Yu Wan and his party would stop and rest for half an hour every day at noon, and then continue on their way until the sun goes down...
Before resting in the evening, Yu Shanshui and Yu Jinniu will go separate ways. Yu Jinniu will be responsible for arranging the children on the carriage, while Yu Shanshui will place stones at the designated resting place.
Yu Wan observed it for several days, but didn't find anything special about the stones.
But what is puzzling is that the group of people living in the mountains and dense forests have never encountered wild animals or the like since they set out. This is not what Yu Wan hopes will happen. It is natural to be safe and sound. She is just very curious... …
Could it be that this is an immortal method? Just like an interstellar stealth battleship?
Yu Wan had various speculations in her mind. Taking advantage of the fact that everyone had eaten and drank enough tonight and started to rest, she trotted softly to Yu Shanshui's side.
"Uncle Yu."
Yu Wan called out softly. When Yu Shanshui heard the sound, he slowly raised his slightly closed eyelids and looked at the direction from which the sound came.
"Girl Wan, why don't you go and rest? Do you miss Aunt Mo?"
Yu Wan lowered his head in embarrassment, scratched the back of his head with his right hand, and smiled.
"I do miss Aunt Mo... However, I came to Uncle Yu to ask you something..."
"Oh?" Yu Shanshui asked.
"Uncle Yu, I see you playing with rocks every night before going to bed, and then I don't see any wild beasts attacking me all night long...Uncle Yu, is this some kind of immortal trick?" Yu Wan said his question in one breath.
Yu Shanshui was a little surprised. He didn't expect Yu Wan to observe so carefully. The other children in the group didn't notice it and took it for granted.
His face became slightly softer, the corners of his lips were slightly raised, and his voice was filled with relief.
"Girl Wan, I only used the confusion formation that is common in the mortal world. It is far from reaching the level of an immortal. This kind of small formation can only confuse ordinary beasts..."
When Yu Wan heard this, she became more and more curious. Could it be possible to confuse wild animals by just placing a few rocks? It was too unscientific... She directly expressed her doubts.
Yu Shanshui heard her suspicion and was not angry. He briefly explained the basic knowledge of the Nine Bagua Palaces to her, and then urged her to go back and rest.
Every night from now on, Yu Wan would come over after everyone had rested and continue to ask Yu Shanshui for advice. On the third night, Tiedan noticed a muttering nearby. He got up to check and found figures one large and one small. He knew that Yu Wan was actually there. While studying, I hurriedly got up and went over, squeezed in beside Yu Wan, and listened with her...
After the carriage continued to run forward for more than ten days, everyone finally left the mountains and arrived on the vast plains. They finally entered the Mugu Territory.
At this time, Yu Wan was lying by the carriage window, eating corn cakes and admiring the scenery of the plains...
There are patches of golden wheat waves on both sides of the dirt road that the carriage takes. The breeze blows and the golden wheat waves rise and fall, high and low, quite spectacular...
On the high ground far away from Mailang, there are scattered maroon wooden huts dotted. It is almost the winter wheat ripening season. There are ant-sized figures in front of those houses, coming and going...
Regarding some colors that he had not seen yet, Yu Wan pointed and asked Tie Dan one by one. Although Tie Dan had a disdainful expression, he took the trouble to answer them one by one. The two of them just crowded by the window on one side and asked. One answer...
It was approaching noon, and Yu Shanshui, who was sitting in front of the car, could already see the city wall in front of him. He waved his whip vigorously, urging the two horses to run faster...
"The ultimatum." The servant at the city gate reminded the two people in front of the car.
Yu Shanshui hurriedly took out the documents from all directions given by the village chief. The messenger took them and looked at them before handing them back, not forgetting to remind them.
"The immortal masters from Jiutian Pavilion just arrived two days ago, and they are expected to leave this evening. You can take the time to test it."
Yu Shanshui and Yu Jinniu quickly clasped their fists and thanked them. After asking where the Immortal Master would accept his disciples this time, they drove into the city gate. Without a moment's hesitation, they went directly to Wenxian Square - the place where the Immortal Master Jiutian Pavilion accepted his disciples.
Although there is still half a day left before the end of Jiutian Pavilion's recruitment, there are still several rows of children queuing up in Wenxian Square...
After Yu Shanshui arrived by car, they followed the instructions and parked the carriage. They then gave some instructions to the children on the carriage and asked them to get off one by one, letting Yu Jinniu lead them to the end of the team.
Yu Wan and Tiedan were the last to get off the bus. They nodded towards Yu Shanshui, followed the team, and entered the end of the queue.
Tiedan originally wanted to stand behind Yu Wan, but seeing Yu Wan keep hiding behind him, he ignored her and snorted softly, raised his head and straightened his body and took a step forward, following the team in front.
