"Master, Mr. Ji, the tea is ready!"
The middle-aged doctor came back from the backyard with the prepared tea in his hand, but when he came out, he saw that only his master Tong Xian was outside, looking at a scroll.
"Uh, Master, where is Mr. Ji?"
Tong Xian answered without even raising his head, his eyes fixed on the scroll in his hand.
"He went home. We were chatting happily, but he suddenly stood up and said that he would have guests coming to visit him soon, and then he left."
"oh… "
The middle-aged doctor nodded in disappointment, put the tray in his hand on the examination table, poured tea for Tong Xian, and curiously shifted his attention to the scroll.
"Master, what is this? Did Mr. Ji give it to you?"
"Well, your master asked Mr. Ji to bring it to me before he passed away. It is said to be a kind of health-preserving exercise from a certain branch of the Dezi Dao Sect. It contains all the movements and essentials. It is not difficult, but persistence is the key."
The middle-aged doctor looked at it for a while and then asked another question.
"Can you learn this just by looking at the picture?"
Tong Xian finally turned around and looked at his apprentice.
"Nonsense, you can't learn just by watching. You have to practice. If you don't understand, go find Mr. Ji and ask him to demonstrate it to you."
"oh oh… "
The two of them drank tea and studied for a long time, and only started to diagnose and prescribe medicine again when more villagers came to get medicine or see a doctor.
…
At this moment, Ji Yuan had already returned to Ju'an Pavilion, waiting for the people from Yuhuaishan Mountain to come.
Ji Yuan didn't really know the exact time of Yu Huaishan's visit like a prophet, but he sensed the aura of Wei Yuansheng and Wei Wuwei. Although these two people were not strictly considered chess pieces, they already had the potential to be chess pieces.
As the father and son of the Wei family clearly came to find Ji Yuan, and the distance between them was close enough, Ji Yuan could vaguely sense it.
At this time, not only the Wei family in Desheng Prefecture, but even in Ning'an County, not many people knew that Ji Yuan had returned. The fact that these two father and son came here must have meant that they came with Yu Huaishan's people.
So Ji Yuan went home early to avoid them coming back empty-handed.
When he arrived at the back of Tianniufang, before approaching the remote Ju'an Pavilion, Ji Yuan could already hear a burst of chattering and noisy sounds. That kind of noisy feeling could only be the children in Ju'an Pavilion bickering and chatting with each other.
However, the volume of the small characters is not loud, so ordinary people passing by may easily ignore them, or they may hear a loud noise but find it difficult to tell the source.
"Squeak..."
The courtyard door was pushed open by Ji Yuan from the outside, and the noise in the yard stopped immediately.
Only when they saw clearly that it was Ji Yuan did the group of small characters come to their senses.
"Oh, it's the master who's back." "I was so scared, I thought we were discovered by some nosy person."
"How come the master walks without making any sound?"
"How can we hear footsteps when we're so noisy?"
"What else can we do? How can we possibly sense the Master?"
"Can't we just be quiet?" "Can you be quiet yourself?"
"Of course I can be quiet!" "You can't, you're the noisiest!"
"Bullshit, I'm the quietest, you're the noisiest!" "You're the noisiest!" "You're the noisiest!"
…
"Huh... stop arguing!"
Ji Yuan said lightly, his voice was calm but it overwhelmed the noise of all the small words. Ju'an Pavilion finally quieted down and looked at the small words that were everywhere on the table, door, ground, tree, etc.
"Someone from the Immortal Palace will be here soon. Do you want to return to the Sword Intention Note, or stay outside?"
"Stay outside!"
It is very rare that more than a hundred small characters express the same opinion in unison.
"Okay, then just be as quiet as possible for a while and don't disturb anyone, got it?"
"Accept the Master's order!"
It is not known whether this group of young scholars learned this from the local lord of Dongle County at the foot of Yunshan Mountain, but now when Ji Yuan gives them any orders, they all like to respond with "I receive the imperial decree", thinking that this can better highlight their respect for the master.
"Haha, fine then, let's find a place to hide."
