In the small courtyard of the bamboo forest, the early morning sunlight has just begun to shine down, and the entire courtyard looks clean and shiny, as if it has been coated with a layer of glaze.
Yu Lie sat cross-legged on a stone mill at the door, facing the sun that had just risen, breathing regularly between his mouth and nose, as if he was breathing in the rising sun to collect the sun's essence.
But in fact, although he has been promoted to an eighth-level Taoist disciple, he has not yet learned the breathing method, so there is no possibility of collecting the essence of the sun and the moon. He is only regulating his breathing essence and barely sensing the air.
It's just spiritual energy.
While Yu Lie was sitting cross-legged, outside the bamboo forest courtyard.
From time to time, members of the Yu family walked by. When they saw Yu Lie's figure, the eyes of these passing Yu family members were filled with excitement.
"Did you see that, that is your eldest brother Yu Lie? He is now an eighth-level Taoist disciple. I heard that the eighth-level Taoist disciple has true energy and can use spells. The skills he practices are also different from the Taoist guidance skills.
It is the breathing method and the breathing method, which must be to replenish the sun essence. You must learn to light it and strive to become a Taoist disciple!"
This person was walking by the Yulie Courtyard with a child. The face of the other party was not from the nearby courtyard. It seemed that he had come here with his children to admire him early in the morning.
There were also tribesmen who happened to pass by the bamboo forest. After seeing the remaining columns in the courtyard, they all slowed down, fearing that they would disturb the remaining columns if they walked too fast.
People of all kinds walked past the small courtyard in the bamboo forest one by one.
Ever since Yu Lie could remember, there had never been so many people in this small courtyard.
On the stone mill, Yu Lie secretly frowned. After breathing for a while, he noticed that there were more and more people, so he opened his eyes, slightly bowed his hands towards the tribesmen coming and going outside the courtyard, and then walked towards the main room behind him.
Immediately there was a cry outside the courtyard: "Look, Brother Lie has stood up, and he is reaching towards us!"
There were even members of the Yu family saying, "Big boy, hurry up, go up and say hello to Brother Lie."
Hearing the mixed sounds behind him, Yu Lie shook his head slightly.
He gently flicked his sleeves, and his figure suddenly flashed, and he rushed to the door of the main room. He also sent out a gentle wind, gently pushing back the tribesmen who were about to enter the courtyard.
"I have something important to do today. I have to practice in seclusion. I won't entertain guests."
Yu Lie's clear voice sounded, and the figures outside the courtyard suddenly showed expressions of pity.
Some people also lamented: "A certain person came here before dawn."
At this time, it was already one night before the ghosts and gods from the Chenghuang Temple came to congratulate Yu's home and promoted Yu to be a third-class temple congratulatory.
The situation of that day spread to the entire Yu family at an extremely fast speed, and everyone knew about it. Even the entire south of the city vaguely knew Yu Lie's name during half the day and overnight.
Regarding this matter, Yu Lie was somewhat unexpected, and he also did not expect that the tribesmen would be curious about him.
That's why he was unguarded and went to sit cross-legged in the courtyard at night, minding his own practice. As a result, before dawn, many people in the Yu family looked at him like a monkey for a long time.
Squeak!
Yu Lie returned to the main room, and there was a figure in the room who also quickly got up.
First, Yu Tian said: "Third brother, you have finished practicing. Second mother has warmed the porridge for you. Eat it quickly. Brother, take it out!"
A burly and square figure appeared in the main room, holding a small stove in his hand. It was Yu Tian, the eldest son of the Yu Tian family.
Although Yu Datian is tall and square-faced, his hands and feet are not rough, but rather agile.
He quickly placed a stack of bowls and chopsticks on the square table in the main room, took out the warm meat porridge from the small stove and put it in a bowl.
While he was busy, Yu Datian looked at the crack in the door and muttered:
"Normally, I don't see anyone coming over to say hello. When Third Brother was in the clan, he didn't see so many uncles and uncles bringing their wives and children over to ask for advice. It's strange today, so many came in one go."
When Yu Tian heard this, although her eyes were blurry, she picked up a pair of chopsticks and slapped the back of her eldest son's hand hard:
"Let you talk too much! If the tribesmen are willing to come, they are looking down upon our third brother."
Yu Datian was slapped so hard that his mouth suddenly became cold.
When Yu Lie saw this, he chuckled, took the meat porridge from Yu Datian's hand neatly, served it himself, and brought it to Yu Tian:
"Er Niang, have morning tea. Brother, you can have it too."
After a few conversations, the three of them sat down.
Yu Lie ate a simple meat porridge that was full of oil and salt flavor, poured it into his stomach in one mouthful, and suddenly felt warm all over his body, feeling very comfortable.
The three of them had breakfast together, and Yu Tian kept asking Yu Lie questions without stopping.
This was last night, after Yu Lie returned to the courtyard, Yu Tian had already talked about the result in the middle of the night. Otherwise, as the other party talked, he would burst into tears, blame himself, blame Yu Lie, and keep nagging.
Yu DaTian, on the other hand, was slurping down the meat porridge. He looked for an opportunity and asked Yu Lie about his cultivation.
Yu Datian failed to pass the Taoist examination and had no Taoist status. He was just an ordinary person, so he was very curious about these things.
This breakfast, what Yu Lie ate was a bit indecent, and he would reply after taking one bite.
But for some reason, the room was obviously noisier than outside the courtyard, but when he listened, it didn't feel disturbing at all. On the contrary, it made his heart warm. He didn't know if it was the additional effect of the meat porridge.
After downing three large bowls in one go, Yu Lie took a deep breath of the rich aroma of oil and salt on the bowl and slowly spit it out, wanting his elder brother to have a few more bowls.
But at this moment, Yu Tian suddenly said:
"Master Chenghuang gave Third Brother a reward yesterday. Brother, when do you plan to take up the post? Second Mother is in a hurry, so she went to pull the fabric for you today and sew a fitting Taoist robe for you."
She touched Yu Lie's sleeves and murmured, "Where did you buy this robe? How much did it cost? Look at the stitching, it's too rough."
When Yu Datian heard this, he also raised his head from the porridge bowl and asked excitedly:
"That's right, third brother, when are you going to take office? The City God's Temple is not open to the public three times that whole year. If it is open, we won't have a chance. When you take office, you have to take me to take a look."
Mother and son spoke to each other with joy.
But when Yu Lie listened, his face was slightly startled. He put the empty bowl on the table with a look of embarrassment on his face.
Seeing his appearance, both Yu Tian and Yu Datian stopped talking.
Snap!
Yu Tian slapped Yu Datian again and complained: "Third brother hasn't even taken office yet. Why don't you talk a lot and go wherever you want? Don't cause trouble for third brother."
Yu DaTian apologized, but Yu Lie still hesitated and stopped talking.
So Yu Tian was cautious and asked: "Third brother, is there something wrong?"
Yu Lie simply stopped hiding it. He stood up suddenly, took a step back, bent down and bowed, saying:
"Er Niang, Yu Liezhi is not here, and I have no intention of staying in the clan."
As soon as these words were said, the hall suddenly became quiet, and both Yu Tian and Yu Datian seemed a little unable to react.
This made Yu Lie's face look even more embarrassed, even a little guilty.
But the next moment, to his surprise, there was light laughter in the room:
"I see, that's great. Third brother has great ambitions!"