I'm wandering in the world

Chapter 166 Now I am a Taoist Priest
Ming Dynasty, the 20th year of Wanli, Fujian, Quanzhou Prefecture, Hui'an County.

It had just rained a little in the early morning, and the ground was a little muddy. People walked on tiptoe, avoiding the several human-shaped drag marks on the ground. It was obvious that several people had fallen here by sliding...

In a small alley, a breeze on the ground turned into a vortex, and bang, the figures of Chen Qingyuan and Zhang Dashao appeared.

Chen Qingyuan wanted to take Young Master Zhang across time just as an experiment.

I didn't expect it to be successful...

Young Master Zhang looked at his surroundings in astonishment, feeling the damp smell of earth in the air. He looked at his hands in disbelief and said, "Am I... am I really traveling through time, fellow Daoist?"

Chen Qingyuan hummed: "Yes, this is during the Wanli period of the Ming Dynasty."

He reached into his pocket and was somewhat surprised that the phone had not turned into something else but remained the same as before.

I turned on the screen and connected to a network I didn't know where, but there was actually a signal. I opened the calendar and saw that the current time was the 20th year of the Wanli reign of the Ming Dynasty...

I tried it and I was able to access the Internet.

Gray space is getting more intimate...

Chen Qingyuan, like Zhang Dashao, was not familiar with history. When it came to the Ming Dynasty, he could only think of a few well-known emperors, such as Hongwu Zhu Yuanzhang, Yongle Zhu Di, and Chongzhen Zhu Youjian. As for other emperors, he knew nothing about them. He only knew that there were a few emperors in the Ming Dynasty who did not work properly, some were carpenters, some were immortals, and there was also an emperor in the late Ming Dynasty who stayed at home for 20 years and did not attend court...

He searched it casually.

As a result, the emperor who did not attend court is today, Wanli Zhu Yijun...

When he first became emperor, Zhang Juzheng, the chief minister of the cabinet, was in charge of the government for the first ten years. After Zhang Juzheng became seriously ill, Zhu Yijun began to rule the country himself. His greatest achievements were the three campaigns...

But starting from the 16th year of Wanli, the court was in turmoil and party struggles continued. He began to feel tired and indulged in wine and sex. By the 17th year of Wanli, he stopped attending court.

Chen Qingyuan took out two sets of clothes from the space, and handed one to Young Master Zhang: "Fellow Daoist, you are a practitioner of the Maoshan technique passed down from my family, and I joined the Lushan Sannai sect halfway through. Although we are from different sects, we are both Taoist priests. It will be more convenient for us to work in these professional attire..."

Young Master Zhang took the Taoist robe and discovered that it was just the Taoist's daily attire when traveling around. This was a good thing as it would not attract too much attention.

After he put on his Taoist robe, he felt something hard in the inner pocket of his clothes with his hands. When he took it out, he was a little surprised to find that it was a Taoist certificate of ordination, which was equivalent to the identity certificate issued by the imperial court to "monks" and "Taoists" in ancient times!

His father and his ancestors all had certificates of ordination, but later on, the situation in Hong Kong became chaotic and the island was taken over by the British, so it became very difficult for outsiders to obtain such an "identity card"...

Touching the certificate of ordination, Young Master Zhang felt as if his lifelong efforts had finally been recognized. He flipped it open and saw his detailed information, which was so authentic that it couldn't be more authentic...

He suppressed his excitement and said, "Fellow Daoist, how did you come up with this thing? You know me better than I know myself."

When Chen Qingyuan saw him holding the certificate of ordination, he was moved, but he remained calm and took out a certificate of ordination from his body. It seemed that the Gray Space was afraid that the two of them would become wild Taoists with no identity and no status during the Wanli period of the Ming Dynasty, so they distributed the certificates of ordination according to the information.

It even made their hair grow a lot longer.

Chen Qingyuan changed into his Taoist robe, tied his and Zhang Dashao's hair into a bun, took out a mirror and looked at himself. There was nothing wrong with it. He nodded with satisfaction and said, "This will make it much easier for us to interact with the locals..."

Young Master Zhang said with a little doubt: "I have heard Taoist friends from the mainland mention the Lushan Taoist priests before. Your attire seems to be different from that of ordinary Taoist priests. The red cloth wrapped around your head makes you look more like an executioner in the execution ground."

Chen Qingyuan coughed and said, "All our costumes are for people to identify us. As people of the new era, we can make some adjustments."

Young Master Zhang didn't know what the rules of the Lushan Sannai Sect were, and wanted to ask a few questions with an attitude of learning, but he didn't expect that Chen Qingyuan had already started walking out of the alley.

The ground is covered with blue tiles and the air is filled with the smell of dust mixed with water vapor.

The little kitten's head popped out of the pocket of the backpack, and it looked at the world curiously with its watery eyes. Its feet gently stepped on the pocket, making a slight meowing sound, which was extremely cute.

Young Master Zhang was a little surprised when he saw the kitten and said, "Daoyou, why did you bring this kitten with you? We came to this era of war and chaos, and it is inevitable that we will have conflicts with others. It would be bad if we get hurt."

Chen Qingyuan reached out and touched the kitten's head: "Many times, fate is contradictory. Leaving it in a store may not be safe. Only by keeping it by your side and being able to see it with your own eyes can you have the right to choose your own fate..."

The kitten's belly is snow-white, while the rest of the body is white and brown, making it a calico cat.

Chen Qingyuan smiled and said, "You can travel through time and space with me, so you can brag about it in the cat world. But you can't get along without a name. How about I name you 'Three Colors'? It's not only a name, but also reflects your characteristics."

Young Master Zhang didn't care about these things, but after hearing the name, he couldn't help but speak out, "Daoyou, if it was colorful, wouldn't it be named Fifty-Six Colors? The name Three Colors is better named Sang Biao. In the future, if it is lucky enough to follow you into the path of cultivation, it won't lose its prestige..."

Chen Qingyuan said: "Let's just use three colors. Sang Biao and the like are too violent, making me, the master, look like a murderer."

The two walked on the street, and when they got out of the alley, there was a faint smell of seafood in the air. It turned out that a group of people were pushing a wooden cart from a distance. On the cart were a large number of oysters that had not yet been shelled and taken out. They were fishermen. They pushed the cart slowly with a strong local accent, and also noticed Chen Qingyuan and Zhang Dashao...

Young Master Zhang lowered his voice and said, "Why does this accent sound a bit like Chaoshan?"

Chen Qingyuan has traveled to Wandao several times. He said, "It's a bit similar. This accent can actually be said to be the native language of the southern part of Fujian. I'm not familiar with the history, but I know that Wandao also uses the southern Fujian dialect. As for when it was passed on, I'm also not sure..."

Young Master Zhang nodded. "So that's how it is. Fortunately, there are many people in Hong Kong who speak this language. As long as the simple content is not spoken too fast, I can understand a little bit."

Chen Qingyuan smiled and said, "I can listen to faster speech."

Young Master Zhang had a slightly worried look on his face, and said, "But... I heard from my grandfather that our ancestors immigrated to Hong Kong Island from Guangdong. We traveled through time and space and came directly to this strange place. It may not be Guangdong at all. We are unfamiliar with the place, and transportation was inconvenient in ancient times. Where can we find the cat demon and the first generation of Maoshan ancestors of my Zhang family..."

(End of this chapter)