Shen Xu kept pulling Lu Zheng and chatted for a long time, until he saw that it was getting late, so he smiled and asked Lu Zheng to go to his place for dinner. Lu Zheng saw that everything in the cabin was not ready, and there was nothing to do for dinner, so he followed. Along the way, there was a vast twilight in the evening breeze, and Lu Zheng saw from afar that the sunset had dyed the nine-fold clouds with golden glow, and it was as thrilling as his uncle Zufang had no intention of saying, which made his eyes flutter for a while.

Shen Xu's residence is under a big locust tree at the mouth of the valley, it is also a wooden house, but it is several times larger than the wooden house of these registered disciples, there is a large open space in front of the house, at this time many half-grown teenagers are gathering in the open space, some are carrying baskets, some are holding cloth bags in their hands, and when they see Shen Xuan coming back, they have stepped forward to salute.

Lu Zheng saw that Shen Xu raised his chin again at this time, walked over with his fat buttocks twisted step by step, and shouted: "Sanxian, Sanxian, where are you going to die!"

A thin boy ran out of the crowd and said, "Boss, I'm here!"

Shen Xuan stepped forward and slapped the thin young man, scolding: "Tell you to do some work for Ben Zhizhang, why are these people still here every day, waiting for Ben Zhizhi to invite them to dinner!"

The young man covered his face and said aggrievedly: "Hold on to ...... It's not that I don't work, it's that they don't want to hand over things to me, saying that they have to hand over things to me personally. I went to collect it, but they didn't give it, so I started beating me. He spoke in a thin and small voice, and from time to time he glanced at the registered disciples, looking very afraid.

Shen Xu's eyes were cold, and he swept at those named disciples, and the young man who was swept immediately lowered his head. Shen Xuan Yin and Yang said angrily: "Wow." Who said they were going to hand it over to me personally? Come to the front and let Ben take charge to see what kind of great thing it is, and ask Ben to take charge of the purpose himself!"

Hearing Shen Xuan speak like this, everyone was silent, but lowered their heads lower. Lu Zheng could see clearly that some of the registered disciples were holding hares, some were brocade chickens, and the baskets were carrying baskets of red wild fruits.

Shen Xuan exhaled through his nostrils and snorted heavily. Everyone trembled with fear. I don't know what kind of anger this fat Taoist priest is going to have, and cold sweat broke out on his back. But he listened to Shen Xu: "Hmph, thanks to the luck of you boys, today is a good day for this master and nephew to get started." Ben is in a good mood. And let you go. Three fresh. Put all their things away, and whoever dares to disobey you will immediately break their legs. If you dare to fight back. Hmph, look how Ben takes care of him!"

The thin young man named Sanxian immediately responded, walked over and took the things in the hands of those registered disciples one by one, and stacked them on the side. Those registered disciples obediently handed over the things in their hands to him, and then stepped forward to salute and leave.

Lu Zheng could see it clearly, and he didn't need to guess to know that this Shenxu Uncle was powerful in this Xishan Spirit Valley, bullying a large group of registered disciples and having to send him something. Those hares and wild fruits must have been found by these named disciples to honor him when they were herding cattle. Bullying these half-grown teenagers, this uncle in front of him can not only be fatter than Puguang, but also more shameless than leprosy!

The thin young man looked submissive, but his hands and feet were very nimble, and his brain was quite bright, and he didn't make much effort to sort and pile up the things he received one by one, and stacked them neatly. Ran over and reported to Shen Xu how many things he received, which ones were more haode, who sent them, etc., it was difficult for him to remember very well, and it was not bad at all.

After hearing this, Shen Xuan called Sanxian forward again, and then slapped Sanxian, making Sanxian look stunned, Lu Zheng was also taken aback, and didn't understand that Shen Xuan was beating him. I just listened to Shen Xu's cold order: "Go and wash the purple fruit and bring it up!"

Sanxian didn't dare to squeak, and hurriedly ran over and ran to the stream with the basket of red wild fruits just now. This fruit is fiery red all over, and its name is actually purple fruit. When Lu Zheng saw Sanxian running over, he was still barefoot.

Shen Xuan turned around and said with a smile: "Senior nephew, you can taste this purple fruit in a while, it is sweet and delicious, it is unique to this Xishan Spirit Valley, and you may not have eaten it in the Sun Moon Mansion." ”

Seeing him behaving like this, Lu Zheng really didn't want to go to his house to eat, but since he had agreed just now, this person was his uncle, so it was difficult to refuse for a while, so he nodded and followed Shen Xu into the house.

