Chapter 61
The dishes at Linxianlou were served very quickly, including roasted pork with peach sauce, jade dumplings, wine-roasted lamb tripe, golden fish soup, etc., all served by the waiter one after another. The last dish was recommended by the waiter and Bai Yang. New dish, rouge goose breast.
These dishes are similar to the ancient dishes in Shen Zening's world. The cooking methods are delicate and exquisite, and they taste unique.
This store will definitely participate in the tasting meeting organized by the city owner. Shen Zening thought to himself that Bai Yang walked in by accident, which would allow him to analyze their dishes and styles.
While he was tasting the dishes, he happened to hear a nearby table of diners discussing the tasting conference.
There is only a huge screen between the several seats in Linxian Tower, and the diners at the table behind them sound like monks who have just come out of a secret realm.
They finally came out of the secret realm and got all the spiritual materials they wanted. They met at the gate of the secret realm and were about to have a good time together in Shuowang City. As soon as they entered the city, they saw the notice board and learned that a tasting event was about to be held in the city. thing.
"Do you think, among the restaurants in Shuowang City, which one has the best chance of winning?"
"Linxian Restaurant is the largest restaurant in the city, right? The dishes are novel, and you can eat more than Changqing Restaurant, which is known as a thousand-year-old restaurant in the south of the city!"
" That’s right, the dry-fried southern pork chai I had yesterday was no good. It tasted like chewing wax. I have never eaten such an unpleasant dish in my life!”
Changqing Tower in the south of the city? It seems that the food is not good, and it has been complained about like this. It seems that I can't go there in the future.
With this in mind, Shen Zening wrote down the location and name of Changqing Tower, and then heard the monk at the table talking about his teahouse.
A monk said mysteriously, "Speaking of novelty, do you know about the Cuiwei Tea House not far outside the city?"
Another monk said "Ah" and then realized: "Brother Li said a lot recently. That teahouse that people mentioned? Wasn't it called a teahouse before?" "
I heard that the boss renovated it and expanded the second floor." The monk surnamed Li said slowly, "Cuiwei Teahouse is overcrowded every day, and I can't make an appointment. Go to the location, it is said that the drinks and dishes in the teahouse contain spiritual energy."
"Yes, yes, I have heard people say that, and I also heard that the recipes for the drinks and snacks there are unheard of, unseen, and unique in the five continents."
Other monks heard this Not only does it have aura, but the cooking method is also special. I couldn't help but say: "There is aura in the food? This is a bit exaggerated. How special is it?" "You will know if you try it next time
. The price doesn't seem to be expensive, at least. It's cheaper than Linxian Tower."
A few people made an appointment to go to the teahouse tomorrow to grab a seat and see if they have a chance to get in.
Shen Zening didn't expect Bai Yang to randomly choose a seat in a restaurant and meet a passerby from the restaurant.
...named Li? He's pretty good at Amway. I'll give him a snack when he goes to the teahouse.
The monks at the table then chatted about other teahouses and restaurants, mostly complaining, but they also made good use of each other in many places.
As they were talking, the topic changed and they started talking about the temple on the other side of Luoyun Lake, Shuihua Temple.
Every summer, lotus flowers bloom everywhere in the temple, and the fragrance is faint. In addition to burning incense and worshiping Buddha, it is also a good place to enjoy flowers.
Shen Zening listened with great interest to the scenery of Luoyun Lake and Shuihua Temple that they planted. When he heard that the wishes made at Shuihua Temple were very effective, he became really interested and planned to take Bai Yang along with him after eating. After strolling around the lake, we took a boat to visit Shuihua Temple.
This meal was eaten very slowly. Bai Yang was lost in thought for a while while eating, and when talking to Shen Zening, he would not finish the first half of a sentence.
Shen Zening was also distracted thinking about how to take Bai Yang to have fun later. He forgot to bring an umbrella and had to buy a sunshade later. From time to time, he also used his spiritual power to keep the dishes warm and cool down. It took two hours to finish the food.
