Chapter 471 Pills

After verifying his identity, Magistrate Mabond also breathed a sigh of relief and said some polite words of thanks to Mr. Siemens for his generous intervention in maintaining local security.

Although there are no explicit legal provisions, Buddhists and Taoists do enjoy privileges in this world.

Not only can you own a large area of ​​land, but your tax share is very small,

You can still meet an official without bowing or kneeling,

Even if it involves a criminal case, it will not be tried by the government, but will be transferred to a high-level department that specializes in the management of Zen Taoists.

Of course, the premise of all this is that the monks and Taoists must have official documents and certificates, which are rare and only provided to the direct disciples of famous and upright sects.

Therefore, it is not surprising that Mabond treated Li Ang with great courtesy.

After a while, the government official who went to the inn to check the situation returned to the county government office and explained to Mabond that there was no problem.

Magistrate Ma also went through the process of closing the case and asked the innkeeper and others to go back first. He only kindly invited Li Ang to stay and talk about it in the mansion.

In the county magistrate's mansion, Li Ang, who was wearing a black cloak, sat across from the magistrate. On the table were some warmed wine and dishes brought by servants.

Li Ang took a sip of tea and said to Mabond with a smile: "Magistrate Ma invited me here, but do you want to discuss Taoism?

The poor Taoist heard from the people in the city that the county magistrate had a lot of knowledge in Taoist medicine, fortune-telling, divination, and equations, and he was no less than an ordinary Taoist. "

"Ahem,"

Mabond felt a little embarrassed after hearing this. He picked up the wine glass and took a sip to cover up his embarrassment.

According to the previous innkeeper, this Magistrate of Madendema County has been a magistrate in Echeng for more than ten years.

At the beginning, I was quite diligent and conscientious.

He must be personally involved in all matters in the county, handling backlog of cases, eliminating abuses, and punishing traitors.

The public reputation is very good, and he will surely be promoted and prosperous soon.

But the good times did not last long. Magistrate Ma's hard-working style only lasted less than a year, and he immediately degenerated into a hands-off shopkeeper and did not bother to ask about county affairs.

He will only stay in the government office, study some mysterious magic and Taoism, and become a clay Bodhisattva in the corpse position.

Because of this, he was stuck in the position of county magistrate and failed to get promoted or make a fortune for more than ten years.

"The Taoist priest is joking. The Taoism is mysterious, and what I have learned is just a scratch."

Mabond put down his wine glass and said with some curiosity: "According to what the innkeeper said just now, the Taoist master used the talisman to exorcise gods and demons to subdue the murderers?"

"Exactly."

Li Ang smiled slightly, put his hand in the tea cup, and waved it casually in the air.

The tea that was thrown away immediately turned into eight vague figures undergoing cruel punishment.

"These are the gangsters who committed crimes."

Li Ang waved his hand again, and the image disappeared instantly, leaving only the miserable screams still echoing in the room.

Magistrate Ma had no idea that this image was actually an illusion created by Li Ang.

And that miserable scream was the wonderful performance of Miss Chai who was hiding in the rafters.

Magistrate Ma swallowed immediately, his eyes filled with fear and a hint of excitement at the same time.

Echeng is a truly remote rural area. During his years as county magistrate, he did meet some monks and Taoists.

Every time they meet, Mabond always invites them to his house to talk and exchange Taoism.

It's a pity that those monks or Taoists only practice the precepts and rules and have no magic power at all.

Either he is just a swindler, and it is better for Mabond to know his own business.

Today I have seen a truly powerful man, so there is no reason to miss him.

Mabond no longer hesitated, stood up from his chair, and bowed deeply, "Taoist Master, save me!"

Li Ang turned sideways to avoid this bow and supported Mabond, "Why is this, county magistrate?"

"The Taoist Master doesn't know something!"

Mabond stood up and sighed with mixed feelings, "I am suffering from an incurable disease."

"oh?"

Li Ang raised his eyebrows and said, "If the county magistrate is ill, he should seek medical advice. The poor man only knows thaumaturgy, but not the doctor's Qihuang art."

Mabond smiled bitterly and said: "The disease I am suffering from cannot be cured by ordinary medicine. I can only turn to the mysteries of Taoism for help."

Li Ang groaned, "Is it...infertility?"

"no no!"

Mabond waved his hand hurriedly, "I have a son and a daughter. There is no problem in this aspect."

"That is?"

"Dream."

Magistrate Ma said gloomily: "Strange dream."

Mabond sat down slowly and whispered: "Thirty years ago, there was a severe drought, and the area near Luzhou was particularly severely affected. It can be said that the ground is thousands of miles away.

At that time, thousands of refugees plowed through the mountains and fields like locusts.

In order to survive, they gnawed tree bark, ate wild vegetables, ate Guanyin soil, and even... Yi Zi ate each other. "

At this point, Mabond couldn't help but tremble all over. He paused for a while before continuing, "Back then, I was only an eight-year-old child.

Both my parents died of illness and hunger. Before leaving, they only left a letter from home and some coins for me to take with me and go to my relatives.

At that time, I was among the refugees and saw that the strong ones among the refugees began to take the lead in sharing food with those who were sick or hungry.

Terrified, he found an opportunity to escape from the team and fled all the way to the mountains.

In the deserted mountains on a cold night, with bitter wind and rain, I hid in a tree hole holding the letters from my parents, enduring hunger and cold, feeling that there was no way to survive between heaven and earth. "

Mabond drank the wine in one gulp, his face turned red, he looked at the wine glass in his hand and said with a wry smile, "I fell asleep due to the torment of sleepiness and hunger.

In the dream, I climbed a high mountain, saw a pavilion, and met an old Taoist. "

Li Ang frowned and asked, "What does the old Taoist look like?"

"I can't remember clearly."

Mabond shook his head, "The old Taoist has an immortal demeanor, kind eyebrows and kind eyes, and a childlike face, just like the legendary immortal.

He said he felt pity for me when he saw my misfortune, so he gave me a pill that could help me survive the famine.

This pill can neither satisfy my hunger nor help me chew tree bark and eat weeds.

Nor can I be allowed to become a feather and ascend to heaven, eating the wind and drinking the dew from now on.

But there is one thing,

This medicine can give me the courage to live. "

Li Ang raised his eyebrows, "Courage?"

"Exactly. "

Mabond sighed deeply, "According to what he said, after taking this pill, I will have a second life.

The more miserable and miserable I am during the day,

In my dreams at night, my life becomes happier and richer. "

Li Ang asked: "Have you eaten?"

"Of course I ate it."

Mabond said in a low voice: "When you have no choice but to die, why do you care so much?

What's more, it was just a dream. "

Li Ang shook his head, "Looking at the county magistrate's expression, I'm afraid it's not just a dream."

Mabond nodded silently, picked up the entire ceramic flask, and drank all the wine.

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