One thought of Acacia, one thought of perseverance

Chapter 63

Early the next morning, after Rong Chenzi finished washing, he took nine disciples of the Qing generation to go to Lijiaji. The rest of the Taoist boys were incompetent, so they moved to Anguo Temple next to Lingxia Town with more than a hundred townspeople. .Although Lin Qianhu who came to pass on the message had some criticisms, but because of Zhuang Shaoqin's face, he dared not disobey it.Zhuang Shaoqin was also in a dilemma, even though he was a national teacher, it was hard to disobey the holy will after all.

He played both soft and hard ways, and Lin Qianhu finally agreed to delay for three days. After three days, he set fire to the village like a snake.

Rong Chenzi picked He Mu from the couch, she was lazy in the first place, and she was still sleeping at this time.The rest of Daozong had already packed their bags and set off for Changgang. If it was normal, Rong Chenzi would just take a few steamed buns to eat on the way, which would be considered breakfast.But at the moment there are river mussels, but it is not ambiguous.She is a foodie, she has a big appetite and eats slowly.Although Rong Chenzi was impatient, she couldn't bear to urge her - if she wasn't with him, why should she run around?
The master didn't express his position, so the disciples naturally had to wait.Qingxuan, Qingsu, Qingyun, Qingzhen, Qingling and other nine little Taoist priests packed up neatly and lined up in a long row, waiting for her to eat and set off.She slowly planed the porridge, and finally the Three-Eyed Snake caught two more fish. Qing Yun made a pot of fish soup with rice, and it took her an hour to eat half of the pot before she was full.

A group of 12 people plus a snake went straight to Lijiaji.

The Li family is poor, really poor.The road is narrow, the entrance is sandwiched between Changgang Mountain and Lingxia Town, the narrowest place is less than half a foot, and there is a cliff on the right hand side, making people tremble with fear.Fortunately, Rong Chenzi and his party had steady feet, and apart from being covered in mud and grass seeds, there was no danger.Not to mention the three-eyed snake—it has a body, let alone a path, even if there is only a hole, it can pass through it.After passing the narrow path and going down the mountain along the winding path, you can vaguely see a village surrounded by brocade bamboos.

It's cold in winter, dark clouds cover the sun, and the light is dim.However, seeing this Lijiaji is like entering another world - full of smoke and dust, only a piece of sandy yellow, and even the sky has a bronze color.The wind blows the bamboo leaves, and the sound is bleak.The entire Li Family Collection didn't hear a single bird song, not a single living person, it was as silent as a dead city.Rong Chenzi walked in front, and Ye Tian followed closely. Although his face was calm as usual, he drew his sword and held it in his hand.People only unconsciously think of protecting themselves when they are afraid.On the contrary, the big river mussel followed carelessly, looking around from time to time, looking very curious.

Bamboo groves now only have bare bamboo stalks, and the withered and yellow bamboo leaves are spread all over the ground.Walking down the path, there is a grotto next to it, and there are scattered stone bars piled inside.When Rong Chenzi stepped on it, there was a sudden gust of wind, and dead leaves rushed towards him. He raised his sword to meet him, but there was nothing but fallen leaves in the wind.He hit the air with his sword, but saw a black shadow flashing in the crevice of the stone, and a thin snake rushed straight at Ye Tian!
Ye Tian's palms were full of sweat, she held up her sword to block, the black shadow was cut off in the middle, blood spilled all over her face, but the snake head didn't stop, it opened its mouth and went straight to her face.The snake head with red flowers on a black background and two rows of sharp fangs made Ye Tian feel a little soft.She returned the sword to protect it, and Rong Chenzi rushed to save him, but before he got close, the snake's head was already frozen in mid-air, not far or near, facing the tip of Ye Tian's nose.

Ye Tian's eyes widened in horror, and she didn't dare to move. The clam slender hand pointed slightly, the ferocious snake's head seemed to be wrapped in a layer of clear water, the water ripples were slightly stirred, but it didn't seem so violent, but the whole snake's head melted into the water, and the water polo slapped It fell to the ground with a bang and soaked into the soil.Ye Tian was furious and furious: "You bastard, can't you make a move sooner?!"

He Mu smiled behind her: "Ge Laozi, didn't he not bite you?"

Ye Tian wanted to say more, Rong Chenzi coughed lightly: "Okay, be more careful." Ye Tian turned his face away and ignored him: "You just face her!" He Mu jumped to Rong Chenzi's side and rubbed affectionately He, Rong Chenzi, patted her on the head slightly reprimanding, starting with a heavy hand, but dropping it very lightly: "Don't be naughty."

