7. Slacker, disciple of Tianji
At sunset, Li Ling followed Yun Kexin and finally climbed to the top of Cloud Mountain, and at the moment of stepping on the top of Cloud Mountain, Li Ling looked at the sunset from afar and couldn't help but feel emotional.
"It's beautiful! Is this the Cloud Mountain? What a view, a beautiful view! How nice it would be to be able to watch the sunset every day! ”
Yun Kexin looked at Li Ling's stupid appearance, couldn't help but sneer, and said, "Hey, hey, I said are you really stupid or fake stupid?" What's there to see when the sun goes down? I grew up in Yunshan Mountain, and I can see the sun set every day, and I don't think there's anything special about it. ”
Li Ling looked at Yun Kexin next to him, smiled faintly, and said: "Kexin girl, you have lived in the mountains since you were a child, and you have no quarrel with the world, so in your opinion, sunset is sunset, nothing special, but for me, it is really a luxury to be able to see the sunset every day." ”
"I grew up in the mountains, but I still don't understand what you said! By the way, what a lovely girl, it's so sour, I can't stand you people the most, is it so hard to call a name? Just call me hearty. ”
"It's good if you don't understand, it's good! If one day you understand, it means that your troubles will come, and at that time, happiness, joy, happiness, and so on, all these things may be gone from you, and all that is left is endless troubles. ”
"I still don't understand? How do you always talk weirdly! Do not understand! ”
Looking at Yun Kexin's confused appearance, Li Ling nodded helplessly and said, "Okay, Kexin, let's go!" You're not going to let me spend the night on a cliff! ”
Yun Ke glanced at Li Ling next to him, and then feigned anger: "Hmph! By the way, you're here to stay! With that, Yun Kexin turned his head and left.
Li Ling smiled helplessly, and then followed. The two walked for about a quarter of an hour and came to a courtyard, which was small but very neat and clean. And just after Yun Kexin walked into the courtyard, an old man immediately came out of the house.
The old man had gray hair, a wrinkled face, a rickety figure, and a crutch. Seeing Yun Kexin returning, the old man hurriedly came to Yun Kexin, then grabbed Yun Kexin's hands and said excitedly: "Xin'er, you are finally back!" Where have you been? Why did I come back so late, it almost made me die! ”
Yun Kexin slowly knelt down in front of the old man and said softly, "Grandpa, it's okay!" Met a couple of scoundrels in town today, so I was delayed a bit, it's okay! ”
"What? Someone bullied you? What the hell is going on? I said I could just go to town, but you have to go yourself......"
"It's okay grandpa, it's not those scum on the mountain, it's really a shame for the face of this sect, the Heavenly Machine Dao is powerful in Kyushu, I didn't expect that there would be these unscrupulous disciples. Besides, grandpa, you have a bad leg, how can you go down the mountain! ”
"No nonsense! Child, you should remember well, don't talk too much about the things of the Heavenly Machine. Our ancestors and grandchildren have been in Yunshan all these years thanks to the care of the Dao Venerables of the Heavenly Machine Dao, the Dao Venerable took pity on you for being lonely, and also taught you some self-defense techniques, but you have to remember clearly, although you know some introductory kung fu of the Heavenly Machine Dao, but you are definitely not a disciple of the Heavenly Machine Dao, you must not be arrogant and provoke right and wrong outside. ”
"Grandpa...... It's not that they want to provoke right and wrong, it's those people who ......"
Without waiting for Yun Kexin to finish speaking, the old man's face sank, and he scolded angrily. "Xin'er, you have this temper, you can't afford to lose a little, this is not good. Do you know, you are still young, you don't know the dangers of the world, if you insist on this, sooner or later you will suffer, grandpa said this about you, all for your good, you know? ”
Seeing the old man's angry face, Yun Ke suppressed the anger in his heart, and then nodded and said, "Okay, grandpa, don't be angry, it's all a bad heart!" Grandpa's words, my heart remembered, I will pay attention to it in the future. ”
When the old man saw Yun Ke, he admitted his mistake, and his complexion gradually improved. At this time, the old man looked up at Li Ling behind Yun Kexin and asked, "Xin'er, who is this little brother behind you?" ”
"Oh, by the way, grandpa, today at the bottom of the mountain, it is all thanks to this big brother Li Ling Li that I can return safely. However, Brother Li's money bag was stolen, and there was no place to stay for the time being, so I took him back to the mountains to stay overnight. ”
When the old man heard this, he nodded and said with a smile: "Thank you for this little brother, Xin'er usually has a bad temper and always offends people, but this time thanks to the little brother's help." In this way, if the little brother does not dislike it, he can stay with us with peace of mind, and it is not too late to leave when the little brother finds a place to stay. ”
When Li Ling heard this, he hesitated: "This ...... It's not good, I'm a vagabond, and living with you will cause you trouble. ”
"It's not in the way, anyway, I'm here in the back mountain of Tianji Dao, only me and Xin'er live on weekdays, we are responsible for all the disciples in Tianji Dao for three meals a day, if you feel embarrassed, you can help us do some odd jobs."
