It's autumn again, and the golden maple leaves are carried by the breeze on the green mountains and fall all over the mountains.

There is a Taoist temple on the mountainside, standing like a green pine, and at this time there is a weak-crowned young man, holding a huge broom that does not match his body shape, sweeping the fallen leaves in the yard.

At this time, the temperature drops very badly, but the young man in the yard is still wearing thin clothes, but he doesn't have a trace of cold perception when he looks at him, but there is still sweat dripping on his face.

"Shen Mu, you have to come on, if you can't finish sweeping before dark, then you won't have anything to eat today." ”

A slightly sharp male voice sounded behind Shen Mu, with a hint of teasing, followed by bursts of laughter, looking at their skillful appearance, they were obviously familiar with making fun of Shen Mu.

Shen Mu was accustomed to all this, ignored them, and continued to wave the huge broom that belonged to him, sweeping away the fallen leaves.

"What are you doing? You don't do your own thing, you're idle, aren't you?"

Hearing the prestige, they saw that this person was coming, and a group of people knew that they couldn't continue to make fun of Shen Mu today, so they hurriedly left.

Shen Mu smiled slightly, hearing this voice, he didn't need to look up to know who it was, this voice was also the most important reason why he could continue to stay here in the past few years.

"Fourth Senior Brother, you are too kind, with your identity, if you take out the personal disciple token, how dare these rude subordinates be presumptuous in front of you?"

A little girl in a bright yellow robe stopped in front of Shen Mu with a dissatisfied snort, her big eyes full of resentment.

Shen Mu wiped the sweat from his forehead, stood up straight and looked at the little junior sister in front of him, and said, "Okay, Senior Sister Ruohan, they are just taking advantage of their tongues, I was raised by Shizun, and I don't want to cause trouble to his old man." ”

"Hmph! I just can't get used to seeing this group of people bullying you, and I must teach them a good lesson when I have the chance. Xu Ruohan clenched his small fist, and there was a faint yellow flame on it.

"Senior sister, you have already stepped into the fourth layer of condensation! ”

Shen Mu noticed the flame on Xu Ruohan's fist for the first time, in addition to being happy for Xu Ruohan, there was also a trace of longing hidden in the depths of his eyes, a desire for cultivation.

"Hehe, I went down the mountain a few days ago, and when I came back, I broke through, and I found out before I could tell you!"

At the mention of this, Xu Ruohan's face obviously had a look of joy, she was sixteen years old this year, and she was discovered by the master when she traveled two years ago, in just two years, she went from an ordinary girl to break through the four barriers of the condensation period in a row, and reached the realm of the fourth layer of condensation now.

"Oh, your broom is too big, I'll go back and tell Master to get you a new one. ”

Xu Ruohan frowned, looking at the huge broom in Shen Mu's hand, this is really too asymmetrical, although Shen Mu is also twenty years old this year, but this broom is not used by many normal people at all.

"No, Master said that this is for me to cultivate my self-cultivation, and when he is satisfied, he can officially let me cultivate. ”

Shen Mu refused the kindness from Xu Ruohan, this was the task given to him by the master, and he had to complete it well, so that maybe he could also get the opportunity to preach from the master like other senior brothers.

"Okay, then you come on, I'll wait for you. ”

Xu Ruohan no longer insisted when she heard this, she knew that although her senior brother was kind and kind, the stubbornness in her bones was something that no one could easily shake.

"Good. Shen Mu nodded, looked at Xu Ruohan, who was sitting on the stone platform and shaking a pair of long legs, and smiled.

The golden maple leaves of the green mountains reflect the orange sunshine, falling on the bodies of this pair of boys and girls from time to time, this scene, like a picture scroll, the only fly in the ointment is that Shen Mu's ordinary face is somewhat unworthy of Xu Ruohan, who has been moving in the water.

As the sun set, Shen Mu sweated profusely and put the broom aside, and with some efforts, he finally cleaned up this huge courtyard.

"It's finally over, let's go eat!" Xu Ruohan had been waiting impatiently, if it weren't for the fear of Shen Mu's blame, she could help Shen Mu complete this task with a small spell.

As he spoke, Xu Ruohan naturally took Yang Mu's arm, and at the same time took out a pale pink handkerchief and gently wiped the sweat from Shen Mu's face.

"Ruohan, there is a difference between men and women, you are like this, it is not suitable. Shen Mu broke free of Xu Ruohan's hand and took a few steps back a little dimly.

"Oh, your name is Shen Mu, it's really a piece of wood!" Xu Ruohan stomped his foot slightly angrily, and then threw his handkerchief to Yang Mu.

"Wipe it yourself!"

