Tang Ping was taken away by Tang Bonian and landed outside Tang Bonian's cave in Shuiyun Valley.
Tang Bonian's cave was built on a hillside, facing the Tianshui Lake. Needless to say, the scenery is extremely beautiful. Tang Bonian's daily practice and daily life was really in the cave, but this cave was not built by him himself, but was left to him by his master. Speaking of which, the place where the alchemy monks in the sect practice is naturally rich in spiritual energy, which is much better than the small spiritual energy Qian Chao found in Youming Valley. The furnishings in the cave are not magnificent, but whatever Tang Bonian puts out is all carefully collected by him and deliberately shown off. It depends on whether the people who are qualified to enter his cave have such discernment.
However, his precious granddaughter failed to enter his cave. It was simply because Tang Ping's hands were too fast and she knew that there were countless treasures in her cave. If she was not careful, she would not know what was being taken away by her, so she still stayed there. It's safer outside the cave.
Tang Bonian built several exquisite attics outside his cave, which were the residences of his disciples. Tang Bonian also accepted some disciples, firstly for the convenience of teaching his disciples, and secondly for the convenience of finding someone to call him when he needed help. , so he asked his apprentices to build those attics outside his cave. His disciples are also very shrewd. They know that the caves of the Danjie monks are built according to the spiritual veins of the sect. They also know that the closer to the spiritual veins during practice, the greater the benefits. Therefore, although almost all of his disciples have established foundations and are eligible to build their own caves elsewhere, most of them are reluctant to leave, euphemistically calling them "filial piety to their master". Even a few of them have already started building their own caves outside. Tang Bonian still occupies the attic at the entrance of the cave, and he comes back to stay for a few days from time to time, euphemistically calling it "remembering the master."
In this regard, doesn't Tang Bonian, who is even more shrewd, not know what these disciples are thinking? It's just that I'm happy with it.
Tang Ping saw that her sixth grandfather entered the cave but refused to let her in. She couldn't help but pouted and said "stingy". Then she heard a "dong dong" banging sound and followed the sound to find it. When she saw An apprentice named Cui of Grandpa Six was holding a stone pestle with both hands and pounding it into a stone pot below.
"Senior Brother Cui! Have you missed me?" Tang Ping suddenly jumped out from behind Brother Cui and shouted.
This scare almost made Cui Cui's back. He stood up holding the stone pestle, and couldn't help but grimace when he saw the little girl in front of him clearly.
"Little Junior Sister, why are you... back again?"
"Come back as soon as you come back. Why are you back again? What? You don't want to see me. I remember we had a good time last time!"
"Forget it, last time you just walked away and it was fine, your grandfather and my master were furious, saying that I allowed you to waste good things, and punished me with a month of solitary confinement. It took a lot of effort for master to give me some good face recently. Look, little junior sister, just let me go."
"Hey, you are so stingy. I say Senior Brother Cui, you are getting more and more timid. Be careful that you will be as stingy as my sixth grandfather in the future. What is this?"
"This is mugwort. Master asked me to crush it and squeeze out the juice for making wine. Hey... you can't eat that!"
But he said it too late. Tang Ping scratched a finger under the stone pestle, then brought the finger to his mouth and licked it.
"Bah, bah, bah, it's so sour, why didn't you tell me earlier!"
It seemed that the mugwort was indeed very sour. Tang Ping only licked it and her whole face wrinkled up from the sourness.
Seeing Tang Ping frowning and winking at the sour juice of the mugwort, Brother Cui burst out laughing, wiping his tears while laughing.
"Hahahaha, who taught you to speak so quickly? Haha, wait, I'll get you some water."
After gargling two cups of tea, the sourness in Tang Ping's mouth went away a lot.
"This stuff is so sour, who would drink the wine!"
"In the end, you can get a cup of juice from these grasses, but it has to be used in more than a dozen barrels of wine. Of course, the sourness will be weak, so you dare to eat it directly."
"Huh? What is this?"
Tang Ping asked, pointing to a plate. The plate was piled with pink and tender fruits, which looked very cute. She picked up one with her hand and smelled it.
"It doesn't taste good?"
