It was already past ten o'clock in the morning when the three of them climbed to the temple on the mountain. There were some tourists offering incense and worshiping inside, but not too many.
Jiang Xianxuan looked at the stall selling incense and candles next to him and couldn't help but said, "Let's go buy some incense and candles."
"Well, okay!" Ji Xueqing responded.
Yin Xiu was still standing at the door looking at the Nanshan Temple, which was slightly different from what he remembered.
However, overall the changes are not big, and the entire Taoist temple still maintains its original ancient charm. It's just that the number of tourists who come to offer incense and worship is obviously more than before. The entire Taoist temple also seemed more lively.
After buying some incense candles with Ji Xueqing and Jiang Shanxian, the three of them entered the Taoist temple. There were many people offering incense inside, and a huge incense cauldron was filled with burning incense.
Smoke curls up from the incense cauldron, as misty as clouds.
Fortunately, the incense cauldron was placed directly in the courtyard of the Taoist temple, so there were so many incense candles burning that it did not cause smoke.
Otherwise, if this incense cauldron is placed in the main hall, I am afraid that the entire main hall will be so smoked that it will be inhospitable to people...
Yin Xiu followed Ji Xueqing and Jiang Xianxian. After the three of them worshiped in turn, they inserted the lit incense into the incense cauldron. Then Jiang Xianxian took Ji Xueqing and ran into the hall to ask for the signature.
After Yin Xiu followed him into the main hall, he couldn't help but smile when he saw Ji Xueqing and Jiang Shanxian each holding a lottery tube and kneeling in front of the statue of the Taoist Sanqing Patriarch enshrined in the main hall, praying very devoutly for fortune.
As a cultivator, he doesn't believe in asking for fortune-telling and interpreting fortune-telling. On the contrary, he is more recognized for aspects such as qi reading, physiognomy, and divination.
If fortune-telling, fortune-telling, divination, etc. are considered to have some "technical content", then the so-called fortune-seeking is purely a matter of chance based on "luck", and no matter how you interpret the fortune, it is actually of no use.
But seeing how pious Ji Xueqing and Jiang Xianxian looked, he didn't want to say something bad to make the scene look bad. So I just smiled and watched them shaking the lottery tubes to ask for votes...
"Yin Xiu, why don't you come over and ask for a lottery?" Jiang Shanshan quickly shook out a lottery. As soon as he stood up and turned around, he saw Yin Xiu standing aside, so he asked.
Yin Xiu smiled and shook his head: "No, I don't believe this."
Jiang Xianxian said, "Oh, it doesn't matter if you believe it or not. I don't really believe it either, but since I'm here, I just want to ask for a sign and a good omen."
Jiang Shanxian took the lot he had just drawn and stepped forward to pull Yin Xiu over.
At this time, Ji Xueqing also rolled out her lot, and stood up and said to Yin Xiu: "Yes, Yin Xiu, since you are all here, I just want to ask for my lot."
Yin Xiu was helpless by the two of them, so he had to agree half-heartedly, "Okay, then I'll just make a lottery."
Yin Xiu smiled and quickly went over to shake one and sign it out.
Seeing this, Jiang Xianxian said with a smile: "Okay, let's go and go find the master to get the lottery done. Let's see if the lottery we got is a top-notch one or something like that, hehe!"
Maybe this girl has watched too many costume dramas.
The three of them quickly arrived in front of an experienced Taoist who was interpreting the signatures. At first glance, the old Taoist seems to have a somewhat elegant and immortal attitude.
Of course, it's just a posture.
Yin Xiu could see through his background at a glance. Although he had practiced some kung fu, it was obvious that he only practiced some Taoist health-preserving kung fu. He was quite old and his physical condition was not bad, but that was all.
As for Jiang Xianxian's interest in asking the old Taoist to interpret the signatures, Yin Xiu listened for a while and basically tried to get over it by saying some specious and very empty good words.
But since the old man can be responsible for interpreting the signatures here, he naturally has some skills in talking.
At least Jiang Xianxian was overjoyed and beaming with joy by the veteran's few words of explanation.
