Chapter 82: Ten Thousand Books

Ma Lin finally left, refused to be accompanied by Hei Yu, and set off silently alone.

But after all, Ma Lin was the candidate for the first friendly exchange between the northern and southern cultivation circles in hundreds of years, so the respect he deserved was still essential.

Aside from the secret protection of the northern horse world, in order to show their attention to this matter, the southern Maoshan faction also specially sent Wan Shuzi, an outstanding disciple of the thirty-eighth generation, to the nearest town at the foot of Baitou Mountain early to greet Ma Lin, and for a period of time in the future, he will always escort him to Lin Jiu in Renjia Town.

Since Ma Lin left the foot of Baitou Mountain, he walked alone for more than half an hour, and finally stopped at the door of the Yuelai Inn in the town. Ma Lin unfolded the note in his hand, checked the name and looked up at the plaque, and said to himself: "That's right, it should be this one!" ”

Ma Lin closed the note, turned his head and looked at Baitou Mountain from afar, and after a long time, he exhaled a breath of turbidity and resolutely stepped in. Ma Lin knows that this is not only a farewell to the past, but also the beginning of a completely different life.

Since then, there is no longer a fairy family by his side, and no one can fill in the gaps for himself, everything can only rely on himself.

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"How many of you, please?" As soon as Xiao Er saw Ma Lin coming in, he greeted him very warmly.

Since Ma Lin wanted to inquire about things, he naturally didn't keep a straight face, and he hugged his fists politely and said, "This little brother, I don't eat, I want to come here to inquire about someone." ”

As soon as Xiao Er heard that Ma Lin was not eating, his enthusiasm immediately dispersed, but he still had a smile on his face: "Looking for someone is also a guest, I don't know who you are looking for, guest officer?" ”

Ma Lin hadn't seen Wan Shuzi, and he didn't know what he looked like, so he could only describe it in general terms: "I want to find a relatively old Taoist chief." ”

As soon as Xiao Er heard that he was looking for an old Taoist, he immediately reacted: "Guest officer, what you are looking for is Wan Shuzi, Wan Dao Chang!" ”

"Yes, yes, yes, it's the Taoist of Wanshuzi." As soon as Ma Lin saw that Xiao Er really knew, he immediately became energetic.

Xiao Er turned sideways slightly, pointed in one direction on the second floor, and said enthusiastically: "Guest officer, Daoist Wan Shuzi is in the second room on the left hand side of the second floor, you can go up by yourself, Daoist Wan Shuzi is in the room at this time." ”

Ma Lin nodded, indicating that he had made a note of another fist, and said politely: "Thank you for your advice," and as he spoke, he took out five or six coppers in his arms, and without counting them, he stuffed them directly into the little second-hand.

Xiao Er was a little flattered in an instant, and he was busy thanking him, and finally led Ma Lin to the outside of Wan Shuzi's room in person, and whispered: "Guest officer, this room is it, you can do it yourself, I'll go and get busy first!" After speaking, Xiao Er bent down slightly, turned around and went downstairs.

Ma Lin stood outside the door, looked left and right, raised his hand and wanted to knock on the door, but hesitated in his heart, what did he want to say when he met. Just as Ma Lin was thinking about it, the door suddenly "rattled" and slowly opened inside. A Taoist in his forties with a long beard stood behind the door.

The Taoist chief looked at Ma Lin, his face was puzzled, and he asked, "This layman, what is the matter with you?" ”

Now that he has seen the main master, Ma Lin's previous worries disappeared in an instant.

Ma Lin clasped his hands into fists, bowed very formally, and looked solemn: "May I ask the Taoist chief, but is it the Taoist master of Wanshuzi?" ”

As soon as the Taoist heard that the other party knew what his name was, he was first surprised, and then reacted, and hurriedly snorted: "Poor Dao is Wan Shuzi, Your Excellency is Ma Lin, Ma Daxian?" ”

Ma Lin got up and smiled on his face: "Daoist Wan Shuzi is polite, I am Ma Lin, Daoist must not say such things as Daxian, it will torment me!" ”

Wan Shuzi laughed, let go of half of his body, and said politely: "I'm a few years older, take advantage of you, then I'll call you Ma Lin." Come in and talk, it's rude to stand outside the door! ”

When Ma Lin heard this, his teeth showed four, followed Wan Shuzi into the room, and closed the door with his hand.

Wan Shuzi beckoned Ma Lin to sit down on the chair, poured another cup of tea that was still a little warm, and then said: "This time, Ma Lin, you came to our Maoshan to exchange and study, which can be regarded as a grand event in our northern and southern cultivation circles, and it is also my honor for the master to send me to meet you this time." ”

Since Wan Shuzi said it so politely, then Ma Lin also has to praise it: "Wan Shuzi's predecessors don't want to say that, boy, I can go to the Maoshan faction to study, and you, a senior with high mana, are my honor." ”

After speaking, the two laughed again, both picked up the tea, and were silent for the time being.

