Mountains are mountain after mountain, and the mountains are densely forested.

In the Yin country, there are countless such mountain ranges, and many places, due to the deserted and rare people, do not even have names.

This place is already a long way away from the back mountain of Chenjia Village. As far as the eye can see, the mountains are reckless, and there is no boundary.

Liu Jing and Su Mao walked together in the mountains, Rao is their light work, and the journey of the morning was also a lot of consumption.

"Brother Mao, take a break for a while. ”

Liu Jing stopped, wiped his sweat, and spoke.

"Good. ”

Su Mao, who was a little older, replied, his eyes turned and he glanced around vigilantly.

Liu Jing took off the water bladder on his waist, unscrewed it, poured a big mouthful into his mouth, gasped, and said, "Brother Mao, do we still have to continue to look for it? ”

Su Mao said in a deep voice: "We have been divided into this direction, but Captain Hua has given an order to search within a range of five hundred miles." ”

"That doesn't tire people to death?"

Liu Jing muttered.

"There's no way to be tired, Captain Xiahou is angry. ”

"What is the origin of this horse demon, and where did you provoke the captain?"

Su Mao stretched out his hands: "How do I know this?" Captain Hua didn't say anything. Anyway, when the task is down, we will carry it out. Besides, finding a horse demon is much easier than the previous tasks. ”

Liu Jing smiled: "That's too, at least there is not much danger, it's just walking, walking is tired." ”

The two of them rested for a while and continued to search. After walking for half an hour, there was a murmuring sound of flowing water in front of me, and when I turned around, there was a mountain col in front of me, which was very flat, and there was a Taoist temple standing there.

"Hey, there's a family here?"

Su Mao's face showed surprise.

Liu Jingxi said: "It's just that I'm hungry, let's go find some food." ”

I went down a simple stone road, but outside the Taoist temple, a piece of land was reclaimed by the stream, planted with two rows of crops and a small vegetable field, and the greenery was abundant. It looks like it has the charm of a pastoral landscape.

And on the edge of the field, there was actually a scarecrow.

The scarecrow was about six feet tall and quite tall and was very solidly woven. There was also an old shirt on his body, a Taoist robe, and a hat on his head, which looked like a real person from a distance.

Seeing this, Liu Jing smiled: "This Taoist is quite interesting." ”

When I arrived at the door of the Taoist temple, I looked up and saw a plaque hanging on the forehead of the door, which read: Bird Cloud View.

Zhang Mao looked around and saw that this temple was poorly built, and the main body was stone and wood. Come to think of it, it is not easy to build a Taoist temple in such a mountain.

"Is anyone there?"

Liu Jing stepped forward and slapped the wooden door vigorously, making a banging sound.

Soon, with a babbling sound, the wooden door opened, and a thin Taoist priest about forty years old walked out, he had a short beard, his demeanor was wooden, and he made a joke: "Poor Dao Qiyunzi, dare to ask the two?"

Liu Jing directly showed a sign: "We are from nine doors, passing through here, and our stomachs are hungry." If you have anything to eat and drink, get some quickly. To cook hot rice, serve hot soup. ”

Nine doors act and always flamboyant. Requisitioning places and breaking into people's houses is a daily operation, and it will not be polite at all. This person is the husband of the mountains and wilderness, has no power and power, and he doesn't look like a master. Regardless of whether he is a bird or a bird, if he dares to disobey, Liu Jing will take action, directly arrest him, crown him with a "demon way", and send him to Panzhou Mansion Prison.

The finchman replied, "Wait a minute, both of you. ”

As he spoke, he walked out and walked to the side room.

Entering the Taoist temple, Liu Jing directly found a wooden stool to sit down. Su Mao looked forward to it keenly, and said slowly: "This Taoist temple seems to be a little strange. ”

Liu Jing asked, "Brother Mao, what do you see?"

Su Mao shook his head: "Vague and unknown." ”

Liu Jing smiled: "Brother Mao, you are too nervous." Like this, we have encountered many Taoist temples and temples built in the mountains. I think this Que Yunzi is most likely unconferred, and he is a wild Taoist. ”

The dynasty clearly stipulated that whether a monk or a Taoist priest was a monk, he had to go through the approval of the yamen before he could be considered official. Monks should be ordained, and Taoist priests should be ordained. If there are no formalities, it is a wild monk and a wild Taoist. If it is more serious, it will be arrested and put in prison and punished.

Liu Jing felt that if he grasped this handle, he would never dare to come nonsense.

Su Mao's eyes flashed: "Be careful in everything......

As he was talking, the door was dark, and a figure blocked it.

"Who?"

"Who is it?"

The two of them shouted subconsciously, jumped up, and turned their heads to look at the door. But I saw a scarecrow in a Taoist robe standing there, wasn't it the one standing on the edge of the mountain?

The scarecrow stepped awkwardly into the temple, and with a flick of his left hand, he closed the wooden door.

"What?"

"Ahh

In the Taoist temple, there was a sound of fighting, cries of fright, and angry shouts, but after a while, all the sounds were gone.

Then there was a babbling sound, and the scarecrow opened the door and stepped out.

Que Yunzi stood outside the door, his face was blank, and he muttered, "What are these people from the Nine Doors looking for? It's a pity, this place is not suitable for a long time, and we have to change places." ”

As he spoke, he raised his head and looked north: "My senior brother Yanyun is raising ghosts in the north, and I don't know how to raise them." He's always smarter than me, so I've got to hurry up and not fall too far behind. Otherwise, when you return to the mountain gate next year, you will have to be punished by the teacher. ”

Turning around and walking towards the forest, behind him, the scarecrow followed suit, like a clumsy puppet.

Whew!

Behind him, the Taoist temple suddenly caught fire and burst into flames.

......

Regarding Chen Tang's appointment documents, it was delivered to the house a few days sooner than expected.

Ningzhou, Nanfu County Order.

Chen Tang had already learned about this content from Hu Buxi in advance, and he was not surprised or happy.

Although he did not become a Beijing official and settled in Hanlin Academy, he was sent to the rich Jiangnan as a county magistrate, which was full of flowers, which was also regarded as a kind of compensation.

The south of the Yangtze River is prosperous, and the pen and ink are prosperous, which is a good place for people in the world to flock to, and it is a kind of enjoyment to be an official there.

When the official documents were issued, Chenjia Village was naturally boiling, and the village chiefs and elders were all smiling, and they immediately began to open a feast, inviting people from all over the country to drink.

Chen Tang also had to send out invitations to entertain the officials of Panzhou Mansion. The governor, the commander and others, it is estimated that please do not move, but they will basically send representatives to congratulate them. And Gu Xuezheng, as well as the teachers of Panzhou College, should all attend.

In addition, Zhao Sanye, Zhan Yangchun, etc., will not be missed.

A grand banquet is about to begin.