"Isn't it?

"I should have dropped it, and I hung it around my waist. Now you see that the fine hemp rope that ties the money bag has been cut. ”

While speaking, Chen Ziping looked annoyed, and showed the tether around his waist to Xingyan: half of the hemp rope was left, hanging there, the stubble was smooth, and it was obviously cut by someone.

"By the way, someone must have been in the middle of the crowd, and someone secretly cut it off while I wasn't looking!"

"Bad luck!"

Hearing Chen Ziping's words, he secretly complained in his heart.

Because, the money that the two of them went to Luofu Mountain this time was all put on Chen Ziping alone. Because it was the first time I went to Luofu Mountain, I had a lot of things with me. Although the nameless sword was thrown in the inn room, it was not safe to be stolen, but these jade flutes, music scores, and talisman scriptures were all treasures of awakening words, and they were all carried with them, so if they were to be loaded with that heavy money bag, it would look a little embarrassed. Therefore, the two agreed that these silver taels would be placed on Chen Ziping.

It's just that this Brother Chen Ziping and Chen Dao are obviously not as often walking in the market as Xingyan. If you change the young man's words, even in the bustling crowd, when chatting with others, it must be natural to stand up and protect the valuables he carries.

"Alas, it must have been stolen by some thief. ”

Xingyan sighed. Looking at the men and women wearing silver jewelry all over the street, I thought that the silver money that had just been stolen, even if it did not come to spend, it was not worrying that there was no market.

"Brother Zhang Dao, blame me for being careless!"

Chen Ziping looked frustrated and apologetic.

"It's nothing. Money is something outside the body, and if you are not familiar with the place, you will inevitably be taken advantage of by some petty people. ”

It's just that, having said that, now both of them have lost interest in drinking tea - besides, now their pockets are empty, and they don't have money to drink tea.

Now, a very real problem is in front of the two of them: how to solve the money of the inn they live in now, as well as the future travel expenses!

According to Chen Ziping, even if you ride a donkey in a hurry, it will take five or six days to reach Dena Luofu Mountain. If you sell your leg strength now because of the shortage of entanglement, it is estimated that it will take more than half a month to arrive. It's just that the so-called "a penny is difficult to defeat a hero", this truth has been true since ancient times; if you are as penniless as you are now, and you go out to eat and sleep all the way, it is estimated that when you go to the Qing Palace on Luofu Mountain, you will be almost the same as two down-and-out beggars.

"Don't worry, there should be a way. ”

Seeing Chen Ziping's self-reproachful and anxious expression, Xingyan couldn't help but say comfort. Unlike Chen Ziping, Zhang Xingyan has been in this market since he was a child, and he is not so anxious. The boy thinks that as long as he is willing to endure hardships, there are still many ways to make money in this bazaar.

"How many days are you going to find a restaurant to help in a teahouse?"

Xingyan first remembered his old job.

"It's not proper, not only does it take a long time to patrol, but it also doesn't make a lot of money. ”

After a little thought, the boy himself denied this idea.

"That's right!"

Xingyan suddenly remembered the jade flute pinned to his waist - now, this jade flute "Shenxue" has been wrapped in a layer of cloth cover that is not very eye-catching, in case the bad people on the road see the flute. This flute set is the handwriting of the dragon girl Lingyi'er, but it is really not well sewn, the stitches are crooked, and the feet are crappy. It's just that even if this set is ten times more ugly, Xingyan will never dare to laugh at the whim work of the girl.

"Brother Zhang Dao has thought of a way?"

Seeing that he seemed to have an understanding, Chen Ziping couldn't help but feel refreshed.

"Hmm. Do you think this is going to be the case—I'm carrying a flute with me, and I'm used to playing a few tunes, so why don't we follow the example of the street guy and find a street vacant to perform?"

"Uh...... I'm afraid that this will damage the face of our Shangqing Palace, right? How can you say that I am also the master of the 'Sihai Hall' of the Shangqing Sect!"

