When he walked out of the room, it was already darker, and even the luster of the ginkgo leaves seemed to be dimmed. He found that in the Huaixue yard, he was stroking the ancient bell with his hands.

Zhou Li walked over.

Huai Xu immediately turned his head and looked at him alertly: "I won't sleep next to you!"

Zhou Li:??

He didn't say anything yet.

Huai Xu still stared at him vigilantly and said the reason seriously: "I used to say that I would sleep next to you, but you refused. Now I won't do it even if you want to sleep next to me. Discard this idea!"

Zhou Li:...

He pursed his lips and asked, "What are you looking at?"

"Look at this bell."

"What's good to look at?"

"Look at this pattern..."

Huai Xu pointed to a place to show him.

There are indeed some patterns on the ancient clock, but this is normal. Both clocks and tripods have a certain special status in traditional culture. Many clocks have some patterns for decoration, and some can engrave inscriptions. However, the place pointed to by Huaishu does not look like decorations or texts, because the decorations on the clocks and tripods are mostly symmetrical, while the pattern is lonely, more like a signature or a certain mark.

"Is there anything wrong?"

"You are told to study hard, don't you listen? You know how to strode cats, play with your phone, and fall in love every day." Huai Xu said, "If you read more books named Jiang, you will know that this is the Tianshi's thing."

"Is that true?"

"There is spiritual power on this bell, but it is hidden very deeply." Huai Xu said and glanced at him with his eyes slanted, "You can't feel it, right? Of course you can't feel it! This is normal. If it weren't for me, no one would feel it!"

"Where is the Ming Gong?"

"...I'll talk to you well, don't always argue with me!" Huai Xu said dissatisfied.

"sorry."

"whispering sound!"

"So this Taoist temple has had a Tianshi master before? And it's the kind that is relatively powerful?" Zhou Li asked humbly.

"Yes."

"That's how..."

But this doesn't mean anything.

Because it was not a strange thing for ancient celestial masters to join religion, and it was mainly Taoism, especially the Orthodox Sect. The celestial masters still had the need to practice meditation. Of course, many people served the country and sought power and profit. However, for this small number of celestial masters who wanted to practice meditation, joining religion became a good choice. In some dynasties, people outside the country could be exempted from taxes and service, and even transcend the law during some periods.

The Taoist Chunshan chose to retire to Taoism in his later years. In his era, this should have been a trend-catching practice.

Zhou Li began to wander around the viewing.

Two dogs chased and fought in the night, which is a very common sight in the countryside. In addition, Zhou Li also found many traces of small animals in the yard, and they all got along in harmony.

The Taoist temple is really not small.

Compared with the beginning and end of the Hongguan, this is a relatively pure Taoist temple. It not only occupies a larger area, but also has a common layout of Taoist temples. Several temples worship different Taoist gods. Although many have been disrepaired for a long time, they can be cleaned up.

As he walked around, he walked outside the kitchen.

This is a small house in the backyard, and it starts to feel a little cool at night, so the fire in the room looks particularly warm.

Brother Nan and Master Xuanqing were busy inside. Through the dark window, they could see their beating shadows, and Zhou Li could hear their voices. Every time he had to be amazed at Brother Nan's ability to make friends - it seemed that no matter who he met, she could get along with others in a very short time, just like now.

"How many years have this Taoist temple been?"

"It is said that it has been thousands of years." Master Xuanqing said, "But I heard from my master, I don't know if he is bragging."

"So big, tsk, I must have been brilliant before."

"It is said that there were many people here in ancient times, and there was a town not far away, so the incense here was pretty good. But later in the war, the town was burned out, and people ran away, and gradually disappeared." Master Xuanqing said, "Because this place is remote, I was lucky to escape during the war. Later, because it was remote, no one came here, so it was almost abandoned... It seems that there were still many Taoist priests a few decades ago. At that time, many of them went to join the army and never came back."

"I think it's just renovated."

"The master practiced it a few days ago." said Master Xuanqing, "He was worried that there would be no successor, so he wanted to renovate the Taoist temple to see if he could recruit successors, so he took out all his life savings. While his health was better than now, he bought the materials to practice it bit by bit by bit. It took nearly a year."

"Have you recruited?"

