Chapter 23: Rise to Chef

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Since then, Xiao Yi has been delivering meals to Qishifeng with the fat chef every night. On the road, one big and one small talk about things, but it is not lonely. And every time he delivers food, the fat chef goes up the mountain from the sunny side of Qishi Peak, sits on a piece of turquoise stone and dragon seal stone, and then descends the mountain from the trail behind the mountain. Xiao Yi asked the reason, and the fat chef called it realization.

Every time Xiao Yi passed by the Dragon Seal Stone, he had to wipe off the mud on the stone wall and learn some Taoism left by his predecessors. Then I discussed with the fat chef and confirmed it, and his Taoist cultivation can be described as a rapid progress.

And in the middle of the month, the fat chef would take Xiao Yi down the mountain once to buy yin-tonifying herbs at that pharmacy. Later, Xiao Yi learned that those yin-tonifying medicinal materials were prepared for the prisoners of Qishi Peak. It is said that the human body in that prison is strange, and if it is not added to the daily meal to replenish yin, it will definitely not live for three days. Xiao Yi was curious about what kind of person this prisoner was, he was reduced to a prisoner, and he still had this treatment, but every time he arrived at the entrance of the stone cave, the fat chef asked him to wait at the entrance of the cave, saying that the yin qi in the cave was too heavy, and his physique was still weak, and he couldn't resist the erosion of yin qi.

At that time, the boundaries of Kyushu were full of masculinity, and all mortals took yang as the foundation of life, and without yang, there would be no vitality. Yin and yang are mutually restrained, and being contaminated with yin energy is also equivalent to self-destruction, which must not be neglected. Even though Xiao Yi wanted to enter the cave to take a look, it was a pity that he had no Dao strength and could not resist the yin qi, so he had to give up.

And so it went on for another half a year. One night, Xiao Yi watched "Wenshi Zhenjing" and fell into a trance, but he didn't realize that it was midnight. Just as I was about to go to bed, I suddenly saw a golden light rising from the mountain, reaching into the sky, illuminating the night sky as bright as day. He also listened to the fat chef talk about the legend of Chongzhen Sect becoming an immortal and attaining the Tao on weekdays, and when he saw the golden light at first glance, his first thought was that someone wanted to ascend. Hurriedly put on his clothes and ran towards the golden light.

He crossed the kitchen, and as soon as he ran to the uphill avenue, he saw that the front was bustling with people, all of whom were newly initiated disciples who lived at the bottom of the mountain, and were stopped on the way by the senior disciples on the mountain. He knew his identity very well, and he didn't dare to get too close to the front, looking around, trying to find the figure of the fat chef, but unfortunately he found nothing. I just listened to those little disciples around the topic of attaining enlightenment and ascending, and you said a word, I said a word, talking excitedly, and the excitement was overflowing. After a while, I don't know who took the lead, and said: "As the saying goes, a person who has the Tao of the chicken and the dog ascends to heaven." Cultivating at this time will surely be rewarded. So, all the disciples sat cross-legged and began to cultivate on the spot. After a while, the mountain road was full of Chongzhen disciples, and it was very quiet, and only the sound of the wind could be heard. Xiao Yi felt that standing here at this time was a little out of place, and quietly retreated a distance, looking at the golden light from afar, and unconsciously, his eyes lit up with colorful brilliance.

The golden light continued until Yin, and then it dissipated faintly, and all the disciples woke up from their cultivation, their faces full of excitement, and they thought that they would have a great harvest. Xiao Yi didn't wait for the disciples to come down, and returned to his residence first.

Xiao Yi closed his eyes and lay on the bed, trying to fall asleep quickly, but the golden scene always lingered in his mind, lingering, and a fire of longing in the depths of his heart was quietly ignited, which was itching. He practiced Taoism for two years, and even familiarized himself with the "Yellow Emperor's Inner Canon", knowing that this was a sign of going mad, he was busy reciting Taoist scriptures, trying his best to abandon distracting thoughts and keep his heart pure and peaceful. I don't know how long it has been, and I finally got rid of the intrusion of the bath fire, but I felt cool, and I actually broke out in a cold sweat. Thinking back to the previous situation, I didn't feel a little afraid, and I was busy reciting a few Taoist scriptures before I fell asleep in a daze.

In the early morning of the next day, a rapid knock on the door woke Xiao Yi up. Changqing Daoist goes out all year round, and this place is remote, and no one has ever come. Xiao Yi felt strange in his heart, and hurriedly got up to open the door, but saw a young disciple standing at the door, some of whom he was familiar with, but he didn't know who it was. The young disciple asked directly, "Are you Xiao Yi?" Seeing Xiao Yi nodded, he said, "Senior Brother Mingshan of Shangshantang arranged, from today onwards, you will be responsible for the meals of the introductory disciples." It's not early, you'd better hurry up. If the timing is wrong and it affects the cultivation of all the disciples, I will report to the Righteous Faith Hall. After saying that, he turned around and left.

