I really don't want to be a teacher

Looking at the splendid temple buildings on the mountain, Lian Ge narrowed his eyes slightly, without much hesitation, moved away again, and walked towards the mountain not far away.

……

half an hour later,

Passing through a section of ancient streets and alleys, after crossing the aisle and wide road, Lian Ge's figure appeared at the foot of the mountain where the temple is located,

Looking at the nearly thousand steps extending all the way to the main hall of the temple on the top of the mountain, and the people who came from all over the place and climbed the steps with different purposes, Lian Ge narrowed his eyes slightly.

He was actually very curious, since there are hells, according to "Mysterious Common Sense", there should also be immortals, so whether there is anything special about the Buddha statues in these temples.

"Young man, do you want to buy a few pillars of high incense? Let me tell you, the Bodhisattva in this temple can be effective. As long as you pray sincerely, the Bodhisattva will definitely bless you..."

Beside him, under the stairs, there is a stall, and the stall owner with some fragrant wax paper in front of the stall greets him loudly,

"Would you like some pillars?" The stall owner grinned at Lian Ge with his yellowed teeth.

Hearing this, Lian Ge glanced at the stall owner, shook his head,

"Sorry, I usually don't offer incense."

"Hey, young man..." The stall owner seemed to want to win over,

But Lian Ge shook his head and walked straight up the steps.

"How do you sell this incense?" Someone asked from the side, drawing the stall owner's attention back.

"How can you say sell, this is called please." The stall owner looked at the person who asked the price and said seriously,

"How much is that?"

"One pillar of Gaoxiang 688, the same price..."

……

Listening to the faint voice behind him, Lian Ge shook his head slightly,

He didn't stop, and continued to walk up unhurriedly.

The higher you go, the more people stop to rest, and the more noisy and noisy the stairs become.

Although it is not a holiday or a special day, it seems that there is no shortage of people who burn incense and worship Buddha no matter what time of day.

As Lian Ge walked up, he also listened to the various forms of beings who were also climbing up the stairs.

"...You haven't made a bill for half a month, so I'll take you to the temple today to burn two pillars of high incense, and transfer your luck."

"...Eh, I don't know if my father's illness is still in the past."

"...I heard that the Buddhas and Bodhisattvas in this temple are very effective."

"In a while, my family, Cheng Cheng, will kowtow to the Bodhisattva, and let the Bodhisattva bless our family, Cheng Cheng, to be healthy and grow up safely."

"Mom... I can't walk anymore, why don't you go up by yourself..."

Listening to the various states of beings, Lian Ge looked at the temple on the top of the mountain and shook his head. If the gods in this temple really feed on incense, I don't know if what they eat is the taste of life.

Withdrawing his thoughts, Lian Ge continued to walk upwards.

……

After a while,

Hundreds of steps were trampled by Lian Ge's unhurried steps, and the main hall of the temple appeared in sight.

Lian Ge didn't pay much attention to the eyes cast by the little white mice, and followed the flow of people into the main hall of the temple.

In front of the temple gate, a monk-like man in monk clothes was maintaining order. Looking at Lian Ge passing by, he felt a little puzzled.

He found that this person not only had a white mouse squatting on his shoulder, but also climbed nearly a thousand steps without even a drop of sweat on his face.

But soon, he was distracted by other things and left this strange person behind.

……

Stepping into the temple and entering the main hall, standing statues of gods appeared in front of Lian Ge.

Instead of kneeling and bowing like others, Lian Ge just stood there quietly, looking at the statue.

Glancing at the statues in the main hall with his heavenly eyes, Lian Ge shook his head slightly,

He didn't see any spirituality in these god statues and Buddha statues. Clay sculptures are still clay sculptures, metal is still metal,

There is nothing but the human smoke that leaves its mark on the statue of the god.

Glancing at the many pilgrims with their own prayers, ideas, and goals around him, Lian Ge turned his gaze away, and then stepped out of the main hall.

After leaving the main hall, Lian Ge walked straight out of the temple without entering other halls.

……

Outside the temple, Lian Ge stopped slightly, looked back at the temple filled with incense, and then at the gate of the temple, which was still overcrowded, before preparing to go down the mountain again.

"Um……"

After sweeping his eyes, Lian Ge suddenly found that at the gate of the temple, apart from the stairs leading up and down, there was also a deep path leading to the deeper part of the mountain forest, or the other side of the mountain.

Looking at the path, Lian Ge smiled slightly,

Afterwards, without much hesitation, he turned around and walked along the path, passed the temple, and walked deeper into the mountain, to the other side.

Chapter 87 Taoist Temple

"Squeak... squeak."

The little white mouse squatted on Lian Ge's shoulder, surveyed the surrounding environment, and called twice from time to time.

Bypassing the courtyard wall of the temple, Lian Ge continued to go deep into the forest along the winding path,

The jungle is gradually dense, and the green shade blocks most of the sunlight, only a few gaps, and there are still streaks of light penetrating.

"Squeak..."

As you continue to go deeper along this deep and winding path, the surroundings become more and more quiet,

The few pilgrims who walked into the winding path also chose to return by the same way after confirming that there seemed to be no other buildings in the depths of the winding path.

Passing by the dwindling number of pilgrims, Lian Ge still walked forward without haste.

Finally, when Lian Ge crossed the top of the mountain and hills, the deep and winding path also changed from a winding uphill to a downhill.

