Chapter 52 Three Things

Zhang Jun stepped into the Taoist temple with one foot. Before he stepped in with the second foot, he stepped out directly. He raised his head and glanced at the words "Shangqing Temple" in front of the gate. After making sure that he had not gone the wrong way, he then Poke your head in and take a look.

Good guy, no wonder this old Taoist priest wants to accept him as his apprentice. He is really so poor that he has nothing to live with.

The dilapidated courtyard wall has a large piece of it collapsed on the east side.

The two one-story bungalows with red brick walls at the back had not been written with the words Shangqingguan on the outside, Zhang Jun would have suspected that they belonged to a village household.

"What are you doing standing at the door? Come in quickly."

The old Taoist priest stuck his head out and shouted, and Zhang Jun reluctantly walked through the door.

As soon as I entered the room, there was nothing in the room. There were bricks supported in the corner and a wooden board placed on top, which was a bed.

The only table was an ordinary folding table, similar to the ones found at barbecue stalls outside. Zhang Jun even doubted whether the table had been stolen from someone else's barbecue stall.

Forget it, the most outrageous thing is that there are three scarecrows stuck behind the altar table. A piece of white paper is pasted on the scarecrow's face, with Yuqing written in the middle, Shangqing written on the left, and Taiqing written on the right.

The corner of Zhang Jun's mouth twitched a few times, and he suddenly felt that it was not without reason that the old Taoist priest had not allowed him to come earlier. In this place, the swindlers were more professional than his.

"Old... Master, this is your Taoist temple. At least you can build a real god statue. What the hell are three scarecrows? Are you worshiping straw? It's better to simply set up a sign."

I heard Zhang Jun’s complaints.

The old Taoist was not angry: "A sincere heart leads to spiritual success. What you worship depends on what you believe in. The idols are only used to supervise yourself. What you worship is your own way, not for you to worship gods. Those bald donkeys in the monk temple next door, Even though they have made the Buddha statues shine with golden light, they have not achieved perfection. As for the scarecrow, you don’t have to worry about that, I have other uses."

Seeing the old Taoist say this, Zhang Jun thought about it and it seemed to make sense.

However, the gap between this Taoist temple and what he thought was really too big.

You must know that along the way, you have great expectations for your career as a Taoist priest.

Under the plum blossom tree, there is an incense burner, a book of scriptures, and a pot of fragrant tea, playing the harp, refining alchemy, reading and chanting sutras, traveling in the mountains and rivers in leisure time, refining alchemy and divination in busy time, drawing talismans and collecting herbs during the day, and lying in the stars at night.

Look at the four walls of the family in front of you.

It was so real that Zhang Jun even doubted whether his master was testing him.

"Master, are you sure we want to build a Taoist temple here?"

"Hey, you still don't believe it. Look, this is the planned religious land use certificate, this is the Taoist Association's authorization and approval certificate, this is the municipal approval certificate..."

Seeing that he didn't believe it, the old Taoist took out a pile of thick documents and placed them in front of Zhang Jun.

"Don't look at the dilapidation here, but with these certificates, we can build this Taoist temple however we want. Everything is ready and all we need is the east wind."

"Hmm... So I am Dongfeng?"

"Yes, your Taoist name is Dongfeng."

When Zhang Jun heard what the old man said, he almost flipped the table and left.

Seeing Zhang Jun's sad face, the old Taoist narrowed his eyes and said, "It's still too late for you to regret it. After all, we haven't had our apprenticeship tea yet."

Zhang Jun exhaled, picked up the tea on the table, and knelt on his knees: "Master, please bow to me, disciple."

Although he is not a big deal, he always keeps his word.

After this resurrection from the dead, he actually had a deep reflection on himself.

Therefore, when faced with the old Taoist inquiry, Zhang Jun bowed straight down without hesitation.

When it comes to building a Taoist temple, you have money anyway, so if you throw the money at it, you won’t be afraid that you won’t be able to build the Taoist temple you like.

Seeing Zhang Jun facing his own torture, not only did he not hesitate at all, but bowed down cleanly, the old Taoist also showed a rare look of relief on his face.

He took the tea and drank it in one gulp: "Okay, good disciple, from now on, you will be my second disciple, Taoist Miaozhen. Remember, our lineage comes from Ge Xuan, the Lingbao sect founded by Ge Xianweng. Also known as Ge Zao Zong and Ge Jiadao, our family's lineage has been broken three times before and after the inheritance. It is not as good as Longhu and Maoshan, but it has been blessed with great luck in the past generations. I will talk to you about this in the future. Go into details."

The old Taoist explained his basic skills to him, and today he officially started.

"In a few days, I will go to the Taoist Association to make a record for you. When you go out and meet people in the world, you will know how to declare your family status."

"Oh."

Hearing this, Zhang Jun suddenly remembered what happened today, but after thinking about it, he still didn't tell the old Taoist. He just mentioned another thing: "Master, next, I will contact the engineering team. Let's build the Taoist temple first?"

"Not urgent."

The old man waved his hand: "This place has been in ruins for so many years. It won't take more than a minute and a half. You have three things to do now."

"what?"

"The first thing is to dig out your living grave and burn it."

The old Taoist explained: "I changed your life, but in the end you are still a dead person. Destroy the living tomb as soon as possible to avoid long nights and nightmares."

After saying that, the old Taoist did not forget to remind Zhang Jun: "In addition, the immortal did not kill you and let you die young, so he used someone else's child to bury you as your substitute, and this substitute blocked the disaster for you. , it doesn’t matter whether it’s right or wrong, you owe others, remember this cause and effect, if you have the chance, you must find a way to end it, otherwise it will become a big trouble.”