"I don't know if it's the recruitment."

"Oh it's you! Are there many people coming here usually?"

“Seldom very few.”

"Then you are living your daily life..."

"We grow vegetables and raise our own poultry and livestock. We can almost support ourselves. Every autumn, there will be a group of photography enthusiasts who come to film the scene. They stay here for one night, and they are more generous. Also, this ginkgo tree is born for too long. According to the customs of this place, many people come to worship it for "guarantee", which means it can help people with disasters. Generally speaking, they will also give a small red envelope to the temple." Master Xuanqing may have not spoken here for too long. At first, she still maintained a calm and even a little cold tone. She couldn't stand Brother Nan's hot temperament. She had been melted. "Oh, I occasionally do live broadcasts online, open a beauty, and can make some money and supplement the temple."

"Then you have worked really hard."

"fine."

"When did you start to practice Taoism?" Brother Nan asked, "I seem to have seen a retired girl on the Internet."

"Is that the Zhongnan Mountain?" Master Xuanqing asked with a smile.

"You know, too?"

"I know." Master Xuanqing smiled and lowered his head and said, "I was because of my family when I was a child. Later, my parents died. I was ignorant at that time and felt that it was meaningless to live, but I didn't dare to die, so I wanted to become a monk. But I didn't have a diploma, and no one accepted me when I went to other temples. I came here by chance."

"By mistake..."

Brother Nan remembered that when Zhou Li explained to the old master just now, he also used the word "by accident" and couldn't help but laugh.

Master Xuanqing also laughed and continued, "I regretted it many times at the beginning. Later, after staying for a long time, I gradually got used to it. Later, I fell in love with such a life..."

"Then why didn't you leave at the beginning?"

"If I leave, only Master will be the only one, and this Taoist temple will fall."

"I see."

Master Xuanqing felt a little sarcastic and did not hide it at all, but after hearing her true situation, Brother Nan did not think that she was not a sincere person. Instead, he felt that she was straightforward and had a feeling that she had already seen it and didn't care.

"How old is the old master?"

“82.”

"You answered so quickly. I have to think about my mother's age before I can answer it."

"I went to the hospital a few days ago and it said it was."

"Ha ha ha ha……"

At this time, Brother Nan suddenly found Zhou Li standing outside. She was stunned for a moment, turned her head and blinked her eyes and asked, "Why are you standing here? Are you eavesdropping on our speech?"

Zhou Li immediately walked forward in embarrassment: "I'll see if there is anything I need my help."

"No...you can burn the fire, sit down first."

"good."

So Zhou Li sat in front of the stove and the familiar feeling came back all of a sudden.

Brother Nan continued to ask, "Will you take over the Taoist temple in the future?"

Master Xuanqing was silent and did not answer immediately.

Zhou Li quietly glanced at Master Xuanqing's expression. If the old master passed away and Master Xuanqing took over the Taoist temple, she would be the only one here. Obviously, this would be a bit difficult for a girl.

This place is really remote.

She is not Zheng Zhilan either.

Seeing this, Brother Nan immediately planned to skip this topic, but before she could speak, Master Xuanqing spoke.

"My master has asked me about this question many times, but I don't want to stay here for the rest of my life." Master Xuanqing said, "I think I may come back or not."

"Normal, everyone should have their own life."

"Um."

"Do you usually learn Taoism every day? Apart from working."

"It's not all." Master Xuanqing smiled, "Taoism is very casual. The master taught me the most erhu and pipa. It is said that this is the ancestral skills we have. I also play the erhu or pipa live broadcast online. The master plays it very well. Secondly, there are some principles of being a human being, and then the Taoism."

"Zhou Li, it's a fire."

Fire means to create fire.

Because there were guests, Master Xuanqing brought the bacon to cook. This was the only meaty dish, and it was all vegetarian dishes.

Very light, but the taste is pretty good.

Winter melon has the flavor of winter melon.

Tomatoes have tomato flavor.

These are all very high reviews.

Zhou Li’s favorite dish is a plate of 'corn', which he had eaten before. At that time, Brother Nan said that this was the dish used to feed pigs in their hometown, and people only ate it occasionally, but for some reason, this dish is very suitable for his taste.
To be continued...