Chapter 7 The Way to Protect the Way (I)
After walking for about two-quarters of an hour, the group arrived at Ye Mansion. They introduced Uncle Jiu and his disciples into the mansion, and the group went to the inner hall. It was already Xu hour, and it was already past dinner time.
The servants were summoned to present a series of exquisite snacks, and they ate them. Wencai and Qiu Sheng sat with some restraint, eating in silence.
After all, he is a child. He has been living with Uncle Jiu in the outskirts of the countryside. He has never seen any storms. In a place like Ye Mansion that seems luxurious to ordinary people, it is still a bit unnatural. Uncle Jiu tasted the snacks leisurely and contentedly.
A little ripple.
At this time, Ye Qin and his wife also came here and shouted as they walked into the hall:
"You are back. If you don't come back, I will send people out to look for you. Cai'er, what's the matter with you? Don't you know it's not safe outside after it gets late? I asked you to follow Wentian. Is this how you serve me?"
"Master, well, since Tian'er has come back and nothing has gone wrong, let's just let this matter go."
Ye Qin looked angry, and Li Xiuli comforted him. Ye Wentian felt warm in his heart when he heard his parents' words of defense.
When Ye Qin came in, he was thinking about Ye Wentian and didn't pay attention to whether there were a few more people in the hall. After a while, he noticed Master and Disciple Lin Jiu and turned to look at Ye Wentian with doubts.
"Father, these are Lin Jiuzhen, a high disciple of Maoshan, and his two disciples, Wen Cai, Qiu Sheng."
Ye Wentian kept introducing the food while eating.
"Lin Jiu, a poor fellow, has met Master Ye. These are my two untalented apprentices, Wen Cai and Qiu Sheng."
Lin Jiu stood up, made Taoist gestures with his hands, and pointed at the two disciples. His face was hard and his eyes were sharp. He wore an apricot-yellow Taoist robe, with fluttering sleeves, giving him an air of immortality.
(There are six types of Taoist robes. The robe is the apricot yellow robe that Taoist priests wear when practicing. It is printed with Tai Chi Bagua and other patterns. The more advanced robes are purple, and the robes worn daily are relatively simple dark coats.)
"It turns out that it's Master Lin Jiuzhen of Maoshan who is in front of me. I apologize for my rudeness."
Ye Qin also knew a little bit about Lin Jiu. He was not as well-known as meeting him. Although he couldn't tell anything, he could clearly tell that Uncle Jiu had an extraordinary temperament and was different from ordinary people.
In fact, Uncle Jiu was still a little anxious, but he didn't show it. In fact, his cultivation level was really not that of a real person, but when he went out and received people and things, he couldn't lose the momentum of Maoshan.
Qiu Shengwencai just stood around Uncle Jiu and did not dare to speak.
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When everyone sat down, Ye Wentian explained the whole story to Ye Qin, and Ye Qin also accepted it happily. For Ye Qin, such an expert from Maoshan cannot be invited by just anyone. Since he is here, he must be treated well.
You never know when you will ask for something from the other person.
While thinking about it, he became more and more enthusiastic towards Uncle Jiu and his group, causing Uncle Jiu to feel at odds with each other for a while.
Li Xiuli was sitting next to Ye Wentian, looking at him lovingly, sometimes rubbing her head, squeezing her face, and asking what happened when she went out and whether she was in danger. Ye Wentian didn't help either.
I am patient, but I quite enjoy my mother's care.
There was nothing to say all night, and Uncle Jiu came to Ye Wentian's small courtyard early the next morning as promised. He and Uncle Jiu had already discussed it last night, and today they would sit and talk in Ye Wentian's courtyard.
The two of them were sitting opposite each other. Uncle Jiu was vaguely aware that Ye Wentian wanted to ask for something, so he didn't say anything and waited quietly for Ye Wentian to speak.
Ye Wentian pondered for a moment, organized his words, and then slowly said:
"Uncle Jiu, I wonder if I can worship in Maoshan?"
"Why are you doing this? Yesterday I discovered that you have magic power. Since you already have a master, why do you want to change the family?"