It suddenly opened up before Lian Ge, and the scenery on the other side of the mountain appeared in front of Lian Ge.

Different from the hustle and bustle on the other side, the backside of the mountain is particularly quiet, only the sound of insects and birds, and the sound of the wind blowing through the jungle leaves linger in my ears.

And just beside the downward winding path, a Taoist temple is hidden in the shade of the dense forest, only a scale horn protrudes from it, making its existence noticeable.

"Wow..."

The path on the back of the mountain seems to be less traveled by, with overgrown bushes and weeds filling the path, and only shallow traces can be seen of the original path.

Without much pause, after crossing the top of the mountain, Lian Ge walked straight along the winding path to the road on the mountainside.

at last,

The shrubs and weeds beside the winding path gradually thinned out, and a platform on the mountainside appeared before Lian Ge's eyes. Behind the platform was the Taoist temple that he saw when he was on the top of the mountain.

Wei Wei glanced at the path that continues to extend downwards under the platform, at the bottom of the mountain, in the valley, you can still see a lot of buildings gathered, it seems to be a certain village.

Withdrawing his gaze, Lian Ge looked at the Taoist temple in front of him and approached it at the same time,

This Taoist temple is not big. When viewed from a higher place, it only has a yard and a few tile-roofed houses.

At this moment, looking closer, you can still see the mottled traces on the courtyard wall and gate,

The paint on the wooden door has faded, and a lot of the plaster on the wall has fallen off.

All of these seem to show the years of experience of this Taoist temple.

In front of the courtyard gate, Lian Ge stomped his feet again,

"Boom...boom...boom."

Stretching out his hand, Lian Ge knocked on the courtyard door,

The next moment, a young male voice sounded in the courtyard,

"Those who burn incense go to the Great Buddha Temple next door. This temple does not accept pilgrims. It is counted according to the date, and those who preside over weddings and funerals will knock on the door."

A sentence was spoken with great skill.

Hearing the sound, Lian Ge smiled slightly, and didn't continue to knock on the door, but said directly: "Cultivation fellow, I have traveled so far, please ask for a glass of water."

The sound was not loud, but it easily passed through the courtyard door and reached the ears of the people in the courtyard.

Hearing this, there was a moment of silence in the courtyard, and then, the same male voice from before,

"Dad, he said that he is also a practitioner and wanted to ask for a glass of water."

"Then why don't you hurry up and open the door!"

The voice of the middle-aged man sounded.

Immediately afterwards, the sound of footsteps sounded from far and near in the courtyard, and the sound of the door bolt being rattled,

"crunch..."

The old courtyard door made an overwhelmed sound and was opened inward,

A boy about fifteen or sixteen years old, dressed in Taoist robes, appeared in Lian Ge's sight.

Looking at Lian Ge, who was wearing casual clothes and squatting a little white mouse on his shoulder, the young Taoist was stunned, with a curious look in his eyes,

Then he shouted into the yard,

"Dad! What do I call this!"

"How many times have you fucking told you, don't call me dad when there are outsiders, I have managed to maintain the immortal demeanor and the image of a master of Taoism, and you will be ruined!"

The voice resounded, and another older figure appeared in Lian Ge's sight.

This is a middle-aged Taoist priest who looks sloppy and casual. He has long hair on his head, but he just casually coiled it with half chopsticks. A pair of wide sandals is rubbing the heel of the other foot with one foot at the moment.

"Comrade?" The middle-aged Taoist looked at Lian Ge, "I didn't say, buddy, come out to cheat food and drink, let's at least change our look. Is it a little perfunctory for you to wear casual clothes, or you Explain to me?"

Hearing this, Lian Ge looked at the two Taoist priests in front of him and smiled,

"Because it's comfortable to wear, I wear it."

"Comfortable?" The middle-aged sloppy Taoist looked at Lian Ge and repeated.

"It's comfortable to wear." Lian Ge replied again.

"Haha..." The middle-aged Taoist suddenly laughed, and then patted Lian Ge on the shoulder, "As expected of my fellow practitioner."

Immediately afterwards, the middle-aged Taoist turned around again, kicked the young Taoist's leg lightly with his foot,

"Why are you still standing there, why don't you hurry up and make tea for Fellow Daoist."

"Oh...then...Master, what should I call you?" The young Taoist glanced at Lian Ge and asked,

"Call me uncle, why, you still want to call me like me."

"is it okay?"

"Go and make tea!" The middle-aged Taoist laughed angrily, kicked the young Taoist's feet again, and the young Taoist turned around and ran away.

"The poor Taoist discipline is ineffective, let fellow Taoists laugh." The middle-aged Taoist turned around and bowed to Lian Ge,

Hearing this, Lian Ge shook his head, smiled and said, "It's quite interesting."

"Hey, the child is growing up, and it's time for rebellion." The middle-aged Taoist shook his head and said while turning sideways to let the door open.

"Friends, please."

Hearing this, Lian Ge then stepped into the temple.

In the yard, the ground is still mud, without stone bricks or cement.

But unlike the slovenliness of this middle-aged Taoist priest, although there are trees on both sides of the yard, there are only a few leaves on the ground, which looks very clean.

Next to the courtyard is the main body of the Taoist temple, a hall and accommodation composed of several tile-roofed houses.

"Fellow Daoist, please take a seat."