Shao Xi and the other two were happy, but at this time, Old Wu became the most unhappy person in the world.
After a few days, Old Wu was already unkempt and extremely haggard, but he still looked for Shao Xi everywhere like crazy every day.
These days, Lao Wu couldn't eat well and couldn't sleep. He took two steamed buns and started wandering around the mountain every day. Now even the Taoist priests on Wulong Mountain were not as familiar with Wulong Mountain as he was.
In order to find Shao Xi, he didn't know how many mountains he climbed, how many woods he passed through, how many crimes he suffered, and how much hard work he endured. If he knew that Shao Xi was living such a comfortable life at this time, he would probably have to bear it again. Swearing.
In the blink of an eye, it has been more than ten days since Shao Xi disappeared. Less than half a month has passed, and there is still no progress in the search for Shao Xi. The Taichang Sect seems to have given up a little. The number of disciples who go up the mountain to look for it every day is getting smaller and smaller, leaving only Lao Wu who is still searching persistently.
Early that morning, Lao Wu was ready to go up the mountain again. Before going out, he went to the kitchen in Taiqingguan to look for dry food as usual. Seeing that it was him again, the Taoist priest in the kitchen handed over the dry food bag and the gourd filled with water that he had prepared in advance. Gave it to him.
Because these days I saw Lao Wu working so hard and persistently to find his young master, many Taoist priests in the Taichang sect were also moved by this little old man, so every time Lao Wu came to the kitchen, the Taoist priests in the kitchen would always give him dry food. Put two extra steamed buns in the bag, in case he won't have enough to eat on the mountain.
It happened that on this day, Mu Qingfeng came to the kitchen to get breakfast for his master, and met Lao Wu. Seeing the haggard look on Old Wu's face without washing or combing his hair, Mu Qingfeng couldn't help but feel moved in his heart and started to persuade Old Wu.
"Old man, you have been searching for many days. If you really can't find it, don't look any further. I believe that Shao Donor must be a lucky person. Maybe he will come back in a few days. You are already so old, and you are in the mountains every day. Traveling, it’s just hard work, it’s actually a bit dangerous.”
Old Wu naturally knew Mu Qingfeng's good intentions, but he couldn't find Shao Xi. How could he feel at ease?
"Thank you for the kindness of the little Taoist priest. I still have to look for it. If I can't find it for a day, I will keep looking. If I can't find it, I will keep looking. Even if I have to leave my old life on Wulong Mountain, I will never see you again. I will never rest in peace until I die, my young master."
What Old Wu said made Mu Qingfeng feel sad. Although he was a monk, family ties had nothing to do with blood ties. He believed that if one day he disappeared like Shao Xi, his master Ye Buli would also disappear. He will definitely be looking for himself day and night like the old man in front of him.
"Old man, please wait a moment. Over the past few days, my junior brother Qingxuan has almost recovered from his injuries. He has been clamoring to go up the mountain with you to find Benefactor Shao. Please go to Sanqing Hall and wait for a while. , after I deliver Master’s food, I will ask my junior brother to go up the mountain with you to find Donor Shao, so that we can take care of each other.”
Old Wu nodded and agreed: "Okay, then I will wait for you in front of Sanqing Hall. You tell the little Taoist priest, don't force yourself if your body has not fully recovered. Don't do it because my young master was trying to save him." So I dragged the sick body up the mountain to look for him. If the injury worsens, I will not be able to feel at ease, old man."
Mu Qingfeng couldn't help but feel a little touched when he saw that Old Wu was still thinking about caring about Li Qingxuan.
The old man in front of him was loyal to his young master. Ten years ago, he went up the mountain to steal the secret book for his young master. The master and the servant went up the mountain to return the secret book and apologize. His master and uncle were angry and wanted to keep the two of them on the mountain to punish them. Although it is understandable, but now the master and the servant have made the whereabouts of the young master unknown in order to help the sect, but instead I became Taichangjiao and owed others. So at this time, Mu Qingfeng also wanted to do his part, whether it was for other people's favor or Taichangjiao's reputation. In short, he also hoped that Shao Xi would be fine and return safely.
Mu Qingfeng hurriedly rushed to deliver the morning meal to his master, while Lao Hu came to the Sanqing Hall alone, sat on the steps, took out a steamed bun from the dry food bag and started chewing it. You have to eat some in the morning, otherwise how can you have the energy to climb the mountain to find someone?
Not long after, they saw Mu Qingfeng and Li Qingxuan coming around from the back of the hall.
Arriving in front of Old Wu, Li Qingxuan quickly saluted Old Wu and said gratefully: "Xiao Dao has been recuperating in his room these days. I will not have time to say thank you to the old man in the future. I just heard from Junior Brother Qingfeng that the old man is going up the mountain to look for Shao again. Donor, now that the injury on the trail has healed, let’s go up the mountain with the old gentleman! One more person will always increase the chance of finding it.”
Lao Wu was deeply moved when he saw that Li Qingxuan was so grateful at such a young age, and that he was just recovering from a serious injury and was helping him find Shao Xi.
"The little Taoist is interested, but I don't know how your injury is? If you haven't recovered yet, don't force it. Climbing mountains and crossing rivers is not an easy task. If it causes injuries, I will feel very sorry for you, old man."
Li Qingxuan raised his hands to Old Wu Yi and said: "Old sir, please rest assured that Xiaodao's injury has recovered. Now finding the donor Shao is the top priority. Why don't we set off now!"