Shen Mu took the handkerchief, glanced at Xu Ruohan, and knew that if he didn't take the handkerchief again, this junior sister would be really angry, he sighed in his heart, how could he not understand this junior sister's thoughts?

In the past, he allowed Xu Ruohan to stick to himself because she was still young at the time, and he was the only one in this Taoist temple who fell in love with her, but now that Xu Ruohan is at the age of the beginning of love, he can't cause any misunderstanding to her.

Xu Ruohan is a very good girl, it is impossible to say that Shen Mu is completely unmoved, but even if this is the case, so what? He is just an ordinary person who can't cultivate the Tao, and he can't give it what Xu Ruohan wants.

"What are you doing, keep up. ”

At this moment when Shen Mu was stunned, Xu Ruohan had already strode out of a distance, and was now standing in the distance and waving at him.

"This, I'll give you back ......"

Shen Mu came back to his senses and followed, handing the handkerchief to Xu Ruohan.

"Hey~~ It's stained with your sweat, it stinks, I don't want it, if you don't want it, find a place to throw it away. ”

Xu Ruohan looked at the handkerchief in Shen Mu's hand with a disgusted expression, although the words said that Yang Mu would lose it if he didn't want it, but if the latter really did this, then he would be ready to bear her anger.

But in fact, Shen Mu hadn't used it at all, and now it only had some folds that had been pinched out.

"Then I'll wash it and give it back to you. Shen Mu took the handkerchief back and put it in the pocket of his underwear.

"Let's go, let's go!" Xu Ruohan didn't answer him, but just strode towards the Taoist temple, and there was still a sly smile on her face.

Shen Mu shook his head and walked over with Xu Ruohan, he had just finished cleaning such a large courtyard, he needed to replenish his strength.

After eating, Shen Mu returned to his residence, although his personal disciple actually existed in name only, he still had a house of his own.

Sitting in the room, Shen Mu felt the spiritual power of heaven and earth according to the qi condensation technique given by his master as usual, but he still couldn't absorb the slightest spiritual power into his body as always.

Shen Mu sighed, got off the bed, and poured himself a cup of warm tea.

He didn't know who his parents were, and the only person who could be called a relative was the master, although he couldn't cultivate the Tao, but the master had always been very fond of him, not only accepting him as a personal disciple, but also summoning two uncles to nourish his body with various spiritual herbs every once in a while, and striving to let him step into the path of cultivation.

He is very grateful to the master, and this Azure Taoist Temple is also regarded by him as his eternal home, the only fly in the ointment is that he has been determined by the master since he was a child that he does not have any cultivation qualifications, and it is destined to be difficult to enter the path of cultivation in this life.

Over the years, although the Taoist temple has grown stronger and stronger, Tianqing Mountain has gradually become a well-known holy place of cultivation within a radius of 100 miles, but he has always been just a waste without any spiritual power.

Shen Mu clenched the teacup in his hand, he had an almost obsessive desire for cultivation, this desire came from nowhere, but it had always been ingrained in his mind, making him want to use everything he had to gain great power.

Therefore, over the years, he has been trying his best to fulfill every one of Master's instructions, constantly training himself, and striving to have the slightest opportunity to truly step into the path of cultivation.

What is amazing is that Shen Mu's physical fitness is exceptionally good, when he was only ten years old, he already had the strength of a normal adult, and it was also that year that the master officially accepted him as an apprentice, but the memory of that year in Shen Mu's mind was extremely vague, he only vaguely remembered what happened, one thing, that made the entire Azure Taoist Temple shake.

"Shen Mu, you're really a waste!"

Thinking of this, Shen Mu clenched his fists and allowed the broken teacup to cut his palm.

He didn't pay attention to the humiliation of those people today, he didn't want to resist, he didn't want to, but he couldn't! He knew very well who instructed those people, since he was thirteen years old, he had been humiliating him until now, and that young man named Cheng Ruoming had been waiting for him to explode for a long time.

Cheng Ruoming, the only son of the fourth uncle, was only slightly better than ordinary people in terms of cultivation talent, but he thought that it was Shen Mu who robbed him of his position and robbed him of his opportunity, so that he could only be an inner disciple.

If Shen Mu resists and starts with his subordinates, then Cheng Ruoming's father will have enough reason to protest to Shen Mu's master and remove Shen Mu's personal disciple seat, in fact, the dissatisfaction with Shen Mu in the Azure Taoist Temple has reached a peak over the years, and at this time, it only needs an introduction to be able to completely detonate, and at that time, his situation will be very difficult.

And in order for himself to have the opportunity to cultivate the Tao one day, Shen Mu must endure, he can only hope that he can survive until this day comes, as long as he is given a little chance, he is confident that he will not lose to anyone.