Chapter 364 Cruise Ship
Pan Bo looked at the serious Pan Yun, then turned to look at his father, and said with his eyes: "Dad, why don't you redeem my little sister from the Taoist temple? I feel like she'll go crazy if she continues to be a Taoist priest."

Pan Tao gave him a warning look, nodded to Wang Cong and the others, and said gently to Pan Yun: "Don't worry, Yun'er, I will definitely tell him to carry it with him."

Pan Yun took out another purse and gave it to Pan Tao: "Second Uncle, this is for you. There are also amulets for peace, a talisman for calming the mind and a talisman for seeking wealth. Oh, and a talisman for having many children and grandchildren. Put this under your pillow."

Pan Tao: …

He took the purse and asked casually, "Yun'er, have you ever thought about coming back?"

He said, "Although I can't let people return home, I know a few families who don't have daughters and want to adopt one. If you come back, it will be the same as before, just change your surname. But here, your grandmother and I can take care of you at any time."

Pan Jun refused outright, "I don't want to change my parents."

Pan Tao groaned: "But the Taoist temple... is always inconvenient."

"It's not a big deal," Pan Yun said, "I'm very happy in the Taoist temple. My brothers and sisters are all very kind to me. I also went to the Longhushan Academy to learn Taoism..."

It made me more worried.

Pan Tao put the purse into his sleeve, and after a moment's silence, he said: "Yun'er, you must know that a gentleman should not talk about strange things, supernatural powers, or gods. Respect ghosts and gods but keep them at a distance..."

Pan Yun nodded repeatedly, "Yes, Second Uncle, you are Confucian scholars, you should respect ghosts and gods and stay away from them."

See Pan Tao looking at him.

Pan Jun reacted and pointed at himself and asked, "Me?"

She shook her head, "I am a Taoist priest, different from you. I respect ghosts and gods, but I cannot stay away from them."

Pan Tao held his forehead with his hand.

Pan Yun: "This is my job. The first lesson in the academy is that as a Taoist priest, I must slay demons and monsters and prevent ghosts and gods from disturbing the people."

Pan Bai was so confused that he couldn't help asking, "Little sister, are there really ghosts and gods in the world?"

Pan Jun lowered his voice and said mysteriously: "Third brother doesn't believe it either, right? I was also half-believing and half-doubting at first, but later..."

Pan Tao: "Yun'er!"

Pan Yun stood up straight immediately and said with a smile: "Yes, Second Uncle, I won't say anything more."

Pan Bai felt very anxious. He believed in Pan Yun, but at the same time he had some doubts.

When Pan Yun saw someone walking towards them, he smiled and said to Pan Tao, "Second Uncle, we're leaving first. We're staying at Fu'an Inn. If you have anything to do, please go there to find us. If not, we'll meet at Wanhe Restaurant at noon tomorrow."

Pan Tao: "Okay, go ahead."

Pan Jun clasped his fists and bowed, "Thank you, Mr. Pan, for clearing up my doubts."

Wang Cong immediately clasped his fists and bowed, "Thank you, Mr. Pan. Goodbye."

The five men left immediately. The person who came over only heard the last sentence and asked, "Mr. Pan, are those five Taoists?"

Pan Tao smiled and nodded.

"Why did the Taoist priest come to you to seek help? Is it because of the article written by Xue Jingxuan in your hand? I heard that Xue Jingxuan is quite knowledgeable about Taoism. He combined Zhu Xi's philosophy with Taoism, and his theory is even better than Zhu Xi's."

Pan Tao did not answer this question, but asked: "Have you read Xue Jingxuan's article?"

Pan Yun walked away and gradually could no longer hear their conversation. She asked Wang Cong curiously, "Who is Xue Jingxuan? Is he very powerful?"

Wang Cong glanced at her and said, "Xue Jingxuan is the former Dali Temple Shaoqing Xue Xuan, and his name is Jingxuan."

Pan Jun was stunned, "Is it him?"

Pan Yun lowered his eyes and thought for a moment, then asked, "Where is he now?"

"I don't know," Wang Cong said, "He may be in his hometown in Hedong, or he may be traveling around. If you want to find out where he is, you have to go to Qianxi Tower."

"Then let's find time to go to Qianxi Tower," Pan Yun said, "Speaking of which, Qianxi Tower and I have a long history together."

Wang Cong: "... Junior Master, what do you want to do with him?"

"I want to ask him if he is interested in working together to overturn the case," Pan Yun said, "My father is just a small censor, and Xue Xuan is the big fish."

"Originally, this unjust case was also aimed at Xue Xuan, and my father was just an innocent victim."

Wang Cong thought for a moment and said, "Qianxi Tower is divided into day and night. You can go in during the day to ask for information, and at night to ask about feelings. If you go in at night to ask for information, the cost will be doubled."

Pan Yun would never waste a penny, and said, "Let's go during the day!"

However, before going to Qianxi Tower, Pan Yun had to meet his grandmother first.

I originally came to Changzhou Prefecture to see them.

Pan Yun did not let Wang Cong and the other three accompany her. "You guys can go and have fun tomorrow. I know that you need to sell the goods you have. Lantern Festival is the best time. I can go by myself."

Wang Cong didn't treat her like a child, and didn't think there was anything wrong with her going alone, so he nodded and agreed, "Then I will go sell the goods with my junior brothers and sisters."

Pan Yun agreed and gave each of them a talisman. "This is a location talisman. Take it. I will come find you when I am done."

Wang Cong was amazed. "There is such a talisman? Why haven't I heard of it?"

Pan Yun said proudly: "This is the talisman from my memory. It should not be in the book."

