Fate is immortal

The turmoil experienced by Yunji Town was just a small episode. The important thing was that A Yuan's family finally got enough food and clothing, and no longer had to worry about making a living in the severe winter.Mengmeng feels like a little squirrel, who worked hard all autumn and finally got a warm and leisurely winter.

The remaining fruits were sprouted to brew some fruit wine. When the cold wind was blowing outside, the family hid in the warm room, drank the sweet fruit wine, played around, and chatted about some anecdotes in the countryside.On sunny days, the restless A Yuan would take Xiao Xiao to climb mountains, or go skating on Xiao Jing Lake.Whenever it snows, the three brothers and sisters happily sit in the yard, holding hot tea, and watching the heat they breathe out melt the snowflakes into white halos—their favorite color.

The days passed day by day like this, and the return date of the "old man" is finally approaching...

"Brother, you are back! Why did you carry so much?" Seeing a "snowman" coming back with a basket full of firewood from a distance, Mengmeng ran over to open the door for him.

A Yuan struggled to unload the firewood, wiped his face, looked at the heavy snowflakes flying all over the sky, gasped and said: "Damn it. It suddenly snowed so heavily, if I come back later, I will be buried on the mountain. "

Mengmeng patted Luoxue off his body for him, and said with a smile: "Who told you to do so much? It's only now that you start to behave, isn't it a bit late?"

A Yuan suddenly felt wronged, "My good sister, you know me, I..."

"Okay, okay, let's go into the house." Mengmeng smiled sweetly, "My sister will definitely not spoil my brother's big business."

"What about little?"

"I went to the village to play with Xiao Qi, and said I would wait for my father there. Hey, hey, don't go, she is well dressed, let her play."

When A Yuan entered the room, the smell of vegetables wafted over his face, he couldn't help being shocked and said, "No way, how many dishes did you cook?"

"Let me think about it, sweet-scented osmanthus lotus root, straw mushroom roasted rabbit meat, mandarin fish with candied dates..."

"Wait, wait! The old man is not a meritorious minister, is it useful?"

"Oh, don't worry about it, you'd better go into the house quickly and think about your rhetoric."

Ah Yuan was pushed into the room by his sister, and sat by the hot stove, watching Mengmeng busy in the kitchen, suddenly felt an inexplicable joy in his heart.

"Is it because the old man is coming back? Or is it because the New Year is coming? No, it must be because I will finally learn the magic of immortality!"

Thinking of the immortal method, A Yuan immediately felt itchy. He moved his hands and feet, walked into the kitchen and said, "Come on, let me cook for you."

Mengmeng asked in surprise, "What will you do?"

A Yuan stared, "Look at me, can't I help you clean up the pot?"

Mengmeng smiled and said, "Forget it, there's no need to show off."

A Yuan hurriedly said: "You don't understand this, you have a lot of knowledge about cooking pots. Whether your dishes taste good or not depends on how well the pots are cooked..."

The brothers and sisters were busy working while arguing, and finally finished the work in the evening.Just as calculated, Mengmeng just turned off the stove when a small crisp voice came from outside the door: "Brother! Sister! Daddy is back!"

Upon hearing this, Ah Yuan rushed out of the room with a stride.Sure enough, Xiaoxiao was sitting on the shoulders of the old man whom he had not seen for a long time, laughing and talking, and walking towards the gate of the courtyard.

The old man is still the same, a tattered blue cloth robe, which has been washed a little whitish, and is worn on the outside no matter in season, summer, autumn or winter, and with his tall and thin figure, he can still pretend to be a little bit in summer Free and easy, only shabby in winter.What is rare is that this time the beard is cleanly shaved, with fair skin and handsome eyebrows, at first glance he seems to be a handsome young man.It's just the crow's feet that appear and disappear at the corners of his eyes, which still reveals that he is the father of three children.

Although the old man is calm and calm, he has a dignified appearance.But in A Yuan's heart, his most iconic features are always those sneaky eyes, and the smile that often sneaks up on the corners of his mouth-everytime something that comes along with that sinister smile always makes him furious and furious .

