My Taoist Career

As soon as I entered the bamboo forest, I found that there were clusters of bamboo in the east and west, and it was not chaotic, but there was a feeling that the line of sight was just blocked. There seemed to be a way in the whole bamboo forest, but it was chaotic. It feels like there is no way out.

Old man Jiang held my hand, walked all the way, and began to explain to me all the way, don't look at him taking a few steps east, west, forward, and backward, but there is still a rule to follow when talking about it. Simple.

After a while, even me, the idiot he called me, Guawaer, also grasped this rule, and I knew what to do next.

I was a little complacent, and I whistled, but old man Jiang slapped me on the head mercilessly: "The simplest formation is just for quiet use, and Ha'er (a fool) can learn it." , what are you proud of? Walk well, whistle again, and see if I don't punish you, you don't look serious!"

But after he finished speaking, he whistled triumphantly, and I curled my mouth, almost crying out of grievance, why am I so unlucky?Met such a master?

Old man Jiang didn't care about me, he just took me walking in the bamboo forest, because I had already mastered the rules, I could still keep up with his footsteps.

It was a child who fell to the ground. Although the air in the bamboo forest is fresh and the mountain breeze is cool, it looks like there are bamboos everywhere. After walking like this for about ten minutes, I got annoyed and asked, "Master, how long is it?" Time will come? How big is this bamboo forest?"

"This bamboo forest is the largest bamboo forest in this mountain. You go your way. It won't be long." Old man Jiang walked leisurely with his hands behind his back. I was speechless, so I had to continue walking.

Who wants to walk for less than 5 minutes, after passing a seemingly no-way turn, the scenery in the eyes has changed, suddenly enlightened, and the gurgling water that I have been hearing has also appeared in front of me at this moment.

I opened my mouth in surprise. I didn’t expect there to be such a place in this mountain. It’s a small valley sandwiched by bamboo forests. It’s a small green space. I don’t know what kind of flowers the old man Jiang planted. The children are on the top, colorful, and they bloom very beautifully in this autumn.

In the middle of the green space, there is a bamboo building. I didn’t know about Diaojiaolou at that time, but I thought the bamboo building was amazing. It was built off the ground and supported by several pillars below.

The bamboo building is not big, but the yellowish-green color is very beautiful, and there are no walls or fences, just standing in the middle of the green space.

What surprised me the most was that there was a small waterfall behind the bamboo building. The clear water fell straight down, like a silver curtain, into the small pool below, and a small stream flowed from the small pool. The outflow, accompanied by the cheerful "哗啦啦" sound, makes people feel very happy.

"What are you doing here? Let's go." Old man Jiang tried his best to pretend to be calm, but he couldn't hide the look in his eyes, so he went straight away.

At this time, I noticed that there is a stone road under my feet. God knows how the old man Jiang brought the stone road up the mountain.

There is no way out of doubts and doubts, and there is another village in the shadows of willows and flowers!

After all, it took less than an hour to get here from my house, which is not far at all. The problem is that people who don’t know want to find this place, but it’s really hard to find it.

With an indescribable feeling, probably a pleasant surprise, I strode closely behind old man Jiang. It seems that my life on the mountain will not be too bad.

After walking not far, I arrived at the small bamboo building, climbed up with a ladder that was not high, and found that there was a long corridor at the door. There were two bamboo chairs and a small wooden table on the long corridor. , the whole green land, the small waterfall, and the lush green bamboo. The most amazing thing is that this bamboo building seems to be built on the tallest piece in this small valley. Under the feet, if you look more carefully, you can still see a vague house.

"It looks good, doesn't it?" Jiang old man laughed, looking at me in a daze.

"Well, it looks good." I nodded hastily.

"There will be something for you to see in the future. Let's enter the house now. Although the initiation ceremony of my lineage is simple, you still have to pay attention to it. Don't delay." After finishing speaking, old man Jiang pushed open the bamboo door and entered the house. Out of curiosity, he hurriedly followed.

