Seonlai Mountain is located at the junction of the eastern and central regions, and strictly belongs to the east. This mountain is extremely high in altitude and towering into the clouds, and it is covered with clouds and mist all year round, and it is difficult for ordinary people to climb to the top. There is a natural pool on the top, the water of the pool is clear and deep, and the surface of the pool is flat like a mirror, so it is called "mirror pool". According to the villagers of Xianlai Village at the foot of the mountain from generation to generation, it is said that this mountain often has immortals who come down to the top of the mountain to cultivate, and bathe and wash in the "mirror pool", hence the name "Xianlai Mountain".

When Zhang Yunshe was middle-aged, he searched for famous mountains everywhere to retreat, and after hearing the legend here, he personally went to the top of the mountain to inspect and understand that there were not any immortals descending to earth, but that there were predecessors who lived in seclusion on the top of the mountain to practice. Now people have already gone to the mountain, he enjoyed it, selected this mountain, found a piece of land on the mountainside, built a view on the mountain and named it "Xianlai Guan", and since then he has lived in seclusion here to practice.

On this day, he was meditating and meditating, pinching his fingers and calculating that it had been six years since he returned from the Panlong Mountains, and it was time for an old man to come, and it was time to go down the mountain.

In Xianlai Village at the foot of the mountain, there are more than 40 families, all of which are ordinary local people who rely on the mountains to eat the mountains, and only one family is a foreigner. The family was a young couple named Shen Chen and Du Yi. They were accidentally injured when they were young and their lives were dying, but they were fortunately saved by Zhang Yunshe, and since then they have regarded Zhang Yunshe as a great benefactor to save their lives and follow them all the way. Zhang Yunshe came to Xianlai Mountain to live in seclusion, and they settled in Xianlai Village.

They also often go to the mountain Taoist temple to cultivate, and occasionally get Zhang Yunshe to guide martial arts. Zhang Yunshe is such a character, he is one of the "Three Sages" in the world, and it is also remarkable to get one or two of his guidance, so Shen Du's martial arts are not weak.

However, at this moment, they were frowning, letting the villagers scold them in their own hall, and they did not dare to answer hard. The villagers gossiped and shouted, and they all said that the children of the Shen Du family were stubborn, and they injured other children in fights, and they also took the lead in making trouble in the private school, and the private school was in a mess, and even the old man who taught the ring ruler engraved with "a piece of ruthless wood, the single book is not familiar, if the gentlemen protect the short, I hope not to read" was also broken, so angry that the old man blew his nose and glared, and shouted loudly, "Don't teach! Don't teach! The naughty boy here is really naughty! The old student will clean up the bed and leave tomorrow morning."

The villagers, you and I will say a word, the old accounts are counted together, and Shen Du and the two are scolded loudly.

Some said, "Three years old is eighty." Your children are so stubborn, you may become a ruffian bully in the future!"

Some said: "What kind of child has been brought back by the old Dao Immortal Elder by you!"

Some said to themselves: "This kid is so naughty, can he still meditate and cultivate the Tao in the future!"

The villagers were gossiping, and the naughty children they were talking about were Shen Du's adopted son Li Qingshan and his own daughter Shen Mingyue. Six years ago, the old Taoist priest Zhang Yunshe came back with Li Qingshan, who was waiting to be fed, and it happened that Shen Du and the second gave birth to their daughter Shen Mingyue. The old Taoist priest saw that Li Qingshan was too young, and he didn't know how to raise a baby, so he fostered Li Qingshan in Shen Du's house and let him grow up with Shen Mingyue.

The two children grew up together and began to attend private school at the age of six. Since childhood, Li Qingshan has been naughty and active, quick-witted, and curious everywhere; he has been playing in the water, climbing trees, fighting, and doing everything. Shen Mingyue followed closely and participated in everything.

