Changsheng had always wondered what Lin Daozhang and his party were doing. This time he finally found out, and he was naturally surprised. In his impression, those who dug graves were bad people, but Lin Daozhang and others did not look like bad people. .
In order to resolve the embarrassment of Chen Liqiu's gaffe, Changsheng said cleverly, "Actually, even if Third Brother didn't say it, I would have guessed it a long time ago."
"Hey, how did you guess it?" Chen Liqiu was quite surprised.
"The eldest brother and the second brother helped me dig a pit last night. I watched from the side. They seemed to be very good at digging holes." Changsheng said.
"Haha, you are very careful." Chen Liqiu smiled.
"Third brother, if it's not for gold or silver, why do you want to dig someone's grave?" Changsheng asked in a low voice.
Now that the words have been spoken, Chen Liqiu no longer hides them. There are not many people on the street at night, and he does not deliberately avoid it. He casually says, "Looking for something. Master has been looking for something. Don't ask me where he is." What are you looking for? It’s not that I won’t tell you, but that we don’t know.”
Seeing that Changsheng kept holding the piece of rice cake, Chen Liqiu urged, "Eat it quickly, this rice cake is very delicious."
Changsheng nodded and began to chew rice cakes. The names of these things vary from place to place. Chen Liqiu calls them rice cakes, while the locals call them rice cakes.
After eating rice cakes, Changsheng did not ask about digging graves again, but changed the topic, "Third brother, what martial arts does Master know?"
"I don't know." Chen Liqiu handed over another candy cake while speaking.
"Don't know?" Changsheng frowned in confusion.
"You think I lied to you," Chen Liqiu stuffed the candy cake into Changsheng's hand, "Master rarely uses martial arts, and he doesn't let us take action easily."
Changsheng pinched the candy cake, thanked him and asked, "Then what do you want to learn from Master?"
Chen Liqiu chuckled and said proudly, "Although Master does not teach us martial arts, what we have learned are all peerless martial arts."
Changsheng was confused and full of doubts.
"If you had any brains, you wouldn't ask where the martial arts we practice come from," Chen Liqiu said.
Changsheng reacted and pointed his fingers.
Chen Liqiu smiled evilly and nodded.
Changsheng was curious and asked in a low voice, "What martial arts have you learned?"
"Give me a reason to tell you." Chen Liqiu pretended.
Changsheng couldn't think of any benefit he could give Chen Liqiu, so he could only smile awkwardly.
Chen Liqiu was just teasing him, not to mention that young people have a desire to show off. Seeing that Guanzi was almost sold, he said, "The boss practices the Vajra Indestructible Magic Kung Fu. This kung fu is the originator of horizontal kung fu. It is a Buddhist technique, and the golden bell cover and iron cloth shirt of Shaolin Temple are all derived from it."
"Is Shaolin Temple a monk's temple?" Changsheng asked.
"Yes, Shaolin Temple is a temple built by Emperor Tuoba Hong of Wei Dynasty for the eminent monk Batuo from the Western Regions. It is one of the three ancestral temples of Buddhism." Chen Liqiu replied.
Changsheng originally wanted to ask where the other two ancestral halls of the Buddha Sect were, but he wanted to know what kind of kung fu the other people practiced, so he resisted and did not ask.
After answering the question of longevity, Chen Liqiu continued, "The martial arts that the second son and I practice are all derived from the Hunyuan Divine Art. According to legend, this Hunyuan Divine Art was created by the Taoist immortal Guangcheng Zhenren, but we are not as talented as Guangcheng Zhenren. You can’t have both yin and yang, so you can only practice one of them. The second one practices the Red Yang Divine Palm, and I practice the Xuanyin Divine Palm.”
"Where's the fourth sister? What kind of kung fu does the fourth sister practice?" Changsheng asked again.
Chen Liqiu smiled and asked, "Why don't you ask about the power of a martial arts with such a domineering name?"
"Oh, how about the power of the Red Yang Divine Palm and the Xuanyin Divine Palm?" Changsheng asked.
