Waves of tiger roars came from the mountains behind. Ji Yuan, who was riding on a cloud, couldn't help but smile knowingly again. Then the cloud floated away and landed in Ning'an.
Although Lu Shanjun's cultivation level is not very high, his position in Jiyuan Chess is not low. It is not easy to directly give him the method of cultivation of immortal beasts that is too close to orthodox. This will affect the rare spirituality of demon cultivation and easily affect the orthodoxy of the black pieces in the demon path.
After all, the positioning of Shanjun in the chess game is to fall into the demon clan. I used to have 30% confidence in Shanjun's potential to become a big demon, but after tonight, it is 70%.
On the platform tonight, Ji Yuan explained carefully and in detail. Just as Lu Shanjun believed in him, Ji Yuan also believed in this extraordinary tiger.
That night, there were constant roars of tigers in the depths of Niukui Mountain, and the birds in the forest fled away. Hu Yun also fled with them. In this state, he dared not stay with Lu Shanjun.
The only thing that the red fox was better than Lu Shanjun was that it could run down Niukui Mountain and rush into Ning'an County. Anyway, it was more comfortable there than in the mountains. Hu Yun didn't want to stay there all night and ran away overnight.
It was not until dawn that the tiger spirit, whose joy was still unabated, calmed down. At this moment, Lu Shanjun's mind was clear and every word that Ji Yuan said was crystal clear to him.
Although Master did not directly give any magic methods of cultivation last night, he did point out the important obstacles on my path of transformation and even on my future path of cultivation. The most important thing is that he pointed out the true direction of "the Great Way". The heavy sense of expectation is already very obvious.
"Master has high hopes for me. I will definitely carve out my own path. When I can call myself a disciple of Jiyuan, I will definitely not bring disgrace upon his reputation!"
With this belief, Lu Shanjun did not return to his original cave, but jumped out and ran to another place in the mountain.
That cave was no longer suitable for living and meditation, so he wanted to move to a more spacious location, and the new location had to be closer to the rock.
Lu Shanjun has decided to come to this platform to practice whenever the moon is high in the sky. Since the night he listened to the sermon, this piece of rock has taken on a special meaning for him.
But after listening to the sermon together that night, although the master probably did not acknowledge the fox as a disciple, the fact that they were friends made Lu Shanjun feel close to the red fox.
But the fox was still too ignorant and didn't know how to appreciate the blessings it had. Lu Shanjun decided that he would encourage the little fox when he had the chance in the future to avoid wasting this opportunity.
Hu Yun had already returned to Ning'an County and slept next to Yin Qing.
When Lu Shanjun was about to whip the red fox, Hu Yun suddenly trembled and his hair stood up. He woke up in panic and looked around. He was greatly relieved to find that he was in Yin's bedroom.
Just now, Hu Yun dreamed that he was still in the tiger cave in Niukui Mountain, and Lu Shanjun was roaring at him with his bloody mouth wide open.
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Life in Ju'an Pavilion was relatively peaceful. Ji Yuan returned to his daily routine of following sunrise and sunset, while observing the stars and the moon and practicing his magic.
Yin Qing was already the oldest student in the school. Most of the time, he helped the old teacher, and the old teacher didn't need to worry too much about his homework. He was originally going to leave Ning'an County soon to study at Huiyuan Academy in Chunhui Prefecture, but as soon as Ji Yuan came back, he hesitated and didn't want to leave.
Ji Yuan couldn't persuade him forcefully, so he asked Yin Qing to write a letter to his family and go to Wanzhou to hear the decision of Yin's father and mother in reply.
It can be predicted that the content of the reply letter will definitely require Yin Qing to go to the academy as soon as possible, but it takes about two or three months for letters to go back and forth between the two states, which gives Yin Qing some buffer time.
On this day, the school was closed, and Yin Qing was sitting in the Ju'an Pavilion reading. The red fox was also lying on the stone table, reading the same book with him, and occasionally reciting a passage together. If others saw this, they would definitely find this scene interesting, or be scared to death.
Ji Yuan was sitting at the other end, flipping through a volume of "The Way of Chess". This kind of chess book was sent again by the underworld in Ning'an County. All of them were engraved on bamboo slips by Wu Pan, making it convenient for Ji Yuan to read the words by touching the slips.
Before they knew it, the sky was covered with dark clouds again, and the rumbling sound of thunder could be heard from afar from time to time. Yin Qing and Hu Yun turned a deaf ear to it and continued to study hard.
Ji Yuan put down the bamboo slips, walked outside the shade of the jujube tree, looked at the clouds in the sky, and smelled the water vapor in the air.
"Yes, it's the eve of Grain in Ear before we know it. It's time for the rain to fall. Yin Qing, go home and collect your clothes."
"Mr. Ji, I didn't hang out the laundry today!"
Yin Qing smiled at Ji Yuan and continued to study with Hu Yun.
"Then you should move somewhere else. It's going to rain soon. Come inside and see."
While Ji Yuan was speaking, he picked up the other two bamboo slips on the stone table, walked into the main room, moved a chair and sat at the door. The man and the fox outside were still reading intently.
After a while, the first drop of rain fell to the ground, followed by more and more drops, gradually turning into a heavy rain.
