Section 54 Exploration of Kongtong Mountain 4
"Oh, what could be so special here?" Lin Xiao asked knowingly.
"Brother Lin, that's right. A few months ago, a big monk came here, quite strange, because the head of the family has many diseases over the years, so the old man reported to the head of the house, and wanted to ask the monk to treat the head of the family, but he was rejected by the monk, but there was room for it, so some time ago, the head of the house wrote a letter to the old man, arranging for the young lady to come to visit on behalf of the head of the family these days. It's just that although it is a desperate stream here, there are also high-ranking people on the side, but there are a lot of strange beasts, if the old man comes alone, he can protect himself, but with the young lady, the old man is a little too busy to take care of himself. Fortunately, I met Brother Lin today, the old man is also a clear-eyed person, so he can naturally see that his brother's martial arts are strong, so he wants to invite his brother to walk together, although he wants to use his brother's martial arts a lot, but if the monk is really a master, the brother can also get some benefits. It's just that, although this is the case, it is also the old man who has crossed the line, and please don't blame the brother. ”
In these years, although it is a fairy world, mortals generally live long, but it also depends on where it is. In the environment of continuous warfare in the north, it is definitely not a problem to live to the age of forty and call yourself an old man. It is precisely because of this that as soon as those high-ranking and high-ranking monks of Taoism and Buddhism appear, they will be so valued by the common people, and they are regarded as the incarnation of immortals and Buddhas, and they are respectful. Because of this, Uncle Li calls himself an old man, and he has to apologize to Lin Xiao, which shows the sincerity of others.
You must know that in the era of the pre-Han Empire, those old men over the age of 70 could not only not worship officials, but also had the money given by the state, and even the imperial prime minister could beat him with a cane, and he could even interfere with the abolition of the imperial prince! Therefore, don't look at the age of forty to call yourself an old man, but in a traditional country like China, where filial piety comes first, it is enough to be regarded as very sincere, and it is highly valued.
It's just that if Lin Xiao shows his true identity and reveals that he has lived at least one hundred and thirty years old, it is estimated that this Uncle Li and Li Qing and other cavalrymen and villagers will kneel and kowtow, but now Lin Xiao looks like he is in his twenties, and Uncle Li not only calls him a brother, but also apologizes as an elder, which is enough.
Besides, Lin Xiao didn't want to reveal his identity and go to find Nobita Zen Master to talk about the Tao, so with the help of the Li family in Longxi, it would be a very good cover.
If according to the theory of dynasty change in modern society, then the family of Li Hu, the Duke of Tang Guogong, is destined to rise, and it is a family with great luck, and for this kind of family, even the so-called powerful monk of the reincarnation of the Bodhisattva Arhat can only befriend, not offend, so Lin Xiao approached Nobita with the help of this relationship, even if he was recognized by Nobita, it was not easy to say anything. What to do, especially what small actions Lin Xiao wants to make, looking at the background board of the Li Hu family and Lin Xiao's own background, Nobita can only suffer a dumb loss. What's more, the future Daxiong Zen Master has a lot to do with the Taiqing lineage.
That's the way it is, but if you deal with it differently, it will have a different outcome. In terms of the current fierce confrontation between Buddhism and Taoism in the south, if Lin Xiao makes his identity clear, he will be suspected of provoking him - he is also transformed into a mortal, if the Nobita Zen Master reads Lin Xiao's background and punishes him slightly, even Xuandu will not be able to say anything, and even lead to other people's favors.
Don't think that you are the pinnacle of human monks, if you have no opponent, you can do things unscrupulously, just like being a human being, deep and subtle is the right way. This is Lin Xiao's own understanding, and nothing else. For example, when Lin Xiao visited the Kunlun Sect, although he looked at the seven Kunlun elders who came forward, he didn't feel that they had any foresight, but it did not prevent Lin Xiao from vaguely sensing that there were still two very powerful breaths in the depths of the Kunlun Sect's mountain gate, if Lin Xiao didn't guess wrong, it should be the elders of the Kunlun Sect who stayed in the world for the last two generations, this is a sect that has experienced thousands of years without falling!
For the existing seven elders of the Kunlun faction, if Lin Xiao has the Five Elements magic weapon in his hand, as long as he lays down the Five Elements Formation, he can really catch them all, even if he only has the Five Dragon Wheel in his hand, he can also win with one enemy and two enemies, and three enemies, but if he faces four or all seven, that is, he will tie the fight, and even suffer a small loss, if the elders of the Kunlun Sect come forward, as long as one, Lin Xiao can only run away, and this has to be not within the Kunlun Sect Mountain Gate!
Therefore, Lin Xiao never overestimated his strength, nor did he underestimate any monk, even spirits, demons and demons. For Nobita Zen Master, this kind of monk who is still a legend after 2,000 years, Lin Xiao dare not underestimate it, especially at this stage, when this high monk has a good relationship, and it is often the most ferocious time for the killer.
Although I wanted to pretend to be a posture, but with Lin Xiao's personality, I really couldn't do it, so Lin Xiao behaved very happily, "Since there may be a senior monk here, then the younger brother also wants to visit, even if there is no chance, it is a good thing to listen to the old Zen master talk about the metaphysical Tao." In this way, I asked Uncle Li to lead the way in front, and I accompanied Miss Li to follow behind. Please. ”
"Okay! Brother Lin is invited to come with the old man. Uncle Li was so happy that he even changed his self-proclaimed "old man" to "old man".
