The figures of his mother and Li Mingyue gradually fell out of sight, Li Ji was reluctant to give up, and he waved goodbye helplessly, and infinite melancholy and loneliness came to his heart together: although they are in Shennong Villa, the villa is vast, and the door rules are strict, when will we stay next time we meet?

Under the repeated urging of the Qifa Daoist, Li Ji followed closely and stepped out of the Taixu Palace.

I saw that the Qifa Daoist secretly recited the mantra, and with a few finger strokes in the air, a red giant sword rose into the air.

Before Li Ji could react, the Qifa Daoist grabbed him by the collar and jumped onto the sword, and with a whoosh, the giant sword broke through the air.

The sky is high and the clouds are light, the blue sky is like washing, overlooking from above, the majestic Taixu Hall in the main peak of Shennong Mountain Villa is like a box, getting smaller and smaller, the tree-lined path is like a bent string, the waterfall that flows straight down, like a white jade belt, as the giant sword continues to fly upward, all the scenery is getting smaller and smaller in the eyes, and the field of vision is getting wider and wider.

Li Ji was so frightened that he closed his eyes and didn't dare to look at it anymore, the wind in his ears was loud, and everything was like a dream.

After a long time, I felt that the wind gradually stopped, and quietly opened my eyes to see, a green and boundless bamboo forest came into view, straight and straight, straight into the sky;

The cool breeze blows, which is refreshing!

The red giant sword slowly descended to the kamikaze courtyard, and I saw that all the disciples of the academy were already outside the door to greet them.

Seeing that all the disciples under his sect were present, there were only five of them, and he couldn't help but feel sad in his heart: If the talent withers like this, I am afraid that the thousand-year-old reputation of the Kamikaze Academy will be ruined in my hands.

"Master!" the five white-clothed disciples saluted respectfully.

"Hmm!" Qifa Dao let out a soft snort in his long nostrils and replied, because he was holding his stomach in his heart, and he didn't bother to pay attention to the disciples.

One of the burly disciples stood up with a smile on his face and arched his hand, "Congratulations Master, congratulations Master!"

"Where does the joy come from?" Looking at the smiles on the corners of the disciples' mouths, they all said that they were happy, and the Qifa Dao Chief asked with doubts on his face.

"I heard from the brothers and sisters of the other palaces that Master has picked a peerless disciple today, congratulations to Master!" replied with a burly face full of sincerity.

"Congratulations!" Qifa Dao Chang rolled his eyes, and when he was angry, he reached out and grabbed this disciple's ear fiercely, and shouted loudly, "Wei Hu, who told you this?"

"Master, Master, it hurts ......" Wei Hu screamed in pain.

"Okay, okay, let's spare Xiaohu. He is also just the same as others, don't be angry. At this time, a middle-aged woman with an outstanding demeanor walked out of the courtyard, her eyebrows were like green daisies, her lips were like Dan, her voice was clear and sweet, and her demeanor was gentle and elegant, as if her gestures were exuding taste and connotation.

"Master is well!" all the disciples arched their hands, and their hearts were full of joy: I don't know who provoked the master, according to his violent temper, no one will have a good time today, fortunately, the master is here, it is really timely rain!

Daoist Qifa let go of his fingers, glared at the disciples with angry eyes, and suddenly asked, "Huh", and asked, "What about Xinyan, where did this crazy girl go to the wild?"

"This ......" all the disciples were dumbfounded.

At this moment, a call came from the bamboo forest: "Daddy......"

A red figure flew down in front of the courtyard, coquettishly tugging at the Taoist robe of the Qifa Daoist: "You have wronged a good person! Where do I dare to go to the wilderness, I have been practicing all day long!"

Li Ji looked sideways and saw that it was a thirteen or fourteen-year-old sweet-looking girl, and the little bird was gently snuggling up to the Qifa Dao Chief.

Her clear and bright pupils flickered with a unique ethereal, her fair and flawless skin revealed a faint red powder, her thin lips were delicate like rose petals, and the corners of her mouth were smiling, like a hibiscus out of water.

"You crazy girl, you run to play and have a lot of words, you don't look serious, see if I don't slap you to death, out of sight and out of mind. Qifa Daoist said, wanting to wave his palm.

