The mountain is not very high, the small temple on the mountain was built in some year, it has fallen into disrepair, the statues inside are also a little blurred, the yard is overgrown with weeds, and there is a sense of decay. Xiao Li Shi came for the first time, and he was very curious, looking around with his two eyes, as if he wanted to find some mysterious treasure. Li Yun had been here before, and he was familiar with the way, so he took his younger brother and walked straight to the main hall.

As soon as he walked into the main hall, Li Yun suddenly realized that something was wrong, "Huh? How can anyone? ”

Li Yun took a closer look, and the long legs that had decayed had been broken off, and the table was directly spread on the ground, and a person was sleeping on it. The man looked like a Taoist priest, curled up, with fluffy hair, dirty clothes, and black oil that could not be colored. "What a sloppy man!" Li Yun thought to himself.

Xiao Li Shi didn't think much about it, circled around the statue, and asked curiously, "Brother, what kind of god is this?" "I don't know, and when I asked the adults in the village, they all said they didn't know. It's just that I heard that it was already there when our ancestors moved here. Li Yun replied.

The sound of the two brothers seemed to wake up the sleeping Taoist, and he muttered, "Little friend, don't you know that it's rude to disturb other people's sleep?" With that, he sat up and opened his eyes to look at the brothers. His eyes were very bright, and for a moment Li Yun seemed to feel as if he had been seen through. "Huh? The physique seems to be good! The Taoist muttered quietly.

Li Shi was taken aback by his sudden voice, and said dissatisfiedly, "Where did the beggar come from!" After all, Li Yun reads and knows etiquette, and the Taoist is not young, and it seems that he has been wandering for a long time, so he has a little sympathy in his heart, and hurriedly stopped his younger brother and said, "Don't be rude!" He turned to the Taoist and said, "Old man, I'm sorry! My brother was rude, I apologize to you on his behalf! "Say goodbye and bow your hand." Never mind! Seeing that you are so polite, I won't bother with him! The Taoist looked at Li Yun like a little adult, and found it interesting, so he waved his hand and looked at the platform again. Li Yun looked at it and hurriedly stopped it and said, "Old man, the weather here is cold, you are easy to catch a cold when you sleep, if you get sick, you will be in trouble!" The Taoist ignored him, and lay down and continued to sleep. Li Shi didn't think the temple was very interesting, so he shouted to go down the mountain and go home. Li Yun hesitantly looked at the Taoist motionless, and went down the mountain with his younger brother with his thoughts, while thinking to himself, "Isn't he cold?" Did he have anything to eat? What if he's sick? ”

I went down the hill to meet my parents, and the sun was setting and it was getting dark. Wang took the three brothers and sisters home to cook first. When his father came back and the family had dinner, Li Yun was worried about the Taoist in his heart, and he couldn't rest assured, so he told his parents about today's events. Li Yun said: "I think that person is also pitiful, I want to take an old quilt to cover him and send him some food." Li Xiangping is also a bold person, so he said: "You kid is kind-hearted!" Good people have good rewards, you go and bring him something to eat! The Wang family helped Li Yun prepare things, and Li Yun walked with a quilt and a big bowl of rice to the small temple on the mountain.

The mountain wind is howling, and the air conditioning is pressing. Fortunately, there was a moon that night, and Li Yun came all the way to the main hall of the broken temple. By the hazy moonlight, Li Yun saw that the Taoist was still lying there sleeping. He gently shook the Taoist and said, "Old man, it's cold on this mountain, I'll bring you a thin quilt, and you will cover it!" You haven't eaten yet, have you? It's the meal! The Taoist glanced at Li Yun carefully, didn't say a word, took the food and ate it in a big gulp. After eating, he didn't say a word, went to the lookout, took the quilt and covered it, and fell asleep again. Li Yun was also a little surprised in his heart, seeing that the Taoist did not move, he went down the mountain with the bowl and went home.

At dawn the next day, after breakfast, Li Yun came to the small temple with a bowl of porridge and two potatoes. The Taoist got up this time, sat cross-legged on the table and meditated with his eyes closed. Li Yun stepped forward and said, "Old man, I'll bring you some breakfast!" As he spoke, he placed the dishes and chopsticks in front of the Taoist. The Taoist opened his eyes and looked at Li Yun, picked up the dishes and chopsticks and ate them. He ate slowly, as if he wasn't hungry. After eating, the Taoist closed his eyes again, as if he was wandering out of the world. Li Yun didn't say anything, he took the dishes and chopsticks and went down the mountain. He didn't know that just as he turned around and went down the mountain, the Taoist opened his eyes again and nodded slightly.

For three consecutive days, Li Yun gave three meals to the Taoist every day. The two seem to have a tacit understanding, and between one giving and one eating, it seems that the relationship between the two is not ordinary. On the evening of the third day, after Li Yun finished packing up the dishes and chopsticks and was about to go down the mountain as usual, the Taoist suddenly spoke: "Do you know who was originally enshrined here?" Li Yun was stunned for a moment, he didn't expect the Taoist to speak, he thought for a while and said, "I don't know." The Taoist looked at the statue, was stunned for a while, and said: "Wang Zhi, the former iron spear general of the former dynasty, was originally enshrined here!" It's been more than 200 years! ”

Li Yun was silent and was silent with the Taoist for a while. The Taoist looked at Li Yun with blazing eyes and said, "One drink and one drink, it's not heavenly!" You and I are destined! I think you have good bones, are you willing to learn martial arts? I can teach you! Li Yun was very surprised when he heard this, he didn't expect the Taoist to say this, and couldn't help but say: "I also learn boxing from my father and the elders in the village, I don't know what you can teach me?" The Taoist looked at Li Yun with a look of disbelief, smiled slightly, raised his hand to pick up a branch, and threw it casually, and the branch quickly pierced into a tree in the yard, and the branches trembled slightly, making a buzzing sound. Li Yun was taken aback, looking back at the Taoist, where is the original down-and-out appearance! The body is straight, the face is ruddy, and the majesty is majestic, as if there is a tendency of self-supremacy in heaven and earth.

