Chapter 707: Li Daoxuan, a centenarian, is a kind-hearted and gentle man like a living god
Li Daoxuan stretched out a finger, and the baby girl in the cradle immediately stretched out her pink little hand, grasped his finger, and laughed sweetly.
There was a clearly visible red line on the white and tender wrist, emitting a faint red light.
Li Daoxuan looked at her and felt a sense of closeness in his heart.
When Yang Xuanyan saw this scene, his face turned green.
The other servants also looked at him sideways, with a hint of gossip in their eyes.
This scene of a loving father and a filial daughter, if you don't know, you might think that the man in white clothes and a gold belt is the young lady's father...
But it’s strange, how could the little girl, who has never cried or made a fuss since she was born and is as wooden as a log, be so happy in front of this person?
"You, who are you and why did you break into my daughter's room!"
"I am warning you. Since Emperor Taizong, the Tang Dynasty has not been afraid of evil spirits. If you dare to be rude, don't blame me for reporting to the governor and asking him to reassign the evil people!"
His words were half a threat and half out of confidence.
Now is the seventh year of Kaiyuan. Your Majesty is wise and brave, and has worked hard to govern the country. Following the legacy of Emperor Taizong, you have made the already profound Tang Dynasty even greater and achieved an unprecedented prosperity.
Kaiyuan prosperous era!
The country was powerful and attracted tributes from all nations. Whether it was economy, military, agriculture, literature, law, astronomy, etc., it had reached an extremely high level.
According to the Tongdian Food and Money Classic, a dou of rice cost up to 13 wen, and a dou of grain cost up to 5 wen. From then on, there was no more expensive goods in the world.
I recall the heyday of the Kaiyuan era, when even small towns could house tens of thousands of households. Rice was fat and corn was white, and public and private granaries were well stocked.
People are no longer concerned about how to fill their stomachs, but how to satisfy more spiritual needs. On this basis, literature and art are flourishing and shining.
The Tang Dynasty became a beacon to the world, and Chang'an became the most prosperous city in the world.
The two words "Tang people" have long become a kind of pride.
No matter whether you are a human, a ghost or a god, if you want to attack the Tang people or the officials of the Tang Dynasty, you must always think twice and think about whether the sword of the bad guys is not fast enough, or the whip of Changle Patriarch is not strong enough?
Li Daoxuan smiled slightly and said, "Master Yang, I wonder if there have been many dead bodies of wild animals in front of your daughter's door these days?"
Yang Xuanyan's expression changed slightly.
"And do the servants in your house often see ghosts and hear sounds like the growling of wild beasts?"
Yang Xuanyan was shocked.
Because everything this person said is true.
"Does the Taoist priest know the reason?"
His address was much more polite, but still contained a hint of scrutiny.
Li Daoxuan smiled and said, "I was born in Longhu Mountain and have some knowledge of Taoism. I know a thing or two about this, but now it's midnight, so I'm afraid it's too late to tell you."
Just as he finished speaking, there were sudden sounds of gongs, drums and suona outside the door, which sounded very festive, as if someone was welcoming a bride.
But who would choose to get married in the middle of the night?
"Master Yang, others have been sending gifts for six days, and now they are ready to come and ask for the person."
Then, the sound of the suona became closer and closer. It sounded festive, but particularly creepy in the middle of the night.
A wedding procession entered the gate of Yang Mansion and headed towards Yang Yuhuan's room. Some people beat gongs, some beat drums, and some carried sedan chairs, but everyone's expression was very stiff. If you look closely, you will see that their toes did not seem to touch the ground.
Under the moonlight, the entire wedding procession looked extremely strange, with an inexplicable chilliness.
The torches in the hands of many servants flickered and dimmed suddenly, and many people shuddered.
"How dare you! Who are you? Who allowed you to enter my house? Get out!"
After all, Yang Xuanyan was the head of the household registration office of Shuzhou. He remained calm at the critical moment and stood up and scolded.
The lively sound of gongs and drums suddenly stopped, and the surroundings fell into silence. The people who were carrying the sedan chair to welcome the bride looked at Yang Xuanyan in unison, still with smiles on their faces, but their eyes were as dark as ink, without a trace of emotion.
At this time a voice sounded.
"It's useless, Lord Yang. The betrothal gifts have been given, so they will naturally take Ling's daughter back. If you forcibly stop them, I'm afraid that a happy event will turn into a sad one. "
Li Daoxuan shook his head and smiled.
Yang Xuanyan trembled all over, and a light bulb went off in his head. He remembered the various wild delicacies that often appeared in front of his daughter's room these days, and finally came to his senses.
Those things... turned out to be betrothal gifts!
When he thought of this, he became furious.
Asshole! My daughter just got born and someone dared to take advantage of her!
"Master, please save my daughter. I will reward you generously!"
He could only seek help from this Taoist priest in white. After all, the other party seemed to be a real Taoist, and he had an extraordinary demeanor. He should not be a charlatan.
"Don't worry, your daughter and I are destined to be together. I came here this time to help her become a nun."
