legendary trader

Chapter 321 Chapter 322

Seeing Zheng Xiaopang talking about this trip, Chen Fan fell silent for a while before saying: "Didn't I just come back from Longhu Mountain last week? When I went there, I followed my parents and they went around the mountain and got in touch with some old ways. At that time, I took a few Taoist books from there and read them. I found it very interesting. I heard that the Yuntai Taoist Temple is good, so I planned to go and see. My brothers, I am bored alone. If you don’t accompany me, who will accompany me, right? "

"Do you really read Taoist books? No wonder, I saw one in your office yesterday, and I thought you were reading it for fun." Zheng Xiaopang looked at Chen Fan in surprise and said.

"It's just a random search, and besides, in our business, wouldn't it be okay to burn incense and pray to Buddha for good luck?" Chen Fan looked at Zheng Xiaopang with a smile.

Zheng Xiaopang just shook his head and didn't answer.

After more than an hour, the car got off the highway and drove into Sancai County, and found a hotel to stay. Chen Fan and the others planned to go to Yuntai for a tour the next day, and offer incense to Sanqing to pray for blessings.

After resting for one night, the two of them drove straight to Yuntai Temple the next day.

As a famous Taoist temple in Shu Province, Yuntai Temple is located on Yuntai Mountain. From a long distance, Chen Fan can see the clouds and mist in the distance, and the mountains are emerald. Decorated, I couldn't help but admire: "It's really a good place."

Zheng Xiaopang cast a glance at Chen Fan and said, "Most of these Taoist temples are built in such mountains. You haven't seen them before. Is it such an exaggeration?"

"That's what I said, but the Taoist priests and monks back then had plenty of free time. It was not easy to wander around the map looking for such geomantic treasures to build temples and temples." Chen Fan laughed.

The car was parked in the parking lot, and Chen Fan and the others got out of the car and went straight up the mountain.

The purpose of this trip, Chen Fan, was to come out to relax, pay homage to Sanqing, and pray for the smooth operation of the next year, just like this year.

Walking past the pair of welcoming Chinese watches in front of the door, and entering the Yuntai Temple, there are not many tourists who come here to offer incense and pray for blessings, so Chen Fan and Zheng Xiaopang went directly to the main hall, donated a stack of sesame oil money, and then the old To be honest and respectful, I burn incense and pray for blessings, silently meditating on my wish to be fulfilled.

The Yuntai Temple is not too big. Although it was introduced that there are more than ten scenic spots, the Taoist Temple is that big. After offering incense, Chen Fan and Zheng Xiaopang walked around and looked around. After all, the main task is completed here. Then the rest of the time is of course sightseeing.

Temple of the Three Emperors, Huilong Pavilion, Long Corridor Pavilion, Ten Halls of Coupon Cave Gate, Town God's Temple, Hall of Heavenly Kings, Jiujianfang, Linggong Palace, Zhenchen Tower, Bell and Drum Tower. That's about it.

There are not many Taoist priests in Guanli, only a dozen or so. After all, in the current society, there are really not many people who are willing to become monks, although I heard that these Taoist monks live well now.

Tired from walking, I found a place to sit on the ground under the shade of a tree. The temple was very clean. Before Chen Fan and the others came here, someone had already sat down and rested.

After Chen Fan and the others sat down, besides a few tourists, there was also a well-dressed fairy elder who seemed to be meditating there. Chen Fan didn't understand why he didn't go in the hall or the house, but chose to stay in the shade of the trees in the courtyard .

Chen Fan didn't intend to disturb him either. After resting for a while, seeing that it was still early in the morning, he thought about going there for a while, and then went back to the city later in the afternoon.

After chatting with Zheng Xiaopang for a while, the old Taoist next to him made a movement, it seemed that he had finished his work. Seeing that he had opened his eyes, Chen Fan moved over and started talking to the Taoist in a low voice. The main thing is to ask if there are any nice places to visit around.

The old man was also very talkative, so he introduced the scenic spots around Yuntai Temple to Chen Fan, but most of what he said were places Chen Fan planned to go to tomorrow, such as Luban Lake.

After chatting for a while, the old Taoist listened to Chen Fan say that they were here for sightseeing, and roughly guessed that they might have already made these itinerary arrangements. After thinking about it for a while, he said, "Several laymen have already made arrangements for their visit. There is nothing to say about the scenic spots. If you have time, you might as well go around the back mountain. There are not many people there, but the scenery is very beautiful. When you leave the stone road on the left side of the Taoist temple, there are signs on the side of the road. Follow the signs and walk. alright."

