The hut in front of him was small and dark, even the lights in the house were so faint and weak, Wang Zhao had heard the senior brothers say that this hut had no name, but everyone privately called it the punishment hut.

The punishment hut is specially responsible for dealing with disciples who violate the rules of the Qingcheng Sect, although there are not many rules in the Qingcheng Sect, and the freedom of the disciples is extremely high, but there are still rules that they must abide by, for example, Zhang Zhaimiao said to them, the Qingcheng Sect does not allow disciples to provoke each other and fight privately, and it is not allowed to contempt and bully other disciples.

The punishment hut has always been only responsible for one person, and now the person in charge of punishing the violating disciples in the punishment hut is Lin Xiaotou, who is standing next to Zhong Lao.

To be honest, when Wang Zhao saw Li Xijian and Lin Xiaotou into the pavilion, Wang Zhao felt that he was in big trouble afterward.

Along the way, Wang Zhao felt faintly uneasy in his heart, looking at Zhong Lao with a solemn face in front of him, he felt that they would inevitably be punished this time, and he hoped that they would not be expelled from the sect.

It was obviously this kind of emergency, but Eryan Valley on the side looked like he was in a hurry, which made Wang Zhao a little anxious, and he didn't know what this guy was thinking at this time.

"Wang Zhao, do you know where this is?" Zhong Lao said, his voice was very soft, without the slightest hint of reproach, Wang Zhao was a little surprised, shouldn't he be holding back a rush of anger at this time, and then lashing out? Just like his uncle. If Zhang Shui knew that Wang Zhao thought of him like this, Wang Zhao would definitely be scolded again.

Wang Zhao knew very well where this was, and how dare he lie in front of the sect master, so he had to nod honestly: "Punishment hut." ”

After hearing the word punishment hut, Zhong Lao suddenly laughed out loud for some reason, making Wang Zhao unable to figure out Zhong Lao's thoughts for a while: "I didn't expect that young people now call this place, we didn't call it that then, do you know this name?"

Zhong Lao asked Lin Xiaotou on the side, Lin Xiaotou didn't answer out loud, but just smiled slightly, smiling very stiffly, as if someone forced him to put on this expression.

"Then do you know why I brought you here?" Zhong Lao asked Wang Zhao again.

"Because we violated the rules of the Qingcheng Sect?" Wang Zhao didn't dare to say it out loud.

"Come, Lin Xiaotou, tell me what they violated. ”

Under Zhong Lao's order, Lin Xiaotou walked in front of Wang Zhao and Eryan Gu and stood up, looking down at the two of them coldly. Wang Zhao raised his head and met Lin Xiaotou's gaze, there was no expression on his face, which made Wang Zhao feel pressured, and he didn't know what kind of punishment he would suffer.

"Tricking the patrol teacher at night and wandering around. Punishment, Tibetan Pavilion sorted out books for ten days. Lin Xiaotou's cold voice sounded.

"Huh?" Wang Zhao was so shocked when he heard this punishment that he shouted directly.

Zhong Lao jokingly asked, "What's the matter?"

"No, it's not," Wang Zhao didn't know how to describe this punishment for a while, and opened his mouth for a while before he spit out the next sentence, "Are the only rules we commit are to deceive the teacher and wander?"

Zhong Lao smiled lightly: "Qingcheng Sect does not have as many rules as you think, we will not stop exploring Qingcheng Mountain, Qingcheng Mountain still hides quite a lot of secrets that even we don't know, even if you meet one." The mountainous terrain of Mount Qingcheng is complex, and it is more dangerous to explore at night, so we don't let students walk around at night.

"However, it is indeed your fault to be too lax, not cautious enough, and to put your companions in danger together, although the sect will not punish you for this, but you must think carefully about your own mistakes this time. I want you to think about it. ”

"Yes, Zhong Lao. Students will definitely reflect on it. "In the past seven days, they have been worried about Xu Zifeng, and they have been tormenting Wang Zhao all the time, he has always felt that this is his fault, and this guilt Wang Zhao may never forget.

"Ming Diary got the Tibetan Pavilion to sort out the books well, you can go back first, proofread thoroughly, and take him back. You stay first, I still have something to say to you alone. Zhong Lao's words made Eryan Gu raise his head in some surprise, not knowing what Zhong Lao had to say to himself.

Wang Zhao obediently followed Lin Xiaotou out of the punishment hut, and glanced at Eryan Valley with some sympathy, not knowing what he would have to face later, but with the sect master's character, he shouldn't be fine.

