On the suburbs of Qingping County, a long horse team was moving forward. It was really rare for this team to dress. They all had wide robes and big sleeves, and were embroidered with ferocious beast patterns on the front and backs of the chest. However, in addition, the whole robes were white, moved by the wind brought by the running horse hooves. The sleeves were like clouds, showing a beautiful feeling of maliciousness and cleanliness.

The people on the horse's back can't tell their age just by looking at their robes. They seem to be subject to various demeanors all year round, and at first glance they are all straight and straight. As for their faces... they all wear a simple beast-face mask, so they can't see their faces clearly.

There were about a hundred people in the long horse team, two rows in parallel, with three carriages in the middle, and the door curtains were closed. There were a high flag on both sides of the three carriages, with six sides in front and back, and complex patterns were faintly embroidered on the black bottom. At first glance, it was difficult to distinguish them. You must vaguely see the outline of some silk threads under the sunlight. In the middle of the black flag, two large characters, dragon curved pythons - Taichang.

In the previous dynasty, Taichang was in charge of the rituals of heaven, earth, ghosts, gods, bad luck, yin and yang, and set up Taichang Temple Ministers, and Shaoqing was in charge of things. Since Taichang came to the hands of the national master, the power of these people was very limited, and Taichang Temple Ministers became the deputy of the national master. However, no one could explain the age of the national master in the dynasty, and the deputy around him had been changed several times.

It is said that in addition to picking one or two children with Buddha nature back to educate each other every few years, the national master will also pick a group of high-quality boys and girls, and hand them over to Taichang Temple for teaching. When they are in their teens, they will be the ones who perform the Nuo rituals. The largest number of students cannot exceed 16. When they pass the sixteen, some of them will turn to take on other positions in Taichang Temple.

Therefore, the entire Taichang Temple, especially in the past two terms, from Taichang Temple Ministers, Shaoqing, Taizhu, Taibu and others, to the sects, etc., almost all had a deep relationship with the national master, and it was not an exaggeration to be considered as half a disciple.

The group of people divided into two groups at the fork road, and more than 20 people took a carriage to the main urban area of ​​the county. This was a team ordered to drive out the epidemic. The other 120 people turned on another road that was walking around the mountain. In addition to a string of oily yellow copper coins on each waist, the two leaders also had a jade plaque with ears on their waists.

The patterns carved on the jade plaque are different. The man on the left has a black turtle carved on the jade plaque, and a long-feathered bird stands on the back of the turtle. The two are surrounded by two small characters - Taibu. The man on the right has a long-horned animal face, and a small octagonal bell is hung on the animal face. There are two small characters - Taizhu.

Taibu and Taizhu were divided into Taichang Temple. Taibu was in charge of yin and yang divination, while Taizhu was in charge of sacrifice and Nuo ritual.

As soon as the horse team walked up the mountain road, the leader with the Taibu jade plaque hung raised his hand and signaled. The entire team did not rush, but stopped quietly.

Tai Zhu turned to look at him, and there was a hint of question in his eyes that came out of the mask: "What?"

Although this man's tone was calm, his tone was very young, and he sounded like a man in his early twenties.

"I'll confirm the direction again." Taibu responded, his voice was a woman, and he was also young, with a clear and gentle tone.

While answering, she took off the rough and simple animal-patterned mask on her face, revealing a pretty face that was completely different from the mask. Just looking at her appearance, she should be younger than the one she sounded, and maybe she was only seventeen or eighteen years old. Fortunately, she had beautiful eyebrows and a pair of black eyes that were as dark as a lake, which suppressed her excessive youthful temperament much, revealing a sense of quietness and stability.

The position of Taibu is slightly different from others, because the things she is in charge of, whether it is divination or dream interpretation, are related to talent, so most of the people who can be Taibu are particularly qualified and destined people, not related to men, women, and young and old. Also, because women are more agile in this regard, female officials accounted for the majority in recent terms.

Tai Zhu nodded and agreed: "Okay, make sure that everything is foolproof. After all, it is closely related to natural disasters. If it is wrong, it will be difficult to explain." He said, raised his fingers with fear and pointed them up, "That person will definitely not be happy."

