When everyone returned to Wu Zhiyuan's house, it was already dark, and the beggar told Zhang Zefang to pack his luggage and leave. Wu Chengxi and his wife and Wu Zhiyuan tried every means to persuade them to stay, but the beggar was firm, and no one could be stubborn.

Wu Zhiyuan leaned Sheng Wanxiang against the kang, walked up to Wu Chengxi and pleaded: "Dad, I want to learn from Master and be a disciple of Maoshan!" ”

Wu Chengxi was stunned for a moment when he heard this, and then frowned, his eyes were flustered, and he didn't say a word. He does not have a prejudice against the Maoshan faction, on the contrary, he has a very strong sense of gratitude to the Maoshan Taoist, but the colorless precepts of the Maoshan faction are unacceptable to him, after all, he is over half a hundred years old, only Wu Zhiyuan has a son, and the hope of the Wu family inheritance lies in Wu Zhiyuan alone.

After Zhang Zefang summoned Wu Zhiyuan's soul more than a month ago, Wu Zhiyuan had made this request, but he didn't expect that more than a month later, Zhang Zefang's master summoned the soul of Sheng Wanxiang, and Wu Zhiyuan brought up the old matter again, which was too difficult for Wu Chengxi to choose.

Zhang Zefang naturally understood the intentions of Wu Chengxi and his wife, and it was not easy to interject when he saw this, so he just silently packed up his baggage.

For a moment, the atmosphere in the room became awkward, and Wu Zhiyuan looked at Wu Chengxi tightly, his eyes full of anticipation.

"Ahem, boy, do you remember that you promised me a condition in the cave chamber?" The beggar covered his mouth and coughed lightly, breaking the dull atmosphere.

"I remember, at that time, you said that the specific conditions would be left to later." Wu Zhiyuan replied without thinking.

"Well, that's good. Then I'm going to talk about this condition now, manly man, what you say counts, you must do what you promise me! The beggar gently patted Wu Zhiyuan's shoulder.

"On what terms?" Wu Zhiyuan asked.

"My condition is that you don't think about being a Maoshan disciple anymore, our Maoshan faction won't accept you." The beggar raised his eyebrows and was resolute.

"Don't accept me? For what? Wu Zhiyuan's face was full of surprise, and as soon as the beggar said this, even Zhang Zefang and the Wu couple were surprised.

"It's not for anything, this is the condition you promised me, you don't have a choice." The corners of the beggar's mouth twitched, and he looked unreasonable.

Wu Zhiyuan's heart was half cold when he heard this, his parents disagreed, and the Maoshan faction did not accept it, it seems that he is really insulated from the Maoshan faction.

"Oh...... Dao Chang, in fact, the last time Zhi ran away from home to find Zhang Daochang, our two husbands and wives thought about it, maybe we are too selfish, we are such a son, and your faction is not allowed to marry and have children, so our two husbands and wives have different wills to be Maoshan disciples, but now I see that Zhiyuan is sincere to the Maoshan faction, if he is indeed the material for learning the Tao, our two husbands and wives are willing to let him follow the Taoist to subdue demons and eliminate demons, and do good deeds for everyone in the world. Wu Chengxi said what he really thought, but after all, he was reluctant, and his eyes were slightly moist.

The beggar was silent, but Wu Zhiyuan suddenly smiled when he heard this, he looked sideways at Zhang Zefang, who also smiled and nodded to him.

"Master, you just agreed to Zhiyuan." Zhang Zefang sincerely interceded for Wu Zhiyuan.

Everyone watched the beggar's reaction, only to see that he was silent, as if a little embarrassed.

"Maoshan disciples are not close to women, this colorless precept is actually not a rule left by my Maoshan patriarch, but a rule set by my master back then. At that time, the master also set the precept of raging clothes and poverty, in order to let the disciples of Maoshan concentrate on learning the Tao, not to indulge in women, not to pursue the beauty of their own skin, not to covet glory and wealth, in order to benefit the common people in the world," After a long time, the beggar said slowly, "Those who learn my Maoshan Taoism need to have a pure heart and a clear root in order to bring all kinds of Taoist techniques of exorcising ghosts and suppressing evil to the extreme, so the body of a boy is the best choice, but this does not mean that the body of a non-child cannot learn the Taoism of Maoshan, but it is difficult to learn the Tao with the body of a non-child, and it is difficult to exert it to the extreme." That's all. ”

The beggar looked around at everyone here, and when he saw that everyone had realized, he continued: "Even so, as the head of the Maoshan faction, I still can't go against the teacher's training and make an exception to accept you to Maoshan. ”

The smile on Wu Zhiyuan's face instantly froze, he could accept the rags and poverty in the Maoshan precepts, but the boy's body was broken, and he could only regret it.

