Chapter 87: Witnessing Nine Uncle Accepting Disciples
The next day.
The security regiment from Dagou Town was taking over the city defense with the Rongcheng First Regiment in a truck overnight.
At the entrance of the Grand Marshal's Mansion, several servants were setting up ladders to change the door number of 'Grand Marshal's Mansion' to 'Deputy Marshal's Mansion'.
“Ah Heng, what do you think of Rongcheng?”
In the small woods opposite the Commander's Mansion, Uncle Jiu and Zhang Heng were strolling.
“It’s pretty good, with a population of more than 100,000, and the people are wealthy.”
“Guarding the Beibu Gulf and Qiongzhou Strait, I dare not say that I will be rich and powerful, but I will definitely not starve to death.”
Zhang Heng told the truth.
“It’s a good place, so that’s what I think.”
Uncle Jiu stopped and said, "There is Gu Gu in Wuhua. My village and Gu Gu's Empress Temple are actually the same in nature."
“A county town does not need two capable experts to be in charge. Moreover, I have inquired and found that Rongcheng has everything except a Taoist temple.”
Uncle Jiu had a compassionate look on his face: "If you have Brother Qian in Echeng, Brother Xu in Yangjiang, and Sister Sue in Wuhua, we can all ensure peace."
“Rongcheng doesn’t have it, isn’t it appropriate?”
"I thought about it last night and decided not to leave. I will stay in Rongcheng from now on to help you guard this family business."
Zhang Heng looked at Uncle Jiu with some surprise.
What Uncle Jiu said was a good thing, but why did Zhang Heng feel that this motive was not that simple.
Forget it, don’t think about it anymore.
“Uncle Shi Gaoyi, I thank you on behalf of the 160,000 people in Rongcheng.”
Zhang Heng bowed to Uncle Jiu, and then discussed: "Uncle Master, I have taken care of the Taoist temple. This is the place. Where do you think it is suitable?"
Uncle Jiu thought for a while: "Let's choose it next to the City God's Temple. When I have nothing to do, I can also preside over the daily sacrifices at the City God's Temple, killing two birds with one stone."
Zhang Heng nodded in approval, and then couldn't help but ask one more question: "What about Yizhuang over there in Wuhua?"
"Let's leave it alone for now. I plan to teach literature for a few more years, and then let him go back and take over Yizhuang. I think there won't be any big problems with Gu Gu and Qiu Sheng here, so just don't take on those big jobs."
Uncle Jiu sighed when he said this: "I am not very talented in literature, but I am still self-aware. Even if you ask him to go to those big and life-threatening jobs, he will not go."
Zhang Heng thought to himself that this was really the case, and this was the only strength of literary talent.
After taking over the Yizhuang, I did everything according to my ability, brought enough magical instruments and talismans, and I was able to deal with ordinary minor problems.
If you can't handle it, you can just go to Aunt Sue or write a letter back. If you don't put yourself in danger, how can the danger come to him?
“Children always have to grow up.”
"If he still can't do it, just tell me and I'll transfer him to the security team as a deputy captain. If he walks around on the street every day, he won't starve to death."
Zhang Heng didn’t want Uncle Jiu to worry too much.
After all, with his current size, it was too easy to assign someone to do something. Wencai didn't have much ambition, so he was assigned casually.
The worst option is to buy groceries at a general store.
The factory in Dagou Town will be completed soon, and there will be at least a thousand workers working in it.
Give him the task of purchasing ingredients. If you do the purchasing, there will be no one who doesn’t get a kickback. You can make him fat by just doing whatever you want.
“I can rest assured that you will do the work.”
Uncle Jiu responded, then glanced at the Taiping Sword on Zhang Heng's back, and said: "You are a person with a predestined destiny, but it is a pity that you were born at the wrong time. It is becoming more and more difficult to practice Taoism. Some time ago, the old man of the sect and
I sent a message saying that the Cave Heaven Paradise on Maoshan Mountain is about to collapse due to the dissipation of spiritual energy."
“Uncle Master, when did this happen?”
Zhang Heng was shocked.
Maoshan is the ancestral altar of the Shangqing Dynasty. It has the first blessed place in Taoism and the eighth cave.
In the blessed land of Cave Heaven, spiritual energy is abundant, and one day of cultivation can equal the work of ten days in the outside world.
Every ten years, a group of outstanding disciples will be sent to enter Qing Cultivation for one year. This is also the reason why casual cultivators can only practice Qi cultivation at the same age of 20 or 30, but the core disciples of Maoshan are all in the Foundation Establishment realm.
“It was just two months ago.”
“The new generation of disciples has begun to emerge, and the sect is preparing to use Dongtian to help you.”
“The candidates have been preliminarily submitted, but upon inspection, we found that the spring water in Dongtian Paradise has dried up, the earth is cracked, and it is on the verge of collapse. I don’t know if it can survive again.”
Uncle Jiu said this and told Zhang Heng: "Dongtian Blessed Land is the foundation of a sect. Only Mr. Maoshan Su and us core disciples know about this. You don't want to spread it outside."
"correct."
Uncle Jiu added: "Senior Brother Xu has already recommended you. If the cave can be opened, I can't say for others, but you will definitely be among them. I, Qian Zhenren, Simu, Qianhe, will always say it in front of the elders.
Your kind words make you very famous in the Maoshan community."
Forehead
Zhang Heng was a little speechless: "Uncle Master, when did this happen, why didn't I know?"
“I’m not among them, I’m not trying to do anything, and you’re not a high-level or quasi-high-level person in Maoshan, I’ll tell you what to do.”
“Originally, I shouldn’t have told you to save you from having too high aspirations.”
