Daoist Abandoned Wisdom

When Yuan Yao came back, he saw such a strange picture.Tao Xinian was reading a book in the room, while Hanxu stood at the door, stuck his head out, and looked at Tao Xinian blankly.

"Daoist Hanxu, what are you doing?" Yuan Yao asked.

Han Xu looked back at Yuan Yao, and said, "General Yuan, I am asking Taoist Priest Tao to teach me the method of transforming inner alchemy."

"ask?"

"Well, please."

Yuan Yao reminded: "We will leave Luoyang in a few days. If there is anything Taoist Hanxu needs to do, go to the market to buy it in these two days, especially thick clothes."

"Got it, I'll go buy it tomorrow."

Yuan Yao saw that Han Xu had no intention of stepping aside, so he squeezed through the door, sat down opposite Tao Xinian, and put the small box in his hand on the low table.

"What is this?" Tao Xinian put down the book and went to open the box.In fact, he has already smelled it, it is tea, and it is excellent Sichuan tea.

"The new product arrived at the tea shop. I said it was a rare good tea, so I bought a box. I don't know how to tell the difference. You can see whether it is good or bad."

Tao Xinian lowered his head and sniffed it, then looked at the color, and said, "Of course it's good tea, better than the ones I've had before."

"The clothes I ordered last time are already ready, and the shopkeeper will send someone to deliver them in an hour, but I will soon be unable to wear them when I go outside the customs. I asked them to make a few more clothes according to the size measured last time. Wait a few days."

"And yours?"

"Don't worry, I made new ones too."

Following Yuan Yao, he doesn't have to worry about trivial matters at all.Tao Xinian rewrapped the tea leaves, went to the kitchen to get the tea set, and prepared to boil water for tea.He wanted to try to put some sweet-scented osmanthus into the tea, the tea would definitely have a rich aroma.

Going west to Gaochang is a long road, so you must bring enough luggage.In the next few days, they played around while preparing for the westward journey.From Baima Temple, where pilgrims flock incessantly, to Luopu, where autumn is in full swing, to Jingu Garden, where Shi Chong, a power minister of the Western Jin Dynasty,... also went to Luoyang small market and bookstore in the east of the city.

In the east of the city are mostly Han officials and commoners, and there are schools with many Han students, and there are so many books, Tao Xinian picked out several books and read them on the way.

On the last day, Tao Xinian accompanied Yuan Yao to say goodbye to Cui Guang, and bought some necessities from the West Market, so he had everything ready.When he got home, Abo hurriedly packed his things, worrying about how to put the full boxes.

"Master Dao, this box can't hold so many things, should we go back here? Let's not take anything back."

Tao Xinian thought for a while, and said, "I'm definitely going back. I'll take two spring and summer clothes as a spare, and I'll store the rest here. I don't need to bring my violin either. It will be winter when we go. It's too cold in the west. I should It won't play anymore."

Abo tidied up for a while, and said: "You can bring a lot of things without the piano, and the monk's luggage can also be packed in."

Yuan Yao came back from the outside, he was the one who went to find a trustee for Huahua.Going west to Gaochang, it is natural that Huahua can no longer ride. Yuan Yao asked Tao Xinian to ride a military horse from the army, and Huahua was entrusted to someone else to take care of it.The person Yuan Yao was looking for was naturally reliable, and Tao Xinian wasn't worried at all.He helped pack it for a while, and put some of Yuan Yao's luggage in. After finishing, he patted the small bamboo box, feeling relaxed.

Early the next morning, a few people left Luoyang from the west of the city, headed northwest all the way, crossed the Yellow River to the north, and arrived in East Qinzhou seven days later.

The moment he entered the city, Abo sighed on Tao Xinian's chest: "Finally entered the city..."

Tao Xinian secretly rejoiced that he could finally have a good night's stay.Between the cities, there are always large areas of deserted places, and they don't live well on the road. They only spend three days in inns and people's homes, and they sleep in tents for the rest of the days.

