Chapter 13: Qinglong Hall
The white snow that covers the mountains shines silver in the setting sun.
The Red Lotus Temple on the blue water, but there is no snow, the bewitching red, in the bright snow and daytime, it is particularly dazzling.
Looking at the Red Lotus Temple from a close distance, it is difficult to see the lotus-like structure of the Red Lotus Temple due to the perspective of the temple. You can only see red walls, red tiles, and towers and halls, all of which are built of high-quality mahogany.
When you come to the front, you can see that there are thousands of high stone pillars with a diameter of several feet below the Red Lotus Temple, which are deeply inserted into the bottom of the water and erect the Red Lotus Temple in the air.
The Red Lotus Temple is divided into three outer layers according to the structure, and the outermost twelve petals are divided into twelve areas such as the earthly branch and the sub, the ugly, the yin, and the mao.
The eight petals in the center are divided into eight areas: heaven, earth, wind, thunder, water, fire, mountain, ze, and eight districts according to the direction of the eight trigrams.
The five central areas are divided into the Green Dragon, the White Tiger, the Vermilion Bird, the Xuanwu, and the Qilin.
Gao Huan's master is the first minister of the White Tiger Hall, with a respected status and real power, and he is the first-class big man in the Red Lotus Temple. Gao Huan is just a disciple in the room, and his status is only slightly higher than that of the miscellaneous servants, and he can only move in the herringbone area.
In the twelve districts of the earthly branch, generally speaking, there are miscellaneous servants and red lotus guards. Miscellaneous servants wear gray clothes and are responsible for all chores, such as cooking, laundry, and other chores, and have the lowest status.
The Red Lotus guards are dressed in blood-red robes, responsible for guarding and enforcing the law, and are the backbone of the Red Lotus Temple.
In the Bamen District, there are disciples dressed in black, law enforcement disciples in red and fire clothes, and deacon disciples in green clothes. The number of disciples in the Red Lotus Temple is maintained at three or four hundred all year round. It is divided into activity areas according to the time of entry.
As for the five areas of Qinglong, White Tiger, Vermilion Bird, Xuanwu, and Qilin, they correspond to the five halls of the Red Lotus Temple, and they are all inhabited by the elite forces of the sect such as True Transmission Disciples, Dharma Protectors, and the First Sect.
The Ten Thousand Tribulation Cave is the ancestral hall of the sect, and it is a forbidden place, which is the location of the lotus canopy. Only the Sect Master, the True Monarch of Bliss, had the right to enter. Unless it is a big sacrifice at the beginning of the year and a big competition at the end of the year, the disciples who enter the room and the disciples of the true transmission will enter the Ten Thousand Tribulation Cave to compete.
There are about 2,000 people in the entire Red Lotus Temple, including more than 700 gray-clothed miscellaneous servants and deacon disciples in Tsing Yi, more than 200 law enforcement officers in red clothes, more than 400 blood lotus guards, more than 300 disciples in the room, more than 100 true disciples, more than 100 Dharma protectors, and dozens of sect elders and first-class powerhouses.
The Red Lotus Temple has a clear hierarchy, strict rules, and a perfect management system, where everyone has their own position and responsibilities. It's called a sect, but the rules are stricter and colder than those of the army.
When Gao Huan returned to the temple, the first thing he did was to go to Qinglong Hall to report.
The five halls of the Heavenly Lotus Sect and the Qinglong Hall are responsible for all the money and property in the temple. The White Tiger Hall controls the security forces in the temple. Suzaku is in charge of penal enforcement. Xuanwutang is responsible for teaching, martial arts, spells, and also sells various weapons, magic weapons, etc. The Qilin Hall is in the center, and is in charge of all the chores in the temple.
Disciples who go out for autumn hunting must go to Qinglong Hall to hand in their harvest, and Qinglong Hall is responsible for assessing the value and giving corresponding rewards. The so-called remuneration is also a special silver coin, which is similar to the copper coin, divided into four types: red gold, gold, silver, and copper, and is a circulating coin privately minted by the Tianlian Sect.
Among them, the red money is only available to true disciples and high-level people above the Dharma Protector who are eligible to use it. The other three types of gold, silver, and copper coins are freely circulated in the temple.
The Heavenly Lotus Sect is highly hierarchical, and different ranks and different identities have corresponding treatment. Like Gao Huan, the eighteen-year-old disciple who entered the room enjoyed the same treatment as the other thirteen-fourteen disciples.
Whether it is the practice of martial arts or spells, it needs the support of external objects. Practicing martial arts requires medicine, food, conditioning of body functions, guidance from famous teachers, good training equipment, etc., all of which require a lot of resources.