Ji Yuan said this without any worry about these little characters not knowing what to do. Even though these little guys are noisy and seem to be bossy all day long, they are actually not easy to deal with.
After receiving Ji Yuan's order, a group of small characters immediately floated in the air, swayed left and right, and then all ran to the jujube tree in unison.
Even the little paper crane joined in the fun and flew up to the tree, but it quickly flew down again and landed on Ji Yuan's shoulder. It was it who was going to notify the people of Yuhuai Mountain, so why was it hiding
…
In the sky somewhere in Desheng Prefecture, Ju Yuanzi, Yangming, and Qiu Feng were riding the wind and clouds together, flying in the sky with three other people. Those three people were Yangming's female disciple Shang Yiyi, Qiu Feng's only disciple Wei Yuansheng, and Wei Yuansheng's father Wei Wuwei.
Originally, Wei Wuwei was not in the plan for the visit, but Wei Yuansheng told Qiu Feng that his father was very familiar with Mr. Ji and had known him for a long time, so they had a very good relationship. He was able to go to Yuhuai Mountain because Mr. Ji came to see his father for advice, and asked if it would be appropriate to bring his father along.
Of course this suggestion was approved. When dealing with Ji Yuan, Yu Huaishan always had one main purpose, which was to build relationships and get close to him. He tried to be as familiar with Ji Yuan as possible.
According to the words of Yu Huaishan and other senior cultivators, fate is fate. Sometimes you don't have to care how the fate came about. Even immortals need to have human connections.
Although it was not the first time for Wei Yuansheng to fly in the sky, he was still very excited. What made him even more excited was that this time he was going to Ju'an Xiaoge.
"Dad, Master, is Ju'an Pavilion just an ordinary courtyard, or is there actually a cave inside? Maybe the well that has been covered is the entrance to the cave, and there will be a new world inside?"
Wei Wuwei curled his lips and said nothing. Qiu Feng thought for a while and said.
"You can ask Mr. Ji yourself. It's not convenient for us to tell you, but it's okay if you ask."
"Hey, Master, you want to know too, right?"
Qiu Feng stopped talking, which was considered as his agreement. Ju Yuanzi stroked his beard and smiled, looking at the nearby Niu Kui Mountain.
"This mountain is steep but not dangerous, with many peaks but not densely packed. The mountains are stacked one upon another and contain the mysteries of the universe. What is this mountain called?"
Wei Wuwei quickly stood up and spoke.
"Master Huiju, this mountain is called Niukui Mountain. It was here that Mr. Ji saved nine young men and they went down the mountain together. This place was most likely where Mr. Ji practiced in seclusion."
Ju Yuanzi glanced at Wei Wuwei and nodded.
"Well, that makes sense!"
As he spoke, he could not help but look at the terrain of Niukui Mountain more carefully, not wanting to miss even a single detail, so that he later discovered the location of the huge rock on the platform. From a distance, he could see spiritual energy gathering there, with a faint sense of crystal, and even an aura of divine power.
However, the wind and clouds controlled by the few people did not fall, but just passed by from a distance, mainly because they were afraid of violating the taboo of Ji Yuan.
Wei Wuwei was standing at the back of the crowd. At this moment, he put his hands behind his back, puffed out his chest and looked out at the mountains and rivers below, with an infinite sense of heroism rising in his heart.
"This is the method of the immortals. No matter how powerful, wealthy, or skilled in martial arts, how can it compare to standing on thousands of mountains and discussing the mortal world from the clouds!"
When they saw Niukui Mountain, they were not far from Ning'an County. Soon, the cloud that everyone was riding arrived outside Ning'an County.
"Master Ju, Senior Brother, we are here to visit Mr. Ji. To show respect, it is better for us to stop outside Ning'an County and walk there."
"Master Qiu is right, and that's the way it should be!" "That's right!"
The cloud that was controlled descended in a woodland outside the county town. A moment later, a group of people walked out of the woods and walked towards Ning'an County along the official road outside Ning'an County.
About quarter of an hour later, they had entered Ning'an County and approached Tianniufang. They immediately saw the conspicuous noodle stall opposite the gate.
