Shantao County is located at the intersection of Shanshui River and Taoyi River. Shantao County Wharf is also the last wharf for Shanshui River and Taoyi River toward the sea. Its prosperity is even better than the wharf of Jishui County.

Starting from August this year, somehow, monsters appeared in the Shanshui River and the Dayi River basins, causing many inconvenient effects on the county towns and villages in the two rivers. In addition, the Criminal Investigation Department gradually relaxed the blockade of sneaky incidents in various places, and someone in Jishui County announced that "the world has changed drastically, and the Taoist sects have entered the world." There are also rumors that Taoist robe can ward off evil spirits, which has caused the people to have a craze of Taoist robe.

This trend is particularly powerful in Shantao County. When walking on the street, four or five people were wearing Taoist robes, especially those who were traveling. Most of the coachmen who drove horses in the carriage were wearing Taoist robes.

In such a trend of almost all people wearing Taoist robes, an inconspicuous carriage slowly came from the dock of Shantao County. Even if there were two people wearing Taoist robes sitting on the shaft, they were still lost in the public.

The curtains in the carriage were lifted up, and Xiaoke stared at the crowds coming and going on the official road, all pedestrians in the Taoist robes, cheering and cheering: "Have we arrived? I saw many fellow Taoists!"

Xiao Kou also learned to use the term "Fellow Taoist" and is now used here as soon as possible. Tongling opened the "Father Eye", looked around, and immediately corrected with a smile: "Most of the people on the street are ordinary people, not our Taoist sects, nor our fellow Taoists."

Xiaoke sighed disappointed and said, "Xiaoke thought these people were fellow Taoists! Aren't we going to participate in the Hundred Meridian Conference? There should be many fellow Taoists? Why haven't there yet?"

Tongling continued to correct Xiao Kou and said: "We are attending the Hundred Mechanism Conference in Anzhou, which is a local Hundred Mechanism Conference. It is considered to make preliminary preparations for the Hundred Mechanism Conference that will be spread throughout the Dazhen Dynasty next year."

Tongling said to Xiaoke in a vivid way: "I heard from my father that this conference is not very important, otherwise the representatives participating would not be all elders and direct disciples. However, my father was still very happy to be able to represent their lineage to attend the Hundred Lines Conference, but he kept complaining that it was a chore and was reluctant. Hehe..."

As if thinking of his father's awkward look at him, Tongling couldn't help laughing. Xiaoke didn't understand why, but when he saw Tongling laughing, he was also infected and laughed like a copper bell.

Xiao Ke watched the carriage drive towards the city, ran to the front of the carriage, lifted the curtain, and asked in confusion: "Where are you going?"

Xuan Mu replied without replying: "Go to Shantuguan and see what will happen next. I heard from my master that the Hundred Vein Conference was held on an isolated island on the sea. We need to go to Shantuguan and take a special sea boat to arrive."

"Going to the sea? Xiaoke hasn't seen the sea yet? What does the sea look like? Is it big?"

Dinghui laughed and said, "Big, very big, you can't see the edge at first sight, haha..."

The carriage suddenly stopped. Xuanmu looked at the entire street in front of him covered with people wearing Taoist robes, shook his head and said helplessly: "This street is the only way to go to Shantaoguan. It is blocked in front and cannot get in. What should I do?"

Dinghui stood up and said, "Don't worry, the Hundred Meridians Conference will definitely make arrangements, and people will definitely be left to pick them up... But they are all people wearing Taoist robes, and it is really difficult to distinguish. Hehe... At this time, we are asked to take action from the fortune teller system. We can see at a glance what are fellow Taoists and what are not..."

Just after he finished speaking, a middle-aged Taoist with a big box on his back and looking a little dejected, walked to the carriage, bowed to Xuan Mu, Dinghui and the few people who had not appeared in the carriage, and said, "I have seen fellow Taoists Xuanzang. Are you here to attend the Hundred Meridian Conference? Because there are too many people, the Feng Shui array in front of the Shantao Temple has been opened and the sealing view has been carried out. We have made other arrangements. Please follow me to come with me."

Dinghui lost his place to use his skills for a moment. He sat down awkwardly and smiled at Xuanmu, "Look, I'm right! All the fellow Taoists at the Hundred Mechanism Conference must have other arrangements, so we don't have to worry about it."

