Arcane Journey

The land of Shenzhou in Chixian County is vast and fertile, and many dynasties are competing side by side.

The area where Brian was originally located was the country of Lu, and Taihua City was one of the cities under the command of the country.

It's just that the words Chixian Shenzhou made him frown.

Because in Brian's impression, the Karatu continent in the world of Toril once had a very old name: Chixian Shenzhou.

For unknown reasons, it was gradually called the Karatu Continent.

This made Brian secretly regret why he didn't have a detailed understanding of this mysterious oriental country, otherwise, he might have discovered many unknown secrets in advance.

Fortunately, what made him very sure was that this place could never be one of the areas in Toril's world.

In Brian's view, the reason why the name of Chixian Shenzhou is exactly the same as the former name of the Karatu continent is probably because he is in a parallel world similar to Toril's world.

After all, the main reason why he was able to travel to this world through his soul was that he came here through the long river of time with the help of the time law of the Toril world. It is not surprising that there are some places similar to the Toril world.

Without wasting any more time, Brian left the bodies of these friends alone and quickly returned to his home.

Then, after he went back, he briefly told his father Qin Xiao about what happened to him in the mountains with a flustered expression, and then locked himself in the room on the grounds that he was unwell, and never took half a step out of the door.

Faced with this situation, Brian's original father, Qin Xiao, also had a serious expression on his face, telling him to stay at home and not go anywhere, but he left without saying a word. Half a month later, he returned with a group of Taoists.

The Qin family is a wealthy family in Taihua City. The family has been doing business for several generations and has accumulated a lot of wealth.

The contemporary patriarch, Qin Xiao, is well versed in the world and the world. He has made many friends and is very popular. In recent years, all the businesses he has handled have flourished, and he is sure to make a profit without losing money.

Some time ago, strange things were reported from time to time in the city. The eldest son of the Li family was killed in the middle of the night. His whole body withered and died in a miserable state. It is said that his blood was sucked dry by ghosts and other dirty things. The daughter of the Wu family who had a marriage contract with Qin Yun also suffered.

Especially after his child Qin Yun met a vixen when he went out, Qin Xiao felt that this matter could not be delayed any longer.

So, he hurriedly invited the Taoist priests from Xiaochi Temple to come, and asked them to help with an exorcism ceremony, and put amulets at home to seek good luck and avoid evil.

In the Xiaochi Temple twenty miles away from Taihua City, the master of the temple is Zhimu Taoist. It is said that he has profound Taoism, is proficient in the art of physiognomy, Qihuang medicine, and the ability to subdue demons and eliminate demons.

Waiting for other people to invite them, they may not be able to invite them. Fortunately, the Qin family has believed in Buddhism for many years, and often sent offerings to Xiaochi temple. Qin Xiao and Taoist Zhimu often communicated with each other. Taoist Zhimu readily accepted the Qin family's invitation.

The piety of the Qin family comes from his son Qin Yun.

As the only son of the Qin family, Qin Yun was actually not the biological child of Qin Xiao and his wife. Of course, this is no secret.

At that time, Qin Xiao and his wife were nearly fifty years old, and they still had no children. Qin Xiao also took a few concubines, but they still couldn't continue the incense.

Who would have thought that one winter evening, Qin Xiao's wife, Huang Shi, heard a baby crying outside the door.

When she opened the door, she saw a white and fat baby wrapped in a cotton-padded coat, lying there at the door. Seeing no one around, Mrs. Huang did not know who abandoned it. After discussing with Qin Xiao, she adopted the abandoned baby and named it "Qin Yun" to continue the family tradition of the Qin family.

In a blink of an eye, Qin Yun has become an adult at the age of 16. In such a well-fed family, he has never been treated badly in all aspects, and Qin Yun is also very filial to his parents.

As expected of him being picked up, Qin Yun has no trace of his adoptive parents. He has a straightforward personality and has been flexible and active since he was a child. He likes to dance with guns and sticks, but he doesn't like words and business.

Qin Xiao and his wife were very pleased when their son grew up, thinking that their son was a gift from heaven, so they often went to Xiaochi to watch and burn incense and worship God with gratitude, and donated money to support them without hesitation.

Every time Qin Yun followed, and after a long time, he was even appreciated by Taoist Zhimu.

It took a whole day for Taoist Zhimu to perform a ceremony for the Qin family, and Qin Xiao was relieved.

When leaving, Taoist Zhimu pointed to Qin Yun and said to Qin Xiao: "I see your son's face, the sky is round, the ground is open, the three stops are even, Zhongyue is straight, especially the eyebrows are strange, and there is an extraordinary aura... If you cultivate it, he will definitely not be a thing in the pond."