"We will rest in the city for two days, and we will go on the road the day after tomorrow." Yuan Yao said.

"Very good, I can rest now." Tao Xinian was waiting for this sentence, it would be great to be able to rest.

With a sullen face, Su Huan looked left and right, and said: "This place is not prosperous, there is nothing interesting, and the inn will not be very good."

Several people stopped at the largest inn in the city and asked for three rooms.Go in and have a look, and sure enough, as Su Huan said, the conditions are quite ordinary.But something is better than nothing, and I can finally have a good rest at night.

After entering the room, Tao Xinian lay down on the bed, the bed was a bit hard, but it was okay.Abo sat at the table and ate, biting the candied haws until they were crunchy.

"Master Dao, do you want to take a bath? I'll get you clothes."

Tao Xinian nodded in a daze, and said, "Okay, I'll get the guy to get some hot water."

He got up to ask for hot water, but the waiter was not slow and brought it quickly.He soaked his whole body in hot water and took a comfortable bath.

This is the seventh day, and the road is not very rushed, but it is still very tiring.Riding every day, my butt hurts.

How about buying a carriage in East Qinzhou?You can buy it for less than one or two gold, and you don’t need to buy a very good one, as long as it can sit in a relatively spacious seat.

"What are you going to do?"

"Hey, what not to do...just to see if you look like us..."

Tao Xinian was wiping his wet hair by the window, when he suddenly heard voices coming from the alley behind the inn, he stopped his movements, opened the window a little, and looked out.A few hooligans were surrounding a boy in thin clothes, touching him so that his clothes would be ripped off.

Tao Xinian sighed, boys are not safe in this world.

Seeing that the boy had no strength to fight back, he pushed the window violently and said, "Yo, it's not dark yet, and you're starting to do things? I don't know if the East Qinzhou official is asleep or not. How about I get someone to check it out?"

Seeing someone interrupting, the rogue leader said angrily, "Where did you come from as a foreigner? Don't meddle in other people's business!"

"If the road is uneven, it is natural to take care of it."

Seeing that the gangster didn't stop his hands, Tao Xinian's hair was dry, he tied it up casually, jumped out of the window, and landed firmly on the ground.

The hooligan leader glanced at the window on the second floor and said, "You can jump."

Tao Xinian smiled, and did not speak to him, took a piece of talisman paper in his right hand and transformed into a wooden stick, and knocked on the head of the gangster, the man rolled his eyes, passed out, and fell heavily on the floor on the ground.Seeing that the visitor was not friendly, the rest of them left the boss one after another, scattered and ran out of the alley.

Tao Xinian shook his head, he was indeed an ordinary rascal, and he was really easy to deal with.

"Tao Lang-jun?"

The voice came from not far away, Tao Xinian was taken aback, and looked there.The man was disheveled, but his face looked calm.He looked at Tao Xinian with joy in his eyes.

Isn't this... the luthier in the teahouse last time?Tao Xinian still remembered his name, Yun Sheng.

"Yunsheng?"

Yun Sheng stood up, straightened the crumpled clothes, and said happily, "Tao Langjun, you still remember me. Today is really thanks to you..."

"Nothing, it should be. Are you hurt?"

Yun Sheng shook his head.Seeing that he didn't look like he was injured anywhere, Tao Xinian felt relieved.

"Xi Nian, are you okay?" Yuan Yao asked upstairs.Tao Xinian looked upstairs, Yuan Yao opened the window, her hair was also wet, obviously she just took a shower.Seeing that he was fine, Yuan Yao asked again, "Is it someone you know?"

Tao Xinian nodded and said, "I met on the road before, and nothing happened now."

"Come back quickly, it's windy at night, your hair is not dry, be careful of catching a cold." He looked at Yun Sheng, and said, "Please come up with your friends, the food is ready."