Chapter 65

Returning to the Daoist temple, it was already dusk.

"Junior brother, you finally came back! You don't know, ever since I ate the rice you cooked that day, after you left, Master didn't find the food fragrant!"

"Don't talk about Master, I also miss it! I've been looking forward to your return for the past two days!"

"What did junior brother buy? Did you buy flour?"

"It's a pity that Sixth Junior Third Shixiong has already cooked the meal tonight, otherwise I could have eaten the quilt noodles cooked by Junior Third Shixiong!"

"Or... pour it out?"

"Go go go! Not to mention wasting food, Junior Third Shixiong has been walking for a whole day, can't you let him rest? The rice I cooked is about the same!" Sixth Third Third Shixiong said.

The Daoist temple was not as quiet as Lin Jue imagined.

However, walking all the way, and climbing the mountain on the way back, he was also a bit tired. Arriving here, he suddenly had a feeling of relief.

Even the little fox relaxed, lowered its upper body, and stretched a long, lazy stretch.

"Master, when we were purchasing in Yixian, we encountered some strange things and want to report to you," Seventh Third Third Shixiong said, "There may be places where you need to make a decision."

"Talk while eating."

The table was still set under the pine tree in the courtyard.

Dinner was cooked by Sixth Third Third Shixiong.

It could be seen that Sixth Third Third Shixiong was consciously imitating Lin Jue's method, using cured meat, mushrooms, and dried bamboo shoots to boil soup, but there was no flour in the temple, and I guess they wouldn't make pasta, so they just boiled the soup, and then used this pot of soup to soak the sticky rice, used to satisfy the cravings of several people in the temple.

Not to mention that the rice was cooked sticky, the soup was also wrong.

The thickness of the cured meat was the same, but it wasn't fried in oil beforehand, resulting in a lack of freshness. Maybe Sixth Third Third Shixiong didn't know that cured meat should be soaked in water first, or maybe he didn't know how long to soak it and just didn't soak it, or soaked it but for too short a time, resulting in the meat being too salty. Although mushrooms also used chicken fir, it was not just chicken fir, but also some miscellaneous mushrooms, and the dried bamboo shoots were not soaked well.

Because the cured meat itself was salty, and then extra salt was added.

These were all very basic and common mistakes.

If used to soak rice, it was okay.

Lin Jue lowered his head and began to eat.

Although the taste was not in place, these things boiled together were not easy to be difficult to eat.

It was much better than the original ones.

"When we arrived at Yixian yesterday, it was not too late. We bought some things, and just happened to meet Junior Third Shixiong's fellow villagers. They were dejected, as if they had encountered some yaoguai and ghosts. We went over to ask and found out that there were some yaoguai stealing silver in Yixian city recently..."

Seventh Third Third Shixiong was eating while telling the story.

After finishing, he offered the remaining silver money.

"That mouse yaoguai was also right. Generally speaking, unless there is some other reason, it is difficult for spirits and monsters to become spirits in groups. And they are a group of mice. Even if they become spirits, as long as they don't want to become gods, they don't have much use for the yellow and white things in the human world. And if they want to become gods, this stolen money is difficult to come in handy. At least it can't be used on themselves. I believe what it said. Behind it, I'm afraid there are other spirits and monsters or yaoguai people in Yixian," Seventh Third Third Shixiong said to Daoist Yunhe, "I can't make up my mind. Master, what do you say we should do?"

"Sigh..."

Daoist Yunhe also frowned.

Originally, his body was getting worse and worse, and worrying about these things was really difficult for him.

"Nowadays, for those of us who cultivate the spirit method, managing this kind of matter is ultimately not convenient enough," Daoist Yunhe said, "Tomorrow, Xuan Yi, go and notify Mount Qiyun, let them report to the gods, and let the gods come to investigate this matter. If the people in the county find this place again, we will go down the mountain to catch the demons."

"Yes..."

Second Third Third Shixiong agreed.

Seventh Third Third Shixiong also had no objection.

While talking, the meal was almost finished.

