As the sun sets, in the lighted kitchen, chopsticks quickly fall on the dish. The Taoist piles a few slices of fat and vegetables, holds the bowl and eats quickly, glancing back and forth between Lu Xiaoxian and Lu Laoshi.
At the side, Li Jinhua knocked over with the end of her chopsticks: "Where are you fighting? No one is fighting!"
He turned around, picked up the bowl and leaned towards his son, whispering, "Liangsheng, did Old Man Wang really take you as his master?"
“Not really.”
Lu Liangsheng took a bite of the dish, saw his mother's indescribable expression, and smiled.
"… Seeing that he is old and eager to learn the truth, plus he already has some abilities, I think this will help him realize his dream."
Having said this, I suddenly had an idea. I didn’t pay any attention to what my mother said, “That’s great. From now on, that old man will have to lower his head when talking to me…”
A sound of Dharma that only he could hear was faintly ringing.
"Fox demon Yanzhi, I want to see Mr. Lu from Qixia Mountain."
Lu Liangsheng had a smile on his face. He finished his meal in two or three bites, put down his bowl and chopsticks, and said to his parents and the Taoist priest, "Eat slowly. I'll go back to my room first."
He stood up, waved his sleeves to open the door, walked under the eaves, and returned to the room. Toad Taoist stood up while rubbing his frog webs under the quilt. He was stunned when he saw his apprentice had empty hands.
"Where's the teacher's meal?"
"Hong Lian will bring it to Master later." Lu Liangsheng said, reciting the magic sound coming from the formation just now in his heart. With a wave of his hand, the wolf-hair brush on the desk flew over, and he put the painting of a monkey pressed under the mountain, which served as the eye of the magic formation, on the easel and spread it out. The tip of the brush without ink lightly touched it, and the magic power created a circle of ripples, which spread through the house and connected to the painting formation on the top of the mountain.
A demonic aura was quite conspicuous among the green spiritual energy.
"Rouge... seems to be the one from Zhang's residence in Hegu County."
Nearly three years have passed. If Lu Liangsheng hadn't thought about it, he would have almost forgotten about the fox demon that married a mortal. But why did he come to Qixia Mountain
After thinking for a moment, Toad Taoist folded his arms, leaned on the frame at the end of the bed, and tilted his head to look at his apprentice. Over there, Lu Liangsheng put down his brush, brushed his robe sleeves to the left and right, put his palms on his knees, and slowly closed his eyes.
The Dharma consciousness entered the painting, and followed the spiritual energy connected by the dense magic array. He opened his eyes again, and the Dharma light appeared in his eyes. He went into the house, but what he saw was the mud road of Qixia Mountain under the night sky, and two figures, one big and one small, kneeling on the ground.
The night wind blew across the foothills on both sides of the road, and the woods and fields rustled.
There was no response for a long time. The army with bows drawn made her and the child feel uneasy. Yanzhi pulled the child's forehead to the ground again, causing it to knock.
"Fox Demon Yanzhi, I want to see Mr. Lu from Qixia Mountain..."
Still no response came, and her heart sank. Yanzhi pulled the child up, bowed towards the dark village with lights on, and turned to leave.
"rouge?"
Suddenly, clear and profound words sounded from the night sky behind. The woman was stunned for a moment, then showed joy. The child next to her looked back curiously, and in the originally ink-black sky, she vaguely saw a huge human face looking over. She was so scared that her face turned pale, but was then pulled back to her knees by her mother.
"Mom, what is that..."
Yanzhi ignored him, put her hand on the back of the child's neck, and urged, "Mingyue, come on, kowtow to Mr. Lu."
The mother and son knelt on the ground and kowtowed three times respectfully towards the face in the night sky. After that, Yanzhi did not even raise her head, but just stared at the ground.
Lu Liangsheng's face, created by the spiritual energy of the magic circle, looked at the mother and son below and frowned slightly.
"What do you two mean by this?"
Yanzhi raised her head quickly, "Mr. Lu, my husband's family has suffered a tragedy. Lian Cheng passed away a month ago, and my parents-in-law also passed away half a month ago due to excessive grief. You know this, I used the magic pill to extend Lian Cheng's life, but his life span is not long. I don't want this child to be alone and helpless in the future, so I came to ask you to take him in."
