Chapter 40: Zhao Gongming is afraid to run away...
Fu Li felt both distressed and amused by Zhao Gongming's desperate attempt to avoid him. Thinking back to how Yuanshi Tianzun had treated her when she first met him, she felt compelled to speak a fair word on behalf of the Second Master.
"Teacher, is it because you were disciplined by the Second Division Teacher in your early years that you were traumatized, and have subtly demonized him over the years?"
"What do you mean?" Zhao Gongming looked at her as if he was looking at a traitor, as if to say: I never expected that the first person to stab me in the back would be my own apprentice!
Fu Li hurriedly explained, "Today, I also paid my respects to the Heavenly Venerable and served him wine and food. He is a bit serious and strict with his disciples, but he is not unkind, is he?"
Compared to what Tongtian Jiaozhu and Zhao Gongming said, she still believed more in what she saw.
Zhao Gongming waved his hands repeatedly, his face full of "You are too young, have little experience, and understand nothing."
Fu Li was unhappy and said dissatisfiedly, "Teacher, if you have anything to say, just say it directly. If I don't understand, you can tell me. If I have little knowledge, you can guide me. What's this?"
Zhao Gongming rolled his eyes at her and sneered, "Given your attitude towards me, back then, Second Master would have lectured you for five hours, at least."
"Back then?" Fu Li caught the key words.
"Yes, that was back then." Zhao Gongming wiped his face, forced to face his embarrassing past. "The Second Uncle you see now has been cultivating himself for many years. Back then..."
He didn't say anything else, but the look of shame on his face said more than a thousand words.
Fu Li nodded in understanding and looked at her teacher sympathetically. "I understand, disciple. Teacher, we don't know how long the three senior masters will be in seclusion. We also have a lot of things to do back in Mount Emei. We should go back first."
——The shadows of early years are not so easy to eliminate.
Previously, she only thought that seeing is believing, but she forgot that people will change as time goes by.
After the master and disciple finished their discussion, they immediately went to say goodbye to Master Duobao, and asked the Water and Fire Boy to bring the black tiger over, and then they rode away on the black tiger.
As soon as the clouds descended from Mount Emei, Nazhen Tongzi came over with a jade slip. "Master, this is an invitation from Qianyuan Mountain, inviting you to attend the Taiyi Zhenren's disciple-accepting ceremony in three days."
"What a coincidence!" Zhao Gongming said cheerfully to Fu Li, "We have so much to do in Mount Emei, and we absolutely cannot do without people. If the teacher asks about it later, I'll have something to say."
Fu Li said, "Teacher, I don't think our master is that idle."
"Huh?" Zhao Gongming raised an eyebrow. "That's because you don't know him well enough."
He shook the jade slip in his hand and said with a smile, "Brother Guangchengzi is really something. I made a few jokes, but he really took them to heart. I need to go pick out a suitable magical instrument so that I can give it to my new nephew as a gift."
Although I have seen this nephew before.
Fu Lixin said: You showed off to others, but you don’t allow them to make you bleed a little?
"Teacher, I'll go with you then."
Zhao Gongming said helplessly: "Okay, okay, let's go together. I know you miss your lover."
Fu Li didn't respond to his words, but simply said, "Teacher, please go and rest first. I will go and pay my respects to the master."
"Go, go. I think Yuan Jun must be very worried about you during your absence these few days."
Fu Li changed her clothes and went down the mountain to meet Hua Jing Yuan Jun. Yuan Jun was indeed worried, fearing that she might accidentally anger the saint and suffer setbacks in the future.
"Master, don't worry. Master, the old master has a generous and magnanimous personality. How could he bother with a little girl like me? Besides, he even praised me."
Hua Jing said, "I naturally know your strengths, but I'm afraid that if others don't know them, you'll leave a bad impression, which will be difficult to reverse in the future."
Fu Li twisted in her arms and acted coquettishly: "Oh, don't worry. I have been learning etiquette from you since I was young, and I know how to behave properly when I go out. Just follow your heart and live a peaceful life."
Hua Jing Yuanjun smiled and hugged her, patting her gently like a baby: "My disciple is very capable. He found such a quiet and comfortable place for me to recuperate. Naturally, I don't have to worry about anything."
"Master, are you laughing at me?"
"Where? I'm praising you."
"You're just laughing at me. I can tell."
"Hahahahahaha..." Hua Jing laughed.
The master and his apprentice were playing when Baici came in to report, "Master, Yuanjun, we caught two sheep thieves."
Fu Li was surprised: "Besides us, are there other people in Emei?"
Could it be that he came from somewhere else?
Bai Ci said, "That thief is not a human...you should go over and take a look."
If it's not a human, then it must be a demon. A demon that can be caught by mortals must not be very powerful.
Then how did they break through the formation set up by Zhao Gongming?
Fu Li was curious and turned to Hua Jing, "Master, do you want to go and take a look?"
Hua Jing smiled gently and said, "I won't go. You go and take a look."
She knew very well that there could only be one leader in a group. If there were two suns, the subordinates would be in a state of panic and would not know who to listen to at critical moments.
Now that her disciple has grown up and is able to stand on his own, she, as their master, should be more careful in her daily behavior.
