"What does it matter, if there are three, there can be a fourth. What's more, didn't your previous two masters only teach you for a month or two before leaving? Strictly speaking, this is not a master, but it can only be said that it has given you some guidance. As for the exercises that you have no intention of cultivating, the master is already dead and old, and you can't do a lot, so you can completely worship my senior brother as a teacher. Didn't you say that you don't know any exercises and techniques, and you can definitely learn what you want by following him. Kong Daochang said with a smile.

After speaking, he asked the old man again: "Senior brother, after so many years, you have not confiscated a single apprentice, and there is such an outstanding young man in front of you, and his qualifications are very good, what do you think?" ”

The old man smiled indifferently: "Senior brother, I know your thoughts. Let me accept apprentices, don't you just hope that there will be successors in the future, your apprentices are not capable, but the idea has moved to my head, and you are thoughtful. ”

Kong Daochang smiled embarrassedly: "Senior brother, since you didn't ask about the world a hundred years ago, I, as a junior brother, had no choice but to pick up the burden of my Celestial Elephant Gate. Back then, the prestige and scale of my Heavenly Elephant Sect were less than one-fifth of that of the Heavenly Sect, but it was still a first-class sect gate in China. But now in my hands, I haven't been able to carry him forward, it's my incompetence, and it's also the fixed number of my celestial gates, and I admit it if you don't want to take over. But now that my Celestial Phenomenon Gate is declining, Senior Brother, even if you don't go out of the mountain in person, you can train a successor. Although I have been with Xiao Lin for less than an hour or two, I can feel that he is kind-hearted and calm, and he is the best person to be your apprentice in terms of character and qualifications. ”

After speaking, Kong Daochang was a little excited, and his eyes stared at the old man without blinking. Except for the shock he had expressed before, the old man had always smiled and had a gentle expression until now, making it impossible to see what was going on in his heart.

The old man smiled and said: "Senior brother, I know your difficulty, in front of this young man named Lin Yi, I also have the heart to accept the apprentice, but you have not asked the other party's opinion to bring him to me, I'm afraid it will be difficult to convince the other party." ”

The old man said and smiled at Lin Yi: "If you don't mind, I will call you Xiaolin like my junior brother." Xiaolin, I'm really sorry, my junior brother just wanted me to accept the apprenticeship before he brought you to me, I know that he must not have told you about this beforehand, I will say sorry to you on his behalf. ”

Lin Yi never imagined that a monk who had lived for more than five hundred years would apologize to him, and the original unhappiness in his heart suddenly disappeared, and he hurriedly said: "It doesn't matter, if my predecessors can really accept me as an apprentice, it will be my greatest honor." ”

"So, you agreed?" There was a hint of joy on the old man's face.

"Hmm." Lin Yi nodded.

The old man and Kong Daochang immediately laughed. The old man said, "In that case, let's do the apprenticeship." ”

Lin Yi was stunned for a moment, and Kong Daochang hurriedly reminded in a low voice: "Quickly kowtow to my senior brother three times!" ”

Lin Yi suddenly realized, and hurriedly knelt down in front of the old man, and kowtowed three loudly. The old man was overjoyed and hurriedly helped him up.

The two stood up together, and Lin Yi realized that the other party was even taller than he imagined, one meter eighty-five, tall and burly, not much better than adults.

"Okay, the master has also worshipped, can you go back with your uncle first, you come to me tomorrow morning, I have something to talk to you." The old man said.

"Yes, master."

"Senior brother, then let's take our leave first."

Immediately, Kong Daochang took Lin Yi back the same way and walked out of the cave.

The two chatted while walking, and Kong Daochang said: "Senior nephew, I brought you here without telling you about the matter just now, and let you apprentice, you won't blame me, right?" ”

"No, I should thank you!" Lin Yi said with a smile.

Kong Daochang also laughed: "That's good, that's good." Actually, I would do this if I wanted you to be my disciple of the Celestial Phenomena Sect, but now it's okay, we'll be a family from now on. ”

"Hmm. By the way, uncle, what is my master's surname, or does he have any road name? Lin Yi asked casually.

Kong Daochang smiled slightly: "He is also surnamed Kong." Before you came, you asked me to find Kong Dao Chief, and the reason why I want to ask you which Kong Dao Chief you are looking for. But don't get me wrong, we're not brothers, he spoke out more than 300 years before me, and he was a monk in the Song Dynasty. He also has a thief number, called Chen Yuanzi. In the future, someone will find a person from Chenyuan Dao, and he will be talking about him. ”

Lin Yi was relieved at this time, and said with a smile: "Then didn't Xie Lingyun become my senior brother?" ”

At the mention of Xie Lingyun, Kong Daochang's eyes suddenly dimmed, his expression looked very low, and he nodded slightly: "Yes." It's a pity that your senior brother is no longer alive at a young age, and I still feel like I'm in a dream. He had only left the Celestial Observatory five years earlier. I think that when he was in Guannei, although he was the least qualified and comprehension of my five disciples, he worked very hard, getting up at four o'clock in the morning to cultivate, and he would not rest until one or two o'clock in the morning. Eventually, I learned my spells, and it was a small success. ”

