Xu Dang couldn't help twitching the corners of his mouth, and subconsciously raised his hand and slapped it on Liu Meilan's head. "Is there anyone like you who talks to Master like that?" He pretended to reprimand, but he still felt distressed and touched the place where Liu Meilan had just been beaten. He knew that he had never been serious, and he felt that Liu Meilan would not be silent even if he was beaten, so he asked, "It's okay, I'll see if it hurts you?" ”

Liu Meilan shook her head, it's okay, it doesn't hurt. The master is very light, if the master teaches me the iron head skill, then I won't feel distressed no matter how I fight in the future. Liu Meilan smiled like a little fox, Xu immediately withdrew the hand on her head, and sighed helplessly, "You, I also have to be your master now, if you change someone else, you will be angry." The girl's family, why do you want to learn iron head skills. ”

Liu Meilan thought for a while, "Probably because, I don't know, what does Master think?" Liu Meilan really didn't dare to tell Xu Dang what she really thought in her heart, so she had the idea of asking Xu Dang. Xu Dang has been traveling from south to north before, relatively speaking, he has seen a lot of the world, for the iron head gong, he saw it when he was recruiting relatives in a martial arts competition, it was still a big fat monk.

It's just that he didn't know how to talk about it, Xu Dang thought of a lot of ways to start for a while, but he vetoed them one by one. Finally, he held his forehead and said to Liu Meilan, "I feel that this thing is completely useless, and like boxing, it takes a long time to practice." When I finish my studies, my head is as strong as iron, which sounds good, but in addition to the competition, "

"I really can't think of any other use", Xu Dang scratched his head, "All I have seen are monks playing, the figure is general, how to say, there is no physique like others, even if you learn, it is useless." If you meet a horizontal one, that's even more. I have never learned, if you want to learn, in the future when you meet someone who is destined, you will ask him to teach you, and it can be regarded as a wish of yours. ”

"Oh, then Master can promise me to teach me that right now, uh, jump a little far." Liu Meilan said, Xu Dang frowned, "It's not that I'll teach you later, what's the use of you learning now?" He asked, Liu Meilan smiled, "It's not after learning, it's convenient to go back and forth." You don't have to run too far, you can just jump and come back. Also, in short, it should be a lot more convenient, just, it will be a lot more convenient. ”

"Alas, this thing is not rushed. Let me ask you first, what you taught you today, will you know everything? Xu Dang asked, Liu Meilan looked proud, "Of course I will, I will also divide." Just like Master, I can calculate something somewhat, but I don't know if it's true. Xu Dang couldn't believe his ears, was Liu Meilan really the same as he thought? What have you counted today? ”

"Well, the old man is visiting. But I don't know who it is, and said that she would take me and my mother somewhere else. Liu Meilan said, Xu Dang turned around, pinched his fingers and calculated, it was really exactly the same as Liu Meilan's calculation. It's just that in this way, Xu Dang can't help but feel a little difficult. Liu Meilan saw that he didn't react, so she ran to him. Xu Dang hurriedly put down his hand behind his back as if he had been found out that he had done something bad.

"Master, what are you doing? God is mysterious, I am sure or not. Liu Meilan asked, Xu Dang didn't know how to explain, lingered and pondered for a long time, and then nodded. It's true? Liu Meilan looked surprised, and hurriedly covered her mouth with her hand, for fear that she would laugh too loudly. I'm so happy", conscienceless child, I still think about you in everything.

Liu Meilan hurriedly took her hand down, but it didn't take long for her to burst out laughing again. It's almost to the point where you can't straighten your waist and close your back. Xu Dang sighed, looking at Liu Meilan's appearance like a fool, he really didn't want to admit that she was his apprentice. Although it's embarrassing, this is what a child should be, "Okay, I'll go back first, you go back quickly, it's cold." ”

"Oh, oh, I know", Liu Meilan hurriedly put away her smile. Looking at Xu Dang, and when everyone walked to the door, she suddenly remembered that she wanted to learn martial arts. "Master, don't forget the one I told you." She reminded Xu Dang loudly, and Xu Dang waved his hand, "Got it, you go back first." After finishing speaking, she closed the door directly, and Liu Meilan saw the door closed and went back.

