Li Yun saw that everything was done, so he led the team, escorted the prisoners and prisoners, and rushed to Lijia Village. Along the way, the banner of "Qingyang Town People's League" was displayed, and the villages he passed through were all shocked, and the prestige of Li Yun and the "Qingyang Town People's League" began to spread in Qingchuan County.

When they returned to Lijia Village, the left-behind personnel and village chiefs who had already received the news came out from afar to greet them, and everyone cheered when they saw the elated militiamen, the dejected bandits, and the seizure of a large cart. Chanting: "The militia is mighty! The head of the regiment is mighty! Wang Yang was also in the team, and he said to Li Yun forward: "Eliminate bandits and benefit one party, what a young hero, rare in ancient and modern times!" Li Yun was busy and modestly said, "Don't dare to be!" These bandits will kill themselves if they do many injustices, and defeat is inevitable! Seeing the enthusiasm of the villagers, especially the admiring eyes of many girls looking at the militiamen, Li Yun led everyone to wave.

Everyone returned to the headquarters of the militia together, and Li Yun discussed with the village chiefs and the high-level leaders of the militia group, and made a decision: on the one hand, he ordered Zhou Ping to draft a good report to the county order and report in detail on the situation of eliminating the evil tiger mountain bandits; On the one hand, he ordered Zhou Yu to count the materials with Li Gen; On the one hand, he ordered Li Qing to lead people to count the merits of the war; At the same time, Nie Feng was ordered to interrogate the bandits who were escorted back to distinguish between good and evil.

In order to prevent people from coveting them, the mountain of materials was divided into four parts that afternoon: one was reserved for reporting to the county order for seizure, one was distributed by each village according to their contributions, one was supplemented by the militia groups, and one was rewarded for military merit.

Soon, the seized property was distributed. Not only were the money and food donated by the villages repaid, but some materials were also allocated, and the support team members and other personnel who contributed were rewarded, and the villagers' families were also allocated some property. All the villagers cheered, praised the militia for its goodness and Li Yun's benevolence and righteousness, and their support for the militia was even greater.

The distribution of the militia was in the hands of the general militia group, and Li Gen and Zhou Yu were in charge of the specifics. In addition to keeping the regimental headquarters for use, they were also assigned to battalions and teams.

The most lively thing is the military merit awards of the militia group. Li Yun naturally took the most credit, but he did not win the highest award, but won the average award of the whole group. Several high-ranking officials at the regiment headquarters also followed Li Yun's example and won the average award, and there was no competition for merit awards in the entire military merit award. In the end, the highest reward was a seriously injured commando militiaman, because of his bravery, not only killed a large number of enemies, plus seriously injured pensions, won the highest award, and was supported by his companions on the stage to accept Li Yun's award, and the audience was thunderous for a while. The most interesting thing is that a matchmaker immediately stepped forward to tell him the matchmaker, and everyone was even more envious. The militiamen's enthusiasm for participating in training and fighting has been further aroused, no one is afraid of the bandits, they only hope for the opportunity to kill the bandits and make meritorious contributions, and more people have applied to join the militia group.

Forty-five habitual bandits and coerced people were placed under strict guard, while others were temporarily monitored and helped with chores. The innocent people who were robbed were also given travel expenses and let them go home to be reunited.

The next day, Li Yun ordered Zhou Ping and Li Qing to take people to the county to report the results. The county magistrate saw the good news written by Zhou Ping, although the writing was very good and the situation was very clear, but he still doubted the letter: "The evil tiger mountain bandits are famous for being murderous, and they have been rampant for so long, and the officials and soldiers have no choice, so they were wiped out by the militia group?" He immediately personally led the soldiers to Lijia Village. When he came to Lijia Village, he was relieved to see the head of the bandit leader, the prisoners in custody and the seized items.

