Chapter 259: The Way to Juxian Mansion
"Fellow Daoist Lin, Fellow Daoist Liu, it turns out to be you." Taoist Master Qingxuan came over with a big laugh. "I thought it was another group of Taoist friends that Guanxing Palace had invited to discuss Dao with us."
"I have heard something." Lin Jue asked curiously, "What did the Guanxing Palace want to discuss with you?"
"It's nothing more than some Taoist commentaries, the world of Shinto, right and wrong, etiquette, right and wrong, alas, there's nothing much to say." Taoist Qingxuan said, and then turned to the young Taoist priest beside him and said, "Junior brother, go and invite Junior Sister Jiang out as well, and tell them that the Taoist friends from Fuqiu Temple are here to visit. Oh, yes, we'll wait for her in the teahouse in the backyard."
After saying that, he made a gesture of invitation to the three people and the fox, and took them to the tea room in the backyard.
Not long after, Taoist Priest Jiang also arrived.
Lin Jue still remembers that her real name is Jiang Zhaoren. She has a very close relationship with Lord Yili, so she changed her name to Jiang Ning. Now she is practicing in Xuantian Temple in Qiyun Mountain.
Seeing her again at this time, her appearance had hardly changed. Her skin was as white as if she had put on a lot of makeup. When the midday sun shone on her, she seemed to be glowing. The smoke from the teahouse made her look hazy. For a moment, I couldn't tell whether I was in a dream or in reality. Her expression was still calm, even when she met an old friend.
"Friend Lin, Friend Liu, we meet again."
"Yeah, long time no see."
"I heard that Taoist Master Yunhe passed away."
"Life and death are predetermined, and prosperity and decline are measured. My master has long since let go of this. He is not the kind of person who likes to criticize others."
"I'll make tea for you."
Taoist Master Jiang did not exchange pleasantries. He just sat down cross-legged, took out many tea sets and tea leaves, and apparently handed the task of speaking to Taoist Master Qingxuan.
"The two masters who were said to have eliminated the Alligator Dragon King in Runze County are you two Taoist friends, right?" Taoist Qingxuan said.
"How did you know, brother?"
"The deeds of the two Taoist friends are widely known. Who else could it be, a man and a woman, with a white fox? As soon as I heard it, I knew it must be the three Taoist friends." Taoist Qingxuan was surprised, "But I didn't expect that in just a few years, the three Taoist friends could actually get rid of a demon king."
The fox beside him listened and felt a little proud.
Lin Jue laughed and said, "What kind of demon king is the Alligator Dragon King?"
"Eh! Although he is not a demon like the Corpse Tiger King who has achieved enlightenment, he is also a great demon that commands a region." Taoist Qingxuan said, "How many Taoists who practice spiritual arts in the world today have this ability?"
After saying that, he turned to look at Taoist Jiang Ning:
"Junior Sister Jiang, do you think the fellow Taoists on Mount Yu on the other side of the capital have this ability?"
"It's definitely not possible to fight alone, but we can go with more people, and take the ancient magic tools in the temple, which can also be done." Taoist Jiang lowered his head to take out the tea leaves, put them into the tea grinder, and concentrated on grinding them back and forth without raising his head, but answered truthfully, "It's just that they don't have the heart and courage to do so."
Taoist Qingxuan felt a little embarrassed.
Originally, he wanted Junior Sister Jiang to agree with him and say that none of the Taoists on Yushan Mountain had this ability, so that he could brag about his old friend. However, he did not expect that Junior Sister Jiang would not be amused.
"We also used some strategies, and with the help of Mr. Luo and many good men around us, otherwise we wouldn't have been able to do this." Lin Jue said truthfully.
"Oh? A plan? Lord Luo?"
"Is such that……"
Lin Jue was in a very relaxed mood at this time, so he stroked the fur of the fox beside him and briefly told them what happened.
"So that's how it is! So you have such a brilliant plan! I admire you so much!" Taoist Qingxuan was amazed, and then looked at the monk Luo next to him, "This Luo Gong beside you has such a great ability, and he can call so many heroes together at once, could he be the Luo Monk who used to be the county lieutenant of Changning County in the capital?"
