When I got out of the taxi, it was already a suburb of the city, and there were abandoned farmland on both sides of the road, and occasionally I could see one or two unfinished buildings.
At the beginning, Jiangcheng was going to expand the new area to include it, but later due to various reasons, the construction company stopped work, which caused the place to look barren and uninhabited.
I thought back to when the dead man got out of the car and followed the road until I found a similar place.
This is a station where there are no stop signs, and the floor is paved with white bricks, so I don't know what to say.
"The fourteenth hearse is live broadcast, and the Xianqing Daoist is from here to pick up the dead."
Although it was dark at the beginning, I could still distinguish some of the scenery around the road.
Following the direction of the group of dead people in my memory, I entered the wilderness.
The road was overgrown with weeds and the road was difficult to walk, but I noticed a strange point, the terrain gradually lowered to a gently sloping slope.
Walking to the lowest place, there were two or three dirt roads in front of me, and these sheep intestine paths were also very interesting, paved with a layer of fine sand, and there were some white particles sprinkled in the sand that seemed to be salt.
"What's the matter?"
Several paths led to different places, and with no end in sight, I picked one at random and headed into the depths of the wilderness.
"What a poor mountain and bad water."
There is not a single family around, but there are many lonely graves, and there are no monuments, and I don't know who is buried in the graves.
There are more and more graves, and I feel a chill in my back when I look at this blue sky and daylight, as if something is following behind me.
After walking forward more than a hundred meters away, the terrain rose sharply, and a small hill that was not too big appeared in front of him.
It is said that this hill is very conspicuous on the plain, but the terrain here is high on the outside and low on the inside, which just hides the hills in it, so it is not too conspicuous when you look at it from the road.
"There's something inside."
I walked around the hills and finally found the Qingtu Temple.
This small Taoist temple is hidden on the back of the hill, with two doors open from east to west, one side to welcome the sun, and the other to accept the yin.
"Let me find it easy."
The overall architecture of the Taoist temple is antique, although it is old, but there is no impetuous sense of modern architecture, as if it is a place to escape from the world and practice.
"Is anyone there?"
The two doors of the temple were wide open, and I stood in the door and looked in.
Qiannan Kunbei, with the meridian as the central axis, sitting in the north and facing the south of the layout, the temple dedicated to the Taoist gods is located on the central axis, and the two sides are set up according to the principle of symmetry between the sun and the east and the west, and the distance from the sky, and the temple is set up to worship the gods.
The sparrow is young, but the five organs are complete, there are four wings in the east and west of the Qingtu Temple, the west room is covered with black cloth and veil, and the east room is transparent and bright, and the door is also pasted with advertisements for Taoist special items such as homemade Taoist incense, health pills, and Taoist health medicine and wine at low prices.
After a long time of no answer, I knocked on the door twice and entered the inside of the temple.
The courtyard is not large, and all the side rooms and halls together are estimated to be 100 square meters.
However, walking inside does not feel crowded, but has a feeling of calm and naturalness.
Straight inward, the innermost part of the Taoist temple is the Sanqing Palace, and there is a wooden sign next to the three gods of Yuqing, Shangqing, and Taiqing, which seems to be dedicated to another god.
"Sanqing is the highest deity of Taoism, who can be tied with Sanqing?"
I was about to go over to read the handwriting on the wooden plaque when a young Taoist priest dressed in coarse linen walked out of the east wing.
"Lord, the temple is the abode of the gods, and it is not to be offended."
This young Taoist priest had an ugly face, his head was tied in a bun, he did not wear a high crown, he was dressed in coarse linen clothes, and his hair was white.
"I'm sorry, I'm just curious."
Looking him up and down, I have practiced the wonderful heart method, and I also probably know the classification of Taoist priests in orthodox Taoism, Taoist priests who have just entered the Taoist temple, called "Taoist children", Taoist children must work hard in the temple to do asceticism, cultivate meritorious deeds.
After the crown scarf apprenticeship, you can become a formal Taoist priest.
And this is only counted as an entry, and later it is divided into many kinds according to the size of the Taoist temple, the level of the Taoism, and the different positions.
For example, the names of gentlemen, real people, and heavenly masters in the countryside, or the division of "Gao Zhen", "Gao Shi", "Da De", and so on.
