Chapter 17: Broken Wood
"Oh? The rat demon, there are a few little mice, let him go. ”
Old man Li came back and heard Chen Ke talk about the gray-haired mouse, he smiled, and he didn't care.
"Teacher, that's a monster!" Chen Ke exaggerated the painting.
Old man Li said: "Demon, the red dust refining world is just a creature fighting for the bitter sea, if I bully you, I can help you ask for an explanation." ”
Chen Ke scratched his head and said with a smile: "That didn't bully me, it couldn't beat me." ”
Old man Li smiled slightly, then picked up the osmanthus cake next to him, and ate the wine he got from the city.
"Since there isn't, forget it. really has a conflict with you, and it's not too late for you to kill him. Old man Li said.
"That's what the teacher said." Chen Ke said, "Teacher, can you teach me the immortal method of beating people today?" ”
Old man Li shook his head after hearing this, and said: "If you want the invincible Dao, you need to travel all over the world to find your invincible Dao, I can only teach you to practice the Dao, help you go all over the world, and don't teach you to practice the Dao." As for the immortal method you think of fighting with people, it is called Daoshu here. The Tao is the base, and the Tao is the instrument. ”
Chen Ke repeated: "The Tao is the foundation, and the Tao is the instrument. What does that mean, I don't understand. ”
Old man Li pointed to Chen Ke's body and said, "Dao is the power that keeps you alive, and Dao is to teach you how to exert your power." If I pass on your Dao skills, I am afraid that in this world you will have invincible Dharma and invincible techniques, but you will lack invincible heart and will not be able to walk on your invincible path. ”
"I only have the Fa, and if I fight with others, if I encounter someone else who has invincible Taoism, won't I be beaten?" Chen Ke asked.
Old man Li smiled and said, "The law is not easy to cultivate, but the technique is easy to practice." He has skills, you can take it, and if you learn it, it will be yours. ”
"Wouldn't it be bad to rob other people's things?" Chen Ke said embarrassedly.
Old man Li said: "You can go to the Immortal Dao Sect to learn, exchange experiences, learn their Dao methods and Dao techniques, as well as the enemies you defeated, what can you do with one or two Dao techniques from him." ”
"Teacher, I already worship you as a teacher, how can I still worship other sects." Chen Ke shook his head, "I don't want it, I only respect the teacher." ”
Old man Li showed kindness on his face and said: "Apprenticeship is not for you to deceive the teacher and destroy the ancestors, even if you go to worship, the teacher will support you." ”
"Teacher, you are so great." Chen Ke said.
Old man Li laughed, and then said, "Since you know the greatness of the teacher, can you bring a whole roast chicken to the teacher tomorrow." ”
"Ah...... This. ”
Although Chen Ke has just received a monthly salary, a roast chicken is too expensive, and he has no money to eat for a few months. Chen Ke also wanted to make a careful budget and buy some bricks and tiles for the teacher's house to repair.
Chen Ke said: "Teacher, I want to save money to help you repair your house and buy furniture. ”
Old man Li waved his hand: "Don't fix those false ones, you can get me a roast chicken." Tomorrow, the teacher will pass on all the remaining invincible Dao methods to you. ”
"Okay then." Chen Ke said.
After thinking about it, Chen Ke took out the broken wood from his arms and said, "Teacher, what kind of treasure is this wood, can you tell me how to use it?" ”
Old man Li took the broken wood in Chen Ke's hand, looked at it, pointed to the missing corner on it and said, "This is the corner that was cut off by his sword when I was competing with the third brother. There are sword marks of the third brother on it, if you have cultivated enough, you can learn it. ”
"Your old brother?"
"It's a younger brother, and he's also a junior brother, and he's the third in line."
Chen Ke was surprised, the teacher also has a junior brother, who is also an immortal?
"You learn the third brother's technique, don't learn his way." Old man Li lightly tapped on Chen Ke's head and stuffed the broken wood into Chen Ke's arms: "He is too stubborn and a little impulsive, which is not good." ”
"The disciple remembered." Chen Ke said.
Chen Ke asked, "Teacher, do we have an Immortal Sect, what is its name?" ”
Old man Li ate the osmanthus cake and said, "Xianmen Immortal Sect, no." There's a door, isn't it right at the door? If you want to build a fairy gate, you can put me and your two uncles together when the time comes, maybe they will feel something, and they will give you a treasure, haha......"
When Chen Ke heard that he would give the baby, his eyes immediately lit up, and he said: "Teacher, what do those two uncles look like, I want to worship, and I also need to know what they look like." ”
Old man Li said: "Do whatever you want, just be sincere, it doesn't matter if you make two stones." ”
"Huh?"
Chen Ke was stunned, the teacher was joking.
As Old Man Li finished eating the osmanthus cake, he left a sip of wine for Chen Ke: "Take two sips, it's already autumn, you are still wearing so thin, don't freeze it." ”
Chen Ke picked up the wine bottle and drank the last sip, it tasted good, sweet and silky.
"Teacher, where did you buy this wine, I'll buy you some tomorrow." Chen Ke said.
"No, I can't buy it." Old man Li smiled and squinted and fell asleep.
Chen Ke sat cross-legged beside him and once again practiced the method of breathing and breathing taught by Old Man Li.
In the early morning, the rooster in the wild crowed, Chen Ke woke up, and he practiced again and fell asleep against the wall.
Old man Li is gone, the oil lamp is also extinguished, Chen Ke is wearing a robe, Old Man Li is not there, Chen Ke doesn't care, the teacher always gets up early. Chen Ke walked out of the door, looking at the sky in the east before dawn, he closed the door and ran towards the city.