"it's me."
Luo Seng was very decisive and took off the cloth covering his face.
"It's really Master Luo! It's fate that you two Taoist friends can meet Master Luo. It's destined that the Alligator King has to suffer this disaster!" Taoist Qingxuan was still surprised.
"The Alligator King has been causing chaos here for so long. Is there no one or any god in the entire capital city to take care of him?" Lin Jue asked.
"Fellow Daoist, you don't know. This matter is complicated. Some people are unwilling to intervene, and some cannot intervene. For example, we are willing to use the Alligator Dragon King to increase the power of our Emperor and God. But what can we do? The fact that we can come here is the result of many battles between heaven and earth. We can only establish a solid foundation in the capital." Taoist Qingxuan said, but he didn't say much. Instead, he changed the subject. "But then again, although the Alligator Dragon King is a big demon king, he usually makes trouble once every ten years, and he does it in secret. If we talk about the harm, alas, it is actually small."
"Um……"
Lin Jue nodded without asking any more questions.
At this time, Taoist Master Jiang next to him had already started to make tea. The green tea powder, when it came into contact with the boiling spring water, immediately gave off the fragrance of tea, which blended with the fragrance of the green smoke in the temple. The light slanting in from the window behind him was full of water vapor and smoke.
I think this is good tea.
I guess there aren't many customers who would let her grind, sift and boil tea herself.
But when Lin Jue got to this point, he suddenly realized something was wrong——
Back then on Fuqiu Peak, when Taoist Qingxuan, Taoist Jiang and Junior Brother Ma came to the mountain to visit and say goodbye, it was the Third Senior Brother who said the most that he would visit them in the capital in the future. But at this time, they were not surprised or puzzled as to why only the two of them came, and the Third Senior Brother did not come.
"Originally, the two of us and my third senior brother were supposed to come to the capital together, but we accidentally got separated from him on the way, because we had agreed to come..."
Before Lin Jue could even finish his question, "I would like to ask, has my third senior brother been here?", he saw Taoist Jiang glance at Taoist Qingxuan, who then patted his head. Lin Jue immediately stopped talking and looked at him seriously.
Then Taoist Qingxuan patted his head and said:
"Look at me. I don't know if I've been too busy lately, or if I was too happy to see you two fellow Taoists, I actually forgot about this matter!"
Lin Jue cast a glance at his junior sister.
The junior sister also looked at him almost at the same time.
They both realized one thing—
Third brother has already been here.
"Daoist Miaolin has indeed visited you. He also told you that he accidentally got separated from you. He also said that he went to a Taoist temple outside the city, and inferred that you should not have come here yet." Taoist Qingxuan said, "Daoist Miaolin specifically told me that before telling you, I must first ask you if you have been looking for him. If you have been delayed in coming to the capital because of looking for him, I will tell you that he is fine. If you just went to play somewhere else, I will not tell you anything, so that you will not worry about him." "It is something he could do."
Lin Jue nodded, and his expression calmed down when he knew that his third senior brother was fine.
He was no longer worried, and understood why Taoist Jiang had looked at Taoist Qingxuan just now. He probably wanted to see whether Taoist Qingxuan would do as his third senior brother had instructed.
"When was that?" asked the junior sister.
"About three months ago."
"Three months ago..." The little sister thought for a moment. At that time, she and her senior brother were on their way to the Western Regions to chase the rat monster. Then she quickly asked, "Where is the third senior brother now?"
"I don't even know."
"Did he tell me about the night we parted?"
"No details."
Taoist Qingxuan couldn't help but shook his head:
"But at the time he said that a female ghost was chasing him, and it seemed a bit urgent. He only stayed with us for one night and left the next day. We wanted to keep him for a few more days but failed. And he also said that he would come to the capital to look for you in the future."
"Ghost girl..."
The little sister couldn't help but look at the little brother——
Third Brother is not very good at dealing with ghosts...
The younger brother had a calm expression on his face.
The junior sister also calmed down.
If I think about it carefully, it is not difficult to hear from Brother Qingxuan's words that Third Senior Brother should be fine. As long as I am in the capital, I will see him again one day.
