Warrior in Turbulent Han Dynasty

Deep in the clouds and smoke that lingers all day long, there is a Taoist temple that is rarely visited by people. Guo Shao saw an old man with white beard and hair.

Probably everyone present can be sure that he is a real practitioner. He is practicing hard here, accompanied by only two servants, one of whom is also deaf and dumb; even food is not easy to move up the mountain. If a person is looking for fame and fortune, what is the fun of living in this place even if he has a fortune?

The Taoist priest in linen sat beside a stone table under a pine tree. On the stone bench was a pair of straw woven mats, and on the table were paper, pen, inkstone, and paperweight. Sure enough, he was dressed in shabby earthy gray linen clothes, and even the kerchief on his white hair was coarse linen.

"Master!" Qingxu ran over, with an excited expression on her face. The teenage girl really couldn't be as calm and composed as the Taoist in sackcloth. She was aggrieved, but her voice was very clear and light, "Master left me on the road of Shu. The officers and soldiers of the Shu Kingdom said I was a spy and arrested me. This Guo Dushi was a general of the Zhou Dynasty. He rescued me, but he asked me to find Master to save him. Master is in Mount Emei. "

The Taoist in sackcloth ignored his disciple and grandson, but stared at Guo Shao's face, shaking his head slightly for a while, frowning for a while, with a weird expression.

"Master, Master!" Qingxu called him coquettishly.

The Taoist in sackcloth said, "What are you talking about?"

"Hmph!" Qingxu was completely angry, "He said so much, why didn't you listen to a single word?"

All the soldiers accompanying the army were in the courtyard outside, Guo Shao and Jing Niang were standing there, no one greeted them. Guo Shao stepped forward to pay respects: "My name is Guo Shao. I have long admired the honorable name of the Taoist in sackcloth. I took the liberty to meet you and disturbed the old immortal's practice. Please forgive me."

The Taoist in Mai said, "You are so strange."

Guo Shao stood there in a daze, not knowing how to answer, he thought for a while and politely said: "I don't know how rude this junior is?"

But in order to meet the Taoist in sackcloth, it took a lot of effort and a lot of thought, and finally saw it. I hope that the Taoist in sackcloth really has the ability... Guo Shao has no doubts about this. First of all, this old Taoist priest is definitely not a person who deceives the world and steals fame and fortune.

Furthermore, Guo Shao wondered, how old is this old man?

It is said that Chen Tuan, the son of Fuyao, passed the Jinshi examination in the Tang Dynasty and was summoned by the emperor to reward the court ladies. It is not known whether these things are true or not, but at least it can prove that Chen Tuan was already an adult in the Tang Dynasty; he is probably eighty or ninety years old now! And this Taoist in sackcloth is actually the master of an old Taoist priest who is eighty or ninety years old... It is conservatively estimated that the Taoist in sackcloth is over a hundred years old.

How did he live to be more than a hundred years old in this era when he died at the age of thirty or forty? People who live to be a hundred years old can occasionally be seen in modern times, but Guo Shao has never seen such an old person with a flushed face and bright eyes that are not cloudy...even on TV.

The Taoist in sackcloth had a calm and indifferent expression, but now he seemed a little sad. He said, "Why is your face completely different from your aura? Could it be that there is a completely opposite example of what I have studied all my life?"

Only then did Guo Shao remember that Chen Tuan also said this back then, and this sackcloth Taoist was even more powerful, and he said the same thing at a glance. He said that Guo Shao was strange... Guo Shao also felt that his theory was inexplicable. Aren't the things in this world composed of different material elements to form atoms and molecules?

But Guo Shao is not afraid anymore. It is impossible for the old Taoist priest to keep him for research... He should not be able to keep himself as a Taoist priest. It's just that I have some doubts in my heart: Is there really an invisible energy in people? It seems reasonable to say that the contradiction between the body and "Qi" does not belong to Guo Shao's current thinking. Not to mention that people in this era can't understand this kind of thing, even modern people will probably just laugh it off... Even if the Taoist in sackcloth could really see it, no one would believe him.

"No, no..." The Taoist in Mai completely ignored Qingxu and Jingniang.

Guo Shao hurriedly said: "I beg the old man to come out of the mountain and save a life, she is going to die! As long as you save her life, you can do whatever you want me to do in the future."

The Taoist in sackcloth asked, "Who are you saving?"

Guo Shaodao: "The Queen of the Great Zhou Dynasty."

The Taoist in sackcloth suddenly said: "The eldest daughter of the Fu family? This old man has seen her. Fate is determined by God, no one can save her."

Guo Shao hurriedly took out Xiang Xun's letter and handed it to him with both hands. The letter contained a detailed description of the queen's symptoms and the imperial doctor's diagnosis. He simply knelt down in front of the sackclothed Taoist, bowed down and said, "I beg the old fairy!"

Qingxu looked at him in surprise.

The Taoist in sackcloth didn't even look at the few pieces of paper, he shook his head and said, "Go ahead. I really can't do anything to save people."

Jingniang suddenly said coldly: "Humanism is the way of Buddhism to save others, and Taoism is to save oneself. But I didn't expect a person of high morals like you to stand by without even looking at it. If there is destiny, we will also stand by and watch your disciples and grandchildren in Qingniling. Will Qingxu's fate still be like this?"