"Sister-in-law, that thing is even more powerful! You must not put it in your mouth, it is inedible."
"Nonsense, you must be afraid that if I eat it, my sixth grandfather will punish you, right? I'll let you spend another month in solitary confinement, right?"
"No, oh, that thing is inedible. You will regret it if you eat it. Put it down quickly!"
"Nonsense, you must have lied to me."
As she said that, Tang Ping was about to put the fruit into her mouth. At this moment, a big hand stretched out from behind and hit the back of Tang Ping's hand, knocking the small pink and white fruit in her hand to the ground. Tang Ping turned around and saw Tang Bonian was looking at her angrily and funny. Seeing this, Brother Cui hurried over and picked up the fruit.
Tang Bonian shook his head and said: "That fruit is called Baijiaolian. If you eat it, the bitter taste in your mouth will not go away for a year, and there is no cure. If you don't believe it, just try it."
"How can you still make wine if it's bitter?"
"The pulp is bitter, but the kernels inside are not. The kernels are used to make wine, but because they are so bitter, you have to wear gloves when peeling the kernels."
"Oh" Tang Ping was speechless after hearing this.
"How's it going?" Tang Bonian looked into the stone bowl.
"It's almost half done. It will be done today." Brother Cui said hurriedly.
"Well, don't be in a hurry, do it slowly. Girl, come with me."
When Tang Ping greeted him, he had no choice but to follow. Brother Cui breathed a sigh of relief when he saw Tang Ping leaving.
Grandfather and grandson chatted while walking.
"Grandpa Six, where are we going?"
"Go find you a master."
"Looking for a master? Aren't you the one who taught me?"
"I don't dare to teach you. If I teach you, you will probably clean up my hole in less than half a year."
"Then you can't push me out to harm others!"
"Well, you are really right. Now I will send you over to harm whoever I don't like, haha."
"Then what were you doing in your cave just now? Did you hide something good?"
"Alas! Forget it, do you think your Sixth Grandpa's face is that useful? I have to prepare gifts for you to find a master. Alas, think about the few good things I want to give away. Everybody feels bad!”
"It's okay! You send it out first, and when someone accepts me as their apprentice, I can steal it back for you."
"Yeah! That's right... Haha, haha, good idea!"
Tang Bonian wrapped Tang Ping with his spiritual power and flew for a while before landing in a quiet place with mountains and rivers. There was a large courtyard in front of them. The courtyard was built against the mountain, with buildings, pavilions and several exquisite houses. The house looks elegant and chic. Tang Bonian took Tang Ping and walked in.
After walking in for a few steps, he saw a female disciple hurried over, saluted in front of Tang Bonian and said, "Senior Tang, my master is in retreat, and it is not convenient to see guests."
"What's the matter of retreat? Why do you retreat every time I come to your master? Is your master avoiding me on purpose? Or are you lying to me?"
"How dare I deceive Uncle Tang? My master indeed ordered her to stay in seclusion without seeing outsiders."
"A foreigner? She is from Yuling, and I am from Bibotan. We belong to the same sect. Am I still considered a foreigner when I come here?"
"But how can I disturb Master when she is in seclusion?"
"You girl, you are so pushy. I can tell you that all my disciples have fallen in love with you. They have begged me one by one for a long time. Believe it or not, I will capture you now and make you a Taoist companion for one of them." , anyway, your master is in seclusion, and she can’t control it.”
As soon as he said this, the female disciple who came to stop her was so embarrassed that her pretty face was covered with red clouds. Just when she didn't know what to do, she heard a woman's voice coming from the largest building in the courtyard.
"That's enough! Ruoyan, please step back and let that disrespectful old man come in!"
"Look, it's your master who immediately waved me in when he knew I was coming. He's not as clingy as you."
The female disciple turned around and ran away long ago. How could she dare to say another word in front of Tang Bonian.
Tang Ping's eyes were really opened. She really didn't expect that her sixth grandfather, the dignified elder of Shuiyun Valley, would be such a scoundrel. She wanted to laugh but didn't dare. She knew that this must be the cave of a senior. The old man had just He even blushed when he said it, so he lowered his head and pursed his lips, feeling sorry for the senior sister named Ruo Ming.
