Chapter 2 Out of the Mountain
Eighteen years later, in the south of the Yangtze River in China, a small mountain village called Taohuagou.
The village is surrounded by mountains on three sides, with only a potholed road leading out of the mountain.
The mountain is full of peach trees, the mountain wind blows, and the peach blossoms fall, which is beautiful and refreshing.
There are only about 100 households in the whole village, the folk customs are simple, the night is not closed, the road is not forgotten, it is like a paradise scene.
A small meandering river runs through the mountain village and flows slowly out of the mountain.
"Ye Zhengyang, your master called you back!"
At this time, a sturdy young man wearing homespun clothes and trousers with a smile on his face stood by the river, shouting into the river.
"Wow"
As soon as the young man finished speaking, a wave of the river set off a wave, splashing the young man's head and face, and all the clothes on his body were soaked.
Then a slick boy rose from the river.
"Hahaha"
The boy laughed and stood by the river with his clothes on.
"Ye Zhengyang!"
The naΓ―ve boy shook his head, shook off the water stains in his hair, and said angrily: "You bully people, look at my casserole boxing!" β
The naΓ―ve young man shouted and raised his fist and rushed towards Ye Zhengyang.
"Hahaha"
Ye Zhengyang laughed and swept towards the mountain.
Looking at Ye Zhengyang's figure, it is as light as catkins, and he climbs over mountains and mountains like walking on flat ground.
"Humph!"
The naΓ―ve young man saw Ye Zhengyang running away, stopped out of breath, and gritted his teeth and said to himself: "You kid, don't let me catch you!" β
On the hillside, Ye Zhengyang stopped and turned to look at the village below the mountain, showing a happy smile.
After a while, Ye Zhengyang turned around and continued to run towards the mountain, passing through a large peach forest, and a tattered and dilapidated Taoist temple appeared in front of him.
"Master!"
Ye Zhengyang kicked open the crumbling wooden door of the Taoist temple and shouted, "I'm back!" β
Passing through the front yard of the Taoist temple, Ye Zhengyang came to a side room and pushed open the door.
An old man wearing a linen shirt and a pair of floral shorts on the bottom, holding a small yellow book in his hand, was lying on the bed reading with relish.
The old man didn't look at Ye Zhengyang either, and while looking at the little yellow book, he said casually: "Come back, come back, call the soul?" β
Ye Zhengyang smiled "hehe", sat on the small stool next to the bed, grabbed the peanuts next to the old man and ate them.
"Smack"
The old man slapped the back of Ye Zhengyang's hand, and scolded with a smile: "Put it down, that's all there is to it!" β
The old man said and put away the little yellow book in his hand, put it under the pillow, got up and looked at Ye Zhengyang, a pair of eyes the size of mung beans flickering.
Seeing the old man's serious appearance, Ye Zhengyang was very uncomfortable.
In his impression, the old man has always been laughing and scolding, debauched, obscene, and unserious.
I didn't expect to change my expression now.
"Master!"
Ye Zhengyang scratched his head and asked, "Are you okay?" β
"Hey!"
After a long time, the old man sighed and said, "Zhengyang, you have been studying art with me for 18 years!" β
Hearing the old man's words, Ye Zhengyang smiled on his face, and a bad premonition rose in his heart, but he still nodded.
The old man rolled his eyes and said, "Eighteen years ago, I picked you up on Yanjing Coal Mountain and taught you the Tao, and now that you have learned everything I have learned in my life, it is time for you to go down the mountain!" β
Hearing this, Ye Zhengyang hurriedly said: "Master, I won't go down the mountain, I will always accompany you!" β
"That's good!"
The old man showed a lewd smile and said, "Then don't go!" β
Then the old man took out a pair of dirty panties and said, "Go, wash my panties!" β
"Vomit"
Ye Zhengyang retched, hurriedly covered his nose, took ten steps back, and said, "Master, I'll go down the mountain!" β
The old man grinned, took out a letter, and said, "After going down the mountain, you go directly to the Fang family in Dragon City and hand over this letter to Fang Hao!" β
"He'll arrange everything for you!"
"When I picked you up, you didn't have anything but this pendant around your neck with your name engraved on it, and maybe you could find your parents!"
The old man said as he took out a pendant and threw it at Ye Zhengyang.
Ye Zhengyang took the pendant, only to see that this was a rectangular jade piece, the jade piece was crystal clear, delicate, and not ordinary at first glance.
