"How?"

"It went smoothly. They were afraid of me and didn't take action."

Song Xiao sat by the sea of tea, frowning slightly, and said, "It's just that this kind of thing has been happening more and more recently."

"After all, there are only a few people who can find me or encounter me..."

"Master, those people are becoming more and more lawless!"

Sitting across from him was an old man wearing a gray monk's robe, with his hair in a bun and a thin face, making tea there.

He looked up at Song Xiao and said, "According to your description, that group of people is not simple."

"But there is no need to worry unfounded; there is destiny in the world."

"If you can solve it smoothly, that's already good, and you can go out."

As the old man spoke, he picked up the old purple clay pot in his hand and poured Song Xiao a cup of tea.

Song Xiao frowned and stared at the black lamp: "Master, I think I'm still far behind."

The old man raised his chin slightly, signaling him to drink tea.

"This is the Enlightenment Tea picked through the gaps in the Penglai Mountains. It's a real treasure!"

"I can't bear to drink it. It's specially reserved for you. It's good for you."

"Master..." Song Xiao looked reluctant.

The old man is good at everything, but he is a bit of an old naughty boy. He is very unruly and always makes fun of him.

He makes some unknown stuff, and it always blows his mind.

Either a tribute from heaven or a specialty from Kunlun Penglai Fairy Mountain.

As a result, it's hard to explain every time.

"Drink."

The old man tapped the table with his fingers: "Don't be ignorant; others want to drink it!"

Song Xiao had no choice but to pick up the teacup with a grimace, carefully took a sip.

His eyes suddenly lit up.

It doesn’t taste bad this time?!

Not only is it not bitter and hard to swallow, but it also has a hint of sweetness that instantly spreads to the taste buds.

At the same time, there is a mysterious energy that spreads throughout the body along the meridians in an instant.

Song Xiao closed his eyes slightly and ran the Golden Body Sutra.

The golden light blooms like the rising red sun!

It was much more intense than before in that compound.

It is like a divine light protecting the body, reflecting the whole person like a god.

"Yes, your speed in practicing the Golden Body Sutra is beyond my previous expectations. As a result, I feel relieved."

The old man smoothed his goatee with his hand, and a happy smile appeared on the old face with crisscrossed grooves.

Song Xiao said nothing, still holding the teacup, immersed in that state, and comprehending it carefully.

The master didn't lie to him this time. This tea was completely different from the dark dishes in the past. His mind became extremely clear in an instant.

It seems that at this moment, no matter what you study... you can easily understand the essence!

After a long time, Song Xiao put down the teacup, stood up, and bowed to the old man: "Thank you, Master."

The old man said with a bored look: "Sit down, sit down, don't act like an old cadre, young people, you must learn to be more lively, otherwise you won't be able to find a girlfriend!"

Song Xiao sat down and complained helplessly: "You are a second-ranked Jinshi, how can you come up with so many wisecracks?"

The old man glanced at him and said, "Of course, people must keep pace with the times."

"Now that all those ghost kings are riding in cars and checking their cell phones, what's so surprising about learning a few new words for your teacher?"

Song Xiao looked at the old man: "Master, will this world really develop as you said before?"

The old man took a sip of tea and was silent for a long time.

Finally, he smiled bitterly and sighed: "With the decline of heaven and the collapse of hell, the intertwining of the two realms will inevitably become more obvious."

"Aren't there more and more visions outside these years?"

"A lot of ordinary people are starting to notice this."

"The general trend is like a river, which cannot be stopped."

Song Xiao sighed: "Now even many creatures in the inner earth world have begun to walk openly in the world."

The old man raised his eyebrows, smiled, and said, "Them?"

"Normal."

"The Battle of the Gods redefined the spheres of influence, and the creatures we call demons have been peaceful for thousands of years."

"In modern times, heaven has declined and cannot be hidden, and the underworld is about to collapse."

"People in the world have lost their sense of awe, and all kinds of monsters and monsters... of course, can't help but be ready to take action."

