Cultivation: When you do things to the extreme

"Old sir, please have some tea. My young master will be here in a moment."

In the living room, a maid served tea.

"Not busy, not busy."

On the guest seat, a white-haired old man stroked his beard and said with a smile: "Li Jieyuangui has many people, so I'm just waiting for you."

He was dressed in rich clothes and robes, and he looked like a wealthy official. Although his beard and hair were all white and he was already over seventy years old, he did not feel that he was old. Instead, his face was rosy and full of vitality, and he looked like a fairy.

Behind him, there was another person standing. She was a girl in red. Her petite body was huddled under a big red coat. Her head and face were mostly covered by a mink velvet hood. It was unknown what color it was.

An old man and a young man sat and stood together. After waiting for a while, someone finally entered the hall.

"It would be rude not to be able to greet the distinguished guest from afar!"

A chuckle spread into the hall.

The old man looked back and followed the sound, and saw a young man walking in. He didn't show the slightest sign of a scholar's weak manner, but instead exuded a heroic spirit.

"Li Jieyuan!"

The old man stood up immediately and greeted him with a smile: "How can this old man be worthy of being welcomed by Li Jieyuan from far away? It is a great honor to enter the mansion."

"My father-in-law said something serious, please take a seat!"

"Please solve the problem!"

Xu Yang smiled, sat on the throne, glanced at the girl next to the old man, then turned back and asked the old man straight to the point: "I haven't asked my father-in-law Gao's name yet."

"It's rude to pay you an unexpected visit without any introductions!"

The old man stood up, cupped his hands and said, "My surname is Xin and my name is Huangshi. This is my fourteenth mother."

"It turns out to be Mr. Xin."

Xu Yang nodded, chuckled and asked, "I wonder what Mr. Xin is doing here?"

"Don't dare to deceive Li Jieyuan."

Old Man Xin smiled and simply said: "I am here to ask for something!"

"oh?"

Xu Yang raised his eyebrows, but was not surprised: "Old sir, please speak."

Old man Xin looked at Xu Yang, and then glanced at the girl in red next to him with her head lowered and her eyebrows lowered. Then he turned back and asked with a sudden chuckle: "I heard that Li Jieyuan is not married yet?"

"Um?"

Xu Yang glanced at him and then shook his head: "I have no intention of doing so yet!"

"That's such a shame."

Old Man Xin shook his head and sighed, then changed the subject: "What does Jie Yuan think of my fourteenth mother?"

As he spoke, he raised his hand to invite.

The girl next to her trembled, seemingly shy, but she still reached out and took off her hood.

I saw that she was about fourteen or fifteen years old, and she was wearing a bright red coat. The color was bright, but she didn't feel enchanting or vulgar at all. Instead, she exuded an aura of agility and transcendence.

Under the red hat, she is dressed in white, with a gold and jade belt wrapped around her waist. She is a graceful and graceful girl with haircut hair. She is as beautiful as jade, yet reveals a bit of stubbornness and perseverance in her delicateness. She is truly stunning.

She raised her head, biting her red lips lightly, with a bit of shyness in her eyes. She wanted to raise her gaze, but in a blink of an eye, she lowered her gaze in panic and timidly bowed: "Fourteenth Mother, I've met you, I've met the young master!"

I feel pity for the beauty who is shy.

However, Xu Yang only glanced at her, and then turned his gaze back: "What does this old gentleman mean?"

Old Man Xin smiled: "Can my fourteenth mother be able to enter the Jie Yuan Dharma Eye?"

Xu Yang looked at him and then shook his head: "Mr. If you have something to say, you might as well say it directly."

"Li Jieyuan is really quick to talk."

Although these words had the intention of rejecting him, Old Man Xin was not discouraged. He raised his hands and said: "I don't speak secretly in front of people, let alone deceive the young master. We are not human beings with spiritual bodies, but It’s a weird and weird creature!”

"I admire the old gentleman's sincerity in treating others."

Xu Yang nodded, seemingly not surprised.

Seeing this, Old Man Xin also nodded secretly.

