"Don't say anything else first."
Tan Jiajia retracted her open arms, her beautiful face filled with perseverance.
She looked around at the empty surroundings, and finally, as if she had made up her mind, she slowly stretched out the palm of her right hand, palm upward, and a blue-purple flame suddenly appeared in her hand.
Her eyes reflected the flames, which looked particularly strange: "Actually, I think my qualifications are not as bad as you think... right?"
Seeing the other party showing such magical power, Zi Tong showed a rare expression of surprise: "Where did you learn this?"
Tan Jiajia clenched her hands into fists, took them back, and told him what had happened before when Wu was tricked on Penglai Island.
After listening to the other party's words, Zi Tong pondered for a moment, then sent out his demonic power to scan Tan Jiajia's whole body, and then slowly said: "Jiajia, this is a blessing in disguise for you. The tree demon you mentioned has a cultivation level of almost a thousand years. Above all, his demonic power will open up your spiritual roots, which will be of great benefit to your future spiritual practice."
Tan Jiajia was so excited after hearing what he said: "Are you telling the truth?"
Zi Tong nodded and said, "Of course it's true, but..."
He changed the subject and continued: "However, even so, if you want to confront Yin Cuo head-on, you will still have to practice hard for fifty years."
"Ah?!" Tan Jiajia's face elongated in disappointment. "You said you were so powerful, but you still have to wait fifty years. Could it be that you overestimated Yin Cuo's strength?"
Zi Tong glanced at her and said, "You are overthinking it. In this era of lack of spiritual energy, saying that you can fight against him after fifty years of practice is already a great compliment to you."
Tan Jiajia felt like two knives called waste had been inserted into her heart. She resisted the urge to vomit blood and said in frustration: "Isn't it still possible?"
After she finished speaking, she turned sideways and walked back from Zi Tong, looking extremely lonely.
But she had just taken a step when Zi Tong stopped her: "Wait a minute, you really want to learn Taoism from me."
Tan Jiajia paused before leaving, then turned around excitedly and nodded, with a moving light shining in her eyes, except for her tail wagging wildly.
"In that case..." Zi Tong sighed, turned around and said. "Then come with me."
Tan Jiajia didn't know why, but she followed happily.
Soon, the Taoists at Tianxu Temple suddenly discovered that some strange changes had occurred in the temple.
Whenever Taoists go to carry water, a beautiful woman will suddenly appear, snatch their buckets and poles, and then carry the water up from the foot of the mountain, which is more than ten minutes away.
When someone gets up in the morning to sweep the yard, they will find that the yard has been cleaned spotlessly.
Similar things also happen in kitchens, dining halls, and various projects that people originally used to temper their minds.
Just one month later...
One night, the Taoists who had eaten and drank enough were preparing to turn off the lights and rest.
Suddenly, a woman's angry roar echoed throughout the Taoist temple.
"Ahhhhhh!! This is obviously trying to trick me, I won't do it anymore!!"
On top of the house, after venting the resentment he had accumulated over the past month, he felt refreshed and prepared to get off the roof to continue completing the work he had not done.
At this moment, a voice sounded from behind her.
"You said? You don't want to do it,"
Hearing this voice, Tan Jiajia shivered with fright and almost rolled off the roof. Fortunately, she stabilized her body in time.
Then he cautiously turned around and smiled: "It's nothing, I'm just saying it casually. Don't take it seriously."
The person who spoke was Zi Tong, who had come over at some point. He put his hands in his sleeves and looked at her coldly.
Tan Jiajia was a little frightened by his gaze. She took a deep breath and said, "Zitong, come over and enjoy the moon. You admire it first, and I'll wash the clothes."
After saying that, she was about to run away. Just when she walked to the wooden ladder standing aside, Zi Tong said calmly: "Since you don't want to do it, then don't do it."
"No, no, no, no..." Tan Jiajia shook her head like a rattle. "I didn't say I didn't want to do it, just because..."
She hesitated for a long time, but could not think of a suitable reason.
She simply felt overwhelmed, climbed up again, sat on the eaves, and said: "Honestly, are you playing with me and deliberately asking me to do dirty and tiring work that has nothing to do with cultivation, just to make me give up? .”
Zi Tong said sternly: "Everything you are asked to do is to temper your character. Since you can't even endure this physical pain, how can you endure it..."
"Stop it, stop it." Tan Jiajia stopped and interrupted his high-sounding words. "I've already asked Master Pingzhi. People who have opened their spiritual roots are not like you at all in practicing Taoism."
"..." Zi Tong remained silent.
The scene suddenly became awkward. Tan Jiajia shrank her neck and felt that the temperature around her had dropped. She felt goosebumps rising on her skin.
She rubbed her arms and turned her head to say something more to Zi Tong. But in the end, it was Zitong who spoke first:
"When did you ask?"
Tan Jiajia turned her profile picture back, looked at the quiet courtyard under the night sky, and replied: "I asked the question the next day."
"..."
Zi Tong obviously paused, and then asked: "In this case, why do you still pretend not to know and continue working."
"Because I want to see how hard your heart can be." Tan Jiajia's eyes reflected the light of the bright moon, and she shook her head, her tone a little regretful. "In the end, I couldn't hold on anymore."
"No, you've done a great job."
Surprisingly, Zi Tong actually praised her. He also sat on the eaves with her, looking at the bright moon in the sky: "It is true that I did something wrong in this matter, and I apologize to you here."
Tsk, looking at you like this, you haven’t realized your mistake at all.
Tan Jiajia rolled her eyes and complained in her heart.
As expected, Zi Tong immediately added another sentence: "However, even so, I will not teach you the art of Taoism. In my heart, your safety is the most important. If you become a Taoist, I'm afraid You will always be in danger.”
Tan Jiajia disagreed: "I had already guessed that you would be like this, so I have asked Master Pingzhi to be my teacher, and he agreed. The person who comes to pick me up will arrive tomorrow."
Zi Tong's expression rarely changed: "Taoist Zhengqing will not agree."
"Haha, you don't have to worry about it now. I've already said hello to uncle." Tan Jiajia said, proudly raising the phone in her hand.
Zi Tong didn't say anything and disappeared from the spot.
Two minutes later, he suddenly appeared again and said to Tan Jiajia: "Okay, I agree to teach you how to practice Taoism."
