Chapter 49: Apprenticeship

Early in the morning, Wudang Mountain, smoky like Yaochi fairyland, steep peaks in the clouds and mist flickering and flickering like a mirage, Li Mobai took small steps against the cliff panting, two hours to climb to the halfway up the mountain, may have drunk some wine last night, today actually did not feel too tired, this point to climb the mountain is not much, occasionally there will be a few mountain cultivators passing by in the morning practice, as for the pilgrims are even few, Li Mobai has long been accustomed to this kind of loneliness, it may be more appropriate to say quiet, This is a rare state of mind.

Looking back, the sun has slowly risen, from white to red, and then from red to golden, the light shines in the sea of clouds, wonderful, but it is a pity that such a good environment Li Mobai does not have time to appreciate it, all in all, making money is the most important, you have to hurry up to occupy a good position on the mountain, and then go forward, turn a corner is Quanzhenguan Village, what is Quanzhenguan Village? If you really want to trace back to the source, Wudang Mountain originally did not have the so-called Quanzhen View Village, until modern times, some people were tired of the hustle and bustle of mortal dust, put down their obsession and came to Wudang Mountain to retreat, at first it was to stay at the top of the mountain Taoist Temple, but over time, there were more and more people, and these people knew little about Taoism, so Wudang Zhangjiao ordered people to build this Quanzhen Village in the middle of the mountainside, and then transferred these hermits here, at that time the Quanzhen Village was not too big, and then as long as someone came here, one would be built, So that the current Quanzhenguan Village is almost comparable to the size of the Zixiao Palace on the mountain, until after the reform and opening up, Wudang Mountain entered the state management, and the Quanzhenguan Village stopped expanding, and now there are some older hermits living in it, relying on the mountains to eat the mountains, and living a hard life, but for them they are enjoying it.

The entrance of Quanzhenguan Village made a three-meter-high archway with bamboo, the archway is written on the four big characters of Quanzhenguan Village, just standing on the edge of the road that must be passed up the mountain, Li Mobai is very familiar with this, just glanced up and was about to continue to climb the mountain, but just raised his feet and stopped, frowned incredibly and looked up again, only to see an old Taoist priest standing under the archway, the Taoist priest held a whisk of dust in his right hand, pinched the trick with his left hand, combed his gray hair and grabbed the bun, and two locks of long hair fell from his ears and swayed with the wind, Behind him is a jujube red peachwood sword, his face is like a crown of jade, his eyes are closed, and he is really like an immortal mentioned in the book.

Li Mobai scratched his head, looked up and down, and thought: Who is this old immortal? I haven't seen it in Wudang Mountain for so long? Isn't it an immortal in Zixiao Palace?

Thinking that the steps under his feet also changed direction, he turned to the old Taoist priest with his palms together and bowed three times, and there were words in his mouth, as if he was praying for something, and after doing all this, he was ready to continue to hurry, but as soon as he turned around, he heard someone say: "Don't go, don't go!" ”

Li Mobai was taken aback by this sudden voice, looked around, but didn't see anyone else, "Could it be that this old fairy is speaking, it's impossible, I saw it just now, this old fairy didn't even move his mouth, who is it?" ’

Li Mobai turned his head and looked around again, looked at the sky, looked at the trees, and finally looked down at his feet, but heard someone say again: "Idiot, here!" Don't kneel down when you see this immortal? ”

Li Mobai was taken aback again, followed the sound and looked, but saw that the old Taoist priest slowly opened his eyes, Xu was frightened, Li Mobai shouted: "You old and indecent thing, sitting here to scare Lao Tzu!" ”

The old Taoist priest frowned, and Li Mobai also realized that he had said the wrong thing when he saw this, and hurriedly said: "The kid said the wrong thing in a hurry just now, and I hope that the old immortal will not blame, you are an immortal, please don't worry about us ordinary people!" ”

Li Mobai didn't dare to raise his head after speaking, if he looked up, he would see the old Taoist priest covering his mouth and smiling very strongly, and only after a while did he stop and stretch his head, squeezing his eyebrows and making his eyes look like a fairy: "What did you call me just now?" ”

"Old Immortal!" Li Mobai returned.

The old Taoist priest grinned again, but he didn't laugh out loud, coughed lightly twice, cleared his throat and said, "Okay, yes, raise your head!" ”

Li Mobai slowly raised his head, only to see a pair of big hands covering his eyes in an instant, and it was pitch black, "Finish calf, this shouldn't be a child trafficker!" Li Mobai thought in his heart that the actions of the old Taoist priest in front of him were exactly the same as the human traffickers described by his mother.