Because the old Taoist priest had told Shen Du not to teach Li Qingshan martial arts, Li Qingshan did not have any martial arts foundation. Shen Mingyue is different, her parents have taught her martial arts since she was five years old, and they are quite strict, so she has a slight foundation, and she is far better than her peers in fighting. She has a big personality like a boy, helping her brother Li Qingshan fight, and she wins nine times out of ten. Every few days, Shen Du and the others were accused by people coming to the door, which was nothing more than Li Qingshan and Shen Mingyue fighting or making trouble again.

Shen Du and the others were also often puzzled: "Li Qingshan's temperament is really the old Dao Master's closed disciple in the future?

"Could this man who stepped on the Seven Stars be so naughty?"

And today's disaster seems to be more serious than usual, not only fighting, but also breaking the old gentleman's ring ruler, and directly trying to make Mr. Teaching angry.

This is a big deal, Xianlai Village is far away from the state and county, and it is located in a remote area, and there is only one private school in the whole village, where all the children in the village go to school. And the private school gentlemen are all invited from other places, it is difficult to invite, because Li Qingshan and Shen Mingyue made trouble, several teaching gentlemen have been replaced, so that the nearby teachers shook their heads and waved their hands when they heard about Xianlai Village. Now this old gentleman is still hired by Shen Tan personally into the city and spent a lot of money. As a result, it was less than half a month, and he was going to be run away by Li Qingshan and Shen Mingyue again!

The villagers were unforgiving, and the more noisy they became, the more fierce they became, and their saliva seemed to swallow Shen Du and the others. And Li Qingshan and Shen Mingyue knelt in front of the hall, although they listened to the noisy shouting of the adults, their faces were not afraid, and they made faces and stuck out their tongues at each other from time to time.

Just as Shen Du and the others were being scolded by the villagers more and more, Zhang Yunshe floated in with a middle-aged Confucian scholar.

When the villagers saw that it was the old Taoist priest who came, they stopped talking. Shen Du and the others wiped the sweat from their foreheads, and said with a smile: "Daochang Zhang, you are here!"

A big white fox quickly came out of the back hall, scratching up and down around Zhang Yunshe, rubbing back and forth, it was the white fox that the old Taoist priest rescued back then, and now he has grown up, his whole body is snow-white, extremely handsome, and his eyes are dark and cunning. This white fox is very spiritual, and he has always been obsessed with his life-saving benefactor Zhang Yunshe, even if he is fostered in Shen Du's house, he often sneaks up the mountain to accompany the old Taoist, and is particularly affectionate to the old Taoist.

Li Qingshan saw the white fox running out, his little hand beckoned to the white fox, tilted his head, and said softly: "Xiaobai, go away, go away, go back, don't come to join in the fun!"

Du Yi stretched out his hand and gently hit Li Qingshan's head with a "snap", and scolded softly: "When is the time, dare to be naughty!

The middle-aged Confucian scholar looked Li Qingshan up and down, and said with a smile: "The stars are moving, and I am more than six years old in the blink of an eye." He is the "Wensheng" Shangguan Jinglun who came to the six-year appointment.

The old Taoist priest saluted the villagers and said, "Li Qingshan and Shen Mingyue are in trouble again? These two naughty boys are really naughty. In this way, from now on, I will take Li Qingshan to the Taoist temple, and Mingyue will be asked by Shen Chen and Du Yi to teach and read at home, and there is no need to go to a private school. What do you think is good?"

As soon as the old Taoist priest finished speaking, the villagers exchanged heads and talked in private. Some said, "The Immortal Elder is polite, we will naturally obey whatever you say." ”

"Li Qingshan has been smart and clever since he was a child, but he was a little naughty, so let's continue to raise him in the village. ”

"The old fairy came down the mountain in person, it's hard work! Don't bother the old fairy about this little thing!"

Everyone persuaded the old Taoist priest one after another, and his words were extremely respectful. Because the old Taoist priest is a fairy-like figure for this village, not only protecting the safety of this village, but also proficient in medical skills, often going down the mountain for free consultation, saving lives and helping the wounded, accumulating virtue and goodness, and is even loved by everyone.