Regarding Taoist Zhimu's words, Qin Xiao had no reason to doubt that the priest's physiognomy was famously accurate, Qin Xiao had an idea in his heart, he wanted to send Qin Yun to Xiaochi Temple to learn skills from Taoist Zhimu.

There are Kyushu, Siyi, and three overseas islands in Chixian Shenzhou, many countries, and hundreds of millions of people. The most dazzling one is not the imperial power or fame, but the legendary cultivators.

Taihua City is the territory of Lu State, and it also supports many immortal cultivators. Xiaochi Temple is the patron saint of Taihua City.

Qin Yun liked martial arts but not literature since he was a child, but how can mere human martial arts compare to the skills of immortals?
In this way, Qin Xiao planned to let Qin Yun worship Xiaochi to learn art.

But he also knew that Xiaochi Temple had very strict requirements for accepting disciples, Xiaochi Temple only accepted one disciple every year, and they were all carefully selected among tens of thousands of people.

Seeing that this year is already the beginning of autumn, the apprentice acceptance ceremony of Xiaochi Temple is about to begin, Qin Xiao wants to seize this opportunity to let Qin Yun worship Xiaochi Temple.

There are millions of people in Taihua City and its subordinate villages and towns, but Xiaochi Temple only selects one person. Whether Qin Yun can stand out among the millions of people and make Taoist Zhimu look good is really unknown.

However, Qin Xiao was fully prepared and confident.

"Yun'er, let's go." Qin Xiao walked out of the gate and called Brian who was sitting in the yard reading a book.

"understood."

Brian stuffed the novel "Gods, Demons and Monsters" in his pocket, and followed his father out.

Ever since he met the vixen that day, he has been holding on to a copy of "Gods, Demons and Monsters" sooner or later, wanting to learn more about it, so as not to be confused the next time he encounters it.

Originally, Brian was still thinking about how to tell the original body's parents what he wanted to ask Xiandao, but before he opened his mouth, this is Qin Xiao's adoptive father, who took the initiative to help him arrange it, which saved him a lot of thought.

And in these few months, although Brian has adapted to the changes in his body, he has no clue about the way of cultivating immortals, even the Nether scroll hidden deep in his mind has not changed in any way.

The only thing that surprised him was the purple jade pendant on his chest.

Carefully recalling the details of traveling through this world, Brian realized that the reason why he was able to come here was entirely because he was attracted by this jade pendant, and occupied Qin Yun's body.

Otherwise, even he himself didn't know how long he had wandered in the long river of time before he could find a suitable host.

After questioning, Brian found out that this jade pendant turned out to be a clue to find the biological parents of the original owner of his body.

It can be seen from this that his identity is probably not ordinary. I hope that he will not be as bloody as in the novel.

A solid carriage was parked at the door, and the old servant had been waiting for it for a long time.

The father and son got into the carriage, and Brian bid farewell to his adoptive mother Huang, who was seeing him off at the door. The servant threw the whip on the horse's back, and the horse's hooves slammed on the ground, heading out of the city.

Brian was sitting in the carriage, the buildings in the city flashed outside the window, and he heard the instructions from his adoptive father, but he was thinking about the vixen he met that day, and he was really shocked.

Before he knew it, the carriage stopped, and it turned out that he had arrived at Xiaochi Temple.

After Qin Xiao gave some instructions, Brian followed his father out of the car and entered the Taoist temple.

There is a large square in front of the Taoist temple, and it was already overcrowded. People from Taihua City and the surrounding area brought their children to come to apprentice. Unfortunately, the notice posted by Taoist Zhimu made it very clear that only one person was accepted.

Amidst the sound of firecrackers, Brian entered the hall. In the center of the hall was a tall statue of a Taoist with a golden body. There was a scent of incense in his nose. Many believers were burning incense and worshiping God.

For some reason, when he saw this Taoist statue, Brian was slightly dizzy, and even had the illusion that the scroll of Nether in his mind was slightly glowing with an extremely weak light.

Although it was only a flash, it was captured by him in an instant.

When he tried again, nothing changed.

Regarding this change, he could only keep it in his heart secretly.

At this time, Qin Xiao held a small cloth bag in his hand, and took Brian to worship the statue together, and then entered the apse. The apse is the residence of Taoist Zhimu, and idlers are not allowed to enter, but Qin Xiao is a regular visitor, so he made an exception to let him in.

When he came to the apse, Brian saw Taoist Zhimu, who was dressed in a black Taoist robe. He looked like he was in his 50s, but he looked very healthy, and he looked like he was only in his 40s.

Taoist Zhimu was instructing his disciples to do something, when he saw Qin Xiao and his son, he patted the dust off his hands, walked over to greet him, and said calmly, "So it's Brother Qin, what's the matter with Brother Qin?"

