Lin Xi, who had not slept all night, came to the door of the old gentleman's house early, and did not knock on the door but waited quietly. An hour passed, and the door of the old gentleman's house opened slowly.

An old man stood opposite Lin Xi.

Lin Xi hurriedly said, "Student Lin Xi, come to visit Mr. ”

"How long have you been at the door?" asked the old gentleman.

"It's been about an hour. Lin Xi replied.

"How about coming with me to the school and spending another hour?" asked the old gentleman with a smile this time.

Lin Xi looked at the old gentleman and replied, "The student can't ask for it. ”

For the two words of student, the two most polite words that Lin Xi thought of, but the old gentleman didn't say much, you must know that the gentleman pays the most attention to etiquette, although he did not admit it to the young man, but he did not mean to object.

In the morning, there were only two figures on the streets of the town. An old gentleman with a lot of knowledge, an ordinary boy from the mountains. The two walked around the town one after the other. Lin Xi's heart was already full of doubts, and he was interrupted by the old gentleman several times on the road. Lin Xi didn't ask any more questions, just silently followed behind the old gentleman.

The two of them, who were speechless all the way, finally arrived at the door of the school, no more, no less, and an hour's journey.

The old gentleman was the first to speak: "This hour will be returned to you." ”

Lin Xi hurriedly said, "Sir, you don't have to be like this. The old gentleman still smiled and motioned for Lin Xi to follow him into the place where the books were placed. The small room where the books were kept was very simple, with only a table, a chair, a neatly arranged pile of ancient books, and a small cabinet for books.

Lin Xi looked at the bookcase, it was very simple, and the bookcase was full of dust, how long had it been since it had been opened? Unlike the bookcase, the ancient books inside were regular, without a trace of dust.

The curious Lin Xi used his skill to watch the aura of the books to distinguish the age, and the first time he watched it, he couldn't tell which dynasty and which generation of books it was. Lin Xi carefully looked at the title of each book.

The most powerful thing about that ancient book Qingwu Jing is that it can determine its age and value according to the amount of aura, and this method is called the art of Kanyu.

"How is it possible!" Lin Xi couldn't help but cry out when he saw a book called "Lianshan". Lin Xi didn't know about the other books, but he definitely knew about this book.

Because Master Yang explained to him when he was there, if "Zhou Yi" is the first strange book of divination, then it can only be said to be a small thing before the book "Lianshan". This book is said to have been created by the Emperor Clan, the first monarch after Pangu opened the world. Its function is also used for divination, but no one has seen it, so later generations also think that it does not exist, and it is a legendary strange book. Lin Xi was relieved in surprise, only to realize how out of shape he had been before.

"Sir, it is inevitable that the student Ichiyamano Murafu will have a gaffe, please forgive me. Lin Xi explained.

"It doesn't matter, if you like. I'll send you when I leave. The old gentleman said calmly.

If it is in the outside world, how many big families have to spend sky-high prices to buy, and they may not be able to buy it. But now the old gentleman in front of him actually said to send it out, which would shock anyone. But only if you know the value of it.

To be honest, Lin Xi wanted this book very much, but before weighing the pros and cons, he still forgot it, because he went out this time simply to fulfill Master Yang's last wish, not to mention that others knew that he had the murder caused by this strange book, just said that no one knew that he couldn't keep it, because he only had two years to live.

After Lin Xi refused the old man's kindness, he couldn't help but sneak a few glances at the book.

"Could it be that you don't like it? It's a shameless old man who stays here, saying you must like it. The old gentleman said calmly.

Could it be that the old man is a strange old man in the mountains?

"I see you have a lot of questions to ask me along the way, why are you all thinking about a broken book now?" said the old gentleman.

I don't know if the old man didn't know the value of the book, or if he said it on purpose.

The old gentleman's words pulled Lin Xi's thoughts back. Lin Xi then asked, "Sir, the student remembers that I didn't say that I would leave here, how did Mr. know?"

"Do you remember that you once asked Cui Ming to ask me how I got to Yangzhou? I talked to your Master Yang before, and I knew that he had a daughter there, and now that he is gone, he may have something to say to his daughter. I'm sure you went to sue on his behalf, but I didn't expect you to go out so early. The old gentleman replied.

