Ye Chen and Chen Bing were shocked, their scalps were numb, and they didn't move, how could they be discovered. Besides, in the deep mountains and forests, it's hard to say whether it's a person or not. Ye Chen had the courage to turn around slowly, and at the same time supported the ground with both hands, and slowly got up. I saw an old man with silver hair, wearing a blue robe, with a bun on his head, and an ordinary wooden hairpin inserted in the bun. The old man stood with his hands in his hands, his white and red face was slightly swollen, and even his two thick eyebrows were covered with soft ripples, as if he had always been smiling, crooked, like a bright first quarter moon in the night sky. But those deep eyes seemed to be full of fairy wind on his body.

Ye Chen was furious all over his body, and said with a sly smile: "What are you?" Then he snorted, patted his mouth, and said, "When did you come down to this mountain?" ”

The old man was not only angry, but was amused, and said with a smile, "You kid is also interesting, and you can't be called mortal." Eight years ago, passing by here, I felt that the top of Dayu Mountain was like half of the fairyland, suitable for meditation and cultivation, so I became a little greedy and lived here. ”

Ye Chen immediately arched his hand and said: "Dao Master is modest, I see that your immortal wind and Dao bones are by no means comparable to mortals." Besides, such a wonderful environment is worthy of living in a talent like the Taoist Chief, and the two brothers like us are at most worthy of taking a look here. ”

"Poof", Chen Bing, who was still lying on the ground, laughed out loud, thinking, Chenzi's fart is strong enough, and he is not afraid of being injured by the horse's hooves.

Ye Chen kicked him with his left foot, and shouted in a low voice: "Don't get up to salute the Taoist chief yet", the hatred in his heart, this propylene is usually very clever, why is there no life in his eyes now! If the blue-clothed old man didn't have any skills, how could he live alone in this deep mountain and old forest for eight years, and live so nourishingly, just look at his face, you can know that he usually eats less meat. You must know that at night in Dayu Mountain, there are always some wild animals haunting, such as black blind people (black bears), wild boars, roe deer and so on. can be safe for eight years, and even moisturized, so it is impossible to believe that Ye Chen has no special skills in his hands. After seeing him, Ye Chen made a small calculation, if he could learn from a teacher and get some martial arts, his dream might really come true!

Chen Bing got up slowly, and said slightly: "I've seen the Taoist!" ”

Seeing this, Ye Chen wanted to kick him in the ass, but he was afraid that the blue-clothed Taoist would see his little caution, so he could only give up. He arched his hand at the blue-clothed old man and said, "My younger brother doesn't know how to be polite, so it's no wonder that the Taoist is the elder." ”

The old way didn't matter, and said, "Don't tight, don't tight." If the two do not dislike, they will go to the little old man's residence to rest for a while, drink saliva and then go down the mountain, the day is getting dark, the poor road suggests that the two take a short rest and hurry down the mountain, otherwise there will be a fierce beast on the mountain at night, it is not easy to deal with. ”

When Chen Bing heard this, he immediately arched his hand and said: "Don't bother, Chenzi, withdraw quickly, I'm still young, and I haven't married a daughter-in-law yet!" ”

Seeing this, Chenzi scolded with a smile: "Coward, I'm here, what are you afraid of." After speaking, he turned to face the blue-clothed Taoist chief and said, "Daoist, we still have something to do, so it's inconvenient to disturb, so I'll visit again another day." As soon as he finished speaking, he ran away. Chen Bing, who was left on the side, was stunned, and only after half a sound did he slow down, and he pulled his legs and followed.

Seeing the two of them running away one after the other, the blue-clothed Taoist leader stroked his white beard with a smile, and said with a smile: "This kid is interesting, I like it." ”

At the foot of the mountain, Chen Bing bent over, lowered his head, propped his hands on his knees, panting heavily, and slowly looked up at Ye Chen, who was calm and relaxed, and said, "Why are you so good at running, running so far without stopping, it's terrible." ”

Ye Chen looked at Chen Bing with a smile and said, "Let you run with me every morning, you have to refuse, and said that you have to sleep until you wake up naturally in the morning, beautiful!" Now I know the gap with my brother. As he spoke, he walked towards the village, humming a tune as he went, as if something beautiful was waiting for him in front of him. And Chen Bing dragged his heavy steps, lying on his stomach step by step, and looked at the mountain from time to time, thinking to himself, there should be no black blind man now.

After a simple meal in the evening, Ye Chen climbed to the wall of his small courtyard and sat down, looking at the stars in the sky, not knowing what to think of, and taking a breath from time to time. For an orphan who has been living alone for nine years, this quiet moment is truly precious.

After a while, Ye Chen saw Chen Bing running over with something in his arms, and he was still muttering: "Chenzi, come down, I brought you something delicious, didn't you eat at night." ”

"I ate a little, but I'm really a little hungry, what did I bring?" Ye Chen jumped down from the courtyard wall and asked.