Originally, A Yuan rushed out to greet him because he wanted to flatter him and make a good foundation.But when he really saw the old man, an unknown fire suddenly rose in his heart, he stepped forward and opened the courtyard door, and immediately said: "Old man, it's really time for you to come back, the meal has just been prepared..."

Only halfway through the conversation, A Yuan suddenly discovered that there were two girls behind the old man.

The girl in front was about the same height as him, wearing a silver-white long coat, she was as graceful as a snow elf.The one in the back was only slightly taller than Xiao Xiao, and was wrapped in a black fur coat, as if he was afraid of the cold.

A Yuan couldn't help but turn pale with shock: "Old man, you, you made two younger sisters come back for me again?!"

Hearing the sound, the old man quickly turned his head away, and said to the older girl: "Qing'er, don't be surprised, this kid is a fool in our village, I saw that he pitifully gave him a few meals, and he just stayed there." The family is not leaving..."

The girl opened the hood of the silver jacket, looked at A Yuan with a smile, leaned back and bowed slightly, and said, "Brother A Yuan, Gui An, my name is Qing'er, and I'm Mr.'s inner disciple. I'm really sorry for Xue Ye's trouble."

Ah Yuan has never seen this situation before, he immediately lost his footing, quickly waved his hands and said: "No, it's okay... don't bother, don't bother... hurry, come in the house..."

The little girl in black fur paused for a moment, as if she wanted to greet him, but she didn't say anything after all, she just looked at him with her head, and hurriedly followed into the house.

Mengmeng was not surprised at the two guests Xue Ye's visit, and warmly greeted them to sit down in the back room. The courtesy was so thoughtful that A Yuan wondered if she had rehearsed many times in advance.He couldn't talk about the polite scenes between Mengmeng and Qing'er, so naturally he couldn't get in his mouth.And the girl named Ning'er didn't say a word, just lowered her head and leaned against Qing'er.

Naturally, the guests want to be seated, but in this country house, the "seat" is nothing more than sitting on the edge of the bed.Driven by a little bit of ignorance of etiquette, everyone hurriedly started the banquet without being polite.The guests and hosts thought that instead of saying some boring polite words on this snowy night, it would be better to have a steaming meal together to shorten the distance between each other.

The richness of this big meal was rare in Ah Yuan's life, but his attention was still firmly attracted by the two girls who came on a snowy night.After all, he rarely had contact with other girls except his own sister since he was a child.

Qing'er folded her silver jacket to cover her lap, and she was wearing a plain brocade dress underneath. The satin-like blue silk was tied into two bundles and hung down to her shoulders with blue silk like satin. Her pink skin was as creamy as cream.There is a red thread tied around the jade neck, as if she is wearing something in her bosom, she looks cautious in every move, always subconsciously cover her mouth with the back of her hand when eating, and occasionally looks at A Yuan, always with a pair of starry eyes. With a faint smile.

Ning'er beside her had a fairer complexion than Qing'er, almost as if carved from white jade.The short black hair just hung down her cheeks, but it covered most of her face like a bead curtain.She is still small, and sitting on the edge of the bed without her feet touching the ground seems to make her very uneasy. She hugged the black fur coat in her arms, curled up, and leaned close to Qing'er, looking like she wanted to hide behind her go.A Yuan secretly laughed in his heart, it turns out that there are people who are more afraid of strangers than Xiao Xiao.

But this shy little girl was very curious about A Yuan, and would secretly look at him from time to time.A Yuan naturally looked back unceremoniously, every time she was so frightened that she quickly lowered her head.After coming and going, she didn't dare to lift her head, but just lowered her head to eat the dishes Qing'er and Mengmeng put into the bowl.

The two girls, Mengmeng and Qing'er, had a very happy conversation after asking and answering, but unfortunately they talked about things that A Yuan couldn't get into.A Yuan was very bored, so he had to fill his stomach first.But until all the dishes on the table were empty, the two girls still talked about "fantastic" things.

