Chapter 155: The Wisher Takes the Bait
Woodcutter on the banks of the Weishui River?
Su Ji suddenly remembered that he heard a storyteller say that the woodcutter on the bank of the Weishui River later became Jiang Taigong's apprentice, and after the founding of the Zhou Dynasty, he was named the general of Wude, but he was not sure who the white-haired woodcutter was?
Niu Zhu stepped forward and asked, "Old man, what do you call it?"
Bai Faqiao said while moving his waist: "My surname is Wu, you can just call me Lao Wu." Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info"
"The surname is Wu!" Su Ji's breathing became short, and sure enough, in addition to the monster of the Dragon Whisker Tiger, Jiang Taigong has three disciples, the third disciple Taijia, the second disciple Jiang Xuan, and the eldest disciple are Wu Ji! Now Jiang Xuan and Taijia have passed away one after another, but the eldest disciple Wu Ji is still in the world.
Legend has it that after being consecrated as a god, he expounded on all kinds of immortals, or performed their own vocations, or traveled all over the world. After a lapse of 250 years, the exposition of the religion has become a gathering place for monks, and it has long ceased to be the scene of the gathering of immortals in the past, and the master of the exposition is naturally inherited by Bukit, who has the highest rank among the monks and the deepest cultivation.
Su Ji was secretly happy in his heart, and hurriedly said: "Junior Bai Danxin, see Martial Senior!"
"Bai worried?" Wu Ji stopped twisting his waist and asked, "You said that my back hurts, so you are worried about Bai?"
Niu Zhu hurriedly said: "Grandpa Wu misunderstood, his surname is Bai and his name is Danxin!"
“...... White...... Cinnabar...... Heart?" Wu Ji raised his eyebrows and looked at Su Ji, a look of doubt flashing in his eyes.
Niu Zhu asked curiously: "Grandpa Wu, you just said that you had met Jiang Taigong, can you tell us about it?"
Wu Ji looked into the distance and said slowly: "The first time I met Jiang Taigong was in a spring, when I passed by the Weishui River after chopping firewood, and saw that Jiang Taigong's fishing method was ridiculous: the fishing rod was short, the fishing line was long, the straight hook had no bait, and it hung three feet high on the water......
Niu Zhu scratched his head and asked puzzledly: "Hang on the water with a straight hook without bait to fish? I'm afraid I won't be able to catch one in 10,000 years!"
"What you said is exactly the same as what I said to Taigong back then......" Bukit stroked his snow-white beard, and couldn't help but fall into the memories of the past.
Niu Zhu was still confused, and asked again: "Did Jiang Taigong catch a fish in the end?"
Su Ji responded: "Jiang Taigong is not fishing, but a prince. ”
Bukit Dao nodded: "That's right. Jiang Taigong fished for the later King Wen of Zhou. This ability to hook the prince with a straight hand can be described as the highest level of fishing. ”
Su Ji shook his head and said disapprehantly: "Although Jiang Taigong's fishing skills are powerful, in my opinion, he is not the best in the world. ”
Wu Ji's face changed, and he asked in a deep voice, "Then who do you think is the first person in the world to fish?"
“...... It's King Zhou Wen!" Su Ji replied loudly: "People who like fishing know that there is a very important step in fishing called 'finding the bottom', first to know the depth, know where there are fish. King Wen of Zhou is well versed in this, so he can discern people and identify Jiang Taigong as Wang Zuozhicai, and then bathe and fast, and personally invite Taigong out of the mountain with generous gifts. Another important thing in fishing is 'bait', King Wen of Zhou used Jiang Taigong, a disciple of the teaching, as bait to attract the immortals. King Wen of Zhou fished to teach the immortals to help him destroy the Shang, and he also fished Qunxian to assist his son King Wu of Zhou to establish a prosperous state. It can be seen that Jiang Taigong is fishing for princes, and King Zhou Wen is fishing for the world. Which is better?"
Bukit Mao Sai suddenly opened, and couldn't help nodding again and again: "I've lived this age, and it's the first time I've heard that some people compare Jiang Taigong to fishing bait, and all kinds of immortals to big fish, interesting, you little baby is a little interesting......"
Su Ji continued: "Now that the two disciples of the sect master have passed away one after another, it is the time for the sect to employ people. Presumably, the current sect master is also as eager to be virtuous as King Wen of Zhou back then, and urgently needs to recruit potential disciples. Dare to ask Senior Wu, are you also waiting for the bait when you appear here today?"
Bukit showed a look of approval and said, "Yes, I am indeed fishing for someone." ”
"Fisherman!" Niu Zhu asked with a blank face: "...... Who's fishing?"
"Catch my good apprentice. Wu Ji laughed.
Su Ji asked urgently: "The good apprentice who dared to ask his predecessors, has he caught it now?"
Wu Ji looked directly into Su Ji's eyes and smiled slightly: "Not only did you catch it, but it was close at hand." ”
Niu Zhu listened in a daze, completely unaware of what these two people were talking about.
