fairy cage

Chapter 142

After Yu Lie's natal relics were successfully refined, he stayed in the quiet room of the Yaofangtang for another three or four days, and then left the Yaofangtang in a hurry.

He was in a hurry to find the old beggar to learn art from him and get asylum.

On the day of leaving the customs, after Yu Lie arranged the corresponding chores in the medicine prescription hall, at midnight, he slipped away to the town's yamen with ease.

But when he came to the place where the old beggar often stayed, the straw pile was limp, and no one was lying in it.

The old beggar is not in prison.

This made Yu Lie raise his eyebrows slightly, but he was not too surprised.

Now that the changes in the town are looming, the old beggar will definitely not be able to escape, and most likely he will no longer be able to lie in the cage and doze off leisurely as before.

Yu Lie began to rummage in the straw pile and the cage to see if the old beggar had left him any words.

He hadn't rummaged for too long, and the sleepy bug that had been hiding in his hair suddenly flew out on his own initiative.

Buzz!The little black bug circled and landed on an iron railing.

Soon, words appeared on the iron railing, flickering like fireflies:
"Midnight holds the worm, you can see it in the Library Pavilion."

A few crooked words entered Yu Lie's eyes, and at first glance they were written by an old beggar.

Yu Lie narrowed his eyes slightly, thought for a while, and thought a little excitedly: "Meeting in the library pavilion, it seems that the possibility of the old man being the master of Heishui Temple is a little bit higher!"

He immediately pinched his fingers, guessing what time it was, and found that it happened to be midnight, and the next hour would be in a few quarters of an hour.

So he hurriedly collected the sleepy bugs, and hurried to the place where the library was located.

After a while, Yu Lie came to a gloomy stone tower, and his footsteps stopped suddenly.

During the daytime, the Zangshu Pavilion, because there are sharp stone cranes at the door, and there seems to be something surging inside the wall on the surface, looks a little frightening, so it is not a good place.

Now in Zangshu Pavilion at midnight, Shi He’s eyes are dim. As soon as Yu Lie walked to the door, Shi He turned his neck and stared at him closely. .

Yu Lie took a deep breath, cupped his hands towards the two stone cranes at the door as calmly as possible, and then called out the sleepy bugs in his hair.

hum!
As soon as the little black bug appeared, the eyes of the two stone cranes in front of the door became even more gloomy.

In Yu Lie's attention, the opponent's beak was still opening and closing several times at a speed that was difficult to detect with the naked eye, but fortunately the two stone cranes did not jump out to kill him after all.

After the sleepy bug was released, he turned a few times in a daze, as if attracted by something, he made a circle in front of Yu Lie, and rushed towards the library, and motioned Yu Lie to follow.

A bean-sized worm flew by, and the two stone cranes at the door let it dangle in without any abnormality.

Seeing this scene, Yu Lie bit the bullet and broke into the library pavilion in the dark night.

When he stepped into the attic with both feet, the stone crane at the door, other organs in the library, and even the cold feeling before did not appear, which made Yu Lie feel relieved.

He paused slightly, and found that the stone cranes at the door still turned their heads inward, staring at his back.

But now Yu Lie didn't feel the horror anymore, he was quite leisurely, as if he remembered something, he suddenly took out two red copper talisman coins from his sleeve, and threw them towards the two stone cranes.

Yu Lie cupped his hands slightly again, and hurriedly followed the sleepy bug flying slowly ahead, and walked to the depths of the library.

Walk up bump after bump, after a while.

Yu Lie reached the third floor, but the sleepy bug didn't stop, and continued to lead him upstairs under his expectant gaze.

The first, second and third floors of Zangshuge are the places where Taoist boys borrow books in the town, the fourth floor is where Taoists borrow books, and the fifth floor is the mayor, which is the private library of Heishui Guanzhu, which is a forbidden area .

But the sleepy bug ran to the fourth floor, and before Yu Lie had a look at the layout of the fourth floor, he flew to the top floor again without any obstacles.

Soon, Yu Lie obviously came to the highest point of Zangshu Pavilion, but it seemed like he had walked into the ground, and the surroundings became cold. Even with his current eyesight, his eyes were pitch black, and he couldn't see clearly. thing.

He was originally a dark sleepy bug, but now he has become the only firefly, lighting up a bean-sized spot of light, and still guiding him honestly.

Ordinary floor tiles and aisles flowed in front of Yu Lie's eyes one by one. He didn't see many strange things on the fifth floor.