The old Taoist priest waved his hand and said, "Thank you for your kindness." Poor Dao went down the mountain this time, and he came specially to take Li Qingshan up the mountain to cultivate. I used to foster him here, and I have nagged everyone a lot, so I am very grateful here. You go back for the time being, and in a while I will go down the mountain to open a free clinic and give you precious medicine. ”

The villagers saw that the old Taoist priest had made up his mind, and they were reluctant to disperse. The old gentleman who taught at the private school was finally retained.

After the villagers dispersed, the old Taoist priest deliberately put on a straight face and said, "Li Qingshan, Shen Mingyue, why are you making trouble again? The two children went to the back hall with sad faces.

Shen Chen and Du Yi knew that the old Taoist priest was deliberately sending away the child, and there must be something to say. Sure enough, after the two children walked away, the old Taoist priest said: "This is 'Wensheng' Shangguan Jinglun, the lord of Dongzhou. Six years ago, I picked up Li Qingshan with him in Panlong Mountain, and he agreed that six years later, he would personally teach Qingshan to read and learn characters. Now that Aoyama is six years old, it is time for him to further study the scriptures and receive enlightenment. Now he has a stubborn personality, but he is extremely intelligent, and taking him up the mountain as soon as possible is just enough to suppress his temperament for the convenience of entering the Tao in the future. You clean up, Ming'er and Wen Sheng will take him up the mountain. ”

Shangguan Jinglun didn't speak, shaking the paper fan and smiling beside him.

Shen Chen bowed his head and said, "I would like to listen to the arrangement of the Taoist Chief and Mr. Shangguan. So he and Du Yi silently went to the back hall to pack Li Qingshan's clothes and luggage.

Only the old Taoist priest and Shangguan Jinglun were left in the hall. The old Taoist priest stroked his beard and asked with a smile: "The eyebrows and eyes have grown, and the facial features are also distinct, according to your physiognomy technique, what do you think of this son's life?" He was of course referring to Li Qingshan.

Shangguan Jinglun glanced at the old Taoist priest, closed the fan and said: "I'm not an immortal, can I predict a person's life at a glance? Recently, the world's outstanding martial emperor, he recruited the world's heroes to form 'Shenwu', he can really see it at a glance for 30 years, and he is very accurate in observing people and measuring the situation. With my ability, it is still difficult to look at it for twenty years. I calculate, in ten years, this kid will naturally be famous all over the world, and in twenty years, he may surpass you and me, one in ten thousand. Taking advantage of his young age, we hurriedly polished him carefully and taught him the method of cultivating the Great Dao. ”

He paused, and said self-deprecatingly: "People in the world often say that it is rare for my Wensheng to meet in a hundred years, and it is rare for Emperor Wu to meet in five hundred years." Li Qingshan, this kid, it should be no problem to surpass you and me, and maybe even surpass Emperor Wu!"

The old Taoist priest said: "The number of fates has long been determined! You and I are the same, so why laugh at yourself." ”

Shangguan Jinglun smiled and said, "Otherwise, he will still belong to me, and I will bring it back to Chongwen Palace, and I will definitely treat it as my own and train me with my heart." In the future, all the land of Dongzhou will be given to him. ”

The old Taoist priest was expressionless, and simply said, "No!"

Shangguan Jinglun glanced at him and continued: "In that case, let him learn from the strengths of you and me." He is naturally your old Taoist's apprentice. With me, it doesn't matter if you have a reputation or not. ”

As soon as he finished speaking, he himself was in a hurry, and muttered: "I said donkey old way, don't go too far! My Shangguan Jinglun is also one of the top three people in the world, but this kid was found in my Dongzhou." I've resigned to the next best thing, and you're not satisfied?"

The old Taoist priest smiled and said, "Satisfied!"