Chapter 017: The Taste of Failure
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Qingyang Sect.
This is the sect that the farmer gave Ye Xi to arrange, and after paying five taels of silver, Ye Xi replaced a peasant woman with a small maza, and was at the front of the line in a grand manner.
In an instant, there were no less than ten complaints and curses. Of course, Ye Xi didn't care about this, and in fact, he didn't hear it at all, he was still immersed in the shock of the thin old man just now.
"Next. ”
Soon, as a child who was depressed and depressed with a small face full of frustration walked off the stage, it was Ye Xi's turn. In his past and present lives, Ye Xi can be regarded as a person who has seen great storms, but at this moment, there is still some irrepressible tension in his heart.
Exhaled and suppressed the distracting thoughts in his heart, Ye Xi stepped on the high platform steadily, and at first glance he saw a sign with fifty taels of test qualifications written on it.
Ye Xi couldn't help but be stunned when he saw this, it wasn't because he needed to pay money, he inquired about this yesterday, but the test fee he heard about was twenty taels, not fifty taels.
"What are you doing in a daze, pay the money. Next to the wooden plaque stood a young man in a monk's robe, his chin raised slightly, and he glanced at Ye Xi as if no one was around, frowning and shouting.
Ye Xi arched his hand and asked, "Isn't it twenty taels, how can it become fifty taels?"
"Widen your eyes and see clearly, this is the Qingyang Sect, not those small sects that are not in the stream, so naturally they need to charge an extra thirty taels. Perhaps there were too many explanations like this, and the young man waved his hand irritably, "One by one, I asked so many things to do, I have the money to pay, and if I don't have the money, I will call the next one." ”
After all, it's a queue, and I don't know how long I will wait for the next time I change the sect. Ye Xi didn't think much about it, but still handed over fifty taels of silver tickets.
"Lost time. Xu felt that Ye Xi was playing tricks on him, the young man glared, and casually pointed to the back, "Go in." ”
"Are you alone?" There was a white-skinned stone table in the middle of the platform, and a middle-aged monk with a clear face sat behind him, who should be the person who presided over the test of the Qingyang Sect this time. Seeing Ye Xi walking up alone, he looked behind Ye Xi with some confusion and asked in surprise.
"Yes, real people. Of course, Ye Xi understood what the other party meant, that is, respectfully and aggrievedly, "Don't get me wrong, I'm just in a hurry, but I'm actually only ten years old." ”
Eleven years old is called a teenager, and nineteen years old can also be called a teenager, which is not a lie.
Maybe Ye Xi's green face was naturally deceptive, or maybe he was too lazy to care about it after seeing too much, the middle-aged man just nodded slightly, and said briefly: "Stretch out your hand and spread it out." ”
When Ye Xi heard this, he immediately stretched out his right hand, and put it on the stone table a little apprehensively, the back of his hand was cold.
The middle-aged man also stretched out his hand to cover it, and Ye Xi suddenly felt that his palm was bitten by a small insect, and then a warm trickle of water drilled into his palm, all the way upstream, through his arm and into his body, and finally stayed three inches below the umbilicus, which is the position of the lower dantian often mentioned in the Taoist scriptures.
Is this true qi...... Ye Xi's heart was shaken, as the saying goes, it is better to see than to hear, Ye Xi has not practiced Taoist kung fu in the Taoist temple when he was young, and even has never stopped for several years, but the result of perseverance is not to mention the true qi, and he didn't even notice the basic qi sense, and over time he became no longer convinced. But in this world, here, Ye Xi has experienced it firsthand, how can this not make him excited?
Feeling Ye Xi's excitement, the middle-aged man frowned: "Calm down, concentrate!"
Ye Xi nodded in response, took a deep breath, and slowly closed his eyes. At this moment, Ye Xi noticed that the true qi began to move, and there were many trickles, again and again, gently touching the dantian, basically touching it at the touch of a moment, like a scout on the march, patiently testing the strength of the enemy's military camp.
But for some reason, Ye Xi Dantian, who was the enemy's military camp, did not react under many temptations. It's like facing a group of ** goddesses who are diligent and flattering, cold and dismissive.
In the end, the trickle was encircled, the dantian was encircled, and the all-out attack was squeezed. Until Ye Xi's lower abdomen was in severe pain, and his body couldn't help but tremble slightly...... Shaking his head slightly, the middle-aged man withdrew his palm and said lightly,
"Go down, you don't have a talent for cultivation. ”
Ye Xi's body shook, and he bowed his head and was silent.
In fact, when the true qi was tempted, and the dantian did not react, Ye Xi felt that something was wrong, but when the verdict really came, he found that he was actually not fully prepared to bear it.
A little trance, a little stunned......
After many years, I finally tasted the feeling of failure again. Perhaps because the greater the expectation, the greater the disappointment. Ye Xi suddenly remembered the early days of the descent from the mountain, facing his immature begging arm and the disgusted gaze of the cake shop owner, go away, I don't have anything for a beggar to eat. I remembered going to ask for a job when I was a little older, facing his slightly cramped standing posture, and the frowns of various store managers, you go, we don't have you to do this job. I remembered that when I saved money to start a business, in the face of financial constraints, I could only scrape together a cigarette to pay respect, and the displeasure and disdain of the various ministries, doors, and officials, hurry up and take your cigarettes and leave, what company do you open if you don't have money......
