Chapter 422 Returning to Beijing
There is a teahouse on the left, which is full of tea drinkers. An old gentleman inside is talking about the Northeast affairs that have been widely discussed in Beijing in recent days.
"It is said that outside the Mo Du Mountain, there are four cities, namely Ziyun, Jiguang, Boyu and Letian counties. On that night, Ziyun and Jiguang encountered the most monsters, but they never thought that the Queen Mother of the East happened to meet two real masters, Lin Zhenren and Fan Tianshi! Among the four places that night, Ziyun had the most monsters, but it was the first to get rid of them. Why did it go to help other places? It is because Lin Zhenren has the highest ability..."
The storyteller slammed the table, startling a Taoist priest who was passing by the door.
Everyone couldn't help but cast their eyes over again and again.
Especially the seventh senior brother and the younger junior sister.
The fox and the raccoon also followed and tilted their heads as they walked.
There was another tavern on the right, where many of the people sitting were drunks, still discussing the matter, talking excitedly:
"It is said that on that day, in addition to Master Lin and his junior sister fighting against the enemy in Ziyun, he also invited all his fellow disciples from Huizhou! That was truly a gathering of eighteen gods!"
"Where is Huizhou?"
"Southeast! It's thousands of miles away! Even if the immortals didn't come here riding the wind, they must have come here riding on clouds!"
"yes……"
The third brother was delighted to hear this.
He turned his gaze to another table:
"I heard that among the eighteen gods, there is one who is handsome and elegant, like a real martial god who has descended to earth, and there is another one with white hair and a youthful face, who is a medical immortal. With a wave of his hand, the dead can stand up, unless it is against the harmony of heaven!"
“So amazing?”
"That's right! Can Master Lin's senior brother be an ordinary Taoist?"
The third senior brother was still cheerful. He turned his head and looked specifically at the fifth senior brother behind him.
"The Taoist priest of Zhenjian Palace is also very impressive. It is said that Taoist priest Bai is about to become an immortal. If you want to go to Zhenjian Palace to burn incense, even if it doesn't cost much, you still have to wait in line for half a day..."
"I heard that Master Lin has a fox fairy under his command. You could see it on the street before. It was very small, but when it encountered a monster, it suddenly transformed into a size bigger than a house. The fox fairy swallowed all the ghosts, monsters, tigers, leopards, wolves, and goblins into its stomach with just one suck..."
"I heard that Master Nantian..."
"Why hasn't Master Lin returned to Beijing yet?"
The fox kept taking small, swift steps, but turned his head towards that direction with a serious face, listening to the people of the capital city praising him.
The fox had already passed, but its ears were turned back.
Several Taoists looked down at it.
After noticing the gazes above, it looked up, then retracted its gaze, pretending to be uninterested, and continued walking forward with an expressionless face and without looking around.
"The capital city is so lively!"
The seventh senior brother was holding the youngest junior sister's new apprentice, walking beside Lin Jue, and said with emotion.
"It won't be lively for long. I've been to the north, where the people are fierce and there are bandits everywhere. The northern military town is in constant confrontation with Dazu, and they also have to fight against demons and ghosts. In terms of combat power, it is not the same as the imperial guards guarding the capital or even the army in the south. In addition, there have always been natural disasters of varying sizes in the north in recent years, and the harvests have been poor, so the docile people have become jackals." The third brother glanced at him, "I think you should concentrate on your cultivation, so that you can still see the prosperity of the next dynasty."
"Brother, I'm going to give this to you as well."
"Huh? My wings have really become stronger after coming down the mountain..."
"I, the Taoist priest, have left the mountain and am no longer a disciple of Fuqiu Temple." Senior Brother Seven said in the tone of Senior Brother Three.
"It's really chilling." The third brother shook his head. "Thinking back when you first came to the mountain, you were still a thirteen-year-old kid. I took you up the mountain to chop wood and catch fish. One time, you got lost in the mountain and couldn't come back late at night. You cried on the mountain, and it was I who carried a torch up the mountain..."
"Brother, it's fourteen years old." The seventh brother said, "And the reason why I got lost is because after you took me up the mountain, you got drunk and fell asleep in the grass. I couldn't find you, and when you woke up, you patted your butt and went down the mountain by yourself."
"forgotten……"
The third brother remained expressionless.
"This is not the most prosperous place." Lin Jue said, pointing forward, "Walk along this street to the end and turn right, and you will reach the Spring Breeze Street in the capital. The whole street is full of brothels. Almost all the women in Dajiang who are best at playing the piano, chess, calligraphy, and painting, and reciting poems and couplets, are there. In the evening, the wind passing by is full of the smell of powder. Interestingly, in the last years of the imperial court, brothels became more and more prosperous."
"Then I have to go shopping!" asked the seventh brother, "Which one is the best?"
"Then I don't know." Lin Jue said, "I only know that some sell their bodies but not their skills, some sell their skills but not their bodies, and I even heard that some are goblins and ghosts."
"Brother, I am just going there to gain some experience!"
"Brother, there is no need to rush to study. There is still plenty of time."
"Too……"
While we were chatting, I suddenly felt that the street was a little quieter, and there was a bit of unusual noise.
When he turned around, he realized that it was the teahouses and taverns in front and behind him, or the tea shops and snack stalls on the street, and even the pedestrians and vendors on the street, that had seen Lin Jue and the magical white fox walking beside him.
