"Sure enough, a hero comes from a young age. He became the master of the Way of All Beings at a young age. My two apprentices are not much older than you, but their cultivation levels are simply worlds apart. You have not really made a difference. I want to say thank you for hurting my disciple." Ma Bai rolled up his sleeves and bowed slightly.
Zou Zhuang stood obediently next to Ma Bai, but Yan Di was not so easy to dismiss. He originally thought that the master would be angry with him when he appeared, but he did not expect that the master, Chen Zhe and the others would be so polite, and immediately shouted: " Master, why are you so polite to them?"
"Shut up," Ma Bai looked back at him. This Taoist priest seemed to be born with no fireworks. Even when he was angry, he was kind and calm.
Yan Di was usually favored by Ma Bai, but even when he saw his master angry, he still argued: "You know they..."
"I told you to shut up, didn't you hear me?" Ma Bai waved his sleeve gently, and Yan Di's body suddenly flew far away and hit a tree before falling to the ground.
Ma Bai turned back and glanced at Zou Zhuang: "Help your junior brother up, you two will go back to me and be in prison for a year. You don't have much ability, but you have a quite bad temper."
After saying that, he smiled at Chen Zhe and said, "I'm really sorry, Master Chen. My apprentice is useless and I'm making a fool of myself."
Chen Zhe really couldn't figure out what Ma Bai meant.
However, his principle towards people has always been that you respect me and I respect you. Ma Bai apologized first when meeting and spoke in a friendly manner. Chen Zhe didn't bother to talk about those grievances and grudges. Just now Ma Bai showed his deep true energy and waved it away. It's obviously for Chen Zhe.
Therefore, Chen Zhe had no room to please, nor was he deliberately cold: "It's easy to talk, I think the two apprentices of my predecessor have extraordinary abilities, and they will definitely shine in the world of cultivation in the future."
"Haha, I hope that's the case. Our Five Elements Sect has always kept aloof from the world. As soon as I came out of seclusion, I heard from the eldest disciple that two junior brothers had a dispute with Headmaster Chen, so I hurried over. Now it seems that fortunately nothing happened If they make a big fuss, please ask Master Chen to forgive them for being young and ignorant, okay?" Ma Bai said with a smile.
Chen Zhe smiled: "Senior, you are serious. Although I am the leader of a sect, I am still young. The two disciples of your sect are just young people who are fooling around. They cannot be taken seriously."
"This time it is our Five Elements Sect who is at fault first. I would like to apologize first. Our sect's Headmaster Sun often praises our Headmaster in front of us for his age and ability and is not afraid of force. Methodism has oppressed our Five Elements Sect for many years. , we all dare to be angry but dare not speak out. We know about Master Chen and Methodism, and we are all very happy in our hearts. In this way, we, Master Sun, originally wanted to get to know you, and we, the Five Elements Sect, will come to visit you some other day... ..." Ma Bai said.
Chen Zhe nodded: "Then I am quite looking forward to it. I have long heard that Master Sun and Senior Ma are both famous practitioners in the spiritual world."
After bidding farewell to Ma Bai, Chen Zhe left here and met Liu Wen head-on.
"How's it going? Did my elders give me a hard time and politely apologized to me, saying that we would visit more often in the future?" Chen Zhe was a little absent-minded when he said this.
Liu Wen said happily: "Fortunately, people are reasonable, otherwise things would definitely be a big deal,"
Chen Zhe didn't say anything. He just took out his cell phone and called Zhang Ruoling: "Old man, I have something to ask you. What kind of person is the headmaster of the Five Elements Sect? There is also a great cultivator named Ma Bai who has extraordinary bearing... "
He told Zhang Ruoling about his grievances with Yan Di, and finally said: "The other party actually apologized very kindly, which surprised me. If it were me, if someone bullied my apprentice, I would definitely not be so easy to talk to. ,"
"Well... the strength of the Five Elements Sect is much better than that of the Qinglong Temple. Sun Hong, the headmaster, has always been relatively mysterious and does not show up in the world of practice. Therefore, most practitioners do not know this person. The one named Ma Bai actually leads the Five Elements. Menquan sect affairs, he is modest, but has a bad temper. I heard that he has a good reputation. Since the other party wants to visit another day, there are only two possibilities. One is to regain the disciple's position, and the other is what we did to Qinglong Temple. They are afraid and want to make friends with us..."
