The footsteps of the two people echoed in this small Taoist temple, which seemed particularly quiet. I looked around and said, "Why are there no one?"

Chabixing looked around and said, "Maybe he was scared."

"……oh?"

"You have to know that they have been staying in this place for decades to meditate and refine elixirs. They have never seen so many outsiders, especially since they are so big. The eldest lady and the emperor will soon crush this small Taoist temple."

I couldn't help but smile.

After walking for a while, Chabixing asked me again: "By the way, Miss, how is the situation in the academy?"

"Fortunately, Nan Zhenyi can control the overall situation, and the academy will not make any troubles."

"That's good. Actually, I know that there will be no problem with the senior brother here. It's just that he asked me to come over to do things, but my father had this accident, and it might take some time to delay."

"This is your filial piety. If he can't even tolerate this, would he be worthy of being the chief of the academy?"

As I said, I comforted him again, "I will ask someone to go back and deliver the message."

"Thank you, Miss."

After saying this, he seemed to feel relieved and his expression relaxed a little, but after walking through a long corridor, he turned to look at me, his eyes became a little serious: "Miss, has there been no news from Senior Brother Liu?"

“…”

"I'm a little worried about him."

When talking about Qinghan, my mood became heavier. I couldn't help but frown and said, "I have been worried that the poison on his body has not yet been resolved, and I just ran around like this. Even if I ignore me, don't you care about yourself?"

Hearing me say this, Chabixing immediately said, "He is not ignoring the eldest lady."

"Um?"

I turned to look at him, and Chabixing said, "After coming here, although the situation was very critical, and Senior Brother Liu seemed to be worried and didn't speak much, but I could feel that he was thinking about the eldest lady."

"What did he tell you?"

"No, he didn't say a word."

“…”

"But, isn't he just such a person?"

I couldn't help but smile bitterly: "Then how do you know he is thinking about me?"

"Some things that men cannot hide, such as thinking of someone, for example, wanting to sneeze - Ah sneeze!"

I knew something was wrong when I saw his face twisting. I quickly took a step back without letting his saliva spray. After he sneezed, he covered his mouth and laughed. I couldn't help but smile and took out a handkerchief and handed it to him: "Have you caught a cold? I've been taking care of Uncle Shi these days, and I haven't had a good rest, right?"

He took the handkerchief and blew his nose, saying, "It's okay, I'm as strong as a cow."

"The cows can sneeze. Go back and take a rest, drink some hot soup, and don't be really sick."

"oh."

Fortunately, he listened to me, so he walked back in a hurry. I stood in the corridor and looked at his back as he was leaving. After a while, I smiled and shook my head, and turned back to the room I lived in before.

However, after turning two turns, I found that I was lost.

Although this Taoist temple is small, it is small and exquisite. It is not just a Taoist temple, but it is actually more like a scenic garden. The paths built based on the terrain and the corridors built on the mountain all have the meaning of their Taoist harmony between man and nature. But it is precisely this reason that makes me lost in these beautiful scenery.

I wanted to find someone to ask for directions, but after walking back and forth for a long time, I found that there was no one in this Taoist temple.

It's impossible, even the Taoist priests here are gone, right?

I walked around in surprise. There was really no Taoist priest who came out to do morning classes. All the doors and windows were closed tightly, no lights or noises. It seemed that there was no one in the Taoist temple except me.

how so?

I walked for a while and found myself in front of a small yard.

This yard is relatively large compared to this small Taoist temple. It may be the place where the abbot lives or the place for practice. There is a tall bronze incense burner in the center of the courtyard. The incense inside is still burning. It must have been lit by someone. A strange fragrance came from the room. It was the fragrance we had been smelling outside the door and after entering this Taoist temple. However, this smell was stronger than what we smelled outside, and it even felt a little fascinating. I couldn't help but take a step forward.

Behind the incense burner are three tall houses, but they don’t look like dormitory houses.

Plus the strong fragrance in the air.

I was puzzled, could this be an alchemy room?

Just as he was thinking, there was a sound of footsteps inside, and the door of the room in the middle opened from the inside, and a Taoist priest walked out.

I recognized it at a glance that it was the abbot who came to say hello to us last night.

He was stunned when he saw me, but immediately walked down and bowed to me: "Amitabha Buddha, Miss Yan, I bowed my head."

"Master, I'm disturbing."

"I dare not, every mountain, water, every grass and every tree in Xichuan is from the Yan family. When the eldest lady comes here, she makes Congyun Temple shine brightly. How could it be disturbing?"