Suddenly, the sleepy beetle leading the way, flapping its wings louder, accelerated and flew into a quiet room, and a voice came from inside:

"Little guy, you're here."

The voice was old and quite different from the tone of the old beggar Yu Lie was familiar with in the prison, but the tone of the two was the same.

He suppressed his thoughts, walked quickly into the quiet room, bowed his head without looking at him: "Student Yu Lie, I have seen the teacher."

Shouting, Yu Lie glanced out of the corner of his eye, only to find an old man in a black gossip gown and a crescent moon crown, sitting cross-legged in an empty room.

There is only one screen, one futon, one table and one open book in the room.

The old man held the scroll in his hand, with white beard and gray hair, dignified appearance, and was teasing the sleepy bug that flew up to him.

Hearing Yu Lie's request for instructions, the old man said in a flat tone:
"What's the matter?"

The meeting of the old and the young tonight is really different from the scene in the prison.

Although the old man had exactly the same eyes, nose, and mouth as the old beggar, Yu Lie didn't dare to recognize him at first glance.

Because the other party's appearance is so serious!

Fortunately, Yu Lie raised his eyes slightly, and found that there were still a few pieces of peanut shells left on the table, especially the book in the old man's hand, which was taken down by the other party.

This made him completely relieved, confirming that the other party was undoubtedly the "old beggar" he knew, and he definitely did not practice some secret art that has multiple souls in one body and changes in temperament.

But no matter how indifferent the old beggar is, the other party is also Yu Lie's current teacher, and he is also a powerful person. Yu Lie didn't dare to delay the other party's time, so he cupped his hands and said immediately:
"Teacher, the students came here today, hoping that the teacher can check the homework and accept the students as apprentices. The students will surely serve the teacher, serve tea and water..."

"what?"

He was an old beggar with a dignified demeanor and quite a noble bearing. When he heard Yu Lie's question, his eyes widened, his body collapsed, and he was defeated in an instant.

The other party has changed from a master of Taoism to the salty old beggar who would chat and chat with Yu Lie in the cage and tea room.

The old beggar tugged at his beard, leaned forward, and asked with some doubts: "Have you forged a natal blood vessel?"

Because of the wide range of movements, the old beggar's sleeves shook out some peanut shells, and a peach pit that was not gnawed cleanly rolled onto the table.

But the old beggar didn't change his face, put the peach pit in his sleeve, pressed the peanut shell, restrained his tone, and asked calmly:

"Zhuzi, don't you really have information to report again, and you didn't come here to beg for help, but to refine it into something you were born to do?"

Yu Lie took the opponent's actions into his eyes, and said respectfully again: "Exactly, students don't dare to talk nonsense."

As he spoke, he folded his hands, agitating the blood in his body, and the granulation in his hands agitated for a while, and it grew into a thin black book in a few breaths.

The old beggar sat cross-legged behind the table, glanced at the leather book, and then at Yu Lie. After going back and forth a few times, the other party's eyes showed surprise and bewilderment.

"This little guy, although he looks a little clever, and his roots are tempered well, but his understanding is average, and he has no background... It shouldn't be, how can it be so easy to refine the things of his destiny? A Taoist boy can only rely on himself. Without the help of others, can you succeed with this notebook?"

The other party frowned, looked at Yu Lie suspiciously, and thought to himself: "Could this kid be acting, with someone helping him, trying to fool me?"

But don't ask Yu Lie, the old beggar knows that Yu Lie probably isn't lying.

Because the old beggar has already transferred Yu Lie's household registration documents, and even asked the ghost soldiers in the town to confirm that he, a student, only has a few friends in the town, and then he has nothing to do with him. Not much contact with people.

Suddenly, the old beggar stared at the leather book in Yu Lie's hand, thought of something, opened his mouth and said suddenly:

"Well, it's a leather book!"

The other party remembered that among the several natal objects of Alchemy, there are quite a few things that have low requirements for understanding and talent, but high requirements for other aspects, and the Book of Painted Skin is one of them.

But the old beggar suddenly took another deep breath. He pulled his beard and accidentally broke two of them. Then he looked at Yu Lie in surprise and asked:

"This is the Book of Skinning?"

Pishu has some names, such as shadow puppets, painted skins, peeling skins, etc. Yu Lie was not surprised to hear the other party call them so. He nodded in a generous manner, and even flattered:

"Teacher Mingjian, you can recognize it at a glance."

With Yu Lie's acknowledgment, the old beggar was even more surprised.