With tears in her eyes, she pushed the child beside her and said, "Mingyue, kowtow to Mr. Lu again."
The child with the pigtails blinked his eyes, and when he realized that the face in the sky was someone his mother knew, he became a little bolder, walked forward, and knelt down again.
"Mr. Lu, my name is Mingyue!"
With a tender and crisp voice, the little man who had not yet kneeled down was blown back to his feet by a gust of wind. In the night sky above, Lu Liangsheng said, "No need to kneel." Then he fell into silence.
The union of a human and a demon is bound to be a bad fate. Lu Liangsheng did not expect that Zhang Liancheng would die so soon, and even implicated the old couple Zhang Dongming... And this fox demon also had a short time left in the world because of its life span. If he was not taken in, the half-human, half-fox child would most likely be hunted by humans or demons.
Looking at Mingyue's cleverness, Lu Liangsheng sighed and was in a dilemma for a moment.
The wind whimpered as it ran through the mountains. In the cold moonlight, Yanzhi thought that Mr. Lu was unwilling to take her in. She took a deep breath, took off the package from her shoulder, put it on the ground, and her voice choked unconsciously.
"I know I have embarrassed you, Mr. Lu. This is the deed to the Zhang Mansion. I only ask that you take Mingyue in, and then I will leave... I dare not disturb you from practicing."
In the night sky, Lu Liangsheng closed his eyes.
"Hey... please send Mingyue over here."
As they heard these words, the army standing in front made way on the mountain road, and the whistling mountain wind gradually died down. Yanzhi wiped away her tears and quickly picked up the child, passing through the middle of the army. She thought that the soldiers on both sides were the ghosts summoned by Mr. Lu to guard the area, so she bowed to them and then quickened her pace to run towards the muddy road of the mountain village in the distance.
When the mother and son came in, there were still many people enjoying the cool air in the autumn evening. As soon as they entered the village, Lu Pan and others over there jumped out and blocked Yanzhi's way.
The eight men twisted their thick arms and looked at each other ferociously. After all, they knew that there were many monsters and ghosts in this world, so they did not dare to be careless. What if a fierce ghost came in
Lu Qing raised his chin: "Where are you from, girl? What are you doing in our village?!"
"I'm here to look for Mr. Lu." With Lu Liangsheng's approval, Yanzhi seemed more confident when she said this.
The eight men looked up and down at the pretty young lady, and finally their eyes fell on the three-year-old child. They were stunned for a moment.
At the side, Lu Xi quietly pulled the corner of Lu Pan's clothes and whispered, "Is this Liang Sheng's woman from outside? Now she's running here to look for the door."
"Nonsense, how could Liangsheng be that kind of person? There's a pretty female ghost in his room... uh... can a female ghost do that?"
"Hey, that child is really pretty and will definitely be handsome when he grows up. Could he really be Liangsheng? There is only one handsome boy like Liangsheng in our village."
Behind him, Wang Banxia, who was chatting with Lu Taigong while leaning on a cane, frowned.
… Why is there such a demonic aura
Now I am in Lujia Village, and my master is still there. I am not panicked. I follow the direction of the eight people with the help of my crutches, and I can hear their whispered conversation.
He was so angry that he slammed his crutch on the ground.
"Why are you talking nonsense like this?"
Wang Banxia's white goat beard trembled as he squeezed through the gap between the eight big men. He straightened his wrinkled clothes, nodded his white hair, and looked up at the night sky with half-closed eyes. He smiled at the woman and said:
"I know you are a demon, why did you come to Lujia Village?!"
Yanzhi was somewhat surprised when her identity was revealed. The old man in front of her didn't look like she had any cultivation skills. Could he be a master who had returned to nature
When they heard the word "monster", the surrounding villagers did not run away in fear as usual, but gathered around curiously. The eight people here shouted "Ha" and formed a battle formation, surrounding the woman and child.
Yanzhi looked at the excited villagers, and subconsciously took two steps back while holding the child, and bowed to the white-haired old man opposite her.
