"Tang Cheng, did you really see that person fleeing to this mountain, or are you lying to the old man? Why haven't we seen any Taoist you said after three days of searching?"

At this time, near the peak, an old man in black was shouting angrily at a man behind him, while the others stood with their heads bowed with nervous faces, and they didn't dare to breathe.

That man, who was the leader a few days ago, saw that the old man was angry, and hurriedly said: "Great Elder, how dare your subordinates lie to you! That day, the subordinates did see that guy fleeing into the mountains with their own eyes, we tracked all the way here, but met two Taoists, one big and one small, living here, although there is no conclusive evidence, but the subordinates can be sure that the person we are looking for is definitely hidden by that Taoist, you can ask the brothers, this matter is true!"

"Hmph, then why haven't we been looking for so long and can't find a trace? You are also a master of refining the Void Upper Realm, it's only been a few days, and you can't find the place of the day?! What a rice bucket! Idiot!" The old man in black's face sank like water, still angry, and scolded loudly.

Tang Cheng scratched his head and said with a look of grievance: "This ...... The subordinates didn't understand what was going on! The road before the mountainside, the subordinates were sure that they were not wrong, but the road after that was ...... I don't know why, how do you look at it, there is a paradoxical feeling, this mountain, rocks and trees, this shape and appearance, it looks very familiar, but I can't remember it really! I think the brothers will feel the same way as me, right?"

The others nodded one after another, obviously they were the same as Tang Cheng, and they didn't know why.

"Then you are all rice buckets!Idiots!" The old man couldn't help but be even more furious when he saw that everyone else was like this: "More than a dozen of you can't catch a seriously injured person with a baby, if this spreads, where will our sect's face go!"

At this time, a low sound of trumpets came from the bottom of the mountain, everyone's faces changed slightly, and the old man said in a deep voice: "The message is summoned in the door, I will go down the mountain first, you continue to search, and send a few more people to guard the several necessary roads out of the mountain, and report immediately if there is a situation." ”

"Yes, my subordinates obey. ”

......

......

Time is always gone before you know it.

Especially in the deserted mountains. As the saying goes, there is no nail in the mountain, and the cold does not know the year.

Spring goes to autumn, the cold and the summer passes, and in a blink of an eye, it is 16 years later.

At this time, it is late spring and March.

At noon, the wind is soft and warm, refreshing and pleasant, and the mountains are full of crisp green, and everything is full of vitality.

As the shadows of the trees flickered, a small golden beast suddenly appeared, opening its mouth to catch a hare running for its life. The hare was nearly twice as large as its body, but it was easily bitten and picked up by the little beast, and it seemed to be effortless and easy to maneuver.

By the time he put it down, the hare had already died of rage. The little beast barked happily behind him, revealing a very human expression, as happy as a child who had won the game.

"Haha, Jin'er, this time we are still tied. You'll have to work harder to win me. ”

As he spoke, a young man came running with a bow and arrow, he was wearing a gray-blue robe, running and jumping with agile steps, and his body was neat, and he stepped forward and grabbed the hare, and put it into the cloth bag behind him.

That young man was the baby who was taken in by Tianchenzi and named Daoyuan. Sixteen years have passed, and the little baby has now grown into a long body and is heroic.

The little beast Jin Er roared in a low voice, jumped onto Dao Yuan's shoulder, and rubbed his cheek with an unusually intimate expression.

Dao Yuan stopped its movements and said with a smile: "Stop, the rabbit fur on your mouth has all gotten to my face, you guy, you don't know how to be clean!"

Jin Er tilted his head, with an expression of 'I'm like this', not caring about Dao Yuan's words at all, he lay on his shoulder, squinting his eyes and pretending to sleep.

Dao Yuan shook his head helplessly and smiled bitterly: "I really can't ...... you"

The prey was almost finished, and one man and one beast got up and went back, and when they came to their dwellings, it was already noon.

