After listening to Qi Yuan's words, Liu Ling did not reply immediately.
Although he was somewhat smart, he had already guessed that the Taoist in front of him was a practitioner.
It's just that after becoming a disciple, he has to leave with the other party. This kind of thing is still a bit too sudden for a young man like him.
After all, he was just an underage child. In the past, he had never thought about leaving home and following someone else.
The villagers nearby also heard Qi Yuan's words and immediately started talking.
They were also a little surprised that this good-looking Taoist wanted to accept Liu Ling as his disciple.
However, they were greedy for the gourd spirit wine in Qi Yuan's hand.
If you learn how to brew this spiritual wine, wouldn't you be able to make a fortune?
Just from the aroma of the wine they just smelled, they could determine that if this kind of wine was brewed, it would definitely become the best wine on the market. Such a fine wine would not have to worry about being sold at a high price.
So before Liu Ling responded, the group couldn't help it. One young man even walked out and asked, "Taoist Priest, I am willing to become your teacher. Can you take me under your wing?"
"And me, and me..."
Seeing someone coming forward, several young people suddenly came out of the crowd, looking at Qi Yuan expectantly, obviously hoping to learn the method of brewing the spiritual wine in Qi Yuan's hands.
They thought that as long as they learned this brewing method, it would be difficult for them to make a fortune in the future, but they had no idea where they could get the spiritual materials for brewing this kind of spiritual wine.
Although some of the other villagers wanted to come forward, they were not too young and were too embarrassed to compete with a few young people. Some simply ran back and planned to bring their children to try.
On the side, Liu Ling's mother was also a little dumbfounded.
Although she was surprised at the enticing aroma of the spirit wine in Qi Yuan's hand at first, when she heard Qi Yuan said that he wanted to take her son away, she suddenly felt a little unhappy.
Although this son often made her angry, after all, he was the child she gave birth to, and there was no way she would let him be abducted like this.
As a result, before she could have a seizure, she saw other people in the village vying to become their disciples, which immediately made her panic.
If it weren't for these people to make noises, Mother Liu would never have thought of letting her son become a disciple of this Taoist. However, after being coaxed by everyone, she suddenly felt as if she had suffered a big loss if she didn't become a disciple.
After all, she was just an ordinary woman, and she didn't have much knowledge. She just felt that since everyone was rushing to become a disciple, obviously there would be great benefits after becoming a disciple.
So she hurriedly stepped forward, pushed through the young men, came to her son and slapped him on the head: "Bad boy, the Taoist priest thinks highly of you, so he accepts you as his disciple. Why don't you hurry up and become a disciple?"
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"Ouch..."
Liu Ling cried out in pain, holding her head and looking helplessly at her mother.
After all, he was young, loved his family at heart, and was still hesitating whether to become a disciple, but he didn't expect that his mother would send him away so quickly.
Doesn’t this look like your mother’s usual style?
"This...sister-in-law."
Qi Yuan felt a little awkward, and for a moment he really didn't know what to call this woman.
In terms of appearance, Liu's mother looks older than him, but in terms of age, he is several times older than Liu's mother.
So after my sister-in-law shouted this, she felt quite uncomfortable.
Yang Chan on the side saw it and couldn't help but smile.
It’s rare to see my senior brother in such an embarrassing situation!
Qi Yuan coughed lightly, suppressed the embarrassment in his heart, and smiled at Mother Liu: "There is no need to spank this child. As for whether he wants to become my teacher, it still depends on his own wishes. There is no need to force him."
He has already given the opportunity. As for whether the young man can seize it, it depends on his own choice.
If he doesn't want to leave his family in his heart, then Qi Yuan will not force it.
Otherwise, even if you take them back to the mountains, your mind may no longer be focused on cultivation. In this case, it will be difficult to achieve anything on the road.
Then he glanced at the other young people who wanted to become disciples, and said: "You have no connection with Pindao. It's better not to mention the matter of becoming disciples."
"Why?"
When these young people heard this, they immediately became anxious: "Taoist Priest, we are also very sincere."
"Yes, yes, Taoist Priest, you see Liu Ling has not agreed to become your disciple yet. We took the initiative to become your disciple, why don't you accept us?"
"hehe."
Qi Yuan shook his head and laughed: "The poor Taoist has no shortage of disciples. The reason why I want to accept Liu Ling as my disciple is just because I have some fate with him. It doesn't matter if he doesn't want to worship me as his disciple.
You are old and have too many distracting thoughts in your mind, so you are not suitable to practice with me, so you should leave."
When everyone heard this, although they were unwilling to do so, they had already said that they would not accept them as disciples, so these people had nothing to do.
Seeing this, Mother Liu on the side immediately became happy.
So many people wanted to become their disciples, but the Taoist priest rejected them all. He only fell in love with her son. Doesn't this clearly mean that her son is excellent?
Now she has figured it out, this Taoist priest should also have some skills. Apart from anything else, the spiritual wine in the gourd in his hand is definitely the best wine.
If the son becomes a disciple of this Taoist priest, even if he can't learn any other skills, as long as he can learn his brewing method, it will be a skill that he can use for life.
Thinking of this, Liu's mother quickly said: "Taoist Master, this is not a place for conversation. Why don't you come to my home and sit down. Let me discuss with my family about becoming a disciple. What do you think?"
"That's fine."
Qi Yuan nodded in agreement, and together with Yang Chan, followed Liu Ling and her son to their home.
Mother Liu cordially invited them to sit down, and then picked a few green peaches from the peach tree in the backyard to entertain the guests.
By this time, their family had heard the news and walked out of the brewery in the backyard. After carefully understanding what had happened, Liu Ling's father believed that his son should also be allowed to become a disciple.
