The seventy-eight years of hard work came to an end without realizing it in this dead of winter. The end of the year has come.

At the end of this year and at the beginning of the year, when the beginning of the year is very symbolic, no matter the folk temple, they try hard to make up for the festive meaning. Even the world seems to have stopped the storm during this annual festival, temporarily constraining all the battle calculations.

Behind the scenes, a rare peaceful coming was presented.

Tang Qingxiao received the news from the Tang Sect. The old man seemed not very satisfied with his actions in Xuzhou and asked him to go back to Tangjiabao. Nangong Tong also had to go back to Nangong's ancestral home. He Sier was going to go back to Maoshan.

No matter how hard he is outside, He Sier must go back to Maoshan during the Chinese New Year every year. This is the rule set by her father, He Zheng. And she was just about to go back. There are too many depressing things recently, and she couldn't help but want to go back and ask someone.

It was clear. By the way, she also asked Xiaoxia to follow her back to Maoshan.

Although it is a fake identity, Xiao Xia is already a disciple of the Maoshan Sect’s lower courtyard. It is reasonable to go back to the sect to worship the ancestors during the Chinese New Year. And while the Chinese New Year is taking advantage of the Chinese New Year, the procedures for the Dharma Talismanship and the proofs are completed, and then the Taoist priest’s body is

It can be confirmed.

Xiao Xia was quite moved by this. Since childhood, he was very envious of the serious Taoist priests with dictates and Dharma talismans. He did not have to secretly buy and sell talismans, nor did he have to be caught and soaked in the mortal pit. Those yamen runners and constables would nod and bow when they saw it.

He respectfully called the Immortal Master, and every month he has a court offering of offerings. Compared with the wild Taoist priest who steals chickens and dogs, he is simply in the sky and in the ground. He has more than once fantasized that he can also be a serious Taoist priest, until later

The master discovered his kitsch-making mentality and scolded him a few times. Later, he gradually got used to being a wild Taoist priest, and gradually lost his thoughts. Unexpectedly, he didn't think about him at all, but it fell on his head at this time, which was really considered a

Good fortune makes people.

So he followed He Sier to Maoshan, and spent the first time in his life that he truly belonged to a Taoist priest. It was only the third day of the Lunar New Year. However, it was the third day of the Lunar New Year, and he was already a little regretful.

In the past, whether you were following your master or wandering around the world alone, this year's Spring Festival was nothing special for him. At most, you could get a few more good meals somewhere, and you could get more money after exorcising ghosts and catching monsters for the old rich in the countryside.

After going to Maoshan, he mingled among the children from Maoshan courtyards in all directions. It took only three or five days. He felt very uncomfortable, as if he was wearing a layer of extremely unfit tight clothes all over his body, and every move was in between

It's unspeakable to feel uncomfortable.

The true Taoist sects are of course different from the free and casual wild Taoist priests. Even if the Shangqing Sect of Maoshan is not as different as the monks who eat vegetarian food like the Quanzhen Taoist priest of Zhenwu Sect, there are still rules that should be found, and you should eat vegetarian food when you should be eaten.

When you should recite the scriptures one night in the morning, especially during this Spring Festival, there is a ceremony to worship the heavens. The head of Maoshan sect led all the disciples of Maoshan sects to pray sincerely to the gods, the Three Mao Gods, and the ancestors of all generations, and praise and drink verses.

The ceremony of worshiping the sky was indeed solemn and the scene was grand. The square in front of Wanfu Palace was made of two layers of tens of feet high platform with incense. There were only hundreds of high-level Taoist priests on the platform, and they were on the stairs in the square below and even behind.

There were countless Maoshan disciples following him and chanting scriptures cross-legged. For three consecutive days, the head of He Jinzhi, who was wearing a gorgeous robe at the top of the high platform, sent talismans and banners, burned incense and prayed, sat cross-legged in scriptures, and after that, he raised his hand to the sky and sent out three spiritual talismans, and the spiritual talismans flew into the air.

Later, it turned into a clear light in the sky and scattered across Maoshan. The disciples of Maoshan Mountain all over the mountain recited the true scriptures of Shangqing Da Cave in unison. For a moment, the clear light soared into the sky, and the spiritual energy was imminent. The images of the Three Mao Gods and the ancestors of all generations were vaguely visible in it, which really made people unable to bear it when they saw it.

