Fairy cage

In front of the library, two stone cranes stand guard. When Yu Lie walked out of the attic, they didn't react at all.

In the dark wind and dark clouds, Yu Lie stood alone at the door of the library, looking up at the ghostly five-story stone building with a complicated expression on his face.

When the old beggar's expression changed and he started chasing people away, Yu Lie finally didn't have the guts to continue fighting with him, so he could only leave in a sensible way.

Tonight he came in high spirits and left with nothing, which is really depressing.

However, Yu Lie touched the token given by the old beggar and thought to himself:

“It’s not like I’ve found nothing completely.”

Yu Lie even secretly wondered if the old beggar was going to die suddenly, and then suddenly he regretted it and handed over his inheritance or connections to him.

Perhaps as long as he holds this token, he can go to a certain bank to withdraw a large amount of money, or find another master that suits him.

It's a pity that the old beggar drove him away too quickly. He didn't even bother to explain to him what the token was used for. Yu Lie could only stand in front of the library and think wildly.

It is not a problem to stay in front of the library for a long time, and it is easy to be discovered.

Yu Lie thought for a moment, then suppressed his thoughts and rushed back to the prescription hall.

Along the way, he couldn't help but began to ponder word by word what the old beggar said to him tonight.

Although the old beggar's reason for driving him away was in line with the other person's lazy and fearful temperament, for no reason, Yu Lie always felt that there was something in his words.

He kept muttering in his heart: "Could it be that that guy is really going to die and doesn't want to implicate me? Is this guy really that good?"

But after successfully returning to the quiet room of Yaofangtang, Yu Lie repeatedly played with the token given by the old beggar and checked the classics in the hall, but still found nothing. He could not confirm the old beggar's character through the value of the token. how.

Until dawn, Yu Lie closed the book, put away the token, and completely suppressed this matter in his stomach.

Thinking back on what he saw and heard tonight, he could only sigh and warned himself:

"It seems that being too harsh to yourself and practicing hard is not a good thing sometimes. You must pay attention to this in the future and don't be too different from ordinary people."

But to be honest, if he really had a choice, why would he let the rest of the people disgrace themselves?

It's just that I'm not qualified to choose, so I can only seize every opportunity in front of me.

Just as he said in front of the old beggar, peeling off skin and refining weapons only involves a little pain for just a few days. There will be no sequelae and no damage to the foundation.

Such an opportunity is already a rare opportunity for a Taoist boy like Yu Lie. But many people often realize this only after the fact.

It's also dawn.

Above the library, a figure slowly walked out of the dark quiet room, looking out the window at the rising sun in the east.

This person is none other than Yu Lie's cheap teacher - the old beggar, also known as the "Master of Black Water Temple".

The old beggar stared at the red sun for more than an hour and chuckled to himself:

"Young people are indeed like the sun at dawn, full of energy and careless."

He waved his hand, and a crane suddenly sounded from the window on the top floor.

Phew! Phew!

Two large gray cranes flew to the window, circling up and down, their claws and teeth sharp.

The old beggar flicked his fingers, and two peanut-sized bean balls flew out of his hand and fell into the mouths of the two gray cranes.

"It's almost time, go and tell the two Taoist friends next door that this year's ceremony for the enthronement will be moved forward. The time is set for one month later. By then, Pindao will also activate the secret realm, and we won't wait until it's too late."

Phew!

The two gray cranes received the order, screamed in unison, then flapped their wings, rolled into the steaming clouds and mist of Heishui Cliff, and flew towards the town in two directions.

After the two gray cranes left, the old beggar continued to stand in front of the window.

It wasn't until the rising sun became more dazzling that he couldn't help but squint his eyes. Then the old beggar snorted and walked back into the darkness.

This day.

Taoist boys who happen to pass by the library or come to borrow books from the library will pause for a moment, with puzzled looks on their faces.

Because the two stone cranes that had been standing at the door of the library suddenly disappeared. It is not known whether the two stone cranes were absent from work on their own or were stolen by someone.

………………

Not a few days passed.

The merit-discussing and rewarding meeting after the end of the Dadian army finally took shape again.

As a high-ranking Taoist boy and the master of the Medicine Prescription Hall, Yu Lie was among the first batch of people to learn about it.

And it was the female Taoist disciple in the alchemy room. The other party called all the qualified high-ranking Taoist boys in the room into the alchemy hall and told her this personally.

In this way, this news is true!

When they heard the news, all the high-ranking Taoist boys felt as if a big stone had fallen to the ground, and they became elated. Even She Shuangbai, who wears a mask all year round and has a cold temperament, talks a lot when talking to others.

Yu Lie stayed inside and also breathed a sigh of relief.

However, he secretly estimated the days, and his eyes soon became strange again.

Because the date set for the meeting to discuss merits and rewards happened to be exactly one month apart from the day he visited the old beggar!

This made Yu Lie's slightly happy mood suddenly turn into melancholy.

He could now completely confirm that the old beggar's identity was the biggest boss in the entire Blackwater Town - the Master of Blackwater Temple!

It's a pity that not only did he not become a master that day, but he was also kicked out of the student list.

Yu Lie sighed softly: "It seems that this merit-discussing and rewarding meeting cannot be done through the back door. It is destined to be of great benefit."

Then I thought that when he went down the mountain to increase his troops, he only thought about catching fish and breaking through. He didn't even have half of the heads of the upper-level Taoist boys. The heads of the enemy middle-level Taoist boys were only a few from the first night attack. .

In this way, among the many high-ranking Taoist boys, his credit may not be considered to be at the bottom of the list, but at most he is in the middle and lower ranks.

In terms of rewards for merit, Yu Lie probably won't get much benefit.

In an instant, Yu Lie became even more disinterested, and could not arouse the slightest interest in the reward ceremony for Lao Shizi.

As soon as the alchemist's speech was over, Yu Lie declined the social banquet and walked into the quiet room of Yaofangtang alone to practice in seclusion again and study his own blood vessel.

Although the benefits are important, one's own strength is more important.

More than half a month passed by in a flash.

This day.

With a happy face, Yu Lie broke through the barrier and came out.

With a lot of accumulation and the help of poisonous skills, in just half a month, he successfully digested the transformation of cutting off the hair and cleansing the marrow, and completely entered the final stage of Taoism.

Yu Lie is now ready. He just needs to participate in the final training in the town after appreciating his merits and gain the qualification to be promoted to a Taoist disciple!