The scenery in the courtyard is different from what the three of them thought. The scenery is quiet, but it seems very casual.
The pools and scenery are just ordinary and unique, without any fluctuations in spiritual power. It doesn’t look like the residence of a great monk.
Mr. Zhuang is also different from what they imagined. Although he has a handsome appearance and has experienced many vicissitudes of life, he seems to lack the temperament they imagined.
Aunt Xue looked respectful and thought secretly in her heart.
Before leaving, Madam showed her a portrait. The man in the painting stood on the top of a mountain with his hands behind his back, like a fairy sword with full edge. This kind of arrogant and domineering aura, looking down on the world and the world, was almost unbearable. Dare to look directly.
Now Mr. Zhuang is lying on the bamboo chair, rocking leisurely, looking very…lazy.
If you hadn’t seen the portrait, you would hardly believe it was the same person.
Despite this, Aunt Xue did not dare to show any contempt. She respectfully handed a token and a jade slip to Mr. Zhuang.
“Before leaving, Madam asked me to give this token and this letter to Sir, saying that Sir will know it at a glance.”
Mr. Zhuang looked at the token, then at the jade slip, and chuckled: “You are such a good junior sister of mine. Even though she is like this, you are still thinking about me and don’t forget to cause trouble for me.”
Mr. Zhuang turned to look at Aunt Xue, “I’ll give you a message to your wife when I have time. Women have too many calculations and get old easily.”
Aunt Xue lowered her head and did not dare to answer.
Mr. Zhuang looked at Bai Zisheng and Bai Zixi again, nodded and said: “The qualifications are excellent, as expected…” Mr. Zhuang stopped mid-sentence.
Aunt Xue didn’t know what Mr. Zhuang wanted to say, but when she saw that Mr. Zhuang admired Bai Zisheng and Bai Zixi’s qualifications, she couldn’t help but beam with joy, “Mr….”
“I don’t accept direct disciples, at most I will be a registered disciple.” Mr. Zhuang put down the jade slip and said, “If you want to, stay here. If you don’t, just go back.”
This was within Madam’s expectation. Aunt Xue remembered Madam’s words before leaving:
“My senior brother is stubborn by nature. Whatever he promises, he will definitely do it. If he doesn’t agree, no matter how much he asks, it will be useless. But he will also be soft-hearted, as long as he lets go and takes his time. If he can’t do it, If you can’t do it in person, it’s fine if you can stay and serve tea and water. As long as he cares about love, he will accept Zi Xi and Zi Sheng sooner or later. “
Aunt Xue said quickly: “It is a God-given opportunity to be accepted by Mr. Xi as a registered disciple. How could you not be willing to do so?”
“Well,” Mr. Zhuang nodded, “I don’t have to pay for the vulgar etiquette. Just call me “Sir”.”
Bai Zisheng and Bai Zixi knelt down to Mr. Zhuang and shouted “Bye, Mr.”.
Mr. Zhuang looked at the two children in a daze.
I vaguely saw two children, the boy was handsome and the girl was beautiful, bowing to a gray-haired old man. The child’s tender voice was still in my ears, “Greetings to Master.”
Mr. Zhuang came back to his senses, with a self-deprecating look on his face, and continued: “I don’t have so many rules here, and your mother’s attainments in formations are not low. She should have taught her what she should have taught. You guys I have passed the age of enlightenment in formations, and I have some basic knowledge. Just learn your own way. If you have any questions, just ask me, but one thing, don’t disturb my enlightenment with closed eyes. “
“I also have a named disciple here named Mo Hua. You guys should have met him. You guys should get along well with him.”
After saying that, Mr. Zhuang waved his hand and said, “Go on down, go up the mountain at every hour and go down at the hour of the day. The rest of the time is as you like. If you don’t understand something, go find Mo Hua.”
Bai Zisheng and Bai Zixi bowed and left. The three of them left the bamboo house and came to the yard.
Aunt Xue felt that things went smoothly than she thought, so smoothly that it was a bit random.
And I don’t know why Mr. Zhuang had not seen them before, but after these days, he was willing to see them again, and he easily accepted Bai Zisheng and Bai Zixi as apprentices.
Aunt Xue frowned in confusion.
“Is it true that as the kid in Mo Hua said, Mr. Zhuang acts by chance. If Mr. Zhuang doesn’t see you, it means the opportunity has not come. Now that you see him, it means the opportunity has come?”
As Aunt Xue walked, she saw the ink paintings lying on the small table under the big locust tree, carefully looking at the calligraphy.
