After Xia Chengyi blew a breath of wind, he stopped what he was doing, wiped his dark face that was stained by the black smoke, and said: "It would be a lie to say that I don't have any complaints. In fact, I am still a little angry in my heart. "I'm angry about why those who entered the shop late started forging iron swords earlier than me, while I was still doing some menial chores and didn't even teach me how to walk."
Han Dadong nodded, "This is human nature."
Xia Chengyi continued: "But I also know that if Master Han hadn't been willing to accept me back then, I'm afraid that Yaoyao and I would have died of starvation in no corner of the world. So although we have complaints in our hearts, when we think of our current situation Life is going pretty well, so I can’t get angry no matter what.”
Han Dadong didn't expect that Xia Chengyi was so thoughtful, which would not be a good thing for his spiritual cultivation in the future.
In the early years, the reason why young people were not allowed to forge iron and swords was firstly because young people were too weak to do such strenuous work. Secondly, after living in a small town for many years, he also had a deep understanding of every household in the small town. He knew the family affairs to some extent and knew that life at home was not easy for the young man, so he thought that it would be enough to give the young man from a poor family some groceries and menial jobs, and the monthly salary would be enough for him and his sister to live on.
Now it seems that I did something bad because of my good intentions.
Han Dadong looked back and asked curiously: "Since you are resentful that I didn't teach you how to walk, why didn't you ask me to teach you?"
Xia Chengyi hesitated and said, "I secretly watched Master Han teach others how to walk during the break, and I have already learned it secretly."
Han Dadong said with a smile: "I didn't expect that your kid has already learned it. How about it? How many steps can you take now?"
Xia Chengyi said with a bit of embarrassment: "Now I can walk five and a half steps. Although I keep imitating Master Han's movements in my heart, I still can't walk leisurely and smoothly like Master Han."
Han Dadong looked a little weird at the moment, "You mean you can take five and a half steps now?"
Han Dadong also didn't expect that the young man could actually take five and a half steps. In his opinion, three or three and a half steps would be the limit for a young man who had never even reached the Half Level. However, he didn't expect that Xia Chengyi could actually take five steps. Half, this also makes Han Dadong quite curious, how he can take five and a half steps.
Xia Chengyi nodded of course and said shyly: "Yes, but compared with Master Han, I am still far behind. I can't get out of Master Han's smooth flow."
Han Dadong waved his hand, "You don't need to compare with me. After all, I have been practicing for decades. If you compare with me, you will only fall into the vicious circle of "not similar in form but not similar in spirit". Since you said you can get out of five and a half steps Okay, you might as well go now. I happen to be here. If you don’t understand anything, you can ask me. "
Xia Chengyi nodded. Since Master Han had already spoken, he couldn't shirk it. He put down the blowtorch in his hand and stood up.
Han Dadong looked around and saw that the space in the sword furnace room was not enough for the young man to stretch his whole body and walk the pile. He turned to Xia Chengyi and said: "The space here is too small. Forcibly walking the pile may damage the fundamentals. Let's go to the river outside."
"good."
The two of them arrived at the river channel outside the blacksmith shop one after another. Several river channels were dug outside the blacksmith shop, all for the purpose of making swords.
Han Dadong said in a deep voice: "Let's get started."
Xia Chengyi nodded, then gathered his mind, took a deep breath, let out a sigh of relief, and began to step out slowly. It can be seen that Xia Chengyi has a very solid foundation. Each of the first three steps was taken very steadily. Although it looks a little funny, you can still see a trace of charm in it, and the young man seems to have entered a mysterious and mysterious state. The "no-self" proposed by Buddhism.
Han Dadong nodded slightly, quite satisfied with Xia Chengyi's steps. Not to mention whether they looked like his own steps, but the unstoppable energy alone was particularly valuable. How many walkers were like earthworms learning to walk? He is afraid of his hands and feet, and there is absolutely no trace of his domineering self in the world.