"Sister Mengmeng, this is the first time I have seen such a heavy snow. This place is obviously close to the big river, why is the snow falling more heavily than Luoyun City?"

"The climate here is a bit weird. The winter is bitterly cold but the southerly wind often blows. In addition, there are many mountains in the north, so it often snows in winter. But this is the first time I have seen such a heavy snow..."

Ah Yuan couldn't take it anymore, and caught Qing'er's attention by standing up to pick up vegetables, and hurriedly interjected, "Qing'er, where is Luoyun City? Where does your family live? Are you from Yunguo?"

Qing'er was slightly taken aback, looked at A Yuan and said, "Luoyun City is not in Yun Kingdom, but the capital of Yunchu Kingdom in the Eastern Kingdom. I live there now, so I can be regarded as a native of the Eastern Kingdom..."

A Yuan successfully took over the conversation, and quickly asked the question he was most concerned about: "You said you are the inner disciple of the master, who is the master? Could it be this old man? What does the inner disciple mean?"

Qing'er looked at the "old man" in surprise, the latter was sipping tea leisurely, teasing Xiao Xiao who was stuck to his body, as if he had nothing to do with himself.

Qing'er smiled slightly, and said: "Mr. is Mr. In-law disciples, they are direct disciples in the inner hall. That is to say, inner-disciples usually live in the husband's house, just like the master's children..." Speaking of this, she seemed a little He paused embarrassedly, "However, because I usually can't leave home easily, I had to feel sorry for Mr. to live in my house to teach. This time I came to Mr.'s house, and it is also a gift for the whole teacher."

When Ah Yuan heard this, he was so angry that he wanted to slap his thighs repeatedly, and he shouted in his heart: "I said why the old man doesn't come home all year round! It turns out that he is relying on the lady of a rich family, and he is going to be a bullshit master for her! He is good when he is outside all day." Eat good food and drink, leaving the three of us, brothers and sisters, who can't even eat enough. Old man! I can't finish with you!"

A Yuan wanted to scold but had some scruples, his face flushed from holding back, and it took him a long time to utter a sentence: "You, you, you were fooled by him..."

Qing'er never expected that Ah Yuan would say such a sentence, she couldn't help but burst out laughing, she quickly covered her mouth with her hands, but she still couldn't stop her smile, her cheeks were as red as rouge In general, Fang stopped laughing, and said softly: "Mr. is a genius in this world, and he has a world hidden in his chest. It is Qing'er's greatest blessing to be able to worship Mr. as a teacher. If you say you are lying, it is I who lied to Mr.... "

When A Yuan heard this, he was filled with righteous indignation, he never thought that the old man was so shameless, he must have boasted that he was unparalleled in the sky, so that this little girl who knew nothing about the world admired him so much.It's fine if you don't teach yourself to know, but now that you meet him face to face, what will happen if you don't expose him!

Just when A Yuan was about to burst out with righteous indignation and expose the true face of the "old man" in one fell swoop, a soft sigh suddenly came from his ear: "Yes, I, the old man, also lied to Qing'er. If it was someone else, yes No matter what, he would never ask me, an old man, to teach him anything..."

As if a pot of cold water had been poured on his head, A Yuan’s righteous indignation vanished into nothingness. Only then did he remember that he had told himself countless times before that he must bear the burden of humiliation, so he forced a smile on his face and said, “What Sister Qing’er said is true. Father’s Behavior and knowledge are all role models for the world. It is a blessing in this life for my children to be taught by the old man. Sister Qing'er, since you are my father's inner disciple, we are a family. I hope you can help me a lot in the future. Association is."

Qing'er stared blankly at A Yuan's stiff and distorted smile, not knowing why for a while, but Mengmeng beside her couldn't help but crouched on the table and kept laughing...

The "old man" nodded, with a teachable expression, and then got up and said: "Qing'er, you have come from a long way, so you should rest early. The humble house is shabby, I have wronged you. A Yuan, you go to the Shitou's house next door."

