Chapter 165 Changxu View

Seeing Ji Que put away the unknown statue of the paper man god, Lin Xiangzhi couldn't help but worry, "Are you interested in this thing?"

Ji Que nodded and said, "I have a fate with Him."

Afterwards, he told Lin Xiangzhi about what he had encountered before in the Song Mansion.

In fact, he had reported this to Lin Xiangzhi before, but he was not as detailed as this time.

After listening to it, Lin Xiangzhi said in surprise: "You said it too casually last time. I only remembered the big belly paper man and the big butt senior sister. I didn't expect there would be such a follow-up."

"But you are carrying this thing, shouldn't you want to find fault?"

Ji Que quickly denied, "No, how dare you? Have you ever seen a mortal go to trouble God?"

Lin Xiangzhi shook her head and said, "I used to think no one dared it, but now I feel that there are more than one."

"who?"

"You, Ning Hongyu, and the honest venerable who is still lying on the bed."

At this time, Lin Xiangzhi came back to his taste and murmured: "I only then did I realize that there were three iron-headed kids hidden in this small demon subdivine building at the same time."

According to Ji Que's speculation, Mr. Lu's concubine must have had problems before getting married.

She covered the red cloth on the statue, did she want the statue to marry her?

I can only say that Mr. Lu is very lucky. If this concubine was really replaced by this god at that time, wouldn’t he be in the bridal chamber with a god that night?

This is Dong Yong's life, which makes people envious.

only.

When he looked at this paper god again, he thought it was still too ugly. No, to be precise, it was too terrifying.

Anyway, he can't handle it.

It can be seen that the Lu family admired Ji Que and Lin Xiangzhi very much, and sent their carriage dozens of miles outside the town before returning.

The second young master of the Lu family's idea is similar to that of the one-eyed Qinglong monk. He wants to make good relationships with people like Ji Que and Lin Xiangzhi, and by the way, see if there can be a way to cure his father.

After all, since that night, my father was completely unconscious.

Ji Que never thought about this at all, because he is really not good at saving people.

If you have to be serious, even if you don’t faint, a charity like Mr. Lu will probably be knocked unconscious by a righteous person with a punch.

Ji Que and Lin Xiangori actually had a map for this trip.

But the place they went was too remote and the map was very simple, so it quickly became invalid.

After leaving Xilin Town, we welcomed the scene of deserted smoke and weeds.

When we arrived at the back, even the road became narrower and narrower until it was completely submerged by weeds.

They entered the no-man's land.

Ji Que and Lin Xiangori couldn't help but feel that this world probably hasn't been through many years.

When they walked among them, the people seemed very small, as if they would be swallowed up in the wilderness as they walked, and even their bones would not be left.

This feeling of loneliness was something they had never encountered on their journey before, because at that time, they could occasionally see people.

Now, it is the sixth day since they left Xilin Town, and they have not seen each other.

Fortunately, Ji Que brought Lin Xiangzhi with him. Without this beautiful cat-eared girl, he really didn't know how to resolve this feeling of loneliness.

"belch."

At this time, Ji Que couldn't help but burp.

You said that this desolate journey had no highlights, that wasn't it either, at least they ate a lot of game.

Because of Ji Que's luck, wild boars, black bears, pythons and other wild animals often attacked, so they naturally became the food source for Ji Que and Lin Xiangzhi.

The most outrageous time was that Ji Que and Lin Xiangzhi were sleeping in the same place. As a result, they woke up the next day and found a pair of bear paws. They followed the blood stains and then found a cave.

There was also a dead bear inside.

The bear had several bones broken on its chest and several fist marks on its body. It was obvious that Ji Que killed him in his dream.

What moved Ji Que and Lin Xiangzhi the most was that they actually found a jar of honey in this cave.

That "jar" is actually a hard fruit shell.

Obviously, this honey is the savings of this dead bear.

Since the bear is dead, this honey cannot be wasted.

Although I got honey, Ji Que still felt a little outrageous and couldn't help but look at Lin Xiangzhi and said, "That's how you keep your guard?"

Lin Xiangori felt a little embarrassed and said, "I was so sleepy last night."

She didn't even notice that a bear was so sleepy that she attacked and was beaten to death by Ji Que?

Lin Xiangzhi had begun to doubt herself, whether she was still a cat.

Afterwards, the two naturally started to eat bear's paw.

The bear has four palms, but when it comes to taste, only one forefoot is the most plump and delicious.