After they both finished eating and came out of Linxian Tower, it happened to be two o'clock, the time when the sun was at its strongest in the day.
As soon as he came under the sun, Shen Zening was so hot that he took a step back and asked Bai Yang to wait under the eaves. He went to a nearby stall and bought an exquisite and sun-shading umbrella.
After the sun was blocked by the umbrella, it was still a bit hot.
Shen Zening relied entirely on the inheritance of his bloodline for the use of spiritual power. He was self-taught. He tried to use spiritual power to wrap the area around the two of them to cool down. After two attempts, he succeeded. He just wanted to keep it constant. Keeping cool requires continuous consumption of spiritual energy, and one's own blue bar, which is the spiritual energy reserve, may not last a whole day.
...It seems that the cultivation level is still not enough.
"...Eh?" Bai Yang was stunned when he was suddenly enveloped by the air-conditioning. Just as he was about to raise his head to ask Shen Zening, he pinched the soft tip of his ear.
"Is it not so hot anymore?" Shen Zening smiled, "Do you feel better?" Bai Yang
felt a little stuck for a moment, "I, I'm not in a bad mood, it's just... just..."
...just thinking Just some things.
No matter how slow Bai Yang became after losing his memory, he felt that he might like Shen Zening a little bit.
But he hasn't recovered his memory yet. During this period, he only remembered some unimportant fragments one after another, and he also vaguely realized that his personality after amnesia was completely different from his previous personality.
So...will Shen Zening like herself after recovering her memory?
Shen Zening and Bai Yang walked on the street for a while and noticed that the pedestrians on the street seemed to be afraid of the heat. They were either fanning themselves or drinking iced drinks.
At first, he thought that it was because his bloodline was not awakened enough and he had not practiced well that he was afraid of cold and heat. Why were other monks like this too?
Out of curiosity, Shen Zening tapped the system and after listening to some popular science on it, he realized that in order to be able to survive the cold and heat, one had to practice to the distraction stage. Although the Golden Elixir Nascent Soul and the like were under distraction, The reaction to cold and heat is not as great as that of ordinary people and low-level monks, but they will still feel discomfort in hot summer and severe winter.
After listening, Shen Zening couldn't help but sigh: "Do you need to score a god level? Are the requirements of this world of cultivation so high? It's so different from a novel." "It's
already a novel." The system said, "Besides, Three hundred years ago, the barrier of Zhu Feng Dao was shattered. After the battle with the demons in the Demon Realm, all those with high levels of cultivation died. They were either killed in battle or used to fill the barrier. The spiritual energy of the Five Continents was also polluted by the devil's energy. The energy of the entire cultivation world was severely damaged, and it took two hundred years to recover before it recovered a little. It is naturally much more difficult for monks to practice than before."
Shen Zening asked curiously: "How can this barrier be broken when it is in good condition?"
The system scratched He scratched his head and said, "I don't know about this. It's not written in the information. It seems that this past has been artificially modified. Anyway, it's either a natural disaster or a man-made disaster. Let's choose one." If this is a natural disaster, it must be a
super earthquake and a super volcanic eruption. level, and there is no need to modify history if there is a natural disaster. Shen Zening prefers man-made disasters.
However, hundreds of years have passed since the incident. What does it have to do with him, a small teahouse owner? Quan is a history of the world of cultivation and wants to know more about it.
Starting from Linxian Tower, pass through Feihong Street in the center of Shuowang City, then turn right and walk for a while to reach Luoyun Lake.
The lake was crowded with tourists, but at some point large white clouds came over to cover the sun above. The weather suddenly changed from scorching sun to cloudy, and the wind blowing from the large lake made it instantly cooler.
Many willow trees were planted around the lake. Shen Zening still held an umbrella for Bai Yang, but first removed the spiritual circle that wrapped the two of them.
After removing it, Shen Zening felt that the lakeside was not very hot, so he walked around with Bai Yang and enjoyed the nearby scenery.