There are even more things that are needed to practice spells, such as the blood of demon beasts for drawing rune paper, the demon core for refining magic weapons, and many others. A sorcerer requires ten times more resources than a martial artist of the same level.
As the old saying goes, cultivators must have the Dharma and wealth, and the same is true for Gao Huan.
If you want to improve your treatment, you must have special contributions, and you must stand out in the competition and show your extraordinary talent and potential. Only in this way will the sect give special attention.
Otherwise, you can only change the situation by your own strength. Gao Huan has been low-key all these years, so naturally he is not appreciated by the sect. The resources given by the sect were far from sufficient, and Gao Huan had to take care of Feixue, so he had to use all kinds of means to struggle to survive.
Fortunately, Feixue has shown extremely high cultivation talent, and the sect has continuously improved her treatment in the past two years. And the strength of Feixue also gave Gao Huan more means of adaptation.
For example, when he went to the mountains for autumn hunting this year, it was he who discussed with Feixue that Feixue led Peng Xiu and others to "meet by chance" with him. And this single transaction also solves the resource problem in the next few years and saves Gao Huan a lot of time and energy.
Qinglong Hall is located in the eastern area of the sixth district in the center of the Red Lotus Temple, and there are two blood-clothed guards standing next to the gate, with a green dragon embroidered on the cuffs, representing the identity of their Qinglong Hall guards.
Gao Huan is familiar with the way to hand in the waist card to verify his identity. Because of his tall and sturdy body and his approachable and gentle Mu Ne surname, which was extremely rare in the Red Lotus Temple, and he was the oldest among the hundreds of disciples who entered the room, the guards of the Qinglong Hall were all deeply impressed by him.
"An hour later, you're going to report to Suzaku Hall. Qing Long Hall's guard Feng Bin said with a smile.
Feng Bin is older and has a kinder attitude towards people, Gao Huan is quite familiar with him, so Feng Bin will joke with him like this.
Gao Huan nodded in greeting, and said hoarsely: "Uncle Lao Feng cares, this time there is a little delay, and I almost can't catch up." ”
Feng Bin waved his hand and said, "Come in and report, don't be late." ”
Gao Huan bowed slightly before striding into the Qinglong Hall. Seeing Gao Huan's back enter the lobby, Zheng Hecai, another guard standing at the door, sneered: "This waste material, I'm afraid it won't be able to pass this year's big competition." Lao Feng, why do you have to talk nonsense with him......"
Feng Bin's old face showed a hint of playfulness, and said leisurely: "Harmless to each other, what's wrong with being kind to others by saying a few more words." At my age, I don't need anyone to be afraid of me. Besides, I've watched Wukong grow up, and it's not a simple luck that he has survived until now. ”
Zheng He didn't think so, but he didn't want to debate this with Feng Bin. The topic changed and invited Feng Bin to drink later. People are like this, and it's easy to be misled by rumors. But how Zheng He views Gao Huan has nothing to do with him. Although Feng Bin valued Gao Huan very much in his heart, he just smiled indifferently and did not explain much.
Gao Huan couldn't hear the conversation behind him, but his attitude was quite similar to Feng Bin's, and he tried his best to be kind to people who had nothing to do with him. In the eyes of others, it is a sign of Gao Huan's weakness and deception.
The rules in the Red Lotus Temple are strict, and although competition is encouraged, it does not like disciples to fight in private. Although Gao Huan is weak and can be bullied, there are not many opportunities to be bullied. Gao Huan has the experience of refusing ten challenges in a row. It was from that incident that his name for waste material became known.
Don't bully people but never be bullied, have no malice towards people but don't be afraid to speculate on others with the most malice. This is Gao Huan's attitude towards things.
There are many rooms in the Qinglong Hall, and it is a place where the sect sells various resources such as pills, weapons, and materials. The place where Gao Huan wanted to report was the Qinglong Hall, and he found the elders of the deacon and signed the report.
The elder of the side hall deacon is Zhang Hong. Zhang Hong's beard is white, his face is clear, and he wears a green shirt, which is quite elegant. Seeing Gao Huan, Zhang Hong showed a gentle smile, "Wukong, the time is very accurate." ”
Gao Huan bowed and said hello, "I've seen Elder Zhang." He added: "I encountered a little trouble on the way, and I almost couldn't catch up." ”
Because Qinglongtang has to do transactions every day, the surnames here are relatively peaceful. It is also because of this that Zhang Hong admires Gao Huan's sincere and gentle attitude, and said: "Dabi is imminent, if you are not sure, I will transfer you to Qinglong Hall as a deacon disciple, how about it?"
