"..." Shi Changxuan looked helpless after hearing Xie Lingya's words, he really couldn't answer this question.
Speaking of which, during the Ming and Qing Dynasties, there were many popular sects, and Hongyang Dao was the first and the most powerful.
After a period of silence for decades, the ashes were revived, but today is different from the past, people's thinking is different, and they no longer have the momentum of the past, so Xie Lingya has never heard of their existence.
Lian Tan also put his palms together and said: "At the end of the last century, I had dealt with Hongyang Dao. They built temples privately in the countryside. Except for the founder of the sect, Han Zu, the temples of the three sects were dedicated to Confucius, Shakyamuni, and Lao Tzu. It is Avalokitesvara, and there are also Maitreya Buddha, God, Our Lady, Sun Wukong, Jade Emperor, etc…”
"Wait a minute," Xie Lingya stopped, "Well, God, I just found out, what's going on with Sun Wukong??"
Lian Tan looked at Xie Lingya innocently, "Yeah!"
What does "um" mean? The old monk is still cute even at his age.
Xie Lingya covered her face, "Forget it, let's continue."
Lian said: "The temple was built with donations, and there is a theater outside. Every time a temple fair is held on the 15th day of the first day of the lunar month, the program attracts people to come and preach again. Most of the Taoists in Hongyang live at home because there are not enough temples. I haven't heard from them for more than ten years."
Fang Xushan asked Mrs. He, "So what is the connection between Jushi He and Hongyang Dao?"
Jushi He's death method is the same as that of the daughters of believers in Liantan Temple. Although the two are believers of different religions, after everyone learned about it just now, everyone knows that Hongyang Dao is even more popular with Sun Wukong, and there is a very high correlation.
Mrs. He thought for a while, then just shook her head, "As long as there are other religions preaching, he will ignore them, and there is no such scriptures in my family."
However, Mr. He thought of something, and suddenly said: "The only strange thing about my father before his death was that he received several harassing calls. I heard it twice, only listening to what he said about tea, and thought it was a Tieguanyin promotion. . Now that I think about it, he said something like 'unbelief'."
Telemarketing is common, especially for tea and wine.
Xie Lingya said: "Just not believing is not enough to explain anything. Maybe the original sentence is 'I don't believe Tieguanyin only sells for four yuan and five yuan' or something."
This also makes sense. Many telemarketing calls are deceptive.
Shi Changxuan said coldly, "Are there any sick people in He's house?"
Speaking of this, Mrs. He was a little sad, "Mom is old, has coronary heart disease and asthma, and the attack is very uncomfortable. She is still in the hospital. I don't dare to tell her about Lao He."
Shi Changxuan said solemnly, "Hong Yang Dao likes to use tea to treat diseases."
In the past, many Taoist priests would treat people, and they would take the opportunity of seeing a doctor and teaching medical skills to preach to others. Hearing this, Jushi He has indeed been in contact with Hong Yangdao, but it is possible that the other party is unilaterally entangled.
Jushi He has been a believer for so long. He is a very sober person. He is very religious, but he doesn't think that his mother can get better if she doesn't go to the hospital. And based on his understanding of Taoism, he probably knew that it was not an authentic Taoist when he heard Hongyang Dao.
"Could it be that they hurt people because He Jushi refused to believe them?" Xie Lingya thought it was unbelievable, but when he thought about it, if he could understand the thoughts of other people, he would have gone crazy.
Lian Tan also said: "It can't be speculated with the thinking of a normal person."
"Abbot Fang, what should we do now, can we find the murderer? Besides, our old He's soul is gone?" Although Mrs. He is not religious, she also understands from her husband.
On the one hand, she hopes that the murderer will be brought to justice, and on the other hand, she hopes that after the death of her husband, he will be rescued according to the religious rituals he believes in. Now it is said that the ghost has disappeared, so how can Lao He rest his eyes.
"I haven't done anything yet, so I don't know if I can attract his soul, but according to Master Lian Tan, it's most likely to be more fortunate." Fang Xushan's face was solemn, "I'll try it first, if it can't be recruited, then The divination asked the land of the city god, where did the soul of He Jushi go."
