The handsome man in the entertainment industry

"You have been studying with me for more than half a year, but you haven't officially worshiped as a teacher. I feel that this is unreasonable..."

"Ah."

Ruan Mudeng responded, and served himself a meal, saying that he thought his master had forgotten about this, or he didn't want to mention it on purpose.

In the youth's hometown, "appreciating a teacher" is a very serious matter. It is necessary to choose a good day and auspicious day, invite the gods to burn incense, kowtow and offer tea. The process is very solemn.And the so-called "one day is a teacher, life is a father", if the master has no descendants, then when the old man is a hundred years old, the apprentice will still be a filial son and grandson, supporting his coffin, throwing basins, burning paper and sweeping the grave.

There is no one like Xiao Xiao, who can become his master with just a touch of lip service.

"So, your birthday just happened to be here too."

Xiao Xiao swallowed a piece of stewed chicken with soy sauce, her tone was very indifferent, "I just want to take this opportunity to introduce you to my teacher."

On the second day, the two of them still got up early, did not drive, rented two bicycles from the proprietress, and rode all the way to the back mountain of the town.

After riding for three hours, when the mountain gradually became steeper and it was difficult for even bicycles to pass, the two switched to walking and walked up a stone path hidden among the lush greenery.

"This place is really out of the way."

Unknowingly, the sky began to rain again, and the thin rain fell on the face with the coolness of the mountain wind. It was icy cold and very comfortable.

Ruan Mudeng looked at the surrounding environment while walking, looked at the weeds on the side of the road that had covered the back of his feet, and the old and unprotected stone road under his feet, which looked dilapidated, and said softly.

"Yes."

Xiao Xiao turned her head and smiled at the young man, "I seldom come back these years, and there are not many people left on the mountain."

The two walked for another hour on the winding and rugged mountain road, and finally arrived at Xiao Xiao's "shimen" before lunch.

It was a Taoist temple built in a depression on the mountainside, surrounded by lush bamboo, paulownia and camphor trees.

Judging from the length of the blue tile wall, this Taoist temple is about the size of three entrances. Although it is not dilapidated, it is obvious that such a hidden Taoist temple located in the mountains and forests, of course, cannot have any incense offerings. At this time, the black wooden gate Closed tightly, the red paint on the lintels and pillars has been mottled and peeled off, and the tiles on the roof are also covered with moss.

When they got closer, Ruan Mudeng could see clearly the words on the plaque on the door - "Knowledge View".

Xiao Xiao stepped forward to knock on the door and knocked for a long time before hearing the sound of someone running in the yard.After a while, the black-lacquered door panel was pulled open from the inside, and a small head poked out.

"Who?"

It was a boy who opened the door, about twelve or thirteen years old, with a round head and a very short hair, leaving only a layer of gray and fluffy stubble. He looked like a ball, with pink face and peach cheeks. With pale eyebrows and small mouth, only a pair of round eyes are shining, and his appearance looks very clever and pleasing.

"Are you Eleven?"

Xiao Xiao replied with a smile, "It's me, Xiao Xiao."

"Ah! Xiao Da, you are back!"

Upon hearing this, the boy immediately opened the door and jumped out excitedly.

Hearing Xiao Xiao's name for him, Ruan Mudeng already understood the boy's identity - he is also a member of the Bai family, and among the "fairy family" of hedgehogs who have attained the Tao, he is about young, and he is also very talented. Shallow, so it still looks like a child.

However, Ruan Mudeng noticed that although the child was smart, his right hand seemed to be born with a disability.

The forearm protruding from his cuff is thin, with atrophied muscles, and it seems that only a thin layer of skin is left to cover the bones, hanging weakly by his side, shaking up and down with his running and jumping movements, as if Like a stick hanging from his body, it has nothing to do with his body at all.

Shi Yi welcomed the two of them into the Taoist temple. There was already a pair of elderly men and women waiting in the courtyard. They looked about 60 years old. Immortal Master".

Xiao Xiao greeted the two old people with a smile, and introduced Ruan Mudeng's identity to them, and led her disciples into the house without anyone leading the way.

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"There are only three people in such a large Taoist temple?"

Ruan Mudeng and Xiao Xiao entered the east wing, and after hearing that this was the room where he lived, he put the luggage bag containing only a few clothes on the low couch against the wall, and turned to ask his master.

"This Taoist temple was built by my master in the early years. Later, after the old man passed away, he handed it over to me. It is now my property. After the ups and downs, it has been renovated and rebuilt twice. .”

Xiao Xiao turned her head and smiled at Ruan Mudeng, "Uncle Huang and his wife are just ordinary people who originally lived in the town. They are old and have no children, so they have nothing to worry about. About seven or eight years ago, I hired them to help When I looked at the house, I originally only asked them to come and take care of it once or twice a month, but later they preferred the quiet life on the mountain, so they simply lived here often.”

