Half a day after the sermon meeting, in a house not far from Shenshe Palace, a Taoist priest in black walked through the flower corridor covered with gourd vines and walked into a quiet bamboo forest.
He looked at the gourds swaying in front of his eyes. These gourds were smaller in size, light green in color, each one was smooth, tender and cute, and the surrounding gourd leaves were also green, which looked particularly eye-catching. These small gourds looked like
It seemed to be alive, and it began to sway as he walked by.
He looked away and found that the flower gallery had reached the end. An old Taoist was standing there waiting for him. He quickly stepped forward and bowed, saying: "Mr. Li."
Li Laodao said: "How is it?"
The black-clothed Taoist said: "Mr. Li, I just came back from the place where I taught the Dharma. That man has already received the seal given by Xuan Zun."
Li Laodao stroked his beard, seeming to let go of something and his expression relaxed.
The black-clothed Taoist praised him and said, "Gong Li has a brilliant plan. If a person like Zhang Yu, who is eager to seek the Tao, suddenly encounters such an opportunity, he will definitely put aside all efforts to seek the Tao."
Li Laodao nodded silently. After a while, he said again, "It's best this way."
The black-clothed Taoist said again: "After this news comes out, I think there will be many people competing for the fate of this person. By then, I am afraid that I will have no time to care about other things."
Li Laodao said: "There is nothing to hope for from these people. With this person's ability, he is not a threat, and he will not even cause trouble."
The black-clothed Taoist looked at him and asked cautiously: "Is there anything else Mr. Li is worried about?"
Li Laodao pondered: "I once thought that everything was within our control, but some people are not among them. I have been thinking just now that I still look at this person too much with the eyes of an ordinary person.
It should be noted that ordinary people obtain the predestined dharma, which is nothing more than the two results of abandoning and grasping. However, this person cannot reason with common sense. If he obtains this, it does not rule out the possibility of becoming a dharma. If so, we may be self-defeating.
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The black-clothed Taoist was suddenly startled. He hesitated and said: "This... is unlikely. Mr. Li may be overly worried."
Li Laodao seemed to realize that he had said too much. He did not continue the topic and said, "Is Liang Yi gone?"
The Taoist priest in black said: "Let's go. After listening to the sermon, we left without meeting anyone."
Li Laodao nodded and said: "Fellow Daoist Liang still knows the overall situation and what is most important. We can advance our affairs slowly and try not to make any mistakes."
Zhang Yu waited inside the palace for another day, but he could feel that since the end of the sermon yesterday, people had been looking at the place where he lived with voyeuristic eyes, and the waves in his heart were rising and falling.
These people are obviously coveting the "condition" in his hand, but he has not made any movement here yet, so these people are still watching and waiting.
Xu Chengtong walked up to him from outside and said with a salute: "Guard, I went to check again. It is true that someone suspected of being Daoist Fellow Shen has appeared, but he has left now."
Zhang Yu's eyes moved slightly and he said: "I understand, please excuse me, Deacon Xu."
Xu Chengtong immediately said: "I'm just trying to forgive my sins, I don't dare to call it hard work."
Qingshu appeared outside the palace door at this time. He stood there with his fists clasped and said: "Sir, the people are here."
Zhang Yu turned around and said, "Let them come in."
Qingshu stood there and waved, and saw a middle-aged man walking in with a young man of twelve or thirteen years old, with a childish face, but wearing adult clothes, but his walking posture was slightly unnatural.
The middle-aged man arrived, saluted the man on the seat, and said, "Anli has seen the patrol and this Taoist priest." He turned his head and saw that the young man was standing still, so he kicked him and scolded him in a low voice.
Said: "You're still not polite when you're in front of a patrol guard? Do you still want to get slapped?"
The young man seemed to have remembered something, his face froze, and he bowed reluctantly.
In the first few days, due to his actions, many people paid attention to him and the flying boat he built. He was very proud of his strategy, but when he heard that he was going to be Zhang Yu's disciple, it was like a bolt from the blue.
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At first he was very reluctant, jumping up and down, shouting "I won't go, if you want me to go I will die in front of you." However, his grandfather An Song picked up a bamboo whip and cracked it and beat him severely, and he suddenly became honest.
Zhang Yu looked at him and said, "In the next year, you will be by my side."
An Zhizhi lowered his head and hummed.
An Li hurriedly bowed his head and said: "My nephew, please ask the patrol to look after him. If he is dishonest, it's up to the patrol to beat or scold him."
Zhang Yu turned to him and said, "I heard that two generations of your An family were great craftsmen?"
An Li said: "Yes, even if you don't want to patrol, you have heard of our reputation."
Zhang Yudao: "I came from Qingyang Shangzhou in the inner layer, and my skills in creating things are also quite promising."
An Li glanced at Qing Shu who was standing behind Zhang Yu. He had heard rumors before that Zhang Yu was hostile to creation, and he easily believed it because he felt that since he was a Taoist, he must not like creation, but now
Thinking about it, this seems very unreasonable.
