It's not easy being a master

The dilapidated jeep has crossed the city, walked through the village, crossed the small river, and turned around on the winding mountain road for a long time.Shi Yi'an pressed his forehead tightly against the cold glass, suppressed the rolling of his throat, and breathed with difficulty the stale air mixed with the smell of gasoline in the narrow car compartment.

His stomach is now like a twisted broken leather bag, and the contents may return along the throat at any time.

The driver of the car was an old man with cloudy eyes and sloppy clothes.At the airport, he held up a sign with Shi Yi'an's name and smiled brightly at him, showing his black and yellow teeth, and called him a young master in a hoarse voice.This young master not only made the two of them the focus of the airport, but also made Shi Yian's glass heart shattered on the ground, who was still holding a little expectation.

"How long will it take for us to arrive?" Shi Yi'an asked weakly, he couldn't take it anymore, and now he wanted to break out of the window directly, and then jump off the cliff next to him.

There was basically no communication between the two along the way. Lao Lin seemed to be reluctant to speak, which probably had something to do with his voice. The high-frequency beeping sound will inevitably make people feel uncomfortable.

"Hurry up, turn the corner ahead and you'll be there."

Lao Lin's words "turning the corner" really didn't deceive him. The car, which was not very fast, slowed down again just after turning the corner of the mountain road. The scene was stunned, the vermilion gate was a bit dim against the light, but the brass door nails were rubbed shiny, a blank plaque with nothing written on it hung on the gate, and two stone statues, one black and one white, were placed at the gate , I can't tell what kind of animal it is. If you want to find an animal that everyone is fairly familiar with for comparison, it should be more like a wolf.The two stone statues, one black and one white, do not follow the principle of symmetry at all. Not to mention the difference in color and posture, even the feeling is different. The white one is sitting on the stone platform. Head held high, chin raised higher than the sky, as if telling others, look at me, I am so handsome.The other black one was lying lazily on the stone platform, its eyes narrowed slightly, as if telling others, don't look at me, I'm a bunker.

Shi Yi swallowed his saliva. Based on the height of this door, it would definitely not be a small courtyard behind it. It would be difficult for a house with three entrances and three exits to provide the next door. This kind of fine and exquisite workmanship At first glance, it is not a product of modernization. If this is the legendary family business, the expressionless Shi Yi'an is suddenly happy. This place is a bit out of the way, but the rich people like this kind of place now. Tune.In this kind of deep mountain and old forest, there is really nowhere to run when two girls are locked up to play.

When Lao Lin came to the gate, he pulled the shiny copper knocker with his skinny hands.Then he turned his head and said to Shi Yi'an, "Master, you go in through the front door, and I will take your luggage in through the back door with a cart."

There was a sound of Caracalla opening the latch behind the vermilion gate, and the two gates opened slowly with a jaw-dropping noise. Taking advantage of the gap between opening the gates, Shi Yi was in a daze, and Lao Lin disappeared.

Hey, you just left like this, is this really okay? It's gloomy here, and it looks quite scary. There is a black and white impermanence leading the way even in the underworld. thief.

Without Lao Lin, Shi Yi'an could only go in by himself.He, Shi Yi'an, was just a small citizen, and he had never seen such a big battle since he was a child. He felt a little timid when he was overwhelmed by the majestic momentum of this house.He first observed with his head and head, and then looked around. After confirming that there seemed to be no one here, he walked in with a straight chest.

It was midsummer, and the flowers in the yard were in full bloom. He didn't know much about plants, but he just thought that these flowers bloomed very beautifully, reflecting the dazzling red under the glare of the noon sun.Contrary to the warm flowers, the entire courtyard was deserted, and there was no one there. The doors and windows of the two rows of low houses next to the gate were closed, and it didn't look like no one lived there.

There was a creaking sound, and the vermilion-lacquered door closed again with noise.

So advanced, this door is still fully automatic.Shi Yi'an looked around excitedly, but couldn't find where the camera was installed.Think about it, what new technology he doesn't know.