"Hey~ Who knows about this now!As for this face problem-that Lord Wu Zixu Wu back then, he didn't brag about his performance in that Wu City?"

"This ...... That's right. ”

"By the way, I'm afraid this method is still a little inappropriate,"

Chen Ziping seemed to suddenly think of something, found a reason, and poured a scoop of cold water on Xingyan,

"I used to come to Luoyang with my senior brother to buy bamboo paper, and I am familiar with the customs here. The residents here, regardless of Han Yi, can all sing and dance, and almost everyone will use the local bamboo flute and gourd flute to play more than a dozen songs—I'm afraid that Brother Dao's way of performing arts is ......."

"Well, yes, I guess it's also the class that has an axe, so let's find another way. ”

So the two of them were at a loss for the clear water by the bridge. Precisely:

The head of the staff is golden, and the strong man has no color!

"Alas, it's all my fault, if I hadn't been so fascinated by what I saw just now, I wouldn't have ......"

"Ahh

Chen Ziping's words of self-pity reminded Xingyan, and he intercepted Chen Ziping's words at that time.

"Huh, what's the idea?"

"It seems that Brother Chen, you are really a prophecy, this time, we are really going to sell that talisman. ”

Back in the inn, Xingyan went to the shopkeeper and talked about the loss of money - when the shopkeeper frowned, Xingyan hurriedly showed that the two of them were Taoist priests of the Shangqing Palace, and they had always been good at drawing talismans, hoping that the shopkeeper could help with some paper, pen, charcoal and ink, so that they could draw some talismans and sell them, and they could pay for the store room earlier.

It seems that this Shangqing Palace is really famous all over the world, and it seems to be quite influential in this Luoyang. As soon as I heard the name of the Qing Palace, and then looked at the bearing of Xingyan and Chen Ziping, the look of the owner of the shop immediately eased down, not only did not make it difficult for the two, but also very cooperatively brought bamboo, paper, pen and ink for the two to write talismans.

So, Xingyan returned to the guest room, used the room he lived in as a quiet room, took out the "Town House Exorcism Talisman Sutra" that Lao Dao Qinghe gave him as a parting gift, and began to copy those talismans according to the patterns on the book.

"Alas, I didn't expect that old man Qinghe to be like a god! It's just that even this old man didn't expect him to use this book so quickly, right?"

Although this famous and upright disciple of the Shangqing Dynasty has always hated these things of "ghost drawing talismans", but because of his own negligence, he lost his money bag, so now this Shangqing disciple is not very easy to oppose the matter of writing and selling talismans in Xingyan, so he has to sit silently and sullenly aside.

After painting a few pictures with his heart, Xingyan gradually figured out the doorway. After all, this Raozhou boy has also entered the "realm of selflessness", and learned a few techniques from the dragon girl Lingyi, although the principle of the five elements of yin and yang in his mind is not very clear and clear, but in the subconscious of the awakening, there is already a quite good intuitive understanding.

Therefore, after painting a few paintings, Xingyan seems to have realized:

These talismans, which claim to be able to ward off evil spirits and suppress demons, are by no means as despised by Chen Ziping, they are purely deceptive tricks.

Xingyan found that in the lines drawn in these talisman patterns, there seemed to be a certain kind of Yili, which was quite consistent with the way of the five elements of yin and yang. These dots are horizontally skimmed and combined according to certain laws, and they seem to have some kind of mysterious power.

"It seems that just like the five tones of the jade flute, which implicitly correspond to the five elements, these talisman drawings are also secretly combined with some kind of righteousness;

Thinking of this, Xingyan became more and more pious, from the beginning of the nonsense of the heart, to the meditation and contemplation of serious writing and depiction.

With the flow of the tip of the wrist pen, Xingyan gradually entered a state of mind of "no one else", and the whole body and mind seemed to begin to extend tactfully with the lines of the talisman.

