When Huang Donglai returned to his house, Miao Yinzi was already sitting in the house.

"Eh, Master, why are you here?" Huang Donglai pushed the door and saw the other party, but he didn't make any big gifts, but just asked this very casually.

Miao Yinzi didn't mind this, as he once said, their Xuanqi Sect didn't pay so much attention to red tape: "I have something to do with you." ”

"Oooh. Huang Donglai nodded, and took the door with him, "Do you want me to boil some water and make a pot of tea for you?"

"No need. Miao Yinzi pointed to the teapot on the table, "I already made it myself just now, you can pour it for me." ”

When Huang Donglai heard this, he was stunned for a moment: "Ah, the tea has been brewed, how long have you been here?"

Miao Yinzi pursed her lips: "When I stepped into the front yard before, I just saw you coming out of the house, but you didn't see me." He paused, "I was about to call you, but I saw you hurrying in the direction of the hut...... So I gave up. ”

That's all he said, and he didn't go any further.

Anyway, Huang Donglai already understood what he meant - how long you kid squatted in the toilet, I will come for as long as I want.

"Haha, that's right. Huang Donglai smiled, helped the master pour a cup of tea and served it, poured himself a cup by the way, sat down next to the master, and quickly opened the topic, "Then I don't know what happened when the master came to me?"

"Two things. Miao Yinzi said, then took out a book from his bosom and put it on the table, "First, your foundation of 'no miracle skills' has been almost laid, and you can start learning some new things, so the teacher will go to the library today and pick out a secret book to learn for you." ”

When Huang Donglai heard this, he felt that this was not like human words, and he immediately wondered: "Master, what if this 'casually' picked secret recipe is some kind of extremely advanced exercise, and I can't practice it with my cultivation?"

Unexpectedly, Miao Yinzi immediately looked at Huang Donglai with a mentally handicapped look, and asked rhetorically: "When I pick it out and hold it in my hand, I glance at the title of the book, isn't it too much?"

Huang Donglai shook his head: "It's not too much." ”

Miao Yinzi said again: "Then when I see the title of the book, do you know if you can practice this book?"

Huang Donglai nodded: "Yes." ”

Miao Yinzi said again: "Then if I find that you can't practice the secret book in my hand, I put it back and draw a new one, won't it be over?"

Huang Donglai only began to be embarrassed at this time: "Uh......"

Miao Yinzi also shook his head at this time and drank tea: "I'll say okay first, if you go down the mountain in the future, don't go around telling people that you are my apprentice." ”

Huang Donglai also took a sip of tea, and the corners of his mouth twitched twice before replying: "Okay......"

After a short silence, as if to ease the stiff atmosphere, Huang Donglai reached out and picked up the secret book on the table, but saw that there were three big characters written on the cover—the Twelve Truths.

"Eh, Master, look at the name of this book...... It's like a sermon, not like a secret book. Huang Donglai is also a bit cultured, and he knows the approximate meaning of the word "truth", so he asked.

"Hi ~ Dao Shu Dao Shu, Dao Shu, Dao, Dao Dao ...... This is interconnected, just like the relationship between internal strength and moves in martial arts. Miao Yinzi said, "In short, you can learn it, the deeper the 'Tao' you realize, the more 'art' you will know, the more mysterious it is, it can only be understood, not spoken......"

When he said this, he didn't say it.

However, Huang Donglai didn't delve into it, because he also knew that there was no bottom to talk about this kind of nonsense topic, and some of them would learn anyway.

"Okay, then Donglai thanked Master. Huang Donglai answered.

"There's nothing to thank you for, it's right to learn something from you. Miao Yinzi said, "Also, if there is anything you don't understand in the process of learning the 'Twelve Noble Truths', don't ask me, because I haven't read this book yet." ”

"Huh?" Huang Donglai was shocked, "Master, can't you teach me a little bit that you can do it yourself?"

"What do you mean by 'will'?" Miao Yinzi replied with a look of disgust, "I haven't read this book, does it mean that I don't know anything recorded in this book?" There are countless Taoist books and scriptures in this world, just like countless mountaineering paths, no matter which one you take, you can reach the top of the mountain, the difference is only in which road is more suitable for you to walk; ”

"Okay, you're right...... That's all I need to learn. "Huang Donglai is an apprentice after all, in the field of cultivation, he naturally said that this is a Miao Yinzi who has been cultivated for more than a hundred years, no matter how people blow him, he can't refute it, and he can only tear the topic away again, "By the way, Master, you said that there are two things to find me, what is this second thing?"

At this moment, Miao Yinzi put down the teacup in his hand: "Well......" He adjusted his tone and expression, and became a little more serious, "Donglai, you have been up the mountain for a while, and the introductory exercises have also been practiced well, according to the rules of this sect, it is almost time to give you a formal disciple's Dao number; ”

As an aside, the Dao number given in the Xuanqi Sect is generally given after the disciple has practiced the first level of "Wu Qi Gong", because before that, strictly speaking, this person has not yet stepped into the threshold of cultivation - only when you have mastered the most basic qi training method in a sect, can you be regarded as a "monk" and have a "Dao number".

This is also the same for other sects of cultivation, but other sects also have their own basic exercises, and the difficulty of those exercises is not necessarily the same as that of "no miracle skills".

