Chapter 164: Wealth and Splendor Dazzle the Eyes

——Tiny eyes, a reward from a friend of Zichen Star Emperor. Also, the naming was prompted by a friend.

On the official road leading to the divine capital.

Shi Xuan was walking side by side with a white-haired old man, followed by the old man's family members and guards. This old man, Chen Yanbo, is the head of an official family in Mingzhou. Due to his age, he has already retired to work at home, but he is passionate about immortality. This time, he brought his family to the capital of heaven to listen to Master Nanguang's sermon.

He was sitting in the carriage and happened to see Shi Xuan, a young Taoist priest walking outside. He was very handsome and elegant. He felt enthusiastic and walked down to talk to Shi Xuan. As soon as they started chatting, they found that the young Taoist's talk was quite insightful. He was very interested and did not return to the carriage. He just walked away talking to Shi Xuan, which made the guards behind him suffer.

"The Taoist Master is really a reclusive person. Apart from immortals like Master Nan Guang who have great supernatural powers, he is the Taoist Master who has the most profound knowledge." The more Chen Yanbo talked, the more he admired Shi Xuan. From a young Taoist priest to a Taoist priest.

The reason why Shi Xuan talked to him was for another reason: "I heard that Master Chen, you went to the capital of gods to listen to Master Nanguang's sermon? Isn't he in Luojing?" Shi Xuan was originally planning to go to Chuwan first When I arrived in Luojing, I went to find Ding Mingde again. When I went to the vicinity of Shendu, I heard the news that was spreading a lot. It was Master Nanguang who was visiting Shendu and was preparing to give a sermon for three days. Now Chen Yanbo came forward. Naturally, Find confirmation.

Chen Yanbo said with admiration on his face: "Yes, I often met Master Nan Guang when I was an official in the court. He really has great magic power and supernatural powers. He also has a thorough understanding of Taoist classics and Confucian classics. Every word he speaks is perfect." Thought provoking.”

After a pause, he continued: "However, it has been many years since I became an official. This time, Master Nan Guang came to Shendu, not far from Mingzhou, so I brought my family and children here to listen to him again. "The teachings." Then he took out a gold-plated invitation and said, "This is the entry-level thing I asked someone to get. Otherwise, it would be difficult to get in in front of Master Nanguang. Why don't we go together?"

"That's very good." Shi Xuan didn't refuse. He wanted to ask Ding Mingde anyway. It might as well take a look at his behavior first.

Chen Yanbo had a smile on his face and seemed to be very satisfied with Shi Xuan's answer: "Actually, when I saw that the Taoist priest had to walk to Shendu in the middle of winter, I guessed that the Taoist priest was going to listen to Master Nanguang's sermon, so that's why This question will definitely benefit the Taoist priest greatly from the teachings of Master Nanguang." It can be seen that this old man has great respect for Ding Mingde.

Shi Xuan smiled and said: "This is my first time to listen to Master Nanguang's sermons. I hope I can gain something. I just don't know what Master Nanguang's usual hobbies are?" Does he have a firm Taoist heart? From what he usually does, he can see One or two.

"Hahaha." Chen Yanbo pointed at Shi Xuan and laughed three times, "You are thoughtful." It seems that he misunderstood Shi Xuan's meaning, "But Master Nanguang is a very upright man, and he also has a mansion gifted by the emperor, Land, rare and rare treasures, eight living rooms, one hundred promises at a time, great splendor and wealth, so he seldom collects money or goods, and he and his wife treat each other as guests. There are only a few beautiful concubines, most of them are gifts from the royal family, so they are not greedy for sex. "It seems you are going to be disappointed."

Shi Xuan calmly asked: "Then what does he do most often?"

Chen Yanbo thought about it for a moment: "It's almost like an ordinary person. He preaches to the emperor every few days and refines some elixirs. Well, the most common thing he does is to often open forums to preach and promote our Taoism, and then he preaches. Give medicine and help the poor.”

"I heard that Master Nanguang often interferes in government affairs?" Shi Xuan asked with a smile.

Chen Yanbo frowned and said: "There is no such thing. It's just because Master Nanguang is of Confucian origin and has a lot of insights into government affairs, so the emperor likes to ask Master Nanguang for questions."

In a carriage not far behind, several women were talking and laughing. A naughty eleven-year-old girl with a melon-shaped face lifted the curtain and looked outside. Then she smiled at the others and said, "Grandpa looks like that." We had a great time chatting with the young Taoist priests! Sisters, do you think grandpa will marry one of you to that Taoist priest? You know how much grandpa loves immortality!"

A dignified girl with an oval face of fifteen or sixteen years old blushed with embarrassment and took a sip: "Qiniang, if you want to marry, just marry yourself. Why bother involving me and others." The other three girls nodded in the same way: "I think it's Qiniang. I'm so excited."

The naughty little girl with a childish look on her face didn't care, and said proudly: "I am only eleven years old, and we still have several years to talk about getting married, and several of my sisters are already waiting to be married. How can we not choose a good one carefully?" "Fan, that young Taoist priest looks pretty good. It's better than marrying that nerd or Lu man. In the future, we might be able to participate in some kind of dual cultivation." After saying this, he was laughing so hard that he couldn't stand up straight.

"Bah, Qiniang, you little girl, where did you hear these nonsense?" Another pretty girl who was also fifteen or sixteen years old said with a blush, "Besides, what's wrong with being a nerd? Maybe he will appear on the stage in the future. I will give you a phoenix crown and Xiapei when you come out of the palace."

