Chapter 11 Getting Started as a Teacher
Since Tianlang wrote a letter to his family, he has been thinking about it, hoping that his parents would receive his letter as soon as possible. In addition, he was very worried that Sister Zixia could deliver the letter as scheduled? How did she ask Bird to send the letter? How could Bird find her home? Can she teach Birds to recognize pictures and write? Tianlang was worried and curious in his heart, so he always urged Yangzi to go and inquire.
The next day, Yangzi went to find Zixia to find out if the letter was delivered. Zixia said it had already been delivered, and she also saw an old man with gray hair and long beard picking up the letter.
"Is there a crooked jujube tree at your door?" Zixia asked Yoko.
"Well, this seems to be true," Yoko said in a snoring manner, "I have been away from home for some time, and I can't remember it very clearly."
"Who is that old man with gray hair and beard?"
"Uh, it's my dad, no, it's my grandfather." Yoko stammered and then left quickly.
Looking at Yangzi's departure back, Zixia shook her head in confusion. She had also heard some rumors about Yangzi recently, and always felt that this person was a little strange, which was very different from the past.
Yoko took the time to reply to Tianlang. After hearing what he said, Tianlang felt relieved and said, "That's my family, and the one with long beards is my father."
"Can Zixia describe this clearly, just like I saw it with my own eyes. Was it the bird told her?" Tianlang asked Yoko with some confusion.
"Yes, maybe she can really turn into a bird and fly by herself." Yoko smiled.
"Mage Lingmei's disciples do have some tricks. It seems that the art of Taoism is endless, and you and I still need to work harder." Tianlang said with great sigh.
Tianlang said as he took out a book from the pile of firewood and said, "You haven't been here to listen to my lectures for a long time. Come and make up for you." After that, he went to open the wood door and a ray of sunlight shone in.
The two of them sat in the wood-room and started to learn.
"Actually, I haven't figured out a few things in this book. It would be great if I could ask the master for a question." Tianlang said, "It's not appropriate to ask you to ask, right?"
"Yes, it would be great if the master could take you and me as disciples, so as not to learn secretly in this broken house."
While the two were studying their homework with concentration, a bird flew quietly to the wood door and watched the room.
Several days later, when Tianlang was studying, he often found a bird flying around the house, either stopping in front of the house, or above the surrounding trees. The bird was very beautiful, with red beak, purple feathers and green feet, and its cry was long and gentle. Tianlang gradually fell in love with this bird, and sometimes he didn't come for a day, and he still missed it.
Several months passed, the weather gradually warmed, and the ice and snow began to melt. It was already "a slight spring breeze blows, don't say it will warm up, the cold dew is in early spring."
On this day, when Tianlang was pondering the magic gate with Yoko, Tianlang suddenly raised his ears and listened for a while, saying, "A beast is coming through the woods!"
After hearing this, Yoko was shocked and hurriedly ran out of the woods to visit the woods. Sure enough, he saw a horse rushing out of the woods. He looked closely and saw that it was a horse riding, and it was clearly a tiger stalking and a man was coming from the Taoist temple.
This Taoist man's face is like pink, his lips are like cinnabar, his head is wearing a green gauze scarf, his head is flowing with a flowing belt behind his head, his jade Yin-Yang Taoist robe, his feet are covered with a pair of cloud-stepped shoes, and his waist is covered with two Queen Mother's knots.
Yangzi couldn't help but say horror: "It's Master Lingmei who is back!" He hurried back to the Taoist temple to report. Tianlang hurriedly avoided it and said nothing.
Master Lingmei came to the front of the temple. Master Hongji and Master Taiqing had led all his disciples to the front door to greet him. When the disciples saw the master coming with a tiger, they were so majestic that the tiger was fierce and terrifying. They were all dumbfounded and looked at each other, not daring to speak. When the master saw everyone, he turned over from the tiger. With a wave of Buddha dust, the tiger turned around and headed straight for the mountains and forests, and disappeared in a short while.
