Cultivate Taoism and farm to make peace in the world

Chapter 8 Charming?
The next day, early morning.

In the cool morning light, a black carriage drove out from the gate of the monastery, passed the street where there were not many people in the early morning, and drove all the way towards the east gate of Sixi County.

"Jiang Daochang, why don't you stay in the Taoist temple for a few more days?"

Yao Cheng, who was acting as a temporary driver, looked curiously at the young man in a black Taoist robe beside him:

"You just took the dean as your teacher, shouldn't you get closer to him?"

"There are also those big figures in the county who are all waiting to make friends with you."

Jiang Xuan, who had a piece of jade the size of a thumb in his hand, smiled when he heard this:
"Cultivating the road is difficult. If you put all your thoughts on managing relationships, how much time will you have left to cultivate?"

"Not to mention teachers, preaching, teaching, and solving doubts."

"Last night, I had a night talk with master by candlelight, and I asked all the questions that should be asked, and the road ahead for cultivation is smooth."

"Under such circumstances, returning to the hometown to practice seriously is better than dealing with various characters in the Taoist monastery?"

Thinking of what happened yesterday afternoon after the news spread that he was accepted as a disciple by Ye Jing, Jiang Xuan still had lingering fears.

Words, money and friendship are fine, but there are still men who recommend themselves as pillow seats.

It's really outrageous. His mother opened the door for Outrageous, and Outrageous has arrived home.

As Jiang Xuan's voice fell, Yao Cheng, who was driving the carriage, immediately answered:
"Jiang Daochang, your pure and inaction mentality is really like a natural Taoist priest."

"Perhaps this is the reason why you were able to draw qi into the Tao within a year and be accepted as a disciple by the dean."

"Hey, if it were me, I would definitely not be able to do what you do."

"If I had entered the Tao, I might still be setting up water mats in the city."

While chatting, the carriage drove half way.

Just as Jiang Xuan lowered his head and was thinking about what to do when he arrived home in half an hour, the carriage stopped suddenly.

Looking up, it turned out that the driveway was blocked by a group of government servants holding gongs and drums.

"Where are you government servants? What are you doing with gongs and drums? Do you know who is blocking the way?"

Before Jiang Xuan could speak, Yao Cheng, who was sitting in the groom's seat, stood up, brandished his whip, and asked those yamen servants vehemently.

Seeing Yao Cheng's domineering manner, the yamen servants looked at each other, and then a sturdy, slightly older yamen servant walked out of the team and stood respectfully by the side of the carriage:

"I don't know which lord from the Taoist Academy is traveling. We are the servants of Guyao Town. We just caught a Mei and are about to send it to the county yamen this morning. Please forgive me for disturbing you."

Hearing this, Jiang Xuan immediately reached out his hand to stop Yao Cheng who wanted to continue speaking, put the sapphire in his cuff and got off the carriage, pulled out the fly whisk from his waist and waved it:
"Fusheng Wuliang Tianzun, Jiang Daoxuan sent by the gods of the poor way has seen this layman, are you sure you caught Mei, not Ah Zi or Captain Yuanqiu or Xuanqiu?"

Mei, Ah Zi, Captain Yuanqiu, and Captain Xuanqiu are all the names of foxes after they become spirits.

Mei refers to a fox that likes to run among people after becoming a spirit. At this stage, the fox has not yet harmed people and is a spirit beast.

It's just that if you stay in the crowd for a long time and see a lot, you will probably become Ah Zi.

Ah Zi, also known as the vixen, is an evil spirit who likes to have sex with others and absorbs yang energy from others.

Captain Yuanqiu is a demon.

The old fox who doesn't go out of the deep mountains but likes to dream is called Captain Yuanqiu.

As for Colonel Xuanqiu, he belonged to the immortals.

Before the pre-Qin and Han Dynasties, the fox had the most respected status.

It is one of the four auspicious signs together with dragon, unicorn and phoenix.

In the stone carvings and brick paintings of the Han Dynasty, there are often nine-tailed foxes, white rabbits, toads, and blue birds juxtaposed next to the seat of the Queen Mother of the West to show auspiciousness.

According to legend, Xia Jie's younger sister Xi, King Zhou's Daji, and King Zhou You's Bao Si were all incarnations of demon foxes, causing trouble for the court.

Not to mention whether these legends are true or not, even if they are true, but the foxes were still auspicious at that time, can they be called demon foxes?

Of course not!

Those records are all slandered by future generations!
Now that Jiang Xuan heard the yamen servant say that Mei was caught, he naturally wanted to open his eyes.

However, after Jiang Xuanyi introduced himself, those yamen servants all lowered their heads firmly.

Seeing them like this, Jiang Xuan suddenly remembered something.

The Shenxiao faction is powerful, but its reputation is not good.

