From a Zhengyi Taoist Child to a Master of All Laws

Chapter 2 There is a real person in the mountain

When Li Yang returned to Baiyun Temple from outside, the main hall and the front yard were empty, and the workers who were carrying supplies had all gone down the mountain.

Arriving at the backyard, Wang Xin and Yang Yingying were squatting in the yard, staring at the footprints sunk into the ground in amazement:
"This is really weird. Are these footprints? What kind of strange power can create footprints on the ground?"

Yang Yingying, who was standing by, was surprised and pinched the soil with her index finger: "Look, this soil is very new, as if it was just stepped on by someone..."

"How is that possible? This isn't a martial arts novel. I'm afraid that little liar is playing some trick..."

Seeing Li Yang coming back, they both stood up immediately.

Li Yang bowed and said, "Two believers, if you want to burn incense, you can go to the main hall. This backyard is my living area and is not open to the public for the time being."

Wang Xin laughed and said, "Who cares about your backyard? I just got lost looking for the toilet and will go down the mountain soon."

Li Yang nodded: "Okay, it's getting late and the mountain road is slippery, so be careful when you go down the mountain."

Yang Yingying hummed and lowered her head slightly, only to find that the little Taoist's cloth shoes were very similar to the shoe prints in the yard.

Looking at the thin figure of the little Taoist priest in front of her, Yang Yingying denied her guess again and thought secretly: "This little Taoist priest looks so weak that he probably can't even stand steadily in a horse stance. He definitely doesn't have that kind of strength."

After watching the two people leave the yard, Li Yang slid his right foot, and the depression on the ground suddenly became smooth again.

"I usually practice in the main hall, but I forgot to clean up the traces."

Li Yang shook his head, suppressed his distracting thoughts, and thought about finding a good environment in the next two days to upgrade the [Taoist Health Preserving Exercises] as soon as possible.

The Taoist (shengun) profession is indeed somewhat risky. Next time when I am surrounded by people, I have to have some confidence.

Wang Xin walked out of the Taoist temple and turned around, looking at the Baiyun Temple under the setting sun, and spat in a low voice: "Damn, it's a pity to waste such a good Taoist temple."

"Forget it, let's go back quickly. Grandmother will definitely blame you if she knows you transported those supplies down the mountain again." As she said that, Yang Yingying turned her head and glanced at the Taoist temple: "Besides, I always feel that this little Taoist priest is a little weird..."

"It was that little liar who cursed people first. My grandmother's generation was old-fashioned and conservative, so they would believe in such things." Seeing Yang Yingying turning her head from time to time, Wang Xin joked, "Cousin, are you attracted to that little charlatan?"

Yang Yingying blushed: "No, don't talk nonsense, I don't like this kind of flowery pillow..."

"It would be best if Miss Yang fell in love with a little liar during her visit. Then my aunt would break my legs..."

The two of them chatted and laughed, with Yang Yingying walking in front, and soon they forgot about the unpleasantness in the temple.

Walking on the mountain road, fog gradually began to fill the forest, and the moss on the stone steps was moistened by last night's drizzle and turned extremely green.

Before he had walked far, Wang Xin's left foot suddenly slipped and he almost fell into the woods next to him. Fortunately, his right foot stepped on something as he leaned forward, giving him a foothold to stop himself.

Even so, his eyeball was only two centimeters away from the sharp point of a branch, which made Wang Xin sweat profusely.

Yang Yingying heard the noise behind her and wanted to turn around to check, but the stone steps on the mountain were slippery with moss, so she screamed and fell down.

"what!"

She was not as lucky as Wang Xin and kept rolling down several stairs.

Wang Xin reacted quickly, went down and quickly helped Yang Yingying up, and shouted: "Cousin, how are you? Don't scare me, okay?"

"Cousin, say something!"

Yang Yingying covered her calf with a pale face, tears in her eyes, and was in so much pain that she couldn't speak.

Wang Xin was so confused that he cursed: "Fuck this lousy Taoist temple. I told you I shouldn't come here. You are all liars. Didn't you say I would have a bloody disaster? How come someone else got hurt? Fuck!"