Taibu glanced at him, then looked at the clouds in the sky carefully and said, "The national teacher has always been a practical matter, and the rewards and punishments are clear, so why should he be happy or not? Besides, even if he goes back, he can't see him. You are thinking too much..."

"You girl, hey, I just said it casually. Can you not be so serious?" Tai Zhu said without any temper.

"cannot."

Taibu answered casually with his expression, and while he was talking, he found the grass knot, the tortoise shell and a piece of paper with the smell of bamboo leaves. She carefully unfolded the paper, and the ink on her head had already dried up, and it could be seen that it was written a long time ago. The content was only a few numbers and very simple. The signature was a red seal, and there were only two simple words on it - the same lamp.

She confirmed the place mentioned on the paper, and carefully folded it away. Then she arranged the knots and turtle shells she had touched out in her palms. While fiddling, she said to the people around her, "Be careful in your words and actions, especially don't talk to the national teacher in front of me. Maybe I will turn against you if I don't like it."

Tai Zhu shook his head and said helplessly: "You put a hat on me again, and I dare not argue with the courage to put it all in my body."

Although the Taichang Temple has a great relationship with the national teacher, there are still some differences.

Just like these two people who were standing side by side, more than ten years ago, they were brought back by the national master and were taught at Taichang Temple. They grew up slowly. From the past to the common things and then to their current position, they had similar experiences and no different ages. Taizhu was more afraid of the national master than respect, while Taibu respected more than feared... far more than.

Taibu focused on his calculations and ignored him.

After a moment, Taibu stared at the grass knot in his hand, looked at the sky again, and said "huh" softly.

"Huh what? Don't go in the wrong direction, right?" Tai Zhu asked, turning his face.

Taibu slightly raised his beautiful eyebrows, hesitated for a long time, and muttered, "I calculated...but it shouldn't be."

"Don't talk half and half, what do you think?" Tai Zhu followed her to look at the sky. Apart from a large cloud of gloomy clouds, he could not see any name. He stared at the grass knot in her palm. Except for the hairs that dissipated, he looked a little old, and there was no other problem.

"It's nothing, I just calculated that a person who shouldn't have appeared was in Qingping County, but it's impossible..." Taibu explained slowly, and shook his head again, "Forget it, I just realized that it's very similar. I can't be sure. I must have made a mistake. Regardless of these, the main thing is important, I have confirmed the location, and walked along the mountain road all the way to the southwest."

“Where to settle down?”

Taibu looked at it again and said, "I saw that the mountain that was like a dustpan over there? Go there."

Taizhu raised his hand to signal the horse team behind him, grabbed the horse's belly and said, "Go away."

At this time, everyone was talking about something else in the backyard of the Fang family—

The reason was that when Jiang Shijing lowered the fever of the three drowsy beggars, he found that one of the little beggars who looked like a thin monkey was actually a little girl.

"It's a pity..." Jiang Shijing raised her hand and gestured on her left cheek, saying, "The two old and small rashes are still on the neck, but there is a large area on the left face of the little girl. This rash is not only broken skin and bleeding, it is about to rot. The broken skin and flesh need to be cleaned. Even if it heals in the future, the girl's face..."

Everyone has seen the scary rash and the degree of injury of the little beggar, so they can naturally imagine how big the little beggar's face will be in the future. Basically, half of the face will be ruined. This child is still young after all, and it is a terrifying description of such a small big one. What can I do in the future?

His worried personality is inherited from the Jiang family. Jiang Shijing is worried about this little girl who is not a relative or accustomed to her.

Xue Xian was rolling past the chair, but after hearing Jiang Shijing's words, he stopped moving again.

For him, when facing things that can be done or not, he mostly relies on his mood. Mrs. Chen is a skilled person. A table of hard dishes in the morning made him very satisfied. Once a person has enough food, he will feel much more comfortable. He can forget the tricks for a while. Even Xuan Min is walking towards him when he leaves the house. He doesn't notice it.

He never likes to eat and drink for nothing, but he seems to have used the gold beads in person as an inn. When he was thinking about what to order, he heard Jiang Shijing's words and immediately had an idea.

"I have some tricks on that girl's face." Xue Xian replied casually.

