19, Strange Child
Wu Zhong and the others followed behind Li Mingyu and walked into the main hall. As soon as I entered the door, I was greeted by a gold-plated statue of a god three feet high. The statue of the god is dignified and solemn, with three lights on the top, wearing seventy-two colors, holding a red projectile, and above the god case below it is enshrined a "Qingxuan Ancestor Qi Yu Qing Yuan Shi Tianzun Miao Wu God". There is a bronze incense burner in the style of a crane on both sides of the case, and the purple smoke slowly floats out of it, and the people who come and go smell it are refreshing.
In the main hall, there were two young Taoist children who were sprinkling and sweeping, and when they saw Li Mingyu walking in, they hurriedly bowed and saluted.
"What about Elder Yunhe?" asked Li Mingyu.
One of the Dao Tong bowed down and walked up to Li Mingyu and said softly, "Elder Hui, Elder Yunhe is in the backyard at the moment to teach Hui Hui's selection results. ”
Li Mingyu nodded, let him continue to busy his own business, and then led Wu Zhong and the others towards the apse.
"Today's selection results have been known to the head of the sect, and now with the lack of spiritual energy, the qualifications of these casual cultivators are really not as good as a year. A middle-aged Taoist said.
And opposite this middle-aged Taoist, there stood an old Taoist with gray hair and was over the age of old, and when he heard this, he couldn't help but sigh a little: "The generations have changed, and there is no way to do it." All we can do is save one or two. ”
"But if this continues, our position will inevitably be overtaken by the Wang family, and the situation will be even worse. The middle-aged Taoist said anxiously.
"What's the solution. Although every effort has been made to improve, the situation is getting worse. Three of the nine lotus flowers in the courtyard have withered, and the fourth one doesn't seem to be able to hold on for long. Lao Dao looked worried, but there was nothing he could do, and he only had helplessness in his heart.
Seeing that the old Taoist was like this, the middle-aged Taoist said: "What the head of the family is worried about is exactly what we are worried about, fortunately, we still have Xiao Xuan, a few years ago, Senior Brother Shang Xuan also got a prodigy, and in recent days, he has cultivated quickly, and I think I can continue the glory of my Lanling Xiao clan." ”
"Senior brother, don't worry, I will bring you two more pieces of jade, which will definitely ensure the longevity of my Lanling Xiao Clan. ”
When the two of them heard the reputation, they saw Li Mingyu walking in with two strange Taoist priests, one of whom was still bloodshot at the corner of his mouth, and it seemed that he was injured.
"Senior sister is here. Xiao Quan said with a smile, Li Yunhe beside him saw the people who came, saluted each other, and then said, "Senior sister, is this?" He looked at the two strange young people behind Li Mingyu, and he was puzzled.
Li Mingyu smiled and said, "Come here, let Elder Yunhe take a look." ”
Wu Zhong and the others stepped forward and saluted the two: "I've seen the two seniors." ”
Xiao Quan's eyes swept over the two, and finally stopped at Wu Zhong with a thoughtful look. On the side, Li Yunhe fell on Qiu Haoxuan, his eyes lit up, like a hungry wolf, seeing a hearty meal.
"What?" Li Mingyu said with a smile, looking smug.
Li Yunhe praised again and again: "Not bad, not bad." Senior sister, where did you meet this?"
Li Mingyu said with a smile: "These two children are among the people who were persuaded to quit. Senior brother, in vain you have always called yourself a treasure collector, and these two treasures have almost passed by. ”
"It's still a senior sister, much better than me. Li Yunhe praised.
"These two children, Yunhe will stay among those children, make good arrangements, and tomorrow the people who have cultivated above the god will come to select apprentices. Xiao Quan said.
Li Yunhe nodded again and again, and hurriedly left with the two.
Looking at the backs of the three of them leaving, Xiao Quan said softly, "That kid?"
Although she didn't look at Li Mingyu, she knew that this sentence was for herself: "It should be." ”
"Alas. Xiao Quan sighed and turned to leave, leaving Li Mingyu alone in the huge room, looking at the three people who were drifting away.
Wu Zhong and the others followed Li Yunhe towards the distance. Along the way, Li Yunhe asked Qiu Haoxuan questions, occasionally rewarded himself with a few words, and then returned his attention to Qiu Haoxuan.
"What's your name?"
"Where are you from?"
"Who else is in the house?"
"How many years have you been cultivating?"
"Very good, it has only been half a year and it has been in the gas induction period, and the qualifications are good. ”
"What kind of mental method did you study, who did you study from, and what school?"
“。。。 ”
Wu Zhong was speechless on the side, this elder couldn't wait to ask for all the information of Qiu Haoxuan's eight ancestors. Seeing this, Wu Zhong could slow down and keep a distance from the two. In such an environment, it is like following a couple in love, and I am the light bulb.
At this time, in Wu Zhong's eyes, the conversation between the two people in front of him sounded like this:
"Have you eaten?"
"Eat. ”
"What did you eat?"
"Yellow braised chicken and rice. What about you, have you eaten?"
"Eat. ”
"What did you eat?"
"Eat spicy hot. ”
"Eat something good. ”
"You too. ”
“。。。 ”
The main thing is that one person speaks energetically, and the other person answers happily.