When Xia Chengyi took the fifth step, Han Dadong also showed a slight surprise on his face, because just when Xia Chengyi took the fifth step, the destiny between heaven and earth seemed to be pulled. Although the movement was weak enough to cause heaven and earth to It was a strange phenomenon, but it was still keenly captured by Han Dadong.
It was the first time that Han Dadong had seen such a strange sight that a young man who was not even in the semi-realm was able to attract the fate of heaven and earth by walking on piles.
Han Dadong rubbed his chin, lost in thought, and glanced at Xia Chengyi, who was still immersed in the state of "selflessness." This unique spectacle was something Han Dadong had never expected.
Over there, Xia Chengyi also stopped after taking five steps and stopped trying the remaining half step, because he could feel that the aura in his body was already disordered, as if the river was turning upside down. It would be very difficult to try that half step again forcibly. It may hurt your own origin.
Xia Chengyi looked at Han Dadong with some anxiety, and when he saw that he was silent, his expression suddenly tightened.
Han Dadong came back to his senses and saw Xia Chengyi's nervous look on his face. He smiled and said, "You walk very well, better than many people I taught. And what you said is funny is because your limbs can't keep up with what's in your mind." in this way."
Xia Chengyi's eyes lit up after hearing Han Dadong's compliment, "Really?"
Han Dadong smiled and nodded: "It's absolutely true, and you have already learned a trace of spiritual similarity. You must know that a very similar appearance is not as good as a slight spiritual similarity. Just practice more in the future, but remember not to exert too much force, and the root cause of the disease will be found in time. Just take it step by step. .”
Xia Chengyi nodded and carefully wrote down Han Dadong's instructions word for word.
After Han Dadong finished speaking, he waved his hand and said, "That's it. You can go back. I will also teach you about forging iron and making swords in a while."
This sentence also means that Han Dadong has officially accepted Xia Chengyi as half of his disciples. Whether he can officially become his disciple in the future depends on Xia Chengyi's future performance.
Xia Chengyi was slightly startled and said with some uncertainty: "What does Master Han mean?"
Han Dadong smiled and said, "Do you still call me Master Han? You and Qian'er have become good friends, so it would be bad to be separated from me again."
Xia Chengyi said tentatively: "Uncle Han?"
Han Dadong smiled and nodded, accepting Xia Chengyi's title.
After that, Xia Chengyi's steps were light and he ran all the way back to the sword furnace next to the shop.
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On the West Street of the town, Zhong Quan ran to Xia Chengyi's door early in the morning, knocked on the door and shouted, shouting to Xia Chengyi to open the door quickly. If he didn't open the door, I would break through your wall. As a result, he shouted a few times and found that there was no movement.
Just as he was about to climb over the wall and enter, the door slowly opened.
Xia Qingfeng yawned and walked out, dressed in snow-white clothes like a big white goose.
When Xia Qingfeng saw that the person knocking on the door was the stupid big guy, he immediately rolled his eyes and said angrily: "Scream, scream, scream, the ghost is screaming, my master has already gone out to the blacksmith shop, you are late."
When Zhong Quan heard the short winter melon calling him "silly big man", he became angry. He raised his eyebrows and said solemnly: "Short winter melon, can you try calling me silly big man again?"
Zhong Quan rolled up his sleeves and pretended to teach this short winter melon who didn't know how big the world was and how much he weighed, and let him know why he had become his master's eldest brother.
Not to be outdone, Xia Qingfeng glared angrily: "What's wrong with just calling you a stupid big guy? Do you have the ability to hit me?"
One big one and one small one looked at each other angrily and their swords were at war.
Zhong Quan suddenly exerted his strength and slapped Xia Qingfeng on the head, then immediately dodged and ran away at a shockingly fast speed. Xia Qingfeng did not react, and received a slap in vain, but it was also because Xia Qingfeng did not mobilize his spiritual energy. If he did, Zhong Quan would not be able to hit him, even if he was close enough, his body would be formed by the spiritual energy. The natural barrier bounced away, and if it was serious, it would fly out.
When Xia Qingfeng came to his senses, Zhong Quan had already appeared a few feet away.
