The first thing I wanted to see when I saw the ancient mage was this guy who looked very decadent, and the flowerless monk sighed a little strangely, but he didn't say anything.

Bucky is like a mirror, this ancient mage must have taken a fancy to Stephen's talent, and can't wait to test his heart to see if he can be used as a successor. Bucky secretly guessed that Stephen was able to travel thousands of miles from the United States to come to this Kama Taj, maybe it was also secretly arranged by the Ancient One, and if Bucky was a conspiracy theorist, he must still suspect that the car accident that seriously injured the hands of the future Doctor Strange was also related to the Ancient One.

The king nodded slightly to Bucky, the flowerless monk and the others, and left the stone house with Stephen.

Wang's departure immediately fell silent in the stone house, and in the face of Bucky, Monk Wuhua and the three S.H.I.E.L.D. agents were a little embarrassed, and they didn't know what to say for a while.

After a moment of silence, it was Bucky who spoke first, breaking the strange atmosphere in the room: "Master Flowerless, I don't know what you and these agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. are looking for the Ancient One Mage?" ”

Monk Wuhua thought for a moment before he said to Bucky, "This was originally still a secret, but Agent Christmas said that the donor was a friend of S.H.I.E.L.D., so I won't hide it anymore." About a month ago, Hong Kong was attacked by a dark world. ”

"Dark world? What is that? ”

The first thing that Bucky thought of was Malekis, who had been blasted to slag by Odin, and it seemed that the timing was almost the same.

"I don't know much about the dark world, but I found out through some texts that hundreds of years ago, the dark world tried to invade the earth where we are, but it was stopped by the ancient mage and drove all the dark creatures out of our world. Just a month ago, a huge monster suddenly appeared in Hong Kong, ordinary people can't see this monster, but it can cause horrific damage, fortunately the poor monk was nearby at the time, trying his best to kill the monster before it can cause more damage. Later, the poor monk searched countless classics before confirming that the monster should be the dark monitor lizard in the dark world. ”

After listening to this explanation, Bucky knew that this dark world had nothing to do with the dark elves of Malekith, who were still sleeping in the corners of the universe hundreds of years ago.

"There is such a thing!" Bucky frowned, pondered for a moment, and asked Monk Wuhua, "Then you came this time to warn the Ancient One Mage?" ”

Monk Wuhua nodded and said, "Yes, the dark world should not be underestimated, if there is any news about the dark world, you must notify the ancient one mage in time." It seems that the donor doesn't know anything about the dark world, so what is the reason why the donor came to find the ancient one? ”

Bucky didn't hide this, and said bluntly: "I was once instructed by the Wunian Master of the Jade Dragon Snow Mountain, and I came here to find an opportunity to improve my spiritual power. ”

"Senior Brother Wunian? It turns out that the donor and the Wunian junior brother also know each other, and the donor really has a relationship with my Buddha! ”

"Senior Brother Wunian?!"

Listening to the words of the flowerless monk, Bucky's face showed a strange look, the Wunian monk looked eighty or ninety years old, from the conversation, Bucky knew that the Wunian monk was at least one hundred and fifty years old, and the flowerless monk in front of him, who looked only about twenty years old, actually claimed to be the senior brother of the Wunian monk, which was really a little weird.

"Hehe, don't be weird." Monk Wuhua saw Bucky's surprise and explained: "When Senior Brother Wunian was in his forties, he was already what he is now, and he has peeked at too many heavenly opportunities in his life, and he has also revealed too many heavenly opportunities, which is why he is so old. The secret of heaven must not be revealed, the poor monk once persuaded him, but he refused to listen, but it is a pity that ......"

Meanwhile, led by the king, Stephen arrives at the heart of Kama Taj, in front of a city within a city surrounded on all sides.

"This is the Hall of the Ancients, and the Ancient One Mage is inside, come with me!"

Finally about to meet the Ancient One Mage, the opportunity to heal his hands was just around the corner, Stephen was nervous, and followed the king step by step, entering the temple of the ancients.

Entering the Hall of the Ancients, Stephen immediately saw that in the squares on both sides of the road, more than a dozen men and women in white practice clothes were practicing swordsmanship with a strong man with dark skin, these people were obviously from different countries and had different skin tones.

Stephen looked strange, but he didn't ask questions, the most important thing for him now is to take care of his hands, and everything else will not be taken to heart.

Along the bluestone pavement, Stephen followed the king to a vermilion gate. The king pushed open the gate, and an empty hall appeared in front of Stephen, with no ornaments except for a stone platform full of candles and an unknown Buddha statue enshrined in front of the wall facing the gate. At this moment, an emaciated figure in a red robe stood in front of the Buddha statue, with his back to Stephen, not disturbed by the sound of the door being pushed at all.

