Chapter 63: I Want to Practice in the Mountains
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Ding Mingde's expression changed greatly, he was both shocked and surprised, and he didn't expect that his uncle, who was still thinking about it just now, actually appeared directly in front of him. After coming back to his senses, he hurriedly said to the two beautiful maids: "You guys should step back first, this is this distinguished guest." β
Although the two beautiful maids were curious, they also knew how to advance and retreat, and seeing the master's serious expression, they hurriedly withdrew from this corridor in small steps.
Seeing the two maids leaving, Ding Mingde took a long breath, stepped into the door, closed the door tightly, and then knelt down suddenly: "My nephew participated in my uncle, but I didn't know that my uncle was coming, and I was far away." "I was a little worried and a little happy in my heart, worried that I didn't know if my uncle was satisfied with his practice, whether he wanted to take himself back to the mountains to cultivate, and he was happy that he only had the first part of the "Guizhen Sutra" back then, and if he wanted to continue to cultivate, there was no way out, so he thought about integrating the most familiar Confucian knowledge into the Tao.
Shi Xuan said: "I'm just here to ask you a word, and after asking, I'll leave immediately." β
Ding Mingde sighed in his heart, but he didn't dare to stand up, and continued to ask respectfully: "Uncle Shi, please ask, Mingde doesn't dare to hide it." β
"Would you like to go back to the mountain with me to cultivate?" Shi Xuan asked lightly.
Ding Mingde's head was buzzing, he really came to take himself back to the mountains, what are there? wood, beasts, coarse tea and light rice, or can he only eat vegetarian food? Just as he was about to say that he had a wife and children, he saw his uncle smile and said: "Of course, I am not unkind, I heard that you still have a wife and children, but you can take them to the mountains together to join the avenue." You just answer me, yes or no?!"
Ding Mingde remembered that every time he drank tea, he had to use the best celadon, and when he ate, he used a bowl carved from precious white jade.
His robe is no different in appearance, but it is a full ten female workers, woven from the most precious silk one by one. When you go out, you don't need to step on the dirt, you just need to sit in a sedan chair and order dozens or hundreds of people.
When I returned home, I had a beautiful wife and concubine, although I was not too obsessed with women, but when the interest came, so many maids and maidservants of different ages, which one she fancied, she was willing to climb into her bed.
The most noble, powerful, and wealthy man in the world, the Son of Heaven, known as the dragon among men, must be honored with respect and respect for himself. Not to mention the officials, nobles, big and small, every word they say can make them think deeply and reverence. As for businessmen and ordinary scholars, they are not even qualified to see themselves!
Remembering that when he preached just now, he glanced at it, and everyone raised their heads with their chests straight, for fear of being a little disrespectful, Ding Mingde knew that he had an answer, so he kowtowed nine times in a row and said: "The disciple still has a lot of red dust contaminated, but it is inconvenient to go back to the mountain with his uncle to cultivate." β
Shi Xuan nodded: "Since this is the case, I don't force it, but the second half of the "Returning to the True Scripture" can't be given to you." As soon as he finished speaking, Shi Xuan turned into a clear light and disappeared in the blink of an eye.
Ding Mingde took a while to get up, his heart was as relaxed as putting down a big stone, although he couldn't get the second half of the "Guizhen Sutra", but from now on he no longer had to worry about losing this glory and wealth, and being forced into the mountain to cultivate. It's just that I haven't seen him for 20 years, and I still thought that my own cultivation would be able to catch up with my uncle, but when I see it now, my uncle is becoming more and more unfathomable.
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After leaving the Depth of Field, Shi Xuan did not return to the Chen family, but left the Shendu directly, preparing to go to the deep valley that he had made an appointment with Chu Yuyan, and ask Chu Wan'er if he would like to go overseas to cultivate.
Ding Mingde is fascinated by foreign objects, Shi Xuan is not a pity, this can also be used as a reference for his future cultivation path, after this period of Hongchen experience, Shi Xuan only feels that the true qi is becoming more and more flexible, and it is not far from the consummation of qi induction, of course, he must leave the land of Middle-earth before trying to break through, otherwise he does not know where he will be moved by Shenxiao Palace.
Many pedestrians saw that on the official road where Shendu went to Luojing, there was a young Taoist, with fluttering clothes and a peaceful face, and every step out of the country was as if he had measured it with a ruler, and in just a few steps, he disappeared in front of him.
This made those pedestrians feel cold on their backs, and they remembered that there was a burial shrine nearby, and they were even more afraid to hurry up and stay away from this place.
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In a deep mountain valley near Luojing, there is a small wooden house, and a girl dressed in white is sitting under the tree in front of the house in a daze, petite and immature, looking only eleven or twelve years old.
Suddenly, there was a sound of footsteps, and the girl looked back vigilantly, and saw the familiar young Taoist standing in the distance with a smile.
Shi Xuan couldn't imagine that twenty years later, Chu Wan'er would only look like she would be four or five years older, so she was a little surprised for a while, and saw the girl opposite pouting and saying, "The master is a liar." β
"As a teacher, I only recently came back. Shi Xuan explained lightly, Chu Wan'er suddenly bent her eyebrows, and said with a smile: "Don't explain, anyway, master, you're late." However, the master came to pick up Juan'er, and Juan'er was very happy. β
Seeing that Chu Wan'er really didn't care much about this, Shi Xuan asked with a smile: "It's been twenty years, why have you grown up so much?"