After the old Taoist finished unraveling the lot for Jiang Shanxian, Jiang Shanxian quickly handed the lot in Ji Xueqing's hand to the old Taoist, "Taoist Master, then you can unlatch the lot she won for my best friend!"
"Okay, okay, haha." The old Taoist smiled and took the bamboo stick, looked at it, looked up at Ji Xueqing twice, and then asked: "Has this girl had something not going as well as she wanted recently?"
"Ah! Taoist Master, you are so awesome! How did you know?" Jiang Shanxian seemed surprised that the Taoist revealed Ji Xueqing's situation in just one sentence.
Even after Ji Xueqing heard what Lao Dao said, she couldn't help but look at Lao Dao with a bit of surprise and curiosity. She seemed to be wondering how Lao Dao knew that she had something bad going on recently.
Yin Xiu stood nearby but couldn't help but pursed his lips and chuckled.
This veteran's ability to observe words and emotions is indeed quite good. If most people don't think deeply about it, they will be easily fooled by his words.
With such an initial 'head start', it would be much easier for him to deceive him the next time.
But Yin Xiu wouldn't expose it in front of others. After all, this is their place, and they need to give some face.
By the way, it also gave some psychological comfort to Ji Xueqing, who was not in a good mood.
I thought that this old man would not be stupid enough to tell the worst of what he said. He must have some twists and turns, and the final conclusion is to let Ji Xueqing relax, and everything that goes wrong will be over...
Perhaps a few more words of pure comfort without much practical meaning could be added.
Everything was as expected by Yin Xiu.
The old Taoist first mentioned a few words about Ji Xueqing's recent difficulties, and then quickly turned around and said a few good words. The depression in Ji Xueqing's brows was obviously relieved a lot.
In fact, anyone who is good at observing words and expressions can easily see the sad look on Ji Xueqing's eyebrows before. For an old man like Lao Dao, who can be said to have read countless people, this is even more simple.
Since you look sad and depressed, it must mean that something has not gone well recently. There is no need to think about it.
It’s just that most people probably won’t think about it that much. Maybe many people can figure this out when they calm down afterwards, but when they are upset and depressed, they simply don’t have the thought and energy to think about it carefully.
However, the experienced 'sign interpretation' is not completely useless.
At least his words opened Ji Xueqing's mind like a psychiatrist, making Ji Xueqing feel more relaxed and comfortable.
From this point of view, it is still worthwhile to charge a little fee for Laidaojie.
When it was Yin Xiu's turn to interpret the lot, Yin Xiu did not let the old man interpret the lot he rolled out. He just smiled and said, "I don't need to interpret this lot. It doesn't mean anything to me."
The old Taoist was slightly startled at first, but when he raised his head and took a closer look at Yin Xiu, a look of surprise suddenly appeared on his face, and then he nodded and said: "Indeed. The old Taoist doesn't have the skills to decipher your signature. "
Yin Xiu was slightly surprised by the old Taoist's words and the change of expression on his face. He looked at the old Taoist and said, "It seems that the Taoist Master saw something?"
"Don't dare to take it, don't dare to take it."
The old Taoist waved his hands repeatedly and said: "In addition to this interpretation of fortune telling, I have also dabbled in fortune-telling and physiognomy. With your magnanimity, if the old Taoist wants to forcefully interpret the fortune telling as a mere superficial person, it will only be a trick, which will inevitably make people laugh. …”
This veteran is not bad, he is not one of those charlatans who don't have half a bucket of water. At least he can say something like this and have such insight and knowledge, which shows that he still has some ability.
Yin Xiu believed a bit about what he said about his knowledge of qi and physiognomy.
Next to them, Ji Xueqing and Jiang Shanxian were quite surprised by the conversation between Yin Xiu and the old Taoist. Ji Xueqing knew that Yin Xiu had extraordinary skills, but she never expected to be complimented like this by the old Taoist.
"Okay, Taoist priest, business is booming. Let's take our leave first." Yin Xiu said politely.
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