Xuanzang led them to a tea stall on a street next to him, and several small children were busy at the tea stall.

Xuanzang ordered a Taoist boy: "Dagen, come and take them to the Taoist pier. When they arrived, the ship should have enough people to set off."

A few Taoist boys ran out of the Taoist robe, a thirteen or fourteen-year-old man in a Taoist robe, bowed to Xuanzang: "Yes, Taoist Master Xuanzang."

Then Dagen bowed to Xuanmu and Dinghui again: "Have you seen two Taoist priests, can I get on the shaft of the car? I need to guide you."

Dinghui moved to the right, patted the position where his remaining warmth remained on the right, and said, "Sit here."

Dagen thanked Dinghui with a restrained thanks, then got on the carriage, pointed in a direction and said, "Go to the other side and then go around the east of the city. We need to leave the city first."

With Dagen's guidance, the carriage slowly drove out of the county town from the road with few people. During this process, Dinghui had no airs at all and chatted with Dagen.

"Dagen, which lineage are you from?"

"It's Shantuguan. Shantuguan is famous for us. Since thirty or forty years ago, we have been recruiting Taoist children's schools for many years. However, it is difficult to become Taoist children. Only the best group of people can do it, and the others can only go home." Dagen said proudly: "Of course, even if you don't become a formal Taoist children, you can still read, learn some skills, and you will have a skill when you come out and will not starve to death. Therefore, many families send their children to Shantuguan."

After hearing this, Dinghui sighed: "Thirty or forty years ago? Yes, I heard that the sudden change in the world that had been predicted before was between the 210 and 220. As the receptionist of the Anzhou Hundred Mechanism Conference, Shantaoguan naturally had to prepare early. Unexpectedly, it was about 30 years later. To raise so many Taoist children, Shantaoguan has been having a hard time over the years, right?"

Dagen shook his head in surprise and said, "No? We have been learning the Taoist scriptures for a long time and know some knowledge of Taoism. The other half of the day is spent learning arts and craftsmanship, including carpenters, embroidery workers, etc., but mainly carpenters. The carpenters that Shantaoguan have done in recent years are unique in our Shantao County. They are made in tables, chairs, benches, chopsticks, cups, and bowls, and so on. Once we learn the skills, we will pay for the wages."

Dinghui's expression froze, and his face was a little disbelief: "Can you still do this?"

Dagen said in confusion: "Isn't this the case there?" Although Dagen has received several waves of Taoist priests these days, most Taoist priests are taciturn and not as talkative as Taoist priest Dinghui. Moreover, he has no airs yet. This is the first time Dagen has said so much to other Taoist priests.

Dinghui shook his head and said, "Of course this is not the case with us. Well, it's not wrong to do it from Shantaoguan. You just said that only the best people can become Taoist children. This means that when you were studying before, you were not even Taoist children. There are no problems and many restrictions. After you become Taoist children, are there many restrictions?"

Dagen nodded and said, "Yes! After all, am I a Taoist boy? Of course, there are many more rules, isn't this normal?"

Dinghui smiled and nodded and said, "Yes, normal!"

Dagen found out that he had left the city and pointed to the northeast road: "Walking eastward for a mile or so along the official road, there will be a small path in this direction. Turn around and follow that path, and then go all the way to the intersection of a village and you will reach your destination."

Xuanmu nodded and continued to ride the carriage. Dinghui asked curiously: "Why are we going to that village? Aren't we going to the Taoist pier?"

Dagen replied: "The village is called Taoist village. The wharf built by the river is the Taoist wharf, that's right."

"Taoist village? Taoist wharf? Is this the industry of Shantaoguan?" Dinghui said in surprise.

"Yes!" Speaking of this, there was no need to ask Dinghui anymore. Dagen said in a vivid and proud voice: "More than ten years ago, the Taoist lord looked at the copper coins and silver piled up in the warehouse and said to the Taoist children at that time: "Our Taoist people do not advocate the enjoyment between ordinary people, and there is no place to spend money. If they piled in the warehouse, they will take up space. Just be angry and angry in a village, bring your family to the village.'

"Because many Taoist children's homes are fishermen and the masters have other considerations, they chose a village near the river, and there was still money left. For convenience, another wharf was built. Nowadays, Taoist villages and Taoist wharfs.