Pass through the gate and pass through an arched door. Inside is an empty compound, 30 meters square, paved with blue bricks, and there is nothing except eight stone lamps. The doors of the rooms on both sides are closed, and the carved doors and windows are well preserved. It seems that regular maintenance should be done. In the whole yard, only the house facing the arch is open.Perhaps it was a matter of angle and design, and the midday sun had only just reached the door of the house.

It looks very cool inside, Shi Yian thought, covered the scorching sun above his head with his hands, and unconsciously quickened his steps.Sure enough, as soon as he stepped into the house, he was enveloped in damp and cold air. This kind of damp and cold air from the earth aroused goose bumps all over his body.Shi Yi'an clasped his hands together, rubbed his arms, and raised his voice to ask, "Excuse me, is anyone there?"

"Here we come." Following this response, a gray-haired old man, wearing reading glasses, wearing an old man's shirt, and a pair of slippers, came across from behind the screen behind the main seat.Shi Yi'an really didn't want to use the word time travel, but felt that the old man's modern appearance was a bit out of place in this retro room.

"Grandpa?" Shi Yi'an called out cautiously. The last time he saw his grandfather was when he was three years old. What does it look like? If the name is correct, it's okay. If the name is wrong, it will be taken advantage of for no reason.

"Come, come." Grandpa took Shi Yi'an's wrist and sat down, marveling: "This bone, I said that the son of the second child must not be bad, and he will definitely carry forward our Shi family in the future."

root?Is it possible that we are the legendary martial arts family, and I will learn peerless magic skills. Although this thing sounds very powerful, but when you think about it, the so-called martial arts naturally cannot be like some martial arts novels. The wind and clouds are surging, and the sky and the earth are changing colors. This is not in line with scientific principles at all.In other words, these martial arts are at best outsiders' kung fu, training their muscles, bones and skin outside. In this way, it should be too late for him at his age.

"Grandpa, may I take the liberty to ask, what exactly does our family do?" Shi Yi'an felt that this topic seemed a bit abrupt to the grandparents and grandson who had just met, but he couldn't help it, and stayed In the deep mountains and old forests, there is still a red plaque with no words on the door, which does not look like a decent family.

"We are a family of celestial masters that has been passed down for more than [-] years."

"..." Uh, did he hear it wrong, or did he misunderstand, Shi Yian asked cautiously: "Tianshi?"

"Yeah, what's the problem?"

Yes, Lao Tzu has always had a materialistic worldview, and suddenly found that he came from a family of idealism. His family’s ancestral business is actually a celestial master. What, you ask what a celestial master is. If you put it in the countryside, it is a dance master, and if you put it in the city It's just squatting under the flyover to tell fortunes. In ancient times, there were probably audiences. Today, after experiencing the four old times, it is to promote feudal superstition. If it is serious, you will have to squat in a small dark room.

Shi Yi'an raised his head, suddenly he didn't know what kind of expression he should use to face the kind old man in front of him.He wanted to say that although you have great expectations for me, and I also have great hopes for our family's ancestral business, metaphysics is completely out of my range of acceptance, and my concubine can't do it.

"I just met Lao Lin in the back, and it seems that Xiao An has arrived." Before the speaker arrived, the loud and energetic business had already arrived.

After a while, he walked out from behind the screen. The person who spoke before was a burly man in hardcover, with a white double-breasted sleeveless jacket, black leggings, and a pair of soft-soled Kung Fu shoes, making him look like a butcher in an old-fashioned vegetable market.

Walking beside him was a serious man who was about the same height as him, wearing a light-colored gown, and a face with Chinese characters, which was considered correct, but he didn't smile much.Another person passed by, wearing an orange-colored large floral shirt and black half-leg pants, with a casual look that had just returned from a vacation in Hawaii in the 80s.

When these few people stand together, there is always a feeling that the times are wrong.

"Xiao An probably hasn't seen them before." The old man enthusiastically introduced Shi Yi'an, "This is your uncle."

