"Are you feeling better?" Li Qing took back his hand and asked.
Yuzhen nodded lightly, still very weak, but his face improved a lot, and sighed: "Elder brother, I am already seventy-two, I'm afraid I won't have more than two years!"
Li Qing sighed softly and said with relief: "Just look at it."
"Haha... Junior brother has cultivated the Tao all his life. If he can't even see life and death, wouldn't it be a waste of time?" Yuzhen smiled freely and said, "Senior brother, I am really not physically able to handle things on the mountain now. Otherwise, you Take over?"
Li Qing sighed in shame: "Yuzhen, I can't do it unless I don't want to. I have something I have to do...I'm sorry."
Yu Zhen was startled for a moment, chuckled and shook his head: "Senior brother, you don't have to be like this. Since you have difficulties, how can junior brother be so embarrassed? Then...let Yu Xuan take over?"
"Yeah, that's fine." Li Qing nodded, "Now Yu Xuan is no longer as impetuous as he was back then. He is mature, stable, and has enough qualifications to take on this important responsibility."
"That's it, alas, Yu Xuan is not young anymore!" Yu Zhen smiled bitterly, "He is already sixty years old this year. How long can he be the leader in his sixties?"
Li Qing was silent for a moment and said, "Don't worry, I won't ignore Wudang Mountain."
Wudang Mountain flourished because of him, but before him, Yuzhen had been working hard.
In terms of feelings for Wudang, Yu Zhen is no less affectionate than him.
"With the words of Senior Brother, I feel relieved." Yuzhen took out a list from his arms, "According to Senior Brother's request, this is the list of outstanding Wudang disciples in the past two years. They all meet the requirements of Senior Brother. A total of Twenty people.”
After a pause, "Nine of them have cultivated their true energy. The oldest is forty-two years old, and the youngest is twenty-eight."
Li Qing took the list, and Yuzhen wrote it in great detail, including name, personality, strengths, weaknesses, and force value...all written clearly.
"Thanks a lot."
"It took some effort, but it's not hard work." Yuzhen smiled and asked, "Does senior brother want to use them now?"
"Well, let's try it out first." Li Qing asked, "You didn't say anything to them, right?"
Yuzhen shook his head: "Senior brother has already told me, how dare I say it clearly? They don't even know that they are on this list."
Hearing this, Li Qing felt relieved and said: "After some time, when you are almost healed, I will take them away."
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vegetable garden.
Li Hao's nose was stuffed with a long strip of cloth, and he looked sad and angry: "What kind of monasticism is this? This is abuse! Abuse!!"
"Nephew, stop howling and get to work quickly."
"Fuck? Fuck you!"
Li Hao was furious: "Do you know who I am, your senior brother?"
"The seven-day trial period has long passed. My nephew, you have passed the test. Therefore, you can't go down the mountain now." The middle-aged Taoist priest said calmly, "I reiterate once again, if you don't plant this small vegetable garden before noon, you can't go down the mountain." I’m very fat, but I have nothing to eat.”
"You are so presumptuous!" Li Hao was furious, "Where is Mr. Qing? I want to see him!"
"There is no Qingye for you here."
Li Hao was extremely angry: "Your senior brother, call him here."
"Sorry, senior brother is not someone you can meet whenever you want." The middle-aged Taoist priest shook his head.
"Where is he? I'm going to find him!"
"No comment."
"You..." Li Hao couldn't bear it any longer. He scooped up a ladle of dung soup and threw it at the middle-aged Taoist priest.
The middle-aged Taoist priest had been on guard for a long time. He ducked aside and said, "Master nephew, you are not good at this, you still need to practice."
"Oh! I'm so angry!" Li Hao beat his chest, "You surnamed Li, you bastard, you've even tricked your own grandson, right?"
Until now, he still didn't understand that Li Qing was deliberately trying to trick him. Everything about zhenqi and spiritual cultivation were all lies. Can he pick out zhenqi by picking out dung?
"Snapped!"
Li Hao slammed the dung ladle into the dung bucket. In an instant, the soup splashed everywhere.
The next moment, shit hit my head.
Li Hao was going crazy and hysterical, "I quit!"
"Master Nephew, this is not because my uncle is targeting you. Taoist priests who have just come up the mountain have to do this. You are not a special case." The middle-aged Taoist priest looked serious.
"Haha," Li Hao sneered, "I didn't expect that the mighty Wudang Mountain could be so dark. It's in vain that you are still cultivators!"
"Master nephew, you are wrong."
Li Hao disdainfully said: "Is it still reasonable to bully newcomers?"
"It's not about bullying, it's about tempering the Taoist heart." The middle-aged Taoist priest said sternly: "To be more precise, it is to discourage newcomers and screen out those who are not firm in their heart towards the Tao. Otherwise, Wudang Mountain would have been overcrowded long ago;
In other words, even if you survive this stage, it does not mean that you can stay on the mountain. There will be a series of overt and covert assessments in the future;
Of course, Wudang Mountain is not as black-hearted as you said. For those who are screened out, Wudang Mountain will pay them for their labor on the mountain, and their expenses on the mountain will not be counted. "
The middle-aged Taoist priest said: "Elder brother and senior brother do not want too many people to become Taoist priests, not only to avoid suspicion, but also because... In the words of the elder brother, if everyone becomes Taoist priests, the country will be ruined. "
"Most of the Taoist priests in Wudang Mountain are dedicated to Taoism and have no foundation for establishing themselves." The middle-aged Taoist priest said, "Seventy percent of the brothers and sisters on the mountain are orphans. They have all done what you are doing. So, you really don’t need to be so angry.”