Seeing them coming back, Daoqing asked with a smile, "Senior brother, how was the harvest today?"

For some reason, sixteen years have passed, and Daoqing's body and appearance have not changed in the slightest, he is still the height of a seven or eight-year-old child, and he still has a simple expression.

"Haha, senior brother, Jin Er and I hunted three pheasants and three hares today, which can be described as a lot of harvest, you will wait for a while......" Putting down the bow and arrow, Dao Yuan laughed loudly at Dao Qing, unable to hide his smug expression.

Jin Er also shouted again and again, dancing and making various moves towards Daoqing.

"Your craftsmanship is really not said, even the master is full of praise......

"That's nature!" Dao Yuan said proudly, "By the way, what about Master? Why don't you see his old man?"

"Master has been out since this morning, and he has not returned, but he doesn't know why. Before he left the house, he told me, let me tell you, you don't need to recite the scriptures today, you should be idle for a long time, and I think the master seems to have something to say to you. Daoqing watched his junior brother busy preparing lunch, and his face was slightly reluctant.

Dao Yuan, who was washing and peeling the hare, didn't see the expression of the senior brother, and when he heard him say this, he immediately said happily: "Really, great! I have memorized all the books in the study for a long time, but I don't know why the master still asks me to recite them every day, and I have read those books several times over the years! It's really boring......

"Master does this, naturally he has a reason!"

Dao Yuan's face was full of depression: "I don't blame him for the old man, I just don't understand why...... Alas, I won't talk about it, anyway, I don't have to look at those boring stuff today. ”

"You, you ......" Looking at the helpless expression of the junior brother, Daoqing also looked helpless.

The two brothers talked and laughed, and after a while, the aroma of barbecue came out. Jin Er's nose is the most sharp, at first glance, the eyes that were originally a little half-squinted suddenly opened round, and with a low roar, he immediately rushed to the side of Dao Yuan, jumped lightly, and stood on his shoulder, with an impatient expression on his cute face.

"Don't be busy, just right away. Dao Yuan turned his head to look at Jin Er and said with a smile.

Jin Er shook his little head, from his left shoulder to his right shoulder, and back from his right shoulder, turning and turning dozens of times. Finally, Dao Yuan clapped his hands and said, "Okay!"

As soon as Jin Er heard this, he immediately used his little head to Zeng Daoyuan's cheek, and his flattery was revealed.

Dao Yuan lightly tapped its forehead: "I know you're hungry, but you still have to endure it, and you can eat it when the master comes, understand?"

Although Jin Er was hungry, she nodded sensibly, but her eyes stared at the roasted rabbit meat without blinking.

didn't let Jin Er wait for a long time, and after a while, the dust of the sky came, three long whiskers swayed lightly under the chin, and a Taoist robe swayed lightly with the breeze, very breezy and light, floating out of the dust.

"Everyone's in a hurry, aren't you?"

"Master, where have you been, and why did it take so long to come back?"

Jin Er roared lightly, jumped towards Tianchenzi, Tianchenzi's palm stretched slightly, Jin Er landed firmly in his palm, and gestured at him again.

Tianchenzi scolded with a smile: "I know that you little gluttony can't wait, okay, let's eat first." ”

Dao Yuan will roast the meat of pheasants and hares, pick exquisite and delicious places, and fill a bowl with the dust of the sky. Then he put the two intact hares into the bamboo tray and handed them to Jin'er. The rest was eaten slowly with Daoqing.

Seeing that the food was currently in place, where else could he take care of, Jin Er suddenly pounced on it and devoured it. This kind of urgency caused a burst of laughter from the three masters and apprentices.

"This guy, why is it like a hungry ghost reincarnated every time......"

After eating, the two brothers packed up the dishes and chopsticks, and even Jin'er was called to the room by Tianchenzi.

"Master, is there anything wrong with calling the apprentices?" Dao Yuan had never seen Tianchenzi's serious expression before, and he was a little apprehensive in his heart.