Zixia went up to worship the master, then helped the master into the hall surrounded by everyone, and sat down one by one. After asking everyone about his well-being, the master said: "I traveled around the world, picked flowers and built a hat, broke weeds to spread, sucked sweet springs and rinsed teeth, chewed pines and cypresses to extend their age, so as to avoid cages and hide, and to break away from the world to cultivate the truth, so I have been able to steal some leisure time."
"However, I met a fairy-crawler on the road the day before yesterday, and sat down to discuss the Tao, and discussed the past and the present. I lamented the rise and fall of the previous dynasty and the abolition of the past and the worries of the common people in the world. Everyone thought that those who practice immortals should expound the Tao and promote the orthodox teachings of the Supreme Supreme to benefit the world, eliminate the evil atmosphere in the world, and save sentient beings." The master sighed, "However, I can only pass on what I have learned from my own hands to future generations, use the orthodox teachings to the world, and save the people from water and fire."
After saying that, the master asked Hongji and Taiqing: "The two high-level masters have many virtuous disciples. Can you recommend a few high-level disciples who are very skilled and extremely intelligent, and I will personally teach you the scriptures?"
Master Taiqing replied: "We have already had this intention, carefully preaching and cultivating, just to select good talents, to gain the wise eyes of the masters and to accept them as disciples."
"Yes, we will set up an on-site assessment tomorrow, carefully select good talents, and learn from the masters." Master Hongji took over the words and said.
When all the disciples heard that they were expected to be accepted as disciple by Master Lingmei, they were both happy and worried. What they were happy was that they could have such an opportunity to learn from the master and rise to the top. What they were worried about was that they were not good at learning skills and could not be selected. They now had their own thoughts and went back to prepare for it.
The next morning, the disciples gathered in the backyard study room and began to conduct assessment and selection.
It is said to be an assessment, but in fact, the two teachers Hongji and Taiqing each gave a question and asked the disciples to explain the topic. In fact, the two teachers who chose the two teachers had already known it. Among the disciples, the one who learned the best in the Lishu Qi Sect was Zuo Dian, who was deeply appreciated by Master Hongji, and the one who had the deepest attainments in the magic Qi Sect was Ye Chengshi, who was the favorite disciple of Master Taiqing.
After some selection, Master Hongji discussed with Taiqing Zhenren, and finally decided to recommend the two disciples, Zuo Dian and Ye Chengshi, to the mage. Zhu led the two to the palace to pay homage to the mage.
When Master Lingmei saw the two, one was beautiful and handsome, the other was upright in his facial features and majestic. He nodded with satisfaction.
When the two saw the master agreeing, they immediately stepped forward to worship: "Respecting the teacher is here, I will receive three prayers from my disciples!" After the ceremony, they met Fairy Zixia next to them and became their senior sister.
Master Lingmei smiled and asked Hongji and Taiqing, "Are you the only two apprentices?"
The two of them replied: "I carefully screened them, and only these two people were able to find out. The rest were slight and unsightly, and they were not as wise as the wizards."
The mage laughed and said, "There are two other great disciples who are hiding in the wood house. They are unwilling to recommend them to me."
Master Hongji looked at Taiqing Zhenren in opposition, and he didn't understand the truth. He thought that there were any other good disciples who I wouldn't know?
Master Lingmei turned around and said to Zixia, "Go and pass on Zhenyangzi and ask him to bring people to see you." Zixia took the order out.
It turned out that when Zixia heard that her master was going to take an apprentice, she hid Yangzi in the wood-room. This person could receive radio from thousands of miles away and told her master about stealing his master's skills outside the study.
Zixia told her master that she had followed and observed this person for many days and found that although this boy was young, he was smart and studious, and could understand at one point. His talent was different from ordinary people. With his guidance, Yangzi had achieved success in learning, no less than many other disciples of the two teachers.
Last night, Zixia called Yangzi to the mage and asked, and Yangzi had no choice but to explain the whole story.
After a while, Zixia led Yangzi and Tianlang into the hall. Master Lingmei called Tianlang closer and asked him some questions about the mathematics and magical genre. Tianlang answered them one by one without any leakage. Master Hongji and Master Taiqing were stunned when they listened, because Langzi answered that it was the two of them who were truly secret techniques. They not only gained the essence, but also had a sharp performance, and had a great potential to surpass and advance.
Chapter completed!