Lin Xiaodong said: "I also find it incredible. I passed a pool on the way to the county seat, walked over to take a look, and found someone drowning underneath."
"I rescued someone, and she told me what kind of sect she was, a senior sister. I forgot. She gave me a pill and said she had ten years of cultivation. I asked her if she knew where there were bandits.
."
"As a result, she counted with her fingers and knew it was in Pingxi Mountain, Changning Town.
I personally went to inquire about it, and there is indeed a village on the mountain with nearly thirty people."
"I heard from people in the town that the village is called Qixing Village. It was originally a group of bandits, but a Taoist priest came to the mountain half a year ago and became the new village owner. This person may have some deduction skills and know where there is valuable money.
The goods, your silk, may have been stolen in this way."
"You went to see it yourself?"
Guo Chuxiu’s eyes were filled with gratitude.
Lin Xiaodong nodded: "Well, I thought about it. There are about thirty of them, and the Taoist priest doesn't know how much magic power he has. I might as well come to you first, and let's go back to the mountain to find the leader, and let the leader take action.
Let the county government bring people here and try to catch them all."
Guo Chuxiu opened her mouth and blinked. The amount of information was too much for her to react. She thought about it, shook her head and said: "How can the leader care about Shanxia's affairs?
I’m afraid the people in the county government don’t know how to deal with bandits.”
Lin Xiaodong smiled: "You are the master's favorite disciple, how could the master ignore you?"
"As for the county government, huh."
Lin Xiaodong curled his lips and snorted coldly, saying, "Lu Deshou has been punished by the Imperial Censor. Now the person in charge of the county government is the county prime minister Dai Jishi. He is a good official who is dedicated to the people and will never stand idly by."
"Really?
That's great!"
Guo Chuxiu cheered, and Guo Weixiang and Feng Cuiyi also came out to greet them. Guo Chuxiu pulled Lin Xiaodong and said happily: "Dad, the bandits have been found! I will go back to the mountain and ask the leader to deal with them!"
After hearing this, Guo Weixiang and Feng Cuiyi couldn't help crying with joy. Feng Cuiyi held Lin Xiaodong's hand and refused to let go: "Thank you so much! Thank you so much!"
The old couple left Lin Xiaodong to eat. During the dinner, Guo Chuxiu asked Lin Xiaodong: "How is it on the mountain?"
Lin Xiaodong said: "The annual examination has been advanced. Pan Xiaoxing and Xie Shengbin have become second generation disciples. Shi Pingying and Duan Yiyang of Class B have also been selected."
"how about you?"
Lin Xiaodong pouted: "I became an outer disciple."
"ah?"
Guo Chuxiu slapped her thigh, "Why did you become an outer disciple?
How did you choose?"
"Drawing lots one-on-one, the winner will be the second-generation disciple, and the loser will be the outer disciple."
"That's not fair either."
Guo Chuxiu was dissatisfied.
Lin Xiaodong sneered: "Of course it's not fair. Xie Shengbin took his uncle's treasure and defeated me. They just don't want me to be a second-generation disciple."
"It's so abominable! How could this be possible?"
Guo Chuxiu pinched her waist.
Lin Xiaodong didn't care: "Anyway, I don't learn Taoism from the Lingquan Sect. Being an outer disciple doesn't require me to do homework every day. It gives me more freedom and I can concentrate on practicing."
"Then if I go back, can I still go back? Am I also going to be an outer disciple?"
Guo Chuxiu said worriedly.
Lin Xiaodong shook his head: "How is that possible? I told you that you are the master's favorite registered disciple."
"You are the master's favorite registered disciple."
Guo Chuxiu said.
Lin Xiaodong smiled: "You are highly talented, kind-hearted, and hardworking. The boss has high hopes for you. He told me this personally."
"Really..." After dinner, Guo Chuxiu couldn't wait and didn't leave Lin Xiaodong to stay. The two of them rode the two horses at home and prepared to go back to the mountain.