Open the door, enter the room, and see the whole room in front of you at a glance.

This is a hall, the layout is very simple, there is a desk on the side of the inner wall, there is a simple incense burner on the desk, on the wall behind the desk, there are three portraits, under the desk There is a futon, and besides that, there are 2 bamboo chairs on the left and right sides.

Of course, such a simple display can be seen at a glance.

After Mr. Jiang entered the room, he pulled a chair and sat down beside the desk. Then he said to me who was still a little uncomfortable by the door: "Come in, come here."

The place he pointed was in front of the futon placed on the ground. I walked over as I said, and I didn’t know why. Thinking that this was an initiation ceremony, I always felt a little nervous in my heart, so even with me who was usually alive and kicking, The action can't help but be a little trembling.

"As for the origin of our lineage, my master was not very specific. He just told me that our lineage doesn't talk about names, and it doesn't matter if we act idle or lazy. It's best to come from the heart. Therefore, There are really not many rules in our lineage, the only important thing is inheritance. When you walk in this world in the future, you will inevitably meet people of the same way. When asked which lineage you come from, you can answer me who I learned from. As long as..." Old man Jiang seemed to want to say something, but he didn't continue after all.

To get started, it is necessary to introduce the inheritance of the master, and old man Jiang is not exempt, but it is strange that our lineage is really a scattered person among the scattered people, just a few simple words, old man Jiang has already made it clear.

I nodded earnestly, and it doesn't matter if I don't mention my name. My small thoughts are very simple. If someone asks me in the future, should I say where I am, a Taoist priest of that vein?

In those days, Taoist priests were not an honorable profession.

"Bring the incense on the case table." The old man Jiang ordered, and only then did I notice that there was a bunch of unopened red incense on the back of the incense burner.

Holding the incense in his hand, the old man Jiang ordered: "Take out nine sticks, even if the rules are simple, but these Sanqings are people who must worship at the beginning, and there are Sanqings on the wall. They are the ancestors of our Taoist metaphysics. , Worshiping the ancestors and masters is just like you worshiping your ancestors. You must be sincere in your heart. The three worships and nine kowtows must be down-to-earth. If you are not sincere at this time, you will inevitably be punished in the future. The situation of punishment is similar to your What happened to the second sister didn't go well, it can be big or small. I'm not forcing you, but that's all I have to say, you can pray for yourself."

As soon as I heard it, my forehead was covered with cold sweat. My cheap master is obviously 'intimidating', which is worse than coercion, okay?How dare I neglect?

I took out the nine sticks of incense very carefully, and lit them with the help of Master. I stared at the Sanqingxiang on the wall, and silently recited the meditation formula Master taught me. Pious knelt down.

"Follow me, disciple Chen Chengyi." The old man Jiang said suddenly, he didn't know what was going on, he usually laughed and scolded from his heart, but at this moment his appearance turned out to be very solemn, and even Then I also became very serious.

"Disciple Chen Chengyi."

"From now on, I will worship under Jiang Lichun's sect, and I will be Jiang Lichun's only closed disciple."

"From now on, I will worship under Jiang Lichun's sect, and I will be Jiang Lichun's only closed disciple."

"Here's a clear statement."

"Here's a clear statement."

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After following the old man Jiang after reading the introduction words, I held the incense sticks over my head with both hands, and began to respectfully bow three times and nine times to the Sanqingxiang on the wall. Every knock on the ground was real, not only the bamboo floor The sound of "bang bang" made my forehead hurt.

After prostrating, I respectfully inserted the incense into the incense burner, and this time, the old man Jiang asked me to take out three more incense sticks.

"Light the incense, wait here for a while, I'm going to get something." After saying that, old man Jiang ignored me, and walked straight through a door on the left side of the hall.

I waited for a while holding the incense, only to see him come out with a painting scroll in his hand.