Wet viviparity

Chapter 12: Young Master, Three Volumes
Under the big apricot tree, the rats have dispersed.

Ji Ming was standing upright with his eyes closed, directing his vital energy and performing the skill of controlling the crane.

Ever since he started gathering popularity, a bit of demonic nature had developed in his body, which enabled him to practice the third form of the Crane Controlling Technique, "Pine Crane".

He privately thought that he was on the path to becoming a monster.

The third form could not be maintained for too long. This form required more physical strength than the previous two forms of standing and spreading. It was still too much of a stretch to practice with the body of a crow.

Not far away, there was a thin figure, hunched over, climbing over the hill.

Ji Ming's heart moved and he realized something. He immediately stood on the branch and closed his eyes to rest.

The thin figure was none other than Old Master Hu, who had already taken human form, without a trace of the wild animal form.

Before reaching the tree, he narrowed his eyes and looked carefully at the big bird on the branch, and immediately recognized that it was a crow.

However, it is more than twice the size of ordinary crows and is extremely handsome.

In the mottled shadows of the trees, its feathers shone with a deep blue and black luster, which immediately deepened his impression that this crow was "different".

"Where do fellow Taoists come from?"

The old man asked tremblingly.

Ji Ming closed his eyes and shook his head, saying, "Come from where you came from!"

"Oh~"

The master felt that there was a kind of inexplicable Zen in the other party's words, so he asked again: "Where do you want to go?"

Ji Ming opened his eyes and looked directly at Old Master Hu.

Those clear and bright eyes, without a trace of wildness, made the old man completely put aside his doubts.

He knew in his heart that if he had not read the books of sages and understood the truth, and if he had not changed his beastly heart into a human heart, it would have been impossible for him to have such eyes.

"Go wherever you want to go."

Ji Ming said with deep meaning.

Old Master Hu called Shu Si forward, handed him an iron box, and said, "Even if you are going somewhere, this place of mine is also a place to go.

If you can stay at my Hengshan Fox Society, I will give you the "Wind Cleansing Pill" in this box as a gift for hiring you."

"gentlemen?"

Jiming pretended to be surprised and asked.

At the old man's instruction, Shu Si stepped forward carrying the iron box.

"You once composed a three-word rhyme for educating rats. My old boss happened to hear it and liked it very much.

That's why I came here in person, with this Wind-Clearing Pill, to specially invite you to be the teacher in our Hengshan Fox Society.

After taking this pill, a cool breeze will appear under your ribs.

If a flying monster like you takes this pill, you can increase your flying speed by three points."

"I didn't write the three-character rhyme. I just heard it from someone else."

Ji Ming flatly denied it, saying that he did not have such literary background. If he pretended to be famous now, he might be exposed by his grandfather on the spot.

So even though he coveted the elixir in his heart, he had to clarify the truth here.

"I noticed that there seems to be a lack of rhythm in the verse. Could it be because of this reason?" Old Master Hu said after pondering for a moment.

Ji Ming was shocked and thought to himself, "What a sharp-eyed old fox!"

Old Master Hu was right. Ji Ming had indeed deliberately deleted a lot of parts from the three-word rhyme.

After all, in this world, there are no such famous stories as "Meng's mother chose her neighbors carefully. When her son refused to learn, she broke the loom."

The master did not change his mind because of this. Instead, he felt that the other party had good character.

“The Wind-Cleansing Pill has been in my warehouse, covered in dust for many years. If more time passes, I’m afraid the medicinal properties inside will not be preserved.

If you don't want to be hired, that's fine. Accepting this old pill that's about to lose its medicinal properties is also my way of being a good host." Ji Ming landed under the tree, trying to suppress his joy, pretending to be moved, and said, "Mr. Hu is sincere and true, how dare Wu Songzi disobey your orders."

"it is good!"

Because Ji Ming had rejected him twice, the old man now had an inexplicable sense of accomplishment.

Under the guidance of Old Master Hu, Ji Ming flew to an unfamiliar forest, an area that he, a crow that flew high all day, had never seen before.

He knew that this place must be blocked by some force, preventing the strange creatures in the mountains from reaching it.

Shadowy buildings began to appear in front of me, and houses were connected together. Candlelight could be seen from some of the houses.

Flying closer, he felt as if he had passed through a layer of invisible miasma. The houses disappeared, leaving only tombs.

"As expected, fox spirits are the most illusory!"

Ji Ming thought.

Old Master Hu led Ji Ming into a large tomb, from which the candlelight was emitted.

Ji Ming fell into the room and saw foxes sitting in front of desks like humans. They looked frightened, as if they were caught truant by the teacher.

A young man wearing red boots, a red robe and a bun on his head came out from the inner room and bowed deeply in front of Ji Ming.

"My dear boy Hutuer, I am here to meet you, sir."

Ji Ming knew that he was hired as a gentleman, and his main purpose was to serve this Mr. Tu, so he naturally did not dare to be arrogant and nodded in return.

When he first met Master Tu, Ji Ming didn't know his personality, so he deliberately kept a low profile and remained silent. The other party asked three questions, but he only replied with one.

As time went by, Master Hu Tu gradually became impatient.

Afterwards, when Old Master Hu was alone with Master Tu, Master Tu asked about his doubts. He did not think that the big crow, which had not yet transformed into a beast, could teach him anything.

"Where is he now?"

Old Master Hu ignored Hu Tuer's words and asked an irrelevant question.

Master Tu hesitated and said, "It seems to be in the scripture room."

“Only by observing his actions and examining his words can you know his ability.

Hutuer, remember that we foxes are good at illusions, but our hearts must be clear, true, and tangible. "

Inside the scripture room.

Ji Ming asked Shu Si to help him hold the candle while he himself flipped through the books one by one.

He wandered around, flipping through the books one by one, reading the volumes one by one, fascinated and unable to stop himself.

At this time, he put everything behind him except knowledge.

Ji Ming's calculations were all for this purpose.

Among the books here, Ji Ming only read two kinds first, one was a history book, and the other was a book on self-cultivation.

Perhaps it was unfortunate, or perhaps his target was really precious, but after searching for a long time, he only found two or three volumes here.

One volume is "Random Notes from the Wild Hills", which roughly records the historical changes of fox veins.

The two volumes are "Shi Huan Shuo" and "Yin Feng Juan", which are the practice books in the society.

Standing on one leg in front of three volumes of books, Ji Ming could hear his own heartbeat. He was so excited that the most mysterious side of the world was about to be revealed to him.

"Quick, bring the candle closer."

Ji Ming first picked up the volume of Ye Qiu Notes and said to Shu Si.

Shu Si found it difficult to understand Wu Songzi's feelings. How could he understand a person who had lived in a world without miracles and in mediocrity and boredom?

“Three days of co-governance, the way of the gods and truth was first created, and Qi training became popular.

Later, there were ancient immortals who served the Three Heavens and were called Zhenren. They were granted the mandate of heaven and brought [Xiantian Shenzhen] to the world to preach. "

(End of this chapter)