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Chapter 3 Heartache

The Immortal Palace of Qin and Han Dynasties, and the Prime Minister's House of Liang and Tang Dynasties.

Maoshan is the birthplace of the Shangqing School of Taoism in China. According to legend, in ancient times, Emperor Gaoxin Zhan Shanggong practiced in Fulong Land of Juqu Mountain; Guo Sichao, a native of Zhouyan, also practiced Maoshan in Yuchenguan, and was later named Taiwei Baoguang Zhenren; in the pre-Qin period, Li Ming Zhenren practiced Taoism in the ancient alchemy courtyard, and the Danjing still exists. During the Han Dynasty, Mao Ying, Mao Gu and Mao Zhong, the three brothers of Mao family in Xianyang, Shaanxi, practiced Taoism and did good deeds at the foot of Juqu Mountain, and finally achieved Maoshan's reputation.

The palaces and temples on Maoshan were at its peak, and there were more than 300,000 houses. Later, the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom wiped out Daozang and destroyed one wave. When the Japanese invaded China, Maoshan was one of the six major mountain anti-Japanese bases in the country, and was retaliated and destroyed another wave. Another decade ago, it was destroyed again in the wave of destroying the four olds, and basically only ruins were left. However, some were repaired one after another in the previous two years. I don’t understand why the Maoshan Sect closed the mountain gate and was burned here, so I told Shen Chong to listen to this question.

After learning about my doubts, Shin smiled, pointed to the clouds and mist up Maofeng and said, "Do you really think that the temple on this mountain is the sect of Maoshan Sect?"

Shen Chong's question made me very surprised and asked back: "Isn't it?"

"Of course not!" Shen Chong looked back at Yun Peak and said mysteriously: "'The first blessed land, the eighth cave heaven', this is the name of Maoshan in Taoism. The so-called 'cave heaven' in Taoism refers to the famous mountain and scenic spot where Shen Dao lives. There are ten cave heavens in the world and thirty-six small cave heavens, which constitute the main part of the Taoist earthly fairyland. The sky is empty, the mountain is empty, and the man is empty, and the man is empty. The emptiness in the abdomen is called Dongting; the emptiness in the head is called the bridal chamber. Therefore, the real person is in the sky, the mountain is in the mountains, and the man enters the wilderness, and the millet is filled with Penglai Mountain, including Liuhe, and the heaven and the earth cannot carry it - that is to say, the cave heaven is another small world independent of this vast world..."

What Shen Chong said is the Taoist view of the universe, that is, the universe is composed of multiple layers of space, and the time and space in the universe are relative, there is nothing, there is nothing, there is something out of nothing, there is something in big and small, and small also contains big.

The real mountain gate of Maoshan Sect is not the peak above Maoshan, but a place that connects with the vast world and is independent of it.

Shen Chong used to be an investigator in a serious criminal case. He didn't know much about Taoism. What I told me was actually just learning and selling. I couldn't explain it thoroughly. However, I can basically understand that the so-called Maoshan Sect exists in a secret realm, and the key is in the hands of others. You can open it when you want to open it, and you can't find it if you want to close it. Now the country is in a mess and asks others to come out to do things, so it is a kind of recognition that organizes such a massive ceremony.

The road to Maoshan is not easy to walk. We set off from Jinling in the morning and until the sun was about to set in the afternoon, we arrived at the Jiuxiao Wanfu Palace at the top of the peak.

This Jiuxiao Wanfu Palace has only been restored in the past two years. The palace is not big. When we walked to the front of the main palace, there was a large cauldron and incense burner. It was hard to say that it was very rich. I saw several Taoist priests in green robe, some old and young, with a leisurely expression. Before this, Shen Chong had come here and was quite familiar with the Taoist priests in the temple, so he went in and discussed providing us with a place to rest. We had to eat vegetarian food and bathe these three days, and wait piously. On the fourth day, news would come.

People from the capital were actually a little dissatisfied with this arrangement and felt that the plot was really big. I heard several cadres whispering in the corner, saying that Maoshan Sect is much more difficult than Longhu Mountain and Qingcheng Mountain.

This made me a little funny. When you burned someone’s property ten years ago, you didn’t leave any tiles. Now you want to ask someone to come out to do things and even make some gestures. Is this really appropriate?

However, I can only hide these words in my heart. After all, these are the uncles I want to serve. Chen Erdan, I am just a small clerk in Jinling. Although I made many military achievements some time ago, because of the slow assessment, it has not been implemented. I am a grandson here and I have to serve them no matter how new. Because it is newly built, there are many Taoist houses in the Jiuxiao Wanfu Palace. The civil servants put down their luggage and went down the mountain. There are sixteen people in our group, and it is actually not difficult for everyone to squeeze in. However, in addition to the Taoist priests and lay Buddhists in the temple, there are also many people living in this Taoist house, so it seems a bit complicated.

