On the twenty-fourth day of the lunar month, Chinese New Year's Eve arrived as scheduled.

According to the border customs, early in the morning, the family of three got up to sweep the dust and remove the filth, and then enjoyed the dumpling banquet that is rare in the year at noon, and bathed in incense in the afternoon, and wiped the main hall of the patriarch hall in the backyard inside and out.

At dusk, the mother will prepare the oil fruit, hemp balls, sugar crisp and other sacrifices on the table, and then the family is sincere, solemn eyes, to the stove wall shrine in the portrait of the stove king in the incense worship, praying for this famous ear to report to God, enjoy the desserts and incense on the table, then it can really taste sweet like honey, back to the heavenly court to report on the work, so that in front of the emperor Jade Emperor to report more good things in the world.

At this time, You Mingda, the father of the leading priest, would reverently recite: "The stove king seals the mouth, and there is no disaster in all seasons." ”

When the worship is over and the family shares the offerings, the mother Lin Qin will also take Youli as a child, pick out the sweet and greasy oil fruits, and hand them to him, and from time to time she mutters "After eating the sacrificial stove fruit, the foot bones are healthy."

You Li reluctantly took the oil fruit, and as soon as he put it in his mouth, he heard a familiar shout from outside the courtyard gate:

"Hey, anyone?

You Mingda and Lin Qin looked at each other, and then looked at You Li together.

You Li smiled knowingly, "It's Senior Brother." ”

As soon as the words fell, the old couple stood up at the same time, looking a little dispossessed.

Seeing this, he held one in one hand and said with a smile: "Let's go, welcome the new members of our Xuanguan family." ”

So, he took the lead in taking a step, and while pulling the old couple to the kitchen door, he shouted loudly: "Come on!"

The moment the two of them were held by the free, they felt a sense of peace of mind for no reason, then looked at each other and smiled, and followed their son to the courtyard gate.

The firewood "squeaked" open, first greeted by a gust of snowstorm and cold, and then saw Liu Zai, a fat muntjac on his shoulder, and You Dashan standing beside him, his cheeks were red from the cold.

"I hope you back. ”

With a smile on his face, he let the two into the courtyard and closed the courtyard door, blocking the cold snap of midwinter.

Liu Zai couldn't help but say, put the muntjac weighing seventy or eighty pounds at his feet, dusted off the snow and dust on his body, and said without blushing or panting:

"I hunted enough food on the way here to eat for several days. ”

Before the words fell, he saw You Mingda and Lin Qin, who were standing on the side and just smiling, so he took the initiative to greet him:

"You two are the father and mother of Xiao Daoxin, right? Hello, I am the first disciple of the master, commonly known as Liu Zai, and the Taoist name is 'morality'. ”

As he spoke, he hit a doorman.

You Mingda and Lin Qin also returned their own gifts, saying "fortunate meeting" and "hard work on the road".

Liu Zai knew the situation of this family, and after greeting him, he consciously walked into the courtyard and looked around along the way. He knew that Master really planned to choose this place as the New Mountain Gate, and the rise of the Xuanzhen Gate would start from this inconspicuous Xuanguan.

Seeing that the senior brother took the initiative to leave, he introduced with a smile: "Brother You, this is Daddy You Mingda, and this is Daddy Lin Qin." ”

At this time, You Dashan was already stunned in place. He looked at You Mingda and Lin Qin in a daze, with confusion, doubt, and a faint haze in his eyes.

You Mingda rubbed his hands non-stop, staring at his son and smirking. However, Lin Qin's eyes were sharp, and he noticed that You Dashan was restless, so he smiled:

"Hello. Tired of walking in a snowy day, right? We'll be ready for dinner later. ”

After speaking, he secretly pushed You Mingda with his elbow, and pulled him to the kitchen to have dinner.

You Li patted You Dashan on the shoulder and said, "From now on, this will be home." ”

Then he put his arms around his neck, almost dragging him to catch up with his own brother. On the one hand, the pattern of the view is introduced.