When I went down to the mountainside, I saw a family with a bamboo fence outside the cabin, and many orange trees were planted in the yard. On the trees, golden oranges swayed among the green leaves, like small lanterns.Where did He Mu see this, she immediately jumped to Rong Chenzi's side: "Zhi Guan, I want to eat oranges!"

"It's oranges." Rong Chenzi wanted to go to the small wooden house to have a look, so he should come down, "I'll see if there are any owners in the house, and I'll buy some for you."

He Mu was happy now, she was rude, she stretched out her hand to push the small bamboo door outside the fence, Rong Chenzi quickly grabbed her: "Be careful, I'll go in first, in case there are snakes inside, it's easy to deal with..."

He Mu interrupted him: "Little San'er, go!"

The three-eyed snake swam over from behind the little Taoist priest, somewhat reluctantly, but did not dare to disobey the mussel's order, so it had to swim in lightly to beat the thunder.Then it just swam to the door, when suddenly someone opened the door and came out. Seeing such a thing with green ink stripes, it almost gave up its breath in fright.

Rong Chenzi hurriedly caught her, only to find that she was a young daughter-in-law in a flowered padded jacket, in her twenties, she was pretty, but she was dressed too plainly, with several patches on her clothes.Seeing that she was lying in the arms of a monk, she screamed again, but fortunately Ye Tian took two steps forward to support her.

Ye Tian has a dignified image and looks like a trustworthy Taoist nun.Just now the little daughter-in-law was relieved, she patted her chest and said, "I'm scared to death, who are you?" She looked at Rong Chenzi again, her face flushed, and she suddenly remembered: "Could it be the Taoist priest Rong Chenzi?" ?"

Lijiaji is a poor place, even Mr. Yin and Yang can't be hired very much, and the Taoists who often come here are too dusty.Rong Chenzi nodded just now, but before he could speak, the young daughter-in-law had already changed her attitude: "Hey, that's really rude." She wiped her hands with the hem of her clothes, then secretly looked at Rong Chenzi, although Rong Chenzi Come here from time to time, but after all there is a difference between the inside and the outside, so she only took a few glances through the bamboo curtain. At this time, she was unobstructed, and she felt that she was dignified and majestic, "Master Dao, please come inside, please come inside!"

Rong Chenzi also happened to have something to ask, so he didn't hesitate.A group of people entered the house, and the young daughter-in-law hurried to the back room to invite her father-in-law, but He Mu got impatient: "Zhi Guan, Cheng Zi!"

Rong Chenzi smiled wryly, lifted the bamboo curtain in the back room, and saw an old man in his seventies coming out with a cane, white eyebrows and white beard, clear eyes, and a kind appearance: "Zhi Guan!" Seeing Rong Chenzi, he suddenly Getting excited, she stepped forward to hold his hand and was about to kneel down, "Zhi Guan, you have to save us!"

Rong Chenzi hurriedly supported him, with an obligatory look in his words: "Don't worry, Mr. Xu. It is the duty of a cultivator to eliminate demons and defend the Tao. But the poor Taoist still has some things I want to ask Mr. Xu." This old man called Mr. Xu Nodding again and again: "It is worthwhile to be able to help Zhiguan. I have lived this old life. The old man has lived enough, but the dolls and girls in the village are still so young."

Rong Chenzi asked the first question very seriously, so that Qingxuan and Qingsu's faces turned red: "Old Xu...can you sell the oranges in your yard to the poor..."

Needless to say, the mussels naturally ate the biggest and reddest oranges.Mr. Xu asked his little daughter-in-law to find an escalator, picked up those big oranges with thin skins and juicy, and picked a bagful for her viciously.He Mu's affection for the old man and the young daughter-in-law immediately increased greatly: "Oh, Xiao Xu, you are so kind, and your oranges are also good. I will come to your house to eat oranges next year."

Rong Chenzi frowned when he heard that: "Why do you address people? It's rude! It's called Uncle Xu!"

Qingxuan was peeling oranges for the clam, and the clam had already eaten two juicy oranges until his mouth was golden, and he said vaguely: "Then he can't afford it!"

Mr. Xu didn't care too much, and smiled kindly with some bitterness: "If there are still people alive in the little old man's family next year, the little old man will definitely order them to leave all the oranges to the girl, and no one else will be allowed to touch any of them."