"Hello, uncle."

The serious man nodded.

"This is the third uncle." The burly man smiled and showed his white teeth.

"Hello third uncle."

Shi Yi'an greeted obediently.

"This is uncle."

"Hello, uncle."

The old man smiled and held Shi Yi'an's hand and didn't let go. His dry hands were cold and damp, like a snake that was shedding its skin wrapped around his hands. The feeling of loose skin hanging on the bones, This caused Shi Yi'an to have goosebumps all over his body in the scorching summer. The old man made a conclusion: "Okay, Xiao An just came back today, so let's take a rest and start cultivating tomorrow."

"Grandpa, you misunderstood, I didn't come back to practice, I just came back to see you, and I will go back in two days."

"Did the second one tell you that?" The old man was taken aback for a moment, and then he laughed like a flower. He continued: "The descendants of our teacher's family have no right to choose whether to practice or not, only those who must practice." obligation."

"..." What do you usually see, how come the rights and obligations come out.

"Cultivation is the mission and destiny of the descendants of the master's family for generations." The uncle said suddenly, his expression was as serious as ever, and he said this sentence without a smile, which sounded like a joke.

Shi Yi'an suddenly remembered that his employment guidance teacher once said that college graduates should beware of pyramid schemes, and he had been on guard for a long time, but was tricked by his own father.

"Let's not talk about that, let's eat first, Xiao Anzi, don't rush to leave, you learn first, if you are not this kind of material, we will definitely not force you." Shoulders, warm tone.

"Hehe." Shi Yi'an smirked on the surface, and rolled his eyes silently in his heart. He is indeed a brother, and even the nonsense he made up is the same. When his father lied to him before coming back, he couldn't tell himself clearly What is the ancestral property of the family, let yourself come back and have a look first.If I believe you again this time, I will not be a new socialist youth who is anti-imperialist, anti-corruption, advocating integrity and anti-feudalism.

"Let's go, I'll take you to taste Chef Liu's cooking, I guarantee that you won't want to leave after eating it." The uncle caught a glimpse of the jade hanging on Shi Yi'an's chest while he was speaking, and grabbed it with the rope down, like magic.He went on to say: "I've already arrived home, what are you doing with this thing? It's not a valuable jade, it's just some small objects that deceive the eye."

This jade is something that Shi Yi'an has been carrying all the time. At first glance, he can tell that it is made of jade scraps of extremely poor quality. However, it is not allowed to take it off, or it will break his arm.When he was young, Shi Yi'an also hated the jade pendant as a hindrance, and tried his best to take it off, but he didn't know what the red string was made of, and he couldn't even cut it with scissors. If you don't come down, you will get used to it with it.Unexpectedly, my uncle took it down as soon as he caught it.The uncle held the jade pendant in the palm of his hand, twisted it lightly, and all of them turned into dust, Shi Yi'an's eyes were straightened when he saw it.

"It's just a little trick."

Ah, hello mommy will break my arm...

The dishes for lunch were exquisite and light, and they were rare and exquisite dishes. Maybe he was hungry, but Shi Yi'an didn't eat less.No one spoke at the dinner table. It seems that this kind of traditional family still insists on eating and sleeping without talking to the end.

The person who served the dishes was a seventeen or eighteen-year-old girl with two braids. Although she looked average, she had that kind of simple and shy feeling that was rare.It's just that the pink floral double-breasted padded jacket she was wearing was a little rusty, and it would look much better if she changed into a white skirt.

Wait, pink floral double-breasted cotton jacket?

Shi Yi'an looked up at the scorching sun that was almost deforming the bluestone floor, and suddenly felt goose bumps all over his body.What kind of people did Grandpa hire to work here? An old man who talks like a broken bellows, a village girl who wears a padded jacket during the dog days, and a man with a disheveled head in a blue gown who keeps his head down and sweeps the ground in the yard.Coupled with the unreliable family business of the ancestral celestial master.He seemed to have really come to an incredible place.