Finally reached the destination, Li Yunhe pushed the door open, there were already nearly fifty people waiting inside, and suddenly saw the door open, and everyone's eyes gathered here.
"These two people, one is named Qiu Haoxuan, and the other is eh. Li Yunhe suddenly forgot the name of the other person and hurriedly looked at him.
"My name is Wu Zhong. ”
"Yes, Wu Zhong. From now on, these two people will be the same as you, they will become the disciples of my Lanling Xiao clan, you get to know each other first, and when you rest, someone will naturally come to take you to the place where you stay. Tomorrow morning it will be dispatched, and everyone will come here early, and when the time comes, someone will take you to where you need to go. Do you hear that?" Li Yunhe said.
"I heard you!" said everyone in unison.
Li Yunhe waved his hand and left.
Wu Zhong and the others stood in front of everyone, not knowing what to do for a while. At this time, a handsome young man walked out of the crowd, looking older than Wu Zhong, and walked towards the two.
Wu Zhong could feel that this person was the highest cultivation among all people, and his cultivation was also more advanced than his, but he had not yet broken through to the late stage of qi induction.
"Welcome two, my name is Lin Yirong. Nice to meet you guys. From now on, we will be a family, so please take care of us. Lin Yirong took the lead in stretching out his hand and stretched out in front of Qiu Haoxuan.
Seeing this, Qiu Haoxuan hurriedly grabbed the other party's hand and said with a smile: "My name is Qiu Haoxuan, and his name is Wu Zhong." In the future, we will take care of each other, and we will take care of each other. ”
Lin Yirong smiled and nodded, saying hello to Wu Zhong.
Wu Zhong and the others, under the leadership of Lin Yirong, greeted each other with the people who were present with high cultivation.
"This is Gao Yiqiong, this is Song Ximing, this is Chu Huaiyang... "Most of what Lin Yirong introduced is the cultivation of the middle stage of qi induction, and a few are in the early stage of qi induction, but you can see that it will soon break through to the middle stage of qi induction.
After this circle of contact, Qiu Haoxuan has already mingled with everyone, and Wu Zhong's personality is really not good at communicating, so he has to sit on the side and watch Qiu Haoxuan go right and left there.
And at this moment, Wu Zhong noticed a young man sitting next to him. The young man is not very old, he looks like he is only eleven or twelve years old, but he is already a cultivator in the early stage of qi induction, but his breath is unstable, and he must have just broken through.
Wu Zhong looked at this child, but he always felt that something was wrong. Looking closely, the young man's eyes were blank, looking directly at his feet, his hands clasped tightly in front of his chest, his head bowed, and he didn't say a word, even if someone greeted him, he never paid attention, as if he had never heard it.
Wu Zhong wondered in his heart, what was going on with this child, but he couldn't ask the other party directly, it was too impolite.
"I have autism. The boy suddenly said, "I don't want to talk to anyone." ”
Wu Zhong looked at the child, but the other party still bowed his head, as if the words just now did not come from his mouth.
"Are you talking to me?" Wu Zhong said, pointing to himself.
"You make me comfortable. The boy bowed his head and said.
Wu Zhong smiled and said softly, "Thank you." ”
"You're welcome. He said.
Wu Zhong saw that he had returned to his original appearance, so he asked curiously, "What's your name?"
Wu Zhong stared into his eyes, but he didn't answer.
"Where are you from?"
Still. Wu Zhong thought to himself, it seems that he doesn't want to speak.
In this case, it was not convenient for him to be strong, and the two of them sat like this, knowing that someone would walk in again after half an hour.
The person who came was a little Taoist, different from the sprinkler sweeper boy above the main hall, this little Taoist priest had more temperament. At this time, he slowly walked in front of everyone and said softly, "Elder Yunhe asked me to lead you to rest, please pack your bags and come with me." After saying that, he turned around and left, not giving everyone a reaction at all.
When everyone heard this, they immediately became noisy, and they followed the little Taoist boy in groups and walked away from the lake area. Qiu Haoxuan said hello to Wu Zhong, and also followed with Lin Yirong.
When Wu Zhong saw everyone going out, he wanted to leave with him, but as soon as he got together, he saw that the children around him did not move at all, as if all this had nothing to do with him.
Wu Zhong walked up to him and whispered, "We have to go." ”
The boy remained silent, his eyes staring straight at the floor in front of him, as if he was thinking about something.
"It's time to go. Wu Zhong said again. At this time, there were only a few people left in the house, and they were walking towards the door.
The boy remained silent. Wu Zhong suddenly felt a little unhappy in his heart. Seeing everyone leaving, he really wanted to leave and stop caring about this child. But seeing him like this, I really can't bear it in my heart.
In the midst of his dilemma, the boy suddenly stood up and strode towards the door. Before Wu Zhong could react, he had already walked out of the door.
"Well, you're waiting for me. ”
By the time the two of them caught up with the large army, they had already begun to distribute the room cards, and they were almost the last to arrive, and when they got the room cards, they went to find their accommodation today. At this moment, the child was like a little heel worm, walking around with Wu Zhong.
Soon the two of them found their place to stay tonight, and when the door opened, a strong smell of dust suddenly came to their nostrils, choking Wu Zhongzhi coughing, and even the strange children behind him fell backwards again and again, not wanting to be contaminated with a piece of dust.