In this world, ghosts and gods appear, and demons run rampant.

The existence of supernatural beings may be a shocking secret to ordinary people, but to the upper-class dignitaries, it is nothing at all. As long as they reach a certain level, they will naturally come into contact with it.

This person has obtained the title of Jieyuan, and can be regarded as a scholar of Confucianism. It is normal for him to know the existence of aliens. If he is like those poor and rotten Confucians, panicking and shouting, "The son has no words, strange power and chaos," then Old Man Xin will Be disappointed, disappointed that you saw the wrong person and chose the wrong person.

Seeing that Xu Yang was calm, Old Man Xin also told his story.

"The old man is a fox. His family has lived in Huangshan Mountain for generations. Although he is a spirit and weird creature, he does not practice demons and evil methods, nor does he harm nature or cause harm to innocent people. Instead, he devotes himself to practicing Zen and worshiping Buddha, and has nothing to do with the world!"

"However……"

Old Man Xin sighed quietly and said in a deep voice: "The world is in chaos and demons are rampant. We wanted to live in seclusion and escape from the world, but disasters came repeatedly, forcing my family to go far away and move away from Huangshan Mountain to avoid disasters."

"But in this world, demons are everywhere and ghosts are entrenched. We and other good spirits are not only coveted by demons and monsters, but also spied by evil cultivators. They are all looking at us with eager eyes, and they all want to take away my flesh, blood, soul, and my magic power. Yuan, use it to practice and practice, and increase your Taoism!"

Old Man Xin showed bitterness on his face: "Even the righteous masters, Taoists and Buddhists, are very prejudiced against us and other aliens. The extreme ones will kill monsters and eliminate demons when they see them. They don't care whether we good people are evil or not!"

"In this way, the world is so big that there is no place for my family. After moving away from Huangshan, trouble came again, so I had to run away to avoid it. As a result, I didn't want to cause more trouble, and I even made a very powerful enemy!"

Old Man Xin sighed: "I have lived for more than two hundred years, and my life is approaching, so death is not a problem. However, my old wife and I still have many children. If I and I die, they will be left alone and will be bullied. Therefore, my husband and I have married daughters one after another over the years, hoping that they will have something to rely on!"

As he said that, Old Man Xin turned his eyes and looked at the girl in red: "The first thirteen daughters have been found, but the fourteenth daughter has not yet been entrusted to her, so I came here, hoping to marry her to Li Jieyuan, no need to As a wife, she can also be a concubine, I just hope she can find a place to stay."

After saying this, Old Man Xin stood up and made a big salute to Xu Yang: "Please Li Jieyuan take pity on my little girl, be merciful and accept her!"

"My husband, you can't do this."

Xu Yang shook his head, raised his empty hand, and Zhen Gang came out invisible and supported the old man's body.

"..."

Feeling the invisible true power, Old Man Xin's eyes changed slightly, but he soon regained his composure and stood up: "Li Jieyuan, you are so talented that you are unparalleled in the world. You will definitely be the number one talent in the future!"

"Having this kind of fame can be said to ward off evil spirits. Although my enemy is powerful, he is determined not to touch you in the slightest. My husband and I will do our best to lure him away, determined not to let him come to embarrass you. "

After saying that, he looked at Xu Yang sincerely: "What do you think Jie Yuan?"

"..."

Xu Yang looked at him, speechless.

He finally understood the other party's intention.

In this world, the method of divine soul can be cultivated through false practice. Not only can people practice it, but also alien spirits can practice it.

However, compared to the slow-moving righteous way of cultivation, most spirits prefer the fast-advancing evil way of practice, eating human flesh, flesh, souls, and mana essence.

These kinds of spirits are the demons, demons and monsters that are well known to the world.

But there is another kind of spirit that does not take such evil shortcuts, but practices the righteous way.

Such spirits can be said to be kind.

But good deeds do not necessarily lead to good rewards.

In fact, the status of benevolent spirits is very embarrassing.