He raised his arm towards Xia Qingfeng, gave a thumbs up and slowly turned it downwards, then laughed, "Dwarf Winter Melon, you still want to fight me? Your father can't fight me, so it's just you? Why don't you go back to your mother's womb?" I’ll practice here and then I’ll have a showdown with you, Uncle Zhong Quan.”
Xia Qingfeng glared, put his hands on his hips and yelled: "Get out of here, uncle! That's because your grandpa Xia doesn't want to fight with you. Do you really think your grandpa Xia is afraid of you?"
Zhong Quan seemed not to hear Xia Qingfeng's voice. He held the back of his head with his hands, whistled and left briskly, leaving only a child in white with an angry look on his face.
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In another direction of the town, the Yuntai Sect disciples who went down the mountain to practice also followed Elder Shen's instructions and practiced all over the town, looking for their own chance and luck.
This is the style of a large sect. It will not take advantage of the opportunities obtained by the disciples within the sect. It is up to the individual to get as much as they want. Even the outer disciples with low status can get a big opportunity. There are many in the sect. The elder also started his career step by step from being an outer disciple of the lower sect. This is why the Yuntai Sect has been able to stand firm among all the sects in the Qin Dynasty for thousands of years.
When everyone passed the old elm tree in the town, a voice suddenly stopped them.
"Hey, all donors, please stay!"
Then everyone's eyes flashed, and a young man who looked like a Taoist appeared in front of them.
It was Jiang Sheng, the Taoist priest who had previously helped Xia Chengyi tell fortunes.
Seeing everyone looking at him in surprise, Jiang Sheng coughed lightly and showed a smile that he thought was very friendly, "I see that you are so majestic and powerful, and you have the potential to soar, so you might as well spend a few pennies." Come to Pindao and draw a lot, so that you can enjoy your happiness."
Jiang Sheng saw that the group of people in front of him were all dressed in brocade and jade, and he saw that they were the treasured disciples from the sect who had sent them down the mountain, so he decided to make a big blackmail and reward his own internal organs. Poor I have been setting up a stall here for a few days, and now I only have three cents in my account. One of the cents is the extra cent that Xiao Heitan gave me when he saw that he was so pitiful. With these three cents, I can't even buy two steamed buns. It is said that a penny can stump a hero, but now Jiang Sheng has actually experienced it.
After hearing Jiang Sheng's words, the Yuntai Sect disciples all looked at each other in shock and did not dare to act rashly, fearing that they would accidentally encounter a tough guy. They had already seen the small town's students at the small town school. Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, so he was particularly cautious at this moment, for fear of accidentally provoking a great monk.
Jiang Sheng saw that the group of monks were all treating each other coldly, and a few of them looked wary.
Does Pindao look that scary?
Jiang Sheng rubbed his chin, feeling a little confused.
It would be a bit nonsense to say that my appearance is more beautiful than Pan An's, but at least I am well-dressed and elegant in appearance.
How could this group of people see me like a mouse seeing a cat?
The two groups just stared at each other, you look at me, I look at you.
Finally, a young man in white who looked older than the others stood up.
He held the sword in both hands and asked, "Who are you? Tell me your name."
Jiang Sheng straightened up the Fish Tail Temple, gave a Taoist sign, and said with a smile: "Jiang Sheng, a poor Taoist, whose Dharma name is "Xu Yuan", is destined to be with you today, and I can calculate a hexagram for you, not to mention too many. Pindao has many accomplishments in the matter of luck. He can lend a wisp of luck to the benefactors and avoid disasters in the future. "
The young man in white sneered and said, "Taoist Master, who are you trying to fool? Why don't you fool us? Do you know who we are?"
Speaking of this, the young man in white looked proud, "I might as well tell you that my sect is the Yuntai Sect, the leader of the mountain sect in the Qin State. For thousands of years, there are countless large sects and small sects that have coveted the position of my sect, but in the end there is no one." All failed. Do you know why? It’s because every disciple of Yuntai Sect has not been afraid of life and death for thousands of years. The journey of the great road is inherently contrary to heaven. If you are afraid of life and fear of death, Then why should we cultivate the avenue of immortality?"
