Chapter 8: Outer Disciples
Li Daoyuan smiled at the man and said, "I'm back, I'm back." ”
After speaking, Li Daoyuan led Liang Yu to the man and introduced: "Four senior nephews, this is the new closed disciple Liang Yu that I have accepted on this trip; ”
"It turned out to be Uncle Shi's newly accepted apprentice!If you give a gift next week!" The green-bearded man hugged his fist at Liang Yu.
Another burly man with a loud voice also hugged Liang Yu's fist: "Senior brother, fortunately, Pei Ruomao is in Xiapei!"
The other two looked exactly the same, and the two said in unison: "Fortunately, the two of us are brothers, Song Ruozhou, Song Ruoquan!"
After Liang Yu respectfully greeted the four of them, he couldn't help muttering in his heart: Qin Ruoming and the so-called "polite and thoughtful" four people must all be "if"... What about me? Did Master forget?
After bidding farewell to the four "polite and thoughtful" guests, Liang Yu followed the master all the way through the main gate and came to the Taiqing Palace. I saw that the huge Taiqing Palace was full of people from the Dongxian Sect wearing cyan and blue robes.
These men and women, with pleasant expressions and steady gaits, walked among the magnificent buildings in the Taiqing Palace. Qin Ruoming said that the color of the robes worn by everyone is also particular, the current youngest generation wears blue robes, the upper generation, that is, Qin Ruoming's generation, wears cyan, and Li Daoyuan's generation wears white.
When these people saw Li Daoyuan, they all greeted him respectfully, but for Liang Yu, some of them looked at it slightly, and some of them turned a blind eye.
Li Daoyuan naturally didn't need to introduce Liang Yu to everyone, he led Liang Yu leisurely, shuttling among the people, while Qin Ruoming accompanied Liang Yu while introducing these main buildings located in the Taiqing Palace.
The largest main hall of the whole Taiqing Palace - "Taiqing Palace" is particularly solemn, it is facing the main gate of the Taiqing Palace, the magnificence of the momentum is seen from afar, the wonderful pen of the ingenuity is seen up close, the carved beams and paintings are not the same. The hall enshrines the tall statue of the three Qing gods, and the incense is flourishing in the huge gilt incense burner, which is the place of scientific ceremony, worship, and welcome the ceremony, so it gives a strong color to the whole sect.
The two sides of the Taiqing Palace are the Sanqing Hall and the Three Emperor Palace, which are the places where the people of the Dongxian Sect do classes in the morning and evening. Although these two halls are not as grand as the Taiqing Palace, at this moment, the fairy rhyme classics recited by the people of the Eastern Immortal Sect are melodious and neat, and the rhythm is beautiful, but it gives people a spiritual cleansing, which is another auditory feast.
Bypass the Taiqing Palace, a little farther behind, there are four other side halls facing each other in pairs, its scale is much smaller than the Taiqing Palace, and on the lintel of the four, there are also plaques of "Passing on Gong", "Law Enforcement", "Foreign Affairs" and "Ceremony", as the name suggests, they are respectively in the sect, the four most prestigious elders sit in the hall, each performing its own duties.
In addition, the rest of the palaces of different sizes are scattered all over the floating islands of Taiqing Palace, and they all perform their own duties and have their own masters. There is also a large open area in the back mountain, where the families of the Dongxian Sect live. After Qin Ruoming said this, the three of them had already passed through the four side halls and came to the foot of a large section of steps laid along the slope.
Liang Yu said curiously: "Family?"
Qin Ruoming glanced at him and said, "Zhengyi faction can marry a wife and have children... So many people always have to have a settlement, and in addition, there is the daily production and labor of these family members, which also saves a lot of expenses in the sect. ”
They go all the way, at the end of the steps, is a hall larger than the side hall such as transmission of gong, law enforcement, etc., although the scale is not as good as the Taiqing Palace, but the same atmosphere is solemn, the plaque at the main entrance reads "Ziyang Palace".