"Stop scolding me... It was our own carelessness, we can't blame others. Help me up, I... I think my calf is broken..." Yang Yingying said with a pale face, enduring the pain.

"Okay, cousin, don't move. I'll carry you and we'll go down the mountain to find a doctor."

Carrying Yang Yingying on his back, Wang Xin stood up and looked at the seemingly endless mountain road with some despair.

"Go up the mountain. The Taoist temple should have some first aid medicine. It's more dangerous to go up the mountain in this condition." Yang Yingying reminded him weakly on his back.

"Yes, yes, yes, let's go up the mountain. I saw a medicine box in the backyard of the little Taoist priest." Wang Xin suddenly realized and carried Yang Yingying up the mountain.

Passing by the place where he almost fell just now, Wang Xin took a look and suddenly found something strange.

He bent down and picked up a wooden stick from the moss on the stone steps.

It was because he stepped on the wooden stick that he was able to stop himself and avoid ending up like his cousin.

"No, I will be worse off than my cousin!" Wang Xin realized belatedly that the branch would have pierced his eyes if it had been two centimeters longer.

Feeling Wang Xin squatting down, Yang Yingying endured the pain and looked up to see Wang Xin holding a piece of wood in his hand in a daze. She was surprised and said, "Isn't this the bad fortune you drew in the Taoist temple just now? How come it is here?"

After this reminder, Wang Xin immediately told Yang Yingying everything about the dangerous situation that had just happened.

Yang Yingying frowned slightly and suddenly said, "Do you remember that when you asked the workers to move things down the mountain just now, the Taoist priest seemed to have gone down the mountain for a while..."

Scenes from the Baiyun Temple kept flashing through Yang Yingying’s mind. First, the little Taoist priest was talking about a bloody disaster. Then, a man was running down the mountain muttering something mysterious. Then, all the way to the wooden stick in Wang Xin’s hand.

If it weren't for this wooden stick, Wang Xin's eyes would have been in danger due to the sharpness of the branch.

Wang Xin stood there in a daze, looking at the wooden stick, the branches next to it, and then at the invisible Baiyun Temple: "No... no way?"

"Wang Xin, this is a bit strange. This wooden stick was clearly placed here by the Taoist priest just after he came down the mountain. If there was no wooden stick, what do you think would have happened? I only had a broken bone. If your eyes were injured, and this is the top of the mountain...if you don't get timely treatment on this mountain, you will really go blind."

Yang Yingying said as she pinched the wooden stick with a pale face, her eyes thoughtful: "Is it a coincidence?" Wang Xin was not stupid either, his mind suddenly became coherent: "Could this be the bloody disaster that the Taoist priest talked about? If there is no wooden stick, my bloody disaster would have really come true. Cousin, do you think he really saw it or..."

"You may not believe this, but now I have a suspicion that the shoe prints we saw in the backyard were made by the little Taoist priest while practicing..."

After saying that, the two looked at each other, their hearts filled with fear and uneasiness.

You are causing trouble. You have lived for more than twenty years, why did the world suddenly become so different?

Yang Yingying interrupted their drifting thoughts and said, "Calm down, I'm a little scared... Let's go up the mountain first, my legs hurt so much that I can't stand it anymore."

When Wang Xin came to Baiyun Temple again with Yang Yingying on his back, his mood had completely changed.

It was evening now, and the clouds were rolling. The entire mountain top was shrouded in clouds, and it looked ethereal and mysterious in Wang Xin's eyes.

Thinking of the collision with Li Yang in the afternoon, Wang Xin felt a little uneasy.

The gate of the temple was not locked. After entering the temple, the two saw a figure standing in the courtyard from afar.

Looking closely, I saw a young Taoist priest in a green robe practicing health-preserving exercises in the courtyard.
This is a very simple set of Taoist health-preserving exercises that is highly popular in society. Wang Xin also took this course in his physical education class at university.
But when performed by Li Yang, it was filled with an indescribable mysterious artistic conception.

With doubts in their hearts, the two did not dare to disturb him, and Wang Xin, who was always impulsive, also waited obediently by the side.