Yu Wan stood at the end and looked around the square.
The queue waiting for the Immortal Master to accept a disciple is still very long. Most of them are children between 6 and 9 years old. Occasionally, I will see one or two around 12 years old standing abruptly in the queue.
In addition to learning the basics of Qimen Bagua every night on the road, Yu Wan also learned some things about immortal masters recruiting disciples from Shanshui.
I heard that the first thing an immortal master needs to do when accepting a disciple is to test their spiritual roots. If there are spiritual roots, the immortal master will register them and take them to the immortal gate. As for the rest... Yu Shanshui said that he did not know, and he only went It happened once. Last time, no one with spiritual roots appeared in the entire Donglin Town, and the expressions on the faces of those immortal masters were not very good.
As for what will happen this time, no one can be sure, but there is always a voice in Yu Wan's heart telling her that she will definitely have it... As for whether it is really what she thinks, she will know soon...
As the sun gradually sets, the children lining up in the square are no longer so hot, but they are becoming more and more anxious.
After testing all afternoon, there was not a single person with spiritual roots. They could clearly see that the immortal master on the stage was becoming more and more impatient. They looked at the people walking down the stage with their heads hanging down, and they who were still queuing couldn't help but feel uneasy...
After a while, it was the turn of the children from Yujiacun to take the stage. Yu Shanshui and Yu Shanshui, who were waiting outside the square, couldn't help but clasp their hands, hold their breath, and stare at the movement on the stage.
No…
No…
still none…
Is it going to happen again this year... When Yu Shanshui lowered his head, a trace of regret and unwillingness flashed through his heart, the voice of the immortal master suddenly came from the stage.
"Single golden spiritual root, root value 90..."
Yu Shanshui suddenly raised his head and saw that standing on the stage was Tiedan, the child of his wife's sister's family.
He saw Tiedan being led by the smiling immortal master to stand on one side of the stage, and then took the stage in the evening.
"Tsk, he's actually a stranger..."
A young man on the stage wearing a moon-white robe with dark green patterns on his sleeves saw Yu Wan with curly silver hair coming in the evening. He sneered, then pointed at Yu Wan on the stage, "You, go down, our Jiutian Pavilion never Collect aliens..."
Everyone in the audience heard the young man's sneer and the words that followed, and Yu Shanshui also felt worried.
Yu Wan on the stage not only heard it, but also clearly saw the contemptuous expression on the young man's face.
Although she didn't understand why even the immortals in the Immortal Sect spoke strange words, she still straightened her back, cupped her fists and said to the three immortal masters on the stage, "Three immortal masters, although I don't understand why the immortal masters also Call me an alien, but when it comes to accepting disciples, shouldn’t everyone be equal? Wouldn’t the immortal masters be sorry if they missed someone with good qualifications?”
After asking two questions in a row, the young man looked at Yu Wan again. Seeing that she was so dewy and fair at a young age, and seeing that her hair was still curled, he couldn't help but think that she would also be a wonderful woman in a few years. people……
Thinking of this, the young man said, "So, you are right... But my sect does have regulations and does not allow aliens like you to enter... So, if you really want to, you can follow me... As my maidservant, The sect will not care..."
When Yu Wan heard what the young man said, he couldn't help but know what the maid he was talking about was used for. While feeling contempt in his heart, he was also worried about how to refuse so as not to affect himself and the people in Yujia Village. After all, the other party was an immortal. Master, his methods must be astounding...
At this time, another young man on the stage who had never spoken spoke up. He stood on the stage with a cold face and never said a word. Even when Tiedan was found to have a single gold spiritual root, he just smiled faintly. Now when he opened his mouth, the audience When everyone was shocked, they also looked at the cold-faced young man.
"Xiao Yu, don't be ridiculous..." The cold-faced young man paused, looked at Yu Wan, and continued, "The rules of Jiutian Pavilion stipulate that people who are not of my race cannot join the sect... Since you are an alien, you should know the difference between you and the people present. Different...if you can't get started, it's your fate...next one."
After saying that, the cold-faced man returned to his original appearance again, and the young man named Xiao Yu no longer embarrassed himself and asked another companion to drive her down. He took the jade slip of the record and began to register the qualifications of the next person.
Yu Wan was kicked off the stage in this way. She did not bow her head and feel disappointed like other children who were not selected. After she came down from the stage and found where Yu Shanshui and others were, she ran directly there.
"Uncle Yu."
"Girl Wan, don't be sad. There will be other immortal sects coming in two days. Don't worry... there will always be a chance..." Yu Shanshui reached out and touched the top of Yu Wan's head to comfort her.
Yu Wan didn't explain much, nodded slightly, and stood next to Yu Shanshui.
A moment later, there was no longer anyone waiting in line.