Zheng Xiaopang became interested while listening to the chat between Chen Fan and the old Taoist priest. At this moment, he interjected and asked, "Is the road complicated? Is there a sign? Are you afraid that people will get lost on the mountain?"

The old Taoist priest looked at Zheng Xiaopang and said with a smile: "It's not that I'm afraid of getting lost. After all, Yuntai Mountain is only so big, and it can't compare with those famous mountains and rivers. The main reason is that some places in the back mountain are where my Taoist elders practice, and it's inconvenient for outsiders to disturb them." .”

"This Yuntai Temple has a back mountain? It's not in the introduction either." Zheng Xiaopang asked in surprise.

"It's not open to the outside world." The old Taoist said to Zheng Xiaopang with a smile.

"Then this mountain is the property of Guanli, right?" Zheng Xiaopang asked with a slight movement in his heart when he heard this.

"Yuntai Mountain is indeed the private property of my Taoist temple. It was given to me by the royal family in the past." After speaking, the old Taoist stood up, gave them a slight bow, and said goodbye to them, turned around and walked towards the Linggong Palace.

"Why are you asking about his family background? How rude." Chen Fan glanced at Zheng Xiaopang and complained a little.

"I'm just asking casually, I'm being impolite." Zheng Xiaopang laughed dryly, "Why don't we go around the back mountain to see if we have a chance to meet these seniors who are cultivating. "

Chen Fan hesitated a little and nodded, "It's still early, and I want to see it too. Speaking of which, there aren't many tourists and pilgrims here, so it's relatively deserted, which doesn't match the reputation of this Taoist temple."

Zheng Xiaopang laughed and said: "You don't understand that, some of these Taoist temples belong to these sects, some belong to the country, and the property rights are different. Think about it, where is the real development, some Taoist temples are for these Xunxian Wendao is for cultivation, and they don’t engage in development to make money, and even if there aren’t some rules, they might not welcome people like us to visit.”

After several people got up, Chen Fan and Zheng Xiaopang followed the route told by the old Taoist and started walking to the back mountain to see how beautiful the back mountain of Yuntai Mountain is.

All the way along the mountain road, the trees were full of shade, and Zheng Xiaopang saw many old trees that were old, and he also admired them, "Such a good tree should be transplanted to the city."

Seeing that he was talking vigorously, Chen Fan could only give him a few rollicking eyes.

Soon a few people walked from the top of the mountain to the halfway up the mountain, and there was a fork in the road. According to the route instructions on the sign, it should continue to walk the mountain road on the side, and finally go back to the parking lot at the bottom of the mountain after making a big circle. But Zheng Xiaopang stood in the middle of the forked road and looked around, staring hard at the mountain road on the right, as if looking for something.

"What are you looking at?" Chen Fan found Zheng Xiaopang's movements amused, "You plan to go to the place where the seniors practice, I think it's fine, I heard from my mother last time that the rules of these monks are very strict. , don’t make yourself uncomfortable.”

Zheng Xiaopang retracted his eyes and said softly to Chen Fan: "You don't know this, I've heard people say that although technology is prosperous now, some methods of worshiping Buddha and cultivating Taoism cannot be explained by current science. There are very few people, almost invisible."

"What ability? Can you still ride the clouds and ride the fog, fly the sword and fly into the sky, hehehe. You think too much." Chen Fan said with a smile, "You actually believe this."

"I haven't seen it before, but I remember hearing Brother Zhu Qi say that their royal family has records, but it seems that there are still many restrictions on practicing Taoism. You can't learn it if you want to. It's innate, if you have it, you have it, without you, no matter how hard you try, you can't learn the real ability." Zheng Xiaopang put away his usual cynical demeanor, and said a little seriously.

After hearing this, Chen Fan looked around and saw that there was no one else around except him, Xiaopang and the two bodyguards. He was not familiar with this mountain, so he felt a little creepy. He waved his hand and continued following the signs. Let's go, "Let's go, don't talk so mysterious, where is the Taoism in the world?"

"Hey, you still don't believe me." Zheng Xiaopang had no choice but to keep up, but he still muttered: "You know that some people in the world are born with special abilities, for example, the body can absorb iron, like a moving magnet. There are also some people who are born with the attribute of attracting lightning, and they are struck by lightning a few times when nothing happens, but nothing happens."

Chen Fan who was walking in front suddenly stopped and turned to look at Zheng Xiaopang and asked, "Does it really have supernatural powers? Have you seen it?"

"It's true, my dad has seen it, and those people are usually recruited by special government departments after they are discovered." Zheng Xiaopang said nonchalantly, "The moving magnet is from a country in Southeast Asia, and it is true. .”

