After saying goodbye to their parents, the three of them embarked on the journey to Changsu City.

For Yi Ming, this journey may be part of Fan Xiu, which the other two do not know. This way, first ten days of water, and then hire a carriage to walk a few days to arrive.

Changsu City is the capital of Cheonan Kingdom, and there are many merchants and guests in the city. This battle is comparable to a small Luyang Town.

The three people who first arrived here were like dirt buns entering the city, and they felt fresh when they saw everything. Even Yiming, who has seen a lot of the world, feels that some can't find the north. That little business at home is nothing here.

The three of them stayed in an inn in the center of Changsu City, and each of them opened a good guest room, and Yiming paid a month's rent at a time, without blinking his eyes. Although the prices here are much more expensive than those in my hometown, there are enough coils that can be carried with you, and in addition, you can use the Spirit Blessing Bag at a critical moment, this little money is not enough to worry about.

The three of them went shopping from morning to night, for several days in a row, and the delicious food and fun in the streets and alleys were all enjoyed by the three of them. In addition to the imperial palace in the north of the city and the Xuanqing Temple in the south of the city, I have been to other places once, and in my spare time, I have heard others talk about some things in Changsu City.

It turned out that the emperor respected Taoism and built a huge Xuanqing Temple in the north of the city. Although it is a Taoist temple, it is not subject to incense and cannot be entered by ordinary people. Inside are the children of some high-ranking officials and nobles who study the Tao and try the golden pill here. Especially the masters in the view, they can fly with the sword and have endless exercises. It's called a god.

These Taoists who have exercises stay in the Xuanqing Temple on weekdays and rarely come out. If there is an invasion of foreign enemies in Tian'an, they will also go to the battlefield to kill the enemy and defend the country.

Yiming thought to himself, if he could enter this Xuanqingguan practice, he must also be one step closer to cultivation, but he didn't know if the cultivation in the old storyteller's mouth and the cultivation in Xuanqingguan were the same truth. I am afraid that this is not known for the time being.

I have been thinking hard for a few days, and I have also asked someone to inquire, only to know that this Xuanqing Temple is a royal Taoist temple, and if I want to go in to practice and learn the exercises, I can only have a chance if I am recommended by the officials in the court, and I have to go through a rigorous test. After all, the path of cultivation is not easy to follow, and it requires talents that are difficult for ordinary people to achieve.

It also continued to wander in the city, the second child was bored, and ran to the casino at two ends in three days, and the third child was quite honest, except for sleeping in the guest room, he was eating and drinking, so comfortable.

But this is not a solution, and the cost of doing so all day is not small, which will inevitably arouse suspicion. If you really can't do it, find a place and open a shop to do some small business. This is well done, you can take the family over. But it's still not okay to think about it, and it's not to do business when you go out, but to have other plans.

Besides, his two second and third brothers don't seem to be business materials. It's better to find something less for yourself. The most important thing at the moment is how to enter this metaphysical view.

In fact, there is a general rule in this world, that is, to spend money to do things. If you have enough money, you can do anything. It's just that the three people who came to the ramp for the first time, except for a few shopkeepers, didn't know any other people with heads and faces. It's impossible to go directly to Xuanqingguan, throw a bunch of money, and say that I want to go in and learn the Tao, and you can do it for me.

Perhaps, this may be the only way to go. also called the second brother and said what he thought in his heart.

"Second brother, I'm wondering, can we go to this Xuanqing to watch, if we can learn some Taoism, it will not be in vain for us to run so far this time."

"I've been asking around for the past few days, and I've heard that the laws in the Xuanqing Temple are very strict, and I'm afraid it's even more difficult to enter as we are to ascend to the sky. If we have the opportunity, we can spend as much as we want. ”

The dog's eyes rolled, and he didn't think about it, so he said: "It's not simple, big brother give me the money, I'll ask in person, won't I get it?" ”

Hearing the dog say this, it seems to be right. Instead of waiting here, why don't you ask for yourself. If it doesn't work, think of another way. What is it called? Death is also a happy death.

Without saying a word, he took out a few ingots of silver and threw them to the dog, and instructed: "Second brother, we have just come here, the world is unknown, you go and try to ask, it really can't be done, we don't force it." ”

The dog was still very optimistic, patted his chest, and said, "This matter is wrapped up in my younger brother." ”

After saying that, he ran away.

Alas, his second brother can be regarded as a living and transparent temperament. It's good to do anything, but it's not enough to spend money. It is estimated that if he can't get this money back, it will be difficult to get it back.

Forget it, my own brother. Who told him that he is now a big-headed financier?

After waiting for most of the day, Yiming thought to himself: "It's bad, this second brother must have not done anything, and he took the money to block it." Or they didn't do anything and went straight to the gambling house. Now it's either killing and dying there, or it's losing and not daring to come back to see him. ”

I was regretting it in my heart, and when I saw the second brother rushing in, I didn't even breathe, and said, "Big brother, this thing is done." ”

The dog, who had just entered the door, seemed to be in a hurry, took the teapot on the table, and began to pour it into the spout. With just one effort, the teapot was bottomed out.

