Chapter 87: Witnessing Nine Uncle Accepting Disciples
the next day.
Riding in trucks overnight, the security regiment from Dagou Town was handing over the city defense to the Rongcheng First Regiment.
At the entrance of the 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 grove opposite the handsome manor, Uncle Jiu and Zhang Heng were strolling.
"It's pretty good. It has a population of more than 100,000 and the people are wealthy."
"Guarding the Beibu Gulf and Qiongzhou Strait will make you rich and powerful, I dare not say, but you will definitely not starve to death."
Zhang Heng told the truth.
"It's a good place, so that's what I thought."
Uncle Jiu stopped and said, "There is Gu Gu in Wuhua, and my Yizhuang and Gu Gu's Empress Temple are actually the same in nature."
"A county town does not need two capable experts to take charge. And I have inquired about it. Rongcheng has everything, but it lacks a Taoist temple."
Uncle Jiu had a compassionate look on his face: "If you have Senior Brother Qian in Echeng, Senior Brother Xu in Yangjiang, and Sister Sue in Wuhua, we can all ensure peace."
"Rongcheng doesn't have one, 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 fortune."
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 Master Gaoyi, I would like to thank Uncle Master on behalf of the 160,000 people in Rongcheng."
Zhang Heng bowed to Uncle Jiu, and then discussed: "Uncle Master, I will take 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 nothing happens, I can also host the daily sacrifices at the City God's Temple. Kill 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 Wen Cai for a few more years, and then let him go back and take over Yizhuang. I guess 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: "The literary talent is not very good, but he is still self-aware. Even if you invite him to do 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 I took over Yizhuang, I did everything according to my ability. I 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 take risks yourself, how can the danger come to him?
"Children always have to grow up."
"If he still can't do it later, just tell me and I'll transfer him to the security team as a deputy captain. If he walks around the streets 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 arrange someone to do something. Wencai didn't have much ambition, so he was arranged casually.
The worst option is to go to the grocery store.
The factory in Dagou Town will be completed soon, and at least thousands of workers will work there.
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 and big-eared casually.
"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 and has the first blessed place in Taoism and the eighth cave.
Inside the Cave Heaven Blessed Land, the spiritual energy is so full that one day of cultivation can equal the effort 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 in their twenties and thirties, casual cultivators can only practice Qi cultivation, 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 activate 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."
When Uncle Jiu said this, he warned Zhang Heng: "Dongtian Paradise is the foundation of a sect. Only Maoshan Elder and us core disciples know about this matter. 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 say it in front of the elders.
Your kind words make you very famous in the Maoshan community."
Forehead...
Zhang Heng was speechless: "Uncle, when did this happen? Why didn't I know?"
"You are not among them, and you are not trying to do anything. You are not a high-level or quasi-high-level person in Maoshan. I will tell you what to do."
"Originally, I shouldn't have told you to save you from being so ambitious."
"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. In the future, you will have a heavy burden."
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 did not even express 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.
.
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.
"Now people all over the world are looking for her. I have written to your Uncle Star Picker. 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."
A person's name, the shadow of a tree.
Taoist Taoist Zhaixing is now Maoshan's signature character, but Zhang Heng heard from Master Xu that this uncle has an eccentric personality, likes to travel around the world, is not easy to deal with, and is usually a dragon that never comes to an end.
"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 weird, but he is a completely 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 stab in Uncle Jiu's nest. There are so many Uncle Nine?"
"Master, Master!"
Just as he was talking, Wen Cai 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 here."
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."
"Uncle Nine."
Zhang Heng stood aside and whispered: "I think this Ah Wei really wants to be your disciple. In my opinion, why not just accept him."
"He is devoted to Taoism and must work hard to learn it. You must have a successor."
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.
None of these two apprentices can inherit the mantle of Uncle Nine. Now Ah Wei can chase him from Wuhua to Rongcheng, traveling hundreds of miles. There is no need to express his sincerity towards the Tao. He is a person worthy of entrustment.
"well!"
Uncle Jiu sighed: "I have never been weaker than others in my life, but I didn't expect to teach two apprentices, one of which is more unreliable than the other. Is this my fate?"
"Uncle Jiu, you are still young, you just need to teach more reliable people in the future."
"and..."
Zhang Heng looked at Wencai: "Wencai is a bit stupid, but if you ask me, I won't be able to rely on him to provide for his retirement in the future. 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.
He glanced 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 it better than anyone else."
Wen Cai said to Zhang Heng with an aggrieved look.
Zhang Heng patted his 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.
"Uncle Nine."
Ah 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 the 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 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 ordered to Zhang Heng: "Ask Aunt Sue to come down and bear witness."
Zhang Heng went upstairs and called Gu Gu down.
Uncle Jiu and Gu Gu were sitting in the first place.
Zhang Heng and Wen Cai stood behind them respectively.
Uncle Jiu asked the servant to bring a cup of tea, placed 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."
Ah Wei knelt on the ground, holding up the tea cup in his hand.
Uncle Jiu took it and drank it in one gulp: "From today on, you are my third disciple."
Ah Wei knelt down and kowtowed: "Thank you, Master."
aside.
Zhang Heng saw everything with his eyes.
Uncle Jiu, finally has a reliable apprentice.
From now on, he will also have an additional tool man who brings his own dry food, which is great.
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ps: I have something to do today, so I’m going to take a day off and I’ll make up for it tomorrow.