Along the way, my father kept telling Master Liu about the rumors about Orochi in our village. He didn't finish talking until he entered our house, but the general process was almost there.
In our house waiting for Master Liu, in addition to my mother, there is also Zhao Laohei's family. Everyone sat around the dining table and said hello to Master Liu. Master Liu asked about the big white snake.
Everyone at the dinner table, both adults and children, knew about this. As a result, you said a word to me for more than half an hour, but I never said a word, because the disappearance of You Xiaoqing was a blow to me. , after all, she is my first true friend of the opposite sex. In Zhao Yuan's words, it doesn't matter, she is my sister, a relative, and the emotion of a friend is different.
After hearing what everyone else had said, Master Liu asked me, "Xiaoyong, I haven't seen you this year, your talkativeness has changed?"
I said, "No, I just think You Xiaoqing is not dead. Everyone says she was eaten by a snake. I don't believe it."
Master Liu asked me why, but I didn't speak, because I didn't know what to say.
Master Liu asked me again if I knew anything, so I shook my head and said, "I don't know."
The secret of the little snake and the milky white snake skin belongs to You Xiaoqing and I, and I promised her not to tell anyone.
Seeing that I didn't say anything, Master Liu didn't ask any more questions. He turned his head and said, "Let's eat quickly. The food is getting cold. If you have anything to do, I'll talk about it tomorrow. By the way, Xiaoyong, you sleep with me tonight. , we haven't seen you for a long time, let's talk!"
I agreed with an "um". Now that I'm nine years old, I've already slept in a room by myself, which is Master Liu's room. Even if he didn't say it, I'd still have to sleep in the same room with him. .
After dinner, everyone chatted for a while, and then watched me finish squatting, and then everyone dispersed. Master Liu also said that he was tired, so he took me to have an early rest.
Lying down in the room, Master Liu asked me, "Xiaoyong, I heard what Xiaojie said just now, are you and You Xiaoqing good friends?"
I said, "Yes!"
Master Liu smiled and patted my head and said, "I have a girlfriend! Not bad, not bad!"
I quickly retorted: "No, she's my good friend, not my girlfriend, foster father, don't talk nonsense, I'm still young."
Master Liu smiled and said: "So, Xiaoyong, you take me to You Xiaoqing's house tomorrow, let me see where the first incident happened, maybe I can help you save your good friend get back."
After listening to this, I was a little excited and asked Master Liu, "Foster father, so you Xiaoqing was really not eaten by the big worm?"
Master Liu asked me back: "Didn't you say you didn't eat it? How did I know when I first came here?"
Immediately I was stunned again!
Later, Master Liu asked me again: "Xiaoyong, your spiritual eyes did not show any signs of deterioration this year, but instead felt better than last year, tell me, did you encounter any strange things this year? ?"
strange things? If there is, it must be about You Xiaoqing and the little snake, um, and the yellow bird.
I thought about it, I can't talk about the little snake, but I can tell Master Liu about the yellow bird. After all, Zhao Jie also knows about it, so I will give Liu the whole thing about the yellow bird. Master spoke again.
After listening to me, Master Liu touched his chin and said, "Emperor bird? Emperor bird! I have only seen this kind of bird once until now. The place where they build their nests is usually a gathering place for spiritual energy. What about your little village son who doesn’t even have a spiritual vein? But from what you said, the yellow bird seems to be really an imperial bird?”
I asked Master Liu what the emperor bird was, and Master Liu said, "The emperor bird is a kind of bird in legend, and there are no historical materials or folk records, but there is a legend about the emperor bird among the ancient monks, saying that it is If you can practice under the tree where the emperor bird is nesting for one day, and practice for a year in an ordinary place, but those are all legends and not true."
Although Master Liu said it was untrue, from the look on his face, it seemed that he had been thinking about this all the time.
Just when I was about to ask Master Liu something, Master Liu suddenly interrupted me: "You said just now that You Xiaoqing once had a yellow bird, and she also asked you to take her to the forest, she went What's going on there?"
Well, I just said it too quickly, I said it, but I can't hide it from Master Liu, because my family and Zhao Jie know about going to the forest, and they all know when Master Liu asks them. Well, I might as well do it all now.
It's just about the little snake, I still can't talk about it.
When You Xiaoqing went to the forest, I repeated it according to the explanation I gave to my mother at that time, saying that You Xiaoqing went to the forest to see the yellow bird, but he didn't see anything.
Master Liu didn't ask me any more, but muttered to himself, "It's been a year since I went to see her. There must be something wrong with it. It seems that it is necessary to visit her house tomorrow."
In the evening, Master Liu didn't ask any more questions, but instead told me: "I have nothing to do with me this year, plus you are doing well in horse steps, I will start teaching you Dahongquan routines from tomorrow."
