Entering the village, Qin Que looked towards the north of the village by the rising moonlight, and behind the rows of houses, there was a lonely courtyard, where the elders lived alone.

After a while, Qin Que walked back to his yard with a solemn expression.

Nothing was said all night.

Early the next morning, before Qin Que, who had just gotten up, had not started practicing, he heard a hoarse voice from the old patriarch outside the wall.

"The finch baby is not at home. ”

A little surprised that the old patriarch came to him so early, Qin Que replied: "Third grandfather, I'm at home." He walked to the gate.

As soon as I opened the courtyard door, I saw the old patriarch who was already standing outside the door.

Seeing Qin Que, the old patriarch immediately asked, "I haven't been at home for the past two days, and I went to Dongshan again?"

Listening to the old patriarch's question, Qin Que felt even more strange in his heart, what was the matter, he actually came to find him for several days in a row? Listening to the tone, the old man seemed to come to find him every day.

Except for a year or two after his parents passed away, Qin Que has not seen the old patriarch miss him so much for a long time, of course, it is not indifferent, the old patriarch is stereotypical, but he takes good care of the clansmen, especially Qin Que, an orphan, just because Qin Que has an independent personality and his strength has grown rapidly, he can support himself at a young age, not like a twelve- or thirteen-year-old little doll.

This time, he didn't know what to do, Qin Que replied slightly: "Back to the third grandfather, I stayed on Dongshan for a few days and came back last night." ”

It's no secret that Qin Que likes Dongshan, many people in the clan know it, and they can't hide it if they want to, not to mention that there is no place in the village except Dongshan where he can stay for several days in a row.

"I guess so. The old patriarch nodded, and when he saw that Qin Que had made way to invite himself in, the old patriarch waved his hand and said, "Don't go in, come with me." ”

Qin Que was stunned again: "Hmm, Third Grandpa, where are you taking me this early in the morning, aren't you thinking about letting me into the mountain at this time?" ”

"Nonsense. The most unbearable junior laughed, the old man immediately glared at Qin Que, and then said: "Haven't you always been able to use the iron long knife, now follow me to your fourth grandfather to ask what is going on,"

"Huh?" Qin Que's eyes widened suddenly, and he let out a cry of surprise.

"Ahh Only when Qin Que was overjoyed, the old man who had already turned around and took the first step did not forget to teach a lesson, but he didn't see the hesitant look in Qin Que's eyes.

Previously, Qin Que was naturally eager to meet the mysterious elder Fourth Grandfather, especially when he went down to Dongshan, he had already decided to let the old patriarch communicate the news to the elder. But with yesterday's experience, Qin Que felt a little more strange about the mysterious elder in his family, especially the two people who disappeared, for some reason, Qin Que had a kind of disgust for them for no reason.

If it weren't for that, when he came back last night, Qin Que would have gone to the old patriarch's house.

But I didn't expect that the old patriarch would never let go, but in fact, he had always remembered this matter in his heart.

Thinking that the third grandfather and the old patriarch had always been a person, Qin Que could only secretly thank the old man for his thoughts, and walked out with a bitter face, this kind of thing refusal is not possible. It's not that I'm afraid that the old man will be angry, but I'm worried about the fourth grandfather, Elder Qin Jian.

Qin Que wasn't sure if the elder was aware of him yesterday, but if he didn't follow the old man to meet him today, there was a good chance that he would be noticed.

Qin Que, who followed behind the old man, thought carefully in his heart, thinking about how he should deal with it, but he didn't even notice it, and unconsciously seemed to regard the elder who everyone in the clan admired as an antagonist.

"Wait, don't shout at whatever you see, don't laugh as you normally would, and don't say anything useless. While walking, the old man told Qin Que.

"Yes. ”

There are more than 200 households in the Qin family's village, and the total is not much old, and after a stick of incense, the old patriarch Qin Que and the two have already walked to the door of the lonely courtyard behind the village.

