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Chapter 43

Because the fugitive robbed the car and let people find his whereabouts, it didn't take long for the fugitive to be caught.Qin Zui specially called to thank him, and the people in the city government couldn't help but feel admiration for Yu Shenliu.It's not because of Yu Shenliu's great ability, but purely because he didn't expect Chen Yuan next to Yu Shenliu to be so secretive. That ability is too amazing no matter what, it's better not to offend him, just in case What should I do if I encounter something in the first day and need help from others?

Most people have this idea, and Yu Shenliu can't help but sigh that he has worked so hard for so long, it would be better to let Chen Yuan show his power.

But Yu Shenliu is not the kind of small-minded person, and he will not be psychologically distorted just because the person he likes is better than him in a certain way. He is quite happy that Chen Yuan has reached this point.

Because of Chen Yuan's great help and because of Chen Yuan's surprise, Qin Zui and Xu Jiaohua invited Chen Yuan and Yu Shenliu to Yulei City as guests, which was regarded as thanks and apology.Of course, in private, everyone knew that Yu Shenliu was Chen Yuan's accessory, but it was necessary to save face, so it was not a loss for Qin Zui and Xu Jiaohua to invite him by the way.

It was also for this reason that Chen Yuan would only appear in Yulei City on weekends.Next to him, he followed Yu Shenliu with a deadpan face, and attached three oil bottles——Huo Jian, Huo Shu, and Sheng Kong.It happened to be the weekend, and a group of people had nothing to do. When they heard that they were going to Yulei City, they flocked to it.Anyway, Yulei City is also one of the tourist attractions very close to Jincheng City.

To be honest, Chen Yuan is naturally full of affection for Yulei City. After all, Yulei City is one of the birthplaces of Taoism, and Luhan Mountain in Yulei City is a famous mountain of Taoism. When others mentioned that they want to become a Taoist priest, most of them thought of this place Come.It is the time-travel novels on the Internet, and I especially like to write that the protagonist goes to Luhan Mountain for a trip, and then an old Taoist priest suddenly calls the other party: "This girl/son, please stay a little longer, look at your bones..."

Others Chen Yuan didn't dare to say it, but Huo Jian, who was looking around with excitement, must have had such thoughts.

Otherwise, why would he immediately ask for apprenticeship after discovering that he was indeed capable?Isn't this kid just thinking about adventures all day long?

At this time, this group of people climbed the mountain path of Luhan Mountain in a mighty manner, heading for the Taoist temple on the top of Luhan Mountain.This Taoist temple has a long history, and it can be said to be an important place to witness the prosperity of Taoism, so most people who come to Yulei City will visit here.On the other hand, the Taishang Laojun is enshrined in this Taoist temple located on the top of Luhan Mountain. It is said that if you pray for something, it will be very effective, and offering incense in this Taoist temple is also a very popular activity.

In fact, to be honest, this is also Chen Yuan's colleague?From this point of view, Chen Yuan felt a little messed up when he came to this kind of place.But although everyone thought it was a bit weird, no one said anything, so the last group of people made it.

All the way up the mountain, Xu Jiaohua introduced the scenery along the way.Although she has only lived here with her husband for a short time, her every move makes people feel that this is the hostess introducing her courtyard, and she feels like a spring breeze.

Haven't reached the Taoist temple on the top of the mountain, what scenery can there be?Isn't climbing a mountain just sweating?Then you are wrong.

"There are cliff carvings over there." Xu Jiaohua said, "When the ancients traveled to Luhan Mountain, there were wonderful words and sentences, and they would be carved directly on the rocks, forming a unique cultural landscape."

"That tree is more than 300 years old. Everyone thinks it has spirits, so you can see that there are red cloth strips hanging on it. But this, Master Chen actually knows a little better than me, right? About this custom?"

Chen Yuan looked at the tree that Xu Jiaohua was pointing at, and nodded, "Ah. Hanging the red cloth means that the tree breaks away from the identity of a tree and becomes a guardian spirit in folklore. Of course, I don't know what the truth is. I know, but people will tie their own cloth strips on the trees to pray for blessings and so on. There are such customs in many areas, not only trees, but also strange stones and so on. "

Listening to Chen Yuan's explanation, Xu Jiaohua smiled softly, "Sure enough, I need a professional to speak more clearly," she was flattering, then she pointed her finger at the crack under the rock on the side of the road, " And this, do you find it strange to walk all the way, why are there so many small branches standing in the gaps under the rocks?"

