boyutpedia Chapter 45 The bastard in ancient times who wanted to concentrate on his career 9
Chapter 45 The bastard in ancient times who wanted to concentrate on his career 9
Spring passes and autumn comes, cold comes and summer comes.
Five years have passed.
Outside Lu'an County, on a beautiful mountaintop.
A simple small Taoist temple is hidden among the trees. There is only a stone paved path in the forest leading to the entrance of the Taoist temple. The new door of the Taoist temple is incompatible with the surrounding repaired walls.
At three o'clock in the morning, Magistrate Song and his two confidants walked along the mountain path to the entrance of the Taoist temple.
Just as he stood at the door, before he could knock on the door, a gust of breeze blew by, and the door opened automatically.
This was not the first time Magistrate Song had seen such a magical scene, and he still sighed in his heart about the magical means. The two confidants behind him lowered their heads and looked more respectful.
The Taoist temple is indeed small, and you can have a clear view of the layout when you stand at the gate. Not far from the entrance, there is a copper three-legged incense burner. Beyond the incense burner is a three-bay worship hall, in which a portrait is enshrined. The portrait of the founder painted by Yuan Xi, the version he finalized after much thought, depicts the founder of "Zhaoxia Qi Shifa". As for how he knows what people look like, Yuan Xi said that the portrait focuses on an artistic conception, and the portrait of the founder of the painting is realistic.
The point is not that the portrait in this portrait is different, but that Yuan Xi has hidden the complete "Zhaoxia Qi Shifa" in the portrait. In the past few years, he has also done a little research on refining weapons. This portrait can be regarded as a magical weapon. Its function is also very simple. It is invulnerable to water and fire. It can be preserved for a long time and used to teach the law.
There is a door at the rear right of the main hall, which leads to the backyard where Yuan Xi lived.
The door was open, and Magistrate Song walked straight in.
There is a well in the middle of the backyard, and there are two rows of side rooms on the right side in front, with a total of six rooms. A kitchen, a alchemy room, a study room, a quiet room, and two bedrooms.
Magistrate Song walked into the study with familiarity and met his youngest son whom he had not seen for a long time.
"Father."
Yuan Xi bowed and invited people to take their seats.
"Hmph." Magistrate Song snorted arrogantly, touched his beard, and sat across from Yuan Xi.
Looking at the chessboard on the table, the endgame on it was still the unfinished one when he came here last time.
Magistrate Song pondered for two seconds, picked up the white piece and played against Yuan Xi, and soon killed all the black pieces.
After winning, his anger dissipated. The father and son had not seen each other for a year, and the sense of alienation was gone. Yuan Xi was very satisfied with the effect, and it was not in vain that he went out of his way to lose without leaving any trace. Magistrate Song is a bad chess player, he is good at playing and loves to play. He will be angry even if you win, so you have to deliberately make him angry too.
Normally, Yuan Xi would never play chess with Magistrate Song. Who made him feel guilty this time? He knew that there was no time to cultivate, but who knew that after his breakthrough, he studied a little bit about alchemy, and a year passed in a flash.
County Magistrate Song saw the guilty look on Yuan Xi's face and said, "You have been in seclusion for a whole year." He paused and then said, "This is quite different from the two months you originally said."
"Father, there was a little accident, and the time took a little too long."
"Accident? Is it important?"
When he heard about the accident, Song's father was a little nervous, and all kinds of crazy and tragic scenes appeared in his mind.
"It's nothing, I just finished my breakthrough and took the time to consolidate my cultivation." Yuan Xi made an excuse to fool him.
"It's okay. Father gave you an excuse to study abroad. Don't let it slip when you get back."
Yuan Xi responded with a smile: "Thank you father."
Two years ago, Yuan Xi passed the examination at the age of thirteen.
The genius' reputation spread far and wide, and his net worth also skyrocketed. Many wealthy families were openly and secretly inquiring about Yuan Xi's marriage.
The conditions of several families were really good, and Aunt Yun was a little moved. Next to him, he carefully counted the advantages and disadvantages of each girl, and she was determined to find him a good wife who had all the requirements.
His aunt was also a little moved and wanted to introduce him to his maternal niece.
This posture made his scalp numb.
Yuan Xi did not expect that he would be forced to marry at the age of thirteen, two years earlier than the original owner remembered. All in all, he underestimated the influence of thirteen-year-old Juren.
This also disrupted his plans. He originally wanted to wait until his cultivation reached the advanced stage of Qi refining and he learned how to fly with a sword before having a showdown with his family. Because of the ancient tradition of parents ordering matchmakers, Yuan Xi had no choice but to have an early showdown with the county magistrate. He didn't want a fiancée to suddenly appear one day and affect his ability to complete his tasks.
One dark and windy night.
Magistrate Song was handling official business in the study, and then Yuan Xi appeared quietly in the study, shocking Magistrate Song.
The shocked Magistrate Song clutched his chest and became angry when he saw his youngest son, "When did you come here? It's fun to scare your father, right?"
I searched around, planning to find a feather duster so that I could beat the child when he was older.
Yuan Xi used water polo skills in time to control the situation and escaped a beating.
Magistrate Song froze on the spot, "A magic trick?"
"Dad, it's like this..." Yuan Xi had already made an excuse in advance, pretending that he had received the inheritance in a dilapidated Taoist temple on a mountain outside Lu'an County, and was now successful in practicing Taoism. Then he demonstrated a few small spells. Finally, Magistrate Song believed that he was successful in cultivating Taoism.
"So dad, if your son wants to be a Taoist priest in the future and specialize in studying Taoism, the father should help his son refuse the marriage, so as not to disturb other people's families."
Magistrate Song pointed at him with trembling fingers, "It's because you don't want to get married that you came to scare your old father at night."
Yuan Xi said embarrassedly: "I'm only thirteen, who knew someone would want to marry my son, but my aunt and aunt are quite in favor of it, so I can only come to my father for help. By the way, let me tell my father in advance about my son's future plans. .”
After knowing such exciting things and witnessing these miraculous immortal arts, Magistrate Song still doesn't understand what his youngest son wants to do in the future. If he had such an adventure, what kind of official would he be? He would just resign and go up the mountain. Isn’t it delicious to practice Taoism?
Although he knew that the possibility was unlikely, Magistrate Song still had illusions and asked hesitantly: "Son, um, what do you think of being a father?"
Yuan Xi tilted his head, what about it?
Seeing that Yuan Xi didn't understand, Magistrate Song explained clearly, "Do you think it's still too late to practice Taoism for my father? There are also those magical spells."
That’s what it means.
Yuan Xi simply took out the spirit-testing stone.
This move shocked Magistrate Song again, "Could this be the legendary The Universe in a Sleeve?"
Won Hee taking something from the space: Ah, yes, yes, that’s it.
"This is for testing qualifications. If it lights up, it proves that those who are qualified can practice the inherited skills. Otherwise, there is no fate."
After hearing Yuan Xi's explanation, Magistrate Song took the spirit-testing stone with trembling hands and waited for a while, but there was no response.
Magistrate Song was already prepared. Although he was a little regretful, he accepted it calmly. Especially after hearing Yuan Xi talk about how rare the qualifications were, he no longer had any regrets.
It has to be said that County Magistrate Song is indeed a good father who puts the safety of his children first. Even if he knew that Yuan Xi was successful in practicing Taoism and had all kinds of magical methods, his first reaction was to hide the matter instead of using Yuan Xi to do it. Family profit.