The wooden house was divided into three rooms, which were very clean, one for eating, and the other for resting, and naturally there was not a mat or futon, but a large bed. In the remaining room, there was a curtain hanging on the door, and Lu Zheng glanced at it by chance, and saw that there were many wooden shelves and wooden boxes in it, which were full of all kinds of things, except for some game and wild fruits, and more seemed to be some medicinal herbs.

Shen Xu invited Lu Zheng to sit down, and began to inquire about the matter of Sun Moon Lu again. As soon as the two of them had spoken a few words, they heard a rush of footsteps, and Sanxian came back with a large basket of purple fruits. He put Ziguo into a small bamboo basket and put it on the table, then ran out of the door, and when he came back, he carried two plates, two large bowls, and two pairs of chopsticks, all of which were placed on the table. Lu Zheng knew when he smelled it, one plate was rabbit meat, one plate was roast chicken, and the rest was two bowls of rice.

Shen smiled and said to Lu Zheng: "Senior nephew, don't dislike the bad food. There is nothing lacking in this valley, and it is already good to have these things to eat! This little thing is not bad, come, eat as much as you can!" said as he took the purple fruit in the basket and ate it.

Lu Zhenglai had heard Mr. Le say before he came that most of the cultivators in the cultivation world practiced qi and did not think about eating, although he had just started and could not do Bigu fasting, but it was estimated that he could barely satisfy his stomach, so that he had to be prepared in his heart, and now he looks at it, and it is indeed the case. Originally, I planned to wash my hands first and then eat according to the custom in the Sun Moon House, but after thinking about it, I forgot it. Xindao, fortunately, the teacher also taught rude etiquette, otherwise I really don't know what to do.

Looking at the bowl of black rabbit meat in front of him, there was a smell of scorch, and the roast chicken was even more mushy, although Lu Zheng was also a beggar, he ate it very finely in the Sun Moon Mansion, and he couldn't help but feel a little difficult to swallow at this time. Thought. If it is placed in front of the teacher, let alone eat, I am afraid that the teacher will immediately brush his sleeves away.

In contrast, the purple fruit exuded a fragrance, Lu Zheng took one and took a bite, it was really sweet, and he chewed it carefully. Shen Xu spit out the core after a few bites, and he piled up a table in a while. Then he went to pull the roast chicken to eat it with relish, and sucked the oil on his fingers from time to time.

Lu Zheng politely rejected the chicken leg handed over by Shen Xu, and saw that Sanxian had been standing aside, with his head down. Touching the belly. I guess I'm hungry. He saw that Shen Xuan had no intention of inviting him to dinner, and he did not dare to make his own decisions, thinking that this young man had quick hands and feet and a flexible mind. No wonder Uncle Shenxu would let him take care of his house.

zuihou。 Lu Zheng ate the bowl of white rice with Ziguo. The rabbit meat and roast chicken were stunned and didn't eat a bite, and Shen Xuan knew that he was not used to it for a while, and he didn't care.

Meal. Lu Zheng said goodbye and went out, Shen Xu sent him to the door, Lu Zheng saluted Uncle Shi to stop, but he caught a glimpse of Sanxian running over to clean up the table, and quickly stuffed the leftover meat in the bowl into his mouth, Lu Zheng knew that there was no meat left, almost all of the bones left by Shen Xu.

Back in his small cabin, Lu Zheng pulled the futon and sat down, the surroundings were very quiet, and all kinds of insect chirping outside the house penetrated the wooden board into his ears, this cry was so unfamiliar, it was not the cry of the song insects in the flower garden in the Sun Moon House at all. Lu Zheng felt a trace of loneliness from the strange insect chirping. Only then did I really come back to the taste that I was not in the Sun and Moon Mansion, but came to Tianzong.

Thinking back to all the things that happened on this day, and thinking of the real person he saw just now, that pair of eyes like electricity, cold and unfathomable, made him feel no sense of closeness. On the contrary, this uncle, although it is clearly not a good thing, makes him feel like he has returned to the streets of Qinglong Temple, and he has the feeling of Puguang Fat Man and Leprosy Seven, and there is a sense of intimacy for no reason.