Entering the deep stream, it is not suitable to ride a horse, so you can only walk, so Lin Xiao specially instructed the water qilin to release some of his breath, but not too much, as long as these horses are kept, lest when they go back, they have to walk.
Only Uncle Li, Li Qing, and Lin Xiao who led the way into the stream, and the rest of the cavalry and villagers were only qualified to guard the mouth of the stream, which was related to the privacy of the Li Hu family, if these people were not the dead soldiers privately cultivated by the Li family, Lin Xiao would definitely not believe it, and even he was definitely the object to be wooed - it is estimated that as soon as Uncle Li saw him, he made up his mind, and Uncle Li's origin was definitely not as simple as a centurion/hundred cavalry commander of Yulinwei!
As Uncle Li went deeper and deeper into the depths of the Zhuling Stream, the light became more and more dim, although it was not to the extent that he could not see his five fingers, but it was like dusk. And when Lin Xiao appeared in Wulongyan, it should be around ten o'clock in the morning according to modern time, and when he came to Zhulingjian, it was only less than half past ten, so you can imagine how dangerous the environment here is. To tell the truth, Lin Xiao is very puzzled by the monks' behavior of drilling ravines at every turn, and later generations always say that "the world's famous mountain monks occupy everything", but this place obviously does not belong to any famous mountains and rivers, could it be that the old monk calculated that the two monsters in Xigangtong will cultivate nearby in the future, so as to lay the groundwork and turn the two monsters into a crossing?
Going deep into the Zhuling Stream for about two miles, Li Xiao suddenly grabbed Li Qing's little girl with his left hand, and his whole body suddenly retreated, and at the same time, the horse lance in his right hand roared and threw out, only to hear the crisp sound of "choking" The crisp sound of gold and iron strikes, a black line was nailed to the cliff by the long edge of the horse lance, and it twisted violently.
When Uncle Li heard the movement, he hurriedly turned around and looked at the sound, and when he saw it, he was really startled, and his face turned pale. It turned out that what was nailed by Lin Xiao's lance was a two-foot-long multi-legged centipede!
Although it was nailed to the center of gravity of its body by Lin Xiao's long lance, the vitality of this centipede was extremely strong, and it didn't lose its life for a while, a nest of fangs in its mouth and dozens of pairs of sharp feet on both sides of its body actually made hundreds of deep nicks on the rocks below the body, and even sparks could be seen.
"What a ferocious poisonous insect! Thank you Brother Lin for helping!" Uncle Li, who came back to his senses, hugged his fists.
"It doesn't matter. There are a lot of poisonous insects here, Uncle Li himself should also pay attention, Miss Li can rest assured that I will take care of it, it will be safe!"
"Good!"
The three of them walked forward again for more than a hundred meters, and countless green lights lit up in the darkness in front of them, no, they were the eyes of wild beasts! If there was no accident, this was a pack of wolves!
At this point, if Lin Xiao couldn't guess what was going on, it wouldn't be Lin Xiao. It is all a means of cultivators, whether it is the illusionary wolf pack, or the real wolf pack, and the two-foot-long big centipede just now, it is used to take care of the mountain gate for oneself, prevent fools and mortals from entering by mistake, and provoke people to be pure.
Besides, Lin Xiao didn't believe that this old bald man couldn't find the weirdness in it, at least he shouldn't be able to calculate Lin Xiao's origin, right? Aren't all Buddhist monks claiming to have the ability to know in advance, and they are also the best at deducing the future, and even have the pre-cultivation merit of "Little Wheel Three Tribulations", the supreme supernatural power method of turning back into the front, if you don't know that there is a person who is very troublesome to deal with by yourself, you won't use this kind of scaring method, right?
It's just that, although I don't want to see a villain like Lin Xiao, Li Hu's daughter should still belong to the object that the old monk wants to see, so at most, take the opportunity to test the mind of the little girl Li Qing to decide the future investment in the Li Tang family, right?
Anyway, it has nothing to do with Lin Xiao, Lin Xiao will never use the fortune of the dynasty to practice, and he will also not care about the incense of Buddhism and Taoism in the world - does the Taiqing vein really need the incense in the world?
Even if there is no believer to worship Sanqing, as long as the human race is not destroyed, the Taiqing people will enjoy the luck of the world, and the incense is poisonous, unless it is a disciple of the Taiqing lineage who cannot cultivate the Tao and is willing to use the incense in the world to accumulate Shinto merits, otherwise this kind of thing will never see the Taiqing lineage stretching out his hand.
Just like now, the fiercest competition for incense and territory with Buddhism is the Daomen disciples headed by the Heavenly Master Dao of Longhu Mountain, and these Daomen disciples are not from the Taiqing lineage, but belong to the Nine Heavens Immortal Mansion Heavenly Emperor lineage, because their ancestors are now all existences that have been named Heavenly Masters. In Lin Xiao's cognition, only the Heavenly Emperor and the gods of the Heavenly Court were the biggest demanders of incense power.