At this moment, the two little children became childish and pounced on the sparrow between them. The sparrow thought that there was no movement in the hall, but two huge creatures suddenly pounced out from both sides. In shock, it flapped its wings twice and flew out of the hall. Suddenly, two different sounds of "Aiyo" were heard in the hall. The two little urchins lay on the ground and covered their heads. They pointed their fingers at each other and shouted at the same time,"It's all your fault!"
This shout startled the old Taoist priest who was resting with his eyes closed. The old Taoist priest opened his eyes and stood up. When he turned around, he saw that the two little children were still covering their heads. The old Taoist priest walked to the side of the two little naughty children and called out,"Qingfeng, Mingyue! Can't the two of you be obedient for a while? If you really can't calm down, then go to the courtyard and do a horse stance for two hours.”
When the two little urchins heard this, they quickly bowed their heads and said in unison,"Master, we know we were wrong. Don't punish us. It's all that sparrow's fault.”
"Cut the crap," the old Taoist said sternly."Get out of here and stay in the courtyard for two hours." This is the Three Purities Divine Hall. How can you two kids mess around? Don't come in without my orders in the future.”As soon as the old Taoist finished speaking, he turned around and walked to his cushion. He sat cross-legged on the cushion and closed his eyes tightly.
The two little children could only walk out of the hall and obediently get into a horse stance in the courtyard. After a while, the two little urchins could not hold on any longer. Their bodies swayed, and their legs went soft as they fell to the ground. The old Taoist priest's voice came from the hall,"The two of you, take a break for now.”The old Taoist priest's voice rang out, and the two little urchins heard their master reciting scriptures from the main hall.
The two little children looked at each other and then laughed. They tiptoed from the courtyard to the gate of the Taoist temple and kept looking back at the situation in the hall. Seeing that their master was still sitting cross-legged in the main hall, the two little children heaved a sigh of relief. They turned around and walked out of the Taoist temple. Unexpectedly, just as they turned their faces, they bumped into something soft and bounced back, falling back to the ground.
As soon as the two children fell to the ground, they endured the pain, afraid that their master would hear them if they cried out. The two children were still clenching their teeth when they heard a deep male voice."Are you guys okay? It's all my fault for knocking you down.”
The two little urchins were shocked. They endured the pain and cried out, but they did not expect someone to be louder than them. Shocked, the two little children stood up, put their index fingers to their mouths, and hissed loudly. Then, they hurriedly turned their heads to see if their master had made any movements in the hall.
The old Taoist priest sat cross-legged in the main hall and said to himself," Dao begets one, one begets two, two begets three, three begets all things, all things carry yin and embrace yang, rushing qi to become harmony..." When the two little urchins heard that their master was still reciting the scriptures, they were relieved. They turned around and saw an old man who was slightly fat.
The two little children quickly pulled the old man out of the Taoist temple. The old man was a little puzzled by the two little children and asked,"What are you doing?" When the two little children heard the old man's words, they put their right index fingers to their mouths at the same time and hushed him. The old man understood and bent down, saying softly,""I've come because of your reputation and wish to meet the master of your temple. Please inform the two children.”
The two children saw the kind and amiable face of the old man. One of the children, Qing Feng, said,""Patron, you want to see my master. What's the matter?”
The old man was secretly surprised. He never thought that a child would ask such a question. He smiled and said,"I heard that there's a skilled smelter in this temple. I have a few carts of fine iron, and I hope to ask the smelter to forge 5,000 steel knives for me.”
" Benefactor, please go back," said another naughty child, Ming Yue." There are no smelting experts in the temple. There are only the three of us and Master."”
The old man seemed a little depressed and said,""I've already asked someone to find out. They all said that this expert smelter is in a Daoist temple in this mountain. However, there's only one Daoist temple on this mountain. Even if he really isn't here, since he's here, he should pay his respects to the Daoist Immortals. Just go ahead and inform them.”
Qing Feng and Ming Yue looked at each other, feeling a little worried. The old man had already seen through it, so he smiled at Qingfeng and Mingyue and said,""Go ahead and report it. I will definitely not tell your master that you have sneaked out. If your master finds out that you've run out, I'll say that I called you out. If your master blames me, I'll bear all the blame. You can rest assured now, right?”
Qing Feng and Ming Yue looked at each other and smiled. Qing Feng took a step forward and said to the old man,""You wait here. I'll go in with Junior Brother to inform Master.”
"Thank you for your trouble, children," the old man said.”
Qing Feng and Ming Yue smiled at the old man and turned to leave. However, they did not expect that there was already a person standing at the entrance of the Taoist temple. That person was their master. The old Taoist priest said,"You two stubborn disciples, get your asses in there."”
Qing Feng and Ming Yue lowered their heads. Just as they were about to leave, they were pulled back by the old man. They heard the old man say,"Taoist priest, all the sins were caused by me. It has nothing to do with these two children. Please forgive me!”