"But after getting along with each other these days, I think it doesn't matter to tell you. I don't know whether the next master of the Jing Temple will be Senior Brother Xu or Senior Brother Qian, but I know that the next master of the Jing Temple will be what you want to do.
, no one can compete with you."
Uncle Jiu looked deeply at Zhang Heng: "At present, few of the next generation of Maoshan disciples are successful. We are very optimistic about you. You will have a heavy burden in the future."
Zhang Heng said nothing.
Uncle Jiu is not a person who likes to joke, at least he would not joke about this kind of thing.
When he said this, he was not even expressing his position on behalf of one person, but on behalf of ‘us’.
Zhang Heng doesn’t know who we are.
He only knows Zhenren Xu, Zhenren Qian, Gu Gu, and Uncle Jiu. He doesn’t know much about the social circle of his master and his uncles. He only knows Uncle Four Eyes and Uncle Qianhe. He doesn’t know who else is there.
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But he knew that starting from today, in addition to the Zhang family in Yangjiang, he had another burden on him, and this burden was called Maoshan Legal Tradition.
He carries the expectations of the elders of the sect and is regarded as the future of Maoshan.
“Uncle Master, what do you think about Yue Qiluo?”
Zhang Heng thought again of the old witch who injured him.
"Everyone in the world is looking for her now. I have written to you, Master Zhaixing. He will be here from Hu Jian in a few days."
Uncle Jiu smiled when he said this: "Soon you will be able to see the number one contemporary person in Maoshan."
Name of a person, shadow of a tree.
Taoist Taoist Zhaixing is now Maoshan's signature character, but Zhang Heng heard from Master Xu that this uncle has a weird personality and likes to travel around the world. He is not easy to deal with. He is also a kind of dragon who never sees the end of his life.
"you do not need to worry."
Uncle Jiu saw the hesitation in Zhang Heng's eyes and said with relief: "My eldest cousin is a bit strange, but he is a very good person. I will say something nice to you when the time comes."
“Big cousin?”
Zhang Heng looked at Uncle Jiu blankly.
"yes."
Uncle Jiu said with a smile: "My Lin family has a surname from Maoshan. My eldest cousin is named Zhaixing. His real name is Lin Zhenying. My name is Lin Zhengying. I also have a second cousin named Lin Yingjiu, who is the exorcist Taoist priest of Jiuquan Town.
I will introduce them all to you when I have a chance in the future."
Zhang Heng thought to himself: "This is a trick into Uncle Jiu's nest. There are so many Uncle Nine?"
“Master, Master!”
Just as he was talking, Wencai ran up panting.
“What’s wrong? You’re yelling.”
Uncle Jiu was not as kind to Zhang Heng as he was to literary talents.
“It’s the annoying spirit that’s coming.”
Wencai breathed heavily.
“Which annoying spirit?”
“That’s Ah Wei, the captain of the security team in Ren’s town.”
Wencai replied: "He didn't know where he heard that you came to Rongcheng, so he came eagerly and said he was here to do some odd jobs for you."
“Nine Uncle.”
Zhang Heng stood aside and whispered: "I think this Awei really wants to become your teacher. In my opinion, you might as well just accept him."
“He is devoted to Taoism and will definitely work hard to learn it. You must have someone to carry on your legacy, right?”
Qiu Sheng got married and had children, and became a Taoist priest.
The literary talent is insufficient and it is difficult to make a difference in Taoism.
Uncle Jiu sighed: "I have never been weaker than others in my life, but I didn't expect to teach two apprentices. One is more unreliable than the other. Is this my fate?"
“Uncle Jiu, you are still young, you just need to teach a few more reliable people in the future.”
"and"
Zhang Heng looked at Wencai: "Wencai is a bit stupid, but let me tell you, in the future, we will not be able to rely on him to support him in old age. On the contrary, it will be those who are clever, smart, and thoughtful, who will not be reliable when the time comes."
Uncle Jiu sighed again.
Looked at Wencai, shook his head and left.
“Brother Heng, I know that Master looks down on me, and I also know that I am stupid, but when Master gets old, I will definitely honor him well and do better than anyone else.”
Wencai said to Zhang Heng with an aggrieved look on his face.
Zhang Heng patted him on the shoulder and said with a smile: "If you have this kind of heart, my uncle's love for you will not be in vain."
Deputy Commander's Mansion.
“Nine Uncle.”
A Wei, who was waiting in the living room, looked happy when Uncle Jiu came in.
“Awei, do you really want to become your teacher?”
Uncle Jiu sat on a chair and asked Awei seriously.
“Yes, Uncle Jiu, I admire you very much. In order to come to you, I even quit my job as the security captain.”
Ah Wei quickly explained: "I'm not complaining, I'm just showing my confidence to you. I can endure hardships and I will definitely learn from you."
Uncle Jiu thought for a moment and then told Zhang Heng, "Ask Aunt Sue to come down and bear witness."
Zhang Heng went upstairs and called Gu Gu down.
Uncle Jiu and Aunt Zhue are sitting in the first place.
Zhang Heng, a literary talent, stood behind the two of them.
Uncle Jiu asked the servant to bring a cup of tea, put it on the table next to Ah Wei, and said, "If you want to become my master, just pick up this cup of tea and call me master."
“Master.”
Awei knelt on the ground, holding the teacup in his hand high.
Uncle Jiu took it and drank it in one gulp: "From today on, you are my third disciple."
Awei knelt down and kowtowed: "Thank you, Master."
aside.
Zhang Heng sees everything in his eyes.
Uncle Jiu, I finally have a reliable apprentice.
In the future, he will also have an additional tool man who brings his own dry food, which is great.
ps: I have something to do today, so I’m taking a leave of absence, and I’ll make up for the fourth update tomorrow.