After drinking, I still felt unfinished, looked around, and saw that there was nothing to drink, so I continued: "I said that it can be done, and achievements can be done." The words were full of boast and pride.

Seeing that the dog was very tired, he even handed the cup of tea in front of him to the dog and hurriedly asked, "What, is it so easy?" ”

The dog took a cup of tea and drank it all.

said: "Just kidding, the eldest brother doesn't look at who does it." ”

Yiming slapped the dog's ass: "Tell me quickly, what the hell is going on, don't fucking sell it!" ”

The dog pretended not to hear, and stroked his sleeve to fan the wind to reduce the heat.

Yiming was anxious to think about the stool to kill him. But he was still patient, and asked with a smile: "My second brother, my dog, dog!" I'll be angry if you don't talk about it. ”

Hearing Yiming call him like this, the dog's goosebumps fell to the ground, as if Li Yiming was electrified, hiding far away. Let's talk about it.

It turned out that the dog had been waiting at the door of Xuanqingguan all morning and saw a man who looked like a taxi come out. The dog went up and said what he meant. said that the three of his brothers wanted to enter this Xuanqing Temple as a disciple and be contaminated with a little fairy spirit. This Taoist man-like person is slightly fat, and his tone of voice is like a person who is in charge of something. No matter what the dog says, he doesn't want to. It is said that there are rules in the temple, and people of unknown origin are never allowed to enter. As for the dog, he said that he was in line with the idea of saving money for Yiming, and he didn't want to make money for a long time. In fact, it's like a white wolf with empty gloves, pay more attention to yourself. Seeing that this fat Taoist priest didn't let go of his mouth for a long time, he was even a little impatient. So he quietly stuffed him with these ingots of silver. The fat Taoist priest agreed, and asked for the names of the three people, saying that they would report to the boss.

After a while, the fat Taoist priest came out. said that the boss agreed, and asked them to come over early tomorrow morning to report.

That's probably what the ins and outs of this time look like. The dog added fuel to him, saying how clever he was, how he observed words and feelings, anyway, he put himself very high first, not saying how much money it cost or whether there was any spare time.

Li Yiming naturally knew what kind of medicine he was selling in his gourd, and he didn't ask about it. If it is really as the dog said, this money can be regarded as spent on the blade, if there is free, it should be used to pay the dog errands, not enough to worry about.

Unexpectedly, what I have always found difficult to do, I can do it in such a daze. But the more I thought about it, the more I felt that it was too smooth, and I always felt that something was not right.

Maybe it's a lot of thinking, but anyway, it's a good start. No, the three of them have been eating and drinking all day long, wandering around like an unemployed vagrant. I'm afraid that only one knows the hardships of this, and he can't tell outsiders.

On the morning of the second day, the three of them were led into the temple by the fat Taoist priest and taken to an old Taoist priest's room.

"Li Yiming, Wang Dehong, Wang Debiao." There, the old Taoist priest wrote the names of the three people with a pen to the personnel book, and his tone of voice was a little yin and yang, unhurried.

The three of them lowered their heads below, looked at each other for a moment, and replied, "Yes, yes." ”

This old Taoist priest, like a castrated rooster, speaks up and down, which makes people extremely uncomfortable to listen to.

"For the sake of the three of you being distant cousins of my Ziyue apprentice, I agree that you will enter the meditation to be a layman disciple, eight yuan a month."

After the old Taoist priest drank a sip of strong tea, he pursed his mouth, stroked his gray beard, didn't look at the three of them, and continued to write while holding the pen and saying, "Do I know the rules of the disciples of Xuanqing Guan and mundane affairs?" ”

Seeing that the three of them did not answer, the old Taoist priest said: "This rule, divided into big and small, the small rule is not to steal, not to be lazy, not to run away, if you break it, you will be expelled from the mountain gate." The big rule is not to steal the exercises, not to steal into the forbidden land, if you violate these two precepts, you will be thundered and self-destruction. Are you waiting, clear? ”

"Clear, clear." The three of them said in unison.

"The five precepts in this view, you have to remember them, don't regret it when you break the precepts."

The old Taoist priest squinted at the three of them, looking extremely impatient. And said unhurriedly: "I am the elder in charge of internal affairs, and I am on duty, and I will want to report to me for big and small reasons in the future. ”

After a long time on the sidelines, I finally understood. It turned out that they were just doing miscellaneous work in this Xuanqing Temple. He glared at the dog on the side, and saw that he had a word of suffering, and he must have been fooled by this person named Ziyue.

Alas, it's also considered to have entered this place. Doing chores is a serious errand at least, and it's better than doing nothing all day.

It's just that in addition to being heavily guarded, this Xuanqingguan also has so many rules, which really makes people feel uncomfortable.