Chapter 4 Wuliuguan 2
Xu Chong was surprised when he looked at the plaque that said "Five Willow View": he didn't expect that this five willow View was so remote, far away from the Central Plains, and could still have something to do with the royal family. Are the immortals also under the jurisdiction of the emperor? Seeing that it was getting late and silent everywhere, he came forward and called the door.
After a while, in a harsh squeak, the door was opened, and a Taoist man in a Taoist robe who looked like a black iron tower came out. As soon as he saw Xu Chong, he shouted impatiently: "What are you knocking? Is it too late? Come back tomorrow if you have something to do!" He said he was about to close the door.
Hearing what he said, Xu Chong was immediately angry from his heart. He quickly put his body against the door and shouted, "Are you a monk? It's so late, where do you want me to go?"
The man stared and said, "What are you doing so loudly? I'm not deaf! Where are you going? What does it matter to me? Don't disturb my meal!"
"No, I finally got here from Liaozhou just to see Wang Xianchang. If you don't let me in, I won't leave!"
"I won't let you in if you don't leave!"
"If you don't let me in, I won't leave!"
The two's voices became louder and louder. Later, they simply pulled their necks and shouted, which finally shocked the others. Only one person said warmly: "Since this donor came from Liaozhou thousands of miles away, he is obviously firm and rare! Rare! Tonger, why don't you get out of the way and ask the donor to come in?"
The man reluctantly opened the door. Xu Chong listened to the man's words and almost laughed out loud. Isn't it funny that this big black man is called "Tong'er"?
The Wuliu View is solemn and gorgeous everywhere. All roads are paved with gold bricks, and the hall is scattered with towering ancient trees. However, there was no sound in the huge Taoist temple, and there was no one, as if it were not in the world.
The Taoist named Tong'er took Xu Chong through several major halls and came to a hall more than twice as tall as other halls. Xu Chong looked up and saw that there was a plaque on a gold-rimmed blue background, but the words "Five Immortals Hall" written on it.
A fairy-style Taoist and kind-looking Taoist was standing under the stone steps in front of the hall, looking at Xu Chong with a smile. Xu Chong was about to speak when the child next to him said first, "Master, I brought this boy to you. I'll continue to eat." Without waiting for the Taoist to agree to turn around and leave.
The Taoist seemed to be used to it and didn't care about it. He said to Xu Chong, "The donor has been working hard all the way. I think he hasn't eaten yet, so he will follow the child to eat first, and then the poor Tao is talking with the donor in detail, okay?"
Xu Chong didn't eat for a day and only ate some fruits on the way. He had been hungry for a long time. At the moment, he was not polite. He promised to chase the child, but he didn't know whether the child was intentional or unintentional. He actually walked very fast and disappeared.
Xu Chong searched for a long time and couldn't find a place to eat, so he had to return to the Five Immortals Hall. By this time, it was already dark, and candles had been lit in the Five Immortals Hall. Xu Chong came to the hall and saw five statues under the veil curtain in the hall, facing south and worshiping five gods.
These five statues are all Taoist costumes, but the colors of Taoist clothes are different. From west to east, they are white, blue, black, red and yellow. The five gods sit cross-legged, all backed by a straight and lush strange willow. The color of the strange willow is the same as the color of the Taoist statue under the tree, which is also divided into five colors. At this time, the Taoist sat cross-legged on a futon, and five long fragrances rose in the incense burner in front of him, surrounded by the statue. For a moment, Xu Chong seemed to see the five gods living under the five clouds, like laughing, happy, sad, angry and alive.
Xu Chong quickly wiped his eyes vigorously, and when he looked at those gods, it was the same as before, just a dead thing.
"It seems that I was hungry and hallucinated that I actually regarded the statue as alive. I hate that the big black man is obviously deliberately playing with me. I put up with it first. One day when I become a fairy, I will stone you to death!"
Xu Chong answered his anger and saw that the man had already got up and said, "The donor eats very quickly. Please also worship my five Liuguan ancestors. He pointed to the futon on the ground with his hand.
Xu's heart was on fire, but he had no choice but to kneel respectfully and kowtowed three times, but this head was so scribbled that it did not touch the ground at all.
The Taoist didn't care, but said, "Let the benefactor come with me." Then he took Xu Chong into the apse. When the two sat down, Taoist said, "The benefactor came from afar from Liaozhou, but he came to my Wuliuguan specially?"
Seeing Xu's head, the Taoist smiled and said, "Is the donor surnamed Bai?"
As soon as this word came out, Xu Chong suddenly broke out in a cold sweat. He quickly turned countless thoughts in his mind and secretly said, "What does he mean by asking this? Does he know Bai Zhongju or their family? Then didn't I throw myself into the trap?"
But Xu Chong has lived alone since he was more than ten years old. He has experienced storms and calmed down quickly. As long as he doesn't admit it, who knows that I killed Bai Zhongju and Bai Housekeeper? After making up his mind, he said calmly, "My name is Xu Chong. It turned out to be the book boy of the young master of Hanjian Villa.
"Book boy? Why didn't the young master of the Bai family come?
Xu Chong pretended to be sad and said in a low voice, "The young master is dead. Except for me, the rest of the whole Hanjian Villa has been killed. I tried my best to save the young master, but unfortunately he was still... The young master told me to come to Wuliu Mountain before he died.
The Taoist frowned and said, "So that's it. It's a pity that it's a good qualification. With that, he stood up and walked two steps in the hall, and then asked, "What else did Master Bai say?" Show me what he gave you."