Taoist night sword

Chapter 11: Origami into a Crane

A person, no matter whether you are good or not, will always encounter some temptations and some choices. When faced with such temptations and choices, it is difficult for the person in the moment to confirm whether his choice is correct, but he can see Benefits of new options.

But judging from the timeline of decades or hundreds of years, this choice may not really bring many benefits.

Lou Jinchen was very moved by what Master Ji said.

Many people can persevere in the face of fear, and can revive their minds in sorrow, but in joy, there are many heroes who will be addicted and unable to extricate themselves.

Lou Jinchen has lived for so many years, and his life has always been ordinary. He followed the steps and went to school like most people. At most, he had one more hobby of sword practice than others.

He never thought that he had such great wisdom that he could overcome all kinds of temptations in the world.

But at this time, he remembered a sentence he had read in some book: "When you don't know how to choose, then see if the choice is moral!"

Master Ji saw joy appearing on Lou Jinchen's face, followed by a look of struggle.

He didn't speak, just watched, waiting for Lou Jinchen to make a decision.

"Master, I heard that Confucianism regards a gentleman as beautiful, a gentleman values ​​propriety, and uses etiquette to restrain his heart. I don't know why the master tempts his disciples to fall? This is also contrary to etiquette!"

Lou Jinchen doesn't know much about Confucianism in this world, but he thinks it should be similar, so he said this based on his own understanding.

After Master Ji heard Lou Jinchen's words, surprise flashed in his eyes, and he said, "I didn't expect you to know that the six Confucian arts emphasize etiquette, and you said that I was rude to seduce you. In fact, I saw a good material and beautiful jade but got stuck in the mud. Among them, I can’t bear to be polluted, this is the beauty of a gentleman who has grown up, you call yourself a disciple in front of this old man, how can this old man have the courtesy of watching with hands tied?”

When he said this, it made it difficult for Lou Jinchen to say anything about him for a while. If he really came from the heart, how could he blame him.

Immediately he sighed: "Disciple, my family was flooded and my family was wiped out. Begging here, I was taken in by the temple master and taught the Dharma. When this fire temple is in danger, how can I abandon it! Master, disciple I dare not take it."

Master Ji looked at the young man who was speaking, and he clearly felt that the blur and joy in the young man's eyes dissipated after he finished speaking, and became clear and firm.

He understood that this young man's heart was moved just now, but he restrained his eager heart through that passage. Those words were not only for himself, but also for his own 'heart'.

"What a good boy." Master Ji thought in his heart, and he became more and more appreciative. If Lou Jinchen agreed just now, he would be a little bit more regretful while being happy, but now he is more appreciative.

"What's your name?" Master Ji asked.

"Disciple Lou Jinchen!" Lou Jinchen replied.

"It's a good name to go up the tower and get close to the stars." Master Ji sighed, "Reverend Huoling, a blessed man. You just said that Huoling Temple is in danger, what do you mean by that?"

So Lou Jinchen told about what happened to the temple master in Dujiazhuang refining medicine and Matoupo these days, and enshrined the temple master's beliefs.

After hearing this, Master Ji frowned slightly, read the letter from the master again, and said: "I am not familiar with you, the master, and I only recommended Granny Du for her because of her status as the five-organ god. I don't want to make friends with him, but this time it can't be said to be your temple master's fault, but fortunately, you didn't form a blood feud with the Du family village, so there is still room for relaxation."

"Grandma Du used to be a disciple of Qingluo Valley, and she studied art with Elder Hua Xiaoxiao of Qingluo Valley. When they were young, they met a strong enemy while traveling. Granny Du hurt her foundation in order to save Hua Xiaoxiao, and then left Qingluo Gu returned to Du's Village. Granny Du is stubborn, if she insists on inviting Hua Xiaoxiao, Hua Xiaoxiao will have to come forward."

"I don't know what kind of method this Qingluogu is cultivating?"

In Lou Jinchen's heart, if a fight is unavoidable, then he needs to know more about the other party.

"It's true that you don't understand these things when you first came to Shuishui City. Qingluo Valley is the inheritance of the Secret Food School. Do you know what the Secret Food School is?" Ji Fuzi asked.

Lou Jinchen shook his head. Although he had seen many practitioners of all kinds, he had no idea what kind of practice they were.

"Qingluogu belongs to the secret food school, which seeks out strange creatures from the heavens and the earth, mixes them into secret medicines, and eats them to obtain the Dharma." Master Ji said: "The secret food school was originally a miscellaneous stream, but someone found a way to see the gods later. The path has become one of the righteous ways in the world. However, most of the secret food sects have not obtained the inheritance of seeing the gods, and those who grope for the practice by themselves will eventually become monsters."

