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When we got off the taxi, we were already on the outskirts of the city. Both sides of the road were deserted farmland, and occasionally one or two unfinished buildings could be seen.

At first, Jiangcheng planned to expand the new area to include this place, but later due to various reasons, the construction team stopped work, which made this place look deserted and uninhabited.

I recalled the scene when the dead man got out of the car, and I found a similar place along the road.

This is a site with no stop signs, and the ground is all covered with white bricks, and I don’t know what the reason is.

"The No. 14 hearse was broadcast live. This is where Master Xianqing picked up the dead." Although it was dark, I could still distinguish some of the scenery around the road.

Following the direction in which the group of dead people left in my memory, I entered the wilderness.

The surroundings were overgrown with weeds and the road was difficult to walk, but I discovered something strange. The terrain gradually became lower and formed a gently sloping slope.

When we reached the lowest point, we saw two or three dirt roads in front of us. These small intestine paths were also very interesting. They were covered with a layer of fine sand and there were some white particles sprinkled in the sand that looked like salt.

"What's the point?" There were several roads leading to different places, and I couldn't see the end at a glance. I picked one at random and walked deep into the wilderness.

"What a barren land."

There is not a single family around, but there are many lonely graves with no monuments and no one knows who is buried in the graves.

There are more and more graves, and I feel a chill on my back when I look at them in this blue sky and in broad daylight, as if something is following behind me.

After walking forward for more than a hundred meters, the terrain suddenly rose, and a small hill appeared in front of them.

Ordinarily, these hills are very conspicuous on the plains, but the terrain here is high on the outside and low on the inside, which just hides the hills, so it is not too conspicuous when viewed from the road.

"There is a universe within."

I walked around the hills and finally found Qingtu Temple.

This small Taoist temple is hidden on the back of the hill. It has two doors on the east and west, one facing the sun and the other receiving the yin.

"It will be easy for me to find it." The overall building of the Taoist temple is antique. Although it is old, it does not have the impetuous feeling of modern architecture. It seems to be a place of retreat from the world and practice.

"Is anyone here?"

Both doors of the Taoist temple were wide open. I stood at the door and looked in.

Qiannan and Kunbei, with the meridian as the central axis, are laid out from north to south. The halls dedicated to Taoist gods are located on the central axis. On both sides, auxiliary halls are set up to worship the gods according to the symmetrical principle of sun to the east and moon to the west.

Although the sparrow is small, it has all the internal organs. There are four east and west wing rooms in Qingtu Temple. The west room is covered with black gauze to prevent light from passing through, while the east room is transparent and bright. There are also stickers on the door selling homemade Taoist incense at low prices. Advertisements for Taoist specialty items such as health pills and Taoist health medicinal wine.

No one answered for a long time, so I knocked on the door twice and entered the Taoist temple.

The courtyard is not big, and all the wing rooms and halls together are estimated to be only one hundred square meters.

However, you don't feel crowded when you walk inside, but instead feel calm and natural.

Going straight in, the innermost part of the Taoist temple is the Sanqing Hall. Next to the three deities of Yuqing, Shangqing and Taiqing there is a wooden sign, which seems to be dedicated to another deity.

"Sanqing is the highest god in Taoism. Who can be tied with Sanqing?" I was about to go over and read the writing on the wooden sign clearly, when a young Taoist priest wearing coarse linen clothes walked out of the east wing.

"Master Fate, the palace is the residence of the gods and cannot be offended."

This young Taoist priest has an ugly face, his hair is tied up in a bun, he does not wear a high crown, and he is dressed in coarse linen clothes that have turned white after washing.

"I'm sorry, I'm just a little curious." I looked him up and down. Having practiced the Miao Zhen Xin Dharma, I also roughly know the classification of Taoist priests in orthodox Taoism. A Taoist priest who first enters a Taoist temple is called a "Tao boy". Work hard internally to practice asceticism and cultivate meritorious deeds. Only after Guanjin becomes a disciple can he become an official Taoist priest.

And this is just the beginning. Later, it will be divided into many types according to the size of the Taoist temple, the level of the Taoism, and the different duties. For example, the names of teachers, real people, and heavenly masters in the countryside, or the divisions of "high true", "high scholars", "great virtues", etc.