One is that the attack by the members of the Shenxiao Sect is thunderous, and the momentum is extremely large, and ordinary people will be afraid when they see it.

The second is because of the style of the Shenxiaomen.

From the Shenxiao Jade Card that Ye Jing gave Jiang Xuan, it can be seen that the interior of the Shenxiao Sect is extremely harmonious, and it is true to say that they are a family that loves each other.

But on the outside, as long as there is a bit of knowledge, the Shenxiao faction is like a ghostly existence in their eyes.

Interested in something?
Let's talk about it later.

Not enough money?
Make an IOU, and give it when you have money.

An opportunity?
I saw that it was mine. If you dare to hit me, I will dare to shake people. If the person I shake cannot beat, then continue to shake.

The Shenxiao sect is a big sect, there is always a thunder that you can't bear.

All in all, the seldom-informed people of Shengdou may think that these evil Taoist priests who like to use lightning strikes are Taoist celestial masters who save the suffering.

But in the eyes of these knowledgeable yamen servants, if they met Jiang Xuan, it would be bad luck for eight lifetimes.

Thinking of this, Jiang Xuan lost interest in watching the excitement, and directly sat back in the carriage, then transferred Tai Chi Yin Qi to his eyes, and glanced at the yamen guard team.

Then he frowned:
"Yao Cheng, according to the county rules, how much is a living Mei worth?"

Hearing Jiang Xuan's words, Yao Cheng, who was already active in his mind, suddenly said loudly:
"There is a rule in the county that for all evil spirits, dead objects are worth 3, living objects are worth 9, and spirit beasts are multiplied."

"Mei, it belongs to the spirit beast. According to the rules of the county, it is worth 18 treasure notes."

Having said that, he changed his voice again:
"But it's hard to say whether the fox in front of me is Mei or Ah Zi."

Interrupting Yao Cheng with a wave of his hand, Jiang Xuan counted out 18 ten thousand yuan banknotes and handed them to Yao Cheng:
"Since they say it's flattering, then buy it at the flattering price."

"If they dare to lie to me, hum!"

Jiang Xuan didn't finish his sentence, but everyone knew what he meant.

Seeing that Jiang Xuan was determined to buy it, the leading man could only howl secretly.

For him, the monetary reward for catching the spirit beast is second, after all, there is a lot of money in the yamen.

What he fancy is the achievement of catching the spirit beast.

For this feat, he dared to talk to the red eye guards at the Taoist temple in the town.

It's a pity that I was unlucky and met a Taoist priest from the Shenxiao sect.

It's just that being spotted by the Taoist priests of the Shenxiao sect can still get the money in person without being hit with white stripes, which seems to be called a blessing?

Taking pleasure in the bitterness, the strong man nodded and took the treasure from Yao Cheng who was glaring at him.

"My lord, don't worry, the Taoist priest stationed in our town has seen this fox, and he is guaranteed to be charming."

"If this guy is Ah Zi, I will return the Taoist priest's treasure twice."

While talking, the brawny yamen servant greeted his subordinates to bring over a cage covered in black cloth, and handed it to Yao Cheng respectfully.

Yao Cheng didn't open the cage after taking it from the strong man, but looked at Jiang Xuan.

Jiang Xuan just squinted his eyes and waved his hands, as if he didn't care much about the fox suddenly:

"Put it in the car, give way, and continue on the road."

After saying that, Yao Cheng put the cage in the carriage according to his words, then raised his whip and continued on his way.

As for those yamen servants in Guyao Town?

The moment Jiang Xuan finished speaking, they retreated to both sides of the road consciously.

It seems that if they slow down, there will be lightning strikes on them.

Watching the carriage go away, a yamen servant with a sharp mouth and monkey cheeks walked out of the team and stood beside the strong man:

"Brother, let's forget it like this?"

"The Taoist just said that he is a disciple of the Shenxiao Sect, but he didn't come up with any specific evidence."

"We only caught that Mei after squatting for half a year. It's your qualifications for promotion, so you just let it go?"

"In order to trick it into the cage, Xiaoqi and Xiaojiu are still lying in the hospital."

"Besides, Mr. Zhou from the county government also heard about that Mei."

Before he finished speaking, the strong man slapped the sharp-mouthed servant angrily, and staggered him:
"You want to die, but I don't want to."

"When the driver picked up the carriage just now, I glanced at it. Apart from the boxes, there are only books in the carriage. Are those books ordinary people can have?"

"Besides, who dares to pretend to be a member of the Shenxiao Sect? Are you afraid that the whole family will be killed by thunder?"

Having said that, the brawny man looked at the direction in which he got off the carriage and showed unwillingness:
"Let Aqiang and the others go back, and you go to the county government with me."

(End of this chapter)