Qin Xiao hurriedly said: "Thank you for the last time, Daoist. I heard that Daoist is going to accept disciples again. My son is also very interested in cultivation, so I brought him here to try his luck. If he can be selected the best, there will be another year if he doesn't."

Taoist Zhimu glanced at Brian, smiled slightly, and said, "Nephew Yun also wants to enter Taoism. That's a great thing. I can see that Nephew Yun's appearance is excellent in all aspects. He has great hopes. There will be three tests in the future. You must grasp it."

Qin Xiao pushed Brian.

Brian hurriedly bowed slightly, and shouted: "Since uncle has ordered, nephew will definitely do his best."

Taoist Zhimu just smiled politely, acting like he was doing business, and had no scruples about the so-called friendship with Qin Xiao.

After all, as the patron saint of Fenghua City, there are countless people who are close to him like Qin Xiao on the surface. If he keeps them in his heart, then he is still practicing immortality.

Just when Taoist Zhimu was about to see off the guests, Qin Xiao suddenly stuffed the cloth bag into his hands, and said softly: "It's a little trick, don't be disgusted by Taoist priest."

Taoist Zhimu didn't take it, frowned slightly, and said with displeasure: "Brother Qin, what is the meaning of this, are you insulting the poor Taoist?"

Qin Xiao said: "Brother Yu went to the capital of my country Lu to buy goods a few days ago, and happened to see a down-and-out Taoist selling this item. Although I didn't need it, I thought the Taoist priest might use it, so I bought it."

With that said, he opened the cloth bag.

Taoist Zhimu was slightly startled when he saw what was inside, and said, "It's actually this thing?"

His heart skipped a beat, but there were a few translucent stones inside the cloth bag. Ordinary people couldn't see the essence, but as a Taoist cultivator, he could clearly sense the faint spiritual light emanating from them.

In Shenzhou of Chixian County, the gold and silver property used by mortals is easily available to true immortal cultivators, and has little value.

Each spirit stone contains true essence mana, its function is not only trading, but the biggest advantage is that it can directly replenish true essence.

And the three spirit stones that Qin Xiao stuffed into Taoist Zhimu were all middle-grade spirit stones, and he didn't know why the down-and-out Taoist would exchange such things for worldly gold and silver.

Taoist Zhimu was shocked when he saw it, he knew how precious this thing was.

After all, this kind of thing is only circulated in the practice world, and it is impossible to buy it in the mortal world. Taoist Zhimu did not expect Qin Xiao to have it, which really shocked him. Although he himself is also an immortal cultivator, but because of his strength, he has not been able to join the real upper-class practice world. This item is really precious to him.

Xiaochi Temple is one of the countless Taoist temples affiliated to Danxiao Pavilion of the Daxian Cultivation School. Taoist Zhimu is only an outer disciple of Danxiao Pavilion. He has limited aptitude. After learning a few skills, he was sent to Xiaochi Temple.

"Daozhang, how are you?" Qin Xiao could see that he was already tempted.

As the saying goes, if money is gone, you can earn more, but if you lose your conscience, you can earn more. As a businessman, he can still handle this.

Just as Qin Xiao expected, Taoist Zhimu took the cloth bag handed over by Qin Xiao calmly, with a slight smile on his face, and said, "If that's the case, the poor Taoist will be disrespectful."

Knowing that the other party was offering a bribe, he had no choice but to accept it. After all, he had given too much.

"The thing about the kid..."

"Brother Qin, don't worry, this matter is on the poor person." Taoist Zhimu said calmly:
"I have said long ago that nephew Yun is very talented, and he is not something in the pool. This time, he will definitely pass the test of my small pool temple and become a disciple of the small pool temple."

Following Danxiao Pavilion's instructions, Taoist Zhimu will select a talented seedling every year to be his disciple, and select a qualified person from among these disciples to send him to Danxiao Pavilion for further study, and to send talents to Danxiao Pavilion. Although the disciples sent to Danxiao Pavilion have to pass a very strict test, if he is only admitted to Xiaochi Temple, he can make his own decisions.

Qin Xiao was overjoyed when he heard the words, his son's apprenticeship with a teacher was finally assured, and there was a cultivator in the family, so the Qin family would soar into the sky in the future, no problem.

"Dangdangdang..."

The bell sounded melodiously, and in the square, Taoist Zhimu led more than a dozen Taoists from Xiaochi Temple to worship the statue of the ancestor of Yunxiao, and the ceremony of recruiting and testing disciples for this year began.

The test is divided into three levels. The first level is age. If you are under the age, you will have passed the optimal age for practice. The second level is the root bone. The better the root bone, the higher the cultivation talent and the faster the cultivation speed. The third level is the understanding. The higher the understanding level, the easier it is to realize the Tao, and you can avoid many disasters in the practice.