Keep sincere and sincere and worship.

Xiao Xia in the crowd recited scriptures together, but was secretly calculating in his heart how much money he would spend on this fasting ceremony. How many talismans were from the head of the sect just now were. He was not a real Maoshan disciple, and he had never been just these fasting ceremony.

As for the images of ancestors of all generations that appear in the Qingguang, of course, it is not true that the ancestors of all generations have appeared. Perhaps other young disciples will think so seriously, but in the eyes of Xiao Xia, who has a wide range of knowledge about the talismans and magic of various sects, has a wide range of knowledge.

, but it can be seen that it was actually the image of the ancestor in the hearts of all Maoshan disciples who were cast by the spiritual light of Shangqing.

So he just watched it as a rare drama from beginning to end. This would reduce the boredom and boredom a little. Fortunately, this is also the last day, so just wait to receive the Dharma Talismanship Certificate and be done.

Finally, the ceremony ended, and Xiaoxia was exhausted and returned to the courtyard arranged for them with everyone. At this time, Mingyue had already been waiting for him here.

"Master Xia, why did you have such a long time? Today, I have finally finished reciting the scriptures? These trivial skills of Taoism are really boring and troublesome. They just pretend to behave and delay time. What's the use?" Mingyue had been waiting impatiently.

After all these days, Xiaoxia tried to persuade her not to come and cause trouble. She also knew that today was the last day, so she actually waited here early.

Mingyue didn't even know what the New Year is, so naturally she had no place to celebrate the New Year, so she followed Xiaoxia to Maoshan. Fortunately, this Taoist temple is not like the Buddhist sect. She should not enter. Not only does she have the Taoist sect female crowns from Maoshan School, but also some Taoist priests from other courtyards

The female relatives also came with him, which made Mingyue not too strange here. He Sier had already made arrangements, and the Taoist priests in the sect knew that this Buddhist female cultivator was quite famous. She was a friend of the monks of the ten directions of the Pure Land Zen Temple and a distinguished guest of He Sier.

However, no matter how good the distinguished guest was, these words were a bit ugly. Some Maoshan Taoist priests around him who came back with Xiao Xia frowned. Finally, Xiao Xia has become familiar with them these days. Mingyue is a girl again, and those who are old and heavy-hearted are not.

I wanted to argue with her, but I just frowned and ignored it. When the younger ones looked at Mingyue's appearance, they couldn't feel any disgust in their hearts no matter what they heard. Instead, a few of them were familiar with Xiao Xia and even came to talk.

"This is the Mingyue girl from the Pure Land Zen Temple? I have heard from the guest master that Mingyue girl came to Maoshan. I heard that the girl eliminated a big monster who killed people in Qingzhou in September, and later went to the outer fire of the Great Fire outside the border.

The mountain rescued many people from the butcher knife of the Xidi people. It is really a rare chivalrous fairy in my world in recent years. When I saw it today, I was still so embarrassed that the flowers were closed, the moon was sinking, the fish fell, and the geese fell. I am Xiningzi, from Guangning Temple, Jingzhou. Here is

Gifted."

Xiningzi, who was in charge, was also a young Taoist priest about twenty years old. His face was full of smiles, with a slick and frivolous look like a city clerk. But those who could come to Maoshan at this time would not be truly unknown. Xiningzi is said to be Mao.

Although his words and speech seem frivolous, he knows who it is when he sees Mingyue. He either inquires in advance or pays great attention to the rumors of the world.

Mingyue ignored the others and just said to Xiaoxia: "Didn't Miss He just ask you to finish these Taoist priests' things? Now that we're done, let's go. There are no delicious foods or fun things on Maoshan. It's really boring.

It's very good."

Xiao Xia scratched his head. He hadn't even got his rituals and ritual certificates, so of course he couldn't leave. But now He Si'er didn't know where she went. She was not a female crown. She could only be regarded as a lay disciple. These Taoist rituals do not need to be involved in the rituals. She had not had to participate in the rituals of the Taoist sects before.

I have said that I have been in Maoshan all the time, but Xiao Xia has a ghost in his heart, so it is difficult to ask others.