A Yuan respectfully replied: "Yes. What about you, father?"

"I have my own place to go. You help Mengmeng clean up and let the guests rest early."

A Yuan immediately thought of his treasured land, if he didn't take credit for it now, when would he wait?He hurriedly said: "Father, I haven't had time to tell you that I found a small wooden house on the mountain in the west of the river. There is a stove there, and it can still live in people. I will take you there."

The "old man" froze, with a complicated expression on his face, and after a while he said slowly: "Is that so... okay. I know where the wooden house is, so you don't have to follow." After saying that, he turned and went out, disappearing in the wind and snow among.

"Hey, so the old man knows about it." A Yuan muttered in a low voice, "He, an outsider, knows it, let alone the folks in the village. Sigh..."

With this sigh, he finally had to admit that the small wooden house was no fairy house.

Naturally, Ah Yuan didn't interfere in cleaning up the dishes. As soon as the old man left, he immediately went to the two girls' side.Ning'er huffed and hid behind Qing'er, just to make room for him.

A Yuan sat down carelessly, and said to Qing'er: "Qing'er, you said you are the old man's inner disciple, so what does he teach you every day? Do you know the magic?"

Qing'er obviously wasn't very used to A Yuan's familiarity, she turned her body to avoid it, and then forced a smile and said: "Mr. Master taught the essence of hundreds of schools face to face, occasionally talked about the general trend of the world, and wrote some articles on the world. As for the immortal law, I am still young and have not learned it yet. I just practiced some methods of nourishing energy and building a foundation."

Although A Yuan was a little confused when he heard it, he basically understood that the old man was just taking Qing'er to read books and do some nonsense articles, and he didn't teach her any magic tricks, but he coaxed this ignorant girl to admire him very much.

A Yuan sighed in his heart, and said earnestly: "Qing'er, you were deceived by that unscrupulous old man, and he is the only one who knows everything about the past? He will pretend to be fine with two books, so don't listen to him. I'm so stupid when I read all day long! Look at my younger sister, she was really cute when she was young..."

Mengmeng had just packed up the dishes and entered the room, when she saw A Yuan sitting on the edge of the bed and leaning forward, spitting and spitting bad things about her and her father, forcing Qing'er to retreat a little bit at a loss, she suddenly became angry, He stepped forward and said, "Brother, you'd better stop talking to us nerds, lest you say you're stupid. It's getting late and we're going to bed."

A Yuan waved his hand disapprovingly and said: "You slept with you, although you are hopeless, but Sister Qing'er still has room to save, I can't let her be deceived like this..." He moved forward a little.

Mengmeng was speechless with anger, and let out a long breath: "Yes, I am hopeless. Brother, what did you tell my father to say this time? Why can't I remember?"

As soon as Ah Yuan heard this, he remembered that he had to rely on his sister to help him with "big things". He was under the eaves, so he had to bow his head, so he had to accompany his smiling face, and went to Uncle Shitou's house next door in resentment.Lying on the bed, all I could think about were the two girls who visited suddenly in the snowy night, and the fairy method that was right in front of me. I tossed and turned, and didn't fall asleep until the middle of the night.

The next morning, before dawn, Ah Yuan got up, went home to chop wood to make a fire, wash vegetables and wash pots.Last night he made a big mistake out of righteous indignation, gave the old man an excuse, and offended his sister, so he must behave well today.

After a while, Mengmeng opened the door and came out. Seeing A Yuan busy with dark circles on his face, she quickly closed the door, ran to the corner of the kitchen, covered her mouth and smiled for a long time.

After finally stopping laughing, Mengmeng washed up a bit, then smiled at A Yuan: "Brother, why did you get up so late today? Normally, you should have cooked all the meals at this time."

A Yuan felt so resentful, he secretly said: "I'll let you, little girl, hold the flag of the wind for the first two days, and when I learn the magic of immortality, I must throw you on the roof!"