Yin Qing screamed "Ouch!" and hurried to Ji Yuan with the book in his arms. The red fox looked even funnier when it ran with its hind legs with its two paws on its head.
Outside, the sounds of people bustling about in the rain could be heard. There are always some reckless people who don't look at the weather and act hastily when it rains.
"Oh my! Get out of the rain!" "This rain came so suddenly!"
"Run, run!" "Collect the clothes first!"
…
But for most villagers, the rain came as a celebration of joy. The rainfall caused the rivers and canals to rise, and provided abundant water in the fields, providing a good start for a new round of sowing in the areas around Ning'an County and even the entire Jizhou.
"Hua La La..."
The rain hit the roof, hit the yard, hit the branches and leaves of the jujube tree, and everything around formed a beautiful picture of movement and stillness in Ji Yuan's mind.
Seeing Ji Yuan sitting at the door with his eyes closed, feeling the rain falling on the earth, Yin Qing and Hu Yun stopped reading and moved a chair to sit at the door. The red fox sat on the ground beside Yin Qing, sweeping its tail.
Half an hour later, when the rain began to gradually subside, Ji Yuan stood up from the chair, walked out of the door and stood under the eaves.
The gate of the small pavilion was only half-open. The rain had not stopped yet, but three knocks on the door were heard from the other end.
"Mr. Ying, please come in!"
"Hey, excuse me!"
Old Long Yinghong pushed open the courtyard gate and walked into the small pavilion. The rain fell on his body and wet his clothes, but he didn't care and bowed to Ji Yuan.
By the time Lao Long walked to the stone table in front of the yard, the rain had stopped.
There was a frightened "rustling..." sound among the branches and leaves of the jujube tree in the yard, and then it returned to silence, but Yin Qing had already stood up in surprise.
"You are, you are the old man who ate half a tree of dates in one bite and got my father drunk!"
Yin Qing had an excellent memory. Combined with the fact that the impression was so deep and Lao Long's clothing style remained unchanged over the years, he recognized him immediately after only seeing him once.
"Hehehe, it's exactly me!"
Lao Long smiled, stroked his beard and nodded, while Ji Yuan turned his head to look at Yin Qing and Hu Yundao.
"You two should go back first. The old gentleman and I have something to discuss."
What Mr. Ji said must mean that there was something real, and the man and the fox responded almost in unison.
"oh…"
Then he tiptoed out of the yard with the water.
Ji Yuan then walked into the yard, waved his sleeves to sweep away the rain water on the stone table and stone bench, and stretched out his hand to guide.
"Mr. Ying, please take a seat!"
"Okay, Mr. Ji, please!"
As soon as the two sat down, Lao Long started to tease with a smile.
"This red fox must be the one that Mr. Ji rescued. It's quite interesting. The kid from the Yin family is also quite intelligent. Mr. Ji, do you plan to teach him?"
"I'm already teaching him, but it's not about cultivating immortality or practicing magic. The Yin family's father and son are dedicated to the people. Although Yin Qing is young and playful, he is not unstable in character. He is a great talent."
Lao Long nodded and squinted his eyes to look in the direction of the Yin family.
"To be praised by Mr. Ji, Master Yin deserves the title of 'outstanding person'."
As he was speaking, he saw Ji Yuan stretch out his right hand and wave, and suddenly many bright red dates fell from the tree, and were attracted by the magic power in the air and gathered on the stone table.
There are six pills lined up in a row, with a faint flame rising from them.
"Please taste them, old sir. Don't blame me for being stingy. The older these fire dates are, the more extraordinary they become. There are only a few dozen in this batch, so pick as few as you can."
"You, that's enough. I only gave you two pills back then. At least there are a few more today."
As he spoke, Lao Long grabbed all the dates and stuffed them into his mouth, chewing them with a "crunching" sound, without even spitting out the date pits.
The old dragon is not a stingy dragon, so Ji should be more generous. Although there are few dates, they are all the original fire dates. There are only ten left in total, and now there are only four.
"Old man, have you been wandering around before? Do you have any specific information?"
Old Dragon naturally knew what Ji Yuan was asking.
"It is rumored that the fate of the southern corner of Yunzhou in the East is hidden. Perhaps because of this, in order to seek the fate method, those who are interested are following the rules and are mostly waiting and watching, and are unwilling to disturb the secular world."
"What's interesting is that after the true demon escaped, I wonder if he wanted to annoy other beings, so he deliberately spread the news that Dazhen seemed to be calm inside, but in fact it was a dangerous place..."
Lao Long paused and continued.
"For this reason, the monk Yu Huaishan seemed to be unable to sit still and sent people to the Tianji Pavilion to seek a solution. It is said that he had a fight with some evil demon on the way. Hey, I think it is probably related to the real demon. After all, he was angry and it happened in the southern wilderness."
Ji Yuancang's eyes were calm, but his mind was full of thoughts.
"There is still such a thing. Didn't the Tianji Pavilion close the cave?"
"There are always some connections between their immortal palaces. Although Yuhuai Mountain is not well-known, it is still at the center of this incident. Tianji Pavilion may not necessarily refuse to let us in."