After the sun was mostly covered by clouds, only a few scattered places on the lake shone with golden light. From a distance, it looked like someone had sprinkled a layer of gold dust.
On the other side of Luoyun Lake, there are mountains and mountains. Among the greenery, the outline of Shuihua Temple can be vaguely seen.
If only I had a mobile phone, I could record these beautiful scenery.
If you don’t have a mobile phone, you can have a Polaroid.
In fact, what Shen Zening wanted to take most was not the scenery of Luoyun Lake or the Shuihua Temple in the mountains, but the people in front of him.
He wanted to record every place he went with the little fox.
Thinking this, Shen Zening immediately opened the game panel, received the achievement rewards for Flower Market, Linxian Tower and Luoyun Lake from the map achievements, and received the completed daily tasks before opening the mall to search. Polaroid.
The technical content of Polaroid is not very high. It should be available for purchase at the current level, right?
Shen Zening searched around the mall and found him.
The price of Polaroids was only 400 points, so he immediately bought one, quickly unpacked the package and put the photo paper in while Bai Yang was not paying attention while looking at the scenery in the distance.
After Shen Zening prepared the Polaroid and found the angle, he called softly: "Bai Yang?"
"Huh?"
Bai Yang turned around and saw Shen Zening holding a strange object towards it. he.
There was a soft "click" sound, and the little fox with its beautiful eyes slightly widened was completely recorded in the Polaroid.
The photo paper slowly rose from the top of the Polaroid. Shen Zening picked up the photo paper and flicked it twice, then handed it to Bai Yang after the picture on it was fully displayed.
Bai Yang took it curiously, and on the small, hard white paper, the image of himself looking back just now appeared.
The young man with an exquisite face on the photo paper has a pair of snow-white fox ears, a fluffy and soft tail behind him, and the tip of the tail is slightly curled. He is standing by the lake, his moon-white clothes blown up by the breeze.
I don’t know for a moment whether it’s the picturesque scenery or the picturesque people.
In the world of cultivation, there is a magic weapon called a water mirror, which is equivalent to a video in modern technology. It can record all the scenes, characters, and words of a period of time. However, it is expensive and is generally used for sect trials or To record competitions between sects, ordinary monks would not be able to use this magical weapon.
Although he was used to Shen Zening bringing out novel gadgets from time to time, he never expected that there was something similar to a water mirror that could be recorded.
"This is called Polaroid, and the things you take are called photos." Before Bai Yang could ask, Shen Zening took the initiative and showed him how to use Polaroid.
The operation of the Polaroid was simple. Bai Yang learned it after just looking at it. Shen Zening handed him the Polaroid. The little fox who got the new prop (toy) took a lot of photos with the Polaroid. The gift of photo paper will soon be used up.
While Shen Zening continued to buy photo paper from the mall, she also bought two cups of mung bean soup to relieve the heat from a nearby stall.
There are many tourists and vendors by the lake, basically buying drinks and snacks. Bai Yang took the mung bean soup and took a few sips. Then he fell in love with the cute water dumplings on the stall. He asked Shen Zening to buy them and took several Polaroid photos.
The willow trees on the edge of Luoyun Lake, the birds on the lotus leaves by the lake, and the sparkling waves on the lake were all recorded by Bai Yang.
There is also the Shuihua Temple on the other side. Bai Yang also wanted to take a picture, but he tried several times and couldn't get it clearly, so he took Shen Zening to the boat ride, pointed to the temple in the mountains, and said, "We Would you like to go shopping there?"
Chapter 62
At the ferry crossing, there are large boats like modern ferries, which can transport large items such as carriages and sedan chairs to the other side, as well as small boats that can only seat people.
Another kind is the boat that Shen Zening and the others chose.
The boat, including the boatman, could only seat five people, so Shen Zening simply chartered the boat and spent some extra spiritual stones to let the boatman take them around the lake to the other side.