Jiang Sheng's face remained as usual, he shook his finger and said: "No, no, what Pindao means is to stay away from disasters is not to let all the donors be timid, but to stay away from disasters in a literal sense, as long as If Pindao writes a hexagram, you can practice with peace of mind and avoid the thorns and bumps along the way."
Jiang Sheng was naturally talking nonsense. He was talking about good luck and avoiding disasters. It was just to scare the people in front of him and make them take out their money. If he was so powerful, would he still set up a stall here? However, his expression remained unchanged, and no change could be seen at all. The old god was there, as if he were a hermit immortal.
The young man in white held his sword and sneered: "Oh? If the Taoist master is really as amazing as he said, why not give me a hexagram first?"
Old God Jiang Sheng said: "Yes, but Pindao needs to charge fifty taels of silver for fortune telling. If the donor finds it too expensive, it doesn't matter."
When everyone behind the young man in white heard that he wanted to collect fifty taels of silver, they were all shocked by the man in front of him. He didn't try to extort money like this. One of them said: "Brother Liu, I think that man is a god." Stick, don’t listen to slander.”
This group of disciples from a large sect came down from the mountain to collect various amounts of secular silver in their bags for use in the world, but this was the first time they had been ripped off like this. You can't be a fool if you have money, right?
The young man in white, known as Senior Brother Liu, raised his arm and said, "No problem, let me see what this Taoist master is capable of first. If he really has some ability, it will be worth fifty taels."
The young man surnamed Liu put fifty taels of silver on the table. Jiang Sheng was about to reach out and take the silver, but he saw the scabbard of the man surnamed Liu trembled slightly, and then a flash of silver light flashed with a swish sound, and the sword was all over his body. Touhan's long sword hovered in front of Jiang Sheng's eyes, only a punch away from Jiang Sheng.
Jiang Sheng smiled and said: "Donor, don't worry. Pindao has the word "integrity" in his heart when doing business, so you can rest assured Pindao."
Everyone in the cloud platform curled their lips, they had never seen such a "businessman" with such a big mouth.
After Jiang Sheng said these words, he lightly tapped the sword with his fingertips, and then turned his finger. The sword trembled slightly and hissed. Jiang Sheng turned it around reluctantly, and then seemed to be affected. The huge fright returned to the young man named Liu's scabbard in the blink of an eye.
The young man surnamed Liu's eyes narrowed. The lazy-looking Taoist in front of him actually neutralized the attack of his flying sword with one move. It was said to be one move, but in fact it was just a turn of his finger. The flying sword seemed to be frightened. The rabbit returned to the scabbard in an instant.
Taoist Jiang Sheng yawned and said lazily: "This donor, if you feel sorry for the fifty taels of silver, how about I give you a discount in half? Twenty-five taels will be enough. No matter how lowly the poor Taoist is, I can't agree to it." Well, this time Pindao performs fortune telling for the benefactor, there is a risk of leaking the secret, so don’t think Pindao’s price is expensive.”
The man surnamed Liu saw that Taoist Jiang Sheng did not look like those mysterious monks on the mountain, but looked like a village rogue. He just thought it was a coincidence and said: "Fifty taels is fifty taels. I just hope that Taoist Master Not those charlatan liars."
Jiang Sheng smiled knowingly, "Pin Dao is naturally not a charlatan. He acts like a child and does not bully old men. The goods are genuine and the price is fair."
I bother!
The monks of the Yuntai Sect did not hide the contempt in their eyes. They had seen shameless people and never seen such a shameless person.
The two sat down.
Jiang Sheng sat upright at the table. When the young man surnamed Liu reached out and was about to take out the bamboo sticks, Jiang Sheng suddenly shouted: "Donor, wait a minute! The poor man suddenly remembered that this tube of bamboo sticks was used by the first customer before. If the donor took it, he would be afraid." It's because of the bad luck of being stained with that little black coal, Pindao will give you a new one right now."