Wait, the big hand in front of him let go and moved down, and he kept wandering on him, "Ma Dan, it seems that he is not a human trafficker, he is a pervert, this is to rob sex!" Li Mobai thought of the pervert that his mother had said, and muttered in his heart.

Cautiously opened his eyes, the distorted face of the old Taoist priest who came into view looked extremely hideous but had a hint of familiarity, Li Mobai couldn't help but say in a slurred voice: "Old... God... Immortals, you are... This is... What are you going to do? ”

The old Taoist priest was still groping around with him, his eyes dripping and rolling in his sockets, like a fox, "Could it be that he is a fox spirit who specializes in tricking children into going back to eat?" Li Mobai swallowed his saliva, "Old... Old... Old fairy, you... You... Is it touched? ”

In Li Mobai's uneasy state of mind, the old Taoist priest finally withdrew his hands, "Not bad, not bad!" The old Taoist priest crooked his mouth and said with a wicked smile.

'Finish calf, this one really met a big pervert, or an old pervert, what should I do?' Why didn't anyone come? Will he take me somewhere, and then ......' Thinking of it, Li Mobai shook his head vigorously.

But I heard the old Taoist priest say again: "Boy, I just saw it, you are amazingly talented in bones, you are a wizard who practices martial arts, and the poor Taoist has the heart to accept you as an apprentice, are you willing?" ”

If these words are put on the fear of others, they will be ecstatic, but right now, after thinking about it in Li Mobai's heart, the old Taoist priest in front of him is no longer a fairy wind Dao bone, how to look at it at this time, how obscene, plus these few words, it is obvious that he is deceiving children, Li Mobai put his hands on his chest and kept shaking, "Old... Old... Old fairy, I am the stupidest child in our village, everyone calls me a second stunned, I think you might as well go to our village to have a look, it is in the Li family courtyard at the bottom of the mountain, very close! As he spoke, he kept nodding his head, as if to add credibility.

The old Taoist priest raised his eyebrows and looked Li Mobai up and down, "His grandmother's, this is different from what he thought before, why doesn't this kid play cards according to common sense?" ’

"Boy, since you and I meet, this is your fairy fate, and others can't think of it! Quickly kowtow to the teacher! The old Taoist priest said solemnly.

'It's over, I can't hide from it, this old pervert has identified me! What to do? If he makes any more moves, let's hit him with Xingyi punches, yes, hit him with Xingyi punches! ’

Seeing that Li Mobai didn't speak but just smirked, the old Taoist priest thought that he had been shocked, so he slowly bent down, opened his right hand and touched the child's head, "The son can ...... Ah......" Before he finished speaking, he only felt a sharp pain in his lower body, it turned out that Li Mobai was startled by this big hand, and a progressive collapse fist hit the old Taoist priest's egg, and the howl like killing a pig resounded halfway up the mountain, and everyone on the mountain and down the mountain only thought it was the howl of a strange beast in the mountain.

Li Mobai succeeded in a blow and fled in a hurry, the old Taoist priest limped behind and chased behind, never thought that Li Mobai panicked, his feet slipped and he fell directly down the cliff, the whistling mountain wind swept past his ears, and the white mist flew quickly in front of him, just like Li Mobai's brain now, blank.

Suddenly, I only felt that a big hand grabbed him, and the white mist in front of him actually fell rapidly, and then his body was stunned, and his feet were solid, and he had actually returned to the entrance of Quanzhen Guan Village when he looked up, Li Mobai was paralyzed on the ground and kept trembling, just turned around from the front of the Hades Palace, and then looked around, the old Taoist priest was looking at him with a goatee and grinning, the mountain wind blew, the Taoist robe danced, and the dust obliquely inserted in the waist also swayed in the wind, it was really an immortal.

'Could it be that it was this old pervert who saved me just now, so he can fly!' Li Mobai's eyes lit up, and his lips trembled slightly, and he said, "Old... Old... Old fairy, you saved me just now? ”

The old Taoist priest smiled and nodded, "How is it?" Would you like to worship me as a teacher now? ”

Although Li Mobai was excited in his heart, he didn't nod, "Thank you, old fairy, it's just that you see that my body is so thin and I am dressed in tatters, we have nothing to honor your old man?" ”

"It's okay, it's okay, as long as you learn my skills well, it's not too late to repay in the future!" The old Taoist priest said with a smile, but he was shocked in his heart, "What a calm and calm child, it is really rare to have such a state of mind at such a young age!" ’

"No requirements at all? Is there such a good thing? Li Mobai slowly got up and asked, seeing that the old Taoist priest nodded, he continued: "Apprentice Li Mobai to meet Master!" As he spoke, he immediately knelt down, knowing that although the mountain road was built, it was not so smooth, and it was an extremely hard stone, and kneeling down at such a speed was not a pain that ordinary children could bear.