"Lotus leaf chicken", Chen Bing continued awkwardly: "Quick, go into the house and eat, I didn't eat it either." ”

Ye Chen's eyes suddenly became a little wet, this brother is like this every time, and he can inadvertently move himself. Ye Chen looked at Chen Bing and said, "Bingzi, if one day, we have the opportunity to go out and break through, would you like to join me?" ”

Chen Bing bit the chicken leg in his mouth and said, "What do you want? As long as the two of us are still out, I will be satisfied if we can eat and sleep well. ”

Ye Chen picked up another chicken leg and laughed: "It's nothing, I'll just say that." By the way, I'm going to go up the mountain tomorrow morning to find that old Taoist priest in blue, will you go? ”

Chen Bing looked at Ye Chen with a puzzled expression, and said, "Chenzi, are you hungry and confused, so high mountains, aren't you tired today?" Tell me, what are you doing with him again? He is an old Taoist priest who has lived in the mountains for a long time, and I don't think it's anything remarkable. ”

Ye Chen looked at Chen Bing's eyes and said, "Bingzi, I have a hunch, this old way is not simple, maybe he is still a master of the world?" Ye Chen took a bite of the chicken leg and continued: "Think about it, in the deep mountains and old forests, the climate is humid, and there are often fierce beasts, how did he live alone for so many years? Also, I saw him today with a round face, full of energy, and walking steadily and powerfully, like a practitioner, maybe we really met a master. ”

Chen Bing raised his head and said, "Chenzi, you don't want to worship him as a teacher, do you?" ”

Ye Chen smiled and didn't speak, eating chicken legs vigorously. After a while, the two of them ate a chicken and left the chicken rack, and one of them withdrew half of the chicken rack and sat down to carefully detain the remaining meat and eat. Suddenly, Ye Chen raised his head and asked Chen Bing: "Bingzi, you tell me honestly, whose chicken is this?" Have you stolen the old hen that lays eggs again? ”

It turned out that two years ago, Ye Chen was seriously ill, and Mr. Teaching spent a full three taels of silver to ask a Lang Zhong to cure him. But eating porridge and corn tortillas every day, there is no nutrition, and the spirit is always sluggish. So Chen Bing stole the old hen of Aunt Wang's house in the next village and cooked chicken soup for Ye Chen to make up. Who knew that it was discovered by others, and Aunt Wang did not pursue it because he was kind. But Chen Bing was chased by his father with a hoe all over the village, and in the end, the village chief interceded with the villagers. Afterwards, as long as any family lost the chicken, Uncle Chen immediately asked Chen Bing if he had stolen the chicken to eat, so that Chen Bing was now afraid of hearing that someone had lost the chicken.

"Don't mind, Chenzi, this is an authentic pheasant, I just went to the field to find my father and found it, this chicken is still made by my mother!" Chen Bing licked his fingers and continued: "My mother and my father said that they don't like to eat this, let me get this and eat it with you, in fact, I know that they are reluctant, so I want us to eat more", after speaking, he lowered his head and continued to buckle the half of the chicken rack on his hand.

After Ye Chen listened, he didn't say anything, sat down next to Chen Bing, and buried his head in buttoning the chicken rack.

Before leaving, Chen Bing said: "Chenzi, in this life, I will go wherever you go." After hearing this, Ye Chen just smiled, but still didn't speak.

Brother, what are you going to say!

Early the next morning, before dawn, Ye Chen and Chen Bing quietly walked out of the village and ran towards Dayu Mountain. At the foot of Dayu Mountain, Ye Chen looked at the sky and said, "It's early, wait for dawn before going up the mountain, otherwise it's a little dark and dangerous." ”

Chen Bingyi was amused when he heard it: "Chenzi, there are still times when you are afraid!" ”

Ye Chen raised his eyebrows and said, "I'm thinking about you, I'm afraid you can't, otherwise I would have gone up the mountain alone last night." ”

Chen Bing had a disgusted expression: "Hehe, you have it, you can't do without me, you can't do without me, you have to find so many reasons." ”

As the two of them talked, the sky gradually brightened. Then the two of them walked up the hill one after the other, this time taking less time than yesterday, and they arrived at the place with a light car. It's strange to say, Ye Chen remembered the road after walking once yesterday, and he was very skilled, even he wondered why! In his words, Lao Tzu is a genius.

Chen Bing pulled Ye Chen with his left hand and said, "Chenzi, you have to bring a generous gift to apprentice." At that time, the common people paid attention to apprenticeship and learned to be prepared with generous gifts, and kowtowing to serve tea and giving generous gifts was basically the standard at that time!

Ye Chen patted his head: "How did I forget this, where did I come from now, let's go hard", and walked inside.

Chen Bing pulled Ye Chen with his left hand again, raised his right hand with a smile and said, "Look, what is this!" ”

Ye Chen looked confused: "Where did you come from?" ”

"I just saw it not far away, and I caught it easily, what's the matter, brother cow is not better?"

Ye Chen raised his hands, gave a thumbs up, and pulled Chen Bing towards the blue-clothed old wooden house. When he arrived at the door, Ye Chen pulled Chen Bing together, leaned over and said, "Ye Chen, Chen Bing asks to see the Taoist." ”

After a while, the door creaked open. I saw the blue-clothed old man yawning out, and he had to tighten his blue-clothed coat from time to time. Chen Bing muttered in a low voice behind Ye Chen: "Is this the case with a master in the world?" Isn't my dad ......?"

Ye Chen glared back at him, turned his head to the blue-clothed Taoist and said, "Dao Chief, we caught a pheasant on the mountain, and after seeing Dao Chang yesterday, we have always been concerned about Dao Chief, so I brought it over and gave it to Dao Chief." At this time, Chen Bing muttered in the back: "I don't know if cultivators can eat chicken"? Ye Chen's hatred, I can't wait to kick him down the mountain, what's going on with this kid today, dismantle his platform.

The Taoist chief was not angry, looked at the familiar chicken in Chen Bing's hand, squinted his eyes and said, "Where did you catch this chicken, why is it so similar to the little gray ash I raised?" ”