Maoshan Taoist priests practice falsehood and become reality

Chapter 58 The Way of the Future
  Before leaving the room, Su Heng recited the mouth-cleansing mantra, then briefly rinsed his mouth and face, and looked at the time. It was only half past eight.

Follow the drunk Yuan Jingshu to the front yard.

Xia Xiaoling is chatting with Wang Zhiyuan.

Today she wore a white sun protection jacket with a short black sling underneath. She wore light blue high-waisted straight denim trousers on her lower body and a pair of white shoes. She exuded infinite youthful vitality.

"Who are you from Su Heng?"

"friend."

"Girlfriend?"

"No."

Xia Xiaoling's shy look made Wang Zhiyuan frown, and subconsciously listed her as his granddaughter's competitor.

Su Heng walked over, greeted the master first, and then asked: "Why did you come early if you didn't agree on ten o'clock?"

Seeing Su Heng, Xia Xiaoling's eyes brightened a little: "The live broadcast event has been advanced. The teacher was afraid of delaying the time, so he drove me to see me there personally."

Su Heng noticed that there was a business car parked in front of the Taoist temple, with the rear window rolled down, and a woman with gray hair and red-rimmed glasses and a good temperament looking at him.

He must be Xia Xiaoling's university teacher.

"your present."

Su Heng handed out two jade pendants and stated that the other one was for Sister Xia Qin.

"Put it on now and hide it as well as possible."

Xia Xiaoling had never seen jade, but she knew that what Su Heng sent must be of great significance. After all, the man in front of him is what a senior researcher at the Psychic Research Institute calls a god-like being.

She carefully put away one jade pendant and put the other around her neck as Su Heng asked.

Su Heng watched helplessly as the jade pendant slid down the girl's fair neck and into the "abyss" on her chest.

Su Heng:......

Xia Xiaoling:......

In a way, it's well hidden.

"Thank you, I'll treat you to dinner when I come back!"

Xia Xiaoling, whose cheeks were slightly hot, left the Taoist temple with brisk steps.

Wang Zhiyuan stroked his beard and said thoughtfully: "Did you go to the antique shop last night?"

"Yes." As he spoke, Su Heng took out the nine-light jade pendant from his pocket, "Master, this piece is for you."

The moment he took the Nine Light Jade Pendant, Wang Zhiyuan was stunned, and his eye circles gradually turned red.

"Master, what's wrong?"

"I didn't expect that I could still see it after so many years." Wang Zhiyuan rubbed the jade pendant and explained that the nine-light jade pendant was the protective jade he used to wear. "I thought it was lost, but I didn't expect it to be sold. .”

Yuan Jingshu coughed twice in embarrassment: "Maybe I didn't pay attention at the time."

Seeing things and thinking about emotions, Wang Zhiyuan made an excuse to leave, leaving only Su Heng and Yuan Jingshu in the courtyard.

"These two pieces are for you and Uncle Second Master."

After receiving the yellow jade pendant and the flame light jade pendant, Yuan Jingshu looked in a trance and seemed to have fallen into short memories, which made Su Heng couldn't help but feel curious.

"Did you really use all the money you made from selling jade to wash your feet?"

"Wow, twenty years later, Lao Xu still likes to slander me. He has washed his hands a few times, but most of the money was spent on favors." Yuan Jingshu raised his eyes and looked at the Taiyuan Palace, which is not too shabby. , "Senior brother is a cultivator, but it's a pity that he was born at the wrong time. In today's world, it is better to ask God for many things than to ask people. Hiss, I was drunk and started talking nonsense again..."

Su Heng knew Wang Zhiyuan's character, he was thin-skinned and had his own principles in dealing with people. But in a turbulent world, innocence alone cannot protect Maoshan Taoist Temple. It must be mixed with other more sophisticated forces.

"Next time, buy some good cigarettes and a good bar for the two uncles."

Summer cicadas chirped, and in the courtyard, Su Heng looked at the back of his third uncle as he left and seemed to have some realization.

The three seniors in the Taoist temple all found the Tao that suits them and supported each other all the way to where they are today. And now that I am alone, what kind of path will I take in the future?
  ……

A temporary convoy consisting of media commercial vehicles and spiritualist vehicles was marching toward the outer city in a mighty manner.