There is only one door frame in the small courtyard, but there is no wooden door, and the rows of paulownia trees in the courtyard cover the rows of main houses, and Qin Que standing outside only sees the shadowy roof.

The patriarch did not lead Qin Que directly in, nor did he shout, but took out a black bell from his arms and shook it a few times.

The sound of this bell is dull, not to mention that in the room more than ten zhang away, I am afraid that I will not be able to hear it if I walk away a few more steps, Qin Que couldn't help but ask: "Third grandfather, this bell?"

"Shhhh Without waiting for Qin Que to finish speaking, the old man interrupted in a low voice, and walked into the courtyard as he spoke.

"Huh?" Following the old man into the courtyard, Qin Que couldn't help but exclaim, he saw a straight path in the chaotic paulownia forest before, leading straight to the door of the house more than ten zhang away, and in an instant, Qin Que remembered the two people who suddenly disappeared yesterday, who is this elder?

"Keep up. The old man had been prepared for this, and without the slightest surprise, he gave a low command and walked forward.

Walking into the forest path, I only felt a cold around me, but fortunately, after a while, I followed the patriarch into the house, and the coldness disappeared.

One person walked out of the inner room, and after arching his hand to the old patriarch, he and the old patriarch each occupied one side and sat on the chair next to the table of the eight immortals, as for Qin Que, a junior, he could only stand under the old patriarch with his hands down.

Looking at the lame movement just now, and then looking at the expressions of the two, this must be his fourth grandfather, and there is no doubt that Elder Qin Jian. Just seeing the other party's appearance clearly, Qin Que was surprised again, according to the clansmen, this elder is not much younger than the old patriarch, how can he be in his fifties this year, but when he sees this, he is clearly only about thirty years old, and he looks like the third grandfather is dozens of years younger.

There are too many strange things I have seen in the past two days, everything from yesterday to today is something that Qin Que has never heard of and never thought of, remembering the advice of the patriarch and the old man before, Qin Que suppressed the thoughts in his heart, lowered his hands and stood still, listening to the two elders beside him.

"Third child, this doll?" the elder's faint voice sounded, although it was not as hoarse as the old patriarch's voice, but it was not much louder.

"Fourth, this is the Qin Que I told you about that day, the grandson of the sixth. Bird, don't come to see your fourth grandfather. ”

Hearing the old patriarch's shout, Qin Que hurriedly took a step forward and bowed down: "Qin Que has seen the fourth grandfather. ”

After glancing up and down at Qin Que a few times, the elder asked lightly, "Are you Qin Que?"

"Back to the fourth grandfather, it's me. ”

"Try this knife and let me see it. ”

It was no surprise that the elder sitting on the chair suddenly had an iron long knife in his hand, and in a few words, Qin Que had already found that this elder didn't like to be verbose very much, and when he heard the order, Qin Que didn't say a word, and immediately took the iron long knife.

Once again, he felt a strong repulsion, and in an instant, sweat was dripping like rain on Qin Que's head.

Qin Que was about to swing the long knife to play a knife trick, when suddenly the elder's voice remembered again: "Okay, put down the long knife and try this." ”

Looking up, he saw that the elder was holding a piece of crystal jade in his hand, Qin Que was a little confused, but he still put down the iron long knife in his hand according to the instructions and took the piece of crystal jade.

As soon as the jade was started, there was a sense of warmth, and then a familiar breath came from the jade, and for a moment, Qin Que felt that his whole body was bathed in a coolness, indescribably refreshing, and he was stunned for a while.

The old patriarch on the side didn't understand what his brother was doing, and kept staring at Qin Que tightly, for this outstanding junior in the clan, the old man valued it very much, seeing Qin Que holding the jade and standing there motionless for more than ten breaths, the corners of his mouth unconsciously curved up, the old man couldn't help it, and asked the elder softly: "Fourth, what is this?"