"This is Sun's Noodles Stall! It's Mr. Ji's favorite noodles!"
Wei Yuansheng shouted immediately, and Wei Wuwei also said.
"Yes, that is the Sun family noodle stall. They are best at braised noodles and offal soup. Several generations have studied this craft, and the taste is really good. According to my Wei family spy, the Sun family has a rule for making noodles, that is, as long as the stall is open, a portion of noodles and offal must be kept at any time, just in case Mr. Ji suddenly comes over, he will be able to eat them."
After hearing Wei Wuwei's explanation, Ju Yuanzi and the other three were also deeply moved.
"This family is so lucky!"
"Yes, mortals also have mortal wisdom."
"Let's go!"
The group slowly approached Tianniufang and paid close attention when passing by Sunji. Wei Yuansheng stepped forward and bowed to Sun Fu who was busy.
"Excuse me, store owner, is Mr. Ji at home? Has he gone out to the county to wander around?"
Sun Fu looked at this group of people. They seemed to be quite extraordinary when combined together. He had a strange but indescribable feeling, but he did not have any bad feelings. Hearing that the person asking was Ji Yuan, he answered.
"Mr. Ji should be at home now. He had noodles at noon and then went for a walk in the county. He came back only half a quarter of an hour ago."
Wei Wuwei smiled.
"Thank you for letting me know, it's just a small token of my respect!"
As he said this, he walked a few steps closer to the noodle stall and put down two Dangwu Tongbao coins.
"Hey, hey, hey, this is not possible, you just asked a question!"
"Well, that's right. Consider it as paying for Mr. Ji's noodles."
Wei Wuwei nodded and smiled, then walked away from the noodle stall and entered Tianniufang with the others.
Wei Wuwei handled the situation so gracefully that several real people took a second look at him. Wei Yuansheng asked in confusion.
"Dad, why did you only give me ten coins? You should give me a few taels of silver."
Wei Wuwei looked at Wei Yuansheng with a smile, thinking that his son was still too young.
"Haha, Yuansheng, this is the way of the world. He will only accept ten cents. You should figure out how much it is."
Wei Yuansheng seemed to be thinking about something after hearing this.
The alleys of Tianniufang are winding, but Ju'an Pavilion is in the most remote corner, so just walk to the place with fewer people. Soon, they arrived outside Ju'an Pavilion and saw the jujube tree that looked like a big canopy.
"arrive."
From the old Taoist priest to the young Taoist priest, several people subconsciously straightened their clothes and then walked to the front of Ju'an Pavilion. The gate was only slightly closed, and they could see a new plaque in rich ink when they looked up.
"Mr.'s calligraphy is truly one of the best in the world. It is exquisite and magical!"
Wei Wuwei praised in a low voice, and Qiu Feng and Yang Ming nodded. After the former finished speaking, he looked at a few people and stepped forward and knocked on the gate of Ju'an Pavilion. Only Ju Yuanzi kept looking at the plaque and frowned from time to time.
“Boom boom boom…”
"Mr. Ji, Yu Huaishan is here to visit you!"
Ji Yuan had already prepared tea and other things in the yard. He walked to the gate, gently opened it, and saw six people standing outside bowing.
"No need to be polite, please come in. I have just prepared some tea and snacks."
When visiting Ju'an Pavilion, it doesn't feel like visiting the residence of an immortal master at all. Instead, it feels like visiting a kind family.
Several people exchanged greetings as they entered and sat down in the courtyard. Only the three real people and Ji Yuan had stone benches, while the other three sat on chairs or wooden benches.
Ji Yuan was very humble and personally poured tea for everyone.
The first thing he did was naturally to pour tea for Ju Yuanzi, who had the highest level of cultivation among everyone in Yuhuaishan, which made this great master who had practiced for many years feel flattered and honored for the first time in a long time.
"Thank you, sir!"
However, after Ju Yuanzi thanked him and was about to take a sip, before his lips touched the teacup, he suddenly looked up at the tree, and after a moment of confusion, he lowered his head again.