In the car, Lin Jiahui, who couldn't restrain her curiosity, asked, "Xiaoling, what gift did he give you?"

Xia Xiaoling showed the jade pendant on her chest to the teacher.

Lin Jiahui glanced at it and smiled slightly:
  "This thing is called a jade pendant. The teacher also received it when he was young."

"Really? What does it mean to give a jade pendant?"

represents what?
  Lin Jiahui told Xia Xiaoling about the past that had been deliberately forgotten.

It turns out that when Lin Jiahui was an ignorant girl, she once received a jade pendant from a boy.

The other party claimed that this was a rare item that could not be purchased on the market, and presented it to her as a token of love.

"I kept it carefully, but one day I was discovered by my family when I was taking a shower. My mother told me that the reason why this thing cannot be bought in the market is that it is not worth the money and no one is selling it. Later, I confronted him and he admitted that it was for money. I went to several antique shops and bought it for twenty-five yuan. He also said that he couldn't afford expensive gifts, so he wanted to give something special. Ha, man."

Lin Jiahui didn't notice that the smile on Xia Xiaoling's face had disappeared.

"So what does the teacher want to tell me?"

"Teacher, I don't mean anything else. I just remind you that sometimes you need to look at something from another angle."

Xia Xiaoling looked out of the car window and said calmly: "Yes, from another perspective, besides the monetary value of a gift, isn't the more important thing is the heart? If a boy is willing to go to several stores and find a special gift within his ability, even if it is only two Fifteen yuan, I think it’s cool too.”

Lin Jiahui didn't know how to refute.

……

As soon as the live broadcast started, more than ten million viewers poured into the live broadcast room. Everyone wants to see what the current situation is like in the outer city that has been ravaged by evil spirits.

The first stop was Tingyun Town, the area that suffered the most serious damage in this evil spirit incident.

"Tingyun Town was hit by heavy rains and evil spirits. Obvious signs of damage can be seen on many buildings and streets. However, we can also see that construction workers are working hard to repair these damages. It is expected that the town will be able to repair the damage within a week at most. Recover as before.”

"Currently, defense posts have been set up in many places in the town, and each post has a spiritual master stationed there. In addition, the latest artificial intelligence alarms have been installed in many places in the town. As long as evil spirits are detected, the alarms will sound. It will sound as soon as possible and the signal will be sent to the control center via satellite communication. In this way, the problem of network communication paralysis caused by base station damage can be avoided."

The live broadcast adopts the form of a quick tour, and the media team rushes from one location to another non-stop.

The series of actions, judging from the barrage feedback, are basically positive and healthy. Most people recognized the efforts made afterwards.

Little One: "It can be seen that the security system of the outer city has been fully upgraded. Although it is still lagging behind the inner city, it has far exceeded expectations."

Changtian Machine No. 3: "If I had done this earlier, I wouldn't have left my hometown. Damn it, the landlord in the city is really cheating. They cost me 3,000 yuan to stay here for three days, and they can't refund the deposit!"

Collecting quilts on the rooftop: "After wandering on the streets for a few days, I can finally go home."

Beautiful girl collection expert: "Are all the comments posted by serious people? No one talks about Xia Xiaoling from Xiguang News? I fell in love at first sight! Ahhhhh!"

Killing mosquitoes like hemp: "Don't go crazy, Xia Xiaoling is my wife, please pay attention."

Eternal Yellow Hair: “Isn’t having a husband a plus?”

……

At 18:16, the live broadcast officially ended, and the media team was also preparing to leave the last stop of the live broadcast, Bibo Village.

Xia Xiaoling, who had just come out of the bathroom, was more than ten meters behind the team.

At this moment, she was walking alone on the path in the field, watching the sunset on the horizon dyeing the endless green rice fields on the left into beautiful red-orange. She suddenly forgot about the fatigue caused by work, and felt that her heart was completely healed by the scenery in front of her.

Lin Jiahui, who was walking in front, saw Xia Xiaoling returning to the team and asked curiously:

"Where's Xiaoling?"

Before the student being questioned had time to answer, he heard a scream not far behind him.

Chen Ji, the intermediate spiritual master responsible for protecting the safety of media reporters, was the first to react and quickly ran away in the direction of the screams.

(End of this chapter)