Chapter 304: Visiting a Dog in the Deep Mountains

"In short, you must be careful."

The Flower Daoist reminded him in the tone of a senior:

"That Jingyun Temple can have such prosperous incense in the capital, even if its foundation is not as good as the Guanxing Palace or the Xuantian Temple, there is no guarantee that there is no divine being supporting it behind the scenes. Your coming here counts as cutting off other people's incense land, which is the root of the divine being's survival and divine power. There is no guarantee that there will be no divine being dissatisfied with you."

"Understood."

Lin Jue thought of Master Fan Tian Shi who took the blame for him, and he didn't know if he could carry this pot, and how much he could carry, and for how long.

"There is no way. Lord Luo, who protected the Dao for the junior, said it well. For such things, if you don't see them, forget it; if you can't manage them, forget it. But if you see them and can manage them, and it fell on my head, if I just pretend not to see it because the other party is powerful, wouldn't that be too cowardly?"

These words are from the heart.

The Flower Daoist also nodded repeatedly, deceiving himself and telling himself that this child already had a bit of his own style.

However, Lin Jue's voice paused, and he said again:

"What's more, those Daoist priests are truly hateful, actually using the senior as a shield, adding a lot of grievances to the senior for no reason! And they knew that the senior had a relationship with the ancestors of my temple, yet they provoked us to fight, wanting to ruin our Daoist heart. How can this be tolerated?"

When the Flower Daoist heard this, he was stunned, and the movement under the flower robe behind him also stopped. After about a breath, it shook even faster and more significantly.

And his expression remained indifferent, nodding old-god-like:

"This is also true."

A dog-headed flower-robed person, a young Daoist priest, a fox, and a donkey had already walked into the depths of the cave.

The surroundings were filled with thin paper soldiers and generals and evil ghosts.

The fox looked left and right, jumped lightly, and jumped onto a stone table, while the flower-robed person invited Lin Jue to sit down.

"However, you also did one thing wrong."

"Senior, please point it out."

"For such things, it is to clear my name, why didn't you call me along?"

When Lin Jue heard this, he smiled slightly.

This is naturally impossible.

That was, after all, a Daoist temple in the mortal world, and it was a serious one worshipping divine beings. He is a human, so there is naturally no problem in removing it, but if a monster were involved, it would be different.

However, Lin Jue also happened to say:

"Knowing that the senior has ability, coming here this time is both to visit the senior and to ask the senior for advice."

The movement under the robe behind the Flower Daoist never stopped. Hearing such words, he was floating in his heart, so naturally, he didn't even think about it and opened his mouth to say:

"Since you are the successor of the Fuqiu Temple and the junior of the Konggu Daoist, you can also be considered my junior. If you have any advice, just say it. I will never hide anything from you."

"Senior truly has great ability and great virtue."

"Hahahaha..."

Beside him, the fox sat on the stone table, tilting its head and staring at Lin Jue, and then glancing at that flower-dog Daoist.

"The other day, the senior mentioned 'Long Bo Bean Soldiers', and the junior is very interested, so I would like to ask the senior for advice on the profoundness within it." Lin Jue said.

"What profoundness is there in that?"

The Flower Daoist did not delay at all and opened his mouth to say:

"Long Bo is a giant. Except for being huge, they are born the same as humans. The Long Bo in legends are thirty zhang tall. In fact, most of them are not that tall; only those who have lived for many years are that tall. However, others are a few zhang tall or more than ten zhang tall. In short, the Long Bo in different places are different, and there are some who have lived with Long Bo for generations and obtained Long Bo's bloodline and ability.

"It sounds complicated, but it is very simple.

"Because Long Bo is the same as humans, when you make bean soldiers, you just make them according to normal bean soldiers, just make them a bit bigger. The difficulty is just finding the remnant soul of Long Bo."

Lin Jue nodded as he listened. A few short sentences could actually help him avoid some detours.

"Then where can one find the remnant soul of Long Bo?"

"Naturally, there are places where Long Bo are."

"Please point it out."

"Originally, Long Bo lived overseas, but later, because people kept going overseas, and there were battles between divine beings involving them, after a long time, our Divine Land also had the figure of Long Bo. In ancient times, there were grand masters in the mortal world who captured Long Bo to be the vanguard of the army. Until now, there are divine beings in the sky who are Long Bo themselves, or there are Long Bo as guardians under the command of great gods."

The Flower Daoist paused:

"Long Bo's temperament is simple and honest, and they are easily used. Generally, they will not come out in a prosperous age, but will only hide. If it is a troubled time, you can see their figures. If you want to look for them, you have to go to places that are chaotic."

"So that's how it is."

It seems that it also depends on fate.

Lin Jue kept it in mind, stood up, and first unloaded the big red rooster, cylinder bones, and flowery quilt and flowery mattress from the donkey's back, and placed them aside.

The Flower Daoist also came to help, but when he got close, he couldn't help but look carefully at this paper donkey.

"This is..."

"This is the paper donkey that my Second Shishu obtained from Flower Senior back then. He saw me and my Shimei, and as a greeting gift, he gave it to us."

"Ooh! It's that rascal! I said why it looked familiar!"

"Rascal?"

"Don't mention it."

The Flower Daoist waved his hand.

"I just happened to want to ask Flower Senior for advice on the Paper-Cutting Technique." Lin Jue then took the opportunity to say, quietly glancing at the Flower Daoist. If any expression of dissatisfaction or unwillingness appeared on his face, there would be a sentence "The junior can use other spells in exchange" waiting for him.