Because the bear will hibernate after entering winter, and on the eve of hibernation, there is nothing else to eat, so I have to lick my forefoot. Because of this, the forefoot flesh is particularly plump.

However, there is only one of the forefoots in a pair of forefoots. It is said that in addition to licking one claw in the hole where the bear is hibernating, it also has to use the other palm to press against its anus, so the forefoot that blocks the "outlet" has a faint smell.

This knowledge was naturally told by Lin Xiangzhi, the eldest daughter of the Lin family. After all, Ji Que had never eaten such a high-end thing.

What he cut down happened to be a pair of bear's forefoots. Lin Xiangzhi identified it and confirmed that the one on the left was just the essence of bear's paw.

The bear paw is very thick. After removing the fur, the plump flesh is revealed.

One person and one cat live while making a pot.

Soon, the bear paw was divided into two, half was boiled in soup and half roasted, which could be said to be "eat two times with one palm".

When roasting, in order to make it more delicious, Lin Xiangzhi poked out many holes with his sword and then applied the newly obtained honey.

Soon, when the flames were slightly larger, the oil overflowing from the bear's paw made a crackling sound, and the scent of burning cypress trees made people's appetite just by smelling it.

When the skin of the bear paw was roasted golden and the oil was mixed with honey flowing on it, Ji Que and Lin Xiangzhi couldn't help but share it.

After biting this bite, Ji Que only felt that his whole body was glowing.

“Bear paw is really great!”

Lin Xiangzhi had no time to speak, so he just kept eating.

After eating the hot roasted bear paws, it will naturally be a bowl of fragrant bear paw soup.

As a whole bear's paw entered his stomach, a person and a cat couldn't help but sigh with satisfaction.

Fortunately, they had a meal from time to time, which relieved their sense of loneliness.

On the endless journey of searching for the road, Ji Que couldn't help but think that it would be terrible if there was no fire in this world.

The fire brings warmth and can also bring them the smell of fireworks in the world for a short time.

But most of the time, this person and the cat still felt desolate and lonely, and they wanted to stick together for comfort.

They just walked like this, and could only walk in the general direction, and they could not remember the time.

Ji Que vaguely remembered that this should be the fifteenth day after they left Xilin Town. Lin Xiangzhi suddenly saw half a stone tablet among the weeds and said in surprise: "What is that."

Ji Que walked over and saw a few blurry words engraved on the stone tablet. He suddenly felt shocked and said, "It's a grave! It's a grave for the dead!"

"Grave!" Lin Xiangzhi's eyes lit up.

Afterwards, the man and the cat actually cheered and leaped in front of the grave.

Having a grave means someone, and that means they have finally walked through that large unmanned wilderness.

At this moment, Ji Que deeply felt that the metaphor was correct.

This world is too desolate. The towns and villages inhabited by humans are like isolated islands distributed on the sea. Going from one place to another is like a voyage, and the road is full of mysterious unknowns and desolation.

Sure enough, following the graves one by one, Ji Que and Lin Xiangzhi discovered a small town.

This town is called "Linshan Town", which is very dilapidated, but it is inhabited by people after all.

Linshan Town is very closed. After two outsiders Ji Que and Lin Xiangzhi arrived, they attracted the attention of many town people.

There is no town on the map, neither the yamen nor the inn.

It is not so much a town as a larger village.

The reason why Ji Que and Lin Xiangzhi came to such a biased place is because they were going to Changxuguan to find out the news.

Changxu View is in this direction.

But Ji Que inquired and found that the people here only knew Qinghan Mountain, but did not know Changxu Temple.

The information Ning Hongyu gave was that Changxu Temple was in Qinghan Mountain.

Qinghanshan said that it was big and big, and it was not small. It was like looking for a needle in a haystack.

Logically speaking, if the Taoist temple wants to survive, even if it does not require the incense money of ordinary people, those Taoists must live and should have some contact with people outside.

In this area, Linshan Town is still a little crowded, and the nearby villages have long been abandoned for various reasons.

It was not until they found a witch in this town that Ji Que and Lin Xiangzhi learned where Changxu Temple was.

This witch is very old, her eyes are blind and her legs are not convenient. However, because she can drive away evil spirits and save people, she has a high status in the town and is very respected.

She was lukewarm to Ji Que’s two foreigners, while her grandson also looked overly tall.