Even though he thought so, he still didn't dare to offend, and quickly said: "Sister, don't make fun of me, brother..."

It's fine if he doesn't say anything, but Mengmeng just laughed so hard that she couldn't get up on the ground.

The door opened with a creak, and Qing'er was standing at the door wearing a pale yellow pajamas, seeing A Yuan was there, she was immediately embarrassed, neither entering nor retreating.A Yuan greeted her warmly: "Sister Qing'er, you woke up so early, breakfast will be later..."

Before she finished speaking, she was pushed out by Mengmeng frowning...

During breakfast, the old man looked calm and sanctimonious.A Yuan stayed up half the night last night, and had already figured it out in his mind. Now that there are guests, the two neighbors and the two younger sisters have also paid off, so he should ask the questions as soon as possible, lest the old man play procrastination again.

After making up his mind, Ah Yuan sat up straight, took a deep breath, and said solemnly: "Father, I have something to do..."

"What's the matter?" The old man didn't move, he didn't raise his head, he really looked like a tall man.

"Before my father traveled far last time, he once said that if... er, if I behaved well, he would pass on that set of immortal techniques to me..." A Yuan held back in his stomach for a long time, but he really didn't think of "performance" Well done" there is no elegant way to say it, so I had to grit my teeth and say it truthfully.

"Oh, it seems that there is such a thing." The old man put down his chopsticks and looked at him, "Then how has your performance been this year? Mengmeng, Xiaoxiao, tell me."

"Brother is gentle and courteous, diligent and studious, respects the elders, and loves younger sisters. He has always been well-known in the village, and this year is even more so." Mengmeng said with a smile.

"Brother is the best!" Innocence's little eyes, brother is always the best, but the way he likes himself is different from that of his sister...

A Yuan was ecstatic in his heart, and secretly praised Mengmeng for having read the book and understood righteousness, and he still helped his brother at the critical moment, now the old man finally has no excuses.

Unexpectedly, the old man suddenly lowered his head and asked, "Xiao Qi, what do you think?"

Xiao Qi seemed to understand it, but she also cooperated. She rushed over and bit A Yuan's leg hard. It's over, it's over, it's all over, forget about this damn fox..."

The old man coughed and said: "It seems that someone is still suing you. But because both sisters have spoken well for you, you can barely pass. However, if you want to learn my way, you must Promise me three things."

A Yuan simply suspected that there was something wrong with his ears, and the old man actually wanted to agree?He hurriedly said in a trembling voice: "Don't say three, even thirty, three hundred, I will definitely do it one by one!" But his head got hot, and he brought out the clichés often heard in fairy tales.

"Okay, then three hundred pieces." The old man was not polite at all, "First, you must persevere in the practice of immortality, and you should avoid impetuousness and greed. After I have taught you this set of exercises, you must practice diligently. Before you achieve great success, don’t ask me to give you new teachings.”

A Yuan was ecstatic in his heart, it seemed that the old man really wanted to teach, and quickly nodded like a chicken pecking at rice.

"Second, at the beginning of spring next year, you can repair the small wooden house in the mountain, and you can live there after the beginning of spring. On the hillside in the north of the forest, there is a tomb of the owner of the small wooden house. You and Mengmeng go to worship. Grace, you should remember it in your heart.”

How could Ah Yuan dare to say no, besides, he also took it for granted.

"Third, you have to treat Qing'er and Ning'er well these few days. If you neglect them, you don't have to count on this fairy art."

Ah Yuan's tears are about to fall, is it just these three things?When did the old man become so amiable and lovely?

"As long as you do these three things well, I will teach you a set of exercises in the spring of next year, called 'Invincible Heaven and Earth Thunderbolt Invincible Kung Fu'. As for the remaining 290 seven things, we will talk about them later."

Ah Yuan almost knelt down and called Master, how dare he say no? He was overwhelmed by the satisfaction brought by such a mighty name as "Innate Heaven and Earth Thunderbolt Invincible Skill", and he didn't notice the familiar smile at the corner of the old man's mouth at all...