Since the Great Sage Kuilong descended the mountain, he has always kept in mind the instructions of the Taoist Tongxuan. He has not only never mentioned his teacher's name to anyone, but has also never returned to the Zifu Temple.
This time, he still wouldn't have come back unless it was a matter of life and death.
When he arrived at the temple gate, he hesitated for a moment before knocking.
A short while later, the door creaked open, and a small head with hair tied in two buns peeked out from behind it.
"Child! How have you been all these years?" asked the Great Sage Kuilong with a smile.
"Ah! It's you!" The young Taoist priest smiled and came out from behind the door. "Didn't Master tell you before that you weren't allowed to come back anymore? How dare you disobey Master's decree?"
Upon hearing this, the Great Sage Kuilong's expression stiffened, then he laughed and said, "Look at what you're saying. Your teacher was just joking back then. Why did you take it seriously?"
Besides, what logic in the world forbids disciples from returning to visit their teacher after descending the mountain?
The boy tilted his head and thought for a while, then nodded and said, "You have a point... Alright, you've come back this time to visit the master?"
"Tong'er is indeed clever, just as I thought..." He patted Tong'er's head and laughed, "What? Are you planning to talk to me outside without inviting me in?"
The boy stepped back, smiled, and gestured for them to come in. "Then please come in."
Kui Long the Great Sage pushed open the door and went inside, with the boy following a step behind him.
"By the way, child, is your teacher at the temple now?" Kui Long asked as he walked.
The boy replied with a smile, "Alas, your return is quite unfortunate. The day before yesterday, the master went out to visit friends."
Upon hearing this, the Great Sage Kuilong was immediately taken aback. A thought immediately flashed through his mind, and he blurted out, "This...this is really unfortunate. I was just thinking of visiting my teacher to ask about some matters of cultivation. What should I do?"
The boy laughed and said, "What's the big deal? Anyway, the master already gave instructions before he left that he would be back in about ten days. You might as well stay at the temple for a while and wait."
"That's excellent!"
The boy's words were like a perfect pillow for the Great Sage Kuilong, making his resolve even stronger...
That night, he stayed at the temple. As night fell, the moon was bright and the stars were few, and the ground was bathed in silver light.
Kui Long Da Sheng slipped out of the guest room and quietly arrived at the boy's residence. He leaned close to the window and listened carefully, finding that the breathing inside was even and deep, indicating that the boy was sleeping soundly.
He felt a little relieved, then tiptoed to the quiet room in the front yard, pushed open the door, and went inside.
At this moment, a glass lamp was burning in the quiet room, emitting a bright light that illuminated the entire room.
Hanging on the north wall is a Yin-Yang Taiji diagram, in the chaotic Yin-Yang colors, showing the image of the boundless Dao. The Dao's maxims surround it, and the Heavenly Dao talismans are hidden within it, surrounded by five-colored rays of light.
A futon was placed under the Tai Chi diagram, exuding a peaceful and serene atmosphere.
On the left wall hangs a Seven Star Sword, its chilling sword aura concealed within its scabbard.
On the right, against the wall, stands a pavilion about ten feet tall, with a long-necked jade bottle on top, emitting a faint light.
Next to it was a jade talisman, surrounded by a wisp of pure, ethereal energy...
Kui Long Dasheng came here this time intending to borrow one or two spiritual treasures from Tongxuan Daoren. However, he was not very confident when he came, after all, Tongxuan Daoren's admonition before he left the mountain was still ringing in his ears.
The Taoist priest wasn't planning to let him return, let alone lend him any treasure.
He was initially somewhat apprehensive and mentally prepared to return empty-handed.
However, when he arrived and heard that Tongxuan Daoist was not in the temple, a wicked idea immediately came to his mind.
Since the teacher isn't home, wouldn't it be perfect for him to take the opportunity to steal one or two magical treasures?
You can just return it secretly after you're done using it; the teacher won't be back for a long time anyway...
He entered the meditation room and immediately took a liking to the Tai Chi diagram. He went down to the bottom of the diagram and bowed to it.
"Master, please forgive my rudeness. I only wish to borrow the magical treasure for a short time, and I will return it afterward."
After saying this, he stood up and reached out to take the treasure map off the wall. However, after touching it, he discovered that the Tai Chi diagram was incredibly heavy and he couldn't lift it.
"this……"
With his supernatural powers, plucking stars and seizing the moon would be a piece of cake for him, so why can't he even lift a light scroll now?
This is truly bizarre!
Kui Long Da Sheng was dumbfounded. He tried several more times, but all attempts ended in failure.
Left with no other choice, he had to abandon his plan to steal the Tai Chi diagram.
Next, he went to the front of the treasure pavilion and reached out to take the jade bottle. This time, he easily picked it up.
He finally breathed a sigh of relief.
Not satisfied with the jade bottle, he reached for the jade talisman on the next level and easily took it in his hand.
He stuffed the jade talisman into his robes, then went to the opposite wall, reached out and took down the Seven Star Sword, tying it to his waist.
After looking around one last time and finding no other treasures, he turned and walked out of the quiet room.
Then, just as he reached the door, he seemed to remember something, quickly turned around, walked to the table, circled the glass lamp, his eyes gleaming with a thieving light, and reached out to pick up the lamp.
However, it turned out that the lamp, like the Tai Chi diagram, was as heavy as Mount Zhou. Not only could it not be lifted, but it was impossible to even move it.
He sighed inwardly, resigned to his fate...
After stealing three magical treasures, the Great Sage Kuilong left the meditation room but did not leave immediately. Instead, he returned to the backyard and went to the outside of Tong'er's room, pushing the door open a crack.
Then, he took a sleep bug from his belt and slipped it into the room through the crack in the door.
The sleepy bug fluttered its wings and pounced on the child's face.
He believed that this drowsy bug would be enough to keep the boy asleep for a while...
The Great Sage Kuilong immediately packed up the magical treasure and, under the cover of night, hurriedly left the Taoist temple and returned to heaven...
The next day, at dawn, the light smoke and mist above the Taoist temple had not yet dissipated when a seven-colored auspicious cloud drifted in from the sky and stopped outside the temple.
Standing on the cloud was an old Taoist priest with white hair and beard and a ruddy complexion.
The old Taoist priest dropped the clouds outside the temple gate, waved his sleeve to disperse the clouds, and then stepped into the temple.
"Tong'er! Tong'er..."
The old Taoist priest called out several times, but no one responded. He then went to the backyard and entered the boy's room.
The boy was lying sprawled out on the couch, fast asleep.
The old Taoist priest frowned slightly and blew a breath of immortal energy onto the child's face.
The boy woke up whimpering, rubbing his sleepy eyes as he looked at the old Taoist priest. Once he saw the old Taoist priest's face clearly, he quickly sat up from the bed.
"Master! Why are you back so soon?"
"Hmm," the old Taoist replied perfunctorily, without answering, but instead asked, "Young boy, has anything happened in the temple while I was away?"
"No..." Tong'er was about to answer that nothing was wrong when she suddenly remembered the Great Sage Kui Long and quickly changed her words: "Oh, right, that guy Kui Long came back yesterday."
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