For the time being, this is the only way to do it. In fact, everyone knows in their hearts that they should not be able to recruit souls.
…
Because I wanted to do things, I only brought tools when I came, and I had to go out to sell the offerings. A few people went out to buy things, and by the way, they avoided the main house for a chat.
"Master Fang, this matter involves our two religions. I hope we can work together on this matter." Lian Tan said as he walked.
"Of course." Fang Xushan nodded, "Hongyang Dao's spells incorporate some of the methods of the two religions, and we will discuss more thoroughly together."
In the supermarket, the two discussed in a low voice solemnly while choosing fruit.
Xie Lingya and Shi Changxuan stood not far or near, holding the trolley, and heard a passerby say curiously, "How come the monk and the Taoist have such a good relationship, and they go to the supermarket together."
He probably thought that Xie Lingya was not in the same group as them, and he still sought confirmation.
Xie Lingya asked him, "Have you seen A Dream of Red Mansions?"
Passerby: "..."
After buying the things and going back, Fang Xushan set up an altar in the living room to save the ghosts, but when it came to summoning the ghosts, he was never seen. Fang Xushan had already felt something, sighed, and then told the God of Earth.
However, the results of the divination were different each time, and it was obvious that the gods could not show it.
Xie Lingya and Shi Changxuan took out the two ears, and tried to ask them to do a divination. The ear-reporting god belongs to the wooden divination technique. It usually reports the things around the master, but it can also be used to divination for a certain thing, but it is not necessarily useful, it depends on the size of the ability.
Xie Lingya put the book of Hongyang Dao in front of them and asked them to do some calculations.
Liu Lingtong got stuck, "Uh... uh..."
In the end, I cried aloud, "I can't count, I can't count..."
Although Shang Lushen didn't cry, he said in frustration, "This question is so difficult."
Xie Lingya and Shi Changxuan both frowned. One of them was a congenital wood spirit, and the other was made by Pei Xiaoshan. They were infused with anger. It is reasonable to say that they have strong divination abilities. Now that I can't figure out a word, and just now, I couldn't even show the land, the power behind this is not simple.
"Although this is not the province of Queshan... But let me ask about the Yin Temple." Xie Lingya also set up an altar and summoned the city god Yin soldiers here.
The messengers from other provinces are not as affectionate and respectful to Xie Lingya as Queshan's, but their attitude is not bad. He looked around here and didn't seem to use his place, and asked, "What's the matter with the mage?"
Xie Lingya burned a bunch of ingots, and the other party's face immediately softened, with a faint smile.
"That's right. The host here, He Fangming, died a few days ago. We wanted to save him, but we couldn't see the ghost, so we asked the ghost temple." Xie Lingya said.
It turned out to be inquiring about the whereabouts of the ghost. Ming Chai breathed a sigh of relief, this is a side ball, and it stands to reason that the underworld cannot be disclosed at will, but they just want to know why the ghost cannot be summoned, "Let me check, He Fangming often feeds and burns paper on weekdays. Impressive."
The messenger turned around to inquire, and it took half an hour to come. He was surprised and said: "This person died before his lifespan. It was the master who offered his grace and went to the Yin Temple as a messenger, but the messenger didn't find his soul, but was taken to Elsewhere?"
Fang Xushan was also anxious when he heard it, and burned a lot of ingots, "I am afraid that he was led away by Daoist Hongyang. Since He Jushi was originally going to be an errand, although he has not yet joined the job, he has disappeared without a trace. Report to the City God to investigate this matter.”
The messenger took the short hand and said, "You write the form, and I will hand it over."
In this respect, Xie Lingya is not as good as them. Fang Xushan has been a Taoist priest for several decades, and all of you have written a piece of paper at your fingertips, explaining the process and burning it to the messengers.
Ming Chai read the text again, rolled it up and put it on his waist, "It's done, I'll present it to you."
"Thank you Lux." Everyone sent the messenger away.
"What should I do next?" Mrs. He and Mr. He asked anxiously, seeing that they had made a mess.