Brian, together with many young men and women, lined up to accept the test of Taoist Zhimu.

Taoist Zhimu sat on a big red sandalwood chair, held a yellow talisman in his hand, and stuck it on the forehead of the young man. The higher the root bone and understanding, the brighter the light of the yellow talisman; the lower the root bone and understanding, the dimmer the light of the yellow talisman.

One by one, the youngsters were constantly eliminated, and there were also a few sporadic youngsters with good roots and understanding, who were called to the side by Taoist Zhimu to wait quietly for a second screening.

When it was Brian's turn, the yellow talisman was pasted on his forehead, and the light burst out instantly, and Taoist Zhimu's eyes lit up.

Unexpectedly, the yellow talisman bloomed for a moment, and then dimmed again.

Taoist Zhimu frowned slightly, this qualification...is enough.

"Go and wait."

"Yes, Master Dao." Brian stood aside.

Taoist Zhimu began to test the next boy... By noon, all the boys who came to accept the test had finished the test, and those parents led their children away angrily.

Soon, Taoist Zhimu began to conduct a second test, and asked the remaining few people to accept his test again.

Among these teenagers, except for one who was more radiant, the others were eliminated one after another. Then it was Brian's turn, and Taoist Zhimu stuck the yellow talisman on Brian's forehead again.

This time, the light of the yellow talisman on Brian's forehead was dim, and there was no intention to brighten it at all.

Taoist Zhimu groaned in his heart. Although he had the right to let Bryan enter directly, he could not make an unfair judgment in front of the public. Right now, Brian's brightness is obviously not as good as that of the others, let alone the brighter sackclothed boy.

Thinking of this, Taoist Zhimu secretly channeled the energy of true essence and poured it into the yellow talisman. In an instant, the yellow talisman on Brian's forehead shone brightly.

When everyone saw it, they were all amazed, and the few Taoist priests standing beside him were also amazed.

"Who is this person? A genius!"

"It's really rare to see in a hundred years, this son has the capital of the golden core..."

They never expected that Taoist Zhimu would help Brian cheat.

In this way, Brian naturally stood out and became the disciple who joined Xiaochiguan this year. The rest of the eliminated teenagers were taken away by their parents and had to wait for the next year.

Witnessed by everyone, Brian performed the apprenticeship ceremony. He worshiped Taoist Zhimu as his teacher, and he was the first disciple of Xiaochiguan.

Since then, Brian has lived in Xiaochiguan and studied with Taoist Zhimu, and his adoptive father Qin Xiao also left with peace of mind.

……

In Xiaochiguan, apart from the morning and evening classes, I just do some chores, such as cooking, growing vegetables, collecting firewood, sweeping the floor, etc., which are all done by myself.

Taoist Zhimu learned a few skills in Danxiao Pavilion, one is the Qi-refining method "Cultivating Qi Jue", the other is the ordinary technique of drawing talismans, the third is the ordinary technique of alchemy, the fourth is the amulet sword technique used to kill the enemy, the fifth is the simple fortune-telling technique, the sixth is the superficial Fengshui formation technique, and the seventh is the compulsory Qihuang medical technique, because what Danxiao Pavilion is best at is the technique of medicine.

Like the other disciples, Brian also learned these skills one after another. Although he has mastered the skills, it is up to him if he wants to master them and use them to perfection.

Without years of accumulation and year-round obsession, it is impossible to use proficiency at all. For example, Zhimu Taoist only learned relatively proficient medical skills and physiognomy, and his cultivation level stayed at the late stage of Qi refining.

Even so, it is still competent to be the master of a small Taoist temple.

The rest of the disciples, such as Chu Guo, the oldest and most powerful senior brother, has reached the middle stage of Qi refining. He is intensively practicing sword talismans, the second senior brother is proficient in Feng Shui formation, the third senior sister is proficient in drawing talismans, and the rest of the disciples also have their own strengths.

Since Brian got the "Qi Yang Jue", he began to practice hard day and night. In addition to the morning and evening classes and chores that must be done every day, he is practicing the "Qi Yang Jue".

It's just that Brian has been practicing for more than half a month, but he still hasn't felt the slightest sense of aura, which really makes him anxious and confused.

And the Nether scroll also showed a change, and there has been no change. Even if he went to worship in front of the statue for various reasons many times, it was endless.

Under such circumstances, Brian could only be patient, practice the "Qi Yang Jue" first, and then study the color-resistant scroll after he has achieved a little success in his cultivation.

That night, Brian sat quietly in the Taoist Square under the moonlight again.

"Thirteenth Junior Brother, are you practicing again?" A rough voice came.

