Chapter 61
Unexpectedly, after hearing my words, the old man put away his laughter and looked at me with a serious expression and said, "Xiao Zheng, you are only half right. When I accepted those apprentices, I did have such thoughts, but you are an exception. When I saw you, I felt a very strange feeling, and it seemed that something very special would happen to you."
The old man's words surprised me a little. I didn't expect that his intuition was so accurate. The process of my coming to this world was indeed special. I just didn't know if there would be more special things waiting for me in the future. However, on the surface, I pretended to be indifferent and asked, "What special things will happen to me? Are you praising me or cursing me?" "What are you saying? Which master will curse your disciple?" The old man raised his hand and slapped me in the head.
Then the old man took out four books from his arms and put them on the table, and said with a sad expression, "These books are all secret techniques that we have "Seeing the Way of Heaven". In the past, only the most core disciples could see them.
You have seen three of the "Everything Pictures" in this book. This book is about attack and defense magic. There are also some magic tools to make, including "Stationary Immortal Art" and "Five Elements Pearl". Now I will hand over all these books to you. Although most of the contents are no longer practiced, these books are the wisdom crystallizations of countless predecessors in this sect, and they cannot be ruined in our hands. There is also a box under my bed, which contains all my belongings, and now I will hand them over to you."
I stared at the old man blankly, feeling something was wrong. Why did it sound like he was giving a will? So I asked hurriedly, "What are you trying to do?" "I have been delayed for three years because of Agu's injury. Now I have to continue looking for that thing, and I have made an appointment with the fish maker. He will come to pick me up tomorrow morning." "Are you going alone?" "Hmm." The old man nodded affirmatively.
"Where to go?" "A very dangerous place." "Why don't you take me with me?" "Agu died because of this. I don't want to get you in. Stay on the island and practice hard. As long as you can take a few more disciples and let the 'Peeing Heaven' pass on my inheritance, I will feel at ease." After that, the old man stood up and walked slowly towards the door.
"Don't leave for now," I suddenly shouted, "What else?" The old man stopped and turned to look at me, "I have always had a question to ask you." "What's the question?" "How old are you?" "Age?" The old man was stunned for a moment, obviously not expecting that what I asked was actually this, but then he came to his senses, "I am 87 years old this year."
This answer surprised me because the old man looked at at most in his sixties. Unexpectedly, he was in his eighties. It seemed that cultivation was really a magical thing. Even the most basic cultivation could produce such a magical effect.
"What about Uncle Gu, how old is he?" I asked quickly, "Agu is one year younger than me. Why are you asking these questions?" The old man looked at me in confusion, but I ignored him because I was so shocked that I couldn't even say anything. Uncle Gu is only one year younger than the old man. Then he is already eighty-six years old this year, but he looks only in his forties at most, eighty-year-old, and forty-year-old appearance. This kind of thing really makes me feel a little incomprehensible, but when I think about it, I feel ecstatic again. I didn't expect that practicing martial arts can actually nourish the skin and resist aging. This is simply amazing. It's worth practicing hard.
Seeing me sitting in the bathtub, I was surprised and smirked. The old man shook his head helplessly and turned around and walked out of the house. After laughing enough, I felt that the water was a little cold, so I stood up and wiped my body and returned to my house.
Early the next morning, when it was still dark outside, I got up to pack my luggage. In fact, there was nothing to clean up. I just had a few pieces of changing clothes, plus a short stick and a lieyang knife. The clothes were placed in a small bag, and then the short stick was inserted on the waist and the lieyang knife was carried on the back.
After packing up, I took a look in the mirror. I have been here for more than three years. I have become tall and strong. My clothes have long been replaced by the most common long gown in the world. Now I have a knife and a stick on my body. With a small bag, I really look like a wanderer.
I took a last look at the house. I lived here for more than three years. I don’t know if I can come back alive. I feel a little reluctant and even more tragic. I really want to shout to the sky, "The wind is slight and the water is cold, and the hero will never return once he leaves." Suddenly I remembered that this was really unlucky, so I immediately put down my head, which had been raised.