Because it hasn't been invented yet.

Wang Cong sighed and said, "Little Master, your previous life was really a time of prosperity. Could it be that it was not in the Ming Dynasty, but in the Yuan Dynasty?"

Seeing that Pan Yun's face did not change, Wang Cong tilted his head, "Is it going to be even earlier? Song Dynasty? Tang Dynasty? No, it takes so long to reincarnate?"

Pan Yun said expressionlessly: "Shut up, why do you keep guessing forward? Please guess backward."

Wang Cong laughed and said, "How can we guess in the future? Time is irreversible. Only the previous generations have reincarnated to the present, how can the later generations reincarnate to this point?" Because we are not in the same time and space, not on the same line...

Pan Yun swallowed the answer that might take up a lot of time and waved his hand, saying, "Let's go, let's go. Don't you have to go find a stall in advance? Let's look for it separately."

Wang Cong had no objection. He went in one direction alone. Pan Yun and Miao He went together, and Miao Zhen went with Tao Yanbai.

Three teams, three directions.

Changzhou Prefecture is very large, and although they only needed to visit one-third of the area, they still wandered around until night.

At night, the number of people did not decrease, but increased instead.

Lanterns were lit on both sides of the streets and rivers, and the whole city was red and yellow, which was particularly beautiful.

The Grand Canal passes through Changzhou Prefecture. At night, there are not only pleasure boats with dancing and music on the canal, but also small boats selling various food passing by, providing choices for the people on the pleasure boats and on the shore.

There are also many boats docked at the shore, specifically picking up passengers for cruise business.

Pan Yun pulled Miao He through the crowd, followed the instructions with his fingers, and soon found Miao Zhen, Tao Yanbai, and Wang Cong. "You guys are really quick. We met in advance. Have you found the stall?"

"I've picked three places, but I haven't decided yet. What about Junior Master?"

"There is one, in front of a silk shop," Pan Yun gestured, "The silk shop is so big, with three large doors. This side and this side have about three meters long walls each, facing the street, in the same direction as their door. I asked, and the location of the west wall is not rented out."

Wang Cong was moved and asked: "Why haven't they rented out such a good location?"

“Because they have many requirements and the rent is high.”

She said, "Only for the Lantern Festival, they want two taels of silver as rent, but the stall owners cannot sell silk or satin, or any food with a pungent smell."

Wang Cong raised his eyebrows, "The rent is really high."

He looked at Miao Zhen and asked, "Junior sister, please tell me your fortune. There are four places in total. Which one do you want?"

Miaozhen: "Write down all four directions for me."

"Okay, okay," Pan Yun pointed at the boat and said, "Let's get on board, eat while cruising, and do the math."

After half a day, she was really hungry.

The five of them rented a boat and got on board. Pan Yun, Miao He and the food boat next to them bought a lot of delicious food.

There were many kinds of food on the boat and they were cheap. Each person chose two and the table was full in no time.

Miao Zhen threw the coin nine times, and finally pointed at the note written by Pan Yun and said, "The place chosen by Junior Master is the most suitable."

Wang Cong couldn't help but sigh: "Sometimes I really feel sorry. If Junior Master hadn't worshipped the mountain god as his master, how lucky he would have been."

Pan Yun said: "I have been lucky since I was a child."

Pan Xiaohei, who was lying on her shoulder, sneered.

Pan Yun squinted at it and said, "You are meant to remain silent forever, so why are you speaking up today?"

Wang Cong and others lowered their heads and tried to suppress their laughter.

Pan Xiaohei jumped off her shoulders, stood on the bow, stretched lazily, and howled at the moon in the sky.

The old man rowing the boat couldn't help but laugh and said, "Master, this cat is really smart. It's clearly a cat's meow, but it looks a bit like a wolf."

Pan Yun: "Its heart is too big, and its small cat body can hardly contain it."

Pan Xiaohei was about to retort when he noticed something. He immediately turned his head, staring intently at the two-story houseboat in front of him, and let out a loud "meow".

Pan Yun's smile paused and he sat up straight.

Wang Cong asked quickly, "What's wrong? What's wrong? What did Xiao Hei say?"

Pan Yun said: "It said Hongyan and Xiaohong are on the pleasure boat in front."

Wang Cong and the other three immediately turned their heads to look.

I saw the pleasure boat in front of me was lit up with lanterns. The entire hull was red, and the gauze curtains were mainly pink and white. The two colors overlapped together, and it was very beautiful under the light.

Through the screen window, one could vaguely see people inside singing and dancing.

Pan Jun exclaimed, "This boat looks very expensive."

Miaozhen: "The music sounds very expensive, too. There are guzheng, guqin, pipa, and various sheng instruments."

Miaohe: "Are Hongyan and the others so rich?"

Wang Cong: "...it is also possible that they are not going there to spend money, but to make money."

Tao Yanbai swallowed his saliva and whispered, "It's okay for Hongyan, but if Xiaohong stays around people for too long, they will get sick and have bad luck, right?"

Pan Yun pondered for a moment and said, "Not necessarily. What if the other person has too much Yang energy? Everything needs a balance of Yin and Yang, and the right amount is good. It's lucky for such a person to meet Xiao Hong."

Wang Cong: "... Junior Master, would people who hang around in the painted boats have excessive yang energy?"

This is true.

When the five people looked at the men who were laughing happily in the pleasure boat, a look of sympathy appeared in their eyes at the same time.

Wang Cong coughed lightly and asked, "Master Junior, do you want to go aboard and call them down?"

　good night

　　(End of this chapter)