After becoming a disciple of the Pope

Lao Tao's shop is located in the busiest place in the black market, so you can find out after a little inquiring.

Ye Shaoqing found the right place without any difficulty. An iconic delicate birdcage was hanging on the beam in front of the door. He glanced inside, and his eyes just met a pair of round black eyes, a colorful bird. He poked his head out of the gap in the cage and looked at him.

It looks like a parrot, but it is bigger, with a long and sharp beak. When it pecks on people, it may cause blood holes in each mouthful.The three feathers on its head trembled, and suddenly opened its voice and howled into the room: "Chirp—a guest has arrived——"

An old voice came from the room: "Please come in." As soon as the voice fell, the door naturally opened to both sides.

The furnishings in the room were rather messy, the table was covered with all kinds of strange plants, and there were two rows of iron cages neatly stacked against the wall, and each iron cage contained at least one strange beast. There are small ones, the big ones are as big as adult wild wolves, and the small ones are only the size of a fist, with various shapes.The only thing in common is that they are basically lying in the cage, listless and very weak.

Ye Shaoqing glanced around, and finally landed on the little old man behind the table who was buried in his work. He had gray and silver hair, several metal chains were "jingling" around his neck, and a pair of round presbyopic glasses rested on the bridge of his nose. On the bed, holding a half-dead green vine in his hand, the vine is still twitching from time to time.

Ye Shaoqing curled up her fingers, tapped lightly on the door twice, and asked, "Excuse me, are you Lao Tao?"

"That's right." Lao Tao raised his reading glasses to look carefully at the person's appearance, convinced that he didn't recognize him, and asked, "What do you want to repair?"

Ye Shaoqing shook his head, and passed the letter of introduction: "No, I was introduced by Wen Qingze to learn spiritual healing from you."

"Introduced by Aze?" Lao Tao looked at him in surprise, then took the letter and read it.

The old man seemed to have eye problems, and read letters very slowly. Ye Shaoqing did not show any impatience, and waited quietly until Lao Tao put down the letter paper and greeted him: "Your name is Ye Shaoqing? Since it was introduced by Aze, I will allow it." As an apprentice with me, how much you can learn depends on your understanding, and the salary depends on your future work ability."

Ye Shaoqing nodded in agreement, and did not have any dissatisfaction with being an apprentice.

"Aze said that you cured a Bodhi lotus that was about to wither? Well, you should have good spiritual power." Old Tao looked up and down at the young man in front of him, and stroked his beard.

The letter did not mention the appearance of Bodhi Lotus after it was revived, so Lao Tao only thought that he could live longer by keeping the buds. In fact, most ordinary priests are at this level.

Ye Shaoqing didn't explain much, just said: "It was just a coincidence, I don't know anything about how to use it."

Old Tao smiled, the wrinkles on his face deepened, and he said quite complacently, "Then you have found the right person."

He came out from behind the table, cleared his throat, and briefly explained the basic concepts and uses of spiritual power: "Spiritual power is everyone's innate wealth, but there is more or less. Most people's spiritual power The energy is so barren it's almost imperceptible."

"A small number of people have noticed and communicated with them, and have discovered many magical abilities. They are called magicians. The best magicians, only after passing the assessment of the Holy See, are eligible to enter the temple and become priests."

"One of the outstanding abilities of priests is the healing technique. Advanced healing techniques are all-round, whether it is material or spiritual. Only by passing the monthly assessment and mastering advanced healing techniques can one become a red-clothed priest and take charge of a party. temple."

"The use of mental power is actually not difficult. The key is to concentrate, and the rest is to practice diligently. First, you must have a medium that can communicate spiritual power."

Lao Tao took out a piece of white paper full of dents from the cabinet, and handed it to him: "The material of this paper is very friendly to spiritual power. You hold it, close your eyes, and imagine the paper's texture in your mind." The shape, the fingers follow the dents on the paper, and communicate with it through touch."

Seeing Ye Shaoqing take the paper and immediately sit aside and start practicing, Lao Tao nodded in satisfaction, guessing in his heart that it would take several hours for this young man to leave a mark on the white paper.

Since Aze said that he is extremely talented, it should not exceed three hours at most, right?Old Tao muttered, picked up the green vines again, and continued the unfinished work just now.

However, after a while, Lao Tao's work was interrupted by Ye Shaoqing again. He frowned displeasedly, without raising his eyes, and said, "What's wrong? Don't you know how to practice? What I gave you is already the simplest method." Don’t be impatient, young people. Novices are like this at the beginning. It’s normal not to be able to draw for a few hours. Take your time..."

"But I've-"

"I said you..." Lao Tao raised his head impatiently, his eyes caught sight of the things in front of him, and the lesson he was about to say suddenly stopped.

He stared at the white paper that Ye Shaoqing stretched out in front of his eyes, no, to be precise, the paper had been dyed a hot red, and the original engraved dents were filled with spiritual power, presenting a simple hexagram pattern. There was a glint of light on his face, although it was faint, it was indeed the breath of spiritual power.

"You... this..." Lao Tao took the piece of paper in surprise, strong mental fluctuations came from the paper, he adjusted his glasses subconsciously, and glanced at the wall clock again, almost biting his tongue !

--Three hours?It's only 3 minutes!What kind of freak did Aze send?