Brian got up and looked, and saw a tall middle-aged man walking in from the outside, holding a three-foot wooden sword in his hand, it was the senior brother Chu Guo.

Knowing that this senior brother must have gone outside to practice his talisman swordsmanship, Brian smiled and said, "Hi senior senior brother."

Brian and his elder brother Chu Guo share the same interests, and usually get along best.

"How is it? Did you gain anything?" Chu Guo smiled.

Brian shrugged his shoulders: "I don't gain much, but I will work hard. How can master and his old man have poor eyesight?"

"Don't be discouraged!" Chu Guo patted him on the shoulder:

"It was like this at the beginning, and we all came here like this. "Nurturing Qi Jue" is the elementary mental method of Danxiao Pavilion, but it is also the most solid mental method, the only way to refine qi. Although the speed is slower, it is better than ten times. There is no danger. It took me half a year to cultivate my first true qi and open up the first acupoint."

"Then, I would like to thank the senior brother for his encouragement." Brian cupped his hands, complaining secretly, even the senior senior brother took half a year to go out, so it may take years for him to go through the back door.

In this case, he can't just wait, he has to think of a way.

"It's getting late, go to bed early, and follow me to the back mountain tomorrow to cut firewood." Chu Guo confessed.

"Okay!" Brian nodded slightly, bid farewell to the elder brother with a heavy heart, and returned to his residence.

Xiaochi Temple covers an area of ​​[-] acres, with more than ten main halls and dozens of abodes. Brian also has his own abode. After returning to the house, he soon fell asleep...

The next morning, Brian got up as usual.

"It's time for morning class."

In the morning class, all disciples recite scriptures together in the main hall. This scripture is the "True Chapter of Morality" commonly used in the orthodox practice circle. The scriptures are earnest in words and aim to guide people to be good.

"There was morality in the beginning, and I have passed it on today... Heaven and earth are not inhumane, but only benevolent people, and Deze everything in the world... The sun and the moon are as big as me, how different I am from the sun and the moon... Every plant and tree contain heaven and earth...Every moment is eternal...Yin and yang cycle, all things die, only morality, eternal in the world..."

Brian recited the scriptures. As a time traveler, he was very careful. He instinctively felt that the scriptures implied mystery, every single word, but he didn't know where the mystery was.

After morning class, Brian followed senior brother Chu Guo to the back mountain to cut firewood. After carrying the firewood back, he hurriedly went to sit and meditate.

Small Taoist temple, but full of human touch.

Among them, Xu Yunai, the handsome third senior sister, even encouraged Brian, jokingly said: "Xiao Shisan, when you cultivate your true energy, the senior sister will give you the apron on your body."

Hearing these words, Brian was speechless for a while, who cares.

The other senior brothers cast envious glances, they didn't have this kind of treatment back then.

Zhang Peng, the handsome second senior brother, even pulled Brian aside, and said quietly: "Young junior brother, you must work hard. If you encounter any difficulties, just tell senior brother."

Brian was flattered: "Second senior brother, don't you need to be so polite? Could there be some conspiracy?"

Zhang Peng said wretchedly, "It's like this. I have been in love with your third senior sister for a long time. After she gives you the apron, you will give the apron to my brother. How about it?"

Brian was stunned when he heard the words, it turned out to be the case.

Among the thirteen disciples of Xiaochi Temple, although there are three senior sisters, but the third senior sister Xu Yunai is the most beautiful, and her cultivation is second only to the senior brother, no wonder she can attract the favor of all the senior brothers.

Brian cupped his hands and said, "Third Senior Sister is worthy of being the number one beauty in our Xiaochi Temple. I wish Second Senior Brother an early success."

Zhang Peng said with a smile: "Young brother is wrong, the most beautiful person in our Xiaochi temple is not your third senior sister."

"Oh?" Brian was taken aback. Among the three senior sisters, the third senior sister is obviously the most beautiful?

Zhang Peng said mysteriously, "The most beautiful...is my wife."

Brian suddenly realized that although he had never met his wife, he had heard of her.

Shi Niang is rather mysterious. It is said that she has been recuperating in the back hall and rarely shows up. She has never seen him since he started, so she ignored it.

In the afternoon, when he returned to the monastery, Brian sighed secretly. With such progress, he didn't know when he would be able to refine a breath of true qi, open up the acupoints, and enter the realm of qi refining from a mortal body.

Although he is full of vigor and confidence, he does not have a system and golden fingers to assist him. If he goes on like this without gaining anything, when will he be tall? I am afraid that he will die of old age in this world, and even talk about finding a way to deal with the "God God" Aiou.

Brian walked out of the room and wandered aimlessly in the yard surrounding the apse.

Unknowingly, a trace of mist appeared on the path, and Brian came to a secluded garden inexplicably.