Xu Dang leaned his back against the door and felt that Liu Meilan had almost gone back, so he opened the door. There is indeed no Liu Meilan outside. Looking to the side, the direction of Liu Meilan's house couldn't even see the light, and it seemed that she had indeed gone back to sleep. Xu Dang held the door with one hand and left the door wide open. "Sleep so fast? I just don't believe it. As soon as she finished speaking, Liu Meilan's voice came.

"Master, don't forget." Xu Dang was so frightened that he almost didn't hold on to the door frame and went straight over, stumbling for a moment before standing up straight. "I know, didn't I tell you everything, go back quickly, it's so late." "Oh, got it. Liu Meilan opened the door and went home, Xu Dang took a long breath, patted his chest, took a step back to close the door of his house, and walked to the front of the tea table.

Drinking the already cold tea on the table, he raised his arm and wiped his mouth, which calmed down a little. Xu Dang turned around and suddenly saw the incense burning halfway, and couldn't help but rub his nose. He walked to the cupboard and brought the incense again. Bowed, while facing the fire, he said, "I understand the truth, but I feel a little pity, I can't wear my ability." ”

"Alas", Xu Dang suddenly sighed, "Isn't this just that I haven't been able to mix with an official after learning from people for most of my life, and it's not because I think about it." It's just that I feel unwilling, and I fight to the death without a result, which is uncomfortable to think about. Xu Dang put the incense on the incense burner, then walked to the front of the bed, raised his hand to untie his bloody clothes, and his frowning brows were always locked.

The dim light shone on his melancholy face, he took a deep breath, I don't know why, after hearing Liu Meilan finish saying that, he felt that his breathing was a little wrong. Undressed, he lay upside down on the bed. The cold wind came in through the crack in the window, but Xu Dang didn't react in the slightest. He stared blankly at the pendant beside the bed, couldn't help but raise his hand, grabbed it and shook it once or twice.

The pendant swayed from side to side, and a shadow appeared on his face. As if he had been controlled, the shadow would always hover around his nose. I don't know how long it took, Xu Dang finally closed his eyes. He propped one hand behind his head and the other to protect his stomach. The night was long, and he didn't even change his position, and he remained asleep in this position until dawn the next day.

He gradually opened his eyes, sat up, and stretched. When he raised his eyes, he saw that it was still dark outside, so he grabbed the quilt on the side and covered his body and prepared to go back to sleep. But at this moment, there was a sudden knock at the door. Xu Dang opened his eyes a little irritably, got up and walked to the door. Before she reached the door, Liu Meilan's voice came from outside, "Master, the meal is at the door." ”

Rice? Xu Dang was stunned. After Liu Meilan said this, she hurried home, and when Xu Dang opened the door, Liu Meilan had already disappeared. Xu Dang looked at the steaming food in front of his door, and couldn't help but smile at the corners of his mouth. Anyway, I feel that this master is still very good. The first point was that there would be food delivered every day, and he rubbed his nose and closed the door.

Back in the house, he put his meal on the table, washed up, and sat down at the table in a new set of clothes that he had never worn before. The dish is already warm, and it is not the same temperature as when it was just served, but Xu Dang still tastes it with relish, and I think the master was in this mood before he came. Xu Dang couldn't help but eat a few more bites, a little more than before, and washed the bowl after eating.

When she was about to send it over, she suddenly remembered that there was nothing left for her. That's right, apprentice! Thinking of this, he suddenly put the washed dishes and chopsticks on the table, and quickly ran to another table to take out the paper and pen. After writing on the paper, fold the paper again. He went out with these, and happened to meet Liu Meilan going out to pour water. Liu Meilan was also shocked when she saw him, and saw Xu Dang holding the washed dishes and chopsticks in her hand.

