"Second Uncle?"
In the back house of the City God Temple.
When Ah Hai and Ah Chu heard Uncle Jiu's nagging, they couldn't help but exclaimed. They had only heard of Uncle Simu and Uncle Qianhe because these two uncles had been here before.
But aren’t the other uncles already dead
"My senior brother Shi Jian is indeed dead, but there is still a second senior brother. He was expelled from the sect by the elder because of his evil intentions."
Lei Gang is the son of the previous great elder of Maoshan. He joined Maoshan earlier than Uncle Jiu and later than Shi Jian, so he is naturally the second senior brother.
Uncle Jiu looked outside the door. It had been nearly twenty years since his second senior brother was kicked out of the sect.
Twenty years ago, when he was wandering the world, he broke through the eighth level of the human master and became the most outstanding young man in the world. He was expected to become a geomancer and became very famous for a while.
At that time, Uncle Jiu was full of energy and vigor. The Great Elder came all the way from Maoshan to persuade him to return to Maoshan and take the position of elder.
But there are too many affairs in Maoshan, and the intrigue is particularly serious. Uncle Jiu is not interested in the interpersonal relationships and interactions between major sects. He just wants to stay in charge, so he directly refused.
The Great Elder did not insist any more. The situation was turbulent at that time, and the great catastrophe of the ages was like a shadow hanging over everyone's mind. Maoshan was not a safe place either.
Later, for some unknown reason, the second senior brother Lei Gang was expelled from Maoshan by the sect leader.
Uncle Jiu had heard a little about it, but he didn't ask any more. Before leaving, the Great Elder gave him a soul tablet.
By restraining his soul on the token, he can enjoy the incense of Maoshan. This is also the reason why his cultivation has greatly improved in recent years.
However, there is also a disadvantage. If the token is obtained by someone else, Uncle Jiu's cultivation will dissipate and he will die after seven days.
Lei Xiu is the daughter of the second senior brother Lei Gang.
Lei Xiu’s sudden appearance immediately made Uncle Jiu suspicious. He wondered why Lei Gang came back this time
Could it be that he is here to visit the Great Elder
Since the Great Elder's death was approaching ten years ago, his soul has left his body and been dragged to the underworld. His body was buried in his hometown, Gantian Town, in accordance with his wishes.
Uncle Jiu would go there to burn incense from time to time, but he had never seen Second Brother Lei Gang come back or visit his grave.
Because the Great Elder once taught him magic, Uncle Jiu also called the Great Elder "Master" to express his gratitude. When he was young, he might have received a lot of care from the Great Elder.
What on earth is Second Brother Lei Gang coming back for
Uncle Jiu sat in a chair and fell into deep thought. He pinched his fingers, wanting to do a calculation, but then put his hands down.
First of all, Lei Gang is his senior brother after all, so he was a little disrespectful.
Secondly, he didn’t know his zodiac sign, so he didn’t want to write it down anyway, so it was better not to calculate it.
"By the way, I have something else to tell you two!"
Uncle Jiu looked at Ah Hai and Ah Chu and warned them, "You must not let your senior brother know about this. Do you hear me?"
Although the two were surprised, they both nodded and responded.
Uncle Jiu was afraid that Lei Gang would come back to seek revenge on him, and wanted to get the soul tablet. Soul tablets were very rare in Maoshan, and only those who were in high positions of power and had made great contributions could have them.
As the son of the great elder, Lei Gang must know about this soul tablet.
He was afraid that his youngest disciple Russell would find out that Lei Gang was doing harm to him, and then slap his second senior brother to death.
You know, the eldest brother Shi Jian and the younger brother Tulong died at the hands of the young disciple, and he didn't show any mercy.
Anyone who touches my master must die!
Although Uncle Jiu was relieved, he still thought it would be better not to involve the younger generation with the grudges of the older generation.
Since he is still alive, how can he always let the younger one take the lead
really.
Just as Uncle Jiu expected, the next day, a middle-aged man who looked to be in his thirties brought Lei Xiu to the door.