Li Hao's expression softened a little, but he was still unhappy. He snorted coldly: "According to Wudang Mountain's standards, people like me should be eliminated, right?"
"indeed."
"Quickly screen me out and pay me for my labor. I want to leave." Li Hao couldn't stay any longer.
"Sorry, you took the hill up the back door."
Li Hao was stunned for a moment, and then said angrily: "Going through the back door? You call me going through the back door? Ah? Have you ever seen anyone who used the back door and was as miserable as me?!"
"Master nephew, please be more sensible."
"I'm already picking shit, how can you tell me to be rational?" Li Hao broke his guard.
The middle-aged Taoist priest had no choice but to say: "Do you know what day today is?"
"What?"
"fifteen!"
"What's wrong with fifteen?"
"The fifteenth day will improve life." The middle-aged Taoist priest said, "There are big fat pork, fish, chicken legs, and big white rice."
'Gudong! '
Li Hao swallowed in frustration. Before, he wouldn't even look at it, but now just hearing it aroused his greed.
There was no way, the usual meals were not meaty at all, and there were endless things to do all day long, so he couldn't even eat enough. In fact, it wasn't that he was full, it was just that there was no oil and water, and he always felt hungry.
"This is my last day as a Taoist priest." Li Hao finished his sentence, squatted down, picked up the manure ladle and started watering...
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(╯▽╰ )It smells so good~~
Li Hao took a mouthful of rice and ate the big fat pork slices, his mouth was full of oil. Now, he could no longer do the stupid thing of exchanging the big fat pork for chicken drumsticks.
Such fat meat used to make him feel sick, but now, it only tastes delicious, so delicious!
Fish nuggets, chicken legs, tofu...all are delicious.
Li Hao didn't even waste a grain of rice. He even used an oily bowl to fill the boiling water with oily flowers floating on it. It tasted delicious.
"Hiccup~"
Li Hao looked satisfied, the hunger in his belly disappeared, and he smiled with enjoyment.
At this moment, he was happy, very happy.
Thinking that there would be two boiled eggs and a chicken leg in the evening, he was even happier.
Needless to say, he washed the dishes and then took a nap in bed.
Wudang Mountain’s summer benefits, you can rest for an hour after lunch.
After working hard for a long time, Li Hao had eaten and drank enough, and his happiness index reached its peak.
He didn't mind that the bed was too hard, so he lay flat on his back, relaxing and enjoying the rare comfort.
"It's better to have a good life at night. Let's eat first and talk about it later. We'll have a showdown with Mr. Qing tomorrow." Li Hao muttered to himself with a sweet smile...
After waking up from his nap, Li Hao was assigned to chop firewood again. This time, he didn't complain.
Firstly, chopping firewood is much better than carrying manure for fertilization. Secondly, there will be a showdown tomorrow, so he doesn’t care. It wasn’t until he got several big blisters on his hands and pain in his arms and shoulders that he realized that chopping firewood might as well pick up manure. Where's the dung?
In the evening, it was another hearty meal. Li Hao was full and slept soundly...
The next day, the moon had not yet disappeared.
Li Hao woke up early, walked out of the bedroom quietly, and came to the back mountain facing the moonlight.
"Where does Mr. Qing live?"
Li Hao looked left and right. Like a thief, he hesitated for a long time and chose a quiet room on the right.
"who?"
Damn it, it's that acting head... Li Hao felt a chill in his heart and left as if running away. He cursed in his heart: This bad old man has really good ears. Are all Taoists so perverted?
Yu Xuan walked out quickly and recognized Li Hao's back in the moonlight. He smiled softly and went back.
"Fortunately, I ran fast..." Li Hao leaned in front of the door, panting and feeling frightened.
"who?"
A voice sounded from inside the house.
Li Hao was startled again and instinctively wanted to run away. Suddenly he remembered that this was his bedroom and said, "Uncle, it's me. Come out and take a pee."
As soon as he finished speaking, the middle-aged Taoist priest came out, neatly dressed.
Li Hao couldn't help but be startled, "Uncle, it's still some time before we get up in the morning, what are you doing?"
"Aren't you the same?" the middle-aged man asked.
"I...hehe...it's okay, I'll go get some sleep." Li Hao laughed and hurriedly walked inside.
The middle-aged man vaguely realized something, smiled evilly, and walked towards the back mountain.
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Quiet room.
Counting Li Qing, there were ten people in total.
That's right, Li Qing only wants nine people who have cultivated their true energy.
It's not about having many soldiers, it's about being skilled.
What Li Qing wants to do is not suitable for publicity. Naturally, he does not need too many people. What he wants is one to be equal to ten.
Wudang Dao, with Wudang Dao, these nine people who have cultivated true energy have extraordinary fighting power.
"Everyone is here, let's go."
"Yes, senior brother."
The nine people responded respectfully, their faces filled with admiration.
In fact, they don't know what they want to do specifically. They only know that they are going down the mountain to practice with their senior brother. As for where to practice and what to practice, they have no idea.
However, it doesn't matter anymore.
In their view, being able to practice with their senior brother is a rare opportunity.
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"It's finally morning."
This is the first time that Li Hao hopes to get up early in the morning.
"Master Qing, even if you beat me to death, I have to leave. Even the King of Heaven can't stop me." Li Hao made up his mind.
At this time, Li Qing was on his way down the mountain...
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