"Qingluo Valley has not obtained the inheritance of seeing the gods, but after the exploration and improvement of the past generations, it already has a relatively stable secret food path."

Master Ji's words reminded Lou Jinchen of the 'monster' he had ordered to kill in the mountain temple, and the temple master said that it was the alienated monster of the secret food cultivator.

"Every few years, Hua Xiaoxiao will come to the school to read the Confucian scriptures with the old man to comfort her heart. The old man writes her a letter. I think she should give the old man some favors. The boundary of Swimming City is still safe. Some good."

After Master Ji finished speaking, he wrote a letter in front of Lou Jinchen, just when Lou Jinchen thought he was going to be a messenger again, Master Ji folded it into a paper crane.

Lou Jinchen instantly thought of a spell.

Origami crane.

I saw Master Ji holding a wing of the paper crane, throwing it casually into the air, and said, "Go to Qingluo Valley to find Hua Xiaoxiao!"

And when the paper crane was still holding the paper crane's wings in his hand, the paper crane had already emitted white light, and the white light was flying like smoke. Flying out of the pavilion, breaking the breeze and flying into the sky.

"Here, the paper crane has become a real white crane? Can it understand Master's words?" Lou Jinchen couldn't help asking when he saw this.

"It's just a piece of paper, how can it become a real crane?" Master Ji said with a smile.

"Then why did Master still say that sentence?" Lou Jinchen asked.

"Naturally tell me." As soon as Master Ji finished speaking, Lou Jinchen became even more confused, but he also knew that this was the key to this spell. If no one figured it out, he didn't know when he would be able to figure it out. It's like the two chapters of the scriptures in Guanzhu's biography, as long as you understand it, you can quickly practice spells.

"Want to study the Fa?" Master Ji asked.

Lou Jinchen was overjoyed, and hurriedly saluted and said, "Disciple, Master, please bestow the Dharma!"

"Although this is just a matter of one sentence, it is also the law of Confucianism, and it should not be passed on to outsiders!"

Lou Jinchen was stunned by Master Ji's words, and then he heard Master Ji say: "The qi refining method you cultivate should be solidified at its foundation, mainly focused on qi refining, and you should not seek too much. However, on the fifteenth day of every month , the old man will teach the Fa here, you can come and listen."

Speaking of this, Lou Jinchen knew that it was time for him to leave.

Although I have not been taught the Dharma, I am allowed to come here to listen to the Dharma on the [-]th day of every month, which is naturally a happy thing.

After leaving Ji's Academy, seeing that it was almost noon, he decided to go to the homes of Shang Gui'an and Deng's family, and see if he could have a meal together.

Mrs. Ji is indeed very good, and he wanted to take him in as a disciple and betroth his granddaughter. After he refused, he didn't even stay for a meal.

Shang Gui'an's home is in the east of the city, and he needs to find out exactly where it is. Fortunately, he knew which street it was on, and after asking a passer-by, he found that street within a stick of incense.

This is a spacious and clean street. It can be seen from the houses on this street that the people who live here are either rich or noble.

Follow along to find the past, and it is easy to find the Shangfu.

However, he did not see Shang Gui'an's father.

And even the door was not allowed to enter. After he reported his identity as a disciple of Huolingguan, he was not invited to wait in the mansion, but waited on the street. Afterwards, a man who looked like a butler told him that Master Shang had gone far away. , went to another county to deal with things.

Not to mention wanting to have a meal together, I don't even have a sip of tea.

Looking at Lou Jinchen who was leaving, the housekeeper spat lightly, and said to the young man beside him: "The rivers and lakes are beggars, people like Huolingguan are also accepted, and they really can't get on the stage."

Lou Jinchen was a little thirsty, and his stomach was growling a little, and he went looking for the Deng's house, thinking, if he went to the Deng's house and didn't get a sip of water, then he could... ...too much.

When I left this street, I saw a white cloth hanging on the door of one of the big houses, which meant that someone in this family had passed away.

He continued to walk forward, turned a street, and found Deng's Mansion. Deng's Mansion was closer to the county government in the city. Although the whole house was not as big and new as a business, it still had a solemn atmosphere.

After knocking on the door, the same concierge asked him about his background. After he reported his identity as a disciple of Huolingguan, the other party immediately ushered him into the guest room. After the butler appeared, the concierge retreated. Immediately have someone make tea and stay by your side.

The butler was a man in his forties, wearing a black hat, and a black-bottomed shirt, with a black beard. He looked thin and shrewd in his eyes.

He looked at Lou Jinchen in front of him, and was surprised that this disciple of Huo Ling Guan was dressed so poorly.