I carefully closed the door and came to the yard. I saw that the old man's room had lit candles, and the shadows of the old man and Kang Bo flashed from time to time on the window. It was obvious that the two of them were busy packing their luggage. After thinking for a while, they did not disturb them. Instead, they quietly left the house. First, they kowtowed three times in front of Uncle Gu's tomb, and then came to the only dock on the island. At this time, the sky was lightening slightly, and the fish maker's boat had not arrived yet, so I found a stone on the shore and sat down and waited.
After a while, the old man walked over from a distance alone with a big bag on his back. When he saw me, he was stunned at first and then immediately asked, "What are you doing here? Are you here to see me off?" "No, I am waiting for the fish maker's boat." "Do you know where I am going, are you tired of living?" "Who said I want to go with you? Didn't you tell me to take more apprentices? How can I take it if I don't go out for a walk?" "Okay! When we get on the land, we will go our separate ways, and don't follow me." After that, the old man also found a stone and sat down, and ignored me.
When the sun rose above my head, the fish maker's boat finally arrived. I had been waiting impatiently and jumped up immediately. The old man also got on the boat immediately, but he still ignored me with a stern face along the way.
After getting off the boat, the old man instructed the fisherman a few words, asking him to go to the island to see Comber frequently, and then left the dock without looking back.
During the more than three years on the island, I saw only the old man, Uncle Gu, Comber, and the fish maker who occasionally came here. Now I am in this noisy pier, I feel very novel and excited. If I could stay here for a few more days and take a good look, I would definitely encounter more novel things.
However, the old man seemed to know what I was thinking, so he ran directly outside the city, and completely ignored the flow of people passing by on the road. With countless surprised eyes around him, he walked faster and faster, as if he was participating in the Olympic race. I had to follow closely, but suddenly a vicious thought came to my mind, "If I point at the old man now and shout: Catch the thief, I don't know what will happen."
However, this idea is just a thought and I won't really do it. Although with my current strength, I am definitely sure to knock down the old man in a few seconds, he is my master after all, and if I want to beat me up, I really don't dare to fight back.
As we got further and further away from the city, the pedestrians around us began to become increasingly scarce. Without the obstacles of pedestrians, the old man let go and his speed became faster and faster. However, for me now, this speed was not even a warm-up. He followed the old man easily seven or eight meters away, watching the old man step desperately like anger.
After walking a long distance, the old man finally couldn't stand it anymore. He suddenly stopped and turned around and stared at me fiercely, "Why are you following me?" "Huh? Isn't this Master Wentian? I met this here so by chance." I pretended to be surprised and said with a hippie smile.
My rogue attitude made the old man a little helpless, and his eyes eased a little, but he still asked with a stern face, "Where do you want to go?" "Before, I feel like I can receive a good apprentice there." I pointed at the direction of the old man's advance.
"Okay, go," the old man said, turning around and walking in the other direction, but after walking a few steps, he found that I was still following him, so he had to stop again, "Where do you want to go?" "Then" I raised my hand and pointed at the old man in front of him, "Didn't you just say that you can receive a good disciple?" The old man pointed to the direction he was moving forward just now, "I think you can receive a better disciple when you go here." I replied calmly, "Who did you learn from so shamelessness? " "This is not your old man's teaching well," I looked at the old man with admiration and said.
At this point, the old man was completely defeated by me. He found a cool place and sat down and ignored me. Instead, he took off the bag on his back and spread it on the ground. I could see the dried fish, dried shrimps, and even jerky meat and dough cakes in the bag. I didn't know when the old man had prepared so much food.
After walking for most of the day, I was already hungry now. When I saw what I was eating, my eyes immediately shone. I rushed up in a few steps, grabbed it and stuffed it into my mouth. The old man sitting next to me did not stop me, but looked at me quietly. After seeing that I was choked by the bread, I handed over the water bag.
After eating and drinking, I sat comfortably on the ground, looking at the clouds floating in the air leisurely. "Xiaozheng" old man called me, and I quickly turned my head to look at him, "Xiaozheng, I know you are a good child. You want to protect me, but the place I want to go is too dangerous. Agu is dead, I don't want you to have an accident." "Don't worry, I'm not afraid of death at all." I said casually, I really want to tell the old man about his death once, but I don't know what to say, so I had to give up in the end.
Looking at my indifferent look, the old man was silent for a while, and finally sighed helplessly, "Oh! Since you must go, then go and do whatever you want."
(End of this chapter)
Chapter completed!