Chapter Twenty-Three: The Duck

Li Shang has to receive guidance from his parents on the cultivation problem, and he won't come back until tomorrow!

This is the rule set by Li Shang when he divides the peak. The Li Ke family and his wife are especially concerned about their son's cultivation progress, and this kind of treatment is far from being comparable to Xiao Jiu's servant. Of course, not only she, the servant, but also the other children of the Li family are also unsettled. After all, the cultivation of the third level of Qi refining has an elder in the foundation building period to guide the cultivation, which has to make people blush.

Xiao Jiu glanced around the mountain with a beautiful environment and a strong aura that had been renamed 'Shang Feng' by them. I have to say that she who shares this kind of cultivation environment with Li Shang is also a jealous existence.

Look back at the small building. Since she is alone in the entire mountain, she can be casual, isn't it?

Then he jumped to the top of the small building and sat down.

Playing the flute, thoughts are flying. The flute sound flows, like poetry and dreams, like crying!

When she opened her eyes again, the canopy had already darkened. Looking around, I glanced at it unconsciously, but I was in a cold sweat all over my body.

She seemed to see the beggar!

Hiding because she was afraid was not her Wang Jiu's style.

Moving with her heart, she chased after her directly, and repeatedly investigated, only to find that there was nothing there, only the sound of the breeze blowing the leaves.

Go back to the roof and lie down naturally.

Xiao Jiu had to admit that this was a mysterious world, and there were many unknowns that she had never seen or heard of.

It's like the night sky tonight.

While the moonlight shines on the earth like day, it is also full of stars.

This was also a scene she had never seen before, and these made her deeply realize that this Five Elements Continent was a world of cultivators, a world that could not be determined by common sense.

Her previous nearly sixteen years of cognition began to be subverted、、、、、、

Quietly staring at the starry sky. Occasionally, one star can be seen moving, then a second, then a third、、、、、、

Until the time was right, Xiao Jiuyi sat up.

Because the moon suddenly brightened in the sky, and the stars rained down like rain, one by one, as if in front of them, and when you looked closely, they were far away, and they were unapproachable.

Xiao Jiu squinted at this spectacular scene, her heart was shocked, the most shocking thing was that this situation lasted for a quarter of an hour and then disappeared, when the moon converged and the stars disappeared, a bright green light went straight into the Li family, and instantly disappeared in the direction of the slaughterhouse she was most familiar with.

A night of silence followed.

Xiao Jiuyi came out of the Li family's clan protection array with his identity jade card early in the morning and came to the slaughterhouse.

It was as lively as ever, but there was no trace of the light cluster.

"Xiao Jiu is really kind, and he said that he would really come to see us." Master Ren looked at Xiao Jiu and said with a smile.

"Of course, Xiao Jiu is a person who counts, and when he said before that he would get me a knife from Li Ji, he really got it, which of you can do it?" Master Huang teased while neatly cutting the throat of a black duck, and hung upside down on the crossbar after cutting, waiting for the air to fall.

After the poultry is killed, they have to wait until they are out of breath before plucking their feathers with boiling water.

"You're less proud here, it's funny to look at us? By the way, Xiao Jiu, is the new job still easy to do? Master Ren was not angry, and after saying goodbye to Master Huang, he asked about Xiao Jiu again.

Without waiting for Xiao Jiu to speak, Master Huang also came over and asked, "Yes, Xiao Jiu, how are you now?" ”

Xiao Jiu looked at her with several pairs of eyes looking at her inquiringly, so he turned around and smiled: "Just look at my clothes." ”

More than a dozen pairs of eyes stared at him: although the clothes were still gray, they were fine brocades, which could only be bought with spirit beads.

"Okay, Xiao Jiu, you only came to see us now after you are developed?" Zhang Da's voice is a little loud, and his voice is a little sharp.