"However, Zhiyuan's Dao relationship is extremely deep, and it is not that he cannot practice the Dao technique of my Maoshan faction." The beggar changed his words and smiled, "My Maoshan Sect's Xuanmen spell is a secret that is not passed on, but the Taoist technique of exorcism and demon subjugation does not have a rule that it is not passed on inside or outside. ”

"So, I can still be a disciple of Maoshan?" Wu Zhiyuan's spirit was lifted.

"Let me ask you, do you have the heart to learn the Tao, or do you just want to be a disciple of Maoshan?" The beggar's face suddenly became serious, his eyes looked directly at Wu Zhiyuan, and he didn't answer the question.

The question of "I ......" seems very simple, but it stumped Wu Zhiyuan at once. In all fairness, he initially admired and longed for Maoshan disciples because of his admiration for Zhang Zefang, so he wanted to join Maoshan. But after going through so much, I found that I did have the desire to kill demons and demons, and the ideal of doing good deeds in the world.

"I have the heart to learn the Tao and eliminate harm for the people!" Wu Zhiyuan pondered for a moment and replied firmly.

"Good!" The beggar changed his usual cynicism and said solemnly, "I will allow Daoist Zhang Zefang to accept you as an apprentice, but I have two requirements. ”

"What requirements? I'll give you whatever you ask! Wu Zhiyuan couldn't wait to ask and answer himself.

"First, you worship Daochang Zhang as your teacher, but I will teach you on behalf of the teacher, and you will have to follow me in the future." The beggar said, glancing at Wu Zhiyuan to observe his reaction.

"Good!" Wu Zhiyuan replied categorically, and Zhang Zefang on the side smiled happily: "My master is both virtuous and artistic, and it is his blessing that Zhiyuan has the honor to follow his master to learn the Tao." ”

"What about the second request?" Wu Zhiyuan asked eagerly.

"The second requirement is that you must not claim to be a disciple of Maoshan, you are not allowed to say that you are a disciple of Maoshan to the outside world, and you are not allowed to go to Maoshan as a disciple of Maoshan." The beggar observed Wu Zhiyuan's reaction again.

Wu Zhiyuan was no longer as decisive as before, but hesitated.

"Since you have the heart to learn the Tao, why do you care about the identity of Maoshan disciples?" The beggar's language is critical.

"I promise!" Wu Zhiyuan pondered for a long time and finally made a decision.

Worship the Taoist of Maoshan as a teacher, but he is not a disciple of Maoshan, and he learns the Taoism of the Maoshan School, but he cannot claim to be a disciple of Maoshan. Wu Zhiyuan's identity is a little delicate, but in order to learn the Maoshan Dao technique, he doesn't care about these names anymore.

Wu hurriedly brought the tea, Wu Zhiyuan took the teacup, knelt on his knees, kowtowed to Zhang Zefang three times, handed the tea with both hands, shouted "Master", took another cup of tea, and held it in front of the beggar with both hands.

The beggar didn't take the tea, but pretended to be angry and said, "Boy, who is this tea for?" ”

Wu Zhiyuan was stunned for a moment, his brain turned, and he remembered how to call it, but he always felt awkward, which was very different from the impression left by this beggar to himself, and he shouted out after struggling for a long time: "Master, please drink tea." ”

With a mischievous smile on the beggar's face, he took the teacup and nodded in satisfaction.

The Wu couple had a look of joy on their faces, Sheng Wanxiang sat against the wall on the kang, her body was relatively weak, although she didn't say a word, but her joy was overflowing.

"Master, we've known each other for a few days, and the disciple dares to ask about your respect." His master is the head of the Maoshan faction, and he doesn't even know the name of his master, which is really a bit unreasonable, Wu Zhiyuan hesitated for a long time and decided to ask for an understanding.