Fairy cage

After Yu Lie successfully refined his destiny, he stayed in the quiet room of Yaofangtang for another three or four days, and then left Yaofangtang in a daze.

He was anxious to find the old beggar to learn from him and gain asylum.

On the day of leaving customs, after Yu Lie arranged the corresponding chores in the prescription hall, at midnight, he sneaked to the town's Yamen by a familiar route.

But when he came to the place where the old beggar often stayed, the straw was soft and there was no one lying in it.

The old beggar is not in jail.

This made Yu Lie raise his eyebrows slightly, but he was not too surprised.

Now the changes in the town are looming, and the old beggar will definitely not be able to escape. Most likely, he will no longer be able to lie in a cage and sleep around as he did before.

Yu Lie began to rummage among the straw piles and cages to see if the old beggar had left anything for him.

He hadn't been rummaging for too long when the sleepy bug that had been hiding in his hair suddenly flew out on its own initiative.

Buzz! The little black insect circled and landed on an iron railing.

Soon, writing appeared on the iron railing, flashing like fireflies:

"Holding an insect in the middle of the night, you can see the library."

A few crooked words entered Yu Lie's eyes, and they were written by the old beggar.

Yu Lie narrowed his eyes slightly, thought for a while, and thought a little excitedly: "We will meet at the Library Pavilion. It seems that the possibility that the old gentleman is the master of Blackwater Temple is a lot higher!"

He immediately picked up his fingers and estimated what time it was, and found that it happened to be midnight, and in a few quarters of an hour it would be the next hour.

So he quickly put away the sleepy man and hurried to where the library was.

After a while, Yu Lie came to a gloomy stone tower, and his footsteps suddenly stopped.

In the daytime, the library looked a bit scary because there was a sharp stone crane at the door and something seemed to be surging inside the wall. It was not a good place.

It was midnight in the library, and Shi He's eyes were dim. As soon as Yu Lie walked to the door, Shi He turned his neck and stared at him closely. The building of the library was also weird, making it even more like a bad place. .

Yu Lie took a deep breath, held his hands towards the two stone cranes at the door as calmly as possible, and then called out the sleepy people in his hair.

Buzz!

As soon as the dark little bug appeared, the eyes of the two stone cranes in front of the door became even brighter.

While Yu Lie was paying attention, the opponent's beak was still opening and closing rapidly several times at a speed that was difficult to catch with the naked eye, but fortunately, the two stone cranes did not pounce to kill him after all.

After being released, Sleepyhead turned around a few times in a daze, as if attracted by something, he circled in front of Yu Lie, took the initiative to rush towards the library, and motioned for Yu Lie to follow.

Insects as big as beans flew by, and the two stone cranes at the door let them dangle in without any abnormality.

Seeing this scene, Yu Lie gritted his teeth and broke into the dark library.

When he stepped into the attic with both feet, the stone crane at the door, other mechanisms in the library, and even the cold feeling from before did not appear, which made Yu Lie feel relieved.

His steps paused slightly, and he found that Shi He at the door was still turning his head inward, staring at his back.

But now Yu Lie didn't feel scared anymore. He was quite leisurely. As if he remembered something, he suddenly took out two red copper talisman coins from his sleeves and threw them towards the two stone cranes.

Yu Lie slightly cupped his hands again and hurriedly followed the sleepy man flying slowly in front, walking towards the depths of the library.

Go up one bump after another, and it won’t take a while.

Yu Lie walked to the third floor, but Sleepyhead didn't stop yet. Under his expectant eyes, he continued to lead him upstairs.

The first, second and third floors of the library are where Taoist boys in the town borrow books, the fourth floor is where Taoist disciples borrow books, and the fifth floor is the private collection of books for the mayor, the master of Blackwater Temple, which is a forbidden area. .

But Sleepyhead ran to the fourth floor, and before Yu Lie could take a look at the layout of the fourth floor, he flew to the top floor without any hindrance.

Soon, Yu Lie arrived at the highest point of the library, but it was as if he had walked underground. The surroundings became cold and cold. Even with his current eyesight, it was pitch black and he could not see anything clearly. thing.

He was originally a dark sleepy bug, but now he has become the only firefly, lighting up the big light spot and still guiding him honestly.

Ordinary floor tiles and ordinary aisles passed by Yu Lie's eyes. He didn't see many strange things on the fifth floor.

Suddenly, the sleepy bird leading the way flapped its wings louder and accelerated into a quiet room, and a voice came from inside:

"Little guy, you're here."

