Fan Qing nearly fainted. He had been in the mountains with his teacher for three days, but the Mt. Tongtian mountain range seemed endless. They had yet to finish traversing it! Now, they were searching the entire mountain for a person? How was this any different from searching for a needle in a haystack? His master would probably be dead before they could find the person.
Fan Qing said, "Venerable One, are you joking?"
"Of course not. Jingxin, quickly search for the person. Jingfa, carry the person. Let's go. Let's search together." Fangzheng immediately gave the order as he returned his Dharmic powers to Red Boy. Such snake venom was indeed fatal to others, but with Red Boy around, Fangzheng was not worried at all. Wherever his divine powers went, wouldn't it be resolved immediately? However, Fangzheng did not wish for Red Boy to cast his divine powers in front of others. The less trouble there was, the better.
When Red Boy felt his Dharmic powers recover, he immediately obeyed the order and rushed into the forest.
When Fan Qing saw this scene, he hurriedly shouted, "Venerable One, are you mad? He's just a child. Wouldn't he be sending himself to his death by entering the forest? There are so many mosquitoes. What if … Why don't we leave the mountain? Regardless, there's still hope if we leave. "
"Patron, don't worry. This disciple of mine is especially good at finding people," said Fangzheng seriously. He was not lying. With all his divine powers, if he could not find a person, Fangzheng wondered if he should tell Guan Yin Bodhisattva to expel the idiot from the Buddhist scriptures. As for mosquitoes? Red Boy's skin was so thick that Fangzheng could not even scratch him. If any mosquito could sting him, Fangzheng would definitely subdue it like a demoness!
Fan Qing only believed that Fangzheng was fooling him. Just as he was about to say something, he suddenly heard someone speak from afar.
He heard someone shouting in front of him, "The sky is high and the clouds are tranquil. I'm free to catch bees. Haha … Sigh, it hurts to be stung."
Fangzheng's eyes lit up when he heard that. The voice sounded familiar. He immediately shouted, "Is that Perfected Letian in front!?"
Just as he said that, he heard footsteps. Following that, the bushes were pulled apart as a Daoist priest in Daoist robes ran out. It was none other than Perfected Letian! Beside him was an unhappy Red Boy. He had planned on using this opportunity to have some fun, but he ended up encountering Letian the moment he left. Therefore, the way Red Boy looked at Le Tian was one of disgust and displeasure. He kept hinting that Le Tian was a coward!
Le Tian didn't care at all. As long as he was in a good mood, he didn't care what others thought of him.
"Eh? Abbot Fangzheng, why are you here today? Could it be that he is here to visit me? Eh? This friend seems to be injured. Aiyaya, his leg is bent as if it's broken, "Le Tian said.
Fangzheng was instantly rendered speechless when he heard that. Wasn't that as though he had snapped? That would be breaking, alright?! What kind of look was that? However, only the happy-go-lucky person could say such cheerful words.
Fangzheng took the opportunity before Fan Qing blew his top to say, "Amitabha. Perfected Letian, when these two patrons entered the mountain, they encountered venomous snakes and were bitten. Furthermore, their legs were broken. It's getting dark. Why don't we go to your Taoist temple and spend the night there? "
"Daoist, please. My master was climbing the mountain to pick a herb and accidentally fell. He was bitten by a venomous snake while resting. I implore you to save him," said Fan Qing hurriedly.
Le Tian was taken aback when he heard that. Then he shook his head like a rattle drum. He first returned Fangzheng's bow, but as he was holding a calabash in one hand, it was inconvenient. He raised his left hand and bent his index finger. He raised his knee and said, "Immeasurable Temple."
Only then did he continue, "Abbot Fangzheng can go, but you can't."
"Why?" Fan Qing turned anxious. "Daoist, you can't leave them in the lurch."
Fangzheng was puzzled as well. Perfected Letian did not seem like someone with a heart of stone who would leave them in the lurch.
Perfected Letian said, "This Penniless Priest's Daoist temple doesn't accept people who aren't of the same Dao. This Penniless Priest lives deep in the mountains, isolated from the world. This Penniless Priest does not wish to be tainted by any karma. Unless they are of the same Dao, this Penniless Priest will not accept anyone. Of course, your situation is a little special. You can stay in a house outside the Daoist temple. As for the snake venom? "
Perfected Letian swept a glance at the elder. Then, he poured out two pills from his calabash. One was green in color. He crushed it with his saliva and smeared it on the elder's wound. Then, he took out a red pill and stuffed it into the elder's mouth. Only then did he say, "He's fine now."
Fan Qing immediately heaved a sigh of relief.
Perfected Letian added, "He won't die anytime soon."
Fan Qing nearly cried when he heard that. Why did all the monks and Daoists he encountered like to take a breather? Wouldn't die anytime soon meant that he would still die?
Perfected Letian did not look at Fan Qing as he said to Fangzheng, "Abbot, let's go. Come have a seat at my place."
Fangzheng nodded. At the same time, he was rather curious. Perfected Letian, who was so frugal with his clothes, actually had a house outside his Daoist temple? He could not tell that he was quite a nouveau riche!
Fan Qing turned anxious. Just as he was about to say something, he saw that Perfected Letian had already left. Helplessly, he planned on carrying his master, but he saw the huge white wolf run over. Monkey swung his master's fifty kilograms body up like a feather and threw him onto Lone Wolf's back. Fan Qing was just about to shout when Lone Wolf ran off at an extremely fast speed. Monkey ran as well, supporting the elder the entire way to prevent him from falling. When they encountered tree branches, they would open them in advance to prevent the elder from being scratched.
Upon seeing this, Fan Qing heaved a sigh of relief. As for lodging, it was fine as long as there was a place to stay. He was not picky about living in the deep mountains and forests.
However …
"Daoist, is this the lodging outside you were talking about?!" Fan Qing nearly screamed. Fan Qing pointed at a temporary shack that was less than three meters wide and two meters long. He was on the brink of insanity! Was this a place for humans to live in? It wasn't even enough to rear pigs, right?
"Immeasurable Temple. If you don't like it, you can find another place to stay." After Perfected Letian said that, he ignored Fan Qing. His expression changed as he said to Fangzheng with a chuckle, "Abbot Fangzheng, This Penniless Priest has recently gained some insight and was vexed that there was no one to share it with. Shall we have a chat in the Daoist temple? "
Fangzheng was taken aback as he looked at Perfected Letian before looking at the furious Fan Qing. Following that, he shook his head. Although Perfected Letian did not give Fan Qing a very good reception, the straw hut was made of mud and was rather sturdy. It was not a problem for it to protect him for a night. Furthermore, Perfected Letian had saved his master's life. This was a benevolent act. Fan Qing had forgotten about it in a blink of an eye. He even looked angry and displeased. This made Fangzheng feel rather displeased. If not for Fan Qing risking his life to protect his master, Fangzheng would not have bothered with him.
Therefore, Fangzheng and Perfected Letian walked to the Daoist temple, leaving Fan Qing behind to enjoy the mountain breeze.
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