"These two days were the meals I cooked, which doesn't count as the ones you cooked, Junior Third Shixiong. You have to count from tomorrow," Sixth Third Third Shixiong was cleaning up the table, haggling with Lin Jue, "And you still owe me a few days."

"Naturally."

Lin Jue nodded and smiled, and went to the bamboo basket unloaded by the donkey to take things, so as to put them in the right place.

The first thing he took out was a pot of wine.

Third Third Third Shixiong happened to come over wiping his mouth.

"Third Third Third Shixiong."

"What?"

"Knowing that you love to drink, today in the city, passing by the restaurant, I bought you a pot of wine."

"Oh! Five-city rice wine!"

Third Third Third Shixiong took the rice wine and smelled it immediately.

That sweet fragrance of glutinous rice and wine was truly intoxicating.

"Third Shixiong brother has a good nose!"

"Many thanks, Junior Third Shixiong."

"In two days, I will also kill two chickens, cook a few good dishes, and then drink this pot of wine," Lin Jue said to him, and said sincerely, "That day in Xiaochuan Village, I saw the 'bean soldiers' of Third Third Shixiong and felt it was very magical. When you have time, Third Third Shixiong can tell me the essentials of this spell."

"I told you long ago, it's good to learn mine. You insist on following Second Third Third Shixiong to learn alchemy. It's all ground by time. My bean soldiers are much more interesting than his, right?"

"Maybe..."

Lin Jue chatted with him for two sentences, then turned around.

He continued to move the rice, flour, soy sauce, vinegar, ham, and cured meat to the kitchen, and seeing Sixth Third Third Shixiong and the junior sister washing dishes, he also went up to help.

Just as he was washing, he suddenly heard a voice behind him:

"You went to Yixian to catch mice, why didn't you call me? What I am best at is catching mice!"

This voice was strange and a bit familiar, a bit dull, inexplicably sounding like a dog barking.

Lin Jue turned around immediately.

But he saw the thin dog in the temple standing at the door, looking up at him, its eyes nimble.

"You can talk?"

No wonder the voice was strange.

He had never heard this thin dog talk before.

No wonder it felt familiar.

Because the voice line was really similar.

"I am a dog in the Daoist temple, of course I also understand the way of cultivation. Isn't it normal to be able to talk?"

"That's true."

Lin Jue couldn't help but nod.

This dog was hiding deep.

Then he saw the little fox he raised walk in, looked up at him, and asked softly and earnestly: "Master, can I go to the courtyard to fight with the cat?"

"?"

How come it could talk too?

Lin Jue was startled.

Turning his head again, he saw Sixth Third Third Shixiong looking at him in surprise, while the junior sister beside him was already reaching out to catch the moon.

Suddenly felt a little dizzy.

Not good! The mushrooms are poisonous!

Fortunately, Lin Jue was practicing the method of taking food. After realizing this, he immediately calmed his mind, both circulating the method of taking food in his body to neutralize and dissipate the toxicity, and circulating the method of calming the mind in his heart to wash away the hallucinations.

Opening his eyes again, everything returned to normal.

The dog in the temple just subconsciously came to the door, sat down and looked at them, and the little fox he raised was just sitting obediently beside him, lifting a paw like a cat to lick it.

Only the junior sister was still catching the moon in front of the lamp.

Lin Jue walked over silently, grabbed her arm, pulled her out, and found Fifth Third Third Shixiong.

"Third Shixiong brother, the mushrooms are poisonous."

Lin Jue pointed to the junior sister and said.

After finishing, he turned around silently, returned to the room, and while the toxicity was still in his body, hurriedly practiced the method of taking food.

Lin Jue was not surprised by this.

Actually, he had thought of this possibility.

It's just that the probability was very small.

Plus, because he happened to be practicing the method of "taking food" recently, he already had a certain resistance to toxins, and he also needed to eat a little poison every few days to enhance his "poison resistance." The only concern at the time was the junior sister who hadn't learned this spell. However, since this junior sister became a road worker, she was like a starving ghost reincarnated. Before he had time to remind her, she had already eaten it.