Huo Jian went over to have a look, then asked Xu Jiaohua: "That's right, I was just wondering what these branches are for, are they used to support the rocks above to avoid landslides?"

"Obviously those small branches can't support the big rock." Sheng Kong complained on the side.In fact, at the beginning, Chen Yuan felt that with Sheng Kong's temper, he and Huo Jian should get along very happily. These two people have no scheming, bright and outgoing temperament. It is reasonable to say that they should be congenial, but in fact, Sheng Kong and Huo Jian Jane always had a feeling that she was trying to get away, and Chen Yuan couldn't help but feel helpless when she saw it.Don't know what's going on with them.

After giving Sheng Kong a blank look, Huo Jian cast her gaze on Xu Jiaohua, expecting her to answer her own words.

"Actually, I didn't know this before, but I checked it online later, and it was said that it is a way of praying in Tibetan Buddhism, which is similar to laying stones." Xu Jiaohua said the information she found, " But the very strange question is that although there are many ethnic minorities in Yulei City, Luhan Mountain is a famous Taoist mountain, why do you use these things from Buddhism?" She shook her head, "That's why I think it's probably not correct But I asked a lot of local people, and they didn’t know why, and many people put these small wooden sticks just because they saw that there were others around them, so they followed suit.”

Hearing what Xu Jiaohua said, Yu Shenliu looked at Chen Yuan.Anyway, Chen Yuan probably knew about this matter, if Chen Yuan didn't know, then there was no need to delve too deeply into it.

Sensing Yu Shenliu's gaze, Chen Yuan curled his lips, "The climate here in Xishu is humid, and people who stay for a long time are prone to rheumatism. That's why Xishu people have the habit of eating chili peppers. At the same time, there are also folk customs. To a certain extent, they believe that supporting the branches under the rocks is "supported", just like Pangu, reaching up to the sky, stepping down on the ground, without bending the back, so there will be no low back pain, and rheumatism will be relieved."

When Chen Yuan said this, the group suddenly realized.However, does this count as metaphysics everywhere in life?When I went out for a trip, I saw examples casually.

"Come on... work harder, we will, we will reach the top." Huo Shu was a little out of breath after climbing the mountain, and was so tired.She usually does not exercise much, and she also likes to drive when she goes out. This time, she was really tired from climbing the mountain.

"Are you okay?" Sheng Kong seemed very concerned as he half supported Huo Shu.Hmm, overly concerned.In the eyes of a group of people present, the traces were obvious.

"Hey hey hey! Stay away from my sister!" Huo Jian frowned.

This is the root cause of Sheng Kong and Huo Jian's disagreement.

The others looked at each other and smiled, Guan didn't bother to care, and continued to walk up.

Going up the stone steps, they finally came to Laojun Pavilion at the top.From a long distance, a group of people could smell the smell of incense, but the neighborhood seemed very lively, with people selling food, people resting at the stone table, and people taking pictures.

Go straight forward and enter Laojun Pavilion, and you will see the golden body of Taishang Laojun enshrined high.Someone knelt down on a futon to offer incense and worship.There is a merit box next to the gate, and a little Taoist priest stands beside it, watching people throw money into it.And a little bit to the side, there are a few tables, and a few Taoist priests are sitting behind the tables, and they are unraveling the lottery.

This kind of environment made him feel like a fish in water.

Chen Yuan took a deep breath, smelling the smell of incense, and couldn't help showing a little smile.

He grew up in the Taoist temple since he was a child, and everything here is familiar and friendly.

In the eyes of ordinary people, there is actually no difference between Taoist temples and temples. They are all offered together with joss sticks, tributes are placed in front, and then come to draw lottery, merit box, and merit pools such as coin tosses. Same, nothing else to say.However, in fact, there is a big difference between Taoism and Buddhism when it comes to incense alone.

Both Taoist and Buddhist incense have the effect of worshiping gods, but they must not be mixed.Buddhists value sandalwood, but in Taoism, the smoke of sandalwood is too thick and not "positive", and it will not be able to convey the thoughts of ordinary people to the gods, but it will easily provoke other things.Chen Yuan didn't know whether these claims were true or not, but under the upbringing of an old Taoist, he naturally followed the Taoist standard.

Immediately, I paid for a bunch of incense next to it, and took out three sticks, which symbolized the Taoist Sanqing Patriarch.Although people nowadays know that burning incense burns three sticks, they don't know its origin very well.

Chen Yuan lit the three sticks of incense, and seeing that the open flames on them would not go out, he shook them gently to let them go out.At this time, it is taboo to blow with your mouth.In Taoist rituals, this is disrespect.

