An ancient town, a small road, bustling and lively.

Now it is the market in Mengxi Town, and the fifth, fifteenth, and twenty-fifth days of each month are the times when the surrounding villagers go to the town to catch the market.

In the evening, the market is still very crowded.

On the side of the road, a strong man with a fat face guarded a meat case, chasing flies with his hands from time to time.

Today, his business is not very good, and a lot of meat on the meat table has not been sold. Maybe because of something at home, he began to close the stall early.

The strong man put the pork piece by piece into the basket next to him, and then walked to the side where there was water to scrub the meat table and the meat chopping knife.

A little boy who looked to be seven or eight years old was running down the path, followed by several children of the same age who were frolicking after him.

When the little boy reached the basket of meat, he stopped, and then beckoned to his companions in the back.

They gathered together, chattering and whispering, smiling wickedly, and occasionally looking toward the basket.

"Do you dare to pee in it?"

"Why don't you dare?"

"Okay, whoever doesn't dare is a grandson!"

The three children walked over to the basket, looked around to see that no one was paying attention, and then unbuttoned their pants...

When the strong man who was scrubbing the meat case returned, he found the three children spraying water in his basket full of meat, and they were still comparing whose splashes were higher, and he immediately became furious and yelled:

"Whose rabbit cub is this, who dares to pee in your master's meat?"

The three children were startled by the sudden sound and ran away.

The little boy who came up with the idea was caught by the strong man at once, and one of them stumbled and fell to the ground.

"You still want to run, did you run?"

The little boy was in pain, but he stood up but did not give in, and said coldly to the strong man: "What if you don't run, what can you do to me?"

A little kid did something wrong and was so arrogant, so the strong man was furious:

"Bunny, see how I clean you up!

I'm going to stomp on your finger even if I have a lawsuit today!"

The strong man said, pinching the boy's fingers, and his other hand had already lifted the bright meat chopping knife.

When the little boy saw that the strong man had moved his real character, his face immediately turned red with fright.

"You... You... Dare, my dad will clean you up!"

"Your father is the king of heaven, I will chop you today!"

The man who sold meat was about to fall with a knife when he finished speaking, which frightened the people around him who were watching the excitement in a trance.

At this critical moment, a voice in the crowd stopped:

"Why bother with a child?"

His voice was not high, there was no commanding tone, and there was even a kind of female, every word was so clear, but there was an inexplicable majesty.

Hearing such a voice, the strong man didn't know why, and half of his anger disappeared at once.

The strong man's hand raising his knife stopped, and when he looked up, there were already a bunch of people around him, all staring at him, talking, and watching the excitement.

The strong man noticed that the man who spoke was standing in front of him, about forty years old, with a moist face, a thick black beard on his chin, and an ordinary blue robe, but it was spotlessly clean.

In his body, people feel that there is an extraordinary temperament that is difficult to hide.

The strong man realized that he was too impulsive, so he said in a slur manner:

"I... I'm just scaring him!"

After that, the strong man threw the knife in his hand on the meat case, and he realized that the impulse to be free had made a big mistake, so he cast a grateful look at the man in blue.

The little boy broke free from the strong man's hand and was about to slip away, but was stopped by the man in blue.

The little boy said angrily: "Why are you stopping me!"

"Shouldn't you apologize to this uncle for what you did wrong?" said the man in blue softly.

"Get out of the way, I don't apologize!" the little boy said, pushing his hands hard at the man in blue.

However, before his hand touched the man in blue, there was a lingering feeling that dissolved all the strength on his little hand.

The little boy was surprised as his body stopped obeying him and collapsed limply.

"If you don't want to never be able to stand up, apologize to this uncle!"

The little boy looked at the mysterious man in horror, and finally gave in, apologized to the strong man, and declared that he would not dare to do it again.

As soon as he finished speaking, his body was relieved, and he immediately stood up again, but the little boy did not leave, just stared blankly at the blue-clothed uncle in front of him.

The strong man laughed heartily: "It's nothing! It's a big deal that my pork is eaten by my big black dog, it's a blessing!"

The man in blue smiled slightly: "I am also destined for this child, so I will compensate you on his behalf!"

As he spoke, the man in blue took out a piece of jade from his arms and threw it to the strong man.

The strong man took the jade pendant and suddenly froze!

Although he has not seen much of the world, from the crystal clear and flawless texture of this piece of jade, he can feel its preciousness as a person.

The man in blue didn't stop any longer, leading the little boy out of the crowd, and then a crystal blue giant sword sprouted from the bottom of his foot, slowly sending him and the little boy into the air.

The hand of the man in blue scared the onlookers stupidly!

The little boy also tugged at the sleeve of the man in blue tightly, unable to believe his eyes.