"Senior Uncle Li, Senior Brother Qin!" In front of the gate of Ziyang Palace, two young Taoist priests of the same age as Liang Yu said respectfully, "The head of the sect said early in the morning that you should arrive, and sure enough, he was right. Please!"
Qin Ruoming was polite to the two little Taoist priests, and then let Li Daoyuan go in front, while Liang Yu followed them in.
The courtyard of Ziyang Palace is quiet and peaceful, there are mountains and rocks, there are plants and trees, there are long corridors, there are small pavilions, Liang Yu followed Li Daoyuan along the long corridor until he walked to the door of a small building, Li Daoyuan suddenly stood still, and after tidying up for a while, he said respectfully: "Foreign Affairs Elder Li Daoyuan handed over the order to the head. ”
As soon as the words fell, Xiaolouli immediately responded: "Senior brother, don't be polite, please come in." ”
After Li Daoyuan, Qin Ruoming, and Liang Yu entered the small building in turn, Liang Yu saw that in the spacious and elegant small building, an old man wearing a silver-white Taoist robe had just stood up from the chair, and the old man's gaze, after passing Li Daoyuan and Qin Ruoming, stayed on Liang Yu for a few more moments, and nodded to him with a smile.
"The head of Qiqi, Dao Yuan went to Liaodong, although he killed three Houjin mages before the war, how could he help the guerrilla general Li Yongfang, who had already secretly communicated with the enemy, and caused the city gate to be lost, and Fushun fell..."Li Daoyuan said with a smile on his face, "This matter really damages the reputation of the Eastern Immortal Sect...".
Liang Yu remembered that Qin Ruoming once said that his master was the head of He Daojun, and for Li Daoyuan's shame, this head of He comforted: "Senior brother doesn't have to mind. If it weren't for the appointment of the imperial court, the people in the Xuanmen should not have interfered in mundane affairs, and this time you have done your duty by severely injuring Master Houjin. As for the success or failure of the war, let's hand it over to the Ming soldiers, if we intervene too much, wouldn't it be against nature?"
Li Daoyuan listened, bowed slightly, and continued: "I also considered what the head said, so I didn't stay too long. And when I withdrew from the enemy camp, I met this son again in Fushun City..."
Li Daoyuan said, and introduced Liang Yu's matter to He Daojun in detail, Qin Ruoming also added: "When the apprentice went to arrest Zheng Lianshou, Zheng Lianshou had already been severely injured by Liang Yu, otherwise the apprentice would be one against two, and the outcome would be unpredictable." ”
He Daojun nodded again and again, looked at Liang Yu with admiration, and said, "In this way, Senior Brother, this closed disciple really has some fate with my Eastern Immortal Sect... It's just..."
When Li Daoyuan and Liang Yu heard this sentence "just", their expressions were stagnant, and He Daojun continued: "That Xuanyin and the Immortal God Fetal Talisman is unsolvable for a while, if he Liang Yu attracts evil demons into his body again, won't it attract criticism, saying that my Eastern Immortal Sect connived at the cultivation of evil arts..."
As soon as Liang Yu heard this, he immediately greeted He Daojun's parents and ancestors in his heart, and Li Daoyuan didn't seem to expect this festival, so he hurriedly asked: "Liang Yu's background is extraordinary, if he lives in the world, I'm afraid it will be inappropriate..."
"What Senior Brother said is extremely true, this son is full of spiritual roots and spiritual bones, if he is obtained by the Outer Dao, it will be a big disaster..."He Daojun nodded, and after thinking about it for a while, he continued, "Why don't you temporarily accept him as an outer disciple?"
Although Liang Yu was a little puzzled by this identity, it sounded definitely worse than he expected, so he felt even more that this head was prejudiced against him...
When Liang Yu followed his master out of Ziyang Palace, Qin Ruoming did not accompany him, and Li Daoyuan had already seen the unhappiness in Liang Yu's heart, so as soon as he went out, he patted his apprentice on the shoulder and said, "My junior brother is upright, and as the head of the family, he must act cautiously." You can't blame him. As a teacher, I will pass on to you everything I have learned and understood in my life, so why should you care about that false name? No matter the outer door or the inner door, you are also my disciple of Li Daoyuan after all!"