"Haha, I don't know. There are nine levels of magical power, and we haven't even mastered the first level." Chen Liqiu laughed.
Changsheng also laughed, and after laughing he asked again, "Have you mastered the magical power of indestructibility?"
"It's done," Chen Liqiu nodded and said, "The boss had a high fever when he was a child and failed to receive timely treatment, which made his brain not very bright, but not being bright is not entirely a bad thing. He doesn't have as many messy thoughts as we do. There are three levels of the indestructible power of Vajra, and he has advanced to the first level."
"Oh, what kind of kung fu does Fourth Sister practice?" Changsheng asked again.
"She just followed the master last year and hasn't started practicing martial arts yet. However, the master gave her the Qimen Dunjia some time ago. She seems to be studying the Five Elements Escape Technique." Chen Liqiu said.
"Five Elements Escape Technique? Is Escape Technique just Qing Gong?" Chang Sheng didn't know why.
"Where are you thinking? Escape does not necessarily mean running. Escape in Qimen Dunjia refers to the change of true and false," Chen Liqiu took a bite of the candy cake and said vaguely, "I believe Qimen Dunjia is a secret of heaven. Techniques are all-encompassing and are said to have been studied by the ancient Yellow Emperor, Jiang Shang of the Shang and Zhou dynasties, and Zhuge Kongming. They are the origin of Confucian Kung Fu and are also related to Taoist Kung Fu."
After Chen Liqiu finished speaking, he walked into a grain shop on the roadside, bargained with the shopkeeper and bought half a bag of rice. The rice was not very heavy, so Chang Sheng carried it.
After leaving the grain store, Changsheng asked, "Second brother, why did you buy so much grain?"
"Nonsense, of course I'll eat it," Chen Liqiu said casually.
"I'm afraid we can eat this food for more than a month." Changsheng said.
"A month? You forgot that we still have a big rice bucket, this is only half a month's supply." Chen Liqiu said.
"In the next half month, won't we pass by villages and towns?" Changsheng asked again.
"We may pass by, but unless it is really necessary, we usually stay away from towns and villages," Chen Liqiu said. "We rarely take the main road on weekdays, otherwise we wouldn't have met you last night."
While the two were talking, Chen Liqiu walked into a pickle shop again, bought some pickles for braised food, and asked the shopkeeper where the county post station was located.
After leaving the door, Chen Liqiu said to Changsheng, "You go back first, I'll go to the inn."
I don't know the reason for longevity, so I look at him with doubts.
"Forget it, if you don't mind it, just follow." Chen Liqiu stepped forward.
Changsheng carried rice grains and followed behind, "Third brother, what are you doing at the inn?"
"The way to the inn is naturally to send letters by mail." Chen Liqiu said.
Changsheng did not ask who Chen Liqiu was writing to, because he had seen Chen Liqiu writing a letter during the day, and judging from his demeanor, it seemed that he was writing to the person he loved.
The post station was located in the north of the city. Chen Liqiu handed three wax-sealed letters to the postman, stating that they should be sent to somewhere in various places. After some bargaining, he paid five taels of postage.
Five taels of silver was considered a huge sum of money at this time, equivalent to five thousand Wen. Chang Sheng did not expect that sending letters by post would be so expensive, nor did he expect that Chen Liqiu was so rich, nor did he expect that Chen Liqiu would send three letters at the same time. The recipients are all women.
The two of them had just left the inn, and unexpectedly bumped into Taoist Lin and Batulu who were returning on the road. Seeing Chen Liqiu appear near the inn, Taoist Lin guessed that he might have sent a letter, and his face became a little gloomy, and Chen Liqiu also Much fear.
"Sent another letter?" Lin Daochang asked with a frown.
Chen Liqiu laughed awkwardly.
"How many letters have been sent?" Lin Taoist asked again.
"One letter, only one sent to Jiangnan." Chen Liqiu raised his finger.
Taoist Lin didn't seem to believe Chen Liqiu, so he turned to look at Changsheng.