"Do what I do!"

The king whispered something in Stephen's ear, and then fell to his knees reverently, with his forehead on the ground, and waited there respectfully.

Stephen fell to his knees like a king, raised his eyes to look at the emaciated figure, and asked in a low voice, "Who is this?" ”

"This is the Ancient One, my master."

At this time, a figure stood in front of Stephen, who peeked at it and found that it was a swarthy man he had seen outside before, leading a group of men and women to practice swordsmanship.

Lowering his head again, Stephen whispered to Wang a little impatiently, "How long do we have to wait?" ”

The king glared at Stephen dissatisfied, and replied, "Patience, it is also an honorable thing to wait in front of the Supreme Mage. ”

In the past thirty years of his life, Stephen has always been a person who believes in science, obviously does not understand the meaning of the Supreme Master's representation, and when he saw the Ancient One, he didn't seem to want to pay attention to himself, and he didn't care about any glory or dishonor, he stood up, walked towards the Ancient One, and said eagerly: "Hello, I'm from a far away, I ......"

"Stand back!"

Before Stephen could get close to the Ancient One mage, the dark-skinned man shoved Stephen and stopped him from getting closer.

The swarthy man's strength was very strong, and he pushed Stephen in the chest, making Stephen feel a little difficult to breathe for a while. After a while, Stephen regained his breath and stood where he was, saying in a somewhat pleading tone to the Ancient One mage who was facing away from him, "I just want to heal my hands. ”

Stephen's words were finally replied by the Ancient One, who did not look back, but said in a voice that had gone through countless years of vicissitudes: "Only when the wounds of the soul are healed, will the injuries suffered by your body gradually heal." ”

Stephen, who used to be an excellent neurosurgeon, had a completely psychological understanding of the soul, and did not believe that the injuries on his hands had anything to do with psychotherapy.

"I've come all the way here, and you're telling me this? How can my injuries be treated with spiritual guidance? Stephen's tone was full of disappointment, even despair, and he continued, "I've consulted countless texts and worked so hard to get here, is this how you healed my hands?" ”

"I can't heal you, you're the only one who can heal your hands!"

Stephen was even more confused and blurted out, "What do you mean by that?" ”

"Think about it, don't let all your hard work for this journey go to waste!"

As he spoke, the Ancient One mage slowly turned around, but the next scene made Stephen's eyes shrink suddenly, and the Ancient One mage was actually floating cross-legged in the air. Originally, Stephen thought that the robe dragged on the ground by the ancient mage covered his feet, but he didn't expect that the old man in front of him could actually float in the air out of thin air.

"This ...... This ......"

Seeing this scene that subverted his thirty-year outlook on life, Stephen "this" for a long time, but he couldn't say a word, but he had already guessed that this ancient mage would definitely be able to heal the injuries on his hands. It wasn't until the Ancient One mage walked towards the other side door of the main hall that Stephen shouted, "Wait, please wait!" ”

As he spoke, Stephen was about to catch up, but the swarthy man was once again in front of Stephen, and a simple grappling hand easily restrained Stephen, making him unable to move.

"Please, help me, I've exhausted all means!" Stephen pleaded with the Ancient One with a sad face.

The Ancient One mage stopped leaving, looked at the restrained Stephen with wise eyes, and only shook his head after a while and said, "You haven't tried all the methods, the question now is whether you are really willing to listen to my methods." ”

Seeing that there was still a chance, Stephen didn't need to think about it at all, and immediately nodded in agreement: "Yes, I do!" ”

"Good, you can stay!" Master Gu Yi nodded with satisfaction, and said to the king on the side: "Take him to rest, early tomorrow morning, let him start from the basics!" ”

The king nodded, and with a visibly relieved Stephen left the main hall, and came to a dark and remote room, pushed open the door, and made a gesture to Stephen to invite him in.

It was a room of less than ten square meters, with four walls and floors covered in smooth bluestone, and there was no furniture in the room, except for a ball of dry straw spread in a corner.

Stephen looked back at Wang and asked, "Where am I sleeping?" ”

The king went into the room, pointed to the dry straw, and said, "Just sleep here." ”

"Sleeping directly on the floor, in a straw pile?"

Wang nodded, and said earnestly: "Comfort is a privilege, and you don't have the right to have it now!" Rest well, you're going to get to work tomorrow morning. ”

With that, the king walked out of the room and closed the door, leaving Stephen alone in the cell-like room. (To be continued.) )