However, this is talking about an orthodox Taoist temple like Miaozhen Temple, as for the 100-square-meter Qingtu Temple, it would be good if the master and apprentice could add up to more than three people, and naturally there were not so many rules and regulations.
"I'm here to find Daoist Xianqing, if he's here, can you help me convey it?"
I said politely, in fact, just this acre and three points of land, it is just a polite word to say that it is conveyed.
"The family teacher is practicing, please go to the east wing room and wait."
Before the young Taoist priest finished speaking, the door of the west wing room was pushed open, and the Xianqing Daoist in a dark green Taoist robe walked out with two yin gongs, one large and one small, in his hand.
"Yunchuan, how many times have I told you, if someone comes to visit, you have to call me Daozheng."
Xianqing Daoist put away the yin gong, and was also taken aback when he saw me: "Rare guest, Yunchuan go make tea." ” The expression on his face didn't look like he was welcoming me, and he walked quickly into the main hall and first put a stick of incense on the Sanqing Zun God before inviting me into the east wing.
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"I wonder why the owner came to the door this time?"
Xian Qingdao put the enrollment brochure of the health training class on the table, the Tai Chi teaching map, the Taoist talisman treasure sold at a low price, and the advertising paper that undertook any Zhaijiao prayer and blessing ceremony into the drawer, and continued to maintain his own image as a master: "These are just amateur interests, and the merits of benefiting the people are just amateur interests." ” "Yes, I understand."
I tensed my lips and couldn't help but laugh, this idle Qingdao chief is similar to Liu Blind, one is chased by the city management all day long, and the other is hiding in the middle of this pile of graves to hold a training class.
"Hey, just laugh if you want, it's really not been easy lately."
The Daoist Xianqing found out that I endured very hard, but fortunately the jar was broken, and he didn't care about the image of a master: "Not only did we drive away the corpses, but many of the things that came down have not fallen."
I'm okay, I can receive Yunchuan's apprentice, and the mantle can be worn, some Taoist temples have been ignored all year round, and their inheritance has been broken. ” The topic of Daoist Xianqing was a little heavy, and I didn't know how to reply: "Daoist, I have seen your corpse with my own eyes, and I am worried that I can't make money if I have this ability?"
” "How do you earn it?"
Xianqing Daoist threw all the advertisements that had not been sent out in a drawer on the table: "In the past, we could make money by chasing corpses, but that was because the water network in South China and Jianghuai was dense, and the boatmen did not dare to let the dead get on the boat, and ordinary people had no choice but to invite us to drive the corpses, and now that the trains and ships are running everywhere, who will need us?"
” "But didn't I see you chasing the corpse that night?"
"Those homeless people who are just dying in a foreign land, I can't bear it, so I take their souls back to my hometown."
Xianqing Dao Chang took off the soul bell on his waist and the Yin Gong and wiped it carefully: "But then again, no one needs to drive out the corpse, at least it means that there are a lot fewer injustices in the world, so it's okay, it's okay like this." ” "Daozheng, the tea is here."
The young Taoist priest brought in two cups of tea, then turned to leave.
"Xianqing Dao Chief, I don't know what this Tao means?
Why do you insist on him calling you that?
” I have to question the Taoist Xian Qing again: "Dao Zheng is the meaning of the Lord, although there are only two of us masters and apprentices in this Qingtu Temple, but the number of rituals cannot be messed up." ” He waved his hand: "If you don't have anything to do, you don't go around the bend, let's talk about what is going on with me?"
” I told Daoist Xianqing about the sloppy Taoist priest and Bai Qi, and I also told all my own speculations.
After hearing this, Daoist Xian Qing twisted his eyebrows and pondered: "I do know the person you are looking for, but with his style of acting, he will not do such a thing as stealing." ” "Why?"
Daoist Xianqing mentioned that the sloppy Taoist priest showed a helpless expression on his face: "He is over the age of six, his Taoism is unfathomable, his personality is debauched, he is drunk every day and dreams of death, he lives a life of wine today and drunk today, and he doesn't love Hongchen or immortals, how can such a person steal your things?"
” After listening to Daoist Xianqing's words, I also felt that there was something wrong with the direction of my thinking, but for the sake of prudence, I still asked one more question: "I don't know what the relationship between that Daoist and you is?"
” "It doesn't matter if it has anything to do with it, a few weeks ago, he offered 500,000 yuan and wanted me to help him catch a special corpse."