I don't know if Sima Shibo has any special arrangements for Zuo Qingmu, so we can only wait until we pick up someone tomorrow.
The next morning, Zuo Qingmu and I went to the provincial railway station early. I asked Zuo Qingmu how to connect and if there was any "secret code", such as "the king of the sky covers the earth tiger" or something.
Zuo Qingmu rolled his eyes at me and said, "You think we are bandits or underground parties, just use this."
Saying that, Zuo Qingmu shook the phone in his hand, and then said, "They will call us when they arrive."
I asked Zuo Qingmu curiously, "They?"
Zuo Qingmu said with an "um", "Heavenly Master can't be alone, can he? Always bring an assistant, right?"
I thought to myself, that's not necessarily true. For example, my adoptive father, Master Liu, often acts alone.
The waiting time was a bit long. Zuo Qingmu and I found a restaurant at the station to have something to eat. When it was almost noon, Zuo Qingmu's cell phone rang, and Zuo Qingmu and I were also excited at the same time. After all, we The person to be picked up is a Celestial Master.
Zuo Qingmu answered the phone and whispered "Hello".
Although Zuo Qingmu didn't turn on the speakerphone, I still heard the voice on the phone: "Where are you, I'm here."
Hearing this voice, I was immediately stunned, because judging from the voice, I am afraid that the owner of this voice is no more than ten years old, and the most important thing is the voice of a little girl.
It was not only me who was surprised, but Zuo Qingmu as well, he was stunned for a moment and then asked, "Who are you?"
The little girl's voice was a little impatient: "I'm Cao Yunuo, come and pick me up at the exit!"
I asked Zuo Qingmu in a low voice from the side: "Is the Tianshi we want to pick up a monster girl? Or is it a fairy like a Tianshan child?"
Before Zuo Qingmu could speak, a male old man's voice came from the other end of the phone: "Okay, Nuonuo, give me the phone and don't make trouble."
Now Zuo Qingmu and I are relieved. It seems that the call we are going to answer is not a monster, nor is it a Tianshan child grandma.
Then Zuo Qingmu and the old man said a few words, and we determined the location of the countermeasure, and then we found the person we wanted to pick up next to the exit.
They were two people. The old man was wearing a black leather jacket, black trousers, black leather shoes, and a thick black hat. Behind him was a half-person-height black cloth bag. Weird enough, but this person is the Celestial Master we want to pick up, and I naturally don't dare to point out his attire.
As for the little girl beside him, she was quite normal, she looked like she was seven or eight years old, with short hair, round face, and a little pink down jacket, she looked cute.
When we met, Zuo Qingmu and I hurriedly called the old man respectfully, "Heavenly Master."
The old man smiled and said, "My surname is Cao, and I have a single name with a strong character. This is my youngest daughter, called Cao Yunuo!"
As soon as Cao Tianshi finished speaking, the little girl hurriedly said, "It's an adopted daughter, not a relative."
Cao Yunuo said so, Cao Tianshi was not angry, but smiled kindly.
Zuo Aoki and I also quickly introduced ourselves.
Cao Tianshi looks like he should be in his sixties, but he looks very energetic. I think his actual age must be more than sixty. Maybe he is an old monster in his seventies and eighties.
After saying hello, I went to help Tianshi Cao carry the luggage. As soon as I put it on my shoulder, I couldn't help but curse in my heart: "He's so heavy."
Cao Tianshi smiled and said to me, "There are very few young people in the city who can carry such a heavy load."
I laughed twice and said, "I'm from the village."
After picking up Cao Tianshi and his adopted daughter, we went to have lunch first, and then found a long-distance taxi on the side of the road. After negotiating the price, they asked them to take us directly back to the county seat.
On the way, Cao Tianshi didn't speak, he just slept on the rear seat "huhu", and made a few loud "huhus" from time to time. I can only say that Cao Tianshi's tall image in my heart was completely ruined.
As for Cao Tianshi's adopted daughter, Cao Yunuo, she took out her mobile phone and started playing a small game called Tetris.
Cao Tianshi was sleeping, and Zuo Qingmu and I were not good at chatting, so we could only sit in our seats and close our eyes to rest.
It was only a three-hour drive from the provincial capital to our county town, and when he was waiting to enter the boundary of our county town, Cao Tianshi suddenly woke up and asked, "By the way, call Sima Jie and Liu Chunan, and say that my old Cao is here. ."
This Cao Tianshi was taken aback. Zuo Qingmu and I were okay, but the driver was startled. The steering wheel was almost unsteady, and the car swayed a few times.
When the driver came back to his senses, he said depressedly: "Master, can you not be so surprised?"
Cao Tianshi smiled embarrassedly and said, "I'm sorry, I'm sorry."
This Cao Tianshi doesn't have the air of a Tianshi at all. He doesn't like to show off like Nangong, but I admire him more and more in my heart.
