Chapter 319: The Passing Years

"Master, this is my birthday, for you. Erzhuzi wrote his birthday on a note and handed it to Lin Bufan.

"You put it on the table. Lin Bufan didn't answer, and let the two pillars be placed on the table.

"Then master, when are you going to accept me as an apprentice?" Erzhuzi leaned over to Lin Bufan's side and asked excitedly.

"Look at me like I am now, can I accept you! Lin Bufan said to Erzhuzi angrily, Erzhuzi didn't say anything, Lin Bufan was lying on the sofa, his mind kept thinking about Du Wanqing and Wang Hetong, and Lin Bufan didn't know why he thought of the two of them.

"Uncle Bai, let me recite the Tao Te Ching, can you listen to any mistakes?" Erzhuzi handed the Tao Te Ching in his hand to Bai Haoteng and said.

"You carry it, I'll listen. Bai Haoteng didn't take the "Tao Te Ching" in Erzhuzi's hand at all, he didn't need to read it, because the content of the book was already deeply imprinted in his mind.

"It's a good way, it's a very good way. The name is famous, and the name is not very famous. The beginning of the nameless heaven and earth, the mother of all things. ......." The two pillars recited loudly, at this time Lin Bufan and Bai Haoteng were very surprised, these two pillars looked at the "Tao Te Ching" in less than two days, I didn't expect this kid to memorize this "Tao Te Ching" so quickly.

"Okay, you're a great kid. When Erzhuzi finished reciting the "Tao Te Ching" from beginning to end, Bai Haoteng gave a thumbs up and praised Erzhuzi.

"Erzhuzi, it's definitely good for you to study so smart, why don't you study hard?" Lin Bufan interjected on the side and said.

"When I was in elementary school, my grades were always the first in the whole year's group, and when I was in the first, second and third grades of junior high school, my teachers and my mother were full of expectations for me, they thought that I would definitely be admitted to the city's key high schools, but in the end I failed them. It's not that I won't be on the paper, but I think the question on the paper is very simple for me, I thought of my father left early, my mother alone with hard work to raise me so big and for me to go to high school, when I was in college, I didn't have a taste in my heart, so I decided to give up studying and work to earn some money to paste at home, so I deliberately filled in the answer to the paper, I failed the middle school entrance examination that year, which greatly surprised the head teacher and my mother, thinking that my mother would scold me, but I didn't expect that she not only did not scold me but also comforted me, my mother gave me all the more than 10,000 yuan she had accumulated, and let me take the money to study at my own expenseLater, I told my mom that I just couldn't read anymore, and she was really angry when she heard me say that, and she cried and slapped me twice, and then I left home and went to the city to work, and I didn't make any money after a year of work. Erzhu lowered his head and said to Lin Bufan and Bai Haoteng.

After listening to Erzhuzi's narration, Lin Bufan and Bai Haoteng felt a little uncomfortable, China is such a country, filial piety comes first, a child who knows how to be filial to his parents, he will definitely not be bad.

"Erzhuzi, if you want to go to school now, I can provide for you, from high school until you graduate from college, anyway, you are still too young to be in time. Bai Haoteng said.

"Thank you, Uncle Bai, I've given up, even if I go to college, it's useless, I can't get a good job without money, I'm looking good now, at least I don't have to worry about food and clothing, I'm willing to follow my master, although my master is sometimes a little strict with me, but I know that he is a duplicitous person, I keep in mind his kindness to me, if there is no him, my mother ..... him" When he said this, Erzhuzi silently shed tears.

"Okay, since you think so, we respect you, you should learn from your master, you have good potential, and one day you will surpass me and your master. Bai Haoteng walked to Erzhuzi's side and patted Erzhuzi's shoulder and comforted.

"Well, thank you, Uncle Bai. Erzhuzi wiped his tears and nodded and said, because of Wang Hetong, Erzhuzi hated Bai Haoteng a little in his heart, but after contacting Bai Haoteng for a long time, Erzhuzi also liked Bai Haoteng, of course, Erzhuzi also gave up liking Wang Hetong in his heart, he was not stupid, he could see that Wang Hetong liked Bai Haoteng, and Bai Haoteng also liked Wang Hetong.

