Chapter 282 The Taoist

A mad Taoist, who doesn't know his name, lives in Mengshan Temple. Sometimes he sings, sometimes he cries, and sometimes he cooks stones alone. No one can see through him.

This day is the Double Ninth Festival. A noble man carried wine and vegetables, took a gorgeous sedan chair, went to Mengshan to climb high, blowing and beating, which was very majestic. I passed by the temple when I came back. The mad Taoist man was wearing shabby clothes, bare feet, holding a yellow umbrella in his hand, looked at the noble son and laughed, "Hey, what a big parade. I thought it was the young emperor who was on patrol."

The noble prince was furious and immediately commanded his men to arrest the Taoist. The Taoist priest laughed and turned around and left. The servants then chased, pulled it, grabbed the yellow umbrella from the Taoist priest's hand, and tore it to pieces. Paper pieces flew all over the air, turning into eagles and falcons, flapping their wings and flying around. The servants were shocked. At this moment, the handle of the umbrella rotated and turned into a red-scale python. The servants were terrmented and fled for their lives.

A companion shouted, "This is just a blindfold, a little illusion, what are you afraid of?" Pull out the knife and fight with the python. The python opened its mouth wide, sucked it, and immediately swallowed its companion into its stomach. The servants trembled and hurriedly grabbed the prince's palm and went down the mountain to escape for their lives.

After running for three or four miles in one breath, everyone stopped to rest. The nobleman ordered his men to go up the mountain to find out the whereabouts of his companions. When the servants came to the temple, they saw the silence in the temple and no trace of Taoist people. In front of him, there was an old locust tree planted. There was a human voice from the tree, gasping like a donkey. When I came to the edge of the tree to check, I saw that the tree was hollow, and one person hid in it. It was the companion.

The servants took out their knives, split the cave, and rescued his companions. They saw that he was dying and carried him home. After a long time, his companions woke up.

Since then, I have never seen the whereabouts of Taoist people.