Thinking that Fifth Third Third Shixiong was there, Lin Jue didn't say anything.

It can only be said that Sixth Third Third Shixiong's cooking skills are excellent.

The so-called poisonous things in the world are mostly in yin, yang, cold, and heat, resisting with unique spiritual power, and reconciling with the principles of yin and yang, naturally they can be resolved.

When Lin Jue opened his eyes again, not much time had passed.

Just as he got up and wanted to go out, he bumped into Fifth Third Third Shixiong.

"Eh? You woke up so fast!"

"Woke up."

"Fifth Junior Third Shixiong is still treating the junior sister, I, Third Third Third Shixiong, will come to see you first."

"? Aren't you Fifth Third Third Shixiong?"

"Oh, testing you, it seems you really woke up," Fifth Third Third Shixiong stared at him and said, "It seems that Junior Third Shixiong has achieved success in practicing the method of taking food. You are indeed a genius of cultivation."

"..."

Lin Jue almost doubted life.

After recovering, he only asked:

"What about junior sister?"

"She hasn't learned the method of taking food. I cast a spell on her, it won't hurt her body, but I'm afraid she won't wake up until tomorrow."

"It's good that it's okay."

Lin Jue breathed a sigh of relief, then asked worriedly: "Did I lose my composure?"

"No, when you came to find me, you were no different from a normal person. Even if I heard Sixth Junior Third Shixiong say it, you only talked to your fox and the dog in the Daoist temple," Fifth Third Third Shixiong said, "Junior Third Shixiong not only has achieved success in practicing the method of taking food, but his mind is also unusually smart and firm."

"What about junior sister?"

"She is much more powerful than you. She almost beat up several senior brothers, saying they were water monsters, and told us to taste the 'Jishi' method she learned."

"Where is she now?"

"Now it looks like she has already gone to heaven, acting as a heavenly old man."

"Hmm?"

Lin Jue suddenly got spirit, and said seriously: "Third Shixiong brother, I will go visit her first!"

At night, the Daoist walked through the courtyard.

The fox ran closely behind.

Coming to the junior sister's room, he saw her lying on the bed, gesturing to the air with her hand, muttering in her mouth:

"I don't know how I became a fairy... sigh, actually, being a fairy is nothing great... you don't need to be formal..."

Lin Jue was originally embarrassed because he was poisoned and talked seriously to the dog and the fox in front of Sixth Third Third Shixiong and the junior sister. Seeing this situation, he felt much better in his heart.

The temple can't do without the junior sister.

The next morning, in the mountain.

Autumn had just entered, and the human climate hadn't had time to change, but the wild fruits in the mountain were the first to ripen.

There were quite a few types of wild fruits in the mountain, mainly peaches, plums, apricots, pears, and kiwis. Saying they were wild fruits, I'm afraid most of them were planted by Daoists in the mountain or grown from fruit pits thrown away. After hundreds of years, they grew into fruit forests like secret realms all over the mountain. At the moment, peaches, plums, and apricots had passed, and had already been picked by the junior sister and Lin Jue. What were ripe were pears and kiwis.

The junior sister stood under a kiwi tree. The kiwi branches were mixed with other branches and shrubs, with many fruits hanging on them, and many falling on the ground, fermenting to form a rich fruity and sweet fragrance.

Lin Jue stood beside, pulling his Daoist robe to catch them.

The junior sister was responsible for picking.

The little fox stood on the ground, chewing, and after eating, picked up another one on the ground.

It seemed that the junior sister had fully recovered. Except for being a bit silent and autistic, she was not affected by the toxin.

"Enough, junior sister."

"Hmm? Enough, senior brother?"

The junior sister learned from his words, just changed the tone.

"Enough, enough," Lin Jue said, "We are not monkeys, it's not comfortable to eat too many fruits."

"I have to build the road, I get hungry quickly at noon."

The junior sister picked some more, then walked back, first putting them all into Lin Jue's pocket.