"Okay, okay, if I don't say anything anymore, Si Niang, go find your champion." The little girl covered her mouth and snickered. After a while, she looked at Si Niang's hateful eyes and said with a serious face: "Those nonsense These words were all read from the books that Si Niang and Er Niang found in your boxes."

"Okay, okay, you actually dare to steal my things." Si Niang and Er Niang rushed towards Qi Niang with red faces. They held Qi Niang down for a good beating, and finally said: "Okay, let's go talk to grandpa and tell Qi Niang." My mother is in love and wants to marry that young Taoist priest."

Qiniang said hurriedly: "Don't talk nonsense. As a Taoist priest, you have to be like Master Nan Guang. In that case, even if you, Si Niang, have a phoenix crown and a harem, you have to bow first when you see me, hehe."

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After entering Shendu City, Chen's family already had a place to stay. Chen Yanbo graciously invited Shi Xuan to live with him, saying that it would be convenient for them to listen to Master Nan Guang's sermon tomorrow.

Shi Xuan was also good at traveling around the world, so he went with the Chen family. A night of silence.

The next day.

Shi Xuan followed the Chen family to the Shendu Jingshen Temple, where Ding Mingde was going to give a lecture.

When they arrived at the Depth of Field Temple, everyone got off the carriage and walked towards the temple. They saw many gorgeous carriages parked at the front door of the Taoist temple. I think everyone in the city of God who was qualified to come and listen to the Taoism came here.

Chen Yanbo brought his two sons, four grandsons and five granddaughters. It was such a large group of people. Shi Xuan walked beside Chen Yanbo and occasionally looked back and saw several of his granddaughters. When Shi Xuan saw them, they immediately blushed with embarrassment. One of the lively and naughty girls even glared at Shi Xuan fiercely.

Shi Xuan didn't know what they were thinking and didn't care. He continued to follow Chen Yanbo as usual, leaving the girls stunned for a while.

After passing through the front hall and stepping onto the corridor, I walked for a while before arriving at the square in front of the main hall of Depth of Scenery. I saw that a large stage had been set up there, with items such as Bagua, Four Symbols, Liangyi, and Tai Chi arranged on it. , all of which are valuable and extraordinary.

After sitting in their respective seats, everyone quietly waited for the sermon hour to arrive. Even the chattering girls did not dare to say anything in this atmosphere. The entire square was silent for a moment.

After a while, I saw a person flying out from the main hall of Jingshen Guan and landing on the pulpit. He was wearing a purple Taoist robe, a Hunyuan Guan on his head, and his top bun was pinned with a jade hairpin. He looked handsome, and his eyes were bright, but he was faint. As soon as he swept the whole place, everyone straightened their backs suddenly and became solemn and serious.

This Taoist is none other than Ding Mingde. His cultivation seems to be progressing well, his appearance is well maintained, and he has extraordinary momentum and majesty. After scanning the entire audience, he slowly sat down on the futon in the middle and began today's sermon.

Ding Mingde's talk was about using Confucianism to enter Taoism and using Confucianism to prove Taoism. It was profound, simple and brilliant, which made the audience below, who usually read classics and history rather than Taoism, be fascinated by it. Shi Xuan sighed secretly, thinking that Ding Mingde had really found the method of Confucianism and cultivation. It seemed that was not the case. These were just some common principles of mind.

For the Chen family, the half-day passed so quickly. It was noon in the blink of an eye, and Master Nanguang said from above: "It's not early today, so let's call it a day. Please remember the way of practice. It's about overcoming desire." After saying this, Master Nanguang disappeared from the stage.

"How exciting! Is this the magical power that grandpa often talks about?" Qiniang, who was shaken awake by Siniang, clapped excitedly. At first, she was excited because Ding Mingde flew on stage, but then she became drowsy. While sleeping, I just regretted that there was no pillow beside me. I thought to myself, this Nanguang master is really boring. It was only then that I became lively again. I just felt that it was much more exciting than the temple fair performance.

Chen Yanbo glared at her and asked her to cover her mouth quickly, indicating that she would not dare to talk nonsense again, and then said to his son with confidence: "Let's go back and come back tomorrow. Taoist priest, Taoist priest?" Then he discovered Shi Xuan Gone.

"Has any of you seen Taoist Master Shi?" Chen Yanbo asked his son, grandson, and granddaughter.

Everyone shook their heads and answered in unison. They had seen him just a moment ago, but they had disappeared in the blink of an eye. Chen Yanbo had no choice but to say: "Maybe Taoist Master Shi has gone to ask Master Nanguang for advice. Let's go back first. He knows the way himself."

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Ding Mingde walked back with great satisfaction. It felt so good to promote his ideas! It feels so good to be worshiped by countless people of high status! It feels so good to feel that every word and action can influence people's hearts!

He said to the two beautiful maids behind him: "Come in and give me a massage on your back." As he ordered, he waited for the maid to open the door. He sighed in his heart. If he hadn't met his uncle and had that adventure, what would he have done? How could there be Master Nan Guang today? He can enjoy the service of beautiful maids at any time, and have a good wife to host the wedding for him. Everything used in daily life is exquisite and precious. Jiangshan, counselor in government affairs, enjoying the respectful respect of the supreme ruler in the world.

"Ah! Someone is there!" The maid who opened the door screamed and hurriedly hid behind Ding Mingde. Her master had great powers.

Ding Mingde's small magical power was about to be activated, but he saw a young Taoist sitting on the Taishi chair in the room, sitting there with a calm expression, his appearance was no different from twenty years ago!