Whether one enters Buddhism or Taoism, one can be called a monk. Of course, the monks of the Longhu Mountain Zhengyi Dao can also practice at home, which is more inclusive.
Yang Xuanyan was stunned, but he quickly made a choice. One was to become a monk, and the other was to get married. Even a fool would know which one to choose.
If he wanted to become a nun, he might have hesitated for a while, but the man in white just said that he was a Taoist priest from Mount Longhu, so there was nothing to worry about.
The Tang Dynasty respected Taoism as the state religion. Although Master Xuanzang promoted Mahayana Buddhism in recent years, which made Buddhism more famous and had a tendency to rise, Taoism still maintained its dominance.
Longhu Mountain is the leader in Taoism. Even the only imperial master since the founding of the Tang Dynasty came from Longhu Mountain.
It would be a great opportunity for my daughter to become a disciple of Mount Longhu.
Hearing Li Daoxuan's words, the people carrying the sedan chair looked at him one after another. A cold wind blew, but it automatically stopped three feet in front of Li Daoxuan and turned into invisible.
"You dare to show off a mere paper figure?"
Li Daoxuan laughed loudly, and then let out a breath lightly.
boom!
In an instant, there was a howling gale, and the strong wind from the nine heavens was like a thousand knives scraping at the bones, blowing the group of people welcoming the bride into pieces, turning them into paper people, scattering everywhere. The bridal sedan was also made of paper.
When people saw the paper figures, they all gasped.
Paper figures and paper sedan chairs, aren’t they all used for visiting graves?
"Master, is this solved?"
Yang Xuanyan looked at the scattered paper figures and asked worriedly, "Will they come back to life?"
Li Daoxuan smiled slightly and said, "The soul possessed in the paper figurine has been blown away by me. Now these are just ordinary things. Of course, because they were possessed by evil spirits, they have heavy yin energy. You can burn them to avoid attracting some unclean things into the mansion."
Yang Xuanyan quickly ordered people to collect the paper figures and burn them. Only when he saw them turn into ashes did he finally breathe a sigh of relief.
"Thank you so much for saving my life!"
At this moment, he didn't know that he had met a master. He could get rid of so many evil spirits with just a light blow. This person's cultivation was truly unfathomable.
My daughter is so blessed!
Li Daoxuan shook his head and said, "Don't be in a hurry to thank me. This matter is not over yet. In fact, you are also responsible for this matter."
Yang Xuanyan was stunned. Is it also my fault?
Li Daoxuan recited profound sounds with great majesty, which faintly resonated with the heaven and earth and were in harmony with the great way.
"Imperial order, the mountain god of Fengqi Mountain, the city god of Shuzhou, and the land god, to meet as soon as possible."
Yang Xuanyan looked at the quiet night around him and couldn't help but wonder. The mountain gods, city gods, and land gods are all gods who protect an area and have noble status. Why would they come here so late at night?
However, the next moment, three streams of light flew over, and a man with a burly appearance, thick hair and beard, more than ten feet tall, like a black bear spirit, was the mountain god of Fengqi Mountain.
The City God of Shuzhou was wearing official uniform and a black gauze hat. His face was solemn, and there was a hint of shock in his eyes that was difficult to conceal.
At the end, the God of Land still looked like an old man with flying white beard, and there was a hint of fear in his eyes as he looked at Li Daoxuan.
He was just handling official business when he suddenly felt a tremendous force descending upon him. There was almost no room for resistance and he was teleported here.
The City God and the God of Fengqi Mountain felt the same way. They looked at each other and could see the horror in each other's eyes.
Even if one is at the Yangshen realm, it is not possible to capture three gods at the same time.
When the mountain god of Fengqi Mountain saw that he was actually in Yang Xuanyan's mansion, his expression changed again.
"The little god greets the great immortal!"
Not daring to put on airs, they bowed to Li Daoxuan.
Yang Xuanyan took a breath and looked at Li Daoxuan in disbelief.
Oh no, is there really a god coming to my house?
"Fengqi Mountain God, this is Yang Xuanyan, the man you want to marry. Why don't you say hello when you see him?"
Li Daoxuan smiled.
The mountain god's heart trembled, knowing that nothing could be hidden from this Taoist in white. He estimated that the paper figures he sent to pick up the bride were in great danger.
"Your Majesty, I am not lying to you. I already have an agreement with Lord Yang Xuanyan."
Yang Xuanyan himself was depressed. His daughter had just been born, how could she possibly be engaged to someone else?
The mountain god looked at him and said, "Master Yang, have you forgotten what you said in the mountain god temple a month ago?"
Yang Xuanyan asked in confusion: "I did go to the mountain temple a month ago to pray for my wife, but, but I didn't say anything about getting engaged..."
The mountain god said angrily, "You are an official appointed by the imperial court, how can you go back on your word? When you saw the statue of my son, did you say that this boy has a handsome appearance and it would be wonderful if he could be my son-in-law?"
"Yes and no?"
