Directly opposite Zhou Kui was a KFC fast-food restaurant, and through the glass walls, he saw the customers inside enjoying their meals, and his saliva unconsciously flowed.

He hadn't eaten a full meal for several days, and his stomach was really hungry, and for a while, Zhou Kui even hallucinated because he was too hungry.

"If I don't eat something, I'm afraid I won't be able to save my little life!"

Zhou Kuiqiang cheered up, used his last bit of strength, and dragged his heavy steps towards the door of the fast food restaurant.

The waiter standing at the door saw Zhou Kui coming, and drove away with a disgusted face: "This is not a place for you to come, go away!" ”

Zhou Kui leaned down and said humbly: "Sister, can you give me something to eat, I haven't eaten for several days!" ”

"If you want to beg, go elsewhere, we don't welcome people like you here!" The waiter said domineeringly.

Zhou Kui still begged in a low voice: "Please get me something to eat, I'm dying of hunger!" ”

At this moment, another tall waiter pushed the door out of the fast food restaurant, grabbed Zhou Kui by the collar, and threw Zhou Kui on the road.

"Get out of here, or I'll break your legs!"

Zhou Kui was lying on the ground dying, and he didn't even have the strength to speak.

The onlookers pointed at Zhou Kui lying on the ground, and there were many sarcastic voices.

"Let it go, let it go!"

A middle-aged man dressed as a Taoist priest suddenly came out of the crowd of good deeds, and when he saw Zhou Kui's pitiful situation, he sighed: "Taiyi saves the suffering Tianzun!" ”

The middle-aged man stepped forward to help Zhou Kui up, and asked in a gentle tone, "Little brother, are you okay?" ”

Zhou Kui nodded and said gratefully: "Thank you, Dao Chief, I'm fine!" ”

Under the gaze of everyone, the middle-aged man pulled Zhou Kui into the fast food restaurant.

"You find a seat first, I'll pay for it, just tell me what you want to eat."

Zhou Kui found a place by the window and sat down, he glanced at the menu on the table, and finally asked for a family bucket after thinking about it.

"Little brother, how long has it been since you eaten?" The middle-aged man sat beside Zhou Kui and asked seriously.

Zhou Kui scratched his greasy hair and said weakly: "I haven't eaten for about three days." ”

As she was talking, the waiter came over with the plate, she didn't dare to approach Zhou Kui, handed the plate to the middle-aged man from a distance, and then ran away as if fleeing.

The middle-aged man put the dinner plate on the table, pointed to the family bucket and said to Zhou Kui: "There are five pieces of finger sucking original chicken, six pieces of spicy chicken wings, a serving of mashed potatoes, a bag of french fries, and a cup of Coke. ”

Zhou Kui looked at the rich food on the plate, his saliva flowed, and he said to the middle-aged man with gratitude: "Dao Chief, your great kindness to me, Zhou Kui is unforgettable!" ”

As soon as the words fell, Zhou Kui reached out and picked up the chicken wings and devoured them, the middle-aged man was afraid that he would choke, so he reminded: "Eat slowly, no one will rob you." ”

Zhou Kui nodded as he continued to nibble on the chicken wings.

In a few moments, the plate was full of bones.

After a full meal, Zhou Kui seemed to have regained his life, his eyes regained their brightness, he looked at the middle-aged man, choked up and said: "Dao Chief, I really don't know how to repay you, if you hadn't helped, I'm afraid I would have starved to death on the streets!" ”

The middle-aged man took out a tissue from the carton on the table and handed it to Zhou Kui, asking him to wipe away his tears.

"Poor Dao has always done good deeds and accumulated virtues, and when he encounters injustice, he will definitely come forward, this is what Poor Dao should do, little brother doesn't need to mind!"

Zhou Kui took a sip of Coke and asked with some curiosity: "May I ask what the chief is called?" ”

The middle-aged man touched the goatee growing on his chin with his hand, and said lightly: "Qingyang Daoist, this is the Dao number of the poor Dao." ”

"Qingyang Daoist?" Zhou Kui whispered a retelling.

"I don't know what the little brother's name is?" Qingyang Daoist asked.

"My surname is Zhou, and my single name is a Kui character, and Kui is Zhong Kui's Kui."

"Oh, Zhou Kui? Good name, good name! Daoist Qingyang carefully savored Zhou Kui's name, his eyes shining.

Leaving the fast food restaurant, Zhou Kui followed behind Qingyang Daoren, his eyes full of admiration. Before that, he had only seen Taoist priests in books and film and television dramas, but now that he can get close to real Taoist priests, Zhou Kui can't help but be in awe in his heart.

"Zhou Kui, if you don't have a place to live, can you go up the mountain with the poor road?" Qingyang Daoist asked tentatively.

"Up the mountain?"

"It's the Taoist temple where the Hui Poor Dao is located - Lingyun Mountain Heavenly Master's Mansion!"

Zhou Kui hesitated for a moment after hearing this, and he thought to himself: "If I go back to the Taoist temple with him, food, clothing, and housing will naturally be guaranteed, but I have never thought of becoming a Taoist priest, not to mention that after becoming a Taoist priest, I will be constrained and restricted by various rules and precepts, this is not the life I want to live." ”

"Have you thought about it?" Qingyang Daoist asked unhurriedly.

Zhou Kui stopped, looked up at the towering skyscrapers on both sides of the road, and recalled in his mind the wandering life full of hardships and humiliations when he came to Qingchen City.