Arriving in front of the pavilion, Tang Bonian said to Tang Ping, "Just wait here. I'll call you in later."
Tang Ping nodded and watched Tang Bonian enter the pavilion along the steps.
Soon I heard the sound of two people talking from inside the building.
"Which of your good disciples has fallen in love with Ruoyu? Tell me and I will catch him and teach him a lesson. I will make sure that he gives up this idea."
"Why are you worrying so much about the children? Huh? There really is no one, you are really the only one. I thought it was inconvenient for you when you were outside just now. Well, there is no one behind the screen!"
With a "clang" and the sound of the tea cup falling to the ground and shattering, the woman's voice said angrily, "Get out! You shameless old man!"
Tang Ping pursed her lips tightly and slowly backed away. Don't listen to the elders' matters if you can. I'm afraid it's a problem if you listen too much!
She retreated and finally couldn't hear anymore. She breathed a secret sigh of relief and found that she had retreated to the edge of a small pond in the courtyard. She found a flat stone beside the pond and sat down, holding her chin in her hands. He waited boredly, but after waiting for a while, he still didn't see his sixth grandfather calling him, so he turned around and reached into the water to tease the little fish in the pond.
"Little girl?"
Someone next to her called her, Tang Ping turned around to look, but it was the senior sister named Ruofeng who was bullied by her sixth grandfather just now, standing next to her and looking at her curiously.
Tang Ping stood up and said, "Hello, senior sister."
"What's your name?" Na Ruoyun's demeanor had returned to normal at this time, but there was still a trace of blush on her pink face.
"I..." Tang Ping hesitated a little. This senior sister was bullied so miserably by her sixth grandfather just now. How could people not guess her relationship with Tang Bonian when she told her name? She didn't know if she would turn around and leave. Go, but there is no point in hiding my name, so I said very embarrassedly, "My name is Tang Ping."
"Tang Ping?" Na Ruoyun was a little surprised when he heard that. He looked up at the pavilion where his master and Tang Bonian were noisy, then lowered his head and asked Tang Ping, "Is that senior Tang yours...?"
"It's my sixth grandfather."
"That's it!" Ruoyun suddenly realized, put his hand on Tang Ping's shoulder, asked her to sit back, and sat down next to her.
"Are you worried about me..." Ruoyuan looked at Tang Ping and asked.
"Oh, I didn't expect Grandpa Six to be like this... I'm blushing!"
Unexpectedly, Na Ruoyun actually started laughing. After laughing, Ruoyun turned to Tang Ping and said, "Junior sister Tang, you don't have to worry about this. Senior Tang... indeed, sometimes it's with someone... uh ... Like an old naughty boy, he likes to tease everyone. I have the impression that Senior Tang can make my master jump every time he comes. However, the only thing that we disciples in this sect are probably not afraid of is Tang. Senior, Senior Tang is very talkative, but he has never really punished us juniors, nor has he said anything to us in front of Master, which means that sometimes he is a little embarrassed."
At this point, Tang Ping saw that Na Ruoyu's face was even more flushed. It was obvious that she had suffered Tang Bonian's loss more than once.
"Then Senior Tang brought you here this time..."
"Probably I want the senior in the building to accept me as his disciple."
"Oh," Ruoyun nodded after hearing this, "Senior Tang is really discerning! Master has a first-class status in Yu Ling. It has been a long time since he accepted any more disciples. I am her youngest disciple. All the above are It’s senior brother and senior sister. If you come, I will no longer be junior sister. It’s your turn, haha.”
"Will that senior accept me?" Tang Ping asked worriedly.
"Don't worry, I can't say anything about things other than Shuiyun, but within Shuiyun Sect, there seems to be nothing that Senior Tang can't do."
The two girls were chatting when they saw Tang Bonian appear at the door of the pavilion. When he came out, he didn't see Tang Ping. After looking around, he saw Tang Ping talking to Ruoyu by the pool. He waved and said, "Come on, come on." Come on, come in with me."
Tang Ping stood up and said, "Senior Sister Ruoyuan, I'll go over first."
"Yeah." Na Ruoyun also stood up.