Are you willing? Of course not!
Ye Xi hated to pinch the seal now, and show the nine-character mantra to the middle-aged man, if he didn't have talent, then why could he use the seal technique without cultivation?
But reason told him not to.
After being silent for a while, Ye Xi raised his head and grinned, smiling a little hard: "Can you try again?"
"I've seen you a lot, and it's useless to try a hundred times. Let's go, don't waste time. The young man walked over, looked at it with a little disdain, and reached out and grabbed Ye Xi's shoulder.
Ye Xi didn't expect someone to come up from behind, and when the young man's palm grabbed his shoulder, his body subconsciously turned slightly sideways and grabbed the other party's wrist.
"Hey, do you dare to do it with me?" A trace of fierceness flashed in the young man's eyes, and the green light in his palm flashed, instantly shaking Ye Xi's fingers, and at the same time, his left hand was silently imprinted on Ye Xi's back, "I don't know whether I live or die, go down!"
With a bang, Ye Xi only felt that his back was like being hit by a galloping carriage, and the sky was spinning, and he couldn't help but spurt out a mouthful of blood, and when he reacted, his nose seemed to be about to hit the hard ground under the stage. If he just bumps into it, not to mention whether he is disfigured or not, only the risk of concussion, it is estimated that he will have to lie in bed for half a month, but fortunately, he reacts quickly, and at the last moment, he endured the pain and supported his arms, and finally unloaded his strength and stood up after rolling on the ground a few times.
"It's just an ordinary man, Qinghong, why do you bother to do it. ”
"It's okay uncle, like this guy who lies about his age and tries to be opportunistic, he should teach a lesson, lest he continue to be ignorant. After a pause, a young man appeared on the platform, glanced at Ye Xi condescendingly, turned around and walked back, "And isn't he standing there upright." ”
"You...... Forget it, next. ”
Grass!
Ye Xi took a deep breath and slowly exhaled it. didn't say a word, didn't look at the stage, only silently recited Qingyang Sect and Qinghong in his heart, and then turned around and strode away.
Ye Xi has a body with blood and strength, but his mind is no longer stunned. Thirty years in Hedong and thirty years in Hexi, don't bully the young man to be poor, such words do sound uplifting, but if you say it, it is difficult to guarantee that you will not be killed on the spot with the intention of eliminating future troubles.
Of course, this matter was not without an impact on Ye Xi, at least it gave him a clearer understanding of the cruelty of the Hind Dao world. If he is given a chance in the future, it will not be a seemingly majestic but stupid approach like today, but the kind that will be killed directly and without negotiation.
secretly made a plan in his heart, Ye Xi stopped thinking about it, and instead found the farmer, and continued to line up for money in the stunned eyes of the other party.
That's right, Ye Xi is still unwilling.
Once...... Twice...... Three times......
Until noon, after testing three times in a row and experiencing three different true qi, Ye Xi did not continue to give money to queue up, and it turned out that the middle-aged monk of the Qingyang Sect was right.
He didn't seem to have any talent for the Seal Dao.
This really made Ye Xi a little confused, if it weren't for the inappropriate surrounding environment, he really wanted to pinch a nine-character mantra to see if the previous feeling was an illusion.
"How about it, young man, there is no sect to accept you. An unhurried voice came from the side, it was the thin old man. It turned out that Ye Xi unconsciously walked back to the fortune-telling booth.
"You already knew?" Ye Xi reacted quickly, "You're also a seal master?"
"Hehe, it's not just that you have to know the art of sealing to see if a person has the talent for cultivation. Come and sit, it's okay left and right. Lao Su took out a small wooden stool and grinned, "I'm good at divination and physiognomy, as long as I see if there is a big change in a person's personality in the future, I can know whether he can cultivate." ”
Ye Xi was not hypocritical, and sat down directly: "But you can't see through my life." ”
waved his hand, "Yes, your young man's life is indeed strange, overlapping, as if he has several lives, and I can't see through the old man's cultivation enough." However, looking at such a thing as cultivation talent, I have other methods. ”
"So you're still a sealer. Ye Xi quickly grasped the point and said, "Can I worship you as a teacher?"
"No, you can't. Lao Su didn't want to think about it, so he just shook his head.
"Oh, forget it. ”
Seeing Ye Xi give up so simply, Lao Su was shocked: "I thought you would be disappointed." ”
"Maybe it's because I've been disappointed too many times, so it's not bad for you this time. Ye Xi smiled bitterly and spread his hands, then groaned, and said, "In this way, let me ask some questions, how about a question count as a hexagram?"
"Haha, the old man's guidance is not so cheap. "Lao Su is so old, of course he can see through Ye Xi's thoughts, but, "Who let the old man smash the signboard in you, ask, as long as the old man knows." ”
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