The Taoist priest walked to the door of his house, and the female ghost was hanging in the air and following him. The Taoist priest took out the key, but was not in a hurry to open the door. She smiled and said: "Is there anything shameful in the house? Could it be that Taoist priest Wu is hiding his beauty in the golden house?"

The Taoist priest said with an upright tone: "At night, after all, men and women are not close to each other. There is a man and a woman alone, and they live together in the same house. They need to avoid suspicion."

She sneered and said: "You are a Taoist priest, but you are not a Taoist who talks about it every day."

The Taoist priest said solemnly: "I have also read many books by sages. If I had not strayed into the mountains when I was young and embarked on the path of spiritual practice, I would have gained fame and entered an official career long ago."

She took out a pen holder from her sleeve, shook her wrist, and said to herself: "Where should I put such a beautiful study collection?"

The Taoist priest's eyes lit up, and he opened the door with lightning speed, pushed it open gently, and stretched out a palm sideways, "The sky is blue and the moon is white, as long as you have a clear conscience, there is no need to worry about rumors. Miss Xue, please come in quickly.

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There are many rooms in the house, but the Taoist priest specially selected a small house as his residence. In his words, the house can be big, but the sleeping room must be small to gather Qi.

The spring air is getting warmer, and the sound of insects is newly heard through the green window screens.

After entering the room, she placed the oil-red and gold-painted lotus with hollow dragon and piercing zhi six square pen holders on the table.

The Taoist priest took out the fire seal and lit an oil lamp on the table.

Previously, this pen holder was placed in the flower hall on the side of the lobby of this mansion, which was used to entertain guests. The Taoist priest was a good judge of goods and was greedy for it.

At that time, he said that he was not greedy, but that he saw a good thing. Everyone has a love for beauty. Appreciation is purely appreciation.

In fact, she also has a bamboo bamboo that she has treasured for many years. It is quite old and has a vertical green inscription on it, "Hero's heart is like a fairy."

The Taoist priest fell in love at first sight and was willing to pay a high price to buy it. The so-called high price was only compared to the expenses of ordinary people. She didn't even listen to it, two hundred taels of silver.

There is a whole piece of colored glass lens placed on the desk, covering the entire tabletop.

Seeing a stack of scriptures copied in neat small letters on the table, she asked doubtfully: "You are a Taoist priest, why are you copying Buddhist scriptures?"

The Taoist priest smiled and said, "I do it occasionally to calm my mind."

The Taoist priest moved two chairs and sat far away from each other. After Xue Ruyi sat down, she tilted her posture and leaned her elbow on the handle of the chair, looking at the middle-aged Taoist priest.

The Taoist priest felt a little uncomfortable when she looked at her and asked, "Miss Xue is visiting my humble residence tonight, but what are your instructions?"

Xue Ruyi said: "There is an old saying that distant relatives are not as good as close neighbors. Wu Di, do you think this is true?"

The Taoist priest nodded and said: "Of course, these old principles are the most sensible and chewy."

She hesitated for a moment and said: "I do have something to ask for. I hope you can help forward the draft of Zhang Hou's poetry collection to a bachelor of the Hanlin Academy."

The Taoist priest laughed dumbly, pondered for a moment, and glanced at the expensive pen holder on the table, "I'm afraid that the poor Taoist can only see the concierge, but not the noble bachelor."

Xue Ruyi sighed quietly.

The Taoist priest wondered why she was so confused. Did she really want Zhang Hou to pass the imperial examination? If she wanted to be rich, her family background could only guarantee that the young man would have enough food and clothing for a few lifetimes, even if Zhang Hou

She is already a qi practitioner with a hidden identity. She can ensure that Zhang Hou does not have to worry about everything he needs before reaching the fifth level in the future. Besides, Zhang Hou is so young and wants to advance through the imperial examination, so there is no need to be so anxious.

The female ghost Xue Ruyi and the young Zhang Hou are usually siblings. It can be seen that Zhang Hou is actually aware of her identity as a female ghost.

She laughed at herself: "I was ill and sought medical treatment in a hurry. If Zhang Hou knew about this, he would blame me for the rest of his life."

In the eyes of the Taoist priest, the young man is undoubtedly a good scholar, but he is not a very good Taoist. His qualifications are average, and if nothing else, it will be difficult for him to enter the cave realm.

