Chapter 16 - Qingxue Tells a Story
Qingyu ran out from the backyard and called out with a smile, "Sister, has someone come to offer incense? I'll take him."
Qing Xue said, "The one who came is Master's friend."
"Oh~" Qing Yu regretfully let out a cry, she still quite liked directing others to offer incense, a special sense of accomplishment.
Bai Yuduan smiled and said, "Little girl, how many of you are here?"
Qingxue muttered with her fingers, "Master, me, sister." Looking up happily, she said, "Three people."
"Just the three of you?"
"Uh-huh~" Qingxue nodded her head affirmatively and repeatedly.
Bai Yu Chen let out a long breath in his heart and lost a smile, it seems that he was overthinking it, I think it must be that poor Taoist playing house with two little girls! Waiting to mention him a bit is, let it change the place to play.
Bai Yuduan casually asked, "What do you guys mean by incense?"
Qingyu said with a smile, "Incense to seek the blessings of the Three Ching Taoist Ancestors!"
Bai Yuduan's face changed and snapped, "This is your temple?"
Qing Yu shook her head and said seriously, "It's not a temple, we are a Taoist temple here."
Qing Xue also nodded her head and corrected, "That's right, it's a Taoist temple."
Bai Yuduan looked up at the Three Ching hall and walked over in big, gloomy strides, could it really be the Evil God's dark hand?
Qingxue Qingyu trotted up behind and followed towards the great hall.
Into the hall, three idols are listed, an old, a middle and a young, and other temple idols are different, these three idols surprisingly does not appear vicious, and ordinary people are no different.
Qingyu ran to Bai Yuchen and looked up expectantly and asked, "Do you want to offer incense?"
Bai Yuchen let out a long breath of air in his heart, it wasn't an evil god, and there was no aura of divine power, it was just three ordinary statues.
Bai Yuchen shook his head and said with a smile, "I'm a disciple of the academy, I don't worship gods."
Qing Yu said innocently, "But, it's not a deity we have here! It's the Three Clear Daoist Ancestors."
"Da Ni, Er Ni~" a Nuo Nuo call came from outside.
The three of them turned their heads to look, only to see three men in patched clothes, standing outside with baskets and compensating smiles.
A big man snapped a slap on the head of the woman next to him, reprimanded and shouted: "Daini Erni is also what you call it? Called Qingxue Taoist head, Qingyu Taoist head."
The woman nodded repeatedly and said, "Yes! Yes! Taoist Master Qingxue, Taoist Master Qingyu."
The other two also both hurriedly called out, "Daoist Master Qingxue, Daoist Master Qingyu."
Qingxue ran out of the hall and happily called out, "Uncle Wolf, Auntie, Auntie, what brings you here?"
The man called Uncle Wolf waved his hands repeatedly and said, "I don't dare to, I don't dare to, the two Taoist Masters can just call me by my name."
Qingyu ran to the two women and happily called out, "Auntie, I'm Qingyu!"
The old woman said coyly, "Greetings, Daoist Qingyu."
Qingyu was at a loss for a moment, what's wrong with Auntie? Does she not like me anymore?
Uncle Wolf took the basket the woman was carrying and said respectfully, "Qingxue, Qingyu, we are here to offer sacrifices to the gods, here are our offerings."
Qingxue shook her head and said, "Master said, we don't accept offerings at the Three Ching Guan."
Uncle Wolf grinned, "I know, I know, Captain Mangshan told me all about it after he came back, that this temple of yours doesn't accept offerings, and that the gods are very spiritual. The gods don't accept offerings, but you guys always have to accept something, otherwise we won't feel at ease worshipping the gods."
Qing Xue shook her head and said firmly, "If Master says not to accept it, then it's not accepted, Master's words cannot be disobeyed."
Uncle Wolf's eyes twinkled and said smilingly, "If you don't accept it, then you don't accept it! I'll put it here first." Walking to the side, he placed the basket by the wall.
Qing Xue nodded and said seriously, "Don't worry Uncle Wolf, I'll keep an eye on the basket for you and won't let anyone take it."
Uncle Wolf hemmed and hawed, "Then thank you, Daoist Qingxue."
Qingyu happily said, "If you guys want to worship, come with me." Jumping up and down, she ran into the middle of the hall.
Uncle Wolf's three men followed behind and coyly walked into the hall.
Qing Yu stood in front of the wall in front of the case and said seriously, "Each person will receive three long incense, no more and no less oh!"
"I know!"
"Know~"
The three of them nodded their heads and answered yes.
Outside by the door, white feather dust thoughtfully watched the worship process, surprisingly really do not need flesh and blood sacrifice, looked to Qingxue said with a smile: "Qingxue Taoist master is it, they are such a sacrifice useful?"
Qingxue nodded seriously and said, "Useful! The Three Clear Daoist Ancestors will definitely be able to hear it."
Three Clear Daoist Ancestors? Bai Yuduan smiled and said, "I wonder, Daoist Master Qingxue, if you could tell me a little bit about the origins of your Sanqing Guan?"
Qingxue's eyes lit up and said happily, "Good! Good! You come with me." Bouncing around, she ran towards the backyard.
Bai Yuduan followed towards the back.
In the backyard courtyard, there is a small pavilion, Qing Xue led Bai Yuchen to sit inside the small pavilion, excitedly said, "Our Three Qing Guan origin can be big, according to the master said it is the ancient period passed down the sect, from the beginning of the heavens and the earth to start to say."
"Wait ~" Bai Yuduan said in shock: "The ancient period, the opening of the heavens and the earth? You ...... guys actually know what happened in the ancient times."
Qingxue said doubtfully, "Big brother doesn't know? Master said it was that period called the Flood."
Bai Yuduan shook his head in bewilderment, his mind was in chaos, Flood, just two words could feel that sense of the ancient and pale.
Qing Xue with a hint of small excitement, smilingly began to tell Bai Yuduan about the great god Pangu opening up the heavens and the earth, the three thousand devil gods happily playing, and Pangu's cruel beheading.
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On the other hand, Li Pingan rode the green ox leisurely into the middle of Anqing City, the streets were bustling with people coming and going, shouting and selling.
Li Pingan rode the green ox slowly walking in the city, loudly called out, "Recruitment of cooks, recruitment of cooks~San Qing Guan recruitment of cooks, pass by don't miss it, generous treatment ah!"
After calling out for a short while, a big fat man covered in grease stopped the way and called out, "Hey ~ are you recruiting cooks?"
Li Ping An smiled and nodded, "That's right!"
The big fat man revealed a smile and said, "How much a month?"
Li Pingan hesitated for a moment and said, "Look, would a copper pearl do?"
"Bah~ Poor bastard!" The big fat man spat on the ground in contempt and turned around.
Pingan Li froze for a moment, shook his head and sighed, "No chance with the Taoist Sect!" Continuing to shout loudly, "Recruiting cooks, recruiting cooks la ~ cheap recruiting cooks la ~~"
Soon there were people stopping to ask, but when they learned that there was only one copper bead per month, they invariably turned around and walked away, many of them with a few sarcastic remarks.
Li Pingan could only harden his heart and reassure himself that it was them who did not have the Taoist destiny, and would never admit that it was a problem of his own poverty.