"Is this really the first time for you to do basic exercises?" Lao Tao squinted his small eyes, and looked Ye Shaoqing up and down over and over again. Ye Shaoqing nodded, didn't speak, and stood there frankly, looking at him.

In the end, it was Lao Tao who was defeated first, and he coughed lightly: "You are a rare talent, to be honest, it's the first time I've seen you alive, old man... Well, it's like an imperial capital." Don’t you know who your family is from the descendants of those noble families with a long bloodline?”

Ye Shaoqing smiled, shook his head and said, "Family? I don't know, I only have one person, and I live with Wen Qingze."

"I don't know?" Lao Tao's eyes became complicated, and he instantly filled his brain with ten thousand words about the entanglement of the rich and bloody family at eight o'clock, and finally let out a sympathetic sigh, and said lovingly, "It doesn't matter, I will do my best guide you."

He thought for a while, and added embarrassingly: "With my level, I can only enlighten you at most. In the future, it is best to go to the Holy See and look for famous teachers at the archbishop level, so as not to bury your talent."

However, as an ordinary person, it would be extremely difficult to meet the archbishop of the Holy See, let alone be accepted as a disciple by such a big shot.Lao Tao shook his head regretfully in his heart, this poor child.

Ye Shaoqing was bewildered under the sympathetic gaze of old man Tao. He didn't have such lofty ideals at all, he just wanted to make money quickly and make more money.

Lao Tao put the paper aside, and took out a copper basin from the bottom of the cabinet, which was filled with black fine sand, flowing back and forth slowly with Lao Tao's movements.

"There is no need to continue the basic practice of drawing on paper, let's try this next."

"sand?"

"Yes." Lao Tao nodded, and grabbed a handful of black sand from the copper basin. Surprisingly, not a single grain of sand leaked out of his hands, as if what he was holding was not sand as fine as dust, but It is a black dough that can be kneaded into various shapes.

After discovering the talent of this young apprentice, Lao Tao obviously became more enthusiastic. He held the black sand ball in front of Ye Shaoqing, and explained in detail: "The practice of drawing paper just now is the easiest, because the paper has already been marked. There are traces, which are paths designed to guide spiritual power to walk, but black sand is different, they are a basin of loose sand, there is no guide, and there is no path, it all depends on your mental power to flatten and round it."

"First of all, you need to use mental power to condense the loose sand, and then, let the condensed black sand change into various forms. This is the elementary application of spiritual power. Further up, more complicated methods belong to the magic arts. The scope. For novices, it usually takes more than a week to practice."

Ye Shaoqing's heart sank when he heard the last sentence: "It will take a week to practice this?" At that time, Wen Qingze's flowers didn't know where they were sold.

Thinking that this kid finished drawing paper in 3 minutes, Lao Tao didn't dare to talk too much, he hesitated and said: "You should only need two or three days to master it."

Ye Shaoqing shook his head and said, "It's been too long, I want to learn the healing technique as soon as possible."

Old Tao stared at his eyes, and his beard blew up with anger: "You are too arrogant, you want to fly before you can even walk?! Healing is a basic magic, and you are not yet an beginner. Don't think It is enough just to have strong mental power, and if you don't know how to use it, it is no different from a child swinging a sledgehammer!"

Ye Shaoqing said: "You misunderstood. In fact, I need a sum of money urgently. I heard that this is the fastest way to get money."

Lao Tao was taken aback for a moment: "I need money urgently? How much?"

Ye Shaoqing briefly explained the ins and outs of the future, Lao Tao frowned when he heard this, and smiled bitterly: "I didn't expect that Aze would encounter such troubles. If I can make up a few hundred star coins, I won't be able to borrow two thousand star coins for a while." Give you so much."

Ye Shaoqing was a little surprised. He didn't expect this old man Tao to be a kind-hearted person who was cold on the outside and warm on the inside. He felt a little more fond of him, and said sincerely: "Thank you for your kindness, I will find a way by myself."

Old Tao said angrily: "What can you do? How about this, when you master the elementary application of this black sand, I will teach you the healing technique. As for whether you can learn it or not, it depends on your own luck."

Ye Shaoqing's eyes were deep, and she said softly: "Okay."

Time was running out, and Ye Shaoqing didn't want to waste even a minute. Lao Tao still had work to do, so he hugged the sand basin and prepared to go back to practice.As soon as he walked out of the store, a black animal cart with a strange shape slowly stopped at the door.It is called a "vehicle" because the body can be seen roughly from its appearance, and it runs on four huge rollers. One stared straight at Ye Shaoqing, blinking curiously.

The body of this beast car is round, and there are two doors on both sides for entry and exit, but it does not have a driver's seat. It is completely driven by the beast car itself. It is the first time for Ye Shaoqing to see this kind of transportation in another world. , the picture is quite visually impactful.

At this moment, the door of the car opened, and the first person to get out of the car was a servant. He stood respectfully by the door and helped the owner out of the car.The visitor was dressed in a black uniform, the materials and styles were not vulgar, but he was almost sixty years old, with a stooped figure, making him look very short.

He was holding a snow-white fluffy dumpling in his arms, with an anxious expression on his face. Ye Shaoqing walked past it with the sand basin in his arms. For a moment, he caught a glimpse of the white-haired dumpling slightly opened his eyes, and realized that it seemed It's a fox cub.

Ye Shaoqing stopped and looked back, just in time to see the little fox protruding half of its furry head from the old man's arms, and barked weakly at him.