Chapter 154 - 99: Three Visits to the Thatched Cottage
The older the wine, the richer its flavor; the older the person, the broader their wisdom.
Hu Baosong, over two hundred years old, had insights and vision beyond the average person. Although Xu Qing was a zombie, he also possessed a heart eager for learning and the Dao.
With such an experienced teacher readily available, he naturally sought to learn diligently.
Leaving the Funeral Shop in the care of Xuan Yu, Xu Qing and Daoist Yizhen went together to the Coffin Shop to seek knowledge and the Way.
In the courtyard where Hu Baosong resided, there was an ancient peach tree. It was Xu Qing’s first time entering the backyard of the Coffin Shop.
He looked at the prayer mat placed under the peach tree, his gaze slightly stirred.
Foxes live in peach trees, and within the trees are fox holes.
There always seemed to be an inseparable bond between foxes and peach trees.
In books, it’s often recorded that foxes worship peach trees. It is said that when foxes begin their cultivation, they often seek the best peach tree within a hundred miles.
Afterwards, the foxes place offerings before the peach tree, imitating human kneeling and worship, praying that the peach tree allows them to live inside for cultivation...
Conversely, if knowledgeable people see foxes worshiping peach trees, they often choose to kill the foxes and fell the trees.