The voice was old, quite different from the tone of the old beggar Yu Lie was familiar with in prison, but the timbre of the two was the same.

He suppressed his thoughts and hurriedly walked into the quiet room. Without even looking at it, he bowed his head and said, "Student Yu Lie, I have met the teacher."

After shouting, Yu Lie glanced out of the corner of his eye and discovered an old man wearing a jet black Bagua robe and a crescent moon crown, sitting cross-legged in an empty room.

There was only a screen, a futon, a few tables, and an open book in the room.

The old man held the scroll in his hand. He had a white beard and gray hair, and a serious appearance. He was teasing the sleepy man who flew in front of him.

After hearing Yu Lie's request, the old man said calmly:

"What's the matter?"

The meeting between the old man and the young man tonight was indeed very different from the scene in prison.

Although the old man had the same eyes, nose, and mouth as the old beggar, Yu Lie didn't dare to recognize him at first glance.

Because the other party's appearance is so serious!

Fortunately, Yu Lie raised his gaze slightly and found that there were still a few pieces of fine peanut shells left on the table, especially the book in the old man's hand, which the other party had simply knocked over.

This made him completely relieved, and he confirmed that the other party was undoubtedly the "old beggar" he knew, and that he had definitely not practiced some secret technique of having multiple souls in one body and changing temperament.

However, no matter how careless the old beggar was, the other person was also Yu Lie’s current teacher and a powerful figure. Yu Lie did not dare to waste the other person’s time. He handed over his hand and said immediately:

"Teacher, the students came here today in the hope that the teacher can check the homework and accept the students as apprentices. The students will definitely serve the teacher, serve tea and water..."

"What?"

He was an old beggar with a dignified manner and a noble demeanor. After hearing Yu Lie's question, his eyes widened and his body collapsed, and his power was broken in an instant.

The other party went from being a master to being a salty old beggar who would chat with Yu Lie in the prison or in the tea room.

The old beggar tugged on his beard, leaned forward, and asked with some surprise: "Have you refined your natal blood weapon?"

Because the movement was not small, some peanut shells came out of the old beggar's sleeves, as well as a not-quite-chewed peach core, which rolled onto the table.

However, the old beggar kept his expression calm, put the peach core into his sleeve, pressed the peanut shell, restrained his tone, and asked calmly:

"Shuzi, do you really have information to report, and you didn't come here to ask for help, but you actually made something of your destiny?"

Yu Lie caught the other party's actions in his eyes and said respectfully again: "That's right, students will never dare to make nonsense."

As he spoke, he put his hands together and stirred up the qi and blood in his body. The flesh sprouts in his hands began to stir, and in a few breaths they grew into a thin black-covered book.

The old beggar sat cross-legged behind the table, glanced at the leather book, and then at the remaining columns. After going back and forth for several times, the other person's eyes showed surprise and confusion.

"Although this little guy looks a little smart and his bones are well tempered, his understanding is average and he has no background... It shouldn't be possible. How can the things of destiny be refined so easily? A Taoist boy relies only on himself. Without the help of others, can you succeed with this notebook?"

The other party frowned, looked at Yu Lie suspiciously, and thought to himself: "Could this guy be acting, and someone is helping him, trying to fool me?"

But without asking Yu Lie, the old beggar himself knew that Yu Lie was probably not lying.

Because the old beggar had already retrieved Yu Lie's household registration documents, and also interviewed the ghost soldiers in the town, confirming that he, a student, only had a few friends in the town, and then he had no many connections. He was also a homebody on weekdays. Not much contact with people.

Suddenly, the old beggar stared at the leather book in Yu Lie's hand, thought of something, and said suddenly:

"Well, it's a leather book!"

The other party now remembered that among the several natal objects of alchemy, there are quite a few things that have low requirements on understanding and talent, but high requirements on other aspects. The Painted Skin Book is one of them.

But the old beggar suddenly took a deep breath. He pulled at his beard and accidentally broke two strands. Then he looked at Yu Lie in surprise and asked:

"Is this the Skinned Book?"

The leather book has a lot of names, such as shadow puppet, painted skin, peeling, etc. Yu Lie was not surprised when he heard the other party call him such a name. He nodded generously and even flattered:

"Teacher Mingjian, you can recognize him at a glance."

After receiving Yu Lie's recognition, the old beggar's face was even more surprised.