The Taoist in sackcloth did not speak. After hearing this, Guo Shao thought to himself: Jingniang seems to belong to the sect of Taoism, so she is really a sincere religious person when she speaks bad things about Taoism.

Jing Niang said again: "I think you are a queen who is afraid of the secular world, and you are afraid that if you fail to save people, not only may you be implicated, but it will also affect your immortal name."

After hearing this, Guo Shao felt that what Jing Niang said was a bit too much, but it was very suitable for him. He originally thought that the sackclothed Taoist would argue, or simply ignore it. Unexpectedly, the Taoist in sackcloth said without hesitation: "Everything in the world should go with the flow, not force it. I don't care about fame and wealth... But this benefactor is right. I should see what happened to the eldest daughter of the Fu family."

The Taoist in sackcloth picked up the letter paper on the stone table, stroked the white beard on his chin, and looked at it. After a while, he said again: "The eldest daughter of the Fu family is a queen, and the person who diagnosed the patient must be a famous doctor in the world, and the description should be correct. Just like what the imperial doctor said, she is destined to suffer from the heat, and then the heavy rain will force the heat and poison into her body... There is nothing the old man can do about the matter that the doctor is investigating."

Guo Shao said: "Can you think of a way again?"

The Taoist in sackcloth sighed: "What I have learned all my life, apart from facial features, is inner alchemy. I haven't dabbled in the study of outer alchemy deeply, and I haven't refined elixir...but Chen Tuan also refines outer alchemy. If he is here, he can prepare a pair of outer alchemy and then use inner alchemy to cultivate summer poisoning. Maybe he can try it."

Guo Shao said urgently: "Aunt Qingxu said that Fuyaozi and her went south to Mount Emei, and now they should be in Shu Kingdom. Shu Kingdom is an enemy country, but the mountains are high and the road is far away, and we don't know where he is. Even if we were lucky enough to find him, we don't know when and what month it will be. How long can the Queen hold on?"

The Taoist in sackcloth said: "Then what can I do? You don't understand what the old man said. For people who have never practiced inner alchemy, it is useless to teach you the method of breathing and breathing now, and the effect will not be great. People have fate, so you don't need to be too sad. Birth, old age, sickness and death are common to everyone, and everyone will die."

Guo Shao was stunned, and hurriedly said: "I remembered, Fu Yaozi gave me an elixir a few years ago, saying that it can drive away the anger in my body, so as to avoid internal and external conflicts. I didn't eat it, but I still keep it! Go to the fire elixir, can it drive away the heat? Can I still eat it after a few years?"

"What kind of elixir, what does it smell like, and what does it taste like?" asked the Taoist in sackcloth.

Guo Shao was at a loss, how could he know what kind of elixir it was, he hadn't taken it himself, let alone what it smelled like, but he had smelled it out of curiosity. Now I described it based on my remaining impressions, but I really don’t know what it’s like... because I read a piece of information somewhere before, saying that there are heavy metal substances in the alchemy made by Shishi, and it may be chronic poisoning if eaten, and heavy metals in the body are not good for health. How could Guo Shao want to eat this stuff?

The Taoist in sackcloth listened for a while, but he was neither sure nor denied. Guo Shao hurriedly said: "If you have to have a pill, it's too late now, how about using that one? How should I use it?"

The Taoist in sackcloth said, "It's up to you if you want to try."

Guo Shao said: "Didn't you say that you still want to practice inner alchemy? If you don't teach us, no one will know how to do it."

The Taoist in sackcloth finally took a look at Qingxu, turned his head and frowned and said, "You are the one who disobeyed fate. You have to offer sacrifices to heaven and Taoism, and you must not mention that this matter is related to old age in front of anyone? It stands to reason that this kind of thing is not conducive to Taoism, and at least it will shorten your lifespan."

Guo Shao said without hesitation: "Whatever happens."

The Taoist in sackcloth got up slowly, and said to Qingxu, "You come with Master."

Guo Shao remained calm, he couldn't stop Qingxu from leaving, he just pondered: there is only one way up the mountain, and there is a cliff behind the Taoist temple. The sergeants guarded the yard and intersection outside. Unless the Taoist priests of this Taoist temple really became immortals and could fly, how could they avoid their own people and leave? What's more, the Maid Taoist seems to be a highly respected practitioner, so he can't deceive others with nonsense, right?

He was really in a mess. According to what the sackclothed Taoist said, there seemed to be many kinds of elixirs. Could the elixir given by Chen Tuan really work? Thinking back carefully, everything I did for Empress Fu was very unreliable, it was like rushing to the doctor...but what can I do? In this day and age, a cold can kill a person, doctors only rely on traditional experience to sum up and treat diseases, and herbal medicine is the main method; Guo Shao is not a doctor, even the current doctor is far inferior, he is really helpless.

Guo Shao stood beside the stone table in a daze, no one paid attention to them, and no one entertained them, he and Jing Niang looked at each other. This deep mountain was extremely quiet, and he looked up at the sky again, vaguely not knowing where he was. I just feel that the surroundings are full of mystery and weirdness.

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