Since I returned home with Master, I have been away from the city of Wuhan for half a year. I had no contact with Qin Bukong during the process, and even when I knew the other party’s address, I didn’t write a letter.
So this time I went to Wuhan again, I actually couldn't predict the outcome. When the master was by my side earlier, Qin Bukong still wanted to sell his face to the master. But now that the master has passed away, I didn't have to go back to look for him. But now that he has gone, I will inevitably be punished in the future. Bullied.
When I knocked on Qin Bukong's door, it was almost dusk. He was actually a little drunk at this time, and his first words when he saw me were. You're here. Have you finished everything? Where is Lin Qishan buried? I ignored him because I expected that it would be impossible for him to worship my master during his lifetime. So I just told him that after everything is dealt with, I will come back and continue to help you. If you still have the original intention, you can also accept me as your apprentice.
Only disciples have always asked for apprenticeship, and I am probably an exception. Personally speaking, I am not willing to accept Qin Bukong as my master, but my master's instructions are still there. I also had to bow. But if Qin Bukong himself doesn't have this intention, then you can't blame me for not respecting the master's life. When we meet in the immortal world in the future, I can use this as an excuse to play rogue with the master.
But Qin Bukong smiled slightly, his face full of drunkenness, and turned around to make a way for me to enter the house and put things away. He himself returned to the wine table, took out another wine glass, then walked to the door, filled a glass, and then asked me, your hometown is the West here, right? I said yes, not understanding what he was trying to do. I saw him looking for direction, then facing the west, he raised the wine glass above his head three times, then put the glass against his forehead, as if silently reciting something, and then poured out the wine in the glass. All was sprinkled on the ground facing west.
Then he handed me the wine glass and said, I, Mr. Qin, have always been a loner in my life. Before he left, Lin Qishan told me that you are very talented and have a solid foundation. In time, he will become a famous person.
Qin Bukong took the wine bottle and filled it for himself first, then filled the wine glass in my hand, and then said, you brat, I don't know if you are a famous person, but you have a bad temper and personality. I like. Come on, come on, drink this glass of wine, you will become my disciple.
He is already a little drunk, and I know that this person often goes back on his words and speaks without hesitation, so what he says at this moment may not be sincere. Qin Bukong loved drinking and gambling, which I had heard from Dr. Mo long before I came to Wuhan. During the year that I spent with him, he drank almost every meal. But I have never seen gambling. His own explanation is that the state is very strict now, and those caught will be jailed. And obviously I knew in my heart that for a capable person like him, even if I really caught him, it would only take a matter of minutes to escape or make some noise. And with his personality, he will definitely do so. So I never knew why I had heard that this person was a gambler but never met him.
After Qin Bukong said this, he drank all the wine in the cup. But I held the cup and didn't drink. When he saw that I didn't drink, he asked me, "What's the matter? You still don't think highly of my ability, do you?" I shook my head and took a symbolic sip. Qin Bukong suddenly said angrily, "Don't act like a woman, just give me a drink and finish it in one gulp."
The so-called good man does not suffer immediate losses. That probably refers to me. There was no point in confronting a lunatic like Qin Bukong, let alone a drunk one. Besides, I have never looked down upon his abilities. What I really looked down upon was his character. So I raised my glass, drank it down in one gulp, lit a cigarette without saying a word, and started packing my things.
Qin Bukong patted me on the shoulder and said, "You can clean up later. Come over and drink with me first." After saying that, he pulled me to the table. Apart from the wine bottle and glasses, there was only a plate of dried tofu and a plate of salted peanuts on the table. So I kept in mind Master’s instructions not to disobey this person casually, so I sat down and started to eat the appetizers. Slowly drink with him.
If drinking alone can be considered a hobby, then getting drunk must be a bit worrying. Sure enough, after three rounds of drinking, it was already dark. Qin Bukong said to me. Do you think that when I accept you as my apprentice, there is no formal process and it’s just a glass of wine, which is very informal? I said yes, so let’s wait until you wake up. Qin Bukong took a sip and said. You guys don't look like children of the world at all, so why don't you just accept an apprentice? Why are you doing all that mess, making your disciples kneel on the ground for hours? What kind of god would do such a thing?
He filled another glass and said. I, Qin Bukong, never accept disciples, not because I am afraid of trouble for myself, but because I am afraid of trouble for my apprentices. I have been accustomed to being alone for so many years. If Lin Qishan hadn't been stalking me, how could I have accepted an arrogant boy like you who doesn't know the heights of heaven and earth?