In full view of everyone, Jiang Sheng waved his long sleeves and robe, and everyone's eyes were blurred, but they were back to their original state in an instant.
Jiang Sheng smiled and said, "Please!"
The young man surnamed Liu snorted coldly, "I want to see how good you are as a Taoist priest."
The young man surnamed Liu reached out and pulled out the bamboo stick.
"When a moth flies into the flame, it will destroy itself, especially if you don't know your fault, your body will die and your soul will disappear!"
The young man surnamed Liu's face darkened after seeing the signature, he slapped the table, stood up and shouted angrily: "That's nonsense! Pretending to be a ghost!"
The pens, inks, paper and inkstones on the table suddenly flew up in an instant, and then scattered all over the floor.
Jiang Sheng didn't expect this young man to have such a bad temper. The thing he was eating was instantly broken into pieces and scattered, with a look of pain on his face. "Just get angry when you get angry. Why are you patting me on my dear baby? I'm a poor man." I’m going to make you lose money.”
The young man surnamed Liu looked gloomy, "Taoist Priest, should you explain what this signature means?"
Jiang Sheng glanced at the lottery, but he didn't expect that this kid would get the worst lottery.
It shouldn't be. I had already put the best lottery in my sleeve robe, and I was afraid that this kid would draw the lottery, but unexpectedly, this kid still got it?
Jiang Sheng glanced at the angry young man in white in front of him with a strange look, thought for a moment, and said: "As it said on the bamboo stick, the donor needs to be more careful these days to avoid getting angry, but it may not be a big deal. , just pay more attention. In this way, Pindao will write you a peace charm, and you only need to wear it around your waist every day, and you can naturally avoid this disaster."
The young man in white said in a cold tone: "Didn't the Taoist Priest say that we have the potential to soar into the dragon? Why are we saying this now? Isn't the Taoist Priest lying to us?"
Taoist Jiang Sheng also rolled his eyes and said, "Little donor, you are a bit unreasonable. Pindao is not a god, so he could tell by his physiognomy. Who would have thought that you are an unlucky boy, but Pindao is not unlucky either. A man of his word, since he promised to help you avoid this disaster, he will definitely take action."
The young man named Liu suddenly stood up and overturned the entire fortune-telling stall.
Jiang Sheng groaned and quickly picked up the things scattered on the ground.
The young man surnamed Liu instantly drew his sword out of its sheath, and a wisp of sword energy struck from Jiang Sheng's head.
Just as the sword energy was about to split Jiang Sheng apart, the Taoist twisted his waist to avoid the sword energy that was coming from the air.
Jiang Sheng patted his chest with some fear, "Don't be angry, don't you just say a sign? You don't need to take it to heart. In this way, the bamboo stick just now doesn't count, how about you draw another one? I promise this time It’s the lucky sign.”
"Shut up!"
The man surnamed Liu shouted angrily, "Disciples of the Yuntai Sect, follow me to catch this charlatan and a liar!"
All the Yuntai Sect disciples also looked at each other in confusion. They didn't know what happened to make Senior Brother Liu so angry. However, seeing how angry Senior Brother Liu was, it seemed that the Taoist had offended Senior Brother Liu.
Apart from Elder Shen and Boyong, among this group of people, the young man named Liu, Liu Mingyu, had the highest status. He was the senior brother of several people present. Everyone looked up to him after leaving Elder Shen this time.
However, since it was Senior Brother Liu who spoke, everyone did not dare to neglect them. At first, they saw that the Taoist had a glib tone and did not look like a serious person. Now, after receiving Senior Brother Liu's instructions, they all began to express their secrets and cast spells one after another towards him. Jiang Sheng called.
Jiang Sheng, on the other hand, was strolling in the courtyard, breaking through everyone's attacks one by one as if he were searching for something. After everyone attacked, a white rainbow flashed out and headed straight for Jiang Sheng.