Lin Yi's heart moved: "Are you mainly cultivating charms?" ”

Kong Daochang shook his head with a smile: "I can't say that, I have a lot of cultivation techniques in the Heavenly Elephant Sect, in addition to the famous spell book in China, I am more outstanding in formations and spells, and I am relatively proficient in spells and spells." Comparatively speaking, my senior brother is particularly good at spells and formations. But now in front of you, I, the uncle, am a little ashamed, you have reached the fifth layer of the spirit period, and I am only the fourth layer of the spirit stage. ”

Lin Yi hurriedly said: "Don't say that, it's just my luck, not to mention that the seniority of the senior uncle is not divided according to strength." After speaking, he hurriedly changed the topic and said, "By the way, what kind of cultivation is my master now?" ”

"Your master, he has already surpassed the Spirit Movement Period, and even reached the eighth layer of the Spirit Week, and in the current Dao Realm, he can be regarded as a first-class master. Rest assured, you'll definitely learn a lot. ”

The two chatted and walked, and after a while returned to the Taoist temple. Kong Daochang arranged a dormitory for Lin Yi, which was equipped with complete toiletries, and even the quilts were brand new, which seemed to be attracting newcomers here at any time.

Although it was a strange place, Lin Yi rested well this night, and he didn't practice, so he got up early the next morning, brushed his teeth and washed up, and went out directly to Xie Lingjing's house.

The door was open, and an old woman in green overalls was cleaning, Lin Yi was extremely curious, and asked the other party Xie Lingjing.

The old woman said she was gone.

Lin Yi thanked the old woman and came out. It seems that Xie Lingjing actually cares about her parents in her heart, otherwise she wouldn't have gone down the mountain so early, but this is better, she originally planned to send her down the mountain.

Lin Yi immediately went to find Kong Daochang, but before he could reach his room, Kong Daochang came out, and when he saw Lin Yi, he immediately laughed: "Senior nephew, you got up quite early, how was it, did you sleep well last night?" ”

"Not bad. By the way, Xie Lingjing went down the mountain. Lin Yi said.

"Well, I already know about this, she came to me early in the morning, saying that she would go back to accompany her parents first, and she would come after a while."

Lin Yi smiled a little embarrassedly: "She is your apprentice, you won't blame me for persuading her to leave, right?" ”

"Of course not. Kobayashi, you're doing a great job. I persuaded her yesterday before you came, but unfortunately she didn't listen at all, and I should thank you for moving her. After speaking, Kong Daochang changed his words, "Okay, don't talk about this, have you eaten it?" ”

"Not yet."

"I'll take you to the cafeteria, let's have breakfast together, and after eating, you can go to my senior brother's alone." As he spoke, Kong Daochang took Lin Yi to the cafeteria.

The canteen of the Taoist temple is very modern, the ground is paved with marble floors, and the rows of stainless steel tables are all made by some small Taoist priests.

However, Lin Yi sounded like a student at school greeting the teacher.

However, when he smelled the smell of breakfast coming from the cafeteria, his attention was focused on the windows in the cafeteria, and there were more than ten windows. In front of each window stands a cooking chef and a variety of delicious breakfasts.

There are windows that sell dumplings and wontons, there are windows that sell all kinds of noodles, there are windows that sell fried rice, and there are windows that sell fritters and flatbreads, in short, all kinds of breakfast snacks dazzled Lin Yi and felt drooling.

Kong Daochang smiled: "Everything here is free, enjoy it." ”

Lin Yi swallowed his saliva and immediately walked towards a window selling fried rice. He hadn't eaten since last night and today, and he was indeed hungry.

ordered a bowl of fried rice with diced curry chicken, and a basket of xiaolongbao, and Lin Yi had breakfast with Kong Daochang. There were three other people sitting in the position where Kong Dao was sitting, two middle-aged men and a young woman.

Kong Daochang smiled and introduced: "These are my three apprentices, the eldest Ruofeng, the second Ruoyun, and the eldest Ruoyue. This is Lin Yi, the apprentice just accepted by your uncle, he will be your junior brother in the future, you have to get along well. ”

The boss Ruofeng has a beard, a tall and burly figure, and fierce eyes. If it weren't for the gray robe, I'm afraid Lin Yi would have treated him as a street gangster.

The second Ruoyun has meticulous combed hair, wax, and a pair of glasses, looking very gentle, and a mustache under his nose is very successful people.

And the last young girl is not a beauty, she looks like a tiger, with a big face, small eyes, and a collapsed nose, if it weren't for the free and easy temperament of the body, Lin Yi would probably mistake the other party for a country woman.

The three of them greeted Lin Yi, and Lin Yi hurriedly responded.

Because it was the first time they met, and there was Kong Daochang here, the three of them didn't want to ask Lin Yi more, so they all lowered their heads to eat.

Lin Yi was curious: "Senior uncle, are the three names Ruofeng, Ruoyun, and Ruoyue the Dao numbers of senior brothers and sisters?" ”