In the midst of his thoughts, a wave of tiredness hit, Lu Zheng took off his coat and folded it neatly, used the futon as a pillow, and lay down. Unexpectedly, although my body was tired, I couldn't sleep after lying down. Li Yi has taught that the etiquette of living, even if you can't sleep, you are not allowed to toss and turn, you should be calm, not impatient or panicked.

Lu Zheng suddenly remembered the mantra of the ascetic monk's pure heart, so he chanted for a while, thinking about what the great monk was doing now, had he already gone to Foshan to carve a Buddha statue? Then, he remembered Tang Xiaojiu, he had come to Tianzong, and he had finally taken the first step to avenge Brother Jiu, and then he remembered his heart again...... I don't know how long it took, Lu Zheng fell asleep in a daze.

Early the next morning, Lu Zheng was awakened by a rapid knock on the door, and when he opened the door, he saw that it was Sanxian. Lu Zheng asked, "Is your name Sanxian, do you have anything to do with me?"

Sanxian lowered his head and whispered: "The boss will let you go over." With that, he turned around and ran away. Lu Zheng couldn't help but laugh when he saw him so timid.

After getting dressed and washing up in the stream next to this house, Lu Zheng came to Taniguchi Shenxu's house, but he didn't expect Shenxu to get up yet.

Lu Zheng waited at the door for a while, during which he saw that Sanxian was busy with everything else, cooking on the fire, cleaning up the house, and sweating profusely, he couldn't help but wonder in his heart, did these Sanxian also come to Tianzong to learn supernatural powers? Why did he do chores for Uncle Shenxu.

Lu Zheng called him when Sanxian passed by several times, and wanted to talk to him, Sanxian stopped to look at him, and then ran away, no matter what Lu Zheng asked him, he was silent, and he was quite afraid of Lu Zheng in his eyes. Zuihou Lu Zheng seized the opportunity, grabbed him, and asked, "When will Uncle Shenxu get up!"

Sanxian pointed to the sun, pulled off his arm and ran. He pulled this with great strength, Lu Zheng couldn't pull him anymore, this force was not commensurate with his thin body, Lu Zheng was secretly surprised in his heart.

At this time, the sun had just come out, and Lu Zheng thought that Sanxian meant that he was afraid that he would have to wait for the sun to be higher, it seemed that there should be some time, Lu Zheng was waiting for boredom, and thought that it would be better to walk in the valley first, familiarize himself with the situation, and then walk around in the valley at the moment.

Walking back to the valley, I saw those registered disciples grazing cattle up and down the hillside, some struggling to pull the reins in their hands, some waving whips and whipping away the cattle, and many more were spreading their feet and chasing the bulls.

Lu Zheng took a closer look at the past, none of those cows were pure white, most of them only had a white tail, and some of them were half white, although they were all pierced by the reins and noses, but they were jumping around, not at all controlled by those named disciples, and from time to time I saw a crazy black bull chasing the registered disciples who were screaming in fright.

The whiter the cow is, the more obedient it is, and those who run wildly are basically all black cows, while those who are half white are more peaceful, but they still need to whip it to bow their heads obediently and eat grass.

Suddenly, Lu Zheng saw that in the paddy field under the hillside, there was a person driving a cow to plough the field, and the cow's body was snow-white, and even its head was white, and there was not a single black spot. Lu Zheng hurriedly ran forward, and said in his heart, didn't Uncle Shenxu say that the cattle would pass the test when they were all white, why is this person still herding cattle here?

At this time, the man was facing away from himself, wearing a hat, naked, tanned, and looking very strong. He didn't have a whip in his hand, but he walked behind, but the white ox obediently dragged the plough and turned over the earth. Lu Zheng was bent on seeing what was going on, so he ran a little closer and waited, and soon the young man and the white ox turned around from the other side of the paddy field and ploughed over this side.

At this turn, Lu Zheng suddenly realized that although the cow's whole body had turned white, there was still a black nose left.

At this moment, the young man sensed that someone was watching him, and raised his head and looked at Lu Zheng. When the hat was lifted, Lu Zheng saw a resolute face, full of woodenness, as if he had never smiled since he was born. When Lu Zheng saw this face, he couldn't help but think of Li Yi, and said in his heart, teacher, I finally saw a face that is even more old-fashioned than you!

And when the young man saw Lu Zheng, although his face still didn't show any expression, there was a look of disdain in his eyes, and he seemed to be very disgusted with Lu Zheng. Lu Zhengzheng felt inexplicable, and suddenly found that all the registered disciples around him stopped to look at him, and their eyes were all the same contempt. (To be continued......)