He had just torn off a few beards, but his face hurt so much that he really couldn't imagine how this cheap student of his dared to peel off his own skin and then refine it into blood. device.

The old beggar was speechless: "Good fellow, you are so stupid!"

The other party stroked his beard and after pondering for a few breaths, he still couldn't help but make insinuations:

"As far as Pindao knows, leather books are the lifeblood, and the skin must be removed while it's hot and fresh. The pain is extremely painful. I feel scared when I hear people talk about it. What can you do? Can avoid..."

As he asked, the old beggar paused, thinking that he was already Yu Lie's teacher, so why bother going around in circles anymore.

"Ahem!" He coughed lightly and asked directly:

"How much skin did you peel off? How could you endure such torture?"

Yu Lie stood in front of the other party and saw that the old beggar was restrained by his leather book. He was secretly happy and suddenly felt that this time he was almost certain to become his disciple.

However, he did not dare to show off too much and answered honestly: "Teacher is so complimentary."

Yu Lie said: "The pain of peeling is indeed heartbreaking and unbearable. Even if the students specially prepared anesthetics, the anesthetics cannot control everything, only for a while. During the refining process after peeling, the bitterness The pain is really something that students will never forget, they just have to endure it.”

Hearing these words in the old beggar's ears, it made him even more surprised, and he couldn't help but say: "How can you endure it like this? Tell me, tell me, how many skin membranes did you take from your body to refine it?"

Looking at the curious old beggar, Yu Lie pondered for a moment, cupped his hands and said, "From head to toe, everything."

After hearing Yu Lie's answer, the old beggar breathed a sigh of relief: "From head to toe...wait a minute!"

The other party was stunned: "From head to toe? All of it?"

At this moment, the old beggar's eyes became weirder than ever before, as if he was looking at some monster, and he glanced at Yu Lie fiercely.

The other party's gaze was so intense that Yu Lie felt a little uncomfortable standing in front of him.

Yu Lie simply coughed slightly and took the initiative to explain:

"Reporting to the teacher, although peeling the skin hurts, it only hurts temporarily. The students have the teacher's notes as guidance. They will not lose their limbs and have no sequelae. As long as they are patient, after a few days, the skin will grow back to full size, including the appearance. It won’t be ruined, it’s really just a matter of enduring it.”

He added: "It's not harmful anyway. Peeling less is worse than peeling more. It doesn't make much difference."

But the old beggar pointed at Yu Lie, remained silent for a long time, and then murmured:

"I have seen a lot of torture of others. There are not a few people who dare to agree and let others torture themselves. I am the only one who dares to do it to myself, and is so ruthless. Now I see you like this .”

Yu Lie didn't know whether the other party was simply praising him or if there was something else in the words, so he could only pretend that he didn't know.

"Teacher, since the student has refined his natal blood weapon?"

Yu Lie looked at each other expectantly.

Unexpectedly, the old beggar became silent again at this time. He looked at the leather book in Yu Lie's hand, shook his head and said:

"What a pity, what a pity, I am practicing the Gu Dao, and you are practicing the Leather Dao. Although your character is so determined, how should I guide you?"

Yu Lie's heart skipped a beat, and he was quite caught off guard.

Before he could say anything, the old beggar sighed and said, "I broke my promise, so I won't accept you as my disciple."

Yu Lie became anxious, straightened up and shouted: "Teacher!"

But the other party ignored him and stretched out his hand, his expression suddenly changed.

The old beggar had no expression on his face: "Shut up! Since your character is so determined, how can I dare to teach you? If there is even the slightest mistake, wouldn't I dare to skin my skin and cramp my muscles and refine it into a magic weapon?"

These words made Yu Lie's face turn pale, and he was eager to explain, but the other party's words didn't stop yet:

"Don't let outsiders know about the master-disciple relationship between you and me. Once you leave this door, it will be invalidated."

At this time, the old beggar's face showed a stern look that Yu Lie had never seen before, and the other beggar sneered without any intention of joking:

"Hey! Thanks to your cleverness, you haven't let outsiders know anything about it until now. Otherwise, I will clean up the house now and skin you and cramp you. I don't want you, a pervert, to drag me down if you commit any crime in the future."

After saying this, the old beggar took out a token from his sleeve and threw it into Yu Lie's arms as if he were sending it away. Then he pointed at the door and yelled:

"Get out! Walk slowly, don't send me away."

Yu Lie held the token and was at a loss. He didn't know whether to advance or retreat...

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