Ordinary people, from a wealthy family, are pampered and pay attention to the cultivation of Qi and nourishing the body. On the other hand, Qi practitioners, regardless of people, ghosts and ghosts, have other mysteries. They have the magical effect of nourishing Qi in the body and transferring it. It seems to be the opposite, even if it is not

Living in a secluded dojo cave in the mountains, you only need to sit down in a clean room, put away your distracting thoughts and become silent. Your body and muscles will not move, but your energy and blood will wander along with your soul, slowly absorbing the spiritual energy of heaven and earth, and refining your bones like golden branches and jade leaves.

There is a difference between immortality and mortalness.

This mansion occupies a large area, especially the backyard is full of ancient trees. It is quiet at night, and several roars can be heard.

The female ghost stood up and said with a smile: "Wu Di, just pretend that I never said this."

The Taoist priest then stood up and said, "It's okay. If there is a need to do something like this one day, Miss Xue will inform the poor Taoist. Not to mention that it is a bachelor's mansion with high thresholds, even if it is a mountain of swords and a sea of ​​fire."

The female ghost smiled sweetly and said, "Taoist Wu doesn't work as a helper for those powerful people in the capital. It's really disrespectful of his talent."

The Taoist priest said helplessly: "It's very unpleasant to be a helper. Miss Xue said she was a mastermind, so Master is fine."

She reached out to touch it, put the pen holder back into her sleeve, and left slowly.

The Taoist priest was unable to stop him and could only watch the cooked duck fly away.

The female ghost walked alone through the corridor, came to the backyard, and climbed to the attic. From here, she could see the young man in the house next door, and a yellow light came from the study window.

A piece of moon evokes the sound of banging clothes in thousands of households and wakes up countless people in their spring boudoir dreams.

The Taoist priest packed up the scriptures copied on the table, opened the drawer, took out the carving knife and stone, and began to carve the seals. He added two marginal words to a pair of book seals of the same shape that had already been engraved.

Do good deeds and do no evil. Don’t think about giving favors and don’t forget the favors you receive.

After he finished carving the seal with skillful movements, the Taoist priest looked through a local chronicle by the light. The book engraving in the capital of Yuxuan Kingdom was extremely advanced, and he bought many good books here.

Reading a new book is like a sweet rain after a long drought. Reading an old book is like a farewell is better than a wedding.

You need to sit upright when copying books, but you can browse miscellaneous books at will. The Taoist priest crossed his legs, took out a handful of melon seeds, and turned the pages while eating the melon seeds.

There was another roaring sound outside the window.

The middle-aged Taoist priests have been chanting words for hundreds of generations. Worry, diligence and indifference are not too bitter and boring.

On this trip, this "Taoist" who followed Lu Chen's example of setting up a stall came to settle an old debt with a family.

Therefore, on the bottom of one of the seals, there are two characters of seal cutting, Qiu Hou.

Chen Pingan took out the sword-raising gourd, walked to the window, raised his head for a long time, and drank the wine in the pot, his eyes became brighter.

Close your eyes and it's like listening to the pounding of a rainstorm many years ago.

There are seven or eight stars in the sky.

On the outskirts of Beijing, there was a thatched tavern on the side of the road, with a fox fur lying drunk, and a noble man with his arms and legs spread out, holding a horse whip wrapped in gold wire, and his head resting on the thigh of the woman next to him.

The person next to her looks like the moon, and her bright wrists are covered with frost and snow. The beautiful woman is sitting on the floor, her skirt is like a bright red flower. She moves her hands gently, leaning over to help the young master rub the center of his eyebrows.

At night, there was a sound of horse hooves on the official road. The young woman in the lead was riding an extraordinary green horse, followed by a group of heroic and vigorous girls, all wearing swords.

Moreover, these young girls all breathe deeply and are definitely not embroidered pillows. A connoisseur will know at a glance that they are the kind of practitioners who have the guidance of a master.

She turned over and dismounted and looked at the noble young man hiding here enjoying the blessing. She was furious, her eyebrows were raised, she raised the riding whip in her hand high and swung it hard, the whip sounded like a firecracker.