"What are you yelling about, even if you have this blessing, it is also our Xiao Jiu." Master Huang's face sank slightly. Then he turned to Xiao Jiu and asked: "This master's work with his predecessor is indeed more decent, but only he knows what he looks like in essence, are you still used to it over there?" ”

Listening to Master Huang's sincere and honest words, Xiao Jiu's heart was a little moved, and he hurriedly reassured his heart: "Master Huang, don't worry, I'm still used to it." ”

"That's good, that's good, you Master Huang 、、、、、、" Master Huang was about to say something, but another plucking guy next to him shouted: "Master Huang, why hasn't this black duck lost his breath yet?" It's going to take a quarter of an hour! ”

Everyone's eyes turned to the upside-down duck.

The strong blood qi surpassed that of the duck and even the goose, and the black duck was still struggling, and it could be seen from its movements that it still had strength left.

Master Huang was surprised: "I didn't expect that under the sharp knife produced by Li Ji of mine, it would be so powerful for such a long time, and I still don't believe in evil." As he spoke, he reversed the knife and stabbed the duck's throat again, and the tip of the knife even picked out the severed throat.

It's just a duck, everyone has to kill at least dozens of them every day, everyone turned their eyes and began to talk and laugh again, but the rest of their eyes were also paying attention to the black duck.

Xiao Jiu saw that the duck had a red crown, a pinch of white feathers on both ears, and a long and flat duck beak that was rougher than the ordinary duck lines. The body of the solid black feather also looks much stronger than the average duck.

What makes Xiao Jiu's heart throb is its round eyes, which can only be seen in Xiao Jiu's field of vision, the film of the round eyes tries hard to open, close and open, and the scoundrel closes and opens with all his might, so that Xiao Jiu clearly feels the strong thirst for life in that eye. Its legs were still struggling, but the blood on the ground was already a large pool, more than the blood of two or three ducks.

Seeing that the duck hadn't breathed for so long, Master Huang was going to add another knife to simply cut off the duck's neck, I didn't believe it was still dead!

"Wait, Master Huang." Xiao Jiu stopped Master Huang's movements and said, "This duck is so vigorous, it's really rare, just bring it back to me." ”

"You take it back? What does the steward say? "Every animal on the farm is counted.

"Don't worry, I'll talk to Steward Yang later, just trouble me to find a burden so that I don't have to spill some blood everywhere."

"Okay, I'll go to the killing side and find a leather to wrap up."

Master Huang walked from the other side of the slaughterhouse and returned with a cowhide in a moment.

Xiao Jiu wrapped the black duck in cowhide and said to Steward Yang, "If anyone asks, you can go and tell Steward Li that Young Master Shang wants it."

In fact, a duck Yang can still call the shots, that is, these people in the slaughterhouse also consume a lot of livestock every day, but if they take it away for no reason, how can he serve the public. Looking at Xiao Jiu's appearance, her master seemed to have a big background, so he nodded and let her take it.

Xiao Jiu quickly returned to Shang Feng and saw that the little kid was staring at her with resentment on his face. Ignoring him, he went straight into his own room next to the small building, took out the ointment porcelain bottle made of medicinal materials obtained from Chunhong, and took out the needle and thread.

The needlework was bought together with the porcelain vase at that time, perhaps because women in the previous world couldn't do without needle and thread, and they bought it even though it was useless at the time.

Li Shang followed Xiao Jiu into her side, although it was not as big as his side, and it was not as detailed as his side, but although the sparrows were small and had all kinds of organs.

Li Shang looked at the layout in the room, and turned his head to see her standing at the table, just sewing the throat for a black duck, and rubbing some green paste, without even giving him a look.

Immediately became angry: "You haven't seen anyone in the morning, are you just going to fiddle with such a black duck?" ”

"What's the matter, 'Young Master Ben' didn't have breakfast today?" Xiao Jiu asked casually. It is the duty of the servant to bring three meals to his master, and it is not yet time for lunch.

"You 、、、、、、," Li Shang pointed at her speechless. He came back from breakfast with his parents today, and besides, he is a third-level Qi refining cultivator, and he is not a person who has to eat every meal, and his father is even more of a person who can eat without eating.

