Xia Zhongping walked out of the conference room of the City Public Security Bureau, although he was still greeting the members of the leading group of the Municipal Bureau with a smile on his face, but he was really holding back a fire in his heart. At the just-concluded work meeting, the city bureau re-divided the work for the future, and he, the newly promoted deputy director, was appointed with a new job content - to preside over the work of fire protection and culture, education and health.

This is completely different from the hints that Xia Zhongping received in advance, it seems that someone has done something to it and completely marginalized him. As for this arrangement, Xia Zhongping was helpless or helpless, as soon as the meeting began, Xia Zhongping had already realized that the current leadership team was simply monolithic, and important departments such as criminal investigation, public security, and transportation were firmly in the hands of Chen Shaoxu of the Municipal Bureau, and all of them were controlled by his henchmen.

Back in the office, Xia Zhongping lit a cigarette and let out a long sigh.

Judging from the current situation, even if you sit in this position for ten years, it will be difficult to make achievements, but if you make a slight mistake and are caught, you will end up miserable. As we all know, if nothing happens in firefighting work, it is just a matter of time, and when something happens, it is a big Louzi, and there are not a few officials who have fallen from this position.

Xia Zhongping picked up the phone and wanted to chat with the old leader in the past, but he stopped halfway through the number, and after thinking about it carefully, Xia Zhongping completely dispelled this idea. It is imperative that he first stabilize and continue to observe the progress of the situation with a neutral attitude, because doing too much will only make more mistakes, and making too many enemies will only make it more difficult to carry out future work.

After making up his mind, Xia Zhongping notified the secretary to come in, transferred all the previous work reports, and prepared to fight a protracted battle.

After lunch, Mu Yuan and the others drove to the outside of the private restaurant club in Allure.

Mu Yuan originally planned to go to the Yixue Seminar in the morning to see the excitement, but who knew that Long Ling'er and Crayfish played until the early hours of the morning before going to bed, and they were pulled up from the bed by Dong Yan after lunch. Without Long Ling'er, a "jack of all trades", it wouldn't be interesting for him to go alone, so he simply accompanied Xiao Jianbo to drink tea all morning.

When he went out of the gate, Makihara suddenly saw a strange scene.

The two cars were parked on the side of the road, and there were several people standing at the door of the car, both men and women, and there was a familiar figure among them, Gou Yang, who stood in front of the door in a suit and leather shoes, with a sad face on his face, and one arm hanging from his neck, as if he had just broken a bone.

"How did these two get here?" Mu Yuan muttered strangely, "Look at this dress, is it to come to see a doctor?" ”

Long Ling'er glanced out of the car and said with a smile: "Maybe they came to find those masters, exorcism!" ”

Mu Yuan shook his head helplessly, he began to pity the two uncles and nephews, it has been so long, and the cause has not even been found out, the so-called rush to the doctor, but I didn't expect such a big chief doctor to start believing in these crooked ways.

"Brother Muyuan, you won't start to pity them, will you!" Long Ling'er said disdainfully, "Don't suffer a little, the viciousness they treat patients will not change!" ”

"I hope so!" However, he felt that human nature was not so easy to change.

Long Ling'er drove Alto's car all the way through until he reached the edge of the city before he found the address given by Master Xuan Wuli, but this residence made the two of them a little surprised. Along the way, there were villas on both sides of the road, and they thought that Master Xuan's residence was the same, because whether it was fame or ability, it should be easy for Master Xuan to buy a villa. Unexpectedly, in front of them was an authentic farmhouse courtyard.

The three brick houses stood alone at the foot of a small hill, surrounded by a fence wall, with a pond in front and hills behind, and in the yard there were vegetables and fruit trees in addition to some flowers and plants.

Today's weather is good, the sun is shining, the sky is high and crisp, and the two old men are sitting at the leeward stone table under the eaves sipping tea, casually looking at the rippling water.

"Hello two masters!"

Mu Yuan pushed open the fence door and said hello, but found that the figure flashed out of the corner of his eye, and Long Ling'er had already flown over the low bamboo wall and ran straight to the pond in front of him, where a fishing rod was erected and a bamboo chair was placed.

"It seems that our two old bones are not as pleasing as a wooden pole!" Yi Youdao smiled helplessly and said self-deprecatingly.

"Master don't blame, my elementary school girl is such a naughty character!" Makihara smiled and said, "I can't be idle for a moment!" ”

"Let her go!" Xuan Wuli said expressionlessly, "We can't afford to offend this little girl!" ”

"The two masters know Ling'er's background?" Makihara sat down at the stone table and asked tentatively.

"Yes!" Yi Youdao nodded and poured Mu Yuan a cup of tea, "But this little girl is deliberately hiding it, we two old guys don't dare to break it!" ”

Mu Yuan was helpless, so he had to take a sip of the teacup sullenly, the taste of this tea is very special, with a lot of aroma of wood and grass, it should not be a very expensive tea, but it is different from the tea he has drunk before.