The old Taoist priest sized up the old man from head to toe. He saw that the old man was dressed extremely simply. His hair was white and his face was haggard, but there was a noble aura between his brows. The old Taoist priest extended his left hand and counted with his fingers. He was shocked and immediately waved the horsetail whisk in his right hand backward. He extended his left hand and bowed respectfully. He slowly said,"This poor priest is Tian Gang, respectfully welcoming your arrival!”
When the old man heard the old Taoist priest call him a noble, he seemed to know his identity. He asked,"Daoist Priest Tiangang, how do you address me as your benefactor? I'm a simple person. How can an ordinary person be called a noble?”
"In this world, to be able to own a country, as the ruler of a country, can't you be called a noble person?" Taoist Tiangang laughed.”
The old man was shocked. He didn't expect that he would be exposed by Taoist Tiangang with just one look. He hurriedly bowed deeply to Taoist Tiangang. Taoist Master Tiangang hurriedly walked forward and helped the old man up. He said,"I can't accept such a bow from you.”
"Taoist priest, you are truly a god," the old man said. Since Taoist priest has exposed me, I don't need to hide anything. I am Liu Bei, and I have come to pay a visit to a famous smelter in the temple. I hope Taoist priest can make an exception!”
"This is not the place to talk," Taoist Tiangang said with a smile.”
Liu Bei followed Taoist Tiangang into the Taoist temple, followed by Qing Feng and Ming Yue. After entering the Taoist temple, they went their separate ways. Daoist Priest Tiangang brought Liu Bei into the Three Pristines Hall. As soon as he entered the hall, Liu Bei bowed three times to the three statues. Taoist Tiangang stretched out his palm and a cushion was moved behind Liu Bei. Taoist Tiangang said,"Please take a seat!"
When Liu Bei saw this, he was amazed and amazed. Liu Bei cupped his hands and said,"Taoist priest, you are very skillful. Liu Bei is very impressed."”
Daoist Priest Tiangang threw the horsetail whisk in his hand into the air and it landed on the shelf. At the same time, he made a Daoist salute and said,"It's just a small trick. There's no need to be surprised.”
"Taoist priest, I wonder if you can introduce me to the famous smelter in your temple?" Liu Bei chuckled.”
"Why is the noble looking for him?" Taoist Tiangang asked.”
Liu Bei looked a little disappointed. He sighed and said,""Taoist priest, to tell you the truth, Liu Bei had just ascended the throne and wanted to avenge his second brother. I didn't expect that before the army could set out, his third brother would die in the hands of thieves. I want to attack Wu in person, but my guards, White Ear, are old and weak. I've heard that there's an expert smelter outside White Emperor City, and I wish to ask this expert smelter to forge five thousand steel blades for me.”
"If you want a steel knife, why would it be difficult?" Taoist Tiangang said."As long as you have the best quality iron, I can forge a steel knife for you."”
"You know how to smelt weapons, Taoist Priest?" Liu Bei asked in surprise.”
"Are you looking for Pu Yuan?" Taoist Tiangang laughed.”
Liu Bei nodded.”
"That's right. You may not know this, but Pu Yuan is Tian Gang, and Tian Gang is Pu Yuan.”
Liu Bei exclaimed,""So you are the famous smelter.”
Taoist Tiangang said," You don't have to do this. Tomorrow, you can transport the steel here and send me ten strong men. Ten days later, you can come and get 5,000 steel knives."”
"I wonder how much money you need?" Liu Bei asked.”
Taoist Tiangang shook his head and said," As a monk, wealth is just a worldly possession. You can keep the silver to repair your equipment."”
Liu Bei sighed." I want to go to Dongwu next year. Many of the ministers in the court are against it. How can they understand the righteousness of brothers?" However, I felt uneasy and didn't know if this trip was successful. The Heavenly Dao was boundless and the road was long.”
Seeing Liu Bei's reaction, Taoist Tiangang said,""Noble, I'm good at divination, so I'm very likely to be effective. Why don't you let me calculate a fortune for you to predict good or bad luck?”
"That's for the best!" Liu Bei said happily.
Taoist Master Tian Gang stood up and took out a divination plate from under the altar. The plate was round and engraved with an Eight Trigrams diagram. There were also many small words beside the Eight Trigrams. He silently recited a few words, and the needle on the divination plate began to spin. When he stopped chanting, the needle on the divination plate was still spinning. The needle spun on the divination plate for a while and then began to slow down. When the needle stopped, Taoist Master Tiangang suddenly frowned and shook his head.
Liu Bei could not understand the divination, but he could see Taoist Tiangang's expression. He asked,""Daoist Priest, is it a bad omen?”
"Noble, this divination is very strange. I've never seen such a strange divination in all my years of divination," Taoist Tiangang said slowly.”
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