Chu Wan'er pulled Shi Xuan back to the wooden house and sat down, before supporting her chin with her hand and saying, "It was a pill that my mother went to Luojing Huilong to discuss sixteen years ago, saying that it can stay in the face and prolong life. Then when the mother gave it to Wan'er, she instructed that she would wait until she was eighteen years old to take it, so that she could stay young forever. β
Then Chu Wan'er grinned and said: "But Wan'er thought at the time, if Wan'er looks like an adult, master, most of you won't know Wan'er when you come back, so after a few days, you secretly ate it while your mother was not paying attention." β
Shi Xuan sweated slightly: "That doesn't affect the effect of forging the body?"
Chu Wan'er raised her head slightly and thought about it: "It doesn't matter, it's just some changes in appearance and body." β
"It's okay. Where's your mother?" Shi Xuan thought he would see Chu Yuyan.
A trace of sadness flashed in Chu Wan'er's eyes: "Thirteen years ago, my mother and Wan'er's villain father died together, but it's a pity that Wan'er's cultivation was still shallow at that time, and she couldn't help her mother." β
Shi Xuan comforted a few words, and saw that Chu Wan'er was talking and doing things, as if she was only fifteen or sixteen years old, so he asked, "That Wan'er, you have stayed here to practice all these years?"
Chu Wan'er nodded proudly: "Yes, at first, my mother said that you should not contact those people in the Holy Gate, so as not to be affected by any bad influences." After her mother's death, Wan'er always remembered. β
After a pause, he quietly glanced at Shi Xuan, and seeing that Shi Xuan was looking at him without speaking, Chu Wan'er said shyly: "Wan'er confessed, after her mother passed away, Wan'er sometimes stayed bored in the mountains, and would go down to make fun of them, or find a few children to talk to and have fun." β
At Chu Wan'er's age, practicing alone in the mountains all year round is easy to have some psychological obstacles, but seeing that she has adjusted herself and is still alive, she is really talented. Of course, half of the reason for this is that Chu Yuyan arranged it well, so that Chu Wan'er stayed away from the big dye vat of the Demon Gate, and adapted to Qing Xiu since she was a child.
Originally, among the four disciples, Shi Xuan was very worried about Chu Xuan'er, because he was too young, his heart was uncertain, he was easily contaminated by the outside world, and he was the daughter of the demon queen. But what I didn't expect was that Chu Yuyan valued her daughter so much, let her live in the mountains, and supervise her practice at any time, so sometimes people are affected by the environment, especially some close relatives.
"Hehe, don't you think cultivation is hard, Wan'er?" Shi Xuan didn't notice that what Chu Wan'er said before was lying, so he continued to ask.
Chu Xuan'er glanced at Shi Xuan strangely: "Master, cultivation is so interesting, how can it be bitter!" It's just that when she doesn't practice, Xuan'er feels a little bored, and there is no one on the mountain to talk to Xuan'er, so she can only go down the mountain to find those children, or bully and bully the beasts in the nearby mountains and forests. β
After that, Shi Xuan asked Chu Xuan'er about the progress of her cultivation, she was already at the peak of her out-of-body experience, and there was no way to go further because of those difficult problems back then, so Shi Xuan corrected what he had said wrongly before, and at the same time answered some of Chu Xuan'er's questions.
"Wan'er, if the master asks you something, you have to answer solemnly. Shi Xuan finally talked about his intentions.
Chu Wan'er also looked like a little adult pretending to be serious, and nodded emphatically: "Master, you ask." β
Shi Xuan changed the words that the Daoist of the Thief Quanzi said back then, and then said, "Then Wan'er, are you willing to go overseas to practice with your teacher?"
Chu Wan'er didn't think about it at all: "Of course I do, Wan'er wants to see the sea, Wan'er wants to catch demon beasts, and Wan'er wants to fly away." Therefore, it is not unreasonable for people in cultivation to like to cultivate disciples from an early age, but as they get older, this pure heart will eventually disappear, and what kind of heart and surname they can have at that time depends on the tempering.
Seeing this, Shi Xuan also smiled and said: "There is still half a year for the Penglai Sect to recruit disciples once every ten years, with your talent, realm, and surname, it shouldn't be a big problem, and if your master is in the door, then you don't have to worry." As a teacher, I will take you back to Longguan, and then teleport to Tide Square. β
Chu Wan'er looked at Shi Xuan and pouted, "What about you, master?"
Shi Xuan smiled and patted her head: "As a teacher, I will continue to travel, I hope that when I return to the sect, you have reached the period of qi induction." But you have to remember that you can't rely on taking pills to advance, you have to take one step at a time, lay a solid foundation, and the path of cultivation needs to be unhurried. β
Seeing that the master said solemnly, Chu Wan'er didn't dare to laugh, held her head high, and said confidently: "Wan'er must keep it in mind." Master, when you come back, you will definitely be able to see that Wan'er has entered the Qi Induction Period!" After pausing for a moment, he asked stupidly: "But Master, if you return to the sect in a few years, if it is a year or two, Wan'er will find it a little difficult......"