The old Taoist priest couldn't help but nod again, "If the only requirement of my disciple is that you can't switch to others, otherwise even if you deceive the teacher and destroy the ancestors, you will be hit by five thunders from the sky, can you remember?" ”

"Remember!" Li Mobai kowtowed again, "Master, if you don't study with the teacher, you shouldn't be struck by lightning!" ”

"Well, that's not going to happen, you need to know that you can't chew too much, it's good to specialize in one subject!" The old Taoist priest said solemnly.

"Okay!" Li Mobai got up slowly, but saw that the tip of the old Taoist priest's shoes was torn and a big hole was broken, and the big toe could be clearly seen, this scene was so familiar, "Old beggar!?" Li Mobai said subconsciously.

Unexpectedly, the old Taoist priest jumped up directly when he heard this, squatting on the stone on the cliff on the side, Li Mobai looked up, and it was exactly the same as the old beggar's usual posture, "You are an old beggar?" ”

The old Taoist priest spat on the ground and scolded: "His grandmother, a good boy, good eyesight, this is all for you to see!" ”

"Old beggar, why did you trick me into worshipping you as a teacher?" Li Mobai asked, and a nameless fire rose in his heart for no reason.

"I didn't lie to you, how could I lie to you, don't be angry! You've already apprenticed to the teacher, don't you be allowed to cheat! The old Taoist priest scratched his head and said embarrassedly.

"Hmph, what's wrong with me, just let you lie to me and don't allow me to cheat, Lao Tzu won't recognize you and see what you do!" Li Mobai said.

"You look at what you said, didn't I mainly try to dress up and be more formal? Just like the way we looked before, can you worship me as a teacher? The old beggar rubbed his hands together like a lady with a yellow flower.

Li Mobai looked at him like this and thought in his heart, "What you said is indeed reasonable, forget it, the old beggar will never harm me, it is important to learn the skills first!" ’

"Okay, I don't blame you, don't lie to me in the future, let's go, go up the mountain!" Li Mobai said and pointed to the mountain road.

But seeing the old beggar shook his head vigorously, as if he was very afraid of going up the mountain, Li Mobai was about to ask, but saw the old beggar rise directly at his feet, and disappeared in a blink of an eye, just wondering when he heard the chaotic footsteps coming from the mountain, only to see a group of Taoist masters looking around anxiously, led by the middle-aged Taoist priest who had only met in Li's courtyard before, the middle-aged Taoist priest also saw Li Mobai, took two steps forward and asked: "Little friend, have you ever seen someone passing by here with a peach wood sword wrapped in a package?" By the way, there's also a whisk! ”

"Uncle, what's wrong? What's going on in the mountains? Li Mobai asked innocently with big eyes.

"Alas, Master Zu's outfit doesn't know who picked it up, his grandmother's, you don't know what you look like, if you see any suspicious people, remember to go to Zixiao Palace to find me, my name is Zhang Shunzhi!" The middle-aged Taoist priest said.

Li Mobai nodded and watched a group of Taoist masters go down the mountain, and waited until a group of people left before raising his hand to wipe the cold sweat on his forehead, good guy, this old beggar actually picked up the ancestral master's outfit, thinking about the appearance of the ancestral master on the mountain, Li Mobai couldn't help but smirk again.

"Little beggar, what are you laughing at?" A voice came from overhead.

Li Mobai looked up and saw the old beggar hanging upside down on the tree and was free, and couldn't help but scold: "You can really do it, can't you just steal a Taoist robe?" Can the grandfather's outfit be moved? ”

"I also think, you don't know how ugly the clothes of those Taoist priests on the mountain are, the key is that they have been pilling and tattered after wearing them for so many years, just this old boy's clothes support his head, he looks like a fairy, don't you just do it! It's okay, wouldn't it be nice if I went and returned it later? The old beggar said.

"Just shout that you dislike people's stinks, hurry up and return it! Otherwise, I'm afraid I won't be able to make money today! You go first, I'll climb slowly! After Li Mobai finished speaking, he ignored the old beggar and walked directly to the mountain.

"Alas! Isn't it hard to wash it off! His grandmother's, if it weren't for that old thing in retreat, I wouldn't have bothered so much! Let's go! "With this 'go', I saw his body swing and shoot towards the sky like an arrow from a string.