Jiang Sheng twisted his body and easily dodged Liu Mingyu's attack, and then said consolingly: "Hey, donor, you have to change your temper in the future. Isn't it just a sign? Why go to such a big fight? If you don't like the sign, If you don't speak well, I'll just give you another lottery. Why do you do this, so as not to hurt your harmony? Besides, your sword energy won't hurt me in the slightest, and it's just a waste of time for you. , why not put down your sword and sit down and have a good chat with Pindao, Pindao might be able to change the benefactor's fortune, what do you think?"
When Liu Mingyu heard this, he added fuel to the fire and said angrily: "Don't try to break my Taoist heart!"
Then he pinched the sword technique with both hands, and ripples appeared all around, and a handful of crystal-clear, handleless flying swords with cold blades appeared. They circled around in a circle and spread out one after another to form a fan shape. These handleless flying swords were It was formed by the sword energy of the long sword in Liu Mingyu's hand. Although it has not yet condensed into substance, it is already a sword with a sharp edge that is daunting.
Jiang Sheng still had a smile on his face, especially in need of a fight, "Not bad, not bad. The donor's "Qi Transformation" hand made even the poor Taoist look at him with admiration. He actually used his own spiritual energy and the sword intention of the flying sword to condense several unbeatable swords. The incarnation of the sword energy that controls the flying sword, but the donor is currently only at the fifth realm, so the spiritual energy can only be used for one move at most, right? One more move may damage the original spiritual energy, is Pindao right? "
Liu Mingyu's eyes narrowed, and the other party was able to see through the depth of his technique at a glance, and he also revealed his cultivation level and the number of moves he had made.
Liu Mingyu's expression was gloomy and uncertain. He also realized that the Taoist who looked like a magic stick in front of him must have a good level of cultivation. He might be the same as Elder Shen, a monk in the Qingxu Realm.
Finally, Liu Mingyu dispersed all the flying swords, waved his sleeves, and snorted coldly.
"let's go!"
After saying that, under the confusion of the other disciples, he turned and left.
The rest of the Yuntai Sect also looked at each other. They didn't know why their senior brother's temperament changed so quickly. It would be nonsense to say that their senior brother Liu was so gentle and elegant, but he was also an unreasonable guy. For senior brother Liu, How could a person like this, who doesn't take advantage but always suffers, be able to swallow such a bad breath? How can everyone not be surprised by this?
Jiang Sheng did not forget to shout at the crowd: "Donor, do you still want Pindao to help you draw the peace charm? If you don't want it, Pindao will just accept the fifty taels of silver."
When Jiang Sheng saw that Liu Mingyu's back was motionless, as if he hadn't heard his words, he withdrew his gaze and looked at the silver ingot in his hand, weighed it, and smiled happily, "I didn't expect that I could earn fifty today. Two taels of silver, the big sects are generous in their dealings, one move is fifty taels of silver, it would be even better if there were a few more taken advantage of like before."
Jiang Sheng happily put the silver coin into his arms. He glanced at the bamboo sticks on the table and slapped his head. He quickly replaced the bamboo sticks in the bamboo tube with a brand new pair of bamboo sticks. Then he looked around and found that he was surrounded by bamboo sticks. When there was no one around, Shi Shiran quickly put the Xiaxia sign on the desk into his sleeve. Then he sat down, shook his head, and the Taoist crown on his head swayed, and said to himself: "It's boring, it's really boring." ah."
Then he sighed for no reason, "Every time comes, heaven and earth are all working together, and heroes are not free to move."
Nowadays, the sages of the three religions and various schools of thought, as well as the heroes and heroes of the hundreds of powerful sects on the mainland, have all taken their respective positions, and the great war that has changed the situation unseen in thousands of years is about to begin.
However, the young Taoist may not be very interested in these things. This time, he was forced to go down the mountain by his senior brother and asked him to find a closed disciple to come back. If he couldn't find one, don't even think about going back. The young Taoist was naturally more worried. Chou, where can he go to tie up a disciple he likes and bring him back to the mountain?
Jiang Sheng rubbed his face vigorously and sighed, feeling sad.