Shen Chong and I were responsible for settling the leaders here, while Ding San and Dai Qiaojie went out for a walk. When we came back, we told us that there were many people from the martial arts world. I don’t know if it was Maoshan who invited us to watch the ceremony or the lively ones.

After receiving this news, Shen Chong immediately went to report to the leaders from the capital. When he came back, he was worried. I asked him what happened. Shen Chong told me that the place where the mountain gate of the Cave Heaven and the Blessed Land is the most confidential and is generally not known to outsiders. Now that it is so hot, we may not even enter the Cave Heaven and the Blessed Land.

I curled my lips and said that if you can't enter, you can't enter. We just came here to submit the documents. What's so good about it?

Seeing my indifferent appearance, Shen Chong looked helpless and said, "Of course, there is no need to say about the beautiful scenery in the inner world. Just the people of the Maoshan Sect, the head of Tao Jinhong, the Fu King Li Daozi, and the top ten elders, are all the best people in the world. It is a great opportunity to meet each other. If you are attracted by someone and you are included in the sect, you are afraid that your life will be rewritten in the rest of your life."

As Shen Chong said this, my heart moved and I couldn't help but think of the old Taoist in Qingyi with a cold face. Can I see him again this time?

Will he still recognize me? This little white fox who had been with him for three years on Wu Niang Mountain has grown to eighteen years old. Has the little white fox, who was with me and Fat Girl, changed his appearance?

Thinking of this, I couldn't help but look forward to the reopening of Maoshan Mountain.

After a busy life, the sun set off the mountain without realizing it. Everyone had eaten food in the vegetarian hall and had a very light diet. After eating, Shen Chong called me and handed me a food box and asked me to send it to Mr. Huang in the capital. My identity was a mess and I couldn't pick up work. So I brought the food box all the way to the side courtyard of Daoshe. Mr. Huang was the person with the highest status among our group. Naturally, he lived in a single room. I knocked on the door for a long time, but there was no sound at all. I pushed the door open and saw that there was indeed no one in the inner room. I placed the food box on the wooden table. I subconsciously swept it around and found that there was a piece of jade on the bed.

The jade is as green as it is, and there is still light shining between the scents and runes flowing, which seems to be a magic weapon. I took a look and felt a little dazed, and couldn't help but look at it for a while.

Unexpectedly, when I saw this, my whole heart was immersed in it and could not extricate myself. A voice was like a demon, saying in my mind: "Anyway, no one saw it, take it away, it will belong to you..." After so much repetition, I finally resisted this evil thought, took out a pen, left a note for Mr. Huang, ready to leave. However, as soon as I turned around, I suddenly felt a ray of light shining behind, and a black shadow appeared in the originally empty room, and said, "Slow down, don't leave first."

I turned my head and saw an old man appearing in the dark shadow. At first, he was only as big as a little baby. Every time he took a step, he suddenly became bigger. When he came to me, he looked like usual.

This scene is very magical, but after experiencing the bloody battle in southern Xinjiang, I was able to restrain myself, look at my nose and my heart, and remained as if nothing had happened. Mr. Huang came to me, remained silent for two seconds, and then asked me, "Is it a food to send me food?" I nodded and said yes, porridge, pickles, and two steamed buns, because I had to eat vegetarian food, so it was not rich.

This Huang Lao was from the central government. I was afraid that he would be negligent, so he said it specifically, but he said calmly: "That's right. In the past few years, even if it's good if you don't go hungry, there is no oil or water in your stomach, and the monk will eat meat."

His words were meaningless, and I didn't dare to follow up, but bowed and said, "Okay, you can eat slowly, put the food box here first, I'll come here later and take it back for processing."

After saying that, I was about to leave, but when he just walked out of the door, he stopped me. When I turned around, he was playing with the green jade pendant while asking, "Your name is Chen Erdan?"

I was a little surprised. He was silent all the way. Basically, except for closing his eyes and resting, he was walking with his eyes closed. Unexpectedly, he could remember a little person like me. He immediately replied respectfully, saying yes. Old Huang nodded and said, "I remember you. I heard that you were introduced by Xu Yingyu. That old poisonous insect usually doesn't do useless things. I think he has ideas when I come over. Speaking of which, I have heard your name a long time ago. This time, I should thank you in person."

I was a little surprised and asked why this is? We probably had never had any intersection before, right?

Mr. Huang smiled slightly, reached out to hold me, and said, "Huang Yangshen is from my Huang family in Jingmen, and also my nephew. He was harmed by Yang Congshun, Jiyun Club. When I heard this news, I was very angry, but I was too troubled to blame him and couldn't get rid of it, so I left it alone. Later, you killed Yang Congshun with your own hands, which can be regarded as avenging me. I can thank you..." Mr. Huang shook his hand hard with me. His palms were wide and warm, and his smile was full of warmth, which made people feel very warm. I was also humble at the moment, and my mind was in chaos. I hadn't said anything yet, but suddenly I saw his brows frowning.

I was surprised and asked him what was wrong? Old Huang shook his head and said with a smile that it was okay, and he felt a little distressed.
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