Li Daoyuan's words were already very true, and after Liang Yu heard it, he felt much more comfortable, "Thank you, Master! ”
After a short time, the master and apprentice had returned to the Foreign Affairs Hall, unlocked the lock, and entered the door. Coming to the main hall of this foreign affairs hall, Liang Yu's first feeling was that it was deserted, before that, it was as lively as the Taiqing Palace, elegant as the Ziyang Palace, more or less there were always some sect disciples, but there was no one here.
Liang Yu wondered, "Master, didn't you once accept a disciple?
Li Daoyuan paced towards the back of the main hall, and said abruptly: "It's been a long time... There is a way that the sea is wide and the fish jumps, and the sky is high for the birds to fly, and I can't listen to the Master's words..."
Liang Yu wanted to speak and stopped, and when he saw that the master had already entered the back hall, he hurriedly followed.
After the master and apprentice sat down on both sides of a small coffee table in the back hall, Li Daoyuan picked up Liang Yu's broken wrist and said earnestly: "Liang Yu... As a teacher, you know that you are not only born with spiritual bones, but also have wisdom, and you must be far beyond ordinary people in the path of cultivation, but you must remember that there are people outside the world, and there are heavens outside the sky, so don't be greedy for merit, and the gains outweigh the losses. ”
After Li Daoyuan finished speaking, his face was a little lonely, Liang Yu guessed that maybe this was related to the old man's eldest apprentice, and it was not easy to investigate it at this time, so he could only respond sincerely: "Apprentice, remember the master's teachings..."
"Click..."
"Ah——————!!!h
"Your broken wrist is connected!" Li Daoyuan looked at Liang Yu who was so painful that he almost shed tears, "It hurts, right? Remember this pain, in the same way, I won't nag anymore as a teacher!"
Liang Yu grinned and grabbed his arm, and shouted in his heart: I didn't expect you to be such a master!
Liang Yu was placed by Li Daoyuan in a wing room in the backyard of the Foreign Affairs Hall, and the master and apprentice lived next to each other. Since there were only two of them in the entire Foreign Affairs Hall, and Liang Yu was having a splint in his hand at this time, so he was unable to move, so Li Daoyuan could only cook a simple meal in person, and he called out Hu Xiaoxiao when the meal was opened, and the three of them had a tumultuous meal.
After a short rest, Li Daoyuan took Liang Yu and Hu Xiaoxiao to his room, where the master and apprentice sat opposite each other, while Hu Xiaoxiao meditated quietly with his eyes closed. Li Daoyuan roughly introduced the exercises and cultivation methods of the Dongxian Sect, and took out several Taoist classics to explain to Liang Yu.
Throughout the afternoon, the master taught seriously, the apprentice listened carefully, and when it was getting late, Liang Yu was able to recite the contents of several classics word for word! Such a superhuman memory, not to mention Li Daoyuan, even Liang Yu himself felt incredible!
"Sure enough, talented!" Li Daoyuan said in surprise, "In this way, in less than five years, you can not be called the leader of the younger generation of the Eastern Immortal Sect!"
Hu Xiaoxiao also came over and said, "Cousin, your spirit bones are really amazing! It took a long time for these great truths to be recorded in this great immortal book, and you actually memorized them all in one afternoon!"
"Uh... You still call me by name..."Liang Yu glanced at Hu Xiaoxiao embarrassedly, and then asked Master again, "Master, remember these things... Doesn't it seem to be as practical as the practices you taught me at the beginning?"
Li Daoyuan smiled and said: "This sect Xuangong is based on the Taoist classics, these classics were originally used by you to solve doubts when you practice, and the teacher did not expect that you would be able to master them all in just three hours. In this case, from tonight onwards, you will be able to cultivate the method of building the foundation of this sect - "Ziyang Xuanzhen Gong"!"