Chapter 5 Apprenticeship with the Ninth Uncle
The night passed quickly. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info
The jade rabbit falls in the west, and the golden crow rises.
When I woke up from the dream, it was already about six o'clock in the morning.
After a brief wash, after eating the breakfast prepared by the family, Ye Yi quietly left ten silver dollars and came to the entrance of the village with Master Yixiu.
"Master, then I will take my leave first, and I will see you later. Ye Yi bowed to Master Yixiu and said with a smile.
"Yun boy, you wait first, we have a fate, this is for you. ”
Master Ikyu nodded, took a string of Buddhist beads from his right wrist, and handed it to him.
Ye Yi took a look, the Buddha beads are divided into eighteen pieces, which seem to be made of nanmu, the Buddha beads are round and smooth, the surface exudes a jade-like luster, inadvertently smelled, and there is a trace of strange fragrance pouring out, inhaling from the tip of the nose, entering the heart and spleen, the spirit is not to be lifted, and it is a lot of shaken.
"Good stuff!"
Ye Yi secretly said in his heart, "It's just that the master is too precious." ”
"No hindrance, this kind of Buddha beads is just what I hold with the sutra and chant the mantra in the end, not to mention anything precious, we are destined to meet one, this string of Buddha beads is sent to you in the hope that it can help you in the future. Master Ikkyu waved his hand lightly and said.
"In this case, then thank you Master. When Ye Yi heard this, he was no longer hypocritical, he really liked this string of Buddhist beads, and he couldn't give it up, so he thanked Master Yixiu again, and after saying goodbye again, the three of them went their separate ways.
The journeys of the three are not the same, one south and one north, completely opposite.
On the other way, Qin Jing suddenly asked Master Yixiu, "Master, why did you give him that string of Buddhist beads, it was five years of chanting and holding mantras!"
Master Yixiu smiled, "That kid is kind-hearted, what if I give him a string of Buddhist beads, although he has been holding the sutra and chanting mantras for five years, it is just a string of Buddhist beads." ”
"Master, where did you see that he has a kind heart? Qin Jing asked a little unconvinced.
Master Ikkyu shook his head, "Look at your memorization." ”
Qin Jing hurriedly put down the back and opened it, and at some point there was a red pouch. The pouch rope was untied, and a small pile of white silver dollars immediately shook in the sunlight.
"It's the ocean, a lot!"
Qin Jing was taken aback, she had wandered around with Master Yixiu all these years, but her life was not very good, basically there were too many days of hunger and a full meal. And although her master is not old-fashioned, he has money and gives more to the poor, and often does not leave any money on him, so even the clothes of the two have always been simple.
For example, the clothes she wears are often mended and changed, and broken and repaired.
"Did he put it!"
"Well, Yun Xiaozi was worried that we would have no source of livelihood for the old and the young, and he refused to accept it, so he secretly let it go, not only that, but he also secretly put a sum of money in the family where we lived. Master Ikkyu nodded and explained.
Although Ye Yi didn't say it explicitly, he was used to seeing the ups and downs of the world, and he still knew what Ye Yi was in essence, and he could roughly guess what he thought and did.
Therefore, he gave him a string of Buddhist beads holding mantras, hoping that if he accidentally touched demons and monsters in the future, he could keep him safe.
On the other side, Ye Yi didn't know that his purpose had been guessed.
He had repeatedly asked about the distance before leaving, so he didn't deviate all the way, and he used his spiritual power to continuously stimulate his legs a little, and he walked as fast as he ran, and he didn't feel tired.
The journey was also quite smooth, and there were no messy chores, and when it was almost three o'clock in the afternoon, he finally came to Jiuquan Town.
Jiuquan Town is a little less prosperous than its Renjia Town, but it is more lively than the countryside, although it is already afternoon, but there are not a few people coming and going on the streets.
The townspeople of Jiuquan Town were not much interested in a strange visitor, so they easily found someone, and after asking about the location of Uncle Jiu, they turned around and came to the door of a house.
"Knock!" Ye Yi knocked on the door.
"Who!" a voice sounded from behind the door, and not long after, the door opened, and the figure of Uncle Nine appeared behind the door.
"Hello Uncle Nine. Ye Yi bowed his head and saluted.
"It's you!" Lin Jiu had a good memory, and recognized who the little ghost standing in front of him was, "That kid from the Cheng family in Renjia Town, what are you doing here?"
"There's something I want to ask Uncle Nine for. Ye Yi smiled sweetly, revealing eight white and neat teeth, the standard was perfect.
"Tell me something. Lin Jiuhu thought about it suspiciously, but he couldn't guess from Ye Yi's expression, so he beckoned and walked inside, "Remember to close the door." ”
Ye Yi quickly followed the door, closed the door, and came to the living room.
The living room was built into a simple house, with only a round table and a few stools, and Lin Jiu was sitting on the stool, lifting a large celadon teapot to add tea to himself.
"I'll come, I'll come. Ye Yi hurriedly shouted and walked up, grabbed the teapot and carefully poured a cup of tea, and then stood aside with a smile.
"Huh?" Lin Jiu blinked suspiciously, holding the teacup and slowly sucking the tea, it seemed that this kid had something to ask me.
But what's the matter?
Although he couldn't guess, he finally had the bottom in his heart, and looked at Ye Yi with a smile on his face, and Ye Yi responded with a smile.