At that time, Bai Ruhong did not have a "Dao number", and "Silver Dao" was just his title in the rivers and lakes; although he later spent decades to practice Wuqi Gong a little, because he was only a "registered disciple", he could not enter the genealogy of the sect after all, and he would not be given the Dao name.

"Oh?" At this moment, Huang Donglai was also quite happy when he heard that he could also have a Tao number, and said in his heart that this is equivalent to "turning positive with excellent performance during the probationary period", "Okay, Master, what name are you going to give me?"

Unexpectedly, in the next second, Miao Yinzi asked in the opposite direction, "Do you have any ideas for yourself?"

"Me?" Huang Donglai was stunned for a moment, "Can I also give an opinion on this matter?"

"Alas......" Miao Yinzi sighed at this time, "Actually, this door does not have any restrictions on the matter of starting the road, it all depends on the thoughts of the master at the moment, if you are lucky, you will meet someone who pays attention to it, and give you a serious name, bad luck...... For example, my senior brother and I caught up with a very casual master......"

"Huh?" Huang Donglai didn't understand, "Master, is there anything wrong with your name?"

"Well, you don'......t understand," Miaoyinzi replied earnestly, "I don't want to tell you, and you don't want to ask in the future." ”

Seeing that the other party had said everything to death, Huang Donglai didn't take the stubble, but just took a sip of tea silently.

After a breath, it was still the voice that picked up the conversation again: "In short, I don't want to follow in my master's footsteps and make you complain about me in the future, so I'll ask you what you think first." ”

"Oh......" Huang Donglai seemed to understand, and he read, "Then you say 'Tongtianzi', 'Wujizi', 'Baiyunzi' and the like, am I appropriate?"

"It's vulgar. Miao Yinzi's evaluation was concise and to the point, "And I have the impression that there are already colleagues in Mount Emei and Qingcheng Mountain." ”

When Huang Donglai heard this, he frowned slightly: "Hiss...... So what do I call 'Son'?"

"You don't have to be called a 'son', who told you what the road name has to be?"

"Is it?" Huang Donglai really didn't know about this part of the knowledge, "What else can it be called?"

"It's okay to call Taoists, Sanren, and gentlemen. Miao Yinzi replied, "If you like, you can call it a half-immortal." ”

"That's ......," Huang Donglai immediately asked, "What's the matter...... What do you think of on our mountain?"

"The person who named the child is lazy~" Miao Yinzi said, "If I am a little lazy today and press a 'Donglaizi' for you directly, then I still use it here to continue to argue with you?"

"Yes, yes...... Or Master, you will hurt people. Huang Donglai hurriedly coaxed the other party, for fear that the other party would lose patience, so he suddenly gave him a sentence of "That's it" and then turned around and left.

After that, Huang Donglai thought about it again, and then said with a half-joking attitude: "Heh...... Master, what do you think of the name 'Xudong Old Immortal'?"

"Demon Dao?" Miao Yinzi also reacted quickly, blurting out, "Devil?" He didn't know if it was a question or a statement, "This name is okay, it sounds like the kind of way to go out and cheat on your own." ”

"No, no, Donglai doesn't dare to ......" Huang Donglai hurriedly denied it.

However, just as he was about to say the second half of the sentence "I was just joking......

"What don't you dare?" Miao Yinzi had already rushed to say, "What's wrong with the self-reliance portal? The Xuanqi Sect has never stopped the disciples from going out to set up their own portals, nor has it restricted the disciples from going down the mountain to enter the world to practice...... There is one who counts as one, and they all want to stay on the mountain and not leave. ”

"Huh?" Huang Donglai said, "Is this okay?"

After he finished saying this, he pondered it again, and found that it seemed to be nonsense.

As far as he knew about the Taoist priests of the Xuanqi Sect so far, they didn't even think it was troublesome for them to hold some positions in their own sect, so how could they get involved in such troublesome things as "self-reliance"? As for entering the world and cultivating something...... It's so comfortable on this mountain, and these lazy people are also "indisputable" in everything, so it's impossible to go.

"There's nothing wrong with it, you want to be called 'Xudong Old Immortal', right? Okay! Miao Yinzi then said, "In the future, your Dao name will be called Xudong Old Immortal, you call me Master, and I will call you Lao Xian, Qi Huo'er." ”

After that, he actually stood up and was about to leave.

"Eh, Master, I'll just say that. Huang Donglai was in a hurry, "Don't go, let's discuss it again." ”

"No need. Miao Yinzi waved her hand, "This name is a bit interesting, I like it a lot, I'll just tell my senior brother and let him naturalize you, that's it." ”

With that, he had already stepped out the door.

Where can Huang Dong stop Miao Yinzi, he chased him to the door in a few steps, and the latter was gone.

Only Huang Donglai was left standing alone in front of the door, staring at the empty yard blankly.

After standing stupidly for a while, Huang Donglai suddenly raised his hand and slapped himself several times in a row, and said while fanning: "Old immortal, old immortal, old immortal...... Lao Tzu is really a slut!"

Of course, he didn't really push hard, just a few symbolic shots.

As soon as he thought that in the future, if anyone on this mountain saw him and greeted him, he felt that the egg hurt, but the matter had come to this point, and he also knew that there was no way, because now he went to Miaoyinzi and forcibly asked to change his name again, it would be "reluctant", not "natural", "the taste is wrong".

Therefore, he could only recognize this path number that he put forward as a joke, close the door and go back to the house, and slowly comprehend the "Twelve Noble Truths".