From a distance, I saw Liu Zai standing under the apricot tree pinching his fingers and calculating something, and said loudly:

"These three apricot trees, like the apricot grove in the east of Guandong, have grown here in the first place. When Master and I were building a meditation, Master specially surrounded these three trees in the courtyard. ”

Liu Zai nodded, and said thoughtfully: "The location of these three apricot trees is a natural three-talent formation, and compared to the Great Guardian Array, it is a small formation within a formation. Master does things with a purpose. ”

Subsequently, You Li took the two of them to visit the lecture hall, the alchemy room and the patriarch hall one after another.

Liu Zai looked at them one by one, and commented from time to time, as if he had already regarded himself as the head of the Xuanzhen Sect. Youli was happy to see this, and when the senior brother returned to the mountain, he didn't have to worry about it all day long, and he could concentrate on his practice.

In the ancestral hall, Liu Zai took out nine dark red incense sticks, which suddenly exuded a refreshing fragrance. He handed three branches to You Li and You Dashan, and then said to You Dashan, "Just follow us and salute." ”

Subsequently, starting from Liu Zai, the three of them lit incense sticks on the candle flame in turn, held the incense above their heads, finished the incense, and then bowed down together to worship the portrait of the ancestor.

When the incense was inserted in the furnace, the three of them came to the side hall of the alchemy room in the middle courtyard. This is where the council chamber is located.

You Li said suspiciously: "Senior brother, since you let Brother Dashan worship Master Zu together just now, why don't you just perform the Nine Knocks Ceremony?"

Liu Zaiduan sat on the right side of the empty main seat, glanced at the free man sitting diagonally opposite, and said angrily:

"In vain, you have been following the master for several years, and you don't even know this rule? Although each of them has been simplified a lot, each of the remaining rituals has a definite meaning, how can it be so casual?

You Li didn't think much about it, and blurted out: "Isn't it following your cultivation with Senior Brother?"

Liu Zai directly rolled his eyes, "Why don't you say that you will practice with you?"

You Li was about to defend himself, but Yu Guang caught a glimpse of You Dashan's appearance of wanting to speak and stopping, so he stopped and turned to cast an encouraging look.

You Dashan said cautiously: "I don't care about my name or anything, as long as Senior Brother Liu is willing to teach me to practice." ”

Liu Zai's eyes were about to roll to the top door when he heard this, and he said:

"You two are singing and harmonizing, are you colluding, right? Even the senior brother is called? The so-called name is not right, the words are not good, this sect, as the Xuanmen Miaozhen Hidden Sect, even if the pursuit is to be free and inactive, but in the matter of apprenticeship, it is not as sloppy as Quanzhen and Zhengyi. Now that the master is still in retreat, we as apprentices have not encountered any force majeure, and we have to make such a hasty act as 'accepting apprentices on behalf of the master'. Why can't we wait until Master comes out of the customs and let the old man decide for himself?"

As he spoke, he said in his heart: "What's more, you want Dashan to worship me as a teacher, and he is your brother, won't this generation be chaotic?"

You Li said disapprovingly: "The cultivators are still so unexpectedly famous, it's really in vain to talk about it. ”

Liu Zaidao: "Stinky boy, are you doing things as a teacher?"

You don't give an inch: "Anyway, you are brought into the view, and you have to be responsible for it to the end." ”

Liu Zai listened to it straightly, and said directly:

"Good guy, this is going to be a trick on you? You ask You Dashan himself, as far as his qualifications are not considered to be the root apparatus that time, is he still saved?"

You Dashan raised his hand and said weakly: "Senior Brother Liu, I think I can still save ......"

“......”

“......”

After this thin voice like a mosquito and a fly entered, it instantly froze the words and swords of the two brothers.

You Li frowned, and sighed secretly, You Dashan is not in the flow, it is indeed a big trouble.

At present, although the Dan Dao is flourishing, the Bone Pill, which can improve the root bones of mortals, and the refining technology has become more and more mature, but this kind of magic medicine that can change the life of the sky is still a strategic resource that all major sects regard as treasures, and it is almost impossible to circulate in the market, even if it is in the black market, it is almost gone.