Yun Kexin nodded and said boldly: "Yes, yes!" During the day, I will go to the kitchen of the sect to cook, and you can come and help me, so that you can not only ensure that you have three meals a day, but also have a place to stay for a while. Okay, that's it, you come with me to the side to clean up the firewood room, you can live there for the time being, we have a small yard, and there is no place to live for the time being. ”
Seeing that both of them were so enthusiastic, Li Ling couldn't refuse anymore, so he could only shake his head helplessly and follow Yun Kexin to the firewood room.
The old man watched the two leave, but a strange glint flashed in his eyes.
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The next morning, while Li Ling was still asleep, he heard someone shouting and scolding outside the firewood room.
"Hey, hey, hey, get up, the sun is on your ass, aren't you up yet? Why didn't you see it yesterday, you're still a slacker! ”
Li Ling pushed the door out, and without waiting for him to speak, Yun Kexin pulled him up and went to the Qianshan Tianji Dao Sect, along the way, Yun Kexin nagged as he walked.
"Li Ling, Li Ling, I didn't see it yesterday, you look like a person, but you are a lazy ghost, hundreds of disciples of Tianji Dao, just point to me to cook and eat alone, if it is any longer, everyone will be hungry, go, go!"
At this time, Li Ling looked up at the sky, the night was still there, the stars were still blinking, and he was pulled out by others, and the other party kept saying that he was a slacker, which really made Li Ling speechless. In the past, when he was in Nanping, although Li Ling was a prince, he usually did not forget to study, and reading early in the morning every morning was indispensable, among the many princes, Li Ling was already the most diligent, but at this time, Li Ling was said to be a slacker by Yun Kexin.
However, seeing Yun Kexin's anxious appearance, and thinking about what happened yesterday, Yun Kexin is indeed a good girl who is kind, simple, and has a sense of justice, so Li Ling can only smile faintly.
……
Half an hour later, in the back kitchen of Tianji Dao, Yun Kexin seemed to be rejuvenated, and the whole person was constantly doing this and that. And Li Ling sat leisurely on the side, watching Yun Kexin busy in the back kitchen, and made a few jokes from time to time.
"Kexin, do you come here every day to do this?"
"Nonsense, I'm not coming, what are those disciples eating? What to drink? ”
"Could it be that you are the only cook in this huge heavenly machine? You cook a meal for hundreds of people by yourself, aren't you tired? ”
"Tired, of course tired! But it's good to get used to it! Originally, there were a lot of cooks here, but the disciples in the sect said that the food I cooked was the best, so they drove the other cooks away! ”
"Kick everyone away, and you're the only one left? Kexin, I have to say, I'm really a little skeptical, this day Jidao is not using you to save money! ”
At this moment, Yun Kexin uncovered the huge steamer, took out two hot steamed buns from it and threw them to Li Ling, and then said angrily: "Eat quickly, lazy!" I was going to ask you to help, but I really didn't expect that you wouldn't even be able to make a fire, I really don't know how you lived before? Grandpa said that only the emperor Lao Tzu and his son are the ones who come to open their mouths and stretch out their hands with food, are you the emperor or the emperor's son before? ”
Li Ling took the steamed bun, smiled faintly, but disagreed, and then took a big bite of the steamed bun and chewed it slowly.
"Huh? This steamed bun? ”
"What? Steamed buns are poisonous? I'm going to poison you slacker! ”
Then, Li Ling smiled stupidly and said stupidly: "No, no, no, this steamed bun...... This steamed bun is so delicious! I believe what you just said now, if someone can make me such delicious steamed buns every day, I don't want to eat other people's food anymore. ”
"Just your sweet mouth, hum! Beware of steamed buns choking you to death! With that, Yun Kexin handed a bowl of porridge to Li Ling.