"Go to the police station." Xie Lingya picked up the scripture book, "You can't just point at the Yin Temple, you won't want to do it in the world at that time."
Moreover, this place is separated from the ancestral court of the Pure Land Sect by a province, which proves that the scope of Hongyang Dao's crimes is wider.
"..." Mrs. He hesitated, "how, how to tell the police."
"Just provide clues." Xie Lingya also thought about it, although they couldn't take out any souls and the like as evidence, even if they believed it, how could they record this kind of thing in the dossier.
However, fortunately, Master Lian Tan brought clues from another case, and the fact that He Jushi received a call from Tea Tea can somewhat prove that the two are related. The police are also following the clues now, and they will definitely be interested in this "coincidence".
Mrs. He nodded, and she also thought about it, no matter what the cost, she must find the murderer who killed her husband.
…
After the clues were reported to the police, it was not too early.
Monk Lian Tan said that he would place an order at a local Buddhist temple. Tomorrow he would continue to find clues by himself, keep in touch with everyone, and share what they found.
Fang Xushan wanted to invite Xie Lingya to continue to act together, but the group went to visit the Taoist Academy tomorrow, and they would leave for the next stop the day after. As for the clues of Hong Yangdao, I don't know when it will appear again, so Xie Lingya can't stay forever.
Moreover…
"You said, is Daoist Hongyang still in this city?"
They don't know enough about Hongyang Dao, and they don't know how they are doing their activities now, where they are based, whether they will stay after committing the crime, or whether they will preach in another place.
"If you need it, call us when you have a clue." Xie Lingya said.
Fang Xushan was overjoyed. Because of all kinds of unhappiness today, but he faintly felt the difficulty, and he really wasn't too sure. Xie Lingya didn't say anything, he probably would have to ask the Taoist Association in his province for help.
Fortunately, Xie Lingya and Shi Changxuan still have the habit of being influenced by their elders. They can go hundreds of miles away to sacrifice orphans, and of course they can go thousands of miles away to help people catch and harm people.
The next day, the Quyang group visited the Taoist Academy hosted by the Jade Palace.
There are large and small Taoist colleges all over China, most of which are sponsored by local Taoist associations, and some are directly placed in temples. Taoist colleges generally recruit students from all over the country, but generally they are for monks, and they will not recruit people who have no basis in society, and their academic qualifications are also recognized internally.
The Taoist College in the Jade Palace was built with the support of the provincial government. There are specialized classes, advanced training classes, short-term study classes, and even classes that only accept Kundao, that is, female Taoist priests.
These students are recommended by local Taoist associations and temples in the province. If there is no unit before, and their grades are excellent, the college can recommend temples after graduation.
Xie Lingya is interested in this place. It is impossible for the Jade Palace to absorb all outstanding graduates without a palace view, so there is no need to worry about robbing other students.
Fang Xushan found Xie Lingya and said, "Since Xiao Xie is here, how about giving a lesson?"
Xie Lingya almost sprayed the tea he was drinking and stared at him. There were many Taoist priests sitting around them. He hesitated and asked, "You mean, let me go to a lesson?"
Fang Xushan repeated: "Teach a lesson."
"..." Xie Lingya became sweaty, "Abbot Fang, I haven't become a monk. You should look for Daoist Zhou and Shi Changxuan. He's already a graduate student—"
Even if someone always persuaded him to become a monk, he didn't think he could teach others. timid.
Fang Xushan asked him to give lectures in front of so many people, and many of those classes were true Taoist priests. He was extremely ashamed.
"Xiao Xie, there is no priority in learning, and the one who succeeds is the first. And Daoist Zhou will also talk a little bit, but I just want to invite you to come up and communicate." Fang Xushan smiled, "I have no other intentions, I really hope you Go and tell everyone, because I think you have a lot of feelings about this. It doesn't take too long to talk, and whoever can understand is God's will."
The other Taoist priests had no objection either, "I didn't say that Taoist priests couldn't take classes, not to mention that Xiao Xie was not a Taoist priest who sacrificed wine?"
