Chapter 22 Embarking on the path of learning

Ning Fu was afraid of another incident, so he didn't dare to delay along the way, and went straight to his hometown Haining. Changing horses by car, in less than two days, I arrived outside the house. After being away from home for a long time, the homesickness has become more and more cordial, and now that he has arrived at the door of the house, he can't hold back the feelings of longing, Ning Fu ran into the house in a hurry, and hurriedly shouted: "Dad, mother, Ning Fu has turned back." "In the past, my father and mother would have happily greeted me when they heard the shouts, but now, the room is quiet inside and outside, and there is no movement. Ning Fu was full of doubts, pushed open the door of the house that had been absent for a long time, and the first thing that came to his nose was a musty smell, and by the light coming in from the outside, he could roughly see that the ground inside was overgrown with weeds, more than half a person high, and there were clusters of faint green moss crawling on the wall, showing traces of time. This scene surprised Ning Fu a lot, "Is this the old mansion that I think about day and night, how did it become like this." He couldn't believe it, and he couldn't disbelieve it. There was a familiar shouting voice on the street, "Sell tofu, buy tofu to eat." Ning Fu heard the clamor and hurriedly ran out. On the other side of the street, a merchant with a flat shoulder carried a tofu box at each end. This burden-carrying merchant is in his forties, with a strong body, and he is a man who can be seen everywhere in the countryside. Ning Fu clearly remembered that the merchant who sold tofu was surnamed Fang Zhiyuan, and he was a very simple young man. Less than half a year away from home, there was a different person. "Little brother, let's eat a bowl of tofu to quench your thirst and quench your hunger, this is the best. The merchant walked closer and saw Ning Fu standing beside him in a daze, so he asked. Ning Fu suddenly came to his senses and nodded, "Okay, then please take a bowl to eat." As if he was happy or something, he hurriedly put down the flat burden, took a large porcelain bowl from the side of the burden, opened the lid, scooped a spoonful with an iron spoon into the bowl, put down the spoon, and handed the bowl with both hands. Ning Fu stretched out his hand to take it, and at this moment, he smelled the fragrance of tofu that he had not seen for a long time, and his heart was much more steady, and he devoured it at the moment and ate the whole bowl of bean curd. After settling the meal money, Ning Fu couldn't wait to ask: "This eldest brother, by asking Fang Mingyuan, he often carries the burden on the street to buy and sell tofu, but he didn't come today, is he sick in his dare?" The Dan Lang was extremely surprised, he stared at Ning Fu intently, and said slowly: "My father just passed away last year, and when he was alive, he did make a living selling tofu, but it has been more than ten years before and after leaving this burden. Ning Fu's surprise was really extraordinary, and he stammered: "Family-father?" The burdenman nodded affirmatively and said, "My name is Fang Dachun, and I am the fourth in the family. When Ning Fu left home, Fang Mingyuan was only in his early twenties, and he had not yet married a wife, and now a son in his forties came out, this matter is simply incredible, Ning Fu didn't care about those chaotic thoughts, and asked further: "In this house, there used to be a Ning couple, do you know their whereabouts." He stretched out his hand to his home, and his voice trembled as he spoke, unable to hide his panic. Fang Dachun pondered for a long time and said: "About ten years ago, the two old men were already immortal, and they were considered old when they passed away, but it is a pity that they have no children and no daughters under their knees. At that time, it was my father who came to help with the aftermath, and no one in the whole village knew about it. After Fang Dachun finished speaking, he said goodbye, and then picked up the flat shoulder and left.

Ning Fu was in a trance, his mind was blank, as if he had no soul, no consciousness, only a dry shell. I don't know how long it took, the sky was getting darker, Ning Fu felt weak, unable to lift the slightest energy, he walked aimlessly, and when he looked up, he saw an inn, so he walked straight in. Under the guidance of the store, he quickly found a vacant room, entered the room, and plunged into the wide and comfortable bed, Ning Fu quickly fell asleep. In his sleep, everything that happened in the underworld flashed again, and when he was brought to the resurrection ladder by the bull and horse, he screamed and woke up from his dream. The last few words of Niu Tou Ma Mian seemed to be still echoing in his ears, and Ning Fu thought to himself that the dream he had a few days ago really came true, he had died and traveled in the underworld. According to this, it is now fifty years later, alas, what is the use of staying here since my parents are dead, it is better to learn the magic of immortality, that is the long-term plan. And the exorcist sword suffered for me, and when I have the ability, I will rescue it, so that our fate will not be in vain. Thinking about this, my heart to learn the Tao became more and more determined. Since then, Ning Fu abandoned the red dust and finally embarked on the road of cultivating and becoming an immortal.

Ning Fu was instructed to find the grave of his parents, kowtowed in front of the grave of the second elder, shed a handful of tears, and said goodbye to his hometown and came to Qingfeng Mountain. Qingfeng Mountain is located in the extreme north, far away from the Central Plains, Ningfu traveled on foot, and it was difficult to say that the road was difficult. This day is approaching noon, come to Qumen Gorge, and then go a little further, it is a desert, there is no human population within a radius of more than ten miles, Ning Fu saw that there was a wine flag fluttering in the wind on the side of the road, so he planned to eat, continued to move forward, asked for wine and food, just ate a few bites, at this time two people came over, one was an ugly old Taoist priest, and the other was a young monk wearing a green robe and gown. The two of them quarreled with each other, scuffled with each other and came to a close place, saw the restaurant, and stopped together, and the old Taoist priest said: "There is no food in the stomach, how can you compete." There's a restaurant here, and it's not too late to wait until you've eaten. Xiushi said: "It is exactly what I want, I am young and strong, and I am full of food, so you are not my opponent." The old man blew his beard angrily and glared, and said angrily: "We are comparing magic and martial arts, not the brute force of moving stones and trees." Although my martial arts are not superior, they are more than enough to surpass Your Excellency. Xiushi said disdainfully: "What ability you have, all of it is, who is strong and who is weak, you will know when you try it." When they had said this, they let go of each other's hands, and each found an empty table and sat down. The two of them ate very quickly, and it only took a moment to eat, and Lao Dao looked left and right, except for Ning Fu, there was no one else, so he said to Xiushi: "The two of us are better than each other, I don't count what I said, I have to find an outsider." That little brother seems to be an honest man, and he won't lie, so let's find him to do a notarization, how about it. Xiushi said: "This is the best." The two of them got up together, came to Ning Fu's side, and said that both of them are Taoist figures, and this time they are better than each other, please Ning Fu come to witness, Ning Fu couldn't stand the warm invitation of the two, he hesitated for a moment, and then nodded in agreement.