Song Xiao asked: "A hundred years ago, Western powers attacked our country. Does this have anything to do with it?"

The old man sighed: "The world is about to change. Who doesn't want to make his own power stronger?"

"Especially in recent years, changes have become more and more dramatic. Like boiling water, it has begun to evaporate. You have to be careful."

He looked at Song Xiao: "My teacher was a little too relaxed with you in the past. Hey, I always feel that there is still time, and I don't think it will come so soon."

"Good disciple, you have to work harder from now on!"

"Roll them up hard! Roll them up to death!"

Song Xiao: "..."

"If the sky changes, wealth, power, status... these things will become worthless, and the world order will be readjusted."

At the end, the old man looked at Song Xiao and said softly: "Forget those unpleasant experiences in childhood."

"I have forgotten it a long time ago!" Song Xiao said seriously: "I will remember Master's teachings."

The old man nodded: "You are the most satisfying disciple in my life!"

"Students are stupid. After practicing for so long, they have not been able to reach the level of restrained golden light..." Song Xiao felt a little ashamed.

"Fart!"

The old man rolled his eyes, smiled and cursed: "You have only been practicing for a few years, and you dare to think about the restraint of golden light?"

"If your group of senior brothers who have been practicing for hundreds of years heard this, wouldn't they be so ashamed that they would be reincarnated?"

Listening to his master's daily disses about senior brothers he had never met, Song Xiao could only maintain a polite smile.

The old man stood up and took out a simple tea knife and a palm-sized blue and white tea can from the shelf behind him.

Put it in front of Song Xiao.

There was a look of nostalgia in his eyes, and he said: "This is something used by Tea Saint Lu Yu. It is a treasure and can be used for self-defense."

"The tea can is the first magic weapon that my master personally refined. It can be enlarged or reduced by chanting the spell."

"If you don't like tea, you can use it for storage. This thing can hold living things."

"When you are strong enough in the future, you may have other uses."

Song Xiao's eyes lit up, the Tea Saint Sword, the Space Jar... were all treasures he had coveted for a long time.

But Master usually takes good care of me and doesn't let him touch it. Why is he suddenly so generous today and wants to give it to him directly?

Thinking of what his master had just said about "returning to the master" and "relaxing", Song Xiao's face gradually became serious.

The old man smiled and said: "The heavenly changes are imminent, and it is hard to go against God's will. Everyone has to fight for it."

"Master can't stay here forever. He must learn from the senior Qin Emperor and go find immortals!"

Song Xiao stood up subconsciously and said in surprise: "Master, you want to leave?"

The old man waved his hand: "Why are you panicking? Sit down and calm down when big things happen! How did I teach you?"

"But……"

"Twenty years of fate between you and me as master and disciple is not short!"

"Except for your senior brother and fifth senior brother, you, the closed disciple, have been by my side the longest."

The old man looked at Song Xiao, who was still standing there, and laughed at himself: "Before I became a teacher, I was content with the status quo and somewhat unmotivated, but now I can't do that anymore."

"As a master, you should always set an example for your disciples and open a way for you to come out."

"You don't need to worry. Although it is dangerous over there, it is not a place where you must die. Otherwise, those ancient forces would have been wiped out long ago."

"What's more, Heavenly Court is also over there, and I have an acquaintance as a teacher."

Song Xiao's eyes were slightly red, and she said, "Don't lie to me, I can see that world more clearly than you!"

The giant beasts and strange beasts in the Classic of Mountains and Seas, the huge ferocious birds that cover the sky and the sun, and the great monks who fly into the sky and escape from the earth, killing people without batting an eye... He has been able to see these legends in other people's eyes since he was a child!

The old man laughed and said: "You see a corner, what do you look like?"

Song Xiao retorted seriously: "Every corner is so dangerous, but what about inside?"

The old man snorted and said with an arrogant smile: "What about inside? I am not a teacher who can be slaughtered by others. Besides, I still have Xiaoqiu to accompany me."

Song Xiao looked at the scarecrow in the corner wearing a bamboo hat and raincoat, and the corner of his mouth twitched: "That's it?"