The county magistrate laughed, this is a great achievement! He looked at Li Yun and was very satisfied, "This is really my own blessing!" He held Li Yun's hand tightly and said to Li Yun excitedly: "Li Shaoxia is really a young hero!" Exterminate the bandits, the merit is great, and it should be rewarded by the imperial court! This county will report to the county guard, and you must not be insulted for your merits! Li Yun hurriedly said modestly: "This is all the county order, the county has a good way of governing the county!" Without the support of the county magistrate, Li Yunwei was born at the end of the year, how could he have this credit! He stepped onto the stage and said to everyone: "Fellow villagers, the Qingyang Township Militia forgot about life and death, eliminated the evil tiger mountain bandits in one fell swoop, ensured the safety of one party, and returned the people to a peaceful home, with great credit!" Li Yun's training of the militia is very effective, and he should be the first to do it! This county has the responsibility to defend the land, and it will be rewarded for meritorious service! The Qingyang Town People's League rewarded 1,000 taels of silver, and Li Yun rewarded 500 taels of silver! Other meritorious people should also be rewarded! The merits of the militia group and Li Yun and others will be reported to the county guard immediately, and the county guard will be rewarded for their meritorious deeds! Everyone cheered again, and for a while, the shouts of the Qingtian Lord continued, and the county commander Chen Guang laughed from ear to ear.

After the county order left, Li Yun, in view of the fact that the bandits had been eliminated and the Quartet was stable, also gave the militia a few days off, and asked the militia in all villages to go home to rest and celebrate by the way. For several days in a row, all the villages in Qingyang Town were immersed in celebration, and the entire Hanyang County was also boiling, and the deeds of the Qingyang Town People's League and Li Yun in suppressing bandits were recited everywhere, and there was an endless stream of people who came to visit Lijia Village.

After Li Yun arranged the affairs, he went home to see his parents and reunited with his family for a day. He was not carried away by the victory, and did not immerse himself in the celebration of the stars holding the moon, but went to live in the temple on the mountain and calmly reflected on his future path. The sloppy Taoist has been quietly observing Li Yun, originally afraid that Li Yun would be a young man, and suddenly achieve a big victory, add honor, and mess up his mind, but now seeing that Li Yun can withdraw from the celebration and return to live in the deserted temple, he also nodded secretly.

On the third night, the master and apprentice sat together and chatted. Li Yun said to the master: "Master, the disciple feels that the peak of the Qi cultivation period has basically been reached, but there are still some shortcomings in building the foundation. In the past few days, I have reflected on my body and felt that the physical experience was enough, but the spiritual experience was still very insufficient. If you want to progress, you must go through further spiritual training. I wonder what Master thinks? ”

The sloppy Taoist said happily: "Disciple, you can think of your own shortcomings when you are proud, and you are deeply gratified for the teacher. The cultivation of the Cave Void Sutra emphasizes the purification of the mind, reflection on one's own mind, insight into the principle of all things, the unity of yin and yang, the body and all things to reach the realm of penetrating the void, and obtain absolute freedom of body and mind, so as to become immortals. You have now reached the unity of heaven and man, and your body has the foundation for enlightenment, but there is still a gap in the cultivation of your mind and spirit. ”

"As a teacher, you need to go through the red dust experience in the next step. How can you see a rainbow without experiencing wind and rain? If you haven't reached the pinnacle of life, how can you really return to your heart and return to your roots? Only by going to the red dust to experience, personally experiencing the wind and rain in the tide of society, seeing the rise and fall of the country, the ups and downs of life, and the various forms of human nature, can you gain insight into the principles of human nature in society, and can you spiritually reach the state of heart and all things, so that you can truly penetrate the falsehood, be free in body and mind, reach the source, and finally attain enlightenment. ”

Li Yun bowed deeply to the master and said, "Disciple understands! It turned out that there were bandits from Evil Tiger Ridge, and the disciples were worried about the safety of their families, so they couldn't leave with peace of mind. Now that the Evil Tiger Ridge bandits have been eliminated, and the militia group has the ability to protect itself, the disciples can travel with confidence. ”

He also said, "For the Hongchen experience, the disciple plans it like this, please ask the master for advice. The disciple felt that he already had a deep understanding of the body and nature, but his knowledge and experience in the social aspect were still very shallow, so the disciple planned to study the social knowledge systematically, and then travel to various places to broaden his knowledge and knowledge, integrate knowledge and action, and seek insight into the world and practice human feelings. The ancient sages paid attention to the way of the inner sage and the outer king, and the disciples also wanted to learn from the ancient sages who could wander the world, make meritorious contributions, achieve the pinnacle of life, and then return and step into the avenue. ”

The Taoist listened and said, "I agree with the teacher." Now Mr. Wang Yang, a scholar in Jiangzhou, is here, you can ask him for advice. I heard that he will be going to teach at the Sisheng Academy in Nanyang County, and you can follow him to study at the Academy, where there are many talented people, which will be of great help to you in your studies. ”

