Everywhere Shi An went, unlike the Sanqingguan and Qingxuguan, which were relatively large-scale, the Taoist temple in front of him was not only small but also very dilapidated, there was no mountain gate, bell and drum tower, side hall, dining hall and the like, there was only one main hall, the door plaque was crookedly drooping, and the words "Taoist Zhenguan" were written on it, and the inscription was Luoxia Zhenren. It seemed that the incense had long since been cut off, and there was nothing in the doorway except for a broken stone incense burner that had fallen under the steps.

Climbing through the door that had lost a door panel and entering the view, Shi An quickly took a look at the surroundings. Even though it was early afternoon, the sunlight that came in through the broken window lattice could barely see what was going on inside. The muddy Sanqing statue was covered with dust and spider silk, and many rats were scurrying around on the beams of the house, and they ran in panic when they saw people coming. The incense case was long gone, and in the open space near the base of the wall lay half an unburned grass futon, a broken jar with only the bottom of the jar, and a pile of ashes.

Shi An slowly crawled over and probed the ashes with his hands, but there was no residual warmth. He breathed a sigh of relief and said to himself, "It seems that no one has lived in it for a long time, and now I can finally rest here." ”

Shi An was indeed tired, first he jumped off the cliff and was injured, and then he climbed day and night for nearly twenty hours, tired and hungry, so he planned to lie down on the grass futon that burned half of it and sleep well.

As soon as he climbed over the base of the wall, Shi An suddenly felt that there was a pair of eyes staring at him behind the statue of Sanqing. Hurriedly turned his head to look, and behind the dim statue, there was an old man with white hair.

I saw that he was wearing a pure yang scarf, wearing a Deluo robe, wearing black ten-square shoes on his feet, holding a dust whisk leaning on his shoulder in his right hand, holding a red walnut-sized fluorescent stone bead in his left hand, and a sword on his back, with dragon eyebrows and phoenix eyes, and a lock of white long hair under his chin. Although it seems to be a little languid and haggard, it can still be described as a graceful and immortal style. The man was sitting on a futon, just glanced at Shi An coldly, and then continued to meditate quietly, without getting up to inquire.

Shi An was very strange, and said in his heart: Even if he is an immortal, he will be a little surprised to see his appearance, and he will always ask what is going on. And this strange Taoist turned a blind eye to himself. Although he was a little unhappy in his heart, he still said very politely: "This immortal chief, I am polite, but I am really inconvenient, and I can't see the courtesy and look at the immortal chief Haihan." ”

The man was shocked when he heard this, and said, "Can you see me?"

Shi An was also stunned, he couldn't see you, could it be that you were a ghost? Even if it was a ghost, you would not appear under the blue sky and white sun. So he still replied calmly: "Immortal Chief, you are laughing. ”

The Taoist immediately got up, walked to Shi An lightly, still holding the bead in his left hand, and put the dust of his right hand on the ground, first carefully looked at Shi An's eyes, and then lightly tapped the middle finger of his right index finger on Shi An's eyebrows, Shi An was startled and wanted to get rid of it, but his body was inconvenient and he couldn't move at all. In the blink of an eye, I only felt a small stream of warm current from the center of the eyebrows, down the right eye to the lower abdomen, and then turned up to the left eye, and then returned to the center of the eyebrows and came out, and I was not unusual. Shi Anxin knew that this person had no malicious intent, so he stopped struggling.

The Taoist frowned, immediately stretched again, carefully looked at Shi An's appearance, and said to himself, "Hey, strange." ”

Then he said to Shi An: "Just now, the poor road has been settled, although the eyes are open, but I really didn't see the little brother, when the little brother asked, it was already decided, and the little brother who was talking nonsense at that time laughed." Without waiting for Shi An to answer, he said: "Dare to ask the little brother's honorific name." ”

Shi An said: "I don't dare to take the name seriously, the immortal chief calls me Shi An." ”

"Surname Shi?" the Taoist picked up the dust and thought for a moment, then suddenly asked, "Can you tell Ling Zun Lingtang's name?"

"I don't know what the immortal chief means by asking?" asked about his parents as soon as they met at the beginning of the year, Shi An couldn't help but feel a little disgusted, so he didn't answer positively.

The man didn't mind, but said, "I'm the first time you've met, but I've seen you very kind, and after suspecting that you're an old friend, I can't remember who you're similar to for a while, so I ask this question, and if it's inconvenient to answer, just ask." ”

Seeing the man's answer, Shi An couldn't avoid it, so he had to say: "I have no father or mother since I was a child, and my master picked me up and raised me on the road, so I don't know the names of my parents, I hope the immortal will forgive me." ”

"Oh, I see. Just now, I used a secret method to probe your body, and found that your legs have all been broken, but fortunately, the treatment is appropriate, and the meridians have not been damaged too much. Why don't you see the man who heals your leg with you?"

