AWB Chapter 226 Inviting the Taoist Priest
Chapter 226 Inviting the Taoist Priest
The Taoist temple is more than ten miles away from Qingshan Village. Usually, there is a mountain here, and there is a Taoist temple on the mountain. There are several Taoists in the temple. Every year on the 19th day of the first lunar month, there is a particularly grand temple fair here. Even some people from the county town will come from afar to participate. That is the big temple fair, and other small temple fairs are set up during major solar terms. These traditions have been around for many years. According to the old people in the village, they have had these customs since they were children.
Just as they reached the foot of the Taoist temple, they saw Qi Xingyun standing side by side with a Taoist priest who looked like an immortal. The two seemed to be talking in low voices. At this moment, the sharp-eyed Qi Xingyun saw Sanmao driving a carriage slowly approaching. He asked with concern, "Zhujun, how is Xiaocao'er now? Sorry, I have been busy with trivial matters these days. I wanted to visit her tomorrow when I have time."
Hearing Qi Xingyun's question, Sanmao hurriedly pulled the reins in his hand and stopped the carriage steadily. He first bowed to Qi Xingyun and greeted him politely, "Brother Xingyun!" Then, Xiaoxing, who was sitting next to the shaft, also bowed to Qi Xingyun and greeted him in unison.
After the carriage came to a complete stop, Sanmao quickly jumped off the shaft, reached out to hold Old Lady Yang, and carefully helped her down from the carriage.
Then, he turned to look at Qi Xingyun, who was anxiously waiting for an answer, frowned slightly and said, "Xiao Cao has been dizzy these past two days. We have consulted several doctors, and they all said that there is nothing wrong with her body, but she just hasn't gotten better.
One of the doctors suggested that it would be best to invite a Taoist priest to the house to take a look, maybe he could find a solution to the problem. "After saying that, Sanmao sighed softly, her eyes full of worry.
"Old lady!" Qi Xingyun noticed Old Lady Yang slowly getting off the carriage, and he stepped forward and greeted her with a big smile on his face.
"Oh, it's Xingyun! It's been a long time since we last met. I didn't expect to meet you here, but today is not the day for our gathering." As soon as Mrs. Yang saw Qi Xingyun, a happy smile immediately broke out on her face, but it was replaced by a hint of sadness in an instant.
"Grandma, I heard that Xiaocao was sick. You are not at home with her now, so why did you come here?" Qi Xingyun asked anxiously with a look of concern on his face.
"Oh... don't mention it! It has been three days since Xiaocaoer accidentally fell into the water. She has been taking the medicine on time according to the prescription prescribed by your doctor, but for some reason, she still feels weak all over and can't lift any strength. She is dizzy and drowsy all day long and has no energy at all." As she spoke, Old Lady Yang couldn't help but sigh heavily, and her eyes were slightly red. In the past two days, because she was worried about her granddaughter's condition, she had no appetite and lost a lot of weight.
"Then why did you come to this Taoist temple this time?" Qi Xingyun frowned and continued to ask.
"The doctor said that he might have been entangled by something dirty when he fell into the water. He came to the Taoist temple to ask the Taoist priest to help take a look."
The Taoist priest standing next to him, who was wearing a green Taoist robe and looked like an immortal, raised his eyebrows when he heard this. He asked curiously, "Falling into the water and being entangled by something dirty? This is a bit tricky! It's just right, can you please take me to have a look?"
"Huh? What? What should I take you to see?" Old Mrs. Yang looked at the Taoist priest blankly, her cloudy eyes full of doubts.
Qi Xingyun, who was standing by, saw this and hurriedly stepped forward and explained softly, "Old lady, this Taoist priest said he wants you to take him to see Xiao Cao'er."
After hearing this, Old Lady Yang looked up and down at the Taoist priest in front of her, shook her head and said, "Why have I never seen this Taoist priest before? He should not be from our Taoist temple. I know all the Taoist priests in our temple very well."
Indeed, every year during the temple fair, Old Lady Yang would bring her lovely little Cao'er to the Taoist temple. At that time, the Taoist temple was very lively, with stalls selling all kinds of gadgets and special snacks everywhere. And little Cao'er was always full of interest in those dazzling stalls, looking at this, touching that, and constantly shouting that he wanted to eat this and that, not to mention how happy he was.
"Well, to be honest, I am just passing by here today. I originally wanted to climb this mountain to discuss Taoism with the Taoist priests in the temple, but I didn't expect to hear that your granddaughter is ill. In this case, I will take the trouble to accompany you on this journey!" The Taoist priest was wearing a green robe, holding a whisk, with an immortal look and extraordinary temperament.
When Old Lady Yang heard that the Taoist priest was willing to go home with her to show her precious granddaughter, she was delighted, but she couldn't help but feel suspicious. So she carefully approached Qi Xingyun beside her and asked in a low voice: "Xingyun, do you think he is reliable? I have never seen this person in our Taoist temple."
Qi Xingyun also responded to Old Lady Yang in a gentle voice: "Grandma, don't worry. In fact, I have seen him several times in Taoist temples in other places before. In my opinion, he must have been traveling this time and just happened to pass by here."
After hearing what Qi Xingyun said, Old Lady Yang felt relieved. She thought, since he is a Taoist priest who travels around, he must have some real skills to dare to venture out into the world. Otherwise, how could he have the confidence to travel around? Thinking of this, Old Lady Yang showed a gratified smile on her face, and hurriedly said to the Taoist priest, "Then I'll trouble you to take care of it!"