"Bullshit, I also know these two possibilities. I just want to ask you what the other party means," Chen Zhe said impatiently.
Seeing Chen Zhe's anger, Zhang Ruoling was not in a hurry and smiled: "Master, with your character, do you still care about whether the other party wants to fight with you? No matter what it is, we will continue. If the other party really wants to make friends, we have one more person." Allies are good, too,"
"Well, okay, talking to you is just a waste of time," Chen Zhe hung up the phone and sighed.
Liu Wen looked around, then suddenly lowered her voice and came closer to Chen Zhe, with a little uneasiness in her expression: "I remember that Qin Xin always liked to run to school with you, why don't you go out now... Is it because of me? ,"
Indeed, since Qin Xin came back from Tianxin Pavilion, she has locked herself in the room every day, either meditating or reading Taoist classics, making her look like a senior high school student who is sprinting for the college entrance examination, extremely weird.
Chen Zhe noticed it, but didn't take it seriously. When Liu Wen said this, he smiled: "It's nothing, you are just thinking. Qin Xin felt that she was not hardworking enough before, maybe she has changed her temper now..."
"Oh, that's good," Liu Wen smiled a little insincerely.
A villa on the outskirts of Jiangcheng, a temporary home for all beings.
Qin Xin was wearing a cotton pajamas and was sitting on a chair, with her back leaning against the armrest on one side and her legs on the other armrest. Her feet were raised and she was holding a book in her hand, but her eyes were closed. , the little head was shaking.
She is taking a nap.
The thick thread-bound book slipped from his hand and fell to the ground with a bang, waking Qin Xin from his dream.
"ah,"
The little girl opened her eyes and looked at the time, and hit her forehead hard: "Damn, damn, why did I fall asleep? Oh, another half hour has passed since I fell asleep, but this "Tao Fa Minutes" I haven’t finished reading it yet,”
The room was in a mess. The quilt was thrown directly on the bed without being folded. There were several pieces of clothing scattered around, ranging from underwear to cotton-padded winter clothes. There was a half-eaten loaf of bread on the table next to it, with her Where are the tooth marks?
She had been sitting here reading a book since she got up in the morning, taking a few bites of bread when she was hungry, and letting her hair hang loosely.
She didn't wash her hair, face, or brush her teeth, just like a wild girl.
After coming back from Tianxin Pavilion, she rarely played around like before. It was as if she was obsessed with practice. She was either holding Taoist classics or practicing meditation all day long.
Qin Xin took the already hard bread next to her, took a hard bite, chewed it a few times and swallowed it into her stomach. She murmured to herself: "During this period, my progress has indeed been slow, but I am still far from the Mahayana realm." There’s a huge difference, what should I do?”
The little girl looked sad. There was one thing she had never told anyone.
A month ago, she and Chen Zhe were both in Tianxin Pavilion.
Qin Xin came out of Xuanmiao Temple and was about to go out to play with Chen Zhe. She met Miao Hui who was looking for her. Qin Xin and Miao Hui had a good relationship. The little girl immediately pulled Miao Hui and said, "You're here. Let’s go find Chen Zhe to play,”
"Well, I can't go today. Headmaster... Dad told you to go to his place if you have something to do." Although Miao Hui and Wang Ningfeng had already recognized their father and daughter, it was too sudden. Miao Hui was both scared and happy at the same time. , I haven't gotten used to it yet, so I'm not used to calling Wang Ningfeng daddy. Wang Ningfeng is very open-minded. He is already very happy if father and daughter can recognize each other after more than ten years. As for other things, he can't force it.