This kind of kiwi grew very small, about the size of a pigeon egg. Fortunately, after it was ripe, the skin was thin and soft. With a light pinch, the skin fell off, and the inside was all meat, which was quite a lot to eat.

Lin Jue couldn't help but look up, looking at this mountain.

I don't know how many wild fruits are in the mountain.

No wonder this junior sister would bring him fruits every day when she went out to build the road and came back in the evening.

"Junior sister, you take more, I take less."

"Good!"

The junior sister agreed obediently, also pulled up her Daoist robe with one hand to make a pocket, and reached out with the other hand to grab, saying while grabbing: "It's really comfortable in this mountain, only us, and endless fruits. Living in the mountain, I'm afraid I don't have to worry about being hungry at all!"

"Fruits are not always there..."

"But we can still farm!"

"That's true."

"It would be good if I could live here forever."

"..."

After dividing the fruits, a few steps down was the mountain road.

The two walked on the mountain road together.

One went to build the road in the mountain.

One went to cultivate on the top of the mountain.

The junior sister didn't stop her mouth, kept eating, kept spitting skins, and didn't say a word.

Lin Jue thought she was ashamed because she did some strange things after being poisoned by mushrooms last night, so she didn't speak. When he turned his head to look, he saw her full of thoughts while spitting skins.

Thinking seriously on her little face, it was quite interesting.

"Third Shixiong brother, you say, ptoo ptoo, we cultivate the Dao in this mountain, what do we become in the end?"

"Hmm? Why ask this?"

"Suddenly remembered."

Was it because she was a fairy for half the night last night?

Lin Jue thought so, and answered: "In the end? Naturally, become a true fairy, carefree and long-lived."

"But Daoist Wangji said that even Daoists who become 'true persons' are rare," the junior sister said while still eating kiwis. This kind of fruit had hair on the skin, and as soon as it touched the mouth, she wanted to spit it out, "Most Daoists can't cultivate anything, can only cultivate into a, a, ptoo, a Daoist with magical power. Even Daoist Wangji and Master can hardly be called true persons."

"Isn't this the same as people reading books down the mountain? Most people find it hard to even pass the scholar exam, but most scholars reading books are not just to pass a scholar exam, right?"

"Then why did you come to cultivate the Dao, senior brother?"

The little girl turned her head and looked at him humbly and seriously.

"Why ask this again?"

"I was thinking when I woke up this morning, I cultivate the Dao in this mountain. What will I look like when I get old? If I can't become a fairy, at most, at most, at most, I will be about the same as Daoist Wangji and Master," the junior sister said, pausing, "But thinking about it, that's also quite good. Better than before. Have ability, not afraid of yaoguai."

"Is it because of the mushrooms?"

"!"

The junior sister immediately turned her head and stared at him seriously: "Third Shixiong brother, don't say such things!"

"..."

"Asking you, senior brother."

"Me? Naturally, I want to become a true fairy, carefree and long-lived."

"It's very difficult..."

"Then I have to cultivate."

"Why?"

This little girl is like a question machine.

Lin Jue still thought about it seriously, and then said to her: "Because everything else is too boring."

"Is being an official boring too?"

"Compared to it, it is indeed boring."

"Compared to it?"

"Just being carefree is already more than many things in the world. Looking up at the universe, what is more happy than this," Lin Jue paused, "If one can seek the way of long-lived vision, you will never be able to imagine what kind of world you will see in thousands of years. That is called interesting."

"Don't understand."

"..." Lin Jue's eyes flashed with recollection, "That is to have things more interesting than this."

"Then what about finding many beautiful concubines as wives?"

"Same."

"Is eating meat and drinking wine every day the same?"

"Same."

"Then what about listening to songs and music in a brothel like Seventh Third Third Shixiong?" The little girl blinked, full of curiosity.

"Eh? You know that too!"

"I'm not that stupid."

"Haha, that's true."

"Then what is interesting?"

The junior sister couldn't help but be puzzled. This was already beyond her imagination and cognition.

"In my heart."

Lin Jue smiled and just answered like this.