Chapter 43 Immortals Immortals, there cannot be only "immortals" without "people".
The eighth day of the twelfth lunar month, early in the morning.
After Xu Ke got up and washed, he habitually practiced boxing, swordsmanship and yellow scarf wrestler exercise. Then he lit a fire to cook, and had breakfast with Purple Skylark.
Then, Xu Ke began to pack his bags.
After being promoted to an executive disciple of the Temple of Si Nong, the "work" will be rearranged, and I don't know where I will be assigned.
No matter where it is arranged, the Zongmen will definitely not take care of daily necessities. Therefore, Xu Ke must be fully prepared and bring all the daily necessities.
Pots and pans, oil, salt, sauce and vinegar, food and vegetables, bedding, clothes and towels, bed table, pen, ink, paper and inkstone...
After cleaning up like this, there are still a lot of things to bring.
Fortunately, Xu Ke no longer lacks magic storage tools. Two storage bags and a jade gourd are enough.
Take out all kinds of "wine-making technical materials" sent by the old man Zhuo Mu, put them into a storage bag for repairs, and empty a storage bag, which is specially used to hold these daily necessities, and it is easy to solve the problem.
After packing his luggage, Xu Ke took a shower and put on a new "standard Taoist robe" for outer disciples, wearing a "seeking Taoist crown" on his head, a long sword hanging from his waist on the left, a jade gourd hanging on the right, and two storage bags close to his body deposit.
After tidying up and dressing up, the whole person looks handsome and elegant, with an extraordinary heroic appearance.
"Finally looks a bit like cultivating immortals!"
Xu Ke smiled, stretched out his hand, and the purple skylark flew over and landed on his shoulder.
Turning his head to look at the thatched cottage behind him, Xu Ke felt a little emotional, but he didn't have much nostalgia.
The road to immortality is long, and the avenue walks alone.
How many people, how many things, how many difficult pasts, all turned into passing clouds in the end.
Home? There is no home for a practitioner. It's just wandering around, and the four seas are home.
Flicking the sleeves of his robe, Xu Ke's figure swept up and floated away.
While passing by Senior Brother Wang's residence, Xu Ke accidentally discovered that Senior Brother Wang was standing under the eaves of his house.
"Brother Wang, you are..."
Xu Ke stopped and turned to look at Senior Brother Wang.
"I know you're leaving today, so I'll see you off!"
Brother Wang smiled at Xu Ke, then adjusted his clothes, bowed his hands and saluted, "I wish Brother Xu a bright future and great success in the road."
"Thank you, brother!"
At this moment, Xu Ke's heart felt inexplicably hot, and he was a little moved.
It turned out that someone still remembered that I was leaving today.
It turns out that someone will send me off.
Bowing back and saluting, Xu Ke straightened up, took a deep breath, and a different kind of look glowed between his brows.
After saying goodbye to Senior Brother Wang, Xu Ke walked all the way to the market town of Fangshi.
Along the way, other people were not as humane as Senior Brother Wang. Even if they met on the road, they just nodded slightly, no congratulations, no farewell, completely indifferent.
Xu Ke didn't care either, no matter what attitude the other party had, he always smiled back.
The road to practice is long and lonely.
The more you practice, the easier it is to become indifferent, become "too high and forget your feelings", become "firm in the mind of the Tao, not stagnant in things", become "jumping out of the three realms and not in the five elements". don't care.
This is actually the loss of "humanity".
Xu Ke doesn't want to cultivate such a fairy. Immortals and immortals cannot only have "immortals" without "people".
Walking along the streets of the market town, Xu Ke came to "Baibaozhai".
"You're here?"
Seeing Xu Ke's arrival, Liu Yongtian put down his book and smiled at Xu Ke, "After the casual cultivators left, there will be no business during this period. I don't bother to guard the counter, so I just come out to get some air. I'm not waiting for you .”
Hehe, so you are a tsundere?
Xu Ke smiled, didn't point it out, and bowed directly to Liu Yongtian, "Fangzheng, I'm leaving, and I will come back to see you in the future."
"let's go."
Liu Yongtian waved his hand lazily, "I have gone to the Temple of Si Nong, and I have to do things seriously, and don't disgrace me in Hedong Fang."
Does Hedong Fang still have face to lose? Uh, no, I am the only face in Hedong Fang.
Xu Ke bowed and saluted, "Thank you Fangzheng for your teaching, I will definitely work hard."
"Go!"
Liu Yongtian waved to Xu Ke again, "Go there early, report early, don't waste time."
"Okay. Then... Fangzheng, I'm leaving."
After saluting and saying goodbye to Liu Yongtian, Xu Ke got up and walked towards Haoyang City.
After Xu Ke left, Liu Yongtian stood up, looked at Xu Ke's leaving figure, and waved slowly.
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After leaving Hedongfang, Xu Ke used the "light body technique" all the way and hurried to Haoyang City.
The "lightness technique" turned into a talent spell made Xu Ke travel very fast. With one rise and fall, he flew ten feet in the air, and his robe and sleeves fluttered.
It's just that... this fairy-like demeanor is still at the initial stage of "traveling basically depends on walking".
Especially after approaching Haoyang City, Xu Ke was even more envious when he saw all kinds of cars whizzing by in the sky, all kinds of lights.
"Buying a car" must be put on the agenda as soon as possible, otherwise, it will be really inconvenient to travel in the future.
Passing through the urban area of Haoyang Chengfang all the way, and entering the residence of the Si Nong Dian, Xu Ke once again stepped into the majestic hall of the Si Nong Dian.
"Xu Ke from Hedongfang, you are ordered to report here."
Stepping up the steps, Xu Ke bowed his hands and reported to the disciples on duty at the gate of the main hall.
"Haha! Brother Xu is here?"
Before waiting for the disciples on duty to respond, a loud laugh was heard from the hall, and Senior Brother Zhang Lingfeng came out with a smile on his face.
"Meet Senior Brother Zhang."
Xu Ke bowed his hands to Zhang Lingfeng, "I'm new here, and I'm not familiar with everything. I'll ask Senior Brother Zhang to take care of me in the future."
"Where there is, it should be."
Zhang Lingfeng greeted him enthusiastically, "When I saw Junior Brother Xu before, I thought that Junior Brother was extraordinary, but I didn't expect Junior Brother to be more powerful than I thought. I won the first place in the promotion assessment this time. I was shocked when I heard the news!"
"Senior brother is too famous!"
Xu Ke hurriedly said something modest, and sighed secretly in his heart.
Brother Zhang is really extraordinary!
As expected of a person with great ambitions who wants to take the "route to power", he is too good at talking. This kind of emotional intelligence, this kind of hospitality, really makes people feel like spring breeze.
It's just that... taking the road of "taking power" will inevitably involve various "struggles", and it will inevitably be troublesome in the future.
If you win, you will have unlimited scenery, and if you lose, you will lose everything.
Xu Ke just wants to practice quietly and doesn't want to get involved in such troublesome things, so...a person with great ambitions like Zhang Lingfeng can't have a deep friendship.
It's better to be simple when making friends, lest he cause countless troubles for you, and eventually involve yourself in it.
(This matter was mentioned in the previous chapters, but it was not thoroughly written. Some readers raised questions, so Xu Ke’s thoughts are written.)
(end of this chapter)