It was Uncle Jiu’s second senior brother, Lei Gang, who was almost fifty years old this year.
But he looks as young as a 30-year-old man. Compared with him, Uncle Jiu looks more like his senior brother.
Lei Gang seemed to have turned over a new leaf. He took Lei Xiu to apologize to Uncle Jiu. His conversation and behavior were gentle and elegant, like a scholar and a gentleman.
Uncle Jiu remained silent and suppressed the doubts in his heart. Compared with his doubts, he hoped that his senior brother would mend his ways and get on the right path.
"Ah Chu, Ah Hai, come here quickly, this is your second uncle!"
"Greetings, Uncle Master." Ah Chu and Ah Hai hurried over to pay their respects. This was the rule set by Uncle Jiu. One must pay their respects to elders when they come.
Lei Gang nodded, stared at the two carefully, and saw through their cultivation. He praised them, "Junior brother, your two disciples are not bad."
"No, no, my two disciples are useless and their cultivation is very low."
He was telling the truth. The two of them had been practicing for more than ten years, but were still not as good as his young disciple Russell who had practiced for a few months. How could that be considered good
Ah Hai and Ah Chu naturally knew that Uncle Jiu had been nagging them almost every day for the past ten years about the talent of their young disciple. With such a great example before them, how could they dare to be proud
The humility of the three masters and apprentices made Lei Gang think that they were being arrogant!
Uncle Jiu gently took a sip of tea and cautiously asked, "By the way, Senior Brother, aren't you in Nanyang? How is it over there? Why did you come back so suddenly?"
"Ah, I was wrong back then. In order to get a good ranking in the sect competition, I took a Nanyang sorcerer as my master. I also did many wrong things and was kicked out by my father. I was resentful at the time, but now it seems that I was wrong."
Lei Gang spoke as if he had really let it go, and lamented the mistakes he had made when he was young, his face full of regrets.
It was the first time that Uncle Jiu heard the details of what happened back then, and he couldn't help but take another sip of tea to hide his shock.
As a Maoshan disciple, it would be very problematic to learn the techniques of other sects, but as long as the techniques remain unchanged, it would not be a big problem.
There are many different ways in Maoshan, not just focusing on talismans, there are also various paths.
But to take someone else as your teacher is undoubtedly to play two cards at the same time, which is disrespectful to your teacher and ancestors!
No wonder the Great Elder was so furious and wanted to drive Lei Gang out of Maoshan. This was because the Great Elder was protecting him. If it were someone else, he would definitely have destroyed his cultivation and severely punished him.
"Junior brother, I came back this time just to help you." Lei Gang sighed, a sense of righteousness rising spontaneously, "Now the Central Plains is in chaos, demons are everywhere, how can cultivators like us sit idly by and do nothing?"
"Now that I'm back in the Central Plains, I think of you, my disciple. Brothers, if we work together, we can accomplish anything!"
This was said sincerely, and Uncle Jiu couldn't tell whether it was true or not, so he nodded and said, "That's great. If Master were still alive, he would definitely be very happy."
The two had a very pleasant conversation. Uncle Jiu remembered the kindness that the Great Elder had shown him in the past, so he kept Lei Gang in the City God Temple.
Lei Gang glanced at the City God statue in front of him unintentionally, "Brother, if you don't have the Three Pure Ones or the ancestors at home, what's the point of having the City God?"
There are no ghost gods in the world anymore, and these are just clay statues placed in front of us.
Lin Jiu, ah Lin Jiu, you are so stupid!
Lei Gang was cautious and asked about the details of the City God, but Uncle Jiu shook his head helplessly and said, "This is a statue from a long time ago. I'm an outsider and it's good enough for me to have a place to stay. How dare I tear it down?"
"oh!"
Lei Gang secretly opened his Dharma eyes and took a careful look at the City God Temple. It turned out to be a clay sculpture with nothing else on it.
Just Lin Jiu, let me show you how I can control you with my Nanyang black magic!
ps: Six thousand four hundred words today.