According to the free knowledge, although there are not many in the hands of the master of Zhenggudan, there are still some problems, and the biggest problem is that the success rate of Zhenggu is too low, less than two percent, and the risk is extremely high. Once it fails, it is very easy to cause the collapse of the bones of the whole body, which can be paralyzed or killed on the spot.

Not to mention that now Xuan Yuzi has been in retreat, and the Bone Pills have also been taken into the cave by him, not to mention that the risk of Bone Correction is so high, without Xuan Yuzi personally taking care of him, even if he has the Bone Pills now, he will not dare to let You Dashan try to take them.

Thinking about it, it seems that I can really only think about accepting new people as the senior brother said, only after my own master is out of the customs, can I consider accepting a new person.

The more you thought about it, the more discouraged she became, so she simply shrunk into a wide wooden chair and didn't say a word.

Liu Zai sighed: "Daocheng Zhenren and Master Keyu will come to Guanli for the New Year, it's really not good, you can introduce the mountain to them." ”

After hearing this, You Dashan, whose dream had just been shattered, couldn't help but rekindle his hope.

Who knows, but you said categorically: "No!"

This time, without waiting for Liu Zai to speak, You Dashan took the lead in speaking, "Why?"

Leaving his hands in his sleeves, he closed his eyes and said: "Isn't it good to be neat and tidy? No matter how close an outsider is, he is still an outsider." ”

Liu Zai smiled angrily: "Dao Cheng Zhenren is the high truth of the Pure Spirit Sect, even if he is an outsider." But Uncle Keyu and Master Keyu were classmates when they were young, and they have known each other for many years, so how can they be outsiders?"

"Uncle Keyu is from the same lineage, and at most he is in the same vein as our Xuanzhen lineage, so why is it not an outsider? Brother Dashan will not necessarily carry a banner in the future, and show people palmistry and count marriages everywhere, right?

You Dashan wondered: "When is the god stick?"

Liu Zai shouted: "Be cautious!"

You Dashan stuck out his tongue, pushed the careless wandering with his hand, and persuaded:

"I know you're doing it for my good, but when it comes to worshipping the mountain gate, I pay attention to the word chance. Just let it be. When the two Dao Immortal Masters that Senior Brother Liu said come, maybe they really like me?"

You Li resisted the urge to roll her eyes, thinking, you don't have any points in your heart!

Liu Zaiye said with a dark face: "Don't call me senior brother, it's better to call my brother than that!"

You Dashan was stunned and said, "Okay, Senior Brother Liu." ”

You Li was happy when he heard it, and sat up straight before Liu broke out, and rushed to say:

"Senior brother, the ancestral hall has paid homage to the incense, isn't it time to start preparing to invite the golden statues of Sanqing Tianzun, the ancestral master and the ancestors of the past dynasties?"

Liu Zai glared at him and threw his sleeves away.

After seeing him leave, he turned around to find You Dashan frowning, not knowing what he was thinking. So, he coughed lightly and said:

"Brother Dashan, don't worry, from the moment you entered the Gate of Xuanguan, you were already a member of our Xuanzhen Gate who didn't run away. ”

After speaking, he clapped his hands lightly, and the door opened.

You Dashan looked back, but saw Lin Qin holding a strange pastry in the shape of a wooden barrel, with more than a dozen candles on it, the candle flame was flickering, full of fireworks.

You Mingda followed behind and entered the house together, standing in front of him.

The old couple looked at You Dashan with a smile, and then glanced at Youli, and said with a smile: "Daddy, come, sing with me: I wish you a happy birthday......

The cheerful singing lingered around the beam, touching people's hearts, and even Liu Zai, who went and returned, was deeply surprised and unconsciously joined the singing team.

After singing, You Mingda urged: "Quick, blow out the candle first—is that right, Xiaoli?"

Wandering smiled and nodded.

You Dashan was stunned for a long time, until he was patted by Liu Zai behind him, and then he woke up like a dream, and he didn't bother to ask the reason, so he did as he was told.

Liu Zai took the initiative to take the cake. Lin Qin held You Mingda with one hand and You Lili with the other, and the three of them laughed with tears in their eyes, and said in unison:

"Welcome home. ”