It can’t be used as firewood to make a meal!

The scarecrow suddenly spoke and said angrily: "What's the matter, are you looking down on me?"

Song Xiao was stunned.

His eyes widened suddenly, he was really shocked!

He's been here countless times over the years, and the scarecrow that's always been placed in the corner has always been just a scarecrow.

For this reason, he once suspected that the old man liked to collect rags!

Master called it Xiaoqiu and said it was magical!

Song Xiao never took it seriously.

When he was a child, he was naughty and often took advantage of it. He even took two handfuls of straw from it .

As a result, his master, who rarely spanked him, slapped him twice so hard that his buttocks were swollen. He still remembers it.

I never thought that this scarecrow... was actually alive!

Even though this was the underworld, Song Xiao still felt incredible.

"You naughty little thing, you are lacking in virtue!"

"What kind of veteran cadre? He looks loyal and honest on the outside, but everything is black inside!"

"I've been plucking my hair since I was a child, and when I first learned the magic, I tried to light a fire on me!"

The old man glanced at Song Xiao.

Song Xiao showed an awkward smile.

The master didn't know about the arson; otherwise, he would definitely be beaten.

"For Master's sake, I'm too lazy to pay attention to you and don't have the same experience as you. How dare you look down on me now?"

The scarecrow was full of resentment and angrily complained about Song Xiao's crimes.

Song Xiao looked at the old man with twitching lips, still a little unbelievable: "Master, Xiaoqiu is not a dead thing?"

"Pooh!"

"You are the dead thing!"

"Impolite little brat!"

The Scarecrow became even more angry: "You even refuse to call me Fifth Senior Brother!!!"

The old man advised: "You have been in seclusion all year round and have never shown your magical powers in front of him. It is normal for him not to know."

Then he looked at Song Xiao and said, "Xiao Qiu was an ordinary scarecrow in the rice fields. Lingzhi was born by chance. He has been practicing with me for hundreds of years and is very powerful."

"According to seniority, it is indeed your fifth senior brother..."

I actually have a scarecrow brother?

Song Xiao was speechless.

No wonder Master never introduced those senior brothers to him.

A scarecrow can become an apprentice; will there be a vixen senior sister?

However, the curiosity in his heart was soon overshadowed by the sadness that the master was about to leave.

His ability to grow from a freak in the eyes of others to today is all thanks to the old man in front of him.

Otherwise, even if he was not sent to a mental hospital, he would have become depressed and autistic.

"Okay, don't act like a child. Now you have accomplished something in your studies. Your ability as a teacher is limited, and there is nothing left to teach you."

The old man's eyes were full of kindness, and he picked up a long-written letter from the edge of the tea sea: "There is one more thing..."

"When I get back, take time to go to the capital and give someone."

Song Xiao took the letter and said in a depressed mood: "Now that you are gone, when can we see you again?"

The scarecrow chuckled in the corner and said: "Little guy, when your golden body is completed and your body is sanctified, you can freely enter and exit that world, and we will have the opportunity to meet you then!"

Song Xiao rolled his eyes.

To put it lightly, how many people in ancient times could accomplish this?

The old man looked at Song Xiao with gentle eyes: "Go, we will meet each other when fate comes."

Song Xiao's eyes were slightly red, and her heart was full of reluctance.

But I also know that once Master has made a decision, there is no way he can change it.

Put away the tea knife, the tea can, and the letter.

Kneel down and kowtow to bid farewell to Master.

…

Qingbei County.

At the door of Song Xiao's studio, a girl with a bun was looking up at the plaque above her head in boredom.

The girl is tall and slender, with delicate facial features, white and supple skin, and two strands of hair hanging down her forehead, making her very playful and agile.

This kind of girl with good looks and good temperament is particularly eye-catching everywhere, and people who pass by her can't help but turn their heads.

Sudden.

She looked back not far away, with a bright smile on her face, and shook her fair and slender hand.

"Hi, long time no see!"