Uncle Jiu was a little angry. He didn't know what Ye Wentian meant by this move. He himself attached great importance to the Lord of Heaven and Earth as his teacher. Could it be that Ye Wentian was a person who didn't understand how to respect teachers?
But when I saw him interacting with me yesterday, I saw that this person behaved politely and didn't look like a person with a human face and an animal heart, so I couldn't figure it out.
Ye Wentian looked at Uncle Jiu's expression and immediately knew that Uncle Jiu must have gone astray. What kind of person am I? My practice attaches great importance to cause and effect, and no matter what, it is impossible to betray my teacher and depart from morality. He immediately explained:
"Uncle Jiu, I think you misunderstood. The exercises I am practicing now were learned by myself from Taoist classics and no one taught me."
Uncle Jiu suddenly realized it when he heard this. He was shocked for the time being, but then he became confused:
"Since you can understand the method of cultivation from the Taoist scriptures, it must be the most suitable way for you. Just practice it yourself. Why..."
"Oh~ I don't want to, but there is no way to protect the Tao. In today's troubled times, I'm afraid that before I have achieved success in cultivation... Uncle Ninth understands?!"
"I see."
Uncle Jiu smiled, with a twinkling light in his eyes, and thought that this was indeed the case. We were in troubled times, and there were dangers outside. If we didn’t have a way to protect the Tao, we might suffer a disaster one day. If people are gone, there would be nothing. Cultivating the Tao
To cultivate the Tao, you can only cultivate the Tao while you are alive.
At this moment, Uncle Jiu was secretly deep in thought, whether he should bring Ye Wentian into Maoshan Gate.
The key is that he feels that Ye Wentian is best suited to practice the exercises he has learned, and he cannot let Ye Wentian change the exercises without conscience.
Since I can't learn from Maoshan, if I only learn the method of protecting the Tao, well... if I, Maoshan, don't teach, maybe Ye Wentian can also find a way to join other sects.
We in Maoshan have a lot of rules, but other sects are different. Some sects only value disciples but not masters. If we can accept a talented heretic into the court through the method of protecting the Tao, most sects must be very willing.
No, wouldn’t it be a pity not to accept such a talented person?! I have to think of a perfect way!
This moment passed for a long time, and time passed by minute by second. Ye Wentian calmly waited for Uncle Jiu's response. Uncle Jiu pondered for a while before thinking about it:
"Ahem~ Yes, yes, but there is a condition."
"Uncle Jiu, please tell me."
"Since you want to learn how to protect Taoism, you should be the protector of Taoism in Maoshan in the future. You don't need to do much. You only need to protect an incense and preserve the inheritance when Maoshan encounters the crisis of annihilation."
"Learning Maoshan's method of protecting the Tao is the cause, and protecting the inheritance of Maoshan's incense is the result, and it is a matter of duty."
"Okay! Hahaha! I will send a message via a flying pigeon (Maoshan has a messenger, but some things still require paper vouchers, so I use a flying pigeon to send a message) to Maoshan to inform the elders of the inner sect. Don't worry.
If it takes one day or three days, there will be news coming back."
Uncle Jiu thought to himself, I am planning for a rainy day. What happens in the future depends entirely on God's will.
After thinking about it, he took out a yellow paper crane origami from his bag. There were also runes drawn with cinnabar on it. He made a seal with his hand and the magic power was flowing.
I silently recited "Get up" in my heart, and saw the paper crane spread its wings, fluttering into the air, flying towards the north at a very fast speed, and disappeared after a while, flying beyond the limit of what the naked eye could see.
Mobilizing the magic power to flow to his eyes, it seemed to Ye Wentian that just after Uncle Jiu made the seal with his hands, the spiritual energy in the air seemed to be a little more active, and his whole body contained a mysterious and mysterious aura.
From the palm of the hand holding the paper crane, a golden liquid-like substance emerged from the palm of the hand and merged into the paper crane. I realized clearly in my heart that this should be Uncle Jiu's magic power.
Chapter completed!