Now Wang Zhao is even more worried about himself, I heard that Lin Xiaotou is a rather strange teacher, I don't know if he will be punished by him on the way back, Wang Zhao who followed him was quite worried, but he was too worried.

Zhong Lao stood up, walked to the window, looked at the night scene outside, and asked Eryangu: "Eryangu, after arriving at Qingcheng Sect, have you taken a good look at the grass and trees here? I like the scenery of Qingcheng Mountain very much, and sometimes I am reluctant to leave here." ”

Yan Gu thought about it, he had been here for so long, he had been thinking about how to find the burial place of his ancestors, and he didn't have the extra heart to enjoy the scenery of Qingcheng Mountain, and he didn't stop for a moment.

"No, Zhong Lao. Eryangu replied truthfully.

"Then you will miss out on a lot of things, and people will go in such a hurry that they will miss out on what they really seek. I missed it for many years, and I regret it now. Zhong Lao said with emotion.

Eryan Gu was not a dull person, and he could hear that Zhong Lao was prompting him, and he was also teaching him: "What did I miss?

Zhong Lao turned his head, his face was the expression on his face when he first saw him at the Qingcheng Sect Mountain Gate, and the peaceful smile made Eryan Gu feel relieved: "You stop, just take a look, don't go too fast." That way you don't run to that kind of place again. ”

"Is it okay to stop? I'm scared, it's my companion who is in danger every time, and if I hadn't been that weak, maybe I wouldn't have let what happened in the Beast Spirit Tower happen a second time.

"I thought that if I could learn more excellent talismans from Mr. Su, I wouldn't let Zifeng and them face such danger again. But just when I wanted to go on, I caused them to fall into such danger, and it was only my business, but I caused them to be a burden. "Eryan Gu constantly blames himself.

"Did you force them to come with you?"

Zhong Lao asked, and Yan Yan Gu could only shake his head, their willingness to accompany him was completely voluntary.

"Since they weren't, they must have been willing to go on adventures with their friends. And no matter what hardships and setbacks they encounter, they are part of their growth. They have to learn to get out of it, and so do you. ”

"The students don't understand it yet, but the students will stop and look around. Yan Gu couldn't think of an answer for a while, but he also felt that he had to slow down first.

Zhong Lao nodded several times with satisfaction at Eryan Valley's answer, no one could immediately step out of the shadows, but being willing to think about it was a crucial step.

"In that case, I'll tell you another story, the story of Su Lidi. His family has been performing puppet shows for a living for generations, but he is a rebellious child, and his puppet skills are much better than his own talent in talismans, but he stubbornly wants to be a talisman, and does not want to inherit the family business.

"When I met him by chance, he knew that I was a teacher of the Qingcheng Sect, and he pestered me to join the Qingcheng Sect as a talisman. I wanted to refuse him because his family didn't want him to be a charmer, but he persistently begged me, and that stubbornness reminded me of me when I was younger.

"I still relented in the end, I believed that this dedication could make him a talent, so in the end I agreed to him and persuaded his parents to let him enter the Qingcheng Sect to cultivate. He came from a humble background and had poor talent, and many people in the Qingcheng Sect looked down on him at that time. ”

"But isn't it forbidden for the Qingcheng Sect to bully disciples with a slightly cold identity?" Hearing this, Yan Gu was puzzled.

"That's right, at that time, we did expel a disciple who despised Su Lidi, and that disciple humiliated Lidi in public, and Lidi should be remembered very well. That was a very effective vigilance for the disciples in the sect, and since then, no one will show the contempt in their hearts, but this does not mean that the prejudice between people will be eliminated.

Sanshui, who lived with Lidi at that time, had always been unaccustomed to Lidi, but he was limited to the door rules and did not express his disdain directly, and the two secretly still had a lot of competition. Zhong Lao continued.

"And how did their relationship get better?" said Eryangu strangely.

Later, Sanshui encountered some things, his temperament changed a lot, and at that time, Su Lidi also encountered a turning point in his life, and he met Qianjiliu in Qingcheng Mountain. I don't know much about this senior, everything about him is what I heard from Lidi.

At a glance, he fell in love with Su Lidi, saying that he was a seedling who practiced the Eight Fu Technique, and he was the most suitable to inherit his Thousand Machine School Puppet Technique. His temper is like that of an old naughty boy, at the beginning, Su Lidi practiced the Eight Runes in order to coax him, but he didn't expect that once he practiced the Eight Runes, he would give up all other runes. ”

Hearing this, Eryan Gu unconsciously put his hand in front of his chest, where a spell mark was engraved that allowed him to only use the Eight Runes.