About two days later, Lin Bufan was able to walk around under the support of Erzhuzi, but there was still some faint pain in his chest, after all, Lin Bufan's injury was not light, and if he wanted to recover completely, it would take seven or eight days to get better, Wang Siqi came every day in the past two days, and also bought a large meal of supplements for Lin Bufan, including blood and qi, physical fitness, and one of them, there is also a six-flavor rehmannia pill Lin Bufan asked Wang Siqi what to supplement, Wang Siqi did not say, Erzhuzi said that it was to tonify the kidney, and when Erzhuzi finished saying this, Wang Siqi's face was red with shame。

"Lin Bufan, if you need anything, just tell me. Wang Siqi looked at Lin Bufan and said.

"Wang Siqi, you don't need to be so good to me. Lin Bufan replied.

"Don't think about it too much, I just think of you as a friend. Wang Siqi's words made Lin Bufan choked for a long time and couldn't say a word, Bai Haoteng lowered his head and snickered on the side, and Erzhuzi looked at the talisman book patiently.

"I just went upstairs to take a look, Dabai has already dried, and when I come over tomorrow, you can buy a mattress and bedding and you can go up and live." Wang Siqi peeled an apple and handed it to Lin Bufan and said.

"Thank you so much. Lin Bufan took the peeled apple in Wang Siqi's hand and thanked him.

"Thank you for accepting it. Wang Siqi smiled, Wang Siqi is a bit rigorous, Lin Bufan rarely sees her laughing, seeing her smile today Lin Bufan thinks she is still quite cute, at this time Lin Bufan looked at Wang Siqi a little stunned.

"Why are you looking at me, do I have flowers on my face?" Wang Siqi touched his face and said to Lin Bufan.

"Nope. Lin Bufan hurriedly looked away, and Lin Bufan was a little embarrassed at this time.

"Haha. Bai Haoteng finally couldn't help laughing, he smiled well, and Lin Bufan's face was flushed.

"What are you laughing at?" Lin Bufan said to Bai Haoteng with a red face.

"It's nothing, I'll go out and breathe. Bai Haoteng stood up from the sofa, and when he left, he gently kicked the second pillar with his foot.

"Uncle Bai, why are you kicking me?" said Erzhuzi, who jumped up from the sofa.

"Come out with me. Bai Haoteng glanced at Erzhuzi, Erzhuzi was not stupid, he glanced at Lin Bufan and Wang Siqi and obediently followed Bai Haoteng out.

"Lin Bufan, I want to ask you something. Wang Siqi saw Bai Haoteng walking out of Maoshan Hall with Erzhuzi, she turned her head and asked Lin Bufan.

"What's the matter, you ask. Lin Bufan said while eating an apple.

"You tell you the truth, how am I?" Wang Siqi asked with a serious look at Lin Bufan.

"Are you sure I want to tell the truth?" asked Lin Bufan, swallowing the apple in his mouth.

"Whatever nonsense, you can say it. Wang Siqi's face instantly became ugly.

"Then I'll say it, don't be angry when you're done. ”

"Lin Bufan, why are you like a girl. ”

"I said, I said, you are not a bad person, and you are a good person, but sometimes you are a little unkind, you should usually smile more and not be so rigorous. ”

"That's all, no more?"

"No, that's all. Lin Bufan nodded and said.

"Okay, I see, then I'm leaving. After Wang Siqi said this, he stood up and walked out, and his face was a little ugly.

"Did I say something wrong?" Watching Wang Siqi walk out, Lin Bufan said to himself.

In the past few days since he was injured, Lin Bufan has lived very comfortably, Maoshan Hall is still quiet as always, except for Lin Bufan, Bai Haoteng and Erzhuzi, there is no one at all.

"Brother Bai, why didn't you let Wang Hetong move over earlier?" Lin Bufan asked Bai Haoteng inexplicably.