Until Lin Xiangzhi stuffed a large ingot of silver into her hand, she pinched it and bit it with the only three teeth left in her mouth. Her face changed instantly, and she hurriedly said, "Sunny, hurry up and serve the tea, good tea!"

Changxu Temple is located on a mountain west of the town. It is not far from this town. It is not famous in the town because it is indeed in a hidden state.

The witch remembered that decades ago, a Taoist would occasionally come to the town to buy some things, but later, the Taoist people stopped even from the mountains and were isolated from the world.

If it weren't for Ji Que's mention, the old native witch would probably have forgotten that there was such a place.

"Remember, it's in that valley."

The witch gave such an answer with her long-lasting memory.

In order to finish the matter early, Ji Que and Lin Xiangori only rested in the town for one night before leaving.

The Taoist temple is in the mountains, and the road is not easy to walk.

No, to be precise, there is no way.

Some of the mud roads before were all submerged in weeds as time goes by.

The so-called "looking at the mountain and running to death" is the valley mentioned by the witch, but walking is another matter.

Along the way, Ji Que and Lin Xiangori could clearly feel that there were more poisonous snakes around him.

They had only been walking for an hour and a half, and had killed nine poisonous snakes that wanted to attack them and ate four.

Finally, in the afternoon, Ji Que and Lin Xiangzhi finally found the Taoist temple in the mountains.

The Taoist temple is located in the mountains and forests, with mottled red walls and many fallen leaves piled up on the black tiles, which look very old.

It was a little bigger than Ji Que thought.

The gate of the Taoist temple is open and looks quite deep among the forests.

The door plaque hanging on the lintel of the view is dark and black, and the three words "Long Beard View" on it are a little confused, giving people a decaying atmosphere of time.

The sunlight shone on here, as if it was much deserted.

Ji Que and Lin Xiangzhi sorted out their appearance and walked into the temple.

Walking through the mountain gate, there is a courtyard.

In the middle of the courtyard is a two-tall stone furnace, and two rather lively stone cranes are carved on both corners of the furnace.

If it weren't for the fact that there were a lot of fallen leaves piled up in the yard and emitted a musty smell, this temple would have a bit of a fairy smell.

Behind the courtyard is the main hall of the Taoist temple. The top of the hall is hollow, in the shape of a patio, and the sunlight falls slanted down, making most of the hall bathed in the sun and not appear dim.

A statue of the Heavenly Lord about three feet tall stood there.

Strangely, this statue of the Heavenly Lord has no head, or only the part of his chin.

The stone carved beard under the chin is very long, like a drooping waterfall, almost reaching the knee of the statue.

"Changxu Temple, Changxu Temple, is it the meaning of "long beard" that means that the beard of the Heavenly Lord worshipped is very long?"

Ji Que thought about this, but still didn't see a Taoist.

"Is anyone?" Lin Xiangzhi couldn't help asking.

Her voice quickly echoed in the view, a little scary.

After a moment, a sound of sweeping sounded behind the hall, which gave them a response.

Ji Que and Lin Xiangzhi walked through the hall and soon saw a Taoist holding a broom.

The Taoist stood under a mulberry tree like a canopy, wearing a blue Taoist robe, which was very simple and clean, but at a glance, the first thing you noticed was his beard.

His beard is very long and almost droops to his knees, so when you first look, you always feel like he is sweeping the floor with his beard and a broom.

At the same time, Taoist is very thin, giving people the illusion that all the essence of his body has been absorbed by his beard.

At this time, the Taoist saw Ji Que and Lin Xiangzhi, and couldn't help but give a gift and said, "There are no distinguished guests in Xiaoguan. What are the two lay Buddhists?"

Ji Que immediately replied with a bow and said respectfully: "Let the viewer Chen Li ask about some things."

The long bearded Taoist said gently: "It's Chen Li below."

After leaving the barren mountains and forests for most half a month, Ji Que and Lin Xiangzhi couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

I have to say that in an era without navigation, it is not easy to find the right place and person.

A person and a cat were quickly welcomed into a room.

There are only a few cushions and a few scriptures in the room, which should be the place where Taoists usually meditate and practice.

So the three of them sat on the ground.

"What are the two lay Buddhists asking?"

Ji Que looked at the thin Taoist and replied, "I want to ask a tree?"

"A tree?"

“Ginseng Fruit Tree.”

These four words seemed to have a magical magic power. Ji Que noticed that when he said these four words, the eyes of the Taoist, who had originally had a kind face, suddenly became much deeper, like an invisible dry well.
Chapter completed!