The county officials' room in Baima Town was overcrowded, and the three classes of officials gathered, even the chief bookkeeper and the county clerk were there. On weekdays, when I do errands, I have to talk about dignity and humility, but at the moment, I don't pay so much attention to it, everyone talks and laughs, and it is very lively.

There is a small name in the mouth today: Su Jing, the county's alternate arrester, stepped down.

Many officials and errands gathered together, all to see Su Jing off. A young man returned the tokens, uniforms and other things back to the officer's room, handed over the formalities, Zuihou turned his head and took a deep circle: "Su Jing thank you seniors and elders for taking care of you this year." ”

Bending over and saluting in circles, perhaps because of too much force, the young man seemed to be a little dizzy and confused when he stood up...... In fact, it's the same if you don't turn around, Su Jing has been like this since he was a child: there is always some sleepiness in his eyes, so he always looks a little confused. However, most people frown when they are not full, but Su Jing always has the corners of his lips hooked and a faint smile, so he doesn't look like he hasn't slept enough, but is about to fall asleep and is about to fall into a sweet dream.

To Su Jing's thanks, everyone waved their hands one after another, some said that your kid will be prosperous in the future, don't forget your old brother, some said that when you travel far away, you have a long heart, and the outside is not as calm as the small town, and some say that when you marry a daughter-in-law in the future, remember to bring it back for everyone to see...... The officials were all rough people, and they couldn't say anything polite, but everyone knew in their hearts that Su Jing was the opposite. This year, it was the teenagers who took care of them.

It has been almost 30 years since the big head catcher, and there has never been a year like when Su Jing was there, the horizontal knife was sharpened, the shackles were maintained so smoothly, the official horses were fed so strong, the official documents were kept so neatly, and the class room, the office room and even the prison cell were cleaned up so cleanly......

Su Jing is a foreigner, and he was held by his grandfather when he was still an infant and settled in the town. Su Laohan has good skills in marinated eggs with sauce, meat, and opened a cooked food shop, although he is not doing well, he is still comfortable supporting his grandchildren.

Speaking of which, Su Laohan is kind-hearted and kind, everything is good, but there is only one thing: the old man is too concerned about his grandson.

When Su Jing was five years old, he was taken by the head of the Shenwei Dart Bureau who was passing by, and he felt that this son was a good seedling for martial arts, and wanted to take him away as a closed disciple, but Su Laohan disagreed;

Su Jing studied in a private school, Liu Fuzi felt that he had the talent to read, and wanted to write a letter of recommendation, recommending him to study in the big academy of the state capital, as long as the doll worked hard by himself, it would not be difficult to gain fame in the future, Su Laohan disagreed;

The most outrageous thing is that three years ago, the prefect of this county was promoted and transferred, the adult had no children under his knees, and he liked Su Jing very much, and proposed to recognize him as a righteous son, take him to the new place of appointment, and personally train him, and he would always ensure a good future for this child in the future, but Su Laohan still shook his head.

It is normal for grandpa to be reluctant to let his grandson leave his side, but like Su Laohan, he pushes away the good opportunities that other children can't look forward to again and again, where is this still love, and it is obviously harming his grandson's future.

The grandson is Su Laohan's, and it is useful for others to break his mouth. It's Su Jing himself, who is confused all day long, and doesn't feel that it's a pity to waste those opportunities, reading, playing, helping grandpa do things, and sharpening knives......

Day and night, regardless of occasion and place, as long as he has free time, he will take out a short knife and a piece of stone from his satchel and sharpen it non-stop.

The knife is not more than a foot long, with a one-sided blade, which is a common and ordinary cattle knife used by butchers; The neighbors who had good deeds asked him why he always sharpened his knife, what was the benefit of this, Su Jingchong blinked at the others, and asked with wonder: "Yes, what is the benefit?"

Fourteen years later, Su Laohan died.

The old man's death is certainly embarrassing, but the villagers in the town feel that this may not be a good thing for Su Jing, and his future will not be interfered with by his grandfather in the future, and he will be able to make his own decisions. ...,

But no one expected that after Su Jing took care of his grandfather's funeral, he went to the yamen to sign up as a waitlist catcher...... Different from the iron arrest of the criminal department of the Beijing division or the Dazhou government, the officials in small places are all privately funded by the county government, and the salary is pitiful, but the things they do are hard and tiring, and they are worried about their lives if they don't get it right. The so-called 'car and boat shop' is the five lowest livelihoods in the world of Middle-earth, and it should never be the ideal of a teenager.

However, Su Jing made it clear to the adults before the errand that he could only do fast fishing for a year. A year later, when Grandpa's filial piety period expired, he would travel far away. asked him where he was going, and if he couldn't come back, Su Jing shook his head in a daze: I don't know.