She didn't know what to do, "This, Master, you just let me wash it, how can I still ......" She was a little embarrassed, Xu Dang opened the door and handed her all the dishes, chopsticks and plates. Liu Meilan looked at the plate, then at him, so she had to put the basin on the ground first and take the plate he gave her. Originally, it was a little casual, until I felt that there seemed to be something under the plate, and I was a little surprised.

"Master, what did you put under the plate?" Liu Meilan asked, Xu Dang thought for a while, "It's nothing, this should be given to you, you just take it." After finishing speaking, he turned around and walked back, halfway through, he suddenly stopped, turned to look at Liu Meilan, "After cleaning up, come to me, and I'll teach you something else." When the words fell, he felt a little uneasy, so he added.

"Remember to come back when you're done, don't come over halfway through." Xu Dang instructed, Liu Meilan looked at him with a mysterious look, and thought it was a shocking surprise, so she hurriedly agreed, "Okay, I'll be soon." After getting a response, Xu Dang returned home. Liu Meilan hurriedly went back to the kitchen and took out the paper under the plate to look at it. After seeing the handwriting on it, she was a little unsettled.

This was really for her, and Liu Meilan put the paper in her clothes as if she had obtained some treasure. With a relaxed face, Suning couldn't help but ask her if she had suddenly encountered something good. Liu Meilan smiled and didn't say it explicitly. After taking care of everything, it was already noon when she came to Xu Dang's door. Liu Meilan stood at the door of Xu Dang, and before raising her hand to knock on the door, she paused for a while.

It's just that her hand has just fallen, and the door panel has not yet knocked, and Xu Dang inside has already noticed her existence. "Come in", the male voice came out through the door, Liu Meilan opened the door, and saw Xu Dangzheng sitting at the table, reading a book and drinking tea. There was also an incense burner on the side, and bursts of incense mist rose in the furnace, all flying in the direction of Xu Dang. "Master, I'm here", Liu Meilan walked to the table.

Xu Dang hummed, put the tea aside, and pointed to the position in front of him, "You can sit down." After hearing this, Liu Meilan sat in front of him, "Master, what did you teach me today?" Liu Meilan asked, and Xu Dang put the book in his hand in front of her. Taoism attaches the most importance to the teacher, and he came over like this when he was a teacher. What I want to tell you now is that there are some things that you can understand without teaching yourself to see. ”

"See for yourself?" Liu Meilan asked rhetorically, Xu Dang nodded, "You open it now and take a look, there is something you can't understand." Xu Dangdao, Liu Meilan opened the book in front of him, and almost all of the things in it were big truths. It's big, but it's still understandable if you understand it vulgarly. "Some of them can be understood", Liu Meilan told Xu Dang about her experience, Xu Dang shook his head, "You look at it again."

Liu Meilan stopped turning the book now, "Master, are you annoying me and are not ready to teach me." "Where did she dare to look at it any further, it felt like a casual meal, and after eating this meal, she would no longer be friends. Xu Dang smiled, "You can understand, but you don't want to tell me." Liu Meilan, tell you like this, you and I are not destined to be apprentices, but I want to accept you as an apprentice, do you understand? ”

"Isn't this predestined?" Liu Meilan frowned, she didn't dare to think about why this was. Xu Dang continued, "You Liu Meilan have your way to go, Xu Hua has already told me some things last night, and I think some things should also let you know." Xu Dang picked up the teapot and poured water for a cup, "As for the reason why I chose you, it is nothing more than a little selfish, I don't have a long life, and I need a inheritance." ”

"And you are the one I want to choose to inherit." Xu Dang put the tea in front of Liu Meilan, "Many times, we can't escape. Instead of thinking about escaping, it is better to face it steadily. I used to think that maybe you wouldn't choose to enter the palace when you knew you were going to enter the palace. But I thought wrong, you will still have the idea of entering the palace, even if I tell you today not to enter the palace, you will be..."