Because they practice the righteous way, progress slowly, and have pure magic power, in the eyes of those beasts, monsters and monsters, each of them is a walking panacea. It is of great benefit to eat, and there is no need to worry about retaliation afterwards and offend the masters of Taoism and Buddhism. Chase.

On the human side, evil cultivators are no better than demons and monsters, and are even more ferocious. They all want to catch spirits like them and devour them to practice their skills as a way to improve their cultivation and increase their Taoism.

Righteous monks also have the prejudice that "those who are not of my race must have different minds" and don't think highly of them. Some extreme ones even kill dissenters and monsters on sight, without caring about good or evil.

Therefore, the situation of good spirits is very difficult.

It's okay when the world is at peace, and demons are dormant everywhere, and they can live in seclusion and hide from the world.

But when the world is in chaos and demons from all directions run rampant, they will be hunted down everywhere as "spiritual medicine".

The Xinhu family is such kind and kind spirits.

The world was in chaos and demons were raging. They were forced to leave their ancestral land, Huangshan Mountain, and fled all the way. However, they were still coveted by demons from all walks of life, and in the end they provoked a terrible enemy.

In order to avoid disaster, they can only marry off their children to find support for them.

Therefore, they found him, Li Jieyuan, who is famous all over the world!

This is not surprising.

Although he has not shown much strength to the outside world, with the literary talent he has shown now, it can be said that it is a certainty that he will take the exam and obtain the top prize in the future.

The title of Number One Scholar is of great significance in the Confucian, French, and Taoist system. Although it is not as good as a great Confucian scholar, it is enough to deter ordinary monsters and ghosts. Coupled with his Confucian background, it is more than enough to protect a little fox.

So, should he agree?

Facing the worried and expectant eyes of Old Man Xin and the nervous and shy eyes of Xin Shisi Niang, Xu Yang shook his head and said with a chuckle: "To be honest with you, I have no intention of fame, let alone officialdom, and I will never participate again in the future. I'm afraid I won't be able to win the imperial examination or get the title of No. 1 Scholar."

"this……"

Old Man Xin stood there, stunned and confused for a moment.

"but……"

Xu Yang lowered his gaze, looked at Xin Shiniang who was also at a loss, and said with a smile: "I intend to carry out enlightenment and change the private school into an academy to recruit more students. If my husband is willing, he will let this girl come to enroll and use the academy as an academy." The power of literary spirit is something that ordinary monsters and demons would not dare to offend.”

"In addition, I have some connections, including Guobei County, Jinhua Mansion, and famous scholars from Jiangsu and Zhejiang. They are all my friends. Master Baishan of Faming Temple, Taoist Master of Qingpingguan Qinghe, and I also have some friendships with you. If I can trust you, I will I, Li Liuxian, will live in Guobei County."

Xu Yang looked at the two of them, chuckled and said, "I guarantee that no one will make things difficult for you!"

"this……"

When Old Man Xin heard this, he was even more surprised and uncertain, not knowing what to do.

Xu Yang did not push or force him.

He really wanted Xinhu to stay, and it would be best if the whole family came together.

But it was not because of the beauty of Xin Shisi Niang that attracted his attention, but because these kind spirits were of great use to him.

He wants to raise these foxes!

As mentioned before, there are two ways to practice skills. The first is quantity and the second is quality.

Needless to say the quantity, it just means accumulating time and keep doing it.

Needless to say, the quality is just perfect.

If these good spirits take refuge with him, it will definitely greatly improve the quality of his "breeding" skills, develop high-level characteristics, enhance combat power, and help with cultivation.

Therefore, he wanted the Xinhu family to live here, and it would be best to bring their relatives, the seventh aunt, the eighth aunt, and so on. He could provide them with food, clothing, housing, and transportation, and even give them monthly silver rations and subsidize money for breeding.

What, enemies?

No matter how much debt he has, there is a Lanruo Temple next to him, so it doesn't matter if there are a few more demons and monsters, he doesn't care anyway.

"Academy?"

"Enrollment?"

"This, this, this..."

