An hour later, Lan Ying and Xiao Xiaoqi finally arrived at Shangling Temple.

There are many believers here, and there are many villages nearby. There is an endless stream of men, women, and children coming to visit, which also brings peace of mind to people.

On the way to the temple, people were asked to buy incense talismans. Xiao Xiaoqi wanted to buy some yellow talisman paper, but Lan Ying was nearby and couldn't find the opportunity, so he had to wait.

Lan Ying took Xiao Xiaoqi into the temple, and soon a young monk came to greet her. After all, Lan Ying was a well-known person in the neighborhood and came often, so she became familiar with the monks in Shanngling Temple.

The young monk took Lan Ying directly to see the abbot of Shanngling Temple, while Feng Jianyu stayed outside.

In a temple, Lan Ying met the abbot of Shangling Temple, an old monk in his seventies or eighties. He was staring at the ground and didn't know what he was thinking.

Xiao Xiaoqi was actually quite curious about this old monk, because the peace charm his mother Lan Ying prayed for him every year was made by the old abbot.

There is a wonderful talisman in the Peace Talisman, which is enough for Xiao Xiaoqi to play with for a long time. He will study the Peace Talisman thoroughly every time.

However, after so many years, although the talismans have been improved, there are only peace talismans that come and go, which can no longer satisfy Xiao Xiaoqi's curiosity. Xiao Xiaoqi even modified the peace talisman with better effects.

Lan Ying thought he was too young and never brought him to Shanling Temple before. Xiao Xiaoqi also didn't have the chance to meet the old abbot. Today is the first time he met him.

Lan Ying did not disturb the old host's thinking, but Xiao Xiaoqi was not so honest. Instead, he moved closer to see what the old host was thinking.

But I saw the old host staring blankly at a complicated talisman on the ground, laughing and shaking his head at other times.

Xiao Xiaoqi was also fascinated by this talisman. It was wonderful. It should be a transformation sigil that could transform some kind of extreme energy.

Each stroke on the talisman is connected to each other with smooth curvature, forming a Tai Chi-like pattern composed of strokes, but it feels like there is still one or two strokes missing.

After a while, Xiao Xiaoqi suddenly grabbed a branch on the ground, traced it back and forth twice, and made two strokes on the talisman drawn by the old host on the ground.

The old host was anxious and said, "Nonsense!"

Lan Ying also quickly grabbed Xiao Xiaoqi and slapped his butt twice, "Why are you so naughty? Please apologize to Master Miaozhen!"

It turns out that the old presiding officer is called Miao Zhen.

The old host was worthy of being a monk who had been practicing for many years. His emotions quickly calmed down and he saw it was Lan Ying again. "It turns out to be Mrs. Xiao. It's okay. It's just a pattern..."

"Master Miaozhen, I'm really sorry that I, a naughty boy, have disturbed your practice." Lan Ying still apologized.

The old host smiled slightly and said, "The boy's nature is like this, no fault, no fault... I wonder why Mrs. Xiao is here?"

Lan Ying then explained her purpose of coming, "I'm here to pray for the peace of my husband and son, and hope that the host will bless me."

The old host was very generous and said, "Please come with me."

As he said this, he was about to take Lan Ying away with him, but was held back by Xiao Xiaoqi.

"Xiao Qi, don't be ridiculous." Lan Ying grabbed Xiao Xiaoqi.

The old host looked at Xiao Xiaoqi curiously and saw Xiao Xiaoqi pointing at the talisman on the ground.

The old host was stunned for a moment when he looked at the talisman. He suddenly opened his eyes, took a closer look at the talisman on the ground, and examined the two extra strokes Xiao Xiaoqi added, "So that's how it is. It's wonderful. Cut off the head and join the tail, and cycle through the sky.

Miao Miao Miao..."

Lan Ying was startled, "Master? Are you okay?"

The old host reacted and looked at Xiao Xiaoqi a few more times, "Mrs. Xiao, I have a fate with this child. Can I have a private conversation with him?"

"This..." Although Lan Ying respected the old host, she didn't want her son to be converted into a monk.

The old host seemed to know what Lan Ying was thinking, "Young master is destined to me but not to Buddha. Madam, don't worry."

Lan Ying nodded, "But

Xiaoqi is temporarily unable to speak, so it may be inconvenient to talk."

The old host nodded slightly, "No problem, no problem."

Then the old host took Xiao Xiaoqi to a Zen room and made Xiao Xiaoqi a cup of tea, while Lan Ying waited outside.

"The boy is extremely talented and has a destiny with Tao." The old host said first.

What is Tao? Xiao Xiaoqi wanted to ask.

The old host seemed to know people's hearts, and explained to Xiao Xiaoqi: "There are still many strange things in this world. In a world where ghosts and gods are in chaos, people can be compared to ghosts and gods. However, the way of human beings is in chaos, and there are even fewer sages. You are young.

Light but extremely talented.”

Xiao Xiaoqi looked puzzled, what he said was so mysterious, why had he never heard the world talk about ghosts and gods?

The old host once again saw through Xiao Xiaoqi's question, "Those who hear do not speak, those who speak do not hear. There are many legends about ghosts and gods, but the world is afraid of the truth and is in awe. How can we get to the bottom of it?"