"What are the supernatural powers? Those are supernatural powers." Chen Fan asked curiously.

"It's hard to say. For example, the magnet is very obvious. Others don't have this ability, but he has it, but I can't find out the reason. If that person is in China, he may belong to a person with a Daoist foundation. He can practice. But it’s hard to say, Dao Ji is very mysterious, some people have Dao Ji without supernatural powers.” Zheng Xiaopang explained, “There are few people with supernatural powers, and few people have Dao Ji.” Zheng Xiaopang said Unconsciously looking around, he said: "I heard from Zhu Qige that there was an emperor in their family at the beginning because he had seen a person who practiced Taoism with his own eyes, so he practiced in the palace while becoming emperor, but he didn't achieve anything. Because the Taoist said at the beginning that he has no Dao foundation, no matter how hard he practices, he can’t succeed, so he only knows about alchemy, hoping that the pill can help him obtain Dao foundation, you should guess which emperor it is.”

Chen Fan listened and nodded, "According to what you said, supernatural powers and Dao foundations are actually two different things. Having supernatural powers does not necessarily mean Dao foundations. Is that what you mean?"

Zheng Xiaopang hesitated a little and nodded, "Yes, some people have supernatural powers, but they can't cultivate them, but most of these people can get some cultivation methods from Taoism to help them practice their supernatural powers, anyway, those things are very mysterious. "

Chen Fan unconsciously looked at the way he came and went. He seemed to be a little deer bumping in his heart. His heart was moved, and he wanted to go there to meet the so-called seniors who practiced. He didn't know whether his eyes were supernatural powers or not. Does he have a dao foundation, and can he cultivate.

"Well, what are the benefits of a cultivator?" Chen Fan asked the question he wanted to know. Ordinarily, he would definitely get some benefits from practicing. Otherwise, who would go to practice, but what are the benefits?Immortal?

"It is said to seek longevity, but that is basically impossible to achieve. Generally, it is to obtain some means that ordinary people do not have. It is very powerful. In addition, longevity is impossible, but prolonging life is true. It is said that two or three hundred years is normal." Zheng Xiaopang did not. I felt that there was something unusual, and it was very uncomfortable to hold these things in my heart. I finally said it out today, and I felt very happy.

"At the time of the previous dynasty, we conducted a secret investigation. There are very few people who can practice in the country. There are less than a hundred people, and it seems that there are only a few dozen people. The main reason is that the Taoist foundation is hard to find." Zheng Xiaopang said, "To be honest, At the beginning, I thought that if I could practice and practice some immortal skills, hehehe."

"Just by looking at you, you don't have that dao foundation, so what are you doing still studying?" Chen Fan laughed after hearing Zheng Xiaopang's words, "Do you think there are really people who know how to cultivate in this mountain?"

"I don't know." Zheng Xiaopang shook his head, "Let's go and have a look?"

"Curiosity killed the cat. Is it dangerous to enter other people's forbidden places?" Chen Fan pretended to be troubled, but he was a little worried. His current situation was always unclear, and it was always a hidden danger. The supernatural power came out of nowhere. One day it suddenly disappears again, that would be fun, maybe find a Taoist expert to be sure, maybe you will have a Dao foundation, and you can become a god.

The conversation between the two caught the attention of Li Wu and Li Jian from behind. It seemed that Chen Fan and Zheng Xiaopang were going to go back and take a look at the fork in the road. At this time, Li Jian immediately took two steps forward and said in a low voice. : "Mr. Chen, Mr. Zheng, it's best not to provoke those mysterious things."

Chen Fan asked in surprise, "You guys also know this?"

Li Jian said in a low voice: "I haven't seen it before, but after we selected some masters from the army to train us, there were monks and Taoists among them. People don't know."

Seeing that Chen Fan only frowned slightly, Li Jian knew that Chen Fan was not taking it seriously, so he continued, "But the army instructors greeted us afterwards, and monks and Taoists should not be messed with, especially Taoists."

Seeing Li Jian's solemn expression, Chen Fan knew that there might be something going on here, but they didn't know the details, and now his heart began to beat a small drum, whether to go and have a look?

Undecided, Chen Fan turned back to look at Zheng Xiaopang, seeing that Zheng Xiaopang's expression was cloudy and uncertain, as if he was struggling, and felt that maybe he was going to pass by, maybe something bad would happen, I hesitated, why bother to look for trouble, my current situation is still good, I can help myself earn money, even if this function disappears one day, the money I earn is enough to squander in my lifetime.

Forget it, the family is too rich to sit down.

(End of this chapter)