In the western border of the Danze Empire, starting from the holy mountain city of Anxi Prefecture, going southeast over the mountains and mountains for more than 200 miles, you can see a towering mountain in the distance, called Yuyu Mountain.

At the foot of Mt. Yuyu lives a family of three.

In late spring, the mountain flowers begin to bloom. The man and woman of the family went to work in the vegetable field a mile away, leaving only their four-and-a-half-year-old son at home.

The little boy was obviously not a follower, so he moved a small stool and climbed out of the house through the window. I didn't forget to take my playmate calf and walk to the river behind the house.

The apricot blossoms in the mountains are blooming, and he really wants to pick up a handful of them and use them as a headdress for his mother.

The boy walking in the spring breeze, his skin was sunburned a healthy slightly black, and his two big eyes seemed to be set against the background of the magnificent blue sky, snow-capped mountains, and grasslands, which were clear and bright.

In the valley of the Yuyu River, which is only three or four hundred meters away from home, a few apricot trees are indeed blooming, and the sea of pink is completely visible.

The little boy patted the cow's buttocks, and the little black calf sprinkled joy and went to the river to drink water by itself.

The little boy approached a low almond tree and climbed up.

As soon as he tore off a handful of apricot branches, the screams of a calf suddenly came from the river.

The boy was startled and looked down to see a brown bear fishing on the other side of the river, staring at his calf.

The frightened calf turned around and ran in the direction of his house in a panic.

At this time, although the mountain flowers are gradually blooming, the snow on the mountain has not yet begun to melt, so the water level of the river has not yet risen, and the bear can easily cross the river.

The brown bear on the other side of the river followed the direction of the calf, and saw at a glance that there was a person in the tree, perhaps because he had just woken up from hibernation, his stomach was empty, and he was in dire need of a full meal, so he did not hesitate to cross the river to chase after him.

The boy was small, but calm, and he had followed his father into the mountains to hunt since the previous year, and knowing that the bear could climb up trees, and that it must be faster than himself, he did not hesitate to climb up the higher branches.

The brown bear came under the tree, panting, and circled the tree, not rushing up the tree, as if weighing the pros and cons.

Because the little calf with a human nature did not run far, but stood on the high bank, "mooing" from afar, trying to attract the attention of the brown bear.

The brown bear, whose head was nearly a foot long, just glanced at a calf, raised its front legs, and began to climb.

When the calf saw this, he was in a hurry, kicked the ground with his front legs, dived, and slammed into the brown bear without hesitation.

The boy shouted loudly, also trying to distract the brown bear, who was already on all fours.

Unexpectedly, the cunning brown bear suddenly turned around and reflexively pounced on the calf that was already close.

Seeing that it was too late to brake, the calf turned around and rolled to the side, avoiding the brown bear's bloody teeth, but unfortunately his head was shot, and he was immediately drenched in blood.

The boy was so frightened that he was silent for a while, and when he saw the brown bear that had stood firm, he was about to pounce again, and then he realized that he had to do something, and he didn't care if his parents, who were miles away, could hear it, and shouted for help directly.

In response to him, a galloping black shadow came at a gallop.

Before the boy could see what was under the tree, he heard a scream echoing through the valley.

When I looked closely, I saw that the brown bear had somehow broken a palm, blood was spilled on the ground, and he was lying on his back and rolling on the ground in pain.

In the blink of an eye, I saw a figure in a blue robe appear next to the fainting calf, applying medicine to heal its wounds.

The boy looked at it for a moment and asked timidly, "Who are you?"

The green-shirted man finished his business, and without looking at the brown bear covered in mud and still rolling, he raised his head, revealing a face of about fifty years old, with a white face and a long beard.

"Little layman, do you need to heal your wounds?"

Seeing that the man was talking about the soil of Shengshan County, which he could understand, the boy relaxed.

"Thank you, Dao Chief, for the rescue, I'm fine. ”

As he spoke, the boy cautiously descended from the tree and stood still in front of the green-shirted Taoist priest.

"Looking at this radius of more than ten miles, it seems that there is only one family - what about your parents? Why are you the only one here?"

The little boy made a mockery and said respectfully, "Thank you for saving your life." My father and mother were working in the fields, and I brought the cows to drink the water myself. ”

"What's your name?"

"Cow baby. ”

"What a well-behaved cowherd baby. ”

The green-shirted Taoist priest nodded, pointed to the brown bear that was already screaming exhausted and only gasping for breath, and asked, "Do you want to eat bear paws?"

Niu Wa looked at the brown bear with gloomy eyes, and shook her head into a rattle: "Don't eat." ”

"The taste is not very good, the fishy smell is too strong. ”

As he spoke, the Taoist priest picked up the bear's paw on the ground, walked up to the old bear, and pointed his finger at the center of his eyebrows, and the brown bear's head drooped.

