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"Sure enough, my old squad leader's beliefs are much purer than the old man's. It seems that I won't be able to see the old squad leader..."
Mr. Xu said, shaking his head,
"It's not that I can't see you." Lian Ge looked at Mr. Xu and smiled, then turned to look at Mr. Xu's house, which was becoming more and more noisy in the distance,
"Old Mr. Xu, you fought for the country in the first half of your life, and saved your neighbors from the quagmire in the second half of your life. You have accumulated a lot of merit and virtue. When I’m free, I can naturally visit your old squad leader.”
"...I didn't expect, old man, that I still have merit. I thought I was making money with the temple, and I would have to cook oil after I went down." Old Master Xu said with a smile.
Hearing this, Lian Ge smiled slightly, looked at Mr. Xu, and explained briefly:
"After all, this is still the world. Of course, it's also because the money didn't fall into your own hands, old man."
Hearing this, Mr. Xu couldn't help but smile.
Glancing at the old man, Lian Ge withdrew his gaze, glanced at the ghost messenger on the side, and then turned his gaze to the distance.
Lian Ge didn't speak, and the rest of the people naturally didn't make a sound either.
In the area, it suddenly became quiet again, only the night wind that alternated between day and night was blowing the fallen leaves on the road, making a rustling sound.
After a long time, Lian Ge stared at the distant mountain, and said again:
"Mr. Xu, I have a question that I would like to ask you."
"Reverend Lian, you gave me an extra half a day before, and I haven't thanked you properly. If you have any questions, Reverend Lian, feel free to ask." Mr. Xu looked at Lian Ge and replied.
Hearing this, Lian Ge nodded, and looked back at Mr. Xu,
"Old Mr. Xu, in my eyes, Mr. Xu, you are a very kind person. I want to ask a question about the opposite of kindness. Old man, what do you think is evil?"
Lian Ge stared at the soul of Mr. Xu, and asked calmly,
Hearing this, Mr. Xu shook his head first,
"I personally feel that I can't be worthy of the evaluation of Zhenren Lian as a 'great person'. As for your question about Zhenren..."
Mr. Xu said, fell silent for a while, and then said slowly,
"Renren Lian, this is Nandu. I think the ghosts who broke into Nandu back then were evil, and secondly, when I was in Silla, the people opposite my camp were evil..."
Following Mr. Xu's voice,
The system notification sounded in Lian Ge's ear at the right time.
"Random task: Hundreds of good and evil additional tasks - what is good? What is evil?
The task is completed once.
Obtain task reward: 20 enlightenment points. "
Scanning the system interface within sight, Lian Ge withdrew his gaze and looked at Mr. Xu again.
"Renren Lian, this is my answer. I don't know Mr. Lian, what do you think of this answer?"
After Mr. Xu finished speaking, he asked,
"It's pretty good." Lian Ge smiled, then turned his head to look at the ghost messengers,
"Okay, Mr. Xu, and everyone, I won't waste your time anymore."
The person in charge of the Nandu area of the nearby prefecture immediately understood when he heard the words, and bowed to Lian Ge,
"Teacher that day, let's take our leave first and take this old gentleman down."
Hearing this, Lian Ge nodded, then turned his head and said goodbye to Mr. Xu briefly.
……
After a very short time, Lian Ge looked away after watching the ghosts and Mr. Xu disappear.
Looking at the stars gradually emerging above his head, Lian Ge walked straight towards Yunshan Temple.
Chapter 97 Guajin
The next day, early in the morning.
A gentle mist hangs over Yunshan Mountain, covering the temples and pavilions on the top of the mountain.
A trace of mist penetrated through the crack of the door, filling the courtyard towards Yunshan Temple.
In the courtyard,
Lian Ge and Chen Luodao sat on both sides of the stone table, holding on to black and white chess pieces, and playing chess along the carved grooves on the stone table.
"Snapped."
The crisp sound of chess pieces falling,
"Renren Lian's chess skills are superb, and Pindao lost."
Chen Luodao glanced at the chess game, and simply surrendered.
Lian Ge smiled when he heard this, and put down the chess piece in his hand,
"Chen Daochang praised it absurdly, but it was just a fluke."
"Hey, Daoist Lian is being modest." Chen Luodao waved his hand and said.
Hearing this, Lian Ge smiled slightly and didn't say anything more.
He only barely understands Go, although after practicing, his thinking has become more and more agile, but in the end it is because Chen Luodao is also a bad chess player.
"... Reverend Lian! Master, it's time to eat..."
While Lian Ge and Chen Luodao were talking, Taoist Chen Xiaoxuan came out of the kitchen with a pot of porridge.
Seeing this, Chen Luodao put aside the chess pieces on the table, and Lian Ge got up to help take the plate of kimchi that was still in his hand.
After putting the porridge on the table, Taoist Chen Xiaoxuan quickly rushed into the kitchen to get the bowls and chopsticks.
Lian Ge conveniently put down the plate of kimchi in his hand, glanced at the courtyard, and did not sit down again.
Turning his head, Lian Ge looked over the courtyard wall and stared in the direction of the Great Buddha Temple.
Unlike the previous few days, the morning bell did not ring at the Dafo Temple this morning.
There are no people who get up early to burn incense, and the smell of incense permeates after burning incense candles and paper money.
On the other hand, the village below the mountain has been noisy and noisy since last night, and the lights are brightly lit all night.