Everyone looked at the figure of the man in blue flying away, and at this moment, I don't know who shouted:

"This is an immortal!"

After that, he fell to his knees with a thud.

Immediately afterwards, the rest of the crowd followed suit, knelt down, and prayed extremely reverently in the direction of the "immortal".

The strong man pressed the jade tightly to his chest with both hands and closed his eyes, as if a new faith was born.

The boy stood tall on the sword, without any timidity, and he admired the "immortal" in front of him very much.

He asked curiously, "Uncle, are you an immortal?"

The man in blue smiled faintly: "I'm not, I'm just a cultivator who has worked tirelessly to become an immortal." ”

"Then I also want to practice, can I be as powerful as you?"

"It depends on whether your fairy fate is enough!"

"Uncle, why are we falling? ”

The man in blue had a flushed face, "This world lacks aura. ”

The boy didn't dare to say anything, and grabbed the sleeve of the man in blue, feeling the cold wind in his ears.

There is a village courtyard in the north of Mengxi Town, with green walls and black tiles, showing that it is a large family.

A middle-aged man in his thirties, sitting at a stone table in the courtyard, with a worried face, drinking tea alone.

After a while, a servant walked in and said that the young master had returned, and had brought a guest.

The tea drinker slowly stood up and walked towards the antechamber.

The guest was the man in blue from before, and the little boy saw his father and pounced on him and took his hand.

The father asked suspiciously, "Didn't you go to your aunt's house to play with your brother?"

The little boy didn't answer, but just looked at the man in blue.

"Excuse me, who is Your Excellency?" asked the boy's father, alarmed.

The man in blue smiled faintly: "Ma Ling, don't you remember my grandfather?"

When Ma Ling heard this, he was immediately stunned, and looked at the man in blue carefully for a long time, and finally he said tremblingly:

"Unexpectedly, Xiao Zu is still alive!"

"What, are you cursing me to die early?" The man in blue was unceremonious, and walked directly to the seat facing Nan and sat down.

"Huang Jing, come and meet Grandpa Xiao!"

Ma Ling hurriedly pulled his son to the man in blue and bowed down.

It turned out that the name of this man in blue was Xiao Xiao, and according to his generation, Ma Ling also needed to call him grandpa, but judging from his appearance, Ma Ling really couldn't speak.

After Huang Jing finished saluting, he didn't shy away from it, and asked directly: "Why didn't I remember that I still had a grandfather?"

The man in blue took a sip of tea and said, "I was friends with your deceased great-grandfather, and your father didn't seem to mention me?"

Ma Huangjing looked at his father, expecting an answer.

Ma Ling patted his little shoulder: "Go back to the house first, and your father will tell you slowly later." ”

"No, I'm going to listen!"

Ma Huangjing is at home, he is not under the control of his father, today let him see the most amazing person, and he also has a deep relationship with his family, how could he suppress his curiosity.

Ma Ling had no choice but to say slowly: "You, Grandpa Xiao, are masters who live in the hidden fairyland, and have abilities that ordinary people don't have."

The more Ma Huangjing listened, the more excited he became: "Daddy, Grandpa Xiao said that he is a cultivator, and I also want to practice!"

After hearing this, Ma Ling's face sank: "Don't talk nonsense, go back to the house quickly!"

Ma Huangjing still refuses to relent. Ma Ling was about to have a seizure, but was stopped by the man in blue.

The man in blue said, "Ma Ling, I was friendly with your grandfather when I was a teenager, and then I embarked on the path of cultivation.

Your grandfather died of illness at an early age, and asked me to take care of his children and grandchildren, saying that if the Ma family has excellent descendants of immortal roots, they can follow me to find immortals.

Twenty years ago, when I went down the mountain, I found that your immortal roots were good, so I planned to take you to Zixiao Mountain to practice, but unfortunately you were so stubborn at that time that you chose to go home.

Now, your son Ma Huangjing is a rare immortal root inheritor, if the child has his own ideas, I hope you don't obstruct him. ”

Although the man in blue said very plainly, the face of the horse collar was a little nervous.

"Xiao Zu, I only have one son, Ma Huangjing, if he goes with you, I really can't give up.

The Ma family has operated a few shops in the town over the years, and they can be regarded as having some savings, so they don't have to worry about food and clothing, but they don't have any illusions about cultivation, they just want to live an ordinary life, and Xiao Zu can understand. ”

Xiao Xiao's face was expressionless, but there was already a trace of coldness in his eyes.

"Ma Ling, twenty years ago, you didn't follow me, and I didn't stop it, because you yourself are not here.

Now, your son is interested in cultivating, and if you get in the way again, don't blame me for being polite!"

When Ma Ling heard this, he knelt down in a panic, and his tears couldn't stop flowing.