He just tore off a few beards just now, and his face was so painful, so he really couldn't imagine how dare and how his cheap student could peel off his own skin, and then refine it into blood device.

The old beggar was speechless: "Good guy, you kid!"

The other party stroked his beard, and after pondering for a few breaths, he still couldn't help but insinuating:
"As far as Pingdao knows, taking leather books as one's destiny must be taken while it is hot and fresh. The pain in this process is extremely painful. The old man feels panicked when he hears people talking about it. What can you do? Can avoid..."

Inquiring, the old beggar paused, thinking that he was already Yu Lie's teacher, why bother to go around again.

"Cough!" He simply coughed lightly, and asked directly:

"How much skin did you peel off? How can you endure such torture?"

Standing in front of the other party, Yu Lie was delighted to see the old beggar being overwhelmed by his leather book, and suddenly felt that this time the apprenticeship was a sure thing.

However, he didn't dare to show off too much, and answered honestly: "The teacher is absurd."

Yu Lie said: "The pain of peeling is really heart-wrenching and unbearable. Even if the students specially prepared anesthetics, the anesthetics can't control all places, and they can only control them for a while. During the refining process after peeling, the bitterness Suffering is something that students will never forget, and they just endure it."

Hearing these words in the ears of the old beggar, it made the other party feel even more surprised, and he couldn't help but say: "How can you bear it? Tell me quickly, how much skin did you take from your body for refining?"

Looking at the old beggar like a curious baby, Yu Lie pondered for a moment, then cupped his hands and said, "From head to toe, everything."

After hearing Yu Lie's answer, the old beggar breathed a sigh of relief: "From head to toe...wait!"

The other party was taken aback: "From head to toe? All?"

Now, the old beggar's eyes became weirder than ever, as if he was looking at some monster, he stared at Yu Lie.

The other party's gaze was so hot that Yu Lie felt a little uncomfortable standing in front of the other party.

Yu Lie simply coughed lightly himself, and took the initiative to explain:
"Reporting to the teacher, although the skinning is painful, it is only a temporary pain. The students have the teacher's notes as pointers. They will not lose their limbs and have no sequelae. As long as they are patient, after a few days of work, they will wait until the skin grows back. It won’t be destroyed, it’s really good to endure it.”

He added: "Anyway, there is no harm, less peeling is worse than more peeling, there is no difference."

But the old beggar pointed at Yu Lie, and after a long silence, he murmured:
"Torture others by means of torture, I have seen a lot. There are not a few people who dare to say yes and let others torture themselves. Only those who dare to do it to themselves, and are so vicious, and now I see a person like you .”

What he said, Yu Lie didn't know whether the other party was simply praising him, or if there were other meanings in the words, so he could only pretend that he didn't know.

"Teacher, since the student has already refined the natal blood vessel?"

Yu Lie looked at each other expectantly.

Unexpectedly, the old beggar fell silent again at this moment. The other party looked at the leather book in Yu Lie's hand, shook his head, and said:

"Unfortunately, what I practice is Gu Dao, and you practice the Dao of Leather. Although your heart is so resolute, how can I guide you, old man?"

Yu Lie's heart skipped a beat, quite a bit caught off guard.

Before he could say anything, the old beggar sighed again and said, "This old man broke his promise, so I won't accept you as a disciple."

Yu Lie became anxious, straightened up, and shouted: "Teacher!"

But the other party turned a blind eye, and stretched out his hand, his face suddenly changed.

The old beggar was expressionless: "Shut up! Since your heart is so resolute, how dare I teach you? If there is a slight mistake, wouldn't I dare to skin the old man and make it into a magic weapon!"

These words made Yu Lie's complexion slightly pale, and he was eager to explain, but the other party's words did not stop:
"Don't let outsiders know about the master-student relationship between you and me. Once you leave this door, it will be invalidated."

At this time, the old beggar showed a stern expression that Yu Lie had never seen before, and the other party sneered, without any intention of joking:
"Hey! Thanks to your cleverness, you haven't let outsiders know about it. Otherwise, the old man will clean up the house right now, and you will be skinned and cramped. I won't save you, an idiot, from committing crimes in the future, and dragging the old man into the water."

After finishing speaking, the old beggar took out a token from his sleeve, threw it into Yu Lie's arms like sending a beggar off, then pointed at the door, and scolded:

"Get out! Go slowly, don't send it off."

Holding the token, Yu Lie was suddenly at a loss, not knowing whether to advance or retreat...

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