"The leg injury was simply picked up by myself, the day before yesterday I accidentally fell off the cliff and broke my legs, fortunately, I have studied medical skills for a few years, and I have learned some herbal medicine knowledge for the first time, and the poor craftsmanship made the fairy Changjian smile. ”

"You don't want to be an immortal long or short immortal, the poor Dao Law is called Yuan Miaozi, you can call me Yuan Miao Dao Chief. You are young, but your medical skills are good, and you are also familiar with the method of connecting bones and bones, and your teacher must be extraordinary. Yuan Miaozi said.

"I studied medicine at Master's house since I was a child, and I have been exposed to it for more than ten years, and I can deal with some minor illnesses and pains. Shi An replied.

Yuan Miaozi seemed to be interested, and said, "Where is the Venerable Master now, can you show me?"

"Master has passed away, and my filial piety clothes are for him. When Shi An said this, he couldn't help but feel sad again.

"Now that the Venerable Master has returned to the west, you should mourn. Yuan Miaoko seemed a little disappointed.

"Daoist Yuan Miao, your medical skills are much better than me and Master, can you bother you......"

Before Shi An's words were finished, Yuan Miaozi said: "Meeting is fate, I and Shi An you still have a lot of eyes, treating your legs is a small thing, but I didn't finish my homework today, you can rest for a while, and then come to the doctor after I finish?"

"Then thank you Yuan Miao Dao first, and ......" The hungry Shi An's face was red, and he said, "You...... Have you eaten...... Eat?"

The Taoist chief smiled, put the dust on the ground again, took out a red pill the size of a soybean in his right hand like magic, held it in the palm of his hand and said mysteriously: "This is my unique secret medicine, called Bigu Pill, which can quench hunger and thirst, if you take one pill while meditating, you can go without eating or drinking for three days, are you willing to try it?"

Shi An took the pill suspiciously and didn't dare to eat it.

"What, I'm afraid that this elixir is poisonous? If I hurt you, I still need this? You can't move, and a ten-year-old naughty boy can play with you in the palm of his hand. Don't look at this pill as small, but even if you sell it, you can't buy it. That is, because of the fate of you and me, you have the opportunity to eat. Yuan Miaozi chuckled.

"How can you be afraid of poison?" Shi An was a little embarrassed. So he put the pill in his mouth, and before he chewed it, he felt that the pill turned into a stream of heat and rushed straight to the abdomen, and in an instant, the abdomen felt full.

"It's amazing, Yuan Miao Dao Chief, your Bigu Dan is so powerful, I'm already full. Shi An said, "Then you do your homework first, and I'll rest for a while." With that, he fell asleep with his head resting on the half of the futon.

It's been a long and sweet night's sleep, and Shi An has never slept so well in his memory.

When I woke up, it was noon on the second day.

Seeing Shi An wake up, Yuan Miaozi, who was meditating, stood up, walked up to Shi An, and asked, "Have you rested?"

Shi An asked eagerly: "I'm mentally nourished, have you completed your homework, Yuan Miao Daoist, when can you treat my leg?"

"Now, but let me ask you, what do you want to do after your leg is healed?" asked Yuanmiaoko.

"I don't know. I just want to leave Yixian, visit a martial arts family, and learn kung fu. Shi Andao.

"Oh," Yuan Miaozi was a little strange, "you have a body of medical skills, although you can't talk about hanging pots to help the world, but you are enough to make a living from it and make a living, how can you want to practice martial arts?"

Shi An saw that Yuan Miaozi had a kind face, and he had the demeanor of a worldly master, and he received some favors from others, so he told the story of how the master's family was killed, how he poisoned Jin Zhixian, how he escaped from Yixian with Qiong'er, and how he was forced to jump off the cliff by Sun Lang. Things have been going through ups and downs, and Shi An's eloquence is also good, so Yuan Miaozi is unconsciously moved when he listens to it.

Yuan Miaozi secretly said in his heart: "Yes, he is a young man who is wise and brave, affectionate and righteous, which is very in line with my temper, and he has the heart to accept him as a disciple, but he is ...... , alas, or not, you can't accept him as a disciple, so you can help him and end a fate. ”

After thinking for a moment, he said: "I was practicing in other places, this time I came to Jinzhou to find someone to do something, this person I am looking for happens to be a martial arts person, quite accomplished in martial arts, I have the heart to recommend you to go over, on the one hand, I can take you to practice martial arts, to solve your worries, on the other hand, your leg will not be cured for a while, and my affairs are also in a hurry, can not be delayed for too long, along the way while treating the two without delay, what do you think?"

Shi An hurriedly said: "That's great, but how can I repay your great kindness?" It's just ......" Shi An hesitated a little, "It's just that you won't miss your trip, right?"

Yuan Miaozi smiled: "It's rare that you still have the heart to worry about me, you and I are destined, and you are sensible, so I want to help you, even if it is worth delaying for some time." Then we will start the treatment now, and as soon as the treatment is finished today, we will get up immediately. ”