After Uncle Nine finished drinking a cup of tea, Ye Yi hurriedly added it.
After drinking another cup of tea, the anxiety that had been woken up by the afternoon nap went a lot, put the teacup on the round table, and saw that Ye Yi was going to pour it again, and waved his hand, "No need, let's say, what do you kid have to find me?"
Ye Yi smiled, put down the teapot, moved two steps to him and suddenly knelt down, "I want to ask Uncle Nine to accept me as an apprentice." ”
"What!" Lin Jiu was really taken aback, he had guessed many possibilities, but he didn't guess that Ye Yi's purpose was actually to worship himself as a teacher.
"I implore Uncle Nine to fulfill it. Ye Yi said and knocked his head down heavily.
"Wait..."Lin Jiu hurriedly wanted to pull it, but Ye Yi kowtowed quickly, and when he pulled it, he had already finished knocking, looking at the red and swollen head, and the serious persistence in Ye Yi's eyes, he stood up, turned back and forth a few times in an anxious mood, scratched his head again, and finally sat back in place.
"Tell me why you want to worship me as a teacher. Uncle Nine said with a solemn expression, "I know you, you have studied in the provincial capital since you were a child, and your future is naturally limitless, why do you suddenly want to worship me, a poor Taoist, as a master." ”
"Because I want to cultivate immortals, I don't want to die, I know that Uncle Nine is a master of Taoism, so I implore Uncle Nine to give me a chance. Ye Yi said loudly.
"Cultivating immortals, if you don't want to die, do you want to live forever!" Lin Jiu could hear the truth of Ye Yi's words, and smiled inexplicably. recalled that when he left home when he was young, he also longed for immortality in cultivating immortals, but as he grew older, he realized how ridiculous his idea was.
In today's world, since the end of the Song Dynasty and the beginning of the Yuan Dynasty, no one has been able to ascend for nearly 700 years. Especially since the Qing Dynasty, the world has changed greatly, the aura has become scarce day by day, and it has been diluted to the extreme, and no one has achieved the way of Jindan, he is just refining qi, and he has become one of the masters in this world.
It can be said that cultivating immortals is like a stagnant lake, and there is no upward channel, which makes people who are aspiring to immortality extremely desperate.
Today, I suddenly heard a child say that he wanted to cultivate immortals and want to be immortal! His heart was stirred, and he recalled the old things, and his heart was bitter and sighed lightly.
He sighed and persuaded: "Silly boy, let me tell you, it is no longer possible to cultivate immortal immortals, you still give up this idea, go back well." ”
"Can't immortal cultivators live forever?" Ye Yi asked rhetorically.
"No, cultivating immortals can live forever. Lin Jiu smiled bitterly, "It's just that there is no immortal path for immortal cultivators in this world." ”
"Why?"
"Because the aura of heaven and earth in this world is already insufficient, and we need the aura of heaven and earth to cultivate immortals, how can a cultivator who does not have the aura of heaven and earth still cultivate immortals. ”
"Even if this is the case, I will never regret it! I firmly believe that there is no infinite path to heaven, and even if there is no heaven and earth aura, there will be other ways, and I ask Master to fulfill it. Ye Yi said with a firm expression.
"What a stubborn silly boy. Lin Jiu shook his head helplessly, but seeing that his eyes were firm and clear, his expression was resolute without a trace of hesitation, and he sighed lightly and said, "I hope you won't regret it in the future." ”
"Thank you, Master. Ye Yi was overjoyed, the implication of Uncle Jiu's words was that he had already agreed to accept him, and immediately knocked down with a few bangs.
"Disciple Cheng Yun greets Master!"
"Get up. Pulling Ye Yi up, seeing that his forehead was even more red and swollen, there was a little more satisfaction in his heart.
Even though cultivating immortals and attaining immortality in this world is already a dream, the Great Dao method passed down by the ancestors of the master still has to be passed on. Ye Yi's heart is firm, even if he can't achieve much in the future, he is also suitable to be an heir and preach to future generations.
"Since you have worshipped me as a teacher, then you have to take care of the affairs at home. ”
"Back to Master, the apprentice has no relatives and no reason in his family, and he is also single, so he came here to explain some trivial matters, and there is nothing else to deal with. ”
"That's fine. Uncle Nine nodded, "Since you have entered my sect, then I will explain to you some of the origins of this sect and some rules." ”
"Listen up. ”
"To learn the Tao from the Shangqing faction, the patriarch of the opening school is Wei Huacun patriarch, my mentor is Yunhua Dao, and my Shangqing disciple is from Maoshan because he is from Maoshan, so we can also be called Maoshan Sect..."
"For my disciples, you should uphold the rules of your own sect. ”
"First: Do not betray the sect, violators will be killed!"
"Second: You must respect the teacher, love the same family, and be demoted to the sect at the lightest, and kill at the worst!"
"Third: We must keep righteousness and ward off evil, keep ourselves clean, and have a good character!
"Fourth: As soon as you see a demon, draw your sword and kill it!"
"Fifth:..."
After sprinkling the nine precepts, Ye Yi had a headache when he heard it, and there was only one impression in his mind: he is worthy of being a decent family, and his brother must be a good person in the future, even if he is a bad person, he can't be discovered by the master.
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