Said Xiao Xiao opened the window and pointed out the window.

The young man looked out in the direction of Xiao Xiao's finger, and he saw a few neatly prepared fields in the backyard. Some crops such as peanuts, sweet potatoes, rapeseed, and common vegetables grew in them, and the fields even climbed up. A fence of loofahs.

"Now they grow some vegetables, melons and fruits by themselves, and then ask the store at the foot of the mountain to deliver some rice noodles and fish meat from time to time. They are living a very leisurely life."

Ruan Mudeng nodded, thought for a while and asked, "Then... what about Shi Yi?"

"That boy, you can tell by the name, he is the younger brother of the son!"

Xiao Xiao affirmed the identity of Shi Yibai's family, "He is in a special situation, he was born with a disability."

He compared his right hand as he said, "The right forelimb can't move, and the body is also weak. It took half a month to barely open his eyes. At that time, the grandma of the Bai family thought that the child probably couldn't transform into form, and had already If you make up your mind to treat it like a normal hedgehog, it’s good to eat and drink, and it’s fine to raise it.”

"But now he has successfully transformed." Ruan Mudeng said.

"Yeah, Xiao Shiyi is quite up to date."

Xiao Xiao replied, "And he is also very talented. Among the brothers and sisters, he is quite early in enlightenment and transformation. But his body is still weak, and there is a big family with Grandma Bai, and there are many visitors every day. With people coming and going, it’s really not a good place to meditate and practice.”

While talking, he sat down on a round stool by the window, poured himself a cool glass, and drank it carelessly with his head raised.

"So three years ago, the grandma of the Bai family sent Shiyi to my Taoist temple. Although it is not as good as those famous mountains and rivers, it has good scenery, full of aura, and is quiet enough. For Shiyi, the environment is comparable. Much better at home."

Ruan Mudeng also sat down on a small round stool, separated from Xiao Xiao by a tea table, he raised his eyes and glanced at his master, the man was still holding an empty cup in his hand, his lips looked wet because of the water. Moist and blushing, it seems that it is because of returning to the comfortable environment, the eyelashes are lowered, the red lips are smiling, and the expression looks very relaxed.

"So, pick up one is also my senior brother?"

He asked Xiao Xiao, with traces of imperceptible sourness in his tone.

"How can it be!"

Xiao Xiao denied without thinking.

"The Bai family has their own inheritance, why do you want to recognize me, an outsider, as your master?"

He looked sideways at his apprentice, as if he had seen through the little bit of jealousy in the other party, and the smile in his eyes was even stronger.

"Although there are children like Xiao Shiyi who are temporarily fostered in my property for various reasons, there have been some children in recent years, but the ones who have lived with me are Bai Yiming when I was a child, and you. As for bringing Shimen, you are the only disciple who is going to pay homage to the Patriarch."

Hearing this, Ruan Mudeng's face flushed a little.

He knew that his master must have seen through his little thoughts long ago, so he specially explained such a long paragraph to him.

But even so, to hear Xiao Xiao admit that he is his only disciple, there is still an indescribable excitement, as if something hot and warm is filling his heart, making him feel as if he is in a cloud .

Chapter 51, Seven, Youxian 03

The two chatted casually for a while, and soon it was time for dinner. Uncle Huang knocked on the door and came in, saying that lunch was ready, and invited the two to go to the main hall.

The lunch menu is very simple, two meat, three dishes and one soup, and the taste is just ordinary.The five people in the Taoist temple sat together, without any distinction between host and guest, and had a lively meal together.

At three o'clock in the afternoon, Xiao Xiao took Ruan Mudeng to the main hall, first offered incense to the Sanqing Tianzun, and then went to the side hall to ask Ruan Mudeng to kowtow to the tablet of the patriarch and Xiao Xiao's master.

"Our branch was separated from the Northern Maoshan School of the Shangqing Dynasty, and it can be traced back to the end of the Ming Dynasty."

After Ruan Mudeng kowtowed and stood up, Xiao Xiao waved to him and asked him to stand beside her.

In front of Ruan Mudeng, he opened a genealogy, held a pen in his right hand, soaked in thick ink, and solemnly wrote the three characters "Ruan Mudeng" under his name. He joined his family and became his registered disciple.

Ruan Mudeng noticed that in the column of Xiao Xiao's name, there was another person named "Xiao Ning" in front of his name, but those two words were crossed out by Zhu Shahong.

"What... what's going on?"

Ruan Mudeng stretched out his finger, and tapped those two words lightly.

"...he..."

Xiao Xiao put down her pen, and sighed long, her tone was softer than usual,