Chen Ziping, who was not far away, was unaware of this, and was still unhappy there. Thinking that because of his own carelessness, he was reduced to relying on those few paper talismans to earn entanglements, this Shangqing disciple was both ashamed and ashamed.

After more than half an hour, even Chen Ziping, who was very good at sitting, began to be a little impatient, and Zhang Xingyan, who had been sitting in front of the desk, was finished.

Now, the desks in front of the boy's desk, on the bed beside him, and on the floor around him, were all covered with talismans painted with strange patterns, and there were many pieces of paper, still stained with ink, and not yet completely dry.

It turns out that in this "Town House Exorcision Talisman Sutra" given by the old Dao Qinghe, there are all kinds of talismans, and there are all kinds of talismans; what are the ones that ward off evil spirits, those that suppress demons and catch monsters, and those who serve ghosts and spirits, and even the six animals that are prosperous, the five grains are abundant, the headache and brain fever, and the ants devouring mosquito bites, there are also corresponding talismans!

The horns are all too small, and all kinds of them are included!

- I don't know where the old Dao Qinghe got this magnificent talisman scripture.

After tossing for a long time, Xingyan didn't have time to investigate carefully, anyway, he drew a scoop according to the gourd, and drew a few of each - according to the young man's mind, this might be able to widen the road.

After the ink on the paper of these talismans was dry, Xingyan beckoned Chen Ziping, who was wilting and wilting, to pick up these talismans together.

Bring all the talismans to the case, and Xingyan also let this cultivator of the Shangqing Palace, by the way, see how well he painted the talisman.

Hearing the sober inquiry, this Brother Chen Ziping and Chen Dao were a little distracted, and he used two fingers to pick up an evil talisman and look at it.

And the young man said that his eyes were staring at Chen Ziping's expression, and he was quite nervous in his heart - after all, they had to rely on these thin pieces of paper for the next few days.

was observing the words and expressions, but suddenly found that Chen Ziping, who was very unimpressed at first, looked at it, and the expression on his face gradually became solemn.

"What's wrong? Isn't it ugly and ugly?"

Xingyan asked nervously.

"It's not - now if you want me to say, these talismans drawn by Brother Zhang Dao are probably really some doorways!"

"Really?"

Hearing Chen Ziping say this, Xingyan suddenly breathed a sigh of relief.

"Yes, I stared at this talisman for a while, but I felt extremely refreshed, and those worries just now seemed to be swept away!"

"Really?!"

Receiving the appreciation of this disciple of the Shangqing Palace, Xingyan immediately became energetic, took over the conversation and said:

"As the saying goes, 'If you don't know how to draw talismans, you will make the ghosts and gods laugh, and if you know how to draw talismans, you will be shocked by the ghosts and gods'! When I drew these talismans, I still put a lot of effort into it!"

"I don't know how to draw talismans...... That's a funny thing. ”

"Yes, I heard from your Qinghe master. ”

"Oh, it's him. Shall we go out here?"

"Good. Uh~ and wait for me a little longer, and I'll draw one more talisman. ”

Just about to pack up his belongings and go out, Xingyan's heart moved, and he sat down again and began to draw talismans according to the rules. This time, he turned to the last page of the "Demon Town" section and said:

"That's it!"

Then, he began to carefully describe the most complex and mysterious talisman pattern in the whole book - according to the description attached to this talisman, it was claimed that this talisman, if the person who made the applicator was profound, it would be the fairy bird and beast, and it had to be obediently suppressed by it!

Of course, Xingyan didn't expect to go to the town of any fairy birds and beasts—even if he could, the fairy birds and beasts could be met by him?

"Yesterday, I heard the old man say that there was a Taoist priest who came to Luoyang to sell talismans, but in the end he was humiliated by the little fox fairy - the so-called preparedness, no matter whether this talisman is useful or not, it is best to pick one that is said to be the most powerful, and draw it just in case. ”

When the ink of the last talisman had also dried, Xingyan and Chen Ziping packed up the talismans and stacked them together, and borrowed a bamboo table and bamboo stool from the shopkeeper, and came to the shop to set up a stall to sell talismans.