People who have been with Su Jing for a long time understand that the drowsiness in the young man's eyes and the confusion on his face do not represent his true state, at best... It's kind of a habitual expression. How can a really sleepy guy be valued by so many people such as the chief dartman, the old master, the former adult, etc., and how can he keep the huge yamen in order.

Time flickered, a year later, Su Jing, the alternate arrester of White Horse Town, stepped down, bid farewell to many colleagues in the yamen, and Su Jing left the yamen.

There was a faint sound of gongs, drums and firecrackers in the distance, thinking which family had a happy event, Su Jing didn't care, humming a relaxed tune in his mouth, and walked towards home, but after turning a few streets, he met a group of people. More than a dozen local idlers, surrounded by a young fat man, blowing and beating all the way, setting off artillery battles, coming from the east and going west.

Su Jing, a young fat man in the middle, knows Luo Yuan, the second son of the scholarly Mendi Luo family in the town, this person is very good at reading, he was selected for Xiucai when he was fifteen years old, and he has been studying hard at home for the past two years, preparing for the township exam, and he has always been an honest person, I don't know why he is so swaggering today.

Luo Yuan saw Su Jing and greeted loudly: "Fool Su, do you know that I have entered the Qingmang Mountain Immortal Family, and tonight the master will send the Sword Immortal Elder to lead me to the sect, and in the future, I can practice qi cultivation and live forever!"

Su Jing doesn't read books, he doesn't learn martial arts, but he goes to be a standby catcher, isn't he a fool? .

But in the past, when Luo Yuan saw Su Jing, he would shout 'virtuous brother'.

Su Jing sighed, and after taking a few steps, he came back to his senses, zhanzhu, and nodded to Luo Yuan: "That's congratulations." ”

After speaking, Su Jing, who was about to leave, suddenly remembered something, and walked to the middle of the road, blocking Luo Yuan: "It is written on the yellow calendar that today's 'bad things spirit' in the west are cruising in the west, and gold and fire are taboo... Those who beat the gong and set off the cannon, don't look to the west, and provoke the unlucky god who specializes in bad people and good deeds. Do you change direction?"

Luo Yuan was stunned, and then scolded: "Fart, that's the yellow calendar you dreamed of, how can there be such an immortal, get out of the way!" In the past, this kind of foul language would never flow out of the mouth of the humble and polite Luo Yuan.

Luo Yuan was able to gain fame at a young age, and his brain was outstanding, and after a little pondering, he roughly guessed what Su Jing meant, and asked with a smile: "The children's test is imminent, Wang Pai in the middle of West Street is studying hard, and the widow of the Song family at the end of West Street is sick and can't be frightened...... You don't let us go to West Street to take care of them, right?"

Su Jing sighed: "It's okay if you don't believe in the yellow calendar, but the neighborhood always has to take care of it." ”

Luo Fatzi sneered: "Wang Pai is not in his mid-year annual examination, he is in his thirties, and he is cheeky to take the children's exam, he is also a fool, not a fool, who can be willing to give up that face? The son of the Song widow is even more a fool, born with cerebral palsy, if you want me to say, it is better to be scared to death, die early and reincarnate early, maybe you will become a smart person in the next life." If you protect them, aren't you just a fool protecting a fool? Why, are you playing with the world's fools?"

Su Jing was confused and scratched his head: "I remember, you have always called Wang Pai brother and aunt to the widow of the Song family, and you have sympathy for her child......

Luo Yuancai didn't bother to explain anything, and when he saw that Su Jing didn't give way, he interrupted with a smile: "If you don't give way, you will be beaten... If you are beaten, you will be taken by us, first go to the door of Wang Pai's house to set off a cannon, and then go to the door of Widow Song to ring the gong. By the way, maybe that brother will hurt one of your ankles if he is not careful, don't you want to travel far away? "A group of idlers all smiled and agreed, 'Immortal Yuan', it is a great thing for mortals, those splashes are all competing with each other, and now they have made Luo Yuan happy, maybe they will be able to get some benefits in the future.

Su Jing knew that it was amazing, and he seemed to be more awake, his sleepy eyes showed some light, he took out a few pieces of straw paper from his arms, and said to Luo Yuan: "I'll go." With that, he ran away and got out of the way.

Su Jing is rarely reckless, and he will hardly stop things that cannot be stopped.

A group of idlers laughed loudly, no longer paying attention to Su Jing, who had fled in the wilderness, hugging Luo Yuan, shouting, desperately making an amazing noise, and walking towards West Street.