[Taoist Health Preserving Exercise +1]

Li Yang stood up and the sharp-eyed Wang Xin immediately noticed several footprints on the ground.

Wang Xin suddenly felt a little absurd. "Master, this must be a Taoist master, not a liar. He predicted that I would fall over there, so he put a wooden stick in advance to save me! This Taoist looks so young, I'm afraid he has white hair and a childlike face, just like the Taoist priest in Longhu Mountain in Water Margin!"

"It's over. I just called him a little liar..."

At this moment, in Wang Xin's mind, Li Yang's status had been elevated to an incredible level.

Opening his eyes and looking at the brother and sister who had returned, Li Yang seemed to have expected this and calmly stepped forward and bowed.

"It's getting late, why did you two believers go back?"

Yang Yingying got off the back and, supported by Wang Xin, bowed and said respectfully, "Greetings to the Taoist Master of Baiyun Mountain."

"Did you find the fortune stick I left behind?"

Wang Xin immediately handed over the wooden stick: "We are mortals and cannot see the mystery of the real person. My cousin broke her leg in the mountains and I want to ask the real person to save her."

Looking at Wang Xin, who was no longer as rebellious as in the afternoon, Li Yang was happy:
"Is this what it feels like to be a master? It's really good..."

Although he was secretly happy, in order to maintain his image as a Taoist master, Li Yang remained calm.

Turning to look at the pale-faced Yang Yingying, Li Yang helped her into the temple. The old abbot did leave a lot of herbs.

The original owner, a young Taoist priest, had followed the old abbot since he was young and had learned a lot of medical knowledge. Li Yang fumbled to move the dislocated bones into the right position based on his memory, ground the herbs into powder, applied them on his calf, and then tied them with wooden strips to secure them.

Yang Yingying's face was covered with cold sweat, and her lips were bloodless. "Master, did you also calculate that I would break a bone, so you prepared the herbs in advance?"

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"The believers are overthinking it. Xiaodao lives in the mountains, so he will inevitably prepare some emergency herbs."

"Really?" Yang Yingying looked at Li Yang with disbelief in her eyes.

Li Yang had a helpless look on his face. The "Zi Ping Fortune Telling" brought by the first level of [Divination Interpretation] could only show a person's destiny for one day at this stage, and it could only be used once a day. He really had not predicted Yang Yingying's dislocation.

At this time, Wang Xin came in with a phone: "Master, I have asked others to deliver rice, oil and other supplies tomorrow, and I also bought some extra fruits and meat as a gift to you."

Li Yang nodded in response.

He is not a well-mannered Taoist master. He was scolded by Wang Xin during the day, so naturally he would not greet him with a smile now.

Seeing that Li Yang didn't want to pay attention to him, Wang Xin had to step aside awkwardly.

It was already late in the day and the sun was no longer visible. Seeing that Yang Yingying was temporarily relieved, Li Yang turned and walked into the backyard, closing the door without looking back.

Just as Wang Xin was about to speak, he heard Li Yang's voice in the backyard: "Baiyun Temple does not provide food and accommodation, but it is getting late, you should rest in the courtyard tonight, and be careful not to walk around casually. In addition, there are wild beasts on Baiyun Mountain, so be careful."

It would have been fine if he hadn't reminded us. Once he was reminded, Wang Xin suddenly felt scared: "Master, you said there were wild beasts, but you still let us sleep in the front yard. Why don't you let us sleep in the back yard? We can sleep on the floor instead of in the side rooms."

"That's right, sir. My leg is broken. If there's a ferocious beast or something, I won't be able to run away." Yang Yingying was also a little panicked.

"Wulian Tianzun, just close the gate of the temple. Baiyun Temple has always been very safe. You two should have a good rest."

Li Yang said nothing more.

Wang Xin and Yang Yingying smiled bitterly at each other and had to find two cushions in the side hall.
After thinking about it, the two moved the futon to the door of the backyard and took a quick rest.

Hearing that there was no more noise in the front yard, Li Yang breathed a sigh of relief.

He didn't mean to make things difficult for the two of them. He had important things to do tonight.

The experience value of [Taoist Health Preserving Exercise] has reached 98, and it will be time to upgrade it soon.

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