Chapter 7: First Encounter with the Yin Spirit
At the foot of Shannan.
Lin Ye stopped and looked back at the top of the mountain.
He couldn't describe his mood at the moment.
There is the excitement of the sky being high and free to fly freely, but also the melancholy.
The moment the eldest brother said that there was money in the bag, he got a little emotional. When he came back to the real world, he was tempted to take out all the money he had to buy medicine , but in the end he calmed down.
"It's still a bit rash."
Lin Ye reflected again and realized that his rashness was not due to his impulse to spend all his money on medicine, but because he was rash in handing the ointment to his senior brother in person.
What if the eldest senior brother heard about the efficacy of the ointment, went to try it out on the spot, and then insisted on staying?
Lin Ye still believed in the character of the senior brother, but if the miraculous effects of the ointment were known to others, would they force him to hand over the prescription and force him to stay in the team?
The best way is to put the ointment in the room and give a hint to the eldest brother with words, saying that I have repaired some porcelain bottles in the yard and leave them for him as a souvenir. By the time the eldest brother finds the ointment and takes it for experimentation, I will have walked far away.
After reflecting on himself, Lin Ye opened the bundle. There were two sets of clothes and a purse underneath the clothes. Inside was some small change. Lin Ye estimated that there were about ten taels of silver.
In addition, Lin Ye also found a book and a letter.
Lin Ye opened the letter, which was left for him by his eldest senior brother. When he was locked up in the yard, his eldest senior brother learned from other chores that he had a dream of becoming a martial artist, so in addition to giving him some money, he also gave him a book on martial arts techniques.
Lin Ye burst out laughing. He was very excited during the first few days after crossing into the other world. He often talked to the errand disciples about his dream of becoming a great hero in the future, and for this reason he tried so hard to show that he wanted to become an outer disciple.
But ever since he witnessed the rapid destruction of several sects and saw martial arts masters like his eldest brother fighting for some food, he lost interest in practicing martial arts and only thought about how to make money.
Lin Ye did not rush to look through the martial arts secrets. He changed his menial clothes and threw them directly into the grass by the roadside. He did not go south to Xinyang County, but chose to go west to Shangyang County.
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Two hours later, Lin Ye was tired and thirsty.
In front, between the ridges of the fields, there is a house.
The presence of ridges means there is a village nearby.
Lin Ye stood outside the waist-high fence and at a glance, the entire yard was in sight.
On one side of the yard, there was a cowshed made of thatch. An old yellow cow was lying quietly there. Hearing the noise, it looked over with its eyes like copper bells.
Lin Ye shouted loudly: "Is anyone there?"
Squeak~
The wooden door of the house was pushed open, and an old man saw Lin Ye standing outside the fence with a puzzled look on his face. Lin Ye explained, "I came from Xinyang County and was on my way to Shangyang County to visit relatives. I took the wrong road and wanted to ask for a bowl of water to quench my thirst."
"Come in, little brother. I'll pour it for you right away."
The old man opened the gate of the yard and Lin Ye stood in the yard waiting. After a while, the old man came out holding a porcelain bowl full of water.
After taking a sip, Lin Ye felt refreshed.
"Young man, you are going to Shangyang County. I would like to ask you for a favor." The old man glanced at the yellow cattle in the cowshed and said, "Please help me send the cattle to Qingfeng Temple in the county and give them to Taoist Ding Xuan."
Before Lin Ye could respond, the yellow cow that had been lying peacefully in the cowshed suddenly went crazy, stood up abruptly, raised its hind legs, and rushed towards Lin Ye.
day!
Looking at the huge horns of , Lin Ye turned around and ran away in fear. Human potential was brought into play at this moment. He directly stepped over the chest-high fence, but then he fell.
The yellow cow did not rush out of the fence. Its pair of copper bell-like eyes turned red and it roared at Lin Ye.
"Don't mess around, old man."
The old man hurried forward and patted the cow's neck with his hand. The cow tilted its head and rubbed the old man's hand, enjoying it very much.
"Don't be afraid, little brother. I am a good-tempered old friend and will not hurt you."
Lin Ye: ...
"Just touch it and you'll know, little brother."
