Chapter 17: The Order of the Heavenly Master
When the mountain wind blew at night, I made a stirring to confirm that it was not a dream, the master died, I came back after going down the mountain, and then I found that the body of the master was gone, and the brothers said that the master climbed out by himself, and then the brothers also left.
I've always thought I'm not a stupid person, but I've changed so much these days that I'm so confused that I don't know what's going on.
I didn't listen to the second senior brother, I didn't go down the mountain, but continued to live in the Sanqingguan of Dulong Mountain, every morning and evening classes continued, and the rest of the time was either practicing martial arts or chopping wood and planting vegetables, I have been used to this kind of day for ten years.
A month passed in the blink of an eye, and on this day I was practicing my fists and feet, and an old man dressed like a tramp sat on a stone not far from me, and felt a pipe, and was smoking it, and was looking at me, and I stopped.
"Hou Sheng, continue to practice, why don't you practice, there are not many people who practice martial arts these years, and they all practice Sanda Muay Thai."
The old man looked at me and said to me with a smile.
"Old man, Sanda is also a martial arts, I just practice and play, strengthen my body, and I don't go to the competition"
I replied with a smile, then went back to the Taoist temple and took two bowls, brought out a teapot, poured it cold, and invited him to drink water.
"It tastes sweet, it's good, it's the best mountain spring water," the old man took a sip and smiled, revealing his yellowed teeth.
"Old man, is there anything to do with coming to Sanqingguan?"
"Find someone"
"Old gentleman, now that I'm alone on the mountain, who does the old gentleman want to find?"
I replied that when the master was here, people would come from time to time, most of them were looking for the master, and a few were looking for the senior brothers.
"Yang Xuanzhen is dead again?"
"Again?"
When I heard the old man's words, I suddenly had a question mark in my head, what do you mean again, I have been on the mountain for ten years, and the master is alive and well.
"Yang Xuanzhen is dead, then I have to look for you, Housheng, come down the mountain with me to help me do something"
The old man did not answer, but continued to speak to me.
"Old gentleman, I'm not good at learning, my skills are low, I'm afraid I can't help you, if the old gentleman is fateful, you can go to my senior brothers, they have followed my master to learn art for decades, and they are much better than me"
I shook my head, this old man is of unknown origin, and he does not know the cause and effect, how dare I agree.
"I found your senior brother, but people don't recognize it, Housheng, do you still recognize this thing?"
The old man smiled bitterly, then took out a black token and placed it in front of me.
"Heavenly Master's Order"
I spit out three words, returned to the Taoist temple, and also took out a Heavenly Master Order, and then used the old man's comparison, tightly sealed, just a little smaller than my hand, and could be completely buckled together.
The Heavenly Master Order was created by my master himself, and it is rumored to be made of Heavenly Outer Iron, with an exorcism spell engraved on it, which has been blessed by my master for many years, and can drive away evil spirits and avoid evil.
And the Heavenly Master Order has another meaning for the master, that is, a fate word, the master lives in seclusion in Dulong Mountain, but there are still many people who go up the mountain to ask for help, and some masters are not easy to refuse openly.
So the master made thirty-seven Heavenly Master Orders, this one in my hand is the Mother Order, and the remaining thirty-six are the Child Order, these thirty-six Heavenly Master Orders were scattered among the people by the Master, and those who hold this order and go up the mountain to ask for help can ask the Master to go out of the mountain, of course, the premise is that the requirements cannot be excessive, and they cannot violate the law and discipline.
"Hou Sheng, this Heavenly Master's order is true, do you still say that you recognize it?" the old man asked again.
"The father's debt is repaid by the son, the master's unfinished fate, I will finish, Li Xuanji confessed, and just asked the old gentleman with his surname"
I nodded, the senior brother and the second senior brother left Dulong Mountain, obviously they didn't want to come back, I will inherit the mantle of the master, then I am the little heavenly master of the Heavenly Master Dao, I inherited the master's property, and naturally I want to inherit the master's debts, including this personal debt.
"Don't give your surname Liu, you can just call me Uncle Liu"
"Uncle, old man, is it really good for you to take advantage of me like this?"
I smiled bitterly, then next time I change my name to Uncle Li, okay, let you call me uncle.
"Haha, Housheng, my age is enough for your grandfather, let you shout uncle, what's wrong, you don't lose"
"Okay, Uncle Liu, you win, don't call me an afterlife, my master has passed away, and I will be the Heavenly Master of the Heavenly Master Dao in the future, of course, you can call me by my name, or Li Tianshi, if you really can't do it, the little Heavenly Master can do it"
I shook my head, no longer dwelling on this matter, take advantage of it, he is right, he is so much older than me, it is not too much to call an uncle.
"That's okay, little Heavenly Master, when are we going to go?"
"Don't worry, there are still chores in the Taoist temple that have not been dealt with, I need half a day, by the way, I will invite the uncle to have a meal, and the uncle can also talk about it, what is going down the mountain to do, I want to know the cause and effect"
I replied that this time I had to learn a lesson, and I couldn't just rush forward stupidly without knowing anything, and I had to know the cause and effect before deciding whether to do it or not.
Uncle Liu didn't refuse, so I cleaned up the Taoist temple, and then went to the back of the mountain to pick some vegetables I planted, and made a meal for him to eat.
Uncle Liu also said that the reason for inviting me down the mountain, the old man had an adventure when he was young, and he met a master who held back the treasure, and learned two hands with the master, but unfortunately he did not get the inheritance of the master, and his ability was not good, and he ran a very small waste recycling station when he was old.
This time it was to help a worker at his scrap recycling station deal with things, there was a worker in his family, particularly unlucky, several members of the family were all mentally ill, the key is that they have no genetic history of mental illness, and they are usually good, and their families were ruined by this incident.
Uncle Liu felt that it was abnormal after he found out, so he went to the worker's hometown to take a look, and found that the ancestral grave had been manipulated and planted, and that the evil had existed for many years, forming a demon spirit.
The evil spirit is a very powerful evil thing, Uncle Liu knows that his ability is low, and he can't solve this evil spirit at all, so he began to look for someone to help, Uncle Liu traveled south and north when he was young, and he also knew a lot of friends, and invited a lot of people to come.
But those people shook their heads as soon as they saw the evil spirit, and basically refused, and those who didn't refuse also offered a high price, which was a high price that Uncle Liu couldn't afford, so they had to give up in the end.
In the end, a friend mentioned my master Yang Xuanzhen to Uncle Liu, and Uncle Liu remembered that he and my master had met a few times back then, and it was a bit of fate, so he found a relationship, inquired about the Heavenly Master's order, and finally found a way to get the Heavenly Master's order and came to Dulong Mountain to find my master.
Uncle Liu went to Qinghe Town at the foot of the mountain to inquire, only to know that my master had passed away, so he went to find my two senior brothers, but they did not agree to Uncle Liu's matter, and they did not recognize the Heavenly Master's order, and instructed Uncle Liu to continue to come to me, so we met today.
"Uncle Liu is kind-hearted, Xuanji admires, I promised this matter, tomorrow morning, we will go down the mountain"
After listening to what Uncle Liu said, I observed him for a long time, and felt that he was not lying, which made me feel a little moved in my heart, he can be regarded as a good deed, so even if there is no Heavenly Master's order, I have to agree to this matter.
When the road is uneven, drawing a sword to help each other is not only the duty of the chivalrous people of the rivers and lakes, but also the duty of the cultivators of my generation.