"Daddy, I don't dare anymore!" the girl was so frightened that she hid behind her mother and said timidly.

In this tense and serious scene, there was a sudden "poof", and a loud laugh came from among the disciples.

Everyone followed the prestige, only to see Li Ji covering his small mouth and laughing back and forth.

Everyone secretly said that it was not good: this kid dared to laugh at the little junior sister when he first started, he really ate the bear's heart and leopard's gall!

Xinyan looked at a strange young man with a handsome face and laughed, his demeanor was childish, his face changed, and he looked annoyed and angry: "Who are you? dare to laugh at me, see that I don't clean you up." ”

With that, she waved her pink fist and beckoned to Li Ji.

"Bastard, when I'm dead? Daoist Qifa said angrily, paused and said, "Today, while everyone is here, I will announce something." Ahem! He ...... My name is Li Ji, and I will live with you in the Kamikaze Temple in the future, in addition to following the senior brothers to practice the exercises, I go to the bottom of the mountain to pick up dung at dawn every day, and I can only come back for breakfast after picking up a basket. Xiaohu, wait for you to pack up a side room and come out for him. ”

"Yes!" Wei Hu replied respectfully.

"Why are you stunned? Why don't you hurry up and salute Master. Shi Niang walked over and said softly in Li Ji's ear.

Li Ji suddenly realized, walked forward, and said respectfully to the Qifa Daoist: "Master is above, please accept the disciple's worship!"

After saying that, "dong dong dong" Li Ji kowtowed three times in a row, took the tea brought by the master with both hands, and respectfully handed it to the Qifa Daoist.

Daoist Qifa took the tea, took a sip a little reluctantly, and said solemnly: "I am for the sake of Senior Brother Yulong's affection, I will take you in for the time being, and see your performance in the future, and then make a decision!"

"And the Spirit Conference is about to start, you all give me diligent cultivation, don't embarrass the Divine Wind Academy......" Qifa Dao Master suddenly straightened his face and reprimanded the disciples fiercely, before he flicked his sleeves and walked straight into the inner courtyard.

All the disciples agreed in unison.

"I am a senior brother, surnamed Wei, named Rui, because I have been as powerful as a tiger since I was a child, so everyone calls me Wei Hu. Wei Hu put his hand on Li Ji's shoulder and said softly, "Little junior brother, there are always all kinds of disasters in life, don't be discouraged and sad, once you enter the Kamikaze Academy, we will be a family in the future." ”

"Senior brother, hello!" Wei Hu was tall and powerful, and although his appearance was rough, Li Ji felt kind in his heart, and hurriedly said, "My name is Li Ji, and I will ask Senior Brother and all senior brothers and sisters for more advice in the future." ”

All the senior brothers returned the courtesy, but the little sister Xinyan stuck out her tongue, made a grimace, snorted, and ran away.

Senior brother Wei Hu took Li Ji to the wing room of the Kamikaze Courtyard.

"It's no wonder that Master is angry today, since the establishment of the Kamikaze Academy, it has been thinly staffed, unlike other palaces that are full of talents. And because our institute is a major soldier, mainly studying the four methods of strategy, situation, yin and yang, and skills, the soldier must be with the virtuous monarch in order to shine, such as Jiang Taigong met King Wen of Zhou, but there are very few kings in the world who have the insight and wisdom of the virtuous. Over time, the reputation of the military family gradually weakened, and even no one cared about it, and many immortal cultivators disdained to practice in the Kamikaze Academy. Our five senior brothers have been taken in by our master since we were young, and we have devoted ourselves to cultivating spiritual power and studying the art of war, but our qualifications are mediocre, so in terms of spiritual power level, there is no great progress, and the difference between the disciples of other palaces is too great. There are still two months to be held in the spirit conference, and the master and his old man are even more anxious in their eyes. Wei Hu sighed all the way through the introduction, shook his head and continued, "The elders of the kamikaze are only the master, and the master Xin Liu, and the other four senior brothers are: Yang Kan, Lan Qin, Pei Di, and Chang Yizhi, they all get along very well, as for your little sister Xinyan, she is the pearl of the master and the master, and she is the same age as you, smart and clever, eccentric, she should stay away from her when she is unhappy, otherwise you will suffer." But your little sister is not bad-hearted, she is just naughty and mischievous, and you don't have to meet her in general. ”

Passing through the corridor pavilion, entering the south hall, there are two main rooms in the Liangyi Gate, and there are five wing rooms on the left and right sides, extending in all directions, and the magnificence is magnificent.