The beautiful woman selling wine here raised her head to face the young woman who had come to accuse her. She smiled brightly, put her finger to her mouth, and whispered softly, signaling not to disturb the man's sleep.

The woman didn't even look at the coquettish fox, and it would make her eyes dirty if she looked at it any longer. She just walked quickly into the wine shop, kicked the young man hard on the sleeping pig, and said angrily: "Ma Yanshan, don't pretend to be dead!

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The young man and woman had somewhat similar looks. The gentleman who was called by his first name opened his eyes, yawned, and with sleepy eyes, he sat up and asked with a smile: "What's the matter? Has anyone offended you? Just don't worry.

Tell my second brother that there will be no overnight feud."

The woman was so angry that she refused to argue. Will the family rely on such a lazy guy to be the leader in the future? She wished she could hit him in the face with a whip, "Ma Yanshan, look at your rotten drunkard's character. You are not even worthy of holding a horse for Ma Che!"

Ma Yanshan said with a playful smile: "I'm just a cousin. I've only been studying rote books since I was a child. I'm old at the age of three. I really don't curse this kid. I don't think he will be able to do anything in the future."

"Taking a step back, even if this kid has a promising career in school, so what if he becomes a minister? Besides, I'm also a young man. Ma Che, a little brat, if you have the ability, just win three yuan in a row. I, the elder brother,

I am personally responsible for organizing a banquet for him. Sixth Department, Xiao Jiuqing, how many chief seal officials does he want to toast him? Are five enough? If not, I can call ten..."

Having said this, the noble master raised the arm holding the golden whip, shook it, then raised the other hand, and said with a smile: "I'm afraid Ma Che won't appreciate it."

Nama Che is recognized as a young prodigy, a typical man in white, and already has a reputation as a minister.

Different from the so-called "Ma Tanhua" who was careless, Ma Che grew up in the midst of wealth and wealth, in a cave where gold was sold, and as a young man he had read thousands of books.

Seeing that the woman was about to hit her, Ma Yanshan had no choice but to beg for mercy: "Ma Yuemei, good sister, I'm afraid of you. Tell me, what is such a big deal that it's worth bothering you to take me home personally."

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Ma Yuemei glared and scolded: "Let's talk about family matters at home!"

Ma Yanshan smiled and said: "It's okay, Mrs. Song is not an outsider either."

The beautiful woman looked helpless. She didn't dare to interfere with your Ma family's housework.

In the capital of Yuxuan Kingdom, about twenty years ago, a family named Ma moved in. As soon as they arrived in the capital, they bought an old house of the former prime minister at a high price.

Within a country, there are three levels of so-called rich families. The first level is that many people know that there are many such rich families. The second level is that all the people have heard about it and only a handful of them can be counted.

, and the last one is unknown to all the people and almost the entire local officialdom, and has not even heard of it.

The Ma family belongs to the last category. They are obviously rich and noble, but their reputation is not obvious. Only a small group of ministers and ministers who are at the center of the imperial court and a few mountain sects have heard of this foreign family. What is its specific origin?

, it is complicated and confusing, and there are only a few rumors that cannot be verified. Some say that the Ma family is the "money bag" of a certain Shangzhu country in the Great Li Dynasty. It is also said that the current head of the family has a very promising eldest son.

He went up the mountain to practice and was extremely talented. At a young age, he became a land god.

When one person attains the Tao of Chicken and Dog and ascends to heaven, the whole family will follow suit and become prosperous.

The largest restaurant in the capital, an Xianjia Inn, and the Xianjia Ferry in the capital are all private properties of the Ma family. In addition, there are a large number of silver shops and mines, but they are all recorded as being supported by the family.

The names of various puppets may be a certain prince, a servant of the county lord, a beloved son of a certain minister, or a distant relative of the Governor of Water Transport.

For example, this carefree Ma Yanshan took part in the imperial examination when he was young, passed all the tests, and finally rode a white horse to explore the capital.

But in fact, it was his younger sister, Ma Yuemei, who took the exam. He, as the elder brother, had earned the status of a prostitute for nothing. Now he was working as an errand in the Hanlin Academy and was too lazy to do anything. As for the assessment, he failed. Yuxuan

On the capital side of the country, from the Ministry of Rites to the Hanlin Academy, from beginning to end, no news was leaked.
To be continued...