In the third year of Wanli, there was a family in Quhe County, Shandong Province called Qiao Yunsheng. Yunsheng's ancestors had been in business for generations, and his family was wealthy. Since he was a child, he liked to dance with guns and get to know the heroes of the world. Therefore, he often entertained guests and was very famous in the local area.

Five years ago, a black-faced man came along to defect. This person's surname was Li Mingda, who could lift tripods, had high martial arts skills, and was upright.

On that day, Yun Sheng was having dinner at home as usual. At the banquet, everyone pushed the cup and changed the cup, and it was not lively. Suddenly, an old man with ragged clothes and a yellow face came uninvited.

The servant saw that the old man was dirty and decided that this person was either a beggar or a liar. No matter what, he refused to let him go. In a hurry, he pushed and pushed, trying to drive the old man away, but it didn't matter.

Yun Sheng heard that there was such a strange person, so he hurriedly came to welcome him and told the servants to greet him to sit down. The Taoist priest raised his hand to the host and guests and sat down. His attitude was so arrogant that it made Li Da and others unhappy. Yun Sheng did not care, poured wine and filled the dishes, and served them as guests.

After asking a few questions, he knew that the Taoist priest had come from Jiangkou, Hubei Province, and was currently living in a dilapidated Taoist temple in the eastern suburbs of the county. Yun Sheng hurriedly said, "I don't know that the master came here. In order to fulfill the friendship of the landlord, please forgive me." The Taoist priest replied, "I have been traveling around since I was a child, and the wild crane is used to it. He left in a few days. Hearing that the layman is warm and hospitable and generous, he wanted to ask for a glass of wine." Yun Sheng immediately poured wine and saluted the guest.

For the following ten days, as long as the guests were entertained at Joe's mansion, the Taoist priest would come uninvited, sit down and eat and drink, and leave after he was full of wine and food. He neither communicated with people nor thanked them. Yun Sheng did not care about it, only when he had an extra pair of bowls and chopsticks to eat, but Li Da was depressed for a long time, believing that this old Taoist was a thief who cheated to eat and drink.

One day while drinking, Li Da deliberately mocked the Taoist priest and said, "How come the Taoist prefect has never had a meal at the prefect's mansion? He has not eaten and drank ten times or eight times, and he has never seen you advocate being the master again. You are really thick-skinned." After hearing this, the Taoist prefect laughed without anger, and sneered: "Your Excellency has lived in Qiao's mansion for five years, but has he ever done something?" Li Da's face was flushed with shame, as if it was stuck in his throat.

Seeing that Li Da didn't speak, the Taoist priest drank the wine in front of him and said, "I have been sincere for a long time.

The next day, Li Da and Yun Sheng went to the eastern suburbs together, and saw the old Taoist waiting on the road from a distance. The three of them walked while talking, and in an instant they arrived at the gate of the Taoist temple. They found that the dilapidated Taoist temple had actually taken on a new look, with gold tiles and red walls, magnificent and magnificent. Yun Sheng was very strange. He asked the old Taoist why, but the old Taoist only said that it had been built soon, and he stopped talking. Yun Sheng was amazed and couldn't help but be in awe.

When they entered the Taoist temple, they found that the interior furnishings were even more gorgeous. There were only three of them sitting on the huge mahogany round table, with delicious wine and food, which were extremely sumptuous. The tableware was all crystal and jade, which were dazzling and radiant. More than ten Taoist boys in white served them wholeheartedly, poured wine, and served dishes thoughtfully. This imposing manner and style made Li Da feel ashamed.

After three rounds of wine, the three of them were a little drunk, the old Taoist suddenly called two beautiful women, two beautiful women like flowers like jade, graceful figure, like a weak willow facing the wind, buds waiting to be released, extremely eye-catching under the candlelight, the old Taoist ordered the two to dance to add fun, I saw the two long sleeves waving, dancing, soft dance, fragrant, fascinating, fascinating, lingering.

After a dance, the two beautiful women continued to wait for Joe and Li to drink. Li Da was seven or eight points drunk. In the face of such a beautiful woman, half of the three souls and seven souls were also taken away.

Qiao Yunsheng looked at it from the side, and his heart was full of anger. After thinking about my famous family, my family style is upright and I have never done anything to damage my reputation.

The old Taoist replied, "Why should a layman be in a hurry? I have been eating and drinking in your mansion for a few days, and today all the fine wines and ladies will repay you. How is it not to your liking?"

Yun Sheng retorted: "There is no need to repay, but in my life, I am open and upright, and I have never done dirty things like looking for flowers and asking willows. I am afraid that the kindness of the Taoist priest will be unlucky, so I will leave." After saying that, he left. Li Da saw Yun Sheng leave, but did not respond, and continued to live on his own.

The next morning, Yun Sheng saw that Li Da had not returned all night and remembered all kinds of things in the eastern suburbs. He couldn't help but feel suspicious. He hurriedly led people to look for Li Da, but when he saw Li Da lying unkempt in the grass, hugging a hundred catty long stone, his face was pale, and he did not know whether he was dead or alive. Yun Sheng stepped forward to test and found that Li Da's breath was still there, and hurriedly asked someone to lift the stone. He saw a small hole the width of a thumb in the center of the stone. There was a scorpion holding a poisonous needle in the hole, eager to try. Presumably Li Da was caught by the scorpion's path and was poisoned by scorpions. Yun Sheng didn't have time to think about it, so he asked everyone to lift Li Da and go to the county for medical treatment.

Yun Sheng looked back and found that yesterday's grand Taoist temple had disappeared, only a yard of grass and a few cottages.