Xiao Xiaoqi finally understood. To put it simply, people who know about ghosts will not tell them, but people who say they have seen ghosts have no evidence, just like Xiao Xiaoqi knows how to use the power of talismans, but will never tell them.

The old host suddenly brought a white jade object and a stack of yellow paper and handed them to Xiao Xiaoqi.

"This is the magic weapon white jade pestle and specially refined yellow talisman paper. The white jade pestle can gather energy, and the yellow talisman paper can exorcise evil spirits and subjugate demons. I hope it can be helpful to you."

Oh, I got the yellow talisman paper. Xiao Xiaoqi took one directly, picked up the cinnabar pen, and drew his improved peace talisman.

The old host was once again stunned for a moment. The peace talisman he had studied for most of his life was not as good as the one improved by other children. He was really ashamed.

However, the old host is also more certain that this kid will definitely find a different path in the future.

"I wonder if this talisman can be left with me?" The old host wanted to ask Xiao Xiaoqi for a peace talisman.

Xiao Xiaoqi originally drew this peace talisman for his parents, but he would not be stingy. After all, this improved peace talisman was learned from the old host.

Xiao Xiaoqi also drew some talismans that he studied and left some for the old host to study.

Then he looked at the white jade pestle. The pestle was almost as big as Xiao Xiaoqi's hand. Rather than a pestle, it actually looked more like the teeth of some kind of beast, but he had never heard of any beast's teeth being made of white jade.

Xiao Xiaoqi didn't worry too much. He pinned the yellow talisman to his waist, hid the white jade pestle, and prepared to leave.

In the end, Xiao Xiaoqi used the old host's hand to give the peace charm he drew to Lan Ying.

It was already close to sunset, and it would be dark if it got any later, making it difficult to hurry.

After obtaining the peace talisman, Lan Ying and Feng Jianyu immediately set off to return to Xiao's house.

There were no accidents along the way, until we approached the place where we met the dead. The sky seemed to be getting dark very fast, and it was night in the blink of an eye. It gave people an uncomfortable feeling, and even Feng Jianyu had to be vigilant.

stand up.

At this time, the body of the deceased had been taken away, but there were still blood stains on the ground, which made people panic.

When passing the crime scene, Feng Jianyu did not dare to express his anger, fearing that he would provoke something unclean.

But he didn't know whether it was a psychological effect or some other reason, but he still felt like something was staring at him.

Xiao Xiaoqi is not worried, because the thatch he tied will not be contaminated by unclean things.

The carriage passed by in a hurry without stopping, and soon passed through that area.

Feng Jianyu breathed a sigh of relief at this time, "Huh, we will be back in the downtown area soon. We will be back safely in half an hour."

Lan Ying couldn't help but tell her, "Slow down, safety is the most important thing."

As soon as he finished speaking, or because the speed was too fast, the carriage suddenly became unstable and swayed a few times.

Lan Ying and Feng Jianyu didn't pay attention, but Xiao Xiaoqi's face became serious. Only he knew that something had followed them.

Come on, I'm riding behind the carriage at this time.

Even the thatch knots have no effect, and the things that follow are not just unclean.

In order to prevent accidents, Xiao Xiaoqi secretly took out a piece of yellow talisman paper with a talisman on it behind his back, blocked it with his body, pasted the yellow talisman paper on the wooden wall at the rear of the car, and then took a photo with one palm!

"Ouch!" Suddenly there was a loud neighing from behind the carriage, it was so scary!

This scream startled the horses, causing the carriage to buckle and almost capsize!

Fortunately, Feng Jianyu stabilized the horse at the critical moment and the situation was restored.

However, Feng Jianyu, Lan Ying and the maid Xiaohua were still startled and turned pale.

"Just now, what was that sound?" Lan Ying asked.

"I didn't hear it clearly, maybe... maybe it was a wild cat meowing." Feng Jianyu replied intermittently.

Along the way, several people were on tenterhooks for fear of something unexpected happening, but fortunately they finally returned to Xiao's house.

"Buddha bless, Buddha bless..." Lan Ying got out of the car and murmured a few words, thinking that the peace charm given by the old host had an effect.

Chopin, who had just walked out of the door, couldn't help but smile: "Oh, madam, why don't you just go out? What can you do to bless me..."

Lan Ying covered Chopin's mouth and said, "Don't speak nonsense. It seemed like there was a kid following us just now, and the carriage almost tipped over. Fortunately, with Master Miaozhen's peace charm, we were able to escape."

After hearing this, Chopin stopped refuting anything, said a few words to Feng Jianyu, and then took his wife and children back to his house. Feng Jianyu also went home to rest.

…

Gradually, it got late at night, the streets were deserted, and most people had fallen asleep.

At this time, on a hillside more than ten miles away from the downtown area, two strangers were carrying tools up the mountain, sneaking around and harboring evil intentions.

One of them whispered: "Brother Wang, this... this is not good."

The man called Brother Wang said: "If you don't want to do it, get out. But when the time comes, I will get rich. Don't blame me for not taking care of you."

"I'll do it, I'll do it, but...will I provoke unclean things..."

"Don't be so cowardly. I just stole a grave. I'll scare you." Brother Wang scolded his companion and then continued walking up the mountain, which was a cemetery.
To be continued...