XXIII. Lessons
When Bai Hongyuan heard this, he just smiled slightly:
"I can't do this thing, I have to get Uncle Lingxu's consent. But junior brother, I won't hide it from you - since the sect set up the lower courtyard dojo here, more and more people have come, and they are all going there to hunt, and the demand for various materials is naturally increasing. Although the sect has also set up supplementary channels, it is always insufficient. It would be a good thing for us if we could establish an additional channel. ”
Huang Chang nodded, feeling a little bottom in his heart - he chose to open a shop here, originally intending to rely on his identity as a true disciple of Xi Kunlun. The dojo opened up by West Kunlun must have the advantage of being a disciple of the Kunlun faction. There is no need to compete with those big merchants outside, which is the most suitable for the Huang family who have just embarked on this road.
Now that I hear that the host of Xi Kunlun here is still Lingxuzi, it will be even better - Lingxuzi is very familiar with him. When I went to Qishan, I went with him, and later when I participated in the battle to open up a cross-border space, I also discussed tactics with this uncle many times, and Lingxuzi still valued himself very much, and it should not be difficult to ask him for a favor.
So Huang Chang stood up:
"Now that I'm here, I really should go and see my uncle. Ah Ruo, let's go together. ”
Under the leadership of Bai Hongyuan, Huang Chang and Ji Ruo walked through the village and came to the door of a large building, which was the real dojo set up in West Kunlun here, and the village and town in front of them were just a foothold for outsiders to gather.
From the door, this building seems to be a Taoist temple, but after entering it, it is more like a fortress - you can see various watchtowers and other defense facilities inside, and they are both inside and outside, giving people a sense of majesty and inaccessibility.
There are Taoist soldiers from the Kunlun Lower Courtyard guarding the door, even if it is someone brought by Bai Hongyuan personally, they have to inquire about it, and they are quite careful. However, Huang Chang and Ji Ruo both have jade nameplates of official disciples of Xi Kunlun, so it is not a problem to enter.
Under the leadership of Bai Hongyuan, the two came to a small courtyard. The rest of this Taoist temple looks like a military camp, but here is lush with vegetation and greenery, and it also has the meaning of a monk's place of cultivation. Huang Chang even noticed that there was a faint aura of magic circles everywhere in the courtyard, and combined with the surrounding environment, the few spiritual qi in the vicinity were gathered here, barely creating an environment suitable for cultivators to live in.
"Hello uncle, disciple Huang Chang will see you. ”
"Disciple Ji Ruo visited his uncle. ”
Etiquette cannot be abolished, Huang Chang and Ji Ruo first honestly greeted according to the rules, Lingxuzi was meditating, and when he saw Huang Chang and Ji Ruo coming in to salute him, they only bowed slightly. However, the attitude was very gentle, and after the two sides greeted each other according to the rules of etiquette, Lingxuzi motioned for them to find a futon to sit down on at will.
He knew both children. Of course, Huang Chang had known each other for a long time, and among the Fa Yuan monks on Kunlun Mountain, they all spoke highly of this young disciple. The saying of "Tianjizi second" is not just a gossip, but really represents the expectations of those elders for Huang Chang. As for Ji Ruomo, it's still the same old saying: A beautiful girl is the most attractive wherever she goes, even Fa Yuan Immortal Master is no exception.
And the love affair between Huang Chang and Ji Ruo has long fallen in the eyes of these elders, and seeing them coming together at this time, Lingxuzi immediately laughed and said:
"Ah Chang, Ah Ruo, have you already become a Taoist couple?"
Although he had acquiesced in this matter in the pickaxe capital, he was asked such a straightforward question, even if it was an elder, Ji Ruo's face was flushed, so he had to turn his head and not speak. And Huang Chang's skin is much thicker, and he immediately seized the opportunity to put forward his request:
"Yes, 'four things for cultivating immortals, wealth and law'. Both the 'Fa' and 'Earth' sects can provide it, and the 'Couple' disciple has also found it, and now he wants to join forces with Ah Ruo to help his family open a shop here, and get some foreign wealth to concentrate on cultivation. ”
When Lingxuzi heard this, he couldn't help laughing, pointed at him and said:
"You kid still lacks foreign wealth, who in Kunlun doesn't know that you Huang has only been in the mountains to refine qi for ten years, but he has accumulated a net worth comparable to Fa Yuan, if it weren't for the people of our Kunlun faction, and he has never been out of the border of the Great Zhou Dynasty, I am afraid that he has been robbed four or five times. ”
Huang Chang's heart sank slightly, knowing that Uncle Shi was probably reminding himself vaguely. As a disciple of Kunlun, many times the aura of the sect naturally helped him eliminate many potential disasters, and he was all in the Great Zhou Dynasty "covered by Kunlun Mountain" from learning art to going down the mountain.
Sure enough, then Lingxuzi glanced at him a few more times, and obviously used his divine sense to scan him for a moment, and then shook his head and said:
"Compared to the time of the Great Calibre, your mana realm has not improved much. Although the new disciples have been down the mountain for ten years, most of them have to live happily for a period of time, and they have experienced the prosperity and romance of the world, which can be regarded as experiencing the world. And six to seven is also a big pass, and it is not easy for ordinary people to rush ...... But Ah Chang, your master's expectations for you are not comparable to ordinary disciples. ”
Speaking of this, Lingxuzi suddenly stretched out his hand and patted Huang Chang on the shoulder a few times:
"He boasted among us all day long, that you boy was a lucky man, and we were tired of hearing it. Then you're going to have to show something different? The late stage of Qi refining is considered the pinnacle for ordinary mortal cultivators, but on your side, it can only be regarded as a relatively high threshold, and it shouldn't stop you for too long. ”
Huang Chang couldn't help but smile bitterly, Uncle Shi really looked up to himself. But then, I heard Lingxuzi say again:
"You are a true disciple, you can go back to the mountain to cultivate at any time. With your wealth, you shouldn't be able to afford a ticket to take the flying boat, but you've been down the mountain for more than half a year, have you ever been back to the mountain?"
Huang Chang was a little embarrassed, and said:
"This ...... Not yet. There are a lot of chores at home...... But I have written to Master. ”
Lingxuzi sneered:
"Can writing a letter help you cultivate? The aura of the mortal nether realm is insufficient, you should have experienced it now. In the past six months, have you never encountered a time when you have some realization, want to gather spiritual energy, and cultivate to break through? Ordinary people have no choice but to find a place to make do when they encounter this situation. But you're different, how troublesome can it be to find a nearby lower courtyard Taoist temple and ask for a borrowed Xiangyun Flying Boat to go back to the mountain for a period of retreat? What do you think our Kunlun is for giving every lower courtyard a flying boat? And the right of true disciples to stay on the mountain for a long time is just an honor?"
In the end, Lingxuzi frowned again and said:
"As far as I know, Wu Daniu has returned to the mountain and is now in retreat. You taught him to read and write, so how do you think you are worse than him?"