Lin Xi felt that this old gentleman was unusual, really unusual. Just by one sentence he knew that he was leaving the town.

"How did that gentleman know that I was leaving recently?" Lin Xi wondered.

"I'm not a roundworm in your stomach, how do you know how long you leave. The old gentleman replied.

Yes, after talking for a long time, it turned out that the old gentleman was cheating on Lin Xi that day, but Lin Xi casually said how long he would leave without thinking about it.

Lin Xi doesn't care now, anyway, the old gentleman knows that he left and the reason for his departure is the big deal. Maybe the old gentleman has a way to help himself. "Sir, in fact, the student left so early this time, because I only have more than two years to live, and if I don't leave this time, maybe I will be here forever. Lin Xi said.

"I see, do you want to go out and help Lao Yang Tou fulfill his last wish, and then find a place to leave quietly?

Lin Xi nodded and asked, "I wonder if Mr. has a cure?"

"Birth, old age, sickness and death, human nature, this is the case, how can I change as a teacher?" the old gentleman sighed.

Lin Xi originally thought that the old gentleman had so many strange books, and the origin was so mysterious, maybe there was a way to help him. In the end, it was still a sigh.

The old gentleman looked at Lin Xi's lost expression and said, "Do you know why I came to this town?"

Lin Xi shook his head.

"I came here to find my own chance, and the most important thing is to come here to accept disciples. Walk for me the road I didn't finish. The old gentleman said slowly.

"Has you found it, sir?" asked Lin Xi.

"There is one that I still like, and this is the last thing I feel is a little bit worse. The old gentleman said with a little thought.

Lin Xi thought in his heart that it must be not a simple person to be favored by someone like the old gentleman.

"Lin Xi, do you know who was the first to come to listen when I just arrived here?"

"It should be Cheng Yi. Lin Xi thought for a moment and replied. Because Cheng Yi's family is a big family in the town.

"It's not him, it's you. ”

Yes, the first time the old gentleman came here to run a school, it was indeed Lin Xi's first to go, but it was not the first time he went to attend the class, but he and Master Yang happened to pass by here when they came back. Out of a child's curiosity, he ran over and watched an old gentleman prepare his lesson on the desk, but was chased away by the old gentleman after a while.

Do you know why I kicked you away the first time? Not because you didn't have the money to go to school, but because you didn't have the understanding. It's a waste of time to come. But it turns out I was wrong. ”

Lin Xi didn't speak, just listened quietly.

Seeing that Lin Xi did not interrupt his words, the old man continued: "Later, I found out that your efforts, your mind. There are many people who are not as good as you, and I have been observing you here a lot, and at first I thought you were suitable to be my disciple. Later I found out that I was wrong again. ”

Lin Xi was puzzled: "Sir, why." ”

The old gentleman glanced at Lin Xi and said, "The eagle soars in the sky, the dragon swims in the sea, and the tiger occupies the mainland. If you want the eagle to go to the sea and the tiger to the sky, how can it be?"

Lin Xi suddenly realized: "Sir, do you think that I am not suitable for your path?"

"That's right, I think you're going to go down a different path. You will be a person who is free from these restrictions and is free to live in this world!" said the old man with a serious face.

Lin Xi was really frightened, it was the first time that someone had such a high opinion of him, and these words made him feel that it didn't look like he was bragging, but on the contrary, it carried a lot of weight.

The old gentleman walked over to the cabinet where the books were kept, and opened the drawer on the bottom floor of the cabinet. In the drawer was a small box, full of traces of time. It's been a thousand years now, to say the least. The same is true of old boxes, not to mention the contents of the box. After the old man took out the box, he looked at Lin Xi's shocked expression and smiled proudly.

Then I opened the box, and it was an ancient jade, crystal clear.

No! Lin Xi glanced at Gu Yu as if he was stunned, and his possessiveness for Gu Yu rose rapidly! Lin Xi couldn't control himself, and couldn't take his eyes off it at all.