The next morning, Master Liu really taught me a few tricks, and he also passed on a few formulas to me accordingly. He said it was a formula for qi refining, and I remembered it!
I asked Master Liu what qi cultivation is, he thought about it and said, "It's similar to the internal skills of those martial arts masters on TV."
Only later did I learn that any set of martial arts will have its own corresponding qi training routine, and only internal and external practitioners can achieve more with less effort.
After practicing Qigong and having breakfast, Master Liu asked me to take him to the countryside to find You Xiaoqing. I heard that Zhao Jie also followed him when he was going to the countryside. According to Zhao Yuan, she was a half-aged girl at that time. , and did not follow us to join in the fun.
When we arrived in the village, Master Liu bought us some food as usual, and then we went to the direction of You Xiaoqing's house, but when passing by our school, Master Liu was stunned. I asked him what was wrong, and he said Said: "Why is the yin qi in this school so heavy? You have so many energetic students here, and there is still such a big yin qi here. It's weird, it's weird!"
After saying that, Master Liu walked straight into the school. He glanced around for a few times, and then walked straight to a classroom, and that classroom was Zhao Jie and I's classroom.
Zhao Jie and I also followed, and when we arrived at the door of the classroom, Master Liu glanced in through the gap in the door panel, then sighed and said, "Such a dark classroom?"
Zhao Jie and I nodded at the same time, and Zhao Jie added: "We all sleep in the classroom on rainy days. Because it is so dark, we can't even read what's written in the book, and there is no electricity in our classroom."
Master Liu glanced inside again and asked, "Who took this key?"
I said, "It used to be held by You Xiaoqing. Her house is close to the school. Later, our teacher opened the door by himself. He also has a key there."
Master Liu said with an "um", "Take me to You Xiaoqing's house first."
After leaving the school, I asked Master Liu if there was any problem with the school, and Master Liu replied in one word: "No!"
But I could tell from Master Liu's serious expression that he was lying to me.
Soon we arrived at You Xiaoqing's house. There were a lot of clutter in her yard. It was obvious that no one had cleaned it up for a long time. Maybe it was the family who lost their daughter. They didn't even have the time to clean up.
Master Liu knocked on the door frame a few times, but no one answered, Master Liu shouted, "Anyone?"
At this moment, a middle-aged woman walked out of the room. She was stunned when she saw Master Liu, and then she frowned when she saw Zhao Jie and me and asked, "Are you two classmates of Xiaoqing?"
Xiaoqing is naturally You Xiaoqing's nickname.
Zhao Jie and I nodded, and she asked Master Liu, "You are, I don't seem to have seen you here."
Master Liu introduced himself and said, "I am Xiaoyong's adoptive father, and my surname is Liu."
Master Liu's name is very famous in our area. After all, he is a master who has solved many important things. Hearing that it is Master Liu, You Xiaoqing's mother's eyes flashed with joy immediately, and she hurried over to welcome Master Liu into the door, while walking and returning. Said: "Master Liu, have you heard about the insects? Is there any help for my daughter?"
Master Liu said, "Don't rush into the room, you take me to the room where your daughter lives."
You Xiaoqing's mother also hurriedly led us to a room on the side. When we got to the door, she pushed the door open. The door was hidden and unlocked.
As soon as the door was opened, I felt a burst of cold air rushed out of the room, and Zhao Jie couldn't help shivering. You Xiaoqing's mother seemed to be used to it and didn't react at all. Master Liu frowned.
You Xiaoqing's room is very tidy. There is a white desk not far from the door. There are many books neatly placed on it, as well as a lot of glass bottles. In the bottles are some insects such as butterflies, grasshoppers, moths, etc. specimen.
Those specimens looked lifelike, as if they were still alive!
Master Liu also noticed the specimens, and asked You Xiaoqing's mother, "Do you think your daughter made all of these?"
You Xiaoqing's mother nodded: "Well, my daughter likes these things. She is very skillful, and the things she makes are also very beautiful."
Master Liu nodded and continued to observe the situation in the house, while You Xiaoqing's mother came over and asked, "What's wrong, Master Liu, is there any problem?"
Master Liu shook his head and said, "Can you go back out of the house first, take him, I want to stay with my adopted son to see more, oh, make some simple French, it is not convenient for outsiders to see."
Master Liu did this, it would definitely be beneficial to find the news of You Xiaoqing. You Xiaoqing's mother also led Zhao Jie out of the house quickly. She asked Master Liu if she wanted to close the door, and Master Liu said no.
Master Liu looked around for a while and saw a small box with gold trim on You Xiaoqing's bedside. He walked over slowly and opened the box...