Chapter 11: The Position of Qingxuan
"Childe, this is a bit of a joke, you can't mess around!" Lao Dao seemed to be startled by his words, and even his voice trembled a little.
"The Taoist was known as an iron hexagram and an immortal before," the corners of Chen Mingye's mouth hooked, "If I'm not mistaken, there should still be these words written on the cloth of the Taoist chief." ”
Lao Dao hurriedly waved his hand and said: "Childe, don't tease Lao Dao anymore, Lao Dao is too old to stand this kind of joke." ”
"Is that Dao chief trying to count something else?" Chen Mingye reached out and knocked on the table.
"Something else counts something else. Lao Dao nodded again and again.
Chen Mingye asked, "That Dao Chang may have calculated the location of Qingxuan Mountain in Southern Xinjiang?"
"Qingxuan Mountain?" Lao Dao was stunned for a moment and said, "Childe is joking again, those in Qingxuan Mountain are all immortals, and where can we mortals calculate." ”
"Oh?" Chen Mingye's eyes flashed slightly, "How does the Dao Chief know that Qingxuan Mountain is full of immortals?"
"Hehe, the old Taoist has traveled all over the world, but he has also heard a lot of legends," the Taoist stroked his long beard and smiled, "According to legend, this Qingxuan Mountain has existed for an unknown number of years, and the cultivators in it are all omnipotent in heaven and earth, and their appearance does not change, they do not grow old or die, this is not what an immortal is." ”
Chen Mingye said lightly: "I heard that there are also ordinary people like us who can be selected to enter Qingxuan Mountain. ”
"I think Gongzi also has this idea before he asks me where Qingxuan Mountain is," Lao Dao showed a look that he already understood, "To be honest, Lao Dao has seen a lot of people trying their best to find the ethereal immortal mountain over the years, but he hasn't seen anyone gain anything." ”
Speaking of this, the Taoist made a sigh, but his hand quickly took the chopsticks and put them in his mouth, and then "chirped" his mouth, and said vaguely: "Lao Dao said an old saying, cultivating immortals and immortals is like the moon in the water, it seems beautiful but unattainable, the son might as well make some practical plans, don't waste the good years." ”
"My years have already been messed up," Chen Mingye sneered, "The Taoist doesn't know the specific direction, so help me calculate a hexagram, which direction to go next." ”
"If Childe insists on doing this, it's okay. Lao Dao nodded and took a sip of wine, "Then after dinner, Lao Dao will tell the fortune for the son." ”
Chen Mingye glanced at him and nodded in agreement.
Cai Ling'er sat there holding her chin and thought for a long time, and suddenly smiled: "Bearded, I have decided." ”
"What have you decided?" asked Chen Mingye.
"I decided to find out where the Qingxuan Mountain was. Cai Ling'er said with a grin.
Lao Dao took a leisurely sip of wine, licked his lips and enjoyed it: "Wonderful, wonderful." ”
"What are you looking for Qingxuan Mountain?" Chen Mingye was stunned.
"You care about me!" Cai Ling'er snorted and took a sip of wine, "Who doesn't want to cultivate for immortality." ”
"Are you trying not to fulfill your promise?" Chen Mingye asked rhetorically, "I'll send you to this Anshun City." ”
"Hmph, then let's go our separate ways after this meal, I don't care about you. Cai Ling'er's big eyes rolled slightly.
"Whatever you want. Chen Mingye was helpless.
Lao Dao shook his head and cleaned up the food on the table unhurriedly, and he ate it cleanly.
Chen Mingye saw that he was eating happily, and slowly said, "Dao Chief, the meal is over, can you count a hexagram for me?"
"Yes, you can give me another three pennies. Lao Dao stretched out his hand to him.
"Didn't you say that you wouldn't take money?" Chen Mingye didn't want to pay attention to him.
"I'm a hexagram. Lao Dao smiled, "Don't be too stingy." ”
"The Taoist is very calculating," Chen Mingye also spread his hands, "but I don't have a penny on my body." ”
On the other hand, Cai Ling'er rolled her eyes, and casually threw out some broken silver and said: "Two poor ghosts, I don't have copper coins, so it's the same for silver." ”
Lao Dao hurriedly took it and smiled: "The same is the same." ”
After saying that, he saw him sneaking out a few copper coins from his pocket, clasping his hands together, and throwing them on the table.
Chen Mingye joked: "The Taoist is also a cultivator, how can he be so greedy for money. ”
"Cultivating the Tao, cultivating the Tao and not the belly, don't you eat when you cultivate the Tao?" the old Taoist immediately retorted righteously, "Look at it, I'm counting hexagrams here, don't interject, it's no wonder that it doesn't work for a while." ”
Chen Mingye sat with his hands on his sleeves and watched the movements of the Taoist.