"Haha, heaven will never stop me. Without answering, Elder Qin Jian suddenly burst out laughing a few times.

Hearing Elder Qin Jian's words, the patriarch old man's face was also full of surprise, and he pointed at Qin Que and asked, "Fourth, are you saying that the Bird Baby is what kind of cultivation body you are looking for?"

Elder Qin Jian was very excited, stood up and walked around Qin Que with a limp foot: "That's right, haha, I thought I had no chance, but I didn't expect to be found by me in the end." ”

The old patriarch paused, and said with some doubts: "Fourth, didn't you test it back then? ”

Hearing the words of the old patriarch, Elder Qin Jian was also stunned, and after thinking for a while, he pointed to the jade in Qin Que's hand and said, "Something else may be wrong, this spirit jade will never be wrong." ”

"Okay, Baby, don't hurry up and thank you Fourth Grandpa. The patriarch didn't say a word, and even if he agreed, he turned his head to look, but saw that Qin Que was still stunned and motionless.

Elder Qin Jian waved his hand first: "There are not so many false courtesies, whether it is successful or not depends on his creation." Okay, third brother, this kid stays with me, you don't have to worry about other things, you go get busy first. ”

"Okay. Looking at Qin Que with concern, the patriarch patted his ass and got up and walked out.

Seeing the old man out of the paulownia forest, Elder Qin Jian's hands moved slightly, and a cold and cool breeze swept by, and the previous passage in the courtyard disappeared again.

Turning around, he limped around Qin Que and walked around, Elder Qin Jian's eyes narrowed slightly: "Good boy, the first time you contact the spirit jade, you can actually attract qi into the body, if you have the exercises, you can start cultivating." ”

Speaking of this, Elder Qin Jian shook his head again and sighed in a low voice: "It's a pity, if you had discovered this qualification ten years ago......

Qin Que, who was still immersed in comfort, didn't seem to notice the movement around him at all, and when a spirit came back to his senses, he found that the patriarch and the old man were gone, and there was only the fourth grandfather in front of him, Elder Qin Jian, who was sitting cross-legged in a chair.

"What about the third grandfather?"

"Qin Que, from today onwards, you will start cultivating according to this. ”

"Cultivation?martial arts?" Qin Que was full of doubts as he still held the jade in his hand, and picked up a thin booklet thrown over by the elder.

"Immortal means. ”

The moment he heard about the immortal method, Qin Que thought of the two people who suddenly disappeared yesterday, wasn't that the immortal method?

Seeing Qin Que's expression, Elder Qin Jian only thought that Qin Que had doubts in his heart, and then said, "It's like this. ”

As he spoke, Elder Qin Jian stretched out his right hand, and a flame suddenly appeared from between his fingers, and with a slight flick of his fingers, Qin Que only saw the firelight flashing, and when he looked at it again, there was a scorched black mark on the thick Eight Immortals table.

"Well, do you want to learn? This is still the most basic level of spells, if you are successful in cultivation, you can also arrange a formation like the Yin Tong Formation outside. Speaking of this, Elder Qin Jian suddenly reached out and threw out a chair behind him.

In Qin Que's horrified gaze, the chair seemed to have been slashed by more than a dozen long knives at the same time, and it instantly split into a pile of sawdust and flew down.

Elder Qin Jian was very satisfied with Qin Que's expression, and he laughed twice and said, "Don't be so surprised, if you cultivate well, it won't take long for you to do it." In the future, with that piece of spiritual jade, you will live there and concentrate on cultivation, and you don't have to pay attention to the rest of the things, remember not to trespass, go ahead. ”

Following the elder's fingers, Qin Que saw that another passage appeared in the paulownia forest outside, and there was actually a small courtyard over there.

"Huh? Yes. Bowing in response, Qin Que turned around and walked towards the side room.

Elder Qin Jian nodded with satisfaction, but he didn't see the slightest hint of strangeness flashing in Qin Que's eyes when he turned his head.