Qin Xin sighed reluctantly: "Oh, it turns out that the headmaster is looking for me. I'm afraid I won't be able to play today."
She came to the top of Hopeless Peak angrily, found Wang Ningfeng's headmaster classroom, and poked her head out: "Headmaster, you are looking for me."
"Oh, Qin Xin is here, come in," Wang Ningfeng smiled slightly and waved.
Qin Xin thought that Wang Ningfeng had something to give her, and that she was very naughty. The task given to her by the headmaster must not be easy, so she reluctantly moved forward cautiously: "Headmaster, why are you looking for me?"
At that time, there was a large plate in front of Wang Ningfeng's table. It was at least three feet in diameter. It was covered with thin curved scratches and looked like tree branches.
The little girl has always been very curious since she was a child. She blinked: "Uncle Headmaster, what is this?"
After she asked, Wang Ningfeng smiled: "Recently I have been trying to practice our sect's strange magic. I have been thinking about the Nine Palaces and Bagua Technique these days. I was very bored, so I tried to calculate the lifespan of people I know well."
"Really, it sounds fun. Then whose lifespan is this?" Qin Xin pointed to an obviously very long lifespan line.
A look of love flashed in Wang Ningfeng's eyes: "This belongs to Miao Hui. She does not have great fortune or wealth in her life, but she can live a simple and joyful life, and she will live a long life."
"That's great. Then uncle, can you forget about me?" Qin Xin asked with a smile.
Wang Ningfeng pointed to a blurry line next to her: "This is yours,"
"It's not very clear," Qin Xin was a little disappointed. It looked like a ghost drawing a talisman on it. She knew some Jiugong arithmetic, and Miao Hui's hexagrams were clear, but hers couldn't tell the life span at all.
Wang Ningfeng's face turned a little pale and she wiped the sweat from her forehead: "I tried my best, but I can only get some vague shadows. I found that I can't calculate your lifespan."
"Oh, even the headmaster uncle can't calculate it, so I'm afraid no great cultivator in the world can calculate my lifespan..." Qin Xin looked a little disappointed when she said the first half of the sentence, but suddenly the topic changed, hehe He smiled and said: "But that's not bad. Wouldn't it be very uncomfortable if I knew my lifespan in advance? If it showed that I would die young, I would be doomed."
Even Wang Ningfeng admired her optimism and contentment.
Qin Xin pointed to the lower line again: "Whose destiny is this? Why did it fork?"
"This..." Wang Ningfeng sighed: "I just tried to calculate Chen Zhe's fate."
Qin Xin suddenly became nervous: "With such a short life span...he will die early before the age of twenty,"
"You can't say that. Look, there is another one. The key is here..." Wang Ningfeng pointed to the bifurcation point in Chen Zhe's lifespan and said to Qin Xin: "Look, there is a bifurcation here,"
"Yes, what does this bifurcation mean?" Qin Xin became nervous.
Wang Ningfeng pointed to this bifurcation: "This one is a sign of early death, but the other one is a sign of uncertainty. This bifurcation depends on you,"
"Me," Qin Xin blinked.
Wang Ningfeng glanced at Qin Xin and said earnestly: "The so-called destiny is 70% determined by nature and 30% changed the day after tomorrow. If you can reach the period of disaster, you will be able to vaguely feel your destiny, just like me: The Incident in Tianxin Pavilion I had warning signs in my mind before,"
"Uncle, I don't understand what you mean," Qin Xin looked at Wang Ningfeng innocently.
Wang Ningfeng took a deep breath: "What I mean is that Chen Zhe's destiny is weird, but it is greatly influenced by you. If you can reach the Mahayana or even the tribulation period, you can affect Chen Zhe's destiny."
"Uncle, I understand. From now on, I must work hard to practice and reach the Mahayana and Tribulation Stages as early as possible." Qin Xin's playfulness disappeared and she nodded seriously,