Bai Yang was sitting on the bow of the boat, and the breeze blew up the hem of his clothes like mist. He handed the Polaroid in his hand to Shen Zening, took off his shoes and socks and reached into the lake to play with the water.
Birds flew by in the distance from time to time, one of which had its own eyeliner. The black and white bird flew around the boat several times, made a short chirping sound from its mouth, and landed next to Bai Yang.
Seeing this, Bai Yang stopped splashing the water and even breathed softer unconsciously, for fear of disturbing the little bird.
"This is your first time to Luoyun Lake." The boatman at the stern of the boat said with a smile, "This is a white wagtail. There are many of them on the edge of Luoyun Lake. They are not afraid of people at all. Don't worry about scaring them. ."
Bai Yang nodded when he heard the words, his tail swayed twice unconsciously, and he stretched out his hand towards the white wagtail.
The white wagtail tilted its head, stared at Bai Yang for two seconds with its two small round eyes like black beans, and then flew up with its wings flapping.
The black and white bird retracted its claws and nestled in the palm of Bai Yang's hand like a sesame and glutinous rice dumpling.
He held the little bird in his hands with a smile in his eyes, "Shen Zening, hurry up, help me take a picture."
Without the little fox urging, Shen Zening had already raised the Polaroid.
But the "click" sound made by the Polaroid when taking pictures seemed to disturb the white wagtail, and it let out a panicked chirp, which shrank in Bai Yang's heart.
"Don't be afraid, it's just a Polaroid."
Bai Yang gently stroked the white wagtail's trembling tail feathers. The little bird turned its head and rubbed it slightly on the thin white fingertips.
After soothing the little bird, Bai Yang waved his hand in disgust, asking Shen Zening to stand further away before taking the picture.
There were no accidents during the second photo shoot. The white wagtail nestled obediently and was held by Bai Yang for several photos.
The boatman was an ordinary mortal and received many monks every day, but this "magic weapon" that could retain images was still a new thing to him. He couldn't help but take a few curious glances, and was discovered by Bai Yang. Finally, I directly sent him a photo of him rowing.
The boatman took the photo and carefully put it into his arms. At this time, the boat was about to dock. He used his best skills in his life. When the boat docked, he didn't let Shen Zening and Bai Yang feel it. A little bit of shaking.
After landing on the shore, the white wagtail chirped twice at Bai Yang and then flew away from his hand.
"Ah...he's leaving now."
Bai Yang put down his hand in disappointment, "I thought it would stay a little longer." "It
has been staying for a long time. It must be like you because it likes you very much. Maybe it will wait a while We can still see him."
After Shen Zening finished speaking, he wiped Bai Yang's palms with a wet wipe.
——Hehe, little stinking bird, it’s time to leave long ago.
When Bai Yang was holding the little bird just now, he didn't let him get close, for fear that he would make some noise and scare the little bird.
...But that was obviously a good thing done by Polaroid! !
There will definitely be sound when taking pictures, and he can't turn it off.
It was such an unjust death.
Shuihua Temple is located on the mountainside of Qingming Mountain, and there are stairs going up the mountain next to the ferry.
The mountains are shady and the woods are dense. The sun can only shed a little golden light through the gaps between the leaves. Shen Zening has already put away his umbrella.
Qingming Mountain is not high, and the stone steps wind up. Not long after walking, the two of them saw the gate of Shuihua Temple.
Shuihua Temple was full of incense, and there was an endless stream of pilgrims coming to worship Buddha. When Shen Zening was about to lead Bai Yang in as usual, the little fox suddenly turned sideways to avoid his hand.
"...It's not too bad in the temple..." Bai Yang whispered.
He looked around and saw many people looking this way intentionally or unintentionally.
Bai Yang: "!!!"
Are he and Shen Zening... so ambiguous that even passers-by can see it? !
The little fox's cheeks quickly turned red, and he quietly took a step back to distance himself from Shen Zening.