Seeing that the man ignored him, he fiddled with the duck, feeling that he was angry and bored, so he took his breath and asked, "I ate at my parents' this morning, but why is it that the food we usually use in the canteen is not as fine and delicious as the food we usually use in the canteen?" ”

"Of course, every day you went to the canteen this month, you instructed the chefs to serve the food according to the standard of the first time we served, and the first time we went, the food was served by the chef Zeng in order to please you, do you think it would be better?" Xiao Jiu turned his head sideways and asked him.

In fact, Xiao Jiu didn't know about this at first, or she saw that Master Zeng saw that they went to eat every day, and her face became more and more reluctant. Other servants also complained about the deterioration of the quality of their food. She saw the problem from this, but it was true that most cultivators didn't pay much attention to appetite, and eating was just a process for them to maintain their energy and continue to cultivate. So no one brought it up.

Seeing that he was a little confused, he said: "I guess, you have eaten a meal in the canteen for a month and still haven't stopped, so Master Zeng should have the heart to cry." He brings the good ones to you, and others will inevitably be in short supply, and they will be troubled after a long time. Do you think you're not doing a good job? ”

Li Shang's eyes widened suddenly: "Didn't you say that you wanted to serve a few 'good dishes' for the first time?" Later, I was ordered in your way, why did I become unkind? Besides, what do you mean when you know the root of the matter and don't say anything? ”

Xiao Jiu saw that he was a little fried, and he was sincere: "Oops! Dishes containing aura are not available to everyone, and they are enjoyed every day, so why should I have trouble with myself? Didn't you see that I had all enjoyed the first layer of Qi refining? ”

"You've refined Qi one level, so fast? At that time, I was also refining Qi for a month, but I was a single spirit root, and you were a three-spirit root, how could this be compared? Li Shang was diverted and asked suspiciously.

"So it's thanks to you!" Xiao Jiu replied as a matter of course.

Li Shang lowered his head and pondered for a while, then said, "I also think that my cultivation has been a little smoother recently, and I thought that it was like this after the third layer of qi refining, it seems that I still have to go to the canteen in person from time to time!" ”

Xiao Jiu smiled when he heard his words, and felt that this child had turned black.

If Liu Hong was present, she would definitely tell her in righteous words: With you, it is impossible not to be black!

Li Shang looked at the black duck on the table that seemed to be almost fiddled with by Xiao Jiu: "Hey! How do I feel that this duck's breath has become stronger? ”

"Of course, didn't you see that I was saving it?"

Li Shang looked at Xiao Jiu's natural appearance, but he was full of questions.

As we all know, if you are seriously injured near death, you can't be saved without pills, which is why pills are so expensive and so rare. Although this duck is just a mortal bird, there is no pill residue and there should be no thought of saving it. But he saw that she had rescued a dying duck with something that obviously had nothing to do with the elixir.

"Hey! How did you do that? Li Shang asked.

"I'll give it a try!" Xiao Jiu understated.

"Then why did you save a duck?" Li Shang asked, because almost no monk would think of saving a duck.

"Haven't you heard that 'Heaven has the virtue of a good life'? Seeing how hard it looks, I just happened to appear in front of it, even if it was a chance given by God! ”

Xiao Jiu leaned down to look at the black duck, his hand gently brushed its pure black feathers, his eyes stared at the round eyes that were already much brighter, and said: "I once read a sentence called 'Heaven and earth are unkind, and all things are used as dogs; The saints are unkind, and they use the people as dogs.'

The meaning of this sentence is that heaven and earth have no partiality, and all things are one in its eyes; There is no partiality between people in the high realm, and there is no difference between people in the world in his eyes.

Therefore, there is no difference between the suffering you suffer today and the suffering of all things in the world, but your tenacity today has won life for yourself. This is the life you have been given to you by God!

You have to cherish this Bolai life and use it to feel the beauty of life! When you're better, I'll let you go and go your own way! ”

Xiao Jiu couldn't tell whether what she said just now was to the duck or to herself, and she was a little silent for a while.

And Li Shang, who was behind her, also silently recited her words in his heart: Is everything in the world the same in front of heaven and earth? And what about yourself?