Xiao Yi was stunned for a moment, and said, "Where is the fat master in charge of the meal?" The young disciple didn't look back, and said coldly: "I don't know." Xiao Yi still wanted to ask again, but the person had gone far away. When he arrived in the kitchen, the young disciple and the head of the monk's dining hall, Mingshan Daoist, was already waiting. Without waiting for him to ask, Ming Shan had already said: "The fat chef has gone down the mountain because he has other important tasks, and from now on this place will be handed over to you to be responsible." Then Xiao Yi introduced the kitchen affairs to Xiao Yi.

Xiao Yi remembered that he and the fat chef had gone to Qishifeng to deliver food to the prisoners last night, and the conversation was normal during the period, and there was no intention of going out at all.

Seeing that Xiao Yi was immediately busy, Mingshan was handy, not only nodded with a smile, but walked out. As soon as he stepped out of the door, he suddenly turned around and said, "By the way, you will also be responsible for delivering food to the prisoners at night." When Xiao Yi heard this, he hurriedly said: "There is yin qi in that stone cave, and the fat chef won't let me in." Mingshan said: "Give you a cold amulet, and you will be fine with it." He took out a piece of paper from his arms, threw it to Xiao Yi, and walked away.

The young disciple chased Ming Shan out, and when he got to no one, he asked quietly, "Senior Brother Ming Shan, isn't that talisman an evil talisman?" Ming Shan sneered: "He doesn't recognize it." The disciple was stunned for a moment and said, "This kid has no Dao power, but he can't resist the yin qi in that prison." Ming Shan asked rhetorically: "In the opinion of the junior disciple, who is more suitable to deliver the meal?" The disciple was speechless for a while, and did not dare to say any more.

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As soon as the young disciples entered the kitchen and saw that Xiao Yi had become a chef, they were all surprised. In the past two years, Xiao Yi's physique has grown and strengthened a lot, and he has learned the Taoist scriptures every day, and his bearing is also extraordinary. Some disciples said some cool things and laughed at them, but they didn't dare to get an inch. So, from then on, Xiao Yi became the "little chef" in the mouth of the disciples.

On this day, Xiao Yi spent his day in a busy situation. It was easy to clean up the kitchen in the evening, and hurriedly relied on his memory, with yin-nourishing medicinal materials, to make some meals for the prisoner, and hurried to Qishifeng.

After crossing the chain bridge, when he first went up the mountain, Xiao Yi was in too much of a hurry and was a little out of breath. Subconsciously, I saw the turbulent stone where the fat chef often rested, so I sat on it. After resting for a while, he caught up with the mountain again, and when he passed by the Dragon Seal Stone, he naturally sat down on it again to rest.

At the moment when he first came into contact with the Dragon Seal Stone, he only felt a warmth coming to his body. At the same time, a wave of warmth also rises at the vest, and finally converges at the lower abdomen. In a moment, the warmth spreads throughout the body, and the warmth is very comfortable.

Xiao Yi couldn't help but be shocked, his heart was the manifestation of the dragon god, and he was busy touching the dragon seal stone with his hand, but the dragon seal stone was as cold as before, how could there be warmth, and then he felt the warmth in his body, it was also gone, and he tried to remember, but he couldn't remember what he felt just now. Xiao Yi couldn't help but be a little confused, unable to tell whether it was real or hallucination. But when he saw the stone wall that had been half wiped by himself, his heart suddenly tightened, and he immediately blamed himself.

He had a busy day today, and he didn't even have time to practice the Dao, and from the time he started cooking in the morning, until now, he was always in a hurry, and his heart was always tense, and he didn't have a moment of relaxation, let alone comprehending the Dao.

The fat chef walks up the mountain from the avenue every day, deliberately taking a long detour, in order to understand the way of nature. If you want to save trouble, you can go up the mountain from the trail behind the mountain, why deliberately take a long detour...... The more he thought about it, the more ashamed he felt, feeling that he didn't know where he had learned the Dao Fa he had learned in the past two years, and before he knew it, cold sweat was pouring down, and his hands and feet were also cold.

The mountain is already windy, damp and cold, cold and cold, coupled with cold sweat soaking the body, internal fire and external weakness, it is the weakest time for the human body's resistance, and it is a taboo to put oneself in such a bad situation. However, Xiao Yi was completely in self-blame, forgetting his surroundings, and ignoring his own situation. In such a state, if you are an ordinary person, you will already have cold into your body, and you will fall ill on the spot, and you will be seriously ill in the future, and you may also leave sequelae.

Maybe it's because Xiao Yi's physique is better than ordinary people, or maybe it's because Ji people have their own natural appearance, after half a pillar of incense time, Xiao Yi got up with a stone, walked like flying, and ran straight to the back mountain. At this moment, although he knew that the time had been delayed and his feet were accelerating, his heart was as still as water, without the slightest wave.