Jin'er, who has always been noisy, also seems to feel the unusual atmosphere and becomes well-behaved.

Tianchenzi crossed his knees on the couch, twisted his beard for a while, and quietly looked at Dao Yuan for a long time, and then said softly: "Dao Yuan, from tomorrow onwards, you will go down the mountain." ”

"Huh?!"

Dao Yuan didn't expect Tianchenzi to suddenly say this, he was stunned for a moment, and then he was shocked, and hurriedly said, "Master, you ...... Is this to drive the apprentices away......"

Tianchenzi waved his hand to stop him: "It's not because the teacher is ruthless to drive you away, it's just that you still have a fate to the dust, and it is also the fate of our master and apprentice...... It's here!"

"Fate...... It's here?" Dao Yuan didn't understand what Tianchenzi meant for a while, and muttered in his mouth.

Tianchenzi looked at him lovingly, his eyes were deep and far-reaching: "You once asked your teacher about your life experience, in fact, it is not that the master intends to hide it, but it is also for your sake." Now it's time to tell you......"

Subsequently, Tianchenzi told Dao Yuan everything that happened sixteen years ago, and waited until he had fully understood and accepted it, and then continued: "Your life experience, the teacher can't tell you, now that you have grown up, it's time to find your own life experience." ”

"But Master......" Dao Yuan's eyes were red, and his voice was choked: "The apprentice has received the great favor of your life, and now he can't repay it, how can he leave just in case!" The apprentice begs the master to take back his life and let the apprentice serve your old man for a few more years, and fulfill his meager filial piety......" he said, kowtowing to Tianchenzi three times in a row.

"Hehe, silly boy! fate comes and goes, all have fate, if you force it, it will inevitably give rise to ominous variables. Besides, everyone has their own way to go. Your way is not in the mountains, but in the red dust...... It is also a place that my generation of cultivators must go through. ”

Dao Yuan looked at Tianchenzi a little blankly, with a hint of doubt on his slightly childish face.

"It's hard not to enter the Red Dust Path! Experiencing more things and gaining more insight will be of great benefit to your cultivation. Also, let Jin Er accompany you down the mountain for the teacher, so that you will not be alone. ”

Jin Er let out a low roar and jumped into Tianchenzi's arms, her face full of reluctance.

Tianchenzi touched Jin'er's little head and said solemnly: "Jin'er has been the most attached to you since he was a child, I let it go through the red dust with you, you have to treat it well, don't ignore it." ”

"Yes, remember!"

"It is not for nothing that the teacher makes you memorize a thousand scriptures, although you can't fully understand it now, but when you experience the abundance in the future, you will slowly know, it can help you to clear the confusion in your heart, and sort out right and wrong. It is important to know that the foundation of cultivation is to cultivate the mind, the second is to redeem oneself, and the third is to ask questions about the opportunity, not to stay in things. Throughout the world, all changes are inseparable from their sects, regardless of the cultivation of literature and martial arts, in the end, different paths to the same end, the source of the convergence. ”

"In the red dust, there are countless obsessions and temptations, and if you make a slight mistake, you will enter the devil's path. You have to stick to your heart, and you can't live up to your expectations as a teacher!" Tianchenzi looked at Dao Yuan, his eyes burning.

"Master rest assured, the apprentice will definitely follow the master's teachings!

"Hmm!" Tianchenzi nodded slightly, took out a bracelet from his bosom, and handed it to Dao Yuan: "This bracelet can be used for storage, you already know how to use it, so I won't be verbose." Inside are some application things prepared for you by the teacher, you can take them. ”

"Master Xie!" Dao Yuan hurriedly took it with both hands and kowtowed to thank you.

"Okay, you can pack up a little today, and then go down the mountain early tomorrow morning. ”

"Yes. ”

This night, Dao Yuan's mind was chaotic, tossing and turning on the couch, and he couldn't sleep.