Batulu and others had a very good impression of Chang Sheng. Seeing that Lin Daozhang had officially accepted him, they were all sincerely happy for him. They were also happy to be able to be with him in the future. Chang Sheng had done everything for Lao Huang. They all saw it in their eyes, and people like him would never do anything like betrayal, retreating from battle, or other such things.
After dinner, everyone started to clear away the dishes on the table, and then went back to their rooms.
Just when Changsheng was about to exit the room, Taoist Lin called him out, "Changsheng, please stay for a moment. I have something to ask you."
Hearing Taoist Priest Lin's words, Chang Sheng hurriedly stopped and turned around.
Although Taoist Lin stopped Chang Sheng, he did not ask questions immediately. However, it was obvious that he really had questions to ask, but he was still hesitating for some reason.
After pondering for a long time, Daochang Lin finally spoke, "Why is your leg so lame?"
Changsheng didn’t understand why Taoist Lin asked this. He was stunned for a moment, and then told the truth, “I asked Master, in the early years, there was thunder in the sky and flying rocks flew up. My legs were broken by flying rocks. I couldn’t do anything afterwards.” If the bone is reset in time, you will have a slight limp when walking."
After Chang Sheng finished speaking, Taoist Lin nodded slowly, and then gave Chang Sheng a meaningful look, "Go back and have a good rest."
Changsheng agreed, turned around and went out, closing the door behind his back.
Back in his room, Changsheng lay on the bed, full of doubts. Although he didn't know what Taoist Lin wanted to ask, he knew that what Taoist Lin wanted to ask was not why he was lame, but some other question.
What exactly does Taoist Lin want to ask? Why didn't you ask at the end?
Thinking about it carefully, there is only one possibility why Taoist Lin only asked that question and did not ask any more questions. That is, the question that Taoist Lin really wanted to ask had already been answered in the process of telling why he was lame.
At the fourth watch of the next day, everyone set out on the road. Batulu used a big wrought copper stick to pick up the two huge wooden boxes. The rest of the people carried their own baggage. Changsheng didn't have anything, so he took the initiative to carry the rice he bought last night. Pickles.
This time, everyone was moving in the southwest direction. Since it was still early and there were no pedestrians on the road, everyone walked on the official road. When it was dawn, there were more and more passers-by, and everyone turned onto the small road.
There are multiple reasons why Taoist Lin led everyone on the small road. First, he wanted to hide his whereabouts as much as possible. You must know that what they did was not very bright. Although some tombs are very old, the owners of the tombs have descendants who are still alive. Although the tomb was not damaged, it was still tampered with. The descendants of the owner of the tomb will definitely investigate the matter when they find out.
Furthermore, since Taoist Lin had already started looking for it many years ago, there is no airtight wall in the world. There are many people who know or suspect that they have obtained a large number of martial arts secrets. As the saying goes, ordinary people are not guilty of the crime of harboring the jade, so they secretly covet it. There are also many people trying to get involved.
The last reason is that there are few people in the wilderness, which makes it easier for Batulu and others to practice martial arts. In these troubled times, it is impossible to travel around the world without strong martial arts.
When they arrived in Dechen, the group began to stop and cook. Before Lin Taoist Master accepted Changsheng, Chen Liqiu and Tian Zhengong were cooking. Although Tian Zhengong was a woman, she was not very proficient in cooking, so Chen Liqiu had always been responsible for cooking. Mainly, Tian Mayumi helps.
Although Changsheng is young, he has been living alone in recent years. Although he is not proficient in cooking, he can cook. After a short observation, he determined that he was qualified, so he volunteered to take over for the two of them.
Cooking is very tiring. Chen Liqiu wished that someone could take over for him, so he handed the rice shovel to Changsheng with a few polite words. Tian Zhenyong originally wanted to stay and help, but Changsheng refused. Instead, he looked for firewood to add fuel to the fire and started cooking. He can accomplish these things by himself.
When away from home, there are not so many dishes. One pot of rice and one pot of vegetables. After the rice is cooked, the rice is served in earthenware bowls, and then the cooked vegetables are covered on top of the rice. Each person has a bowl.
No one dislikes hard-working people. Seeing how hard-working Chang Sheng was, everyone's favorable impression of him became even stronger.
After dinner, Changsheng collected everyone's dishes and prepared to take them to the stream to wash. At this moment, Taoist priest Lin stopped him, "Changsheng, do you want to practice martial arts?"
Because Daozhang Lin asked suddenly, Changsheng was completely unprepared and could not answer immediately.
Tian Zhenyong on the side took the opportunity to take the bowl and chopsticks from his hand, "Master asked you something, why don't you answer it?"
Deda Mayumi reminded Changsheng that he had just come back to his senses and turned to face Daoist Lin, "Of course I want to, but my legs and feet are not..."