However, there was only doubt on the Flower Daoist's face: "Didn't you learn bean soldiers? What are you doing learning my Paper-Cutting Technique?"

Pausing, he explained to Lin Jue:

"These two spells are about the same, each with its own advantages and disadvantages: bean soldiers are more troublesome to make, but they are also more powerful and easier to carry. Paper soldiers are simple to make, easy to make a lot of, and will not abandon you in the future because of different ideas. However, a single one is not as powerful as a bean soldier, nor is it as easy to carry as a bean soldier, and it is difficult to make it stronger through refining, and it cannot lead to the more powerful Bean-Scattering-into-Soldiers method.

"As long as you are not afraid of the trouble of searching for spirit wood and the trouble of making armor, you had better put all your energy into bean soldiers.

"Don't look at me having the Yaksha General, which seems more powerful than your bean soldiers, but the reason I can make paper Yakshas is the result of a hundred years of research. By the time you reach that point, you could have saved up Long Bo bean soldiers, wouldn't that be more powerful than paper Yakshas?"

Lin Jue almost already knew these things.

"Senior misunderstood. The reason the junior wants to ask Senior for advice on the Paper-Cutting Technique is not because I want to switch from the Bean-Carving-into-Soldiers method to the Paper-Cutting Technique, but precisely because the two have things in common. As the saying goes, stones from other hills can polish jade. This might give the junior some inspiration and add some insights into the bean soldier method." Lin Jue said, pausing, "And I also want to study the method of paper horses and paper donkeys."

Of course, there is another thing, which is collecting spells.

"So that's how it is."

The Flower Daoist nodded and smiled again: "The former is okay, but you'd better forget about the latter."

"Is it because I am a human?"

"Yes, I used to be a dog and cultivated into a human, so I can both be a dog and a human. I understand animals and I understand humans, so I can both make paper donkeys and paper horses, and I can make paper soldiers. But you are a human, and you haven't cultivated from a human into a dog or an animal, and donkeys and horses are not humans. Whether you want to make paper donkeys and paper horses, or bean donkeys and bean horses, it is too difficult."

Lin Jue frowned. It sounded a bit strange, but he nodded and said: "Flower Senior also thinks so..."

"I won't lie to you. If you want to make paper donkeys and paper horses, you must first know the difference between donkeys, horses, and humans, the difference between walking on four legs and walking on two legs, and you have to collect the remnant souls of donkeys and horses. But where are the remnant souls of donkeys and horses so easy to find? Even if you find them, they are different from human remnant souls, and it is difficult for you to communicate with them."

"Reasonable."

"However, my Paper-Cutting Technique is not difficult to say, especially since you have learned Bean-Carving-into-Soldiers, and the two have many things in common."

The Flower Daoist sat in the cave and explained it to him.

The Bean-Carving-into-Soldiers method and the Paper-Cutting Technique do have many things in common. Lin Jue, who had never learned the Paper-Cutting Technique, was actually able to discuss it with him while listening to the Flower Daoist's explanation. And because of the detailed explanation from another angle in the ancient book, plus Lin Jue himself having some insights into this aspect, sometimes he could even make the Flower Daoist's eyes light up and feel quite surprised.

I don't know when, but there was already a palpitation in his heart.

Let's stop here for this time.

After all, the two sides have not known each other for long, and their friendship is shallow. Even if there is the relationship of ancestors, and Lin Jue helped him clear his name, it is not good to pluck all the spells he learned at once—although Lin Jue vaguely felt that this point could be achieved.

So he got the news of Long Bo bean soldiers and this Paper-Cutting Technique, and the harvest was considered rich, so Lin Jue stood up and wanted to leave.

"The junior also has one or two unique spells, which are quite suitable for use with paper soldiers and generals. If Flower Senior is interested, the junior can write them down and gift them to Senior."

"This..."

The Flower Daoist was obviously moved, but after thinking about it, he gave up: "Forget it, I am old, and I already know what kind of person I am. I have already passed the age of learning new spells. Even if you write them down, I am afraid I don't have the energy or time to study them, so I won't trouble you."

"Good."

Lin Jue understood this mentality.

Most people are like this, but once they reach a certain age, they can only continue to move forward on the existing path, going further and further, and it is already difficult to widen the path and embark on a new path. Most of their achievements can only be reflected on this path.

"Then the junior will take his leave."

"Walk slowly, come more often."

"Definitely!"

Lin Jue said so, turned his head to look, but did not see his own fox.

It was Flower Senior who reminded him that the fox had gone out.

When he walked out of the cave, he discovered that the fox actually seemed to know when he was going to leave. I don't know when it went to the Hongye Temple and brought back two stone horses, and a colored civet was sitting on the horse's back.

"You are quite smart."

Lin Jue smiled slightly and got on the horse's back.

So the stone horse carried the Daoist priest, galloping on the ridge line, rumbling all the way, from here on Mount Feng, straight to the front of the Hongye Temple.

If seen by mortals, I am afraid they would also be shocked as immortals in the mountains.

Inside the cave dwelling, the Flower Daoist split his mouth open, sticking out his tongue. In one hand, he held those few jin of bone tubes, while with the other, he stroked the soft flower-patterned bedding. He then looked at a large red rooster running back and forth, and that sheep huddled in the corner. For a moment, his split mouth could not close, and his wagging tail could not stop.

Since the time of the Empty Valley Daoist, descendants of the Floating Hill Temple had come to the capital one after another. Excluding Lin Jue, three had come here to see him, but why were none of those previous Daoists as likable as this one?

"..."

The Flower Daoist was overjoyed for a moment.