Li Yun knew that he had met a master, so he hurriedly knelt down and said, "Master is above, please accept the disciple's worship!" After speaking, he kowtowed nine times to the Taoist reverently. After the Taoist calmly accepted Li Yun's kneeling, he said with a smile: "Good apprentice, get up quickly!" After helping Li Yun up, the Taoist said solemnly: "For the teacher, travel all over the world, idle clouds and wild cranes!" The game is in the red dust, and the self-proclaimed Taoist is sloppy! Preach your Dharma today, and you will do something in the future, but beware of today's good thoughts, and don't be evil! Without the consent of the teacher, it is not allowed to pass on the teacher's teachings to others, if there is a violation, although the teacher is far away, he will also be severely punished! Li Yun also looked serious, and said solemnly: "One day as a teacher, a lifetime as a father!" The disciple swears to follow the teacher's teachings, and if there is any violation, heaven and earth will be destroyed! ”

After the master and apprentice confirmed their relationship, they were very happy. Seeing that the moon was already in the middle of the sky, the Taoist said: "It's not too early, you go home first, tomorrow we will officially start!" Li Yun said, "Master, it's cold in the mountains, why don't you move to my house!" The Taoist said, "I'm used to it, you don't have to worry about Master, go down the mountain!" Li Yun reluctantly went down the mountain to go home, walked to the bottom of the mountain, looked back, it seemed that the master was still standing outside the temple gate, he waved his hand, and looked home.

As soon as I got home, my younger brother and sister were already sleeping, and only my parents and children were sitting in the hall, looking very anxious. Wang stepped forward, took Li Yun's hand and looked him up and down, and said, "Why did you only come back now?" What should I do if I encounter a beast? Don't go in the future! Li Xiang also looked at Li Yun with his eyes, and stopped talking. Li Yun smiled: "Daddy and Mom don't worry, I recognized Master today!" When Li Xiang and his wife heard this, they were very surprised, and hurriedly asked, "What's the matter?" Li Yun didn't elaborate, so he said: "You pay attention to secrecy!" The Taoist in the temple on the mountain is a master! He has very high martial arts skills, and he accepted me as an apprentice today! From tomorrow onwards, I will learn martial arts from him and make contributions in the future! Li Yun's eyes lit up, and he seemed to see a bright future.

Li Xiang was silent for a while after hearing this, sighed, and said, "You come with me!" Li Yun followed his father to the back room in confusion. Li Xiang took out a scroll from a box, unfolded it in the hall and hung it on the wall, the scroll was a portrait of a military general. Li Xiang knelt down towards the portrait and said, "Li Yun kneel!" Prostrate to the ancestors! After Li Yun knelt down, Li Xiang took Li Yun to complete the nine bows, got up and said: "Child, this is our ancestor Li Xin, who used to be a general of the previous dynasty and guarded the border for generations. Later, he was victimized by a traitor and was defeated and died. Before he died, he made his last words, unless in troubled times, future generations cannot be generals! For generations, we kept the will of our ancestors and moved to the south, away from the battlefield. I heard that it's not peaceful outside now, and I don't want you to keep your oath and agree to your martial arts birth! But you have to remember to eliminate violence and peace, and don't bully the weak! Li Yun thought of the prestige of the ancestor and nodded solemnly. Li Xiang said again: "Since you have apprenticed to the Taoist master, and the small temple on the mountain has been dilapidated, it is better to ask the Taoist to come down the mountain to live, and you will serve nearby!" Li Yun said, "Master is reluctant to go down the mountain, and is willing to live in the temple." Li Xiang thought for a while and said: "Now that the autumn harvest is basically completed, and there are still some materials at home, I will take a few people to help repair it tomorrow." ”

The next day, Li Xiang called a few people and came to the small temple on the mountain. Li Xiang first thanked the Taoist chief for his son's teaching, and the Taoist chief said: "No thanks, Li Yun and I also have a fate!" He has a good talent, and I am also happy to accept such apprentices! After chatting for a while, Li Xiang said, "The temple has not been repaired for many years and is not suitable for living, and now I want to take the opportunity to repair it, so that it is also convenient for the Taoist to live and reopen the incense." The Taoist chief said: "There is no need to reopen the incense, and the repair can be done simply, without spending too much effort!" Li Xiang inspected it with a few people, discussed the maintenance plan, and began to repair it after obtaining the consent of the Taoist chief. It took three days of hard work, Li Xiang led people to repair the damaged parts of the hall, although the statue of the hall was not rebuilt, but it was also cleaned smoothly, and beds, tables and chairs were arranged on both sides of the hall, and the door of the hall was also repaired. The weeds in the yard are removed, and the wings on both sides are slightly tidyed up and used as kitchens and utility rooms. Kitchen stoves and dishes were added, toilets were arranged, and a few trees and flowers were transplanted, adding a lot of life. The damaged part of the courtyard wall has also been repaired, and the gate has been redone, and it is no longer the same dilapidated as before. At night, the temple is lit up, and from a distance, it is a bit mysterious.

Since then, Li Yunxin's study life has begun. Everything is still unknown, but a small tree is growing.