"Xiao Zu, to tell you the truth, my wife is seriously ill and unconscious in bed, and now I only have Huangjing, if you take it away again, I... I'm bored!"

Xiao Xiao was furious when he heard this, and shouted: "Bold, you dare to threaten me with death!"

Ma Ling didn't dare to speak, and kept crying on his knees.

Xiao Xiao was silent for a while, stood up, and said gently: "The matter of accepting apprentices will be placed first, and take me to see your wife." ”

Ma Ling was like an amnesty, and hurriedly stood up and led Xiao Xiao to his wife's room.

On the bed, there was a woman with a withered face, and even so, she could vaguely discern her beauty in the past.

Xiao Xiao glanced at it and asked, "How did she get sick?"

Ma Ling immediately lowered his head, and tears flowed down again.

"My wife is the love of my life, she used to be a rich lady, but when I was in the most difficult time, she fell in love with me, a poor boy. When I achieved something, I did something that I would regret for the rest of my life.

Once, at the instigation of a friend, I went to a nearby fireworks place, and later my wife found out and had a big argument with me for three days. I thought she would be fine when she was angry, but on the morning of the fourth day, I found my wife lying in bed unconscious, and I found many doctors, but they had no choice, and even the famous doctors in the capital could not do anything. I could only pour the thinnest consommé into my mouth every day before she could swallow it, and so she barely lasted half a year. ”

Listening to Ma Ling's words, Xiao Xiao said with some disdain: "Sure enough, he is an ordinary man, disturbed by lust!"

Then he took out a pill from his arms, "This is the medicine I refined in Zixiao Mountain, you let him eat it, I dare to ensure that she wakes up within an hour!"

"What did you say?" said Ma Ling, who could barely believe his ears.

He knew that Xiao Xiao was capable, but he never thought that Xiao Xiao, as a cultivator, was so proficient in medical skills.

Ma Ling was almost so happy that he lost his normality, he broke the pill and personally fed his wife the powder, and his trembling hands almost went wrong.

He would fetch water, serve tea and work non-stop, and arrange his wife's quilt and mat from time to time.

An hour passed quickly, and as Xiao Xiao said, Ma Ling's wife miraculously woke up.

Ma Ling's wife snorted a few times, her eyes slightly open. Ma Ling shouted, threw himself into his wife's arms, and cried like a child.

Xiao Xiao shook his head when he saw his gaffe, gently covered the eyes of his horse collar wife with a piece of cloth to prevent the sun from being too strong, and then went out.

This scene was deeply imprinted in Ma Huangjing's heart, and he had secretly made up his mind to follow Xiao Xiao to go up the mountain to practice.

For a few days, Ma Ling's manor was as festive as a wedding, and he kept feasting nearby relatives and friends. Ma Ling's wife can occasionally come out to cheer, and she feels much better.

Xiao Xiao observed that Ma Ling's wife was fine, and after the guests left, she was going to resign.

Ma Ling's family of three came to Xiao Xiao and fell to his knees.

"Xiao Zu's great kindness and great virtue, Ma Ling will never forget!"

"Get up! There is no banquet in the world, I will leave, this time I can help you, and I can also be regarded as an explanation to your great-ancestors." ”

"Wait a minute!" said the horse leader hurriedly.

He pulled Ma Huangjing, and Ma Huangjing immediately realized: "Master, please accept the apprentice's worship!"

Xiao Xiao smiled faintly: "Huangjing, I can't accept you as an apprentice now, you still need a test, five days later, you will go to Guizi Mountain to find the entrance to the fairyland."

If you are destined, after you find it, you can go to Zixiao Mountain to find me. The entrance to the Immortal Realm opens and closes once every ten years, and the standard for our Fang Immortal Sect to accept apprentices is within the age of eight, so everyone only has one chance in their lifetime. ”

After speaking, Xiao Xiao stepped on the fairy sword and left.

After that, Xiao Xiao's voice came from afar: "Huang Jing, when you step into the path of cultivation, you need to leave your parents for decades, you have to think about it." ”

The family of three looked at Xiao Xiao who was gone away stupidly, and their hearts were full of incomparable awe.

Leaving the village, Xiao Xiao hurriedly put away the flying sword, and cursed with a weak breath: "In this world, a sword flight will abolish so many pills for me!"

After speaking, he looked around and saw that there was no one, and walked towards the Guizi Mountain on foot.

Xiao Xiao said that according to the rules, he wanted to let Ma Huangjing pass the test by himself, but he knew in his heart that such a big child would be scared to pee when he went up the mountain alone, let alone find the entrance to the fairyland. I don't know which ancestor of my sect has broken the rules. It seems that he can only help secretly and take Huangjing directly in.