In the evening, passing by the county town, the two of them stayed at a posthouse in the city.
Guo Chuxiu came to Lin Xiaodong's room, and the two sat down to talk. Guo Chuxiu lowered his head and said, "Thank you. I really don't know how to repay your kindness to me."
"You and I are brothers and sisters, so there is no need to say this."
Lin Xiaodong turned to ask, "Junior sister, have you fallen behind on your homework at home?"
Guo Chuxiu shook his head: "I followed what you said and kept practicing every night and working during the day. Although there was no progress, there was no regression either."
"I wonder how Senior Brother Lin is doing now?"
Lin Xiaodong told the truth: "I have cultivated for three years now. Even the second-generation disciples of the Huoyun Sect who came up to the mountain could not defeat me."
"Wow...really, you are so awesome!"
Guo Chuxiu’s eyes were filled with admiration.
"By the way, let me show you. This is the elixir given to me by Senior Sister Wu who I rescued. It is said to be equivalent to ten years of cultivation."
Lin Xiaodong took out the elixir Wu Bingjie gave him.
Guo Chuxiu took it over and looked at it. It was gray, nothing special, and said: "This is very ordinary..." "Yeah..." Lin Xiaodong couldn't see anything special either.
"If you eat it, won't it mean that you have accumulated thirteen years of cultivation?
Even Uncle Fifth Master is no longer your opponent. When the time comes, let’s see who dares to cause trouble for you on the mountain.”
Guo Chuxiu returned the pill to Lin Xiaodong.
Lin Xiaodong thought it made sense: "Yes! Then I'll eat it!"
After holding the elixir and looking at it for a while, Lin Xiaodong's heart skipped a beat. He closed his eyes, raised his neck, and made a rolling sound.
Guo Chuxiu said: "Brother, the effect of the elixir is gradual, you have to use your energy."
Lin Xiaodong nodded and thought: "I actually don't need it. The wordless scripture will absorb the power of the medicine, but I always have to pretend in front of my junior sister."
"Then I'll adjust my breathing for a while and take a look."
Guo Chuxiu smiled: "I will protect you."
Lin Xiaodong waved his hand: "No need, then. It's getting late. You can go back and rest. We have to go on the road tomorrow morning."
After hearing this, Guo Chuxiu nodded reluctantly and went out.
Lin Xiaodong closed his eyes and adjusted his breathing. Sure enough, the power of the medicine was absorbed by the Wordless Heavenly Book and transferred to his cultivation. He didn't have to work hard on his own and just fell asleep.
The next morning, Lin Xiaodong woke up and had already cultivated for thirteen years.
Guo Chuxiu knocked on the door: "Senior Brother Lin?"
Lin Xiaodong opened the door. Seeing that he was fine, Guo Chuxiu hurriedly asked: "Is it effective?"
Lin Xiaodong nodded. Seeing this, Guo Chuxiu clapped her hands happily: "Great, then don't you have thirteen years of magic power?"
As he spoke, he looked disappointed again, "It's a pity that I only have less than half a year of cultivation, so I can't compare with you."
Lin Xiaodong said: "Junior sister, I have told you before that cultivation is self-realization. If you compare yourself with others all day long, what is the difference between that and Xie Shengbin and Xie Wenlun?"
Guo Chuxiu smiled brightly, nodded and said: "Well, senior brother is right, let's go!"
The two continued on their way and returned to the sect the next night.
The door of the sect was open, but no one was there, not even the outer disciples.
Guo Chuxiu was confused: "Where are the people?"
Lin Xiaodong looked at the mess on the ground and made a silent gesture to Guo Chuxiu.
The two of them tiptoed to the front hall, Taideng Hall, and were surprised to find that all the outer disciples were tied up and had cloths gagged in their mouths.
Guo Chuxiu said in horror: "What's going on?"
Lin Xiaodong pulled off the cloth from Miao Xiangzheng's mouth and asked, "Who did this?"