"Young man, I have to say, you are very discerning!"

"The old man has always had only a few small requirements for accepting apprentices, first of all, he must have a strong background, and secondly, he must be arrogant, disdain the master to teach him, like to enlighten himself, and occasionally help the master beat people, and it is best to take silver taels and smash the master's face as soon as they meet on weekdays, and tell the master to go away. Now you throw this silver tael in the old man's face, but do you want to apprentice?"

At this moment, in the city of Wuhou of the Great Zhou Kingdom, in a small alley that no one passes, a ragged and sloppy old man sat in the corner with his legs crossed, and said to a young man with an unfathomable face.

The young man's name is Xu Que, he looks only fourteen or fifteen years old, his appearance is clear and beautiful, and he has a trace of temperament, but there is a little old age between his childish eyebrows, at this time he clasped his hands in front of his chest, the old god is there, squinting at the old man in front of him, listening to his crazy words.

"Old man, don't pretend, you also saw it just now, I was tripped by a small pebble, and this broken silver came out of my hand and fell on your face, besides, you are so magnificent, this bit of silver wants to be your apprentice, I am afraid it will insult your demeanor, or return the silver to me, how about I visit the door another day?" Xu Que raised his eyebrows, although he was young, he was not stupid, he had seen a lot of this kind of old god.

After hearing this, the old man waved his big hand, stroked his long beard, and really made a majestic appearance, and shook his head and laughed, obviously with a look of not daring but very useful, waved his hand and said:

"Eh, young man, you are wrong, that little pebble is actually the creation given to you by God, it is the beginning of the fate of you and my master and apprentice, it doesn't matter if there is more or less silver, the coming day will be long, and you will throw more next time." Come, tell the old man, which family are you the son-in-law?"

Xu Que frowned suddenly, as the saying goes, life is like a play all about acting skills, but this old man is simply acting with a cheeky face, and he is just wearing an ordinary little cloth clothes, not as glorious and rich as those sons, anyone can see that he is just a poor child.

For as long as he can remember, he was adopted by an old drunkard, grew up in the streets, and dealt with all kinds of people, but it was the first time he had seen such a thick-skinned person.

After being silent for a while, Xu Que squinted his eyes and lowered his voice: "I'm not a prince, I'm just a ...... from Wuhou Mansion."

"Smack!"

The crazy old man slapped his thigh with one hand, and the crisp and loud voice suddenly interrupted the word "Jiading" that Xu Gap had not finished speaking, and this hot slap made Xu Que feel painful.

"Wuhou Mansion?"

The old man's eyes lit up, staring at Xu Que with great heat, and he smiled in surprise: "It turns out that you are the little young master of Wuhou Mansion, very good, very good, I have heard that your sister is a Taiyin astral body, a genius physique that is rare in a thousand years, you are her brother, presumably your qualifications are not trivial, and you seem to have a low-key style, plain clothes, but generous shots, which is very in line with the image of the disciple in the old man's mind, from today on, you are the old man's personal disciple." ”

Little Master?

Xu Que was messy, this old man was simply invincible, talking nonsense, and forcibly treating him as the little young master of Wuhou Mansion.

It's just that about Ji Wuzhao, the eldest lady of Wuhou Mansion, this crazy old man is not wrong. When the woman was twelve years old, she was tested to be a Taiyin astral body, an extremely powerful and rare physique, which was highly valued by the empress of the Great Zhou, and then she entered the most famous Heaven Dou Star Academy in the Great Zhou Kingdom to cultivate.

And Xu Que's ability to enter the Wuhou Mansion is also directly related to Ji Wuzhao

Three years ago, Ji Wuzhao came home from the Tiandou Star Courtyard to visit relatives, and when he passed through the mountains and forests outside the city, he encountered an ambush, many guards died, Ji Wuzhao was injured and ran away, but he met Xu Que and the old drunkard who adopted him, the old drunkard was inspired at that time, and rushed up regardless of his body, fighting for Xu Que and Ji Wuzhao to fight for the opportunity to escape.

When the people from Wuhou Mansion came to the rescue, and then went back to look for the old drunkard, they found that he had been stabbed several times, and only half a breath was left.

Xu Que has never understood why the old drunkard did this, in his impression, the old drunkard is by no means the kind of chivalrous man who will sacrifice his life to save people, until he later learned what the stargazing conference is, and he vaguely guessed the old drunkard's intentions.

The old drunkard also most likely recognized Ji Wuzhao's identity back then, and wanted to find a chance for Xu Que, so he came to the rescue, but he put his life into it, it can be said that Xu Que's place in the stargazing conference was exchanged for the old drunkard's life.

Now that three years have passed, and the triennial stargazing conference is about to be ushered in, Xu Que inevitably has some ups and downs in his heart every time he thinks of this, in addition to some nostalgia and sadness for the old drunkard, he has strengthened his determination to become a monk, he wants to embark on this road, not only for the old drunkard, but also for himself.

After all, he doesn't want to be a little family member for the rest of his life.

......

"Boy, what's the fuss, take it. Just when Xu Que was stunned, the crazy old man took out a piece of something and shook it in front of his eyes a few times.