In fact, it was not because the two of them were holding hands.
Shen Zening, whose bloodline was gradually awakening, easily heard the whispers of the pilgrims and companions around him.
It’s Baiyang’s fox ears and tail.
Temples in the world of cultivation will not prevent demons from coming in. Although there are very few demons who come to burn incense and worship Buddha, they are generally generous and the money they donate for incense is much higher than that of ordinary monks. Temples everywhere still welcome them.
However, few demons step into a temple with a part of their iconic archetype intact.
Bai Yang, who still has his snow-white ears and fluffy tail, is particularly special.
After knowing the reason, Bai Yang tried several times but failed to completely retract the ears and tail. Either the ears were retracted but the tail was missing, or the tail was retracted but the ears were missed, or Shan Yu~Xi~Du~Jia. Both of them were withdrawn at the same time, and before they could breathe a sigh of relief, they came out again in just a few seconds.
Bai Yang subconsciously grabbed Shen Zening's sleeve, "What...what should I do?" "It's
okay, no one rules that you can't go in with your ears and tail up."
Shen Zening pinched the tips of the furry ears and gently Smooth down the soft fluff.
"If you're really worried, why don't you wear a cloak?"
On a hot day, it would be really hot if you put on a cloak...
Bai Yang only thought about it for a second and then shook his head as if giving up. He didn't want to wear it. He was the one who was getting hot. It’s better not to care what others think.
"Well, leave them alone."
After Shen Zening said that, he took Bai Yang's hand again and led him inside.
In Shuihua Temple, as the monks said, lotus flowers were planted everywhere. The entire temple seemed to be built on water, with countless large and small pools.
It's the flowering season, and the lotus flowers in the pond are in full bloom one after another. Only a few buds are late and hidden among the lotus leaves.
When Shen Zening and Bai Yang stood on the small bridge in the middle of the pool, they could clearly smell the elegant and quiet fragrance of flowers.
Before Bai Yang's interest in taking pictures had passed, he picked up a Polaroid and took pictures of the lotus in the pond. Shen Zening also hung up the small string that was given when he purchased the Polaroid, and put the white water into the bowl to prevent his hand from slipping and falling into the water.
Seeing that he was getting excited about filming, Shen Zening couldn't care about himself for a moment, and thought of what those monks said when they were in Linxian Tower.
——"Wish-making at Shuihua Temple is very effective! Especially for marriage."
Shen Zening said in her heart: First of all, I'm not superstitious, I just want to take a look. I'm really not superstitious, I just want to try to see if it works. .
When he passed by the main hall before, Bai Yang just took a look at the door from a distance and left. He didn't think he was interested in it.
Shen Zening coughed lightly and said to Bai Yang, "You stay here and pat, I... I'll donate some incense money and I'll come back to you in a while." The
little fox was bending over to pat the lotus, with its tail raised high. , the tips of his ears were also straightened, and he didn't care at all what Shen Zening said.
Bai Yang, who was focused on taking pictures, only heard a few sporadic words such as "take pictures here" and "be back soon". He waved casually and ran to the other side of the bridge to take pictures of lotus flowers.
Shen Zening reluctantly bought a bottle of mineral water from the mall and handed it to Bai Yang. She also left an umbrella to protect him from the sun, and then walked towards the main hall where it was said to be a magical place for marriage.
There are mostly female pilgrims who come to Shuihua Temple. Shen Zening has noticed it all the way here. He is a man who stands out among a group of pretty girls.
...What's wrong with men? Men can't, well, try to see if it works here?
As long as you are thick-skinned, others will be embarrassed.
Shen Zening bought three of the most expensive incense sticks without any psychological burden, donated a large sum of money for sesame oil, and after sincerely bowed, he picked up the lottery tube.
Dozens of sticks shook in the tube, making a small clattering sound, and soon a stick fell out. Shen Zening felt inexplicably nervous, and his heart beat like a drum. He picked it up and took a look: sign on
.