Liu Ling was not the only child in his family, but he also had two other sons. He was not afraid that no one would inherit the family business and provide for them in their old age, so after his parents' decision, Liu Ling had no choice but to agree.
In fact, speaking of it, he was also willing to become a disciple.
After all, after becoming a master, not only can you drink more delicious spiritual wine, but you can also learn the skills of brewing such delicious wine, so why not do it.
The reason why he didn't agree directly before was just because the young man's attachment to his family made him reluctant to leave.
Now that his parents and family all believed that he should learn from his master, he no longer hesitated and immediately knelt down and kowtowed.
Qi Yuan waited with a smile until Liu Ling got up, and said to Liu Ling's parents: "I am the leader of the Emei Sword Sect in the middle of Shu, with the name Baimei. You can rest assured that since this child has become my master, I will
Will be good at teaching.
In addition, although my method of brewing spiritual wine cannot be left among the people, I can also teach you a distillation method that can improve the purity of the wine and make the wine you brew even more outstanding."
When Liu Ling's parents heard this, they were overjoyed. They did not expect such benefits.
Originally, the peach blossom wine brewed by their family was quite famous in the nearby villages and towns. Even the government purchased several jars of it every year, and it was considered a fine wine.
It's just that the peach blossom wine they brew is still a bit turbid, and it's still not as good as those top-quality wines.
Now that his son has just become a disciple, the white-browed Taoist priest has given him a method to purify wine. For any wine-making family, this is a skill that can be passed down to future generations.
With such skills, there is no need to worry about the future failure of the family.
With everyone in the Liu family expressing gratitude, Qi Yuan informed Liu Ling of the distillation method in detail, and then asked Liu Ling to say goodbye to his family before taking Liu Ling away directly and returned to Emei.
Now that he has accepted another apprentice, Qi Yuan cannot continue to travel with his junior sister. Otherwise, there is a child beside him. Even if the two of them have any intimate actions or words, it will be difficult for them to show it, so they go back to the mountain gate directly.
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After returning to the mountain, Qi Yuan did not take Liu Ling directly into the inner sect. Instead, as usual, he first let the young man train in the outer sect for three years.
If nothing goes wrong, in three years' time he will be taught more advanced cultivation methods, as well as the brewing methods of various spiritual wines and fairy wines that he has researched.
As for how to deal with Liu Ling's alcohol addiction while she was away at home, that is not Qi Yuan's problem.
From Qi Yuan's point of view, there is no problem with this young man liking alcohol, but starting to drink alcohol at a young age is not a good habit.
Even though the alcohol content among the people nowadays is not high, Liu Ling's body has not yet matured. He has been drinking a lot since he was a child, which has caused a certain degree of damage to his body. Just in the past few years in the outer sect, it was treated as a gift to him.
Adjust your body.
Of course, if he couldn't persist, Qi Yuan wouldn't mind sending someone to take him down the mountain and back home.
However, it seems that this young man still has a tenacity.
Although he was used to drinking wine as water and never had a good time without drinking, when he followed Qi Yuan all the way back to Emei, he already knew that his master was a god-like figure.
After he came to Emei, he was even more impressed by the various fairy scenes on Mount Emei, and for the first time he became interested in things other than drinking wine.
At the same time, he also realized that only this kind of blessed land of immortals could brew the spiritual wine that the master had given him before.
That kind of wine is obviously not brewed from ordinary things. Even if it is said among the people, no one can brew it.
His heart was filled with joy and longing.
I look forward to being able to brew that kind of refreshing and refreshing spiritual wine after I learn the skill.
The few disciples who were in charge of the outer sect didn't care much about the master suddenly bringing a young man back. After all, those fellow apprentices traveling down the mountain would sometimes bring children with outstanding talents back to the sect to practice.
In recent years, the number of disciples added to the outer sect every year has reached about fifty or sixty, and the number is increasing year by year.
A long time ago, Qi Yuan selected several disciples who were suitable for managing the outer sect and took turns to guard the outer sect. In addition to teaching some entry-level cultivation methods, he also supervised the outer sect disciples to do various chores and hone their bodies and wills.
, so being in charge of the outer door is actually quite easy.
After making arrangements for Liu Ling, Qi Yuan returned directly to Luofu Cave.
Several disciples who were responsible for managing the mountain gate, headed by Qi Yi, came to pay their respects and told them about the recent situation at the mountain gate.
In fact, there is no big problem. Under the strict precepts, few of the thousands of Emei disciples dare to violate the sect rules, and the entire sect is still in a stage of rapid development.
Qi Yi highly respected the precepts customized by his master.
If the master had not had the foresight to set down various rules and regulations early on, these thousands of disciples practicing killing swordsmanship would have been in chaos.
However, there is a strict system of sect rules, so these disciples have been accustomed to these rules since they were young. Even when they travel outside, they will basically not cause trouble at will.
Unlike those fellow Jie Jiao sects in the past, who had no restrictions at all outside, it was inevitable that many people would rely on the strong momentum of the sect to act arrogantly and damage the Jie Jiao's reputation.
After Qi Yuan briefly listened to the report from Qi Yi and others, he no longer paid attention to these matters.
Now he consciously leaves all kinds of things in the mountain gate to Qi Yi.
Not only to cultivate Qi Yi's ability to do things, but also to make the disciples accustomed to accepting Qi Yi's command.
After Qi Yi has completely grown up, he can safely leave everything to Qi Yi, and then take his junior sister to travel around the mountains and rivers, and enjoy the three worlds. Wouldn't it be wonderful?
But now that he has returned to the mountain gate, the secret technique he previously obtained from the Dragon King of the East China Sea has been put on the agenda.
Qi Yuan felt that it was time to study the specific use of this secret technique with his junior sister.