"Daozhang Chen, are you saying that you plan to accept Xiao Zhi as your apprentice?"

When I woke up, I happened to meet Taoist Master Chen coming to visit me. When he saw that I finally woke up, he proposed the idea of ​​accepting me as his disciple.

My father was surprised and happy when he heard this. I am a weakling, so I should have a bad life, but if I can learn something useful from Master Chen, I won't be able to reverse the situation in the future, at least I won't be in danger.

Daochang Chen nodded: "That's right."

Dad was a little excited and asked me quickly: "Xiao Zhi, Director Chen is asking you something. Please answer it quickly."

I actually haven't reacted yet, and I don't have any idea about apprenticeship, so I'm a little hesitant.

Daochang Chen thought that I was unwilling, so he quickly added: "Xiao Zhi, I see that you are nimble with your hands and feet and have a high level of understanding. In addition, although the Bazi is a bit thin, you are very spiritual. Follow me and learn something, and I will not treat you badly."

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I remembered the previous battle between Daochang Chen and Tian Bin, which was a turbulent one. As a child, I was of course interested in this thing. After hearing that it was beneficial, I immediately agreed: "Okay! Thank you, Master!"

While talking, I imitated the scenes of apprenticeship that I saw on TV, walked up to Taoist Master Chen in a decent manner, knelt down with a plop, and worshiped: "Master, please accept my worship."

Immediately, Daochang Chen was amused by me and laughed cheerfully: "Okay, okay..."

I didn't know at the time how this prayer would change my life forever.

After I became a disciple, Taoist Master Chen gave me several secret books on the spot, and also gave me the magic pestle I had used.

Although I didn't know what these things were for, when I saw my dad's uncontrollable secretly happy expression, I knew that they must be good things.

After giving the secret book and the magic weapon, Chen Daozhang continued: "Xiao Zhi, I am busy with things, so I won't be able to stay here for long. Tomorrow at noon I will go to the mountain to seal the willow tree again. Remember to follow me and learn how to do it."

I quickly agreed: "Okay, okay, I will be there on time."

Daochang Chen nodded with his hands behind his back, and then left, leaving only my father and I in the coffin shop.

Dad immediately made a good meal afterwards, saying it was to replenish his vitality, and even opened a bottle of old wine he had collected. The last time I saw this fight was when he and my mother divorced.

But unlike last time when he drank to drown his sorrows, dad is really happy now.

At first, he just talked nonsense with me, but later, when the wine got more intense, he started talking about my mother and my childhood.

"Xiao Zhi, you finally have a way to survive now. It's really, really good. Wow..."

When it came to the end, such a big man almost burst into tears.

It was also today that I finally heard from him for the first time why my mother left me.

My family has been in the coffin business since our ancestors. This line of business is prone to exposure to things with a strong negative energy, so every few generations it is inevitable that someone will have problems with their horoscopes.

As for my generation, masters have long calculated that it is impossible for anyone to live beyond the age of three, and the bloodline of our Xu family will end in this generation.

But my dad was unwilling to give up and made countless efforts. Finally, he was lucky enough to get a folk remedy that saved my life...

But in those years, he was away all the time looking for what others saw as "recipes", which also caused my mother a lot of hardship, and even almost forced her to commit suicide, which ultimately led to her leaving my father and me.

"It's all my fault. I'm useless. I'm sorry for your mother..."

"Dad, you are drunk."

Dad didn't say "I'm not drunk" again, and calmed down.

I watched this man who usually never showed his inner feelings drink until he fell asleep. I stood up silently and put a coat on him.

According to what Dad said, although he lost his legs, his hands were not injured and there was no obstacle to his coffin-making skills, so as long as I am willing to help, everything will be back on track.

Listening to what he said, I felt a little happy. He had never said anything to me in the past. In my heart, he was just a profit-seeking businessman.

Even so, I felt a little uneasy.

Things won't be that simple.

The next day, before noon, I went to wait for Daochang Chen under the willow tree.

The villagers headed by Wang Ergou also came with me. They heard that Master Chen was going to cast a spell, and they all wanted to join in the fun and see the world.

A few days ago, Daochang Chen conveyed the news of the sudden death of their village chief.

There were already many people in the village who were dissatisfied with his usual way of doing things, so this time it was better to directly elect a new village chief, Wang Ergou, who organized their return at that time.

Now Wang Ergou was very proud, and he was respectful to Daoist Chen. When he heard that Daoist Chen was going to help the village cast spells, he immediately asked everyone to come and see it.

I stood at the front of the crowd and watched Director Chen's every move attentively.

Just like in novels and TV shows, there are no shortage of golden cauldrons, copper furnaces, and spell formations.

This time he will use ninety-nine and eighty-one gold nails, plus ink lines and spells in eight directions, to seal the willow tree layer by layer.

Just as the formation was set up, the originally sunny weather suddenly turned gloomy, and even a dark wind began to blow.

In the middle of summer, I actually got goosebumps all over my body.

The first layer is gold nails.

As each nail was driven in, a vague scream came from the trunk of the willow tree.

At that time, some villagers who were watching began to be frightened.

Not to mention that every time a nail was inserted, there would be louder and louder screams and gurgling blood flowing out of the willow tree.

Suddenly, the villagers who had not believed in evil at first began to be in awe of Daozhang Chen.

After that, after wrapping the ink thread and affixing the talisman paper, the screams of the willow trees became smaller and smaller, the evil wind gradually dispersed, and finally peace returned.

After completing these rituals, Taoist Chen stopped his steps, shouted low, and stopped his posture.

When Wang Ergou saw Daozhang Chen stop his movements, he immediately stepped forward: "Daozhang Chen, you are really a wise and powerful master, a master!"

Daochang Chen just lightly ordered: "The people down here cannot be saved, and the willow tree has only been temporarily strengthened. You must stay away from this tree when you are buried in the future. If there is great tragedy or joy, try not to hit it, lest it

Use your strength to break the seal."

Wang Ergou immediately responded, and even wrote it down, making it a village rule, requiring the villagers to abide by it from generation to generation.

After experiencing this turmoil and seeing the ferocious scene just now, the villagers quickly agreed and no one had any objections.

In this way, Daochang Chen no longer had any concerns about this place, and he left the village with us the next day.

The secret books given by Daochang Chen seemed complicated, and there were many words that I couldn't recognize, but for some reason I seemed to understand them all.
Chapter completed!