He didn't know for a while whether there was other meaning in Zhang Yu's words, so he decided to write it down and tell his father, and then think about it again.
After Zhang Yu commented, he didn't talk any more and said: "Qingshu, take him down and let him learn some breathing techniques first. I hope he can learn it before going back."
An Zhizhi suddenly raised his head and said loudly: "I want to take away what I built, as well as my followers."
Qingshu looked at him and then at Zhang Yu.
An Li suddenly looked nervous.
Zhang Yuping said: "Let him bring whatever he wants to bring."
Qingshu bowed and obeyed.
An Li immediately said: "When I get back next time, I will order the people and things to be delivered immediately so that the patrol schedule will not be delayed."
Xu Chengtong watched from the side. He felt that although An Zhizhi was young, he was very thoughtful.
This kid is just afraid that he won't be allowed to study creations after he gets here, so what he said just now is actually a test. If he is allowed to take away things, it means that he probably has no such intention.
He chuckled. If this kid was really smart, he should seize this opportunity to become a disciple. This was a ladder to the sky, and he wished he could take his own life.
Qingshu led An Zhizhi to the inner room. He sat down first, then gestured to the other side and said, "Sit down."
An Zhizhi stood still, looking unconvinced.
Qingshu took a willow branch in his hand, patted it twice, and said in a gentle voice: "I'll say it again, sit down."
An Zhizhi glanced at the wicker, seemed to have thought of something, and sat down obediently.
Qingshu took out a volume and put it on the desk. Suddenly he thought of something. He looked up and said, "Are you literate?"
An Zhizhi's hair suddenly exploded and he said loudly: "I am a master craftsman! Master craftsman!"
Qingshu didn't seem to have any reaction to the word "master". After confirming that he was literate, he pointed at the volume and said: "From today on, you will learn the breathing method here."
An Zhizhi's face immediately showed a look of disgust and rejection. He turned his head to the side and said, "I don't want to learn."
Qingshu said: "The breathing method is just a simple method of regulating the breath. It can make the spirit more condensed and make the whole body's energy flow more freely. Even if you are building a creature, you also need a good body. This will be useful to you.
There’s no harm in it.”
An Zhizhi glared at him, as if he was trying to lie to me.
Qingshu snorted and said: "What are you worried about? Are you worried that after learning the art of breath regulation, you will become a Taoist? Oh, do you think you can become a Taoist if you want to? You think too highly of yourself.
Already."
An Zhizhi was dissatisfied. No matter what he learned since he was a child, he could learn it immediately. His peers were still playing with wooden swords and wooden spears. He could already create creations that could fly into the sky and escape from the earth, so he didn't think other things were difficult, even if
Cultivation is no exception. He feels that he can get started by just learning it casually.
Qing Shu had no intention of continuing to reason with him, and said: "In three days, I will come to check your homework. If you can't learn it, you will be punished."
He waved the wicker, and with a snap, the solid desk in front of him split into two pieces as if cut by a knife. Then he stood up and walked outside.
An Zhizhi trembled all over and his face turned pale, but he still refused to admit defeat and said, "I am Zhang Xunhu's student, you can't hit me."
Qingshu glanced at him and said, "Let's wait and see when you learn this." He walked out, came to Zhang Yu, cupped his fists and said, "Sir, the arrangements are made."
Zhang Yu nodded and said: "We have been here for many days. We will return after Anli delivers the things and people."
Qingshu said yes.
Zhang Yuze returned to the inner room, opened the copper box, and continued to absorb the heat flow from it.
There was no movement that night. It was not until dawn the next day that he came out of the meditation room. After noon, Anli brought the things and people over. He immediately ordered everyone to pack their things, left the palace and hut, and headed all the way to Bozhou.
Coming from the rooftop.
After he arrived at Weisu, Bai Zhou had been parked on the rooftop. This was because Bai Zhou had already had his own consciousness, and out of the idea of cultivating this consciousness, he did not put it away.
And Bai Zhou can also serve as another of his eyes and ears, transmitting information happening around him to him through his consciousness.
Xu Chengtong suddenly said: "Guard, there are two people following us."
Zhang Yu said calmly: "As long as they don't do anything, just ignore them."
At the same time, in another mansion in Dizhou, Taoist Cao was walking under a tall cedar.
Chang You came over in a hurry, saluted and said: "Master Cao, the news just came that the man has left the palace and is heading to the Bozhou rooftop. It seems that he is preparing to return to Kuisu, but he is not sure whether he can go this time.
Which heavenly gate is it?"
Taoist Cao said: "Keep an eye on it."
Chang Er said: "We also got news that after this sermon, two people obtained the 'predestined method', and this Zhang Xunhu was one of them."
Taoist Cao said: "Oh? Is there anyone following this person?"
Chang Er nodded and said: "Yes."
Taoist Cao thought about it for a moment, frowned and said, "I'm afraid these people will get in the way. You try to lure them away. If you really can't lure them away, try to get rid of them."
Chang Yi cupped his hands and responded solemnly: "Yes!"