What came into view was a green meadow and a flower garden, with a swing set in the middle, and a stunning woman was swinging back and forth on the swing set.

Seeing this, Brian stopped quickly and looked up.

I saw that the woman's eyes were like water, her brows were picturesque, and she had a pretty face with white and tender melon seeds.

She has a slender figure, but her complexion is a little pale. She is wearing a long pink gauze dress. Her bare skin is like snow, glowing in the sun. A pair of slender jade legs are swaying gently. There is a charming air on her body, which makes people's hearts flutter.

I have to say that Brian's eyes really brightened when he saw a woman who was used to the world of Toril and suddenly saw a beautiful woman full of oriental charm.

After all, he belongs to the pure oriental, and his aesthetics is naturally more inclined to the classical oriental beauties.

At this moment, he woke up suddenly, and the secret channel broke down.

This is already the residence of Taoist Zhimu, the master, the young woman on the swing is clearly the wife of the master, why did he come here.

It is said that this glamorous teacher married three years ago. She is very mysterious on weekdays. Except for some special days, there is basically no one to see. Everyone's impression of her is limited to her name "Ye Qiyu".

Even the food was delivered to the door of her room by disciples. It gave people the impression that she was a young woman who was unwilling to go out or meet people in her boudoir. I don't know what disease she was suffering from, and she hadn't healed up after three years.

Master knew that Taoist Mu was over 50 years old, but this teacher's wife was only in her thirties, more than enough to be his daughter. Sure enough, as brother Zhang Peng said, teacher's wife is a beautiful woman. If you can marry such a beautiful wife, what regrets will there be in life?
In the past few days, Master knows that Taoist Mu has been concocting alchemy in the house, and has never stepped out of the door. I don't want this teacher's wife to be so leisurely and elegant, swinging here alone.

But what shocked Brian secretly was that he clearly remembered that he did not walk this way, so why did he come here inexplicably.

Thinking of the inexplicable fog rising on the path, he suddenly realized something, and was about to turn around to leave, but the beautiful wife called out, her voice was as sweet as a silver bell: "Is it the newcomer Xiao Shisan?"

"Ah..." Bryan hurriedly lowered his head to respond, bit the bullet and cupped his hands and said, "Disciple Qin Yun has seen Master's Wife."

Ye Qiyu's bright eyes flashed, her long eyelashes moved slightly, and she said with a charming smile: "You came just in time, and the Mid-Autumn Festival is approaching, go to the city and buy some mooncakes and come back, I'm getting hungry."

"Are you going now?" Brian was taken aback for a moment, hearing his wife's tone of voice, he always felt as if she knew that he was going to come here a long time ago.

Could it be that she deliberately attracted herself here through some kind of spell to confuse people's hearts?

Brian couldn't help thinking secretly.

"Of course, remember, buy some of everything."

"Master, don't worry, I'll leave it to the disciple!" Brian didn't want to get too entangled with this glamorous mistress, so he hurriedly left after agreeing.

It took more than an hour to go back and forth from Xiaochiguan to Taihua City, Brian hurriedly bought moon cakes, and then returned to Xiaochiguan to honor the beautiful wife.

In the next few days, what made Brian depressed was that this glamorous lady seemed to know her taste, she would take the initiative to find him every day, order him to run errands, either look for things, or buy things, and occasionally asked some trivial matters.

After going back and forth, Brian gradually got to know Ye Qiyu.

It turned out that three years ago, Ye Qiyu was seriously injured and fell on the side of the road. He was rescued by the Taoist Zhimu who happened to pass by. After the Taoist Zhimu's careful treatment, Ye Qiyu was finally out of danger.

In the past two years, Taoist Zhimu has been trying to find ways to restore Ye Qiyu's vitality, searching for medicine and alchemy, persevering, exhausting what he has learned in his life, and caring for her in every possible way.

Brian thought to himself, if he picked up such a beautiful girl, he would treat her wholeheartedly, but he didn't expect to be taken advantage of by his master.

Thinking of this, Brian was taken aback.

Only then did he realize that he had fallen into the tender trap of this beauty at some point, and he was like a licking dog, a little bit fond of it, which was really a dangerous thing.

There is definitely something wrong with this woman, it's better not to provoke her in the future.

Brian immediately locked himself in the room, using retreat as an excuse, and devoted himself to practicing "Qi Yang Jue", and did not ask anything that happened outside.

It's just that after practicing for a long time, there is still no progress, so Brian has to turn to other things, such as spells, physiognomy, formations, medicine, alchemy, and swordsmanship.

In the next few months, he pondered over everything. Although some things were restricted by Taoism and could not be used, he had mastered the doorway.

Autumn goes and winter comes, and it is the end of the year in a blink of an eye.

