The metaphysical mother returns, and the villain son stands at attention

Chapter 162 Going up the mountain
The car drove all the way up the mountain and stopped in the open-air parking lot outside the Taoist temple.

"The competition will officially begin tomorrow. The people from the Xuan Association arrived two days ago. You are the last to arrive." Liu Ergou got out of the car. "At four o'clock, the judges will meet and have a simple meeting to talk about their judging criteria. After the meeting, we will have a meal and get to know each other better."

Gu Qingyin responded and asked, "How long will the competition last?"

Liu Ergou: "About a week. The first day is the internal selection competition, the second day is the confrontation competition, the third day is the semi-finals, the fourth day is the finals, the fifth day is the challenge competition, and the sixth day is the free competition."

"The competition is divided into talismans, formations, spells and combat. The time is uncertain. If the current round of competition cannot be completed within one day, it will be postponed to the next day."

Gu Qingyin nodded and asked the key question, "How is the food in your Taoist temple?"

Liu Ergou laughed, "Not bad."

Gu Qingyin smiled with relief, "Did a lot of people come to watch the competition?"

"That's right. Every competition is open to the public. You can come in if you buy a ticket."

Gu Qingyin sighed, "You guys really know how to do business."

Liu Ergou chuckled, "After all, it's a grand event. If it's open for free, there will definitely be a lot of people coming. The Taoist temple doesn't have that much space."

The two of them walked and talked, and people passing by would stop to bow to Liu Ergou, or greet him with a smile, and then glance at Gu Qingyin, either subtly or openly.

Liu Ergou introduced several people to Gu Qingyin according to their identities. They were basically from their generation. When they heard Gu Qingyin's name, they all showed an expression of "it's you".

Gu Qingyin was confused. Is she so famous now?
Liu Ergou was a little embarrassed. He glared at a few people without leaving a trace and told them to leave quickly.

Gu Qingyin had no idea what he was thinking in the first place, and now he had let it go. If Gu Qingyin found out again, it would be so embarrassing that they wouldn't even be able to be friends anymore.

After a short rest in the guest hall, Gu Qingyin, led by the young Taoist priest, went to the conference hall to meet with the organizers and several judges.

Those who came to Xuanxie were all acquaintances, including Elder Zhang and Elder Miao. They both felt a little uncomfortable when they saw Gu Qingyin. They just nodded slightly and turned to chat with the people around them.

The judge from Wudang Mountain was Liu Ergou's senior brother, Liu Yang, a very prestigious Taoist priest. The judge from Longhua Temple was the abbot's disciple, whose Buddhist name was Cihang.

Gu Qingyin politely talked to the two of them for a few words, and then the current head of Wudang Mountain, Taoist Lin Jiran, came.

Everyone stopped talking and stood up to greet him.

"Master Lin."

"Master Lin."

"Master Lin."

The names vary, but they are all very respectful.

Lin Jiran nodded calmly, then raised his head and walked in front of Gu Qingyin, looking her up and down, and said with a smile: "You have grown up."

Gu Qingyin smiled and said, "Uncle Lin, long time no see."

"It's been a long time indeed." Lin Jiran sighed, "The last time I saw you, you were still a kid who didn't even know how to use the Fire Talisman, but now you can be a judge."

Gu Qingyin's old face suddenly turned red.

The first time I met Lin Jiran was on the hill where she lived with her master. At that time, she practiced spells every day. Every time she mastered something, she wanted to show it to her master and praise her.

As a result, in excitement, the fire talisman went out of control and set Lin Jiran's beard on fire.

"Let's not talk about what happened back then." Gu Qingyin requested in a low voice, "There are so many people here, please give me some face."

Lin Jiran laughed loudly, walked inside, sat in the main seat, and said crisply, "Everyone, let's make it short."

The others also took their seats and the meeting officially began.

Gu Qingyin was planning to listen carefully at first, but all the people present were elderly. Once they started speaking in official tones and giving long speeches, she fell asleep after a few minutes.

Gu Qingyin sat there, seemingly concentrating, but her mind was actually empty. Until someone called her, "Master Gu, you should have no objection to this arrangement, right?"

Gu Qingyin's body shook slightly, and her eyes instantly cleared up. She said seriously, "No problem."

After she finished speaking, she raised her eyes and met Lin Jiran's smiling eyes.

Gu Qingyin pretended to be calm, smiled politely and looked away.

Soon, the meeting ended.

Gu Qingyin breathed a sigh of relief and just as she stood up and was about to leave, she heard Lin Jiran say, "Qingyin, stay for a moment."

Even if she was unwilling, Gu Qingyin had to stay. She was in someone else's territory, so where could she go even if she ran away?
After everyone left, Gu Qingyin stepped forward and asked, "Uncle Lin, do you want to talk to me about something?"

Lin Jiran glanced at her and asked, "Do you know what aspect you are mainly responsible for judging?"

Gu Qingyin remained silent. Of course she didn’t know. She had wanted to wait until she got back to ask Huo Yunjing.

Huo Yunjing had a lot of experience in attending meetings. Even though he was just an observer just now, he must have remembered everything clearly and sorted it out clearly, which was much more useful than if she had listened to it herself.

Lin Jiran shook his head. "You are responsible for the scoring of talismans only. You don't need to consider other aspects. For the talisman competition, you will be the main judge."

Gu Qingyin smiled embarrassedly, "Got it, thank you Uncle Lin."

Lin Jiran laughed and was silent for two seconds before speaking again, "Has your master ever come back to see you?"

Gu Qingyin's heart moved and she shook her head, "No."

Lin Jiran asked this because his master had never appeared before him. Since his master had not appeared, she had better pretend that she had never seen him.

In this way, no matter whether the master deliberately did not show up or whether there were other hidden secrets, nothing would be ruined because of her answer.

"Forget it." Lin Jiran sighed with a heavy heart, "Let's go eat."

Gu Qingyin blinked, bowed and left obediently.

After the dinner, Gu Qingyin returned to her living room and began to wash up quickly.

At this point, she couldn't help but complain. What era is this? This Taoist temple doesn't even have a water heater or air conditioning!
Fortunately, the weather is getting warmer now, otherwise Gu Qingyin would not know how to sleep that night.

After washing up, Gu Qingyin sat cross-legged on the bed and practiced before going to bed as usual.

Huo Yunjing, who had been holding it in for most of the day, floated out, sat cross-legged in the moonlight, and practiced with Gu Qingyin.

Half an hour later, the man and the ghost opened their eyes at the same time.

Gu Qingyin raised her eyebrows, "You seem to be less and less willing to stay in the pendant recently."

Huo Yunjing did not deny it and said bluntly: "I want to look at you."

Gu Qingyin didn't say anything, just fell back and prepared to go to sleep.

Huo Yunjing floated onto the bed, covered her with the quilt, and then hugged her through the quilt, "Good night, my wife."

Gu Qingyin closed her eyes and said vaguely: "Wake me up at seven o'clock tomorrow."

"Okay, go to sleep." Huo Yunjing lowered his head and kissed her on the face.

Gu Qingyin shrank her neck because of the cold, and after a while, her breathing gradually slowed down.

Nothing happened that night, but early the next morning, the whole Taoist temple became lively.

　I'm not in good shape, so I'll just do one chapter today.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)