Although the conditions offered by Xu Yang were very attractive, Old Man Xin was still hesitant: "Li Jieyuan, isn't this too ostentatious? If it attracts the attention of our enemy and hurts innocent people, how can I feel so good? ?”

"The trees want to be quiet but the wind is not stopping. Some things cannot be avoided, so it is better to face them simply."

Xu Yang smiled and said calmly: "The purpose of my academy is to educate all without distinction. As long as you are good and righteous, no matter whether you are a human or a demon, you can enter my academy to study. Anyone who comes to make trouble is the one you are fighting against." I am the enemy and I will kill you without mercy!"

"this……!"

The last four words were so sharp and sharp that Old Man Xin was startled and he looked at Xu Yang in astonishment.

After a long time, he exclaimed: "Everyone says that Li Jieyuan is not only a master of poetry and painting, but also a master of both civil and martial arts. Before I was old, I was a little skeptical, but now it seems that I am really looking at the sky from a well, and I can't see Mount Tai!"

After saying that, he bowed to Xu Yang and said, "In this case, I will entrust my little girl to Li Jieyuan."

After saying that, he turned to the girl beside him: "Fourteenth Mother, from now on, Li Jieyuan will be your husband. You must serve him well. We will never leave him in life or in death!"

"father……"

The girl's eyes trembled, then she nodded, turned to Xu Yang to salute, and timidly shouted: "The fourteenth mother has seen her husband, husband!"

"It doesn't have to be this way."

Xu Yang shook his head and raised his empty hand to support her: "When you enter my academy, you are my disciple. As for Mr. Xin...really don't want to stay in Guo Bei?"

Old Man Xin shook his head and said with a wry smile: "Our enemy is very powerful. We would never dare to implicate the young master. I will be satisfied if my daughter can find her home."

After that, he turned around and opened the three brocade boxes on the table.

"It's a small gift. I wanted to be the dowry for the Fourteenth Mother, but now I'm going to be the academy's cultivator!"

Xu Yang glanced around and saw that the three brocade boxes were full of books.

An antique and full of literary charm!

The treasure of literature and ink, the condensed literary spirit, reading it will help practice, and it is worth thousands of dollars!

Seeing this, Xu Yang also sighed: "This gift is too precious."

Old Man Xin smiled: "Please accept it, sir!"

"All right."

Xu Yang nodded, without any further excuses, and turned to look at the girl in red beside him: "You call me Fourteenth Mother?"

The girl nodded: "Yes!"

Xu Yang smiled and asked again: "This is a nickname, does it have a big name?"

"this……"

The Fourteenth Mother glanced at Old Man Xin.

Old Man Xin heard the implication and immediately stroked his beard and said with a smile: "There are no names for wild foxes in the mountains."

The Fourteenth Mother also lowered her head and said, "Ever since I was little, my parents and sisters have only called me the Fourteenth Mother."

Xu Yang nodded: "In that case, how about I give you a name?"

"Very good, very good!"

Old Man Xin smiled and agreed repeatedly: "Why don't you thank me a lot, Master?"

The Fourteenth Mother was also a little surprised: "The Fourteenth Mother, thank you so much, Master!"

"Um……"

Xu Yang groaned and then said: "Jun is also a beautiful jade. If a person is as beautiful as jade, how about calling her Xin Jun?"

"Xin Jun?"

The Fourteenth Mother murmured, and after tasting it, she became even more happy: "Thank you, Master, for the name."

Xu Yang nodded, then turned to look at Old Man Xin: "I don't want to stay in Guobei, and I won't force anyone to do anything. If you need anything in the future, you can come here to find me, but if you can, I will never refuse!"

"Thank you Li Jieyuan!"

Old Man Xin's eyes narrowed and he said sternly: "My little girl has this destination, and even if I fall into the netherworld, I can still have a smile on my face."

After saying that, he turned to Xin Si Niang and said, "Si Si Niang, please send daddy out."

"father……!"

Xin Shisi Niang's eyes were filled with tears and worry, but she did not dare to say anything when facing her father's gaze, so she could only send him out.

Xu Yang stood in the hall and watched the two people leave.

