Chapter 275: The Ringing of the Law Bell

Pan Jun stopped talking immediately.

Although she had seen a lot of things in the 26th century, with the revival of spiritual energy, many extinct things had reappeared, but... the Ming Dynasty was not a country with a revival of spiritual energy after all. It had always had spiritual energy, although it was a little thin. But with the accumulation of spiritual energy over time, who knows what would appear?
It's better to be cautious.

Although she has accumulated a lot of merit now, she doesn't know if it's a psychological effect, but she always feels that although she has merit, the closer she gets to Sanqing Mountain, the more uneasy she feels.

Pan Yun knocked on the counter and urged the clerk inside, "Hurry up, hurry up, it's just two pieces of silver, does it take so long to change them into copper coins?"

The waiter smiled and replied, "It will be soon. It will be soon. Look, this is the weight of your silver. It is three taels, two qian and six fen in total. Today's copper-silver exchange rate is one thousand and fifty wen to one tael of silver..."

The clerk was using his abacus, and Pan Yun said, "Three thousand four hundred and twenty-three coins."

"Three thousand four hundred and twenty-three coins..." Seeing that she had already quoted the price, the waiter looked up at her in surprise, then counted out the copper coins to her in a faster and more respectful manner.

Three hundred coins and four strings of coins were very heavy, but Pan Yun put them into his bag without any disgust, took the twenty-three coins given by the waiter and was about to leave.

The clerk squeezed his head through the small window and shouted at her, "Little Taoist priest, the silver notes in our bank are also valuable. They are exchanged at the same price as silver. You can use our silver notes. The minimum value is one tael."

Pan Yun waved his hand casually at him and said, "When your bank can issue a one-cent or two-cent note, I will exchange it."

Clerk: "... a penny's worth of money, not even enough to cover the cost of the paper..."

Pan Yun set out on the road carrying the money, and there were indeed many beggars on the road.

She found it very strange. “We didn’t see so many beggars when we came out of Longhu Mountain to Quanzhou.”

Xuanmiao said: "This is because winter has arrived and the autumn harvest is completely over. Taxes and labor service are coming at the same time. Some families cannot pay the taxes, so they have to leave home and become refugees; others simply do it to avoid labor service."

Pan Yun: "Can this be avoided?"

Xuanmiao: "If you get caught, there will be punishment, but what if you are not caught?"

Pan Jun understood that this was a gamble.

Inspections at the city gates have become more stringent, and household registration and travel permits are checked every time you enter a city.

Especially those who appear to have little luggage and are single will be checked particularly strictly.

For people like Pan Yun and his group who had horses and carriages, were dressed as Taoists, and had children with them, the soldiers at the city gate just took a quick look and waved their hands to let them pass.

It seems that they also know that they are not refugees or bandits.

Winter is here, everything is quiet, even fewer people go out, and you may not see anyone when walking in the wild for half a day. It is the most tense moment between man and nature, and between man and the court.

Hunters have begun to go into the mountains to hunt for the winter, and animals are also doing their final work of storing food for the winter.

The imperial court was also busy collecting taxes, and local government offices issued urgent labor notices.

Watching the fun and thinking about these things, Pan Yun and his companions indeed failed to reach the next post station before dark, so they had to sleep in the wilderness.

It’s not like we have to sleep outdoors.

Because they found an abandoned land temple.

Pan Jun jumped out of the car, looked up at the roof covered with spider webs, walked forward, pushed open the half-open door and walked in.

The roof of the land temple is half leaking. Standing in the middle, you can see the bright stars in the sky by looking up.

Fortunately, it doesn’t rain in winter, otherwise we wouldn’t be able to hide from the rain here.

Pan Yun stood in front of the half-fallen Earth God, looked up at it for a long while, and finally smiled slightly, clasped his fists and saluted, "Earth God, I would like to borrow your precious land tonight. Sorry to bother you. I will serve you some incense later."

After saying that, he bowed.

Miaozhenmiaohe came in with their luggage on their backs. Seeing this, they also clasped their fists and bowed, then looked around for a place to stay.

Pan Yun has found it. It is a spot against the wall on the right side. It is windless, has a roof, and is remote. He can quietly keep an eye on the door and all places of the land temple.

"Put your luggage here."

Pan Yun also dragged in a lot of dry wood and firewood in the moonlight, and picked up handfuls of straw from various corners of the dilapidated temple to make a fire.

Um, straw?

Pan Yun looked down at the straw in his hand, then turned back abruptly, "Is there anyone living in this dilapidated temple?"

Miao Zhen, who was tidying up the floor, said "Hmm?" and stood up to look at her. "Where is the person?"

Pan Yun showed her the straw in his hand: "New straw, it should have been dried this year."

Miao Zhen Miao He immediately looked around when he heard it, "Is there anyone there? Where are you hiding?"

"We are Taoist priests, we are good people, we don't mean to take your place, please don't be afraid."

Pan Yun: "...If you keep looking for them like this, even if someone comes, they won't dare to come out."

She frowned and listened to the breathing and heartbeat in the room and said, "There should be no one here now."

She looked up at the clear sky through the tiles, "The moon is really bright tonight. Those who live in the dilapidated temple must have gone into the mountains to hunt for game."

If it were her, she would have to search the mountains until dawn before coming back. Sometimes she had to hunt at night, especially when hunting birds and pheasants, as she would hit them with every strike.

Outside the house, Tao Ji, who had just tied up the horse and fed it with horse feed, also looked up and said, "The moonlight is so beautiful tonight."

Xuan Miao was also looking up, and she said coldly, "It's just right for the demon to travel."

Tao Ji shuddered when he heard this, and looked around fearfully, "Junior sister, you, you must not scare me, my magic is not very good."

