Well, in order to catch up with the fourth update, I stayed up until six o'clock in the morning...
Take a rest and start working on the manuscript at four or five o'clock in the afternoon. I will try my best to send the sixth update when the time comes. If you want to add more updates, please feel free to ask for it!
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"What do you know? Tell me!" Xie Xin didn't bother to deny it and asked Mao Jie directly.
"Disciple knows very little. It's just the result of constant watching and listening in recent days. But then again, it was a failure for the teacher to let the maid enter the inner courtyard to serve the old woman.
Women are naturally good at talking about right and wrong, especially these women are still young and don’t know what to say and what not to say.
Xiaoxian just said a few words casually, but these maids had already told them all about the layout of the inner courtyard.
It was precisely because of this that Xiaoxian knew the general layout of the inner courtyard.
From this, we also know that it should be a place for cultivating immortals." At this point, Mao Jie did not continue, but looked at the thank you letter cautiously.
"It seems we really need to find a way to deal with this problem!" Xie Xin listened to Mao Jie's words and felt that these girls were indeed dangerous.
Their biggest danger is that they don't know what danger is. Even if something can kill someone, they can leak it without knowing it.
Of course, the targets of the leak are probably Xie Xin's disciples and people in the private school.
No matter how ignorant they are, at least they will not reveal the private school affairs to outsiders.
But this is the same trouble, because it will attract more immortal seekers to yourself.
"Then, what conclusion did you draw based on the layout of the inner courtyard?" Xie Xin quickly came to his senses and continued to ask Mao Jie.
"Since the arrival of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, alchemists have become popular, and there are countless people who practice Taoism and refine alchemy.
However, Xiao Xian could not draw a conclusion as to whether the elixirs refined by these so-called immortals were useful or not, but he did know that there were cases of people dying after taking elixirs.
In contrast, after taking the pills provided by the teacher, the students felt that this pill was countless times better than those so-called golden pills and silver pills!
Such elixirs are extremely hard to find, and ordinary people may never have the chance to take one in their lifetime.
So, teacher, why do you have so many elixirs to provide to your students?
Ever since he learned that there was a pagoda in the inner courtyard, the structure inside was somewhat similar to that of an alchemy room, Xiaoxian suddenly realized.
Indeed, students naturally don’t know what kind of magical powers the teacher has.
But at least, the teacher is a real alchemist, and it cannot be denied that he is a real person who cultivates Taoism and becomes an immortal.
Such an opportunity now appears in front of Xiaoxian, how could Xiaoxian miss it in vain?
Teacher, please teach your students the art of immortality!" After Mao Jie finished speaking, he knelt down and kowtowed three times to Xie Xin.
"I'm telling you, if you know some random things, you just think you're a cultivator?" Xie Xin shook his head helplessly.
Mao Jie seems to not know what cultivating an immortal is, but he thinks that an immortal is a profession that is soaring in the clouds and mists, turning mountains and seas, very majestic, very coquettish, and very awesome.
However, he never expected that the journey to becoming an immortal would be difficult and helpless.
"Remember what I said before, what is the inner courtyard for?" Xie Xin said lightly.
"Remember, the teacher said at that time that it was the residence of lifelong private school teachers!" Mao Jie was surprised, why did the teacher ask this?
"What else did you say next?" Xie Xin continued to ask.
"If you become a lifelong private school teacher, you will have no chance of having an official career in this life!" Mao Jie finally understood.
"A year ago, Lou Gui was in the same situation as you now. However, his parents died early and he could make his own decisions. In the end, I accepted him as my disciple.
But you are different. Your parents are still alive at home, and they also hope that you can achieve success in your career.
In short, you may be destined to be immortal, but your earthly destiny cannot be resolved, so you are not qualified to enter the world of immortal cultivation." Xie Xin said helplessly.
When Xie Xin said that, Mao Jie was also full of helplessness.
Indeed, Lou Gui was alone, so he could naturally make up his own mind about what he wanted to do.
But I am different!
As the eldest son who Mao Jie had high hopes for, he shoulders the great responsibility of revitalizing the Mao family.
Before this responsibility was fulfilled, he naturally could not give up his official career and devote himself to cultivating immortality.
"Teacher, can't I become an official and cultivate immortality at the same time?" Mao Jie did not give up, but asked tentatively.
"Do you know why my hair has disappeared?" Xie Xin asked calmly.
Mao Jie was puzzled, why did Xie Xin ask this?
"So, did you notice that three thunderbolts fell in the inner courtyard just now?" Xie Xin continued to ask.
"The students were in the cafeteria at the time. They only knew that lightning struck nearby, but they didn't know that it fell in the inner courtyard." Mao Jie shook his head and said.