Changsheng knew that Daochang Lin was seeking confirmation from him. He was not a pedantic person. Although he felt that it was not good to lie for Chen Liqiu, he did not betray him and nodded hurriedly.
Changsheng was considered half an outsider. Even with outsiders present, Daoist Lin did not embarrass Chen Liqiu too much, but only gave him a dissatisfied look.
Seeing Changsheng carrying the bag, Batulu casually grabbed the bag and carried it in his hand. He then lowered his head and said to Changsheng, "Little cripple, the third child is not a good person. Don't imitate him."
"Why am I not a good person?" Chen Liqiu curled his lips.
"You've been messing with people along the way..."
Before Batulu could finish speaking, Taoist priest Lin interrupted him, "Boss, don't yell, his name is Changsheng."
"Oh," Batulu responded, then turned to Changsheng and asked, "By the way, what's your last name?"
This sentence confused Changsheng. He was an abandoned baby, how could he know his surname?
At the second watch, several people returned to the inn. The owner knew that everyone had not eaten dinner, so he asked diligently if he wanted to cook for them. Daochang Lin nodded and asked the owner to prepare the meal and send it to his room.
Taoist priest Lin then called everyone to his room and informed them of the specific time of departure tomorrow morning. He then criticized Li Zhongyong and Chen Liqiu. Although Li Zhongyong compensated the store for its losses, he could not dispel the smell of sulfur and saltpeter in the room. Taoist priest Lin I knew that he was researching Mozi again, and I also knew that there were certain risks in this matter. The criticism of Chen Liqiu was because Chen Liqiu sent letters through the post. If someone with an intention to learn about it, it would be easy to expose everyone's whereabouts.
Chang Sheng will follow everyone in the future, and some things cannot be kept hidden from him. In addition, everyone will leave here tomorrow morning. If Chang Sheng changes his mind, it is still too late to go back, so Lin Taoist priest briefly told him that he has been looking for someone for many years. Sometimes they have no choice but to disturb the deceased, but they are definitely not people who rob tombs in search of money. They will not take the gold and silver property in the tombs. Their food and clothing depend on a few people getting it legitimately along the way.
After explaining the situation, Taoist Lin asked Chang Sheng again if he would like to follow them. After receiving a positive answer, dinner was delivered and everyone started eating.
There was no need to chat during the meal. When he learned that Chang Sheng was talented in music and could read words, Taoist priest Lin nodded happily, "Although your legs and feet are not very convenient, you are rare in caring about love and justice, and you are well-educated and well-educated. You are very good, very good."
Seeing Taoist Lin praising Changsheng, Chen Liqiu on the side quickly winked at Changsheng.
Changsheng didn't react for a moment, and it wasn't until Li Zhongyong and Tian Zhengong cast similar glances at him that he understood. He hurriedly put down his bowls and chopsticks, stood up, bent over, cupped his hands and said, "Taoist Master Lin, if you don't dislike me for being a lame, I will I want to become your teacher."
Seeing his formal request, Taoist Lin smiled and nodded, "Okay, okay, it's just chance that we met. From now on, you can follow us."
Seeing that Taoist Lin agreed, Chang Sheng hurriedly knelt on the ground and kowtowed solemnly to Taoist Lin.
It is a necessary etiquette to kowtow and pay homage to a master. Taoist Master Lin did not omit it. He turned around and bowed to him.
According to the etiquette, one needs to kneel three times and kowtow nine times to become a disciple.
When Chang Sheng bowed to him, Taoist Lin suddenly frowned slightly, as if he noticed something.
After bowing for the second time, Taoist Lin suddenly frowned and his eyes widened. Before Chang Sheng could bow for the third time, he reached out and pulled him up, "Okay, okay, don't bow anymore."
Not only was Changsheng unclear about this, Li Zhongyong and others were also confused. Becoming a disciple was a major event and three solemn bows were indispensable. They didn't understand why Taoist Lin suddenly stopped Changsheng from bowing to him.
Taoist priest Lin didn't explain much. After sitting down, he turned to everyone and said, "Eat, rest early after eating, we have to get up early tomorrow and go on the road..."
