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Qiyang People Forum
[Qiyang Beautiful Pictures] Topic: Encountering three foxes that seemed to have become spirits in the city…
Content: Forgive me for making such a headline, but I went to take pictures of the Taoist priest with my photography friends on the weekend and I got a good set of pictures. When I walked to the backyard of Baoyang Temple, I accidentally saw this scene [three foxes lying in a row.jpg].
Zhang Daozhang told me that his senior brother had rescued them in the mountains and they were thus recovering in the temple. When we arrived, the foxes were almost well. They were lying in front of the door and listening to the Taoist priest chanting sutras in the room, which made us think that these three foxes had become spirits.
Not only that, when they were going to be sent back to be released after their injuries, they actually refused to leave. [Ten consecutive shots of the fox scratching the ground.jpg]
1L:?? You didn’t say you were going to take pictures of Baoyang Temple, but you just said you were going to take pictures of Taoist Zhang?
2L: Hahahahaha 1L grasped this key point very well, it was hilarious. But this set of pictures is really good. These foxes also know how to listen to sutras.
3L: Nice picture, a wild fox? The last few pictures were so funny. The fox was scratching the ground. Why was he so exaggerated and unwilling to leave? They got along so harmoniously.
4L: It’s so cute! And is the one holding the fox in the back the legendary Zhang Daozhang? Why isn’t he wearing Taoist robes?
LZ: No, it’s Taoist Zhang’s senior brother, the one who saved the fox. I don’t know why he doesn’t wear it. I wanted to post a few more pictures, but the foxes hid after seeing us. There are also some fragmentary tidbits of Zhang Daozhang and his two senior brothers carrying the fox out.
6L: Let me go—was Zhang Daozhang’s master’s criterion for accepting disciples good looks?
7L: If I were a fox, I wouldn’t leave either…
8L:? I came in to look at the pictures of beautiful women. Why is it a real fox?
9L: No headlines at all! Really turned into a spirit! Owner, can you reprint it?
10L: I’ll also post some pictures from different angles with the original poster. I was so excited to take pictures that day.
….
The fox was hugged, its claws were digging many marks on the ground, and it was lying in front of the door listening to scriptures… These pictures were so exaggerated that it made people think they were staged, but how could it be possible to stage such a picture?
If they were resisting being hugged by people, the foxes should scratch them, but they were clearly scratching the ground and refusing to get up, and some even hid inside the house.
Coupled with the poster’s narration, everyone immediately had the picture in their minds, as well as the plot before and after. The rarest thing was that this was a rescued wild fox.
While lamenting the humanity of the foxes and teasing them about becoming spirits and wanting to listen to sutras and practice cultivation, etc., netizens subconsciously felt that the environment and people in this Taoist temple should be very good to make wild foxes reluctant to leave.
This set of pictures was reprinted with a brief description, first in the local Qiyang circle. Baoyang Temple had now become somewhat famous in the past six months, and even Zhang Daoting had become an iconic model.
Because the story of the picture was so strong, it was quickly transferred to a larger platform. The combination of fox, Taoist temple, and Taoist priests (there were two particularly handsome ones among them) made people think a lot in an instant.
Baoyang Temple was not well-known outside Qiyang City, but this set of pictures had become quite popular, and had been reposted by online media. Netizens also photoshopped the pictures and added the words on the fox’s head: Taoist priest, I want to cultivate immortality –
Some people also appealed to the Taoist priest to allow the fox to “practice” regularly in the future. This kind of person did not understand the concept of Baoyang temple. However, the locals knew that Baoyang Temple was located in a prosperous area. Netizens who were not clear about it thought that Baoyang Temple was actually in the mountains based on the story and simple explanation.
Indeed, it seemed from the pictures that the main hall at the back was an ancient building, and the ancient temples and wild foxes always reminded people of the mountains.
Later, Baoyang Temple became bigger and stronger, and when people from out of town specially came to visit, they often asked: Why is Baoyang Temple in the city??
There was no sound in the picture. Who would have thought that such a peaceful and simple Taoist temple in the picture could actually be rife with the music of square dances and the trumpets of boutiques all year round…
In short, the “recognition” of the environment of Baoyang Temple was affected by wild animals. The reputation had also become better. In the past, many people thought that Baoyang Temple was marketing itself, but now they saw this and thought, who could take such photos?
More and more citizens were becoming interested in taking a look, and it was even more crowded on weekends. They enjoyed burning incense, drinking tea, and sightseeing.
Furthermore, more people came to fetch water.
During previous droughts, Baoyang Temple opened its wells to collect water. After the drought passed, a group of tea drinkers would still go out of their way to collect water from the well.