The front of the jade piece is carved with an angry dragon with teeth and claws, and the back is carved with the antique characters of "Ye Zhengyang" three dragons flying and phoenixes dancing.
Ye Zhengyang put away the jade piece and the letterhead, smiled "hehe", opened his hand and said, "You have to give me money!" β
The old man laughed and scolded: "You rabbit cub! β
The old man said and took out a wad of money and a two-foot-long cloth bag.
"This is a thousand yuan, and there is also the Big Dipper Seven Star Sword!"
"As for the Soul Detention Tower, it's on you, so go there too!"
Listening to the old man's words, Ye Zhengyang immediately jumped up and said, "I made so much money with you, just give me a thousand?" β
The old man was not annoyed, and said seriously: "Zhengyang, I am also good for you, think about how many immoral things you have done in your life, and take that money for the teacher to do good deeds and accumulate virtue, and help you resolve karma and evil retribution." β
Ye Zhengyang was not calm at once, and said busily: "When have I ever done something immoral?" β
"Haven't done it?" The old man muttered: "Why is Widow Zhang's underwear frequently stolen?" β
"Why can the seventy-year-old village chief not fall down with a golden gun and sing with his wife every night?"
"Why did the two donkeys at the entrance of the village scream every night......"
"Stop, what does the screaming of the two donkeys have to do with me?" Ye Zhengyang's face turned red and he hurriedly shouted.
Widow Zhang's underwear was indeed stolen by him, after all, he lives in the mountains all the year round, and he is young and strong-blooded, and the widow Zhang is plump and charming, who hasn't been impulsive?
What's more, Widow Zhang and Master are not clear, and they often look like they are eyebrows.
As for the seventy-year-old village chief and his wife, he also saw a box of small blue pills in the master's drawer, and put them in the old village chief's teapot with a big heart, who knew that the medicinal effect of that thing was so violent?
However, what the hell is the village chief's two donkeys screaming?
He doesn't carry this pot!
"Hey, hey"
"Stinky boy, do you know that you are cowardly? After committing so many things, do you dare to say that you have not done anything immoral? The old man looked at Ye Zhengyang with a smile.
Ye Zhengyang pursed his mouth: "Aren't you all taught?" β
"I learned all this from you, if I lack virtue, you old bastard has lived for so long, and you have to lack virtue to the point of black smoke in your butt?"
The old man was silent for a few seconds, and said angrily: "You are a wicked person, no big or small, for the sake of the teacher's kindness and consideration for you, you slander me like this, it's shameless!" β
"Phew, I don't care, you have to share some of the money with me anyway." Ye Zhengyang simply played a hooligan.
"You don't need money for travel expenses, and you don't need money for food?"
"You are a criminal, you have raised you for 18 years for your teacher, and you have been raised with a handful of and urine, and you still talk about money with your teacher?" The old man was a little angry.
Ye Zhengyang's body was shocked, and he felt nauseous, what did I eat to grow up?
Then the old man's voice sounded again, but it was a little tired: "Zhengyang, the teacher is incompetent, and he can't find out what the thing in your body is, and now he can only let you go down the mountain. β
"I'm tired of being a teacher, and now that the deadline is approaching, I want to take advantage of my life to travel out of the mountains again, if you're okay, don't go back to the mountains."
The limit?
Ye Zhengyang's brows furrowed, and he felt a sense of grief.
But immediately after that, he reacted, gritted his teeth and said, "Old bastard, after saying so much, you just don't want to give money, right?" β
"Ahem"
The old man said embarrassedly: "Zhengyang, there are still important things to do for the teacher, so I won't tell you first, remember, don't come back if you have nothing to do, and you won't be there for the teacher when you come back." β
"There are also the Big Dipper Seven Star Sword and the Soul Detention Tower, which are important treasures of the division, you have to take care of it!"
After the old man finished speaking, he pushed Ye Zhengyang out, and then closed the door.
Ye Zhengyang raised his middle finger at the door, despised the old man fiercely, and turned around and walked out of the Taoist temple.
Walking out of the Taoist temple, Ye Zhengyang turned around and knelt down in front of the Taoist temple and bowed three times.
Although Ye Zhengyang and the old man often quarreled, the old man's kindness to him was remembered in his heart.
For eighteen years, the old man and Ye Zhengyang have been in love with father and son, and their feelings are quite deep.
"Old man, I'm leaving, I'll come back to see you sometime!"
After Ye Zhengyang left, the old man suddenly appeared on the stone steps in front of the Taoist temple, and said with a smile: "Idiot! β