"Don't understand?" Lao Zhou smiled when he saw that I was silent.
"Don't worry, if you can't beat us in the future, we'll run away." We had discussed it before and we couldn't fight as hard as before.
But sometimes we can't help it at all. What I said was actually to comfort myself and Lao Zhou.
"Farewell, my name is Zhou Xingguo. You should call me Lao Guo, otherwise I will be confused with Lao Zhou." His grandfather was exactly the same as Lao Zhou.
"But in front of others, let's call you grandpa." Seeing me in a daze, Lao Zhou lowered his voice with a smile.
"Grandpa..." This voice brought back so many thoughts in my heart, and tears instantly blurred my eyes.
"Hey..." Zhou Xingguo responded happily.
In fact, Zhou Xingguo still has a lot to say to me. For example, with Zhou Jiaonan's character, I seem to be the only one who can make her bow her head and obey her orders. This should be the deep meaning of this "grandpa" sound.
"Okay, you uncle and nephew have just met each other. Just stay here for the next few days and catch up on old times." Zhou Xingguo said and stood up.
"Then I'll go out first...Grandpa." I also stood up, paused briefly, and changed my title.
"Okay, let's go." Zhou Xingguo smiled broadly, and I seemed to really see the shadow of my grandfather again.
Seriously, this is my fifth grandfather, if you include Lao Zhou.
After exiting the house and going downstairs along the corridor, Yu Shangfeng and everyone were sitting on the bench in front of the house, talking and laughing.
"How's it going? What did grandpa tell you?" Zhou Jiaonan was the first to run towards me.
"Grandpa agrees to let you come with us." I deliberately emphasized the word grandpa very strongly.
"Bah, shameless..." Zhou Jiaonan blushed and turned his head away, but he couldn't hide the smile on his face.
"Xiaotian, my uncle said he would teach us a lesson." Heizi ran over happily.
"In fact, you have all learned what you should learn. You just need time to practice. But right now you don't seem to have much time. I will focus on each of your shortcomings to help you improve your cultivation to a higher level." Yu Shangfeng was at this moment. He also stood up and looked at me.
"Thank you, uncle." I cupped my fists and bowed gratefully.
Since the master left, I have always found it difficult. The difficulty is not in my heart, but in my lack of strength, even if I have met masters like Fang Zhenren and Feng Shiyi.
But there aren't many things that can really be learned, and there aren't many things that can be applied in actual combat, because the strength of these people is honed over time.
Only Wen Renhou's wine and Wu Masheng's sword actually improved us quite significantly.
If my uncle is willing to give personal guidance, it will be even more powerful, because he and my master come from the same sect, so he will naturally know our Taoism and martial arts even more clearly.
"Uncle Master, when does it start?" Heizi approached even more excitedly than me.
"Don't worry, it's rare for us to see each other. Let's have a good meal today." Yu Shangfeng looked at us with a smile.
"What good food can be found in this place?" Heizi muttered.
"Uncle Master will cook for you personally, open a small stove for you, and then drink some wine with you, let's go." Yu Shangfeng can see that he is really happy. There is no trace of the Taoist master's demeanor at this moment. At this moment, he is just An elder, a relative we have lost for many years.
In fact, Yu Shangfeng is tall and handsome. Coupled with the Taoist spirit, his temperament is really that of a high-quality man that makes people shine.
Coupled with the vicissitudes outlined by his age, if he didn't smile, just like when we first met, he would give people the impression that he was the kind of intimidating master of the world.
But now he is wearing an apron, and he has a smile on his face. He can't tell what's wrong, but it just gives people a strange feeling, an image that you can't imagine at all.
"Uncle Master, let's start with you." Zhou Jiaonan was the first to come to the kitchen door.
This kitchen is not large in scale and seems to be a temporary one. A Taoist master like Uncle Shi must be a bit picky about food. With his status, it is not a big deal to set up a private chef here and do it himself.
It is estimated that Zhou Jiaonan and her grandfather would have a drink here with Yu Shangfeng from time to time.
"No, just sit still." Yu Shangfeng refused with a smile.
In fact, the chef's cooking skills back then were also outstanding, and I didn't know that they used Taoist techniques from time to time when cooking. Anyway, I couldn't make it that delicious.