"I think it's good now, she's going to be completely messed up as soon as she comes, and she can be quiet for a day. When Bai Haoteng said this, he leaned back and lay comfortably on the sofa.

"Wang Hetong wants to know what you said so, what do you think will happen to her?" Lin Bufan looked at Bai Haoteng with bad intentions.

"Brother Lin, if you dare to tell Hetong about this, I will tell my senior sister that you like her, anyway, my senior sister believes in my words the most. Bai Haoteng also looked at Lin Bufan with a malicious expression.

"You're still amazing, I'm convinced. Lin Bufan said to Bai Haoteng, although there is a gap between Lin Bufan and Bai Haoteng, but the two of them have something to say together, Lin Bufan and Bai Haoteng also have a feeling of meeting late, which Lin Bufan can't find in the third brother, after all, Lin Bufan and the third brother are not all the way.

"How is your injury?" Bai Haoteng changed the topic to Lin Bufan and asked.

"It's much better, but it hurts a little bit. Lin Bufan said with a smile.

"I still want to thank Wang Siqi, all kinds of supplements for you to eat, as well as Liuwei Dihuang Pill, this girl is really attentive. Bai Haoteng began to joke about Lin Bufan again.

"Bai Haoteng, you really have no friends if you make such a fuss again. Lin Bufan pretended to have a gloomy face and said, in fact, Lin Bufan really didn't know what the Liuwei Dihuang Pill was, because Lin Bufan never watched TV, and it wasn't until Erzhuzi explained to Lin Bufan that Lin Bufan knew that this was a tonic to promote the life of husband and wife. When he didn't know before, Lin Bufan also ate a small half box, and when Lin Bufan knew about it, he never ate it again.

"Haha, it's fun without urgency. Bai Haoteng laughed.

"Let's call Tsuru Hitomi and Twilight Daoyou, my right eyelid has been jumping all the time lately, and I'm a little worried about it, I'm afraid that the man in black will come to the door, if he comes, the three of us are not his opponents at all. Lin Bufan said to Bai Haoteng cautiously, Bai Haoteng knew that Lin Bufan didn't make trouble with him in this sentence.

"Alright then, I'll call Senior Sister when I'm in the evening, and I'll pick them up tomorrow morning. Bai Haoteng nodded and said.

"That's okay, aren't there two bedrooms upstairs! I see that the bed Wang Siqi bought is quite big, and when the time comes, you and Erzhuzi will share a room, let Hetong live with Du Daoyou, and I will sleep on the sofa downstairs. Lin Bufan said to Bai Haoteng.

"Master, I'll sleep on the sofa, and your old man will sleep upstairs. Erzhuzi waved his hand and said.

"If you want to worship me as a teacher, you can listen to whatever I say, and don't tell me so much useless. Hearing Lin Bufan say this, Erzhuzi never refuted Lin Bufan, Lin Bufan let Erzhuzi live on the second floor for two reasons, the first reason is that it is cold, this floor is a little cold, Lin Bufan is afraid that Erzhuzi will catch a cold. The second reason is that Lin Bufan is a little uneasy to let Erzhuzi stay downstairs alone, if the man in black breaks in with the flying corpse one day, these two pillars will add teeth to the flying corpse, so Lin Bufan let Erzhuzi live upstairs.

"Brother Lin, you are really like Elder Zhang, you are a loving and righteous person. Bai Haoteng looked at Lin Bufan with admiration, because Bai Haoteng understood what Lin Bufan was thinking in his heart.

"I'm too far behind my master and his old man. Lin Bufan said with a look of shame.

"Elder Zhang is a legend, I envy you for being under Elder Zhang's disciple. Bai Haoteng said from the heart.

"It's a pity that my strength is less than one-tenth of my master's, and I feel that I have insulted my master. Lin Bufan sighed and replied.

"Brother Lin, don't depreciate yourself like this, I heard my ancestor Pan Yingxiao say that Elder Zhang is an innate Taoist body, this is a rare Taoist genius in hundreds of years, it is unlikely that our previous generation, our generation, including our next generation, will have a person who surpasses Elder Zhang. Bai Haoteng said with a sigh.