Ever since the foxes refused to leave, people had automatically contacted various aspects of Baoyang Temple. They felt that the water quality in the well must be good. Otherwise, if the foxes could live in it and refused to leave, wouldn’t it mean that they really wanted to become an immortal?
As a result, the number of people fetching water suddenly increased.
Although there was an endless supply of water from the well, on the one hand, Guan Li also needed to use it to sell tea, so it was somewhat affected; on the other hand, the place was small, and water was drawn from morning to night every day. In the past, it was necessary to gather popularity, and it had only been a while, but now it looked a bit messy.
Xie Lingya thought for a while and came up with a rule that free water would only be allowed to be drawn for only two hours every morning.
Speaking of Xie Lingya, because that set of photos became popular on the Internet, although the main protagonists were the Fox family, he and Shi Changxuan, who showed their faces, also received a lot of attention.
Some people thought that Xie Lingya was also a lay Taoist priest and wondered why being a Taoist priest now required good looks. Not to mention the locals, only a few people knew in the past that a handsome guy would appear in Baoyang Temple from time to time, but now everyone knew it.
Some people also asked Daozhang Zhang where his senior brothers were. They photographed Daozhang Zhang every day and wanted to take pictures of his two senior brothers for a change.
This caused Hai Guanchao to joke: “Okay, now there are three Internet celebrities in Taoist Temple.”
Xie Lingya didn’t go out these days and just said helplessly: “Just wait until the heat is over in a few days.” The flowers were not red for a hundred days, and they were not continuous, so no one would pay attention to them soon.
Hai Guanchao: “Hey, then we will still have three former internet celebrities.”
Xie Lingya: “…”
Xie Lingya: “Don’t say that, if Daoting shows up every day, he will definitely remain famous forever.”
Zhang Daoting: “… …”
Hai Guanchao laughed, especially when he saw Zhang Daoting’s loveless expression.
Liu Bohe said quietly next to him: “Then I also appeared on the scene. Why don’t they ask me to take pictures… Actually, it’s okay if they don’t ask to take pictures. I don’t want to be famous, but why do some news say that the foxes are listening to an ‘old Taoist’ chanting sutras?”
Everyone looked at him and laughed suddenly, “Hahahahahaha!”
Really, they all ignored that Liu Bohe was still inside. Moreover, Liu Bohe was not yet forty this year, and the original post did not say that he was an old Taoist priest. However, some online media reposted it and called him “old Taoist priest”, as if to show that the person who had been chanting sutras was an old Taoist priest, which made him sound more immortal.
Because of this incident, some local media wanted to take advantage of the attention and conduct interviews. However, neither Xie Lingya nor Shi Changxuan wanted to be famous. They discussed with reporters and focused the interview on the Taoist temple itself.
As a result, a report was published about a small Taoist temple in the city that attracted wild foxes and caused many citizens to come to fetch water. The response was quite good.
….
Baoyang Temple could be said to have become prosperous. When Xie Lingya was almost doing well, he heard from the Taoist Association that a hunting alliance organized by the mages of the Provincial Taoist Association finally caught up with Pei Xiaoshan in a certain city a few days ago.
But in the past few days, Pei Xiaoshan, who was on the run, used the Du Gong Seal and the Sanwu Evil Sword to attract some evil objects to help him. After a battle between the two sides, Pei Xiaoshan escaped from his shell again. But this time it was not without gain. Pei Xiaoshan dropped the female sword among the Sanwu Slaying Swords, and some of the ghosts were also saved by the mages.
Xie Lingya contacted the people from the Provincial Road Association for providing reliable clues, and later applied to arrest Pei Xiaoshan together. When the people from the Provincial Road Association heard the news, they also thanked Xie Lingya.
——Pei Xiaoshan is too shady, they almost couldn’t even catch the female sword this time.
They were able to find the location of Pei Xiaoshan because the magicians in the alliance showed their magical powers and used astrology, fortune-telling, calling on gods and other methods. But they were able to track down the specific place at once also because Xie Lingya had reminded them before: “Last time I picked up Pei Xiaoshan’s clothes. When you go to find him, discuss with the police and bring some police dogs…”
So it was said that Pei Xiaoshan was bitten by a dog, and then he dropped the female sword.
Xie Lingya quickly said: “Then please ask the police to pay attention to the hospital. Maybe he will get a rabies vaccine.”
The people from the Taoist Association also said that’s it, just pay attention.
“That’s good.” Xie Lingya didn’t have to catch Pei Xiaoshan by himself. It would be best if he could be arrested as soon as possible.
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