…

A moment later, outside Li Mansion.

"Okay, let's send it here."

Old Man Xin stopped and looked at Xin Si Niang, who was wearing pear blossoms and raining rain: "Si Si Niang, from now on you will be a fox in a family. Please stop being petty and losing your temper."

"father……"

Xin Shisi Niang looked at her father and couldn't help crying: "I still want to be with you and my mother."

"Don't say such willful words."

Old Man Xin shook his head and said in a deep voice: "This Li Jieyuan is a true gentleman and has extraordinary means. He will never be a thing in the pool in the future. If you follow him and serve him well, you will be blessed in the future. As for your mother and I, , What do thousand-year-old foxes fear? Don’t worry, those monsters and ghosts can’t do anything to us.”

"But……"

"But what, don't you want to?"

Old Man Xin looked at her, pretending to be surprised and asked himself: "That's strange. When we moved, the large box of poems, storybooks, and portraits belonged to whose belongings, and who was crying and shouting not to throw them away? of?"

As soon as these words came out, the girl immediately blushed and stayed there at a loss: "That..."

"Okay, let's fulfill your dreams and satisfy your wishes. What else are you thinking about? Just be good and behave when you get an advantage."

Old Man Xin shook his head and sighed: "This person has no intention of becoming an official, which is a good thing. In today's world, the clouds are treacherous, and the capital is full of murderous intent. It's better to stay away if you can."

After that, he sighed again: "Okay, okay, let's stop talking here. Go back. After dad handles those things, he and your mother will come over to see you. By the way, I haven't told him in detail about our enemy yet." When you are alone with him later, tell him in detail. This will help enhance your relationship, do you understand?"

"Ming, I understand!"

"Why are you stuttering? It's human nature to love children. Now that you have entered the Li Mansion first, you must seize the opportunity. Otherwise, when other fox fairies come over, how can you, a little girl, be able to fight? Hey, I would have known better. Tell your sisters to teach you more!"

"father!!"

…

After March, a new academy opened outside the county town.

"Is this Guobei Academy?"

"Li Jieyuan's actions are really unconstrained, and the antelope's horns are so hard to fathom!"

"That's right, at this time, instead of rushing to Beijing to take the exam, he opened an academy. What on earth is he thinking? Does he want to lose his fame?"

"Is it because he is not sure of passing the imperial examination, so he postpones it this time and goes to Beijing to take the examination next time?"

"Come on, he's just afraid. After he learned about Yuan, he became distracted by other things. He even tinkered with small talk books, wasting his talent. He was afraid that he wouldn't be able to go to high school this time in Beijing, so he simply didn't go."

"Keep your voice down. This is outside the city. There are no rotten cabbage or rotten eggs. Those people will throw stones!"

"Whether he's in high school or not, that's all for him. The academy started school a few days ago. Didn't you know that some of the most prominent people in Guobei County, Jinhua Mansion, and even Jiangsu and Zhejiang came and didn't come? They also sent people and gave gifts."

"This man's influence among scholars, scholars, officials and literary circles in Jiangsu and Zhejiang is simply terrifying!"

"Not only that, I heard that even outside monks and Buddhist and Taoist masters have a close friendship with him. Not to mention several nearby Taoist temples, even Taohuashan, no, the Taoist priest from Mingxiao Temple in Jilei Mountain sent him a gift. Big congratulations on coming."

"Jilei Mountain Mingxiao Temple, I heard that he is a ruthless person who practices thunder. Half a month ago, he personally took action to wipe out a group of evil cultivators disguised as bandits. That movement, even hundreds of miles away, still shocked Lei! "

"How could Li Liuxian's connections be so terrifying?"

"..."

Outside the academy, spectators from all walks of life were talking about it.

Within the academy, the various lecture halls were also extremely lively.

In a corner of the lecture hall, Xin Shiniang was sitting upright, waiting for the teacher to call her name.

Today, she changed into a green shirt and dressed in men's clothing. She was as beautiful as jade and a gentleman as jade. Although she was a little too handsome, she did not look out of place in the lecture hall at this moment.

because……

"Zhu Yingtai!"