"I don't know how my master and his old man are now, I haven't seen him for more than 20 years. When he said this, Lin Bufan's mind appeared the kind face of the master in the past.

"Ahh At this time, in the garden of the ancestral land of the Quanzhen Sect in Zhongnan Mountain, a middle-aged man in his forties and a white-haired hundred-year-old one-armed old man were sitting together, drinking tea and chatting.

"Brother Zhang, how many years have we not seen each other?" said the white-haired old man who picked up the teapot and poured a cup of tea for the man in Tsing Yi across from him.

"I haven't seen you since I left Longhu Mountain, I thought you went west, but I didn't expect you to be alive this old guy. The middle-aged man took a sip of tea and said.

This middle-aged man who is about forty years old is the legendary Zhang Dagou in the Taoist world, and the old man in front of Zhang Dagou is the previous head of the Quanzhen Sect and the vice president of the original Taoist Association Pan Yingxiao, Pan Yingxiao is also Zhang Dagou's life and death brother, the two of them once killed demons and demons together, and Pan Yingxiao's arm was cut off by the drought when he was dealing with the evil Song Yuanfeng.

"Why have you avoided us all these years?" Pan Yingxiao looked at Zhang Dagou with great incomprehension.

"It's not that I want to avoid you deliberately, but I don't know how to face you, because every time I see you, my heart hurts immensely. When Zhang Dagou said this, his eyes looked at the broken clouds in the sky.

"Then why do you want to find me now?" Pan Yingxiao was also full of emotion when he faced Zhang Dagou.

"I missed you, so I came over to see you. Zhang Dagou said to Pan Yingxiao with a smile.

"It's not easy, I thought I'd never see you again in my life. Pan Yingxiao was smiling when he said this, but his heart was hurting.

"I also thought that I would never see you again in my life, and I also mustered up a lot of courage to meet you this time. Zhang Dagou let out a rough breath and said.

"Do you know that your junior brother Tianlong and Tianlong's daughter-in-law Zhang Hui are no longer there. Pan Yingxiao said lightly to Zhang Dagou, when Zhang Dagou heard the news, he shook his head sadly and didn't say anything, tears slowly slid down his cheeks, Pan Yingxiao looked at the vicissitudes of life in front of him and felt extremely distressed, because this man has experienced too much helplessness, too much pain.

"Brother Pan, don't tell me anything again, I don't want to know anything. Zhang Dagou stood up and turned his back to Pan Yingxiao and said, originally Pan Yingxiao wanted to tell Zhang Dagou a little more about his children, but in the end he thought about it and forgot it.

"Okay. Pan Yingxiao nodded and said, Pan Yingxiao was also a little uncomfortable at this time, the group of old friends back then had all died, and now only Zhang Dagou and he was still alive.

"Brother Pan, I have something to tell you. Zhang Dagou wiped the tears from the corners of his eyes, turned his head and said to Pan Yingxiao cautiously.

"Say, what's the matter?" Pan Yingxiao asked looking at Zhang Dagou's serious expression.

"More than 50 years ago, I went to Luoyang, and I found Song Yuanfeng in that mass grave near the old city of Luoyang. Pan Yingxiao was stunned when he heard Zhang Dagou say this.

"What are you talking about, are you saying that Song Yuanfeng is not dead?" Pan Yingxiao asked in disbelief.

"Well, he's alive. Zhang Dagou nodded and said to Pan Yingxiao.

"How is this possible, wasn't his soul annihilated at that time?" Pan Yingxiao still didn't believe it.

"If I didn't see it with my own eyes, I wouldn't believe it, I've been checking his news all these years, but there is no news, Song Yuanfeng seems to have disappeared from this world, I'm afraid that his appearance will set off huge waves, and I'm afraid that the people in this world will suffer again. Zhang Dagou said with a frown.

"Looks like I'm going out of the mountains too. Pan Yingxiao stood up from the stone chair and said.