After his reminder , Yang Xuanyan finally remembered it, but he felt very aggrieved and said, "I just sighed casually, this, this can also be counted?"
At that time, he saw that the statue of the son of the mountain god was quite handsome, so he thought that it would be best if his wife could give birth to a son like this. If she gave birth to a daughter, it would also be a good thing to have a son-in-law like this in the future.
However, this unintentional remark was heard by the mountain god, who regarded it as a marriage contract.
Ordinary people thought that there was nothing special about Yang Yuhuan's birth, but the ghosts and gods were all aware of it. When this girl was born, the sky was full of rosy clouds and the fragrance lasted for three days. The fortune of the entire Shuzhou increased.
There will definitely be great achievements in the future!
There were countless eyes secretly watching the Yang Mansion, and the mountain god was one of them. He had made up his mind to take advantage of the past "engagement" to take the initiative and make her his daughter-in-law.
Being young is not a problem, you can marry her off as a child bride.
Li Daoxuan said calmly, "This girl is destined to be with me. I will help her become a monk. The marriage contract was just a casual remark. Why should the mountain god take it seriously?"
"The City God and the Land God are here today, and I am also a witness. How about we just leave this matter at that?"
Both parties were wrong in this matter. Yang Xuanyan should not have spoken without restraint in the temple. You must know that there are gods above your head. What you say may be a joke, but ghosts and gods may take it seriously.
The mountain god seems to have used force and his motives were impure.
The City God and the Land God both bowed and said respectfully, "We will obey the order of the Immortal!"
The mountain god was somewhat unhappy, and said, "Master, I know you are very powerful, and I am no match for you, but this has already been decided, how can I regret it!"
He believed that he was a genuine god canonized by the imperial court, not some unorthodox person, so the other party should be wary of him.
Li Daoxuan looked at him with a half-smile and said, "So you are unwilling to give me face?"
The mountain god's heart trembled, but he still said firmly: "When it comes to marriage, I will never regret my words. Even if you kill me, my soul will still say the same thing when I go to the netherworld to see the emperor!"
Li Daoxuan sighed softly.
"Then I'll give you a ride."
With a flick of his finger, fairy light flowed between his fingers, penetrated through layers of divine power barriers, and landed on the mountain god's brow.
The mountain god of Fengqi Mountain, who had just revealed his stone body to try to resist, was shaken and his whole body collapsed, turning into fallen rocks on the ground. The mountain god seal floated in Li Daoxuan's palm and was casually collected by him.
“This, this…”
The City God and the Land God were trembling in their hearts. Although the Mountain God of Fengqi Mountain was not yet at the Yang God level, he was definitely at the peak of the Yin God level, and even had one foot halfway into the Yang God level.
In the end, you can’t even block it with one finger?
Li Daoxuan shook his head and said, "I am exactly 100 years old this year. As a 100-year-old man, I don't have such a strong desire to kill, so I tried to persuade them with kind words, but I didn't expect that there would always be people who would be stubborn and unyielding."
However, he did not let his soul fly away, but left him a chance to reincarnate.
Alas, as people get older, they are no longer as murderous as they were when they were young.
I am so kind.
…
Li Daoxuan took out a jade pendant and gave it to Yang Xuanyan, saying, "Your daughter has a destiny with Taoism, but she is too young now. When she is seven years old, you can let her take this jade pendant to Fengqi Mountain to find me."
After saying that, he looked at the City God and the Land God again.
"Please take good care of her during these seven years."
The City God and the Land God nodded quickly, not daring to refuse at all.
Li Daoxuan nodded, turned around and prepared to leave, but heard Yang Xuanyan's voice.
"Goddess, may I ask your name? When my daughter grows up, we will let her know who her benefactor is."
Li Daoxuan paused slightly, turned around and looked at the little baby girl who was reaching out to him, as if longing for a hug. Her pair of black and bright eyes were staring at him without blinking, just like his senior sister.
"I am Taichong, my common name is Li Daoxuan."
"It turned out to be Li——"
Yang Xuanyan's voice suddenly stopped.
Li what?
Li Daoxuan!!!
Not only him, but also the City God and the Land God of Shuzhou suddenly raised their heads and stared at the figure in white clothes and gold belt.
Flawless fairy lights flowed, and the night sky suddenly became as bright as day. A god-like figure could be vaguely seen stepping on auspicious clouds and riding away on the wind.
The glow of the sunset lingered for a long time.
Yang Xuanyan was extremely excited. The Imperial Master, it turned out to be the Imperial Master!
He ran to his daughter and laughed as if he was looking at a rare treasure.
After laughing for a long while, he finally calmed down and quickly placed the ring-shaped jade pendant given by the national teacher on his daughter's hand. Seeing his daughter holding the jade pendant tightly, his eyes were filled with emotion.
"I never thought that my daughter, Yang Xuanyan, could become the disciple of the Imperial Master!"
"Ring-shaped jade pendant..."
"My dear daughter, from now on you will be called...Yuhuan. "