When he said this, my temper got worse again. I feel that there is a gap between me and Qin Bukong. It seems that they are not compatible. We have only met for a few hours, and I have already wanted to get angry at him several times. This time he actually said that my master was stalking me just to beg him to accept me as his disciple. So I told him coldly, my master is not a stalker, if you think I am not worthy of being your apprentice. Just don't accept it, let's make it a happy one, and follow you to defeat the eight strange formations, and then we will go our separate ways. I have fulfilled the master's instructions because my master and I are both trustworthy people and have promised to others. No matter how difficult the task is, we must continue to do it, but Master Qin, can you do this?
My tone was full of sarcasm. I actually don't want to anger him, but this man's emotions are very strange. Some places cannot be touched, otherwise it is easy to lose control. But after Qin Bukong heard this, he burst out laughing and said, oh, are you so stubborn again? Your master is kind to you. Not for me. There is nothing you can't say. Your master hopes that someone can take care of you like him in the future. He is afraid that if you have no support, you will become like me, a loner. Do you understand, brat!
Qin Bukong's last sentence was in a very strange tone. That tone was as if I was a person who didn't understand anything and he was deliberately reminding me. But when I heard what he said, I was shocked. Could it be that Master was really worried that I would be alone in the future, so he wanted to help me find someone to rely on? At that moment, my nose suddenly felt sore. The feeling of wanting to cry came up again. I quickly restrained this feeling, drank all the wine in the glass, swallowed it with a gulp, and let the pungent feeling of the alcohol reverberate in my throat, and then praised. Why! This wine is so damn strong!
I used this method to resolve the embarrassment of wanting to cry. Looking back, it was a bit useless.
Qin Bukong probably didn't notice anything strange about me. After watching me finish my drink, he filled me up with another glass. He went on to say, you know what your biggest problem is? It's not cruel enough. For so long, you must have thought that I am a cruel person. If Lin Qishan were half as cruel as me, the disciples he would train would be many times better than you are now. But if you follow me, I will not deliberately teach you, but I will first take the time to teach you some secrets and mental methods. Memorize it by heart and practice it diligently, and you will have my dharma lineage.
Qin Bukong went on to say, although I accept you as my apprentice, I don't want you to call me master. You can call me whatever you like. There is no need for us to treat each other as master and disciple. If I, Qin, die in the future, I don’t expect you to die for me. My skills are very complex and include many sects, the most common of which are spells and witchcraft. These skills, which you once thought were not elegant, have allowed me to roam the world for so many years without suffering any losses. But remember, If you fight with someone in the future and you gain the upper hand, either you will get your money back from me with interest, or you will hold on until you die and don't admit that you are my disciple!
I thought about it and then nodded, that’s good. Now that he has said that there is no need to be a master and a disciple, it saves me the biggest worry before. Because the principle that once you are a teacher, you will always be a father is deeply ingrained in the hearts of people of our generation. It is really difficult for me to learn the skills of the master while grinding my teeth at the master's marks.
So I agreed to him and told him that because my sect's Dharma lineage is very different from his, there may be some parts that are difficult to interchange and understand. So I can learn these skills as Qin Bukong teaches me, but I can't guarantee whether I can learn them very well. And I choked him back and said that if I fight with others in the future, I think it will be difficult to suffer much loss by relying on the skills taught by my master.
I am not bragging, because I have learned the art of striking talismans. To a certain extent, I can be regarded as mastering the ability to defeat the enemy with one move.
Qin Bukong snorted, seemingly dismissive of my master's abilities. This is not the first time he has behaved like this, and I am too lazy to argue for victory or defeat. Qin Bukong took a sip with his chopsticks, then put his hand into the wine glass and dipped some wine in it. He wrote a word on the table, and then said to me, your master's name is Lin Qishan, so he gave you the word "山"; And my name is Qin Bukong, so I also give you the word "Kong" as the name of my sect. This word is also quite interesting. If I am not empty and you are empty, you are destined to be the opposite of me for the rest of your life, hahaha.
So I stood up and saluted Qin Bukong respectfully, just like he did in my guest house room when we first met. Then I stood up and said to him, thank you for the words, but as a person, you should never forget your roots, and you will never forget the name given by your teacher. From now on, there will be no such person as Situ Shan, only Situ Shan Kong.