Zhang Jun nodded and wrote down these words.

"The second thing is, before you came, I received the news that the Immortal is dead. After you destroyed the tomb of the living person, you immediately went to find their home. It won't take long for their home to be in trouble. You must save their home. , give their family another sum of money."

"Huh??" Zhang Jun blinked, almost suspecting that he heard wrongly: "Master, are you asking me to repay evil with kindness?"

"Fool, although the teachings of our Lingbao Sect are to help others do good deeds and achieve enlightenment, we will not do such stupid things. However, if we let it go and let their families suffer, it will become your cause and effect in the future, and even It will become your fate, and when the time comes, you will lose more because of the small things, and the gains will not be worth the losses."

Although Zhang Jun didn't agree with the old Taoist's words, since the master said it, he would naturally do it beautifully.

For this reason, the old Taoist took out three amulets and handed them to Zhang Jun, asking him to give them to the family members of the Immortal. If they refused to accept them or beat Zhang Jun out, don't be upset. Just try your best. After doing your best, he will be the best in the future. He must be given an explanation for this matter.

"The third thing is, remember the road to the inn I asked you to go to. There is a ringware shop, a longevity shop, and a wedding shop over there. There are three letters here. You can send them to their shopkeepers respectively. Pay attention to your etiquette, these three families are all seniors, don't act like a young master of yours."

The old Taoist took out three letters with the words "ring", "longevity" and "white" written on them respectively to prevent Zhang Jun from sending them by mistake.

"After completing the three things, you will come back, and then we will build the Taoist temple again."

"Ok."

Zhang Jun kept these three things in mind.

But he had no intention of leaving, and just blinked at the old man.

"Anything else?"

"Ahem, Master, I... don't have the power to restrain a chicken. Look, why don't you give me a few amulets, or how about you teach me some tricks temporarily?"

Hearing Zhang Jun's words, the old Taoist laughed angrily: "You are really a monkey, come here!"

The old Taoist signaled Zhang Jun to lower his head, raised his hand and patted the back of his head.

This made Zhang Jun look puzzled. He didn't know what this meant. Did he come to see the master at one in the morning? ?

Seeing Zhang Jun's confused expression, the old Taoist didn't explain: "Go ahead and slap yourself on the back of the head if you get in trouble. I'll help you to avoid trouble."

"Uh... well."

Zhang Jun rubbed his head. In fact, he wanted the old Taoist to teach him how to immobilize himself on the mountain that day. Unexpectedly, he failed to learn the skill and was slapped on the back of the head.

But since the old Taoist said so, Zhang Jun didn't want to ask any more questions. After thinking that it shouldn't be a big trouble, he turned around and went out.

Before leaving, Zhang Jun did not forget to give the explosives to Lao Dao for safekeeping.

After the old man knew it was explosives, he didn't ask any questions, reassured him, and stuffed the explosives into the Yuqing Scarecrow's belly.

"Om..."

The cool body and bright red paint attracted the attention of many villagers when Zhang Jun parked the car at the entrance of the village.

Zhang Jun got out of the car and saw a few idle men sitting at the door, and waved to them.

Several people were stunned for a moment, then stepped forward and asked Zhang Jun what he was doing.

"Brothers, the grave of an ancestor of my family is up there, and I'm going to move the grave out. I want to trouble some of the eldest brothers, and bring some guys up with me. Five thousand each."

When several idle men heard that there was such a good thing, and after confirming that Zhang Jun was not a tomb robber, they didn't ask any more questions. They picked up their hoes and shovels and followed Zhang Jun up the mountain.

The group of people walked up the mountain. It had only been a few days since they arrived. The path he and Lao Dao took last time was already submerged by weeds. Fortunately, Lao Dao tied ropes along the way to prevent Zhang Jun from wandering around in the mountains.

When he arrived at the place, Zhang Jun closed his eyes, felt for a while, pointed to the inconspicuous soil slope in front, and asked a few idle men to dig.

According to what Lao Dao said at the funeral home, the tomb is not deep, only about one meter.

These farm men all grew crops. With all their strength, they dug out something in half an hour.

A tombstone.

Written on it was Zhang Jun's name, date of birth and other information.

Zhang Jun immediately had this thing smashed by others, and the stones were thrown into the ditch nearby.

Digging further down, there was a small golden coffin, less than one meter long, and it looked exactly like the one he had seen before.
However, although it is a gold coffin, it is very light in weight. It is only a thin layer of gold plating, and the inside is actually still wood.

Zhang Jun collected some firewood and burned it to ashes on the spot.

Although a few idle men didn't understand what Zhang Jun was doing, they were not tomb robbers and they had money to take. They asked so many questions what they were doing. It would be much happier to just take the money in peace and quiet.

After handling this matter, Zhang Jun was ready to go to Xue Xianren, the home of Old Man Xue.

The address information of their home is particularly easy to find. Thanks to the help of Internet experts, Zhang Jun found Old Man Xue’s family background, home address, and even his daughter-in-law’s phone number with just one search.

It was a small village on the outskirts of the city, not too far from here. When Zhang Jun drove there, he saw that there were white couplets hanging on the gate, and he knew it was right.

Get off the car, close the door, and Zhang Jun walks to the door.

The door was half closed, but there was a commotion inside, and the cries of children and women could be heard from time to time.

Zhang Jun looked through the crack in the door and saw a group of people gathered around the yard, making a lot of noise. If you listen carefully, they seemed to be collecting debts.

It seems that Master is right, this family is really in trouble.

Thinking of his master's instructions, Zhang Jun sighed, his face suddenly turned cold, and he kicked the door open with a loud kick...

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