Li Ling took the porridge and took a sip of it, full of praise. "It's delicious, it's delicious, it's better than what the imperial chef in the palace makes, but Xin, why are you cooking so delicious, is it taught by someone else?"
"What about the Imperial Chef? I really think that I am the emperor or not, what a fool! Okay, you can eat quickly, and when you're done eating, go outside and don't get in the way. But remember, don't go far, in the Heavenly Machine Road, the door rules are extremely strict, if you go to a place where you shouldn't go, I can't save you. ”
"yes, I see!" With that, Li Ling picked up the steamed bun and walked outside.
It didn't take long for Li Ling to return to the kitchen with a book, a roll of paper, and a pen. As soon as he entered the kitchen, Li Ling found a spare table, then flattened the paper and began to write.
Seeing this, Yun Kexin came to Li Ling's side and asked puzzledly, "Hey, Li Ling, lazy!" What happened to you? Aren't you having something wrong with your brain? Why are you still writing, but your writing is quite beautiful! Grandpa said that words are like people, if a person's handwriting is beautiful, then this person must also be beautiful, but unfortunately, I can't write......"
Li Ling raised his head, looked at Yun Kexin's lost appearance, smiled faintly, and said, "Kexin, I have to correct your words!" First, my name is Li Ling, but I am not lazy, let alone a lazy ghost; Second, I am copying books, not in the brain; Third, if you want to learn how to write, I can teach you ......"
When Yun Kexin heard this, his face turned red all of a sudden, and then he said hesitantly.
"Who...... Who wants you to teach me? I don't want to learn! What's so good about writing, and you can't eat it as food. Also, you're a slacker, a slacker who doesn't know anything, huh! With that, Yun Kexin turned his head away and ignored Li Ling.
Seeing this, Li Ling smiled helplessly and said, "Xin'er, I'm sorry!" It's me who is bad! In the future, you can call me whatever you want! As for this copying book, when I went out just now, I passed by the scripture building in the sect, and the Taoist master of the scripture building saw that I wrote beautifully, so he accepted me as a registered disciple and asked me to help copy books in the scripture building in the future. ”
"Can you call the word 'heart'? …… You...... That's right...... What did you say? …… Named disciple? …… Wait, let me think about it...... Are you saying that in less than half an hour since you went out, you have become a registered disciple in the sect? Is that right? ”
"yes? The Taoist saw that I didn't know martial arts, but I wrote a good hand, and it would be too wasteful to continue to work in the kitchen, so I asked me to go to the scripture building to copy the book. ”
"What? What happened to the kitchen job? And wasting you? Hum! But that's good, you finally have a job of your own, anyway, you're too lazy, you can't cook, you can't help me in the kitchen, and the job of copying books is not bad, it's suitable for you, so you can do it. I know that there are many registered disciples in the sect, all of whom are here to maintain the normal operation of the sect, and only a few formal disciples are the elite disciples of the Heavenly Machine Dao, and they are the future of the Heavenly Machine Dao. ”
Li Ling nodded and said with a smile: "I understand!" The name of Tianji Dao moves Kyushu, but the disciples are uneven, to put it bluntly, I am just responsible for copying an ordinary named disciple, which is insignificant. But I don't want to learn martial arts, and it's a good choice to support myself by copying books. ”
"That's right! In fact, many people who go up to the mountain to apprentice are all rushing to the fame of the Heavenly Machine Dao and the unfathomable Dao magic power in the sect, so there are rumors from the outside world that the Heavenly Machine Dao is almost harsh in accepting disciples, but once those people get started, they are the elite disciples of the Heavenly Machine Dao, and they will also get the personal transmission of several Dao Zun. ”
"Yes, a registered disciple like me, I'm afraid you don't have to be too strict, as long as you have a skill that can be used in the sect, you can be included in the sect and become a registered disciple."
"Well, yes! However, the registered disciple is still a disciple of Tianji after all, and if he acts outside, he can still get some sect protection. ”
Li Ling looked at Yun Kexin, his face was solemn, and he said sincerely: "Xin'er, thank you!" If it weren't for you, I'd still be suffering in Qinghe Town! If you have something to do in the future, I, Li Ling, will go to the soup and fight the fire, and I will not give up. ”
"Okay, okay, don't say such sensual words, I really can't stand you! Let's do it well in the future! With that, the two looked at each other and laughed.
At this time, an inexplicable feeling slowly took root in the hearts of the two.