The Taoist knew that Li Yun was still concerned about him, and said: "You have fulfilled the true inheritance of the master, and the fate of you and my master has also ended, and it is time for the master to leave!" Master has reached the end of his life, and he does not want to die here like a worldly person, so he has traveled the world and continued to seek the great way. If it succeeds, it will form a golden pill, and you can see you again; If it doesn't work, I will choose a pure place to bury my body, and I will return to nature! ”

Li Yun was shocked and hurriedly said, "Master, the disciple has not yet fulfilled his filial piety!" Please live in seclusion here, and the disciple will rush back to serve Master Tiannian as soon as possible! ”

The Taoist waved his hand and said, "No need! We are cultivators, and we don't have to pay attention to the worldly ways! Master has long had this heart, but he can't rest assured of you. Now that you know your future path, Master can leave with confidence. Go down the mountain, remember that no matter what happens in the future, don't act arbitrarily, it will go against the way of heaven! ”

Li Yun said goodbye to his master that night and went home to live. The next morning, when I saw people going to the empty palace, Li Yun took the letter left by the master and couldn't help but be stunned.

Li Yun went down the mountain to meet Wang Yang, and after the salute, he said: "Mr. Wang, he is a rural villager in Xianai, and his knowledge is shallow. Although he has learned martial arts, he is like a toddler for the way of learning. Mr. Wang is very knowledgeable, he is the world's family, and he wants to go to Nanyang to teach, and he wants to follow Mr. to study in the academy, and get the guidance of a good teacher, I don't know if Mr. is willing? ”

Wang Yang laughed and said: "Li Shaoxia is a hero, smart and studious, such a good material, how can the old man refuse!" The old man was about to talk to you about it. Previously, Nanyang Sisheng Academy invited me, because of the bandits, I met a young hero like you, so I bothered here. Now that the bandits are gone, we also want to leave and go to the academy. By the way, I would like to bring your brother with me so that I can guide nearby. Now that the academy is about to have a vacation, I will take my disciples to settle down first, and by the way, I will recommend you to the dean to enroll. You still have some things to do, but you can wait until two months later to report to the academy. Li Yunlian said thank you.

It just so happened that Zhou Ping, Zhou Yu's brothers, and his younger brother Li Shi also came back to see Wang Yang, who served as a member of the army to help the militia a lot, and Li Yun also thanked them on behalf of the militia. Li Yun took out some silver taels and insisted that Wang Yang accept them.

Li Yun went to see his parents again, explaining that his younger brother Li Shi followed Wang Yang to the Juncheng Academy, and his parents were also very happy. Speaking of that he would also travel again, although his parents were a little reluctant, they knew that they could not hinder Li Yun's development, and they all happily agreed.

A few days later, the award announcement of Nanyang County came down. Qingyang Town People's League and Li Yun and others were rewarded with money and goods. Li Yun was given a plaque of "Loyalty and Bravery" as a commendation. The general of Nanyang County also awarded Li Yun the rank of "Loyal and Brave Captain", which is equivalent to the rank of squadron leader.

The county magistrate Chen Guang originally wanted Li Yun to serve as the head of the Hanyang County People's League, but unfortunately Li Yun resolutely resigned, and also went to the post of the head of the Qingyang Town People's League, saying that he would go to the county town Sisheng Academy to study, and asked the county order to approve it. Although Chen Guang regretted it, he supported Li Yun's decision, agreed to his resignation, and accepted his recommendation to let Li Qing succeed him as the head of the Qingyang Township People's League.

A few days later, Wang Yang's master and apprentice left Lijia Village for Nanyang. Li Shi also followed, his firm little face was full of excitement, and there was a taste of not being able to learn to be famous. Nie Feng originally wanted to follow Li Yun to stay, and knowing that Li Yun would also go to the academy, he also resigned to follow Wang Yang, and Li Yun also asked Li Qing to send a team of militia from a reconnaissance team to accompany the guard. Wang Yang also left a handwritten letter of recommendation, asking Li Yun to take it to report to the academy in the future.

The backbone of Li Qing and Li Humin's group were very convinced of Li Yun, and when they heard that Li Yun had resigned and was leaving in two months, they all wanted to go out with Li Yun. Li Yun reassured them and told them to continue to train and protect the territory and the people. Li Yun promised them that he would come back to reunite with everyone after traveling outside for a few years, and everyone agreed.