Walking to a wing room on the far right, Wei Hu opened the door and pulled Li Ji into the room.

"The room is so big?" said Lee.

"This is your wing, I heard that the master recruited a new apprentice at this recruitment conference, and the five of us were so happy that we cleaned up the wings early in the morning. From now on, we will be a family, with one more person and multiple companions. You are also tired today, rest early, and get up early tomorrow morning, otherwise Master will be angry again. I live in the next room, so call me anytime if you have something. ”

Wei Hu patted Li Ji on the shoulder, said softly, and left the room after explaining some trivial matters of life.

At night, Li Ji slept on the elegant bed in the wing, thinking that he didn't have to be displaced anymore, and suddenly felt that happiness was quietly coming.

However, there is no permanent joy and happiness in this world. Yes, just more patience and grinding.

The night faded, the sky was bright, and a touch of fish belly white slowly appeared in the east.

A breeze blew through the gaps between the branches and leaves into the forest, blowing the fallen leaves on the ground.

"Get up quickly......" A slightly lazy voice sounded, Qifa Daoist stood solemnly outside the disciple's wing room with a bamboo whip, this is his most ceremonial and most ** moment, every day he has to get up early, get dressed well, pick up the bamboo whip that symbolizes the authority of the Kamikaze Academy, shine three times on the bronze mirror, and then walk majestically to each wing room to urge the apprentice to get up and practice.

"Li Ji, get up quickly, go pick up the dung......" There was no movement in the wing, and the Qifa Daoist clenched his whip and thought to himself: Little rabbit cub, you are still sleeping, see how I clean you up.

When I entered the house, I saw that the quilt was neatly folded, and the bed was empty.

"What about people? Didn't you run away?" said to the Qifa Daoist in his heart, "Didn't Mo embarrass him yesterday, he couldn't bear to run away?"

"It's best to run, so I don't have to see this piece of waste every day! Anyway, I didn't recruit it myself, it's all because Senior Brother Yulong forced it into me......" Thinking of the piercing ridicule in the main hall, I couldn't help but be indignant.

Before dawn, Li Ji got up and went down the mountain to work. "Senior brother Wei Hu, who lives next door, heard the master's call and ran over tremblingly.

"Oh......" Daoist Qifa was shocked in his heart and muttered to himself, "I didn't expect this waste material to be able to abide by the rules of the academy on the first day, it seems that I underestimated him......"

Crops and flowers depend on dung. People who live in the countryside all the year round know this truth since childhood, without the moisture of farm fertilizer, no kind of crops can grow good seedlings.

Shennong Villa has 10,000 hectares of land, and the fertilizer harvest is all dependent on livestock, and the livestock still rely on the free-range mode, so there is a lot of manure in the field.

In every village below the mountain, there are dung pickers, walking on the avenue with dung baskets on their backs, and following behind livestock with dung forks, which can be seen everywhere.

It's a quiet morning, blowing sweat stains. Li Ji went out early to pick up dung with a basket and an iron fork, wandered around the village, staring at the cows, pigs, horses, etc. that came out in the morning to let the wind out.

Lao Yuan saw a cow's tail stiffened, Li Ji was overjoyed, because it indicated that the cow was about to defecate, so he quickly ran over and caught it with a basket, and saw that the cow dung tray was still in the basket There was still a wisp of heat, not to mention how happy!

Today is the beginning of the harvest.

Seeing that the village was scraped cleanly, it was estimated that it was the old man who was used to getting up early to scrape the dung, and scraped it first, and during the day, it was the children who ran around with shovels and dung forks, and scraped it again.

I have walked everywhere I can, I have seen everything I can see, and it is becoming more and more difficult to pick up the feces in the near places.