Everyone laughed.
Even Shi Changxuan showed a faint smile, "You can tell them 'the law is the minister of the heart, and the heart is the master of the law'."
There are not many people in the past who can understand the seal of the heart. Even if Xie Lingya did not learn the knowledge systematically, he is indeed qualified to teach people a lesson on the point that the Fa is the heart. This is also certified by the ancestral court of the Zhengyi School, the Dragon Tiger Mountain Tianshi.
Xie Lingya wondered if there were any good seedlings to dig, but he imagined that he was secretly rubbing human bones, oh, now Shi Changxuan doesn't allow him to touch it.
He was stunned that he could let himself stand on the podium and openly publicize the concept of holding the sun... No, the propaganda method is passed down from generation to generation. It's a little itchy to think about.
"I'm serious, I'll just say a few words." Xie Lingya said cautiously.
Everyone laughed and patted him on the shoulder, "What are you afraid of?"
Xie Lingya: "…"
I always feel like I've fallen into some kind of conspiracy!
…
The Jade Palace was built on the top of the mountain, and the Jade Emperor Mountain Taoist College was halfway up the mountain. Fang Xushan led the group to the school, visited first, and communicated with the teachers.
Xie Lingya was halfway through talking and went out to the toilet. It was his first time here, but he couldn't find it for a long time. He thought that the school should really make a sign. When he saw an unshaven Taoist priest leaning against the railing, he went to ask, "Master, where is the toilet?"
The Taoist priest glanced at him and looked behind him.
"Thank you." Xie Lingya went to the toilet, washed his hands and walked out.
When he got to the original place, the Taoist priest was still there. He raised his eyelids and glanced at Xie Lingya, and said with vicissitudes of life: "This lay priest, are you from the Tuyang Group?"
"Yes." Xie Lingya was stunned for a moment, and then replied, "Are you a student or a teacher here, Dao Master?"
Age is not a criterion for distinguishing students or teachers. Some Taoist priests may be in their 40s or 50s to study, and they are also students.
"Student, I was recommended by Sanguan Temple in Qinghe City." The Taoist priest touched his nose and said, "I saw you climbing the mountain the day before yesterday. Are you tired?"
"Yeah, it's a long bus ride from Diyang." Xie Lingya simply stopped and wanted to take the opportunity to inquire.
"Haha, you'll know when you're older, it's even harder to be a Taoist priest." The Taoist priest joked, thinking that this little layman has a good relationship with the Taoist Association, and that he can still join the Taoist group, which can take several years to read. .
Xie Lingya smiled and asked, "This is the first time I came to Jade Emperor Mountain. Yesterday, I met with the Taoist priests of the Jade Palace. I wonder what other high-gong masters in the academy have profound Taoism?"
"Me." The Taoist said without hesitation, "Emma, I am excellent."
Xie Lingya: "…"
The Taoist priest looked at him, looking very righteous, "If you don't understand anything, feel free to come and ask for advice."
Fortunately, Xie Lingya is not an ordinary person, no matter how good he is, how good can he be?
Xie Lingya nodded and said, "I have a friend named Aima."
Taoist priest:"???"
"Let's go first, see you later." Xie Lingya waved to the Taoist priest.
…
After going back, and sitting in the office for a while, Fang Xushan said, "Go to the lecture hall. I also made an appointment with Xiao Xie and asked him to tell everyone about the mind."
Even if you haven't heard of it before, everyone present heard about Xie Lingya's deeds yesterday and today, and at this time they nodded with interest.
Xie Lingya smiled, "If the expression is not in place, please give more pointers."
Fang Xushan took people to the school's lecture hall. There were already many Taoist priests sitting in it, and they were all notified.
Daoist Zhou asked Xie Lingya to come first, and Xie Lingya whispered, "Then I'll find the way for you?"
Zhou Daochang laughed.
"Everyone, I would like to invite Master Xie from the Tuyang Inquiry Group today... Oh no, it should be said to be a Taoist priest. Let me tell you about his understanding of Taoism." Fang Xushan did not elaborate on Xie Lingya's background again. After Xie Lingya finished his lecture, everyone could naturally feel his level.
