The eighth day of the twelfth lunar month, early in the morning.
After Xu Ke got up and washed up, he habitually practiced boxing, swordsmanship and the Yellow Turban Bodybuilding Technique. Then we made a fire to cook and had breakfast with Purple Skylark.
Then, Xu Ke began to pack his bags.
After being promoted to a serving disciple of the Sinong Hall, his "work" will be rearranged, and he doesn't know where he will be assigned.
No matter where they are arranged, the sect will definitely not take care of daily necessities. Therefore, Xu Ke must make complete preparations and bring all daily necessities.
Pots and pans, oil, salt, sauce and vinegar, grains and vegetables, bedding, clothes and towels, bed table, pen, ink, paper and inkstone...
After all this cleaning, there are still a lot of things to bring.
Fortunately, Xu Ke now has no shortage of storage instruments. Two storage bags and a jade gourd are enough.
He took out the various "brewing technical information" given by the old man Zhuo Muxian and put them into a storage bag for loose repairs. He emptied a storage bag specifically to hold these daily necessities, which solved the problem easily.
After packing his luggage, Xu Ke took a shower and put on a new outer disciple "standard Taoist robe". He wore a "Tao seeking crown" on his head, a long sword hanging on the left side of his waist, a jade gourd hanging on the right, and two storage bags close to his body. Storage.
After getting dressed up, he looked handsome, elegant and extraordinary.
"Finally, he looks like a cultivator!"
Xu Ke smiled, stretched out his hand, and the Purple Skylark flew over and landed on his shoulder.
Turning to look at the thatched house behind him, Xu Ke felt a little emotional, but he didn't have much nostalgia.
The road to immortality is long and the road travels alone.
So many people, so many things, and so many difficult to let go of the past, eventually turned into a passing cloud.
Home? There is no home for a cultivator. It’s just wandering around and calling home everywhere.
With a flick of his robe sleeves, Xu Ke's figure swept up and floated away.
When passing by Senior Brother Wang's residence, Xu Ke unexpectedly discovered that Senior Brother Wang was standing under the eaves in front of his home.
"Senior Brother Wang, what are you..."
Xu Ke stopped and turned to look at Senior Brother Wang.
"I knew you were leaving today, so I gave you a gift!"
Senior Brother Wang smiled at Xu Ke, then straightened his clothes and bowed his hands, "I wish Junior Brother Xu a bright future and success."
"Thank you, senior brother!"
At this moment, Xu Ke felt an inexplicable heat in his heart and was a little moved.
It turns out that someone still remembered that I was leaving today.
It turns out that someone will still say goodbye to me.
After bowing in return, Xu Ke straightened up, took a deep breath, and his brows glowed with a different look.
After saying goodbye to Senior Brother Wang, Xu Ke walked all the way to Jizhenfangshi.
Along the way, other people were not as humane as Senior Brother Wang. Even if they met on the way, they would just nod slightly, without congratulations or farewells, and were completely indifferent.
Xu Ke didn't care. No matter what the other party's attitude was, he always smiled in return.
The road to spiritual practice is long and lonely.
The more you practice, the easier it is to become indifferent, to become "too supreme and forgetful of emotion", to become "firm in the Tao and not stuck in things", to become "jumping out of the three realms and not in the five elements". Apart from yourself, there is no one else. Don't care.
This is actually the loss of "humanity".
Xu Ke didn't want to cultivate such an immortal. Immortals and immortals cannot be just "immortals" without "people".
Walking along the streets of the market town, Xu Ke arrived at "Baibao Zhai".
Fangzheng Liu Yongtian was sitting on a recliner under the eaves, flipping through a book leisurely, which seemed to be another storybook of the "Jade Futon" type.
"You came?"
Seeing Xu Ke's arrival, Liu Yongtian put down his book and smiled at Xu Ke, "After the casual cultivator left, there was no business during this period. I was too lazy to guard the counter, so I came out to get some fresh air. I wasn't waiting for you specifically. .”
Haha, so you are a tsundere?
Xu Ke smiled and didn't point it out. He bowed directly to Liu Yongtian and saluted, "Fangzheng, I'm leaving, and I will come back to see you in the future."
"let's go."
Liu Yongtian waved his hand lazily, "I went to the Sinong Palace. I have to work seriously and don't lose face to Hedongfang."
Does Hedongfang still have any face to be ashamed of? Uh, no, I am the only face in Hedongfang.
Xu Ke bowed and said, "Thank you Fang Zheng for your teaching. I will work hard."
"Go!"
Liu Yongtian waved his hand to Xu Ke again, "Go there early, report early, don't waste time."
"Okay. Then... Fangzheng, I'm leaving."
After bowing to Liu Yongtian and saying goodbye, Xu Ke stood up and walked away in the direction of Haoyang City.
After Xu Ke left, Liu Yongtian stood up, looked at Xu Ke's leaving figure, and waved slowly.
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After leaving Hedongfang, Xu Ke used the "light body technique" all the way and hurried to Haoyang City.
The "Light Body Technique" turned into an innate spell allowed Xu Ke to travel very quickly. He flew ten feet in the air with one rise and fall, and with the sleeves of his robe flying, he really had the air of an immortal walking on the wind.
It's just that... this fairy-like demeanor is still at the primary stage of "traveling basically depends on walking".
Especially after approaching Haoyang City, Xu Ke felt even more envious when he saw all kinds of cars whizzing by in the sky, all kinds of lights escaping.
"Buying a car" must be put on the agenda as soon as possible, otherwise, it will be really inconvenient to travel in the future.
After passing through the urban area of Haoyang City and entering the Sinong Hall, Xu Ke once again stepped into the majestic hall of the Sinong Hall.
"Xu Ke from Hedongfang was ordered to come and report."
Stepping onto the steps, Xu Ke reported to the disciple on duty at the entrance of the hall.
"Haha! Junior Brother Xu is here?"
Before the disciple on duty could respond, a loud laugh was heard in the hall, and Senior Brother Zhang Lingfeng walked out with a smile on his face.
"I've met Senior Brother Zhang."
Xu Ke bowed his hand to Zhang Lingfeng and said, "I'm new here and I'm not familiar with everything. I'll have to ask Senior Brother Zhang to take care of me in the future."
"Where there is, it should be."
Zhang Lingfeng greeted him enthusiastically, "When I met Junior Brother Xu last time, I felt that Junior Brother was extraordinary, but I didn't expect that Junior Brother was even more powerful than I thought. He won the first place in the promotion assessment this time. I was shocked when I heard the news!"
"Senior brother, you are overly praised!"
Xu Ke quickly said modestly, sighing secretly in his heart.
Senior Brother Zhang is truly extraordinary!
As expected of a person who has great ambitions and wants to take the "route to power", he is very good at talking. This emotional intelligence and this way of treating others are really refreshing.
It's just that... taking the road of "taking power" will inevitably involve various "struggles", and it will definitely be troublesome in the future.
If you win, you will have unlimited glory; if you lose, you will lose everything.
Xu Ke just wanted to practice quietly and didn't want to get involved in such troubles, so... Zhang Lingfeng, a man with great ambitions, couldn't have a deep friendship with him.
It's better to be simple when making friends, lest he cause you countless troubles and eventually involve you.
(This matter was written about in the previous chapter, but not thoroughly. Some readers raised questions, so Xu Ke’s thoughts are stated.)