The oranges were big and sweet, and He Mu immediately made up his mind: "Your family is all alive, and no one is allowed to die. Next year, I will come and eat oranges!"

The little daughter-in-law in a flowered jacket brought in several bowls of sweet tea and gave each of them a bowl. When she saw the three-eyed snake looking around, she was still a little scared and avoided it from a distance.On the contrary, Mr. Xu has lived for a long time, has seen more, and is familiar with Rong Chenzi, so he is not afraid.Hearing He Mu's words, he was smiling, but tears were shining in his eyes: "It's a pity that two people in my family are about to die."

As soon as he said this, Rong Chenzi's face changed, and he immediately reprimanded: "Mr. Xu! You should bring up such an important matter first, so how can you afford the delay?" He strode towards the back room, "Where is the person... ..." Before the words were finished, he had already seen it.There are only two bedrooms in Xu's old home. On the bed are his scrawny son and eight-year-old grandson.

Rong Chenzi stepped to the side of the couch in three steps and two steps, and stretched out his hand to check his pulse.He was extremely focused on taking his pulse, He Mu jumped in front of him with a peeled orange, and fed him a piece: "Their oranges are delicious, Zhiguan, you can cure them."

Rong Chenzi frowned tightly, the faces of the two people on the bed were like gold paper, their eyes were filled with anger: "It's an evil thing absorbing their yang energy, it's not like what a singing snake did." His face was serious, but the mussel didn't care so much , she cared more about the condition of the two than the old man of the Xu family: "Can it be cured?"

Rong Chenzi's voice was low and low: "Evils can be driven away by themselves, but these two people's vitality is almost exhausted, it seems that they are dying, I'm afraid..."

When Mr. Xu heard this, although his eyes were full of sadness, he was not very surprised: "This is also destiny. I never thought that an old man like me who has done good deeds all his life, would ask a white-haired man to give a black-haired man..." Wiping his eyes with his sleeves, he bowed down to Rong Chenzi again, so panicked that Rong Chenzi quickly helped him up, his voice choked up, "Zhiguan, if the old man's children and grandchildren die, he will only have this daughter-in-law, Yinling is a good boy, Please save her, old man."

Before Rong Chenzi could answer, the mussel had already leaned over: "Is it possible to replenish the energy so that they don't have to die?"

She reached out to touch the child, Rong Chenzi nodded: "Yes, but the human spirit is very precious, I'm afraid..."

Before he finished speaking, the mussels had already moved in front of him. She ate an orange and answered casually: "Zhiguan, the essence you gave to others before, they can't use up. I'll give them some, and they should be able to live." ?”

She stared at her round eyes, innocent and pure to the extreme, almost made the respected Rong Chenzi feel ashamed.The nine little Taoist priests almost burst out laughing, but they still dare not show it.All the sweet tea in Ye Tian's mouth sprayed onto the wall.Rong Chenzi cleared his cough and lowered his voice: "How do the things that have already entered your... body turn around?"

The mussel fed him another orange, and patted its shell that no longer existed: "It's all turned into clear water and stored. My body can't digest that much for a while."

Rong Chenzi coughed twice, turned his face sideways, with a suspicious blush on his face: "Well, then you can give it to them."

He Mu was eating oranges, lying down on the couch, Ruyu's index finger rested on the left side of the bed, the child's forehead.I didn't see how to push it, I saw that the index finger gradually dripped a drop of water, and the water quickly soaked into the child's forehead, but in the blink of an eye, the child who was originally angry and gossamer gradually changed color.

Rong Chenzi is a high Taoist, Yuanyang is pure, and what he gave to the mussel was not sloppy at all.Coupled with the reincarnation of the righteous god, its essence can be called a treasure.Such a small drop is more than enough to nourish an ordinary person. If he has enough celestial roots, it can even connect yin and yang and correct the way.The clam was about to climb onto Xu Tiezhu, Xu Tiezhu's son on the right side of the couch again, but Rong Chenzi held her in his arms, but she couldn't crawl over, so she pouted and dripped a drop on his forehead from a distance.

Xu Tiezhu's complexion also turned rosy in an instant. Old Master Xu was so excited that he was about to kneel down. Rong Chenzi supported him, and He Mu was also very happy: "You are all alive, next year I will come to eat oranges."

Xu Lao was trembling all over, and shouted repeatedly: "Yinling, go find the oranges on the tree and beat them down, let Xiangu eat them well!"

Looking at the golden oranges outside, Ye Tian was terrified: "You bitch, you can carry them yourself!!"

(End of this chapter)