The river under the waterfall passes through a small lake and flows into a meandering stream. Not far from the foot of Huanyu Mountain, there is a small pavilion to enjoy the cool air. Sun Xing, a pure old man, is sitting in it and is having a drink with a white-haired old woman. Quite soothing.
"Old Monster Sun, how are your disciple's cooking skills?"
The person who spoke was the white-haired old woman. After three rounds of drinking, she looked at the dazzling array of steaming dishes on the table and said to the clean old man Sun Xing as if she was showing off.
Although the two of them have reached the foundation building stage and passed the stage of fasting, they still have not cut off their worldly desire for words. Every once in a while, Chu Wushuang will always make a table of delicious dishes, and the two of them will drink. Get drunk and relax.
"Your disciple?" Sun Xing picked up the wine glass and sneered disdainfully: "What kind of good disciple can a crazy bitch like you teach? Don't forget, Wu Shuang, this child, was assigned to my name more than half a year ago. Got it!"
The white-haired old woman also raised her glass, shook it again and again, and said sarcastically: "Old Monster Sun, do you really think I am ill-informed? You accepted another apprentice named Chen Mo three months ago, right?"
"Just in time, by returning the child Wu Shuang to me, you will have an heir to inherit the mantle. We are both very happy. What do you think?"
sun Keep it in mind! This will lay a solid foundation for her to condense medicinal liquids and refine alchemy in the future!"
"Besides, do you think it's okay for a girl to learn how to fight with you? She is still young, how can she understand the dangers of the world of cultivation? She should concentrate on studying alchemy, become a top-grade alchemist like me, and find any righteous sect. How nice would it be to have some leisure time?"
"What! Can you write down more than a thousand jade slips?!"
The white-haired old woman's mind was roaring, and she was shocked by Sun Xing's words!
She knew Chu Wushuang's cultivation level best. At the ninth level of marrow cleansing and qi refining, there were more than 100,000 herbs. With the changes in their combinations, there were hundreds of thousands of medicinal solutions! She doesn't have the imprint of spiritual consciousness, so she can actually remember it in her mind?
Sun Xing saw her rude expression clearly, and said nothing. He looked good, drank a small drink to himself, and picked up a small piece of roast chicken made by Chu Wushuang: "It tastes good...hehe... ..”
"Then... what are the qualifications of that child? Wushuang will let you take care of him, and leave that boy Chen to me for training, right?"
The white-haired old woman didn't seem to give up, and came up with another trick. In fact, she didn't have long life left, and her breakthrough to the realm of pill formation was far away. She didn't want to die without even a disciple to inherit the mantle, so she It would be so urgent.
Sun Xing shook his head again: "I'm afraid that won't work either. Let's not mention that this guy was recommended by Mo Laogui. His cultivation qualifications can only be said to be average, and he won't be able to make the most of what you have learned." After a pause. , he continued: "But this child has a very good temperament and is best suited to do these talisman-making, alchemy-making and a series of other things that consume the mind, so..."
Sun Xing did not continue, but the result was self-evident.
The white-haired old woman snorted: "Old Weird Sun, I can see it now. You are an iron rooster who never pulls out his hair! That is to say, Taoist fellows Tianhan and Linghu in the valley are not here, otherwise I would have abandoned you decades ago. When I tell you about my face, I don’t know who it was. When I was still old and good-looking, I pursued you relentlessly. When I became old and beautiful, I treated him like a Taoist friend!"
When Sun Xing heard this, he suddenly looked a little embarrassed. He quickly looked at Chu Wushuang who was standing in the distance. After confirming that she was only concentrating on looking at the scenery and not hearing anything, he coughed lightly and said: "Chen Zhizhi was rotten in the past." What else did Gu Zi mention... That's all. Today is the day when I will examine the child. You come with me. If he can't even remember a hundred herbal jade slips in three months, let him... Go back wherever you came."
"How much did you let him carry?" After decades of getting along with each other, the white-haired old woman knew Sun Xing's cunning and suddenly asked this question.
"All the herbal medicine slips!" Sun Xing chuckled. Only in front of old friends who have known each other for many years would he show his boring side.
"Old Weird Sun! Are you crazy? That kid is just a mortal! He doesn't even have spiritual consciousness. How much can he learn by memorizing it by rote? If you become obsessed with this or that sentence of yours, can you bear this responsibility? "The white-haired old woman suddenly became angry and shouted at Sun Xing.
"I'm not in a hurry, why are you in a hurry..." Sun Xing said leisurely: "You don't know, this kid has great perseverance, or he may have reached a dead end and was forced to have no choice. He asked me for help, in front of me. I didn't eat or drink, and I knelt for nearly five days and five nights. If it were you, could you do it?"
The white-haired old woman's anger gradually subsided, but she still said, "Do you think I will kneel down to you?"
sun I’ve given it to you, but I’m still a little reluctant to part with it..."
"Stop talking nonsense, come back and eat again!"
