Daoist, please stay

The master narrowed his eyes happily.

"Don't worry. This little trouble is finally entrusted to Ping An."

Talking about trouble, his eyes are full of reluctance.

The second senior brother lowered his head and smiled lightly, helping his master to get up.

"Come on, you should rest too."

The mountains are quiet, without light pollution and noise pollution.Tao Xi slept soundly until dawn.

To the side of a mold, empty.

The bedding was cold, Xie Qinglan got up and left for a long time.

He was not in a hurry to get up, and stretched comfortably.

It's only six o'clock.

This place is no better than a hotel, and there are not so comprehensive facilities.

But Xie Qinglan had already prepared teacups, toothbrushes, towels and water for him.After packing himself up cleanly, Young Master Tao pushed the door out and was startled by the chicken strolling on the corridor.

The big rooster's tail feathers are flamboyant and beautiful, and a pair of small beans stared at Tao Xi intently.

Tao Xi looked nervous.

This thing won't peck him twice, right?

Master's hearty laughter came from not far away.

"Xiao Tao, don't be afraid, that's not to be raised to make it early. Don't peck people."

Tao Xi awkwardly and carefully bypassed the "alarm clock" of the second senior brother, and said hello to the master.

The little old man is more energetic in the morning, his face is full of red.He was dressed in bunts, as if he had just returned from morning exercise.

"Qing Lan and her seniors went for a morning jog, and they won't be back for a while. Would you like to have some breakfast and chat with me, an old man?"

Tao Xi readily agreed.

The breakfast was prepared by the second senior brother and warmed up on the stove.

Porridge side dishes, simple but delicious.

Tao Xi was very satisfied.

Master saw that he didn't care about the difficult environment in the mountains at all, and he was quite happy in it, and he was very grateful.

"Xiao Tao, do you want to hear about Qing Lan's life experience?"

Tao Xi's eyes lit up, and she quickly put down the bowl and chopsticks.

"Master, tell me, I'll listen."

The old temple master smiled and turned his gaze to the green mountains and lush forests in the distance.

"Qing Lan... I have a very close relationship with this mountain."

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Among the seven apprentices of the old Guanzhu, Xie Qinglan is the youngest and the only child he raised with his own hands.

The Xuanxiao sect is a very low-key sect.

The locals don't even know their school name, they always refer to them as Xiaomaoling Taoist Temple.

Although the Taoist temple is small, the Taoist priest inside is well-known among the people for his righteousness and high ability.

So some parents decided to send their children to the mountain to learn from the Taoist priest.

Anyway, the children in the country don't have much entertainment, so they send them up the mountain to exercise, and save the trouble of chasing chickens and dogs at home.

Xie Qinglan's six senior brothers were all sent up the mountain in this way.

It's not that the old Guanzhu is not picky, he chose a few more qualified children to stay and teach them in accordance with their aptitude, hoping that they can carry forward some of the Taoism's ability to save the world and save people.

Of course, in the end, the apprentices each choose their own life direction, and only the second and fifth children earnestly obtained the Taoist qualification certificate and devoted themselves to the Tao.

He originally wanted to accept Lao Liu as a closed disciple, so he stopped accepting apprentices.Unexpectedly, on the way back down the mountain, he picked up a baby.

This baby is Xie Qinglan.

More than 20 years ago, there was no beautiful winding mountain road built here.

In the vast mountains, there are occasional small and medium-sized wild beasts.

The baby lay quietly in the waist-deep grass by the side of the path, until the young and young Buddhist priest passed by, and then he let out a small cry.

He almost missed the kid.

The baby's cry was too weak, covered by the chirping of birds and insects in the forest, the careless man didn't notice that it was the cry of a human baby, and hurried past the side path.

However, it has not gone out three meters.

The temple master, who has always been nimble, tripped over his left foot and his right foot, and stumbled.

He scratched his head and got up and was about to leave when he got caught in the weeds and almost fell down.

Now he realized something was wrong and didn't dare to act rashly.

He thought he had offended some mountain spirits and wild monsters, and came to play tricks on him and take revenge.

Looking around vigilantly a few times, this time I heard the thin cry like a cat meowing.

Following the sound, the temple master pulled the weeds away, and saw the baby waving his small fists in the grass.

The big man's heart softened in an instant.

