Huahuahua——
The water flows in the courtyard.
Lu Xiaobai pushed the door open and led the two of them into the guest room in the yard.
After entering the house and walking a few steps into the inner room, the first thing that caught my eye was a scroll hanging on the wall. On it was a big word "Tao" written with a brush, and Taoist Master Daoquan was sitting cross-legged with his eyes closed on a low couch in front of the scroll.
Hearing the footsteps of several people coming in, he opened his eyes and looked over.
Seeing this, Taoist Master Daoming smiled and stepped forward, speaking softly, "Brother Daoquan, are you feeling better lately?"
"It's okay now... cough cough!" Taoist Master Daoquan was sitting cross-legged on the couch with a stern and strong expression on his face, but he coughed twice quickly before he finished speaking, which reduced his aura a bit.
"Hey~ Senior Brother, you need to take better care of your health."
"It's nothing, just a minor problem. Brothers, please sit down and talk."
Taoist Master Daoquan's face was as cold and serious as usual. Even after coughing, his expression was a little pale, and his words were not weak. He just waved his hand and asked Taoist Master Daoming and Ji Miaomiao to sit down.
Ji Miaomiao looked at the symmetrically placed cushions on both sides of the room, followed her master and chose one to sit cross-legged.
Seeing this, Lu Xiaobai didn't sit down, but said, "Master, it's almost noon. I'll go out and get some food."
"Well, go ahead." Taoist Quan Zhenren nodded.
Lu Xiaobai turned and left, leaving only the three of them in the room. Taoist Master Daoming pondered and said, "Brother, to be honest, I came to see you this time not only to visit you, but also to ask for a favor."
Taoist Master Daoquan looked up at him.
"My disciple is quite talented, but he has been delayed by me, so I would like to ask you, senior brother, to help teach him for a period of time." Taoist Master Daoming said with a sigh.
"Master." Hearing this, Ji Miaomiao suddenly looked up at him.
On the couch, Taoist Master Daoquan glanced at Ji Miaomiao and didn't directly refuse. Instead, he said, "Junior brother, the help others can provide in cultivation is limited. It depends more on your talent and understanding."
"Xuan Jing's cultivation has reached a certain level now. Just continue according to the steps. There's not much I can teach you."
"How about this, let Xuan Jing live in the temple and practice with the other disciples. If you have any questions, you can come and ask me. What do you think, Junior Brother?"
The implication was that Ji Miaomiao would be allowed to stay in the temple as an auditor.
Taoist Master Daoming knew in his heart that this was already a very good result, and Taoist Master Daoquan's words also gave him enough face, so when he heard this, he smiled and expressed his opinion.
"Very good, very good! Xuan Jing, why don't you quickly stand up and thank your uncle?"
"Xuan Jing thanks Master!" Ji Miaomiao quickly stood up and nodded in thanks after hearing that.
Taoist Master Daoquan looked at the calm young woman standing before him, neither humble nor arrogant, and nodded with satisfaction. He said, "I hope you will practice diligently in the future and do things in accordance with the integrity of our disciples. Only then will you not let down your master's hard work today. Do you understand?"
"Xuan Jing will remember your teachings and will not let down the kindness of Master and Uncle Master in the future."
"Yeah! That's good! Sit down!"
Ji Miaomiao sat back down and listened to her master and Taoist Master Daoquan chatting about their recent situations, and then they turned to talk about the situation down the mountain.
"Junior brother, many ordinary people have come to the mountain for help recently. Most of them have encountered strange things for unknown reasons."
"The temple sent disciples down the mountain to investigate and deal with the situation. They discovered that some of the cases were caused by evil cultivators who appeared out of nowhere, while others were caused by abnormal changes in animals and plants. Something is not right."
"Brother, you mean..." Taoist Master Daoming thought of something and looked up with hesitation.
"Yeah." Taoist Quan met his gaze and nodded slightly.
He spoke with worry: "You also know the hexagram that the master of Tianshi Temple divined at the last Taoist conference."
"The spiritual energy is changing, and unrest is coming."
"These things may be a precursor to unrest in the world."
"As a Taoist, you should be more careful when walking at the foot of the mountain. If you encounter any unusual changes or evil cultivators trying to do something, report it to the temple to prevent a major chaos that will be difficult to deal with."
"I understand, brother." Taoist Master Daoming agreed.
As they were talking, the sunlight outside was shining into the room through the window, and the crisp chirping of birds could be heard from time to time, adding a bit of comfort and leisure to the atmosphere of their chat.
The two talked about other things. Ji Miaomiao sat on the futon beside them and listened quietly, digesting the many pieces of information that she didn't know.
Just then, Lu Xiaobai came back from outside with a wooden lunch box.
"Master, uncle, I have brought the food back. Let's eat first." Lu Xiaobai put down the wooden lunch box on the wooden table in the outer room and spoke inside.
Taoist Priest Daoquan nodded, stood up and said, "Let's go and have lunch first. I'll have Xuanzhen take you to your room to rest later. We can talk about other things later."
"Okay." Taoist Master Daoming also stood up and nodded with a smile.
They went outside and had a light lunch together at the wooden table.
After eating, Lu Xiaobai took Daoming Zhenren and Ji Miaomiao to other rooms in the yard to rest. After sending Daoming Zhenren into the room, only Ji Miaomiao and Lu Xiaobai were left.
Ji Miaomiao stopped Lu Xiaobai and said with a smile, "Senior Brother Xuanzhen, I haven't seen you for a long time. You've changed a lot. What happened?"
Lu Xiaobai paused in his steps as he walked in front, and when he turned around with his back to the sun, his facial features had completely lost their previous frivolity and impetuousness, and there was a suppressed steadiness in the corners of his eyes.
"Really?" He laughed in a low voice, then stopped and explained with a tired tone, "During this period... a lot has happened, so it's normal for me to have changed a bit."
"I haven't received any news from my senior brother at school, but what happened at the Liu family that time?" Ji Miaomiao asked the question that was in her mind.
"No, that matter was later resolved by Master."
Lu Xiaobai shook his head and glanced at her, then raised his eyes and looked outside as if he was recalling something. His lips curled up, but there was a hint of loss on his face as he said, "Brother, it's just that during this period, a very important person around you passed away unexpectedly."
Hearing this, Ji Miaomiao lowered her eyes and recalled the plot.
Unfortunately, there were so many people who died around the protagonist in the plot that she couldn't determine who Lu Xiaobai was talking about based on a vague sentence.
He said apologetically: "I'm sorry, senior brother, for mentioning your sad story."
Seeing this, Lu Xiaobai smiled and said, "Junior sister, you haven't changed much. You're still this stern and cold. Let's go. I'll take you to rest first. We can talk about other things later."
The previous topic was brought to a halt with these words.
Ji Miaomiao nodded, followed Lu Xiaobai into the prepared guest room nearby, and watched him leave.
After she could no longer see Lu Xiaobai's back, she closed the door of the guest room and looked up to take a quick look at the furnishings in the room.
There was a bamboo curtain partitioning the room, a scroll with the word "Tao" hanging on the outer wall, a few futons and low couches placed there, and a bed and a desk inside. The style was quite elegant and simple.
Ji Miaomiao set out down the mountain before dawn this morning. After lunch, she felt a little tired. Looking at the comfortable environment in the room, she went straight to the bed to rest.
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