"I really am here to see Mr. Lu, senior, I hope you can be accommodating."
Hearing the word "senior", Wang Banxia was shocked. He straightened his chest with the help of his cane and was about to speak when a voice came from far above the crowd.
"Everyone should go away."
From afar, someone saw a figure in white and green robes walking towards the fenced courtyard and hurriedly shouted, "Liangsheng is coming." The villagers who had gathered around immediately made way for him.
On the other side, Wang Banxia, who was standing with his chest puffed out and leaning on a cane, quickly bowed and stepped aside.
"Master."
Master
This made Yanzhi look at the white-haired old man, then at Mr. Lu who was walking over. For a moment, she didn't know what words to use to describe it. She quickly came to her senses and put the child in her arms on the ground.
"Mingyue, please go and follow the master. Mother will not go in."
After taking two steps, the child suddenly understood, and looked at his mother behind him with red eyes.
"Mom... don't you want Mingyue anymore?"
The crowd who were originally watching the excitement fell silent. They looked towards the village entrance. Yanzhi shook her head, her black hair swaying.
“No, Mommy, I’m not…” She was afraid that she would cry, so she covered her mouth with her hands, stepped back to distance herself from the child, and calmed herself down, but she was still choking with sobs.
"Just follow your master and don't miss your mother."
Then, she wiped the wet marks from the corners of her eyes, cried and laughed, and called to the child softly: "Mingyue, listen to the teacher carefully, okay?"
Yanzhi put the bundle on the ground, knelt down again, and kowtowed heavily to Lu Liangsheng.
"Yanzhi thanks Mr. Lu for taking Mingyue in. I will be granted the title of immortal and burn incense and worship him every day."
The kneeling woman stood up from the ground, glanced at her son over there, lowered her head, turned around and ran away. The ground suddenly shrank and her figure returned to the village entrance.
In astonishment, Lu Liangsheng came over from the entrance of the village and said, "Mingyue will be my Taoist child from now on, but this house deed is not enough."
Yanzhi knelt down immediately, but the scholar stretched out his hand to lift her up and straightened her body. Her eyes were red and wet, and she sniffed and looked at the other person subconsciously.
"Mr. Lu, what else do you want? I will be at your service."
Lu Liangsheng waved his hand and said, "No need." Then he looked at the outline of a mountain in the moonlight opposite.
"There is my magic circle over there. You can guard it as a reward for taking in your son. Are you willing?"
"I am willing!"
The woman wanted to bow again, but Lu Liangsheng waved his hand to stop her: "Then go ahead."
After saying that, he turned around and walked back to the village. When Yanzhi turned into a fox shadow and ran into the darkness, Lu Liangsheng reached out to embrace the child, walked through the crowd and went back to the small courtyard with the fence.
He stroked the child's head gently and whispered:
"Whenever you miss your mother, go to Xiaoquan Mountain over there and visit her."
Mingyue raised her little face and felt the warmth and kindness of the hand caressing her head. She opened her eyes wide and a smile appeared on her face.
"Sir, really?"
Lu Liangsheng looked at him and smiled: "Sir, don't tell lies."
Walking into the courtyard, the Taoist jumped down from the roof, stared at the child standing in the courtyard with wide eyes, and then looked at Lu Liangsheng: "Isn't it your child from outside?"
Li Jinhua came out of the kitchen wiping her hands. When she heard the Taoist's words, she hit him with her hand. How could she not know what kind of character her son had? But she was extremely happy to have such a little man in the family. She quickly took Mingyue to the room with Lu Xiaoxian to take a closer look.
Even Hong Lian followed her into the house, leaving Lu Liangsheng standing alone in the yard, blinking his eyes.
The night was deep, and the excited and noisy courtyard gradually quieted down as time went by. Not long after, the sky gradually darkened. On the muddy road leading outside, a young man carrying a wooden sword jumped off the carriage of a caravan on the road and said goodbye to the caravan. Not far from him, a fat monk and two young men were standing on the road, asking people questions.
"Excuse me, Master Shi, is the village ahead Lujia Village..."