Chapter 20: The Past
The speed of Qianyuan Sect's submission was faster than Qin Zhen expected, but in half a day, a new solution was sent to all the monks participating in the competition.
The auditions will not stop and will continue according to the original rules. It's just that Qianyuanzong hasn't been able to free up his hands in the past few days, so he postponed the game for seven days and waited for seven days before continuing to be held in Qianyuanzong. However, in order to keep the pace in line with other states, the number of games per day will be increased after the restart, so as to speed up the process.
After getting the news, Qin Zhen sent it to Qiu Sixian. He was still very busy, but he promised that he would definitely be able to free up his hand after seven days, and the specific plan was to wait for Qin Zhen to arrive in Yangping City, and then go to the weapon shop to find him, and they would discuss it again.
Since there were still seven days left, Qin Hao thought about taking Ye Yousheng out for a spin first.
They can start from Cannes and go all the way to Zhongzhou. The Black Jade Forest is located between Xingzhou and Zhongzhou, and when the time comes, they will take the Black Jade Forest as their destination, and after finding the Streamer Grass in it, they will turn back and go to Qianyuanzong to participate in the competition.
And for Ye Yousheng, this is also the first time he has gone out to practice with Qin Hao.
In his previous life, he grew up in such an inhuman environment, and before he was rescued by Qin Hao, he had never learned anything, nor had he met a single monk. After being reborn, the farthest place I have ever been to is Yangping City.
Going to Qianyuanzong was just a competition, so he didn't have to communicate with other monks. But going out to practice is different, before the things of the sect were snatched away, Ye Yousheng had read many travelogues preserved in the sect, which described all kinds of experiences and adventures in secret realms vividly.
What kind of mysterious and powerful demon beast, the power of the immortal path that escaped into the demon path with a hard heart, and the precious treasures left behind by ancient times...... In short, the farther away the place, the more turmoil there is.
Therefore, when he learned that he was going to go out with Qin Hao, Ye Yousheng was extremely excited. I also secretly asked Heng Mingzhi, who often goes out to other towns to collect medicine, what he needs to pay attention to.
Heng Mingzhi was writing the prescription while looking at Ye Yousheng, who had an unobstructed view of his thoughts, thinking about whether to tease him.
There were no candles in the room, and by the moonlight leaking into the room through the gap in the roof without half of the roof, Heng Mingzhi saw his gown hanging on the wall that had not dried yet.
Reaching out and touching his hair again, Heng Mingzhi sneered: "Go out, you just need to show your friendliness to others all the time when you go out." ”
"Showing friendliness?"
"Yes, this is an important means of survival in the Immortal Cultivation Realm. For example, when you see someone, you bow and say hello. ”
Do you have to bow when greeting someone? Ye Yousheng wrote it down in disbelief.
"Also, if you want something, take it and put it in your own hand first, and then ask the other party if they can give it to you."
Ye Yousheng suddenly realized that in his previous life, he had followed Qin Hao to the monks' auctions, and this was how Qin Zhen got his hands on things at that time. Since Senior Sister is also doing this, there must be nothing wrong with that.
Thinking like this, the suspicion of Heng Mingzhi just now was dispelled a lot.
"Finally, ask the other party if there is anything you need help with, and establish a friendly image, so that the reputation spreads, and it is convenient for you to walk in the immortal cultivation world."
I see. Ye Yousheng nodded again and again, he must do his best for his senior sister, and he can't drag his senior sister back.
Looking at Ye Yousheng, who had been fooled so easily, Heng Mingzhi picked up the tea that was about to go cold in his hand, thinking about whether it was time for him to start preparing for the escape route when he was chased and killed by Qin Hao.
In this way, under the silent prayer of Master Heng Mingzhi, who was advancing on the route of the "Master of Fraud", Qin Zhen and Ye Yousheng embarked on the journey to Xingzhou.
There is no usable teleportation array in this vicinity, and the one in the sect has been broken for many years, and it is said that it was no longer usable when Qin Zhen's father was still young.
So Qin Zhen used the map given by Heng Mingzhi to formulate a relatively cost-effective route.
But when it was time to leave, Heng Mingzhi also said that he would go with him.
"The last time I went out, in order to find that clue, I didn't have time to collect medicinal herbs. After a few months, it's too late to look for it, and it just so happens that you are going to go out, so it's convenient for us to stop by together. "What Heng Mingzhi said seems to make sense.
Qin Zhen naturally had no opinion, but Ye Yousheng was quietly sulking in his heart, and he originally thought that the experience of the two of them with his senior sister was gone.
After going down the mountain and passing by Liuxi Village, Heng Mingzhi said that he wanted to go in and say goodbye to Aunt Yang. As soon as he came back this time, he went to Tianyi Sect, and now he is leaving again, and he hasn't seen Aunt Yang.
Qin Hao understood his kindness, but she had a little headache about how to react when she saw that villager. But when he caught a glimpse of Ye Yousheng's concerned and eager gaze beside him, and thought that he hadn't seen Aunt Yang for a long time, he took a deep breath and followed the two of them into Liuxi Village.
Aunt Yang works in the Liuxi Village Medical Hall, if Heng Mingzhi doesn't go out to collect medicine, he will basically stay in the medical hall to help Aunt Yang, and Qin Zhen and Ye Yousheng will occasionally go down the mountain to take a look at them.