The old man led the yellow cow out of the yard. Lin Ye hesitated for a while before reaching out his hand to the cow's back. The yellow cow trembled, lowered its head and neighed, but did not make the previous attacking move.
"Thank you for your help, little brother."
The old man handed the rope to Lin Ye. Lin Ye didn't know why the old man trusted him so much. You know, cows were a huge fortune in ancient times. Wasn't the old man afraid that he would take the cow to the county and sell it?
However, after taking another look at the scalper, Lin Ye estimated that if he had this idea, he would probably be ripped apart by the scalper before he could sell the item.
Leading the yellow cow, Lin Ye set out on the road again.
The old man waved from behind.
The yellow cattle walked very slowly at first, and looked back after taking a few steps. Lin Ye did not dare to pull the rope, for fear of making the yellow cattle go crazy again.
The ox did not look back until it turned the corner and could no longer see the old man. However, a new problem arose. Whenever there was grass on the road, the ox would stop to eat a bite or two. Whenever Lin Ye pulled the rope slightly, the ox's big copper bell eyes would turn red, and Lin Ye would quickly apologize with a smile.
After serving Uncle Niu all the way for another hour and a half, Lin Ye finally saw the city wall of Shangyang County.
It was already late at night, but the city gate was very busy. Many carriages drove out of the city and headed towards the western official road. In addition to the carriages, there were also a lot of people carrying large and small bags, all heading towards the western official road.
Listening to these people's noisy conversations, Lin Ye knew what was going on.
The eldest brother and his men broke into Sanhe County, killed the county magistrate, and rebelled.
The news reached Shangyang County, and the dignitaries in the county were about to flee. Sanhe County was not far from Shangyang County, and who knew whether the rebel troops would head this way.
I heard that those who rebelled were a group of lowly poor people. There are records in history books that these poor people liked to rob the money and property of the gentry and prominent families and even kill people wherever they went.
To the west is Canglan County, which is guarded and is safer than a county town.
Lin Ye entered the city amid the panicked crowd, asked a passerby for directions to Qingfeng Temple, and led the ox to Qingfeng Temple.
Qingfeng Temple is in the east of the city. Lin Ye walked through several streets and then saw a Taoist temple with a plaque that read "Qingfeng Temple".
The gate of Qingfeng Temple was open. Lin Ye had just led the ox in when he met an old Taoist priest. He had a bun tied up with a blue scarf. His face was thin but his eyes were bright and lively.
"Fusheng Supreme Heavenly Venerable, I am the Taoist Priest Ding Xuan you are looking for."
The old Taoist priest took the initiative and shocked Lin Ye. Did Taoist priest Ding Xuan expect that he would come to find him?
"As early as an hour ago, the Taoist priest saw Old Man Li coming to his house, begging him to take care of the yellow cattle, and said that a Buddhist layman would lead the cattle here."
After listening to Taoist Ding Xuan's explanation, Lin Ye was even more surprised. Since the old man came in person, why did he still lead the ox himself? Isn't this unnecessary?
"I understand your doubts. Old man Li is a ghost. He died five days ago." Taoist Ding Xuan explained.
Lin Ye was struck by lightning.
He died five days ago, so how could he be a ghost that I could see?
"The ox was psychic and could see the ghost of old man Li. He was unwilling to leave. Old man Li was worried about the ox until he met the Buddhist monk. Then he let go of his obsession. Old man Li asked me to thank the Buddhist monk."
Taoist Ding Xuan bowed to Lin Ye, and Lin Ye quickly waved his hands, thinking it was better to forget about the ghost's thanks.
"But Taoist Priest, since Old Man Li couldn't let go of the scalper, why didn't he come earlier, but waited until now?" Lin Ye asked puzzledly.
"No ghost can get close to a Taoist temple." Taoist Priest Ding Xuan looked at Lin Ye with a strange look in his eyes and continued, "The layman borrowed a bowl of water from Old Man Li and returned a breath of Yang energy to Old Man Li. Old Man Li was able to appear in the Taoist temple with this Yang energy."
Lin Ye: ...
When did I give old man Li yang energy?
How come I don’t know this myself?
