Looking at the birds around him, Xu Yan was stunned for a moment and became confused.

It’s not that the birds cannot fly, but that they cannot fly, because all of these birds are loaded in fishing nets, and there are thousands of them in pieces.

Who is catching birds?

It is still a long way from Linshan Town, but it is not far away. People in Linshan Town do catch birds, and they catch some parrots that can learn to learn. After training, they can sell them at a good price in the big town. However, there are all kinds of birds in the fishing net, not only sparrows or orioles, but also some geese.

After looking at the fishing net, Xu Yan knew that it was a prey caught by others, so he didn't care too much, so he bypassed the fishing net and went down the mountain. Soon after, he met with Tiezhu and others and returned to Linshan Town.

Killing is indeed not good. Taoism emphasizes being pure and weak, but Taoist priests in Xiaoshan Town do not pay so much attention. At least Xu Yan eats meat, and it is impossible for people to finally catch prey. If you release the animals, the birds will live. Who knows whether the bird catcher will starve to death? Isn’t this harmful?

Xu Yan doesn't like the harm of people. Although he feels a little sympathetic to the birds, he is forgotten when he returns to Linshan Town.

Once when I entered the mountain, I delayed a day and a night. The families of the teenagers were very anxious. After hearing that the teenager named Awang was bitten to death by a wolf, Awang's family suddenly cried bitterly.

People's lives are not worth the money these days, especially children from poor families. The families are sad and will not despair, because most of them are more than one child in each family.

He Tiezhu and others comforted Awang's family, Xu Yan said goodbye to his friends and walked towards Chengyun Temple.

Xu Yan often entered the mountains. The old Taoist priest had become accustomed to it. It was only a day, so he was not too worried. Xu Yan touched the wild ginseng in his arms and felt better again. When he saw that the black and white impermanence disappeared outside the Taoist temple, he was even happier and rushed into Chengyun Temple.

"Daoist land is pure, don't go in a mess!"

As soon as he entered the door, Xu Yan heard a cold and strange saying, and was stopped by a tall figure. He was a sturdy middle-aged Taoist priest with a scar on his forehead and looked unkind.

Being stopped outside the door, Xu Yan scratched his head and took a few steps back, looked up at the three big words Chengyunguan, and thought to himself that he was right.

There are only two Taoist priests in Chengyun Temple. When did one more be added?

"Ahem...that's my disciple."

Xu Daoyuan's weak voice came from one side. The old Taoist priest came close to him and bowed to the tall Taoist priest, saying, "The bad disciple likes to play, and sometimes he doesn't return for a few days, and he laughs."

"Oh, it turns out to be the master of the spectator."

The Taoist priest with scars on his face looked at Xu Yan, saying that he was kind, but he always felt a sense of sinisterness in his eyes. He looked Xu Yan up and down for a while before nodding and leaving.

"Master, is the Taoist priest who is here to hold orders?" Xu Yan blinked his eyes and asked curiously. The old Taoist priest shook his head slightly and walked back to his residence in silence. His steps were a little sloppy, and Xu Yan followed behind.

Along the way, Xu Yan found that there was not a Taoist priest in the Taoist temple, but a group of Taoist priests, with forty or fifty people gathered in the hall, not knowing what they were discussing.

When the master and apprentice returned to their residence in the backyard, the old Taoist priest coughed twice before speaking: "They are too Puritans."

"Tai Puritanism?" Xu Yan was stunned for a moment, then thought about it, and said in surprise: "Is it the Tai Puritanism, a first-class sect in the country and the leader of the decent sect?"

Speaking of the sect, Xu Yan seemed very novel and even waved his fist.

He didn't know too much about the sects, but he had heard of the allusions of the martial arts trend that are prevalent today, and the legend of people in the martial arts world punishing evil and promoting good. He also had some heroes who were flying over the eaves and walls to rob the rich and help the poor. In his small heart, he had longed for the so-called martial arts world.

The place where fish swims is called rivers and lakes, and the place where grievances and grudges are entangled, is called the rivers and lakes. The rivers and lakes are not quiet. Xu Yan has only heard of some rumors and stories, but what he does not know is the bloody storm in rivers and lakes.

"The leader of the decent? Cough cough cough..." The old Taoist priest seemed to want to laugh, and his weak body made a cough like a broken bellows. He gasped for a long time before saying, "Who can tell whether it is good or evil?"

"I heard that those martial arts people are very skilled and call themselves warriors, and they are specialized in fighting and fighting to stand up for justice. Master, are they very interesting in the martial arts world? Are those martial arts people considered cultivators?"

"Whether the world is interesting is to know when you enter." The old Taoist priest smiled and said, "Warriors are not considered practitioners unless... cough cough cough..."

The old Taoist priest coughed violently again. Xu Yan hurriedly patted his master's back. Then he became quiet. He stopped asking more questions and took out the wild ginseng from his arms and said, "This time I went into the mountain to get a lot of harvest! Master, please wait, I'll cook ginseng."

"No need." The old Taoist priest waved his hand to stop Xu Yan's steps, his eyes were dim, and he said weakly: "I want to take a break, keep that ginseng first."

Xu Yan, who walked to the door, was silent for a long time with his back to the old Taoist priest, and finally nodded slightly without making a sound. He took a few steps and the moment he stepped out of the room, something flowed down from the corner of his eyes.

Behind him, an old Taoist priest heard a gentle chant as if he was talking to himself: "Since ancient times, no one has died, no one is dead, no one is crazy..."

Xu Daoyuan is indeed dying. Xu Yan, who was standing behind him and patting his back, clearly saw a bright red color appearing on the master's hand covering his mouth. Xu Daoyuan, who is in his life, is unwilling to waste a wild ginseng, because he himself knows that the deadline will be in these few days.

Next to the vegetable field and outside the pigpen, the little Taoist priest was sitting there alone with a crescent moon, not knowing what he was thinking. His beautiful eyebrows were filled with reluctance and sadness.

"Xiao Hei, I met a very powerful demon wolf today, and later I met a big spider..."

Xu Yan, who was sitting outside the pigpen, whispered to Xiao Heizhu about his strange experience of entering the mountain. The old Taoist priest had already fallen asleep. Xu Yan did not want to disturb his master's rest, so he had to come to Xiao Heizhu to tell him. But at the end, the little Taoist priest choked up and leaned his head against the fence of the pigpen, whispering: "Master, he is leaving..."

In fact, six years ago, the old Taoist priest should have passed away. It was wild ginseng trees that hanged Xu Daoyuan's life. Six years later, the nourishment of ginseng is useless to Xu Daoyuan, who has already exhausted his vitality.

Snooze, snooze.

Through the fence, the little black pig poked out his long nose and offered Xu Yan affectionately, as if he was asking for food, as if he was comforting...

The sky is full of stars, a crescent moon hangs upside down in the sky, and on the comfortable earth, there are continuous separations of life and death, life and death are like smoke, and reincarnation is the same. And this huge world is like a huge cage, trapping countless birds of all kinds, some of which look like beasts and some like humans.

A trapped bird cannot fly out of the cage, and it cannot change its destiny.
Chapter completed!