"...The Great Buddha Temple seems to be closed today."
On the side, Chen Luodao, who was packing up the chess pieces, followed Lian Ge's line of sight, stood up, and said aloud,
"Renren Lian, the old man in the village went there last night. Let me go over to preside over the funeral ceremony in a while. Shall we go together?"
Hearing the sound, Lian Ge withdrew his gaze from looking into the distance, looked at Chen Luodao again, shook his head,
"I won't go." Lian Ge glanced at the courtyard, paused and continued:
"I've been bothering you in Guiguan for a long time, so I think it's time to say goodbye."
Hearing this, Chen Luodao bypassed the stone table and walked to Lian Ge's side,
"Don't bother, don't bother... Reverend Lian, why don't you stay for a few more days, so that the poor can fulfill their friendship as a landlord." Chen Luodao persuaded him to stay.
"No." Lian Ge glanced at Chen Luodao, then glanced at the amiable clouds outside the courtyard wall, shook his head and said, "It's originally a trip, so naturally it is impossible to stop in one place, and I hope Chen Daochang will be considerate."
Hearing this, Chen Luodao was silent for a while, but still nodded and said: "Then when the tour of the real person is over, I hope to come to Yunshan again to watch."
"Definitely." Lian Ge smiled slightly and nodded.
"...Renren Lian, master, here are the bowls and chopsticks..."
While Lian Ge and Chen Luodao were talking, Taoist Chen Xiaoxuan returned to the stone table with the bowl and chopsticks.
Afterwards, the three of them sat down again at the stone table and ate breakfast.
……
After a while, the simple breakfast is over.
The clouds and mist in the mountains also gradually dissipated as the sun rose to the sky.
In front of the Taoist temple,
Lian Ge was about to leave, and Chen Luodao and his disciples were also going down to the village to preside over the funeral of Mr. Xu.
"... Lian Zhenren, do you want to go down the mountain with us first and walk through the village entrance, or..." Chen Luodao looked at Lian Ge and asked.
"Let's say goodbye here." Lian Ge glanced at Yunshan Mountain, then at the village under the mountain, smiled and said:
"When I came, I took the road on the top of the mountain. If you leave, you should return along this road."
"That's right, Master Lian." Chen Luodao nodded, "Next time Daoist Daoist will go around Yunshan Mountain, he must inform Ping Dao, so that Ping Dao will do his best as a landlord, and also listen to Reverend Lian's interesting stories during his travels. .”
Hearing this, Lian Ge smiled and nodded.
After Chen Luodao finished speaking, he turned his gaze to Chen Xiaoxuan, stretched out his foot and lightly kicked Chen Xiaoxuan,
"Stinky boy, why don't you hurry up and say goodbye to Master Lian, what are you doing?"
"...Goodbye, Reverend Lian, next time Reverend Lian comes again, can you let me play with the little white mouse..."
"Bang, brat, that's the spirit beast of Reverend Lian..."
"Squeak..."
The little white mouse squatting on Lian Ge's shoulder also raised its forelegs and squeaked.
"Renren Lian, the village is in a hurry, let us hurry over, we will leave first."
Chen Luodao who kicked Chen Xiaoxuan again turned his head and said to Lian Ge.
"Okay, Daoist Chen, Xiaoxuan Taoist, you go."
Lian Ge smiled, nodded and said.
When Chen Luodao heard the words, he didn't hesitate anymore, turned around, and led Chen Xiaoxuan along the winding path down the mountain, heading straight for the village at the foot of the mountain.
……
Lian Ge stopped slightly, looking at the master and apprentice who gradually disappeared from sight along the winding mountain road on the hillside, listening to the faint voice accompanied by the mountain wind,
"...What is it, I didn't bring the flag... Now go back and get it? Get it, get it."
"...Go back to pick it up at noon later, or you will meet a real person when you go back, and your face will be completely thrown away by your mother..."
Hearing this voice, Lian Ge couldn't help shaking his head and laughing.
Turning around and looking at the top of the mountain, Lian Ge didn't stay too long, and walked straight along the winding path extending up to the top of the mountain.
"Let's go too."
"Squeak..."
……
Along the upward winding path, the Taoist temple on the mountainside gradually moves away.
Lian Ge walked towards the top of the mountain without haste while admiring the scenery of the surrounding mountains.
It didn't take long,
Before the clouds and mists in the mountains dissipated, the road in front of Lian Ge changed from upward to downward.
Stopped slightly at the top of the mountain, glanced at the small temple hidden in the clouds and mist on the mountainside behind, Lian Ge retracted his gaze, and continued to walk forward along the road when he came.
……
As time passed, the pace continued to move forward, and the temple hall gradually approached in sight.
After walking along the outer wall of the Great Buddha Temple for a while, Lian Ge's figure appeared in front of the Great Buddha Temple, at the top of the stairs.
Perhaps because the Great Buddha Temple is closed today, there are only a few uninformed pilgrims on the stairs,
In front of the entire mountain temple, the hustle and bustle of the past has faded away, and the choking incense smell has disappeared.
The Dafo Temple is rare, showing the tranquility of an ancient temple in the deep mountains.
Glancing at the Great Buddha Temple with its courtyard door tightly closed, and at the few pilgrims on the stairs climbing towards the top of the mountain,
Lian Ge didn't stay too long, and walked down the mountain without haste.