I saw Lao Dao throw the copper coin with his hands together and throw it several times in a row, and every time he used his fingernails to draw on the table, and drew many bars from bottom to top. After a while, he took a long breath and said, "Childe, the old way has a result." It's just that I don't know whether to say it or not. ”
Chen Mingye's eyes narrowed slightly, and he said in a faint voice: "Dao Chang, but it doesn't hurt to say it." ”
"Can the son know that the hexagram is auspicious and the heavens are fixed?" said the old man, stretching out his finger and writing a few drawings on the table.
Chen Mingye looked at it carefully, remembered it one by one, nodded and said, "I see, thank you for your advice." ”
Lao Dao smiled proudly and nodded approvingly: "The children can be taught, the children can be taught! I am also full, the two little brothers will talk slowly, and the old Tao will continue to go to the world to practice." ”
"It's long and slow. Chen Mingye stopped him out loud.
The old man asked, "Oh, what else is the matter?"
"The silver money that the Taoist chief just said is only for divination, and the hexagram has been completed at this moment, can you return the silver money to us? After all, this is out of the house, and the entanglement on the body is very insufficient. Chen Mingye sighed.
"You kid," Lao Dao stretched out his hand and nodded at him, seemingly helplessly reaching out to his pocket, but taking advantage of the two of them being stunned, he took a step and ran down the restaurant.
"Dao Chief, what are you running?" Chen Mingye deliberately opened his throat and shouted in the back.
But the old way ran away without looking back.
"He looks old, but his body is quite strong. Cai Linger sighed, and didn't seem to care about her missing silver two.
"He's not tough, he's a thief. Chen Mingye said with a smile.
Cai Ling'er made a casual appearance and asked casually, "What did the Dao Leader compare with you? Do you know where Qingxuan Mountain needs to go?"
"East, west, north and south, the world is so big, why can't you go?" Chen Mingye asked with a smile.
"Hmph, sell it again. Cai Ling'er said unhappily, "You go, I won't care about you in the future." ”
Chen Mingye nodded, the corners of his mouth raised: "Okay, then I'll go." ”
"Let's go, let's go, look annoying. Cai Ling'er waved her hand outward, wishing he was leaving.
Chen Mingye then Shi Shiran went downstairs, and Cai Ling'er shouted "Little Er settled" behind him, and he slapped his ass and quickly slipped away.
Although Anshun City is the capital of Jiaozhou in southern Xinjiang, the overall area is not large, but this does not prevent it from becoming the most prosperous city in southern Xinjiang.
The city was filled with all kinds of peddlers and pawns, and the cries of selling came and went. Chen Mingye walked aimlessly, but his eyes looked around from time to time. In deep thought, he couldn't help but slow down and stopped in front of a shop.
"Childe, do you want to buy something?" the vendor hurriedly asked with an enthusiastic face.
Chen Mingye looked up and saw that it was a stall selling groceries, so he squatted down, picked up a clay doll and asked, "Boss, let me ask you, what kind of temple is that temple in the city?"
"City God Temple. The peddler said without hesitation.
"I see, but I don't know why this City God Temple is standing in the middle of the city?"
"Isn't it the first time Gongzi has come to this Anshun City? When the southern frontier was undecided, it was a general of Southern Chu who helped calm the war and brought peace to everyone for a long time, so we built such a temple, hoping that he could protect the peace of this Anshun City from generation to generation in the spirit of heaven. ”
"That's right. Chen Mingye nodded thoughtfully.
"Since Childe is a newcomer to Anshun City, it is better to buy a general's clay figurine as a souvenir. The vendor enthusiastically continued, "This is something I made with special care, so buy one." ”
Chen Mingye put it down lightly and shook his head: "It's still not necessary, thank you boss." ”
"Hey, hey, Childe?" the hawker was still doing something to keep him, but Chen Mingye got up and turned around and left.
Just kidding, he really doesn't have any money on him.
A moment later, a skinny boy sneaked up to the stall.
The young man had a beautiful face, but his eyes were in a state of wandering: "Boss, what did he tell you about the person in front?"
The peddler looked at him in surprise and said, "That prince asked about the Lower City God's Temple, but there is nothing. ”
"City God Temple?" the young man muttered in a low voice.
The peddler hurriedly sold it again: "Little boy, do you want to buy some clay figurines?" Or how about this wooden sword, I made it according to the Miao knife in our southern Xinjiang, look at it, how realistic it is!"
"Thanks to the boss, the things don't need to be used. The boy threw some pieces of silver in his hand, and then sneakily trotted away.
"Hey, what a weirdo. The peddler looked at the young man's back inexplicably, and then happily picked up the broken silver that the young man had dropped, "Anyway, I have a harvest today, and I will drink later!"