"Later, when I got the money, I bought fishing boats that were both used for rivers and seas. They usually rented them to the people in the village at a very low price, but they had to maintain them by themselves and play the boatman of the passenger ship when necessary. Just like now, we already have three such big ships."

After listening to Dinghui, he was really impressed by the master of Shantao Temple. This fellow Taoist is such a capable man! The reception of this Hundred Meridian Conference was obviously a thankless job, but he actually did it very well.

Not only did he cultivated many Taoist children needed to receive, but he also made a lot of money, and he unconsciously saved such a large family business for Taoist temples.

Although what you do seems to be a bit inappropriate, it makes people unable to make mistakes. This method is amazing! It is really amazing!

These Taoist temples were originally all industries of Feng Shui vein system. Later, after the establishment of the Taoist temple, the Feng Shui vein system was completely secluded, and the Taoist temple was handed over to the branches of the fortune telling system to manage.

Later, after the establishment of the elixir system, it did not intend to take over the Taoist temples of various places, but chose to build their own Taoist temples.

The requirements for the Taoist vein system of the elixir system are completely different from the Feng Shui vein system and the fortune telling system. It must be composed of special buildings such as medicine gardens or alchemy rooms. The medicine gardens and alchemy rooms have high requirements for the geographical environment, which is completely different from the previous Taoist sects.

Shantao Temple is a typical Taoist temple left by Feng Shui veins and fortune tellers.

The fortune telling system that lives in the Taoist temple is also the main force of the world-wide sect in the fortune telling system.

Dinghui's heart moved and asked, "Is that Xuanzang from your Taoist temple just now?"

Dagen shook his head and said, "No, Master Xuanzang is helping, it seems that because he owes our master a favor and wants to pay it back, our master said that he doesn't have to pay it back. He doesn't have to pay it back, and he insists on paying it back, so he stays to help."

"Oh, then what are your Taoist temples good at?"

Dagen said for granted: "You are good at carpentry! Haven't I said it many times?"

Dinghui was choked and reacted: "Woodman, is it that lineage? Haha... Speaking of which, it still has some connection with our shadow puppet lineage."

Tongling smiled and lifted the curtain of the car and said to Dinghui: "Which branch in the Taoist sect has no origin?"

Dinghui was choked again and glared at Tongling with anger: "It really has a source. If I hadn't made any mistakes, Shantaoguan should be from the puppet lineage. Our shadow puppet lineage and the puppet lineage were one of the family hundreds of years ago, and were different branches that split later. This source is definitely not comparable to you."

Tongling was not polite and immediately retorted: "That's how it is calculated. All fortune telling systems are divided from Feng Shui meridians. Are they also very related? How many times have they been divided, fusion, name change, etc. between the Taoist sect and hundreds of meridians gone through? Humph, you will lie."

After saying that, he lowered the curtain again.

The energy of concentration and wisdom was not good, and he said to Dagen: "Don't listen to this female Taoist priest's nonsense. Our meridians are really related. Just treat me as your master."

Dagen scratched his head, knew how to answer, smirked twice, and nodded.

The carriage turned from the official road to a small road, and the Taoist village was about to arrive.

After the carriage turned into the path, there were golden wheat fields on both sides, and neat fields on the roadside, with figures of people moving from time to time in the fields.

As the carriage drove, passing by the fields, people working in the fields continued to greet Dagen, who was sitting on the shaft of the carriage: "Dagen, are you back?"

"Dagen, is another Taoist priest coming to our village?"

"Is it time to take a boat to Xiandao again?"

Dagen smiled and called uncle one by one, and nodded in response.

"yes!"

"yes!"

All the way to the entrance of the village, Dagen said, "This is the Taoist village. It is best to store your carriage in the village. I don't seem to have arranged a carriage yet. Go to my house, turn there, and turn there, and get there."

Dagen got off the shaft, hesitated for a moment, scratched his head, and reminded him embarrassedly: "Our family is not a specialty for this, so it may be inadequate. Remember to bring important things with you, otherwise our family will not be able to afford it if it is lost or damaged."

Dinghui smiled and said, "Don't worry, our items are carried with you and will not make things difficult for your family."
Chapter completed!