The young man who was in trouble on the stage handed the jade slip in his hand to another companion. After that companion took it, he put it on his forehead for a moment, and then a piece of white paper flew in front of him. After a while, he didn't see it. He started writing, and a column of black words appeared on the paper...
Everyone in the square exclaimed when they saw this, and they all knelt down and worshiped on the stage...
In order not to stand out, Yu Wan had no choice but to kneel down with everyone else, with her hands and head pressed against the stone tiles on the ground. Then she raised her head slightly and glanced sideways at the stage.
The immortal master took the jade slip away from his forehead, and there was no more white paper in front of him. With a wave of his right hand, a row of white paper with black characters flew directly towards the direction of the magistrate of Donglin Town.
Then I saw the cold-faced young man waving his hands, and a huge treasure ship appeared in the sky above the square. He flew up with the iron egg, and the other two people also jumped onto the treasure ship lightly...
Then a flash of light flashed, and the treasure ship rushed towards the clouds and disappeared into the sky. The nearby white clouds were marked with a trace, which has not dissipated for a long time...
At this time, the magistrate also raised his head and motioned to the clerk next to him to take the white paper hanging in front of him. Then he heard the clerk shout loudly, "The person in charge of the town or village who has received the fairy fate comes to the yamen to report, remember to go before Go to the mansion to receive the reward."
After saying that, as the magistrate left, the onlookers in the square quickly dispersed.
"Girl Wan, don't be discouraged... let's go, Uncle Yu will buy you candied haws."
Yu Shanshui touched the top of Yu Wan's head, held her little hand, and walked out. Yu Jinniu took the other children and drove to the inn where they stayed every time they came.
"Come on, little girl."
Yu Wan reached out to take the candied haws from Shanshui. She looked at the red fruits strung on the wooden sticks in her hands. The fruits seemed to be covered with ice crystals. Under the afterglow of the setting sun, as she turned the wooden sticks, they changed. Different colors…
Click~
Yu Wan opened her small mouth and took a bite of ice crystals and a small piece of red pulp...
Mmm~~so sweet~~
Wow~--so sour~--
The sweetness of the ice crystals and the sourness of the red fruits bloomed in Yu Wan's mouth one after another. The sour taste made her salivate continuously. Like a poison, Yu Wan bit the candied haws in her hand one by one, immersing herself in this sweet and sour world.
Seeing that she was eating so intently, Yu Shanshui interrupted him cruelly, "Okay, I haven't eaten at noon. Wait until you go back and finish eating before continuing to eat, otherwise you may get a stomachache from the hawthorn acid..."
After saying that, he directly took Yu Wan's other hand and the two of them went to the inn together.
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"Xiao Yu, do you remember what I told you before you came here... How dare you say those words directly in front of everyone? Now go and think about your mistakes behind closed doors... Think about how to explain to the master after returning to the sect..."
After the treasure ship flew away, an immortal master led Tiedan into the cabin and explained to him some basic information about the sect. The cold-faced young man also began to scold the man who had made things difficult for him...
Although the man named Xiao Yu felt that his senior brother was making too much fuss, in order to prevent himself from making things worse, he had no choice but to stand there with a low eyebrow and listen obediently.
After seeing his senior brother finish speaking, he clasped his fists and returned directly to his room in the cabin and activated the formation.
The cold-faced man sighed, then suddenly stood up and looked towards the front of the treasure ship.
After a while, another gold and jade ship came towards the other side...
The cold-faced man opened the treasure ship defense formation, clasped his fists and said to the approaching gold and jade treasure ship, "In front of us are our colleagues from the Siji Sect, and below us is Long Ying, the eldest disciple of Master Xiwen of Jiutian Pavilion. I don't know that he has come to the mortal world to recruit disciples this time. Which fellow Taoist is it?"
"Siji Sect, Ling Yue."
The formation of the golden treasure ship was not activated, and only a cold female voice came out.
Long Ying was not angry when he saw that the other party was like this, and continued to clasp his fists and said, "It turns out to be Master Ling Yue, whom Long has admired for a long time... I wonder if the Master is going to Donglin Town to recruit disciples. We just came out of this town, and we only accepted one disciple during this trip." A disciple of Shan Jinlinggen...if the real person goes there, he may return in vain..."
"It doesn't matter." After saying these two words, the golden and jade treasure ship directly accelerated its speed and flew past the treasure ship.
Long Ying waved his hand to activate the formation, his face did not rise, but under the cover of his sleeves, his hands had already been clenched into fists, trembling slightly...
In the evening, the Siji Sect's gold and jade treasure ship has been quietly parked above Shengxian Square, waiting for the dawn of tomorrow.
Yu Wan was already lying on the bed, listening to the chirping of the little girls around him, and soon fell asleep to look for delicious food.