After a small accident, Zuo Qingmu called Uncle Sima. After connecting, Zuo Qingmu said a few words and hung up. I hurriedly asked Master Liu if he was here, and Zuo Qingmu said "here" , then turned his head and respectfully said to Cao Tianshi: "Cao Tianshi, my master and my uncle are waiting for us at the Old City God Temple in the county seat."
Cao Tianshi nodded and went back to sleep.
At this time, I was extremely excited, because I could see Master Liu now.
In a short while, our car arrived at the Chenghuang Temple in the southwest of the county. This Chenghuang Temple is the only ancient building in our county that has been preserved in a relatively complete manner. It is naturally dedicated to the Lord of the City God. The official ya of things.
In ancient times, when building a city, the government office and the city god were the two indispensable buildings.
Uncle Sima and Master Liu chose to meet here. Is there any special meaning? I think I've been a little too fond of brain supplements lately.
The Chenghuang Temple in our county town has been renovated once in recent years, and it has become a scenic spot in the county town, and tickets are required to enter the gate. However, after we arrived here, Zuo Qingmu said a few words to the ticket manager, and he smiled at him. We let it go.
I was curious and asked what Zuo Qingmu said to the management, and he said, "I just said hello. We know each other. We are acquaintances."
It can be seen that this is not the first time Zuo Qingmu has come to the Temple of the City God, and it is probably not the first time that Uncle Sima and Master Liu have come here.
In addition to the city god, there are other statues in the city god temple. We went all the way to worship. Even Cao Tianshi's adopted daughter, Cao Yunuo, was respectful, not like the little girl who was playing just now. After that, we went to the management office of Chenghuang Temple through the side door.
At the door of the administrator's office, I heard the laughter of Sima Shibo, Liu Shifu, and another male old man from the room, and then I heard Sima Shibo say: "Come on, Lao Cao. "
Cao Tianshi also responded behind me: "Why don't you come, you immortals, you still have the heart to joke here, and you won't come to pick me up?"
Uncle Sima said, "You are the oldest immortal, right?"
As soon as the voice fell, three people walked out of the room, Uncle Sima, Master Liu, and an old man who was full of sixties that I didn't know.
When we met, I couldn't help but say hello excitedly.
Master Liu and Uncle Sima also smiled at me, and then they first welcomed Tianshi Cao into the house, and then Master Liu asked me to put down Tianshi Cao's salute, and then pulled me out, and turned around and told a few people in the house. Sentence: "Wait a minute, everyone, I have some important private matters, and I need to tell my adopted son first."
When I went out, Master Liu took him to a secluded corner of the yard. It had been four years since I saw Master Liu. I was naturally happy and happy to see Master Liu again. I felt that Master Liu would say something more intimate to me. , or praise me for the many great things I have done over the years.
Unexpectedly, after reaching the corner, he slapped me directly in the face.
"Snapped!"
This slap slapped me in the face, and I finally understood what "reality is cruel" means.
Master Liu asked me, "Do you know why I hit you?"
Over the years, I have been reckless, and although I have accomplished several great things, I have almost violated some of the taboos that Master Liu ordered over and over again, such as not acting recklessly, not showing your ability to draw talismans in front of others, and not using the peach blossom mirror. Use it in front of someone with great powers, etc...
When I thought about it, I just said, "I know!"
Master Liu said: "My slap is not to punish you, because you are an adult now, such punishment is not good for you, I just remind you, if you don't have diamonds, don't work on porcelain, and leave you to the left. Show me your shoulder."
When Master Liu said this, I don't know why, but I suddenly wanted to cry. It turned out that he cared about me so much. He beat me just because I made him worry. Obviously, he already knew that there was a Liu Xian living in my body. thing.
Seeing that my eyes were red, Master Liu said: "Why are you still so useless, you will cry with a slap, show your shoulders and show me."
I wiped my tears, then pulled out half of my clothes, exposing my left shoulder. Master Liu glanced at it, then bit the tip of his index finger, then squeezed a finger, and then quickly began to I drew a sigil on my shoulder that I couldn't read.
Then Master Liu snorted softly: "Hurry up like a decree - break!"
In an instant, I felt a burning pain in my shoulder, and then the egg-sized mark that had disappeared for a long time appeared again. At this moment, Master Liu quickly drew a circle around the mark with his own blood, and then circled again. A sigil is added at the end.
Afterwards, Master Liu took a long breath and accepted the French style.
At the same time, Master Liu said, "Your senior brother has already called and told your uncle about you a few days ago, and your uncle told me again. You really don't let me worry."
The egg-sized mark on my shoulder disappeared again, and I hurriedly asked Master Liu if he had gotten Liu Xian out, and Master Liu shook his head and said, "It's not that easy, I just calmed Liu down temporarily. Immortal, you have broken a hole in the mark of 'Spirit Shell Down'. Afterwards, at least half of the spiritual energy generated by your body can be used by yourself, so that your Taoism will not stop, and you have to get it out completely. Liu Xian, I don't have a solution for now."