Xuan Miao picked up the sword and turned to leave, "No, you still don't practice."

Tao Ji followed her and said, "Isn't that difficult to practice?" Xuan Miao did not go directly into the house, but walked along the ruined temple.

She took out a roll of thin string, tied it up and pulled it up, then wrapped the bell with a yellow talisman and hung it on the string.

She only surrounded four corners, and when she returned to the dilapidated temple, Pan Yun and the other two had already lit a fire and built a simple stove with a pot on it, heating up broth.

Xuanmiao walked forward and saw the ribs inside, and was speechless for a long time.

Miao He took out a pack of lotus leaves from her jade card space, opened it, and inside was pulled noodles. She said happily: "I have two packs of noodles. Master and Master's uncle will eat one pack, and I and Little Master's uncle Miao Zhen will eat one pack."

Pan Yun complimented him, "Miaohe is really thoughtful. I only thought about using the broth to soak the steamed buns and forgot that I could also cook noodles."

Miaohe narrowed her eyes with joy.

Tao Ji: "Is this how you praise her every day? No wonder you bought either meat or pancakes along the way, and even pork jerky."

He reached out and pinched the flesh on Miaohe's face, saying sadly, "You've gotten fatter again."

Miaohe was also sad.

Pan Jun slapped his hand away, "I'm not fat, I just haven't lost weight."

Tao Ji looked at Miao He carefully and nodded: "Yes, it's true that she just didn't lose weight."

But they slept in the open air, oh, no, they slept in the open air and ate well, killed pirates, cheated people, and did a lot of good deeds. Everyone lost weight, but she remained strong and remained the same. Doesn't that make her look fat?
Tao Ji didn't say anything to criticize his disciple. Instead, he patted her head and said lovingly, "Well, eat more before we go back to the mountains."

Miao He held the noodles in his hands and asked pitifully, "Master, won't I eat anything when we return to the mountains?"

"That's not the case, but you know, there's not much food in the mountains, and you have to wait for several days to have a meal of meat."

In the past in Sanqing Mountain, unless Tao Ji came down the mountain to see a doctor or returned, they would have to wait ten days or half a month before they could eat meat.

The Taoist temple raises chickens to provide them with eggs when they have no meat to eat.

Wang Feiyin himself prefers vegetarianism, but the children are young and they must have nutrition.

When Miao He heard that this was what his master was worried about, he immediately pulled out the jade token hanging around his neck and said happily, "Master, I've already thought about it. When we get to the county, I'll go to the butcher's shop and buy half a pig to store so that we can eat meat every day even when we go home."

Tao Ji stared at her jade card space and asked, "Do you have money?"

"Yes," Miao He said, "When we were in the academy, we went down the mountain every ten days to earn money. My junior master never let me pay for anything I bought, so I saved all the money I earned. It was enough to buy a lot of meat to eat."

No wonder she kept shopping along the way without ever stopping or feeling any pain, it turns out she has money.

Tao Ji stretched out his hand, "Here, give me the money. Master will save it for you. When you grow up and improve your cultivation, you will need it when you buy your own magical instrument."

Miao He held the jade token tightly and whispered, "Master, I can actually keep it myself. It's safe in the space."

“The space is safe, but you are not safe.”

Miaohe went to see Pan Yun pitifully.

Pan Yun coughed lightly and said, "Miaohe, the soup is boiling, it seems we can put the noodles in now."

Xuan Miao also turned around and said to Tao Ji, "If you're worried about her getting fat, when we get back to the mountain, have her carry a wooden bucket to the Danjing to fetch water, tie a sandbag on it and go up and down the mountain four times a day."

She said: "Not only can she lose weight, but she can also train her chassis and light skills."

Tao Ji seemed to be thinking about something. In fact, he didn't have to take the child's money. Wasn't he afraid that Miaohe would lose self-control?

Miaohe: ...

She quietly reached out her hand, "Actually, I..."

Tao Ji has already nodded, "Okay, you are not allowed to buy meat back to the mountain. Since we have to go up and down the mountain every day, we can just go to the market and buy fresh meat."

Miaohe opened her mouth. Although going up and down the mountain sounded tiring, fresh meat sounded delicious.

She closed her mouth and agreed.

Pan Yun and Miao Zhen breathed a sigh of relief and signaled Miao He to cook the noodles quickly.

Miaohe came back to his senses and put the noodles in his hand in an orderly manner.

The reason why it is said to be in order is that we are afraid that if a ball is thrown in, it will not be able to disperse.

They were cooking happily when they heard the sound of bells ringing outside. Xuanmiao and Pan Yun turned their heads abruptly. A gust of cold wind blew towards them, swirled in the room, and then quickly left.

Xuan Miao picked up the sword and turned around to chase after them, "You stay and watch them."

Pan Yun, who had been running a few steps behind Xuan Miao, stopped and turned to look at Miao Zhen and Miao He, then looked at Tao Ji, who was holding the chopsticks and was shaking slightly. He suppressed his desire to explore, turned around and sat down, "Let's eat noodles first."

Miao Zhen also jumped up and kept looking outside, "Little Master, shouldn't we go out and take a look?"

Tao Ji: "No, no, no, let's not cause trouble for Junior Sister. She will have to protect us if we go out."

Miao Zhen nodded reluctantly, "I wonder what it is that can shake Master Uncle's magic bell."

Pan Yun: "It's either a demon or a ghost."

Miao He had already served the noodles and handed the first bowl to Tao Ji, "Master, eat quickly!"

Pan Yun and Miao Zhen looked up at Miao He and sighed, "You have such a broad mind."

　good night

　　
　
(End of this chapter)