"Meditation!" the old gentleman said simply, very majestic. Lin Xi quickly returned to normal, but fortunately, Lin Xi's mind was much stronger than ordinary people, and he didn't revel in admiring the ancient jade for too long. After being careful, Lin Xi looked at the ancient jade again, this ancient jade was as deep as the starry sky, as if everything was very small, and there was a natural sound in his ears, which made people's hearts continue to be purified!

Lin Xi has studied the "Qingwu Sutra" since he was a child, and when he sees antiquities, he can deduce the age by looking at the aura around him. But this ancient Yulinxi looked at it again and again, and couldn't see what age it was at all, as if it wasn't a thing in the world.

The old man picked up the ancient jade and threw it at Lin Xi, and for some reason the ancient jade entered Lin Xi's pocket. Lin Xi said in a panic: "Sir, but an immortal, students don't dare to accept this thing!"

"First, I'm not an immortal, second, this ancient jade will choose its own owner, just now if I threw it out it didn't choose you, and returning to the box again can only mean that you have no chance, but now it chooses you, it means that you are the person it recognizes." Anyway, take it with peace of mind. The old gentleman explained unhurriedly.

Lin Xi touched the ancient jade in his pocket, and then thanked the old man with both hands in fists.

The old gentleman said: "You are better than my two apprentices, at least this ancient jade recognizes you." ”

"Sir still has a disciple?" Lin Xi asked.

"Many years ago, there were a few good disciples, but they were all too conceited and took my words as a deaf ear, no, I came to the town to find other suitable people. ”

This old gentleman is too mysterious, did he really come to this town to find a disciple? Could it be that his two previous disciples are not qualified to inherit his path? Now these are not what Lin Xi should think about, after all, he is leaving here.

"It's a bit of a big deal, but it seems that I'm too conceited, maybe they're right," the old gentleman smiled.

Lin Xi said: "I feel that Mr. will not lie, let alone say big things. ”

The old gentleman suddenly wanted to say something, but when he came to his lips, he changed his words and said, "This is how a scholar should be." ”

It didn't take long for the children who came to the morning class to come, and Lin Xi no longer bothered the old gentleman.

Lin Xi said goodbye to the old gentleman and went home alone, and he couldn't tell how many times he had been shocked today on the way, but he knew that the ancient jade that the old gentleman gave him was very unusual, and he was now more yearning for the outside world. He hoped that this year he would find a cure for himself, and if he didn't, at least he would prove that he had been in this world.

The old man sat alone in the chair where he gave each lecture, turned the first page of a book on his desk, and said with a smile: "It is easy to see in the forest, and the gulls are idle on the stream." The word Lin Xi has achieved well. ”

"Why are you still sitting there, not coming along?" said the old gentleman, suddenly, into an empty seat.

"You don't like me, I don't like you, what am I here for? Since it's a bet between the two of us, of course there has to be a rule, if I don't come here to confirm it, I'll be deceived by you when the time comes, what should I do? ”

The old gentleman smiled and said, "I didn't drive you away, don't you know why?

"Hmph, what if you win the last game? You're not winning, there's no need. ”

"Do you still want that broken book? Don't take my place here. The old gentleman glanced at it and did not continue to speak.

The two were silent for a while, and suddenly the voice appeared out of thin air again, "Okay, let's bet on the last game, I bet that he will take the book, not now, but when he has capital." ”

The old gentleman smiled helplessly: "Your bet, don't I lose everything?"

If that kid doesn't take that piece of ancient jade, if you two dare to trick me, I'll go out and kill that kid, and then come back to trouble you. ”

The old gentleman was puzzled: "I'm right in front of you, why don't you do it to me first?"

The man was completely speechless, if he could do it, he was sitting here yesterday and needed to come over the next day?

In fact, even if the boy didn't take the ancient jade, he wouldn't do anything to the boy.

There was something about that young man that made him curious, and it was worth him to give him the book 'Lianshan'.

After the man left, the old gentleman's school slowly showed a little light.

Then he stood up and looked at the slightly lit sky outside the window, and said with a frown: "Young man, the road of a thousand miles begins with a single step." The young man is doing a lot of things. ”