"Haha, the three-day worship ceremony is indeed a bit troublesome. Not to mention the Mingyue Girl, we even feel a little tired." Xiningzi continued to play haha. There was no embarrassment at all, and she looked at Xiaoxia and Mingyue as if they recognized each other.

An old friend who has known him for decades quietly lowered his voice and said, "...so I have already prepared fruits, fruits, wine and food, and some fireworks. I just waited for the ceremony to be over and we would quietly enjoy the joy of the New Year. If Taoist Qingfeng and Mingyue were the ones, we would also quietly enjoy the joy of the New Year.

If the girl doesn’t dislike her, how about going to the back mountain with us tonight?”

"...This is still the third period of the middle school. Master Xiningzi, don't do anything randomly." Xiao Xia couldn't help but be surprised. Even he, a wild Taoist priest, dared not eat meat during the fasting period. These real Taoist disciples had already prepared wine and meat, but this was on Maoshan.

"When it's midnight, isn't it going to be there? That's why I said that tonight." Xiningzi looked around and laughed.

Xiao Xia thought for a while, turned to Mingyue and said, "Why wait a little longer. These fellow Taoists invite us to see the fireworks tonight and eat, and we won't be bored by then. Miss Mingyue, have you seen the fireworks? They are very beautiful."

"Fireworks? What are fireworks?" Mingyue asked with her big eyes open.

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At midnight, on a lawn in the secluded area of ​​Maoshan Mountain, there were several bonfires burning. Several stone tables made of earth-based magic were filled with melons, fruits, wine, braised meat and cold dishes. More than a dozen young Taoist priests talked happily around the bonfire, but they were really a little celebrated the New Year.

Joyful.

Xiao Xia was also in the middle. While roasting on fire, she chatted with several young Taoist priests in Xiningzi, talking about interesting stories about the world, and discussing some tips on magic and talismans. Mingyue sat cross-legged on a big tree in the distance, eating dried fruits.

While waiting to see the fireworks she had never seen before.

Xiningzi glanced from afar, sighed, and said to Xiaoxia: "I heard that Buddhist magic is all related to the nature of human nature and the state of vision. Only Miss Mingyue can be so free and simple, without any politeness.

At this age, you have a deep Buddhist cultivation. I don’t know which master she was from Pure Land Zen Temple? Master Qingfeng, you are familiar with Miss Mingyue, do you know?"

Xiaoxia replied: "I only heard her mention it once or twice, but it seems that she didn't even know the name and origin of the master. She just lived in a deep thatched cottage. After teaching her for several years, she floated away.

After all, there have always been such high-ranking monks who practiced asceticism in the world. The so-called master of Pure Land Zen Temple is probably the ones that spread rumors among the people in the martial arts world. When the monks from all directions also had a lot of friendship with her, they were called by their classmates.”

"Oh, so that's it... I heard that Master Qingfeng, a Fengbo from Tianhuo Mountain, also experienced it. He was able to escape from the flesh-and-blooded Shura field. It really made me admire him."

Several young Taoists next to him came over and looked at Xiao Xia with a different look: "Take it seriously? Did Taoist Master Qingfeng actually go to the Tianhu Volcano outside the Frontier at that time?"

Xiao Xia called out: "Hahaha, wherever you are, I'm actually lucky and just hide in a place and become a spectator from beginning to end. Brother Xiningzi is so hilarious."

"Oh... But did the head sect He Zhenren have ordered that I, Maoshan disciples, go to Jizhou to participate in this matter? Why did Master Qingfeng run there..."

Before Xiaoxia answered, Xiningzi smiled and said, "This Master Qingfeng has his own master, and is just hanging it under my Maoshan Branch. You can listen to the orders of the head teacher, and you can pretend that you didn't hear it, haha."

"But it is reported that the battle at the foot of Tianhuo Mountain was extremely fierce, but even Ye Hongshan led his army to go. One out of ten people in the world led by the Five Mountains Alliance died. Tang Siye of Tang's Fort was unfortunately killed, which shows that it was indeed extremely dangerous.

.It seems that the disciples of the head sect, Yan Ling, have indeed had foresight."

