No abstraction, no cultivation

Chapter 37 Temple

The way to return to the sect is, of course, on foot.

Even though Master Lan has a flying boat and a flying sword, he still prefers to rely on his two legs.

What can Xu Shun do?

He could only forgive...

After all, Lan Daoren is his master.

During these days in Songxi Mountain, Xu Shun even heard from Xi Bian that "walking practice" has become popular in the world of immortal cultivation recently.

Many monks imitated Lan Daoren's practice method of wandering around the human world in order to break through the bottleneck.

Xu Shun thought of the three of Lan Daoist and his pig-headed family, and felt that those cultivators probably could not imitate the essence of Lan Daoist.

Lan Daoren just does what he wants to do. He never cares what others think or think, and he never imitates others.

Heading north, on the 23rd day of the twelfth lunar month, they arrived at a place called Xuzhou.

Is the Xuzhou here the Xuzhou in the previous life?
Or is it just the name?
Xu Shun didn’t know either.

His knowledge of the world is limited to his two legs and what he sees and hears along the way.

Without a map, he didn't even know where he was. He just had to follow Master Lan.

They arrived in Xuzhou, where heavy snow was falling.

There was a thick layer of snow covering the sky and the earth. At a glance, the city of Xuzhou looked vastly white.

On both sides of the street, the old trees are covered in silver, and the branches are hung with crystal clear icicles and fluffy snow balls.

The snow on the criss-crossing roads was trampled by pedestrians, leaving footprints of varying depths, winding forward.

Taoist Lan was still shirtless, no matter in the wind, snow or rain.

Wind, snow and rain cannot touch him at all.

Zi Su limped along with Xu Shun, following behind Lan Dao Ren.

Shiso is still lame.

His lame leg was in his right foot. After he became Lan Daoren's disciple, Lan Daoren washed away his cultivation and applied elixir to his injured leg.

Logically, he should have recovered, but he still limped when he walked.

He had been lame for so long that he had forgotten how to walk normally.

The three of them walked around Xuzhou city for a while but couldn't find anything to eat.

It was snowing heavily and the New Year was approaching, so most of the restaurants in Xuzhou city were closed.

Some restaurants will close on the eighth day of the twelfth lunar month, not to mention it is already the twenty-third day of the twelfth lunar month and the Little New Year is coming soon.

Who doesn’t celebrate the New Year?

After wandering around two more streets in Xuzhou City, the three of them still couldn't find anything to eat.

I finally found a tavern that was open, but it was just packing up.

It seems that the two of them can only eat dry food and jerky.

Why are there only two people eating it?
I understand everything I understand.

At this moment, a middle-aged man in a cotton robe came out from behind them.

The man saw three strange people in Xuzhou city on a snowy day. They were not afraid of the wind and snow. He was very curious and followed them all the way.

Xu Shun and the other two naturally knew that someone was following them, but they pretended not to know.

"Three Taoists, I, Lai Fu, am here to pay my respects." Lai Fu walked quickly to the three of them and bowed.

To be honest, judging from the way Taoist Lan is dressed, few people could tell that he is a Taoist.

It is indeed difficult to judge someone's identity just by the pants he wears. But Lan Daoren was followed by Xu Shun and Zi Su.

Both of them were wearing Taoist robes.

Lai Fu saw Xu Shun and Zi Su were wearing Taoist robes, and they spoke to Taoist Lan with respect, calling him Master, so he called the three of them the Three Taoist Masters.

"You've been following me for so long, what's the matter?" Xu Shun asked.

Generally speaking, Lan Daoren was too lazy to speak, so it was Xu Shun who spoke up.

When Lai Fu heard Xu Shun say that he had been following him for a long time, he was delighted and knew that he had followed the right person. He quickly said:
"I saw you three Taoist friends went to several restaurants but couldn't find anything to eat. If you three Taoist masters don't mind, you can go to my house. My master worships the holy and respects Taoism, and he likes to make friends with Taoist masters who pass by."

"You are so attentive, do you have something to ask of us?" Xu Shun asked again.

What about worshipping saints and respecting Taoism, and loving to make good friends? It was probably because he saw the three of them wearing thin clothes in the wind and snow, and thought they had magical powers, so he asked them for something.

"This..." Lai Fu didn't know how to start.

It’s not that we can’t say it, but that it’s hard to say it.

"Don't think too highly of us. We don't know how to catch ghosts, bring good fortune, or keep the family safe. We only know some shameful little tricks, such as polishing nuclear bomb carriers, recycling second-hand spacecraft, and wholesale two-dimensional foil!" Xu Shun was talking nonsense.

Not to mention Lai Fu didn't understand, even Lan Dao Ren and Zi Su didn't understand either.

But both of them were used to it.

It is normal for Xu Shun to awaken his innate wisdom and say things that others cannot understand.

Lai Fu heard something about polishing nuclear bombs, aircraft carriers, and spacecraft. Although he didn't understand, he felt it was impressive.

He felt that he had found the right person, and said enthusiastically: "Master! The three Taoist masters must be masters! Please follow me to the mansion. The master will be happy and will prepare a banquet to entertain the three Taoist masters."

When Lan Dao Ren heard this, he felt very bored and turned around and walked towards another person.

Everything Lai Fu did was to please his master. He practiced for himself, not for the pleasure of some damn master.

At worst, he can just eat dry food, since it’s not for him to eat anyway.

When Xu Shun and Zi Su saw Taoist Lan leaving, they knew that he was unhappy, so they hurriedly followed him, and did not stop even though Lai Fu shouted "Three Taoists, Three Taoists" from behind.

Lai Fu didn't know what he had said wrong, so he ran after the three people.

How could his speed compare to Xu Shun who was at the fourth level of Qi training and Zi Su who was at the second level of Qi training?

After practicing Qi for the fourth level, Xu Shun felt that he was as light as a swallow and had infinite strength. He could jump two or three feet high. In the snow, he was very stable, as if walking on flat ground. How could Lai Fu catch up?

Lai Fu walked faster and faster, and the faster he walked, the farther he found himself from the three people. He ran after them anxiously, but still couldn't catch up.

Xu Shun and Taoist Lan were fine, but he couldn't catch up with the lame Taoist either.

He ran in a hurry and fell into the snow without paying attention. When he looked up again, he could no longer see Xu Shun and the other three.

The three of them walked quickly and came to a City God Temple in Xuzhou City to stay overnight.

The gods enshrined in the temple include the God of Wealth, Wenqu, City God, Sanqing and others.

Xu Shun had nothing to do, so he looked with great interest at the carvings of dragons and phoenixes, as well as various statues of gods in the City God Temple.

The dance hall, archway and main hall in the temple are all very exquisite and gorgeous, much more exquisite than the cultural relics Xu Shun had seen in his previous life.

Especially the City God in the City God Temple, which was seven or eight meters high, really opened Xu Shun's eyes!

It is unknown which master craftsman created the statue of the City God, but the statue is so vivid and lifelike that the facial expression, the exquisite textures on the clothes and the magic weapon in the hands are all like a real person.

In particular, the City God is dressed in gold, with a stern face and deep eyes. Together with the civil and military judges on his left and right, he appears extraordinary and majestic.

"Don't look at the City God. That's disrespectful!"

Xu Shun looked up at the City God and heard someone talking.

(End of this chapter)