"What do you want in your tea?"
"Prunes and sugar, that is."
"Um……"
The tea leaves are fragrant and I pour out a few cups one by one.
The first cup of tea, held by Master Jiang with both hands, was handed to Lin Jue first, followed by the junior sister, the fox, and the monk Luo. It was obvious that she didn't care about people and monsters, children and adults, but only cared about closeness and distance.
"Thank you."
Lin Jue took it and took a sniff. He could smell the rich and refreshing tea fragrance because it contained tea powder and a hint of green plum fragrance. He took a sip and it also had the sour and sweet tea flavor.
After that, we just chatted and reminisced about the past.
After reminiscing about the past, they talked about the capital and Juxian Mansion.
Taoist Qingxuan said to them:
"I wonder if Mr. Luo has told my friends that the monks in the capital were originally divided into three factions:
"The first is the Guanxing Palace, which is the ancestral home of the talisman school in the world. It is not as famous as our four famous mountains, but its status is even higher than the four famous mountains. The main offering is Tianweng, and it has the support of the court and the capital. In this dynasty, all the Taoists, whether they are from the talisman school, the spiritual school, or the alchemy school, all the golden certificates issued by them are issued by the Guanxing Palace. All newly built orthodox Taoist temples also need their approval.
“The second is the Juxian Mansion, which is where the court collects extraordinary people, and there are different people in each dynasty.
"The third is Yushan, which is about 20 to 30 miles away from the capital. There is a Yushan Baiqing Palace on it. Immortals used to live there and practiced spiritual arts. It is probably similar to the Taoist temple on Yishan.
"There are actually some hermits and monsters in the 100-mile-long Fengshan Mountain, but most of them don't care about worldly affairs, and they don't even interact with each other. I'm afraid that the change of dynasties won't affect them. Plus, there are so few of them, so no one counts them."
Lin Jue nodded and asked him, "From Brother Qingxuan's perspective, what do you think of the Juxian Mansion today?"
"The Juxian Mansion of this dynasty has never been as powerful as when the You Dynasty was first established, and it did not dare to fight against the gods and demons, but it was not as decadent as the previous dynasty, and could only perform some tricks for the emperor. However, now, the Juxian Mansion is just like the court and the army..."
Taoist Qingxuan thought for a while before speaking, but at the end, he just smiled and didn't finish, and then continued:
"However, even though there are many frauds in the Juxian Mansion, there are still many people with real abilities. Even though there are many people who deceive the world and steal reputations, there are also people who really want to eliminate monsters and harm for the people. Junior Sister Jiang and I have always respected such people. I think Lord Luo also knows this."
Luo Seng stood by silently and just nodded.
"Does Brother Lin want to go to the Juxian Mansion?" asked Taoist Qingxuan.
"I heard that there are many ancient books and documents left over from the time of Prime Minister Dayu hidden in the Juxian Mansion. I want to take a look." Lin Jue said truthfully, "Maybe it will give me some inspiration."
"That's true, and it's indeed the reason why many famous cultivators go to Juxian Mansion." Taoist Qingxuan nodded and said, "It's just that we are not very clear about these spiritual methods and magic matters."
"Thank you, Brother Dao."
Lin Jue thanked him.
When Daoist Master Jiang on the other side heard this, he spoke:
"We have been here for several years and have had some dealings with the Juxian Mansion. Although the Juxian Mansion is nominally only responsible for the emperor's worries, in reality most of the matters are handled by the Ministry of Rites. The court is now extremely corrupt. If you want to enter the Juxian Mansion, even if you find someone from the Juxian Mansion or report the name of the Fuqiu Temple in Yishan, you will probably have to pay some money and do some secret things.
“If you really want to come in, I can write a letter of introduction for you in my personal name.
"With the letter, you will definitely be able to enter the Juxian Mansion."
Lin Jue thought about it for a moment and agreed:
"Thank you very much."
"Since we are old friends, there is no need to be polite." Daoist Jiang said, "Besides, Daoist Brother Qingxuan and I were saved once by you and your fox."
As he spoke, he lowered his head and poured him more tea.
(End of this chapter)