At first, Ye Yousheng still had some recognition, but after tasting Aunt Yang's craftsmanship, he quickly became close to Aunt Yang. And Heng Mingzhi's cooking skills were learned from Aunt Yang, and sometimes in order to take care of these two "cooking idiots", he would go up the mountain to guide them.
Qin Zhen had never seen her mother, she only knew that her mother's name was Xue Lan, who used to be a medical cultivator in Liuxi Village, and without any guidance, she touched the threshold and embarked on the path of cultivating immortals.
But she stayed in Liuxi Village, where she stayed in the clinic to treat the villagers. Because of her excellent medical skills, many villagers from neighboring villages will come to her for treatment.
Qin Wenlin never told her about her mother, only when she was a child, Aunt Yang would hold her and tell her the story of her parents' past.
Her father, Qin Wenlin, is the 313th generation descendant of Tianyi Sect. When he inherited the Tianyi Sect, he had just cultivated to Jindan, and there were still some disciples in the sect. Although the entire sect has shown a declining trend, Qin Wenlin is not a person who is good at running a sect.
He knew that his ability was limited and he couldn't give those disciples a better cultivation environment, so he gathered all the remaining disciples and let them choose whether they wanted to stay in Tianyi Sect or not.
In the end, none of the disciples chose to stay.
Although Qin Wenlin could understand them, he still couldn't control his sadness, so he began to go out to practice everywhere, wanting to relieve the sadness in his heart in this way.
Outside, he met two monks of the same age, one named Shen Qifeng and the other named Hong Zhong. These two were very enthusiastic about him, and Qin Wenlin also found that he was very topical with them, and several of them made an appointment to go together.
But the good times didn't last long, because the initial experience was very smooth, and they also had an inaccurate judgment of their own strength, and entered an extremely dangerous secret realm.
Qin Wenlin used himself to stop the demon beast, delaying time for Shen Qifeng and Hong Zhong so that they could escape.
Although he was able to kill the demon beast by relying on the secret method of Tianyi Sect in the end, Qin Wenlin was seriously injured and finally fell unconscious by the river in Liuxi Village.
At that time, Xue Lan was still a medical woman in the Liuxi Village Medical Hall, and when she saw the seriously injured Qin Wenlin by the river, she took him back to Liuxi Village out of unbearability, and took care of him with Aunt Yang.
In order to repay Xue Lan for saving her life, Qin Wenlin, who woke up, saw that she had an excellent understanding, and she groped for the threshold of cultivating immortals on her own, so she directly taught Xue Lan the cultivation techniques of Tianyi Sect and carefully guided her.
Everything that happened later went according to the flow, and the two fell in love with each other, and soon became husband and wife with the blessing of the villagers.
This is the past that Aunt Yang told Qin Zhen, as for how Xue Lan died, Aunt Yang only said that Xue Lan had a bad life and encountered an accident, so she died, but unfortunately there was no one to inherit her mantle.
However, Liuxi Village seems to have an inseparable fate with "picking up people".
Xue Lan picked up Qin Wenlin by the stream, and Qin Wenlin picked up Ye Yousheng under the willow tree, and Qin Hao and Ye Yousheng picked up Heng Mingzhi at the entrance of the village.
Qin Wenlin found out that Heng Mingzhi had the qualifications to cultivate immortals, and he was interested in medicine, and after discussing with Aunt Yang, he let him inherit Xue Lan's mantle, let him kowtow a few times in front of Xue Lan's tomb, and became a teacher.
Strictly speaking, Heng Mingzhi didn't really join the Tianyi Sect, but he grew up with Qin Zhen and Ye Yousheng since childhood, and no one has to care about an identity after a long time.
"Aunt Yang, I'm back." Heng Mingzhi lifted the curtain of the medical hall and walked in first. Qin Zhen and Ye Yousheng followed behind him and also entered the medical hall.
"It's Ah Zhi back." A middle-aged woman in a plain coarse cloth came out of the room with a smile on her face, holding freshly fried greens in her hand.
Seeing Qin Zhen and Ye Yousheng behind her, Aunt Yang was stunned, and then the smile on her face was a little more: "Zhen Zhen and Ah Sheng are also here." Just right, let's try Aunt Yang's craftsmanship. ”
Qin Hao's eyes softened, in her heart, Aunt Yang's status was as important as the two companions around her.
"Wow! It smells so good! Aunt Yang's craftsmanship is good! Qin Hao took an exaggerated breath, leaned over and took the plate from Aunt Yang's hand, and helped put it on the table in the lounge on the west side of the medical hall.
"If you want to come, don't tell me in advance, I'll be more prepared." Although Aunt Yang complained, her eyes were full of smiles, "You wait a while, I'll cook a few more dishes for you!" ”
Qin Zhen felt that Aunt Yang was in trouble, and was about to refuse, but Heng Mingzhi quietly held down her hand. She looked at Heng Mingzhi, so she didn't insist anymore. Ye Yousheng wanted to learn to cook more, and raise his level to the same level as Heng Mingzhi as soon as possible, so that his senior sister would no longer find Heng Mingzhi to cook in Tianyi in the future, so he volunteered to follow Aunt Yang to the kitchen.
"You've been here less during this time, and you're going to be busier and busier in the future. Aunt Yang is also worried about you, so let's accept her kindness and make her feel more at ease. Heng Mingzhi explained.
Qin Zhen thought for a moment, but nodded.
Heng Mingzhi is right, she will only have fewer and fewer opportunities in the medical hall in the future, and she can no longer always visit Aunt Yang as before, so take advantage of the opportunity now, or don't disappoint Aunt Yang.