Not long after Shen Zening left, the sun gradually got stronger again. Bai Yang was too lazy to hold an umbrella, and since he had almost finished taking pictures of lotus flowers, he walked out of the lotus pond and ran to the corridor next to it to shade.
Almost no one came to this lotus pond. The scorching sun shone brightly on the outside of the corridor, making Bai Yang's eyes hurt after looking at it for a long time.
He lowered his head and blinked, then walked around the lotus pond, recalling the direction Shen Zening left, and wanted to find him.
Where did you donate the incense money...?
Bai Yang thought and walked based on his feelings. The route was naturally wrong. Not only did he not get close to where Shen Zening was, but he went further and further away, all the way to the depths of the temple.
I don't know how many corridors and paths I walked through, and the direction became increasingly unclear. Bai Yang lowered his head and kicked the pebbles on the ground with some annoyance.
Maybe he walked too far and couldn't even see anyone around him.
If he had known, he would have waited for Shen Zening to come back at the lotus pond... His
handsome eyebrows were slightly wrinkled. He was hesitating whether to go back and see if he could find a young novice to ask for directions, or to continue walking forward, when suddenly I heard the familiar "chirp" sound.
A small black and white bird flew in front of him and jumped twice on the stone road.
Bai Yang squatted down and was about to open his palms to let it come up to him. The white wagtail chirped again, and flew forward with its cute little wings fluttering twice.
"Eh? Wait for me!"
Bai Yang was stunned, then subconsciously got up to chase it.
The white wagtail and Bai Yang shuttled between the Zen room and the path. After going around several bends, a quiet bamboo forest suddenly opened up in front of them.
There is a pavilion in the bamboo forest. There is a chessboard in the pavilion. Sitting beside the chessboard is a handsome monk.
The monk wore a blue-black robe and held a string of white beads in his hand.
There seemed to be brilliance flowing in the beads, which looked a little strange in the deep and silent bamboo forest, as if he was holding a living thing in his hand.
The black and white bird stopped at the edge of the chessboard. Bai Yang's eyes followed the white wagtail flying around, and naturally it landed on the chessboard.
Baizi was surrounded by Heizi and forced into a corner. It seemed that the outcome was decided.
The monk sat upright, but with his eyes closed, as if he was resting his mind. There was no one opposite him, and he didn't know who he was playing chess with.
Bai Yang stood there at a loss. When he was hesitating whether to go forward and ask for directions, he accidentally stepped on a bamboo branch.
"Crack--"
The monk heard the sound and slowly opened his eyes.
Bai Yang was a little embarrassed. He paused and avoided the bamboo branch in the middle of the road, "...I'm sorry."
After he finished speaking, he looked at the empty chair opposite with some curiosity, "Are you waiting for someone? "
Yes, the poor monk is waiting for an old friend." The monk said.
"Hmm, then just keep waiting and I won't interrupt..."
Before Bai Yang could finish his words, he was interrupted by the monk's movements.
The monk stood up and walked out of the pavilion. He was taller than Bai Yang. When he walked slowly towards Bai Yang, people could not help but feel a sense of oppression.
Bai Yang frowned in discomfort. When the monk saw it, he stopped and took out a box of tea fruits from somewhere and stuffed it into his arms.
The box containing the tea fruits was not tightly closed, and Bai Yang could see at a glance that the box was filled with delicate and cute snacks.
Some are made to look like white rabbits, goose-yellow rose flowers, light pink peach blossoms, and translucent snow-capped mountains, all of which are made to look like Bai Yang, a little beauty lover.
"We are destined to meet each other. Can the donor accompany me to finish this game of chess?"
Bai Yang: "...Eh? Wait, I don't know how to play chess."
The monk smiled inexplicably, changing from his previous high-spirited attitude. With a cold look, he took out a meaty oil paper bag from nowhere, deliberately slowed down and peeled it open layer by layer in front of Bai Yang.
"How will you know if you don't try it? Do you want to download it?"