Twenty miles away, without the slightest panting, Chen Ke felt that he was running faster.
Walking into the city and returning to the inn, Chen Ke heard the sound of quarrels coming from inside Qin's sister-in-law's door again.
"Xiaobao is not young, he needs to read and write."
"I know, but you have to give me a time, she's watching too closely, I can't let people do it."
"If you can't do it, our mother and daughter will go back to Junjiang County and not disturb you as an official in the capital."
"Give me one more day, and I'll talk to her today, and she'll agree."
"You still want me to be a concubine! But I am the wife you are marrying, and I am the wife that your parents helped you marry before they died! ”
"You don't know her identity, how can Jin Zhi Yuye be a concubine, if it is known by the court, I will not only lose my office, but also go to prison! Are you going to put me in jail! ”
"I ...... Alas, okay, as long as Xiaobao can read, I will be a concubine. But I'm telling you, I'm the wife you're marrying, you have to remember! ”
"I remembered, always remembered, it was almost dawn, I went first."
The door was about to open, and when Chen Ke saw this, he tiptoed and hid quickly. After Chen Ying left, Chen Ke pretended to go upstairs again, and Sister-in-law Qin heard the footsteps and went out to see.
Chen Ke saw that Sister-in-law Qin's eyes were slightly red, as if she had cried.
Chen Ke pretended not to know, and greeted with a smile: "Sister-in-law is early." ”
"You're back, the meal is ready, in your room, warm with hot water, go eat it." Sister-in-law Qin said.
"Thank you, sister-in-law."
After Chen Ke thanked him, he walked back to his room, said hello to Sister-in-law Qin after dinner, and went to the yamen.
Sister-in-law Qin didn't want to say it, but Chen Ke didn't ask, which embarrassed her.
After changing into his official uniform, Chen Ke continued his duty.
In the afternoon, Chen Ke got off the ya, returned to the inn, bought two chicken legs and a roast chicken, and spent Chen Ke fifty Wen, Chen Ke was very distressed, and said that he would work hard to make money in the future. He thought that when he became an immortal, he would definitely have a lot of money.
The chicken leg was given to Sister-in-law Qin and Xiaobao, and Xiaobao picked up the chicken leg with a smile: "Thank you, Brother Chen Ke." ”
"Sister-in-law, you can eat too." Chen Ke said.
Sister-in-law Qin said with a smile: "Your kind sister-in-law understands it, you must be very tired when you run an errand in the Yamen, eat more chicken legs." ”
Chen Ke pointed to the roast chicken on the table and said, "I eat this, you don't have to worry about me." ”
Seeing this, Sister-in-law Qin picked up the chicken leg and ate it.
Chen Ke said: "Sister-in-law, when I become a fairy in the future, I invite you to eat chicken legs every day!" ”
"Yes, yes! Eat chicken thighs every day! Xiaobao patted his oily little hands and said happily: "Brother Chen Ke is the most powerful, he will definitely be a fairy!" ”
Sister-in-law Qin knew what immortal method Chen Ke had been learning from Old Man Li in the past few days, and she reminded: "You should pay more attention and take care of yourself." ”
did not mention Old Man Li's name, for fear of misunderstanding Chen Ke.
Chen Ke smiled: "I will, sister-in-law rest assured." ”
After eating, Chen Ke walked out of the city with the roast chicken, if it was too late, the city gate would be closed.
Under the night, Chen Ke felt the feeling of being peeped again, and he ran wildly with the chicken leg in his arms.
"Who's been peeking at me?" Chen Ke was very nervous, for fear that someone would rob him of his roast chicken.
When I came to the ruined temple, the voyeuristic feeling disappeared again.
Old man Li was not there, but the lights in the temple were on.
Chen Ke walked in, and just about to close the door, the gray-haired mouse outside the broken temple stood at the gate and arched his hand: "Little brother, I'm here to make an appointment." ”
"You really dare to come." Chen Ke was very surprised when he saw the gray-haired mouse: "Come in." ”
"Thank you, little brother." The gray-haired mouse walked in.
It was wearing a cyan short coat today, which fit very well, like a shopkeeper in an inn.
The gray-haired mouse looked at Chen Ke's roast chicken, and Chen Ke hung the roast chicken on the other side: "I can't give you this, it's what the teacher specially wants." ”
After hearing this, the gray-haired mouse said: "It turned out to be an old immortal, I don't dare to eat it." Just smell it. ”
Chen Ke looked at the gray-haired mouse with thin arms and legs, and asked, "How many years have you been cultivating?" ”
The gray-haired mouse stretched out a short little finger: "Not much, just a year." ”
"A year?" Chen Ke asked in surprise, "Then are you in the realm of immortals?" ”
The gray-haired mouse shook his head and said, "How can it be an immortal, I have only entered the realm of qi refining now, and I have just broken through Guan Yuan, and I am a cultivator in the middle stage of qi refining." ”
When Chen Ke heard this, he said that he didn't understand, he didn't understand Guan Yuan, and he asked, "Is it amazing?" Can you beat me then? ”
"Ahem...... "Ahem" The gray-haired mouse coughed lightly and said, "Little brother, you are a disciple of the old immortal, I am a disciple of the immortal, how dare I do it to you." Even if you kill me, I won't hurt you in the slightest. ”
"You rat is quite polite, do you have money?" Chen Ke asked, "Seeing that you are so greedy, if you don't have money, I will borrow you to buy a chicken leg to taste it." ”
The gray-haired mouse smiled and took out the silver from his arms: "Yes." ”