In the evening of that day, Brian came back from the city. He went to Taihua City to pay New Year's greetings to his parents, brought some New Year's goods back to the Taoist temple, and brought a gift to each senior brother. These senior brothers usually take good care of Brian and have a good relationship with each other.

After all, not all immortal cultivators fight and kill, they also have to talk about human accidents.

Brian took a calligraphy and painting and a box of rouge, and went to the apse. This was a gift for the master and wife.

There were goose feather snowflakes in the sky, and the cold wind was blowing, and Brian couldn't help tightening the cloak on his body.

Since he came back too late, he gave gifts to his seniors, and when he arrived at the apse, it was already late at night. Brian noticed that there was a light shining in the garden of the apse, so he walked over.

As soon as he approached the back garden, Brian heard a strange sound. He stopped quickly and hid in the grass.

Brian was very familiar with this voice.

It doesn't matter if you don't look at it, this look directly shocked him.

Brian found that his master Zhimu Daoren was lying on the ground, holding a piece of wood and playing happily, while his master wife was sitting on the ground with half-naked clothes, and there was a glimmer of light in her bright eyes.

This is an illusion, and Brian saw the problem at a glance.

At this moment, the satisfied Taoist Zhimu hugged the lump of wood and said:
"Honey, I got a few middle-grade spirit stones not long ago, and I will soon be able to refine them into a healing elixir. This elixir is called 'Guiyuan Pill', and it is the highest-ranking healing elixir among the countless elixirs in Danxiao Pavilion. After you take it, you will definitely be able to restore your vitality."

Ye Qiyu smiled and said, "Thank you husband, my injury is fine."

As the teacher said, she suddenly glanced at Brian from the corner of her eye.

"Oops, found out!"

Immediately afterwards, Brian suddenly felt himself being captured by an invisible force.

It's just that at the moment when this force invaded his body, his tough soul and strong will, once a legendary powerhouse, dispelled this force at an extremely fast speed.

Although Brian quickly resumed his actions, the gift in his hand accidentally fell on the ground and made a noise. Taoist Zhimu in the back garden immediately turned his head to look outside the house, frowning: "Who is outside?"

Brian thought it was over!
At this moment, a "meow" came, and a black cat, which was serving as a melon-eating crowd, fell from the eaves and hid in the doorway shivering. Brian hurriedly took the opportunity to leave.

Seeing the trembling black cat in the grass, Taoist Zhimu laughed and said, "So it's a cat."

Ye Qiyu's beautiful eyes flashed, and she said: "It's so pitiful that it's frozen like this, let it go."

"Alright."

Taoist Zhimu brought the black cat in and closed the door.

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The next day, when Brian was doing morning class, he was a little uneasy. He was worried that the master knew about his peeping. If he really knew, it would be a violation of the rules of the house and he would never forgive himself lightly.

Taoist Zhimu was wearing a Taoist robe, and he inspected the morning classes. He was still as immortal as before, with a calm expression and nothing unusual, so Brian was a little relieved.

After the morning class, Brian carried the gift to the apse. When he met Taoist Zhimu, he hurriedly delivered the gift and said, "This is a little thought that my disciple brought back from the city yesterday. I hope Master will not dislike it. The calligraphy and painting are for Master, and the rouge is for Master's Wife."

Taoist Zhimu accepted it with a smile, nodded and said: "Among these disciples, Yun'er is the most filial, so I will accept it and thank you on behalf of your wife. By the way, you have been a beginner for almost a year. How is your cultivation progress?"

Bryan said truthfully: "The rest are fine, but there is no improvement in Qi refining."

Taoist Zhimu patted him on the shoulder: "There is no rush for this matter, everyone works it out slowly, remember, persevere, and success will come naturally."

"Thank you, Master, for your encouragement. That disciple is busy!"

"Go." Taoist Zhimu waved his hand.

Brian came to the front hall and cleaned the dust in the hall with his brothers to welcome the arrival of the New Year.

In the afternoon, when he returned to his abode, Brian suddenly felt that the scene of last night appeared uncontrollably in his brain, and then he felt that his legs seemed to have been cast with a strange spell, and he moved uncontrollably towards the back garden.

Brian looked shocked. Faced with this situation, he quickly broke free from the restraints with his strong will, but he didn't dare to run away in front of the caster, thinking of the power of the spell caster from the air. Otherwise, he might get angry and take his own life on the spot.

In this case, he can only temporarily obey the consciousness of this force, to see what the purpose of the dark caster is.

Soon, Brian came to the back garden.

As he expected, the caster was none other than his wife Ye Qiyu.

I saw a pretty pink figure standing under the eaves. She had bright eyes and a smile on the corner of her mouth. Looking at the flying snow in the sky, she stretched out a white and tender hand to catch the flying snow falling from the sky. The snowflakes fell from the gap between her fingers and fell on the ground, turning into water stains.