"arrive!"

"Li Yingtai!"

"arrive!"

"Liang Yingtai!"

"arrive!"

"..."

"Zhou Wenjun!"

"Meng Wenjun!"

"Zhuo Wenjun!"

"Feng Suzhen!"

"Lu Suzhen!"

"Zhang Suzhen!"

"Bai Suzhen!"

…

Seeing the very handsome and blooming students in the audience, the gentleman who called the name on the stage was helpless and couldn't help but put down the list: "It's not like the academy doesn't allow women to enroll, what are you doing?"

"whee!"

"Sir, what are you talking about? The slave...disciple doesn't understand very well!"

"Where's Li Jieyuan? Isn't he teaching?"

"I'm going to die if I can't see Mr. Jianchen!"

"Didn't you read the class schedule? Mr. Liuxian only teaches piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, as well as archery and martial arts. This is not him."

"Does anyone want to exchange the book? The new version of The Peony Pavilion can be exchanged for The West Chamber..."

"Silence, silence!"

Looking at the laughing young ladies in the audience, the teacher also had a serious face. He knocked on the table with his ruler and said: "Since you have entered the academy, you must abide by the rules of the academy. The dean has orders. Those who are stubborn and refuse to be taught will be punished. Kick out of the academy and never be admitted."

As soon as these words came out, the laughing and noisy people immediately calmed down and sat upright like good babies.

"Why!"

The teacher shook his head, not knowing whether this was a blessing or a curse, so he could only continue to call names.

…

Soon, the class ended and the students were liberated and instantly divided into several groups.

"Big auction, big auction, Li Jieyuan's real-life portrait, lifelike and vivid, only costs ten taels of silver each."

"Ten taels, why don't you go and grab it? Don't buy from this profiteer. My painting is better, it only costs eight taels!"

"If you want to capture a man's heart, you must first capture his stomach. I have a relative who works as a maid in the Li Mansion. She knows Mr. Jianchen's food preferences very well. Each piece of information costs five taels of silver!"

"You profiteers, I have already entered the academy, and you are still using these heresy. With my beauty and beauty, I will definitely be able to capture the position of Mrs. Li."

"Sell a mirror, sell a mirror, for a penny, let someone take a good look at you!"

"..."

Looking at the quarreling female scholars, Xin Shisi Niang sat in the corner, speechless, but she felt an inexplicable sense of superiority in her heart.

The level of these people is so low. They have not even entered the door of the Li Mansion, but they have already started dreaming about the Spring and Autumn Period. There are thousands of students in the academy, so many ladies, courtesans and beauties. How can the young master see it? It is nothing like her in the mansion, close to the water. …

"Xin Jun?"

"You are the little fox from the Xin family!"

Before her thoughts could be settled, she saw a group of handsome young men gathered around the table, looking at her eagerly.

Xin Shisi Niang was startled and looked up, only to be even more frightened: "You, you guys..."

"What are you!"

A group of people interrupted her immediately.

“Everyone get straight to the point and say what you have to say!”

"This is just a little snake from the Shui family, this is just a rabbit from the Bai family, this is just a pheasant from Taoshan..."

"We are the Guobei Academy Witches Alliance!"

"Now I have three rules to make with you. First, you are not allowed to approach Mr. Liuxian casually. Secondly, you are not allowed to absorb Mr. Liuxian's literary energy. Thirdly, you are not allowed to absorb Mr. Liuxian's yang energy. Fourthly, you are not allowed to use black magic. Charming Mr. Liuxian, fifth, you are not allowed to be alone with Mr. Liuxian..."

"Wait a minute, isn't there a three-part agreement?"

"You can control it as much as I say!"

"In short, you are not allowed to seduce Mr. Liuxian, and you are not allowed to absorb Mr. Liuxian's literary and yang energy. It will harm Mr. Liuxian's body, especially you little fox. You foxes are the best at seducing men. If If we find out that you are plotting against your husband, then you will be made into a leather jacket!"

"..."