After handling the incense, Chen Yuan stepped forward, held the incense with both hands, and bowed until the incense was even with his forehead, and then the salutation was completed.Then, on the futon, Chen Yuan knelt down from left to right, held the incense sticks in front of his chest, muttering something silently in his heart, and then stepped forward to insert the incense sticks - the three incense sticks must be inserted straight, and the distance should not exceed one inch.

At this time, a middle-aged Taoist priest standing in front of the statue had already noticed Chen Yuan's actions. Compared with other people who knelt on the futon for a while, lit incense and stuck it up, and then ignored it, Chen Yuan's behavior was quite Some stand out from the crowd.Isn't this the standard Taoist way of offering incense?

After burning the incense, Chen Yuan returned to the futon, kowtowed three times, then straightened up naturally, put the fingertips of his right hand on the ground, put his left hand on his heart, got up first to the right and then to the left, bowed again, and it was over.

"Little friend is a Taoist believer?" Seeing the smooth flow of the process, the priest couldn't help but ask.Looking at Chen Yuan's skillful movements, one can tell that Chen Yuan definitely didn't just learn the way of offering incense, but was used to offering incense all the year round.How long has he been guarding this Laojun Pavilion, and he has only seen Chen Yuan who behaves professionally.

Chen Yuan raised his head and glanced at the Taoist priest, and made a gesture of Taiji Seal, which was his answer to the Taoist priest.

Seeing Chen Yuan's gesture, the Taoist priest's expression became more enthusiastic, and he called repeatedly: "Daoist friend, let's talk together?" It seemed like meeting an old acquaintance in a foreign land, very mundane.But in this day and age, when monks still write books, and priests still surf the Internet, what is it to recognize a relative here?

Following the Taoist priest to the side of the main hall, Chen Yuan was also willing to have a chat with the Taoist priest. This kind of intimacy of meeting colleagues cannot be found in other places.

"Which faction do fellow daoists belong to?" the head priest asked as soon as he came up.

Chen Yuan shook his head: "I'm a child raised by Master, I don't have a degree certificate, it's just a lay practice."

The Taoist nodded, indicating that he understood.

"I just saw that there was a lottery over there, but I didn't see Shengji? The things are not complete?" Chen Yuan started the conversation, and said what he had just observed.Ordinarily, if there is a statue of a god, there may not be a lottery, but there must be something like a holy scorpion.

The author has something to say: directly using the real place names will be difficult to deal with, so the place names in this article are all modified from the place names around Chengdu. Yulei City, Chengdu—Jinjiang’s spring comes to heaven and earth, Yulei’s floating clouds change from ancient to modern——Tengshao Street in Yulei Mountain, Dujiangyan——Bamboo Hansha Bi Huanhua Creek, Tangerine Thorn and Rattan Spinning is close at hand—Huanhua Creek Dews Cold Mountain—Qingcheng Mountain High Wind Dews Cold , the pendant is hung with mountain flowers and trees - Qingcheng Mountain in Dujiangyan, and part of the description is also some actual things about Qingcheng Mountain.But the Laojun Pavilion on the top of Qingcheng Mountain has to charge an additional entrance fee, which is cheating.However, there are really good people here, but they are not in the scenic spots that everyone visits, and they live a little bit.A hundred-year-old who looks like a veteran in his sixties or seventies, has a fairy-tale demeanor and can't explain it. PS, even if you use the standard method to burn incense, there will be no Taoist priests in reality to ask you fellow Taoists to let you show off your skills!

Xishu—Three Kingdoms, Xishu and Dongwu—Sichuan, I remembered that my high school teacher said that Sichuan University is the university of the imperial capital of Xishu Kingdom, and Xishu Emperor University.

The custom of small wooden sticks can be found in many regions. In Chengdu, it is more important to treat rheumatism and lumbago. From Dujiangyan to the west, it is the scope of Tibetan Buddhism.

Buddhists and Taoists all pay attention to incense, so don’t just use incense as candles and burn spices. Simply speaking, it’s a matter of religious belief and rituals. If it’s spiritual, it will recruit things, especially sandalwood, because Buddhism itself is Caring for compassion, salvation and so on, it is easy to attract those things, but it is impossible to send them away. ——This is a way of saying, I can’t make up my mind before encountering it myself, believe it or not.But recently it was said that a certain person burned sandalwood indiscriminately, and it seemed that something happened, but Ci'er suspected that she was actually thinking too much about illness.