Luo Yuan got the immortal fate, and when he thought that he would be able to escape and fly to the sky and command the flying sword to kill people for thousands of miles in the near future, his heart was extremely happy, and the little etiquette in the mortal world was like a fine snow in his eyes, and he disappeared with a bang.

Just as he was so happy, Luo Yuan suddenly heard someone shouting behind him: "Luo Xian's family." ”

Luo Xianjia was happy, felt that this person was really sensible, turned his head with a smile, and then only felt that the wind was blowing, and Su Jing, who was not far away, threw something at him hard.

Luo Yuan only had time to side of his face in a hurry, and the thing that should have been in the middle of the door hit his face, and there was a 'pop' sound, but it didn't hurt, but it was wet and uncomfortable. Reach out and wipe it, a piece of straw paper... There was also sticky horse manure on the straw paper, which smelled fishy.

Luo Yuan jumped like thunder and shouted: "Hit him!" A group of splashes rushed to chase after him, Su Jing ran without hesitation, muttering as he ran: "I didn't find dog shit, fortunately there was horse manure." ”

West Street was quiet, and Su Jing was in trouble.

But Su Jing would run, he fled near the yamen, and sure enough, after a few streets, just when he was about to be caught up, a loud shout came: "Do you want to rebel?"

The big catcher turned out of the corner with a few errand officers and looked at both sides coldly.

The splashers didn't dare to make a mistake, Luo Yuan ran up panting, pointed at Su Jing and said to the big catcher: "Su fool threw me with horse manure and arrested him!"

Su Jing also gasped and reasoned: "I don't raise horses, where does the horse manure come from." Don't talk nonsense. ”

Luo Yuan said angrily: "What kind of crooked reasoning is this! Which stipulates that only those who have horses can throw horse manure." ”

Su Jing blinked, and his expression became even more confused: "Yes, who prescribed it?"

Luo Fatzi gritted his teeth: "You are messing around and pestering ......"

"Shut up. Either get out, or admit the sin of causing trouble on the street, and go to sleep in the prison tonight!"

Luo Yuanben has an immortal fate, so he really doesn't put the big head catcher in his eyes, but the words of the big head catcher are strong enough, and Luo Fatzi doesn't dare to make another time, so he laughed twice sharply, nodded and said: "Qi Tou'er, I am successful in learning immortals, and I will come back to see you." ”

After saying that, he turned around and left, and went home to wash his face and take a shower.

The big catcher looked at Su Jing again, his eyes became gentle, and Su Jing shook his head: "I'm fine, the straw paper was thrown away, and my hands didn't get dirty." After saying that, he stretched out his hand to everyone, and it meant 'if you don't believe it, come and smell it'.

All the officials retreated together, daxiao, and then another person sighed: "I thought Luo Yuan was a good boy, but I didn't expect to get a fairy fate... How so?"

The head of the big arrest was punished for half his life, and he was extremely accurate in seeing people and things, and shook his head and said: "It has nothing to do with immortal fate, Luo Yuan's nature is like this." In the past, I didn't dare to show off honestly, and all my thoughts were swirling in my heart, and no one could see it. Now that there is a fairy fate, it is unscrupulous and no longer hidden. Ordinary people practice, even if they can't become immortals and Buddhas, at least they won't become evil demons, but they are vicious people...... It's good that you can't cultivate the immortal fruit, but if you cultivate it, it's a disaster. ”...,

Another catcher sneered: "This virtue, even if you enter the Qingmang Immortal Gate, you will be driven out sooner or later." ”

The big catcher smiled helplessly: "He can pretend, when you enter Qingmang Mountain, will it be the same as now? Cultivators are also human beings, and it is not so easy to see through the true heart and nature of others. Saying that, he sighed: "Forget it, don't worry about it, it's useless." ”

Su Jing was confused, he couldn't figure out such a lofty and ethereal thing as the immortal family and cultivation, scratched the back of his head, hummed a brisk tune in his mouth again, and went home in a hurry......

After dark, an incense table was set up in front of the Luo Mansion, and the family stood solemnly, quietly waiting for the arrival of the immortal family. Before the hour came, a green light swept across the night sky, heading straight for Whitehorse Town.

After a short time, the light fell in front of the door of Luo's house, and a yellow-robed Taoist priest asked lightly, "Where is Luo Yuan?"

Luo Yuan, who was dressed in full costume, hurriedly agreed, ran forward quickly, knelt on the ground, respectfully, and his face was full of piety: "Disciple Luo Yuan, meet ......"

Before he finished speaking, the yellow-robed Taoist priest suddenly said 'huh', his face was happy, he turned his head and looked around, as if he was looking for something, and after a while, he turned around and left, ignoring Luo Yuan, who was kneeling in front of him.

