Chapter 4: The Mysterious Master
The next morning, after eating breakfast, Hong Fu was reading a book in his room when a knock on the door pulled him out of the sea of books.
"Xiaofu, your father is back, come down. Song Xue's voice sounded outside the door.
Hong Fu answered and opened the door.
"Mom, is that master here?" Hong Fu said calmly.
"Well, it's not unwilling, or forget it. Song Xue looked at Hong Fudao worriedly.
"No, I don't. Hong Fu shook his head and smiled freely, "Let's go, Mom, have you forgotten? Hong Fu took Song Xue's hand and walked towards the living room, while Song Xue followed behind in an awkward posture.
At this time, there were two people in the living room, one of them was Hong Sihai, and the other was a strange-looking Taoist. I saw this Taoist person, with a long white beard on his chin, wearing a Taoist robe and holding a whisk, but the back of the Taoist robe was tattooed with the seal of ten thousand Buddhas, and a silver cross was hung around his neck.
Hong Sihai's words were very respectful of this Taoist. But in Hong Fu's opinion, this old Taoist faintly exuded a purple light, which seemed mysterious.
"Master, the dog is here. Hong Sihai saw Hong Fu walk into the living room and said happily.
"Master, this is the dog, Xiaofu, come here. Hong Sihai beckoned to this Hong Fu.
"Uh-huh, uh-huh, thum. Lao Dao looked at Hong Fu and made strange noises in his mouth.
Lao Dao looked at Hong Fu, then stood up, walked around him twice, and then touched his beard, staring at Hong Fu with strange eyes, there was pity, guilt, joy and excitement in the depths of those eyes.
"Mr. Hong, this son was born with a declining fetus, born with a declining life, and his own bad luck will also cause trouble to his family, and now this is unstoppable. Lao Dao sighed.
"That's what Master Lizhen said at the beginning, is that really the case?" Hong Sihai muttered.
"The master has a way. Song Xue asked anxiously.
"Another way is to be afraid that the two of you will not agree. ”
"The master said it, and my husband and wife discussed it. "Hong Sikaido.
"It's just that he needs to get out of his hometown, and the farther away the better. ”
"What? I disagree. ”
"Yes, is there no other way for the master?" the husband and wife immediately objected fiercely when they heard this.
Hong Fu looked at his parents who reacted violently, his eyes were moist, he couldn't hold back any longer, tears flowed down, and he knelt on the ground.
"Dad, Mom, I think what the Taoist chief said is right, I am a broom star, wherever I go, where I am unlucky, Mom, are you broken today, Dad, are you injured again today? It's all my fault, you can have another one when I'm gone, I look uncomfortable with you like this, I watch you every day either knock here or there, and the car accident a few days ago almost killed our whole family!
Hong Fu knelt on the ground and cried, slapping himself constantly. Song Xue hurriedly walked over and knelt on the ground and hugged Hong Fu in her arms, crying profusely. Hong Sihai also looked up to the sky and sighed, and then looked at the Taoist.
"Dao Chief, is there no other way?"
"Alas. The Taoist chief sighed: "Other than that, there is no other way, but what I said about taking this son away is to take this son as a disciple and resolve the fate of his body for him, the old Taoist is eighty percent sure, but I don't know what Mr. and Mrs. Hong think?"
Hong Sihai was stunned when he heard this, and then he was ecstatic, Song Xue and Hong Fu also stopped crying one after another, and looked up at Lao Dao with burning eyes.
"Is what the Taoist said true?"
"It's true. Lao Dao stroked his white beard and smiled.
The family also showed happy smiles, and Hong Sihai continued to ask, "Dao Chief, I don't know how long it will take?"
"At least three years and five years, or at most ten years and eight years, it will not delay the succession of your son. ”
Hong Sihai was even more surprised when he heard this, at most, it was only ten years, and his child was only twenty-two years old, and Song Xue glanced at each other, looked at his wife and nodded, and immediately said.
"Okay, then please ask the Taoist. Hong Sihai bowed deeply to the old way, and Song Xue also pulled Hong Fu over to salute and thank the Taoist chief.
"Get up quickly, get up quickly, the old way is ashamed. Lao Dao hurriedly helped the two up.
"I can't hide it, this son can become a Buddha and an ancestor in the future, and the old way of accepting this son as a disciple is also to follow a little light, and you must not do this great gift. ”
"Oh, Master Zhen seems to have said it at the beginning. "Hong Sikaido.
"Some people can see that it's not easy. Lao Dao pinched his fingers, "It's a pity that the Si people have passed away." ”
"Alas, indeed, the true master knew that his life was short, and he was helpless against Xiao'er. Hong Fu sighed.
The two remembered for a while, and then continued to talk.
"Dao Chief, since the child worships you as a teacher, this apprenticeship cannot be without. "Hong Sikaido.
Lao Dao nodded when he heard this, "Okay, you can do it today, but it's simple, just us." ”
"Then I'll prepare. Hong Sihai hurriedly walked out.
Watching his father walk out, Hong Fu looked at Lao Dao curiously, is this his future master?
"Master, what is the purple light on your body?" Hong Fu asked, as soon as he met Hong Fu, he found that this old way was extremely mysterious, and the entire living room with purple light on his body was hazy.
"Xiaofu, what nonsense, what purple light?" Song Xue looked at Hong Fu talking nonsense and then spoke.
"Oh, yes, the eyes of heaven are open, and I can actually see the light on the teacher's body. Lao Dao looked at Hong Fu and said happily.
"What, Dao Chief, this is true?" Song Xue said in shock as she looked at Dao Chief's admission.
"Well, we and other cultivators accept the vitality of heaven and earth, and cultivate for breakthroughs, just to become immortals and gain enlightenment. Lao Dao stroked his beard and said pleasantly.
"That Taoist chief, this immortal, can he still marry a daughter-in-law?" It turned out that Hong Sihai had returned.
"Don't worry, we are not monks, why can't we marry a wife and have children?"
"How old are you, master?" asked Hong Fu curiously.
"I don't remember, it's been too long to remember. ”
The family was thundered by the old words, what does it mean to remember clearly, how big does this have to be?
Lao Dao looked at the stunned family of three and coughed lightly, "That, how are the preparations for the apprenticeship?"
"Alright, you're ready. Hong Sihai came back to his senses and hurriedly said.
"Okay, let's get started. ”
The next thing is to set up a table in the living room, and then Lao Dao sits at the table, Hong Fu kneels down, and serves tea to Lao Dao, and this simple apprenticeship ceremony is completed.
After such a while, it was already noon, and then the meal was served, Hong Sihai invited Lao Dao to sit down on the main seat, and then eat.
In the living room after dinner, Song Xue kept glancing at Hong Sihai.
"Dao Chief, I don't know when I will take the dog away. Hong Sihai said hesitantly, and Song Xue and Hong Fu also pricked up their ears to listen.
"It's not early today, tomorrow. ”
"So fast?"