"Brother Pan, forget it, you are no longer the Pan Yingxiao you were back then, don't meddle in this matter, I advise you to live your old age with peace of mind. Zhang Dagou didn't want Pan Yingxiao to interfere, after all, Pan Yingxiao was old.

"Do you suspect that my old arms and legs can't move?"

"That's not, I don't want to watch my last old friend leave in front of me, don't talk about this, take me to see Uncle Yu. ”

"Okay, let's go. Pan Yingxiao and Zhang Dagou got up and walked to the back mountain, there is also a Taoist wizard buried in the back mountain of the Quanzhen Sect, his name is Yu Milong, he is not only Pan Yingxiao's uncle, but also the father-in-law of this Zhang Dagou, this Yu Milong also died for Zhang Dagou.

The next morning, Bai Haoteng took Twilight Wanqing and Wang Hetong to Maoshan Hall early, Twilight Wanqing went upstairs to take a look at the room on the second floor, she didn't say anything, but from her face it can be seen that she is still very satisfied with the place where she lives, Lin Bufan told Wang Siqi that the upstairs room Twilight Wanqing and Wang Hetong will live, so Wang Siqi deliberately arranged the room upstairs, the bedding and sheets were replaced with fresh pink, and there were some women's things in the room, brand-name cosmetics and auntie towels.

"Who arranged it upstairs, it's so sweet. Wang Hetong walked down from the stairs and asked.

"Think... It was arranged by Brother Lin's little friend. Originally, Bai Haoteng wanted to say that it was Siqi, but he was afraid that Wang Hetong would be jealous when he heard it, so he quickly changed it to Lin Bufan's good name.

"Brother Bai, if you talk nonsense again, I'll be angry. When Lin Bufan said this, he glanced at Du Wanqing's face, and Du Wanqing still had a cold expression.

"Don't, don't, don't, I'll not say it next time. Bai Haoteng said with a smile.

"By the way, Senior Sister, when will Senior Brother Zhang come over?" Bai Haoteng asked Twilight Wanqing, when Twilight Wanqing heard Bai Haoteng's words, her whole body became unnatural, a trace of cold air emanated from Twilight Wanqing's body, Erzhuzi looked at Twilight Wanqing and couldn't help but shudder, Bai Haoteng also felt as if he had said the wrong thing.

"Tomorrow morning at nine o'clock, you can drive to the airport to pick him up. When she said this, she stood up and walked upstairs.

"Senior Brother Bai, you really owe, I don't know what to say about you if you don't open any pot. Wang Hetong angrily counted Bai Haoteng.

"It's my fault, and I said it unintentionally. Bai Haoteng said with a guilty face.

"You're a psychopath. After Wang Hetong said this to Bai Haoteng, he also walked upstairs, but Bai Haoteng was stunned and looked at Wang Hetong's back.

"You deserve it, day by day you have nothing to owe. Lin Bufan said with a smile on the side.

"Alas. Bai Haoteng sighed and said nothing.

"Brother Lin, I've come to see you. At this time, Liu Han pushed open the door of Maoshan Hall and walked in, from Liu Han's body, Lin Bufan could see that youth and vitality, this is what young people should have, but in Wang Siqi's body, Lin Bufan couldn't see this, compared with Wang Siqi, Wang Siqi can still look more sophisticated and stable.

"Liu Han, you're here, please take a seat. Lin Bufan got up from the sofa and said to Liu Han enthusiastically, Liu Han was not polite, she sat on the sofa with a smile on her face.

"Let me introduce you, this girl's name is Liu Han. Lin Bufan pointed to Liu Han and introduced to Bai Haoteng and the two pillars.

"Hello. Bai Haoteng nodded and said hello to Liu Han, while Erzhuzi looked at Liu Han in a daze.

"This is my good friend Bai Haoteng, and my little apprentice Erzhuzi. Lin Bufan also introduced Liu Han, when Lin Bufan introduced the title of Erzhuzi, it was the first time that Lin Bufan admitted that this kid was his apprentice, and Erzhuzi didn't expect Lin Bufan to introduce him like this.