The same is naturally true for Master Shishu. He didn't waste much time and set up a table full of meat and vegetables, all delicious and delicious.
"This is the first glass of wine to celebrate our reunion." Uncle Master said, raising his glass.
"Regards, uncle." We smiled and clinked glasses.
"This second glass of wine is a tribute to Senior Brother for having such a wonderful daughter." Senior Uncle stood up and spilled the wine on the ground.
"Uncle..." Haitang's actions made her eyes red.
"The third glass of wine is for Xiaotian." Uncle Master's mood was not disturbed and he looked at me with a smile.
"Me?" I stood up with some confusion.
"Yes, I have heard from Haitang what happened to you. If it hadn't been for you, I wouldn't have had the chance to know that senior brother had a daughter." Senior uncle said and walked up to me.
"Uncle Master, I..." I wanted to say something else, but Uncle Master had already pushed my wine glass to my mouth.
"Okay, let's eat and try uncle's cooking." Yu Shangfeng returned to the table and made an inviting gesture with a smile.
"Then I'm welcome..." Heizi, who had been salivating for a long time, was the first to move his chopsticks.
"Wow, Uncle Master, the food you cooked is so delicious." Mudan happily gave a thumbs up after tasting it.
"By the way, Dahei, come on, this is for you." Yu Shangfeng walked into the kitchen with a smile, took out a small basin, and handed it to Dahei.
"Woof... woof..." Dahei's excited tail shook like a propeller. There were vegetables and meat in his little basin, which was no worse than ours.
"Eat slowly, no one will compete with you." Yu Shangfeng comforted him softly when he saw Heizi's whole face buried in the bowl.
"Hahaha..." The meal began with laughter.
"Uncle, I want to ask you a question." After a few glasses of wine, my mind became clear.
"You don't have to be so polite. You are my only relatives in this world. If you want to ask anything, just ask." Yu Shangfeng put down his chopsticks and looked at me gently.
"What kind of place is this Taoist escort agency?" Haitang said something before, but she didn't make it clear.
"How do you know?" Yu Shangfeng's face was full of curiosity.
"They came to us because the things they delivered were too expensive, hiccup... I'm sorry..." Heizi put down the bowl, hiccupped as he spoke, and quickly turned his head to the side in shame.
"In the early years, transportation was not developed..." Uncle Master was straightforward and immediately told the story of the Taoist Escort Agency.
At that time, the world was not as stable as it is now. Years of wars and evil spirits were rampant, and people everywhere were living in dire straits.
There are even bandits in many mountains and forests, and escort agencies have always existed. However, if the escort agencies encounter robbers, they can still deal with them, but if they encounter evil spirits, there is nothing they can do.
So a Taoist master invited several like-minded Taoists and established the earliest Taoist escort agency.
At that time, the Taoist Escort Bureau only helped the people escort some things, even the corpses of people who died in a foreign country and wanted to return to their hometown.
"A corpse chaser?" Heizi suddenly became interested.
"The corpse chaser who later became independent is the one you know, but in the early days these things were the business of the Taoist Escort Agency." Uncle Shi nodded and explained.
At the beginning, the Taoist escort agencies mainly served the common people, because the world was in chaos at that time, and the charges of the Taoist escort agencies were also very cheap.
But just because it is cheap, and no one can rob the escorts escorted by the Taoist Escort Agency.
During this period, some profiteers emerged who took advantage of the Taoist escort agencies, posing as poor people and entrusting the Taoist escort agencies to transport precious goods in order to make huge profits.
Paper couldn't contain the fire, this kind of thing was eventually discovered by the Taoist Escort Agency.
The Taoist Escort Agency gradually reduced its business scope and gradually only targeted Taoists. After all, many Taoist magical artifacts are also extremely precious.
Even if some evil spirits need to be sent to Taoist temples for transcendence, the Taoist Escort Agency will be responsible for this.
"Then why do they charge so much?" Heizi frowned.
"In the early years, it was easy for cultivators to make money..." Uncle Shi smiled bitterly.
Later, the war in the world subsided, not to mention the Taoist escort agency, but also we Taoists gradually retreated into seclusion in the mountains and forests, rarely walking around in the world.
But many people thought that the Taoist Escort Agency no longer existed, but it followed the long history and changed its operating model, or rules, again.
