The Beacon of Kyushu

The next day, early in the morning.

Yuntai Peak is surrounded by cliffs, with clouds on top and the earth below, towering and unique, like a cloud platform. The North Peak is not as steep and majestic as the South Peak, but it is more ethereal and elegant, just like Chen Xiyi, the famous master of Yuntai Temple for more than a hundred years.

At this moment, Chen Tafa and Wan Jianfeng were talking and laughing as they slowly walked towards the North Peak. They were not walking fast and stopped from time to time. It took a long time before they arrived at a tavern at the foot of the peak. When Wan Jianfeng saw the tavern, he immediately smiled, "Brother Chen, the Xifeng wine here is second to none within a radius of dozens of miles. Let's go in and have a drink together?"

Chen Tafa felt a little embarrassed and said, "Brother Wan, to be honest, I spent most of the silver I brought on this trip to help the poor. If you have enough silver, I am willing to drink with you, but if you don't have much silver, you should go back to the mountain to see Master, get some silver, and then go down the mountain to drink wine."

Wan Jianfeng shook his head and said with a smile: "Haha, I have been traveling all over the country for so many years, I have everything I need, except money! Since you are also a poor fellow now, we have no choice but to go up the mountain together to get money. Otherwise, this place is so close to Yuntai Temple, if I stay here alone, my master will kick me off Huashan Mountain!"

Chen Tafa smiled and said, "Junior Brother Wan, looking at the world today, you are probably the only one who dares to make fun of our master!"

Wan Jianfeng patted his chest and said, "From the emperor to the king of hell, I dare not make jokes about anyone. As for how to make jokes, there are two situations."

Chen Tafa asked, "Which two situations are they?"

Wan Jianfeng said: "Of course one dares to open it in front of others, and the other dares to open it only behind their backs!"

Chen Tafa twirled his beard and laughed, "Haha, Junior Brother Wan is really funny! That time in Mancheng, you and I spent three whole days together, and I didn't realize you were so humorous. I guess you have made some progress in joking recently!"

Wan Jianfeng clasped his fists and said, "Yes, this is all thanks to you, Senior Brother Chen! If you hadn't chatted with me for three days and taught me a lot of skills in telling lies, I wouldn't be able to be so eloquent!"

Chen Tafa pointed at Wan Jianfeng and said, "Well, you dare to make fun of me in front of me! If I had known you were so disrespectful, I would not have taught you those nonsense, so that you would not reveal the secrets everywhere."

Wan Jianfeng hurriedly said, "No, I never seek money when I tell fortunes for others. I only seek to gain some fame so that I can give guidance to more donors!"

Chen Tafa smiled and shook his head. "You, you! I only said that all of Master's disciples are good at speaking, and I am the best among them. I didn't expect you to speak better than me. I really can't do anything with you!"

As the two were talking, many people suddenly rushed over. Among them were men, women, old and young. They all knelt in front of Chen Tafa, "Master Chen, you are finally back! We have been waiting for you here for a long time. Please help us!"

Seeing that these people were all villagers near Mount Hua, Chen Tafa asked in confusion, "Blessings to the Immortal Lord! Please stand up quickly. I don't know why you are looking for me. As long as I can, I will definitely do my best to help." One of the older men said, "Master Chen, I was a hunter in this mountain when I was young. I originally thought that you shouldn't do this yourself, but I am old and I am really no match for that beast. I have no choice but to trouble you!"

"Beast?" Chen Tafa was slightly startled, and said hurriedly: "My dear lord, I wonder if the beast you are talking about is a tiger, a jackal, a bear or a leopard? I am a poor martial artist, but I think it is not difficult for me to eliminate two or three beasts for you."

The old man shook his head and said, "Master Chen, if it was those ferocious beasts, the masters of your temple would have taken action long ago, but this beast is a huge mad dog. We went to Yuntai Temple five or six times, and the young masters of your temple said that we were making trouble without reason, and we were turned away every time. But this mad dog is so hateful, not only barking wildly at night, but also eating a lot of our poultry, and almost biting us a few times. We can only wait for you or Taoist Hongmeng to return to the temple and ask for help in person!"

"Mad dog?" Without waiting for Chen Tafa to reply, Wan Jianfeng became interested and said with a smile, "Haha, this young man has no other skills, but I am first-rate at beating mad dogs! A few months ago, I had a lot of fun racing the boat in Qu Yue, and it was no worse than drinking good wine!"

The old man looked at Wan Jianfeng and grinned, "Haha, this little brother must be from the Beggars' Sect, right? I heard that the beggars in the Beggars' Sect are not good at beating people, but are good at beating dogs. I wonder if it's true!"

Chen Tafa was worried that Wan Jianfeng would be angry, so he hurriedly said, "My friend, you are joking. This person is not a disciple of the Beggars' Sect, but my close junior brother. If you want to know whether the Beggars' Sect specializes in slaughtering dogs, why not go to Junshan Mountain and see it for yourself?"

The old man looked at Wan Jianfeng in disbelief for a long time, shaking his head as he looked, "It doesn't look like that, it really doesn't look like that! All of the disciples of Master Chen in Yuntai Temple are immortals, how could there be a ragged beggar? However, Master Chen said so, so it must be true. Maybe this is what they call a true man who doesn't show his true colors."

Wan Jianfeng cleared his throat, put one hand behind his back, and twirled his beard with the other hand, and said in a clear voice: "May you be blessed with infinite blessings! This Taoist priest has been born with a semi-immortal body since childhood, and is good at reading people's faces. I wonder if this client would like to have his fortune told?"

The old man smiled and pointed at Wan Jianfeng, saying, "Haha, it looks like him, now it looks like him! I have seen this young immortal grow up. I didn't say anything nice just now, please forgive me!"

Wan Jianfeng nodded, pretending to be a Taoist master, "Don't worry, I won't bother with you ordinary people. If I were really so petty, I'm afraid half of the people in the world would have been killed by my palm thunder!"

"Brother, stop joking." Chen Tafa waved his whisk and said to the old man, "My dear, I have remembered what you asked for. Within three days at most, I will tame this dog for you and will never allow it to do anything wrong again."

The old man bowed and said, "Thank you, Immortal Chen. We are relieved by your words. Please take good care of the old ancestor. On April 28th, we will go to your temple in person to pay a visit to the old ancestor."

Chen Tafa nodded slightly, "Blessings and infinite heavenly master, it is our duty to eliminate harm for the villagers, no need to be too polite. I want to take my junior brother to the mountain to see my master, so I will go ahead. I will chat with you in a few days after I have tamed the evil dog."

"Farewell, Immortal Chen!" All the people bowed to Chen Tafa, who returned the greeting and then took Wan Jianfeng and floated away to Yuntai Peak. (End of this chapter)