"Before I explain to you, let me tell you a rule first, that is: Immortal cultivators cannot directly interfere with secular affairs." Xie Xin still said to him calmly.
"There is such a rule?!" When Mao Jie heard this, he knew that he was telling him that it was impossible to become an official and cultivate immortality at the same time.
"There is indeed such a rule!" Xie Xin pointed helplessly at his bald head, "In order to help Brother Huang suppress the bandits, I killed thousands of bandits and created chaos, which allowed Brother Huang to defeat them successfully.
got them.
But in this way, I violated the law of heaven.
Under normal circumstances, I would be hit by a thunderbolt. Once this thing hits me, not only the physical body will be destroyed, but even the soul will be completely destroyed.
Fortunately, most of the thieves I eliminated were people with bad moral character, so after some calculations, God reduced the punishment to three ordinary thunders."
Touching the smooth head, Xie Xin said with a wry smile: "I tried my best to block the first two attacks. But the third one had no choice but to resist.
After enduring so much, your teacher and I almost died on the spot.
If it hadn't been for the elixir to treat trauma, I'm afraid I would have been dead by now.
However, after taking more elixirs, new skin and flesh have grown, but the hair cannot keep up, so the master can only walk around with a bald head now.
Therefore, one thunderbolt is like this. If three thunderbolts were enjoyed at the same time, I am afraid that I would be wiped out in ashes at this moment.
This is the consequence of violating the rules, so cultivators are powerful but helpless. The world is actually not as beautiful as you imagine."
Mao Jie had never heard of these things before, but now that he heard them, he felt quite shocked.
As for whether Xie Xin was lying to him, he had no doubt.
The three thunders do exist, and Xie Xin's hair is indeed gone.
People in this era, based on the concept that "the body, hair and skin are received by the parents", would rather grow a beard than shave it off, otherwise it would be considered unfilial.
And if he shaved his head like Xie Xin, Mao Jie would suspect that Xie Xin was not a Taoist, but a Buddhist.
In the early years, Buddhism had been introduced to China and its development was not very prosperous, but at least it was no longer a rare thing.
Seeing that both of those monks were bald really aroused the interest of many Han people.
While I was interested, I finally understood why the monk called himself a monk.
You can ignore filial piety and completely ignore your parents. How can you not become a monk completely?
To be honest, Mao Jie is really conflicted now.
On the one hand, after listening to Xie Xin's words, I yearned for the world of cultivation even more.
On the other hand, after learning that the cultivators had such huge restrictions, they couldn't help but hesitate again.
"So, teacher, please don't take the previous student's words to heart." After some thought, Mao Jie finally chose to give up.
There are no other brothers in the family, and he is not at ease with other cousins.
As a son of a human being, it is already a sin not to be filial to your parents. Thinking about your parents’ disappointed expressions, isn’t it a huge sin?!
Mao Jie was destined to become an official, and he was destined to become an important minister.
First he was a minor official, and later he became an official with Cao Cao.
From Zhizhong, he was transferred to the shogunate and later to Tosho.
When the Wei Kingdom was first established, Mao Jie was appointed as a servant of the minister, and after his death, he was posthumously granted the title of servant.
For the time being, he can be regarded as an important minister of Wei State.
"Have you thought about it?!" Xie Xin asked calmly.
"It's just a lie to say that you think about it well... It's just that as a filial son, you can't let your parents down." Mao Jie answered with difficulty.
"Forget it, how about accepting you as an outer disciple?" Xie Xin said with a smile.
"What is an outer disciple?" Mao Jie suddenly raised his head, his eyes sparkling.
"Teaching you the basic skills of cultivating immortals allows you to prolong your life, but you cannot use your immortal power to interfere in worldly affairs. That is the so-called outer disciple." Xie Xin said with a smile.
"Disciple is willing to become an outer disciple!" Given this opportunity, Mao Jie naturally would not give up.
As for Mao Jie guarding the outer sect disciples, Xie Xin actually thought that there were some things in the inner sect that were no longer suitable for those maids to do. So naturally some people were needed to help take care of it.
In this way, if you accept some so-called outer sect disciples, you can also have someone to take care of you, and you won't have to worry about them casually leaking the affairs of the Immortal Sect.
After a ceremony, Mao Jie could be considered as a member of the Xiaoyao Sect, but he had not been officially registered, and Xie Xin would not teach him any immortal magic.
What can be given to him is only the "Three Flowers Gathering on the Top to Breathe Method".
For Xie Xin, this thing is already a popular commodity, and it doesn't matter if you throw it away casually.
Chapter completed!