"I won't enter the palace", Liu Meilan hurriedly said. She was so anxious that she propped her hands on the table, but she still couldn't speak. Xu Dangchang sighed, "I don't want you here, but you will have your own way to go." Now there is not much time left for the teacher, and what the teacher feels can teach you now is that you have to be able to live freely in the harem, and you don't have to fight like his woman. ”

Liu Meilan sat down, and her eyes suddenly became red. "Master, I know, I won't enter the palace after I am obedient." As she spoke, a tear flowed down her cheek, and Xu Dang couldn't bear it, so he handed her a cloth to wipe her tears. Liu Meilan took it, "Master, I'm really, I really won't enter the palace." This is so far away from the capital, how can I have the opportunity to enter the palace, do you believe me. ”

"Alas", Xu Dangchang sighed. He really wanted to tell Liu Meilan that this is not something that people can control. But seeing her like this, there is no thought to explain. "As a teacher, everything that will be passed on to you, whether you will be abandoned in the future, or pass it on, in short, you can have an apprentice like you for the teacher, and you have no regrets in this life." Liu Meilan raised her head, tears had already filled her eyes half-full, Xu Dang's figure.

From her point of view, she has been in a very trance. "Master, I really won't enter the palace." Liu Meilan said, Xu Dang nodded, "Okay, don't cry yet." I'll find you some books and I'll teach you now. Whether it is literature or martial arts, it will be taught to you as a teacher, but you must remember that after learning this, you must not harm others with it. But don't look too dead, if someone else provokes trouble first, you can just return it. ”

"Master", Liu Meilan didn't know what to say, but she just wanted to call Xu Dang. It seemed that in the next moment, Xu Dang would disappear in front of her eyes. Xu Dang smiled, stood up and looked for a book for Liu Meilan again. Liu Meilan raised her hand to look at her own hand, and then looked at the back of Xu Dang looking for a book, and there was an indescribable emotion spreading in her heart, "Am I ...... Really, will you go to the palace? ”

She still couldn't believe what she heard, why did she say that she wouldn't enter the palace, Xu Dang didn't believe it all along. Is it destined to be doomed? If a person's life is already predestined, then why should he live in the world. Thinking about it this way, it seems that knowing your life in advance is not a good thing, and without expectations, there is no meaning in life.

She sniffed and wiped away her tears. Xu Dang finished taking the book and put it next to Liu Meilan, and Liu Meilan looked at Xu Dang. Xu Dang patted her book, "These are all written for the teacher, you see that they are all what you have to learn." Liu Meilan lowered her head, looked at the book that was taller than herself, and didn't know whether to cry or laugh for a while, "Master, what's wrong with you, good forehead?"

As she spoke, she suddenly laughed, "What's wrong, is it a bit much?" Xu Dang also asked with a smile. Liu Meilan shook her head, "No, it's not a little much." Liu Meilan said with a little crying, which made Xu Dang start laughing again. Are you laughing or crying?" asked Xu Dang. "Eh, cry, cry", Liu Meilan explained in a little panic, and then she touched the book that was taller than herself, and laughed again.

"It's, it's like, it's a bit much. Won't it break your brain, this? Liu Meilan looked at Xu Dang, although she was smiling, but the tears in her eyes were more and more. Xu Dang didn't laugh anymore, but squatted down and told her, "Well, these are all things you have to learn." But don't feel difficult, I also came here like this before becoming a teacher, you have to suffer this suffering, you have to..."

"But, but this seems to be a bit too much, Master." Liu Meilan began to cry again as she spoke, and Xu Dang raised her hand to help her wipe away her tears. "Okay, okay, teach you slowly for the teacher, and you will be able to take your time." Xu Dang coaxed, Liu Meilan still cried, tears like a river without end, "But I have learned so much at once, what if I forget it in the future, can I still find the master to teach me?" ”