After the tea was over, Ma Lin slowly put down the teacup, arched his hand to Wan Shuzi, and said politely: "Wan Shuzi senior, the kid will study under the ninth uncle in the future, although he can't apprentice for some reasons, but the master and apprentice are indeed there, I call you Wan Shuzi senior like this It's a bit unusual, why don't I call you Uncle in the future!" ”

When Wan Shuzi heard it, it was really such a truth, the word "uncle" circled around his mouth twice, and Wan Shuzi said with a happy face: "It's okay, it's really inconvenient for seniors to come and go, then you and I want to call my uncle and nephew in the future!" ”

At that moment, Ma Lin stood up, his face was delighted, he respectfully clenched his fists, and shouted: "Uncle Shi!" ”

Wan Shuzi happily responded with a sentence of "Okay, good", and said repeatedly: "Master and nephew, please sit down!" ”

As soon as the title was changed, the atmosphere suddenly became much more harmonious.

Ma Lin got up slightly, filled the tea for Wan Shuzi and himself, and asked casually: "Uncle, let's go to Renjia Town for a long time, I don't know how to arrange the itinerary on this road?" ”

Wan Shuzi took a sip of tea and said with some emotion: "If it was in the early years, like when I was apprenticed to learn art, we would really have to walk in the past, and such a long distance would never be completed in one or two months." ”

Wan Shuzi took another sip of tea and continued: "It's like now, there are still trains to sit on, it's really a different era. While speaking, Wan Shuzi sighed.

Train Ma Lin has only heard of it, but has never seen it. As soon as Ma Lin heard what Wan Shuzi meant, he understood a little, and asked directly: "Uncle Shi means that we have to take a train to Renjia Town!" ”

Wan Shuzi put down the teacup, nodded slightly, and then dipped his fingers in the teacup with some water, and began to draw on the table.

"Senior nephew, look, let's get on the bus in Changchun, pass through Shengjing and finally arrive in the capital. Then we transferred in the capital and went all the way to Guangzhou, but after Guangzhou, we could only walk. But it won't be too far, one can be reached in two or three days. In this way, the whole process is about five or six days. ”

Ma Lin swallowed his saliva, looked at Wan Shuzi with some horror, and said in a lost voice: "Uncle Shi, is this train some kind of magic weapon, these thousands of miles of road, even those immortals under my command, have to walk for about a day or two, this one train, it only takes five or six days." ”

Wan Shuzi also nodded with deep sympathy: "I think back then, when the Tartars had not yet entered the customs, we still had real people in Maoshan who could fly with a sword, and when my ancestor was alive, he was a real person who could fly with a sword." According to my master, it takes about a day to fly thousands of miles, after all, spiritual power can't keep up. It can be seen that this ordinary person's equipment still has some merits. ”

Saying that, Wan Shuzi had some emotion on his face, and continued: "I think back then, when the Heavenly Court was prosperous, there were many powerful people in Taoism. It's like in today's cultivation world, most cultivators can only stay at the stage of refining and refining qi. In the future, not necessarily one of the ten people can enter the stage of refining qi and transforming gods, and then there are only two or three of them in my Maoshan realm, and in the last stage of refining and voiding, only Longhu Mountain and Kunlun Ancestral Court are still fruitful! ”

Wan Shuzi stared at Ma Lin, with an obscure expression on his face: "It seems that the decline of the cultivation world is really inevitable!" ”

Ma Lin didn't know how to answer, so he had to ask, "Then why don't we in the cultivation world try to integrate with the techniques of these ordinary people." ”

Wan Shuzi glanced at Ma Lin in surprise, and then admonished with a serious face: "Our cultivation world cultivates three things, magic, law, and heart. ”

"Crooked ways do not pursue the heart and the law, but only the arts. In this way, it will lead to invincibility in the same realm, but it will not be able to achieve transcendence. Just like the usual stuff, it can be convenient for a while, but it doesn't add any longevity, so you have to remember that this is not a good idea. ”

Ma Lin shrunk his neck and hurriedly agreed.

Seeing Ma Lin like this, Wan Shuzi knew that his words were serious, and his face eased a lot, and he said happily: "Senior nephew, your task this time is very important, and the people of the two factions hope to get some breakthroughs from you, to see if they can break the record that no one has soared to immortal status in the past few hundred years." So, you have to work hard, nephew. ”

Although Ma Lin is not very optimistic about hope or anything, hard work is definitely necessary, after all, there is still a red line of life around his neck.

After sitting down again, Ma Lin couldn't help but ask: "Uncle Shi, when are we leaving?" ”

Wan Shuzi looked at Ma Lin and said flatly: "There is still one last thing to do, let's leave when we are done." ”