It took three days to clean the entire inn. Both Ji Yuan and Jin Xiu had the ability to cast spells to easily clean the inn in a short time, but they did not do so in order to let Aaron and the others get more familiar with it. This inn also allows everyone to spend more time together.
However, all banquets in the world must part ways after all. In Aze’s state, even if Ji Yuan deliberately allowed him to stay here, Jiufeng Mountain would not allow it.
On the third night, everyone sat together and had a sumptuous dinner. On the fourth day, everyone got up early, even Ji Yuan, who stayed in bed late every day for the past three days.
The hired ceremonial and music team from the city also arrived in front of the inn early and set up their instruments. People came to watch one after another.
Brothers Aaron and Agu are now a year or two behind in the championship, but because of their strong bodies, their appearance is not much different from that of young men in their twenties, at least they don’t give people the impression of children running an inn.
As the master of ritual music began to play and sing, more and more people gathered around. In the past few days, people nearby also knew that the inn must have changed owners and was about to open a new one. After all, what was the old owner like before? Everyone knows the virtue of laziness, and the inn has been renovated inside and out in the past few days, which is not a style in nature.
“Bang…bang…” “Bang…bang…”
“Pah, pah, pah, pah, pah…”
Thinking of the two kicks and firecrackers, there was no lack of excitement. When the salute passed, the ritual music also stopped briefly. Aaron stood at the front, looking nervously at the crowd of onlookers, and cheered Courage to speak up.
“Dear fellow countrymen and fellow members of the Communist Party of China, our Shannan Inn has opened today. Like other inns, we provide food and accommodation. I hope everyone will spread the word!”
As he said this, the old man and the old man tore off the two pieces of red cloth at the door of the inn, revealing a new plaque and a row of large lanterns.
The plaque reads “Shannan Inn”. It is not gilded or framed. It is just an ordinary wide wooden board. However, the words are written by Ji Yuan, so onlookers do not feel that they are losing points at all when looking at this plaque. The same is true for several lanterns. , each one has a word written outside it, which together means Shannan Railway Station.
Along and others stood together, smiling and bowing their hands to the crowd. People around them also congratulated politely. After all, multiple inns that looked more formal were also a good thing for the convenience of people.
Ji Yuan took A Ze and Jin Xiu to say goodbye and left. Everyone was smiling when they said goodbye, and there was no sadness at all.
More than a quarter of an hour later, outside the city, Aze couldn’t help but shed tears. Without saying anything, Ji Yuan took the two of them directly into the air and flew towards Jiufeng Mountain.
On the bright side is the breeze in the sky, and in the distance are green waters and green mountains. Through the heavy clouds and mists, Aze once again saw the nine peaks of Qingtian. The three of them didn’t say anything all the way. Now Aze looked at Ji Yuan beside him and couldn’t help it anymore.
“Mr. Ji, will the immortals from Jiufeng Mountain teach me the magic of immortality?”
Ji Yuan looked at him and nodded.
“That’s right, but for the time being it will definitely be about teaching the Dharma rather than the skills, and focusing on self-cultivation.”
Beside her, Jin Xiu opened her mouth and said nothing. Now she was different from when she was on Jiufeng Mountain. She already understood some things about Aze, but she couldn’t say anything for fear of hurting Aze.
Aze clenched his fists and mustered up the courage to ask Ji Yuan again.
“Mr. Ji, can’t you accept me as your apprentice?”
Ji Yuan smiled.
“There are many people who want to be Ji’s apprentice, but not many who can be Ji’s. Sometimes Ji refuses people and will say that I don’t accept apprentices. In fact, I am rather picky about my apprentices. Although you and I are predestined, , but it is not the relationship between master and disciple.”
Ji Yuan wanted to turn towards the nine giant peaks in the distance.
“Actually, Jiufeng Mountain’s ability to teach people to learn from immortals is better than my ability to trick someone. Whether it’s an ordinary person or a person with good talents and talents, it is definitely more suitable to learn from the beginning in Jiufeng Mountain, and there are more There are Taoist classics to check, and there are more elders to ask.”
Aze lowered his head and said nothing. Ji Yuan suppressed his smile and asked him.
“Let me ask you, why do you want to become Ji’s teacher?”
Aze raised his head and replied.
“Because Mr. Ji treats me well, is gentle and polite, and has the air of an immortal.”
“Oh?”
Ji Yuan smiled again and looked at Jin Xiu beside him.
“Your sister Jin is not good to you? Is she not gentle and polite? She is not like an immortal? Why don’t you want to become your teacher?”
Aze was stunned. He looked at Jin Xiu beside him who was also a little surprised. He didn’t know how to answer Ji Yuan. He had never thought about this, but when Mr. Ji said this, he couldn’t find a way to refute it. reason.
It took a long time before Aze could hold back a sentence.
“But, how should I repay my kindness to my husband?”
Ji Yuan, who was standing at the head of the cloud, turned around and looked at Aze with a calm expression but very seriously.
“If one day you become truly demonic, think about how I will look at you. This will be your reward.”
Ji Yuan’s words, “Think about how I will look at you,” seemed to keep echoing in Aze’s heart, and Ji Yuan’s moon-like eyes were imprinted in his heart.
Aze suddenly seemed to have some kind of enlightenment. He straightened his arms and bowed to Ji Yuan.
“Zhuang Ze will remember Mr. Zhuang Ze’s teachings!”
