Volume 6: Summer Chapter 19 Seeking Help
There were some noises coming from upstairs.
Taoist Qingyang looked towards the stairs and saw Jiang Mo standing on them. He was wearing dark blue pajamas with many little stars on them, and he jumped down one step at a time.
When he jumped to the last square, he looked up at Taoist Qingyang, then staggered to the front of the store, squatted down, and picked up Zhaocai, who was sleeping on the doorstep, with both hands.
"Wait, turn around." Jiang You called him.
Jiang Mo turned around.
Jiang You picked up his phone and took a few photos. "Okay, let's go play."
Jiang Mo stepped out of the store, his tail wagging.
Jiang You turned his phone screen towards Taoist Qingyang and said, "Look at this cat. It's so long, almost bigger than my son."
Taoist Qingyang looked at the photo and asked, "Your son is the child from back then, right?"
"Yeah, look at him now, how naughty he is," Jiang You looked at Jiang Mo who was standing in the middle of the yard, "He almost pulled out the leaves of the flowers I planted."
"It's hard for you too."
"Go on, why is Baihe Temple restricted?"
Taoist Qingyang noticed Jiang You's expression and said, "Compared to more than ten or twenty years ago, the changes are huge. When the research institute was there, that area was designated as a restricted area. At that time, there was only one mountain road in Laojin Mountain, which people could walk on but cars could not go up. There was no ready-made road to the back mountain."
"I remember my parents took me to climb Laojin Mountain when I was a child," Jiang You recalled. "The mountain path at that time had narrow and steep steps. I couldn't climb anymore after climbing halfway. They took turns carrying me. It took a long time to reach the top, and we didn't have the energy to play anymore."
“At that time, it was really pure cultivation.”
"Why did you move later?"
"I'm not sure. Maybe they moved to avoid being found by the Jinghu Society. About two or three years after they moved away, the Tangjiang Municipal Government began to develop Laojin Mountain. Six years ago, it was already a national scenic spot, and Baihe Temple gradually became lively," Taoist Qingyang sighed. "If only the disciples of Baihe Temple were restricted in their movements, it wouldn't be a problem. But now, there are those who like to camp on the mountain; those who don't take the repaired roads and buy expensive equipment and insist on climbing by themselves; and those who play with drones for aerial photography. If these people find something, take a picture, and then post it on the Internet, I don't know what rumors will arise. Also, the signal base station here cannot be turned off. If it is turned off, what if a tourist encounters any danger and the signal cannot be sent out at that time? What should we do?"
"These are indeed all problems," Jiang You nodded and took a sip of tea. "You can talk to the section chief directly, or communicate with the research institute. If there are any rumors in the scenic spot now, there will be a lot of fearless people who will broadcast live, and it can't be stopped."
"I originally wanted to talk to the deputy director of the institute, Jia Hong, but he went to Yanjing. I told my idea to a researcher named Ji Xiaozhen , and she said," Taoist Qingyang smiled bitterly, "She said that all difficulties can be overcome."
"Then if you go to the section chief, won't that make him offend people?"
Taoist Qingyang sighed, "Jinghu will fall. Mr. Zhuang now has enough confidence to realize his ambitions. I support him in my heart. Otherwise, I would not have cooperated with him so much over the years. Don't you think so?"
"Yes, yes."
"But I am also the abbot of Baihe Temple. There are so many disciples in the Taoist temple. Although Taoism advocates purity and inaction, we are still mortals. If we want to return to the past ten years, we have to rely on the hundreds of dollars of money from hanging orders every month..."
“It’s not easy.”
"Xiao Tang listens to you..."
"No way, the section chief is quite reasonable," Jiang You looked at Taoist Qingyang, "She was forced to come down the mountain at such a young age, but she was still able to do her job well. Why can't you communicate with her properly?"
Taoist Qingyang smiled awkwardly, "Actually, I think there is a reason why the research institute is so determined to move back to the back mountain."
"What's the reason?" Jiang You asked.
"That night, the Lingguan Temple caught fire. After the fire was put out, I immediately went to the back mountain. By then, you had disappeared. Not long after, Zhong Yan and several of Mr. Zhuang's subordinates came over. We were very anxious, but we couldn't find a solution for a while, so we could only wait," Taoist Qingyang paused, and then he said, "Then, Guan Qingtong came."
"What did she do?"
Taoist Qingyang picked up the cup and found that the water had been drunk up by him.
Jiang You stood up, took the cup and walked into the kitchen, filled it with water, and then walked out.
He heard Taoist Qingyang say: "Guan Qingtong said that she and Guan Nuo are connected by blood, and she can calculate his location. She hopes that the people on the mountain can help her rescue Guan Nuo. After that, Zhong Yan contacted Master Zhong."
Jiang You placed the cup in front of Taoist Qingyang, "What happened next?"
"You came back before the people from the mountain came over," Taoist Qingyang looked outside the store, "but where is the yard?"
Jiang Mo broke off a branch and held it in his hand as a cat toy.
Zhaocai pounced on the tree branch, his body soft and flexible.
"Where is it?" Jiang You asked.
"If Guan Qingtong had calculated the location at that time ..." Taoist Qingyang did not say anything else.
"It collapsed, probably completely." Jiang You said.
"Where are the remaining fragments?"
“It’s really boring.”
"It's boring," Taoist Qingyang looked at the tea leaves floating in the cup. "I was invited to visit the institute. Their research methods are very radical and dangerous. The first to bear the brunt are of course the researchers in the institute, but if something goes wrong, the scope of the impact will be difficult to control. Even if they cut off the road from the front mountain to the back mountain in the name of road construction, Laojin Mountain is so large that it is impossible to completely defend it."
"Study all the research institutes' considerations."
"Xiao Tang is the head of the Special Operations Department and she came from the mountains. If she speaks up, the research institute will be more or less cautious. Even if they can't stop her from moving back, they can consider security and confidentiality more carefully. I've almost lost all my hair recently because of this."
Jiang You picked up the ruler on the table and said, "Master, you should take a look at this first. As for the section chief, I will talk to her when she comes back. I'll see what she thinks and what she will do."
"Okay, just tell her about it," Taoist Qingyang took the ruler and turned it over in his hand.
Jiang You repeated to Taoist Qingyang what Meng Xianyang had said last night.
"It's been too long, and the seal has been worn out," Taoist Qingyang pointed at a word on it, one of the strokes so faint that it was invisible, "I'll take it back and reseal it. When he comes over, I'll perform a ritual."
"Then I'll leave it to you, Taoist priest."