Aunt Xue felt that there must be something unusual about ink painting being accepted as an apprentice by Mr. Zhuang, and Bai Zixi and Bai Zisheng also wanted to know what Mr. Zhuang taught.
The three of them walked to the ink painting and found that the ink painting was looking intently at a formation book.
Mo Hua had been concentrating on reading. When he heard the noise, he looked up and found that it was the Bai Zisheng brother and sister. Then he said, “Have you seen Mr. Zhuang?”
Aunt Xue said: “Yes, I would like to thank you for your previous words, otherwise we may have to wait in vain for a long time.”
“I’m not a young master, just call me Mo Hua.” Mo Hua waved his hand and said, “And if you want to thank me, I have to thank you sir. It has nothing to do with me.”
At this time, Bai Zisheng on the side finally couldn’t help but ask: “Is the book you are reading…the “Preliminary Interpretation of the Five Elements Formation”?”
Bai Zisheng asked in confusion: “You followed Mr. Zhuang and you only learned this? This is a book used by three- and four-year-old children in our clan to learn formations…”
Mo Hua was a little unhappy.
It’s okay to question yourself, but not Mr. Zhuang.
Mo Hua asked in reply: “Then was this book written by a child of three or four years old?”
Bai Zisheng was stunned for a moment, “That’s not true. Although these basic formation books seem simple, due to the serious implications, most of them are compiled by some great monks who are quite accomplished in formations.”
“Since it was compiled by those great monks, why can’t you read it? The simpler something is, the deeper the truth it contains, the simplicity, the return to simplicity. Even the high-level formations are composed of the most basic formation patterns. “
Mo Hua imitated Mr. Zhuang and put on an enigmatic look.
It’s just that he has little experience after all, and in the end he only learned three or four points of demeanor, but it was enough to frighten Bai Zisheng.
Bai Zisheng suddenly realized, and the way he looked at Mo Hua was different.
But after a moment, he wondered again: “Your cultivation level is so low. It seems that you are only two or three years younger than me and Zi Xi, but how can you reach the third level of Qi refining? Normally, you need to refine Qi for at least five or six levels.” Layer it up…”
Mo Hua felt that this man was a bit annoying. He talked a lot when he was full. He was hungry that day and had no energy to speak. He looked more pleasing to the eye.
Mo Hua didn’t want to pay attention to him. Aunt Xue on the side said apologetically: “I’m sorry, Zi Sheng spoke a little abruptly. I don’t know what I need to do to be Mr. Zhuang’s apprentice?”
Bai Zisheng wanted to argue, but Bai Zixi also glanced at him lightly, and Bai Zisheng swallowed his words.
Mo Hua didn’t care and said, “There’s nothing you need to do. You can practice and study on your own every day. Just ask your husband for advice when he’s free. But don’t disturb your sleep.”
Bai Zisheng couldn’t help but ask: “Sir, is your formation attainment really very high? I see that this courtyard is very ordinary, and no special formations are used. Generally, the place where formation masters live should not be full of formations. “?”
Mo Hua asked him: “If Mr. Zhuang’s formation skills are not high, why do you go through so much trouble to become your teacher?”
Bai Zisheng said: “Of course it’s because…”
“Master!”
Aunt Xue called Bai Zisheng to stop. Bai Zisheng also knew that he had made a mistake, so he said perfunctorily: “Because I have only heard about it before and have never seen it with my own eyes, so I am asking you.”
“Oh~”
Mo Hua glanced at him suspiciously and said nothing else.
I feel that more and more people are reading the book recently, so I will briefly mention it (＾＾):
First of all, I will read everyone’s comments, whether they are good or bad, but they have to be typed and I may not have time to reply, sorry for that.
Generally speaking, it is difficult to write a long novel that is exciting in the early stage.
If you want to write a story completely from beginning to end, preliminary preparations are inevitable.
The current updated content, strictly speaking, can only be regarded as the plot of the “preparatory period”.
Preliminarily lay out the general world view, power system, protagonist, other characters, life at the bottom, monks’ emotions, etc.
I tried my best to write it as delicately and interestingly as possible, but some readers may still find it a bit bland, and there’s nothing I can do about it.
After setting the stage, the plot can gradually unfold.
From small to large, from bottom to high, from low to high, from micro to macro, the entire monastic world will unfold little by little.
The protagonist will also grow step by step, build his ability system step by step, meet more people, do more interesting things, and clarify what kind of heaven he is seeking.
I have actually written some of the more interesting plots later on, but I haven’t updated them yet.
But it shouldn’t take too long~ Finally, as expected, this story will be very long, so please feel free to read it~ At the same time, I hope you all enjoy reading it. (=^_^=) Thank you.
(End of chapter)