Ji Yuan reached out and patted his shoulder.
“Just remember it.”
……
In the following period, the statues of the Chenghuang Temple in many places in Jiufengdongtian were cracked and damaged, which frightened many people who went to offer incense, and even caused an uproar in the Jiufengdongtian Shinto community. It was not until another month and a half later that everything in the cave world gradually calmed down.
Such a thing happened in Jiufeng Cave, and the entire Jiufeng Mountain felt shameless. Although only Ji Yuan knew about it, Ji Yuan’s weight was worth tens of millions of immortal cultivators. In this case, after Ji Yuan understood the result, he did not stay any longer and said goodbye to the immortal cultivators in Jiufeng Mountain.
The rules of heaven and earth in Jiufeng Cave Heaven have finally changed. Although some monks in Jiufeng Mountain believe that they can remain unchanged as long as the mountain gate is inspected several times at intervals, this is against the harmony of heaven and earth and was rejected. .
However, Jiufeng Mountain could not completely let go. After many discussions, the final change in the cave was that it was roughly the same as the outer world. It actively intervened to restore the order of Shinto. However, the flow of time in the cave was still faster, twice that of the outer world. .
Knowing this result, Ji Yuan was unconvinced, but he believed that this was already the best result considered by Jiufeng Mountain. As an outsider, he could not forcefully intervene and tell Jiufeng Mountain to do whatever it wanted.
Before leaving, in addition to saying goodbye to the headmaster of Jiufeng Mountain, he also went to the cliff house where Aze was. This time, the headmaster of Jiufeng Mountain accompanied Ji Yuan there.
The two of them saw Aze sitting on the cliff meditating from a distance. He was sitting casually on the edge of the cliff, and now he was meditating close to the edge of the cliff, with the top of his knees on a vertical plane to the cliff.
Ji Yuan and Zhao Yu landed on the edge of the cliff. Hearing the sound of them walking, Aze immediately turned to look at them. It was obvious that he had not really entered the state of practice before. Seeing that it was Ji Yuan and Zhao Yu, Aze immediately stood up and greeted them with a courtesy.
“Zhuang Ze has met Mr. Ji and the real master!”
After all, Zhao Yu is a real master and has a lot of tolerance. He has no objection to his own disciple greeting Ji Yuan first at his peak. It is good for Zhuang Ze to have such a correct attitude.
Ji Yuan looked at Zhuang Zedao.
“Still so close to the cliff?”
“Well, you can see the abyss as soon as you open your eyes.”
Zhao Yu nodded slightly at Zhuang Ze’s answer. Without saying anything, Ji Yuan reached out and handed Zhuang Ze a piece of paper. The latter took it with both hands and unfolded it. It read “Concentrate the mind and purify the heart”.
“It’s not something extraordinary, it’s just an ordinary decree, please keep it in mind.”
This is indeed not a magical spell, it is just a decree. If the devil comes from outside, there are methods and tools to protect the heart. If you want to check and balance the devil in the heart, external forces can only influence it, and in the end you still have to rely on yourself.
“Thank you Mr. Ji!”
Zhuang Ze smiled happily, and then looked at Ji Yuan reluctantly.
“Are you leaving, sir?”
“I’m not a monk from Jiufeng Mountain. I have my own things to do in the bookstore www.zhaoshuyuan.com, so I can’t stay here all the time, right? Don’t be sad. My generation of monks practice and enlightenment. Even though we are far apart in the world, there will always be something. Goodbye day.”
Aze looked towards the mountain path.
“Sister Jin hasn’t come today yet. Sir, do you want to wait?”
“Oh, no need, just say it for me, I’ll leave now, Zhao Zhang will send it to me.”
Zhao Yu smiled and nodded.
“Practice well and don’t let Mr. Ji down.”
Ji Yuan added with a smile.
“Don’t let down Jiufeng Mountain.”
After saying that, Ji Yuan and Zhao Yu looked at each other and smiled before stepping on the clouds and leaving. Aze stood on the edge of the cliff and watched from a distance until the cloud was no longer visible.
Being qualified to let the headmaster of Jiufeng Mountain see him off in person, Ji Yuan is considered a great face. Zhao Yu did not send Ji Yuan out of Jiufeng Cave and leave, but sent him all the way to Ruan Shan Ferry, and sent Ji Yuan to Jiu Feng Cave. A flying boat ferry in Fengshan.
This boat was not supposed to be here originally. In order to carry Ji Yuan, we changed the itinerary and rushed back to Ruan Shan Ferry three days ago to berth and wait. Of course, except for the two governors of Jiufeng Mountain on the boat, there were other passengers and students on the boat. None of the people knew the truth about the change of itinerary.
After the flying boat set sail, Ji Yuan’s thoughts seemed to drift into the cave as he looked at the increasingly distant Ruan Shan Ferry and the mirage-like Jiufeng Mountain on the horizon. His right hand in his sleeve was holding a newly added chess piece.
This chess piece does not exist now, but appeared when he took Aze back to Jiufeng Mountain from Dongtian. It was exactly what he said “think about what I will think of you” and appeared after Zhuang Ze solemnly saluted. .
Ji Yuan had a premonition that this chess piece would appear, but in his heart he didn’t want the virtual piece to materialize.
“All demons have their own obsessions…”
With a sigh, Ji Yuan left the deck, walked into the cabin and returned to his house.