"Although the Tianhuo Sect has always been low-key, it is also one of the direct descendants of the Five Elements Sect. No matter whether I am Zhengyidao Sect or Pure Land Buddha Sect, I dare not underestimate it. In the end, the Vermilion Bird Fire was taken away and the whole Sect was destroyed. It's really a pity."

"The people of Xidi actually came to join in the fun. I heard that most of the people in the Five Mountains died at their hands. The fellow Taoist did not kill a few barbarians at that time, which was a pity. The barbarians of Xidi were savage and bloodthirsty, and regarded the demons as gods, but instead regarded me as people in the Central Plains as people.

Pigs, dogs, cows, horses, are really worse than animals. When I succeed in learning Taoism in the future, I will definitely make an appointment with a few colleagues to go out and go out to roam. Kill more barbarians to avenge the people of the Central Plains!”

"Those Western Di barbarians should be killed, and the Yongzhou Red Leaf Army is not a good person. Those people have no national and world justice and are willing to be Ye Hongshan's own private weapon. They just let go of border defense because of some disputes with the court that year, so they let go of their border defense and let the three states of the Central Plains suffer. In my opinion, they see that the three states in the Central Plains have suffered.

Ye Hongshan wolf's ambition, if it weren't for the concern of our Taoist sect and the Buddha sect, I'd probably have been..."

"Ahem, this fellow Taoist should stop. It's not our turn to worry about these ordinary things in the country and the country. We just need to keep our own mountain gates and keep the incense of the spiritual position of the ancestor Taoist master, those who fight for power and profit and fight and kill.

Don’t worry about killing.”

Listening to what these young Taoists said, Xiao Xia gradually relaxed. He had been a wild Taoist priest for more than ten years, and had some envy and strange mentality of looking up to these serious Taoist disciples. Even if his vision gradually expanded and his experience was abundant.

I am rich, but this knot in my heart is still there. But now it seems that these Taoist disciples are no different from ordinary tourists. At most, they only have more Taoist robes and more rules.

Among them, Xiningzi was a bit interesting. This man was thoughtful and good at socializing at a young age. The prepared drinks and this banquet made many people look at him with admiration and increased their favor, and at least they all knew him.

Xiaoxia has been paying attention. Although the young Taoists invited by Xiningzi seem to be getting along well these days, they are actually of some identities and power. They are either from the personal disciples of an elder on Maoshan, or as he is the same as him.

The son, nephew and disciple of the Taoist temple master in another courtyard.

Moreover, Xiningzi also knew that he had been to Tianhuo Mountain and knew that Mingyue came from Buddhism. Although He Si'er had been deliberately spreading these news, it was indeed a person who could pay attention to these things so quickly. Most of the people like this practice and practice Taoism.

But he was a good player in the world, and it was obvious that after he took over the position of his father as the governor of the Guanyin Temple, the Guangning Temple in Jingzhou would be prosperous.

"By the way, Master Qingfeng, I also heard that Mr. He was posting everywhere to invite young talents from major sects to gather. She called on the Zhengdao League she established to officially start taking action after this year's end." Xiningzi suddenly came to Xiaoxia's ears and came to her ears.

whispered with a little embarrassed. "I admire Mr. He's actions very much, and I yearn for the righteous alliance she had imagined. However, I am unknown and not a famous family, so I really can't enter. I know that the Taoist priest and her are also

I have friendship, I just hope the Taoist priest can recommend it on his behalf.”

After hearing this, Xiaoxia was stunned for a moment and understood what Xiningzi was talking about. It seemed that He Sier's seniority was not low, and she didn't know if she was the previous generation shorter than her after receiving the official ritual. Although the righteous alliance was in the eyes of Tang Qingxiao.

The thing that a playboy gathers and plays with is changed to others' eyes. For example, this Xiningzi fellow Taoist is a huge treasure. If you can have some connection with the Tang family, Nangong family and other wealthy families, then how many tables of banquets will be placed?

Not coming.

"...I dare not guarantee this, but I can try my best to tell Mr. He about the meaning of fellow Taoist Xiningzi. I think she will be very interested in young talents like Fellow Xiningzi." Xiao Xia could only pinch his nose and call Mr. He first responded.

Pay for it.

Xiningzi was overjoyed after hearing this, and clasped his fists and said, "Thank you, Master Qingfeng!"
To be continued...