Chapter 8: Red Blood Grass
Zou Shuangan also secretly wrote down the foreign disciple. Although he can't help him now, he will have a chance in the future, thinking of what he is going to do this time, Zou Shuangan also hurriedly ran in the direction of the inner door.
After a while, Zou Shuangan came to the door of the inner door. There were two disciples guarding the door.
"Two senior brothers!" Before Zou Shuangan finished speaking, one of them said in disgust. "Disciples of the outer gate are not allowed to enter the inner gate, don't you know this rule?"
"Two senior brothers, can you be accommodating?" After speaking, Zou Shuangan took out two pieces of gold. It was handed to the two. "It's a small meaning, it's not a tribute, and I hope the two senior brothers can accept it."
Most of the disciples guarding the inner courtyard are unsuccessful outer disciples. There is no hope of entering the inner courtyard, so it is still very tempting for gold and silver treasures.
"Thisβ" One of them was a little moved. Looking at the appearance of the person in front of him who wanted to speak and stopped, Zou Shuangan sneered in his heart.
"Two senior brothers, junior brother, I just came to Qinfeng Gate, these can be regarded as junior brothers' filial piety to the two senior brothers." After speaking, Zou Shuangan stuffed the gold into the hands of the two.
The two of them took the gold with a shout. "This junior brother, as soon as I saw you, I felt very kind. I don't know why you want to enter the inner courtyard, senior brother? After accepting the gold, the two of them became very talkative.
"Senior brother, my father once had a relationship with Elder Hongtao, and today I have something important to ask for, I hope that the two senior brothers can make it convenient for my junior brother."
"So be it! Senior brother, I'll send you in. One of them said politely.
"In this way, thank you brother!" Zou Shuangan arched his hand towards the man.
"Let's go! Senior brother, remember, don't talk nonsense after entering the inner courtyard, we can't afford to mess with trouble. After speaking, he took Zou Shuangan into the inner courtyard.
When I entered the inner courtyard, I don't know why, I felt that the air in the inner courtyard was fresher than that in the outer courtyard. Fortunately, no one was there at the moment, and the two quickly shuttled through the inner courtyard.
After a while, the two came to the halfway up the mountain. "Senior brother, you wait again, I'll go and report it."
After a while, an inner disciple dressed in red came out. glanced at Zou Shuangan with disdain. "Is that this outer disciple?"
Originally, the disciples of the elders were supposed to be personal disciples, but Elder Hongtao only had the name of an elder, but he had no actual elder. It is only in this inner gate that the inner disciples can be taught.
"Senior brother, don't you know, my junior brother's father once had a common relationship with Elder Hongtao, and this time he came to find Elder Hongtao on the order of his father." After saying that, he lowered his head. Looking at the inner disciple in front of him, even if Zou Shuangan stuffed them with another piece of gold, he didn't dare to say more at this moment.
Seeing that the inner disciple in front of him didn't speak, he hurriedly said something again. "Senior brother, if there's nothing to do, I'll go back first."
walked to Zou Shuang'an's side, whispered a word to take care of himself and left.
Seeing this person leaving, the inner disciple also took two steps forward. "What's your name?"
Zou Shuangan hurriedly replied. "Senior brother Hui, my name is Zou Shuang'an. Senior brother, you and Elder Hongtao can mention the Zou family of the Yongshun Dynasty. β
"You wait here for now." After speaking, he left Zou Shuangan with a back.
After a while, there was a sound in the courtyard. "Come in!"
Hearing the voice, Zou Shuangan was also secretly happy for a while, and hurriedly walked into the courtyard.
Under the leadership of the inner disciples, Zou Shuangan came to the door of Elder Hongtao. I don't know why, I haven't seen Elder Hongtao yet, but Zou Shuangan is nervous.
"Master, I've brought someone here!" With that, he left.
With the sound of coming in the house, Zou Shuangan cautiously pushed open the door and walked in.
There was a middle-aged man sitting in the room, and there was no one else. Zou Shuangan hurriedly knelt down. "See Elder Hongtao!"
Elder Hongtao opened his eyes and glanced at Zou Shuang'an. "The old man really remembers the Zou family of the Yongshun Dynasty, and he used to solve some troubles for the old man in the world." Tepidly said.
Listening to Elder Hongtao talk about remembering the Zou family, Zou Shuangan hurriedly bowed forward. "My father said, Elder Hongtao, you are a natural asset, and my Zou family can do things for you, which is the honor of my Zou family."
After speaking, he took out a delicate wooden box from his bosom, the box was pure black, surrounded by gold edges, and a dragon was carved on it.
Zou Shuangan cautiously opened the box. There was a herb in it, but it was red all over, as if it had been watered with blood.
Looking at the herbs in front of him, Hongtao Zhenren also stood up. "Centennial Red Blood Grass?" Full of disbelief.
Red blood grass is named because the whole body is blood red, like blood, common red blood grass is very common, but there are years are hard to find, let alone a hundred years of red blood grass. Taking medicine and alchemy to cultivate will get twice the result with half the effort.
"Elder Hongtao is really good eyesight, my father knows that Elder Hongtao is cultivating day and night, and he specially spent a lot of money to find this hundred-year-old red blood grass to help Elder you practice." After speaking, he closed the wooden box, got up and handed it to Elder Hongtao.
Elder Hongtao didn't take the wooden box, his eyes staring at Zou Shuang'an. "You have something to ask for, but it doesn't hurt to say it." No one would give a hundred years of red blood grass to others for no reason, and Elder Hongtao still understands this truth.
Zou Shuang'an's face was overjoyed, and he quickly knelt down again. "Since childhood, my disciple has heard my father say that you are a natural and upright person. The disciple is willing to serve you and serve the elders. "It turned out that Zou Shuangan wanted to worship Elder Hongtao as a teacher, although Elder Hongtao only had the knowledge of an elder, but once he became his disciple and an inner disciple, it can be said that the tide is rising.
"How long have you been getting started?" Although Elder Hongtao was reluctant to accept Zou Shuang'an as a disciple, he still couldn't resist the temptation of the hundred-year-old red blood grass.
"The disciple is only getting started today." Zou Shuangan was also very embarrassed when he said this.
"This..." Elder Hongtao was silent for a moment, then looked at the box containing the red blood grass. "That's it, you first cultivate in the outer gate for a while, and one of my elders accepts you as a beginner's disciple, and it's a joke to spread it. When you reach the fifth layer of qi refining, I will accept you as a registered disciple, and wait until you reach the tenth layer of qi refining. He is my true disciple. β
When Elder Hongtao said this, he also had his own little abacus, how many outer disciples had not been able to reach the fifth level of qi refining after several years of cultivation, if Zou Shuang'an had cultivated to the fifth level of qi refining early, it would also prove that he was a manufacturable material, and it would not be an exaggeration to accept him as an apprentice.
Zou Shuangan didn't expect Elder Hongtao to agree, although it was only a promise. Zou Shuangan still knelt on the ground and kowtowed three times. "Thank you, master, this is a little bit of the disciple's heart, and I hope the master will accept it with a smile."
This time, Elder Hongtao also accepted the hundred-year-old red blood grass. "Okay, you can go back to the outer gate and cultivate well, and strive to become the fifth layer of qi refining as soon as possible."
Zou Shuangan also understood that Elder Hongtao was giving an order to expel guests. Now that you have the promise you want, there's nothing more to say. "Master, the disciple has stepped back." With that, he withdrew.
"Zhou Pingye and Qin Feng, when Young Master Ben becomes an inner disciple, he will have your good fruit to eat." Zou Shuangan thought secretly.