Especially the white fox, it looked unusual at first glance.
“It’s the fox fairy from Master Lin’s family!”
"It's Master Lin! I've seen Master Lin before. Master Lin once came to my house to buy porridge!"
"And the two stone horses..."
"Hey! There's also a green jade divine horse!"
“That’s Master Lin’s senior brother!”
"Master Lin is back..."
Everyone was talking at once, and all their eyes were looking over.
Some people saluted from a distance, while others knelt down and worshiped them as if they were gods.
No matter what the Taoists were saying or how playful they were, they all became serious now, returned the greetings, and urged them to stand up.
But he didn't stop. He kept walking along the street.
It was not until they entered the alley that there were fewer people on the road and it became quieter. However, the fox followed Lin Jue in small steps. When he looked back, he saw many people still looking out of the alley.
"Junior brother, this life has just begun. I have experienced some legends, but not many. In this life, I will definitely experience more legends and meet more of my legendary selves." The fifth brother said lightly, and at the same time lowered his head to look at the fox with a curious face, "The same is true for Fuyao."
The fox's eyes flickered, with a look of pure ignorance.
Lin Jue smiled and said:
"Brother, what you said makes sense."
Fifth Senior Brother has been practicing medicine for several years. In terms of the legends in the world, the gratitude and worship of the people, and the accumulated merits, even if Lin Jue killed the Leopard King and fought against the Queen Mother of the East, he is probably far inferior to him.
He has the most experience in this area.
Lin Jue stopped at the gate of the house and fumbled for the key.
The fox bent its legs and tried to jump over the courtyard wall.
"Let me do it."
The seventh senior brother came over holding the child in his arms, pointed his finger and said, "The creation of nature, the nine underworlds, the secret of the world, obey my command and open it immediately!"
With a click, the door opened.
"This spell is good."
Lin Jue said this and stepped in.
In early autumn, the garden is still green, the turquoise lake is like a mirror, reflecting the clouds in the sky, and the willow trees are still green and their branches are soft.
The first thing Lin Jue looked at was whether Mr. Pan was there.
"There were too many urgent things to do in the northeast, and I forgot to tell you that after the river god of the Weishui River was killed, he returned to the human world in the form of a human, and became Lord Pan. He also stayed at the Juxian Mansion and now lives here." Lin Jue said to the third brother, "If you find it inconvenient, I can rent a yard for you."
"You forgot to tell me? Are you afraid that I have bad intentions?"
"I really forgot." Lin Jue said, "When I was there, my mind was full of the Queen Mother of the East."
"You have forgotten, but Junior Sister has not. You have no heart, but Junior Sister does. She has already told me." The third brother shook his head, "What does it have to do with me? If anyone should be embarrassed, it should be Princess Hua."
"really?"
"Can we still have a holiday?"
"Tsk!"
"Tsk!"
"Tsk!"
"Tsk!"
Several times in a row.
Even the junior sister learned a sentence.
Seeing that they were all like this, the fox and cat at their feet were puzzled, but they also tried their best to learn a sentence:
"Tsk~"
"Tsk~"
"I don't want to talk to you Taoists any more!"
And another voice came from Yuma:
"Master, don't worry too much. I and the river god are just being used by my foster father, and I have never met him. As long as you don't tell me, he won't recognize me even if I pass by him."
"That's good."
Lin Jue turned around and returned the greeting.
"I'll tell you." The third senior brother also said, and then turned his head to look around, "Your place is not bad. In a place like the capital, you can live in a house like this. It seems that your life in the capital is more comfortable than we imagined... You are worthy of being Master Lin!"
The other brothers also looked around.
Even the baby in the arms of the seventh senior brother opened his pair of black eyes and looked around.
"Don't look at it anymore." The little sister reminded her, "Although this place is nice, it's not for you to live in. You will live with me on the mountain."
The baby didn't understand, so he turned around and stared at her and smiled.
Just at this moment, an old servant ran over.
The old servant was wearing coarse clothes and looked haggard. When he saw Lin Jue and his junior sister, he immediately opened his mouth and started crying before he even ran close.
However, he was a mute and could only open his mouth and make hoarse sounds. He could only see tears falling and could not hear any other sound.
Lin Jue immediately became serious.
Emotions are contagious.
The old servant was heartbroken, and how could they not be affected by the same thing?
In the old servant's sadness, Lin Jue also saw a hint of confusion and helplessness. Perhaps he knew that troubled times were coming, but he didn't know how to spend the rest of his life.
"Don't be sad, Uncle Zhou, and don't worry. When we said goodbye to Fellow Daoist Fan, Fellow Daoist Fan specifically entrusted me with something, saying that he and Uncle Zhou had been dependent on each other for many years, and asked me to take care of Uncle Zhou for him. If Uncle Zhou has nothing to do in the future, he can stay here and help me take care of the yard. And Fellow Daoist Fan specifically asked me to tell Uncle Zhou that all the money he has in the house can be taken by Uncle Zhou." Lin Jue said, "Of course, if Uncle Zhou wants to find freedom, he can also take the money, find a stable place to buy some land, and spend the rest of his life there."
The old servant cried silently while bowing to him.
Lin Jue had no choice but to persuade him a few more words.
(End of this chapter)