Fu Li didn't know that her master had thought so much. Seeing that she was unwilling to go, he didn't force her. She followed Bai Ci to the place where the sheep thieves were imprisoned.
It was an open space in front of the kiln factory, and two little demons were locked in separate cages. The one on the left had fox ears, and although its face was already humanoid, its mouth still had a pointed shape.
When he saw the one on the right, Fu Li was shocked: "No, you are a sheep demon, are you going to eat sheep too?"
The two little demons knew they were imprisoned, and both of them were dejected. Hearing Fu Li's question, the demon with the goat's head looked at her cautiously. Seeing that she didn't seem angry, he explained in a weak voice, "I have gained spiritual intelligence and cultivated a Taoist body. I am no longer in the same category as them."
The fox demon also said: "All demons in the world are like this. They don't think ordinary beasts are worthy of us."
Fu Li nodded, understandingly saying, "This is truly the case: once a dragon is in the sky, the earth beneath its feet is mud. However, before you became a spirit, you were a sheep. Shouldn't you be a vegetarian?"
In my previous life's biology class, I learned that sheep are serious vegetarians. Their four stomachs are specifically designed for grass or leaves.
This time the sheep demon raised his head and said confidently, "I was a vegetarian before I became a spirit, and I'm still a vegetarian now. So, wouldn't I have become a spirit in vain?"
Fu Li was speechless and couldn't help asking, "Your last name isn't Jia, is it?"
These words are really what Captain Jia said.
The sheep demon immediately knelt in the cage and kowtowed, saying, "Thank you, Master, for giving me a surname. From now on, my surname will be Jia."
Fu Li was stunned. "It's not... me... you... Hey! Who did you learn this skill of climbing up the ladder from?"
Seeing this, the fox also knelt on the ground and kowtowed, begging for mercy: "Master, Master, we are so hungry that we want to steal sheep. Please spare our lives. We are willing to serve you."
Fu Li ignored them and said to Bai Ci, "Watch them first. I'll be back soon."
After saying this, he turned and went up the mountain. He met the Fortune Boy and stopped him to ask, "Brother, do you have anything important to do now?"
The Fortune Boy said, "I've just finished sorting out the third treasure house. I'm all clear now. If you have anything to say, please let me know."
Fu Li said, "It's like this. We caught two sheep thieves down the mountain. They were two little demons. I want my junior brother to help me see if their sins are serious."
Having fallen to the point of stealing sheep, he's definitely not going to get along well among the monsters. If he hasn't done anything truly evil, it's not impossible for him to stay.
In any case, as the production capacity of arable land, animal husbandry and porcelain expands, recruiting manpower is necessary.
The fortune-bringing boy nodded and immediately followed her down the mountain. He used his magic power in his eyes to carefully look at the two little demons.
His cultivation was quite high, and he had a natural hold on the two little demons. From the moment he appeared, the two little demons huddled together in fear, not daring to say a single word.
After a moment, the Fortune Boy retracted his magic and said to Fu Li, "There's no blood debt between the two of them. There are only some minor karmas, which are inevitable and happen to everyone."
Fu Li nodded to show that she understood, and asked Bai Ci to bring him two plates of freshly made snacks.
The Fortune Boy had been with Zhao Gongming for many years and had seen all kinds of treasures. He was not interested in any treasures even if they were given to him. Instead, he liked the novelty and variety of the cakes at the foot of the mountain very much.
Fu Li said, "We make a lot of it every day down the mountain. If you guys like, feel free to come down and eat. There aren't many of us on the mountain, so don't be too distant."
The Fortune Boy said happily, "Thank you, Senior Sister."
Then he took two plates of cakes up the mountain and asked the other three boys to share them with him.
Fu Li walked to the front of the cage and asked the two little demons, "What can you do?"
The two little demons looked up cautiously and confirmed that the Fortune Boy had really left, and they breathed a sigh of relief.
They didn't hide their fear, they were afraid, and when they faced Fu Li, they were obviously more relaxed.
Seeing this, Fu Li threatened them: "If you don't behave yourself in the future, I will call that immortal king to take you in."
The two little demons looked terrified and said they didn't dare, asking her not to invite the immortal king.
After the intimidation was over, Fu Li said, "Then answer me honestly, how did you get through the formation?"
The sheep demon's eyes rolled around, but the legendary fox demon, who was very cunning, was really frightened and said honestly, "I have a natural magical power that can ignore the restrictions of the formation."
Seeing that he had spoken the truth, the sheep demon hung his head dejectedly.
Fu Li asked with interest, "Then come out of the cage and let me see how powerful your magical powers are."
The fox demon said embarrassedly: "This cage is made of ordinary wood. The little one's magical power is useless."
Fu Li smiled and said, "Your shortcoming is quite interesting."
Seeing her smile, the fox demon also smiled foolishly and said, "My sense of smell is very sensitive. No matter what it is, as long as I smell it, I can smell its scent from thirty miles away."
Fu Li nodded: This is a racial specialty of the canine family.
She looked at the sheep demon again. The sheep demon thought for a moment and said, "I can herd cattle and sheep, and I can also treat their illnesses. I can tell where they are sick or in pain just by looking at them."
He is also a veterinarian, a technical genius, which is currently rare here.
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