Gao Huan bowed deeply again and said sincerely: "Thank you Elder Zhang, but I still want to give it a go." ”
Zhang Hong looked Gao Huan up and down, his face couldn't help showing a hint of discoloration, and then he smiled again: "The essence is overflowing, your cultivation is making rapid progress." ”
Gao Huan knew that he had absorbed the essence of the fire bear meat, and although he had advanced to the third order and sensed the vitality, he had not been able to fully digest the essence in it for a while. A strong man like Zhang Hong can see at a glance that something is wrong when he looks closely.
"I can't escape your eyes, this time I went out, and I was lucky to get a little inch. Gao Huan replied respectfully. Although Zhang Hong admired him, he could no longer concentrate on practicing martial arts when he entered the Qinglong Hall, which was unacceptable to Gao Huan. In this world, strength is fundamental.
What's more, Gao Huan is also qualified to go further. There is no reason to find a place to mess around right now.
Zhang Hongdao: "It's okay, young people must always have the courage to be the first." After a pause, he said, "You go inside to hand over your things first, the door will be closed in a while." ”
Gao Huan nodded and entered the next room in charge of collecting prey. There were two people sitting behind the counter chatting, Gao Huan came in, and neither of them raised their heads. One person said impatiently: "Hurry up and ......"
Gao Huan didn't say much, and directly poured the fire crystal on the counter. More than 200 catties of fire spar were piled up high on the counter, shining with red and shiny light.
The two of them were shocked by the light, and they stayed for a while before they came to their senses. They were specifically responsible for collecting the fruits of the autumn hunting of low-level disciples. Most of the ordinary disciples who entered the room were a few low-level demon cores. One person brought back more than 200 catties of fire crystal, they really had never seen it.
So many fire crystals also made the two of them much more polite. One person is responsible for the appraisal and weighing, and one person is responsible for the registration.
"Although there are many fire crystals, they are mostly inferior. The triangular-eyed deacon disciple said.
Gao Huan knew that the other party was trying to lower the price, so many fire crystals, they would make a lot of money if they lowered some grades a little. He can't help it. Zhang Hong, who is troublesome for this, owes too much favor, so there is no need.
While he was talking, Zhang Hong came in from outside. Seeing the fire crystal on the counter, Zhang Hong also showed a hint of surprise. Zhuan Ji smiled and said: "Wukong, you have gained a lot this time...... Zhang Hong picked up a piece of fire crystal and looked at it twice, and praised it lightly: "The quality is good." After Zhang Hong finished speaking, he turned around and went out, as if he had just come in and wandered around.
The faces of the two deacon disciples changed a little, and their tones also changed, "I just saw that there are a lot of high-grade ones here, and there is also a fire crystal heart, this is a very precious ......."
In the final settlement, more than 200 catties of fire spar gave 2,000 pieces of money, that is, 2,000 taels of gold. One piece of money is equal to ten taels of silver. The tiger bone bear bile paste used by Gao Huan is only two taels of silver for a bottle, the lower-grade Ning Yuan Dan is also worth five taels of silver, and the high-grade Ning Yuan Dan is only one tael of money.
All the property on Gao Huan's body is not worth two taels of gold. Two thousand taels of gold was definitely a lot of money for him. Of course, you can't carry so much money with you, Gao Huan only took a hundred coins, and the rest is stored here.
Gao Huan left the fist-sized pure fire crystal heart and didn't sell it. When he arrived at the side hall, Gao Huan bowed to Zhang Hong again, "Thank you Zhang Lao for your support." The kid is incompetent, and there is nothing to repay, only this little thing shows a little affection. As he spoke, he offered the fire crystal heart to Zhang Hong.
Zhang Hong waved his hand, "There is no need for this, it is good that you have this heart." ”
Gao Huan said sincerely: "The kid has a little heart, and Elder Zhang shouldn't dislike it." ”
Zhang Hong said a few polite words, and when he saw that Gao Huan was very sincere, he happily accepted it. The fire spar heart is in good condition, but it is just a small thing to Zhang Hong. He was happy that Gao Huan was so informed and reasonable.
Gao Huan has also mixed in the society of his previous life, that society that emphasizes human feelings, although Gao Huan's emotional intelligence is average, he is a real master in this world. And the exchange of courtesies is the simplest principle. Although Zhang Hong was helping casually, Gao Huan couldn't wait to ignore it.
Sending out the fire crystal heart not only expressed gratitude, but also made a certain amount of feedback, communicated feelings, and made the relationship between the two parties go further.
The Heavenly Lotus Sect also teaches all kinds of poetry and classics, astronomy and geography, etiquette knowledge, etc., but for the disciples who are struggling to survive, who of them will seriously study these things. Therefore, in a group of brave and ruthless teenagers, Gao Huan is so special.
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