Li Ji decided to go to the vicinity of Zhishan Temple to pick it up, because he had walked with his mother once and climbed the hill with his memory.

The dense woods along the way were overgrown with weeds, and there was no human figure in sight, and although the sky was white, I still felt fear, not only for the sudden attack of snakes, but also for the attack of wolves, or for the presence of more ferocious beasts.

Li Ji cautiously walked towards the depths of the mountain.

Walking into the woods, it seems like another world. I saw that the mountains surrounded an open depression, and a large herd of cattle scattered on the open land to graze, relax, play, and nap.

Seeing these dozens of cows, Li Ji was overjoyed: "Today's dung basket can be filled!"

Taking advantage of the time to pick up dung, he also enjoyed this elegant scenery and the majestic façade of Zhishan Temple.

After a while, the dung basket gradually became heavy, and his shoulders were purple, and his legs kept shaking.

Li Ji saw that he was almost ready, so he returned with the dung basket on his back. When I walked up the hillside, my back seemed to be pressed against a mountain, and my legs were no longer at my behalf, as if my lead-filled legs could no longer walk.

But thinking of the impermanence of the howls of wild beasts in the mountains and fields, and the stern eyes of the master, Li Jiqiang moved towards the kamikaze temple step by step.

It was time to start the meal, and when the master saw Li Ji coming back with a dung basket on his back, she finally let go of her hanging heart, and saw that he was tired and panting and sweaty, so she hurriedly handed over the towel, wiped his forehead and said with great pity: "Finally back, the master is still worried that you are lost!"

"It's okay, I know the way. Li Ji unloaded the dung basket, his back was finally freed, and he waved his hands, which were already paralyzed, and stretched his waist, not to mention how comfortable he was.

"Check the dung basket today, and I'm not satisfied with the lack of food. Qifa Daoist stopped Li Ji and walked over slowly.

Looking at the basket full of feces, Qifa Dao Chang's eyes widened, and an incredible expression was written directly on his face: How is it possible, Li Ji, the youngest in the whole courtyard, actually picked up a basket, to say the least, seventy or eighty pounds, this stinky boy has not yet cultivated spiritual power, how can he carry it back?

"You picked this up, did you carry it back?"

"Yes, Master. ”

Qifa Dao Chang stared at Li Ji's dark and shiny eyes with a puzzled face, and was secretly surprised in his heart: What kind of teenager is this?

"What's wrong with the full basket, what's the big deal!" Qifa Dao Chief's face changed suddenly, his eyebrows were solemn, and there was a hint of sternness in his tone, "The full basket will also be punished, and there will be no food to eat in the morning......"

"What's wrong? Jill has completed her mission with a full basket, so she should eat together. The teacher helped to intercede.

"If you can't return before the sun goes up, you can't complete the mission. ”

"What? And this rule?" said Li Ji, who almost cried out of breath.

"Of course. Who told you not to ask clearly? Pack up and get ready to practice. The Qifa Daoist put his hands behind his back, his eyes turned to the sky, and he ignored him no more.

Li Ji washed his face, and when he was about to go to the bamboo forest to practice with his senior brothers, his sister pulled him to a remote place and secretly stuffed a steamed bun for him: "I brought you one in the kitchen, you can eat it on the way, bring some water and don't choke." ”

"Thank you, Master. After taking the white steamed bun that was still warm, Li Ji waved goodbye with red eyes.

As the saying goes, "a teacher for a day, a father for life", I have felt that in addition to the affection of my parents and brothers and sisters, there is also the love of master and apprentice.

"Whether it is family affection or master-apprentice affection, this irreplaceable affection is to be able to give warmth when you are lost, just like the autumn sunshine, warm the heart, and the snow in winter, wash away the filth. Li Ji suddenly understood, clenched the steamed bun in his hand, and ran towards the bamboo garden.

The place of practice is in the endless bamboo forest in front of the courtyard, and the early morning sun shines through the layers of bamboo leaves, shining on the green path, and the birds fly freely in the air.

Li Ji looked at the vast blue sky and the earth, and realized that people's hearts lie between heaven and earth, as long as there is love in their hearts, everything in the world is beautiful.