"As long as my life is secure, even if I sacrifice a certain amount of freedom, I am willing!" Zhou Kui nodded in agreement.

Qingyang Daoist stroked his beard with his hand, and a satisfied smile appeared on his face that had experienced vicissitudes: "Okay, then you will go up the mountain with Poor Dao, and from now on you will be Poor Dao's apprentice!" ”

When Zhou Kui heard this, he asked a little overwhelmed: "Dao Chief, I will become your apprentice so soon?" ”

"Hahaha, the old man sees that you have clear bones and abundant spirituality, and you are a good seedling to learn the Tao! Taking you as an apprentice is a decision made by the old man after careful consideration, why, you don't want to? ”

Zhou Kui hurriedly waved his hand and denied it: "Dao Master, you misunderstood, I mean I haven't passed the internal assessment of your sect, so it is so easy to become your apprentice, will I feel a sense of appointee?" ”

Qingyang Daoist patted Zhou Kui's shoulder, and said seriously: "You and I know each other is fate, and there is nothing to talk about." ”

"Fate?"

Zhou Kui thought about it carefully, he had been in Qingchen City for a month, and he had not received any help from anyone except for meeting Qingyang Daoist today. Today's encounter with Qingyang Daoist is really accidental, and I have to say that it is fate.

Qingyang Daoist took Zhou Kui to the South Passenger Station by subway, and the two then changed to a shuttle bus to Lingyun Mountain, which is more than 100 kilometers away from Qingchen City.

"Wake up, apprentice, we're home!"

Zhou Kui stretched his waist, pulled the curtain of the car window, and the dawn of dawn sprinkled into the carriage, Zhou Kui saw a verdant and tall mountain standing majestically outside the window, this is Lingyun Mountain.

Following Master Qingyang Daoren to get out of the car, the two bathed in the soft morning sun and walked on a remote and lonely mountain road.

"The trail is very secluded, surrounded by lush woods and shrubs."

Zhou Kui looked around as he walked, and exclaimed: "I didn't expect that there would be such a beautiful holy place in a place far away from the metropolis!" ”

Qingyang Taoist said proudly: "There are three wonders that are most praised by the world in Lingyun Mountain: one is the thousand-year-old pine on the Sky Peak; the second is a spectacular sea of clouds between the valleys; The third is our Heavenly Master's Mansion, known as the 'First View in the Southwest'! ”

The master and apprentice continued to walk upward, and as the altitude continued to rise, the trees on both sides of the mountain road gradually thinned out and the air became thinner.

"Apprentice, look, this is the world-famous wonder of my Lingyun Mountain-Sea of Clouds!"

Looking in the direction of Master's finger, under the reflection of the morning sun, there were waves of clouds and mist between the peaks of Lingyun Mountain, and from a distance, it seemed like a turbulent sea, snow-white clouds collided and crowded between the valleys, and the clouds and mist wrapped around the continuous mountains, like a jade belt tied to the mountains.

Under the clouds and mist, Lingyun Mountain is even more secluded, and there is a sense of sacredness of independence in the world.

"Cave Heaven Blessed Land, really Cave Heaven Blessed Land!" Facing the magnificent scenery in front of him, Zhou Kui seemed a little short of words, and he shouted excitedly.

"Master, this mountain road is an excellent viewing place, why don't you see tourists passing by?"

Qingyang Daoist put his hands behind his back, walking in front like flying, he heard Zhou Kui's question, and patiently answered: "Didn't you see a warning sign of 'tourists stop' when you came in just now?" Because in the past, there were accidents where tourists accidentally fell off the cliff while watching the sea of clouds, and later the Tianshi Mansion and the Tourism Bureau decided to close the mountain road and prohibit tourists from entering and leaving. ”

"So, it looks like there's a sign!" Zhou Kui suddenly realized.

"This mountain path is now only used by Taoist priests from the Heavenly Master's Mansion, and visitors can only go up the mountain with the help of steep steps or take a sightseeing cable car."

Zhou Kui nodded, he quickly rushed forward and followed the Qingyang Daoist, and continued to ask: "The Dao Gate is a quiet place, aren't you afraid of tourists disturbing you and affecting your cultivation?" ”

Qingyang Daoist stroked his beard and said indifferently: "The area of the Heavenly Master's Mansion is very wide, and the area that tourists can visit is only the tip of the iceberg of the Heavenly Master's Mansion, and the place where we live and live is located in the hidden area of the Heavenly Master's Mansion, plus there is a ban on protection, ordinary people can't approach it at all!" ”

"I see!"

While the two were talking, a majestic and solemn Taoist temple came into Zhou Kui's eyes, and then looked closer, only to see that the main entrance of the Taoist temple was two mahogany doors inlaid with vermilion lacquer, and a golden plaque was hung above the door beam, with three italics of "Heavenly Master's Mansion" written on it.

"Is this the Lingyun Mountain Heavenly Master Mansion? It's so angry! Zhou Kui couldn't help but admire.

Qingyang Daoist raised the corners of his mouth, revealing a faint smile, he stepped forward and raised his hand to knock lightly on the door.

A few minutes later, the door opened, and a tall, handsome young Taoist priest appeared in front of the master and apprentice.

"Apprentice come here, let me introduce you, this is your senior brother Guo Jia, the Taoist number is Qing Cicada."

Zhou Kui stood beside Master Qingyang Daoren, looked at the handsome Taoist priest in front of him, and said in a respectful tone: "Hello Senior Brother, my name is Zhou Kui!" ”