The inn where the two of them settled was not facing the street, and the front door of the inn was still some distance from the street in front. In the middle, there is a corridor paved with bluestone slabs. On both sides of the road, there are two verdant bamboo forests. Xingyan and Chen Ziping put the table and stool on the street of the bamboo road, and began to sell his talisman under the shade of a bamboo.

And that Brother Chen Ziping and Chen Dao have not completely turned the corner in their hearts now, and they are really restless next to Xingyan. Xingyan knew his difficulties, so he let him go back to his room to rest, and it was enough to sell it by himself—anyway, the boy was used to doing it. But that Chen Ziping was quite righteous, although he was extremely resistant to the behavior of the disciples of the Shangqing Palace selling on the street, but he was also embarrassed to leave a clear statement to sell talismans here alone.

So, the final result was that this Chen Ziping moved a bamboo stool, moved it slightly into the distance, and separated a short distance from this talisman - even so, this famous Orthodox disciple who had never done such a thing still felt uncomfortable, and always felt that he was doing something wrong, and his eyes were only staring at the gaps in the bluestone of the street in front of him, and he didn't dare to look at the pedestrians on the street.

And the young man who had been in the market for a long time, and had not yet had time to be nurtured by the wind and rain of the Qing Palace on Luofu Mountain, did not have so many scruples and scruples; after the stall was set up, he began to shout loudly as if no one was around. After all, I have been with the old Dao Qinghe who specializes in mixing wine money with talismans for so long, and this set of rhetoric about selling talismans comes as soon as you open your mouth, and there is no hindrance!

However, although in order to cooperate with the sale, Xingyan now also changed into a short-placket suit, and shouted with confidence, but he did not play the banner of "Shangqing Palace" - first, Chen Ziping resolutely disagreed; second, Xingyan said that he did not have much confidence in these talismans.

Xingyan said in his heart that before he entered the Luofu Mountain, he smashed the signboard of the Shangqing Palace, which was not good.

It's just that after Xingyan shouted a lot in his throat, he was at most exchanged for the pointing and pointing of pedestrians, and occasionally two or three curious people stopped, but they just rummaged through and picked up, and there was no intention of buying.

"Alas, bad luck! I'm afraid it was the Daomen senior last time who ruined the reputation of our talisman seller in Luoyang!"

Xingyan couldn't stop lamenting in his heart.

Now, the head of the sun has gradually risen, and the sunlight has gradually moved to the bamboo table in front of Xingyan, and some sunlight has slanted through the sparse bamboo leaves above his head, casting mottled spots of light on the young man's body.

After shouting so much, he was illuminated by this warm spring, and Xingyan gradually became weak. Now, the young man is not as imposing as he was at the beginning; now the shouting in his mouth has gradually changed from a loud and high-pitched "suppressing demons and warding off evil spirits" to "repellent mosquitoes and flies"; and that voice has become really like a mosquito and a fly......

Now, Chen Ziping, who was on the bamboo bench not far away, although he had undergone good training from the Shangqing Palace, was now starting to feel a little drowsy like Xingyan......

At this moment, this person who was bowing his head and was listless and stinging, suddenly felt that a figure came to the case, and seemed to be interested in turning over these talismans in front of him.

"Hey, it's finally opening?"

Wake up and immediately inspire the spirit, gather all the strength from the beginning, raise your head, and prepare to sell vigorously.

It's just that just when he was about to make a statement to praise the talisman, Xingyan saw that the person who was flipping the talisman indiscriminately was the little girl who was making trouble with Zhao Yistick Zhao Brother Tai this morning-

Now, this little girl with a fiery red short shirt and a pretty face like Shi Yufen, with a small mouth just like Zhu Yu, is pouting high, one hand on her waist, the other hand pointing at the stall owner in front of her, looking up and puffing up and saying:

"Big brother, you're also going to sell demon talismans?"

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