Su Ji was secretly happy in his heart, it seemed that the matter of worshipping Buji as a teacher had been taken seriously.
But then, something unexpected happened.
Wu Ji took his eyes off Su Ji, slowly turned to Niu Zhu, and asked kindly, "Your name is Niu Zhu, right?"
Niu Zhu's eyes widened and he asked in astonishment, "Grandpa Wu, I didn't tell you my name, how did you know?"
Wu Ji smiled mysteriously and said, "I see that you are loyal and I like you very much, so why don't you be my apprentice." ”
Su Ji leaned back slightly, almost collapsed, and his face sank suddenly.
Niu Zhu has witnessed Wu Ji's skills like a celestial, and he is so admired that he is throwing himself to the ground, and now he heard that this old immortal actually wants to accept himself as an apprentice, and he was so happy for a while that he didn't know what to say, but nodded excitedly.
Wu Ji also nodded and said, "Since you are willing, then kowtow to me three times and call me Master." ”
Su Ji suddenly stood aside in a daze, watching Niu Zhu kowtow to his master, he couldn't help but feel a little jealous in his heart, he was really a fool and a fool, he couldn't imagine that he would like a stupid boy who was stupid, could it be that Wu Ji was blind?
Niu Zhu knocked the three rings on his head, then turned his head to look at Xiang Su Ji, and said embarrassedly:
"Master, in fact, the big turtle I was able to catch just now is all the credit of Brother Bai, and I didn't help in any way. Since Master has even accepted a stupid apprentice like me, and Brother Bai is so smart, why don't you accept it too!"
Su Ji was slightly stunned, he couldn't imagine that this stupid boy was actually quite righteous......
Wu Ji stroked his white beard, slowly looked at Su Ji, shook his head and said, "You are talented, but you are impetuous, and you still need to hone a lot." As for apprenticeship...... Hehe, I think I'll talk about it later. ”
Niu Zhu refused to give up, and pleaded again: "Master, Brother Bai not only bled just now, but also did not hesitate to use his own life as bait, jumping into the icy spring water twice. Why don't you accept him, but you want to take me...... I'm ...... Stupid?"
Su Ji thought to himself that this stupid person was going to disobey the master just after worshipping the master, and he really didn't know how to cherish it. Su Ji was worried that Wu Ji would be angry with Niu Zhu and regret the matter of accepting apprentices, so he hurriedly said: "Brother Niu, you don't have to intercede for me! Since the senior Wu is unwilling to accept me, I will not be strong...... Say goodbye!"
With that, Su Ji turned around abruptly and strode towards the bottom of the mountain.
Wu Ji looked at Su Ji's distant back, slowly covered his mouth with one hand, and snickered: "Hehe, I'm angry! I'm angry! This kid has a stubborn energy, it's really exactly the same as his mother, hahahaha......"
Looking at Wu Ji's gloating expression, Niu Zhu asked puzzledly, "Master, do you recognize Brother Bai?"
Wu Ji laughed without saying a word, and then deliberately raised his voice and deliberately shouted, "What a disciple, the next time you come to see your teacher, you must not let other people follow you, you know?"
Su Ji understood that Wu Ji was clearly saying this to himself, his fists clenched slightly, and the pace under his feet accelerated a few points, since Wu Ji had said this, he was afraid that it would be impossible to apprentice today, so he had to find another countermeasure.
Looking at Su Ji's lonely back, Niu Zhu stepped forward quickly, chased after him and shouted:
"Brother Bai, it's getting late, where are you going?"
"The world is big, where can't it be just one night?" Su Ji's footsteps did not mean to stop at all.
Niu Zhu thought for a while, followed his footsteps, and said, "Brother Bai, I will definitely ask Master to take you in." If I refuse to accept you, I won't go at all! Anyway, no matter how much I cultivate, I won't be able to become an immortal. ”
Su Ji was stunned suddenly, stopped, and sighed: "You are really stupid! I haven't given you the slightest favor, why are you so good to me?"
My mother said...... Only if you are good to others, others will be good to you. Niu Zhu lowered his head and said gloomily: "I have been bullied in the village since I was a child, and no one wants to be friends with me. You were the first friend I met since I left the village. So I want to help you ......."
Looking at Niu Zhu in astonishment, Su Ji felt a sour nose, thinking back to the people he met during the days when he was away from home, either as dignified as Shopkeeper Xiao, or as insidious and vicious as Jiang Xuan, or as sinister and vicious as Qing Li, and had never met a person as simple as Niu Zhu.
Thinking of this, Su Ji couldn't help but feel ashamed of himself, and suddenly understood that it was not completely unreasonable for Bukit to take Niu Zhu as an apprentice.
Good teachers are hard to find, and good friends are even harder to find.
Su Ji felt that getting acquainted with Niu Zhu was the biggest gain of this trip so far.
"Brother Niu, thank you!" Su Ji held Niu Zhu's shoulders and said earnestly: "However, now you have to listen to your master's words, don't do anything disobedient, and don't bother about me." With your friend here, no matter what method is used, I must be with you!"