Boom... Boom... Boom...

There was a soft sound of knives and stones rubbing, and Su Jing was sitting in his yard sharpening knives. At this moment, the young man, there is no trace of sleepiness in his eyes and face, his eyes are bright, bright as stars, and as deep as night.

The figure flashed, and the yellow-robed Taoist priest of Qingmang Mountain jumped into the small courtyard, and did not disturb Su Jing to sharpen his knife, just stood aside and watched, the more he looked at it, the more happy he became.

didn't seem to notice that there were people around him, and Su Jing didn't look up, from childhood to adulthood, he was extremely engaged and energetic when he sharpened his knife. It wasn't until he felt that the knife had been sharpened that he put the knife and stone back into his bag, stood up and gave a deep look to the yellow-robed Taoist priest: "The younger generation has seen the immortal chief." ”

After sharpening the knife, the boy returned to the appearance of falling asleep, and almost yawned again, and he could lie down and burrow into the bed.

The yellow-robed Taoist priest didn't care about his expression, his voice was low, and he got straight to the point: "Young man, are you willing to practice?"

"I'm willing to practice, but I can't go with you, there is one more important thing waiting for me to do. ”

The people in White Horse Town only knew that Su Laohan had turned away opportunities for his grandson, but they didn't know that in the past ten years, the opportunities that had appeared in front of Su Jing were not as simple as reading and practicing martial arts!

There have been three immortal chiefs who can spell spells and fly with swords, and they have come to Su Jing's house, saying that he has innate aura in him, and they want to bring him back to the mountains to teach the method of cultivation and the art of immortality. Cultivation matters pay attention to fate, and you have to be willing to accept apprentices, but you don't have to ask the elders for advice, as long as Su Jing is willing, Su Laohan can't stop him if he wants to! But Su Jing didn't leave, and stayed in White Horse Town......

The yellow-robed Taoist priest is the fourth.

Every time the Sword Immortal came, Su Jing was sharpening his sword. However, the first three were uninvited and were unexpected to both parties, but this time and the fourth were deliberately attracted by Su Jing.

Huang Pao's brows furrowed: "Why are you so ignorant of things, what else will be more important than Xianyuan... That's it, you say, what is the important thing you have to do, you worship my disciple, and I will help you do it. ”

Su Jing had heard this statement four times before, so he used the fourth time to get rid of the entanglement, reached into his arms, held an inconspicuous wooden bell in the palm of his hand, and showed it to the yellow robe: "Returning to the Immortal Chief, what I want to do is explained by the owner of this bell." ”

The bell seemed to have a magical liliang, and the Taoist priest immediately showed shock on his face at a glance, his eyes flickered for a moment, and he actually waved his hand at Su Jing according to the etiquette of his fellow Daoists and peers: "I'm sorry to disturb the little Taoist friend, so I will leave." ”...,

Every time. But this time Su Jing still had something to say, so he spoke in time: "Dao Chief, please stay, the owner of the bell has said... The children of the Luo family are misbehaving and are not in line with cultivation. ”

The yellow-robed Taoist priest nodded seriously: "Please tell the ancestor that Qingmang Mountain will never include people with bad conduct." I wish him another old man to explore the fairy fruit and enjoy it forever. Farewell via the trail. "Luo Yuan can get the qualification to worship Qingmang Mountain, not because of his talent, but because his father is annoying, so he has a lot of money and I don't know how many relationships he has given him, and he is only a registered disciple, and the Taoist priest doesn't take him seriously at all.

Following the Taoist priest's pause, he turned into a green light and flew up, and after a while, Lang Lang's shout sounded from mid-air: "Luo Yuan, your immortal fate has been broken! Remember to this seat, if you dare to do any evil thoughts in your heart, this seat will take your head! Be a good man!"

Luo Yuan was dumbfounded, he didn't know what was going on, his fat body shook twice, he fell to the ground with a bang, and began to cry......

Su Jing listened to the crying in the distance, stood quietly for a while, and muttered: "I said that it was unlucky to go to the west to play gongs and set off cannons, but you didn't listen." Then he turned around and went back to the house, packed his bags first, and then went to the grandfather's spirit to offer incense, prayed for a while, zuihou whispered: "Grandpa, I am going to repay the favor to the black-robed immortal, it is estimated that I will leave in a few days, you can rest assured, I will be fine." ”

After speaking, Su Jing took the wooden bell in his hand again and crushed it vigorously.

Three days later, without seeing the flying light or the immortal spell, an old man in a black robe suddenly appeared in the courtyard of Su Jing's house.