The white and tender child was wrapped in a piece of indigo cloth, with a red rope hanging around his neck and a calico sack tied to it.

He picked up the baby carefully, and the baby stopped crying immediately.Looking at him with big black eyes, he laughed whenever he was teased.With a grin, there are no teeth on the small pink gums.

The chubby little hands worked hard together, grasped the Lord's fingers, stuffed them into his mouth, and sucked them all over.

The old monk's description is very vivid.

Tao Xi was immersed in his description, as if he also saw Xie Qinglan in his babyhood who hadn't teeth yet, and felt itchy in his heart.

"So you brought him back to the Taoist temple to raise him?"

Qing Lan said that Master was like his biological father to him, and she was really right.

Birth kindness is not as important as nurturing kindness. After more than [-] years of upbringing and enlightenment, the natural ones are no more than that.

Tao Xi's reverence for Master increased a bit.

The old temple master narrowed his eyes and smiled.

"That's a life, let alone such a cute child. He and I can be regarded as meeting at first sight."

The old Guanzhu made a decisive decision and took the child up the mountain.

Fortunately, this child is very easy to raise.

Buy some milk powder when you have money, and feed rice cereal if you don’t have money, and you can still eat enough.

The mother of the second apprentice who did not return is a hearty and generous woman.

Hearing about this incident, he specially sent the only milk-producing ewe in the family up the mountain to milk the child.

This is how Xiao Qinglan grew up safely under the care of Master and everyone around her.

As for the name Xie Qinglan, the old temple master also had his own considerations.

"Do you know why I named him that?"

Tao Xi shook his head honestly.

"do not know."

Master didn't say it directly, but pointed to the ring on his left ring finger and smiled.

"Is this the sign that Qinglan has been carrying since she was a child?"

The ring was stained with blood, so it didn't leave any stains, but instead became whiter and more radiant.

Tao Xi blushed slightly.

"Did you recognize it?"

The master smiled and poured himself a cup of tea.

"This kid... is deviant."

Lan is the word engraved on the small plaque in his small cloth pocket.

Those who are in the mist are also the mountain wind.

The official explanation is the fog in the mountains.

Qinglan, the light blue mist that pervades the mountains in the early morning.

But in fact, in a certain folk perception, Lan means the mountain god.

The mountains of [-] li are alive.

He is the son of Dashan.

It is also the embodiment of mountains.

The master's surname is Wang, and several apprentices have all kinds of surnames, except that there is no surname Xie.

This surname originally contained the selfishness of the old temple master.

Tao Xi was stunned.

The master thought that the child was given to him by the mountain god, a gift from Dashan.

Although I understand his feelings, I can't help but feel that the old man thinks too much?

Poor peasant families cannot afford to raise their children, so it is common to send them to temples and Taoist temples.

Just relying on a "Lan" name card to give a child such a big name, isn't it afraid that fate will be overwhelmed?

In the past years, the child mortality rate was higher due to poor medical conditions.Young parents dare not name their children too big, for fear of being overwhelmed.So there is a saying that a cheap name is easy to support.

As a Taoist disciple, Master should not understand these things.

Tao Xi expressed his doubts.

But the master seemed to know that he would ask this question, and said with a smile.

"Have you ever thought about how remote and dangerous Xiaomao Ridge was more than 20 years ago. Even adults struggled to climb up by themselves, who would deliberately leave such a small child on such a dangerous mountain road? Besides, there is no incense at the bottom of the mountain." A prosperous temple, as you said, wouldn't it be more appropriate to put it in front of the big temple?"

Tao Xi was at a loss for words.

That's true too...

but……

"I know that you and Qing Lan have experienced life and death together, and only then have you determined each other's minds. Then you should have seen Qing Lan occasionally lose control, right?"

Tao Xi froze for a moment, then nodded slowly.

"A few times..."

Master put away his smile and turned serious.

"Actually, I did a fortune-telling calculation for this child after he turned three years old. The result...was not very good."

Tao Xi's heart suddenly twitched.

"What do you mean by bad? What's wrong?"

The master rubbed the handle of the purple clay pot with his fingers, and said carefully.

"To put it simply, his innate Dao body is a genius suitable for cultivation. But he is also born with an unstable Dao mind, and it is extremely easy to go astray. To sum it up in a hexagram: One thought becomes a demon, and one thought becomes a Buddha."