Looking around, the mistress under the flying snow is so gorgeous.

"Is it Yun'er?"

While Brian was staring blankly, Ye Qiyu looked over and said with a slight smile, "Yun'er, why are you standing there blankly?"

"Ah, Mistress, I..." Brian hesitated to speak.

He didn't know what to say. It stands to reason that he should be controlled by some kind of ecstasy spell at this moment, but he quietly realized that he had taken over the control of his body at some point.

In this case, in order to avoid suspicion from the mysterious mistress, he could only pretend to be still bewitched.

"Yun'er, come here, my wife is a little tired, help me to rest." Ye Qiyu stretched out a white tender jade arm towards Brian.

Brian walked over hurriedly, fearing that he was not diligent enough, he put Ye Qiyu's jade arm on his shoulder, helped her soft and delicate body into the hall, Ye Qiyu sat on a mahogany chair, and asked Brian to rub her shoulders.

Brian pinched the shoulders of the glamorous wife and smelled her hair, his expression seemed excited, but his heart was as stable as an old dog.

Ye Qiyu's delicate body, under her gentle and elegant temperament, looks charming and lovable, but Brian intuitively feels that there is a heart that is not simple hidden under the stunning appearance of this beautiful lady, because her every move is really too wise, not like ordinary people at all, but Taoist Zhimu, who is also a cultivator of immortality, although she looks immortal, she does not have this kind of extraordinary temperament from the bottom of her heart.

Ye Qiyu asked Brian a few questions about his practice, and Brian answered them one by one.

Then, she changed the subject and said suddenly: "It's strange to say that I went out this morning and found someone left a series of footprints outside my door, as if they left it last night. Could it be that someone came last night... Yun'er, do you know who came to see your master last night?"

"Ah... this..." Brian's heart beat faster and his hands stopped when she asked her this question.

Ye Qiyu narrowed her eyebrows, and her tone suddenly became severe: "Yun'er, don't lie in front of Mrs. Madam."

What is the meaning of the teacher's wife?
Brian's thoughts changed, and he quickly pretended to be flustered and said: "Master, it was my disciple who went there, please punish me!"

Ye Qiyu breathed a sigh of relief, she had a pretty good impression of Qin Yun, so she became very playful, wanting to see how this innocent young man would bow down under her skirt.

It's just that Ye Qiyu was very disappointed. She didn't wait until Qin Yun fell, and even disappeared for a while, which really frustrated her.

Unexpectedly, this young man actually peeped into the secret of his playing tricks.

This is not a good thing, after all, she is still counting on Zhimu Laodao to refine her healing elixir.

Ye Qiyu said seriously: "Yun'er, you are not good, why are you peeping on Mrs. Madam?"

Brian hurriedly said: "Reporting to Master, the disciple came back late last night, and planned to send some New Year's goods to Master and Mistress, whoever thought, whoever thought... It's all because of the disciple's confusion! Please don't tell Master."

Ye Qiyu seemed to have seen through his mind, and said with a smile: "Don't worry, your master doesn't know about this, and I have erased those footprints long ago."

Master didn't know...Brian was relieved.

People under the eaves had to bow their heads, never thought that they would also fall into such a predicament.

In this case, Brian can only do this, first stabilize this beautiful wife, otherwise I am afraid that he will not even know how to die when the time comes.

"Then Master...doesn't plan to punish the disciple?" He asked tentatively.

Ye Qiyu smiled and said: "Why should I punish you? But... if you dare not listen to my wife in the future, my wife will tell your master about it. As for what happens to him, my wife can't control me."

Bryan breathed a sigh of relief, and hurriedly said: "The disciple must listen to the teacher's wife!"

Seeing his pitiful appearance that was so frightened that his face turned pale, Ye Qiyu couldn't help but feel happy, and secretly felt that he was sure of this young man.

"Well, get up."

"Thank you, Mistress!"

Brian got up and wiped the cold sweat from his brow deliberately.

Ye Qiyu said: "It's time for your master to come back, you should go back first, and come here every afternoon at Weishi and Shenshi to talk with your wife."

"Okay, Mistress."

Brian left the back garden with a frightened heart. On the way, he kept thinking about the mind of this beautiful wife, but he couldn't figure it out.

It wasn't until now that he was sure that this beautiful teacher's wife was indeed not simple, and she felt even more terrifying to him than the master.

I was still too careless, I fell into such a dangerous situation so quickly when I first stepped into this world.

The master knows that Taoist Mu is scary because he has a sharp face and a soft heart, but his wife is gentle on the outside, but her heart is like the deep sea. Ordinary people can't see through it. (end of this chapter)