Before Chang Sheng could finish speaking, Taoist Lin waved his hand and interrupted him, "Don't always worry about this matter. There are many one-armed and one-legged masters in the world, some of whom can't even hear or see. As long as you have enough talent and perseverance, you can always achieve something.”
Changsheng was not sure whether what Lin Daozhang said was the truth, or whether it was mostly comforting. He didn't know how to answer, so he could only nodded.
"Practicing qi and martial arts requires talent," Taoist priest Lin pointed at Batulu, who was sitting against a tree. "Batulu is tall and strong, but his understanding is a bit weak. He practices external martial arts."
After Taoist Lin finished speaking, he pointed to Li Zhongyong and Chen Liqiu who were preparing to sit cross-legged and meditate, "They two have higher understanding, so they practice internal skills and mental methods."
At this time, Tian Zhengong was walking towards the stream with the bowls and chopsticks. Taoist priest Lin pointed at her again, "Lao Si is a woman. Her body and strength are not as good as those of men, but she has an extraordinary mind and is smart and agile. Therefore, she is practicing this It’s the Five Elements Escape Technique and the hidden weapon.”
After Taoist Lin finished speaking, Changsheng nodded again. In fact, Chen Liqiu had already told him yesterday what kind of kung fu a few people practiced, and it was more detailed than what Taoist Lin had said.
"Master, I don't know much about this. Just teach me whatever you think is suitable for me to practice." Changsheng said.
Daochang Lin smiled and waved his hand, "I can't make the decision for you. The martial arts they practice are what they want to learn. You must know that the martial arts of killing people are different from the martial arts of beating people. The martial arts of fighting on the battlefield are different from the martial arts of guarding. The martial arts of walking are also different. Whatever you want to use martial arts for in the future, you should make a clear choice now."
"Master, I understand what you mean, but I haven't thought about what I will do in the future." Chang Sheng told the truth.
Hearing Changsheng's words, Taoist Lin did not answer immediately. He pondered for a while before asking, "Let me ask you, if we had not met you the day before yesterday, and your old cow had been slaughtered and eaten by those villagers, how would you treat it?" What will you do with them after you become successful in martial arts?"
After Lin Dao finished speaking, Changsheng frowned and did not answer.
"Will you beat them or kill them?" Lin Taoist asked sternly.
Changsheng still didn't answer. In fact, he already had the answer in his heart, but he didn't dare to say it for fear that Daoist Lin would blame him for being narrow-minded.
Changsheng was young and could not express his emotions and anger. Lin Daozhang guessed what he was thinking based on his expression, but he did not show dissatisfaction, but asked calmly, "If you kill them, what will happen to you in the future?" Will you regret it?"
Changsheng wanted to answer Daozhang Lin's words, because he never spoke. He felt that it was rude not to answer Daozhang Lin's questions, but he really didn't know how to answer.
"If you don't kill them, will you regret it in the future?" Lin Daozhang asked again.
Chang Sheng vaguely understood what Taoist Lin meant, "Master, are you asking me whether I want to learn the Kung Fu of beating people or the Kung Fu of killing people, right?"
Daochang Lin nodded.
"What's the difference between these two Kung Fu?" Chang Sheng asked.
"Big difference." Taoist priest Lin nodded.
Changsheng couldn't make up his mind, hesitated for a long time, shook his head and said, "Master, I have never fought since I was a child, let alone kill people. I don't know what I will do after learning martial arts. I am not as tall as my senior brother Kong Wu." , I can’t learn external martial arts, why not practice internal martial arts like the second and third senior brothers?”
Taoist Lin thought for a moment and nodded in agreement, "That's fine."
Chang Sheng was relieved when he heard the words. Although Lin Daozhang's voice was always very calm, he always felt that Lin Daozhang's questions had profound meaning and seemed to be observing and testing him.
Seeing that there was still an iron pot that had not been washed, Changsheng took the iron pot and went to the stream.
There was a pool in the lower reaches of the stream. He felt that there might be fish in the pool, so Changsheng handed the iron pot to Tian Zhenyumi and took it back. He went to the pool to look for earthworms and tried to fish.
Since it was early spring and the temperature was very low, he used a coiled hook instead of a fishing rod. The so-called coiled hook is a line with many fishhooks attached without a bamboo float, and is specially used to catch fish at the bottom of the water.
Changsheng is good at fishing, not because he likes it much, but because he is forced by life. In the past few years, he has been living alone. He has not had enough to eat and is in embarrassment. If he wants to eat something meaty, he can only fish.
Just when Changsheng had placed the coiled hook and was sitting in a sheltered place in a daze, he suddenly noticed a strange black shadow in the forest to the west...