Xu Que was shaken back to his senses, fixed his eyes, and after seeing the thing in front of him clearly, his eyes suddenly widened, and he was stunned for a moment.

This is actually a piece of ink-colored jade pendant, the color is rich and oily, and there is even a gold wire inlay, and the dragon elephant totem is engraved on it, which is a symbol of dignity, and the value is absolutely not expensive, and it is not at all comparable to his few taels of silver.

"For me?" asked Xu Que with some uncertainty.

The crazy old man nodded, stroked his beard, and said with a smile: "That's right, but whether you can accept it or not depends on your creation." ”

"Still looking at creation?" Xu Que frowned slightly, and his eyes swept towards the old man suspiciously.

Although this old man looks crazy, he is definitely not stupid, how could he accept his few taels of silver and give back a piece of jade pendant? How can there be such a cheap thing in the world?

The crazy old man still had a smile on his face, seeing that Xu Que didn't reach out to take the jade pendant for a long time, the old man lost his patience, and shot directly, quickly stuffed the jade pendant into his palm, and said at the same time: "Whether you can accept this jade pendant depends on whether you have this qualification......

However, before he could finish speaking, the smile on the crazy old man's face suddenly froze.

After the jade pendant touched Xu Que's palm, it melted in an instant, forming a condensation, and the dragon elephant totem carved on it seemed to come to life, lifelike, twisting its body, and actually drilled towards Xu Que's palm.

"How is it possible?" The old man's eyes widened, the expression on his face was very exciting, and he was shocked: "Even if you have the qualifications, it will take at least half an hour to melt, how can you ...... as soon as you get your hands?"

The old man couldn't go on, and suddenly stretched out a palm to slap Xu Que's dantian, and the whole hand emitted a faint blue halo.

Xu Que was also taken aback by the melted dragon elephant jade, and subconsciously wanted to withdraw his hand and shake off the dragon elephant that was drilling into his palm, but he didn't expect that his body was completely out of control, and he couldn't move at all.

"What the hell do you want to do, old man?" he couldn't dodge, his body was completely restrained, and only his mouth could move.

At this time, the mad old man's expression became richer again, and the shock was mixed with a hint of strangeness, making it difficult to know what he had seen.

"Heavenly Evil Star!" In the end, the crazy old man only said three words, and his voice trembled slightly.

Xu Que didn't understand, he could only watch as the jade pendant completely melted into his palm until it disappeared, and his heart suddenly sank.

He remembered the rumors in the market in recent years that some demons could transform into human forms and absorb the essence of mortals. Suddenly, his face became unnatural.

"Old man, don't kill yourself if you make money, right?" Xu Que was a little uneasy, the more he looked at this old man's appearance, the more he felt like some old goblins.

When the crazy old man heard this, he glared at him angrily, and at the same time, with a wave of his hand, he untied the restraints on his body and said, "What are you panicking, how can being a teacher harm you?"

"Old man, don't confuse your disciples, after I participate in the stargazing conference, I will go to the Heaven Dou Star Academy to cultivate in the future. Xu Que regained his freedom, and seeing that the old man didn't mean to harm him, he finally breathed a sigh of relief, and immediately moved his neck, and said with a strange expression.

After hearing this, the old man immediately laughed with a playful smile on his face, shook his head and said: "Hehe, just a Tiandou Star Academy, you can step flat with one foot for the teacher, can't you even tell the difference between strength and weakness?" Besides, ...... Do you still want to participate in the stargazing conference? I'm afraid that after you participate, it will be your time of death, but everyone will see it. ”

"What do you mean by that?" Xu Que's expression changed and he asked.

"You won't understand what it means, anyway, in the future, you will be grateful to meet as a teacher, and I am glad that the rules of this door are taught without class. But if you want to become an introductory disciple, you have to cultivate to the third layer of the Blood Realm by yourself before you can urge that piece of Dragon Elephant Jade to enter the mountain gate of my sect. The smile on the crazy old man's face was still the same, but it looked a little weird.

Xu Que frowned, he couldn't understand the Blood Realm, the Heavenly Evil Star and the like, after all, he was just a mortal, although he had practiced some worldly martial arts, it was impossible for him to come into contact with too many things related to monks.

But the crazy old man didn't give him a chance to ask any more questions, so he waved his hand and said, "Don't ask too much, the teacher is a person who cherishes words like gold, and it is still up to the master and apprentice to tell you so much." Anyway, you just have to remember that you must never mention the Heavenly Evil Body to anyone. In a few days, since you can participate in the stargazing conference, it will be less troublesome to be a teacher, and you will concentrate on cultivation in the future, and you will talk about it after reaching the third layer of the Blood Realm. ”

Xu Que was not happy when he heard it, this old man talked about so many things he didn't understand, but he didn't mention the matter of the silver taels, could it be that his savings were going to go and there was no return?

He also wants to rely on this money to buy herbs to temper his body, so that he can participate in the stargazing conference in the best condition.

Just as he was about to open his mouth to scold, the crazy old man suddenly got up and walked around behind him and made a move that Xu Que would never forget.