Old Wu nodded in agreement, and the others turned and walked towards the gate of Taiqing Temple.
As soon as they reached the door, they saw Sun Zai and Shao Xi who were returning to Taiqing Temple. The two were talking and laughing along the way, but Old Wu stood there blankly and trembling.
When Li Qingxuan and Mu Qingfeng saw Sun Zai returning to Taiqing Temple, they hurriedly went up to greet Sun Zai. Sun Zai nodded and looked at Lao Wu. But at this time, Lao Wu had not reacted yet and was still standing there blankly. He stared straight at Shao Xi.
When Shao Xi saw Lao Wu's appearance at this moment, he really thought of the word "dumbfounded". I ran up to Old Wu, raised my hand and waved it in front of Old Wu's eyes, thinking to myself, didn't this old guy suddenly have a stroke? Why are you still paralyzed?
Lao Wu was stiff at this time, only his eyes were staring at Shao Xi. No matter how Shao Xi moved, his two eyes were always following him, making Shao Xi feel a little scared.
"I said, old guy, are you okay? Why are you staring at me so straightly? I'm not a ghost! I've been practicing martial arts with Taoist Sun these past few days, and I've improved a lot now. I'll show you later."
suddenly! It was very sudden! Lao Hu suddenly moved. He raised his hand and slapped it on Shao Xi's head. Then he raised his foot and kicked Shao Xi on the butt. Shao Xi staggered and hurried to the side. Get out of the way.
"Damn it, old guy, are you crazy? We haven't seen each other for so many days, why do you hit someone when we meet? Let me tell you, don't think I'm afraid of you! I'm always afraid of hurting you if I move my hands. Leave it to you, don’t push yourself too hard and always bully me.”
"Little bastard! Where have you been wandering off for so many days? It makes me look for you day and night every day, old man. Are you so fucking caring? Don't you know how to come back and tell me? Why did I hit you? ? You still dare to talk back to me? You see, I won’t beat you to death today!"
After saying that, without waiting for Shao Xi to explain, Old Wu took off his cloth shoes, held them in his hands, and chased after Shao Xi. When Shao Xi saw that the situation was not good, he turned around and ran away. Lao Wu was chasing after him with his shoe in his hand and one bare foot, cursing.
Including Sun's absence, everyone present was dumbfounded. Even the Taoist priests sweeping the floor at the gate were holding brooms and watching the fun. I thought to myself that this old man had been dejected and half-dead for so many days. Why did he suddenly become so energetic? His legs and feet are so quick when chasing people, and he doesn't even take a breath when he scolds people. Looking at the fierceness with which he beats people, how can he still look like he was crying and sighing before?
Li Qingxuan and Mu Qingfeng were also stunned, wondering what the fuss was about? He was desperate just now and said that he would die on Wulong Mountain if he could not find his young master. At this time, looking at this posture, it seemed that if their young master did not die in his hands, he would be upset.
No one understood what the old man, the young man, and the young man were doing. Anyway, one was chasing after him with his shoes, and the other was just running around, mumbling as he ran.
"Old man, did you take the wrong medicine? Young master, I went through life and death and almost lost my life. I finally came back, and you actually used your smelly shoe to greet me? You don't distinguish between master and servant. You old thing, I warn you not to hit you again, if you hit me again I will fight back."
"You little bastard, how dare you fight back? I ran out for more than ten days without even saying hello, which made me almost flatten Wulong Mountain just to find you, little bastard." Damn it. You still want to fight back? If you fight back and beat me to death, I will go to the village owner to file a complaint against you, you unfilial son."
"Holy crap, does this have anything to do with whether I am a dutiful son or not? Are you an old fool? I've only been out for a few days, why are you so crazy when I come back?"
Old Wu chased around for a while, but when he saw that he couldn't catch up, he stood on the spot and pointed at Shao Xi with his shoes and cursed: "Bad boy, when the owner of the village gave you to me, he asked me to keep an eye on you. Now you have no wings." If you are tough, you will run around and I can't watch you anymore. Are you an unfilial son? Tell yourself whether you are an unfilial son or not?"
Shao Xi also felt that he was wronged. He was injured by others and fell into the Five Dragon Pond. He finally came back with his life, but he was beaten and scolded by this old guy. He felt uncomfortable no matter how he thought about it.
"Old guy, do you know that I almost didn't come back? I narrowly escaped death on this trip, and I almost died outside, and you still bullied me when I came back!"
Old Wu knew that he couldn't catch up with this kid now, so he put his hands on his waist angrily, pulled his neck and shouted: "You still narrowly escaped death. I see that you are more alive and energetic now than before. Could it be that you have been reincarnated in the past ten days?" ? You have reached the age where you should marry a wife, but you are still doing nothing serious."
At this time, Sun Zai stepped forward, bowed his hands to Old Wu and said, "This old gentleman, Sun Zai, a poor Taoist whose Taoist name is Guangyangzi, is the current headmaster of Taichangjiao. What you said is right. That's right! Shao Xi has really changed over the past ten years. He is no longer the same as he was more than ten days ago."
Old Wu was stunned by what he said, "Reborn? Are they different? What did Master Sun mean?"
"In the past ten days, he has risen from the early stage of the fifth stage to the peak of the sixth stage. He is only one step away from breaking through to the 'Qi Transformation Realm'. Isn't this a complete transformation?"
"What? Peak level six?"
