what they wanted. This is the rule of the incense god in this world, and whether it is fulfilled or not is fulfilled by the family, you can know it yourself. Once you say it, it won't work. This is because it is a great disrespect to the god to whom it is prayed, and it will cause the gods to dislike and even anger.

Out of the temple gate, the two walked out of the north city gate along the north-south main street, and went north along the official road.

Looking at the rolling mountains, I found that there are many evergreen trees such as pines and cypresses in the mountains, and although it is almost autumn, they are still green.

Although he looked relaxed, there was obviously a worry between his eyebrows, so he asked:

"There is no way to be sick, what kind of serious illness does your master want to treat, and you want to go to the county seat to worship the city god?"

He looked at the mountain road ahead without squinting, and said softly:

"Two days ago, Master and I traveled to Jiajia Village, just in time for a funeral, and Master sensed that something was wrong, so he stayed in the village overnight. After talking to the host's family, I learned that several people had died in the village one after another. ”

"Is there a contagion in the village...... Plague?"

Ill Wu stretched out his hand to his mouth, sighed, and gestured:

This matter is still being confirmed, so in order not to cause unnecessary panic, we cannot make a public announcement for the time being. ”

You Li hurriedly covered his mouth, looked back and forth, fortunately, this mountain road was rugged, and there were very few cars and horses, and then asked in a mental voice: "Do you know what kind of plague it is?"

Sick Wu frowned and said, "Master said that it is likely to be the plague." ”

"Did you report it?"

"I haven't confirmed it yet, how can I report it? That's why Master hurriedly asked me to come to the county seat and make a report to Master Chenghuang first. The message has already been conveyed, and it is believed that a colleague will be dispatched soon. ”

You didn't speak for a long time, and finally suddenly asked:

"Your master is the legendary barefoot lang?"