But he heard the master tell his wife yesterday that the disciples of the Temple of the Fire Spirit went to Matou Slope to clear away the monsters there. Of the many people who went together, only the disciples of the Temple of the Fire Spirit came out alive.

The massacre of the Matoupo village was a sensation in Yushui City. After being suppressed for more than ten years, it has been peaceful for more than ten years, but it broke out again during this period. Even the Lu family who built temples in the city lost their hands. Mr. Lu Er was not even in it, so it can be seen that this is an extremely dangerous place, so that many people in Yushui City have white hair.

The housekeeper went to inquire later, but he didn't find out more details. He only knew that the disciple of Huolingguan was ordered to rescue Du Desheng's bodyguard, but everyone who went in with him died, and he was the only one who came out with Du Desheng's body.

Lou Jinchen didn't care about other people's scrutiny. He just picked up the teacup and drank it. His mouth was a little hot, but he could bear it. After drinking a cup quickly, the maid who was standing aside immediately added it. After drinking three cups, Lou Jinchen stopped. Come down, smiled, and said: "I made the elder laugh. I haven't had water or rice since I went out in the morning. I just went to the merchant's house, but I didn't even take a sip of water."

The housekeeper did not expect Lou Jinchen to speak so bluntly, telling the reasons and experiences of his thirst and hunger.

"Xiao He, go and bring some pastries, let the corridor chief pad his stomach!" The housekeeper immediately ordered the maid who was standing next to him.

After a while, a maid brought a plate of pastries, and Lou Jinchen ate it immediately without delay.

This is the first time that Lou Jinchen has eaten this kind of exquisite food in an upper-class family in this world. He doesn't know what it is made of, but it is really delicious. He can't help but think of Deng Ding. Well, it's not like being sent away like Shang Gui An's family, but he wants to go to Huoling Temple to learn from a teacher and live a life of poverty.

At this time, a gust of fragrant wind came, and two women walked in from the back hall. The one in front was a woman, exuding a noble air, with hair like dark clouds, pearl flowers inserted, face like a full moon, and a thin necklace around her neck. pearl necklace.

As soon as she came in, Lou Jinchen was able to guess who she was, and heard the housekeeper and maid shouting 'madam' again.

Lou Jinchen stood up, bowed to Madam, and said, "Your Majesty has seen Madam."

"You don't need to be too polite. You are Ding'er's senior brother. When you come here, you will treat this place as your own home." After Madam Deng finished speaking grandly, she said to the housekeeper, "Have you gone to invite the master back?"

"I have sent Jin Dou to the yamen to report to the master." The butler replied.

"En." After Madam Deng nodded, she looked at Lou Jinchen again. She also heard the news about Huolingguan from her husband yesterday.

When Deng Ding went to Huoling Temple to be a boy, he didn't simply find a Taoist temple to be a teacher.

The Deng family welcomed and sent off several county lords in this swimming city, but the Deng family's headhunting position has not been moved, and it has been passed down from father to son. In the entire swimming city, the Deng family is the real local snake.

Deng Ding is the eldest son of this generation, so he has many choices.

The reason why he chose to go to the Huoling Temple was because Deng Tutou met the master of the Huoling Temple in the county government by chance. The approval document for the construction of the temple came out, and the Huoling Temple mainly established a Taoist temple outside the swimming city, how could the county lord disagree.

As a parent, there can be one more person with magic in the local area, which can also make this area more peaceful.

After Deng Butou told this matter at home, his son Deng Ding heard about it, and said that he would worship the Lord of the Fire Spirit Temple as his teacher. Deng Butou thought about it, and finally decided to take a gamble and get the money from the capital city. Approval, when there is something extraordinary, even if it ends up being mediocre, he can find another master for himself.

Mrs. Deng chatted with Lou Jinchen as an elder, and asked him his name and background. He told about the fact that his family escaped from a disaster and was taken in by the temple master. Mrs. Deng even gave him more time to come to Deng's mansion Sitting in the middle, he asked Deng Ding about his life there.

Lou Jinchen didn't hide anything, he told about the food, food, and daily work. After speaking, he looked at Mrs. Deng, and found that although she looked distressed, she didn't say anything about recruiting Deng Ding back. , Instead, he said: "Men have to exercise their muscles and willpower early on, so that they will be able to become weapons in the future."

At this time, Deng Butou just came back, and Mrs. Deng got up and went back to the back house. From the beginning to the end, she never asked if Lou Jinchen was here for anything.

　Good guy, this author is asking you for tickets again.

　　Although I am one update, but this update has a lot of words!Unlike others, the two updates are only four to five thousand words!

　　[Good guy, the copy is not finished]

　　
　
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