Xie Lingya stepped onto the podium and looked down at the stage, the first row sitting facing him was the Taoist priest who just showed him the way.
Taoist priest: "..."
Looking at each other, he was a little embarrassed.
Fang Xushan stared at the two of them, and said, "What's the matter? It's like seeing each other at first sight? This is the best student in our refresher class this year. He takes the first place in every exam, Daoist Jiang Yuqi."
Xie Lingya: "…"
Hey, is it really the best
Xie Lingya nodded at Jiang Yuqi, Jiang Yuqi also nodded, and the two exchanged an awkward but polite smile.
Then Xie Lingya started a lecture, using himself to contact the Taoist scriptures.
Xie Lingya is indeed not very good at lecturing. He doesn't know how to explain the simple things in a simple way. He has no experience as a teacher, and this is not like explaining a small amount of nouns. Mindfulness is a kind of mysterious thing.
So Xie Lingya thought of where he was talking, and more than two-thirds of the Taoist priests below frowned, because they couldn't feel the veins very much, and some could vaguely understand something. Jiang Yuqi also belongs to the kind of person who has some feelings. It seems that he is indeed the best Taoist priest in this training class.
Halfway through the class, Jiang Yuqi, who was sitting in the first row, suddenly shoved the table!
With a bang, Xie Lingya was startled, but when he raised his eyes, he saw Jiang Yuqi's face was extremely ugly, his hands were clutching the robes on his chest tightly, his face was blue and purple, his mouth was wide open but he couldn't make a sound.
Xie Lingya jumped down with one hand on the podium, "What's wrong?"
Others noticed it and stood up one after another.
"Don't be around, give some air." Fang Xushan drank and asked the Taoist priest who usually played with Jiang Yuqi better, "What's wrong with Jiang Yuqi? Will you take medicine with you?"
The Taoist priest was also surprised, "He is in good health!"
Jiang Yuqi's skin became cold, his eyes turned upward, and someone began to call an ambulance.
Shi Changxuan lined up the crowd, lowered his head and pressed Jiang Yuqi's eyelids to take a look, and said solemnly, "Omen of lost soul."
As soon as he reminded him, Xie Lingya and Fang Xushan both realized that what was the first thing they thought of was a sudden illness, Shi Changxuan said, scaring them into a cold sweat.
Fang Xushan was so anxious that his hands were trembling, and he touched the talisman paper all over his body. Because when they mentioned Lost Soul, all they thought of was Hong Yangdao. After all, they only came into contact with them yesterday, and Jiang Yuqi's symptoms were too strange.
Xie Lingya saw it and bit the middle finger of his right hand. He drew a talisman on Jiang Yuqi's forehead and cursed: "The earth moves and the soul follows. The soul is really the soul, and the seven stars form together!"
Humans have three souls and seven souls. Here, the seven stars refer to the seven souls. Xie Lingya had just settled on the seven souls, and Jiang Yuqi's expression improved a lot, but Xie Lingya continued to read, but his eyes were fixed on the ceiling.
Xie Lingya felt that something was wrong and slowly stopped the spell.
Fang Xushan took Jiang Yuqi to take a look, and said disappointedly: "...It's too late, the soul has been lost!"
Jiang Yuqi lost a soul, and the whole person was dumbfounded, but his life was still there.
With so many Taoist priests present, who knows one or two methods of summoning the soul, but so many people are stunned and unable to recruit Jiang Yuqi's soul. Pull back part of the soul.
"Go to Jiang Yuqi's dormitory to see." Fang Xushan told everyone to disperse first, and then said with a dark face.
Xie Lingya followed behind, turned his head and said to Shi Changxuan sadly, "It's too sudden, I haven't finished proving my excellence."
"..." Shi Changxuan said dryly, "There will be a chance."
Xie Lingya glanced at him, Shi Changxuan didn't follow up when he heard such words before, he was just speechless.
Shang Lushen whispered: "Shi Changxuan has learned to hold slaps, it's all love!"