But this is talking about orthodox Taoist temples like Miaozhen Temple. As for Qingtu Temple, which is 100 square meters, it would be good if the master and apprentice combined can have more than three people. Naturally, there are not so many restrictions.

"I'm here to see Taoist Master Xianqing. If he is here, can you please convey it to me?" I said politely. In fact, it is only a polite word for this three-acre land.

"My master is practicing, please go to the east wing and wait quietly."

Before the young Taoist priest finished speaking, the door to the west wing was pushed open, and Taoist Priest Xianqing in dark green robes came out holding two Yin gongs, one large and one small.

"Yunchuan, how many times have I told you, if someone comes to visit me, you have to call me Daozheng." Taoist Master Xianqing put away his gong and was surprised when he saw me: "A rare visitor, Yunchuan Go make tea quickly."

The expression on his face did not look like he was welcoming me. He quickly entered the main hall and offered a stick of incense to the Sanqing deity before inviting me into the east wing.

"I wonder why the Lord of Destiny came to visit this time?" Taoist priest Xian Qing put on the table the enrollment brochure of the health training class, the Tai Chi teaching map, the Taoist amulet treasures sold at low prices, and the advertising paper for undertaking any fasting and praying rituals without leaving any trace. He went into the drawer and continued to maintain his image of a superior person: "These are just amateur interests and meritorious deeds that benefit the people of one place."

"Yeah, I understand." I tightened my lips to hold back my smile. This Taoist Master Xianqing was similar to Blind Liu. One was chased around by the urban management all day long, and the other hid among a bunch of graves to hold training classes.

"Hey, you can laugh if you want. Life has been really hard lately." Taoist Master Xianqing realized that I had to endure it very hard, so he just broke the pot and didn't care about the image of a Taoist master: "We are not the only ones who drive corpses. , many things that have been passed down have been lost. Fortunately for me, I can have Yun Chuan as my disciple, and the mantle can be passed on. Some Taoist temples have been ignored for many years, and their inheritance has been broken."

Taoist Master Xianqing's topic was a bit heavy, and I didn't know how to reply: "Taoist Master, I have seen your exorcisms with my own eyes. If you have this ability, why don't you worry about not being able to make money?"

"How to make money?" Taoist Master Xianqing threw a drawer of unsent advertisements on the table: "In the past, you could make money by chasing corpses. That was because the water network in South China and Jianghuai was dense, and boat owners did not dare to let dead people on board. , ordinary people have no choice but to ask us to drive away the corpses. Now that trains and ships are running everywhere, who will need us?"

"But didn't I see you driving away corpses that night?"

"Those were just homeless people who died in a foreign land. I couldn't bear it, so I took their souls back to my hometown." Taoist Master Xianqing took off the soul-catching bell and the Yin gong from his waist, and wiped them carefully: "But Having said that, it’s good that no one needs to drive away corpses, at least it means that there are a lot less injustices in the world, so that’s good, that’s good too.”

"Daozheng, here comes the tea." The young Taoist priest brought in two cups of tea, then turned and left.

"Taoist Master Xianqing, I wonder what this means? Why do you insist on letting him call you that?"

My question once again embarrassed Taoist Master Xianqing: "Tao Zheng means the master of the temple. Although there are only two masters and disciples in this Qingtu Temple, the etiquette cannot be messed up."

He waved his hand: "You don't have to go to the Three Treasures Palace for anything, so don't make any detours and tell me what you have to do with me?"

I told Taoist Master Xianqing about the sloppy Taoist priest and Bai Qi, as well as all my own speculations.

After hearing this, Taoist Master Xianqing frowned and thought: "I do know the person you are looking for, but with his style of conduct, he will not do anything like stealing."

"Why?"

Taoist Master Xianqing mentioned the sloppy Taoist priest with a helpless expression on his face: "He is over sixty years old, and his Taoism is unfathomable. However, he has a bohemian personality. He lives a life of drunkenness and dreams every day. He lives a life where he can drink and be drunk the next, and he has no love for the world of mortals. How could such a person steal your things if he doesn’t live in love with an immortal?”

After listening to what Taoist Master Xianqing said, I also felt that there was something wrong with the direction of my thinking, but to be cautious, I asked one more question: "I wonder what the relationship between that Taoist Master and you is?"

"It has nothing to do with it. A few weeks ago, he offered me half a million to help him get a special corpse."