One thought... Becoming a demon?

Tao Xi couldn't help recalling several times Xie Qinglan lost control in his mind.

From almost strangling Lin Zhimo to death, to escaping from the secret room and encountering evil spirits, to the intense murderous aura emanating from his whole body in the courtyard not long ago...

His loss of control is getting worse every time!

The situation was special at that time, and Tao Xi himself was not very conscious at that time, so he didn't dare to think too deeply.

Now listening to what Master said, it was not an accident, but Qing Lan's doom?

Seeing Tao Xi's face turned pale in an instant, the master quickly comforted him.

"Don't be afraid, little Tao, there is help."

Tao Xi quickly grabbed Master's hand.

"Tell me, how can you save him?"

As long as he can think of a way, he is willing to do his best to do it!

The old temple master smiled and nodded Tao Xi's hand.

"Aren't you right here?"

Tao Xi was dumbfounded.

"what?"

The old temple master stood up and stretched his muscles and bones.

"Everything in the world, mutual generation and mutual restraint. Some people show their sharpness and hurt others and themselves, while others can put the sword back into the box and restrain the sharpness. Xiao Tao, you are the one who can make Qinglan restrain the sharpness."

Seeing that Tao Xi was still a little confused, the old temple master smiled.

"Before he went down the mountain, I made a hexagram for him. The hexagrams showed mixed fortunes and good fortunes, and they were all extreme numbers. There is no escape from the fate. That is to say, when he goes down the mountain, he will become a Buddha or a demon in a single thought." And this is where the destiny lies, and it is not controlled by manpower. Even if I want to force him to stay, it is hard to violate the will of God. Simply let him go, it all depends

It's fate.so far so good……"

It's okay for the old man to say a few words, and his satisfaction is beyond words.

"Fortunately, God has the virtue of being good at life, and let him meet you, so he finally didn't go to the other extreme."

Tao Xi secretly blushed in embarrassment.

So, the encounter between him and Qing Lan was a bit of a sense of fate?

Xie Qinglan's shout could be heard faintly in the distance.

"Tao Xi! See what I brought back for you!"

After greeting Master with a blushing smile, Tao Xi quickly walked around to the vestibule.

Outside the open mountain gate, Xie Qinglan and her seniors climbed up the steps laughing and laughing, holding a bunch of branches full of wild fruits in their hands, and waving them at Tao Xi with a bit of flaunting.

Facing the clear mountain wind, Tao Xi smiled and narrowed his eyes...

Life in the mountains is simple but fulfilling.

Before I knew it, a few days passed, and it was time to return.

In just a few days, Tao Xi developed a very strong sense of belonging to this place, and was even more reluctant to leave than Xie Qinglan.

The two 28-inch large boxes were emptied of gifts for everyone, and then filled with medicinal materials prepared for them by the second senior brother.

Come with a full load and return with a full load.

After discussing with Xie Qinglan, Tao Xi insisted on transferring 88 yuan to the Taoist temple.

He speaks eloquently.

"Although it's not so troublesome to pay attention to the three media and six engagements now, the basic etiquette must be comprehensive, otherwise my father will scold me when I go back. This is the first phase of the betrothal gift, and the rest will be delivered to you by our old man when he goes up the mountain in person. "

The old temple master who was about to decline, heard what he said, and accepted it without hesitation.

Since you want to marry Qin and Jin, it is indecent to come and not to go.

Their Taoist temple will also prepare a generous "dowry" and deliver it to Tao's mansion in person.

Amidst the laughter of the seniors teasing that it was the best "marriage" of the juniors, Tao Xi took his "little husband" on the way home.

Tian Bugui personally sent the two of them down the mountain and came back. From afar, he saw the master standing at the gate of the mountain and looking down.

"Don't look, it's all gone."

The old Taoist smacked his lips, teasing himself.

"No return, don't you think I'm selling out my apprentice?"

Tian Bugui nodded slightly.

"En. Indeed." After a pause, the second apprentice, who was always serious and serious, told him solemnly. "I think it's expensive."

The old Taoist laughed loudly, turned around and looked back.

Since then, I have completely let go of my worries.

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The extra episode of returning to my mother’s house is over~~The next chapter will drop as soon as possible ^A^