Cong Yun Temple, it turns out that the name of this Taoist temple is Cong Yun Temple.

However, there were no plaques hanging on the outermost gate of the Taoist temple, which made me think this was just a nameless little temple.

I thought about it and smiled shamelessly, "Don't you mind if I go in and sit down?"

The abbot was stunned. He probably didn't expect that I would really say that, but looking at my sincere smile, he said, "Of course, please, Miss."

After saying that, he turned sideways and let me into that room.

As soon as I walked in, all the water vapor and coolness outside were wiped out. The room was not only warm, but also a little hot. A huge elixir stands in the center of the house, and the rooms on both sides are also connected to the room in the middle. There are tall cabinets standing on three sides against the walls of each room, with dozens of small drawers on each cabinet. The things placed in each drawer are marked outside the drawer. In addition to some very few herbs, the others are all items needed for alchemy such as saltpeter and cinnabar.

This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content later! It turns out that the Taoist priests in this small Taoist temple are really all wise men who are good at alchemy.

There is no chair to sit in here, the abbot said hesitantly: "Miss is probably going to feel wronged."

I sat on the futon with a smile and said, "What a grievance."

He poured another cup of water and sent it to my hand, saying, "I don't have any good tea here, we just drink water on weekdays."

I said, "I don't care, Taoist priest doesn't need to worry."

Seeing me like this, he finally breathed a sigh of relief, then sat cross-legged on the cushion next to him, surrounding the incense burner, and felt a little strange. I looked at the faint anger in it and said, "What kind of elixir is this that Taoist master refined?"

The abbot only smiled and said, "Miss must have wanted to ask if it is an immortal pill. In fact, there is no such pill. If so, the Taoists had already eaten the immortals and were still suffering in the world of the world."

I couldn't help laughing. It was rare to meet a Taoist priest who was not mysterious. He spoke so humorously. I felt a little fond of him, so I took a sip of white water with the water cup in my hand, and then said, "But, this place is full of barren mountains. Why did the Taoist priest start a Taoist temple to practice in this place? Is it just for the convenience of alchemy?"

Hearing my question, he hesitated for a moment and did not answer me immediately.

In that moment of silence, I captured a strange atmosphere and turned to look at him. The man looked not young anymore, with gray hair and wrinkles on his face. Each wrinkle seemed to be hidden in some silent words left by years.

I said, "Is there anything unspeakable hidden in Taoist priest?"

"That's not."

Although he said that, he really showed a little hesitant expression on his face. He looked up at me for a while before saying, "If it were Miss Yan, we have nothing to hide, just--"

"Just what?"

"But why did Miss Yan come with the emperor?"

“…”

I paused for a moment before I came to my senses. What worried him was Pei Yuanhao's appearance, and it was Pei Yuanhao's appearance with me.

This is what he cares about.

I thought about it and said, "So, the Taoist priest really has a hidden secret?"

He frowned and looked at me, and agreed.

I couldn't help but frown, and at this moment, there was a sound of footsteps outside. Because the door was not closed, I turned around and saw a small figure running out from outside. It was the little Taoist boy who welcomed us in last night. As soon as he walked to the door and saw me in this alchemy room, he was stunned: "Hey?"

The abbot immediately walked out: "Don't you all stay in the house and not be allowed to come out? What are you running out to do?"

When I heard this, I glanced at the abbot. He was unaware of it. The little Taoist boy hurriedly said, "No, Master, someone is coming from outside."

"What?"

The abbot's brows frowned. It was obvious that like the people in Tiejia Village, they had so many bad things happened in a while that when strangers came, they subconsciously felt that they were in trouble.

He asked, "Who is it?"

"What kind of balance does she claim to be? She also brings a little princess."

When I heard this, I immediately stood up, and Ye Yunshuang came with Princess Ling.

She had been worried about Pei Yuanhao before. It seemed that not long after Pei Yuanhao left last night, she followed Princess Ling in. The abbot looked back at me and said, "That's the emperor's concubine, I'll go out and have a look."

The abbot could only nod, and took me out in person. When he walked to the door, he saw that it was Ye Yunshuang and Princess Ling who were escorted by a team of guards. They were also covered in mud and were very embarrassed. Fortunately, the people who stayed outside picked them up and immediately sent them here.

After a while, Pei Yuanhao also knew that they were coming, so he picked them up.
Chapter completed!