Jiang Shijing and the others were both stunned and turned to look at him: "What method?"

He could get a paper body for a person like Jiang Shining who was helpless, so he naturally had a way to do something about the little girl's face, but...

"I can't make some flesh for her out of thin air, so I have to make something to replace it." Xue Xian explained briefly.

Jiang Shijing is not a stupid person either. Jiang Shining, an experienced person, mentioned the question, so he discussed it in a few words, "The alternative... can the face be closed... Hiss-Is the mask feasible?"

Shi Tou Zhang held the bowl and raised his hand next to him: "I can carve this! I will definitely carve a wealthy person for her!"

Get out of the calf.

Xue Xian glanced at him angrily, "You can't even eat to your mouth. Have you ever seen a picture of flowers blooming on a person's face?"

Shi Tou Zhang slid rice silently.

"I'm talking about the kind that can be used for disguise." Jiang Shining was also amused and crying by the stone Zhang, and quickly explained, "It can fit the face, but the mask is a mask after all, and in the end I have to rely on you..."

As he said that, he looked at Xue Xian.

Xue Xian nodded, "I meant almost this kind of thing."

"But...who will?" Jiang Shijing asked a little embarrassedly.

Shi Touzhang quickly swallowed the food in his mouth and said, "I can."

"You really know how? Aren't you carving stones?" Xue Xian looked at him with doubt.

"Some things are interconnected." Shi Tou Zhang shook his hand, "I have seen people do it, and I am skillful and can do it carefully."

Seeing a fat and slightly bald short man in such a proud tone, he was really eye-catching. However, the others here were indeed not as skillful as him, and had never seen disguise with their own eyes, so the matter had to fall into his hands.

The stones were not delayed, and immediately explained the raw materials they needed, and then went to wash their hands carefully.

During this period, others were not idle. Lu Erqi hid alone in a corner of the yard early in the morning, touching the black cloth strips used to blindfold the stones when they were tied with one hand, and holding the wooden branches with the other hand painted on the ground. After drawing, he thought about it for a while, and then wiped them all off and started again...

There are not many materials needed for stone Zhang. Fortunately, Fang Cheng’s family doesn’t have any shortage of raw materials, especially those related to medicine. Except for the most special one, the rest is prepared early.

"What's the shortage?" Jiang Shijing asked.

Shi Tou Zhang coughed, and hummed with a toothache: "x glue."

"What glue?" Xue Xian suddenly turned around.

Shi Zhang Broken Cannon gave up and said, "Dragon Gummy."

"..." Xue Xian said in confusion: "Why don't I know what dragon rubber is?"

"It's the glue made from dragon skin." Shi Tou Zhang felt that after saying this, his life would be lost. He silently slapped himself in the mouth and thought to himself: Let you take care of your life, and be willing to die.

Xue Xian's face turned dark: "Fuck! Whoever dares to use dragon skin to make glue? Take it out and I will recognize it!"

"Not that, that's it." Shi Tou Zhang explained hurriedly, "You know, if you don't know the origin, you like to give a very big name. Eight out of 100, most of them like to stick to the real dragon. In fact, it's not at all. That kind of glue is transmitted from the merchants of the Western Regions, and it should be made of animal skin..."

Xue Xian heard that dragon skin and dragon bones were about to explode, and without saying a word, he made a decision: "What kind of glue is used for unknown origin? Use pig skin to boil it!"

"Okay." Whatever our ancestors said was, Shi Tou Zhang had no objection at all.

Xue Xian said fiercely, and turned around and saw Xuan Min standing behind him. He looked at Xuan Min silently, turned his head and rolled in the chair and ran away in a flash.

Xuan Min: "…"

In fact, the glue made from pig skin is also good, but the heat must be accurate, and it is not suitable for early or late.

Shi Tou Zhang waited by the side of the pot, and thought it was almost done, so he wanted to pick up glue, but was pressed by a hand that stretched out from beside him.

He knew who his hand was when he saw the snow-white sleeves, and immediately turned back respectfully and said, "Master."

Xuan Min didn't say much, just glanced at the pot and said, "Hut up for another moment."

Shi Tou Zhang was stunned, "Master, do you make that kind of mask?"
Chapter completed!