After attaching the severed palm to the bear's leg, he took out a white jade bottle from the blanket he was carrying and sprinkled the medicine evenly on the wound. Then, a miraculous scene occurred: the fracture was healed at a speed visible to the naked eye, and in only a quarter of an hour, the fracture could not be seen.

Niu Wa watched all this in amazement, with a look of disbelief.

The Taoist priest stood up, patted the dust on his body, leaned over and smiled, "Tomorrow this stupid big man will wake up." Little layman, let's discuss with you, Poor Dao wants to spend the night at your house, I don't know if it's inconvenient?"

Niu Wa nodded again and again.

By this time, the calf had regained consciousness, stood up on its own, and happily licked the back of the cow's head.

Having just seen the miracle of rescuing a brown bear, Niu Wa is not so surprised that her calves have recovered quickly.

He happily held the reins and led the green-shirted Taoist priest to rush home.

When I arrived at the gate of my yard, I happened to meet my parents who had returned home from farm work.

The honest peasant, seeing that there was more stranger and that there were still blood stains on the calf's head, did not care about scolding, and hurriedly asked what was going on.

Niu Wa explained, and the father, then respectfully crossed his hands and said, "Thank you for saving your life!"

The Taoist priest in the green shirt waved his hand: "Your child has a good way to save himself, and the cattle are also well-stocked, and the poor Taoist is just doing it." ”

In order to thank the Taoist priest, the mother specially renovated a sumptuous dinner, and the mountain delicacies and wild meat were placed on a table, and the cow baby was full of mouth, and her eyes were shining.

"Poor and remote, there is no good fish and meat, and it is a long time to be lazy. ”

"The wanderer is polite, the poor road has been traveling for days, and it is a great luxury to have a hot meal to eat and a warm bed to cover. Where do you need to spend so much money!"

After eating, You Mingda rubbed his palms and stopped talking.

The green-shirted Taoist priest put down the tea bowl in his hand and said with a smile: "You Jushi, there is something to do, but it doesn't hurt to talk about it." ”

You Mingda scratched his head and plucked up his courage to say, "Daoist Xuanyu, you just said that you want to build a temple and cultivate on the Yuyu Mountain. I thought, my baby is almost at the age of reading and writing, and our old couple is uneducated, take a look at ......"

After hearing this, Xuan Yuzi agreed: "It's easy to say." There is only one family at the foot of this mountain, and you will live next to each other in the future, so you will have to take care of each other - Niu Wa, you come here. ”

You Mingda pushed Niu Wa in front of Xuan Yuzi.

Xuan Yuzi performed a bone touching technique and probed up and down Niu Wa's body.

Seeing that Xuan Yuzi had her eyes closed and was silent for a long time, You Mingda said nervously: "Dao Chief, how is it?"

"The skeleton is average, and it can be regarded as a root device. ”

You Mingda chuckled in his heart, and asked eagerly, "Can the baby cultivate immortals?"

Xuan Yuzi brushed his beard and said, "Naturally, I can." ”

You Mingda hurriedly pressed Niu Wa's shoulder and urged: "Silly boy, what are you still doing in a daze, hurry up and apprentice." ”

Xuan Yuzi stretched out her hand to stop and said, "Not busy." ”

As he spoke, he took out a red talisman from his jacket, pasted it on the cover of the cow baby's heavenly spirit, and then pinched the mantra and chanted the mantra, and the red talisman glowed in response, and then flew in the air, spontaneously combusting without fire.

Niu Wa suddenly felt a churning in her mind, it was an indescribable feeling, dizzy, wanting to vomit, similar to seasickness.

After a quarter of an hour, the seven or eight inches long red talisman was left with less than a quarter of it before it gradually stopped burning.

At this time, Niu Wa felt that the Lingtai had returned to clarity.

"The strength of the Divine Soul has reached the highest upper level, which is really a surprise. Xuan Yuzi smiled, "Even if the bones are poor, it is barely enough to enter my Xuanzhen Sect." As for the apprenticeship, now you can make a simple three-bow ceremony, wait for the completion of the Taoist temple, and then make up the formal ceremony before the statue is hung in the ancestral hall. ”

So, Niu Wa respectfully bowed three times.

After serving the tea, You Mingda begged at the right time: "Dao Chief, my baby has not taken a big name so far, I implore the Dao Chief to give me a name." ”

Xuan Yuzi pondered for a moment and said: "Although the original intention of the two laymen is to send their children to follow the poor way to read and write, but what my Xuanzhen Sect emphasizes is 'to know from the form, and sit and forget the way'. So, let's call this kid Xiaoli. ”