The white-haired old woman was impatient, so she directly picked up Sun Xing, slapped the storage bag, and the flying sword floated out, allowing Chu Wushuang to pass by. The three of them arrived in front of Chen Mo's residence in a few breaths, led by Sun Xing. Push the door open and enter.
Chen Mo was currently studying the herbal medicine slips on the table. The previously messy shelves had been arranged neatly by him, and the jade slips in the storage bag were also put away.
He woke up seven days ago and found himself lying on a hill made of jade slips. The whole room was in a mess, but he was frightened. If any of the jade slips were broken, Old Man Qingjing would fight for him. , quickly arranged the house neatly, and then walked out, his expression still a little hazy.
He took out everything in his arms, including a black stone he got from Duan Konghen and a small box containing the Fate-Resisting Pill. Except for these two items, which he carried close to his body, he put the rest in a small box. In the package.
Chen Mo was not stupid. The dream-like experience he had before was obviously due to an adventure. It was not a problem with the house or the jade slips. The only reason for the adventure... might be the things he was carrying.
Does the Mate Defying Pill still have this effect? Chen Mo didn't believe it. After ruling it out, he focused his attention on the black stone.
"I actually wrote down all the herbal jade slips..."
But he knew very well that even if he mastered Chu Wushuang's memory method, this was definitely something he couldn't do!
Chen Mo was thoughtful, and the previous joy suddenly disappeared. This is not a problem of genius anymore, this is the existence of evildoers! An unbelievable thing has actually been done to him. Anyone who comes to investigate will be suspicious.
Better, let's ask a little bit, how did he do it? Can Chen Mo tell the truth and remember everything in a dream? People wouldn't believe it. The worse option would be to arrest him directly, search him for research, or torture him to extract a confession. Should he hand over the little stone?
Although he had a high probability of believing that Sun Xing would not do this, Chen Mo was not sure whether Sun Xing would change after knowing this.
He didn't know whether Old Man Qingjing noticed the black stone in his arms after he was unconscious. If he hid it with a guilty conscience at this moment, it would have the opposite effect. It would be better to keep it as it is and wait for the consequences before making plans.
"Old man Qingjing said that he had to memorize everything before accepting me as his disciple, and Chu Wushuang also memorized it by heart. But no matter how you analyze this matter, there are always doubts..."
Chen Mo's mind turned over and over again, analyzing every detail of his contact with Old Man Qingjing and Chu Wushuang from the time he came to Xianyun Valley to now. Suddenly, a suspicious point caught his attention.
That night, when he asked Chu Wushuang if he had memorized all the jade slips, the other party's expression could be said to have remained unchanged. This was something he still remembered clearly!
The relationship between the two of them was not good, so they switched places. If Chen Mo heard that Chu Wushuang was not as good as him, he would definitely have a little pride on his expression, even if it was short-lived, but... it should be there!
"What does this have to do with you?"
Chen Mo carefully thought about the meaning of this sentence, read it a few times, and found that the rejection intention in these five words was very strong. As soon as this sentence came out, he would hold it back even if he was tempted.
Combining her expression before, Chen Mo had a very bold guess, that is... Sun Xing teamed up with her to act, and Chu Wushuang did not memorize all the medicinal herbs and jade slips!
But this is just speculation.
Chen Mo began to deduce his memory speed. If he didn't have that dream-like experience, relying on the method Chu Wushuang taught him, he could memorize more than 200 jade slips in one month. In three months, he should be able to memorize more than 200 jade slips. About eight hundred pieces.
"If you are not as good as a woman, do I still need to accept you..."
He remembered the words of the pure old man Sun Xing again. As long as he was better than Chu Wushuang, he could become his apprentice. But how far ahead was Chu Wushuang? There was no written mark on her face about how many coins she had memorized. Jade slips.
But what is certain is that Chu Wushuang's qualifications are slightly better than him, and with the help of spiritual consciousness that is about the tenth level of Qi Refining, the total number of recitations will most likely exceed a thousand, otherwise there is no way to explain it. Sun Xing obviously After reading the letter of recommendation given to him by the Zhaotian Sect's foundation-building monk, he forcefully made him kneel for so long.
Chen Mo gritted his teeth and decided to add half of the number to the eight hundred, making a total of twelve hundred herbal jade slips.
In other words, after a few days of assessment, even if he has learned everything about the 3,100 jade slips, he still plans to show only the contents of the first 1,200 slips. If he can stay here to become a disciple, he can exchange for one. Qing Dan is enough, there is no need to shock the world and attract Sun Xing's attention.
If he made a mistake in his analysis, or if Chu Wushuang could memorize more than 1,200 jade slips, he would recite all the medicinal jade slips completely. In this case, Sun Xing would have no reason to expel him. .
It's just that the cost of doing so is too high. Chen Mo won't say it unless he has to. He will shoot the first bird. In this dangerous and treacherous world of cultivation, only by keeping a low profile can he survive better.