"How? You can still get in! Xuan asked unreasonably, still with a stiff face.

"Hmm!" Mu Yuan nodded, "There is a strong fragrance of plants and trees, refreshing and refreshing, and it has a different taste!" Master, what kind of tea is this? ”

"This is the white tea that Master Xuan planted and fried with his own hands!" Yi Youdao said, "Usually it's very stingy to take it out!" ”

Mu Yuan took another sip and said, "Two masters, since it is inconvenient to talk about Ling'er's affairs, can you tell me a thing or two about my master!" ”

"We can't say that either!" Xuan Wuli refused directly, "Looking for a chance, you better ask yourself!" ”

Mu Yuan was even more depressed, it's inconvenient to say, and it can't be said, so what did these two masters ask him to come over, is it just to drink tea and bask in the sun?

Yi Youdao saw Mu Yuan's thoughts, so he said: "I asked you to come here today for two things, one is to give the formation diagram, which was agreed before, and the other is to accept apprentices!" ”

"Apprentices?" Mu Yuan was a little surprised, "Take me and Ling'er?" ”

"Without her, it's just you!" Xuan Wuli said, "Although we are also familiar with the elders of that little girl, we don't dare to climb high, and we have always had a close friendship with your master, so we opened this mouth!" ”

"This?" Mu Yuan hesitated a little, "Two masters, it's my honor to be able to worship under the two of them, but I need to discuss it with the master!" ”

"Don't worry, your master won't blame!" Xuan Wuli said, "Sixteen years ago, your master instructed us!" ”

"Sixteen years ago?" Mu Yuan thought, "I was only one or two years old at the time, and it seems that I met Master at that time!" ”

"That's right! Not long ago, I received news from your master again, and the old thing was brought up again! Yi Youdao also echoed, "I originally wanted to go to you, but I happened to hear Mr. Ye mention you, so I set the time to meet yesterday!" ”

Mu Yuan suddenly realized, but he was even more curious about the identity of the master, since ancient times, these old people have been quite cautious about accepting apprentices, and being able to bother the two masters to teach together at the same time should not be as simple as friendship.

"Don't worry, we won't steal the limelight from your master if we accept you as an apprentice!" Xuan Wuli continued, "The right should be one for the teacher, the other for the teacher, that is, the so-called substitute teacher, on behalf of your master to teach and solve doubts, guide you to the beginning, and guide you to the Tao!" ”

"Can the two masters tell me why my master didn't teach me anything before?" Makihara asked, he had been puzzled by this question.

"There are two reasons!" Xuan Wuli said, "First, he can't stay by your side all the time, the conditions don't allow it; Second, his skills are not for you! ”

"Not for me? Why? Mu Yuan asked, do you have to shave your head to become a monk when you learn things?

Xuan Wuli and Yi Youdao glanced at each other, and seemed to be a little hesitant to answer this question.

"Okay!" Yi Youdao thought for a while and said: "You are born different from the world, ordinary people are three souls and seven spirits, but you have one more main soul, which is four souls and seven spirits, and the evil spirit is too heavy, if you follow your master's path, you will either die early or go crazy, so he entrusted you to the two of us not long after he met you!" ”

Mu Yuan was shocked, it turned out that these two had already known his details.

"Good!" Mu Yuan nodded, got up and stood up, "May I ask how the two masters perform the apprenticeship ceremony?" ”

"Just pour a cup of tea!" Xuan Wuli said lightly.

Mu Yuan no longer hesitated, and in the blink of his eyes, two pitch-black pupils were revealed, and Rao is Nan Xuan and Bei Yi were a little prepared, and they were really shocked. They glanced at each other, and they both shifted their gaze to Mu Yuan's pupils, and at this time, Mu Yuan's body had already revealed a trace of cold aura.

Mu Yuan poured the cup full of tea and respectfully held it into the hands of Nanxuan and Beiyi.

"Disciple, please have tea with two teachers!"

"Good!" Yi Youdao laughed out loud and brought the teacup to his mouth and drank it.

Xuan Wuli also showed a rare smile, like a glass of wine, and drank a glass with his neck up.

"Tea alone can't do it!" Before the words fell, Long Ling'er had already jumped over from the bamboo fence, proudly holding a lively grass carp, "Do you still want to set up wine at night, I have caught all the snacks!" ”

"Good, good!" Yi Youdao said with a smile, "Thanks to Miss Ling'er, I've been to this place many times, except for tea, this old guy has never entertained me with anything else!" ”

"That's you're lazy!" Xuan Wuli said angrily, "Every time I come, I want to eat ready-made, and I'm not a cook!" ”

"Two teachers, I'll show you something!" Makihara took the backpack and pulled something out of it.